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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle | 5 | 1.87 | +3.13 |
| Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman | 5 | 2.22 | +2.78 |
| Wonderful Rainbow | 5 | 2.28 | +2.72 |
| Trout Mask Replica | 5 | 2.28 | +2.72 |
| Dub Housing | 5 | 2.35 | +2.65 |
| Rock Bottom | 5 | 2.39 | +2.61 |
| Shleep | 5 | 2.51 | +2.49 |
| The Infotainment Scan | 5 | 2.72 | +2.28 |
| Basket of Light | 5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
| Faust IV | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
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| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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| Songs In The Key Of Life | 1 | 4.07 | -3.07 |
| Pet Sounds | 1 | 3.93 | -2.93 |
| (What's The Story) Morning Glory | 1 | 3.84 | -2.84 |
| Bad | 1 | 3.8 | -2.8 |
| (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) | 1 | 3.76 | -2.76 |
| Hot Fuss | 1 | 3.74 | -2.74 |
| Graceland | 1 | 3.74 | -2.74 |
| Boston | 1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
| 21 | 1 | 3.69 | -2.69 |
| Band On The Run | 1 | 3.67 | -2.67 |
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 5 |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 6 | 4.33 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 4.67 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 4.67 |
| Yes | 3 | 4.67 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 5 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| The Prodigy | 2 | 1 |
| Coldplay | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 1.67 |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 1.67 |
| Paul Simon | 3 | 1.67 |
| Beatles | 5 | 2 |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 1.5 |
| OutKast | 2 | 1.5 |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 1.5 |
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| Kate Bush | 5, 2 |
| Metallica | 2, 5, 3 |
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The The
3/5
Hmm that was interesting. I liked the more discordant songs. Heard of these guys but never heard them before. Not engaging enough to fully win me over but it was pleasing enough. 3 stars
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Pentangle
5/5
I feel like I'm in heaven listening to this, 5 stars, easy peasy
2 likes
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Not bad, a bit droney, which I actually liked. I'll give emm 3 stars for it
2 likes
Can
4/5
I've never really listened to JAM BAND music before. Don't even truly know what that means but when I listen to THIS album, this feels like a jam session. Some dudes hanging out and just jamming away with some melodies they really like. Each new rendition builds on the previous stretch and each rendition is different. I never started listening to this band until about 15 years ago and I've LOVED every single album I've heard. Krautrock is a natural extension of prog tock, in my opinion and I love any that I've heard. 4 stars!!
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Kendrick Lamar
2/5
I don't listen to this kind of music. At all, ever never, nope. I've just never been exposed to it, but I also categorize RAP as angry music which just does not resonate with my life. BUT I listened to more than half of all the songs on this album and enjoyed quite a bit of it. Some of the sounds were eerie and even mystical sounding. I don't know that I'd listen to this again, or more like it. I tried.
Michael Jackson
2/5
I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never listened to this album in it's entirety, until now. Being the same age as Michael, I should have more respect for what he accomplished in his lifetime. When I was the age he was when he recorded this album, I was working in a record store and was obsessed with new wave and punk rock, so his style was not my cuppa tea, if you get my drift. All the same, listening to it now with more developed sensitivies, I can hear the production quality attained and feel the energy of the mood he was trying to convey. I'll still say, that if it weren't for this site's challenge, I may never ever have chosen to play this album, so thank you for encouraging me to expand my horizons.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/5
I've been hearing these songs since I was a kid, and have never really enjoyed their sound. I've had experiences of coming to be able to hear and appreciate the sounds of other musicians that I once categorized in the same way as CCR, namely Bob Dylan and Neil Young - dudes that I once criticized as being unlistenable, and now I really enjoy their talent a lot. But CCR is not breaking out of that mold for me on this listen to this album. Sorry brothers :/
Isaac Hayes
1/5
I am sorry to anyone that loves this kind of music, and/or this album, but I gotta be honest, that's 45 minutes of my life I wish I could have back. There's just zero resonance in my soul/heart for this kind of music. One element I'll give a point for is the use of a Hammond Organ. Sorrrrry.
Radiohead
5/5
I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this album. A Thursday night, probably in July of 1997 at the Poet and Patriot Irish pub in Santa Cruz, California. Since that first listening I've probably heard this album a couple hundred times. So many times that I now consider it to be overplayed for my own liking. I have zero criticisms of these songs. Top notch creativity. 5 stars all the way. (Also, I had never even heard of Radiohead before this album.)
Fleetwood Mac
2/5
Okaaay, I just listened to this, closely. I've HEARD this album and all it's songs SO MANY TIMES over the decades and have NEVER enjoyed it. When it was released I was one year out of high school and all of the preppy kids that I went to school with loved and worshiped this album. That was one reason why I disliked this music and later when I was a little bit older I spent some time listening to the early Fleetwood Mac which I really found some pleasure in doing. But this album is so strictly pop that I do not find any pleasure from listening to it. It's overplayed and simplistic and ugh ugh ugh I'm sorry.
Stan Getz
4/5
Well, I wrote my thoughts about this on my phone earlier today when I was listening to the album, but somehow the comments did not save. Soooo, I like this album, and I LOVE JAZZ, possibly/probably as a result of listening to music like this when I was a young boy. My dad played music like this (even though his favorite musician was Herb Alpert, as well as loving Hank Williams)... around the house and I remember when my parents had cocktail parties for their friends they'd have this playing (in the early 60s)... so yeah, this is deeply rooted in my psyche as happy music. I grew up to appreciate much more complex stylings of jazz; fusion jazz, techno-jazz, Sun Ra, etc... Okay, I give this a strong 4 star rating!
Super Furry Animals
2/5
I might have heard of the name of this band at some time in my lifetime, but I cannot remember ever listening to any of their music. I know nothing of who these men are, or who they listened to growing up to create music that sounds like this. I like the album cover and if I had been browsing a record store and came across this, the intrigue of the artwork would have sparked an interest in opening the album up to listen to. I can't say that I'm instantly in love with their sound, but they are edgy just enough to intrigue me, and I will spend some time listening to one or more of their albums. All the same, they are more pop sounding than my taste cares for. I need something just a little bit weirder, ya know?
Duke Ellington
3/5
I didn't hear as much of this style of music on my childhood as I did of Stan Getz and that style, but this is the music my mom grew up listening to so I have heard it before and a lot of other big band music. Mom's favorite tho was Sinatra. Anyway, this album is historic and foundational, so I approve!
Garbage
4/5
I've heard of this band but if it weren't for that episode of X-FILES where they play, I'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS, I probably would not know anything else about this band and their sound. Good, solid 90s grungy sound, if I was listening to rock music during that time period I probably would have really liked these guys/girls. Will I ever choose to listen to this again? Unlikely.
Fatboy Slim
3/5
I've heard the name Fatboy slim before but have no knowledge if it's one person or if it's a group of people creating this music. So I literally have never been exposed to this before. Except the one song called praise you I recognize from the Buffy the vampire Slayer episode called the prom. And I've always liked that song when I've heard it while watching the show but the rest of this stuff is really monotonous and drone like and by the end of the album I was starting to doze off so I can't really say that this made me feel like getting up and dancing or anything like that and I probably won't listen to it again but the sound was consistent and it sounds like whoever these guys are had fun making it so I'll give him credit for that.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
This is another example of how I was missing from the music scene during the '90s because I've never listened to any of this bands albums in their entirety before this one here today. I'm familiar with their pop hits and have probably seen a video on MTV but it's actually close to a sound that I like. Probably closer than some of the other more recent reviews like GARBAGE. I like the early efforts of developing this goth rock sound that they were involved in so I'm happy I got to hear this but will I add it to a regular playlist? Possibly!
JAY Z
1/5
I'm sorry. I cannot listen to this. 3 songs in and I got a headache and felt nauseous.
Beatles
2/5
Ok, I finished my "Beatles Faze" before the age of 20. That's 45 years ago. I don't listen to them anymore.. I had my fill. This music has been played TOO MUCH, but I guess everyone growing up needs to have a chance to have a phase with them. I'll admit that listening to a couple of the opening tracks, I could hear the power of their ingenuity and felt like it's pretty rare to hear new bands that write songs as powerful as these were then.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Well, in the history of the time when I explored and delved into the world of heavy metal, this is a band that did not entice me to listen to them. I went more for obscure and more death metallic sounding bands. Hearing this now I hear a lot of anthem rock band sounds filled up with lyrics attempting to sound wicked. I can see how this could be entertaining to young rebels. Not particularly enjoying it ...
The Verve
3/5
Yet another album from the '90s that I have never heard and I only even recognize the name of this band because of the major pop single that they released That's the opening song on this album. And I was delighted to see that they did not lock into the methodology of that pop single and the other songs on the album had intonations of the upcoming psychedelic trend that would develop in the 2000s, And I really enjoyed the sound of the vocals and it was a soft mesmerizing album to listen to. I don't know that I would venture in to listening to anything else by then but I'm glad I did get to hear this and that it was a pleasant experience.
Beatles
1/5
In the historical context, this is essential album to listen to and become familiar with but considering my age and the thousands of times I've heard these songs it's just not all that enjoyable or pleasing for me to listen to anymore. For young people and new musicians and people that like to post soirees this album serves a purpose but like I said about the other Beatles album that I just listen to and for all the other Beatles albums you're going to send to me I must say this has been overplayed and it's just no longer fresh.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
Well, I've known who these guys are for a long time but something odd has put me off from ever deep diving into there catalog. I really should like them, there compositions are intriguing and complex, but I think there is something just a little too lighthearted and frivolous about their sound. And I don't really like the lead singers voice. This is pleasantly listenable tho, so I'll give 3 stars.
Motörhead
4/5
I love this. I didn't really start to listen to this style music until I was in my 40s, and even now, 25 years later it still feels really good to listen to.
Mott The Hoople
4/5
This is a very beautiful album, and I'm upset that I've never taken the time to listen to it in its entirety before now. Familiar with the pop tunes but getting to listen to it in completion I really get a much stronger feeling of how talented these guys were and how endearing their lyrics and sounds were. I'm going to give this a four-star rating and keep it on a save list to come back and listen to more.
Jeff Buckley
4/5
A haunting angel, that's what this sounds like to me. Of heaven, but bound to earth. If I'm in need of a good cry, it only takes about 20 minutes of listening to this album. But listening to too much of it sends me too far out of my body. This is not normal music, this is elevated, channeled, vital and potent soul exposure. BLESSED BE, y'all
Mekons
4/5
Never heard of these guy's before. Sounds like a combination of easy-going punk/Cajun/country-folk, I LIKE IT!! I would not normally listen to something like this, but I'll keep these guys in my scopes and listen to more.
The Doors
4/5
The power of Morrison's voice to sound like a commanding and loving DAD is what makes these songs resonate in my bones. I've been listening to these songs since I was 7 years old. Never tire of them.
Dolly Parton
3/5
I've never listened to Dolly, seriously before. So this was a pleasant experience, although it seems that her voice or style of songwriting might not have changed much over her lifetime.
Janelle Monáe
1/5
Okay, I can't listen to this. I'm not saying that talent wasn't involved in the creation of this, but it just feels and sounds shallow, bordering on pretentious... Ooh, let's make a concept album! Nah, doesn't fly for me.
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Wow, I can't listen to this either. Boring, atonal, blaaah... Sorry kids.
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Well, package this into the realm of music I heard my parents listen to when I was a kid. Happy reminiscent memory of that time kinda music.. I'd add this to a playlist of memory songs from childhood. Ok that's all.
Bon Jovi
2/5
Another album by another group that all my life I have chosen not to listen to, and this gets filed in the bin of overplayed music. Needless to say I don't really care for or like this and or this style of music. It's just too pop and the image they portray reminds me of jocks in high school that were beloved by all the girls and who looked down on meager fellows like myself, so yeah, even though the lead singer is reputed to be a good guy, I'll just say I'm happy for him having success but I wish it wasn't at the cost of me having to hear these songs over and over and over too many times.
The Specials
2/5
This was fun, for the first few songs, but then it started to feel and sound repetitive and I got bored with it. I remember when this sound was popular and fresh back in the late 70s & early 80s, but I was never sold on it as something I wanted to, or needed to see performed live. Oh well.
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
For strong of a full album listening music fan that I am I'm really surprised that I've never listened to this album in it's completion before because this was really popular when I was a returning student at UCSC and there must have been somebody I knew that had a copy of it but I never made an effort to listen to it. I have mixed feelings about this album, so far it's kind of been a little disappointing because it just sounds like a swamp of like sounding songs but then KILLER IN ME KILLER IN YOU comes on and I have memories of thinking oh this must be a really good band but yeah, after listening to the other songs on the album it's just they're just kind of okay. the lead singers voice wears on me after awhile.
The Zombies
2/5
This is a little too sing-songy bubble gum pop sounding for me to enjoy. I give them credit for their musical skills and songwriting abilities so early in the rock and roll epoch years, but yeah nahh, I prolly won't choose to listen to again.
Elvis Costello
4/5
I've always had a lot of respect for Elvis Costello and his musicianship and songwriting abilities but, there's something about listening to him that I just find a little difficult. He's almost too perfect but I also just don't really like the sound of his voice so he bleeds a little bit into sounding like a pop singer to me. But I'm going to give this a four-star album because I just know he's extremely talented and there's literally nothing wrong with what he's doing here.
A Tribe Called Quest
1/5
I'm trying to like this, but it just isn't working. I respect what rappers think they are doing with these sounds and rhythms and lyrics but it is such a creative stretch from what I consider to be musical, it just doesn't make me feel good listening to it. Two stars for effort.
Traffic
4/5
This is excellence. Another album I've never listened to in entirety before, but I'm very familiar with the main tunes. Deep, engrossing jams, heavily layered instrumentation, driving melodies that grab you and don't let go. I love it a lot.
Sly & The Family Stone
4/5
Now if THIS is what RAP MUSIC sounded like these days, music would be so much better. This is a poorly worded statement, but this album is so full of love and feelings and happiness and joy. Why and how did rap music descend into vile, angry music. I'm not a fan of soul music BUT as a music lover I can feel the SOUL in this album. Rare decision for me but this gets 5 stars.
Ice T
1/5
Gonna pass on this. It's Sunday for goodness sake.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2/5
I was disappointed by this. I never paid much attention to them in the 80s, and for some reason thought this might deliver more joy. I was a little surprised by the minimalism that broke thru in a couple of songs. But overall it was weak pop music.
The Notorious B.I.G.
1/5
I just can't understand this stuff. It doesn't feel like music. It's a beat with a hum and words that are overloaded with dark emotions that don't resonate with my experience of the world. I tried, got about 4 songs in. Sorry Mister Big.
Milton Nascimento
1/5
I have no reference point for this sound. That being said, it was pleasantly calming to listen to. Not gonna jump on board with this genre tho. Prolly won't listen to more by choice.
Cream
4/5
Another album in embarrassed to say that I've never listened to in it's entirety. All totally amazing songs!! I'm gonna resist giving it 5 stars though, that's a rare score, don't want to abuse it.
The Doors
4/5
More of the foundation of the development of my childhood love of rock music. On the brink of entering the overplayed realm though. Still, very fond memories of this being solidly talented and inspired music
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I like this album more than almost any Beatles album. I never got deep into the Stones until I was in my 30s, maybe even later than that. Didn't go as deep into them as I did into the Beatles, and their songs are not overplayed for me either, so even now they're is still a sense of discovery happening for me with them.
KISS
1/5
Ugh, I can't believe I was at the concert they performed the night that Elvis died. I was with my best friends from high school. It was a rite of passage. As for the music, puh-leeze, there's just no explanation for how or why these guys exist. Harsh review, I'm sorry.
The Beach Boys
2/5
Sadly, I think the Beach Boys are even more overplayed than the Beatles, plus I just find their musical style too simplistic for me to feel any joy from listening to. Blehhh . I respect this as quality musicianship work, I just don't care for it. 2 stars
Air
2/5
Never heard of these guys before. Pretty much easy listening jazz, as far as I can tell. Nightclub elevator muzak, haha sigh.... It's not hard to listen to but it's to blase for me. 2 stars.
Kate Bush
5/5
This is a masterful effort, and it's an actual masterpiece. So complexly imagined and executed at levels of musical intricacy rarely achieved. Just a little shy of giving it 5 stars because a couple of songs bleed a little into pop sounding. Yeah but you know what, I've rarely given any 5 star ratings so far, I'll do it it!!
OutKast
1/5
I tried to listen to this, got thru about 6 songs.. it sounds layered and complex in a rappy-way, so I give them credit for technique and creativity, but it just doesn't jive with my soul. 2 stars for effort.
Neil Young
2/5
I've struggled with this bloke for decades. Couldn't stand him when I was growing up on the 70s. There was an album he put out in 89 that spoke to me though, and I started to loosen up my hate of him. Now there are a few select songs of his that I genuinely enjoy listening to (like, CORTEZ THE KILLER), but THIS ALBUM revives my dislike of him. He comes across as a spoiled Marin County kid who's parents gave him money to do whatever he wanted, no matter if he was good at it or not. Hahaha I've never spoken so cruelly about a musician before hahaha
1/5
Odd experience but I found listening to this as uncomfortable as I find it to listen to rap albums. Part of my dislike of this band is the reputation their name has earned as a sugar pop band, but then the actual listening is painful because it is so simplistic and pretty. Hard for me to even give them 2 stars for effort, but oh well, they make somebody happy.
Iron Butterfly
3/5
In all the years of my life on this planet, I've never heard any of the other songs on this album than the title track. I've also never listened to the 17 minute version. HOW I'VE BEEN CHEATED! I love this album and the sound they created. Only gonna give 4 stars though because, you know my reasons. Going to dive deeper into their catalog, thanks for the intro!!
Björk
4/5
This. Is. FANTASTIC!
I've heard Bjork songs before and really enjoy the sounds of her voice. But the opening, and first half of this album have very discordant melodies that almost flow like am opera. I LOVE THIS and am so glad you introduced this album! I'm going to play it on repeat. OH, but there were a couple of songs that sound like pop songs, especially the very last song. Didn't like those. So I'll give her 4 stars.
Talking Heads
5/5
I don't even have to turn this album on to know that it gets FIVE STARS from me. One of the most listened to albums in my life. This was part of the beginning of the spiritual awakening that listening to music gave me.
Cocteau Twins
2/5
This doesn't really do anything for me. Too fluffy and flighty. I respect the effort to try and do something new and different back in the 90s. I might have even had a cassette tape off one of their albums. I liked the songs on it more than this one.
Booker T. & The MG's
2/5
This was lovely listening to. I was 3 or 4 years old when this recorded. Don't remember either of my parents listening to this stuff but I did hear this in different places growing to with them. Restaurants, bowling alleys, at my uncle's house on a Saturday night. Good memories of an interesting sound that fills the gaps of memories filled with the music my parents liked, and the music I grew to enjoy. 3 stars.
Pet Shop Boys
1/5
I don't like this. I'll listen to it, but 45 seconds in on the first song, I find no pleasure in this.
The Cure
3/5
Wow, never heard this before. Only album of theirs I know is DISINTEGRATION, which I've always loved. This sounds like an early exploration into discovering their sound. I REALLY LIKE IT, A LOT! 3 STARS!
The Offspring
2/5
So is this 90s PUNK ROCK, or is this EMO? I dunno what to classify it as but it sounds like they are trying to be PUNKS. I have never intentionally listened to this band before. Do I like it? In my criticism of anything past 1979 REALLY being punk rock, I don't think this qualifies as meeting all the required hallmarks. I don't know what these guys dress like either. Bleh, I'll give 2 stars for effort.
The Lemonheads
2/5
Ugh, this reminds me of the decades I was a prisoner of FM radio and when those DJs were paid to force us to listen to tripe like this album sounds like. I mean, maybe there is something legit quality and soothing to some types of college coeds that have parties in weekends. I dunno. Oh and covering Mrs Robinson? Da hell was that meant to prove.
Willie Nelson
2/5
I know this is Willie. He's the Living God of Country. So I won't dis him at all. This is just too soft and easy feeling for me. Maybe when I'm 80 years old? Nah, I'll still be reaching for Captain Beefheart then too. 2 stars because he's Willie tho.
Janet Jackson
1/5
Just the thought of listening to this makes my stomach hurt. It's playing now. I'll see how far I can get into it. Okay that's enough. Got about 5 songs in. I find no pleasure hearing these sounds. I'm sorry.
Q-Tip
1/5
At a very low volume, this is minimally tolerable to listen to, for a short time. There must be something being said in the lyrics but I'm just not compelled to listen closely. Pass.
When will the dozens and hundreds of albums that I know and love, that must be on this list of 1001 albums come my way to listen to?
Duran Duran
2/5
Sigh, I didn't want to hear anymore rap albums, so hurray! This popped up, but, haha, this is such soft pop rock FM radio blah-ness... I don't even want to give it two stars, ugh, sorry. Maybe try stars since the WOLF song got drilled into me by MTV.
David Bowie
3/5
FINALLY, someone I respect and love! Oddly, I'm not deeply familiar with the songs on this Bowie album, not like I am with nearly every other album of his (which I would give 4-5 stars across the board), easily. I'm going to listen to this album several times today so I can give it a fair rating. Interesting how it doesn't feel exactly like a concept album for him. Songs feel sort of disjointed.
R.E.M.
3/5
Well, this was better than I expected. Not ALL pop songs from FM radio overplay. Michael Stipes voice has some curious range and inflections. Lyrics are thoughtful too. I could listen to more of this!
The Cult
2/5
Hmmm, how have I never heard of this band before? Good, solid rock and roll, slightly unique sounding vocals, a tinge of southern rock elements ... But it's just not quite odd or quirky enough to entice me. I'll give two stars for effort.
Talking Heads
5/5
The very first time I listened to this album, I was working in a record store in northern California, I knew it was an instant hit. Every Single. Song. It was top notch originality and I played this album over and over, sold 50 copies of it in 3 days. I had seen them perform a free concert in Berkeley just a few days before the record came into our store. I knew I was in the presence of greatness. Okay that's all.
Can
4/5
I've never really listened to JAM BAND music before. Don't even truly know what that means but when I listen to THIS album, this feels like a jam session. Some dudes hanging out and just jamming away with some melodies they really like. Each new rendition builds on the previous stretch and each rendition is different. I never started listening to this band until about 15 years ago and I've LOVED every single album I've heard. Krautrock is a natural extension of prog tock, in my opinion and I love any that I've heard. 4 stars!!
Public Enemy
1/5
I don't have the energy today to even try to listen to this. Ugh, ok, I'll turn it on and see what happens... So this feels like drill sergeant rhythms and cheers for some rebel army to train for war with. Pass. Doesn't feel like music to me at all. Sorry.
Buffalo Springfield
4/5
Never heard this in completion before today, LOVED IT. I have no criticism of this at all. Amazing how such complex layers of ingenuity were imagined and performed so early in the era of rock and roll. Only giving it 4 stars though.
Lorde
2/5
Hmm, I've never heard this performer sing before. I actually like the sound of her voice (don't know what she's singing about), but all the surrounding melange of instrumentation feels processed and artificial. I'd like to hear her sing an acoustic set. 2 stars for her voice.
Teenage Fanclub
1/5
Some of the sounds on the opening track gave me a burst of hope that this might have been something interesting to listen to but then three or four songs in it turned into general boring pop music so I phased out and don't really care for this sorry lads.
Rod Stewart
2/5
Sorry Rod, I feel obligated to like this but I just don't. I don't know if it's the instrumentation or your voice, they don't blend together smoothly for me. I'm weird, sorry. 2 stars because you are a legend.
Beatles
2/5
As I've said about every other Beatles album, overplayed. Not gonna listen to this one more time. 2 stars because you know it's epic.
Supergrass
3/5
NEVER heard of these guys before, and WOW I REALLY LIKE THIS, A LOT! it's weird and varied enough to really perk up my ears and make me feel good in all the corners of my weirdness. 3 stars for a happy surprise! I'll check more of their albums!
John Martyn
2/5
I don't know who this guy John is but his album cover art reminds me of a cross between Camel and Pablo Cruise but sadly the sound of his music is more like Pablo Cruise to me which is something I don't really dig so I will say I'd liked the sound of his voice and if I've met somebody with that kind of voice in person I wouldn't have thought they would have been a singer so good for him for making some songs. I give it two stars
Elliott Smith
4/5
All the albums of Elliott Smith are testimony of a love story that I was a member of at a late stage of my life. Not my style of music in the slightest but because of the memories I shared with a young friend, all his albums rank highly with me. 4 stars.
Dire Straits
2/5
I know this is Mark Knopfler's band, and I respect the solo albums he later recorded as mellow guitar musings, but this is a little too much nothing much at all for me. I know they went on to achieve greatness so I'll give 2 stars.
The Saints
2/5
Punk rock lyrics, look, and snarl with a horns section? Haha, hmmm, ok that's different... If I hadn't grown up on real punk I might have been fooled... It's a fair effort, 2 stars.
Cypress Hill
3/5
It's Sunday, ain't in the mood for this. Gonna pass, sorry lads. Yeah but ya know what, I had something to eat and then I thought, ok, I'll listen to one song and see .. this is actually kinda fun to listen to. It's goofy and irreverent and odd. Huh. I might give this 3 stars!
Big Brother & The Holding Company
2/5
I think you had to be there to appreciate the value of this band and it's efforts, there in the 60s, to know what this lifestyle was like and about. I find nothing appealing about this music other than it being a historical place marker. 2 stars.
G. Love & Special Sauce
2/5
I dunno dude, why and how is this top 1001 albums worthy? I like the poeticism of the lyrics, I guess I do. Dude came up with ideas, practiced, recorded, that's inspired effort, worth 2 stars hehe.
Guided By Voices
4/5
Wow, I was REALLY ready to not like this. It started off too happy and bright, but it felt fresh and catchy. The more songs I heard the more unique and complex it became. Suddenly reminded me of The Mountain Goats and Jeff Mangham sounding songs (which I do like) so I'll listen to more of these guys. 4 stars!
Sam Cooke
2/5
Out of respect, I listened. Nothing really to say other than high regards for helping create the foundation of this music we love so much.
Curtis Mayfield
2/5
I like that there is a song about Billy Jack, even tho it's dissing rather than praising him. Cool song about Jesus too, but I'm just not as mellow of a dude as Curtis is, these songs don't move me. Oh well, 2 stars.
John Prine
2/5
I dunno, this sounds country and I pretty much don't jive with it. I remember back in the 70s/80s a few friends that respected this guy, songwriting they might have liked? They weren't country dudes tho, so made me think I need to listen someday. Doing that now. Dylan-esque maybe? 2 stars sigh
N.E.R.D
1/5
It was funky fun, made me wiggle my hips a bit but overall I felt no connection in my heart or mind, alas.
Sex Pistols
5/5
This falls into the same basket as Talking Heads 77 and Devo: Are We Not Men. Best favorite perfect albums of my young adulthood. No criticism other than this should have been a double album. 5 stars.
Sheryl Crow
2/5
I dunno, it's never very good when I start this way. Another pop music machine. Depth-less lyrics, pretty voice and face, there's some purpose behind music like this being made, distraction from finding God, maybe. Ugh, 2 stars.
k.d. lang
3/5
Okay so I don't really like this either, (comparing to Sheryl Crow) but this sounds more talented and skillful. This feels more sophisticated than Crow. So I'll give her 3 stars for that and for the possibility that she might have other albums I could maybe find more palatable. 3 stars
Blue Cheer
5/5
Absolutely fantastic album. Only knew the first track, never heard any of the other songs before. I found nothing about this that would discourage me from listening to more. 5 stars easy peasy.
Miles Davis
5/5
So honored that the sounds of this album were explored and developed during the first year of my life on this earth. I could listen to this on repeat as the soundtrack of my life. Easy 5 stars.
Bebel Gilberto
1/5
Discotecque blaw-zay sounding elevator muzak. Nah, I'll pass... I'll let it spin tho...
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
I have no criticism of this guy or his music, he's talented and well loved, I just don't feel any connection to or joy from listening to his stuff. 3 stars because he's legendary.
Prince
3/5
I've never listened to this guy. But I can hear the depth of creativity put into the layers of sound he has created here.. Plus the lyrics are poetic. I just don't have any funk in my soul. I'll give him 3 stars for his uniqueness.
Faust
5/5
This is what I live for, or, this is the realm of musical sounds that brought me to a higher realm of living life. I love krautrock! I began as a prog rock kid, and then after listening to Kraftwerk, and later Can, I just dove head first into as much krautrock as I could access. This is better listening to me than punk, or new wave. No question, this earns 5+ stars from me.
Michael Jackson
2/5
Respect for a brother born in 1958, but that's about all the positive I have for ya. I've never enjoyed this music. I'm such a neg-head most of the time. I mock danced during that one song, oh well that made me grin. 2 stars.
Steely Dan
2/5
The make out classic, it's just so skeezie smooth sounding to me. Like everyone involved had jello shots and the sounds all smoothly blend into a disco-eezy blur. I also condemn this as being overplayed on FM radio. Barely worth 2 stars.
The Stone Roses
1/5
Blah blah blah, so low humm, blurry sounds, lullaby feeling, non excitement boring. Every song sounded the same ugh, pass.. 1 star
Barry Adamson
4/5
Never heard of this guy, but see that he worked with MAGAZINE and Nick Cave. First listen, I LOVE THIS ALBUM, instant fav and I'll dive deeper into his catalog. 4 stars no problemo.
Giant Sand
4/5
Who ARE these guys?!!? Why have I never heard this before. There are a lot of elements involved with this recording that I enjoy, each song has a hook that pulls me in, I'm really enjoying this. 4 stars for surprise delight!
The White Stripes
4/5
I love this. It's bold, loud, shouty, distinct, fun, raucous.... Good stuff, more please!
The The
3/5
Hmm that was interesting. I liked the more discordant songs. Heard of these guys but never heard them before. Not engaging enough to fully win me over but it was pleasing enough. 3 stars
The Darkness
2/5
Okay this is too rowdy and silly for my liking.. glad I got to hear it, once, but that is enough. 2 stars.
Radiohead
4/5
Easily 4 stars, maybe even 5. Classic modernistic ambient rock, melancholy to the max, moody as all get go. Makes the room it's playing in sound like my inner dialogue humming to itself. Yeh man, play it on repeat.
Stan Getz
3/5
Thought that I already reviewed this one, maybe it was another similar recording, stated that it reminds me of the music my parents listened to when I was a little boy.. pleasant reference, 3 stars.
Pavement
2/5
What a strange album and band. I hear a little yearning to sound odd and rough, but then it's mellow and soft. No clue what the lyrics are about. I want to like this and I do a little bit, but it's not enough to pull me in. 2 stars.
Mudhoney
3/5
This is interesting. A bit aggressive, a bit heart-achy, a bit rude and growly, but still it's only rock and roll. I'll listen to this again/more. 3 stars. (Oh, it's grunge, hmm, ok I can dig it!)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
I don't appreciate reggae the way that reggae lovers do. The only time I really felt some Joy from listening to reggae was in the '80s when it was popular on local radio stations but to actually sit through a whole album of reggae is difficult for me to do. I'm trying to have some respect for the spiritual aspect of it but I just don't feel in sync with that so out of respect I give this only two stars.
Frank Black
2/5
I dunno who this guy is.. he's pretty and the music feels juvenile pop.. I can't say that there's anything about it that grabs me. Bored now. 2 stars.
Louis Prima
3/5
This was really fun to listen to.. music my grandparents might have had bopping fun times listening to.. And hearing an original recording/version of GIGILO and realizing is origin after David Lee Roth had fun with it, today was eye opening.. Plus, this is easy and fun listening. No resistance to letting it in and letting go. 3 stars
George Jones
1/5
This is awful. Every song sounds the same. I wanted to hope there'd be any likeness to Cash or Williams but his voice is mushy and over sentimental without payoff. Sorry bro. 1 Star
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
I dunno, there's a few interesting riffs but they don't build into anything and the voice gets annoying after hearing it song after song. Blah blah 2 stars
Leonard Cohen
3/5
I mean, there's no one else that sounds exactly like this, huge respect for him being comfortable with his voice and being out there.. but, I've heard these songs so many times, they legit feel old and I don't get the same buzz that I used to decades ago. 3 stars, respect and thanks
4/5
I've always loved this album because of what I was doing in my life at the time that it came out and I saw them perform this album twice the year it was released. But it's always felt like sleepy Rock and roll to me and it's hard to not cross classify it as a folk rock album and I don't know if that was their intention to be so softly defined like that or not. Easy 4 Star album though.
King Crimson
5/5
THE KING OF ALL MY MOST FAVORITE INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS OF MY YOUTH.
500 STARS
Joy Division
5/5
This album is mind-blowing, the sounds they imagined into reality out of the ethers, at that specific moment in history, nothing ever sounded like this before. And I love it. It's so harsh and soul barren... Everyone knows the story... 5 stars.
Pere Ubu
5/5
Funny, but listening to this the the first time in a decade, I'd almost classify this as noisy ambient, it's almost non musically hard to listen to, but at the same time I find that radically brilliant. I love the unorthodox self belief that let's them get away with this. 5 stars.
Alice Cooper
3/5
Works for me, never really listened to Alice before. Sort of indistinct, unrefined... Raw. I'll give him 2 stars for this. I listened to it 2 more times today, 3 stars!
Frank Sinatra
5/5
I love Sinatra because of my mom's lifelong obsession with him. I've listened to him for most of my life. 5 stars, easy!
Leftfield
1/5
I don't know who or what this is. It's layered and frenetic sounding, not elaborate or especially technical tho. I think I admire it's ambition but I'm not enjoying it. 1 stars.
Fairport Convention
4/5
I've been a fan of this band and their albums for several decades. I've listened to these albums so much, it almost feels a bit old and dull to me right now. Easily 4 stars worthy tho!
Bob Dylan
4/5
For more than half of my lifetime I could NOT endure the music this man made. Then I'm my 50s I was forced to slow down my lifestyle and think differently about things. One thing I reconsidered was this man. I began to listen closely to his songs, and something magical happened. I could HEAR what he was doing. It finally made sense. Easily earns 4 stars for nearly anything he's recorded from me.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Well, that was intense. It sounds like music you'd hear in an adventure movie soundtrack from the 60s. Very focused sound, tight lyrics, unwavering in delivery. I can only handle listening to a couple of songs before it feels overwhelming and repetitive. I'll give it three stars.
The Who
4/5
This is an amazing album with truly classic songs. Weird but I never owned this, or any other Who album. I never knew anyone else that was into them, so I had no one to guide me into understanding them. Otherwise, I also kinda feel like these songs have been prostituted thru turning them into advertising melodies. Sad. Easily 4 star quality tho.
Big Black
4/5
No idea who or what this is, BUT I LOVE IT. 4 STARS.
Soundgarden
3/5
Kinda monotonous and unthrilling. A couple of songs stir some emotions. Memories of MTV hits back in the 90s ring cold now, not very complex layering, I dunno, not as impressed now as I had been back then. 2 stars. Ah well, 3 stars for nostalgia listening to this with my son.
Emmylou Harris
3/5
I just struggle with this genre. This sounds like a woman singing with a little girls voice. I knew guys that felt mad respect for her and Ronstadt back in the 70s but it just didn't make sense to me. I don't have peace in my soul that resonates with this. 3 stars out of respect tho.
Anthrax
2/5
I dunno, pretty basic metal sounding. Nothing fancy pulls me into liking this very much. 2 stars.
The Killers
1/5
Ugh, pretty boy angsty adolescent whining, repetitive and unimaginative... Can't listen to this. 1 Star.
The Kinks
3/5
I'm so glad to not be burned out by the Kinks like I'm burned out by the Beatles, it means there's still fresh high quality rock music from the 60s I can enjoy. Solid 3 stars for this album.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
The music the hip kids listened to the year I was born. I should listen to this every year on my birthday. I like this! Time travel music. 3 stars no problem.
Little Richard
2/5
I respect the place in rock and roll history but 65 years of hearing these songs, they are overplayed and I don't find much joy on listening to them anymore.. 2 stars
Deep Purple
3/5
These guys were such pioneers, yet their looks made them look like they were ancient souls born to carry on this music from another dimension. They look like they could have been better than they were. Solid 3 stars.
Paul Weller
2/5
I like the sound and tone of this guy's voice but the songs are so melancholy, I don't feel excited or particularly sad listening to it. Is he the guy from The Jam?? That doesn't make sense. 2 stars
Throbbing Gristle
5/5
I love this, and I wonder why I've never dived more deeply into their catalog before. Easy peasy 5 stars!!
The Temptations
3/5
These guys knew what they were doing and they did it so well. I can't deny the importance of these songs, 3 stars!
Big Star
2/5
I dunno who these guys are. Sounds a little familiar, but are they one hit wonders? Sounds like Saturday night feel good music to listen to when you go out cruising with your friends. I'll give 2 stars.
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Not a fan but I've got respect for the majesty of his prowess.. I like this album better than the later album he's more famous for (the overplayed one), this is more raw. 2 stars.
Turbonegro
2/5
Wow, I was enjoying this until they started to sing . Really strong guitar sounds underlying it all but the lyrics and voices are inane and juvenile. Oh well. 2 stars
The Rolling Stones
4/5
I recognize the stellar quality of this album and gladly assign 4 stars!!!
Crowded House
2/5
Something interesting about the sound of the singers voice, a little heavy and sad, which I like, and a kind of muted sound in the tone of the music... But it feels and sounds like POP music to me, blehh 2 stars
Joni Mitchell
4/5
This is GOLD that will never be matched. Her voice was so pure and solid. Truly spiritual. 4 stars easy.
Van Morrison
4/5
I never listened to this bloke until well into the 1980s when I was living in Ireland. Instantly appreciated the stature of his talent.. 4 stars.
David Crosby
3/5
Never heard of this, ever. Didn't even know he made solo lps. Expected to strongly dislike this, but that opening track is almost mystical feeling sounding. I'm quite impressed. 3 stars for now.
The Divine Comedy
2/5
No idea what this is all about but it sounds like an album where a poet from the 70s tries to put music to his poems. Weird but not good weird. 2 stars.
Buzzcocks
4/5
This is GOLD!! STILL sounds and feels fresh today. I have zero complaints and this, 4 stars!!
Tears For Fears
4/5
This was literally a PERFECT ALBUM for the times when it was released. Different, ultra creative, bone rattling music that you could understand the lyrics of and feel heart-moved. Still, to me it's pop and even though it's overplayed I'll give it 4 stars.
The Clash
4/5
Seriously classic, tho not my favorite album of theirs. I had, and still have issues with the density of their accents.. ha. It's a little too fast sounding too.. so due to my nitpicking critiques I give a harsh 3 stars only. I'll listen to it again today and see if that changes it to a4. Yeah def a4!
The Go-Betweens
3/5
Didn't think I ever heard of these cats before, but for that moment I'm the 80s, listening to this now, I think I would have liked them back then. Thick emotions, a little heavy, not overly flamboyant or too pretty. I'll give them a3 for first listen likes
The Pogues
4/5
This is hard listening for someone not attuned to Irish music. The accents are sloppy and the beats are too fast, both which make the music sound muddled and hard to decipher. I lived in Ireland so had reason to listen many many many times to this and have imbued a drunken respect for it. God bless the memory of Shane. 4 stars
Metallica
2/5
Not a big fan of any band getting an orchestra involved with backing their hit songs. Ian Anderson did this and it's like old-man-ifying your hard worked masterpieces. 2 stars. Maybe this was fun for long time fans to witness live...
Depeche Mode
4/5
One of the greatest memories of my early adulthood, listening to this album. Impeccable quality, magic and mysterious sounding. Despite it being closer to pop than prog, I find very little to criticize about it. Solid 4 stars, maybe even a5.
Orbital
2/5
Okay, I tried to listen to this, and I really strongly dislike it. It's techno disco in it's early forms. God bless them for being pioneers of a new sound but I hate any and all music that sounds like this. 2 stars.
Sade
1/5
It's pretty. It's soulful. But it moves me not. Sorry Lady Sade. 1 Star.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
I like NC a LOT, but this album feels repetitive with more shouting than necessary. Gonna only give him 3 stars.
The Beach Boys
1/5
OVERPLAYED as badly as the Beatles, I find no joy in listening to these guys anymore. 1 Star.
Blur
3/5
Even though this is very POP, it's varied, and rather experimental sounding. I actually like it but wouldn't listen to it very much. 3 stars.
Taylor Swift
2/5
Ok I just broke my vow to myself to never choose to listen to this performer. I listened to the first song and 8 seconds of the second. This music is white magic and no wonder she's the richest singer of them all. I'll give 2 stars for the wonder of how this is allowed to happen.
Tom Waits
4/5
This is sheer brilliance. The original rapper. Tom's ease of communicating in this style of whatever you want to call it is impeccable proof of a true artistic genius at work. Not sure why I don't want to give him 5 stars, maybe because I can only handle listening to it once every few years.
Derek & The Dominos
2/5
This fits in the class that Dylan and Young used to fill for me, boring folksy music that just doesn't grab me. But I eventually came to appreciate D & Y, but I'm just not there with this album. 2 stars, sorry Layla.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1/5
I was brainwashed to like the songs as a teenager, I still think Freebird is hard to turn off, yeh not my cuppa tea
PJ Harvey
3/5
Never listened to the lady before. Kinda like a punk Patti Smith. Loud and whiny and say whatever you want who cares, painful to listen to but I kinda like it. 3 stars
The Afghan Whigs
4/5
Never heard of these guys before, is this EMO? I LIKE this moody sound a LOT, nothing I don't like about this so far. 3 stars. ANOTHER RAD BAND FROM OHIO, make that 4 STARS
Stevie Wonder
1/5
See, I'm basing my star count on how much I ENJOY these sounds. Some times I'll give a star for talent, but not usually.. I don't like this guy's music, partly because it's overplayed. I know it's talented tho. 2 stars
The Shamen
1/5
This sounds like what Sarah Connor heard so TECH-NOIR the night she met the Arnold-nator! Ugh, tinny, shallow, disco-esque, not my cuppa tea. 1star
Miriam Makeba
1/5
It's pretty but doesn't pluck any of my heart strings. Sorry Lady.
The The
2/5
Never heard of these guys. Talented, curious, a bit unusual. 2 stars for now, maybe another after listening some more, we'll see.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
Don't know what this is about, sounds orchestral, as if it should be seen performed live, or acted out on stage... Like a soundtrack or something. I like this guy's voice and his energy... I'll give 3 stars
Lou Reed
3/5
This is ohhkaay, nice intro to the personality and sound of a rough poet, my favorite work of his is LULU. NO LIE. I'll give this 3 stars for his golden voice
LCD Soundsystem
2/5
To me, this sounds like hipster disco, there are some intriguing elements to it but overall it just feels like a pretentions attempt to make elevated dance music. I prolly won't choose to listen to this again. 2 stars
James Brown
3/5
Eternal classic, I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD
Queen
5/5
Grew up listening to this as a junior in high school. The foundation of my youth. 5 stars
Dr. Dre
1/5
Sorry bro, it hurts. I can do it. 2 stars
The Smiths
4/5
So radical, so POIGNANT, never ending delight.
4 stars
Buena Vista Social Club
3/5
I remember listening to this with it first came out and it was part of Peter Gabriel's REAL WORLD collection trying to get people exposed to new sounds. I bought all those releases thinking it made me cool. I liked this one, 3 stars
Fairport Convention
4/5
Basic groundwork of my love British folk rock music and I can listen to this stuff everyday. Easy solid 4 stars
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
More of the basis of the sound of the music my parents listened to when I was a baby. Love this stuff. 3 stars
Jeru The Damaja
1/5
Sorry Jeri, just not feeling the darkness today, thanks for stopping by tho. 1 Star
William Orbit
1/5
My 1993-self might have liked this but my 2024-self thinks it's too AI-ELEVATOR MUZAK sounding, 2 stars
Hole
4/5
Something weirdly cathartic and broken-heart angry soul healing about this harsh melange of discordant, confessions and accusations. It hurts to listen to but I love it. 4 stars
ZZ Top
2/5
Basic Southern rock fancified by the beardy brothers, I give it a meh for musicality, oh well. 2 stars
The Byrds
3/5
Never heard any of these songs before. Never heard anything that sounds exactly like this either. It's captivating and somewhat enjoyable, I'll give 3 stars for originality and talent.
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Basic, essential, but also, overplayed to death... 3 stars
Sonic Youth
4/5
I wish I had known about this band back in 87, my life might have turned out differently. 4 stars
Beyoncé
1/5
No no no, can't handle this, sorry Lady.
4/5
LOVE this, never listened in entirety before, gonna spin this in repeat for a few days. 4 stars
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
This is probably the best type of rap that I care to listen to, sparse, creative, fresh, and fun. Almost feels like a brand new sound that aliens from a different world introduced here. I'll give 3 stars
John Coltrane
5/5
TRUTH, BEAUTY, LOYALTY, the teachings of a street-soul Master. Impeccably channeled Ave divine, forever and ever amen! 5 stars
The xx
1/5
Does nothing for me, sigh oh well 1 Star
Sister Sledge
1/5
If it weren't for BUFFY - THE PROM, I'd not care for this at all, wink wink nudge nudge, ya know what I mean... 2 stars
New York Dolls
4/5
Why didn't we listen to these guys more back then, this is great stuff. Love it, 4 stars!
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Anyone who bought this at the record store I worked at in 77 we considered pompous, I'll have to listen again to see what I think of it now. Okay, yeah it's also pretentious but it's discordant enough to please my older ears now. 3 stars
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4/5
WOW, these songs are impressive. Clear, bold, inspired and intricately detailed compositions, catchy and easy to listen to and remember. I'll give 4 stars.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
This is practically a perfect album. 4 stars. I'm a bit soft on the most country sounding songs but the rest is so inspired and activated.
Dinosaur Jr.
2/5
Okay this is a little bit interesting, a little rough and a little edgy but overall just feels like some neighborhood dudes playing in the garage on a Friday night. 2 stars
The Who
2/5
Never listened to this before. Wasn't a fan of The Who this early in their career. Interesting as a historical record, wonder if there is videos from the performances. 2 stars
De La Soul
2/5
Poetic simplicity, I like it. I'll listen again . I'll give it points for creativity, kinda like poetry jam in a cafe vibe, but it wears on me after a few songs. 2 stars
The Streets
2/5
WOW, this is unique. Afraid it's gonna become redundant sounding tho... 2 stars
MC Solaar
3/5
Ok I guess this is early acid-jazz. Which I liked back in the early 90s. Extra points for being in French. 3 stars
Ozomatli
1/5
Sorry, I just plain don't like this. Sounds prepackaged. Pop. Yeh 1 star
Muddy Waters
3/5
This is good ol fashioned Grandpa Blues and there's nothing wrong with it. It's not quite as edgy or rough as some older dudes are but I can listen to this for hours on end. 3 stars
Prince
3/5
Pure genius, the only rhythmy rock album I like, and yay Minnesota
5/5
One of the main albums of my youth, 100% love and faith 5 stars all the way
Jimmy Smith
5/5
Absolutely 5 stars for this genius, classical-jazzy-discotecque bluesy 50s/60s coffee shop beatnik concept album. The organ is the finishing icing touch for me.
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
This is pretty interesting sounding to me. Good strong rock vibes yet some raw rough vocals (no idea what's being sung about) and a bit irregular and discordant.. I could listen to these guys some more. 3 stars
Dion
2/5
Standard 70s male songfest, DEF not my style, not something I would have listened to back then, and not really something is listen to now, but I can tolerate it better now than I would have then. I'll give the guy 2 stars for doing something meaningful with his time.
The Yardbirds
4/5
This is really fun, and there is some very original composition, never listened to in entirety before. Enjoying it a lot. 4 stars
U2
4/5
I was living in Dublin when the first 2 U2 albums were released, so I've listened to this a couple thousand times. 4 stars, only because I'm a wee bit tired of it hehe
Michael Jackson
1/5
1 Star. No joy. Overplayed. 2 death. Never liked this music. Sorry Michael, you deserve more respect.
Afrika Bambaataa
1/5
This started off reminding me of Funkadelic, which I respect due to George Clinton, but then slowly unraveled into messy chaos, oh well... 1 Star
Peter Gabriel
4/5
Sigh, when Peter went commercial and sold his soul.. not to say that he wasn't still breaking his heart and soul open emotionally and creatively, but he figured out how to make mega bucks and sing for everyone. 4 stars. Would be 5 if it wasn't so commercial oh will
The Soft Boys
4/5
I want to like this because if the year it came out, but I can't put my finger on anything it sounds similar to. Maybe 10CC a bit? It's dramatic and fun, 3 easy stars. Wait watt, this is Robyn Hitchcock and friends? Big hole in my listening history not knowing these guys, I need more
The Waterboys
5/5
This was my intro to Mike Scott, who I feel is one of the greatest poetic songwriters ever. How he can use his voice and words to convey such pure emotions is staggering. 5 stars, no question, and this album is groundwork of my love of Ireland too
Jamiroquai
3/5
There's some modern sense of am older style of music in this sound. Big band maybe? It's for some strength of composition from the layers of instruments being played, but overall for my taste this is a little too dancey. I'll give it 3 for talent.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
This is important, foundational music that set the tone for so much other similar sounding music to be built upon. The classic hits still sound great today. I don't listen to this kinda music tho, so 3 stars
Dead Kennedys
4/5
Brilliant reflection of a desperate time in San Francisco. I went to live in London just before Harvey Milk was murdered. Missed the riots. I might have died if I stayed there.
Sonic Youth
4/5
I wish I knew these guys back in the day. I love everything they do. 4 stars
George Harrison
2/5
Pretty much unexciting to the kinda sounds that stir and excite me, sorry George, you deserve more credit .. 2 stars
Robert Wyatt
5/5
Oh
My
Goodness
THIS IS SO GOOD, THIS IS WHAT PUTS GAS IN MY ENGINE. Every second of this is divinely inspired. Gonna spin this on repeat for DAYZ. 5 STARS
Slint
5/5
Omy heck, WHO ARE THESE GUYS, minimal and discordant with mumbling, I LOVE THIS AND HATE THAT NO ONE EVER INTRODUCED US BEFORE
5 STARS
Jack White
4/5
I like Jack. Don't think I've heard anything he's been involved with that I didn't like. I haven't listened closely to his albums tho so can't rank them. Enjoying the a lot so here's 4 stars
Cat Stevens
4/5
Grew up with this in high school, pure love 4stars
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Not bad, a bit droney, which I actually liked. I'll give emm 3 stars for it
Joan Armatrading
2/5
Overplayed 99s FM radio, but def a talented lady with a great voice, 2 stars
Dire Straits
3/5
More overplayed 80s/90s FM Pop music but Knopfler is a guitar god , 3 stars
Goldfrapp
3/5
Kinda sounds like what hipster girls having afternoon tea would listen to back in the 90s. It's pretty, and it doesn't hurt to listen to, I'll give 3 stars
James Taylor
2/5
Is this really music? Is like poetry with slight musical accompaniment. I couldn't listen to this back in the day, and I thought maybe I could now, since I became able to listen to Dylan and Neil Young. But sigh, no. I'll give 2 stars to avoid getting hate.
Joanna Newsom
5/5
THIS. I. LOVE! it's so complex, is got depth that cuts your bones, it's magical and transformative. Never tire of her a-muse-ing-ness
Al Green
2/5
I like his voice, sorta, but it feels shallow and thin, 2 stars
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
This is murky and emotional and drunken and gets a lot more credit than I think it deserves, but I also think to fully enjoy it you need to hear the songs performed live in a drunken bar. 3 stars
Carole King
2/5
Yeah yeah yeah whatever, boring but essentially pretty... 2 stars
The Allman Brothers Band
1/5
Ok to listen to if you are a fan of the original southern rock tunes otherwise meh
The Byrds
4/5
These songs are folkier and more acoustic than I recall, yet they are still complex and intricately composed. I'm surprised I like this so much 3 stars
The Band
2/5
Yeh I really don't like this. That guy's voice, Levon? It's kinda like he's sounding dorky on purpose, ruins for me what might actually be fine lyrics. I'll give 2 stars for the lyrics
Otis Redding
3/5
Not being a style I listen to often at all, I find this refreshing. Deep emotions and catchy melodies. 3 stars
The Prodigy
1/5
No no no, do not like your AT ALL
Madness
2/5
Jovial and hopping fun but overplayed and too rhythmically standard for my taste
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Immortal songs of a time I'll never forget, etched into my memories, how could a strange woman with a mysterious voice impact a 10 year old boy so strongly. 4 stars
The Associates
4/5
Hmm, this is grabbing my attention. I might actually like it! Never heard of these guys before, how is that possible! Gonna be bold and give 4 stars!
Johnny Cash
5/5
No question, 5 stars. Dad LOVED this man and all of his songs. I have as much respect for Johnny Cash as I do for my mom's favorite singer, Frank Sinatra.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
5/5
Always steered away from listening to this in my youth, hearing it now, wow, this is the real deal. Pure Americana. 5 stars
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2/5
Burned out on reggae in the 80s, sorry Bob. 2 stars for once being a feeling.
Ananda Shankar
4/5
This is NOT what I expected to hear. How have I never heard this before!!!?!! This is AMAZING! 4 STARS
Yes
4/5
4 STARS THIS IS what began my journey into the mysteries of prog rock. I'm forever grateful for the minds and bodies that created this music.
The White Stripes
2/5
I've said it before, I like this sound but I don't know the songs well enough to tell one album of their from another. 2 stars
Rocket From The Crypt
4/5
This is radical! This is what the punk resurgence that Green Day thinks they are should really sound like.
Eagles
2/5
Overplayed and always boring. 2 stars
David Bowie
5/5
5 stars. Loved this from the first time I heard it the day it was released.
Solomon Burke
3/5
This sounds like music from the 40s rather than from the 60s. Sweet voice. Feels like leftovers of stuff my mom would have listened to but never heard her mention him. I'll give 3 stars.
Love
3/5
This is pretty impressive. Unfamiliar with this band but a few songs sound familiar. I like it, 3 stars
Motörhead
4/5
Solid, ground breaking, unforgettable 4 stars
Boston
1/5
Garbage. Always hated this. 1 Star
Nick Drake
3/5
This is good, but it wears on me too quickly. I can only take the sound of his voice for a little bit before I start to fade out and feel depressed. 3 stars cause good lyrics
The Psychedelic Furs
4/5
This is great. Why didn't I listen to this back then? Oh yeah, my weird life led me astray from the life of music. 4 stars
Cornershop
2/5
This is curiously interesting... A bit weird but not enough weird to totally hook me. I'll share 2 stars
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
I really wanna like everything that Hendrix did, but there's some songs on here that don't wow me. Respect tho, so 4 stars
John Grant
1/5
Sorry, bro, pass. Why is this a must hear... ??
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
This is listenable, but I still struggle with his whiney voice... Somewhat anthem-like, 3 stars out of respect
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4/5
There's some explosive elements of creativity that these guys tapped into which make these songs uniquely powerful. For a team of 4 to be so lit up and capable of synchronicity like these songs show is above typical human abilities. I'd give 5 stars but only 4 because the charge doesn't fully hit in every song
Def Leppard
2/5
General juvenile anthem rock, bleh boring. Don't recognize any of these songs at all. 2 stars
R.E.M.
2/5
None of these songs click on loudly enough to make them memorable. Weird. 2 stars
Funkadelic
4/5
Black Rock, never knew there was a sub genre of this. This album is epic, so glad you introduced it for me. 4 stars
Yes
5/5
5 stars, no questions
Wilco
2/5
Sorry, there are a few times when they push out to the edges and start to sound unusual, but the won't hold there, and some songs they sound like a country version of the Beatles. 2 stars
Jungle Brothers
2/5
I respect oral poetry musicalized, I really do but I just don't always find it musically soothing to listen to. 2 stars
Fugees
2/5
4/5
Okay yeah, don't remember how I discovered these guys, I think Sisterworld was the first I heard, and I LOVED IT, LOVE THIS TOO. noise, weirdo discordia, out of tune growling, bring it in heavy and hard, it makes me feel goooood
Madonna
1/5
Weak pop, 1 Star sorry lady
Pulp
3/5
I find nothing wrong with this. Kinda sounds like a movie soundtrack from the 70s. 3 stars
Tracy Chapman
2/5
She earned a reputation with this album, but did she ever climb higher. 2 stars, also FM radio overplay sigh
Jacques Brel
3/5
Twangs my heart strings for some reason.. I'm not French but it feels familiar.. 3 stars
Dizzee Rascal
1/5
Sorry but no, thanks anyway
Talking Heads
5/5
Still feel pure unadulterated love for this. 5 stars
Mudhoney
4/5
I love this and wish I knew about it back then
4 stars
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
I mean, this IS pretty, but even my daddy didn't listen to THIS KINDA country music. If I had a girlfriend that liked you listen to this, I'd listen with her but this is not something I'd pull off the shelf and listen to on my own. 3 stars
Morrissey
3/5
This kind of sounds like what you do after you make a hit album, and then you think that no matter what you sing or how well you play, it's going to be loved. But turns out that these songs are just nowhere near as captivating as the first albums hits were. This is still listenable but it's not fantastic. 2 stars
Radiohead
3/5
This is OK, but it's not great... The opening track gave a feeling of so much hope that unexpected raw pure creativity would unfold, but it ends up being mediocre and boring.. 3 stars because of potential
Led Zeppelin
4/5
This is the music I cut my teeth on when I was in high school. I've always loved this album, and all the LED Zeppelin albums. 4 stars
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
This is really beautiful. Had no idea what to expect to hear, it was not what this sounds like. Deep, soulful melodies and lyrics that feel fresh and energetic. 4 stars
The Band
2/5
I'm sorry, you band of Brothers but I just cannot get into this funky groove of yours, so I'll give you a star for effort and a star for making some people happy I guess. 2 stars
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
1/5
No matter what words he sings, his voice sounds the same in every different song. Boring, bleh... 1 Star
Roxy Music
5/5
Gold. True and Pure, never tire of listening to ALL THEIR ALBUMS
The Police
3/5
This was unique and enjoyable, 3 stars
Metallica
5/5
Pure gold, 5 stars
Lightning Bolt
5/5
Never heard anything like this, first listen, LOVE!! 5 stars
Screaming Trees
2/5
Such promising titles and cover art, what a disappointment it's such mediocre sounding music, oh well . . .2 stars
Adele
1/5
Nope, sorry . Can't
Paul McCartney and Wings
1/5
Ugh, lump this into the overplayed miasma of Beatles dribble...
Elton John
3/5
Standard fare I listened to endlessly while in high school. 3 stars for the memories. Opening track happens to be my fav Elton song of them all.
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5
I tried to like this but it ended up being annoying. 2 stars
ABBA
1/5
No, can't do it sorry. 1 Star
The Kinks
4/5
Pure love, thanks lads. 4 stars
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Such an amazingly adorable 80s iconic personality, who could not help but to fall in love with her. 3 stars
LCD Soundsystem
1/5
Ok this is awful. Like trying to pretentiously be something new like disco once was... Shallow and tinny. 1 Star
Deep Purple
2/5
I mean, it's OK. I appreciate it's merit for the time it came from but without having grown up on it, I feels pretty much unheard of to me. Aside from the hits... 2 stars
David Bowie
5/5
Probably THE ALBUM that I fell in love with Bowie listening to. 5 stars
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
High school memories, oh well, I don't really like it much but 3 stars for the memories
Fela Kuti
2/5
60s sounding soundtrack vibes, fun and lively but I'll never listen to this again, 2 stars
The Go-Go's
3/5
They def deserve 3 stars for creating a sound of the age. Still not stuff I'd play to make me feel good
Air
3/5
This is sorta sweet. Ambient enough to entertain me, and not techno buzzy. I wouldn't change the station if I heard it on the radio. 3 stars
Stereo MC's
2/5
Reminds a tiny bit of WORLD PARTY, which I surprisingly liked when it first came out, even though I don't care for funk at all. This isn't as good as WP was though, so I'm just giving 2 stars
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Important, trail blazing, yeh yeh yeh but deathly overplayed at this point. 3 stars for the sake of legacy being established
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Interesting depth to their sound and kinda complex melodies... But it's still hella pop sounding. Makes me feel 80s 90s kinda memories oh well 3 stars
OutKast
2/5
Yeh my son helped me listen to them, oh well 2 stars
Simon & Garfunkel
3/5
Ugh overplayed to death. I'd love to just this the the very first time ever, today..3 stars for it's brilliance
Nanci Griffith
3/5
I don't hate this, I'll give it 3 stars because she makes me feel some hidden love in my heart.
Blur
3/5
This is sorta sweet. Ambient enough to entertain me, and not techno buzzy. I wouldn't change the station if I heard it on the radio. 3 stars
Black Sabbath
4/5
Wish I had been guided to listen to this album in my youth. Didn't listen to it until I was 30ish. Pure delight, 4 stars
Sonic Youth
4/5
I've said it about their other albums, wish I listened to them back in the day. 4 Stars
Ministry
3/5
A band that I've never given enough time or space to, should listen more. I'll give this a star for now. Love the energy
Pentangle
5/5
I feel like I'm in heaven listening to this, 5 stars, easy peasy
Green Day
3/5
Blah blah blah, modem day punk rock, blah blah blah, it's all so VERY POP .... 3 stars for being from the East Bay Berkeley, for whatever but overrated ugh
Eels
3/5
Pop as heck but quirky and original enough sounding to make me smile. 3 stars
The Smashing Pumpkins
2/5
If anyone else in the world with a different voice than this lead singer, was the lead singer I think I could enjoy these songs but since that's not the case only two stars first songwriting and interesting Melody
Sugar
1/5
Dull unimaginative pop, sigh
Faith No More
2/5
Rap metal, huh? My son and his crowd dug this back then, reminds me of Wayne's World kinda effort... 2 stars for nostalgia
MGMT
2/5
I dunno, close to feeling original but too close to pop to hook me. Sorry lads
Brian Eno
5/5
Fell in love with this the first day it was released and the love has not diminished. 5 stars
Tim Buckley
2/5
2 stars out of respect for the dead
Frank Zappa
5/5
Pure unadulterated bliss, 5 stars every day
Lambchop
1/5
Really don't like this, sorry. 1 Star
Fiona Apple
2/5
Another girl with a pretty voice singing about love or whatever... 2 stars
Bob Dylan
4/5
Was never able to listen to or enjoy this music until I was nearly 45 years old. Now I get it. 4 stars
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
5/5
This album was the most major turning point of my youth. My eyes and ears were opened to the most profound realms of possibility for being a person that thinks and acts as differently as they care to. I listen to this album several times a year, never gets old. This album is the anchor that set my soul free to explore all options and potentials for free expression, but in my own life and in the types of music I'd grow to search for and enjoy.
Bob Dylan
3/5
Love the pure inspiration
Haircut 100
1/5
10 seconds into first song, PASS, sorry guys
Lucinda Williams
2/5
Gorgeous voice
Willie Nelson
2/5
Respect, even tho this ain't my jam
Donald Fagen
2/5
Fan fav from days if youth
Elton John
3/5
Same as Neil Young, didn't like this when I was young but now I hear the quality in it
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
Solid memories of living in Ireland in the 80s. Love the emotions, and energy.
The Hives
2/5
Makes me think of the Kinks and Sex Pistols merged up... Fresh, but not very original
Wild Beasts
2/5
Interesting melding of voices, but it's a little too pretty and melodious for me
Paul Simon
2/5
Blah blah boring blah, but respect anyway...
Nightmares On Wax
3/5
Strange but I actually like this. Sounds like a nightclub theme I'd actually enjoy visiting.
Aerosmith
2/5
Out of respect, sorry lads
B.B. King
3/5
Nice hearing him when he was younger, I've mainly listened to his older man blues, which I dig
Small Faces
3/5
This is pretty fantastic, can't believe I've never heard of it before.
Various Artists
2/5
Strange but I actually like this. Sounds like a nightclub theme I'd actually enjoy visiting.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Solid poetry by the guy unashamed of how his voice sounds
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
This is fun, unique enough from song to song to lure me in deeper. Curious now if the movie is worth seeking out.
Joni Mitchell
5/5
I'm glad there's only one Joni. I'm glad she followed the pure inspirations of her heart.
Soul II Soul
1/5
I'm sorry, but no
808 State
1/5
Nope, pass, sorry not my cuppa
Dolly Parton
2/5
Respect, but just too pretty for my soul
Herbie Hancock
4/5
One of my earliest exposures to jazz, love at first sight
Alanis Morissette
2/5
Unique and captivating but not something I could listen to all the way thru...
Fats Domino
2/5
Respect. Fun. Essential.
Paul Simon
2/5
Not my jam, but respect..
Stereolab
3/5
This is quite original and I bit odd. It sounds like they are singing in French which I don't mind. Feels like 60s mod stuff. But just a little to regimented and predictable. I'll give it 3 stars
Pink Floyd
4/5
Are. You. Kidding. Not my favorite PF album but fully deserving of all the praise it's earned. 5 stars
Ash
3/5
Good solid healthy rock and roll, I dig it.
Iron Maiden
3/5
Surprised I've never listened to this. I could see myself getting into it. 3 stars
Jethro Tull
5/5
I never heard this until 1977 and it CHANGED MY LIFE, perhaps not for the best. First live concert I went to see. I could write a chapter in my memoir about their influence on me. 5 stars
Nirvana
4/5
Emotionally stirring, love this
Beastie Boys
3/5
Respect for their boldness
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Respect for his historicity
3/5
She's bold and brassy, nice
The Dandy Warhols
3/5
Nice discovery, I could get into hearing more of this
Girls Against Boys
3/5
Surprised, didn't expect this to sound so good. I like it
Hugh Masekela
5/5
Wow, a new name to add to my jazz library, awesome!!
Steely Dan
3/5
High school days staple, overplayed tho
Buck Owens
2/5
This is silly country music that shows skill but not much heart
The Smiths
3/5
Pure love, thanks lads
Nirvana
4/5
Groundbreaking, respect
Meat Loaf
3/5
Loved this back then, respect
Nick Drake
2/5
Too melancholy for me, sorry bro
The National
2/5
Older me would have liked how depressing this is, but not current me, alas
The Mothers Of Invention
4/5
All things ZAPPA rank highly with me, 4 stars!!
The Adverts
2/5
Hmmm, kinda anxiety inducing....
Metallica
3/5
Yeah yeah yeah I love it but it's so overplayed now, haha
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2/5
Pretty basic 60s pop, only recognized a couple of songs
Led Zeppelin
3/5
One of my rotating fav zep albums, 3stars
Beatles
2/5
I loved this when it first came out and I was 10 years old. By the time I graduated high school it felt overplayed to me. Everyone deserves a chance to experience the anew tho
Beatles
3/5
Again, I loved this when I was 10 years old but it's history to me now. Respect.
Kraftwerk
5/5
If this was music of today, I would not listen to this at all (well maybe I would), but this was original sounding when it came out and I LOVED IT then, still do. The simplistic honest emotional expressionism is pure and unadulterated. Eternal classic. 5 stars
Public Image Ltd.
4/5
An odd anomaly that feels lifeless and unfocused but somehow it grips me and I want to play it all on repeat. 4 Stars
Aphex Twin
2/5
For the credit these guys get for being masters of ambient, for how much I enjoy ambient music across the board, one would think that I'd rave about these guys. But I don't. There are just a few elements in almost anything I've heard them do that feels loose or sloppy or less human than I find enjoyable. So yeh, 2 stars for effort
The Stooges
4/5
Cut my teeth on this in my early years of being a punk rock fan, 4 stars
Supertramp
3/5
70s pop prog joy, yay yay
Johnny Cash
5/5
Grew up with my daddy singing with Johnny on the radio
The Replacements
3/5
I have a friend that has his own band and this is one of his favorite inspirations so I had to listen to them but for some reason it just didn't excite me like it did him. Maybe he got to see them live or something I don't know.
5/5
This album needs a 10 star option. This is THE ALBUM OF MY YOUTH, which I still revere as one of my fav albums of all time. Never get tired of listening to it and it always feels fresh and vital. 10 Stars!
Kate Bush
2/5
Coldplay
1/5
Not gonna do it. Can't listen to this
Linkin Park
2/5
Frank Sinatra
4/5
My absolutely favorite album of his, after ONLY THE LONELY
Foo Fighters
1/5
Foo fluff meh
Sonic Youth
4/5
So good, they are my old man guilty pleasure replacement for the Talking Heads of my youth
Echo And The Bunnymen
3/5
Intelligent and catchy, unique
Meat Puppets
1/5
I'm sorry but my stomach can't handle the band name
Tom Waits
3/5
Cover art ripoff from Think as a Brick? I dunno, this feels like exploratory work before he really found his best sound. Still love him tho
UB40
1/5
Blehh too pop
Sinead O'Connor
4/5
I loved this when it first came out. If it hadn't been for my affection for Ireland and the Irish I might not had been as affected by her.
Amy Winehouse
3/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Unique and fun listening during highschool days, but I pretty much only listened since everybody else was doing it. Stopped listening to them when I got older.
Ramones
5/5
CHVRCHES
1/5
I tried to listen but just can't handle pop music sorry kids
5/5
Love Ornette Coleman and John Zorn is born on my birthday. Best matching album of my lifetime.
Frank Sinatra
5/5
Grew up listening to this under my mom's wings, locked into my consciousness. Gold.
Pearl Jam
3/5
Standard overplayed 90s, truly great songs tho...
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2/5
There's something kinda drunk and dopey about this guy's voice that I can tell people think it's romantic or sexy but I don't enjoy it enough to say I like it. Pass. 2 stars
The Chemical Brothers
2/5
I hate to sound so old but this kinda stuff sounds to me like disco did back in the 70s. I don't dance. So this does not make my feet itch.
Coldcut
1/5
Tried to listen, not my jam, sorry kids
2/5
I can hear and feel the allure of this sound, it's not bad... But maybe just a little too prettily tweaked for my taste.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
1/5
TOOO country twangy for me, sorry boys
The Who
4/5
Alice In Chains
2/5
Grungy dive bar angst, blah blah songs so sound the same but that's ok.
Drive Like Jehu
4/5
I dunno who these cats are BUT I LOVE THEM, thanks for rescuing me from the mediocre last dozen albums.
Le Tigre
3/5
Bangles meets the Ramones, let's dance!
Black Sabbath
4/5
Sepultura
3/5
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Pure love for the first 3 solo Gabriel lps
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
Liked the video but pass on the rest
Gillian Welch
4/5
Have never heard of her before, instantly falling in love with her mysterious sounding voice.
The Libertines
3/5
This is pretty cool. I like it.
Death In Vegas
3/5
I like this, more things I've never heard before that I'll start to listen to.
Grant Lee Buffalo
3/5
This guy is interesting, sounds a bit like NMH . keeper!
The Flaming Lips
2/5
I've tried for years to get to like this band but it just won't click for me. I think I'm a little too old to understand the mentality of these guys. Sorry kids
Robert Wyatt
5/5
This is PURE GOLD, never discovered him until just recently. Now I can't hear enough
The Mothers Of Invention
5/5
This is PURE GOLD, absolute historic evidence of the way that genius can magnetize other geniuses in a crowd.
Tangerine Dream
4/5
Some of the creepiest beautiful music I've ever listened to made from a synthesizer. Not my fav TD album tho
2/5
This was the SCHIZZ back when I lived in Ireland and everyone loved it but yeah I couldn't stand it when tho I pretended I was in board with everyone else haha
Christina Aguilera
1/5
Sorry, but no thank you
Brian Eno
5/5
LIFE CHANGING AND NEVER FAILING
John Martyn
3/5
This guy sounds happy, glad he's singing songs reflecting that...
The Stooges
5/5
Fav yeah gimme more
Aimee Mann
2/5
Is she the gal that was in a Buffy episode? I give her points the that
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5
A journey to the dark side of the soul
The Last Shadow Puppets
4/5
Never heard of these guys before, it's radical!
T. Rex
3/5
The roots of SO much music, can't deny it
Sleater-Kinney
2/5
Cutsie for the sake of being cute, is this for real?
Portishead
3/5
Loved this then, now it sounds tinny and thin, weird
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
I respect this guy for his unique sounds and song writing, but he's just a little too clean cut to make me cut loose on the dance floor.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3/5
Glad something like this is thrown into this collection, need some dusty barroom earthy grounding every once in awhile
Love
3/5
Glad something like this is thrown into this collection, need some dusty barroom earthy grounding every once in awhile
Ray Price
3/5
Blue Velvet soundtrack contender, hehe... Respect for my parents listening to this stuff..
Peter Gabriel
5/5
Alas, poor Peter, how we loved thee before you broke up the band to do your own thing. You never made anything that sounded as good as what you created with Genesis. All the same I'll devotedly listen to all your solo albums over and over as a tribute.
The Crusaders
1/5
Shades of all the reasons I never went to a disco in the 70s. Overplayed, sigh...
Beth Orton
2/5
This is good stuff. But I don't listen to stuff like this.. if I did listen to stuff like this, I would listen. Yeh 3 stars
The Fall
5/5
Wish wish wish I had been out of my music hiatus during this era I would have dead-headed these guys across the countryside.
David Bowie
5/5
Bowie has been a muse and guide for me since my youth and I've loved everything he ever recorded. I am still not at peace about his death, and as a result I've only listened to this album a dozen times or so. I always imagined that Bowie truly was untouchable and that death would not take him. This album breaks my heart. It's genius but I can't accept that it's over. I want to take the rest of my life to get to know these songs.
New Order
1/5
The beginning of what made 90s music sound like 70s disco, ugh no thanks
Iggy Pop
5/5
I haven't listened to this in ages, it kinda sounds like crap haha, but it was proof of how we felt back when it came out, despondent, aimless, hopeless... I love it
The Damned
4/5
First time I ever even listened to the DAMNED was seeing them live at Slims in San Francisco, 2007. Actually, and saw them in The Young Ones too, haha. This is GOOD MUSIC!!
Tim Buckley
2/5
TOOO sad, even for this depressed old man ..
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
This is deeply engrossing, I couldn't turn it off!
Lauryn Hill
1/5
Interesting voice...
The Mars Volta
4/5
One of my first introductions to these guys, not my fav album but close!!
The Beta Band
2/5
I really think I don't wanna hear this, but here goes anything .... Oh-kaaaay that was not what I expected at all. And it didn't hurt to listen to. Still not my brand of tea, alas
Brian Eno
5/5
Fell in love with this on first listening way back in 1977... Shaped the arc of the musical excitement I would chase for my lifetime. Unadulterated bravery in composition and execution.
Coldplay
1/5
Yeh sorry
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Whee that's brand new and fresh sounding to me, I dig it!
David Bowie
3/5
Sadly, I'm not crazy about this album. Maybe since it's not one that I listened to since it's release date? Can't say if that's the reason or maybe these songs are too lovey and poetic for me. Still love you tho man!!
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
This is really fun, wish I had some ol boys to go to the drive in on Saturday night to listen to this with..
The Isley Brothers
2/5
It's good for what it is but not my jam
The Young Rascals
3/5
This is powerful early adventures into daring new sounds. Worth listening to many times.
Sonic Youth
3/5
Sometimes their songs feel very unique and sometimes they sound a lot the same, and this album hit my kinda flat.
The Jam
4/5
This was such a fresh, distinct sound amidst the raw energy of the punk movement, it was easy to fall in love with these guys. Still love 'em
Calexico
3/5
Tunes for cruising the Mojave Desert, I like it!
Devendra Banhart
1/5
This kinda feels like an attempt to channel a modern Cat Stevens vibe, but just doesn't have the same charm. Too many followers for me too, sorry Dev
Tori Amos
3/5
I listened to this closely back in the days when it was fresh and was really intrigued by the it l intracacies of her competitions, but alas, time and overplay had diminished the freshness...
Pixies
2/5
The darling love child of the 90s college scene kids, I heard this then with them but I didn't eat the poison and fall for it's fake foibles ..
The Who
3/5
Never studied this album in depth like I have the other rock operas, I dunno, something about The Who that just never fully clicked on for me.
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
I got all excited about this when it was released by Peter Gabriel's World Music label.. opened my ears to there being good music in other parts of the world besides USA and England.
The White Stripes
4/5
Original fresh energy that you can't ignore, bold, yeah I like it
The KLF
1/5
Sorry, I can't bear it...
Violent Femmes
4/5
How have I never listened to these guys more. This is pure genius
Paul Simon
1/5
Always feel bored listening to this guy, I don't care how much raving goes on for him. I used to say the same about Dylan too, but now I love him. Maybe one day this'll click.
The Byrds
3/5
Some of these songs are timeless and sound as fresh as comparable sounding melodies written today.
Simon & Garfunkel
2/5
Honestly never heard some of these songs ever before. The acclaim they received back then was well deserved. These were amazing compositions and recordings... Why can't music like this be imagined anymore?
Tom Tom Club
3/5
A goofy and natural evolution of the original vision of Taking Heads, (if Tina had been the band leader rather than David), set free to romp and dance.
Country Joe & The Fish
1/5
Too country for me, Joe
The Prodigy
1/5
Ice Cube
1/5
I love hois acting but his music is too dark for me, sorry