1001 Albums Summary

Not really my type of music but the success of it merits a 3 IMO.

Much better than I feared. I was familiar with "We Got The Beat" as I used to play that back in the day, but I never explored this album any deeper. I'm glad I did. It's not exactly a beacon of substance but as is often the case with me, I was turned off by the radio tracks and never delved deeper. This album is worth a full listen IMO. 4 stars.

Not my type of music but I'll give it two stars for its popularity back in the day.

Interesting, not really what I expected

An old familiar one. He was always a bit too pop for my taste but the wife was dancing around the house and singing along while it was on. 4 stars for longevity and wide appeal.

Possibly the worst album I've ever heard. She should start a band with Yoko Ono.

A fun time of recalling the songs that my parents enjoyed. Americana personified.

A classic that brought back fond memories.

Interesting album, and more enjoyable than I feared. First time I ever heard of this, thank you!

Outstanding, an old favorite. Thanks for starting my day with this.

An old favorite and a blessing with which to start my day, thank you so much!

The alleged "genius" of this album must be over my head. Sounds like a bunch of high school kids making noise in the garage.

I'm struggling to come up with something insightful to say. Everybody knows this one. I feel like I'm trying to introduce my kid brother to everybody at a family reunion.

Excellent album, previously unknown to me.

I can find nothing "wrong" with this, it's certainly masterfully laid down. I guess I just don't see the purpose. Why go to the trouble? What's the point? "Art doesn't NEED a point, it is because it IS!" Yeah, ok. Wake me up if I doze off.

Not bad. A bit whiny at times for my taste, though much of the music from back then shared that characteristic.

I've never heard of this band before, or this album. I read a review from a guy that attended one of their live shows. "14 outcasts in denim and pearl buttons, standing onstage and staring at their shoes, playing the pro-social sounds of country and soul with the graceful reluctance of indie rockers too polite to beg for attention but too obstinate to shut up and go home. " The wife liked it. I didn't hate it. 3 stars.

Not bad. Drug addled and spooky but, as Dr. John's debut release, it carries historical significance. Plus it's only 33 minutes long.

Marc Bolan and the boys. This one was my favorite of their releases. I wasn't a big fan back then, didn't dislike them, I just got distracted by other acts. 4 stars.

I got excited a couple of times when I thought I heard the beginnings of an actual song. False alarm. Just another abstract, meandering mess. 2 stars.

I can't believe I've never heard of this album. Although I've never been much of a country fan, this album is top shelf. Thanks for "broadening" me.

Interesting. I liked this. BTW the female singer on this album, Sandy Denny, was also the female singer on Led Zeppelin's song "The Battle of Evermore." She is the only guest artist ever to record with Led Zeppelin.

Never been much of a fan of the Byrds. This album didn't convert me.

A real classic. Personally I preferred "Sticky Fingers" from this era but this one is a monster as well, though with a bit more filler.

A big success at the time, though some of us that loved the first couple of albums found this one to be a bit more "pop" than our taste would prefer. There's no doubt that Eddie Van Halen redefined rock guitar technique and style in the 1980s.

I like The Kinks. I had never heard this early album before. I enjoyed it. Thanks!

This just isn't for me. Did his family own the record company back then?

I actually came into this prepared to hate it but was surprised. I managed to finish it and was pleased. Kudos to the brevity of it.

Not for me.

Other than being bald, the one characteristic I shared with the late David Crosby is that we both find Bonnie Raitt to be our favorite singer, period. This isn't my personal favorite album of hers, but any work by Bonnie beats the crap out of anything else this record club has turned up thus far. Thank you!

Any album produced by Danger Mouse and a fellow named Neill has got to be worthy. I'm well familiar with this one. Thanks! :)

I came. I saw. I tried. I can't do it. Not a Beach Boys fan, including independent splinter projects.

This is one of those albums that transport me back to when it was around, in this case the early 90s. What a strange time for me. Anyway, this isn't about me, it's about the album. Still worthy. 4 stars. :)

Not my favorite work from the era but there's lots of tunes on this album that were later (and better) covered by others. To me this album is memorable for introducing me to Larry Graham, one of the pioneering e-bass players.

Although old school, I enjoyed this. Plus the singer is from solid ancestral roots. :)

I started this all prepared to not like it, but surprisingly I started to tolerate it pretty fast. I've made it through track 5 without cutting it off, in spite of the wife's screams, curses and launching projectiles in my general direction. This might be my favorite hip hop album. I'm certainly no expert on the genre though.

I don't know about this. It seems rather silly to me. The wife likes it better than the last two though. She said it didn't make her want to kill people, so there's that. I'm just not sure that this fits into my lifelong internal definition of "music."

Oh yeah, now we're getting into my world. A high school/college classic for me. Not the best Steely Dan album, but definitely an old favorite. 4 stars.

haha! An old frat party staple.

These rifs remind me of 1970s tv theme songs and backing tracks. I keep thinking of Buddy Ebson as Barnaby Jones wandering into a nightclub to investigate a case.

Never heard of this band or their music before. Thanks for the introduction.

The best album the club has turned up thus far.

This album changed music for everyone in my inner circle back in the day and for me it's hard to think of one with more cultural significance. I think I am probably the only person I know that prefers Candy-O to this one but, that said, it's a short list of musical works that merit the ratings I'd give this album. Thanks for the jump start to this week.

Enjoyed this album. It was my first exposure to Elbow.

An excellent album which I hadn't heard before.

I made it through but it's not for me. I don't understand the appeal.

Mediocre at best.

While I personally find myself listening to the "Best Of" compilations these days, this album was a LOT of influence in my youth. Thanks to the album club for providing something of substance to start the week. :)

What better way to try to get Ray Charles to "cross over" than to orchestrate his voice like Frank Sinatra?

I had forgotten why I didn't like it in 1974 either. Thanks for the reminder. :)

I enjoyed this. It caught me in the right mood. :)

I like this album and have never heard it before today. I have to dismiss my preconceived notion that the Beastie Boys are a one trick pony. They can be much more varied. I saw a review on Youtube where a guy said that "I played a couple of songs from this album for my ten year old daughter who said it was awful, terrible. She's now doing well with her foster family." :D

A staple of my youth, such that I tired of it's constant play. I was reminded today that Babylon on this album was covered by Manfred Mann later on in the 70s. 4 stars for longevity.

I had never heard this album before and enjoyed it. The wife didn't run away screaming either.

Early Elvis that was a bit before my time but was well loved by lots of the parents in my life. Just not mine. :D

No AI, no autotune, just real musicians making art. One of the finest bands of the 70s IMO. Thanks for this one. :)

It's a good one. I preferred the first couple of Springsteen albums, before he got all racing themed, and quit him after The River, when he decided he needed everyone to know and adopt his politics. Still, this is a good album to show someone that needs an introduction to Springsteen.

No comment. It's not worthy of one.

Heard of this guy in passing but never listened to his album. The whine meter on this is pretty consistently high for my taste, and he seemed to be reaching to fill space with his chord progressions and lyrics, making it feel forced. Nevertheless I liked a good bit of it.

I liked this album.

An oldie from back in my day. It struggled to be contemporary at the time, which made it as dated as Hawaii 5-0 today.

Elvis's return to pop music and break from movie soundtracks. It was a notable album and a favorite of Elvis fans.

A bit pretentious and "highbrow" for me. I saw the movie and had the soundtrack album. It's just not an album that I'd sit down to and listen.

I very much enjoyed this album.

A well known pop album with folk undertones. Too soft and sweet for my taste but props for longevity and popularity.

This album's all right, it's like a backing track for sex. Mariah's voice is all over the place as usual. More popular with women I think. I'll give it 3 stars since it sold a bajillion copies.

Excellent album.

Not a fan. It was a bit before my time and it really shows. I wonder if Buddy Holly would have had such a legacy if he wasn't a martyr?

I hate to sound like a broken record (hah) but I am not the world's largest U2 fan. Thinking back on it, back when they were the biggest band in the world I wasn't into them, I was more into blues and R&B, and the stuff I had to learn. I had a few U2 albums along the way. My trial partner in law school was into them and tried to get me more interested, and one album he made me listen to was "Joshua Tree" which had just been released and remained and remains my personal favorite of theirs. I think I was later turned off with Bono and his egomaniac self designation as the Messiah or something. Some people were acting like Edge was some guitar phenom back then, which led me to laughter. All that said, I rather like this album. I'm pretty sure I've got it on cd around here somewhere unless it got donated to the library or borrowed by the kids. It keeps popping up with familiar tunes from back in the day, and I'm enjoying it. I'm going to give it 4 stars since I understand it's significance and it's status as an international monster.

Not bad for an early morning listen. Too slow/sweet for me to take a steady diet.

Listen, I've got to get blood work in the morning for my physical and I don't need all this sugar and estrogen skewing my results. I don't loathe these Yankee homos, but their "talent" has always been lost on a cement head Rebel such as myself. Its most redeeming virtue is that the wife enjoyed it.

Never heard this particular one but I have always been a Kinks fan. They get the vote out of me. :)

Rest in Peace to The Killer, gone now but not forgotten. The audio quality of this one is poor, due to the era and due to the live venue, but it's a greatest hits album. 3 stars.

This album is a masterpiece. Thanks for including it this week.

Not my thing.

This album was around a lot back in the day. I always preferred a couple of the less played numbers like "Hanging On The Telephone" and "Pretty Baby" to the radio favorites but that's usually the case with me. A solid selection today.

I remember this album from 2004. The radio wore out a couple of the tracks but many of the others are the real gems IMO. I like it more today than then.

haha, I used to play music with a guy that was into The Hives, but I never much listened to them. I am digging this album though. Very high energy.

I just can't see it. Or feel it. Why is this album worthy of playing, anyway?

Not bad. Suitable for background music.

I just don't know. Everybody says this guy is a genius. I must be getting old.

I was receptive to this one today. The wife loved it, even back in 2011, and I can see why it was such a hit back in the day.

A top shelf album of which I had remained oblivious until now. Very much enjoyed, thanks.

Ok this album sold a lot of copies and I sure heard it a lot when it was new. It wasn't made for my generation. At least it wasn't made for me. :)

I'm struggling to make it through this abomination. I can't believe it made it onto the list.

Oh good, let's close out the weekend with an old friend. I grew up on this one. Many of my friends consider this their finest work. It's hard to dispute it's reach and influence.

Not an album for dancing, partying or for background music. It's a serious headphone and attention demanding work. I'm not the biggest PF fan in the world, but this is a good example and one which I've owned since it came out.

Good album of which I was previously familiar. He's not the kind of guy I seek out but I usually don't skip him when he comes up in a random playlist.

I've actually seen and heard this album before. I was in a roomful of guys proclaiming their advanced musical taste while it was on. What a discombobulated mess. It's not for me. I'm not refined enough. (rolleyes)

Well all right! Thank you album club for kicking off my morning.

I liked it all right. I'm not a jazz guy but I liked this one much better than that Mungus one,

I know this one all too well. I actually had to hold off playing it until this evening because Vicky wanted to hear it again and she was at the water park today. Lots of big 1960s hits on this album.

Never heard of it, and I now wish that was still the case. I'm not supposed to have that much sugar without a shot in the gut. I'm sure the 14 year old girls in 1985 were squeeing with delight.

Back when guitars were guitars and men were men, there was this screaming hot band leader named Louis Prima that owned the stages of an upstart American gambling town known as Las Vegas. Along with Keely Smith, Sam Butera and his shining band of misfits, this bunch made music that held audiences in amazement. I'm so glad to listen to this album again today, it's been too long. 4 stars. PS Wiki just told me that Louis Prima was also the voice of the orangutan King Louie in Disney's Jungle Book. I hadn't put that together until today.

Bowie was not my favorite artist.

I don't hate this, and so far I haven't turned it off. That surprised me.

Ouulala. I had this one on 8 track in my car in high school. This one and the first Rush album held sway over me but the later ones caused us to drift apart.

This one is just outside my scope of musical appreciation. I guess I'm just not musically broad enough to appreciate it. That was rather diplomatic, wouldn't one say? :-)

I remember when the record companies were constantly pushing this. It's not for me, and I've heard it before. I did make it all the way through though, and didn't turn it off. It has its moments.

I enjoyed this album. I was surprised that I had never heard it before.

An important album, even if it has more than its share of Motown covers.

Hah. Pronounced. I could play most of this one before I could drive. Not my favorite Skynyrd album but it deserves its props.

I was a slow study with Talking Heads, but one day in the early 1980s they clicked for me.

I tried this, and quickly decided that my life's too short to spend time filling my head with this satan suicide soundtrack.

Worst. Album. Ever. I thought my stereo was broken.

I had never heard of A Tribe Called Quest until today. I didn't mind it. :)

Creedence. Yay. :-)

I know people that will fight you over this band. Aside from a couple of their studio albums I find their work unappealing to me. This live album, which I've heard before, seems like some guys just noodling around with no structure or plan, just jamming as they moved along.

I really REALLY enjoyed this album, and had never heard it before. Thanks for the insight. I'm broadened! :)

Well I wondered when something like this would come around. I always thought Dylan was a tremendous writer and a mediocre player/singer. I've managed to hear much of his work over the decades though. This morning when this album was over the wife turned Dylan on the house system and has been listening to him ever since, she's a fan and you guys have gotten her started. 3 stars out of me for his writing, longevity and broad appeal. :-)

A great album. I still run it on occasion.

I remember these guys from the 70s. They were too sweet and pop for my taste back then, and this album sure didn't do anything to change my mind to the contrary. Meh.

No point on commenting on this one, I suppose. IYKYK :)

4 hours and 13 minutes? Thank you sir, may I have another? I ran it as long as I could in the background while I did my morning routine. This is music from my parents' generation. World War II. I'm sure it made a difference to many back then. I don't hate it but I've got a life to live this morning. You say "comprehensive", I say "too long", let's call the whole thing off.

I really do not like this. I remember back in the mid 80s when the record companies and radio stations were demanding my devotion and assimilation to it by playing it every 5 minutes. I gave it the old college try this morning and ran it in its entirety. No minds changed here.

This album changed everything. Nobody played guitar like Eddie Van Halen at the time, and all the kids worked like fiends to learn his licks.

I really enjoyed this album as well. I don't know why I was so late in learning more about this band, I think Come On Eileen stereotyped them in my mind back then. Learning more about Dexys Midnight Runners really drives home the benefit of participating in this club to me. :)

Meh. When it came to the Kiss Army, I was a draft dodger. They are less a group of musicians as they are an act. Like professional wrestling. I suppose this one is about as good as they get though.

I'm familiar with this album though it's been decades since I've played it through. Thanks for the memories.

I burned out on this album early on, I used to have to play Two Out Of Three and Paradise in the clubs when I was a young lad. I don't know, the album was certainly huge, but to me it seemed like pretty much the same stuff repackaged into 7 songs. I was all set to give it 3 stars and the wife came into my office and adamantly said "Give Meatloaf 5 stars!" She's been singing and dancing around the house to it all morning. I'll compromise. :-D

Whoa, what a great album! It just keeps giving. It really is all killer, no filler. I'm glad to learn of this one. It only took me 25 years. :-D

This album has so many good memories for me. Vicky and I saw her live on the Private Dancer tour before we were married. Probably the biggest album of Tina's career.

This one was pretty much stereotypical of the late 90s for me. Courtney Love's struggle to remain relevant. The first track was the one that got the radio play and also the one I had heard before. There's not much to the rest of the album IMO.

I've actually played some of this stuff with a Brazilian guy I know that plays guitar and sings. Of course it's foreign to me but I recognize some of the tunes. I suppose I'll give it three stars for being a big deal in the bossa nova world.

I really don't know what to say about this one. I didn't hate it and I made it all the way through, but I don't think I'd run it again unless I was getting paid or something. I guess I wonder why it made the list.

The Temptations were a solid part of my upbringing. I loved those guys.

I'm sure this one had plenty of fans back in my Mom's day. From back in the time when they'd bring an entire 100 piece orchestra into the studio and simultaneously record all the music at the same time. The Chairman of The Board. I can't diss it, it's just not for me.

I think one significant benefit to joining this project is learning that there is more to the Beastie Boys than "Fight For Your Right". This is the third lp I've listened to by them and enjoyed them all.

Interesting. A lot of random chords often with no lyrics just humming and "domdoming" along. Decent background album for getting some things done around the house.

Great old album that I've owned since new. Really good for snuggling. Fun Fact: The Isley Brothers gave Jimi Hendrix his first big break when they hired him as their guitar player.

Oh yes! Brother Solomon Burke. The Bishop! The King of Soul! I loved this guy. He was overshadowed in his day by the likes of Ray Charles, Aretha and James Brown, but he sure had a God given voice and was a real character, on-stage and off. I'm throwing my first 5 stars, a royal flush!

Meh. I didn't hate it and made it through.

Ordinarily I wouldn't give something like this a chance but I read the Wiki article first and pulled it up. Thus far I'm at track 7 and haven't yet deleted it. I've heard much worse. UPDATE: Near the end my hand involuntarily reached for the delete button but I managed to fight off the compulsion and made it all the way through.

I don't know, the cultural rift between this album and my taste is rather broad. :D

I actually quite liked this album. I had heard a lot of it before, and I suppose familiarity breeds acceptance.

An AM staple with several radio hits from my youth. I imagine this one is dated around many participants in this group.

I really liked this album. I might run it again this weekend. Thumbs up. :)

Thanks for the introduction. Incredibly I had never heard of this influential band, and they were from my time. :)

This is another one that was played a good bit around the house by the kids. I like it all right, but it's the kind of album that didn't have a lot of lasting power with me.

What a great, influential album. I've never listened to this all the way through and didn't know what I was listening to when I heard a track or two back in the day. Most excellent!

A cover band from 1965 with all the sonic clarity of a 1970 cassette recorder. On most songs I was thinking, "Ok, that's Motown", "Ok, that's the Beatles" or "That's the Beatles covering Motown." I read that they were influential in Seattle. Maybe so. I don't know.

This one just isn't for me, it seems rather redneck white trash in my opinion. I remember everybody talking about it when it came out. I didn't like it then either. At least I gave it a full run through today.

Meh. This isn't my genre. I'm sure Loudermilk would be raving about it, but non-critics like me find it meek and effeminate.

I'm well familiar with this album, it was in the clubs and all over the pop radio stations in the 80s. This one had to sell a bajillion albums back then, it had quite a few songs that charted. I think "She Bop" is the one I liked the best.

I'm not a punk music guy but when people want to talk punk with me I know a bit about the Ramones and a bit more about Black Flag. This album is a classic punk mile marker. I hope listening to it didn't ruin my day. :p

Not very interesting to me.

This album really caught my attention with that power funk opener. I like this one better than many rap/hip hop albums.

Props for being a big seller. Prince has some good dance tunes, but as for an album that I'd sit down and headphone, it's not for me. I know this is nigh near blasphemy to lots of folks. :-D

I used to scare my peers with this album. It's got a lot of raw power and energy and was unlike most others at its time. Morello had a weird technique and relied almost exclusively on gadgets and tricks for tone.

This one is timeless genius. If I had to find something critical to say about this album it would be that it seems to draw more women than men, like barren cat women, even though every breeder woman I know loves it as well. That said, if this album doesn't deserve 5 stars, there is no method to the madness. "Way Over Yonder" has always been my personal favorite on a difficult set list to rank.

I don't know why I had never heard of or been warned about Bjork until I started this record club, but this is the second album they've sent by her. They say she's got a following in Europe. Good. My buddy Robert recalled a review he read a while ago, "Bjork is who you can picture naked and alone in the woods, singing to the trees." "Bjork sounds like a disenchanted emo witch, lamenting the world through music that appeals to others that also feel disenfranchised from the world."

This was a good way to enjoy my morning coffee. Thank you!

At the time this came out in the 80s I didn't much care for it, I was busy with blues and rock and considered this as culturally questionable fodder for the masses. As the years rolled by I became more acclimated to it, then comfortable, then quite liking it. This old dance album has paid its dues and earned its props.

I was never much of a fan of Radiohead, though I guess I'll give this one 3 stars out of recognition of its denseness. It seems a shame for me to rate this as high as the Duran Duran album. BTW I hope you boys noticed we've gotten through 200 albums so far. :)

This was all right. It could serve a purpose as background music while cleaning the house.

This one's a blessing to listen to. A real singer, a real voice, real talent.

I heard this album when it came out in 2012 and didn't much care for it, but today's listen gave me a bit more appreciation for it. It has its moments for me. 3 stars.

Meh. Not really bad.

Meh.

I enjoyed this one rather well, and was unaware of it until yesterday.

Why? Please make it stop.

Familiarity breeds acceptance. The kids wore me out on this one back in the day. This album was/is big time.

Amazon only had the single of this, not the album by the same name. My rating is for the single only.

I like this one better than the other Ian Dury and the Blockheads album I own. It seems representative of Great Britain in the late 70s.

I like this album a lot better than most punk genre albums, it's more melodic and musical than most. Glad to listen to it this morning.

My favorite of this week. This album did a lot of good in its day, and tracks were copied and covered in lots of stuff over the decades. A heavy hitter for sure.

I've got this album around here somewhere and remember it when it came out. Props for its success.

What a pile of nothing. I remember the era where anybody could be a "singer". I don't miss it. At least it didn't irritate me, that's why I gave it a 2.

Meh. I hate to keep coming up with negative comments. It's too soft and effeminate for me. Just not my style of music.

Based on the Wiki article I was really looking forward to checking out something this highly acclaimed. I found it to be a soundtrack for suicide. No thanks.

All I could find on Amazon was a "Deluxe Edition" that went well beyond the original 12 tracks. I enjoyed this morning's selection, somebody my age heard all of this stuff along the way, either by Little Richard or covered by others. Thanks!

My favorite Elvis Costello album.

I didn't much care for this.

I like the second half better than the first.

Oh yeah! This album really appeals to me. Having never heard of it I wasn't expecting much, but this album has got power and appeal. I'm glad I've learned about it! 4 stars.

This just didn't do it for me.

Decent background music for doing other things.

These odes to depression and grief don't do much for me. This one was rather well done though.

I guess everybody from my generation is well familiar with this one. I was never the biggest fan as it's rather soft for me. The wife would give it 5 stars if allowed to vote.

I'm not a big jazz guy but this one has been my favorite jazz album for a long time. Classic!

One of the bricks in the wall of sound of my college days.

Meh. Sounds like high school kids in the garage.

Trio jazz like this really places demands on the players and these guys are/were some of the very best. Again I'm not a jazz guy but these artists are real masters.

Excellent album that, based on prior experience with this artist, I would not have chosen.

Thank you for this blast from the last. A great Stooges work, probably my favorite!

My favorite of the so-called British Invasion bands.

I was surprised that this soundtrack compilation was deemed worthy of the list. But ok, 3 stars for longevity and American cultural significance. :)

An old favorite. One of their two best IMO.

Oh boy, I got entirely too anxious for this one to be over.

3 stars since it was a big deal in its day.

As a Kinks fan, and freely admitting I'd never heard this one before, it was easy to listen to and earned 3 stars from me. A bit different than the Kinks albums I like best, but not annoying.

I had heard of this artist in passing but I never sat down to listen to her. Very much enjoyed this album.

Meh. Manhattanite critics always rated Bowie higher than I do. I liked this one better than much of his work I've heard. 3 stars. :)

Oh yeah I was a fan of this one in college. Lots of punk and rock stars give this one props for its influence.

A strong album that got both a lot of airplay and critical acclaim. I could listen to this one again, it brings back memories.

How this made the list I'll never know.

Yay! A great start to an even better run of work.

Not bad. I wouldn't exactly call it a world changer, but it doesn't make me throw things.

A building block of my youth. Everybody knows this one.

Enjoyed it, made my morning relaxing.

An old favorite, since the 70s. Each of these tracks has significance to me. What a great album.

I'm well familiar with this album. Joni Mitchell really isn't my style of music and I don't often listen to her unless someone else turns it on, but she's a favorite of the critics and there's no disputing that this album was a big success for her.

I had never heard of this album before. I never previously warmed up to Wilco and I wouldn't say this album transformed me in any way but I do think it has it's moments.

I'm not much of a jazz guy, but I found this album tolerable.

"The Girl Of My Best Friend" is my jam on this album.

An album that made a lot of noise in my world back when it came out. It still gets a lot of play on the pop rock radio stations. I like it, and I think I like the second album better.

I just don't get it. I can't help but think that if these critics weren't Manhattanite elitists we'd never be listening to this.

I enjoyed this album, it's a rocker. Thanks for sending it over.

This album was a lot of fun. I wasn't ready for it but it got my attention right away. Thanks!

All rise, here comes the King. There probably wasn't a bigger album to me in my teen years. I wondered when something like this would come around. Thank you!

I remember this album. It's pretty good - like Kiss but with better guitars.

Somehow I made it through.

Not bad. I generally try to avoid odes to depression and loneliness and this guy seems to be a master of that, but this album had some admirable tracks that I could repeat.

It was hard to make it through this one for me.

This is my second favorite Elton album, slightly behind "Dont Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player". The wife would probably throw something at me if I don't give it 5 stars. It's hard not to anyway. :-)

Never heard this before. I didn't mind it but it's not something I could see myself buying. It seemed rather gimmicky.

My first listen to this. I didn't dislike it but it didn't seem like anything I'd run out to buy.

One of Dylan's best and considered by many critics as such.

Really?

I know this album well so I didn't have to listen to it this morning, but did so anyway. :) It's not my favorite Zeppelin work though it contains one of my favorite blues songs, "Since I've Been Loving You". I understand that Page got so mad when it was criticized that he withdrew and wouldn't speak to the press for over a year. Thankfully the next album made up for it. :)

Was Yoko Ono available to take over the lead vocals when Suzuki quit?

Not really bad for hip hop. Some actual thought went into it.

A nice work. I'm well familiar with this album. It's the type that newcomers will listen to and think, "I didn't know George Harrison wrote that song!"

One of my favorite Beatles albums, and an important one as well. A great way to start the day. Thank you!

Thankful for the brevity.

Better than some of the Beach Boys albums I've heard.

Not bad. I have heard this one before and it was a nice refresher. Just don't go looking for White Light/White Heat.

This is one that I think I could play every song by memory. It has stood the test of time quite well.

Ungood.

I'm very well familiar with this one, it was an integral part of my youth. Being a double album, I think it's got some filler it could have done without, but it's also chock full of essential Hendrix.

Not bad. I rather enjoyed this one this morning. I've heard it before and it didn't make any memories for me so I enjoyed the chance to give it a closer listen today.

I've got this album, had it for a long time. I notice that the categorizers call it the beginning of goth and the end of punk. I don't know about all of that, I just know that I enjoyed it whenever I dropped it onto the turntable years ago, and this was a nice reminder.

I was surprised to really enjoy this album. Very contemplative and introspective. Thanks!

Had this on 8 track in my car in high school. A few years later when I went over to my girlfriend's (now wife's) house she excused herself to go to the bathroom and change clothes. I saw a Peaches crate of albums and thumbed through them while left alone, and this album was near the front. I think you can learn a lot about a woman by figuring out what sort of music she listens to. :-)

Interesting. I rather enjoyed this diverse work.

I made it through. Seemed rather monotonous and angry to me.

This album was the business when I was in high school, lots of the band kids were all about it and I heard it a lot. Nobody could play like Bootsy. I reckon that's still true today. :)

To me, Tom Waits is somebody that a few folks embrance and then run around proclaming the high ground due to their advanced culture and taste. I've tried to like this guy in the past but he's not for me. Y'all can have mine.

My favorite Dylan album. No question about it. :)

I just don't know what to say about this one. I didn't hate it but I can't see myself sitting down and listening to it for pleasure. I put it on this morning and made and drank coffee, made and ate breakfast and tottered around the house with it in the background. It's a long one. Maybe it would have been suitable for a DJ to play in clubs in 2000.

I can't think of anything insightful to say about this one.

I like this album rather well for offerings by U2, but my favorite still remains Joshua Tree.

One of my non-favorites. I'm giving it three stars though because my wife threatened me if I didn't.

My favorite Tom Waits work I've heard thus far. Thanks for sending it over.

An old favorite. A real singer, singing real songs, and accompanied by real musicians. What's not to love?

My favorite Experience album, slightly edging out Electric Ladyland. This really changed rock music in its day.

I think the critics that contributed to these selections are the largest collection of Dylanites amassed in one space. But about the album. Not bad. :)

I don't usually listen to stuff like this but I gave it a try and found it be tolerable to the point that I'm up to Track 10 and still headbanging. I've heard a lot worse.

I'm familiar with this one, the kids had it back in the day and I dropped the cd into my car for a few days to check it out. When anybody mentions Radiohead to me this is the album that comes to mind. Familiarity breeds acceptance. :)

One of my personal favorites. Whenever those social media things convince me to list my top 25 albums this one always gets into my top 5. Aside from the musicianship and writing, the production and studio quality of work was unsurpassed in its time. I love this album!

I spent the first bit of my listening scouring the net for tattoo artists that could give me the Sam and Dean Winchester ward tattoo that would fend off demons and ghosts from possessing my body. Then I gave up and turned it off.

I find no redeeming virtue herein. None. Zero. Nada.

A masterpiece.

I came, I listened, and I came up with the most redeeming observation I can muster: This one was a bit better than the last two.

I'm well familiar with this one. Jason Newsted's debut with the band after Cliff Burton's death. It's also a family divider. I'm giving it 3 stars while the wife is screaming to give it a negative 2.

Seems sloppy and it sounds like the high school kids down the street in their garage. I've never been much of a Motorhead guy anyway.

My favorite Dead album.

Ok. I made it halfway through before I couldn't take it anymore. Better than many, I thought.

Listening to these Manhattanites this early in the morning is causing my diabetes to act up.

I've given this one a hesitant three; I felt that I'd be able to make it all the way through from the intro tracks. It got to be a challenge near the end.

I made it through.

It's hard to imagine anyone in the US that hasn't heard this album at least in passing. 4 stars in recognition of its unbridled success.

People love this guy for some reason. He's not bad.

There's not a lot to say about this album that everybody doesn't already know. It was the #1 album in 1977, the year I graduated from high school. Personally I've worn it out, but there's a couple of tracks on there, namely "Wasted Time" and "Victim of Love" that are timeless to me and which I consider the best on the album. If this album doesn't deserve 5 stars I don't know what would qualify.

A great old album. Personally I've taken a shine to "A Night In San Francisco" over this one as I think it contains more energy and musicianship, but Van has always been able to put together a band, and a show.

This album really surprised me. What a strong work.

I remain amazed at some of the high reviews some of the albums you guys send over have received. This was obviously not targeted to people of my generation.

I know a lot of people that have spent more time listening to this album than they did dating their spouse. I burned out on it in the 70s but that doesn't mean that IT burned out. 5 stars.

Not bad. Not my type of music to listen to for enjoyment.

An old regular, and the forerunner of even bigger, better sellers.

I rather liked this, I thought it would be silly and there is an element of that, but it didn't make me stop it. 3 stars.

I didn't like this album in the 70s but grew to it a bit in the 80s. Thanks for the refresher!

Pretty good Prince album.

Personally I prefer Can't Buy A Thrill but I like all of Steely Dan's work. A super fine album!

I wondered where these great old albums were hiding, and when I'd stop getting dealt Brian Eno elevator noises. I was raised on this one, and personally I'd rate this album as one of the five best of all time. Thank you!

Gah. We were doing so well with Steely Dan and Van Morrison.

Loathsome

Fine players. A historically significant album.

Never liked these guys. I guess I don't understand the appeal.

It's hard for me to believe that this album got any traction.

I enjoyed this album, more than I anticipated.

This was all right, it didn't move me but I made it through.

A big band classic. Not my particular style of music, but world class players all, and a historically significant work.

My first introduction and I had to give it a second run. This one's got a bad hook that got buried deep in my flesh. Thanks for sending it over!

I've heard this one many times along the way. I think Vicky's also got a copy of it in the albums somewhere. In 87 I was too cool to listen to something like this in public but I'd secretly drop a needle on it when I thought nobody was looking.

Meh. Not my favorite album by not my favorite band.

Not really my style of music. I made it through though.

My favorite Costello album.

My introduction to Elton as well as the first Elton album I owned. I know it was a slow seller for him but it remains one of my favorites of his.

I'm always down for some Creedence.

Meh, it's a popular album with women and Manhattanites. Not really my style but I'll give it props for it's appeal to others.

Better than I anticipated.

Listenable but not exactly moving to me.

I enjoyed today's album.

I had this album when I was a teen and listened to it a lot. One that I wouldn't pull out on my own but enjoyed the memories this morning.

I had seen this album cover around back in the day but never sat down and listened to it. I'd rate it as a decent way to start the morning. :-)

I can take a bit of the Beach Boys but it was never meant for me.

It seemed rather brooding for my taste but props for its success.

I liked this album better than I thought I would.

Being a Humble Pie fan I always felt that I could get into the Small Faces if I'd just devote the time to checking them out. Something tells me that this wouldn't be the album to start with. I could go for a couple of the tracks but by and large this one is just too weird for me.

One of the biggest from the 70s. I've heard and played this one so much that I'm rather tired of it. It's flawless throughout, from start to finish.

Nice early morning album to enjoy with coffee.

A classic from my youth, and while I also enjoy Quadropehia, I probably consider this the best of the Who.

Ugh. This ain't for me.

I came, I heard, I voted. At least I made it all the way through. This stuff all sounds the same to me. Nothing but a beat with the same chord progressions.

Whoever makes the decision about these albums must have a thing for Tim Buckley. According to my "records" this is the third Buckley album sent our way. I didn't mind this one though, it was fun to listen to while I did my emails and birthdays.

Rather odd. Was the bulk of sales made to the band's family?

I haven't heard this one in a long time but I bought it when it came out.

It's difficult for me to understand how this abominable album made it onto this list. The critic must be a real Loudermilk.

I enjoyed this one, better than many other electronica albums I've heard. It's a mood setter.

Seemed rather boy band-ish to me. Maybe my granddaughter would like it.

An old standard from our youth.

This album's a real heavyweight. A bit pop for my taste but it's sure famous.

I go back a long way with this one. RIP Ozzy.

I liked this one, I had heard the artist name but hadn't listened to him much.

Loaded with covers and morbid as a funeral, but I made it through.

Not for me. I made it all the way through and wonder why.

I like this era of Madonna better than the mid 80s. She's more developed.

Rather sloppy and ill produced for me.

Enjoyed this album today, it kept my attention throughout.

A really strong live album of which I'm well familiar. Thanks for sending it!

I made it through 4 tracks and axed it. It's not for me.

Ugh. My best guess is that the critic that placed this album on the list was involved in an affair with the artist that clouded his or her judgment.

Really. REALLY.

Not bad, I enjoyed it more than the offerings of the last two days.

Dark, pitchy and gloomy. I always suspected Cohen was related to the record company owners.

I was caught up by the first track but then rather disappointed the rest of the way. It all sounds the same to me, and far too soft for my temperament.

This is the kind of stuff I listen to for pleasure. The only reason I don't rate it higher is that it's not very original.

An old favorite from the day.

Without question the lousiest album I've ever heard in my life. For me it confirms the utter uselessness of the music critics that rated this one high enough to make it onto this list.

Not bad, enjoyed it though it sounded monotonous at times to me due to the dance rhythms.

Rather vulgar.

A nice piece of history.

One of the wife's favorites.

Meh.

One of my regular albums, an old favorite.

Not bad, and not too long, only 41 minutes. It's nothing I'd buy but I wasn't revolted.

An old high school favorite.

I didn't like this much when it came out but I've warmed up to it a bit over the years.

The first 4 Zeppelin albums, beginning with this one, changed hard rock music forever.

If you're a Beach Boys fan this is probably essential listening for you. Having never been much of one, I'll leave this to the critics that rave and coo over it.

Ugh, this is not for me. It's like the soundtrack to a tri-state killing spree.

This is a worthy album which even a non-jazz guy like me can appreciate.

Having never heard of this band, I found the album a bit unusual, but I wasn't repelled.

I bought this cd when it came out and listened to it a lot in the car when the wife wasn't with me (she didn't like it). Delighted to see it come up today. Thanks!

A staple of my youth.

It's been a long time since I heard this one. Thanks for the refresher!

An old staple. I dug listening to this again today.

This is one of those albums that resulted in my spending the majority of the time wishing it was over.

One of the great pop albums of my time.

A nice morning coffee companion.

Meh. I think Springsteen ran out of ideas after The River and now just runs his mouth about politics.

The only list I can imagine this album making is "Albums To Avoid".

This one was around when I was a yewt. A solid foundational rock work.

Not much to it.

I enjoyed this one, very introspective and reflective. Well engineered and recorded as well for 1969, this is the best album I've heard out of this guy.

Not bad, I made it all the way through.

This album wasn't bad, but perhaps my perspective was skewed by the Butthole Surfers album that preceded it, which makes anything else seem Grammy worthy.

Not my favorite Steely Dan album but even bad Steely Dan is better than most everything else.

I suppose someone had to do it. I sensed a problem, though, when I dozed off in the airport lobby and wound up in Reno. What IS the fascination with this guy?