3 Feet High and Rising
De La SoulSomething new for me - I liked that the lyrics and beats were a bit silly and that the sound samples were new and original for the time. I probably won’t listen again but am glad I did.
Something new for me - I liked that the lyrics and beats were a bit silly and that the sound samples were new and original for the time. I probably won’t listen again but am glad I did.
The sound is familiar to me as I know other Bowie material, but I hadn't heard this album. Enjoyable!
Some of the songs were a little unsettling for me to listen to melodically. The overall tonal quality is pretty driving/frantic, which wasn't really the mood I was in when listening. It was fine but probably not an album I'll listen to again.
This isn't really the genre for me -- much of this music sounded the same to me.
Some familiar/comforting Stevie Wonder chord progressions and melodic styling in here, even though I only knew one of the songs.
I loved this album! The music just made me feel good/awake/alive. :)
Hard pass. I feel like this is 1) the music playing in every Hot Topic and/or 2) the music Tim played in high school.
I feel like this is the album that has been playing in every record store I've ever gone into. It's fine and I understand that it's a seminal work, it's just not my style.
I liked this! It's always very chill for me to listen to music in languages other than English. The vibe of the album was relaxing but upbeat -- good music to do chores to. :)
I did not expect to like this album but I REALLY did! I loved the very strong beats and bass as well as the repetition -- I liked listening for new things in the music through each repetition of a bass line or melodic phrase.
I really loved the vibe of this album! Some fun, funky, retro ska that I really enjoyed.
After the interminable first track this became an okay album, but not my genre at all.
Again, I can see how there are people who like this album, but it's not my genre at all. Just vocals about how sad the singer is to be alone; the instrumentation feels pretty dated to me.
I mean, it's fine. I can see putting this on to do homework or something, but I wouldn't put it on if I were just like "I want to listen to some music."
Some old favorites but also new listens on this album for me. I liked hearing some remnants of Simon & Garfunkel combined with nascent later Paul Simon solo work.
Well, certainly not an album I would put on to improve my mood -- beautiful, bleak songwriting here.
This is one of the first One Album a Day albums that I would come back to just listen to for fun -- I really liked the indie sound of this record and enjoyed the various beats and tempos of the different songs.
I love that Queen and this album never take themselves too seriously. :)
I really don't like when all songs on an album sound the same to me. I get that this band is going for a certain sound -- lots of electric guitar and scream-singing from the vocalists -- but it's just that I don't care for the sound itself.
I mean, yes, fine. Good old '90s acoustic/alt sound, which I like, but after a while this album gets pretty long and the songs all start to sound similar.
I liked this album more than Dusty in Memphis because this is mostly oldies/60s covers from Burt Bacharach, Carole King, etc and has less of the lounge singer vibe than her other album I've listened to through 1001 Albums so far. I like that retro vibe and enjoyed listening to this album!
Bon Iver on speed
Not entirely sure what's going on with the ambient sounds combined with the retro/dweeby vibe of most of the songs. Was it retro/dweeby at the time? Not sure. Anyway. It's Beach Boys.
Fucking unlistenable
Nope! Don't like that!
All instrumental, probably a little experimental at the time, decent music for doing homework.
High school throwback! Very familiar sound but still don't love Chris Martin's voice.
Quintessential '90s alt-rock -- I only knew 'Wonderwall' so it was interesting to hear more of their stuff, but probably not an album I'd come back to in the future.
It doesn't look like anything to me.
I liked this one! Reminiscent of The Who.
Yes, yes, yes! I'm very surprised I didn't come across this album in high school/college -- younger me would have loved it (and honestly needed it). Inject this anti-patriarchal rage into my veeeeiiiiins
Not my jam in any way
Whatever this was, I didn't like it.
Enjoyable!
This was fine - would not be my go-to jam but okay for an hour or so.
I liked this one! Funny, smart songwriting; cohesive vibe across the album without letting every song sound the same.
Did not dislike it as much as I expected to, but probably also wouldn't come back to it for a re-listen.
Good old-school punk vibes!
I liked this one! Interesting/pretty songwriting with a ‘90s vibe.
I liked it! Good instrumental jams for a rainy morning.
Elvis is in the building! I really enjoyed this album -- I hadn't heard any of these Elvis songs before, so it was a new experience for me, and I really dig the early 1960s rhythms, horns, vocals, etc.
Enjoyable 1970s vibes. I hadn't heard much Tom Petty before and he has such a unique voice!
I liked this one -- very good late Bowie vibes.
Another bleak, elegant Leonard Cohen album.
A combo of Talking Heads and Blondie - I liked it!
I liked this one -- good 1980s synth vibes, some interesting/political lyrics, and a cohesive sound across the album without being repetitive.
Not my jam.
It was fine! Not usually my kind of jam, but it was interesting and upbeat, and something new for me to be exposed to.
This was okay -- nothing I'd play again, but I liked the sound and the vibe.
Nope! Don't like that!
I liked this one a lot! Cool 1970s vibes.
I actually liked this more than I expected to, but it's still not something I'd choose to put on just to listen to for the hell of it.
Some of these songs don't know when to be over, and I could do without the God/Jesus content. But I like the general sound -- definitely shades of the Beatles in there combined with his own cool 1970s thing.
Nothing special - not even sure why it made the 1001 list.
Hm! Interesting. I had never heard of this band and hadn't heard any of the music on this album. It's an interesting mix of 80s vibes and singer/songwriter stuff -- I liked it, but it might not seem like a cohesive album to some folks.
I liked how earnest this album was! Kind of a mix between the Beatles, Tom Petty, the Beach Boys -- I had never heard of this group and I enjoyed this album.
I love this old school swing vibe!! Louis Prima also takes me back to a particular time in my life that I have fond memories of. This was a great way to start a Friday. :)
I really enjoyed this album because I didn't really know what it was -- what genre is this, even? It's not quite singer-songwriter, it's not quite pop, but I liked it. Put the lime in the coconut!
No thank you! I can see how this is objectively a good/seminal album, but it's just not for me.
YES CHEF! I loved every single song on this album. It made me both happy (for the musical style, instrumentation, and vibes) and sad (for the lyrics and stories of the songs). I knew some of the songs already but not others, and I definitely plan to come back to this album.
It was fine, I guess, but it just didn't really click for me.
<giant eye roll>
Good old Bob Marley! Some perennial favorites on this one but also some that were new to me.
I mean, it was fine -- but didn't hit me hard in the sounds or the words.
I like the blend of 1970's vibes and New Wave sounds -- I knew some of these songs already but not all of them, so it was an interesting listen.
This was interesting! Not anything I would have chosen to listen to on my own, but was some relatively neat background/instrumental music that I enjoyed.
I mean, yeah, fine. Radiohead has never been my bag.
I don't like my music to be scary!
No thanks. Not my jam.
Another album that's just not my jam. I can appreciate that it has a significant place in the heavy metal genre but I just didn't enjoy listening to it.
Having had several hard rock / heavy metal albums in a row now...I'm over it. Hopefully this is the last one for a while!
For a non-jazz person such as myself, this was actually okay! I can see why it's such a staple of the genre.
I liked this! Like ambient music but dialed up to 11.
Exactly what I would have thought a full a-ha album would sound like, solely based on my knowledge of Take on Me.
Still what I would consider heavy metal, but at least not scary heavy metal
I like the blend of 1950s/60s sound combined with early rock and roll. Cool groove.
An interesting 1970s vibe - I liked it!
It was okay - nothing special to me.
I enjoyed this one! Good old country / Americana feel; I hadn't heard of this artist before but I liked the album a lot.
Like if Taylor Swift and Regina Spektor had a baby
Musically and rhythmically interesting; lyrically unpleasant
I liked this! Good classic, rustic America feel to it.
Thanks, I hate it
Like a jam band...but also not? I don't know. It was fine.
I liked this! Pretty different than anything I've heard before.