1001 Albums Summary

S&G just make me think of my parents' generation, and the stripped down cleaned up style of sing songy music of the day.

Nothing wrong with this. Just comfortable easy background music.

Ethereal, kind of trippy and quiet, all in a Pink Floyd'ish kind of way. Not bad. Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

Gritty, bluesy rock. Morrison's vocals alternate between haunting, to preaching, to aggressive and hostile. Teetering on the 4/5 line for me.

This has got a cool, groovy upbeat reggae type sound mixed into more African drumbeats. I really like it and would probably like it more if I could understand the words.

This was the Smiths at their best, mixing Morrissey's sarcasm and dark romanticism with Johnny Marr's cleanest sounds.

Weak sauce.

Contains some monster pop hits of the decade, but only half the album holds up for me. The other half is comprised of slow - even a little sappy - R&B styled songs that just aren't my speed.

I found The Cure in HS during Head on the Door and tracked them from there through college and beyond. But I never really dove back into their earlier stuff until I saw them in concert, and have continued to like it more and more to this day.

Haven't heard Yes in years. Used to really enjoy them. They've got a unique 70s sound and style that faded away from my listening preferences for a long while, but that I'm re-finding lately.

Not my style.

Less of my style.

5 star wiki; 2 star album.

It slaps!

Reminds me of that time I was sitting in a social club in Buena Vista.

That's some rough, abrasive and choppy sax.

Almost a 3.

😖

Full of classics, but it's a long album with a lot of filler. There's a 5 star tucked in there with the 8-10 best.

So the frontman of the Jam and the keyboardist from Dexy's Midnight Runners came together for this and produced something that sounds like Simply Red meets Spandau Ballet. Go figure! I like it though.

Quintessential 80s Indie Sound.

C'est non pour moi, mon chien.

Steve would be disappointed.

High 3. Solid.

You missed.

This is probably as good as electric blues gets for me. But it's also basically a live, greatest hits type album, so unfair to compare straight up to a regular album. -1

Why??

The horn is just a little too abrasive and choppy for my taste. Okay in small doses but not over a whole album.

Easy listening, good jazz - great for a cocktail party. But, it's another live performance of collected songs, not a straight album. -1

Tough way to start a Sunday morning.

Solid. High 3+.

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride on drugs!

Not bad. Bluesy rock. Classic Dylan, when you could understand him.

Not a fan, at all.

Very high 3+

Inconsistent. I liked some tracks but found others really lame. The style varied from light pop rock to experimental. Not awful. High 2

Not their best effort but always liked Echo.

High 4.

Not intolerable. But certainly uninspiring.

So many styles and influences, no three songs sounded like the same genre. Liked enough more than I disliked to get the nudge over the 2/3 line.

Every day I open this up to a band I’ve never heard before, I excitedly hope that this is going to be the discovery of a band that I’m going to love and start listening to often. And today, like every other day before it that I’ve felt the same, is not that day.

It’s got a great beat, and it’s easy to dance to! 🕺

Nothing particularly noteworthy or memorable after the final beat.

Generally pretty good. Not overwhelmingly so, but better than a lot of his weird stuff.

Great songs. Would’ve enjoyed them in a studio format better. Felt the live recording was disjointed and distracting.

Almost a 3. So close. Enjoyed, but probably wouldn’t go to it again voluntarily.

Started off promising, descended quickly into Rocky Horror Picture Show B sides, never redeemed itself.

Interesting and unique sound. Cool alternative vibe. I like it.

This is a band I've never really listend to for some reason. And I think I missed out. I like their sound. Easy to listen to. Lead vocals often remind me of Bowie.

A New Age Space Oddity

No doubt the least royalties Warren Zevon ever realized from a sample of Werewolves of London.

Spector killed it with this one.

Solid effort by the Smiths during their heyday. Starts strong, wanes a bit on the backstretch.

Groovy!

Weak slow 70s disco time-stamped piece. Barely a 2 simply because it's not totally offensive.

This is good jazz. If I had a house in the Hamptons I'd probably play this while serving wine to my friends attired in white sitting outside under the stars, and I might give it a 5. But since I live in Coastal Carolina, barely wear shoes, listen to jam bands while sitting in the hot summer sun drinking a beer, this gets a high 3 from me, even though it might deserve a 4 even on my scale..

Generic mid-60s accoustic singer songwriter stuff.

Irie!

Ground-breaking. Accessible. Iconic. Zzzzzzzzzzz. Great bathroom or elevator music.

Finally. A new-to-me artist I really enjoyed. Opened up with an iconic piece I had no idea he did. Stayed strong all the way through.

Another knew-to-me find from this project. Knew of the band but not the music. Really fun groove.

Quirky and fun, with a punk dance beat that has survived as totally enjoyable for generations.

Strong 4+ 💪 🔨

Prickly.

I’d rather wax my arse and balls than listen to this shite again.

5 star cover art. 3 star music.

Ooof, female pop slooooooooooowww country. No thank you.

Wu-Tang is not for me.

The music was overwhelmed by the noise pollution. At least twice I was well into a song before realizing someone somewhere was actually adding vocals.

Not a metal fan, so surprised to have enjoyed this as much as I did. Respectable debut.

He's not the one who powered CSN&Y. But he didn't drag them down either.

High 3.

Just so much nonsense chatter. The music was not awful, just obscured by the noise.

Smooooth.

Another new-to-me find artist. Very easy and enjoyable.

I am not that generation.

I think these guys are from California.

I wanted more from this. The vocals are either almost non-existent, distant and/or hard to follow on, and they don’t often complement the music, or vice versa. Felt like I spent most of every song waiting for them to crank up and they just never did turn over.

Not my style, but you can’t dispute the popularity and prominence of much of this collection during the 70s and beyond.

Genius. Rock and roll theater at its best.

I was excited to see this pop up. I've never given it a true listen from start to finish. Gave it a couple good runs but, overall, I expected more and didn't get it.

Not bad, not bad. Upbeat and fun.

This was a surprise visit from an old friend from college I’d forgotten about.

This makes me think of the opening soundtrack to every beach blanket bingo style movie shot in a monochromatic sepia tone, with the band of carefree hippies driving along the PCH in their VW van and bouncing around the beach in the summer sun, playing guitar, throwing the frisbee and smoking weed, just days before the women are brutally slayed by an unknown serial killer who loves to leave calling cards with symbols or word play that the cops can’t figure out. I dig it. Groovy, man.

Disjointed and choppy. Not good.

This CD, among others, spent as much time in the changer as it did in its case.

High 4. Solid.

I somehow missed these guys during their heyday. Not bad.

Not my thing, but not entirely awful. Almost made it to a three.

Early U2 rocked, and then there's a lot of 90s and 2000s U2 that didn't do it for me. But this album and tour brought them back for me. And I still love it.

First time really listening to his music. Not my typical style but very enjoyable. Great stuff.

This smooth disco stuff is just not my bag.

Funk yeah! Groovalicious. 3+

Really made the young girls scream!

Couple hits but otherwise just okay.

Needs more cowbell.

High 3. Good, smooth jazz. Easy listening.

Love the band, and a few songs off the album. But not their best.

A few notables, but mostly just okay plus a few that fell flat for me.

No idea who this guy is, but I was really close to really liking this album. I like his voice and the overall vibe. Cool beats throughout. Overall it's a just miss for me, with some songs being a bit too odd or tiresome in their repetitious chorus. I'd give his other works a try though.

It pains me to do this. Bowie is one of my favorite artists ever, but I’m just not feeling his later-in-life works. I wish this album wasn’t on the list.

Middle of the road Neil. Not his best, not his worst.

Just goes to show you that a great musician can even make the dumbest country, western and folks songs sound passably cool. Totally unnecessary though.

Has me feelin’ groovy.

Nothing special, nothing offensive. Maybe a bit mundane but doesn hurt my ears. It's a cut above generic female pop, so there's that at least.

Just okay. I thought I would like it more. Low 3.

😣

(Hay-ell Yay-ahhhhh)!

I debated long and hard on whether this was a 4 or 5. I’ve never considered Green Day one of my favorite bands, but I listened to this album all the way through three full times and loved it. It’s got bangers, and it’s got fantastic songs I don’t know if I’ve ever heard before that maintain the same energy and vibe throughout. There’s not a down song amongst the bunch. I had previously considered my five stars to be reserved for the crème de la crème, but I think this absolutely rocks from start to finish and can’t find a reason not to give it the full score.

Always loved this album, but it’s a crazy mix of hard hitting bangers and love song anthems that changes the tempo too drastically and doesn’t maintain the energy or vibe to get a 5.

An undeniably iconic voice that is competing for attention within an over-produced and overly commercial typical 80s pop-rock explosion of sound that will forever be a period piece.

Great talent, no question. And some classics. Overall, a real period piece, and too slow and melodic for me to be too crazy about it.

🙅‍♂️

Just dumb. Toss this whole genre on the funeral pyre already.

I hate the fucking people who hate the fucking Eagles, man.

I like this version of Neil. Not exceptional, but good stuff.

I liked this band - how could you not? And Ready or Not and Killing Me Softly are undeniable bangers. Unfortunately, everything else sounds the same, so hard to get overly excited about it overall.

Just not my style.

Knock knock . . . this rocks.

Needs more cowbell.

I’d have given it another star if it was half as long.

It's an orchestral stew of Coldplay, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Dave Mathews, and Peter Gabriel that hasn't had time to simmer to its own unique blend. So some bites you get more taste of one or the other of the ingredients.

Tainted Love put this album on its back and carried it to the two yard, I mean two star, line.

Solid 70s classic American rock. Just a little bit too much of the deep south country twang for me to cross the 4* line.

He's an angry elf.

Great voice. Just not my thing. Every song sounds the same.

Why?

This should be the final album of the project.

Nothing special, nothing offensive. Maybe a bit mundane but doesn’t hurt my ears.

Loved this album when it came out, and it still holds up for me today. Strong indie rock from start to finish. No dips. Another surprise 5 for me.

I like the vibe of this one. Good beat, good rhymes, some decent music mixed in, particularly with the collab pieces.

Unique and cool voice and sound. Great overall feel to the album.

Oddly, the album is not presented in order of the performance.

Really expanding the range of "Alternative" here. It's not even close to "Alternative" in a cool, Indie sense of the word you'd expect for 2024. It's bad, slow, baroque-style singer-songwriter type stuff that could only have been appreciated 50 years ago. And some songs on here are just dumb. Flirting with a 1*.

Never heard this album before but really enjoyed it. 3.95 So close.

Welcome to the Jungle to open tells you all you need to know about what's to follow. Axl Rose was a muthafuckin' vibe.

Another why? for me. Not offensive, certainly calming and mellow, but why include it? I’d never listen to it again for any reason.

Tempted to drop this to a 3 due to the clutter from a half dozen or more songs that distract from the overall work. But there’s enough winners to hold the line.

Pretty typical '80s alt rock sound. Plenty enjoyable, but nothing particularly distinct or memorable to write home about.

Top of the line for its genre. Great piece of work.

Didn’t hate it but got tired of it. Every song sounds the same.

😱

Don't recall knowing this artist or album, but the songs certainly rang some bells. Generally pretty enjoyable. A few steps up from classic singer/songwriter junk of the era, but I wouldn't quite call this "rock."

The OG of Not Giving a Fuck.

Well timed Easter egg! New to me band. I really enjoyed this one.

Not offensive, not remarkable.

Top of his class.

Just not my style. I find it choppy and abrasive.

Nope. That hour felt like three.

Tiresome cacophony of samples, scratching, crackling and 1970s disco-style sounds.

Super weak sauce. Flirting with 1* badness.

Probably okay R&B/Soul. Just not my thing. But easy listening, not offensive.

Not a big fan of this era of his solo stuff. It's not bad, just nothing to write home about. Very low 3 for me.

Solid.

Rooster, great. One or two others okay. The rest, just noise pollution for me.

Okay, so these are cool re-renderings of old Soul songs by the great Otis Redding. But, it's still like a cross-genre greatest hits type compilation so not scorable on the same level as a regular album.

I want to like this more than I do.

Not superimpressed.

Great debut album.

Classic.

Kicks hard, right out of the gate!

Classic Stones bluesy rock! High 4+ and maybe a 5.

Weak sauce.

Not my thing.

Solid debut. Opens with 5 star energy but sheds some star weight as it goes.

Didn't love it. Didn't hate it. Few notable songs among many that don't stand out from one another.

Fun.

I want to like it, and then halfway through every song I am ready for the next one.

If you deny the greatness of this album, you’re probably the kind of person who adds an inch when giving your height.

Aptly named. They must’ve seen the judges’ score cards. With different vocals and lyrics the music would have a chance.

Too funky for me.

Classic Dylan. If it weren’t for his voice and the harmonica I’d like it more.

R.E.M. wrote most of the soundtrack to my college life, and this album was right in the middle of it all.

It’s not the worst album on the list. But it didn’t need to be on the list.

Interesting and oddly enjoyable. Had no idea the Kinks had this in their bag.

Maybe generous, but I was in a good mood and listening with my gf who was having fun with it.

Meh.

Was a bigger fan of Debbie Harry and her 70s rocker sex appeal than of Blondie and their music. Their style and sound are too dated for me to enjoy today. High 2.

4th of July fireworks show soundtrack. ‘Merica!

Not for me.

Not bad. Not great. Meh.

Phenomenal debut album. Every one of the haters listened to it and loved it just like everybody else when it came out.

Great album, one hit after another. What else is there to say?

Would've been a great Woodstock filler band.

I want to like this more than I do. But he’s a legend for doing what he did when he did it. Some rando named Frank Brown could cut the same album today and I’d give it a 2.

I listened to it twice through, and forgot it was on after about the second or third song. So I have no lasting impression of this. It didn’t make me want to turn it off, but clearly it didn’t get to a three star rating.

Just another ho-hum country album indistinguishable to me from so many others.

Twangy.

Falls somewhere between I really enjoyed this and I really didn’t care for it and I can’t tell which.

The only time while listening that I thought, wait, maybe this isn’t all mindless nonsense, turned out to be during the first song from another band that Apple chose for me after this album had finished.

It’s got a great beat, and you can smash your head against the wall to it!

Okay. Didn’t hurt my ears.

Strange album, wanders between jazz, rock, psychedelic etc. Instrumental pieces are distracting. Couple surprise (to me) 70s classics show up late that almost pulled this up a star. High 2.

Having seen them live recently, I know they're better than this album projects. Big fun sound; big fun stage presence. That being said, this album is not all that.The couple big hits kept it from being a 2*.

I wanted to love this one when I started it. It's Queen. And Freddie. And Bohemian Rhapsody with all its lore. But after one listen I felt dejected. It wasn't a 5. It wasn't even a 4. The non-hits were dragging it down for me. Gave it two more full listens, and even a few individual songs a 4th pass. No matter how much I want it to be a 4, I can't get it over the line. High 3+.

Not my style. All the songs sound the same.

New to me band. Liked quite a lot. High 3+.

More fun when you were 10 and they were doing stupid shit on a silly tv show than when you’re 55 and listening to complete albums.

To quote the first 5 star review I came to here: “Kate Bush isn’t really a songwriter. She’s an author of strange, literary fiction. Wisps of magic (the magic of nature, especially), bizarre imagery and metaphor entwine with the usual anxieties: love; motherhood; death; making deals with God. It just so happens that rather than write her baroque, gothic literature in text, she writes it in sound. These are not songs…” Exactly. That, and the fact that her music causes people to write like that about it, is why it’s awful.

Big unique sound, a few notable songs, the rest just blends together.

Weak sauce. 2

Not awful. But nothing special. Just another UK club band taking up space on this project.

Classic and clean. The Sierra Nevada Pale Ale of music.

Not awful, just wholly unnecessary.

Just okay. But not turn-it-off awful.

Surprisingly not offensive.

Not what I was expecting at all. And not that enjoyable at all. Too much twang.

Viking music. Bjork in disguise.

Just good ole southern rock.

Fantastic debut album. Extra 1/2 star for that alone. Well aware of the band before but didn’t know how much I like their music until now.

If you were listening to music in the 70s, wore bell bottoms and big spread collars, pulled your striped tube socks up to your knees, and liked Soul Train, you probably liked Disco, R&B and Soul. I was listening to music in the 70s, wore bell bottoms and big spread collars, pulled my striped tube socks up to my knees, liked Soul Train, and liked Disco, R&B and Soul. I do not do any of those things now.

Most rap's not my thing (there are some notable exceptions - Snoop, Run DMC, Fat Boys, Beastie Boys, et al.). I was on the fence b/w 1 and 2 the whole time - was this just crap or was there something redeeming about it musically? I had literally JUST decided it made it across the threshold to a 2 as the last song ended. And then the bullshit rant at the end to close the album. What a fucking loser. Fuck Ice T. And Fuck his homies who have been locked up for good reason the whole time he's been alive. Keep your politics out of your music - you and every other idiot musician who thinks just because you have a microphone means you have a platform. Stay in your lane.

I really wanted to like this album more than I did. I even tried it three times. And I found myself forgetting it was on midway through all three times. The vocals are clean. The sound is great. It just doesn’t hold my attention. Outside of three winners, the rest of the songs are easily forgettable.

Had no idea I liked Radiohead as much as I do. Great album. Im hooked.

Occasionally interesting but not consistently so. Definitely can hear how snippets are better suited for soundtrack fodder than full on sustained listening as a collective album.

Spoken word sung to music. Tolerable but not enjoyable.

Another surprise for me. It is clear that some good music flew under my radar during those transitional years through law school, marriage, new jobs and two moves in the 90s and has eluded me since. Until now.

Classic.

Great voice. Clean. High 3.

It’s edgy and not my style, but I didn’t hate it. And you can’t deny the impact it made at the time.

Definitely James Bond credit worthy material. But it didn’t hold up through the whole album. It faded into simple background music halfway through. High 2+.

Never heard of this band but loved them. Great retro, rockabilly sound with some ska influence. Clean vocals and lyrics. Totally fun all the way through.

Reminds me of the time I got stuck in the back of a bar in Dresden in my wheelchair waiting on the accessible loo while a couple drunk lads were banging away on a horrid young lass while this shit raged on in the bar. Don’t think they even realized she was a tranny, the drunk buggers.

Loved this album when it came out and still holds up today.

Love Live Dead.

Core formative music memories here.

Too much abrasive brass Afro-Beat and not enough music for my taste. Maybe toss in a lyric here and there.

Genuinely surprised to see how well this album did in its day. Every song sounded the same. And was as boring as the one before it. And the one after it. Wasted Hours really spoke to me. Given I just wasted one.

Wu-Tang is not for me. knowwhatimsayin?

Strange. Dark. Not atrocious but not great. Saved from a 1star by the contrasting music and haunting vocals.

Good solid classic jazz.

Kicks off with 5-star energy that fades to 3+ by the turn. Half point boost for it being a solid debut album gets it back to 4 overall.

Like early Dylan but enjoyable. Extra half star for no harmonica.

I really enjoyed this album, more than I thought I would. And more than some of his other work from the late 80s.

Couple solid winners in Badlands and Prove It All Night, with a lot of solid 3 star energy in between.

Ho hum. Not offensive, but not impressive or memorable in any way.

Mixed bag. 4 winners, 2 more strong, 5 mediocre songs filled in. That it was a big album for its day makes me want to give it a 4, and I would have if there were 2-3 fewer of the fillers which just dilute its overall strength too much.

Super weak sauce.

Not awful, just not my style.

Just okay. I wouldn’t go see her in concert based on this album alone. Odd choice of all her albums.

Have always loved The Doors and their unique carnival-like sound combined with Morrison’s vocals.

Her incredible voice and swagger, blended with such cool retro sounds of soul, jazz and blues, made this a truly one-of-a-kind album.

Just okay overall, after the opening hits. Really on the fence for me b/w 2 and 3 stars.

I really liked this a lot more than I thought I would. It has a very cool, soulful jazz vibe. It's a surprisingly high 3 for me.

Just kind of monotonous and boring. Not offensive, just not exciting.

Yeah, yea . . . no.

Some music is so bad it’s offensive, and you just want it to stop. Some music is just so boring that you don’t want to listen to any more of it. This one is much more of the latter, with a touch of the former.

Never knew I liked Radiohead as much as I do. Best win from this project for sure.

This is a pretty fun first time listen. Unique blend of 60s-centric psychedelic surf rock with a garage band feel. You can hear some similarities with Zappa, the Animals and maybe even some Doors. Some songs are a little tiresome but overall I enjoyed this one.

Nothing special. Nothing unlistenable. Just another ho hum average album of decent music that didn’t need to be here.

Solid debut. Great alternative 60s rock sound to what we were churning out in the States at that time.

Easily my most anticipated album in the project. Ziggy Stardust is a timeless masterpiece, blending rock and storytelling into a cosmic journey that redefined music and inspired generations. An absolute pinnacle of artistic genius.

It had its moments, and I almost thought I was going to like it, but those moments quickly disappeared into the abyss.

One of the best overall live albums ever, specifically because of the inclusion of the entire prison environment throughout and Johnny's interaction and performance within every aspect of it. Not giving a fuck, singing to prisoners about murder, cocaine and mayhem, throwing the middle finger to the label by mocking the profanity restrictions, and interrupting his own songs just to engage with the audience in spite of the recording, Johnny Cash is a bad ass. And despite it being basically a greatest hits album, it's still one of my all time favorite live albums, so I'll give it a pass.

The album is only half as good as the mustache review.

I wanted to be rid of this just a few songs in.

Classic.

More like "Purgatory or Des Moines." So much meh.

Really not impressed, but given the magnitude of the album at the time, I feel bad giving it a 2.

Solid, high 3+ - not that those “nonces” who think shoegaze and britpop bands merit any presence on this list would know.

Shocking that the band was already done before this album dropped.

I'm a sucker for early 70s Bowie. The music, the lyrics, the tempo, the themes and the persona constantly change throughout, but the chaos of it all works together as a musical masterclass in edgy glamrock diversity.

I really wasn't familiar with this specific album by name, but damn it's full of their hits. I always knew in HS that the British Invasion bands were my favorites, but I'm seeing now decades later that I just really like them a lot. I find myself feeling 5 star vibes from every album by these guys.

Just one and done for Mylo? Produced his magnum opus right out of the gate and called it a day? Shocking. No doubt being featured on this list has generated more revenue for old Mylo than anything he ever did on his own.

Two albums in one; the album opens strong with classic 70s Bowie diverse rock, but takes a turn at the half, progressing onward like a soundtrack through some dark spiritual journey or awakening, dragging a 4 down to a 3 for me.

Enjoyed this quite a lot.

Not bad. Couple notable hits.

Love this Bowie era. The more I listen to this album, the more I like it.

I think this is probably a great album. But it's hard to sustain that feeling over 2 hours. And as one reviewer said, I don't have the time to sit through it a full second time to decide. It's at least a very strong 3+ so we'll go with that.

New to Radiohead, and am a fan. This album is great for a relaxing evening in a dimly lit room with the windows open and a cool breeze rolling through, reclined in your favorite leather chair, a glass of bourbon in hand. It's a high 3 for me. Just need a little more bang for my buck to get to a 4.

Adding to my "Heading Out to Fuck Some Shit Up" Playlist now.

Just not my thing.

Couple notable hits among an easy listening album.

I'm new to Radiohead and am digging their stuff, but this one not so much as others. Barely a 3 for me (and that might be generous still).

2 hours too long. Lacks focus and interest. But, on the upside, it does finally end.

The OG of Soul! Even this 4+star review seems dis-R-E-S-P-E-C-T-ful!

This is one of the more surprisingly fun international albums on the list. It's funky. And groovy. And trippy. And it grows on you the more you listen to it. So many influences from the 60s all blended together with some very unique production sounds. I just wish I knew the language so I could croon along in Portuguese!

Couple enjoyable songs here and there. Otherwise weak sauce.

Shockingly, I didn't hate this. It's not my thing, and I can't imagine any time that I'd just pop this on to enjoy while doing whatever. But it had its moments and kept me interested from start to finish.

How do you not get excited for what’s to come, when the band is introduced and you’re on the edge of your seat waiting for Billy Shears to open the show by telling you he gets high with a little help from his friends, knowing that Lucy is on her way next to take you away with kaleidoscope eyes?! Iconic!!

Uniquely 80s sound, somewhat dated now. Easy enough to listen to, but not something I’m going to put on. High 2.

Not at all what I expected for something billed as Scottish post-punk. But then the band’s name is Orange Juice so what did I expect after all. Certainly not Pet Shop Boys meet Spandau Ballet.

No doubt a classic, but overall just not the perfect style for my taste. High 3.

Immediately recognizable from Paul Simon’s collab. Enjoyable. Not going to be a go to, but glad to have had the reason to listen.

Ah, another old friend from high school who went away to college with me! So good to hear you again.

Opens with a banger. Lots of decent hymns to follow.

I’ve never been a big Elvis listener. Certainly he was groundbreaking at the time in many ways. And as an historical musical persona, he’s a 5 star celebrity. But, overall, I’m just a luke warm on his whole sound.

Absolutely yes, this is my jam! Including the greatest Christmas song ever recorded.

Guitar magic. High 3.

Not my jam. At all.

Actually pretty chill, groovy, 60s sound without being cheesy or overly jammy. Found that sweet spot right in the middle. I like it.

Really disappointed in this one. Pretty somber stuff.

If you had asked me before listening to this album if I liked the Pixies, I would have said yes. After listening to this album, which I think I am hearing for the first time, I don’t know why my answer would have been yes.

Ooof. Slow and somber.

If you still think Gunsmoke and Bonanza and The Andy Griffith Show was some of the best television ever, then you’re gonna love this album!

Not nearly what I was hoping to hear. Despite the obvious talent behind the guitar, the album came across as a little thin and lacking for me.

Started strong and lost energy along the way.

Unique sound, and some of it is pretty cool, but a lot of it just gets lost in the background.

I like this old school rap. It's not my go-to for daily listening, but it's fun.

Didn't hate it, didn't love it. Probably right on the fence b/w a 2 and 3. Gravity pulled in its favor.

I’m late to life on Nirvana, owing to life at the time of their emergence being just super busy. That being said, I might like them better now than had I known of them at the time. Everything about this is just great.

The wows of the peaks are negated by the disdain for the screaming rage valleys, leaving me plateauing with a luke warm feeling about this hike.

Never really thought of myself as a Neil Young fan, but I’m realizing through this that I am.

I want to like it more. I tried to like it more. I don’t hate it. But it just suffers from a banal sameness throughout that keeps me from getting overly excited about it. Almost a 3.

Where'd he go?

Just doesn’t compare to the OG Death Row Records gang.

Just average, good, non-exciting work by the Boss.

New listen for me. Clean vocals and instrumentals. Soulful and easy to listen to. Surprisingly good.

Hold the Bjork, please.

What a banger when it came out. If we had the ability then to play videos on demand, Hot for Teacher would've melted our set. VH and MTV rocked!

Gritty and soulful, Brothers oozes with raw emotion and timeless rock energy. Each track is a powerful blend of bluesy riffs, infectious grooves, and haunting vocals, all wrapped in a lo-fi, vintage vibe that feels both fresh and nostalgic. Every listen uncovers new layers of brilliance—this is a classic rock 'n' roll work of audio art.

Started strong, and I was hopeful of more of the same. But what I thought was going to be a bit of fun, psychedelic rock devolved into more noise pollution and clunky rhythms behind vocals that were more akin to an alley cat wailing on a hot summer night.

Not as refined as, and quite different from, her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis, which I liked. This one had an old school Doris Day feel to it - in terms of quality of the recording, song choice, style and subject matter. Far less enjoyable than In Memphis.

I’ve never listened to her music. It’s not my genre. It’s hard to avoid, but I’ve never actually sat and listened to it before this project. One earlier album didn’t impress me, but this one is different. I get it. I get the hype. I was surprised to know, and like, most of these songs; and the ones I didn’t know I liked equally well. She’s done well for herself and it’s not just because she puts on a good show. The music here is quality and the lyrics are great. I debated long and hard on the score, even listening to the album all the way through three times, but I think it is worthy of the four stars.

It’s a not too bad funky jam.

Wide left.

Other than the shrieking and screaming, this has the potential to be good. Having seen them live as an opener for Wilco, unfortunately, confirms that potential is tucked firmly away out of reach.

Who else here blew a speaker with this one?

This one grew on me the more I listened. Just made it into the 3s.

Although not my typical genre, I always loved this album for the relaxing downtimes when few else in the mix fit the bill. Great lyrics against a backdrop of simple melodies. Nothing wrong with this.

Another perfect mix of lyrics, harmony and music on every song. Haters gonna hate, but the Beatles just perfected their art.

I’m hot and cold on the Pixies. This one’s alright.

Just tiresome. Seemed to go on forever just for the sake of going on.

It’s got a good beat, and I can rap to it.

The O.G.

I don't get bogged down with Morrissey's socio-political baggage. Maybe I like him that much more because he irritates so many. His music is just great. This album teeters on the line between a 3 and a 4. At the end of the day, I have nothing bad to say about it, and really enjoyed it overall.

Unimpressive. Did not hold my attention.

Surprised at this one. Actually enjoyed it. Scottish reggae … who knew?

High 3+. Solid album.

Leaves me like drawing a butter rum life saver from the 5 flavor pack everyone is sharing.

It's good. It's not my normal jam, and it's not clean like the Beetles. But it's good and I can listen to it over and over without complaint.

Outstanding sequel to an outstanding debut. Coldplay haters can suck it.

Fortunate to have caught one of their very last shows last month before they imploded. And what a great show it was!!

Haven’t listened to this since high school. Plenty worse things on the list. That being said, this one probably didn’t collect many gold gramophones or silver spacemen.

Great debut album with several classics, earning the one star bump.

Guitar jams for days!

French Bing Crosby.

I’ve never known what genre The White Stripes really fit. They’re edgy, punk almost, with some songs leaning heavily on a metal sound; and then there’s the bluesy rock, ballads and anthem tracks. Im here for it all. Jack’s a master craftsman.

Just okay. I thought I would like it more.

I knew exactly what it would sound like by the album cover.

Tiresome.

All over the place, genre and style wise, but most was not bad.

I was late to appreciate just how good Led Zeppelin was, and particularly Jimmy Page. I have not done a deep dive into much of their work past their top dozen hugely popular songs. I was largely unfamiliar with this album but absolutely loved it. High 4+.

Loop much?

More orchestrated sound pretending to be music. This album was unique though, in that every track was horrible, but in a totally different way from the previous one.

Biggest surprise take away was learning Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise came from this album.

Did not feel the groove.

Like a mixed box of holiday donuts from Duck Donuts. Everything’s fun and funky, some are delicious, some are misses, but all are unique and make you bop your head and smile and say 👌!

Haven’t given this a thought in 30+ years. Used to love it back then. After a full listen today, I know why I haven’t thought about it since then.

Typical hippy dippy shit with a big finish.

Grew on me after a couple listens. Great voice, great instruments and orchestral arrangements, interesting lyrics. I expected to not like it and was surprised I did.

Classic early Clapton. Love it.

Just okay. Nothing special. Nothing awful.

I don’t get the accolades. Sounds like his balls never dropped.

Rock. No roll. Just rock.

Every song sounded like a different indie/britpop/alternative band from the 80's - 90's - and not one made me think, oh yeah, this is Ride. Who?

Hippie rock. Just barely a 3 for me.

Meh.

Are these guys from California?

Rocking bar music. For those who love a little Hootie mixed in with their Stones.

Really enjoyed this. Borderline 3/4 for me. Could've gone either way.

Bluesy, folksy, groovy. I'm okay with it. Easy background music. 3+.

15 seconds in, I felt that duck's pain.

It’s alright.

Not as big a fan of their early sound, but this album doesn’t hurt my ears.

You might not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you certainly can with this album.

Not.My.Thing.

Every song sounds the same and is equally monotonous and boring as the one before and one after it. Generous 2.

Not the Bee Gees I knew or expected. Generous 2.

Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh.

Really enjoyed this one. Very cool smooth sound. High 3.

Good album. Great vibe.

Not my preference. Teetering the line b/w 2 and 3.

Brassy. Groovy. Funky.

A classic. Such a good album start to finish.

Not bad. Big sound, good vibe, good voice. Surprised I've never heard of him before.

Couple bangers, the rest just okay rock.

I want to like this band more than I actually do. There’s just too much noise pollution and sameness of sound throughout most of their songs.

Why? What’s the point of this? I can’t think of any time or situation when I’d pop this on to just sit and listen to.

Not my speed. My mom would like it.

Such an iconic voice paired with a very cool groovy, jammy, bluesy style of rock music. The album flows well and is very listenable on repeat.

Awesome voice. Aside from one or two songs that are great, the rest are just a little ho hum for me.

Not bad. Not my thing generally but not intolerable.

That “musicians such as Björk … have cited The Dreaming as one of their favourite albums” told me everything I needed to know about this album, and yet I somehow was still surprised at how awful it was.

Screaming rebellious, anti-establishment rhetoric while your message is obscured by the noise doesn't make you revolutionaries. But using the capitalist framework you ostensibly oppose by selling merchandise, albums, and concert tickets through labels and massive corporations does make you a hypocrite. And your followers, too, if they want to believe that it's about message and not music. Maybe, instead, just be recognized as great performers who made banging metal rock.

Not bad, but didn’t blow me away.

Wu Tang is not for me.

Great album with a range of sounds and styles. I actually really like some of the slower tunes during the homestretch as much as the hits during first half.

Odesa was bad enough, but I was generous there with a 2. I can’t keep curving these guys’ work. This early Bee Gees stuff is just awful.

Not my thing. Her voice is too high pitched and annoying, with no break. Clearly a great musical persona, though.

Not great. Not awful.

I had not thought about this album in a long time, and I was a little excited to hear it again when it popped up. I was less excited when I was finished because, even though the big songs still resonate, I was surprised at how weak the fillers were. Back in the day I probably just fast forwarded from one of the hits to the next and skipped the fluff.

Great debut from the indie band that wrote the soundtrack to my high school and college life. Will never not love this. Right in the 4/5 line for me.

Bookended by two massive hits, the rest of this album meanders through just-okay to better-than-okay soulful soft pop sounds of the decade. The weight of the bookends alone can't drag it up to a 4, but it's a solid 3+ overall.

Great album. Long time favorite, with some of his best work. The best stuff gets diluted by a ton of filler, though, dropping this barely below 4 stars.

Solid album. Great voice. She had such a niche presence in the music world at the time.

It’s just okay. Nothing memorable. Listened twice and forgot it was on half way through both times.

I wavered back and forth between thinking I might like it and being tired of it. Ultimately, the latter feeling prevailed.

Good stuff. Nothing particularly noteworthy.

Definitely didn’t expect to get a Circle Jerks album in here. That being said, just seeing the name and hearing the rants brought back a slight nostalgia, similar to when I drew the Butthole Surfers. And at bottom, both are better than Bjork and Kate Bush.

Never heard of this band before, and the music was immediately forgettable.

Why include this? It’s not their work or representative of their work at all. It’s not even good.

Just okay. Low 3.

I liked it. I’ve never really been a Rush fan, but also haven’t given them proper attention. This wasn’t bad.

I've never listened to this album before, I'm sure. But if this had been the first thing I'd ever heard from VU, I'd never have listened to anything else from them. This is absolute trash.

Really good album. Easy to put on and play all day.

The O.G.s!

Great album.

This new-to-me band/album surprised me. It began slowly for me but picked up steam as it progressed. By the second run through I was a fan.

Not my favorite stuff from them, but pretty enjoyable nonetheless.

Great, cohesive complete album. But it just doesn't hold the 4* energy for me the whole time. 3++.

1/2 borderline. Not great. Not chains banging trash can lids, but no reason to have had to listen to this one.

Not atrocious but suffers from a monotonous, boring, sameness from beginning to end.

Did not care for this one as much as Yoshimi. This one was just a little boring.

Boring.

Tiresome. Just like the other I’ve had from them, the noise pollution overwhelms the lyrics and musical content.

Nope.

Tiresome.

I was not a Rush fan in the 80s. Or 90s or anytime, really. The techno/synth sound is just not my thing in the rock genre. That being said, this album is really pretty undeniably good. The big hits were really big at the time, and the rest pulls it all together pretty well. It's sharp and it's tight. I enjoyed giving it a proper listen - most of 3 times actually. And with headphones, it won me over.

I like the Beastie Boys. They were fresh and funky, blending humorous and irreverent lyrics with a fusion of rap, rock, punk, and funk elements. So much better than the gritty, angry, crime-focused gangsta/hip-hop rap of so many others. It's still not my overall preferred style of music, but it's a high 3 for me.

Really enjoyed this album. Have never given Faces a good listen and, honestly, I don't know why. Their sound is right in my wheelhouse.

What a random hodge-podge of different styles, methods and sounds. Some I liked. Some I wanted to skip right through. Absolutely no rhyme or reason or common theme to the album.

Not for me.

Weak sauce.

Dances the line between being okay and being completely annoying.

Never have given these guys a real listen before. Found out I haven't missed much. Couple good tracks here but mostly meandering filler with seemingly no cohesion or purpose. Some are outright tiresome and/or annoying.

Every song sounds the same, both internally from start to finish and then as compared to every other one on the album. Just one long, tiring riff with some rambling over it that varies only slightly from being melancholy to angry and back.

Another blast from the past! Wore this cassette out fast forwarding and rewinding to get to the hits. Now I see why. It's fun and passably enjoyable. Not great.

Really enjoyed this. Knew their hits growing up but never listened to them beyond those. Really like how clean and well put together this album was. Also surprised at how much Brit-Pop-Rock'ish they were. Didn't know that from what I was exposed to on the radio. High 3+.

A few great songs, a lot of filler and inconsistent production quality throughout. Love the artist but not so much this particular overall lengthy double album.

It’s not bad, but it’s not necessary either.

I like the Talking Heads generally a lot more than I like this particular album. Thanks, again, Brian Eno.

Not in English. One thumb down. Might’ve gotten two down if it was in English.

Not bad. I wanted it to be just a bit better to get to a 4, but it fell short.

New to me group. I liked it. Funky. Long album and sustained the groove the whole time. High 3+.

Don't know how I missed this band in the 80s. They're dark and moody and fit right in with Echo, New Order and Joy Division, and maybe even some early dark Cure and Depeche Mode. They'd have been on solid rotation for me with the others through college.

Not bad. Bluesy old school rock. Sounds like Faces; no real surprise there. Only problem for me is after two full listens only a couple tracks stand out; all the rest just melded together.

As a soundtrack to a non-existent film, it does a great job of making you hope the movie never gets made so you don’t have to listen to this again.

New to me, and I liked it. It alternates between bluesy, rocky, jammy, funky, soulful grooves. Easy to listen to while working.

Bjork’ish.

Nothing like being screamed at for 30 minutes

Just not overwhelmed by these guys. The album‘s too long and the songs all start to sound the same.

Had high hopes for this one but it failed me. Too tiresome and repetitive. For the first half hour the same song continued seamlessly under different aliases. That might have continued throughout but I wouldn’t know because for the second half hour I was skipping to the next track after a minute or two.

Some highs here, but unfortunately too much general noise pollution from the instruments for my taste. Low 3.

Sounded okay but no good way to evaluate further since not in English.

Country cowboy folk tunes for the campfire is about right.

Good R&B soul sound to the songs, but no need for the “tales.” Drags this album right down to the gutter.

This is not a band I’ve listened to before but I was surprised at how much I liked them. Half the songs were really good and sounded like they could’ve been B sides to everything on WSP’s Space Wrangler. Very high 3.

Not a fan of the EDM/techno stuff but this one had some catchy hooks and was not altogether atrocious. Just tiring after a while, but that goes for the whole genre for me.

This is the Stones in their best period, full of energy (Brown Sugar), great lyrics (Wild Horses, Dead Flowers), classic bluesy riffs (Sister Morphine), and amazing instrumentals - Can't You Hear Me Knocking is a straight f*%ng banger.

Good, solid, classic Reggae.

New to me, but pretty fun. Upbeat mix of styles moving in and out of punk, ska, funk, reggae, and even rock with a touch of metal.

Strong contender for best album ever made.

Genuinely shocked to see as many 5s for this as there are. Way too dark, gravely, somber and just not pleasant overall. Few groovy riffs in there but his voice is just annoying.

Iconic album. Prince was a stronger musician than even this album shows. But this one showcases a whole production approach to an album that eclipses his singular musical talent.

Super chill album. Too much so. Forgot it was on. But a second run through got my attention. Groovy.

The opener is okay, nothing special, but it's too long. The rest is all instrumental - not awful, fine for background jazz. But why mix the opener and the rest on the same album? Odd.

Iconic jam session for the time. Awesome songs in a great presentation. But -1 because, in the end, it’s just a greatest hits performance not a traditional album.

New to me, I think. Roller coaster ride for me. Some I loved. Some not so much. Mix of rock and punk sounds but always with lyrical punch.

Great album. Great songs. Love the music more than I love Perry’s unique voice though.

Added this to my “gonna go out and fuck some shit up” playlist.

A few really decent songs, a few really bad songs, the rest just okay.

I do not need this in my music life.

Pretty good album. Great 90s vibe overall and a few really decent songs. Just crossed the line into low 4.

She was fun in 'Til Tuesday. Too bad she ended that for this.

A surprising new-to-me band. I really liked a lot of this. Some progressive rock jams like a jam band. Overall close to or right on the 3/4 line for me.

Epic debut album.

It's the B(jork)-52s!

Dark Side of the Moon blends haunting lyrics, rich instrumentation, and flawless production into one of the greatest albums ever made.

I like these guys in fits and spurts, but not so much to sit and listen to an entire album straight through. I want to like them more. I try to like them more. I feel like I should like them more. I just don’t.

Easy listening on a Sunday morning with coffee.

Overall, I love the sound of the band. I don’t care for the sound of this album. And I don’t like the fact that it’s mostly covers. Give me an album full of originals and produced in better audio quality and I might love these guys.

Old Skool Gangsta Rap. That’s what I’m talking about! Was on the fence between 3 and 4, but +1 because it kills Kendrick Lamar and current day rap nonsense.

Super weak sauce.

The album runs the gamut of soul, R&B and funk, with a lot of variation in style and sound from song to song, without an overall theme or harmony. Some are really good, some less so. Low 3.

I don’t like Kanye. As a person. He’s a diuchebag. And it’s hard to listen to his music without picturing his stupid face and thinking about how much I dislike him. But I gave this two hard listens. I like his collab songs with others more than I like him by himself. In the end, though, there are only two or three songs on this album I’d gladly listen to again.

Just too slow, monotonous and mellow. I don't get the accolades for this one.

I expected more. Why? I don't know. I guess the band name and album name suggested I was in for a treat. Instead, I got a cup of melted ice cream.

Tragic that this is on the list.

I have a new appreciation for NIN after seeing them last month on their Peel It Back tour. They were not on my radar until this past year, and it took a few listens to get used to their music, but I'm a fan. The lyrics are as intense as the music. Some of these songs were so incredible live that I like this album so much more than when I first heard it before the show. (+1 on the post-show edit)

I don’t remember this band or this album at all. But I liked it. I feel certain it should have been in my wheelhouse during my college years. But they might not have really hit until a few years later when I was in the throes of life.

Not nearly as bad as the first two I've drawn here, but just not a fan. Every time a song comes on that makes me think, hmm, maybe it's not that bad an album, the next one confirms that it is that bad. And WAY too long.

Stan meets Macklemore, but he’s a British wanker. Shockingly entertaining. More so that all the Brits who champion some of the worst music tank this guy. Extra point round up just for that reaction.

UK’s Neil Diamond.

Fuck this noise. Just an angry black man.

So much 80s and so much a part of my college music experience. Loved it then and still appreciate it today.

80s dance pop with static production tracks in background. A fun few songs that hit it big back then, but don’t translate well today.

Never listened to Limp Bizkit and now feel like I missed out. This was fun, and I’m tempted to give it a 4 for the energy and not wearing me out like most bands and albums in this genre. 3+++

I enjoyed this. But at bottom, it’s just a compilation cover album of other unique tunes played in a unique way, with big brass and bongos. Really incomparable to a regular release album.

I don't need this in my music repertoire, and definitely not this much of it.

Tolerable but barely so.

Banging album!

Great album. Full of hits, and the ones that aren’t hits just miss.

Like the vibe and sound but not so much the overall cadence and lack of consistency in delivery. Low 3.

Should’ve been called Modern Noise.

Duran Duran meets Pet Shop Boys.

Great voice but just soooo boring.

Not my thing.

Good with coffee on a Sunday morning. Can’t imagine any other time I’d listen to it though.

Jazz jam band. Not bad. Fine background music. Just not my overall thing. Right on the 2/3 line for me.

Starts off like Psychedelic Furs, then moves into gritty Drive By Truckers. But almost every song is ruined by an intolerable screeching (not wailing, not jamming, not even screaming) guitar and unlistenable distortion. WTF?!

Could’ve been a fan at the time, but today it seems rather generic and low risk, low gain material.

Awful. Waste of time and space.

Although I’ve known of this artist I’ve never given her a real listen. I really liked about half and the other half was a little too slow for me. But I love her voice and would like to hear more of her. Just over the 2/3 line for me.

Not bad, just apples to oranges when it’s all Portuguese to me.

It was enjoyable enough, but not in English so no way to know if she’s singing nonsense or a nursery rhyme or something reasonable. Just at a huge disadvantage when it comes to comparing international albums.

More UK nonsense that doesn’t belong here.

Few albums seem so well put together from start to finish as this one, as a preconceived complete work rather than just a collection of songs. It's dark and immersive and ambient. But in a melodic narrative way. Always loved this album.

I’ve never considered myself a huge Aerosmith or Steven Tyler fan. That being said, I might be. 4.0

Love The Cure but don’t love this album.

In 5th gear from start to finish with the motor whining all the way.

Oof. Indian techno BS. When there were no lyrics I thought, couldn’t there at least be singing? And then when they started singing I thought, holy cow, can they stop singing and just play the music? And then it seemed it would never end.

New to me, and I kind of liked it. The highs outweighed the lows for me, with the extremes on both ends being really enjoyable, and really not. Maybe a decade behind its time, but overall, 2 snaps up.

This new-to-me band gives me mixed feelings. It’s a blend of electronic, ska and hip hop, which produces a cool sound. Some tracks, like the closer Big Wheel, are great. Some just miss. And some are a little tiring. But overall I kind of liked it.

Super weak sauce. Who listens to this?

1 star for taking up space on the list that a real album could have occupied. And for a stupid band name and album name. And for a dumb album cover. And for being tiring to listen to.

-1 for being inaccessible. +1 for the jungle boogie beat.

It almost had a quality I liked, kind of like a moody Morrissey vibe. But then they’d wreck it a song or two later with something that was just awful and didn’t work.

Couple big hits, supported by a steady easy groove and great sound for all the rest. On the line, but +1 for solid debut album. 4

There’s a 70s rock sound in there that I like, but only once or twice did it click over into a song I really liked. Too inconsistent overall - the misses really missed.

Just don’t care for her style or sound. Easily could be a 1 for me.

Really disappointed in this one. Had much higher hopes because I like her. But this is the slowest played collection of songs I’ve ever heard. I could fall asleep during any one of them. And I thought she might during a couple of them.

I just don’t get this guy or what he’s doing.

Noise rock band. That’s all I needed to know.

Really just okay. Not bad. Not great. But easy to listen to.

Two or three songs were OK, including the openers. Then Kendrick Lamar showed up. Honestly, I like her individual songs better than any of the collabs. She’s got a good voice and a I like the vibe of her individually. But overall, the album didn’t hold me.

Everything sounds the same. Just doesn’t resonate with me.

Apples to oranges, you can’t just drop live albums into the mix against regular albums. Like Nirvana’s Unplugged and Johnny Cash’s prison albums, it’s just a greatest hits collection - in this case with the original 6 track listing, just a bare snippet of that. Most 4 star album bands in here could produce a 5 star greatest hits live album. -1

Didn’t hate it. Didn’t love it. It was fun for its time, but now’s not that time.

That is some Gangsta Shit! Not my thing, but it’s got a couple undeniable bangers and, to my knowledge, I didn’t hear Kendrick Lamar make an appearance, so that’s a +1. What a douchebag he is. 3.0.

Not for me. Felt like it lacked structure; no consistency of theme or sound.

Never listened to Hole before for some reason. Overall I liked it, though a handful of tracks are a bit too hardcore punk for my taste.

I don’t care for this trippy dippy electronica genre at all. And to the extent this was even close to garnering a 2, -1 for not being available on mainstream platforms. That by itself tells you all you need to know about it.

I did not dislike it as much as the other two albums I’ve had by Sonic Youth, but I couldn’t voluntarily put this on and listen to it. Each time I thought I might like a song, the next one or two set me back three steps with the noise pollution. Just not my band.

The best thing about this album is the cover was created by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, the legendary artist behind the iconic hot rod character Rat Fink and a pioneer of the "Kustom Kulture" art movement, which later inspired inspired the "Weird Wheels" trading cards produced by Topps in 1980 that we avidly collected and traded as kids. Otherwise, everything else about the album sucked.

WTF?! 🤬

One hit after another. Undeniable musical genius.

Did not care for this at all. Tiring, and wanted it to end after every song.

On the low end of it’s okay. Mellow, easy to listen to. Not going to be a go-to album or artist for me.

This was a pretty fun throwback to my earliest days with alternative/goth/punk bands. It's got some groovy music and campy lyrics and is pretty much an 80s-era period piece. But still easy and fun enough for a couple enjoyable run throughs.

I really want to like these guys, and for about 1/2 their stuff I think I do. But then the other half descends into a cacophony of squalling guitar riffs, complete with reverb and distortion that extends for far too long and just pollutes the overall quality of their music for me.

Not bad. Don’t recall ever hearing of this band before but this album has a cool, 70s groove. Enough so I’ll listen to more by them. 3+

Upbeat and lively. But also can’t understand a word they’re singing so no idea if the lyrics are crap or fantastic. 🤷‍♂️

This is the kind of pop punk soft new wave that defined my musical listenings of the 80s. Easy to get through, not bad, but also not terribly memorable. Solid 3.

Turn it up, so the limp-dick woke liberals in the back can hear!! Banger of a fuckin' album!

They’ve got a unique sound, but that might be their best hook. Overall it’s okay but not special.

Absolutely solid album from start to finish. Could even be a 5.

Not bad. I don’t mind his style and sound in small doses but lose interest over a whole album. Low end of 3 for me.

Such a campy sameness to these bygone country artists and albums of that era. While it’s not altogether horrible, it’s just not something that survived its period as listenable today.

Did not care for this one at all.

Ugh. So bad I couldn’t listen to it outside for fear the neighbors would hear it.

So many hits. As with most of their albums for me. This one has just a few too many that shouldn’t have been included.

This one just misses. There was potential hidden in there, but they dropped the ball.

It's not my thing, but I like the contrast of the soulful jazz music and the spoken word/street poetry component. Better than a lot of hip hop rap crap I've heard here.

I try to like these guys, and I want to like them, but their sound is just not for me. Not to mention they often do too many weird things with otherwise decent songs.

Two big hits and a bunch of filler. Nothing bad, just nothing to write home about.

I have always been aware of Alice Cooper’s presence in the music world, but I’ve never really given him much attention. I always felt like he was a goth clown prone to gimmicky stage shows. But honestly, this album rocks. And after listening to it, I listened to a ton of his songs and realized I really like the 1970s Alice Cooper so much more than the persona and style the developed through the later 80s and into today.

It’s okay. Doesn’t wow me, but easy listening.

Fancy restaurant background music. It's not bad; but there's nothing particularly unique or noteworthy about it. And a couple or three tracks suck.

Whyyy sooooo serious?

Wham! was fruity but harmless in neon gym wear, like a strawberry-banana daiquiri at at a high school slumber party. George Michael unshaven in leather is like the older guy with a spiked drink at a college bar where the lighting’s too low and the eye contact lasts a few seconds too long.

Just speed metal on full throttle the whole time. Why?

New to me, band and album. And yet, when the Intro fired up to open, it was a wait, what? who? moment. Overall, it's a pretty subtle, chill album, not remarkable, but also not awful. It's got a cool vibe that gets it over the 3star hurdle.

What a dream this was, blending Western and Indian music. It's almost as if he's created a new form of music entirely that has yet to be named. It's both melodious and touching at the same time, the sound produced by combining the most modern electronic devices with the old traditional instrument, the Sitar!

Boring and long.

Not as impressed by this album overall. More noise than musical value. Barely a 3. Maybe not even, but +1 b/c I like his style regardless.

Another solid Radiohead album. Really not sure how or why I wasn't as big a fan of them before this project. Really like their style and sound.

Why? Agree with those who suggest it sounds like something a Casio would pump out.

Beck's got a unique and distinctive sound that I've always liked. I've never considered him one of my favorite artists, nor have I ever listened to any of his albums straight through outside of this project. But, relatively speaking, this one was pretty enjoyable all the way through two full listenings plus a few select third plays.

This is a new-to-me band and album that I really enjoyed. Great instrumentals and vocals. Easy to move through it twice. High 3.

A couple minutes of this might be okay - and, yeah, the title track at the end would be fine to pipe out to the front porch for trick-or-treaters on Halloween - but 77 minutes of this at any other time of the year? Absofuckinglutely not.

Didn't hate it. Actually, kind of liked a few tracks - cool grooves. Wish I knew the language and could appreciate the lyrics.

Unnecessary.

Just okay.

I don't think I've ever come across Gene Clark, so had no expectations other than I saw 70s and rock and was hopeful. I felt like this delivered 80s soft adult contemporary and was moderately unimpressed.

There's nothing particularly offensive about Paul Simon's work. It rides the line from mellow to kind of dorky to just really soft, adult contemporary. The lyrics can vary from weird to less weird to sappy to okay. Overall, I feel like it's the same general vibe throughout all his solo work, and it really just depends on the day, the mood and the particular song whether I hear it out or skip on to something else.