Claire de Lune inverted the way it was was an absolutely brilliant choice

I completely understand why this is so iconic. Sonically, it feels modern even though the album is older than me. This did not prevent me from hating it. Too spooky

it's been a long time since I listened to an album that was just fun

songs to sob in the bus to

This was a bit of fun, but nothing really moving for me. Now I understand the Bieber reference tho

I think my distaste for the album was partially due to listening to this in the morning. Not sure how I felt about it, to be honest. The riffs were jarring to me, but maybe that's the point.

this isn't the kings of leon (derogatory) that i know (appreciative)

this is a very funky album. i found it really interesting, but ultimately not my cup of tea. that being said, musically it's quite curious and i have a lot of respect for that

genuinely fun, and the type of album to win a championship to

i apologize to everyone for my tardiness. mice had nibbled on my headphones and i had a small meltdown until my therapist reminded me that mice entering my home during an extremely cold winter was not a moral failure on my part and i should stop freaking out anyway i loved this album because it soothed the angsty british teen boy within me. i do feel "how does it feel/when you're inside me" was a strange lyrical choice, perhaps because none of the members of oasis were women

am i the only one in this group who gives out fives? anyway this is not a five album as arcade fire always sounds half as greasy as the 1975 to me. arcade fire was very instrumental to my introduction to the aughts' defining rock contributions. however, i've always felt that their lyrics lack a specific depth or transcendent yearning that i think is characteristic of the genre. maybe it's just that i can't relate the same way i can't relate to taylor swift. musically very rich, if uncomplicated, and moves away from grunge without being twee or theatrical. looking at the year of release, this album really was quite ahead of its time.

The sparseness of this album does not provide anything in service to the work, and reminds me a lot of Kanye's last album. There are bits of this that feel more performance art in the "performance art" sense instead of "performance" art, if that makes any sense. I can see shreds of an interesting album, but failed by the producer, imo. also, who is swolffy??? unmask thyself!

& this whole time i thought van morrison was like kiss! the soul, the jazz, and the r&b influences. there are some parts of this album that lag, but the subtle irish influence is wonderful in this album. that + the fact that i just learned "brown-eyed girl" was supposed to be called "brown-skinned girl" has put me in fan territory.

I'm of two minds about this album. On one hand, this is an album that is reminiscent of something I've listened to as recently as 2022, and I think that there's something inherently fresh about it. On the other hand, it feels slow a lot--definitely a lot of skips, if I'd let myself do that--but that is in competition with the fact that I know if I'd seen this live, I would have absolutely loved it. It's giving lots of difficulty trying to figure out what the point of an album is. There are some really great songs on here, though. This whole ordeal has really confused my Spotify algorithm.

i thought, what's the big deal, queen already did this & then looked at the release date

i am so confused as to what i thought the rolling stones was before listening to this album

I really enjoyed this album. It was musically and lyrically ambitious, strange, and fun, which is basically my ideal combination.

every musician dreams of a performance like this

this always has been a very fun album. i found the musical motifs somewhat inconsistent, which never stopped me from loving it a lot

I was just kind of ... meh during this album. Nothing that was really thrilling for me.

This was okay? I honestly didn't find any of it memorable, but that could have been by the nature of my listening to it while making bagels

This album was honestly cleansing for me. There was something about the playfulness of its conception that was really compelling; it didn't feel self-serious. It reminded me of the jam sessions I used to have back in college in a lot of ways.

this album took me right back to middle school. psychosocial is still iconic and it's still a total banger

And I thought Kanye was corny. This is about as deep as the class clown in middle school who was debatable in literacy through only his own apathy.

This was conflicting for me; it's clear that he was foundational to what we think of with indie for the next decade, but the whole album was a bit softboy for me. Maybe it's because I can never understand what anyone is saying when they sing, and I'm missing some major lyrical depth. More people should sing so I can understand them

There is a vulnerability and girl boss feminism to this album that positions this as a clear predecessor to Beyonce's self-titled album. I've actually never listened to this album the whole way through until now, and I've gained a deep appreciation of Christina Aguilera's powerhouse vocals. I did find certain parts super lame in terms of emotional timbre, which I don't think is of the time considering this was basically when Miseducation came out

the good ones were great. the bad ones were absolutely forgettable. this is one of those occasions where I kept going "oh, he wrote that song?" which cements iconic status, imo