There are definitely some stand outs here, and honestly this album is consistently good. However I think this album is a little to tied to the trends of the early 2000s compared to their other works. I always enjoy Bono's' singing, even if his writing can be a little (or a lot) self righteous. As a final note, Beautiful Day is a great song. I have only ever heard it in stadiums and on the radio in the background. I was surprised at how good it was when I listened to it on decent pair of headphones at home.

Definitively 70s American. Bluesy as all hell. Southern vibes. Good golly miss molly

Jazzy. Wah wah. Jam sesh vibes. Some guy killing it on a funky organ. Saxophone guy is also killing it. Not really my vibe but its not bad.

Very fun Brazilian rhythms. Very dance-able, samba-ish. Very cool traditional Brazilian instruments here.

More interesting rhythms than I remember. Surprisingly, can have some more experimental elements than most pop from the time. Pop, folk, and definitely African influenced. Lyrics are often quite funny, and bordering on spoken word at times. Favorite tracks: Graceland, Diamonds on the souls of her shoes, You can call me Al

Fun lyrics and wordplay over jazzy New York beats. Psychedelic and funky. Their style definitely feels underdeveloped, especially compared to the next two albums they would release. Not my favorite tribe album, but still good.

Pretty good folk. Raspy soft voice. Acoustic. Buzzy guitar. Not bad. Worth listening to twice.

Pretty grungy Brit rock. Some of the songs sound like something Cake would do. I feel like there are bands before, and after pulp that do this sound better. I find the writing to be underwhelming.

Glitchy and artsy with a significant steel guitar presence. E-pro, Emergency Exit, and Hell Yes are significant highlights. Becks vocal style seems to be partially influenced by Kurt Cobain. This album seems to get progressively better with every re-listen.

God tier drums. Atmospheric, with interesting samples. Really makes you wonder what makes hip hop "hip hop". Twin peaks sample right at the end. This album is an absolute treat listen after re-listen.

Surprisingly good actually. Twangy, Mick Jagger style. A kind of country/ folksy Rolling Stones album.

Lo-fi and grungy. Some songs are more surf rock than others. Gigantic and Where is my mind are big highlights.

Very folksy, western sounds and themes. The singer-songwriter angle here is definitely not my cup o' tea.

Old school vibes. Kinda cheesy. Dont love it.

Better than I remember. Talking heads are always an equal split for me between David Byrn's interesting singing style and out-there lyrics, and the bands awesome instrumentals. The Big Country is a HUGE highlight on this album.

Perpetual change is good. Otherwise its not really my style.

R and B. Some songs felt like they had a Frank Ocean influence. Not really any stand out tracks to me.

Awesome collection of 90s DNB. Spacey af.

Very lofi and grungy. Im not really a fan.

I can see some appeal overlap with David Bowie from an instrumental perspective. Cyndis singing style sometimes reminds me of Tom Petty. This album is alot of fun, time after time.

Decent jazz. Really nothing outstanding in my book. Maybe I've just been spoiled with extremely good jazz in the past. Interesting thing about this album is that it has a strong African vibe at times.

Awesome contemporary french new wave . I enjoyed this quite a bit. The second half is all English versions of the first half. Last song (The stranger) has Shifting Sand Land energy.

The intro didnt sell this album for me, however the music really starts to get fun, and the cliché 70s vibes really start to grow on you. Very long winded in the second half.

The intro didnt sell this album for me, however the music really starts to get fun, and the cliché 70s vibes really start to grow on you. Very long winded in the second half.

Bluesy and old timey. Not bad, but definitely not a first pick for me.

Classic blues rock album. Its great what can I say.

There are definitely some stand outs here, and honestly this album is consistently good. However I think this album is a little to tied to the trends of the early 2000s compared to their other works. I always enjoy Bono's' singing, even if his writing can be a little (or a lot) self righteous. As a final note, Beautiful Day is a great song. I have only ever heard it in stadiums and on the radio in the background. I was surprised at how good it was when I listened to it on decent pair of headphones at home.

Not bad for an oldies album. I liked this a little better than some other pop albums from this time-frame.

Pretty ok. It sounds alot like if the beatles never moved on from 'Please please me'

It was ok. Didnt love it too much. It was a kind of interesting style of sample heavy electronica.

This is blues music at its finest.

Iggy pop has a strange way of singing. Not sure that I like this.

Weird German Language rock. Not as good as Faust, which appeared earlier on this list.

Super weird and spacey. I enjoyed this one quite a bit.

Pretty good pop/alt. The highlights are awesome, and the lowlights arent too bad.

Grungy. I have been meaning to check out soundgarden for a while now. Not bad, but they can be slow and dark at times.

Black Sabbath is definitely one of the grandfathers of hard rock, and this album is a pioneering work of that genre. Many stand out hits.

Not bad. In some ways this reminds me of a Fiona Apple album. A bit long imo

Indie vibes with that familiar Swift style. I was hoping TayTay was gonna step out of her comfort zone with this one and make something interesting. Alas I am disappointed again.

Steely Dan is definitely a band with a signiture sound, just not a sound that I am a huge fan of.

Bluesy and rock and roll for sure.

Much too experimental, even for me.

Really good. My first real exposure to Björk. Björk is really obviously the star of this band.

Its ok. Feels like the guess who sometimes

Decent Santana. Latin music with some familiar hits

Very good. Some of Depeche Modes best work is on this album.

Pretty good. Spacey and old school electronic.

Great Dire straights album. Several really good songs on here.

Enjoyable. I forgot about the song Seconds, which is a highlight. Some rather boring songs on here also.

Soulful as expected. Pretty good, although this is something I have to be in the mood for.

Its the fucking Beatles White Album. If it were 45 mins shorter, it would be the best Beatles album far.

Smooth and soulful. Not really my style.

Pretty good. Definitely more grungy than what is typical from Neil Young.

70s hard rock. Not really my thing

Some fun tracks, but ultimately you gotta really be in the mood for this type of 2000s hip hop

Awesome record. A great recommendation if you're into prod rock. Cant choose a best track because they are all important to telling the story of the Crimson King.

Paint it black and Under my thumb are good songs, but the rest of this album is quite dull.

Bland brit rock. Not interested.

Some good hits. A little corny nowadays since rap has really come a long way since '86

I just cant seem to get into Elliot Smith

Very good prince album. A good time all around. This one has really grown on me.

Great album. All the songs on here are awesome. That being said I cant give it a 5 because there are definitely some lower points on here that I dont necessarily look forward to on re listens.

Nah im not a CeeLo fan apparently

This album has grown on me. Definitely my favorite from Steely Dan so far.

I can see how this album continues to influence hip hop music even to this day. However, its really not my kind of hip hop.

Its ok. I respect that this was a pioneering piece of music for punk, but the genre has never really appealed to me in its raw form like this.

Good album. Talking heads are usually a hit for me.

Pretty good, especially if your already familiar with CSN. Surprising amount of range here also. Folk rock is not usually my go to though.

Good and funky. More enjoyable than I was expecting.

One of the best hip hop albums of the 21st century. Essential hip hop.

Lots of Led Zeppelin sounding stuff in here. Also I can hear the Beatles. That being said Im not a fan of this rock opera style.

Not bad, but I struggle to get into Bowie.

Really good actually. Reggae is not one of my more explored genres, but this was nice.

Much like the last pulp album, This is hardcore, I really cant stand this brand of brit pop.

Pretty good first exposure to Nick Cave. I will likely come back to this. Some highlights are Hiding All Away, Nature Boy, and Supernaturally.

Not bad. Enjoyable in the first half.

70s glam rock. Im not really into it. I can see some Bowie influence, but still no.

Really good hip hop album. Im definitely coming back to this. Favs: How many mics, Zealots, The Beast, and Cowboys.

Not bad. Pretty distinctly REM. Some good hits on here.

Not bad. Pretty distinctly REM. Some good hits on here.

An absolute must listen in the hip hop canon. Kanye at his most maximal. A star studded list of collaborators makes this an incredibly massive record. Super refined, and and a great listen.

Decent old school album. I think I would have probably rated it lower if I didn't already have an appreciation of old school hip hop. A couple standouts, not because they are better than the rest, but because they are very different than the rest of the tracks: Midnight. This one has an oddly 'ahead of its time' beat. Body Count. A metal track lol

Amazing piece of music. So many great songs on here. Crazy how much influence this band had on rock going forward into the 90s.

Blues rock sounds that you've come to expect from The White Stripes. Not my favourite, but still not bad. I can see this being hard to listen to, if you don't already like Jack White or The White Stripes.

I dont love this. I am a big fan of new wave, but this isnt really anything special.

Not really my thing. Not as Disco-y as other ABBA projects, but still.

Not bad post punk. Nothing amazing though.

Its ok. Im not a fan of Leonard Cohen or this style of singer songwriter music.

S tier album. Nothing bad to say. No skips.

Nope. Not a goth fan. This kind of sound was better improved upon by bands like Joy Division and The Smiths.

This band sounds like if Billy Joel was obnoxiously British.

This singer reminds me of Wilco, or Elliot Smith, but the band is pop punk. Not bad. Some enjoyable stuff here.

Not terrible but really a disappointment coming from just having listened to Guero. Devils haircut and Where its at were highlights but you can kinda tell he was going for a couple more radio friendly singles with those.

Finally I get around to listening to Arcade Fire. I like this style of indie rock or whatever you call it. However every song always feels like its missing something. Like they are 90% of the way to having a great song. The suburbs is my fav track, but I knew about that song before this album.

This album is 100x better if you are already familiar with The Fugees. Lauren Hills style is way more refined here. This album will really hit if your a fan of Common, instrumentally, and conscious rap wise. I also love the concept of this record. The skits really make it a full album experience. I have to remove a point though because I do think its a bit too long. This would have been great at 45-50 mins

So far this is awesome. Abstract instrumentals tickle my brain. The second half of this album is pretty obnoxious. The vocal melodies are very reminiscent of the annoying technical flexing of singers like Jacob Collier. No hate to Jacob, but I find that style to be humble brag-esqe.

Wow im surprised how much I am enjoying this. This is a solid old school country album.

Easily the best Tribe album. After my 20th re-listen, I am still finding tracks that I forgot I loved. A Tribe Called Best

Pretty solid. First half is better than the second half. Some classic folk rock on this record.