Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.Well this first RUN DMC Album was a snoooooozer. Rock Box was kind of innovative; mixing the rocking guitar lick with hip-hop, but the album as a whole was BORING.
Well this first RUN DMC Album was a snoooooozer. Rock Box was kind of innovative; mixing the rocking guitar lick with hip-hop, but the album as a whole was BORING.
What an album to start with. Jack has done a lot for the conceptualizaton of rock music and a lot for the city of Detroit. This album mixes rock, folk, blues, and classical music in ways that most artists could only dream of. Jack doesn’t miss. I could say these things for most of his catalog though. I think Weep Themselves To Sleep is my favorite track on this album.
I guess I never knew how much deep purple rocked. There’s a lot of bangers on this album even though it’s a live recording, I think the stand out track for me is child in time. Also shoutout to the 6 minute drum solo in the mule
Jethro rocks. There are lots of corollaries to pull from this band and this album, but I don't want to type them all.
Yeah, this is groovy and cool, but I wouldn't necessarily listen to this album on the regular. Most of the tracks sound very similar, but that's what soul and funk was in the early 70's... horns, drums, groove. It was definitely the first time I listened to this album in its entirety, and I did dig it. And you can’t deny the crunchy guitar licks and replay value on Pusherman and Superfly.
What an incredible album. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Marvin. I can vividly recall the time when my dad played me the title track of this album. I was 10 or 11 and we were out in the garage during a family party and this song came on and he and my uncle Ron just stopped talking and cranked it up and jammmmed. That speaks to the influence Marvin had on all sorts of people. Just lovers of music listening to a guy pour his soul into his craft. Beautiful. The album itself is incredible. Really groovy, soul Motown. Feel good bass lines and bongo/drum beats. Impeccable transitions between songs. The variety of instruments used throughout the album. Music for people who love to feel.
This was a fine album, a nice outdoor on a summer Sunday kind of vibe. Gene's a great guitar player and a fine singer, but most of the songs started blending together for me upon second listen.
I can't tell you if I've ever sat down and listened to the Pet Shop Boys, but this was pretty fun. Very mid-80's synthpop, bubblegum style lyrics and beats. It was enjoyable, but I don't think I need to listen to it again anytime soon. I guess there is a time and a place for 80's pop, but it wasn't today.
This album is great. Lorde is great. She’s always had a very unique approach to her music and this album definitely exemplifies that. I think this album falls really well between her first album and her latest release. She’s grown more as an artist in this album the tracks tended to be a little bit more direct and composed.
This is fine. Experimental psychedelic rock at its finest. A 10 minute track with some moans and groans. Guitar work is pretty great throughout.
Rod Stewart has some jams. His solo stuff, his time with The Faces, his collaboration tracks. He just does it and does it well. This album is great, easy listening, great strum work and Rods got one of the most recognizable and talented voices in rock and roll.
Nothing much needed to say for this. The best-unplugged album of all time.
I forgot how awesome this album is I remember my brother having this album when I was really young and getting really into it really early I feel like it’s banger after banger between the guitar riffs and the base lines and riffing drums. This album is special, and I feel like one of the first that got me into the idea of punk rock.
Yeah meh. I had to find this album on YouTube because it's not on Spotify. AND it's not my cup of tea. The 90's Brit Electronic house/acid stuff is not it for me. I made it through about half the album and then turned on something else.
This album was very interesting. I’d never heard of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra but it hit the right spot listening during work. It was easy to listen to, a little bit experimental at times, but nice background music.
Just not really a Björk fan. Sure, she’s done some cool shit over the years and people really love her, but it’s just not in my wheelhouse.
This was the last of what I consider the Classic Rush era. A bit more produced than their previous releases, which takes away from the heaviness of the songs, it still resembles classic Rush more than the later 80's Rush. While a casual fan favorite, and perhaps the most enduring of Rush albums, it is classic, but not their best. For fans of raw progressive rock, pick up Fly by Night, 2112, Hemispheres or Permanent Waves as an inroad to exploring the best of Rush. A fantastic album nonetheless.
First off, I can't believe this album is 45 years old and it's his FOURTH studio album. Bruce is undeniably one of the greatest American Singer-Songwriters alive. And he is still making music. This album is a whirlwind of emotions. It's overall probably a little darker than his previous albums and it's gritty—a real blue-collar rock and roll album. The songs vary between darkness, hope, love, and loss. I don't know that I've ever listened to this album front-to-back, but I played it 3 times in a row at work yesterday and heard new things each time. Standout tracks for me - Racing in the Street, Something in the Night, and Streets of Fire
This album was very interesting. I figured I wouldn’t like it because 90’s French Hip Hop is not normally my thing, but it tickled my fancy a bit. Great to listen to while working on dumb spreadsheets or marketing presentations. I’d spin it again.
The Pogues are the inspiration of a lot of punk/ska bands from the 90’s and this album proves that. 19 songs is it a little much but each is enjoyable. Irish rock kinda rules when you take the departure from st pattys in Chicago Flogging Molly and Dropkick tunes.
I can’t give this a 5. It’s a nostalgic album and surprisingly has some replay value, even 23 years later, but it’s so goddamn dumb. Fred is so corny, the music is so corny, but at the time, THAT SHIT SLAPPED. I can’t say I remember this album being as long as it is and some of the songs being as long as they are, but ok. Matt will give this a 5/5 rating FOR SURE
Ya know, I didn't have a chance to listen to this all the way through, but I do love some guitar-heavy Motorhead. My only complaint about this band is that Lemmy has virtually zero range. Every track sounds very similar, vocally. He is a talented front man and the songs tend to rock, but it's kinda boring.
Crazy to think this was edgy punk/pub-rock in the 70's. I've always admired Elvis Costello. He inspired so many punk/emo/rock artists lyrically and musically. This album was a great listen, I really enjoyed it. It's timeless. Best Tracks: No Action This Year's Girl
This was a lovely listen. I knew a few of the Carpenter's songs, but there were certainly more I didn't know. I don't see myself throwing this album on at home to "jam" to or in the car alone, but there is a time and place for this kind of love ballad-style music.
I don't know much about PJ Harvey other than she influenced a lot of indie rock girls and did a lot for women in rock music. Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker talk about how influential she is, but this album ain't it man.
What’s not to love. Prime MJ. Banger after banger.
I love yes, but I didn't get a chance to listen to this album today although I've heard it plenty. Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise are the standouts.
Yeah. YEAH. I love me some QOTSA, but I'll admit I haven't given the self-titled album much of a shot. I became a fan of Josh Homme and the Queens on the Songs for the Deaf album. This band has been so consistently solid from this record to their latest release, "In Times New Roman." The only downside to this album is it's a little bit droning at times. The diet-grunge guitar and bass lines are lost in monotony at times.
Two MJ Albums in about a week. This one, same as the other, is just riddled with hit after hit. Michael knew how to make a jam with staying power. Sure he was maybe a kid-diddler, but he certainly knew how to make music.
This album was kinda fun. It was a great background listener while working today. I've heard of Ruben Blades before and I know he's a force in the salsa/jazz scene, but the only sound I've heard from him is Pedro Navaja, and that was in The Mask.
This album held up man, I think I liked Meteora better than Hybrid Theory but my angsty 8th grade self was back when I popped this on.
I’m a S&G fan. I’ll start by saying that. However, I feel like I wasn’t high enough for this album. There’s some good tunes and beautiful melodies but overall it’s a mid-tier album for me. Standouts are The Dangling Conversation and Homeward Bound
Van Morrison rocks. I guess I never gave him much of a listen past the hits but this album was a good listen. I think the stand out tracks for me are Moondance and caravan. I’ll definitely revisit this at some point.
I love this album. This was a peak college album for me. This would get a 5-star rating from me if some of the non-hit tracks were a little better, but it’s still like a 4.5 in my book. Youth, Time to Pretend, and Electric Feel are my favorites.
I remember hearing "Been Caught Stealing" early on in my childhood quest to discover rock and roll. Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro were absolute rockstars in the 90's. I didn't know many of these songs; some were borderline "meh" but I love the energy, big-ass-basslines, and driving guitar work. The second half of the album has a real "jam band" feel, with 8- or 10-minute songs and plenty of solid musicianship. I get a lot of Iggy Pop and Bowie vibes throughout.
Muse is absolutely one of my favorite mid-2000’s rock bands. This album is fantastic and Matt Bellamy is an incredible singer and showman. Map of the Problematique and Knights if Cydonia are the standouts for me on this album, but all are worth a listen. I will say, Absolution is a “better” Muse album and I hope to see it on this list. That album is front to back bangers, beautiful vocals, tight drum and guitar work. Absolution would get a 5 for me, Black Holes gets a 4.5
It's fine music done by a great singer. Great for throwing on at an Italian dinner party, but not my typical daily listen. I respect the Sinatra lore and he's one of the greats, so I can't go lower than a 3.
First time listening to an Elvis album front to back. Felt much more country than I originally anticipated. While not adding tracks to my favorites, I enjoyed the entire album from start to finish, more than I thought I would.
This is prototypical American Rock and Roll. Bruce is one of the best, and I think I said this on the other album we've seen on this list, American rockers of all time. First off, there are some classic bangers like “I’m On Fire,” “Born in the U.S.A.,” and “Dancing in the Dark.” I was hoping some of the songs I hadn’t heard on the album would be similarly good, but they were fine at best. However, I can't do below a 4 on this.
MEH. This dude is a talented singer, I'll give him that. But, it reminds me of diet, spoiled, Michael Jackson.
It's the second Yes album on the list. As I said when writing about "Fragile" I am a Yes fan. They have some really groovy rock vibes: great vocals, fun basslines, and guitar work. I liked "Fragile" better than this album, but it's still solid. 3.75
Yeah ok. I figured we'd get some Sam Cooke or Otis Redding or Percy Sledge on here at some point. I think Sam is a great stage performer and this live album shows that off. It's just not something I would sit down and throw on repeat. I recognized a lot of the songs, and it's cool 60's alt-music but not my normal go to.
I don't think I've ever spent the time to listen to London Calling in its entirety. Beyond being incredibly influential this album just plain rocks. Plus it covers a wide variety of genres around punk and post-punk/jam/groove songs. You can tell bands like RHCP, Rancid, Mustard Plug, and the like took a ton of inspiration from this album. There is so much underlying ska rhythm here. The music itself is technical, yet effortless. What impresses me most about London Calling is how there are 19 tracks and none of them are bad. Overall this album is fantastic and worth the praise it gets as one of, if not THE, best punk rock album of all time.
This album starts out great and then slowly gets meh. The first three tracks are peak-disco feel-good jams, but then the album gets more R&B romantic disco. It's not BAD, it's just not my cup of EW&F tea. I much prefer the big band, crispy vibes EW&F.
It's a fun album, kinda cheesy, early-80's pop-rock. The hits are the hits and Debbie has some range, but overall mid.
I think this is her best album front-to-back in her catalog. Adele is at the top of the mountain in terms of vocal range, tone, and style. She doesn't miss. If you are a fan of music of any kind, you have to respect what Adele has done with her 4 albums.
I respect the Fats Domino hustle and 50's music in general, it's just not for me. It's slow and boring.
I used to give a lot of shit to people who loooooved Metallica, hell I used to specifically hate on them for no real reason. As I've gotten older, I've realized some of my music opinions in my earlier years were straight trash. Mostly mind-melded by friends and loved ones. I really enjoyed this album. There's alot not to like about Metallica, but they can JAM and this album absolutely rocks.
I've never listened to this album front to back. It's solid. The production is fantastic, but it's a bit too long and boring at times. It's great classic pop-rock and the hits are HITS. Mr. Blue Sky and Turn to Stone absolutely slap. But overall, this could be 5 to 6 songs less than it is and be really good.
I didn't have a chance to listen to this full album, but I know a few of these songs pretty well. I'll revisit this one, but it's hard for me to give less than a 4 for the beautiful New Wave production on this album.
I don’t feel like many people would want to listen to this just because, but the influence is important. Elvis is a good singer, but I can’t like his music as much, since it doesn’t feel as genuine. Tutti Frutti is cool, but Little Richard does it better.
Sufjan is one of my all-time favorite songwriters of this generation. I think he would be up there as one of the best, but his catalog is so big. Also being a Michigan-born dude, he holds a special place in my heart. Seven Swans got me into Sufjan but Illinois was my favorite early album from him. AND Javelin's release this year was another top-5 album of the year for me. This album is so full of beautiful songs and poetry. The guitar work, the lyrics, and the musicianship, are all flawless.
Well this first RUN DMC Album was a snoooooozer. Rock Box was kind of innovative; mixing the rocking guitar lick with hip-hop, but the album as a whole was BORING.
This album was really interesting. I assume the Meat Puppets inspired some bands with their unique sound and approach to a mix of Jam Band/Psychedelic, Prog Rock, Country, and Punk. There are glimpses of Primus, Grateful Dead, Radiohead, and Violent Femmes. Lake of Fire was cool to hear. I knew the Nirvana version was a cover, but was reminded that it was originally a Meat Puppets song when hearing this album. Plateau and New Gods were also cool.
Copypasta from Master of Puppets... I was never a "fan" of Metallica due to all the tryhards of the world, but as I grew up I realized that these dudes rock. There are certainly things left to be desired with the band and with this album, but overall it was a fun album. I knew most of the tunes, but never listened to the album in it's entirety.
I like Sigur Ros for what they are. Icelandic/Nordic Atmospheric Indie Rock with nods to ambient instrumental jams. It's great music for certain things but not all things. I had never listened to this album but I know a bunch of their other stuff. Jonsi, the lead singer's solo stuff is pretty cool too; similar sounding but his voice is very mystifying and calming.
This album, much like the debut album from Marvin that we had on this list earlier, us a Jam. Marvin hit on all cylinders man.
This was fine. And nothing more than that. Some of the songs were a bit monotone and blended together in a bit of a boring way. I know Mark Lanegan from his work with QOTSA, but I was never turned onto the Screaming Trees. His voice is great and some of the guitar work on this album is fun, but overall it’s a little boring. Surprised it’s on this list tbh.
It's a perfect album front-to-back. Nostalgic but somehow still relevant today. I still know every song.
What even is happening in all this noise. I just can’t understand why this would be top 1001…
Yeah, this is a great example of the hits overshadowing the rest of the tracks. This album is fine, but the 3 hit songs are the best of the bunch.
Leonard has such a unique sound and lives in that chesty, cigarette fueled rasp-voice that he does so well. This album came out a few weeks before he died and I remember playing the title track for my dad back in 2016. It's a great listen front-to-back. Easy, mindlessly relaxing at times.
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Depeche Mode is cool. Dave Gahan has a very recognizable voice and singing cadence. This album is the only album I've listened to by them, and they've had 139 albums, so they must be doing something right, but it's just not my favorite. The hit songs are good and have serious staying power, but some of the other tracks are just kind of boring.
Loved this album as a youth, but other than the 3 BANGER singles, I don't love it as much anymore. Maybe I'm old...
I don't think this album is overrated. I think it's justly rated. Good vibes, good jamming guitar and organ work, good Jim.
This is cool. Kinda Jam band ish. Grateful Dead likely pulled some inspo from Country Joe. It was easy to listen to while working. But I don’t expect to come back to it.
This was ok I guess. I tuned out a bit while listening, which speaks to how boring it was overall. It kind of reminds me of bad broadway or showtune music. Mehhhh.
Fine. I wasn't in the mood for Portuguese Sambah today or maybe ever?
This was an alright trip into prog rock in the 60's with some nods to English antiquity. Great to listen to at work.
I think it’s some of Clapton and Duane Allman‘s best work. Unfortunately we lost Allman pretty quickly after this record but it’s really good blues rock. Obviously Layla is the number one track and a hit for a good reason but the rest of the album holds up and got some replayability.
Nick Cave has always been an enigma to me. There are A LOT of people out there who reference him as one of the best, but I don't know that I can get behind it. I was turned on to Nick Cave a few years back from the Peaky Blinders theme song, but had no idea he was such an accomplished artist. This album is equal parts spooky and funny, but I don't think I would listen to it with regularity.
This is a great album, I'm just not the biggest Kanye fan... He means a lot for the hip-hop community and his works are generally fantastic, but he's a bit of a twat.
Meh. This was fine to listen to. Easy to throw on in the background, but nothing blew my socks off.
Peak JBJ. It's stadium hair rock at it's finest. Equal parts silly/cheesy and bad ass rock. The singles are the hits for a reason, they still hit after all these years and JBJ's voice is iconic.
I'll always love the Eagles man. They have such a unique "California Rock" style to their music. Equal parts Rock, Soul, Funk, and Blues with a dash of country twang. Don and Glenn are legends and deserve all the praise they get. Plus, 5 hit albums in 5 years is insane. Each album from their self-titled in 1972 to this one in 1976 is filled with hits. These guys rule.
I know some LCD Soundsystem, and I have friends that are really into these guys, but I never dug deep on the ol' Brooklyn Boys. This was rad, I liked this album a lot. Easy to jam and bop your head to, not over-complicated, but still technical enough for the heads. Will go down the LCD Soundsystem rabbit hole now.
I love the Flaming Lips. Wayne Coyne is a gift. They have so many albums with great tracks and they don't seem to be slowing down.
I like Sly. I like what they did for Music during the 60's and 70's. But this album is a snoozefest.
U2 was never not cool. I became too cool for U2. I was wrong. This album is great and this band rules.
I like the Talking Heads a lot but this album was really boring and one dimensional.
I used to hate on Coldplay for no reason. This album is great. Chris has such a distinct, calming voice, and all these tracks are easy to get into.
This is fine. A live album from the early 70's is bound to sound not great, but the Allmans can shred and Whipping Post is a jam.
This is aged, but still had some good jams. I like the vibe throughout but you can tell it's 80's. It's Nasty and The Message are definitely head-boppers though.
Johnny Cash rules. I wish I was a bigger fan because his catalog is humongous. This was a great album and from what I read up on, a really incredible, ground breaking live show at the prison.
It’s fine. I’ve…had…better
I liked this as an album I listened to at work while doing mindless reporting.
man, this album kinda holds up still. A couple bangers, a couple recognizable tracks.
One of my favorite 90’s alt grunge albums ever.
It’s the Beatles. What the did for music in such a short time is unequivocal.
This album is still so good. Can’t believe it was a 1999 release. I know every song. Can’t not be a 5 for me.
I love The National. "I Am Easy to Find' was one of my most-played albums of 2019, and I don't think they've made a bad album. Ever. I really like the direction that Dessner and Berninger took the National after this album though. High Violet is a little boring and they've got much better stuff as they've grown and increased production value and musicianship.
Kanye's first legit album. It's great. There are a lot of great songs and his style was infectious when he hit the scene. But he is such an idiot human, that 3 is the best I can muster.
Great album front to back, it's been a while since I've listened to any Mamas and Papas but, this was a fun listen.
This is the first time hearing this and I love it! David Bowie fearlessly delivers lyrics with unusual melodies, while still managing to appeal and create hooks. Really impressive!
Great jazz supper-club-style album. Sarah has a beautiful voice. I could see putting her on during a dinner gathering.
I liked this. This is WuTang era Method Man. He's got a great flow and this album has a few bangers, but it's very 90's and sounds a bit dated.
This album rocks. It’s just a little long for my taste. The Stones have such a massive catalog, I don’t think I’ve listened this this one and I’ve been down the rabbit hole.