Difficult to gauge how influential it was at the time but still holds up well
More bland then I was going for but it was listenable enough
I love this album, I initially had 5/18 songs saved for a few years now but after relistening I now have 9/18 songs saved. Every song has its place in the album and nothing is truly bad while the good songs are great. One of my favorite albums from the 2010s with neon valley street being one of my favorite songs of the 10s.
Un 🐻ably ⚪️
Best song: Becks Bolero
Worst song: 🔵 deluxe
Feels a little dated but thrives off of energy 🐉
Favorite song: She Watch Channel Zero?!
Least favorite: N/A
P.S: YEA BOIIIIII
This album actually leaked early a couple of days before the release date, I stayed home from school to listen to it.
I can still remember laying on my bed in the dark, staring at the ceiling and hearing the first song on this album fade in and feeling like I was listening to something meaningful.
This album taught me more about life then any class could on that Friday
Best song: all of them
Worst song: none of them
PS: this is the greatest album I’ve ever heard
The only man talented enough to turn the word bad into a good thing
Best song: Smooth Criminal
Worst song: Speed Demon
The great songs are classics, there is some filler though
Many men remains one of the hardest songs of all time
Best song: 2️⃣1️⃣❓
Worst song: Poor lil rich
P.S: G-UNIT!!!
One of the bests at his best
Best song: Don’t 🛑 till you get enough
Worst song: N/A
Contains some the least sexy sex songs I’ve ever heard
Best Song: Momma said 🥊 you out
Worst song: 6️⃣ minutes of 🅿️
It's a Christmas album ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Best Song: The Bells of St. Mary
Worst Song: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Not as boring as I thought it would be. Despite feeling dated, the rhymes are bearable and beats are catchy enough, I also love the switch up on Body Count🤘
Best song: Body Count 🎸
Worst song: MVPs, while it’s a kind shoutout track, the echo effect is really annoying (annoying annoying annoying annoying)
PS: this album is surprisingly progressive, especially for the 90s
ex1: “I saw a brother kill another cause he said he was gay but that’s the way it is. it been that way for years and when the body hit the ground I heard a couple of cheers it kinda hurt me inside…”
ex2: “She wanna be lez he wanna be gay well that’s your business…”
Easy listen, though I found some of the songs to somewhat blend together.
Wish the band took a larger role in her songs as she sounded great with them supporting her.
Best song: Love Is Here To Stay
Worst Song: N/A
Cohesive and concise, was a pleasure to listen to while trying on jackets
Best song: the food
Worst song: N/A, one of the albums strengths is how every song has its purpose
"Cool on food for thought but for you I'm a starver."
Lots of great lyrics and interesting ideas, I love Kick Push 1/2 🛹 as a way of framing life situations through skateboarding.
Very solid album all the way through
Best Song: He say she say
Worst Song: N/A
Funky, crazy to think this album is almost 50 years old.
This sounds like a 70s version of some of the songs off Awaken, My Love!
Favorite song: Give Up The Funk
Worst song: N/A
This album's biggest sin was being boring, I'm sure it was influential at the time but now it kind of puts me to sleep.
Best song: Jazzie's Groove - Piano Version
Worst song: I like back to life but by the 3rd time i was dreading it
Crazy to think Marvin Gay single handedly invented sex in 1973 by dropping this, unironically bangin album 🔥
Intro is iconic, love the beanie cover where it looks like he's holding a massive invisible rock
Let's get it on is much more interesting and intricate then the memes would have you believe.
Best Song: All of them
Worst Song: None of them
If I should die tonight sax player / 5
Very Grandiose, no bad songs but nothing grabbed me.
Best song: (Beginning of) You ain't the problem
worst song: N/A
Easy going instrumental music, can't hate it and it grew on me as I listened.
3.5 If I could
Best Song: The Mountain
Worst Song: Sameeda
Jeff Beck 2 Electric Boogaloo: slighty more 🧸able ⬜️ ness
Rod Stewart isn't too bad tbh and debris really is a sick song
Best Song: Debris
Worst Song: That's all you need
Best Song: It's Nasty
Worst Song: You Are (God pls don't hate me thx🧎♂️)
Lyrics so bad and corny that they're good:
- "We'd like to send this one out all the way out to Stevie Wonder
(Yeah, Stevie) After all, he's the greatest 🥹🥹🥹"
- "IF YOU LOVE YOUR MOTHER JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP"
- "Broken glass everywhere People pissing on the stage you know they just don't care"
- "Neon King Kong standing on my back
Can't stop to turn around, broke my sacroiliac"
PS: These guys are some real Stevie Wonder simps but can you really blame them 🤷
Rhapsodia Del Maravilloso is just El Manicero but I love that song so it's ok.
I'm sure this album was influential, but I can't help but feel like there would be better representatives of rumba cubana out there.
Best Song: Rhapsodia Del Maravilloso
Worst Song:N/A
Wutang clan ain’t nuthin to fuck with
Best song: Wutang clan ain’t nothing to fuck with
Worst song: N/A
Sinatra is great but I don’t think this specific album is for me
Best song: dancing on the ceiling
Worst song: N/A
"Father, father. We don't need to escalate. You see, war is not the answer for only love can conquer hate."
What's Going On is the best Marvin Gaye song and generally one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, both lyrically and sonically.
Best Song: What's Going On
Worst Song: N/A
PS: Mercy Mercy Me is also fantastic song
The best horror core album, if it was just the first 9 songs it would be 5/5
The last half of the album Is unfortunately not nearly as good
Best song: Stan
Worst song: Ken Kaniff (LMAO)
I wanted to like this album more then I did unfortunately because I love the cover and the title. The songs kind of blended all together in a blandish way.
Best Song: On the Sunny Side Of The Street
Worst Song: N/A
PS: Funky Broadway by Jimmy Smith slaps fr
Great Listen
Watching the sandlot as a wee boy and listening to Ray Charles sing America the Beautiful is imprinted on my brain
Best Song: Am I Blue
Worst Song: N/A
Best Lyric: "Was I gay?"
RIP to a Tragic, Toxic queen fr fr
Best Song: Cherry
Worst Song: No bad songs
PS: GET HELP YOURSELF ON SPOTIFY PLS, FIGURE IT OUT @UNIVERSAL ISLAND RECORDS
Best Lyric: "Take your time and slowly... but quickly, get out"
Pt I Ends beautifully and triumphantly.
Pt. II A should have been Pt. imo, it gives me more of an intro / waking up feel then Pt. I
This entire album is a journey
Best Song: Pt. II A
Worst Song: N/A
Ayo this funky
Best song: inspiration information
Worst song: N/A
This album goes on a little too long, not a top 1001 album imo, more like a top 3000 album
A lot of the songs are almost interesting (so you’re leaving, I’ve never found a girl) but not quite
Best songs: let’s stay together, how can you mend a broken heart
Worst song: La-La for you
Starts off really slow and I don’t feel like the concept was explored as much as it could have been (the minimalism is likely intentional), would have to listen more closely to be sure though. It ends pleasantly enough
Best song: Bow (we meet again Michael!)
Worst song: N/A
Dat water do be muddy do
Best Song's: I've Got My Mojo Working & Got My Mojo Working - Pt. 2
Worst Song: Everything else was meh
decent but it can be a difficult listen at times, not because of the complexity of its ideas but because it sometimes fixates on sounds that don't resonate, at least not with me (I'm sure this would be great to see live though)
Best Song: Out-Bloody-Rageous (which is the least popular funnily enough)
Worst Song: Facelift
Wow I can't believe they made a song about me all the way back in 1979
Best Song: He's the greatest dancer
Worst Song: N/A
A true 3.5 star album
I was too harsh initially, not bad tbh
Best song: Secrets
Worst song: N/A
Sarah Vaughan provides a memorable and charming live experience.
Best Song: September in The Rain
Worst Song: N/A
Take Five takes Four
Best Song: Strange Meadow Lark
Worst Song: N/A
I can hear the technical ability but this album isn’t for me, I’m optimistic about her other albums though
Best song: Selfish
Worst song: N/A
Steely Daniel coming through with an extremely solid album.
Thank you Steely Daniel, very cool!
Best Song: Home at last
Worst Song: N/A
Not a rap rock guy unless we're talking Lincoln Park. We're sampling pulp fiction tho so thats cool?
Best Song: The Grave and the Constant
Worst Song: King of New York
Stan Getz + Brazilian Music should always be awesome but I enjoy Getz / Gilberto significantly more
Best song: Desafinado
Worst song: N/A
Cool to see Missy Elliot's debut get support from lots of major artists. Overall, the album was decent, not for me though.
A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme
Best Song: A Love Supreme
Worst Song: A Love Supreme
PS: A Love Supreme
PSPS: Walking around in New York to this album was a great experience, would recommend
A fun and romantic, I'm glad I waited until Valentines day to give this a listen.
Best Song: Medley: It's All Right / For Sentimental Reasons
Worst Song: N/A
While I acknowledge the cultural significance of It's tricky and Walk this way, I think the rest of the album ages fairly poorly (other than You be Illin).
Best Song: It's Tricky
Worst Song: Dumb Girl
Best Lyric:
"It's McDaniels, not McDonald's.
These rhymes are Darryl's, the burgers are (Ronald's)"
Never been a Beyonce fan so I enjoyed this album as much as a I expected it to. YMMV
Best Song: Drunken In Love Remix
Worst Song: No Angel (Becuase-You're-No-An-Gel-Ei-Ther-Baby x1000)
A quintessential summer album of the 2010's, feels like sun on my skin at the park
Best Song: Sweet Life
Worst Song: N/A
Maybe it's the NYC Buff but this I'm really vibing with this album
Best Song: The Champ
Worst Song: N/A
A very solid Sinatra Album
Best Song: I've Got You Under My Skin
Worst Song: N/A
Bongo boys we up again, Apache's influence (specifically the drums) is everwhere
Best Song: Apache
Worst Song: N/A
Great album, cohesive and sweet, Sade is a star with a unique voice.
Best Song: When am I going to make a living
Worst Song: N/A
One of the Tango Goats releases an album that is interesting enough to entertain a non tango aficionado
Was expecting more, all of the songs blended together
Best song: Nag Champa
Worst song: Pops Rap III…..All My Children
Not sure why I avoided this album like the plague, it’s not bad
Best song: The one with Santana in it
Worst song: N/A
Easy listen.
Even though all the songs sound the same, the formula behind that sound is great.
Best Song: Chic Cheer
Worst Song: N/A
Old but not as boring and dated as I initially thought
Best Song: Good Newz Comin'
Worst Song: Belly Dancin Dina'
PS: They love their 's
This album is special off of 2 songs alone, the rest of it doesn't excite me as much but Stevie is too talented to create anything bad.
Best Song: You & I, Superstition
Worst Song: N/A
M E T H O D MAN
Best Song: Stimulation
Worst Song: N/A
Beautifully defiant and rebellious, Public Enemy doubles down on its political themes, unfortunately the production fails evolve enough to interest me for more then a single listen.
Best Song: Incident at 66.6 FM, Fight The Power
Worst Song: N/A
Didn't know she rapped
Best Song: The other parts of Mama gave birth to the children of soul
Worst Song: the weird alien child voice in Mama gave birth to the children of soul
Surely this is the final Jeff Beck Album... surely
Best Song: Over, Under, Sideways, Down
Worst Song: N/A
Wish I liked this album more, I know I like some Jamiroquai songs
Best Song: Revolution 1993
Worst Song: N/A
So many horny albums, sexual transmutation is probably real tbh
Best Song: Bodies - Intro
Worst Song: Ari's Tale
Very 80s
Best Song: N/A
Worst Song: Rain
The least sexy sex album, If I put this on during boning I'd get slapped and would have deserved it. That being said, It never takes itself to seriously and I am impressed that they could make a 60+ minute album off of a fake drug
The lyrics are also pretty amusing sometimes.
Best Song: The Humpty Dance
Worst Song: N/A
Her voice isn't what I expected it to be but the songs are still nice to listen to
Best Song: Violets for your furs
Worst Song: N/A
This and Atomic Basie in the same year, what a time to be alive
Best Song: El Cayuco
Worst Song: N/A
Irresistibly charming, an album that is still being sampled today.
In the words of Ye: "I've been uninspired since Lauryn Hill retired"
Best Song: Doo Wop (That Thing)
Worst Song: N/A
I've known about the legend of Anita Baker ever sense a kind old ladies eye lit up when she was mentioned in one of my college music classes: "Sweet Anita!" she replied back. She was right, idk what took me so long. Rapture is short and sweet Anita Baker
Best Song: Caught Up in the Rapture
Worst Song: N/A
Too interesting to be boring, too bad to be good.
A strenuous endeavor that offends most who decide to partake in it. This album is an abyss that makes you question your understanding of ... well anything and everything.
Best Song: None of them
Worst Song: All of them
PS: FAST AND BULBOUS!
While I acknowledge the talent, I didn't enjoy this album as much as I anticipated I would. I didn't find that the non-lauryn hill members added much.
Best Song: Killing Me Softly With His Song
Worst Song: N/A
Is Genius of Love just It's Nasty for white people?
Best Song: Genius of Love
Worst Song: N/A
Jezebel is Panini for Millennials
Best Song: Brand New Day
Worst Song: Wot U On?, Live O
Fat King fr fr
Best Song: N/A they all kinda sound the same
Worst Song: N/A
Nice listen, good cover, they all kinda blend together but there are standouts
Best Song: Walk between raindrops
Worst Song: N/A
While the fans wanted low rider, War is good for somethings.
Best Song: N/A
Worst Song: N/A
Ill but not as ill as license to ill or Paul's Boutique
best song: Probably sabotage but I've heard it too much to appreciate it.
worst song: Eugene's Lament
One time I was on at a club with my girlfriend, Missy Elliott came on, she looked at me said "MISSY ELLIOT?", we then left.
Work it is kind of a cool song tho
Best Song: Work it
Worst Song: Ain't That Funny
You didn't have to be so nice; I would have liked you anyway. Short & Sweet
Best Song: You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
Worst Song: N/A
RIP to a once in a lifetime voice.
Best Song: My Girl, I've Been Loving You Too Long
Worst Song: N/A
