Enjoyed this more on the second listen than the first. I guess I just don't really care for reggae - the songs flow together well, but feel a bit samey over the course of the album
Wildly misogynistic lyrics, but I should have seen that coming. The music is pretty catchy though, and the angry energy is infectious
Awful. Alternates between screaming and mumbling over background noisy distortion. Can't tell what the lyrics are so no comment on whether they were interesting
Great stuff, really catchy guitar riffs
Generic rocky stuff, didn't care for it really. A bit screamy
Some really interesting sounding guitar work. This album has a very calming vibe to it, but it's just slightly boring in my opinion.
Decent. The only song I already knew was "Message in a Bottle", which was by far the standout track on the album. As I said of the Bob Marley album, I just don't care for reggae - and this was close enough to it that it didn't do it for me
Awful. If nails on a chalkboard were transformed into a person, that person would have the voice of Bob Dylan. Writing poems and then screeching them doesn't make for good music, even if they were good poems (though in the case of this particular album none of the lyrics moved me or seemed particularly artful, so even from that angle I was left wanting)
Fantastic. I thought it was corny at first, but then it really sucked me in. Love the vibe, and El Paso is a great song
Nice guitar playing, boring vocals. Overall pretty bland
Too many covers for me to rate it highly. I'm sure this was very influential when it was released but to me it was just alright
Instrumental work could be worth a 3, but the singing really dragged this down
Great album, standout tracks are "And it Stoned Me" and "Into the Mystic"
I liked the mellow vibe, but found the album as a whole a bit boring. It's pleasant background music rather than something you'd seek out to listen to
Absolute drivel. If this had been the first album on the list I'd have given up on this project immediately
What the fuck did I just listen to
Just not my cup of tea
Too heavy for my tastes
Nice enough background music, but didn't hold my attention
Just like the last Talking Heads album, interesting music with horrible distracting vocals over the top
Whiny voice, none of the tracks really caught my attention
Quite fun, great guitar tunes
Pretty boring, but not actively bad
OK, nothing particularly attention grabbing
Much less screechy than the last Bob Dylan album
Quite liked this, really funky and fun - made me feel like dancing
Absolutely horrid, noisy instrumentals with screamy vocals over the top
A couple of standout songs, otherwise just ok
Not sure how to rate this - I didn't like it at first but it grew on me. Wouldn't listen to any tracks again individually but the overall vibe of the album is nice
Another one where I enjoyed the album as a whole but wouldn't listen to any of the songs individually
Great study music
I feel like with each Bob Dylan album that pops up I get slightly more immune to his awful voice, but I still dislike it enough to not give this more than 2 stars
Nothing grabbed my attention here, but not actively bad
Not my cup of tea, pretty boring
Not to my taste, disliked the male vocalist's voice in particular
Boring but inoffensive
A bit bland but good energy
Quite good, varied enough to stay interesting throughout, but don't think I'd listen to any of the songs in isolation
Quite a head bopper, but some of the lyrics are a bit cringy
Not my cup of tea, 1 extra star for Stan which is great storytelling
Found this very boring, but not actively bad
Songs ranged from boring to actively unpleasant
Found this boring, couldn't get into it. Didn't have any of the Stevie Wonder hits I was previously familiar with
Cool guitars, sleep-inducing vocals, averages out as 2.5 which I'll round up
I don't really get jazz but this was interesting enough background music
Heavy metal is not for me personally - hate the vocal style
Boring with a capital B
This was fine, not great not terrible
Very fun and a bit weird but in a good way
This went on for way too long. Nothing good, nothing bad, completely generic in my opinion
Very funky, not really my taste but was quite a fun listen
Was only previously familiar with the title song, which is pretty good. But the rest of the album is pretty samey. Not really my cup of tea (and a bit preachy)
This was quite good, hadn't heard the title track before but I really liked it
Similarly to the last Gangster Rap album, liked the music, hate the lyrics. Too misogynistic
Liked some of the songs, some have pretty cringey lyrics
Really like the vibe of the album as a whole, it draws you in to a particular mood. The rhymes are impressively dense in the lyrics too. Not enough bangers to reach 5 stars, but quite an enjoyable listen
Better than the George Harrison album, but still a bit dull. The title track is so preachy that it's hard to take anything else Lennon does seriously. Would give 2.5 stars if possible but I'll be generous and round up
This was not what I expected. I liked the jazzy instrumental tracks and the overall vibe of the album, but I'm not a fan of shouted distortion-heavy vocals. This is especially the case for rap, where it seems odd to choose a style which makes the lyrics difficult to understand
Perfectly pleasant listening, but nothing that excited me or really seized my attention
The obsession of hip hop artists with misogyny and violence is so juvenile and after listening to a few such albums in a short span of time I'm very sick of it. That said, the music is quite catchy
From reading the Wikipedia page for this album I gather it has a lot of historical significance as one of the earliest electronic albums. My own criteria for this project is solely based on how much I enjoyed listening to the record. So the fact that it's a landmark album or was very influential counts for nothing (to me personally) and I award two stars on the basis of "boring but not actively bad"
Liked it, but no scene stealers for me
This was great! I was skeptical when I realised it was a live album, but the crowd noises really add to the atmosphere. Songs are varied enough to stay interesting (the midpoint acoustic instrumental track comes at just the right time to keep it fresh). Cool electric guitar riffs and beautiful solos
A bit boring, and the title song is overly sentimental. But a nice short album that doesn't overstay its welcome
Really good, several standout songs, what a voice
Boring music, bland vocals, sounds like it was recorded in someone's garage. But not actively bad
At first I was hating this and planning to give it 1 star for "actively bad". But it grew on me over the course of the album. Still wouldn't listen to it a second time as it's a bit noisy and screamy for my tastes
Easy 1 star for "actively bad". Almost no melody and lots of staticy noise makes for an unpleasant listening experience
This was nice enough but nothing really stood out to me as special
Meh
After slogging through so many samey sounding psychedelic rock albums on this list, this was truly a unique and refreshing sound. Not totally my cup of tea but I found myself foot-tapping to a few tracks
The title track is a classic, and there are a couple of other great songs on here, but overall it's not my genre I'd say - the album is a little too slow paced to hold my interest fully
Too depressing to go into my regular rotation, but the last few tracks really lay down a melancholy vibe which is sort of cozy in a way. I like the guitar work, and the harmonica and fiddle aren't over the top in the way some folk albums are (looking at you, Bob Dylan)
Title track is a classic. I really like the guitars and Al Green's voice on this album, but not many tracks after the first one really jumped out at me. Maybe on a different day this would have hit better but I can only judge on the listening experience I actually had
Nice enough, too old-school for me to really get into. I love how short older albums are though
Pretty catchy songs - shame Kanye is a whacko, it makes his music difficult to enjoy
Boring and sometimes actively bad (what's with the screaming?)
Quite fun, maybe too country for me - don't think I'd play many of these songs on the reg
Not great, not terrible. No songs grabbed me, but the overall sound is pleasant enough
I like a few songs by The Cure a lot, but none of them were on this album. The overall vibe was pretty good, but nothing really stood out like some of their hits do, so I was a bit disappointed
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed listening to this album. The weird cover art and lack of any genre indicators in the Wikipedia passage made me assume it would be too arty for me to find it accessible. The fact that it's about nuclear weapons made me assume it would be a depressing listen. But in the end it was just weird enough to be refreshing. I probably wouldn't listen to it again but it made for nice background music while I got some work done
Exceptionally dull, but not actively bad
Reminds me of the sort of music I was more into as a teenager. I guess my tastes have evolved over time, but still enjoyable and a bit nostalgic
Pretty good, I like the guitars. It's cool that it tells a story over the course of the album. None of the songs really stood out to me but it feels like the kind of album that would stick after a few listens (which I'll probably never get around to in all honesty)
There are a lot of Blues Rock albums on this list. Some are boring (like this one), others aren't (Songhoy Blues). I'm not sure what makes the difference, possibly just how I feel on the day of listening. But this album was, for me, a classic case of "each song individually is likable, but all together it's a bit samey"
This is the first album I've bailed on without finishing. Just hated listening to it. The fact it wasn't even available on Deezer and I had to use YouTube to find it is telling. Would rate zero stars if that was an option
Noisy instrumentals devoid of melody, screamy vocals, and lyrics that feel like they were written by an edgy teenager. Actively bad
Yellow is a classic track and quite nostalgic. The rest is a bit slow for me to get into. A nice rainy day album, but not something that makes me want to move
Funky, but at times a bit to talkey for me. Fun listen though
Funky, high energy, but probably wouldn't play the songs again in my usual rotation
Not my cup of tea at all, just found this very boring and samey. But somehow it was less dreary than the previous Randy Newman album
Such a great album - varied enough to stay interesting despite being on the longer side, and loads of hits mixed throughout
Interesting background music, consistent vibe, but not to my taste. The vocalist really detracts from the music instead of adding to it
High energy, makes you want to dance. No songs I'd save to listen to regularly but that's just because the genre is a bit old fashioned for me
I liked this as background music, but it's not captivating enough to make me want to hear any of these songs on the reg
Found the vocal style here quite off-putting, a la Talking Heads
Not exactly my cup of tea, but alright. I think if I had heard this on a different day I might have liked it much more, but it just came at the wrong time for me to get fully into. Such is life
Good album but too long
Man's got a nice voice, but not really my genre
Not my cup of tea at all, but not actively bad. I've never heard a Bowie song that made me feel much one way or the other. It's odd because the music is definitely unusual, but somehow still boring despite not sounding like anybody else I've heard
This was not on Deezer, but I was pleasantly surprised after finding it on YouTube. Kind of has Beach Boys vibes
Good atmosphere, a bit too out there for me
Very dreary. Every song sounds the same, and it's pretty sleep-inducing stuff. The only song I'd heard before was "Karma Police", but if you imagine that for an hour you'd have a good idea of this album
Influential \neq good. This is a classic example of what I describe as "actively bad", ie I'd rather be listening to silence than this
Talk about overstaying your welcome, sheesh. I feel like I could've liked some of these songs individually but it just goes on and on, and the "story" of the album doesn't really add anything to the experience in my opinion
Utterly forgettable, but not boring per se. Just completely middle-of-the-road
Pretty fun, just not really my cup of tea
Moody, interesting, but too gloomy and too weird for my liking
This was alright, nothing really grabbed my attention
Better than the last Joni Mitchell album, which was too jazzy for me. Some of these songs are quite beautiful-sounding but it's hard for me to imagine wanting to listen to them frequently
Very boring overall
I really don't see the appeal of punk personally. It's just noise innit
This album is really lovely as music to have on while working. It has a very cosy vibe, makes me feel nostalgic for some reason. Something about it makes me want to play it on repeat, and it's really grown on me with more and more listening time
This was alright, but nothing special
Had to attempt listening to this multiple times before I could get through it in one sitting - it's just incredibly boring
Nothing really grabbed my attention, it's perfectly innocuous background music but never rises above that level
Very mediocre, wouldn't seek out these songs to listen to again but they were fine I guess
Alright, but nothing that really stood out to me
Utterly depressing and boring to boot - but not actively bad
Too weird for me. Just overall a bit all over the place
Quite a fun listen, I've been pleasantly surprised with both live albums so far with how much the crowd noises add to the vibe rather than detracting from the music. These guys sound like they're having a blast
This was enjoyable but somehow I didn't like as much as I felt I ought to. The genre isn't something I'd generally dislike but nothing really stood out to me
I think a big reason this album seems to be so acclaimed is that Cash died not long after it was released. Given that, and the fact that it's mostly covers, I was expecting not to care that much for it when listening. But Cash's voice and singing style are undeniably unique, I love the guitar playing, and I found the songs more emotionally resonant than I was expecting. I don't think I'd listen to this repeatedly, but it's deserving of four stars from me
It's ok - I just don't much care for reggae. Every song sounds kind of the same, but fine to bop along with
This feels like an album my parents would love. If they'd had the CD, I'd probably have listened to it many times over and grown to like it too. But this is my first time listening to it, and it's nice but doesn't resonate with me. I think if I gave this a chance and listened to it a few times it would grow on me, but I don't have the patience for that. A solid 3 for me
A bit weird, a bit good - but just a bit
Actively bad
I really liked this, but wouldn't play it on repeat so capped at 4 stars
Just lovely. I put this on while I was working and didn't expect it to be so relaxing. I think on another day I might have found it boring, but instead I just found it deeply peaceful
If Dire Straits had a different vocalist, this would be 5 stars. The instrumental parts are sublime, but the singing kind of kills it for me
Love this album. It's so weird but really drew me in. I tried looking for other stuff with a similar vibe (including other work by Fairport Convention) but nothing really hit the spot. Feel like they caught lightning in a bottle on this one
This was ok, didn't really grab me, but was fine as background music
This was pretty dull. Instrumental hip hop seems like an idea doomed to mediocrity when the most interesting thing about hip hop music is the rappinh/lyrics
I liked this more than the last Radiohead album, but still a bit gloomy overall. Sad music for sad people I feel
This was ok, but gets a bit samey
Booooring but not actively bad. Vocals were unpleasant
Nothing special, but not bad either. Just more Bowie innit
Some ok songs, nothing that stands out. But as an album, this is less than the sum of its parts. Incoherent, overlong, and doesn't flow well or have a cohesive mood
I liked this, but not as much as Stardust. Willie Nelson has a great voice, and I like the storytelling of the album, but probably wouldn't play this repeatedly
Pretty dull to me, I feel like if there's no lyrics the music needs more variety to grab my attention
OK, nothing special, annoying vocals
This was fun, and unique while still being musical as opposed to just noisy. I saved a couple of songs but probably wouldn't stick this on repeat which keeps it from five stars for me
I sometimes like the instrumental part of metal songs, but I just can't get on board with this style of vocals. The lyrics are also edgy teenager shit
Fine, but nothing elevated this beyond background music for me