A little slow to start but then Just comes in and hits like a brick.
Decent enough but very same same.
The only thing more boring than Springsteen is a Springsteen knock off. The songs are all dull and never go anywhere.
Classic after classic. Satisfaction the way it sounded in Mick Jagger's head when he thought of the song.
Well crafted sonic drones inserted with ethereal vocals and poppy melodies. A Post-Punk delight.
Weirdo hip-hop at its best
Three legends to be sure, but the songs weren't my favorite.
Brilliant and influential band but live music in the 70s was its own thing.
Proto a lot of stuff I'm into but not great on it's own
Drum and bass is cool but it will never blow mind. 3 hours is like psychological warfare.
Sounded like an album of failed sitcom theme songs, which is a shame because I know XTC can be better.
Love listening to an album and going I KNOW THIS SONG! Some weak points but a pretty solid album overall.
This album has EVERYTHING
Not my typical genre but just blown away
Ideal 70s weirdness. Solid album.
Typical Nick Cave but in the best way
Typical Foo Fighters (derogatory)
More singer songwriter piano man hoopla
It's country. Wait, it's not? Wait, it's really good?
Very 90s trance. Enjoyable but a little same same by the end.
Some gems hidden in a boring indie album
What to even call this? A fantastic listen.
The Jam is awesome. Full stop.
A collection of odd little nuggets. Most of them are both off-putting and incessantly hummable.
Such a long album I was kinda onboard with the generic 80s altpop by the end.
A not hidden gem. I get it.
Not a Neil Young fan but this was enjoyable
Not bad overall but dude wrecked Old Man River
A lot of organ noodling not a lot of songs
Zappa is so silly and this is fine
Too much of a good thing is possible
Isn't this the cave rave music from The Matrix?
The logical successor to the Velvet Underground in its ethos of "it's ok to be kinda crap" and then copied by countless others.
Not my favorite of theirs but still great
Points for a Busta Rhymes feat
A lot more visceral than I expected a Kate Bush album to be. Fantastic.
Short and punchy. Does what it wants and then leaves.
So I'm not an Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan come to find out. No more please.
Almost liked this but I didn't
What a joy to finally be made to listen to a full Tom Waits album. It was more than the sum of it's parts for sure.
Another band that is rightfully famous for their singles.
Easily one of the best albums ever recorded.
This is why I'm doing this thing. To find stuff I otherwise never would have known existed. Great find.
Everybody's mom loves it but I don't get it
Not sure why there are multiple Orbital albums but ok.
Jesus. Christ. This album would be a five if it was just Number of the Beast -Run to the Hills- Gangland, but then there are somehow MORE songs. Absolutely terrific.
Definitely one of the GOATs of the blues.
A couple really good tracks
There's something about The Yardbirds that I just like
It does a lot and some of it works. Didn't hate it but it's not going in the rotation.
A great album brought down by an overly avant closer.
All I hear is You've Got a Friend in Me.
They are better when they are less frantic
The famous songs are good
People saying you can hear Bowie like it's a bad thing.
Really strong songs with not great filler
The perfect midpoint between the traditional and the experimental
Everyone wanted to be a blues band
Excellent find. Jangly and, as the title implies, fuzzy.
Kinda bland but listenable
A bunch of generic stuff and then is this the Pat Benatar song?
How did they ever get this man to do South Park?
I think exactly two things with Depeche Mode: the song You'll Dance to Anything by The Dead Milkmen and the Venture Bros. That being said, I love this album so much. Even having listened to it so many times before it's still surprising how many bangers are on it.
Early Floyd and late Bowie filtered through Radiohead.
He Dylans all over it but it's not bad
The first really country western album I've heard. Just a delight.
Perfectly passable but ultimately uninteresting songs
Something transcendent about this but I can't put my finger on it
Classic early aughts sounds. An absolute delight.
Like all Pumpkins albums it's both a well put together album and also bombastic and over stuffed
It's not ambient but it's definitely passive music
Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome but I'm starting to come around on Dylan
Somehow greater than the sum of its already great parts.
It's fine. Having this against a Michael Jackson album did no favors for my opinion of this one. Not hating but none of his good stuff is on this album.
Once Tina sings a song it's her song
Beastie Boys are just fun. Their sound evolved but the fun was the constant.
Good for what it is but a full album of samba was never going to make it into my rotation
It wasn't bad I'm just not sure why it was included.
Britpop Smashing Pumpkins
Wanted to like it more than I actually did.
So so good. Only familiar with one of her songs before this but it's all so varied but just as strong.
The mountains of drugs that fueled this album were not wasted. A hair one note but AC/DC made a living off of being completely one note so that's not necessarily a bad thing if you like the one note.
Equal parts sincere and funky
Still not big on Springsteen. That's it. That's the review.
As a self processed ska guy it's so refreshing to hear just straight up punky horns that want to tear your face off as much as the guitars. A fantastic listen.
A double album with a bunch of different sounds and ideas and only a couple of them are interesting.
Obviously a classic. My listen through had me notice that MJ understood that catchy pop songs should be 90% chorus, which a lot of these are.
Started off a little ho-hum but then the sound expanded and it turned into an interesting listen. Not a huge R&B fan but I can tell when an album is trying things and reaching and I applaud that.
80s R.E.M. is best R.E.M.
A lyrical banquet. Delicious.
Gets a bit long by the end
A banger and some decent disco
Still developing her sound
People who say Metallica "sold out" with Load are clearly ignoring this album. An album so packed with stadium bangers, potential WWE entrance songs, and heartfelt Grammy bait you can hear their manager counting the money in the background. It's a solid album and Metallica is a goated band but it goes to show that Cliff and Mustaine were the heart of the Metallica thrash sound for better or worse.
FREEE BIIIIIIIIIIIRD! And also some other Southern Rock classics.
Everything anyone has ever said about The Doors is true. I do wonder if their legacy would have died with Jim if it wasn't for Ray.
This is capital "A" Art. Unfortunately that doesn't always translate into listenable music.
So funky and with an edge. Sly continues to impress.
Odd cover choices but done well
What a great album discovery!
Such a short album with short songs it feels more like a notebook of ideas.
So glad there were no lyrics because this was a GREAT instrumental album
Comes roaring out of the gate
Peak 80s synthy altrock. Reminded me that I actually knew a Japan song before this and also loved it.
As far as concept albums go this one is low on the list
A lovely bit of early 90s nostalgia. Despite every song having the same feel some are clearly stronger than others.
Forgive me Rolling Stones I was unfamiliar with your game (this album).
Heavy on soul, light on rock. That's not a bad thing, just an observation.
Never understood the Elvis Costello craze
Loved this album before; love it still. A just about perfect shoegaze album.
When you want to listen to Nirvana but you also want to chill
A very interesting mix of traditional Indian music and techno. It was a great listen but I don't know that I'll come back to it.
Everything Wu-Tang touches is great. I've yet to find a counter example.
Michael Jackson is the best above a certain BPM
Perfection for what they were going for
Annie Lennox has a mesmerizing voice but as an album the title track makes the rest look dull by comparison.
I guess you had to be there
Listening to this is like driving on the Autobahn and if you just relax and enjoy the trip it's wonderful but if you spend the whole time looking for your exit it's going to be miserable.
What's to say that hasn't been said? It's a groove and a bop. From the moment the clunky piano notes emerge from the shrieking train whistle you know you're in for a good time. All of Bowie's eras were so distinct that trying to pick a favorite is often apples and oranges, but this is a strong contender.
"He's the Big Bad Wolf in your neighborhood/Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good" Still wildly influential. Still infinitely listenable. Always down to raise some hell with these three!
This strikes me as the kind of music the lost boys (vampires, not Neverland) would listen to. Very into it.
Just incredible. Wildly incendiary but ultimately based in love and compassion. Public Enemy are legends.
Every time I see Genesis I go "you mean we get Peter Gabriel AND Phil Collins?!?!"
Reminds me of when I got together with my high school friends in the summer and we noodled around in the basement
Started off like store brand The Smiths but quickly devolved into generic 80s pop.
Music for all levels of depression
Under produced but decent raw material
A three star album that happens to have Wait and Bleed on it.
Never doubt bizarre Scandinavians
One of my first albums and concerts. The fact that this album was a one man show was inspirational. Sure, he was part of that 60s revival nonsense in the 90s, but for me he gets a pass on sheer enthusiasm alone.
Took them a while to settle down into their sound prior to this but the result is solid.
Why anybody would listen to an Elvis cover over the original is beyond me.
Enjoyable enough. Didn't really leave an impression, good or bad.