meh. dated. lyrics are pretty whiny, but good production value and music. Change your mind is good.
Golden Years is on this one. Not dated, but sounds very 70's. Bass forward, longer songs around 5-10 minutes each. Beautiful music and voice. David Bowie used the persona: Thin White Duke for this album. He also did a ton of coke during this period.
verrry sensible rock and roll. commercially sexy, clearly staying safe. whole album sounds uninteresting and the same. similar to other commercial schlock from early 2000s: maroon 5, coldplay, killers, john mayer. ugh
not my cup o' tea.
I guess this was important to "trip-hop?" Listened to remastered version on tidal.
meh.
fuck yeah
Pedo
good stuff
You can hear its influence. esp RHCP
Song called Toadies - did they get their name here? Jackass theme song "Corona"??
Don't look now - cool live song
Saw the documentary on this when it came out (~2004).
I mean it's Brian Wilson. What do you say?
duhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduhduh
bangbangbank
roarAAAAARRRRRRroarROOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR
meh. not a big "wings" fan. Here're the neat things I learned on wikipedia:
they recorded part of this in Lagos, Nigeria. Paul wanted to record it somewhere exotic. He got held up at knifepoint. Lost a bunch of demos and lyrics. Went back to England.
Two dudes quit the band before he left for Lagos, so Paul filled in their parts.
Totally not what I expected. Way more melodic (is that the right term? I dunno). And not super heavy or thrash. I guess this is a good album to see the transition from regular old rock to heavy metal?
Band complained about production values. I listened to 2015 remaster. It's not bad but kinda flat.
Alright album. Can hear the influence it had. Velvet Underground, Can, Yo La Tengo, etc.
Man, makes me think about high school. Dude named Matt King was a big REM fan. Gives me an honor roll music vibe.
Album is good. Still stands up.
lol. . .the song that autoplayed after the album as God's Country by U2. Funny cause I was in a play with Matt called God's Country back in the day.
This came out in 1989, but it's totally new to me.
Sounds pretty currrent (2023). Ethereal. Distortion. Paced.
Easy to hear the Velvet Underground influence.
Banger. I ain't the one, tuesday's gone, gimme three steps, freebird.
Freebird was my class song in high school. . . lol
AfTerYeARsofwAITing,nO-th-ingCamE
this is the soundtrack to my early 2000s life
sounds good. all in brazilian, so I have no idea what they're talking about. sounds like: the beatles, love, the zombies,etc.
Album is okay. The guy has a deep baritone voice.
Double album, all great stuff. The guy is a genius.
sick. drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals, etc. all of it.
I mean sympathy for the devil and street fighting man. classic stones. but some of their songs (salt of the earth) I'm not a fan of.
good stuff. listened to them a little when they came out; wish I'd listened to this album tho
beautiful voice, but aside from that everything is soo soft, predictable. maybe just not my cup o' tea
banger.
like that deep purple - in rock. archetype shit
What a voice.
Simply Red reminds me of a neighbor that lived next door to mom and dad around 1990. The Nolans? The lady was a big SR fan.
"Holding back the years" is a dope song. But a lot of the tracks are cheese.
parking tickets
listen to 2021 re-release tho; it's better
bueno
it's alright
When this came out there was sooo much hoopla around it. Listening then and now, the album is just \"okay\" to me.
britpop
fucking love this album. I think David Bowie produced and the backing band is The Spiders from Mars.
Reed's real first solo album, but his second overall after self titled debut. The first album was written while he was in VO.
First song - "vicious" comes from Warhol.
Warhol: write a song called "vicious"
Reed: andy, vicious can mean a lot of things, what do you mean?
Warhol: you know, "vicious" I hit you with a flower.
such a dope album!
a lad insane, right?
first time listening. dope.
one of the greatest albums ever made. ever.
makes me regret giving any other album five stars, but also not fair to compare other albums to this bc it's soo fucking good.
John’s first album
meh. album really has a late sixties sound. So if you like that 67 sound, this is the album for you. But that's the total identity (\"1967 sound\") this album has for me.
usually listen on tidal, but their Moby Grape album is messed up. only has tracks 14-18 from a bonus album, so those songs aren't even on the original album. So listened on youtube.
Washington
barbecutie
lollol
no me gusta
bought used vinyl from half price books in 1994
Always listen to Steely Dan w the highest quality file and headphones. So much detail!
another elvis costello album. . . *sigh*
nothing against the dude, but he has such a unique sound you've gotta be in the mood to listen.
lots of great musicians worked on this. Prince, Jeff Porcaro (co-founder of Toto), Rose Stone (from Sly and Family Stone), and tons of studio artists (Randy Jackson . . .lol).
no sunshine on this album.
Bought this in 2015 at Kroger on a whim because it was in the mark down bin. So glad I did. Great album. Great production.
I was listening to the album a bunch before I took Jen to NY for the first time. This album, especially the first track, always reminds me of her and that trip.
dope if you need a Samba fix
short tho - 35 min
according to "meet me in the bathroom" Ryan Adams knowingly got Albert Hammond Jr. (from the strokes) back on heroin.
in fact everything I've ever heard about him is that he is a douche. but I've never met the guy. so i dunno.
as far as music, he's got a nice voice, but the album isn't interesting. lyrics are pandering; music is predictable.
If they had to change this from 1001 to 1000 albums to listen to, this should be the one that goes.
good stuff
Here I am, on my knees
With nothing to blame but my curiosity
It got the best of me
did not know that John Lennon plays guitar on Fame
you aint the problem
Jo, if not for you
just saw them last week (Dec 2023 in SFO). they opened the show with the first track off this album. still fresh.
five stars just for the lyric: \"You change all the lead sleeping in my head to gold\"
Bluey's parents grew close over this album when they dated.
wtf is this cover?
soo boring. \"oh dope beat, I wonder where this song will go?\" Nowhere. The song will go nowhere. it's all style over substance; built to sell cars.
fun facts!
Senegal is home to:
- a tiny car-free island made from seashells;
- seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites;
- Africa’s tallest statue;
- rivers with killer hippopotamuses;
- a pink lake.
There has been work done to build a "Great Green Wall" from Senegal's capital, Dakar, to Djibouti, Djibouti. The wall is made of trees and meant to hold back expansion of the Sahara.
good album, but it's kinda: \"shut up and play the hits. . or someone else's hits even, idc.\" but there was novelty to it at the time making it hugely popular to the mainstream. you had people who never before listened to johnny cash or NIN telling you how great it all was.
but that's not Johnny's fault. he just showed up and killed it, even at 900 years old.
always made fun, but never really listened. It's good. Can hear how groups like Belle and Sebastian were influenced.
emotionally charged because this is his last album, but . . .ugh
aka Peter Gabriel 1: Car
that solsbury hill song is popular. but it's rare that I want to groove in 7/4 time. rest of the album: meh. could have aged better; could have aged worse.
sounds like an album I'd have on a tape in the 80s. a copy of a copy from someone who recorded it off vinyl. likely by holding a tape recorder to a speaker. one side of a 90 minute cassette with some other band I never learned the name of on the other side.
here's a haiku about it:
plastic magnet sound
the jesus and mary chain
gray days with walkman
at about the 2:15 mark of the song \"Your Move\" the chorus of Lennon's song \"Give Peace a Chance\" is sung by the backing vocalists under the main melody.
\"all we are saying (big pause) is give peace a chance\"
it repeats till end of song
jeez it was a slog getting through this album
weird the first song is just busta rhymes.
He held his breath . . .
To support this album's release, Radiohead had an inflight radio program on American Airlines. I heard it while flying from DFW to London. I listened the entire flight. The album dropped a month or two later (October), but it was near impossible to find stateside. I finally got a copy on Christmas that year (2000).
20+ years on and this album still blows me away like it did on that flight.
first time listening. great album!
I'd like to know completely what others so discreetly talk about. . .
check out the song "Distortions" by Clinic
the drummer goes by the name \"Twink.\" he converted to Islam later in life, changing his name to Mohammad Abdullah. though he still records under the name Twink
Had it been rainy when I listened, I'd give it five stars
I went to the market to realize my soul; what I need I just don't have
though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away
has nothing to do with this album, but there's a Chicago Traffic Jam Band that plays on street corners in Chicago. stuff like cubs games. xylophone rush covers and such. good stuff.
This album reminded me of the band Chicago, so some search strings around the bands Chicago and Traffic lead me to CTJB.
Lots of reviews say this is funkadelic's best album. I disagree. Uncle Jam Wants You is better IMHO, but I grew up on that album.
Maggot Brain is listed as a bonus track. Always think of Ken's Show on WFMU when I hear.
think we'll ever meet Stevie?
more is more
the whole world's a circus, don't you be the clown
Borderline unlistenable because of such shit production. terrible synth and awful drum machines. the lyrics make the album better, but can't distract enough from the cheap music, terrible sax solos, cheez ball backing vocals, etc...
It’s like someone with terrible breath telling you a secret too close to your face.
yeesh. . .long form cacophonous jazz.
britpop from portland, oregon
respect
Wake up
Good album I hadn't heard before. \"This is love\" is a good track.
A guy named Robert Ellis was a producer on this album. Despite what Tidal says, this is not the same Robert Ellis of Topo Chico and Lime fame.
what a long, strange trip it has been
eminem's career consists of making the same album over, and over, and over, and over again.
this is really two albums presented as one to collectively promote these solo acts under the outkast name. brill marketing move.
Spkrbx: 2; TLB: 4; so 3 overall.
did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
greatest album cover ever
Every hostel in the world is required to play this album at least once a day.
I recently said Pink Floyd's "wish you were here" had the greatest album cover. I was wrong; it goes to this album.
not so crazy about the music tho
This album deserves some context. There was nothing like it on the radio when it released. Here's the Billboard hot 100 from that time:
1. Michael Bolton - How am I Supposed
2. Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
3. Rod Stewart - Downtown Train
4. Seduction - Two to Make it Right
5. Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
It was a welcome change.
This cd has been in my car for the past 15 years, at minimum.
good stuff, but this is not a must hear
tho Pokey LaFarge lends some background vocals. he's worth hearing, if only the once
this came out in 1987. that's bananas.
vamos is good
important social critique in the lyrics, but the music is just meh. . .
over produced. specifically the levels are bent so much to allow the lyrics to be whispered. this puts a huge expectation on the lyrics but they just don't deliver.
I lent this album to a girl named Jill who lived across the street. She moved to Hawaii a week later. Never heard from her again. . .
imagine being a child and getting raped by someone, then the rest of your life people say you've got to listen to his music before you die.
fuck this perv
little boy lost his dad and deals with growing up
bet this blew people away when it came out. guitar is amazing.
talented group of musicians but no identity.
let them know you realize
wanted to like this more than I actually did. still good tho
beautiful voice
Jes
someone get these guys a cup of coffee
reading the lyrics helped me appreciate this album
meh.
'When I Dream' is the audio equivalent of used watercolor water. just all muddled together. and its seven minutes long ffs
first song is soo good
seems like this was produced to have no edges, no teeth. underlying music is okay; I'll bet they're pretty good live.
oh, these guys sing "why does it always rain on me" . . . it was quite popular at the turn of the century.
no one likes a smart arse but we all like stars
everything I know about being a doors fan I learned from the kids in the hall
I listened to this album so much in high school; listening again is like catching up with old friend.
Still sounds modern. Ethereal velvet underground vibe.
pusherman getting mellow y'all
I'm negatively biased against aerosmith because of all the toothless schlock they churned out for MTV in the 90s.
But they were a decent band in the 70s.
Immediately feel the need to re-listen when I can focus more on the lyrics. Seems like there's a lot to absorb.
she fell in love with the drummer
They're like a cover band of their own band. Talented musicians, but there's something soulless about the music. They're like what Gertrude Stein said about Oakland: there's no there there.
based on record sales, this band is much more popular outside the US, e.g. this album sold 218K in the US and 500K in UK. So it may be surprising for Americans to see any of their albums on this list. But having three Kings of Leon albums on the list is completely unnecessary, no matter where you live.
based on record sales, this band is much more popular outside the US, e.g. this album sold 218K in the US and 500K in UK. So it may be surprising for Americans to see any of their albums on this list. But having three Kings of Leon albums on the list is completely unnecessary, no matter where you live.
I have a strange relationship with Eric Clapton’s music
Don Law's influence on American music cannot be overstated.
changed my myspace profile song to "say yes" when Jen and I started dating.
maybe not hitting my playlist everyday, but some really good stuff. the serge gainsbourg cover Jet'm shows some humor, which is always endearing.
electro-pop-western 80s vibe
somehow I feel fatter after listening to this album
life's a bummer;
when you're a hummer
so much personality. . . if this were a list of 1001 people to have at a party, I'd like talking to this person
fuck this creep
Santana had a huge hit with Rob Thomas in the early 2000s. The song was on every radio station, every commercial, etc. But it was too much. It burnt out all the Santana receptors in my head.
decent band, but nothing separating them from other brit pop
Shortly after this album was released Eddie Van Halen put a gun to Fred Durst's head. From article:
Eddie drove that assault vehicle through L.A., into Beverly Hills, then parked and left it running on the front lawn of the house Limp Bizkit was rehearsing in. He got out wearing no shirt, his hair in a Samurai bun on top of his head, his jeans held up with a strand of rope and combat boots held together by duct tape. And he had a gun in his hand.”
“That asshole answered the door,\" Bennett recalled Van Halen explaining. \"I put my gun to that stupid fucking red hat of his, and I said, ‘Where’s my shit, motherfucker?’ That fucking guy just turned to one of his employees and starts yelling at him to grab my shit. ... Eddie Van Halen stood on the front lawn of a residential home in Beverly Hills in broad daylight, smoking a cigarette while holding a gun on Fred Durst as he went back and forth from the house to the assault vehicle, lugging amps and guitars.”
how r u?
fn thx u.
if you want to sway-dance, listen to this album
Title track was in a Volkswagon ad in 1999. Google came out in 1998. This was one of the first songs I located through the internet.
can't help saying the band name the way it's pronounced in \"Losing My Edge\" by LCD Soundsystem
This is the soundtrack for every 80”s movie that has a palm tree in it
Listen to this on road trip to Nashville
I do not like metallica
Some bangers; some meh.
Strange album. Repeatedly takes awkward turns to force a pop sound.
sanded balsa
Reading the wiki about this album really helped me appreciate what I was hearing. Dudes rock
Ken's show on wfmu
Rudy or Rudie is a slang term for "Rude Boy"
Will never forget first hearing Visions of Johanna
Production stands out.
Flood is brill; wish he produced
Leonard Cohen's songs.
spent too much of late 90s listening to this album while playing battletanx on n64
great bass lines but soo brooding
Sounds like the soundtrack to a ps2 racing game
Fun fact I learned: Fats Domino was from New Orleans!
Nirvana sr.
unoriginal pseudo-intellectual babble
Very few artists could produce a quality album using only their voice and an acoustic instrument. JB doesn’t just do that, she kills it.
shame backwoods discotheque didn't make this album
the guy's voice is a lot. second half-ish of the album was more interesting.
thought the album cover was a laugh at first (see: nan and brian in bed), but it provides context for one of the album's themes: just kids dealing with some grown-ass business.
this is literally the music I listened to growing up.
not a lot that interests me here.
banger after banger
name is misleading
the title is a tongue in cheeks reference.
5 stars for Sam the Man; -1 for live album
got this on Christmas day . . . lol everybody's buying
I do not prefer the pixies
imagine this did very well in UK. can hear where Matt Berry was influenced.
Not an interesting album by Kanye standards. It takes the spirit of Graduation and Dropout (both amazing albums) to push recycled tropes in a directionless manner. The album intro: an airy voice providing a bit of non-sense narration has been done sooo many times. But does he do something inventive? Does she become a character like on ATCQ:Midnight Marauders? No. Does she reappear later to provide insight or relatability? No. Does she provide any value at all besides clicking off the cliche check-box? No. She's included only to say: what follows is semi-clever fully-confused claptrap.
This is just the first three seconds, I know. But everything on here is a rehash, and it just gets boring. Unacceptable for anyone calling themselves the GOAT.
grandma sent a check for $10 when I turned thirteen. I spent it on this cd. I wrote her a letter thanking and explaining my masterplan to collect all beatles' records in my lifetime.
that's when it started.
watch video of the band. hep af.
Respect the game, that should be it;
What you eat don't make me shit.
man, I haven't heard this album in decades. felt like finding an old familiar lost shoe.
While the music may not be as iconic as others, this album marks the return of the artist to work (Bowie hadn't released an album for almost 10 years).
biggie smalls is the illest
this is what bi-polar sounds like
glitter on the wet streets, silver over everything
totally didn't understand this album, but I read a great review that gave good context/perspective.
Learned about them and blood harmony on the cocaine and rhinestone podcast. Good stuff
it's been 30+ years and I still can't listen to fire and rain all the way through
I'd like to see this replaced with any album by little simz.
they played this soo much in the late 90s. like soo, soo much.
if you ask yo-self: what is dis?
like curious, like curious, like curious jawwge!!
cool concept. well executed
girl we couldn't get much HIGHER
it's hard to put into perspective what it meant to say FU to Ed Sullivan.
too many soft edges. there's a song at the end that wakes up a bit, but otherwise . . meh
that guys voice is a lot. . . band seems decent tho
maybe better as an instrumental album?
Classic!! takes me back to 2ManyDJs mix of 9 to 5 with Eple
that first track was a single? swedes are chill af
not for me. It's just style over substance, but the style is predictable and borrowed. so the lack of substance has nothing to hid behind.
I imagine them writing songs struggling to find a rhyme for "me," so they just end up rhyming it "me," saying the mood will carry the song, and calling it a day.
pet peeve of mine is when people cover "Tonight Will Be Fine" in a slow tempo.
please stop
waiting for the night is very pretty
always thought this album cover was Bill the Cat
really good album
sounds like Gotye "borrowed" the beat for that song from here
dope album. wildflowers is a classic. but if this was playing on a turntable, I'd play half the songs on 45 rpm.
And when they harmonize, I want to pick out and appreciate each of their voices singularly. It's like taking the three best bottles of wine you can find and mixing them together.
I listened to this about 5:30 in the AM and it didn't do anything for me. but I re-listened later and looked up some info on what's going on with the guitars. time and education helped.
mixed feelings here. I listened to a lot of u2 in the 80s-90s. With this album, u2 retired the mcphisto persona (which was fascinating!) and took a totally different direction. It's like we broke up on good terms; they "walked on" and I tuned in more to radiohead, etc.
Not a bad album by any means, but not the formative music that built our relationship.
turns into a john carpenter soundtrack for the second half
can see how this inspired a bunch of folks. good stuff
cool cover of helter skelter
I don't know if one of the best 'rap' albums of the nineties, but the underlying music is up there.
not for me. it's all so very pretty, so very soft, so very gentle. I'm just not feeling that today.
Maybe a counterbalance of something balls out and noisy might help.
I went back and listened with good headphones. I picked up a lot more of the music and realized there's a lot to appreciate . But I'm still a tourist here, like oscar the grouch in a spotlessly sterile landscape.
lyrics didn't age well and there's not much range. really repetitive.
lol, forgot ali g is in the 'music' video.
Madonna seems to always surround herself with an amazing production team. This is not to take anything away from her as a musician; more to say it's a smart business mentality.
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starts strong but loses steam
lots of good production stuff involving reverb, distortion, etc.
nice demo tape
great restaurant music
I was obsessed with "nightswimming"
(lack of) style over substance
accessible
One of mom’s favorites
John Cale produced
sample for DJ Quik's Born and Raised in Compton at song two
RIP Brian Wilson
he passed away yesterday, nice this album coming up today
Your Own Back Yard stood out
Album is a good capture of overall seventies pop production to that point.
yay! finally the first dub album on this list. . . .oh, nevermind
Didn't listen. No residuals for nazis. Listened instead to a great album by Jewish rapper Action Bronson.
there some really good synth pop here
all the moder lovers tracks
appropriation issues
soul music for people with adult braces
this needs some context. there was absolutely nothing like it when it came out. it was such a refreshing breath of fresh air back then, having a band sound completely different and just having fun.
the rumor back then was that the band overheard the future lead singer in a karaoke bar and said - we gotta make an album with this dude.
Ozzy died yesterday. RIP thank you for making some amazing music!
yay little simz!! so happy to see her here. well deserved
Not everything she does is a fit for me, but she gives 100%. And she's never afraid of different styles. So i give a listen to anything she drops.
If you love me say you love me, but don’t stare at me man
Flood and Eno. every song's foundation, its rhythm is so tight and opens up to lyrics intuitively. Like even if you don't like Bono, listen and ignore the lyrics. The pockets are so natural and deep.
neal peart is a beast
meh
fairly good representation of 1998
you my lady boy
when all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.
Todd Rundgren is an absolutely amazing producer. Everything is thoughtfully and well placed.
Always thought the Isley Brothers cover of "Hello, It's Me" was creepy. Creepy like the Hammond brothers in Peckinpah's Ride the High Country.
this doesn't sound good. drum machine is shit, guitar too twangy. everything played in different rooms. it's like leonard cohen from around the same time. could use a good remaster maybe?
hearing so much radiohead in this album
top ten as far as album covers go
perfect album cover
LOOK! For your information, yes there's one thing, the one thing that still holds true . . .
og radiohead
The frontman said this album felt like colors interacting. That context helps. It's like they took every musical idea they had over the previous year, put it into a kaleidoscope and turned the tube. Shifting layers, sounds randomly coming and going, rarely any of it repeating.
Thats cool, but it takes so much effort to track; you've really got to engage to keep up. Whole album at once was too much, like sitting next to someone who is very nice but talks too much.
I saw Dr. Dog and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the end of a tour in early 2000s. To close this last show together, both bands came out and covered "Helpless." I still get chills.
decent pop album, but they need to figure out outros.
longview was cool when it came out bc it sounded a bit different from other pop. but be certain this was played more on mtv than like college radio. you know? I mean, that doesn't change the music, but it does change the framing. So I guess I'm comfortable calling this "punk" where the quotes represent mtv.
enjoyed more than I thought I would. some good stuff.
fun, experimental sound throughout. Collected thoughts developed in the shadow of the beatles. nothing to prove here, just futzing around. beautiful stuff peppered throughout.
made more sense when I read about the concept behind this.
not really my scene, but it's hard to fault this album. great voice, production, etc.
Start the album at the third roar of the MGM lion at the beginning (not the third roar of the character the cowardly lion). From what I remember, play through twice.
Also, check out "Dub Side of the Moon" by Easy Star All-Stars. It's a reggae cover of entire album. Five stars there too.
"kathy, I'm lost" I said though I knew she was sleeping
basement jaxx! YAY!
remedy? aww. . .
I grew up with this, so it's sentimental. But I understand how some find it too repetitive.
perfect 3 of an album
third rate cover band. Their Step On video has pissed me off for years (decades now) for being so uninspiring and lazily plopped together. Compared relatively to the effort the Party Boys and Chantoozies put in, Happy Mondays are a sad Sunday.
Animal Collective! This is great, but I love, love, love their album Sung Tongs. It's more stripped back and less pop than this one.
solid
big, warm album. like celebrating an unfamiliar holiday at a friend's house.
Sometimes I don't thrill you
Sometimes I think I'll kill you
Just don't let me fuck up will you
'cause when I need a friend it's still you
easy to pick up where action bronson was inspired
great production. superfat bass lines
classic
this is the type of band to be in. just chill af
like an early 2000s brit-pop cover band doing original material.
very long version of Papa was a Rolling Stone
old Doug Ingle. . .
lol, Tidal has him listed as "Doug Tingle"
gary gilmore's eyes - in 1977 gary gilmore was the first person in ten years to be killed by the death penalty in the US (firing squad). He was convicted of murdering two people and he, himself, demanded the death penalty.
Gilmore also requested his body parts be donated. Two people received transplants of his corneas. The song supposes these recipients are stigmatized and facing a tormenting dilemma by receiving the cold blooded killer's eyes:
"The doctors are avoiding me.
My vision is confused.
. . .
The eye receives the messages,
And sends them to the brain.
No guarantee the stimuli must be perceived the same... "
Kinda like that Simpsons's Halloween episode "Hell Toupee" where Homer gets a hair transplant from Snake after he's executed. Post-transplant the hair causes Homer to kill Moe and Apu for revenge, becomes sentient, etc.
Classic Americana!
I focused on the tambourine on most tracks. they use them a lot. I'd like to hear billy corgan cover the songs he co-wrote. there is no reason to hear this before you die.
all I'd heard before from BB was Laugh Laugh. good band.
honest lyrics
poppier than expected.
this is an album for making out, yeah?
cool. different. vocals don't keep up with music
If there's one thing that I learned when I still a child it's to take up hiding.
booty shaker
good background
this came out in the 70s. THE 19-freaking-70S!!
banger
it's okay . . . not sure why I need to listen to it tho
didn't know they were a legit band
psychedelic indeed
atmosphere
Bloodbuzz Ohio was used in a commercial on Current TV like 15 years ago. Seems I'll always keep that association.
I don't like morrissey, but this is a good album
Still sounds modern. Good album.
verryr, experimental. I mean the album begins in the middle of a song.
turn on the samba jets
the tribute to Damo Suzuki and Can is cute
so don't you bring me down
what am I listening for. . .the covers?
Method's debut. Cool but, this list doesn't dig too deep into rap. Mostly top of the pops stuff, Wu-Tang, and its members.
Paul Williams is one of the best pop song writers of the 20th century. We've only just begun is a banger. And they've got a Horn in the woodwinds!
iViva la experimental! A lot of reviews at the time said the good outweighs the bad. But I think the "bad" is still good. It had major influence on other experimental, math rock bands.
what he's looking at?
First time hearing. Good stuff
lots of imagery around competing textures: barbwire concrete, metal firecracker, rubber on gravel
You really can't talk about Don McLean without mentioning other artists: Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Waylon, John Denver, etc.
music for infographics
and I'll shake you
Emmylou Harris, such a smoke show
sounds like 2004
Half this album has a beautiful energetic feel, but it's absence is obvious on the other half.
poppier than the name leads on
like a birthday or a pretty view.
Peter Tosh was killed during a home invasion. just senseless.
I don't remember anything in particular about this album except they sound like a bunch of different bands
bump because my generation is so iconic, but that cover of I'm a man . . .smh
Music giving power to the 'have-nots'
not my cupper
some parts remind me of hank williams
"philthy animal" on drums
Blues Breakers, two words.
Not a lot of pop hits, but total banger.
I could listen to this shit all day
figured I'd like, but didn't
like something that looks good on the clothes rack, but does't suit you in the mirror
94 provided an embarrassment of riches
expected this to be older, but this is their debut. never assume anything when it comes to CB&HMB is the lesson here I guess.
I don't know if they genuinely worship the devil, but I imagine this album made a lot of parents concerned.
good road trip music.
but of all these friends and lovers, there is no one compares with you
best English blues album I've heard. no joke, the keyboards save this album.
rockabilly horror punk - what's not to love?
banger
metal
no
I appreciate this album more on day seven hundred eighty something than I would have at the beginning of this, uh, quest.
seems like they didn't try very hard on this.
lyric heavy. Bernie Taupin produced, so no wonder.
a year after this album released Radiohead dropped a documentary called "Meeting People is Easy." This was 1998, before radiohead was a household name, so if you wanted to watch you had to go to Blockbuster and explain: I'm looking for a documentary called "meeting people is easy." The 16 year old employee would visibly hold back laughter as they searched the system and ultimately told you "No. We don't carry."
to this day I'm convinced getting an LOL was the band's intent.
more about concept than music. I mean there's an awkward, cover-band feel here but the listener provides grace because of the nature of the endeavor: putting Woody's lyrics to music.
difficult to find. not sure if I heard the right album, but the music was good.
14 tracks in 29 minutes. efficiency
this whole album blended together for me. not in a good or bad way, it just all sounds like the same song.
katamari damacy vibes
passing me by is classic
and some really interesting lyrics throughout
the more you ignore me is alright
the answer is D
I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death
two volumes!?
passion
yay! more reggae. . .oh, nevermind.
one afternoon
I think I'm on another world with you
With you
rick rubin
dense international sound
kings from queens;
from queens come kings.
we're raising hell
like a class when the lunch bell rings.
gimmick
did not expect variations on a theme by erik satie
inspired rem
I want to like pulp, but they make it difficult
Bunch of kids doing covers
watch 2:42 minute remix on youtube called Working as a waitress in a cocktailbar
its alright ma
tribal
A softer side of Eno
I can't relate personally to this on all levels, but that doesn't detract
Concept
trash
fierce
choices
psychedelic townes van zandt and guy clark vibes
shanti is a banger
Doors influenced punk
all the other tracks are so empty.
moody pop-dance
I used to play a game with friends: name the three best consecutive songs on an album. The first three tracks here are arguably the most solid ever.
not for me
I liked the shift in tone
mood based album. I'm sure somedays this really hits the spot. Today was meh.
something about this reminds me of the Ghost of Tom Joad album.
I would have gotten down to this back in the day.
wow
stfu & dance
leo, there's more pretty girls than one
wow, genesis formed in the 60s!
good brit pop. this has that 95 sound. like space hog
there's something suss about black francis. seems like he's trying to hide his affluent background and he's more of a tourist. He's not downtrodden, his real name is Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV. His dad was friends with captain beefheart. this is a kid trying so hard to live up to expectations, who is talented and hard working. But this is not a kid who knows whereof he speaks.
her book "just kids" is really good
emmy lou is amazing; otherwise, this is a fantasy camp country album
I'm just a fanboy
nothing new here
Casimir Pulaski Day Is saddest song ever
Such a resurgence of fans in 2020s
biggie smalls is the illest
Ain’t nothing changed
meh, a tango album
voodoo child slight return
Kings from Queens
SW is extremely talented
no
legit source of good
gigolo sucker
funky
Davey Jones plays the heck out of that tamb, single-handed.
my last Elvis Costello album on this list, finally. feel like I finished a lingering side-quest.
I think the author left Diana Krall albums off the list out of jealousy.
que bueno
Glossy punk
a lot to unpack.
mashup of grunch w fx
sitting in the white house blowing ass heaters
Second half was better
Pop Bowie and Visconti
I don’t think I have enough music smarts to understand what’s happening here
production
how dare you?
. . .
how old are you now anyway?
I say the right thing but act the wrong way
Don’t think twice it’s alright
mid 90s
meh
interesting lyrics
jeff beck on guitar . . . holy smokes
kinda lo-fi hiphop
on any song the bwomp-a-womp-wompa-wowowa would fit
moody
fun
I got my haircut correct like Anthony Mason (Knicks won the championship last night!)
no skip banger
Pop music (popular music) is a commercial genre defined by mass accessibility, catchy melodies, and relatable themes.
twang
love the educational bit
imagine kurt singing these songs
I like the ones about buildings
more intimate than other DMR albums
banger
not feeling this at all. maybe it's just today.
Good for working
lyrics
tim and eric title
forgettable
yay smog
hard to find
I'm sure this was monumental when it broke
some bangers
yay kinks
Maybe the only album with “fennec” in the lyrics
they really nail that "Fleet Foxes" sound
kinda experimental
I just can’t get into this band
Keep it with mine
Cool guitar stuff
Producer is like a dungeon master. If they create a beautiful platform, any type of player will find their groove.
These lyrics are all-growed-up tween perspective of the world. The production is proper.
Grief
I can’t get into Rufus
Not much beyond the pop
Heartfelt
pretty music; weird to date brothers
ronnie wood is soo good
energy
meh
fartbreaker
remember Kent State
maudlin
some really cool bits
social observation
there's something else
Gud glam
Victoria Victoria
atmosphere
jam
OG shoegazer
dubbed live
stream of consciousness
Music is strong, but not feeling vocals
Arena rock
LA version of the band Chicago
German sensibility
Andy Rourke is good
monotony
as heard on radio soulwax
music for studying
great production and voice but repetitive
pretentious. if you look at press pictures of Lloyd Cole, he always has a pained look. This is because he's listening to his own music during shoots.
clit-rock
banger
poser-rock
diverse
