Neil Young is always interesting. He's created such a weirdly, darkly beautiful album that there's no way that it could have done well commercially, while also being a great example of what I love about rock.
I like that this seems more rock oriented than other Radiohead albums I've listened to. One Radiohead song is fine, there's usually something interesting going on, however it's exhausting to listen to a full album of this.
Hits were alright, deep cuts were too long and just okay. The definition of mid.
Solid classic rock album, fun listen
Masterpiece album, If I Should Die Tonight gave me chills
Rikki Don't Lose That Number: 7.5/10 Classic but a tad dull Night By Night: 8.75/10 Really liked this one, cool guitars, vocal style is a bit dull Any Major Dude Will Tell You: 6/10 Heavy on the keys Barrytown: 4/10 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo: 2/10 Interesting guitar tone but too noodley. Not into this instrumental. Parker's Band: 6/10 most interesting song in a while Through With Buzz: 3/10 Pretzel Logic: 6/10 With A Gun: 6.5/10 decent story Charlie Freak: 6/10 a second interesting story Monkey In Your Soul: 7/10 sounds kinda Motown-ish, like the horns
Is This It 3.5/5 The Modern Age 4.5/5 cool solo Soma 4/5 Barely Legal 4/5 Someday 4.5/10 Alone, Together 4/5 cool solo Last Nite 5/5 Banger Hard To Explain 4/5 When It Started 4/5 Interesting solo Trying Your Luck 4.5/5 Take It Or Leave It 4/5
Metallica is great, this is a really interesting project, but it has a lot of Re/Load era songs that I'm not that into and runs way too long.
3.5/5, it's interesting but not quite doing it for me.
Not sure if it's copying or influencing but it sounds very familiar despite only having heard maybe one song on it.
One of the greatest albums of all time. Dreams is one of the best songs of all time. Don't Stop is an ear worm. Go Your Own Way is a classic. Songbird might be one of the greatest love songs written The Chain is a favorite You Make loving Fun 8/10 fun love song I Don't Want To Know 8/10 simple but catchy Oh Daddy is scathing
Intense
Fantastic album of '80s funk/pop. Love Prince. Let's Go Crazy is fun, Computer Blue is more relevant now than it was when it came out, Darling Nikki is the reason we have warning stickers, When Doves Cry is excellent musicianship, as is Purple Rain. Excellently crafted and played album.
Not bad, a little boring. 2.5?
3.5/5 Songs are catchy and kinda match the old movie poster vibe, but don't seem super original. Derivative but still fun. Highlights: Pressure Point, Havana Gang Brawl, enjoyed the solo in You Will You Won't, Remember Me. Fun but not sure it's a must listen.
4.5/5 rounding up to 5. I've heard songs off it before but never listened through. Captivating riffs, powerful vocals, solid rhythm section, great guitar harmonies, each song is a vignette. Hallowed Be Thy Name is a favorite, TNOTB and Run To The Hills are classics, but my favorite new song was probably Children Of The Damned or Invaders.
Good background album. The less I actively listen to it the more I like it to just chill to while I work. If it was on in a coffee shop or some kind of lobby I'd probably think it's a cool place. Not sure why it's on this list.
Powerful, emotional vocals in beautiful songs of heartbreak and a relationship gone bad. RESPECT is a classic, Drown In My Own Tears is relatable for anyone who's had a relationship fall apart. The guitar at the end of I Never Loved a Man was a nice bluesy touch. Baby, Baby, Baby 10/10 twists who hurt who in the relationship from the rest of the album. Good Times brings the mood up with early rock style guitar and piano. Incredible cover of Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come to close out the album.
Nice easy listening yacht rock with a bit of a darker side.
Do The Dog and Concrete Jungle are the standouts. Pretty decent even though it's ska.
Haven't really listened to much Taylor Swift before, just heard the radio hits from time to time. champaign problems is the stand out track so far, willow was pretty good too. no body, no crime is a great twist on a murder ballad. Back half of the album was a little weaker than the front half, but evermore (song) is pretty good.
Honestly, I think Stardust is one of the most beautiful songs recorded. This whole album is incredible even though it's all covers.
This album is a little dated, but incredibly original and energetic for the era. It's interesting to see the piano and saxophone used so heavily compared to what came later in rock music with a standard 4/5 piece band. You can feel this record resonating through popular music through the eras if you listen closely. Though it's sound is a little dated and the lyrics are fairly simple, it's an incredible force of an album that deserves it's spot on this list.
Well written, fun sounding songs with an excellent rhythm section and tasteful guitar playing. Synths sound a little dated, but there's not a bad song on this album. It's interesting to hear as kind of an in-between of punk, alternative and 70s style album oriented hard rock.
It was surprising how much it reminded me of Americana folk music.
It's pretty good, but it sounds like everything in the 90s combined into one album.
Massively influential on alternative music. Great dynamics, interesting song structures, I like the mix of vocalists. Never realized just how sexual the lyrics are before.
Deceptively simple sounding 50's style rock n roll songs with more modern topics. It's not breaking any new ground, but it's well made and pleasant to listen to.
Yours Is No Disgrace - It's alright, but it doesn't pull me into the album. Not a huge fan of the vocals, they're just kinda there. I'm not really into the vocal harmonies or noodly guitars. The Clap - Acoustic noodling Starship Trooper - 1st 1/3rd isn't bad, not feeling the acoustic bit in the middle. I've Seen All Good People - is this about chess? A Venture - Again with the harmonies and noodly guitars. Perpetual Change - first 4 minutes weren't bad, then the noodling came back. I'm just not meshing with this album at all.
Probably the best Foo Fighters album. Good Grief and Floaty are the sleeper hits, but the back half is better than the front half of the album.
Rock solid album, but not the best from QOTSA. Regular John is a hell of a riff to start off with. Avon is cool sounding. It's interesting going back and actually listening to QOTSA albums how much Josh's vocals have changed. If Only is another fantastic riff. Walkin on the Sidewalks has a very uneasy feel on the verses that feels more like a stumble than a walk. The fuzzed out guitars on How To Handle A Rope are what I'm here for and the lyrics are interesting. Dig the outro solo. The bass intro on Mexicola is dirty as hell and builds the pacing well. Mexicola is a sweet riff too in a trip to a Mexican jail. You Can't Quit Me Baby has extremely uneasy lyrics with great instrumentation behind it.
It's good but I'm just not meshing with it this morning.
It reminds me of a lot of 80s and late 70s stuff, but not as interesting. Vocals are not great and the songs are all about 2-3 minutes too long.
I couldn't finish it.
It feels like an indie-rock Bruce Springsteen album about the suburbs. I like it a lot but it feels like it keeps going without a lot of variation.
It clearly influenced new wave but it doesn't do anything that later bands didn't do better. Nothing about it stands out. I've never gotten the hype around Costello.
3.5 solid album, but not mind blowing. Reminds me of a poppy Dinosaur Jr
Definitely a change up from the typical stuff on this list. Beautiful, if not slightly too long, songs in a wildly different style than I'm used to. I'd listen to music from him again, but not this much at once. 3.5
4.5/5 You can feel the influence this album still has on music today. This was your favorite band's favorite album. Bridges the gap between 60s rock and punk fantastically with a view into a NYC that doesn't exist anymore. Definitely a must listen.
Interesting album, very of it's time, but with some good songs on it.
Not my normal style, but an interesting album that pulled me in. Much more than it appeared at the surface when paying attention to the lyrics and stories.
Way ahead of it's time. Other than the references I wouldn't have guessed this was from the 60s. Odd but interesting compositions. The overlapping voices were a bit of a drawback but overall I liked it and I need to check out more Zappa.
It feels like the soundtrack to a musical where all the songs are the reveal of something bad. Nothing really stands out though. 2/5
So far, Revolution is the only song that has caught my attention, but even that managed to lose it by the end. I see how this could have influenced some bands, but honestly, it sounds derivative of several other bands and their friends hyped them up a bit to help them out.
Pretty good album with a couple great songs. Interesting audio references to other bands like the Beatles.
Great blend of Reggae and rock. The back half of the album is my favorite, but the front half doesn't miss either. The opening two tracks pull you in to it. Turn Your Lights Down Low is my favorite track on the album 3.5/5
Interesting sonic textures, wild sounds, and a surprising amount of feel to it. 3.5/5
Unique and catchy songs, a bit dated now, but still different than anything modern and fun while making you think a bit.
I love some Otis Redding.
It's not bad, but it doesn't do anything that makes me want to keep listening. I wouldn't turn off any individual song, but I wouldn't want to listen to the whole thing again. I'm not sure why it's on this list.
It feels like it's trying to hard to incorporate too many influences and not really succeeding at any of them because of it. It's not my thing at all.
It's not for everyone, but it's got a charm that pulls you in. It's both "other" and classically cool.
Starts off with the best song on the album and then just gets monotonous. This could have been better if it was about half as long. Space and Time is one of the better tracks, and it's kinda okay.
A few good songs, but I don't get the hype.
Pretty interesting take on funk and jazz, dig the didgeridoo. I'd listen again.
15 Steps - it's different and catches my attention. Feels a cold open to a mysterious journey. Bodysnatchers - I dig it but I want to know more about it Nude - This whole album feels uneasy and leaving me hanging. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - It does sound like the sound track to something in the deep ocean, dreamlike, washed, and with some danger. One of my favorites so far. All I Need - Faust Arp - Like a dark Beatles song Reckoner - House Of Cards - the traditional instrumentation intro caught my attention again. It's a good mix up. I like how this song feels more intimate after most of the rest of the album. Jigsaw Falling Into Place - fairly accurate depiction of a night out, and the darker side behind it. Videotape - The simple piano instrumentation is nice, and I like how the song builds. There's a very human thing about wondering how your life looks when played back.
Custard Pie & the Rover are two tracks I love that don't get enough recognition. The slide intro to In My Time Of Dying is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin intros. Houses Of The Holy is good, but one of the weaker tracks of the album imo. I do like the outro solo though. Love the Trampled Under Foot riff. It just feels so cool. The change up leading to the keys solo is fantastic, and the cocked wah sound of the bass is wild. Kashmir is the classic epic song. The mystical lyrics, the eastern influence, the trance like riff. Love it. What a journey. In The Light starts off cool, sounds kinda Beatles-ish in the middle, and then brings it back around. I like how they made the keys have that bagpipe like drone. Bron Yr Aur is a fun little instrumental. Down By The Seaside - that strong effect on the guitar track makes it sound oceany, the switch up in the middle sounds more sinister than the fun sounding first half. Ten Years Gone's build up to quiet is genius. It's got a fantastic guitar solo that sounds unique. Night Flight - I know I've listened to this whole album before but I don't recall ever hearing this song. The Wanton Song - What a cool riff to kick it off, and then that stumble just before the verse, and it just keeps getting cooler. Boogie With Stu has that old time rock n roll feel from the 50s which I dig. Black Country Woman feels folksy and fun, but tense. That intro to Sick Again is sick. The lyrics however have not aged well...
Unfortunately, the only version available to me is censored and it's killing the vibe. Especially on the hits.
It's like it's close to being good, but it's just weird in the wrong ways to be good. It feels like it doesn't know what it's supposed to be or where it should go. It was mostly just unpleasant to listen to.
I like the sound of it, it's different that what I'm used to. She has a nice voice and I like the movement in the music.
We Are The Robots was cool, I've never heard anything like this before. The repetitiveness of it is trance-like, and it feels like the bedrock of every electronic song I've heard before, but still really catchy and earwormish, despite it's sparseness. I enjoy the way the songs build up with droning tones into the main song. I'm not normally into synth sounds, but this album is great. It reminds me of playing old video games.
I get where this could be influential, and some of it is pretty cool, but most of it is stolen, ripped off, or otherwise not made by the guy who's name is on the cover in any way, shape or form. It doesn't flow well either. Its the best 2/5 I've gotten in this project so far, but something about it is just off since it's stolen.
It's not bad, but there are tons of bands that do a similar sound better. The lyrics feel like they're trying too hard to be deep.
An interesting album, cool new wave vibes, great guitar playing, some sweet bass lines. I like the singer's voice and lyrics too.
Sounds like a precursor to a lot of shoegaze and other indie styles.
This is one of the albums where rap/hiphop got more musically complex while also being fun to listen to. It's one of the first rap albums that still feels fresh, where as, for example, even though Straight Outta Compton is great, it does sound musically dated.
3.5/5 Break on Through is a favorite. You can hear the influence it had on harder rock later. Everyone has heard Soul Kitchen even if you don't think you have. It's all over movies and shows. 20th Century Fox is a classic. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) is a weird choice but it fits in a way that differentiates the band from contemporaries. Light My Fire is legendary.
The kind of generic indie pop that hipsters couldn't get enough of in 2010 but that everyone else ignored. Its not awful but I can't understand how it ended up on this list.
I like that this seems more rock oriented than other Radiohead albums I've listened to. One Radiohead song is fine, there's usually something interesting going on, however it's exhausting to listen to a full album of this.
This is an album that will transport you to another time and place. It feels like a fancy, smoky jazz lounge in Havana or Miami in the 1950s. I need a white suit with a hat, a big cigar, and a glass of rum, and we're walking through the back like in Goodfellas.
Powerful lyricism and beats that go hard. Some of these samples are insane (sounds like Slayer on She Watch Channel Zero?!). Some songs sound a bit dated, but compared to it's contemporaries you can tell why it was revolutionary. Solid record. 4/5.
Mostly made up of Elvis song's I haven't heard, with the exception of Fever. Fever and Dirty, Dirty Feeling are the standouts for me. DDF has that harder rockabilly edge that was pretty interesting compared to the other ballads.
They incorporate a lot of stylistic influences, and while different, it isn't necessarily unique or great as a whole, despite the creativity and approach. Feels like the kind of band who's music would be interesting in the background of a comedy show but not enough to make you look it up later.
Please tell me this is the third and final Costello album on the list. I skipped at least half the song on most of the songs. Every time I hear something that does catch my attention I realize it's because it reminds me of something that came out before this, so the interesting parts aren't even original.
Not my favorite Bob Marley album, but there are some good songs on it.
A couple great songs, a good album, but not my favorite by Bowie.
I'm starting to consider skipping anything I haven't heard of from the UK during the 1990s. This is another perfect example of an album that does nothing for me from then and there.
Above & Beyond is the best track on this album, and even it I couldn't make it through. I don't understand why these bland electronic albums keep making this list.
Nice change up, it's different, it didn't capture me.
I love this older country sound. Sure, the mix is weird and sounds dated, but the songs are written so well (there's a reason every song on this album has a hundred different covers). It's an album that transports you to a time and place, even if it isn't your favorite sound. You can see the lights, the smoke in the air, and the man in the ridiculous suit strumming his guitar on stage. Heck, I can almost taste the cheap beer from here.
Well that's one way to start an album. It's actually pretty good, and the satire is plain to see. The way it mocks society is pretty scathing.
Stevie Wonder writes some great songs, and I know this is the start of he best period of work, but this album has songs that hit that point and is not fully a part of his peak.
I've heard Alright before. That's the only song I recognize so far. The album is pretty good though. It's more up my alley than most albums I've gotten lately.
I love Black Sabbath
So far, out the gate this album is exceeding expectations with 21st Century Schizoid Man. I Talk To The Wind was interesting. I like where Epitaph is going so far, this is way better than I expected so far. Moonchild is great too, but it got a little long. I'm digging Crimson King
Some interesting choices were definitely made here. It's pretty good, but it's a lot.
Apparently if you're not a British man of a certain social class from a certain time period this doesn't make much sense. I agree with that take.
This album changed music. It's that good.
It's definitely weird, but it's still more interesting than a lot of albums. The riffs are actually pretty good on some songs. Its a solid 3.8. I wouldn't listen to it on my own but I think the hate is overblown.
Right from the opening this blows you away. I like the live versions of these songs better than the album versions.
Pretty interesting mix of jazz and African influences. The horns are great, but the drummer has been going crazy. I'd definitely listen to this again.
One of my favorite Sabbath albums. Just amazing start to finish.
But why are the giraffes insincere?
I'd heard Jeff before, but never Tim. I know they don't know each other well, but it was interesting to hear the contrasts and similarities. 3.5
I feel like heard all the instrumentals as the menu music of a PS2 game. It's not quite a 1 because it's not awful but it's definitely a weak 2.
I've heard this album before, I know the singles, I've never really listened to the all the lyrics before. I already liked this album, but I it's better than I thought it was.
Not my favorite Iron Maiden album, but still great and better than most albums on this list so far. Not quite a 5, but 4 isn't high enough. You can definitely feel the shift in metal albums after this though. Rhythm section is incredible, guitars are great, Harris being the songwriter the songs are well crafted, but Dickinson was definitely an upgrade from the vocals on this album.
Perfectly average and inoffensive. It's a 3/10 but in the top 1001 albums ever made it is not.
I just finished the first track. That started strong but wore out it's welcome. There's interesting things going on, but hopefully it starts to mix things up more. It's as if every song is a more orchestral Silver Ships Of Andilar but twice as long. Probably the best album on this list that I never have to listen to again so far. I think this would benefit from shorter songs building on some of the themes from each song instead of having several ideas thrown into one massive long song together. 3.8?
It's big, it's long, and it's not bad.
This rocks harder than anything else I've heard from 1964, louder, meaner and faster.
I like Outkast, they got me into hip hop, but I'd never actually listened to this album outside the singles which was a mistake because this is heavily influenced by some of my favorite artists (Prince, George Clinton and his crews, Hendrix, etc). It's all over the place in the best ways, easy 5/5.
One thing I'm realizing about all of these progressive albums is that they'd be much better if they didn't overstay their welcome. Here we're introduced to two unusual characters and then they're never mentioned again. Then we get a few songs rambling about religion. Musically, it is better than I expected, but lyrically it left me wanting, and no matter how you look at it it had too much filler material.
Neil Young may not be the greatest singer, but he's one of the best songwriters and nobody can play guitar like him. The vulnerability and rawness in his music pulls me in every time.
I get it, I can see it's influence, I appreciate it's place in history. That said, it is not for me.
I knew the singles, but I've never dove into Elton's catalogue. That was a mistake. Elton and Bernie have put together an incredible album here. Every song holds my attention, the piano is a great change up from normal, the string arrangements are really cool, and I love the guitar work too. Lyrically I'm invested in every song. Another in a string of great albums lately.
It all sounds the same, and it sounds derivative. It's not something I need to listen to again.
Well, let's see how this goes. I typically don't mind a Radiohead song but their albums are beatings. At least it isn't Elvis Costello again. Planet Telex: I kinda like the soundscape that's created, but it isn't completely capturing me. The Bends: I actually kinda like this one. Feels more like the 90s stuff that I enjoy. High And Dry: This sounds like the 90s stuff I don't like. It's got that generic acoustic guitar and ultra-repetitive lyrics. He even did the thing with the last line that every 90s band did. Fake Plastic Trees: The lyrics feel relatable here, feeling rundown and surrounded by fake stuff. Bones: Sounds like an Oasis song. (Nice Dream): I think I've hit my limit of Radiohead Just: I've hit my limit of Radiohead. Thom York's voice is starting to annoy me. His voice is one of my least favorite things about Radiohead. My Iron Lung: The intro guitar is actually pretty cool. Props for that. Bullet Proof: this is an example of why I can't listen to a full album of this. I'm trying really hard to listen to this whole thing for this project. Black Star: Sulk: Street Spirit: cool looping guitar part.
This is everything I wanted it to be. The distorted guitar, the trance-like rhythm section, Janis' wailing vocals. Love it.
It's weird, but it definitely feels like it has it's fingers in a lot of things that came after and draws from all kinds of influences.
There are a couple hits and some deeper tracks that are pretty good, but overall a lot of this sounds pretty similar. Wildly influential, changed the game, but ultimately fairly middle of the road for me today.
It's like a discount Disney soundtrack, so it's not even benefiting from the positives of sounding like that.
Is it innovative? No. Is it the peak of it's genre? No. Is it special? Not really. Is it well made? Not particularly. But it is fun if you just want some dumb glam rock and can appreciate it for what that means.
Willie Nelson is in the top 2 when it comes to America's contributions to the world, and this is one of his finest albums.
I've listened to The Stooges a lot, and heard a couple of Pop's solo songs, so I was excited for this song. It lived up to expectations. It's not as raw as The Stooges, but it's got more edge to it than the poppier works Bowie was attached to.
There's a lot of good stuff, but a lot of filler too.
ZZ Top has a swagger to them that's just so damn cool. Billy's guitar playing is supreme and the rhythm section carries the vibe. This isn't their best work, but it's still great.
The instrumentals aren't bad. It's the vocals and the lyrics that kill this album. The lyrics are made for angry 14 year olds, and Fred Durst sounds like an angry cartoon character most of the time. A couple songs are fine, but as a whole I can't endorse that you NEED to listen to this before you die. Why is the last track 9 minutes of rambling about how awful the band is? Who does that?
Some albums are on this list because they are the greatest creations of man. Some are on here because they had an undeniable influence on the next 50+ years of music. Some are here just because they are pleasant to listen to, and that's where this album sits. It's cool, but it's chill enough to have on in the background, it doesn't necesarilly force a strong reaction, but you'll feel something while listening to it without having your mind blown. Solid 3.5-4 range.
This is like a 2. It's okay, I don't hate it, but I don't understand why I needed to listen to this before I died.
One of the only albums I've immediately hit replay on.
Honestly, fairly surprised by this one. It's better than I expected, but people are all saying it's not the best Cult album so I'll have to check them out. It's a good mix of 70s and 90s rock even though it came before the 90s. However, the first song that autoplayed after this for me was Led Zeppelin and it put it all into context. It's good, but it isn't legendary.
This is listed as country and pop, and wikipedia calls the band a rock band, but it sounds like all the most boring parts of those genres. The weird bells, the orchestra, the bad falsetto, nonsense lyrics. It lacks anything to connect with.
This is one of The Smiths albums that I haven't given much time to in the past. It's pretty good, Johnny is a master as always, rhythym is tight, and Morrisey is just as sarcastic, detatched and English as always. Hopefully there are other Smiths albums on this list, because this isn't their best album.
Another great addition from Janis. Some of her best hits and hidden gems are on this record.
It's weird, it's unique, it isn't making my daily playlist despite being more deserving of being on this list than a lot of albums so far. 3.5
One of my favorites from the get go. Nobody plays or writes like Neil.
I actually first heard about this the other day and thought it sounded cool but hadn't had a chance to check it out yet. I've wanted to get into Ry Cooder and Cuban music has always appealed to me so this is a great way to start my morning. There's something beautiful and sad in music from this part of the world that captures me. I would love to see this live.
I feel like Jean Girard after watching Highlander. I continue to be baffled by the hype around this band. So far it's the best album I've heard from Arcade Fire. It's like Bruce Springsteen but bad, boring and forced through a 2000s hipster filter.
It's actually got some pretty decent jazzy bits, but there's also quite a bit that should have stayed in the '80s.
Being a Bob Mould album, this has some pretty decent poppy hooks, big guitars, and it sounds very of it's time without being dull.
I remember a few of these songs from Tony Hawk games.
This is one of those albums that I don't understand how it could be anything other than a 5. Everything about it is top notch.
Love the combo of Brazilian music and funk
When more people have opinions of your non-musical activites than they do of your music, it isn't a must listen to album.
I'm not sure how to feel about this. It's got moments that are pretty good, but sometimes it feels lost.
This is one of those albums that has some really cool, interesting points, but goes on for too long. I really like it, but it feels like too much to just sit down and listen to in one go. It's like a 3.9 for me because of that.
I love the groove of this album. It's so smooth, but you can feel it boiling underneath. Billy Jack is a wonderful vibe of a song hiding much darker lyrics. So In Love felt like a slow soul jam from Prince before Prince was a thing.
Classic album that might as well be a greatest hits album
It sounds a lot more modern than I expected.
This is what a British Ramones sounds like. It's got the poppiness, simplicity and similar themes.
This is one of those albums that you hear people recommend, but you kinda put it off until one day you listen to it and you realize how good it is. It starts off strong, and it keeps going. The harmonies are great, the guitar playing is solid, the lyrics have more going on than you really expect them to if you don't know who Simon and Garfunkel are. Solid album.
This albums sounds like a party and I would much rather be there than work. Nobody knows what time it is and that isn't important.
I think this might make me reevaluate how I rate these albums. There have been several that give me basically no reaction, and I gave them 2 or 3. This definitely got a reaction, but not a good one, and for that it gets a 2. The forgetable albums will probably start getting 1s. I don't want to finish this, but it's a bit like watching a trainwreck where I'm not sure I can not look. Is it better if I did speak German or does the unknown yelling add to the atmosphere? Note: I tapped out in the middle of the 8th/Title track.
Once I got to the back half I started skipping parts of songs. I don't know much of their work, but from what I do know this doesn't seem like their best. It feels like if you hear the first 30-45 seconds of a song you've heard the song. I was talking about this website with one of my coworkers and he told me it needed more electronic stuff, and when I told him this was my album of the day he told me I would be way too sober to enjoy it at work.
Neil Young is always interesting. He's created such a weirdly, darkly beautiful album that there's no way that it could have done well commercially, while also being a great example of what I love about rock.
Back to back Neil Young albums, let's go. I love the way he focuses so much on getting the feeling of his songs right instead of being perfectly produced. The songwriting and human imperfections are what make his music special.
This album is proof that the Beatles were more than the sum of their parts.
An excellent example of what the blues is from a titan of the genre with a legendary band.
Layla is by far the best track on this album. Cut 30 minutes out, just take the best songs, and give Duane Allman more time on the album and we'd be looking at a 5, but this is more of a soft 3.
I'm not usually one for live albums, but when done well they can be great. The band is tight, and the energy is way better than on the album versions of some of these songs. It's a bit long, but it's a great performance.
Dude i got some fucking Isley Brothers at work today dude. Hell yeah. My mom told me if i wait for things, like, good things will happen to me dude and fucking i waited for some things and i got some Isley Brothers at work today dude. hell yeah. so it just goes to show that waiting for things is, like, worth it. but there’s a lot of bad things in this world, dude. like fucking skunks dude? hell no. Scratching you’re eye, but it’s STILL fucking ITCHY dude?! HELL no. The fucking CUBS, DUDE? HELL NO!! LIKE GETTING PAID NOT A LOT OF MONEY, DUDE?! FOR FUCKING WORKING?! HELL NO!!!! BUT ISLEY BROTHERS?! AT FUCKING WORK, DUDE?! HELL YEAH!!!!!! HELL YEAH, BRO!!!! HELL YEAH!! ISLEY BROTHERS, BRO, AT FUCKING WORK, DUDE!!!! HELL YEAH!!
Another subpar British band. Some of it's kinda fun, but none of it is a must listen.
Bad Company is one of those bands that I've heard of, but before listening to this album didn't realize that I knew so much of their stuff. Not world changing, but really solid, well crafted songs.
Decent indie pop album with some 60s whisper singing and very lesbian vibes on several songs.
Bowie is an artist that I've taken too long to get into, but I've grown to appreciate in the last year. The weirdness (Time or some of the jazzy piano parts in other songs) is part of the draw and appeal, but he can also put out a straight forward rocker like Cracked Actor that sounds like it belongs with any of the hard rockers of the era. The narrative carries you, or pushes you, through the adventure that Bowie was on. He's the chameleon, and is made up of characters, but none of it feels inauthentic. It's like he's embraced the excess, the madness, the wilderness of the city and magnified it.
The music is bland and uninspiring. Chris Martin's voice sounds like an animal in pain. I've never heard a coldplay song I liked and this just solidified the fact that they do absolutely nothing for me. At least Kolaps and Limp Bizkit are entertaining to hear what the hype about them being awful was, this was just a generic waste of time. And not even in the "this was okay but not for me" way some of these have been where I just leave it playing. I'd rather sit in silence than listen to this.
One of the albums that put punk on the map. It's angry, it's got attitude, and it's what started "The Only Band That Matters".
This makes me want to ride a bus around Tokyo or somewhere lit up at night. I don't know how to expand on that feeling.
This feels like one of the first albums to sound this "heavy". You can hear where some later bands like The Stooges got inspiration from this album.
Great classics, and wonderfully of it's time. It has a bit more of a lyrical edge to it than a lot of bands at the time seemed to.
I love this album. It's just banger after banger. Is it the best album by The Black Keys? No. But it's better than a lot of these random albums from 1985-2003 that I've gotten so far on this list.
I think it's a really important album from a historical perspective, as it's one of the albums that, while not as good as the original versions of these songs, introduced them to an audience that wouldn't have known about these songs at the time and was part of the launching pad for what has become modern music. As for how enjoyable it actually is to listen to now, I'd say it's about a 3, but the historical importance brings it up to a 4. I get why it's on the list, but it makes little sense out of context of it's time for why it's on the list.
The drums are tight and steady, the bass is really interesting on this album actually, Marr is amazing as always, and the lyrics are top notch while the actual vocals are polarizing. All that being said, this is the first time I've listened to this album and while it's good, I still don't think this is the best Smith's album, though it is growing on me.
There must have been a lot of bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s that listened to this album. It isn't my favorite, but I can hear where this might have had a greater influence than I'm expecting it to have.
This thing is insane in the best ways. The vibes of both albums are totally different, but they both manage to explore a lot of sonic territory while keeping a unique vibe. I'm here for it.
A classic album and a one of their best. It's loaded with awesome songs front to back.
It's mostly covers, but wow they are well done. The emotion in her voice is pure. I'm always a sucker for "Coat of Many Colors" too.
I don't know much Depeche Mode, but what I do know is on this album.
The fact they could do this live is impressive. The fact they did this is not.
I love Johnny Cash, but I'm a touch curious why it was this album and not At Folsom Prison. Though this has been a great listening experience. It's also great to hear his interactions with the prisoners.
Wow. This was not what I was expecting to listen to early this morning. This is a powerful album that wonderfully expresses the emotions and thoughts around loss, greif, and love in a way that very few works of art are able to. I didn't expect much from so recent an album being a "Must listen to before I die" but this certainly is.
Brainwashed sounded more like something from the White Stripes than I expected. Overall it's not a bad album but it's just alright.
This is one of my favorite albums of the 90s, and I love 90s alternative. The sound is wildly full and lush. They hit the full vibe from barely a whisper to crushing you under the walls of sound. The lyrics are sad and relatable. Love it.
Now playing through the busted out speakers of your closest TJ Maxx.
Based on the cover I wasn't expecting much. The first track was a vibe though, felt like a good song to chill to. Angryman a little less so, but I'm willing to see where this goes. It reminds me of some of the music on Bojack Horseman, especially once that horn pops in. This ended up being a nice, chill background album for the morning.
There's some groove to it, but it's so boring and the singer sounds like he needs some laxatives. I hope they don't have a 3rd album on this list.
It's interesting, pulling from lots of influences and doing it well. I've liked every song so far, but I don't know if I would listen to this as a full album again.
I remember hating on Taylor Swift when I was younger, but I don't think I heard anything beyond "Shake it off" (still don't like that one) and a couple other hits. It turns out that beyond the radio/TJ Maxx tracks there are actually some catchy songs in her discography.
This sounds like if Prince was white and played music in a church. And then it did the boring 60s folk thing.
I realize that I'm probably not the target audience for this album. I like the fairly stripped down instrumentals, she has a nice voice, but I'm not connecting with the lyrics that well and I could do without the spoken word interludes. I don't think it's bad, but I don't think it's one of the best albums of all time, though it does offer a different perspective than most of these albums have.
This is bookended by the two best tracks on the album, but I enjoyed actually listening to this whole album vs just the highlights.
I'm going to have to come back to this one.
Whatever you think about Kiss, Detroit Rock City is a banger. Great Expectations is immature. Beth is a classic. The rest of the album isn't bad, but it's not incredible.
A while back this would have been a 2. It's inoffensive. It doesn't make me want to turn it off. But then I got to Kollaps. That was an album that was so offensive to the ears that it got a reaction and made me reevaluate how I feel about these bland, generic albums. Kollaps was not a good album, but it at least got a reaction out of me, which is the purpose of art, to speak to someone, whether that be in a good or bad way. Kollaps spoke to me so I gave it a 2. This doesn't say anything to me. This is a 1.
Thin Lizzy is pretty cool, but this is a lot of Thin Lizzy and the overdubs kinda ruin the live feel.
Not my favorite Pink Floyd album, but dang is it good.
This isn't even a must listen to album in this genre, let alone all albums ever.
It's an interesting mix of 90s alternative, 70s rock, and 60s pop-psychadelia.
I keep wanting to like this album, I like the build up in a lot of the songs, but they all have the build up to.... nowhere. It'll find a cool groove, and then do nothing with it. There's no crescendo or release of tension, just build up and hold. Even Iggy Pop and a Rolling Stones song couldn't hit the spots it needed for me.
Though the Beatles influence is blatantly apparent, this is a wonderful mix of everything I love about 60s music and 90s music, with a couple moments that you can imagine singing in large groups at a bar that is mostly absent in American music. The darker moments like Death Of A Party, You're So Great and Beatlebum are poignant and raw. This is an easy 5 that I wish I'd heard sooner.
Once you get past the fact you've heard half of these songs a billion times, there's a lot of great songs here. They're catchy, well written, and fun. Definitely worth a listen.
I love The Stooges and this is one of my favorite albums. It's over 50 years old and still sounds ground breaking.
Solid album, the first song definitely caught me offguard though with the non-English singing
I enjoy world music, but I always feel like the picks are something out of left field just to be included and not the best or most accessible options out there. This does have a cool retro-exotic vibe that feels missing in modern times. It sounds like there's an adventure underneath it all.
It's kinda crazy how much you can change the arrangement of a song and keep it indentifiable, interesting and also extremely original sounding.
I'm not sure what I expected based on the album cover, but it wasn't this. I am pleasantly surprised though. This is a pretty enjoyable big band jazz album with good energy and my day is better for having heard it.
A lyrically beautiful and complex album of well crafted songs. A bit samey sounding, but undeniably emotional.
The title track is one of the most iconic country songs of all time. There are some other good songs on the album too, but it does get a bit similar sounding. The stories told are well crafted if not a touch standard for older country.
A bit immature, definitely some things that on surface level haven't aged well but aren't what they appear either. It's actually a pretty good listen, but it's not the greatest album ever written and it doesn't have to be. You can see where later punk pulled from here. 3.5/5
Laid back beats, creative samples, and lyrics and flow that were different than anything else at the time with a chill vibe. Hugely influential and you can hear it.
While this has some great songs and some of my favorite RHCP songs, I also could do without about half of the album.
A solid album of Elvis sounding like Elvis again. The non-album singles are better than the album though. 3.5/5
'90s electronica is absolutely not for me.
This album hits like a ton of bricks. The raw anger, the heavy instrumentation, and the charged lyics, absolutely classic.
I got hyped when this was revealed as my album of the day. I love Sinatra. His voice is classic, the band is always tight, and his ability to convey emotion is incredible, whether happy, sad, or inbetween. Loving it.
It's pretty, Son Of A Preacher Man is an all time classic, but as a whole it's pretty dated and not in a good way.
More interesting than I expected, sounds pretty complicated to make, but it's about twice as long as I really wanted it to be. Worth listening to, nice background vibes.
Someone needs to tell these hipster bands to cut the synths. This album has some moments, but it's a one time listen for sure.
It's better than I thought it would be, and had more sonic variety than I expected, which was nice, and several tracks were pretty good, but Morrissey's solo work proves that The Smiths were more than the sum of their parts.
A cool album, nice in the back ground, pretty laid back and enjoyable.
A solid collection of mostly covers that prove that Johnny still had the ability to convey emotion to the end.
He's nothing if not dramatic. It's not bad, but it's an aquired taste.
Middle of the road.
I get this version of country but not a single Waylon Jennings album so far? Or Haggard. Zero Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Chet Atkins, but we must listen to this hotel lounge country caricature before we die? She has a nice voice, but for everything saying she's similar to Patsy Cline, I'd rather just listen to Patsy Cline.