If we’re separating the art from the artist, this feels like an easy 5 stars. It’s definitely long, but it doesn’t feel long. This has always been my favorite Kanye album, but it also is the one I have spent the most time with. I anticipate seeing some of his earlier work on this list, so we’ll see if this remains the favorite.

Loved this. I’ve been hitting a wall lately — not wanting to keep up with this. But this album basically reinvigorated me haha.

I can’t not give this album a 5. I may be clouded by nostalgia, but it makes me so happy. In fact, I was listening to it, and I was like “how can anyone hate this?” Then I read the other reviews lmaooo.

The first two songs were really fun and listenable. They were stuck in my head for a while. Neil Young and Crazy Horse sounded great together. The album took a nose-dive with the slower ballad-y songs. Also this album isn’t on Spotify. I had to steal my boyfriend’s Apple Music. 😤

Apparently my parents fucking love The Cars. Because I knew most of this album and I didn’t even realize these songs were The Cars. Still, the instrumental-heavy songs toward the back half of the album were boring and repetitive. And for that reason, I’m docking a point.

Had a lil menty b during my second listen of this one. Nothing like crying to “Dancing Queen” as you drive down the 5. Either way, I love this album, so no chance I was gonna give it less than 5 stars. The title track of this album was actually one of the only ones I hadn’t heard before. And it’s my least favorite song.

I’m really struggling to rate this album, because I know how successful it was, and how influential Jimi Hendrix is as a musician. I just really didn’t love this album. It was long and it wasn’t cohesive. Every other song sounded like it was performed by a different band. I can respect the versatility they have as performers, but damn. I also felt like some of the songs didn’t feel fully finished or thought out. Some of the songs just felt like a collection of random sounds without much melody. I suppose that’s the nature of the genre, but it isn’t for me. A 2 star album, but I’ll grant it a bonus point for being so influential.

I get why people like this album. It has very pretty sounds. I think I would have liked it better if I smoked some indica. Or if I could make out anything Thom Yorke was singing about. Might smoke somethin and give it another listen.

Okay, on my first listen, I was genuinely gonna give this a 2. But I listened to it again, and god I love it so much. The music, the lyrics, the gentle pop that gets stuck in your head. Plus, some of these were among the first songs I would play on guitar and sing at girl scout camp — so there’s some nostalgia.

This album was okay. It really didn’t do much for me. It sounded a lot like all the other synth-pop from the 80s that I’ve heard before, just this time, not in English. 🥴 This album also felt like a wall of constant sound all at the same volume. It didn’t have any levels, and it was therefore, fatiguing to listen to. Bonus points for being a short ass album though.

God, this album felt timeless. Truly, if you asked me to guess what decade this album came from, I wouldn’t be able to. Simple lyrics sung by a beautiful voice , with comforting music to accompany it. I listened to it twice, and will likely listen to it again.

This album was NOT what I was expecting. This sum campy sea shanty Irish jig typa shit. It was a really fun listen, but probably not something I’d return to often (if ever).

This album was unique — I’m grateful for the experience of listening to it, but it wasn’t for me. I heard the horns at the beginning of the very first song and got stoked for a big band album. But it was not big band at all. It was mostly a Frenchman singing so fast and garbling his words together. And don’t @ me, but French is an ugly language.

I had listened to this album previously on my other project, and given it 2 stars for being too long (and less compelling than the other albums of a similar genre I had listened to that week). But this album is really listenable. Some parts, I’ll admit, do sound like my high school marching band. But the funky African beats made for a fun, easy listen.

I LOVE Credence Clearwater Revival. I listened to this album like 3 times through today. As will Arrival, I cried to it as I drove down the 5. 🥰 It’s not quite a 5-star album to me, but it’s a classic. Tons of nostalgia.

Bro finally. This is my genre. I would have ate this shit up in high school. I can’t believe I had never heard of this band before, so I did a bunch of research. Fascinating. I wanted to listen to some music from when Richey Edwards was still in the band, and let me tell you, it’s way better than this one. Luckily, it’s on the list. 😉

I didn’t like this. I find that I judge albums with a lot more scrutiny when they are from a genre/time period I’m more familiar with. And 2010s alt holds a very special place in my heart. I’m not sure how or why this album is chosen to represent that time and genre. This album also confuses me, because the first half is full of shrill, screechy sounds. And then the second half of the album sounds completely different (and much more listenable).

Really fun album, but too instrumental for my taste.

I hate Johnny Cash. I didn’t like the way this sounded at all. Every song sounded like Cash was singing with cotton mouth through a set of dentures. The only redeeming thing about this album is the lyrics, and even then, these songs were mostly covers.

I’m about 40 albums into this journey, and so far, I’ve gotten THREE Bowie albums. That said, this has been my favorite one so far. Hell, I’d give it 5 stars just for “Changes.” That song holds a special place in my heart.

This is objectively bad music. But it takes itself so unseriously, and I kind of find it intriguing. It’s so bad it makes me want to keep listening.

I don’t totally love the sitar sounds on this album, but the middle 3 songs (Bert’s Blues through The Trip) are soooo good.

This album was not what I expected from the name of the band and the album art lol. It wasn’t a terrible listen. But some of the singing is kinda… bad. Sally Go Round the Roses was by far the best song on the album, but by the third listen, I was kinda tired of it.

I didn’t listen to this in an optimal environment — I started falling asleep during the back half of it.

This was such a fun listen. The middle chunk of the album (Mother through King of Pain) was just 80s alt-pop perfection. I see a lot of reviews complaining about Mother, but I enjoyed the different sound. Also King of Pain scratched an itch in my brain I didn’t even know I had. It’s an ear worm that will be on repeat for me for a little while.

Okay, I’m biased because I’ve never liked Beck. I saw him live in 2016, and his stage presence was as painful as his music. At least now I can say I gave him another try, and my opinion still holds. For me, this album was as objectively terrible as Trout Mask Replica. The difference is, Beck takes himself waaayyyy to seriously about it.

This album opens and closes SO STRONG. I love Europe Endless. But damn, this album really suffers from how long and repetitive the songs are. Especially the 3 that follow Europe Endless. And since I’m rating the album as whole, it’s unfortunately, a 2 from me.

I listened to this album 3 times, and I can’t figure out what to rate it, so I guess it’s getting a 3. I knew a lot of songs on this album! And I do tend to have some bias in favor of albums I’m more familiar with. But all in all, this album was too long and not cohesive. The songs didn’t sound like they all belonged on the same album.

This was a great listen. I did have a breakdown while driving and listening to this one, so you know it’s good. I’m really shocked I had never heard of this person before. (Both because of his work and also who he’s dated. 🤪) “Be” sounds like the kind of album my Dad would have played for me as a kid. Great rhythm and flow, great lyrics. A little bit of Christian undertones?

My first listen of this album had be like, “boo, dogshit, 1 star.” But then I listened to it the next day, and I was like, “what crack was I smoking yesterday?? Is this even the same album.” The music is very groovy and listenable. Some of the vocal performances (particularly the female performances) are not my favorite. But it’s certainly not a bad album.

The first song on this album had me stoked. The intro acoustic guitar was soooo lovely. But the rest of the album kind of fell flat. It didn’t leave a very big impression on me — it kinda sounded like generic 60s pop. I got some hints of The Monkees, but… not as good.

This shit is fucking awesome. Don’t get me wrong, it’s objectively bad music. But it’s SO interesting. It reminded me of the music that would play during a creepy Disneyland ride, and the theme song of American Horror Story. I wanted to keep listening to hear how the album progressed. If I’m being honest, this is not a good album to work to. I was working on a stressful task during the last 3 songs, and I started to have an anxiety attack. All that said, super fun listen. Birthday Boy - Version 1 shall be my birthday anthem henceforth.

The album art really threw me with this album. 😅 I was expecting more indie, less synth. It was a weird blend of genres. It was a nice listen, though, I didn’t love the production. The parts where the singing sounded the best, the synth drowned her out. I also didn’t love that you could hear the mouth noises and static from the vocal recording. I dug a bit deeper into this band because I was curious, and damn, Supernature is so good. They do electronic dance right. This was a bit more of a miss.

I keep getting surprised by how repetitive and pop-y 80s rock music is. Even still, I can’t say I don’t like it. Hot For Teacher will always be a bop.

I’ve put myself in a bit of a pickle here… because now every time I want to give an album lower than a 4, I have to ask myself, “Is this worse than Duck Stab?” Of course it’s not. This is a nice listen — some fun yacht rock. But it’s a bit boring. It reminds me a lot of Paul Simon’s solo work. But of course, he does it better.

Ever since I started taking antidepressants, I live for pop music. This is quintessential Taylor Swift pop. And god, I love a good breakup song. As someone who was a young teen when this album came out, some of the songs feel stale/overplayed. But I can’t deny how fun of a listen this is.

I probably like Green Day more than any other band on this entire list, so prepare for a biased take: This album is so fun. So good. The baselines are iconic and instantly recognizable (She, Longview). It has some of the best opening lyrics (Basket Case). This album is a mainstay in my angsty ass life.

I don’t know why on Earth The Pogues were included on this list more than once. It’s fine enough music, but it loses its unique charm after the second album. Unfortunately this one didn’t do it for me.

I didn’t love this. And I was trying to figure out why it didn’t strike me as much as Cowboy Junkies — theoretically they have a similar vibe? But Norah Jones’ voice just doesn’t sound as timelessly beautiful to me. It’s almost as if she’s singing in cursive haha.

A good 80s rock album, but there’s nothing exceptionally unique about this.

The front half of this album was a 5. The back half of this album gets a 1. Cyndi has a unique voice, and when it works it works. And when it doesn’t she sounds like a fucking giggle stick. Or a groan tube. Whatever it’s called. Also minus points because the transition in He’s So Unusual almost made me crash my car.

I’m looking forward to more Bob Dylan on this list. This one was just okay. The harmonica was quite shrill all over this album, making for an unnecessarily difficult listen.

This was a nice listen. But I can’t give an album with this many covers a very high score. Especially when the black artists they’re ripping off do it better.

This probably comes as no surprise, but I’m a fan. I appreciate the blend of the harder rock, more pop-rock, and sometimes hip-hop. It’s a little more overtly angsty than the stuff I listened to in my angsty teen phase, but it still has a special place in my heart.

I didn’t even know this Stevie Wonder album, but it was great! His voice is amazing. I love the variety of genre he is able to present while still sounding like a cohesive album.

I’ve always shit on Morrissey for the same reasons I shit on Beck, but this was enjoyable… definitely in my wheelhouse of genres I gravitate toward.

A nice, listenable alt-pop album. It reminds me of Glass Animals a bit. I’ll probably return to this one.

Another Beatles album that I’m just not too crazy about. The songs all kind of blend together. It was enjoyable enough, but I probably won’t return to anything other than the hits. And I am the kind of goober that likes Yellow Submarine.

If we’re separating the art from the artist, this feels like an easy 5 stars. It’s definitely long, but it doesn’t feel long. This has always been my favorite Kanye album, but it also is the one I have spent the most time with. I anticipate seeing some of his earlier work on this list, so we’ll see if this remains the favorite.

I feel like this is gonna be a hot take, but the production was actually my least favorite part of the album. I didn’t mind the misogyny and dick jokes. But the shrill synth all over this album? Absolutely unlistenable: ear blood. And the jingle bells/tambourine that starts at the top of 4 and doesn’t end until the end of track 5 was so painful. My ears heaved a sigh of relief when it ended.

The first song was fun and interesting, but then I got bored fast. This album somehow made 39 minutes feel never-ending.

Lmao the bongos were absolutely the worst part of this album. They reminded me of my high school’s drum line. The horns were nice and interesting enough, but I am a lyric girly through and through.

I really expected this to be a bunch of floaty yacht rock songs. Don’t get me wrong, I love yacht rock. But I was pleasantly surprised by how much electric guitar the songs have. It was a good listen that left a really good first impression.

I liked this album well enough. I’m a huge fan of Licensed to Ill and Paul’s Boutique, so I was disappointed by the lack of rap on this album. I had to keep checking to see if Spotify accidentally started playing something else — I was so confused.

The big band was fun, and Ray Charles has a great voice. But this album feels very dated. I really disliked the Disney-sounding female harmonies that backed a lot of the songs.

This album was super fun. Full of funny bits and didn’t take itself too seriously. It was made even better by the clean vocals any groovy beats backing every song. I definitely plan to revisit this album.

This almost for a 4 out of me for being the best Beatles album I’ve heard from this list so far. But I’m docking a point for that creepy ass “Little Girl” song.

I usually dislike live albums, but this was fantastic. Some good, pure, rock and roll.

This was nice enough. It is not as good as some of the other jazz I’ve heard so far from this list, so it’s just a 3 for me.

This album took me a long time to get through. The first song absolutely goes, but everything after that is a painful, twinkly, snoozefest.

The best of the “just a guy and his guitar” albums so far.

Disappointing. The music was good, but there was too much talking. No, I don’t want to listen to an English guy talk over “Sweet Home Alabama” for 6 minutes.

This was a great listen! I can’t believe these guys only have 67K monthly listeners on Spotify.

Dang, these 4 men are all over this list. But I can’t complain! This was a wonderful listen and I appreciate the different sounds each member brings to the group.

I wanted to like this album so bad. “Around the World” is such a fun song. An hour-fifteen is just mind-numbingly long for how little diversity in sound this album provides.

13-15 year old me would have ate this shit up. But now, I recognize how whack the flow is. Still, there were one or two songs on this album I could see myself returning to (Fit but you Know It and Dry Your Eyes).

When I first listened to this album, I was kinda meh on it. But man did it grow on me. This is the kinda guy-with-his-guitar shit I like. I was boppin around my kitchen doing chores to this shit at like 10pm last night. 🔥

Pretty good stuff! There’s definitely a song or two in here I could see myself returning to. (That’s Really Super, Supergirl and Dear God) It’s a bit too 80s British cheese for me in some places.

Fuck yes. Where has this been all my life? Awesome sauce front-to-back.

All of The Who’s music tends to blend together for me. It’s easy listening though!

I can see what this is trying to do, but I feel like it’s trying too hard. Robert Wyatt’s voice sounds very old, which is not appealing. I also feel like the album is not cohesive in terms of sound.

I’m a fan of most of the songs on here, but not a fan of the live feel.

This is enjoyable, but not my genre of choice. As a result, it didn’t leave much of an impression on me.

Uhm, any album that has an entire Glee episode dedicated to it is an immediate 5. On a serious note, this album is timeless, easy listening. So excited to have this as my Friday album and listen to it all weekend long.

Super fun listen. My only complaint is that the album is heavily front loaded. The back-half isn’t quite as good.

This is the kinda stuff I like, so it was an easy listen and an easy 4. I’m surprised to see this has such low reviews tbh.

This shit sounds like I’m watching a WWII Disney cartoon and I’m here for it. Very refreshing.

Learning how close to Cohen’s death this album was released certainly makes the lyrics more haunting. But it’s not any easier to listen to.

A no-skip double album is quite the feat. I was raised with many of these songs and will return to many of these songs again.

Radiohead feels like a “if you get it you get it and if you don’t you don’t” band. And I don’t get it.

I was on the fence about giving this album a 5. So with my hesitation, I’ll give it a 4. It was super enjoyable though. I’m definitely taking a few songs away from it. Of course, this was my genre of choice before starting this project.

When I first saw that this was my album-of-the-day, I thought, “easy 5-stars.” But after listening closely, I’m surprisingly meh on it. It’s a fun listen, no doubt, but all the songs sound exactly the same. The lyrics are super repetitive (when you can even understand them). Plus I’m docking a point for the song about dating a little girl.

A beautiful voice singing simple, delightful songs.

A nice listen. This is definitely the oldest one so far (and obviously so). It was exactly what I needed today, too (I was too stressed for lyrics). The big-band really lifted my spirits. :)

Tbh if you played me Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Maiden, I wouldn’t be able to tell you which was which. Unless you played me the song Changes off of this album. Then I was grimace and turn it off.

This album was just okay. It really feels like they’re trying too hard.

This was a nice album. I really enjoyed the music itself. Veloso’s voice was kind of grating on the tracks with a lower register.

So fucking good. Awesome beats and political commentary.

Idk man. Head Over Heels absolutely fucking goes. After rediscovering it, I’m not surprised if it ends up one of my most played songs of the year. But overall I think this album is rated too highly. I think a lot of the people on this website are rating from a place of nostalgia (of which I am sometimes guilty). The songs are way too long and incredibly repetitive. The music is generally great — very of-the-time. But the vocalists sound like they could be Muppets.

This one didn’t strike me nearly as much as the other Pixies album I just had (Doolittle). In fact, I think having that one so recently made this one fall a little flatter.

I really feel like this album/Korn is over-hated. Yes, the gra-a-a-a and the growling was cringey, but the music itself wasn’t the painful noise I was expecting. This was an interesting and unique listen — something I appreciate from this project, even if I won’t return to the album anytime soon.

The first song of this album SUCKS hahaha. I actually listened to it 5 days ago, and immediately turned it off because I wasn’t in the mood for such a snooze of an album. As such, the middle chunk of this album really surprised me. It was pure indie goodness. I’m really surprised I hadn’t heard some of the middle tracks before, but then again, it came out a few years before my time. If I were just rating the middle portion, this would be a 4.5 album — pushing 5 even: But the end is as much for a drag as the beginning, and for that reason, it’s just a 3.

I listened to this 3 times (the Iggy mix once and the Bowie mix twice — and I still can’t discern a difference between the two). To be quite honest, I liked it less and less with every listen. This take feels hypocritical having just given Korn a 3, but the grunting and groaning all over this album was kinda… cringe. That said, I can hear how this album influenced the grunge music of the decade that followed, so, 2 stars.

LOL I hella has Rage Against the Machine and 30 Seconds to Mars confused in my head for some reason (blasphemous, I know). This kicked ass. What an album to listen to as I drove to work on Monday morning. My angsty ass will be returning to this for sure.

This was a pleasant surprise — it has all the sounds of modern alt+pop+rock that I love. Surely Iggy Pop paved the way for much of the music I consume on a regular basis. Much of this album reminded me of Franz Ferdinand. Also, Iggy Pop’s vocal intonations reminded me of Tim Curry’s singing in Rocky Horror Picture Show. A weird comparison maybe, but I can’t unhear it. Regardless, I see myself returning to the first 6 tracks of the album. The whole first 2/3!

Yes the album is long, but it’s incredibly listenable. In fact, I split up my listening over 2 days. The day after I got this album, I had to listen to Leonard Cohen. Returning to this was a breath of fresh air. That said, a lot of the songs have similar sounds and themes. There is certainly room to filter some songs out here. Additionally, I’m docking a point for the song about being a little girl looking for her little boy. Yuck. Why do 50s and 60s albums seem to love the little boy/little girl lyric??

Fucking bad. I see many reviews praising the lyricism, but I don’t get it. A lot of the lyrics are creepy. I don’t want to hear an old man growling lustfully about naked women over shitty 80s synth. The silver lining is: I’m only 6 months in, and I’ve already suffered through 3/4 Leonard Cohen albums on this list. I got them out of the way.

This sum FitnessGram PACER test type music. It was nice enough to listen to while I worked. That said, if I listened to this while I was driving, I’d fall asleep at the wheel.

The 3 hits from this album (Time to Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids) absolutely eclipse the other songs. But I have to admit, the hits all bang (and hold up). And the other tracks aren’t bad. All in all, this is a fantastic representation of 2000s alt.

I genuinely procrastinated listening to this album because I was not prepared to slog through the heavy metal I was expecting (based on the looks of the album art and the band name). I was really, really pleasantly surprised! I even considered giving it a 5, but I don’t think I LOVE it so much as my really, really low expectations were exceeded. I also appreciate the diversity of sound throughout this album, while still sounding like a cohesive collection of songs. And God damn I fuckin love a pan flute.

I really dug some of the songs on this album — particularly the songs that seem to have been released as singles (Fascist Groove Thang, I’m Your Money, Let’s All Make a Bomb) so the band chose right. I will definitely be returning to some songs on this album (Fascist Groove Thang has already been on some of my playlists), but there are plenty of songs here I could do without.

After the first song I RAN to the reviews because wow. Ow my ears. I stuck it out, and there are some songs here that sound like actual music. But this album mostly just makes me feel like I have tinnitus.

This album didn’t leave a huge impression on me. I was really into it after the first few songs, but as the album went on, it became more psychedelic, and I got bored. That said, I do appreciate the wide variety of sounds and genres encompassed in this one album. It’s as if all the different eras of The Beatles got condensed into one project.

This is… fine. Idk I really don’t have an ear for discerning between good and bad metal. It’s all just… fine.

I appreciate the blues representation! This was a quick, easy listen, but you could have given me any blues album and I wouldn’t know the difference.

I really want to like this because, as with Radiohead, it feels “cool” to like this. But I’d be lying to myself if I rated it any higher. Truth be told, I just prefer my music to have more structure. I’m big on drums, baselines, and lyrics, of which this album has none.

Now this is some good shit. I love the female representation in this genre. The baselines all over this album are sick as hell. I will be returning to this album — this is one of my favorite discoveries of this project so far.

This reminds me of when I was 9, and I would sit at my parents’ computer playing Webkinz, just singing any lyrics that rhymed. For hours. Syd Barett really captures that childlike whimsy here, and I’m super into it. The music was great too — a very fun, very easy listen.

Makes me want to go to a sock hop real bad. I loved the energy of this album. I’m sad to hear Jerry Lee Lewis is so poorly regarded.

Now THIS is how you do harmonica. This was such an enjoyable listen. Normally I’d dock for it being a cover album, but Idc I’ve never heard the originals.

This music would be fun to do drugs and dance to at a strobing night club. Unfortunately, I listened to this in the morning at my well-lit desk job. I actually had to split my listening up into two days, because I was super stressed out yesterday, and this album was giving my anxiety.

I didn’t hate this. It was surprisingly far less scream-y (and therefore, far more listenable) than I expected. You can’t deny, “I wasn’t born with enough middle fingers” is a bar.

Every song on this album sounded like the music that would accompany a spooky Mario level.

Van Halen continues to be my favorite of the late-70s/early 80s rock bands, and this album is no exception.

I got some Monkees and some Fleetwood Mac vibes from this band that I had never heard of before, but will definitely be returning to. I really enjoyed it! It holds up super well.

It was interesting to hear how much Western rock influence this album seems to have. This album put me in a good mood! That said, it felt long. I’m a big lyric lover, so any album where I can’t hear or understand the lyrics is hard to listen to for more than 30 minutes.

I LOVE pop music, I love Britney, and …Baby One More Time is an absolute smash of a debut single. But, this album is dated as hell. The music on it sounds like it came out in the early 90s. I was surprised to see it was 99.

I made the unfortunate choice of listening to this album for the first time while stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic and Sex Machine gave me an anxiety attack lmao. So I gave it a week and listened again, and boy am I glad I did. If I’m learning anything about myself through this project, it’s that I LOVE funk music.

Guys I think I’m starting to get it. Up-tempo Radiohead is much better than whiney ballad Radiohead. This is definitely my best experience with them so far. Or… maybe I’m just in a good mood today.

This album came out during my junior year of high school (probably the worst year of my entire life) so returning to it is interesting. I’m not old enough to be able to associate most of the other albums on this list with a specific time in my life. I was surprised how “meh” this album is. Adele is an incredible vocalist, but much of the music on this album sounds like royalty free travel vlogger music. I feel like 21 is a much better Adele album, so if this is her only entry on the list, I’m surprised this is the one they went with.

I don’t typically go for lyric-less music. This is a really nice, tight representation of jazz music though! I see myself returning to it.

Really awesome album. One of those albums where I come home from work and tell my bf I’m in a good mood because of the album I was listening to today. The call and response moments made me feel like I was at a party.

The first half of this album really all blurs together. I was going to give it a 3, but the back half really picks it up! Everything starting with Make Yourself bangs.

Easy 5 here. Great music, great lyricism and storytelling, great vocals. It was fun to hear so many familiar sounds as well — both from the songs this album is sampling and the songs that sample this album.

This is a fantastic representation of 80s synth pop. I just don’t really love 80s synth pop.

The songwriting is great, but something about Suzanne’s voice + the base guitar gets old after a few songs. Which is I know is rich coming from a Taylor Swift enjoyer.

I really want to rate this higher. I totally get that the shock factor and offensive nature of Eminem is the point. But having this album generated the WEEK after I first listened to The Death of Slim Shady makes it feel… stale. This album was impressive, and raw, and unique when it came out, sure. But he’s still milking the same schtick damn near a quarter-century later. Plus, the dick sucking noises were super jarring to listen to at my 9-5 desk job.

I love so many of the songs on this album that I can’t not rate it highly. But I’ve never listened to AC/DC for 42 minutes straight before, and I gotta say, it came with some ear fatigue. This project has been teaching me this. I used to think I was the kind of person who could listen to music 24/7, but albums like this make me need an ear break haha.

I made the mistake of reading the reviews (after listening to but before rating this album). But I’m not gonna let it drag my score down — this was a delightful listening experience. It has that late 60s/early 70s pop charm that ages well. And the layered vocals to boot. I also love when an album from half a century ago has lyrics that are still relatable today.

Sex and camp. My favorite combination.

I’m surprised to see how divisive this album is. It is completely inoffensive and easy listening. That said, it feels very similar in genre and sound to The Mamas and The Papas album I just had, and by comparison, that one id better.

This was right in my wheelhouse and seems very ahead of its time for 1991. I will happily return to this one.

Honestly, the lyrics were dull and repetitive and the vocal performance was not fun to listen to. The music was fine.

My teenage ass had Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova on LOOP. And while I’ll probably continue listening to those songs for the rest of my life, they have a cheeseball factor about them now. The rest of the album is just okay. Sometimes I love a whiney song, but a whole album gets exhausting.

The first few songs were all the same and not really my vibe, so I got a bit nervous. The later parts of this album have a nice variety of sound. I’m glad I stuck it out.

This album was fine, but all the songs sounded the same and blended together. It just isn’t interesting enough to return to.

Whoever wrote this list has a throbbing boner for Neil Young. His music is nice. It’s easy to listen to. But I don’t feel like I need to listen to ever second of recorded music he ever put out before I die.

I appreciate reading the criticism of this album, because my own judgment is a bit clouded by the influence it had on my adolescence. It’s still good music, but I agree that the album could do with a few less songs. It particularly drags in the middle around “The Only One” and “Too Afraid to Love You.”

I’m lagging really hard on rating this album. I keep listening to it hoping it’s gonna get better. It’s certainly good. It’s just not hitting for some reason. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard has always been a favorite of mine though.

The music is fine, but her voice really isn’t my cup of tea. Her low register sounds like Hootie and the Blowfish… and her falsetto is kind of screechy. :(

I know it’s a double album, but it kind of drags in the middle. It starts and finishes strong as hell though. Great music to play while working or doing chores — really pumps me up. I’ll admit, I haven’t listened to as much Led Zeppelin as I’d like to. It all sounds the same to me right now. Looking forward to more!

Lauryn Hill has a lovely voice, but the amount of vocal riffs she packs into a single song is exhausting. I much prefer her rap songs, and as such, could do without the back half of this album.

This is not music, it’s just noise. 😭

This rating might be inflated by my nostalgia, but fuck it. Tens across the board. I was so excited to see this pop up as my Friday listen.

Funk has quickly become one of my favorite genres via this project. This album is no exception. It predates most of the funk albums I’ve listened to so far this year, and I can hear its influence.

After the first song of this album, I was ready to turn it off. But I’m glad I stuck it out! It was so fun and refreshing to have an album with such diversity of sound! While the lyrics may be repetitive, and not particularly moving, this was a fun 51 minutes. I’d listen again.

Albums like this, with techno-beats that sound almost like a hum behind the entire length of the song, are incredibly fatiguing. I kind of hated this, but I also made it all the way through.

Okay I thought I needed a really long break from 70s rock, but this album was surprisingly awesome. It has some real stank on it compared to some of the more formulaic rock I’ve heard lately. And the baseline fucking goes.

The backup singers sound like Mickey Mouse and the lead singer (I’m assuming Buddy Holly) squeaks like Goofy.

Lmao I don’t understand why Neil Young deserves every second of music he’s ever put out on this list. I continue to stand by the fact that he’s fine, but genuinely all of his music sounds the same to me. And his voice gets real old after a while.

I see a lot of reviews saying this album suffers from being downtempo and repetitive. While both of those things are true, I don’t think they make the album boring. This shit is some groovy-ass fucking music. That said, I do think this album would benefit from being ~2 songs shorter. I’d personally shed When We Get By.

Loved this. I’ve been hitting a wall lately — not wanting to keep up with this. But this album basically reinvigorated me haha.

From a technical perspective, Tom Waits is not good. He sounds like a bumbling drunk. But from an entertainment perspective? This is excellent. The music was outstanding. The comedic timing was brilliant. I really felt like I was in a boozy jazz club in 1970s LA.

This is fine. I love Queen’s hits as much as anyone else, but this album kind of dragged for me. I feel like Queen shines with its structured pop hits. Whereas all the songs in this album kind of glob together.

The lyrics are pretty stupid, but I love it haha. The music is awesome. Super listenable. I was surprised to hear some recognizable melodies in here! Some of my favorite artists seem to have borrowed from The Kinks!

I get why people like this kind of music, though clearly I am in the majority when I say I don’t. The singer sounds like he’s throwing up into microphone! Shoutout to the quick runtime though. It was an easy listen — didn’t even feel like 30 minutes.

Wow, I don’t speak French, but this album sure sounds horny! *reads other reviews* oh… Wow En Melody might be the best song on this album! *gets to 1:30 mark* OH… The music on this is genuinely great. It creates an atmosphere of great storytelling. Unfortunately, I have a bit of misophonia, and the Gainsbourg’s cotton mouth made this an insufferable listen.

This was such a pleasant surprise! I actually put this album off by a few days, because I wasn’t in the mood for rock the day this album was generated. But it was right in my genre wheelhouse! Reminds me of Counting Crowe but a little less pop-y.

I tend to dislike 50s music because of how dated it sounds. This album, however, felt timeless. Not sure if it’s been remastered, but the audio was incredibly crisp. I love it.

I’ve genuinely lived my whole life thinking I hate Johnny Cash — I’ve only heard American IV so far. Boy was I wrong. This album is incredibly badass. The fact that it’s a live album allows the listener to get a sense of Cash’s sense of humor as well as his stage presence, and I ate it up.

The music of the first few songs was good - great even. The lyrics were generally uninteresting (or offensive), and I didn’t really enjoy the lead vocalist’s voice. Luckily, the back half of the album is more instrumental heavy! But it is kind of a downtempo slog. I was glad when it was over.

This album fell way down in my backlog. I started it probably half-a-dozen times, but could never get past song 4 or 5. It was just so uninteresting. Almost unpleasant even. So I started the album from track 6 today and forced myself to get through it. Usually I’m able to see why an album was included on this list, but I don’t get this one.

The music was nice, and Frank Sinatra has a lovely voice, but damn this album is a drag. All these songs about unrequited love and sadness and pining after uninterested women. Was Sinatra the original “nice guy”?

One thing about me is Imma give a Stevie Wonder album a 5. And this one is my person favorite. Delightful and groovy from front to back.

I genuinely do not understand why all the top commenters are stroking their dicks to this album. It’s fine. It is certainly experimental and progressive for 80s pop, but it doesn’t have enough structure for me to find it interesting. And I don’t personally love Bush’s voice all that much.

I listened to this a handful of times, just hoping something would jump out at me worthy of a better rating. Alas, this album was tough to get through every time.

I can’t not give this album a 5. I may be clouded by nostalgia, but it makes me so happy. In fact, I was listening to it, and I was like “how can anyone hate this?” Then I read the other reviews lmaooo.

Nice, classic, delightful. A short listen, but I was sad when it was over! I let Spotify keep playing Fats for a while after.

Apparently I know very little about David Bowie because I expected this to be a pop vocal album. And I’m disappointed that it’s not. The back half of this album is way too artsy and ethereal for me. Nice enough to listen to, but not to return to.

I was surprised to learn that I much prefer the ballads to the songs that were pop hits! Some of the pop mixing already sounds dated, and it’s only a decade old. But you can’t deny, Adele has some pipes.

I’m not mentally well rn, so I was excited to have some nice lyric-less jazz to buckle down to. Unfortunately the horns were a bit shrill for me. I feel bad because this is definitely the result of my mental state, but it’s just a 3 for me.

This was a really awesome album to have on as background noise while I worked. Super groovy. But I also know this is a live album. Seriously, how did people sit through the 25 minute jam sesh that closes the album without drugs?

I know why this album is on the list, but frankly, I can’t even imagine a time when this was considered impressive lyricism. The lyrics sound like playground rhymes we used to sing in elementary school. “Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider” type rhymes. Sorry Dad…

This album was about 3 songs too long. Bob Dylan’s nasally voice is only tolerable for about 30 consecutive minutes. That said, from Subterranean Homesick Blues through On the Road Again, I was ready to give this album a 5. In smaller doses, it really is an incredible listen.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album! I didn’t really enjoy the previous The Doors album I generated, because I didn’t like Jim Morrison’s voice. But his sporadic vocals mixed with the good ol’ rock n roll really sound good here.

This band has less than half a million monthly listeners on Spotify right now, and I can kind of understand why. I can hear how some of the later alt pop artists I enjoy borrowed from these guys, but the wall of sound Animal Collective creates isn’t very pleasant. I wish I could give 2.5, but alas, I’ll be rounding down.

Some Fitnessgram pacer test type shit. Was nice to work to. I may return to it for that reason. I probably won’t relisten otherwise.

My reaction to this album might be negative because of other things going on in my life, bur this guy’s voice really grinds my gears.

Awesome, upbeat, danceable. Just what I needed. I’ll definitely return to this album.

This was a tough one for me to get through. Took me almost a week. Everything about it is fine. I’m a big lyric person though, and I can’t understand 90% of the shit Billy Corgan is saying. I’ve heard 1979 a dillion times, and I only just not realized that I don’t know the damn words.

This was really fun to listen to for a few songs. After the 4th or so song, the horns started to sound really shrill. Then again, I have a migraine lol.

I really enjoyed this one! I was pleasantly surprised because I saw The Raconteurs live a few years ago, and they weren’t my cup of tea. I appreciated the diversity (and sometimes weirdness) of sound on this album.

The good songs (especially the hits) bang. Heresy is definitely getting added to my playlist. I am also a firm believer that the Nine Inch Nails version of Hurt is superior. But some of the more garbled songs dragged, so I can’t give this album a 5.

This is my first exposure to Björk! Omg! I am so pleasantly surprised. Her voice is gorgeous. Add that to the ethereal/electronic dance music throughout the album and I’ll be playing it on repeat.

The first track is a little too heavy on the psychedelic, but the rest of the album really brings the funk. I’m a fan. And with a name like Maggot Brain, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this album before.

This was a fun listen — very representative of its decade. But I can’t help but feel like I listened to the same song a dozen times with a different generic woman’s name plugged into the chorus. WooOooOooOoo!

The guitar on this album has some stank. The harmonica too. Some of the vocals feel weak comparatively, but all in all this was a good listen.

The takes on this album that top the global reviews list right now are hot… From a music-enjoyer’s perspective, I really enjoyed this album. It was easy listening and full of diverse sounds and voices. From a political perspective, I’m grateful I heard this album. I couldn’t find anything online about how quickly it was put together, but I’m curious about when production started.

I want so desperately to be like the cool hipster kids who like this stuff. But at the end of the day, it just sounds like a British man moaning over a synth track that has no melody (to me).

I really feel under-qualified to rate this genre of music. It’s nice, but I don’t appreciate the artistry of it enough. For that reason, I gave to give it 3 stars.

Maybe Coldplay isn’t so bad after all…

I liked this well enough! It was a fun, spooky Halloween album. Didn’t leave much of an impression though — I probably won’t return to it.

I really hated Red Rain, so my expectations were low. But damn does the back half of this album deliver some classic 80s goodness. The run from Big Time to In Your Eyes is easily 5 stars. The album as a whole, I’ll have to round down to a 4.

This is The Ramones but more poppy and listenable.

The first 3 songs alone had me ready to give this album a 5. Finally, a moody male vocalist with a smooth, listenable voice! *cough* Leonard Cohen *cough* I will admit, he lost me a bit between the slightly pervy Black Hair and Green Eyes. What even is a “twinkling cunt”? Ehh, I guess I’ll excuse it since he’s Australian.

The first song is practically unlistenable, which is a bad way to start an album. If you keep listening it gets better. But it’s trying to be too artsy with all the random noise cluttering the background.

Sounds like a grungier Björk. I dig it.

A nice listen, but felt more like a movie soundtrack than a David Bowie album.

I’m really surprised I didn’t know anything from this album. This kind of alt is right in my genre wheelhouse. But because of my familiarity with the genre, I’m also more scrutinous. I thought this album was just okay. There were a handful of pretty good songs! I just really hated the vocal mixing. The female voice, especially, sounded really garbled.

This is so quirky and I’m super obsessed with it. Every song brought something delightfully new and interesting. I’m interested to see how much relisten value it maintains. For now though, it’s definitely a 5.

Honestly ear blood. Any time I wake up to see an album from the 2000s that I’ve never heard of before, my expectations are incredibly low. This managed to fall short of even those. Artsy bullshit.

The flow on this album is so sick, and the angst is so palpable, that I honestly see right past the misogyny. I really enjoyed this. I wish more artists still rapped at the top of their lungs like this.

*Wait* They don’t love you like I love you. God that hook has been stuck in my head for weeks. That said, the front half of this album is a liiiitle moan-y. It generally fits the genre and doesn’t take me out of it too much, though. I love some female-forward alt rock.