This was a good listen. More subdued than later R.E.M. They seem to never go back to this style of american folk rock and alternative blend.

There is a reason this album is iconic. It's cohesive and addresses issues that were plaguing society then, and even more so now. This should be an album that everyone listens to regularly.

Elliot Smith is a good listen when you're alone on a rainy summer/winter day. You can tell why this was so popular and edgy when I was in high school. Lots of friends became one man show acoustic emo guys after this stuff started coming out. It's good, but it has its place for sure.

Coming back to this after hearing the rest of Pink Floyd's work is interesting. I am definitely not into Pink Floyd as much as I was when I was younger, Breathe is still one of the best psyc rock songs ever made. I think I just listened to this too much when I was younger to feel like it's higher than 3 stars.

This album rocks all the way through. Five stars.

I really liked this, crazy how it came out way before this sound was more mainstream.

Can't believe how much Elliott Smith is on this list.

Didn't know #1 Shapes of Things was Jeff Beck, it's been used in tons of different media and games. This album is a great listen.

Not sure if this was an album i "needed to hear" before i die. Probably would have been better listening to a FM greatest hits compilation.

Really good stuff.

Really funny and good.

Pretty good, can see why it's iconic. Just not really my style anymore.

This was decent, I have a hard time getting into old stuff that is based in poetry. That being said he had a lot of good things to say and did it well.

Pretty good, it's amazing how many of these old albums have so much influence after the fact. Never would have known until now.

I dont understand why so much weird junk is on this list.