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PortisheadI vibe with it! Good beats, chill songs. Favorite track: "Wandering Star."
I vibe with it! Good beats, chill songs. Favorite track: "Wandering Star."
This was overall pretty enjoyable. Favorite track: "Mansize Rooster," probably.
Pretty decent, I like the opening and the songs were all good. Nothing that excited me too much, though.
Great album, full of classics!
Solid all around, love The Boxer especially.
Quite like "Tiny Dancer," "Levon," and the title track. The rest have their moments as well.
What can I say? It's Muse.
Aside from the title track, I didn't really connect with this album.
All very lovely songs, "Mercy Mercy Me" is the most powerful and my favorite.
A good album. Favorite song is "Free Bird," of course.
This is a pretty good live recording, you can feel the crowd energy coming through. At first I enjoyed the roughness and imperfections, but by the end it had started to grate a bit. Favorite track: "Feel It (Don’t Fight It)"
This sounds like a fun concert, and I probably would enjoy the album more had I been there.
It started out slow, but this was a surprisingly moving and beautiful album. Knowing the backstory made it better.
Not really my thing.
The album grew on me as it went along. I think my favorite track would be the building intensity of "Operation Tango."
It's good, and the guitar solos especially are predictably great. I honestly expected to enjoy the album more, but I think my problem is that I didn't play it loud enough.
Really liked this one. Favorite songs: "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit"
Pretty good throughout, I liked the sound and it was consistent.
This is art class music. Probably nothing that I would listen to intently, but great background music for a creative activity
This wasn't really something I cared for. That said, I did like "What Is It About Men"
This is a long album, so I had to listen over multiple sessions. Overall, I felt that the album was quite good, with dreamy beats and a slick sound. Some of the remixes are not quite as enjoyable, so I would take off half a star for that (but I can't, so I'll round up). Favorite track: "Crazy Love."
A really amazing album, all through. I discovered shoegaze recently and have quite enjoyed it, and Nowhere was no exception. From the opening notes of "Seagull" to the hazy vocals of "Today," it was a wonderful journey. It's hard to pick a favorite track, but on this listen it's probably "Decay."
Great album, each song was beautiful in its own way. Standouts for me were "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" and "I Ain't Got Nothin'"
Lyrically this album isn't really my thing, and I don't really care for the skits between the songs. That being said, it sounds pretty good!
Decent album, I liked the sound and it was very consistent. I think my favorite was "Ice Cold Ice."
This was a really good album, but I di6care as much for the latter half. That being said, the bombastic first half is more than enough to make up for that. Favorite song is a run-off between "Two Tribes" and the title track.
The sound was alright, but I couldn't get into it even though I wanted to. Maybe I will revisit it in a few years and feel differently.
It's alright, the opening track was great but nothing else really stood out to me.
None of these tracks are going to dethrone my top songs from Bowie, but they are consistently good. "Young Americans" is probably my favorite.
Quite good overall, will have to listen again to choose a favorite track.
A decent album overall. It picks up quite a bit after my favorite track, "Superstition."
I vibe with it! Good beats, chill songs. Favorite track: "Wandering Star."
Don't really feel strongly one way or another, to this album's demerit. Favorite track is "My Way of Giving," I guess?
Good album. "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane" are rightfully classics, and I also appreciated "Victim of Love" quite a bit. However, about 50% of these songs didn't connect with me more than as decent background music.
This band was groundbreaking at the time, but the genre has come a long way since then. Still, this album is easy on the ears and fun on the Autobahn. Favorite tracks: Kometenmelodie 1 & 2
Not someone I have ever heard referenced before, but I quite liked the sound. The lyrics were fine and the message is good, even if it is handled un-subtly. Favorite track would probably be "Seed Will Grow."
"Fairytale of New York" has been a favorite Christmas song these last few years, but I hadn't sought out the rest of the Pogues' music. That was a mistake, this album is full of excellent songs.
This is the kind of music I would enjoy in the background at a fancy restaurant, but not the kind I would really choose to listen to. It's technically good, just not to my personal taste. That said, I did quite like the final track, "Bemsha Swing."
Smooth music. The opening is hard to take seriously after years of memes.
This album is quite good, with the laid-back, sun-drenched sound associated with places like Tijuana. Favorites are "Desaparecido," "Bongo Bong," and "Lagrimas de Oro." Also, this is an album where I feel that the audio samples work quite well- even if I can't always understand the words.
Talking Heads! A great band, even when they hadn't yet quite figured out their sound. This album gets 4 stars, not as a knock against it but because I know there is better to come. Favorite track is probably "Psycho Killer," and I am also a fan of the acoustic version.
This was alright. I liked "The Dolphins" and the last song.
The album has a good energy and a bit of variety. The songs, though a bit repetitive, are quick enough to not overstay their welcomes. I'm not a huge punk fan, but I mostly enjoyed this album, and it gains points for daring to mess with the United States Postal Service.
This was overall pretty enjoyable. Favorite track: "Mansize Rooster," probably.
I quite liked this album. The vocals were distinctive and evocative with the trilled r's. Probably a 4.5/5 for me, but we'll round up. Most songs were quite good but my favorites were "Everyday Is Like Sunday" and "Suedehead."
Favorite tracks: "It's The End..." & "The One I Love."
It was good to have something heavy in the rotation, but this particular album didn't excite me too much.
The epic audio samples between the tracks really elevate the album.
This was a fine album, I enjoyed the energy and lyrics of songs such as "Tokyo Storm Warning" although the vocals grate a bit, and I enjoyed the sound of songs like "Uncomplicated." Unfortunately none of the songs 100% came together for me.
It's long, it's weird, it's atmospheric. This album is not so much "listening music" as it is "music that plays in the background while you listen to your thoughts." Favorite tracks: "Paperhouse" & "Oh Yeah"
I really enjoyed probably every track except the first one, this album rules
I ended up quite enjoying this album. The atmosphere works for me, the humor and rambling nature of the songs evokes a storytelling feeling. Favorite track is probably "Emotional Weather Report."
Great album, the energy in the opening tracks is infectious and the lyrics in "The Message" are moving.
Nothing grabbed me, but nothing repelled me either. I would be fine listening to this album again, but also fine without hearing it.
Grew on me as the album went on. I think "Peace Like a River" was my favorite track. Really enjoyed the guitar on this album.
There was nothing wrong with this album, I just didn't care much for it. Favorite track: "Memphis," probably.
A classic, and I believe the first album I encountered on this list that I had listened too many times before (and thus have some nostalgia for). I am fond of each song, although some are admittedly weaker than others. It's impossible to choose a favorite track.
I realized when I started listening that I had never sat through an entire Arcade Fire album before, despite being a big fan of some of their songs. So I was a little disappointed that a few of the songs dragged, in places. Overall, I still enjoyed the album, but not as much as I hoped that I would. 3.5/5, rounded up. Favorite track: "No Cars Go," easily.
A good album, but I don't feel it is their best.
This sounds like my childhood (in the late 90s/early 2000s), but not the best parts of it.
Very lovely music.
This is restaurant background music. Another example of an album that I probably would have loved live (and would be fine with playing while I work), but will never remember.
Great album with some really fantastic songs. "Stairway to Heaven" is great, but my current favorite may be "The Battle of Evermore."
This album just feels a bit insubstantial to me. That said, "Love Hurts" is a pretty good song. The rest isn't bad, but it doesn't speak to me.
Quite liked this one, beautiful and haunting. Favorite track on this listen: "A Sailor's Life"
I just didn't feel this one.
Awesome album, impossible to pick a favorite track.
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Really like this album. The songs all have their own feel, but there's a distinctive "sound" to the whole thing. A lot of great tracks, as well, but my favorite is probably "Howlin' For You."
I wish I could like this album more than I do, but the gibberish-sounding narration is really distracting for me, and not in a good way. Which is a shame, a number of the songs appeal to me quite a bit otherwise. Favorite track would be "Mad John" if it didn't have the narration.
Pretty cool.
A good album with a number of iconic songs, most notably "Tunnels," "Wake Up," and "Rebellion (Lies)." I'm not sure it is Arcade Fire's best work, but it does perfectly encapsulate the angst of its time.
A pretty good album. I liked the way some songs started out quiet and built up, like "Inner Crisis."
I... don't like it. The tracks mostly feel samey, some of them are excruciatingly long or repeated. Everything has an unappealing layer of electric fuzz over it. To top that off, there seem to be random screeches and loud shouts that are at totally different volume levels.
It's good ol' fashioned rock with a bit of a metal feel and pop sensibilities. This is like the musical version of a greasy diner hamburger, and I don't mind that one bit.
Quite liked this overall, it's upbeat and saccharine but not without depth, in addition to the energy that enabled Elvis to get so famous. Favorite track: "Blue Suede Shoes."
This is decent, very dramatic and a bit soap opera-esque. The lyrics don't do the album too many favors, as I am sure others have noted. I did like it overall, and it is short enough to not overstay its welcome. Looking at the artist's information, it seems he also wrote songs for the recent Wonka movie, which feels appropriate with these songs.
Somewhere along the way I started imagining that the vocals were performed by Animal from the Muppets, and that made the album just a bit enjoyable.
Pretty good! It's impressive how talented all four Beatles were in their heyday. Favorite track: "Every Night."
Good music, even if it's nothing flashy. Favorite track: "So Long, Marianne."
There are some OK songs in here, but not enough to overcome the nastiness of the lyrics and the creepiness of the artist.
Pretty decent, I liked "Give Me Strength" and "Get Ready" the most.
I'm mostly familiar with Gorillaz' newer stuff, and I have been missing out. I like the idea of the band as well. Favorite tracks on this listen: "5/4" and "Clint Eastwood."
Something about this album catches me in the right way, and the vocals are very appealing to my ears.
I really don't like the Beatie Boys' yelling rap style, or the way they finish each other's sentences. The sequence of short songs at the end of the album particularly grates. If this was an instrumental album, it would probably earn 2 more stars from me.
Very solid and quite enjoyable, even if it didn't make a super strong impression. Favorite track this time through: "Fooled Again."
Really good overall, with a bunch of iconic tracks.I can only imagine how groundbreaking it was at the time. I think that I liked "I'm Only Sleeping" the best.
It's a fun album with some bombast. It shows its age, but in a charming way. I probably liked "Valentine's Day" the most.
It's fine, I guess. I definitely could have gone my whole life without listening and not missed out on much. Sounds older than it is.
It's OK.
I am definitely not the target demographic for this album, but I still thought it was very good. There's a lot of skill and artistry put into these tracks, so much so that it is almost invisible. 4 stars for me, plus an extra star just to spite the mathematics PHD guy.
Pretty good, some of the samples were very fun, but not quite my thing overall.
After all the times I have seen the album art on t-shirts, I thought that it would be better.
I would make a joke about the name, but others funnier than I have already beaten me to it. Looking at the date of this album, it seems it really helped set the stage for the next decade. Favorite track: "A Stroke of Luck."
Listening to them sing about girls turned me asexual.
Surprisingly good and a fitting treat for my 100th album from the list. "Strange News..." especially was right up my alley.
Really lovely album throughout, with lyrics that paint beautiful pictures. Not an every day listen, but emotionally affecting. Favorite tracks: "Too Many Birds" (his only song with which I had prior familiarity) and "All Thoughts Are Prey To Some Beast."
I got tired of this album very quickly, the vocals especially sound flat to me.
Enjoyed this one a bit, there is a pained and soulful yearning to it. Favorite track: "Fountain and Fairfax."
By coincidence, I was served this album the same day as Taylor Swift released her album "The Tortured Poets Department." She seems to many to be at the apex of her fame at the moment: her blockbuster Eras Tour, her chart-topping albums, her concert film, her political relevancy; even her boyfriend just won the Superbowl. It's hard to imagine anyone flying much higher than this. 1989 is a great example of how she reached these heights. These tracks were (and are) ubiquitous: I have never gone out of my way to listen to one of Swift's albums before, but I knew each song on this one. Far from the "Tortured Poets" she is currently invoking, this album displays her simple, often hollow lyrics and saccharine melodies. There's not a lot of substance here but dang it, it's still pretty fun. Favorite track: "Out of the Woods," just because I haven't heard it three thousand times on the radio.
Favorite track: "Thinkin Bout You"
Fun album with the feeling of a really specific moment in history. Favorite track: "We Are Family."
Fun and endearing, in addition to being good music. 5 stars for not letting the evil robots win.
There's something special about a large group of talented musicians playing (mostly) traditional songs, and this album really delivers on that front. The conversational inserts help give it that "family" feel, which is present at most small-town concerts in this genre. It's a very good encapsulation of a specific piece of America. Favorite song? Probably the title track.