Oct 12 2023
The Yes Album
Yes
I liked some bits but theyβre all over the place. Rock? Funk? Blues? Folk? Last song was too much, and the random organ solos interrupted songs I otherwise thought were okay.
2
Oct 13 2023
Is This It
The Strokes
Never quite "got" the Strokes, I see why people do but it just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Never bought the CD or put their songs on playlists, but don't mind listening, just don't seek it out.
3
Oct 16 2023
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Didnβt did the falsetto so much, but really like the back half, have a few new songs on playlists.
4
Oct 17 2023
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Joplinβs singing, 5 stars. The keyboardists that had wayyyy to much input, not so much.
4
Oct 18 2023
New Forms
Roni Size
Iβve never been a fan of the core sample used in drum and bass, so this was a harder listen. It was good as background music, but I really struggled to actively listen for some songs, and nothing really caught with me.
2
Oct 19 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Almost made four but the back half got too Jammy. Can totally see the roots of southern rock though.
3
Oct 20 2023
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
So many amazing songs, and his sound is so iconic and influential.
5
Oct 23 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
4
Oct 24 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
I wasnβt expecting to drop 5 stars on this, but I listened to it 3 times today.
5
Oct 25 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Great balls of fire gets this the 2nd star.
2
Oct 26 2023
Ray Of Light
Madonna
3
Oct 27 2023
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
3
Oct 30 2023
Blunderbuss
Jack White
Meh plus unoriginal. No idea why this was included, itβs not Jack Whiteβs best work by far.
2
Oct 31 2023
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Great voice and some good sings, but felt pretty dated.
3
Nov 01 2023
Vulnicura
BjΓΆrk
Liked tracks 2 and 3, Tylerβs comments about sing talking were dead on.
3
Nov 02 2023
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
2
Nov 03 2023
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Loved the first half, especially the title track. Back end gets a little chaotic but is still fun.
4
Nov 06 2023
Be
Common
3
Nov 07 2023
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Nov 08 2023
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Madness
2
Nov 09 2023
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
20 year old me would probably have liked this more, some decent stuff but nothing mind blowing.
3
Nov 10 2023
xx
The xx
The intro song I think is really good but really overplayed, and I am suffer from over saturation like Ambika mentioned.
3
Nov 13 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Teenage Riot alone almost earns 5 stars for me. Love the noise.
5
Nov 14 2023
The World is a Ghetto
War
Too scattered and 70s sounding for me.
2
Nov 15 2023
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
Liked Squares but the rest was a disappointment to me.
3
Nov 16 2023
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Stevie made some of the songs tolerable, and there was the occasional interesting music experiment going on, but overall a really hard listen.
2
Nov 17 2023
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
5
Nov 23 2023
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
Nov 28 2023
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds gets this up to 3, otherwise this just sounds like a parody of itself.
3
Nov 29 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Not sure how original this is, mostly okay and pretty easy to listen too.
3
Nov 30 2023
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
I still like Love the One You're With, but the rest of the album was pretty mediocre. I am also suffering from late 60s/early 70s fatigue.
3
Dec 05 2023
Stankonia
OutKast
Lots of great songs but some duds and too many interludes. BOB didnβt hit like it used to for me sadly.
4
Dec 06 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
Almost made 4 stars for me, but nothing grabbed me quite enough to add to a playlist which is my rubric for 4 stars.
Of course loved Hydneβs voice and I also liked the overall sound and punk-ish influences.
3
Dec 07 2023
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
3
Dec 15 2023
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
The saxophones or whatever woodwinds got in the way too much. I think itβs an interesting concept but just wasnβt working well with punk yelling for me.
2
Dec 19 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3
Dec 20 2023
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Really like GBV, but they do suffer from being overly experimental at times.
4
Dec 21 2023
Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
Too drum and bass heavy for my taste. I feel like the second half shows more of his style that is more to my liking, I liked going out of my mind, but the rest was pretty meh.
3
Dec 22 2023
School's Out
Alice Cooper
2
Dec 27 2023
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Kinda dug this a little bit, this is more my speed electronic wise
3
Dec 29 2023
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Was hoping for more out of this, Red Dirt road was pretty good but rest was really tepid.
2
Jan 01 2024
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Really catchy, and deeper than I had assumed. I mainly think if Money For Nothing or Sultans if Swing, and was worried the album was going to be weak, but I enjoyed the whole thing.
4
Jan 02 2024
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
I enjoyed this, but it always faded into the background and never actively grabbed me.
3
Jan 05 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
3
Jan 08 2024
The Next Day
David Bowie
2
Jan 10 2024
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Sounded pretty modern at times despite a few bad songs. Not what I expected out of a 1969 folk album in a good way.
3
Jan 11 2024
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Almost a 5 if not for a couple of stinkers at the end.
4
Jan 12 2024
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
2
Jan 15 2024
Arrival
ABBA
Dancing Queen and Fernando were okay.
2
Jan 16 2024
Rio
Duran Duran
3
Jan 17 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
3
Jan 18 2024
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
2
Jan 19 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
4
Jan 23 2024
Revolver
Beatles
Surprisingly mediocre.
3
Jan 25 2024
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
Great voice, just a little too sappy for my taste
3
Jan 26 2024
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
4
Jan 29 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
Thatβs right, same as Yes!
2
Feb 01 2024
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
2
Feb 08 2024
In Utero
Nirvana
4
Feb 09 2024
Dry
PJ Harvey
I enjoyed it, but no one song quite grabbed me enough for 4 stars.
3
Feb 12 2024
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
More of a spoken word album than music. Kinda enjoyed it as mood music.
3
Feb 13 2024
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Really liked her voice but the songs didnβt end up on any of my playlists.
3
Feb 14 2024
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Trite lyrics ruined by excessive vibraphone and weird guitar noodling.
1
Feb 15 2024
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Pretty decent, and good background music.
3
Feb 16 2024
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
Between the overplayed nature of some songs, a lot of it not aging super well, and the non-singles being pretty weak Iβm surprisingly giving this a low rating.
2
Feb 19 2024
Green
R.E.M.
3
Feb 27 2024
So
Peter Gabriel
4
Feb 28 2024
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
3
Feb 29 2024
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
3
Mar 04 2024
25
Adele
3
Mar 05 2024
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
Mar 06 2024
Faust IV
Faust
4
Mar 14 2024
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
3
Mar 20 2024
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
3
Mar 21 2024
2112
Rush
Pretty self indulgent feeling to me, and nothing in particular grabbed me.
2
Mar 22 2024
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
4
Mar 25 2024
In Rainbows
Radiohead
4
Mar 26 2024
Debut
BjΓΆrk
3
Mar 27 2024
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka TourΓ©
4
Mar 28 2024
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
4
Mar 29 2024
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
3
Apr 01 2024
Ten
Pearl Jam
I'm not trying to be a hater, but this album just never has done it for me. My wife is convinced I hate Pearl Jam because I always skip/change the station whenever a song from Ten comes on.
I actually like (and owned) Yield and Vitalogy back in the day, but I don't think I ever had the slightest inclination to buy Ten.
There's just something about Vedder's moaning/warbling on this album that grates me, and I probably wouldn't have such a strong opinion if the songs hadn't been etched into my eardrums for 30 years due to MTV/Alt Rock Radio/Classic Alt radio.
I had to suppress an audible "Ugh" when the Alive intro came on, and skipped half the album because I already know it by heart, despite not being a huge fan. The non-megahit songs are mediocre, and there were no hidden gems for me.
This might have been a 3 star review if I wasn't sick and tired of most of the hits, but there were multiple skips in this one for me.
2
Apr 02 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Some great songs, but not all.
4
Apr 03 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
Some interesting bits, but mostly noodly experimental non-songs.
2
Apr 04 2024
Reign In Blood
Slayer
I liked a lot of the guitar, but the high pitched wailing and dumb lyrics spoiled it.
2
Apr 11 2024
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
3
Apr 15 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
Pretty fun listen, but not anything Iβd regularly listen to.
3
Apr 24 2024
90
808 State
2
Apr 29 2024
Either Or
Elliott Smith
5
Apr 30 2024
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Hard to hear it for what it was in its era, but overall enjoyable.
3
May 01 2024
One World
John Martyn
1
May 02 2024
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
1
May 06 2024
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Surprisingly meh.
3
May 07 2024
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
I knew the couple hits and liked then, but the overall album was pretty weak and disappointing.
3
May 08 2024
Van Halen
Van Halen
3
May 13 2024
Abbey Road
Beatles
4
May 17 2024
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
This was pretty meh aside from the two singles.
3
May 21 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
May 22 2024
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
3
May 28 2024
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
4
May 29 2024
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3
May 30 2024
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
3
Jun 03 2024
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
3
Jun 04 2024
Sea Change
Beck
4
Jun 05 2024
Permission to Land
The Darkness
3
Jun 07 2024
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
5
Jun 10 2024
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
Jun 12 2024
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Too far into noise, there were some good parts, but it never managed to be coherent enough for me.
2
Jun 17 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
5
Jun 18 2024
ΓgΓ¦tis Byrjun
Sigur RΓ³s
4
Jun 20 2024
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
3
Jul 01 2024
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
4
Jul 02 2024
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Closer to a 3.5, some catchy songs.
3
Jul 03 2024
I See You
The xx
3
Jul 04 2024
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
4
Jul 08 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
4
Jul 09 2024
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
3
Jul 10 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
Jul 11 2024
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Jul 18 2024
Skylarking
XTC
1
Jul 23 2024
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
3
Aug 05 2024
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Might be nostalgia, might not, but can listen to this all the way through still.
5
Aug 13 2024
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
5
Aug 16 2024
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Didnβt hit quite the same as it did 18 years ago, but still pretty good.
4
Aug 21 2024
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
This was really interesting and a unique sound, but had trouble separating it from the Nirvana unplugged songs.
3
Sep 03 2024
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
4
Sep 05 2024
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
I've got a soft spot for Drug Buddy and It's a Shame about Ray, but overall is meh and feels super dated.
3
Sep 06 2024
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
4
Sep 10 2024
Eagles
Eagles
Propped up by Take it Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling, otherwise this would have been 2 stars.
3
Sep 12 2024
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
Sep 18 2024
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
4
Sep 19 2024
Garbage
Garbage
3
Sep 23 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
4
Sep 27 2024
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
4
Sep 30 2024
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
Oct 02 2024
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3
Oct 04 2024
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
4
Oct 07 2024
Harvest
Neil Young
4
Oct 09 2024
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
3
Oct 16 2024
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
Oct 17 2024
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
2
Oct 18 2024
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
Oct 21 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
3
Oct 22 2024
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
3
Oct 23 2024
Brothers
The Black Keys
I have a soft spot for white boy blues, what can I say?
4
Oct 29 2024
The Bends
Radiohead
Some of it felt a bit dated and overplayed, but still really enjoyed it. Not quite in 5 star territory for me.
4
Oct 30 2024
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
4
Oct 31 2024
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
4
Nov 12 2024
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
4
Nov 25 2024
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
Dec 02 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
4
Dec 03 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
4
Dec 05 2024
Bad
Michael Jackson
3
Dec 06 2024
Blur
Blur
3
Dec 10 2024
Rubber Soul
Beatles
4
Dec 12 2024
Elephant
The White Stripes
4
Dec 13 2024
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Some good songs watered down with a lot of meh.
3
Dec 17 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
4
Dec 20 2024
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Crawling and In The End were tolerable, but the rest was kinda the worst of nu metal white trying to sound harder than they were.
2
Dec 30 2024
The Score
Fugees
I remember this being better in middle school.
3
Jan 01 2025
The Wall
Pink Floyd
3
Jan 02 2025
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
4
Jan 03 2025
The Poet
Bobby Womack
2
Jan 06 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead
5
Jan 07 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Kinda dug this more than I would have expected, and must've had a Sabbath streak at some point as most of the songs were familiar to me.
4
Jan 09 2025
The Cars
The Cars
5
Jan 13 2025
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
Jan 14 2025
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3
Jan 15 2025
Queen II
Queen
Wanted to like this more, but couple of skips in there.
2
Jan 16 2025
Truth
Jeff Beck
2
Jan 17 2025
Nixon
Lambchop
2
Jan 20 2025
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
4
Jan 22 2025
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3
Jan 23 2025
Manassas
Stephen Stills
2
Jan 24 2025
Sincere
Mj Cole
2
Jan 27 2025
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
5
Jan 28 2025
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Some decent folk, but nothing really grabbed me.
3
Jan 29 2025
(Pronounced 'Leh-'NΓ©rd 'Skin-'NΓ©rd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
As someone who listened to a lot of classic rock in HS, this is all pretty well trod and stale for me. Also, 3 dudes from Florida and one from Cali wrote Sweet Home Alabama, so that's minus one star.
3
Jan 30 2025
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Had higher hopes for this, but Solsbury Hill was the only good song on this for me, the rest was meh.
3
Feb 03 2025
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
Feb 04 2025
War
U2
3
Feb 06 2025
Guero
Beck
4
Feb 07 2025
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
4
Feb 10 2025
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2
Feb 26 2025
Third
Portishead
4