This one's kind of out there, but I'm going back to listen to it again. It went well with yard work, so I'm going to see how it holds up when I'm paying attention.

Not a hip-hop fan. I can see the appeal in this album but it's just not for me.

I really wanted to like this album. What I listened to was enjoyable if you could get past the lyrics. Maybe I'm just an old white guy, but the pervasive language and incessant n-word is just too much. What you listen to is how you speak, and I just can't be someone who talks like that.

Quite a mix of styles on this album, and a lot more than I expected. I wasn't familiar with the work and have to admit this wasn't quite what I expected when I saw it was from 1966. Overall enjoyable, and never descended into that sameness that a lot of albums do.

Just not my thing. The things I like best were the things that made it not-deathmetal, so it's really more about the genre than this particular album.

I liked it more than I thought I would, but still not a huge fan of the genre. An entire album is a lot.

Just no. I just can't do it.

Ah, looking back to simpler times. Less thought-provoking and less soul-searching, but a nice throwback.

I'm not really sure. I put it on as background music while I'm working and all of a sudden the album ended and we were on to Radiohead. It's good at not grabbing your attention. I may go back and listen to it when I want to hear what it's about, but as background it works.

Aside from the profanity, obscenity, glorification of drug use, etc. it wasn't horrible. I mean it's a solid 2 and I didn't think it was even going to be a 1.

Just chillin'

Just a fun album

Not having heard of this group, I was kind of dreading it. I figured it'd be some sort of loud screaming or something. It was actually kind of pleasant and relaxing.

Chill

I know the name, but how do I not remember any of these songs?

I got this album right after Suzanne Vega. I think Vega would have gotten a lower rating if the order had been flipped. Adele's vocals are just amazing.

I forgot how enjoyable Metallica can be

Listened to this while doing yard work. It wasn't really notable one way or the other. Not sure if I missed anything.

I've never been a huge fan, but this was pleasant to listen to. Except it kept going on and on and on. I mean, there's only so much of this stuff you can listen to at a stretch.

I had several days' worth stacked up and noted this in the queue. I'd honestly been kind of dreading it but it wasn't the screaming, thrashing mess that I somehow thought it would be. Vocals are pretty clear, melodies are involved, and the guitar is slappin'.

I tried, really.

I'll admit I wasn't familiar with Jeff Buckley until I heard Hallelujah, which led me to search out his other work. Talented musician, tragic story. But the rest of this album just never hit me the way Hallelujah still does. Giving it a 4 just based on that work.

The lyrics are a lot more interesting than the music. Suited to mindless work where you can pay attention to what they're singing. Even if it leaves you scratching your head, saying "what did I just hear?" But it's confirmed... I don't like songs that glorify drug use, no matter the genre.

Another one I wasn't familiar with, but enjoyed it.

This one's kind of out there, but I'm going back to listen to it again. It went well with yard work, so I'm going to see how it holds up when I'm paying attention.

Having been on the road and not able to listen to any of these albums for a couple weeks, I have about 15 days worth queued up and waiting for me. Looking over my list of upcoming albums I'm kind of dreading it because there are a few artists that I detest and a whole lot that I've never heard of. So today is the day to sit down to work while the deferred albums roll forth in the background. How bad can it be, right? And first up is Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake, who I'm not familiar with. And my first thought is "Wow, this is pretty good!" Enough that I had to go and find out when the album came out, and a little bit about the artist. Don't know how much my expectations (low, based on some of the others in the queue) played into it but I'm really digging this one! I think this is exactly why I signed up for 1001 Albums, and why I keep going even when there are stretches of albums I don't enjoy. This one is a gem.

Heck yeah! This album makes me feel like I'm on vacation. A little dancing, a little bourbon, some appetizers... I know what I'm doing after work today!

Oh yay. Some guy screaming in French.

Smooth, easy listening

Pretty decent, but I wound up with the "50th Anniversary Legacy Edition" and the songs just kept going... and going... and going. I can't fault the original album. I could've done with fewer than 34 tracks covering the same 8 or so songs.

This is one that I'm re-queuing for today. I didn't get to pay enough attention to it yesterday, and I think it merits another playing.

Ended up listening to this about 3 times yesterday. Definitely a gem from a band I didn't know before.

Definitely got some smooth vocals, but this isn't my taste any more than it was in the 80s.

nah.

This isn't really what I was expecting. It was a great listen, with lyrics that just flowed and were easy to understand.

Not bad. Probably the first part was the outro that never wanted to end.

Solid tunes, but some of the themes are a little cringey by modern standards

There's a lot of sameness to this album. Like the background track to a 1980s console video game. It's more than 1 star because I don't actively hate it, but that's the best I can say for it.

A bit of a classic

I was listening to the album just kind of letting it float by me and all of a sudden it was over.

Easy to listen to, nothing too deep.

I didn't get a lot out of this one. It seemed unnoticed.

This album came on the heels of a lot of instrumental jazz, with more to come, which I enjoy best in smaller doses. This was a welcome change. The vocals are casual, and thoroughly enjoyable. Normally I'm not a fan of albums packed multiple different versions of the same songs but this album was an exception. It's confirmed my appreciation of Mr. Waters.

This album reminds me of 1980. In middle school in a small town and trying to figure out what the cool older kids are listening to so you can order it from Columbia House's "13 albums for a penny!" deal. And you hear one of these songs on the radio, and you don't really know what's going on in the song because the lyrics are kind of hard to understand, and it's kind of stupid to buy an entire album just for one song so you get something else that you actually know. Now you're north of 50, and apparently you have to listen to this album before you die so you dive in to a creation featuring no less than *39* versions of the same songs, and the lyrics are still hard to understand and they all sound the same. Dear 1980 Me, it was ok not to order this album from Columbia House. You didn't miss much.

It seems like I've been getting a lot of jazz lately . This album was a little different in that it only had two, rather lengthy songs. It hit me like good jazz is supposed to.

Just good, clean fun.

This was about 90 minutes too long