A Rush Of Blood To The Head
ColdplayI guess I can see why they were so popular, its not music that will offend or challenge anyone. Not my cup of tea
I guess I can see why they were so popular, its not music that will offend or challenge anyone. Not my cup of tea
The title track wasnt actually as cheesy and I remember. Definitely a sensual album through and through. Not sure I'd listen again but I think I got it.
I enjoyed this more than I expected to, especially the A side. They were more experimental than I think I gave them credit for.
I actually loved this, didn't think I would. I never would have listened to hip hop on my own! I think I'll be a lot more open to it now. The mask and their cover of no woman no cry are added to my rotation now.
Man I love disco. This one was fun, some tracks you can't help but bop along to. It wasn't phenomenal but definitely good.
The title track wasnt actually as cheesy and I remember. Definitely a sensual album through and through. Not sure I'd listen again but I think I got it.
I enjoyed this more than I expected to, especially the A side. They were more experimental than I think I gave them credit for.
Sledgehammer was fun. I didn't love the rest (those lyrics, terrible! I really don't get it). Had never even heard of Peter Gabriel before this, the mid-late 80s in general is a blind spot for me.
A side big band tracks were fun, but the ballads were a little too slow for my taste. Can appreciate the sound though.
I actually loved this, didn't think I would. I never would have listened to hip hop on my own! I think I'll be a lot more open to it now. The mask and their cover of no woman no cry are added to my rotation now.
Couldn't handle all the misogyny, despite some funky beats. Wouldn't listen again
Man I love disco. This one was fun, some tracks you can't help but bop along to. It wasn't phenomenal but definitely good.
Very funky, loved the grooves. It'd make great ambience music, I might play it again next time I do a deep clean!
I found it... alright. Nothing really blew me away here but there was nothing I really didn't like either. I can tell its good, but maybe just not for me.
I think I get why people like it, but it definitely wasn't for me.
I found it a bit boring, to be honest. Like they took all the fun and exciting elements of electronic music, removed them, and made an album of what was left.. I still kind of liked it, but probably won't listen again.
As someone who experienced domestic violence, a lot of this was unlistenable. 97 Bonnie and Clyde especially, absolutely disgusting song. Never liked Eminem and this solidified that.
My brother was obsessed with KISS when we were kids, so I'm very familiar with all these songs. Can't say I've ever seen the appeal, they sound pretty bland to me. Nothing really to love, but nothing worth hating either.
I wish I was the kind of person who "gets" jazz. But I'm not. I'm sure its objectively a great album and I'm glad I've now listened to it. Probably won't again though.
I didn't hate it, its probably some of the better hip hop I've listened to (mostly from this project actually). Not sure I'd listen again.
I listen to lots of punk and punk-adjacent genres. Somehow had never heard of MC5. I thought this album was pretty cool, and ahead of its time for sure. Favourite track was starship, would listen to that one again.
I didn't listen to the tracks missing from Spotify, but what I did hear was great. Really beautiful album.
Made decent background music. Would be great in a little coffee shop or something.
This was so cool. God I love synth. Do I give this 5 stars? Maybe? Pt. V was my favourite
This was one of my mum's favourite albums when I was growing up, and we listened to it constantly. So, I love it, but its not really possible I think for me to separate the music from childhood nostalgia. I totally forgot about this album though, and now I remember it exists I'll definitely be playing it at least a few times a year.
I expected to hate this, but it was actually alright.
I thought this was going to be a lot cooler than it was from the description. It was mostly boring.
It was.. OK. A bit too much camp and 50s nosrslgia for me (and I love camp).
Love this album, back to back bangers the whole way through
It was decent? Some great tracks I'd listen to again
It was just ok, a couple nice tracks.
This was super popular when I was in high school. Remembered some things listening again I'd rather not have tbh (Like every 14 yo boy running around yelling G--U-Nit!) But a couple of tracks friends and I will still put on ironically when we get together so that redeemed it enough for 2 stars.
First Bowie record, it was pretty good! Especially liked station to station.
I really didn't know what to expect from this one, but it was amazing. I added a bunch of new tracks to my rotation.
I can tell its good, but definitely not for me.
Very chill, I enjoyed it as background music
Way too long, I did not listen to all of it. I didn't hate it but I don't get it either
I enjoyed this. Fela Kuti has been on my radar for a while but this the first of his albums I've listened to. It probably wouldn't go in my regular rotation but I'd listen again.
This was really interesting and challenging to listen to, I don't think I know if I like it after the one listen. I appreciated it though.
I love p-funk and this is a solid album. I like others better though.
It was OK?
I've never listened to Joni Mitchell on purpose before. I didn't hate it, but probably wouldn't again
I didn't hate this. I really thought I would. It was like a slightly better KISS? Not bad.
Roxy music was one of the bands o discovered via this list and I'm glad to have listened. I love how weird and cool this album was. I almost want to give it a 5, except for the last 3 songs kind of lost it for me.
I liked this. I recognized some of the songs, but never knew they were Yes. America was my favourite track.
How have I never heard this? Loved it, will listen again for sure. It was noisy and fun.
Hated it. John Lennon is insufferable.
I'm pretty sure I owned this album when I was 12. Definitely lost the appeal over time. Some of the songs are so toxic! I gave it a 3 instead of a 2 just cause the beat goes on was kind of cool.
Like most 80s music, New Order was a blind spot for me and I really didn't know what to expect. I actually enjoyed a lot of it.
I forgot Gorillaz even existed... Definitely listened to this in my youth, and I honestly don't know what I think of it now. It feels very dated, but in kind of a good way?
I really appreciated this album. So much truth here, the lyrics really spoke to me. Its just not a musical style I enjoy, otherwise this would probably be 5 stars.
The second it started I couldn't wait for it to end
This is definitely an album I never would have listened to if I weren't doing this. So in that way this was great. I didn't particularly like it, but it wasn't bad either.
Well, I mean, its AC/DC. I really do hate AC/DC. I can't believe I'm actually listening to this of my own free will. But in doing so, and trying very hard to give it a fair shot, I'm realizing what I hate might not be their music. After listening to much worse albums on this journey, this is listenable at least. If I was capable of overcoming my pretentious bias against the band and people who listen to them, maybe this could get a 3. But, alas, I'm not.
Mediocre.
I guess I can see why they were so popular, its not music that will offend or challenge anyone. Not my cup of tea
It was OK as background music. Probably wouldn't listen again
This was cooler than i expected. Loved H2O Gate blues! Prescient until today.
Not a huge fan of oasis, it was just ok
I skipped over this whole late-aughts indie thing at the time. It all sounded kinda generic, and ya this kinda was.
There are some pretty great tracks on this one, but a bunch in the middle started to sound same-y. I do think I like the rolling stones more than I thought I did though.
I've never really gotten the appeal of Radiohead. This album didn't help. From the description I was excited, but actually listening.. It was kind of, boring? Still don't get them.
This was kinda fun. I know that he was really just repackaging music black people had been making already, but I can still see the appeal.
The Clash is one of those bands I've always thought was overhyped. There's just too much better punk and post-punk out there for me to want to listen to this.
This would have been a lot cooler without the vocals I think.
This is my second Joni Mitchell album, this one was more interesting than the first. I still probably wouldn't choose to listen to it again, but I feel like I appreciate Mitchell's talent much more after this.
This was a really fun album. I didn't really want to like it, but I really did.
This was really solid, classic country. I enjoyed it.
I actively hated this album. Read reviews, turned it up, hated it more. The guitar was really.cool but the vocals destroyed it. I had to give it a 2 just cause it's rare I find something good yet terrible.
The skits were horrific. I didn't really enjoy it at all, but a few tracks were kinda cool
I really really wanted to like this. I've listened to a bunch of Celtic folk inspired punk rock. I guess I was expecting it to be more like that? Some decent tracks but mostly mediocre.
This was excellent to have on in the background while I was working. I'm appreciating jazz more and more as it comes up in this list.
I had fun listening to this. I love this disco/funk revival stuff from the late 90s / early 00s. I did find this album a bit hollow, and there are better options out there for this style of music.
This whole thing slaps
I couldn't find the whole album anywhere, so was only able to listen to the 5 songs available on YouTube. This was interesting, but kind of cringe also. It sounded a bit like a worse version of Cornershop
This is my second Tim Buckley, and this was much more interesting than the first one (Happy Sad).
Jimi Hendrix is someone I've never really listened to outside of a few hits. I enjoyed this album, and would probably listen to some of these tracks again.
I've never listened to Elvis Costello before. I always associated him with lame easy listening music. This was not that at all (and it makes me wonder why I thought that, did he move that way later?) This was kind of cool. I didn't love his voice, maybe just his band is cool?
I found this mostly boring
I like CCR. I'm not sure this is my favourite album of theirs but its a good one.
I'm sorry, but I don't like Leonard Cohen. I tried, this time. I listened attentively trying to get it. I don't. What is there to like about this? I truly don't know.
I recognize a couple of the hits here. I can kind of appreciate the sentiment behind this album but overall it feels hollow. Wouldn't listen again.
This was a decent listen. I liked the first half better than the second.
For Christmas music, this is great. I want to know what else Darlene Love did now!
I love the Band, my dad listened to them all the time so there's a lot if nostalgia too. Oddly enough, I'd never listened to this one front to back and I'm glad I have now.
This was really cool. I'd never heard of minutemen before, I'll definitely be adding this to my rotation
Some of these tracks were kind of cool, not sure I'd listen again.
God this was boring
Overall a fun album. I struggled whether to give this a 3 or 4, it sounded a big basic but it came before most similar-sounding albums so maybe it deserves some extra credit.
This sounded a lot like coldplay but managed to somehow be even more boring, quite an achievement honestly. Needless to say, I didn't really like it.
Enjoyed this as background music
Some of the music was really fun, but the lyrics mostly ruined it. So many bad love songs..
I like Elton john but I've only ever really heard the hits. This album was great, I enjoyed it front to back
This one was a wild journey. At first I hated it, then slowly it started to grow on me. The last couple tracks were actually kind of enjoyable, even.
Before I started this project I really underappreciated Neil Young. Everything I've heard of his is solid.
This was a fun listen
This was hard to rate since the two albums are really different, and I'd rate each differently I think. I preferred The Love Below, it was a bit more funky.
I actually really liked this. It got a bit less compelling through the middle, but started and finished strong. I'll listen again!
Led Zeppelin is a big blond spot for me, I only know the hits. I'm not sure this was the right album to start their discography with, I wasn't overly impressed with it.
Wow, I can't believe this came out in 1970. I wonder what it was like hearing it then. I'm definitely not a metal fan but I can appreciate this. I even kinda liked it.
At first I thought they had ruined the blues. But as it went on I thought maybe not quite. Not the best of the genre by far, but still a decent listen.
Pretty much what I expected this to be
This was fun. The energy from the crowd really added to the vibe. I gotta listen to more James Brown now.
I liked this. Didnt live up to some of my favourits 90s hip hop albums, but this was still better than most stuff in the genre to me. The back half of the album especially was great.
I expected billy Joel to be worse than that was
Pretty average British new wave, except not that new wave-y? Still good, but I'm not sure I get the rave reviews. Maybe you had to be there
It sounded like coldplay, and I really dont like coldplay.
Pretty mediocre pop? I wasn't that into it
Half the tracks were really cool, and the other half I kind of hated. Maybe I'm missing context, not being a hip.hop fan, but I didn't see the concept really come through. This wasn't for me, but I can appreciate that it exists for people who its for
Only about half the album was available. What I heard was pretty good, very 50s.
Its funny, I was kimd if surprised to see this described as "pop" since its not what I think of as pop. I'd call it rock. But then I thought, was pop a fully distinct genre from rock in 1972? I don't think I know the answer... Was also fun to hear the studio version of the 70s show theme song. I liked it!
Basically what I expected. I like bloody Sunday, but not much else U2 has done.
I didn't love this one.. I think I can appreciate it for what it is but probably will never revisit.
I hated this for all the reasons I hate Leonard Cohen. The bluesy bits were listenable, and the one instrumental track might be enough to push this up to a 2.
I'm not sure I enjoyed this. I'm sure its good it just isn't my thing.
I like this version of Bowie (well, I'm learning I like most versions of Bowie).
Wow this was great. I'd heard Peaches before but nothing else on this album, and I'd never heard of the Stranglers despite liking lots of similar stuff. This was a great find for me today!
God, I hate Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac. No soul, nothing interesting, just bland and boring. How is this the Fleetwood Mac everyone knows? Why not albatross? Kiln house? Bare trees? Those are what people should listen to.
David Bowie was so cool, I'm glad to be listening to more of him. I just got Hunky Dorey a couple of days ago, so it was pretty fresh to compare. I think I liked that one better, but this is probably objectively a better album. Its absolutely wild that they made both of these at the same time though.
It just seems like fairly average 60s psychedelic rock.
Fairly annoying brand of early aughts indie. Not for me.
Listened to this at work and it was perfect for my day. Makes me want to listen to more Cuban music.
This was great. Of course I'd heard Blister in the Sun, and always assumed it was from the 90s. But the rest of this album was new to me. I'm usually not a huge fan of the more acoustic genres of punk, but this really maintains the rough edges of harder genres. Some of the tracks reminded me of the Modern Lovers, so between that and the ones that sound much more recent, I think the Violent Femmes really managed to achieve a timeless sound here.
I enjoyed most of this. Dude has a great voice.
What the heck was this? It might be the most random selection of genres and concepts I've heard on this so far. Can't say I liked any of it, but I guess I only hated a few tracks.
Nope, still don't like Pearl Jam. I can kind of appreciate why they are "good" but I wouldn't listen again. Heard enough of them played constantly on the radio in the 90s, thanks.
This is my second Traffic album. It was similarly ok, but not remarkable to the last one
I found this mostly pretty boring. Their few hits are OK, the rest I'd rather have skipped.
I can't believe I spent almost 2 hours of my life listening to this.
I just really hate coldplay. I don't think I'll ever understand the appeal.
This was weird but not in a good way.
The last song saved this from being a 1. Hated the rest tbh
Very 70s, quite fun and smooth.
This had some really fun tracks, and some boring ones.
I liked this more than I expected to. Cool concepts and production.
I mean, if you told me I was going to listen to some rave music from 1990, this is exactly what I would expect. I'm not sure its good but they knew their audience anyway.
How can you not like CCR?
Stuff like this really motivates me to keep with the list. This was incredibly good, and something I never would have known existed otherwise. The blues with African and Arabic sounds comes together in a way I didn't expect.
I like Bowie, but this definitely wasn't as good as most of his other stuff.
Frank Zappa has been a blind spot for me, I've just never listened to anything he's done really. This was a great intro, I really enjoyed it.
I did like this but it got repetitive and a bit boring as it went on
This the second Tribe album I've had now, and wow they are one of my best discoveries from this project. I think I still preferred their debut, this is very different but also incredibly good. Will revisit it for sure.
I usually like country, but I found this just so boring.
I'm still not a Joni Mitchell fan, this was my third album of hers. This was probably the one I liked the most.
I appreciated this album. I probably wouldn't listen again but I'm glad to have heard it
It wasn't anything special to me.
I mean, how can you not enjoy this? Ella's voice is amazing, and the arrangements are pure class.
This is my second Björk album, and I'm still not sure I like her. I appreciate her work for sure, its super interesting and unique. But do I enjoy listening to it? I don't know. I expect its an acquired taste. This earlier album was definitely more enjoyable than the last one I got. More electronica influence here. Her voice is just, jarring? Strange? I don't know. Glad to have listened, not sure I'd choose to put this on again.
There were some things here I liked. The political messages, the beats were decent. But the misogyny and homophobia put me off.
Knowing the reputation if this album, I guess I expected more. I've never listened to it, only some of the singles. I can tell that its good, and appreciate the influence it had on lots of things I enjoy that came later. And a few of the tracks on here I really enjoyed (I know there's an answer, especially, but it just made me want to go listen to the sonic youth cover)
This album is just so good, easy 5* for me. I've heard it many times, but this is the first time I noticed there's actually only one song about buildings and food.
Prog rock has been one of my best takeaways from this project. Its a genre I'd never really explored and the more I hear the more I'm into it. For me this wasn't up to the level of Yes or Rush, but still a great precursor.
This was such a strange experience for me. Some tracks I enjoyed but others I couldn't wait to be through.
I mean it was what I expected. Important for music history, sure. Kinda nice, kinda boring.
Definitely not my cup of tea, and I don't get the appeal tbh
I really like Neil Young. This wasn't as good as harvest but still some great tracks here.
This was pretty fun, I'd never even heard of this band before. Seems very odd for it to be tagged as "britpop" though. Not what I'd have called it.
I'm really not sure how to rate this. I enjoyed the hits, but the rest not so much. Definitely a product of its time which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but a lot of it was pretty boring.
I hated every second of this album. Don't get the appeal at all.
This was my brother's teenaged angst album. I'd never listened to the whole thing through, and well I'm not sure I'm better off for it. It was so long. So so long. Fairly samey after a while. I still liked a couple of the tracks at least.
I didn't like this. I kind of zoned out through most of it to be honest, and now its done I can't remember a single track.
I can't help but love this album, its mostly nostalgia I'm sure. There are definitely some unfortunate lyrics and probably 60s British blues in general hasn't aged well, but it just sounds really good.
Like sonic youth but without the edge. I don't hate it but I wouldn't listen again I don't think
I didn't really expect to like this, but it was very good. A lot of the political messaging felt pretty flat, lacking power and emotion? I'm not sure. Overall I enjoyed it though.
I definitely owned this album when I was 13. Didn't like it as much now as I did then, but it held up surprisingly well
I like the Smiths, this wasn't my favourite album, but lots on here I hadn't heard before and I did enjoy it.
I can appreciate that this album was groundbreaking, in a way. And, that Amy Winehouse had a really great voice. I still didn't like this though. It just feels, narcissistic? Manufactured? I cant quite place it, but off, somehow.
This was great for what it was. A bit sparse for my taste though
Very nostalgic. I owned this on cassette and used to listen to it walking to school on my Walkman haha. I think if it weren't for that I'd have rated it much lower.
From the description I thought this was going to be so cool, but it turned out to be I don't know what.. I didn't like it and didn't really get it either.
This was such a cool surprise. I'd never heard of this band or album. I really liked the first few tracks but it got a bit boring towards the end.
This was objectively good, but the more of this 50s jazz and adjacent stuff I listen to, the more it all kind of sounds the same.
This was surprising. I fully expected to hate it, but then really didn't. When I saw a 2 hour long metallica album, well there aren't very many things I'd want to listen to less. I still probably won't listen again, but it was interesting.
I really hated this. Didn't get it at all. For something so emotional the music was devoid of feeling.
I haven't listened to this in such a long time, I forgot how great this album is.
I did actually like incubus as a teen, but haven't listened to anything by them in at least 20 years. Can't say it held up very well at all.
I did actually like this, I wasn't sure if I would. I've never listened to Anthrax before but my brother is a big metal fan and has been in local thrash bands for a couple of decades now. So I got some context and that made me really appreciate this. Indians hit different when you know the singer is Iroqois, for example. This was more fun than other metal I've listened to, I might listen again.
The back half of this wasn't bad, but I didn't really get what makes it special
Found this one pretty bland
I really wanted to like this but it just wasn't that interesting. Had its moments, but in the end I didn't find it that special.
This was fairly generic psychedelic rock. I didn't mind it and I'm sure it was important at the time but it doesn't do much for me either.
I'm not really a smashing pumpkins fan but this is probably my favourite album of theirs, for what it's worth.
I went through a big reggae phase in my teens, and definitely used to listen to this album on repeat all the time. You know, not much of the stuff I loved at 15 holds up to a relisten now, but this one was actually even better with some more life experience to understand it.
I didn't enjoy listening to this album that much, there were some really great tracks but then some that I found kinda rough. But I could hear the influences this had on so much of the music I really love, so I had to rate it higher for that
Wow, this album seriously blew me away. It's so cool, so many different pieces and genres and sounds that come together just perfectly.
This might be my favourite pixies album. it's a bit rougher all through, but in a really good way. Solid 5 stars for me.
Definitely not my thing. I can appreciate what she's doing, and that this is objectively kind of cool but it really didn't appeal to me.
This is my 3rd Björk album now, and I think I'm starting to get her sound and get used to her voice but I still don't really find her music enjoyable.
I've never really liked Metallica, I hadn't heard this album before though (besides the title track). A few weeks ago I got their love symphony album which really impressed me, this one was mediocre in comparison.
It always seems to me that music from this time period (late teens, early 20s) has this very particular sound that I really dislike. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it feels like it's trying to hard maybe? Anyway, didn't like this one. it was bland and generic to me.
This is my second Springsteen album and I think I have to admit now that I don't hate him after all.
I liked this up until the 17 minute track of groaning.. maybe it was cool at the time but man that was a pain to listen to.
This is an album my dad always raved about but somehow id never listened to it before now. Reminds me a bit of Savoy Brown. I liked this better than the solo Janis Joplin stuff I've heard. Solid album.
I wanted to like this more than I actually did.
I feel like there are some of these late 60s psychedelic albums that hold up surprisingly well, and some where you probably had to be there. This one is solidly in the latter category.
I love every song in this album, and together it really is something special. I like pretty well everything by the velvet underground, but this one might be my favourite.
I found this pretty bland and lukewarm.
All these people have no taste. This was cool and fun and didn't take itself too seriously. Great album.
I didn't mind this. Definitely of its time but that isn't entirely a bad thing.
This was great to listen to. Not sure it'd be in my regular rotation but still a phenomenal album.
Weird and different. Id never heard of Dr. John before and this was really unlike anything else I've heard from that time period. I don't think I really liked it but bonus points just for that.
Id never heard of these guys before, definitely not this album. It was kind of fun but I wasn't a huge fan of the guys voice.
I've never been a fan of Joy Division, even though in theory they should be right up my alley. They are just so bland and boring I'm sorry.
This was such a strange and surreal listening experience. Some songs are like, weird Al before weird Al. Then suddenly it's kind of powerful political stuff, then we are back to kazoos and fake love songs. I kind of loved the parodies of pathetic teenaged boys though honestly.
I mean, how can this be anything but a 5? I love everything about this album.
This was more punk than I expected based on their hits. It's a shame none of these other tracks got the same attention as their poppier stuff, which is in my opinion much worse.
I knew some of the songs on this album of course, and Odelay was in my mum's regular car music rotation so I'm pretty familiar with Beck in general, I think. I kinda wish I wasn't a person who liked this but I think I need to accept that I am.