3.5 The highs are high. Its fun. It is the basis for a thousand hip hop and breakbeat samples.

4.5. Its got amazing pre crazy production and Jigga is on fire here. The soundtrack to 2001

Top 5 album of the 90s. If you don;t like this you probably loved some pure shit like Aerosmith or the Eagles. It's true.

harmonies.

Put this on , make a cocktail, cook dinner, enjoy life

harmonies.

He sings

One of a couple of the decent Knaye records.Production is timeless but the older it gets the more deficient as a rapper he sounds, imo

Ive heard it. They wrote sexy boy about me

ive been workin. like a dog

fly me to the moon!

Classic for a reason. True story. Mick wrote Monkey Man because he wanted a banana

Aersomith is good for Sweet Emotion. No when this came out. Life is too short to ever have to listen to this again and i will not re-do now. No, Nope, Puke.

I think I got this on cassette from Columbia 12 for a penny. "You might not like it now but you will" Stone cold killer. Dirk wears white socks.

i skipped this when it came out because, indie rock snob, but i got into her by the next one and it was good to sit down and re-listen to this with focus. Solid debut!

Soul n funk and politics oh my! So good.

ive listened to this album 1 million times. I own a set of garden Gnome Roses. Never a bad listen.

all the songs sound the same but in the best possible way (hi neil young, ramones, mark kozelek)

Kinda decent debut

Its totally hunky dory

the subject matter on this album is scary.

All over the map. Should be sold w a bong. Need to listen a couple more times, i think.

Great stuff. Odd sequencing, imo. Every dong is a jam or a make out session

Really dug this. Knew the hits, of course. Can't believe this is thew first time ive listened to it cover to cover. Timeless and great

Suave danceable psb

I liked it better then i thought i was gonna. Kinda in the thrash metal, slayer mold in my mind. Not a bad one to have on while working out.

Classic

funkity funk funk, funkity funk funk, look at Georgie go.

The only xmas album worth listening front to back besides the Low Xmas EP

Right about now, the prog funk brother. This album sounded like proto-phish. Not a fan.

Honestly we need half stars. 3.5 is legit. Fun record that launched a thousand glam rockers. Pretty great even if I never need nor want to hear Bang A Gong again. It's a nice day-starter this morning, hadn't put in on in a minute.....

im gonna need to listen to this 2 or 3 more times i think. there were moments that rubbed me wrong and moments i really loved. My snap judgement would be a 3.5. I could see it growing with repeats though. I'd love to hear a Nick Lowe produced version.

The only steely dan i ever wanna hear is Tony Soprano singing "Dirty Work" This is a big bowl.of suck.

Cant lie

proto 90s indie rock. 3.5 really. Repeated listens are rewarded. GBV and early Sebadoh fans will find common ground.

Maybe no vocals would make it better for me. Its like unicorns and castles. Isk. Was hard to get through for me.

Sweet Emotion is all I need from this band. Fine, sure. They are a solid/great bar band. Just can't stand Steve Tyler's voice and delivery and I already own the good Rolling Stones records so I fail to see the point. 2.5

Yasssssss. Its a good un

dope af.

nope. Proof that sales do not always correlate to quality

but i already own all the good Rolling Stones albums

kick it!

it really starts to come together on this one and Dylsan os the BEST

jagged pop. i love this record.

bleak never sounded so good. "Bruce Barry was a working man he used to drive that Econoline van"

solid commercial pop

im lost in the supermarket. i can no longer shop happily. 4.5

Love me love me. say that you love me. Like cotton candy.

just super pop. never a bad call to spin this one

Good stuff. This electronic thing might be a fad tho

PERFECT POP

Nebraska, Western Stars, Darkness, BITUSA, Born To Run, The River..... This is a really good rock record

A pretty great return to form. A late career solud set up for Blakstar

3.5 Bee Thousand is the best!

Run to the hills. Run for your life! Such a great record. Riff city

3.5. It has moments of great and turd but mostly solid.

If you can't find the groove the problem is you

Get stoned 1st

Classic blues rock. Quality. I had never listened to this before but i'm glad i did

Meh. 2.5

Flawless end to end. Keep your hands off the bay!

What a fantastic record. I have no idea how this never came to my attention in 2009.

devastating break up record. maybe one of the best ever. 4.5

A little to prog/noodley for my tastes but had a lot of good moments

First time listening and was surprised at how good it is. Thought it would be dour and i was so wrong.

I think this would benefit if it were shorter. 3.5

changed the game for ambient forever. Good shit.

Staten Island came to get down. Cash ruins everything around me.

So good

Best of the solo records better than everything except 36 Chanmbers

Stone Cold Classic, all killer, no filler

it's not bad chugga chugga

such a great morning driving album. Well, anytime, really but especially great at the break of dawn :)

What a debut

2nd best RM

Love the Native Tongue stuff.

4.5 would be 5 if not for Silver. They should have put Into the White or Manta Ray on instead.

OG classic. If you don't like this after a few listens, it's you.

Some bright spots, mostly turgid. I bet Phish fans would find a lot to love here. That was a slog

I think this is my fave EC. Today, at any rate.....4.5

Very pleasant. Will spin again. 3.5

Famous jazz

Such a perfect record.

One of the most perfect driving around the hills of Los Angeles at night albums ever. It's true

So good. You forget he's so much more than the overplayed tunes sometimes. At least I do. Subtle and direct. Not just stoner music but i was high when it was on

First time ever listening to this and it's remarkable that Sultans of Swing was sequenced so deep in the mix. Solid. 3.5

Great record. Especially when placed in the context of its time, what else was popular/prevalent. My only quibble is i think it is a touch too long and could have benefited from a lil trim.

Such a momentous leap in turntable culture.

solid. up and down. some great tracks and some dodgy ones.

perfection

3.5

Not many artists can release not one but 2 essential double albums with all killer, no filler, but we're talking Prince here. If you dont understand how amazing this is life is wasted on you

3.5 for me, really. I love it and it's also kinda just the same song sorta. Lyrics sure are rainbows and sunshine too lol

i couldnt force myself past the 5th track. And i feel like i endured enough to make me put on a Minor Threat record as a cleanser

zzzzzzzzzzzz

Genius level stuff.

Classic shite. The beating, bleeding heart of rock and roll's birth.

I never listened to any of the solo CSN stuff before untill this one (ive listened to PLENTY of NY) I was really surprised at how much i liked this. Will get into the mix now for sure. 4.5

It was ok. I'll giver it another go because sometimes records are growers.

Perfect

Purple perfection. Rock style

bliss

3.5 really. fun record

2.5/3.0 Not my bag but has it's moments. Super competent and if you like a light Jazz, early to mid 80s style, this might click for you. I liked the more downbeat tracks best. The dub vibe on the title track at the end was a pleasant diversion

The 2 singles (LA Woman, Riders of the Storm) are great. Otherwise, a lot of wank. The Doors Greatest Hits is the only Doors one needs.

My Favorite Bowie record.

Lick my legs, I'm on fire

So good. If you weren't alive at this time it might be hard to understand how foundational this one has been for the last 2 decades..... 4.5

4.5 It's a good un

solid 3.5 Sunny 60s

3.5 Cast of Thousands best Elbow, imo.

I probably play the S/t and SuperFuzz BigMuff more but this is probably their best. 4.5

4.5 Boom Bap, NY Gritty

It has moments and then it doesnt. The weakest most inessential white stripes. Prob 2.5

fun. fine.

2.5 that 1st song lasted a day and the Ayn Rand lyrics at the end were funny. Freedom isnt free!

the lyrics are very moving

4.5 "Well, I stand up next to a mountain and I chop it down with the edge of my hand" FUCK YEAH!

Its a good set but rather subdued for his live stuff thats out there.

3.5. The first track is grating but it's a delightful Sunday afternoon listen

No covers, no filler.

4.5

4.5 Would be a 5 if not for the of the time but still ill advised skit trend between songs.

THE BEST

Such a good listen and a great bookmark of its time. I think i actually like it more now then i did when it came out

i dont wanna listen to Steely Dan, no mooooore.

great stuff!

if you think peace is a common goal that goes to show how little you know

A special new band

4.5 ya gotta ding a bit for Maxwell and Octopus

butterflies and zebras, and moonbeams and fairy tales.

Solid. A weird, surprisingly compelling pastiche. And funny

BOTH VERSIONS RULE

I heard this Eno guy he worked with is ok too. Clasic goodness

Big bowl of nope.

I was expecting not to like this but it was rock solid

Pretty stellar 4.5

Its a perfect pop record. All killer, no filler

It was fine enough

It's a time capsule w one super clunker (social disease) and just a string of hits. Not my bag, nothing i'd ever put on myself but I grew up in North Jrz was in HS when this came out and pretty much could sing along to all of these. If you gotta do an 80s hair band this (and Poison) is the one

3.5

Great stuff

Enjoyable riffs. When they were still prime.

One of the all time, stone cold.classics. utterly timeless. ESSENTIAL

i can't stand Mustane's voice. rhythm section is tight. 2.5

I kinda neglected/dismissed this when it came out for some reason. It's super. Not my favorite or 2nd favorite Hot Chip but still. 3.5

i liked this much better in 2024 than in 1997. A Storm in Heaven is still their best, by far imo, but this was good.

3 decent songs and a whole host of boring dross.

4.5 classic

I hadn't listened to this since it came out. That's a shame. I don;t think it's a must hear sorta thing but i personally really dig it. 3.5

Top 4 Beck for sure! 4.5

Such a great time in hip hop!

A masterwork

The most over rated bamd in the history of music.

Historic and sounds great too

Its spotty but rhe spots are really good

Someone described this as "middle age Pet Sounds" so good

I havent spun this in so many years. What a mistake. A devastating great album. 4.5

4.5

4.6 great stuff

try not to shake yo ass

some great, some meh, compelling tho. With some gems

3.5 really. Pretty good stuff. Aged well

Alameda. (SIGH)

3.5. Bottom of Neil Youngs top tier by my ears. Some good, great, and a lil monotonous at times.

3.5 love thw DKs

3.5 super great guitar work. Never heard this before but will listen again

That was really good. Glad i finally listened to her and will check out more for sure

maybe a 4.5

3.5 solid

chill, easy, groovy

3.5 70's AM funk grooves. stoner summer jams

Fantastic!

No in 95, NO in 2024.

4.5 Some of the cream of the first wave Industrial class. I don;t speak French so for all i know the lyrics are about ducks and spiders but it POUNDS hard and gets drunk in a late night cabaret. Plays Kurt Weill is probably my fave YG but this is superb

it's 1981 and you are in Great Neck Long Island listening to the greatest ever Bar Mitzvah cocktail hour band, trying to grab those tiny pig in blankets before the server disappears.

Top 5 album of the 90s. If you don;t like this you probably loved some pure shit like Aerosmith or the Eagles. It's true.

That slim shady character is a menace

song 2 is annoying af but this has its moments

It's a flawless album

I hadnt listened to that in full in decades. More stylistically diverse than i had recalled. Solid. The singles are fantastic.

Not really my thing but it's decent. Epic is the worst track by far.

This was my first listen through and I'll go back to it again. Solid 3.5. That Van Morrison / Beatles cover mash up is its own thing and is pretty great.

There are a couple of misfires but otherwise classic

3.5, really.

Great stuff; groundbreaking too

solid

the middle child.

Perfect.

3.5 Pretty great

This guy should be so much bigger than he was/is. Great record

3.5 some filler but some of the greatest singles. Lodi will be in my head for a minute

pretty much the foundation to 2/3 of my favorite things.

as always, great production, horrendous vocals.

good stuff. foundational

some pretty good boom bap! He could be rapping about cheese and pencils for all i know of French but it sounds real good. Hadnt put it on in 30 uears but it held up rather nicely

3.5. Such strong singles

3.5. Perfect depending on time and setting

The last listenable Metallica. Still, I'd sooner put on / recommend Ride the lightning or Masters of Puppets

4.5 The most under-rated Pixies album

Would be a 5 star record if it was edited down to 2

I like this less than a lot of others, i know. I'm much nore apt to drop a diff BM album. But obv solid stuff. 3.5

Just a a nice record.

Everything from production to performance is perfect. Chicago bluesxat its finest

A couple of clunkers but night swimming alone makes ammends

Their one essential album

Call Me Al is unlistenable but it was ok overall.

A wonderful album.

Some very good, some meh

Glam, protopunk, cabaret. It was ok but not rely my bag.

4.5. Their peak.

2.5 for me.

Y this 80s cheese when there is so much better from b4?

Listening to the lyrics now it seems IC was anticipating 2024 in the USA.

One of the best records of the 90s. Post punk, minor key, existential dread loud and soft style. A litmus test for excellent taste.

No filler, all killer!

4.5

Odd. Challenging. a rock record with no guitar. I enjoyed it and will spin it again. Weed required. 3.5

this was pleasant. More mellow than i was anticipating. Def wanna give it another spin. Heatwave is a great song.

it had some good some bad some mediocre. 2.75

OG. Gangsta. Never fails.

1/2 of the songs were hits and the other half is moody wonderfulness. IMO his one essential album.

I prefer both singles band Stones and blues rocker Stones to mid 60s Stones but the songs are solid. Not essential IMO but also not a problem.

Wild. Wish i could time travel w todays Blue Dream to this club for this show. Hot dawg

I wish i could eat your cancer when it turns black.

3.5 really. Super aggressive and angular. RELEASE THE BATS!

3.5 surprisingly entertaining.

Ethereal loveliness

4.5. tell me i'm wrong, i dont really care

3.5 a solid, enjoyable thing. The last of the listenable Coldplay....

3.5 aggressive industrial post punk. "There's kerosene around there's something to do"

EZ listening.

stoner bliss

3.5 check out the Bill Fay cover of Jesus etc

The singles are so great. 3.5

Simply one of the greatest hip hop records of all time. The beats, his voice and flow, and the NARRATIVES he writes - perfection

Stoner headphone bliss

an impeccable late career masterpiece

3.5 some enjoyable stuff

3.5. I know many think this is the best album of the 70s. I think it's just really good.

Superior orchestral pop/folk.

3.5 groovy

The first of a great run

3.5 on songs. 5 on import and impact.

perfect "Americana"

4.5 almost flawless

I'll never understand The Streets' appeal. Maybeyou have to be British to get it, idk. Musically it's fine but not stellar. File under "Not for Me" but also not wretched. 2.5

2.5 i get y people like it. People are lame

Try not to dance. I recommend the 2 disc remaster release. 2hrs of awesome

I like these 2 artists paired on this album better than anything theyve done before or since. Just great roots rock

Hey Ho. Let's Go!

Not a bit of filler. Just perfect

3.5

4.5 stars. Very Very Good stuff. Pour a bourbon and sit back.

jangle pop rules

Probably Clapton's best. 3.5

Top 3 Bowie for me.

This is a good record. I should love it based on a lot of things I love. BUT I HATE IT. I think it's the vocals. IDK. Too much vibrato for me?

A foot in industrial, metal, and breakbeat "electronica" Perfect videogame soundtrack for sure. 3.5

4.5 it's wonderful

some really great tracks and a bunch of notsomuch

3.5 harmony and early rock energy

there are some really great moments mixed with some awkward misses. Still, Top 7 Beach Boys, prob Top 5. 3.5

Put this on , make a cocktail, cook dinner, enjoy life

One of the greatest albums of all time. Best break up album ever.

decent. Like Bruce D vocals better, personally

Give the poor man a break. 4.5 big beats

Lord this is is such a perfect sip your coffee on a weekend morning album. 4.5

4.5 Lorelei is perfect. Such a good album

4.5. That solo.

3.5 truly. Perhaps his peak.

swamp rock. is this their best? could be

No expectations going in. Super great. Easy to get lost in the sauce.

I HATE the single.

4.5. An essential album

Seminal. Always good to drive to.

Kinda middling.

This was the first time i heard this album. Some cringe moments but a lot of really great stuff. 3.5

Their best, imo. So good

One of the greatest albums of all time.

The transition album. "She says shes 68 but shes really 54"

3.5 The highs are high. Its fun. It is the basis for a thousand hip hop and breakbeat samples.

The spiritual more mellow bookend to DJ Shadow's "Introducing" great stuff

Hard to make a double album about a failed relationship sound so listenable. Imagine having to put this record out when it's your sister getting the shiv.

Stop

catchy pop fluff.

you either love Jaco or not I guess. The chords and lyrics are ace. It's a masterwork

3.5 really

Just a solid record

Perfection

3.5 solid psych blues. youll either totally get or totally hate the JJ vocals.

I deserve restitution for that. Abomination.

So good

Bloated

id like to hear a remastered version w no synths. it suffers from bad 80s production.

There is 1 good record here but not 2. Too much bloated filler.

essential

Progmetal aint my bag. If it's yours this will be a winner

I dont know how/why i missed this when it came out! Far superior to any of their subsequent output, imo. Great one to start the day with.

A decent follow up to the vastly superior debut. It kinda peters out for me the last few tracks. Boom boom boom boom

FUCK YEAH 4.5

Get high first, then get super comfy on the couch, then melt into it all. Was surprisingly good. 3.5

This was much better than i anticipated based on the only other Beefheart record ive heard (trout mask - ick) Slightly twisted blues based stuff. Ry Cooder brings some magic.

Very one note

Hurt alone. Such a towering icon. That late period voice, dripping with wisdom and sadness seen.

a singular and special vision

I nwver listened to this before but will again. Really, really good, innovative stuff. Even the remastered w extra tracks seem to go by fast 4.5

some gems and some middling dross worthy of a Dr waiting room

A perfect Sunday afternoon listen

Its this and hissing of the summer lawns for me. But this is just lovely

never listened to anymore than the greatest hits. this was a surprise, a revelation really. Surprised how good it its and what a nice growth in sound

it's s subtly great record

4.5. Its got amazing pre crazy production and Jigga is on fire here. The soundtrack to 2001

The highs are high, the lows are middling.

i don't listen to X enough and i dont know why. this is so good.

classic post rock. Separates the men from the boys as they say. You could be forgiven for being turned off by the insane vocals. But this is seminal

That was a dubby good time. Im glad i finally heard this.

3.5. The songs are all strong. Im on fire is top 15 Bruce. The production brings the affair down. Too much 80s, too much synth in front. Id like to hear demos/rough mixes of these songs, personally. 3.5

My 3rd Deep Purple album was alas, not the charm. The vocals make my skin crawl, the prog keys make my eyeballs hurt. Not for me.

Rock solid and steady

hip hop foundations with some 70s light soul. It;s a mixed bag.

solid

Good fun.

Great sigles. Top jimmy, panama. Drop dead legs and hot for teacher are stand outs. Jump the big single. Some.filler but solid

Fantastic anthemic indie debut

mediocre 2.5

4.5

not my favorite Kendrick (Mad City, then Damn) but his magnus opus so afar, no doubt.

Power pop and jingke jangle. Sweet stuff

3-4 standouts, some ok stuff, filler, a reprehensible closer. Honestly, the album from this band is ORANGE and then Extra Width. Just google the video for "Bellbottoms" - Orange is fun. This. Notsomuch fun.

Classic

straight up og country rock w a velvet voice.

Good stuff

gawd those harmonies.

there is some really good stuff and some meh stuff.

classic shit.

the US version w Dear God is the superior sequenced album.