1957. Upbeat. Swing. Repetitive. Short. Saxophone solos.
1980. Alternative, prog in some areas. First couple tracks were nice, the rest unmemorable and stale.
1981. Solid and catchy alt rock.
1971. Solid progressive rock, not too big on the singer.
1965. 1 star for the kind of bearable track "Do you love me". This album is a drone of the same song over and over, very simple/uninteresting writing, riddled with annoying screams throughout songs. The three exclamation marks in the upper left corner of the album art is the most exciting thing about this album.
Nope.
1973. Perfection start to end.
1988. Pretty solid alt/punk
1959. Classic country. It's okay; a few good tracks but mostly repetitive and uninteresting.
1979. Started out strong first couple tracks but got boring quick. As a cohesive unit, not a great album.
2006. Pretty cool blues/jazz rock/grunge.
2004. Exceptional blues/alt rock
1965. Haven't heard of these guys before but that's understandable after listening. Pretty dull.
1996. Pretty okay alt rock; definitely unique in some songs. Wasn't expecting a song from Shrek.
1991. Pretty forgettable alt rock. The final track "Is This Music?" is ironically the most musical/best song.
1972. Not great. Generic guitar solos and would've been better as an instrumental. I was leaning towards 2/5 until the dreadful last song.
1993. Interesting electronic music but stressful for ambient noise. Appreciate it but not my thing.
2016. This one is hard to rate. Pretty music in some spots, particularly the closer, and the "vocals" were almost careless spoken word. Pleasant enough to listen through, didn't hate it.
1969. Strong first 20 seconds leading into a disappointing, much more boring album.
1992. Not too noteworthy grunge/counterculture rock aside from a standout guitar/vocal harmony in "In the Mouth a Desert"
1967. A few great tracks, aside from that about every other song was pretty good. Has some Jimi Hendrix influence I thought.
1971. Garbage. The best thing it has going for it is the album art.
2007. Not the worst electronic album, there were some melodies here and there and not every moment was unbearable.
Dull, even a bit more so than the other electronic albums on this list I've had to suffer through. If it was going for something, which I'm not sure if it was, it didn't resonate with me.
Pretty solid alt rock/indie album with many enjoyable tracks.
I'm 4 electronic albums in (out of 26 total so far) and am quite tired of them. Repetitive. Boring. Minimal thought, not engaging. Doesn't sound good. A 10 second clip in a movie, sure, but 71 minutes straight absolutely not. Speaking of, Wikipedia states the UK version is 58 minutes and excludes the two bonus tracks. Making it longer is just cruelty.
Some decent hip-hop. Never got especially boring but wouldn't listen to again and some songs got a bit too preachy.
Many standout songs and a wide variety of blues/jazz/"oldies". This is an enjoyable album.
Very nice psychedelic indie music with a wide array of great instrumentation. All songs were good. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a strong influence on The Decemberists.
Not as dull as some of the other electronic albums on here, but still never captured my interest. An hour and fifteen minutes of silence seems preferable.
Far exceeded expectations, this is some great and catchy punk/rock music.
Quite boring. Very repetitive and monotone; nothing really stood out. This album is too long to not have anything worth listening too. I was waiting for it to end nearly the entire time. The self-titled track is the best on the album.
Very pretty and engaging album. In the Morning of the Magicians and Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, Do you Realize??, sound like they could have heavily influenced Stephen Wilson's Hand.Cannot.Erase. album.
A few amusing lyrics. Most of the album feels like the purpose is to shock and it feels forced and overdone. Some of the sound effects are annoying.
It Won't Be Long, All My Loving, and Till There was You are decent songs. The rest sucks.
Pretty interesting 80s new wave/rock, especially this early in the 80s. Enjoyable but not anything particularly memorable.
Good Morning and Whipping Tree are good tracks but the rest is pretty bland alt rock that went on for a bit too long.
Pretty solid prog rock. Mixture of Elton John, Stephen Wilson, and Yes. Some of the vocals and lyrics are hit or miss but the music itself is great.
Solid, classic blues rock. The better songs are short and the others drag on too long jamming. Some of the guitar solos are ugly.
This album is very 80s and has some decent horn sections incorporated. Angles of Deception is a cool song with a nice bass line. Aside from that nothing too memorable or worth going back to.
Long-time one of my favorite albums and arguably Arcade Fire's best, with Neon Bible in contention. It has relaxing, exciting, sad, happy.
Sounds a bit like some Yes and America. This is some decent prog music. Track 1 Music is Love was awful but the singing and music pick up after that. Tamalpais High has some nice blues. The second half went back downhill slowly.
Don't Worry About the Government and Psycho Killer are pretty good. The rest of the album is bland alt rock; not as good as some of their later stuff.
New age club music. A song or two are ok but an entire album is exhausting. Not as boring as some of the other electronic albums on this list.
Talking Heads knockoff from the year prior. Overall pretty annoying and gimmicky album.
Not really my thing. Has some Beatles similarities. The song Old Friends has some nice strings.
I See a Darkness is a pleasant song. All in all not a bad album; some of it is pretty and relaxing. The singing is a bit too nonchalant for my taste and there are plenty of times notes aren't hit, I'm assuming intentionally.
Pretty decent album. Dancing Queen is the standout track, and the rest is catchy pop with some nice singing.
Shades of Scarlett Conquering is a pleasant song with a nice piano/string section. The self-titled song and Boho Dance are also quite nice and smooth with some trumpet. Harry's House/Centerpiece is a great song with impressive piano solo. Shadows and Light has an interesting a capella section followed by synth. I like the jazzier aspects of this album, which is where the second half shines. A few of the first tracks lulled a bit but overall would relisten.
Kind of rock/funk/ska? The first few tracks had some promise but I got bored pretty quickly. Forgettable; not surprised they're not more well known.
Like a Rolling Stone and Tombstone Blues are standout tracks. Otherwise a pretty flat album, and the singing is more or less talking in 3 close together notes. Starts out decent but gets old.
I tried to go in with an open mind. It didn't work. I am the bullgod and black chick, white guy were decent but sound like knockoffs of earlier songs.
Lots of high pitched whining Jump Around noises. Very repetitive beats and lyrics. Not enjoyable nor interesting. Rebel Without a Pause could be used for torture.
Pretty boring and uninspired. Did John Lennon "Imagine" this album being good? Maybe if you like the Beatles it'd be more appealing, then again maybe not because this kind of sounds like a last ditch effort to maintain relevance.
This review was written before the last song. Please fix my ears. It got so much worse.
You and I and I Believe are pleasant songs. Superstition is a song I recognized and didn't expect to pop up in this album. It's also a good song. Solid album and for the most part relaxing.
Victoria is a strong opener. The switch in the middle of Yes Sir, No Sir is interesting. Brainwashed is very catchy. Started off pretty strong but got a bit boring.
Funky, soulful album that remains interesting throughout. Papa was a rollin' stone is a great song that sounds like crazy train could've borrowed from its bass line. Love woke my up this morning is a pleasant song.
Pretty solid rock n' roll. The high pitched screaming between each song is obnoxious.
It wasn't bad but it also wasn't very interesting. Pretty bland, not much variation, track after track sounded the same.
Very good album. Got a bit muddled 3/4 through where it didn't seem like there was much going on.
Pretty good improv-y album with a nice mix in moods. Pleasant listen but nothing too spectacular of note.
Halfway decent electronic/club album. At least some tracks had vocals that kept them interesting. Other than that it drone on, which I guess is the point.
Pretty stange. The vocals almost sounded like some 2000s-2010s emo. Overall a yawn though.
Made of stone is a cool song. Pretty solid album, has belle & sebastian and decemberists vibes.
Detroit Rock City is good. Shout it Out Loud is okay. The rest is quite boring. This isn't rock.
El Condor Pas, Cecilia, and The Boxer are pleasant songs, as well as the strings sections in Song for the Asking. Overall a pretty soothing album. Much better than their Bookends album.
Uncertain Smile and This is The Day are cool songs, the former having a nice piano solo. The rest was pretty bland and not much stood out.
Pretty nice alt rock album. Sun Hits the Sky and Cheapskate are good songs.
Sleepytime Bob Dylan. Similar to Simon & Garfunkel. Not unbearable but not particularly enjoyable. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong is actually pretty good. Adding this to my list "1001 albums you must hear before you die if you want to die of boredom"
I haven't really checked out Radiohead before and this was pretty enjoyable the second half. Faust Arp and Reckoner are pretty songs. Jigsaw Falling into Place is a cool song too. A couple of their earlier albums are supposed to be their best so perhaps I'll give those a go.
The Sensual World (track) is an interesting song that uses some egyptian sounding scales. Rocket's Tail has some nice singing and guitar solo. Overall a pretty dreary album I couldn't get into.
This album definitely gives chill day at the park on Sunday vibes. Great jazz trio of piano, upright bass, and drums. Relaxing and enjoyable listen, although a bit less relaxing when the bass player goes on his crazy solos.
Black Magic Woman and Incident at Neshabur have some nice grooves. Samba Pa Ti features a pleasant guitar solo. A pretty nice album with some latin beats.
30 seconds in and this is somewhere between Led Zeppelin and Cheap Trick soundwise. Now at track 3, In the Street, I didn't realize this wasn't written by Cheap Trick which is amusing considering my first comment. The India Song was nice, reminded me of the band America. The ballads are kind of dull and there's a few of them.
Middle-Class Heroes has some pleasant trombone and is a chill tune. The Frog Princess is intriguing. A Woman of the World is also enjoyable. Through a Long & Sleepless Night and Theme from Casanova are also great. I was leaning towards a 3 rating but I have to go with 4, it kept me interested but I doubt I'd revisit most of the first half.
Sounds like 60s weed. Kind of like Donovan but not good. Swift as the Wind was a standout song that the end of was okay.
The songwriting is good. The vocals are flat and uninteresting in the first half but got better. Nice guitar throughout and relaxing. Wouldn't mind a relisten if it happened to come on but wouldn't seek it out to listen to it again.
80 albums in. Finally, a kind-of rock album. Much better than I was expecting. Reminds me of early 2000s Evans Blue.
Pretty good punk album. Plan 9 Channel 7 is a standout song. Not many other thoughts on this but it was an enjoyable listen.
Chill, uplifting album. Impressive all the instrumentation and writing is one person. Sounds like it could be movie music. After a few songs it gets pretty dull; there's not much variation.
That Lady is a good and recognizable song. Pretty good funky cover of "Listen to the Music". Summer Breeze is also enjoyable. Overall pretty good R&B/soul/funk album but some songs are a bit stale.
Cybele's Reverie is excellent including the organ and violin. So is Percolator and self-titled. Monstre Sacre and Slow Fast Hazel too. French lady singing over pleasant music. I wasn't expecting much due to the album art but it's quite good.
Pretty chill alt old school tunes. Nice singing. Way Over Yonder is nice and has a sax solo. You've Got a Friend is also relaxing. A cover of (You make me feel) A Natural Woman is also here.
One of the great 90s rock albums
Great alt rock album featuring Fell In Love With a Girl and We're Going to Be Friends. 16 songs all under 4 mins resulting in a 40 minute album of somewhat brief songs but they mostly flow. The Union Forever is a cool song I hadn't heard prior.
Sounds just like Toy Story and Princess and the Frog. Rednecks did not age well. Marie is a pretty song. Strange amount of substance abuse songs. Kingfish has some eerie chords around 2:07 that are cool. Rollin' with the strings is also nice. Pleasant enough album.
Xtal is a pretty cool song. Ageispolis has an interesting bass line. Overall chill background noise but yet another electronic album that has no business on this list.
Everything In Its Right Place is a pretty cool song. How to Disappear Completely is pretty. Optimistic is interesting. In Limbo is good. Idioteque is also interesting. Morning Bell is good. Motion Picture Soundtrack is pretty. The album has Flaming Lips Yoshimi but also Muse vibes; very soundscapey. It is very near a 5 but some of the songs just make the album drone on.
Pretty decent soul/funk album. Rainy day is a pretty song. Aht uh Mi Hed is cool too.
Kind of Boogie Nights-70s era, kind of Bob Dylan. Make it Right is probably the song I enjoyed most but for this album enjoy is a strong word for any song.
Come Away with Me has a nice guitar solo. Shoot The Moon is pleasant. I've Got to See You Again is a good one with some violin. Painter Song has accordion including a solo so that's cool, very old time beach vibe. Overall a very chill and laid back album, kind of bluesy/jazzy/soul with solid vocals.
Sympathy For The Devil is a good start. Dear Doctor was painful to listen to, just bad. The album is quite CCR Fortunate Sun-like which is not a compliment. Overall pretty boring.
Early 80s pop/alt. Love Plus One has a nice horn section near the end. Lemon Firebrigade is a pleasant tune, jazzy. Calling Captain Autumn is also nice. Enjoyable listen although not much variation.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V) - A+
Welcome To The Machine - neat almost prog song with nice keys and effects
Have A Cigar - Also has cool keys
Wish You Were Here - A++
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (VI-IX) - Pretty funky. Nice continuation of the first song.
This album was much more prog than I was expecting even though I've heard half of it before. Near perfect album, especially for the time.
Killer Queen is good. In The Lap of The Gods was weird. The revisited version at the end is much better, maybe the second best on here. Brian May's guitar work is what makes most of this album kind of interesting. Queen has many hits but I guess they're spread out amongst their lengthy discography. Back and forth between upbeat songs and ballads is a bit jarring. Half the album is pretty unremarkable. Overall pretty meh album; not a good cohesive unit.
I wasn't expecting this to be an old school country album. Return of the Grievous Angel is a good song. I Can't Dance has a nice guitar solo. Medley Live from Northern Quebec is also great, particularly the second song Hickory Wind. Nice Love Hurts cover.
First two...three...four...etc. tracks sound like identical 4-bar blues. By track 4 I'm tired of listening to the same thing over and over that was never very good to start with. I'm sure this "rock 'n roll" was quite something in the mid-60s but the entertainment value is lacking now. Recognizable songs are Great Balls of Fire, Good Golly, Miss Molly, Hound Dog, and Long, Tall Sally.
Nice scream at 6:50 into Theme. Kind of cool how the 2 Religion songs are spoken word then the same to music. Album kind of has Sonic Youth Daydream Nation vibes but blends together a bit; not much variation going on. The Sex Pistols singer here has some growls. Fodderstompf is weird and quite bad aside for the bass line. Decent album start to middle, overall kind of monotonous.
Kind of a strange mix between rock/punk/chill/experimental. Vocals are pretty good and there are interesting guitar parts. Climbing and The Whistling Song are good songs.
River Man is very pretty with strings. All in all a pretty and chill album.
This album has some Arctic Monkeys vibes. The opening song Jacqueline is a good song. It also has Take Me Out which is a great song. The Dark Of The Matinee, Auf Achse, Darts Of Pleasure are also great songs. Overall quite good.
First song was horrible. I tried to stay open minded but the second song is horrible and annoying too. By this point my ears are suffering. 20 Dollar is a cheap knockoff of The Pixie's Where is My Mind. Really wish this list would give me that album instead. Paper Plans is a song I knew already and is okay I guess. But by now I'm questioning the integrity of these songs and lo and behold, it's a ripoff of The Clash's Straight To Hell. The only possibly good thing about this album is not original.
A lot of the drum beats and synth noises are too processed-sounding. Not too unsimilar from some 80s's MJ. Slow Love is a pretty good song with nice sax. If I Was Your Girlfriend was weird. I Could Take The Place of Your Man is a pleasant almost alt rock song that doesn't fit the rest of the album's vibe. The Cross is a quite good song, as is It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night which has a recognizable part at 3:50 and nice instrumentation. R&B/soul/funk/rock album. Started off slow but ended strong. Pretty good.
The first minute of the first song is good, but it's before Kanye kicks in. The song Power is decently okay. All of the Lights is good. Blame Game has quite the monologue. Not a great album but much better than I was expecting. The middle was slow but started and ended strong. This is on the verge of 4 stars but I can't.
The album opener Christine's Tune is a good song that I recognized and didn't expect to. Sin City is a good song too. Hot Burrito #1 is quite good. Overall an enjoyable old school country/rock album, not one I was really expecting with this band name.
Singalong Junk is a pleasant song. Maybe I'm Amazed is a good song too; this is a popular one I recognize and didn't know was McCartney. Pretty decent album, very Beatles-like and I was expected to be less than neutral about it.
Do It Again is a good song I'm familiar with. Only A Fool Would Say That is also good. Reelin' In The Years is a great song I'm familiar with. Fire In The Hole is good; kind of Elton John-like. Change Of The Guard is good and has one of the better guitar solos. Solid alt/rock album.
First song has me wondering what the heck I'm in for on this one. It sounds like an old school Ween. Song 2 is the same but with some cool instrumentation. Dave The Butcher sounds like carnival Primus. Johnsburg, Illinois is normal and pleasant. 16 Shells From A 30.6 sounds like it would be in Peaky Blinders. Gin Soaked Boy has some bluesy twangy ZZ Top guitar and even has the same vocal melody as La Grange 34 seconds in, and 108. Not surprised if it was inspired/stolen. Pretty weird overall. Leaning on 2 but have to go with 3 for diversity and keeping it interesting.
Pretty bland 80s techno/pop album aside from the title track.
The title track is dreadful content, vocal, and repetition-wise. Cover Me wasn't awful. Darlington County is. Working on the Highway was a pretty good song, reminding me of Lord Huron. I'm On Fire is good. I walked in expecting to hate this and was only half correct. 2 stars for the few decent songs.
Good Fortune, A Place Called Home, One Line are great songs. The Whores Hustle and The Hustlers Whore may be the best song on the album. This Mess We're In is also great. You Said Something too. This Is Love too. I was already somewhat a PJ Harvey fan but this album sealed it.
The opener Crucify is a pretty good song. Precious Things is neat. Happy Phantom is good too. Leather is pretty and has a nice piano solo. Mother is very good too. Me and a Gun is quite something. Better than I was expecting.
Dramatic soundtrack-like music about economy, struggle, and nationality sung by a mediocre German lady. This is a weird one. It might be okay paired with movie scenes but as a standalone is not enjoyable. Ballade von der belebenden Wirkung des Geldes is pretty at least. Und Endlich Stibt is also pretty good. This album was a bit over an hour of the same thing over and over, dragging. I couldn't wait for it to end.
Santa Cruz is a good song musically but the vocals are a bit off. Don't Steal Our Sun is an interesting mix of alt/rock with country influences. Deckchairs and Cigarettes is a good chill song. Old Friends, New Lovers has a great guitar solo. Say it Ain't So is a great country-inspired song. Pretty good album but the second half slowed down.
60s blues/country. Self-titled is some sleepytime depressing last call at the bar type of song. Turns out they all do. A Girl in the Night is pretty good and I think I've heard it before. Willie Nelson sings on this album too and is the better singer. Most all but one song are on the 2.5-3 min mark and sound about the same. 1 star for Ray Price, 2 stars for Willie Nelson and the violin players.
Prowler is a great opening track to the discography. Remember Tomorrow is pretty good alternating between soft and heavy. Running Free is kind of lame, sounds like a Kiss song. Phantom of the Opera is a very good song, with interesting rhythms, changes, and fast lines. Cool descending pentatonic part in the middle. Transylvania has some nice show-offy guitar with a harmony that reminds of later The Trooper. 118 albums in and this is the only somewhat hard rock/metal album so far.
Irritating bullshit. The entire album is the same song. That song wasn't good the first time even.
I was skeptical of a 1971 live album. The Gnome is pretty cool with some Steven Wilson and Primus vibes. The Sage is pretty cool too with some classical guitar. The synth lead songs named Promenade throughout are decent. The Curse of Baba Yaga is pretty cool in the second half. A bit strangely ends on a rendition of The Nutcracker although it was recorded in March. I'd be upset to go to a show and the band only played 38 minutes. Decent prog album, don't think it's worth revisiting.
Children of the Damned is good. 22 Acacia Avenue is also cool. The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed Be Thy Name are great classic songs. Gangland has a pretty harmonized guitar lead. Overall solid album without any real low points. It's also too similar to their first album though making me think they're cranking out the same album over and over.
Self-titled song was pretty good. Notes other than that, it's a pretty standard soul album with some jazz elements. It's not bad but every song sounds about the same and it drones on.
Paris 1919 is a pretty song but not very representative of the rest of the album. The album is alt/indie but doesn't really have anything notable other than the title track. It also didn't remind me of preconceived notions of what Paris in 1919 was like. Overall, meh.
The opener 2 + 2 = 5 is pretty good. Sail To the Moon as well. This album is sounding a lot like Muse. By song 5 I feel I've heard all that's on the album and am ready for it to end. The most streamed song There, There was just tedious. I will has a nice melody but poor/weird lyrics. Myxomatosis and Scatterbrain are good. A Wolf at the Door is a good closer. This album has some good songs but the middle droned on a bit too much.
Sounds a lot like Beck. Kind of a bluesy alt/rock. Garbage Man is a good song. Don't care much for the rap-like vocal sections. The middle of this album sucks. The end is garbage too. I take back my earlier comments aside from Garbage Man is good. This is bordering 1 star which I rarely hand out but I can't quite do it.
90s alt rock. We Are The Pigs is a good song. Heroine is good too. New Generation as well. The 2 of Us also. The Asphalt World is very good. There might have been a couple standard songs but this one gets the seldom 5.
Beastie Boys-like rap with "rock". We Have All the Time in the World and Methadonia are good songs because they're not very rap-like, the rest is unremarkable.
This is a good indie album. No notes on particular songs but I need to check this one out again.
Debut album with solid opener Runnin' with the Devil. Next up is Eruption, a classic. Third track is You Really Got Me, also a classic but only decent. Forth track is Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, an awesome song. The first half of this album is hit after hit. I'm the One is unremarkable. Jamie's Cryin' is another great classic. Van Halen liked to use a lot of 's in song names. Atomic Punk unremarkable; almost sounds like an Iron Maiden song. Feel Your Love Tonight and Little Dreamer are lame. Ice Cream Man is acoustic and doesn't mesh with the album at all. On Fire sucks. 4 stars for how good the classics are although the second half of the album is begging me to drop it to 3.
Shitty and boring old jukebox whiny "romance" music.
Kind of a jazzy/rocky album. Aja the song has a nice sax solo and bluesy section after. Deacon Blues is good. Home At Last is good too.
5/4 is a good song. Tomorrow Comes Today is cool too. Clint Eastwood is a classic. Sound Check (Gravity) is cool. Starshine is interesting. The album has some pretty good music but also some pretty boring or annoying with the same lyric repeated over and over filler like re-hash, slow country, m1 a1, etc. I hadn't heard this album before and wanted to like it but it but as a whole, didn't quite happen.
Call Me is very interesting, strong Sonic Youth and B-52s vibes. Green is good too. Definitely some B-52s inspiration, Vicky's Box has some dolphin vocals from B-52s much earlier song Rock Lobster. The second half of Rabbits Dying is interesting, upbeat with some cowbell. A good few songs have sudden tempo changes which keeps things interesting. A bit monotonous but good album.
Surprisingly similar to my last album, Throwing Muses self-titled. Female-led 80s alt rock/grunge. The vocals are interesting notes and rhythms. Tattooed Love Boys is a good song. Kid is good too. Pretty good album, it got a bit stale midway through.
These are the Bittersweet Symphony guys. The opening track A New Decade is very good. This Is Music is great too. On Your Own too. Self-titled song is cool. History is great with some strings. The album has lots of psychedelics sounds and droning. Pretty good overall.
The self-titled track is something I've heard before but didn't know it was Hole. It's basic rock but pretty good. 5 tracks in and the alt rock is pretty bland, repetitive, and forgettable. It's not bad, just nowhere near interesting. Northen Star is a decent ballad song with some subtle strings. Decent album for background music.
Mid-2000s indie/alt band. Two Weeks is a good song. Fine for Now is a pretty good song. Most of it sounds pretty generic for the time, like Fleet Foxes and some songs a mix of Arcade Fire, but not as good. Which is probably what they were going for minus the not as good part. In theory it should be great but it's just okay.
Long Black Limousine is a pretty good song. Lots going on here from soul to blues to jazzy to more crooner stuff. Harmonica, trumpet, a bit of everything. Pretty good album musically aside from Elvis vocals which I'm not a fan of. 3 leaning towards a 2.
Synchronicity I is a cool song. Walking In Your Footsteps is repetitive and sucks. O My God isn't good either. Mother is interesting in a manic way but still not very good. Synchronicity II is the only song I knew prior (aside from Every Breath You Take of course) and it's a great one. Good guitar riffs, good voals, good song structure. Every Breath You Take is a good one. Wrapped Around Your Finger is pretty good. Tea In The Sahara is meh. 4/10 good songs, the rest filler.
Music Makes You Lose Control has a pretty good bass guitar and and guitar line. Otherwise very repetitive and annoying song. (Hey You) What's That Sound is a crappy remixed Buffalo Springfield's For What It's Worth. The "best" thing on this album isn't original. Sometimes feat Nik Kershaw is a decent pop song, not just electronic junk. Damaged People isn't horrible. It has a few features that keep it from a 1 star but it's mostly garbage.
Band has Janis Joplin in it. I Need a Man to Love is a nice song; good vocals and guitar work, almost Hendrix-like. Piece of My Heart is good and I think I've heard it before. Oh, Sweet Mary has a cool drum beat and guitar. The screeching at the end of Ball and Chain isn't pleasant. Flower in the Sun is pretty good. Pleasant album to listen through but not sure if it's worth seeking out.
Blackened and ...And Justice for All have some pretty good riffs. One is an awesome classic. The Shortest Straw is stupid. The Frayed Ends of Sanity has some nice guitar work. To Live is To Die as well, with a kind of cool classic guitar section fade out and fade back in at the end. Dyers Eve is a good upbeat closer. Could use some better production for a 1988 album, it was a bit tinny sounding with little dynamic, Iron Maiden has albums 5 years prior that sound better. Overall pretty good, most songs were enjoyable but most of the album sounded about the same.
Hells Bells followed by Shoot to Thrill is a strong opening. The next 2 tracks are forgettable. Let Me Put My Love Into You is stupid lyric-wise but has some good guitar riffage. Back In Black is a classic, being followed up with another, You Shook Me All Night Long. Have a Drink On Me and Shake A Leg are pretty good, especially the latter's guitar. The closer Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution is okay. I didn't think I was big on AC/DC but this rock classic was enjoyable. A lot of the songs sounded pretty similar and were the same length, but it was cohesive and nothing really lacked. A 4 star is tempting but I'll go with 5.
Slow, depressive old-school country. This is a 28 minute long album but it's dragging on and on.
Armenia City in The Sky is strange but not bad. Heinz Baked Beans is downright stupid. Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand is pretty good. The end of it sounds sampled from Chanson Des Jumelles from The Young Girls of Rochefort which came out the same year. Most songs start and end with random radio songs or broadcasts. I Can See For Miles is a notably good song, maybe the only notable one on the album. Lots of silly songs; this album sounds a lot like some dudes just messing around. Relax is okay. Sunrise is pretty good. Few good songs and they kept it intersting, although some was lame.
Pretty good/decent classic soul/jazzy music. Medley: It's All Right/For Sentimental Reasons is good. Bring It Home to Me and Nothing Can Change This Love as well, with the latter having a great tenor sax solo. Good upbeat album.
80s light pop with pleasant lady singing. Very calming music, pretty as well. I Always Was Your Girl has a nice sax solo. The Night I Heard Caruso Sing has some nice vocal harmonies and sax solo as well. Apron Strings is nice. There were maybe 2-3 dud songs. I didn't think this would be my cup of tea, and it's still not really, but 4 stars for how good the music was and the album as a whole being cohesive.
Less Than Zero is a decent alt/rock that I recognize. Most of this album is pretty boring, slower paced alt/rock. I'm Not Angry is pretty good. I could see Weezer being influenced by this. Pretty meh album, decent study music.
Words is a good alt rock song. Somewhere between The Verve, Coldplay, and less experimental Steven Wilson. There Goes The Fear is good too. M62 Song sounds like nothing else on the album as of yet but is good. N.Y. is good too. Friday's Dust is a pretty song with some strings. Pounding is really good. Self-titled Last Broadcast is pretty too. Caught By The River is a good closer. Cohesive album, never got boring, good instrumentation and vocals.
Young Man Blues is a decent rock song albeit a bit sloppy live. Summertime Blues is pretty good. My Generation has some good guitar. The Magic Bus is pretty good too; very hippie. Much better than The Who Sells Out garbage. Not really my thing, two The Who albums in (within 5 albums of each other which sucks and is foreboding for the rest of the list) and I'm not sold yet.
Self-title 1984 track is a cool synth intro. Next Up is Jump, a great classic. Next up is Panama, another great classic. Top Jimmy and Drop Dead Legs were pretty good. Hot For Teacher is great, standout drums and guitar. Rest of the album is solid. Probably deserves a 4 but I'll go with 5 for how good the better songs are.
I hated the first Public Enemy album I received on this list, let's see how this one goes. Song 1: Lost At Birth. Same annoying droning sound. I'm pretty sure this might be the exact same album. 7 songs in and they all sound like this. Maybe it was better live, you had to be there at the time, or have to be able to resonate with the messages better. Bring the Noize baked by Anthrax was slightly manageable but still not great.
If You All Get To Heaven sounds like MJ over tribal music. If You Let Me Stay is pretty good. Dance Little Sister is too. Seven More Days is good. Rain is good. Sign Your Name is pretty standout. As Yet Untitled is good. In general, upbeat 80s soul/funk/alt. Didn't really think this would be my cup of tea and still not sure if it is, but most of the music was good.
Pleasant vocals and instrumentation but a lot of the lyrics seem nonsensical. Almost a spoken word kind of singing that flows rather than distinct sections. The self-titled song is quite good. Song for Sharon is good too. It sounds like Fleetwood Mac. It came out a year after the Rhiannon, maybe it was inspired (taken). Black Crow is good too.
Out on the Weekend is a pleasant song with some nice harmonica. Harvest is a chill folksy song with good steel guitar. A Man needs a Main is a pleasant piano and orchestra ballad. Unexpected after the first 2 songs but good. Heart of Gold is really good and one of the singles that's kind of recognizable. Are you ready for the country? sounds like an Elton John song. Old man is one of the hits but isn't very good. There's a world is good; a dramatic orchestral song. Alabama sucks, the song does too. Last two songs meh. Album is great musically but the vocals never changed very much at all and sounded kind of hollow/whiney.
Interesting synth-driven 1973 prog prog album. Almost like old school Steven Wilson. Never never land is a very good song. Some of it is just weird, like You need your head. Rock & Roll Pussy and You Don't have to camp around are good. Flamingo is trippy. Zen Archer is awesome, and has a nice sax solo kick in. Just another onionhead is a trip. Side 2 is still good but much less interesting. I Don't Want to Tie You Down is good.
Ultra Stimulation is too repetitive. Bass-driven reggae with an occasional nice guitar fill. It's Great When We're Together is better, with more of a soul vibe. Sunday Shining is great; much more rock-driven and nice guitar parts as well as upbeat. Ride On and Turn the People On isn't special and has the sound of rap/praise choir. Your Love Gets Sweeter is a good chill song.
One thing this album does have is a good bit of variation. Some songs dragged on, some were a bit interesting. All in all a single great song doesn't make an album.
5/5. 10/10. 28/28 even. No song is filler. Perfect back and forth between wafty, magical melancholy and nostaliga and angry rock. Listened to this one all through college and glad to revisit. I need to listen to it more often. Wish 1001 albums had more albums that didn't suck.
Silence has an unsettling vibe and some interesting guitar. Hunter also is creepy with nice female vocals. Good album so far, not what I was expecting when I read English electronic band. Nylon Smile is good too. The Rip is good vocally and guitar, and some cool synth halfway through. Might be best song on the album (after full listen note - it is). Plastic is good. Machine Gun has cool synth towards the end; almost a Terminator-theme style going on. Small has a chill intro and then breaks into a nice beat with synth. Magic Doors is quite good with a weird distorted sax (or trumpet?) break in the middle. Overall great album but the second half lost some steam.
Nigerian jazz? This has potential. Wonder Wonder is very upbeat and good although too repetitive. Survival has a nice trumpet and sax melody. Frustrations is okay but pretty much the same as Wonder Wonder; nice sax outro though. Nawa has a nice rock groove. It also has the chants over or between the vocals like Wonder Wonder and Frustrations, which is getting frustrating by this point. Cool in the first song, but gets annoying. Onto Stubbor Problems and it sounds the same. Album is also a bit (lot) too preachy. Started pretty high quality but I lost interest fast. It was all the same. Wouldn't mind listening to a track or two again but the album as a whole, no.
