1001 Albums Summary

Excellent. 4

LOVE!!! 5

Groovy. 3.4

Wow. 5

Solid! 4

Radiohead. 3

Flawless. 5

Awesome. 4.3

Great. 4.

Perfect. 5

Cool. 3.6

Ok. 3.5

Ok. 2.5

Sweet. 4

Radiohead. 3

Horny :) 3.5

Funky. 3.5

Wild! 4

Transformative. 4.5

Cool. 3

Groundbreaking. 5. RIP MCA.

Beautiful. 4.

Fun! 3.5

Phat!! 4.5

Swingin'!! 4

Crazy. 3.5

Alright. 3

Strange. 3.5

Classic. 4

Classic. 3.4

Sexy. 3.75

Sexy. 2.9

Classic. 3.8

Classic. 3.8

Magic. 4.375.

Boring. 2.

Cool. 3.25

Classic. 3.5

Classic. 4

Classic . 4.5

Ok. 3

Dope. 4

Yes!! 4.5

? 2

Genius. 5. RIP Shane.

Masterpiece. 5

Brilliant. 5

Hope!! :) 4.5

Frowny. 3

Revolutionary!! 5

Deep. 4

Screeeeeeam!!! 4

Undeniable. 5

Nope. 3

Classic. 4

Na. 2

Magic. 5

FUN!! 4

Unique. 4

Classic. 4.75

Slay. 4

Exquisite. 5

Classic. 4.85

🤘 4

Masterpiece. 5

Sunshiney 🌞 3

Ok. 3

Joy!! 🙂 4.9

Represent. 5

Classic. 4

Confusing. 4

Beautiful. 5

Solid. 4.5

Quintessential. 5

Metallica. 4

Smooth. 4

Cool. 3.5

Revolutionary!! 5

🤘😝 5

Too often overshadowed by the genius of their sophomore effort, The Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker stands confidently alongside albums like Are You Experienced and Appetite for Destruction as one of rock's greatest debuts. Caw!! 5

If The Doors were proto-punk vampires. 3.5

Prehistoric. 3

The influence of Jagged Little Pill on post-pop progressive death metal cannot be overstated. 4

💙 4.5

Punk. 4

Someone needs to teach these guys how to spell. 3.5

Exclusive. 5

Renegades!?! 3

Heee-hee!! 4

Beautiful. 3.5

Tool meets System of a Down meets Santana meets King Crimson meets Bjork. Nice. 3.5

Neil. 3

Dreamy. 3

Smooth. 3.5

Insane. 5

Guy Ritchie soundtrack. 3.25

Shamone-Ah!! 4

Perfect. 5

Ok. 3

Masterpiece. 5

Fucking 💙 ABBA!! Brilliant! 5

Never step into a faerie ring. 3.5

The Arctic Monkeys wish they were The Libertines. But pretty cool though anyway. 3.75

Keith Moon was right...just kidding...5... obviously.

Junky. 4.75

Classic. 4

I absolutely fucking hated this shit. 1

I absolutely fucking loved this shit! 5

Very Cool. 5

Is "Are You Experienced" the greatest debut album of all time? Was Jack the Ripper a sixty foot sea serpent from Scotland? Did I take this job for a quick buck? We may never know the answers to these questions... 5

RIP David. 5

Quirky! 3.75

Motorhead. 5 🤘

Pixies. 4

Meh. 2.5

Totally 80's. 3.25

Ok. 2.35

Angelic. 💙. 5

I liked this a lot better than I thought I would. 3

Down, cool, groovy and smoothe...3.5

Fuckin. A. 5

Maybe if I was tripping. 2

I shouldn't even dignify this with a review, and I'm sure as hell not going to listen to it. Dumbest band name ever. Dumbest album title ever. It should be on a list of albums to avoid at all costs. Fuck Limp Bizkit. 1. Obviously.

Pleasant. 4

Meh. 3

Ok. 2.5

Fine vintage progressive rock. 4

Oui. Tre Bien. 3.65

Perfect. 5

Classic. 5

How do you not open this album with Eruption>You Really Got Me? I'll never understand it. Still, another great debut. 5

Fun! 3.5

I'm giving this a three because the songs are great and Thin Lizzy rocks. But this is not an album. In any universe. It's barely even an EP. 3

I don't understand The Rolling Stones. 3.5

Chill. 3

Reggae. 3

Not so much. 2.25

Good job, David. 4.5

The angle of the dangle is adversely proportionate to the heat of the beat. Classic prog. 4.75

I'd rather be listening to Iron Maiden. 3.5

Is this objectively great, as so many seem to think? Or is it maudlin garbage? Was Jack the Ripper a sixty foot sea serpent from Scotland? Did I take this job for a quick buck? We may never know the answers to these questions, every one of these songs sounds exactly the same, and they all make me want to drown myself in a pool. I'm only giving it a 2.5 because the poetry is pretty good.

Cool. 3

I think most double albums are self-congratulatory, over-reaching, pretentious and unnecessary. Back to Basics is no different. Four songs in I was giving it a five. Sexy...hot...fire. But as much as I love hearing Christina call me Daddy and beg for a spanking, the second album totally loses the plot, and wouldn't have been heard by anyone if not for its pairing with the first. And sadly, not even her planet shatteringly incredible voice can save it. 3.5

Good old Simon Garfunkel. 3.5

Beatles. 4

Not quite. 2.5

I dug these mellow grooves. 3

Not sure, but I don't think so... 2.5

Violet precipitation. Cinco. That means you too.

...and yet, I still feel sick...🥴...2

One of the few albums I will totally forgive for being incredibly cover heavy, The Trinity Session was a game changer for me. A true masterpiece and contender for greatest debut album of all time, the fact that this trend defying gem was released at the height of the hair metal craze gives it legit punk credentials. And Margot has the voice of an angel. Unquestionably a 5.

Everybody Hurts is one of the worst musical crimes ever committed. And this is by no means my favorite REM album. But it's a solid effort. 3.1

Wow. Five CD's and all of it great. Incredible. Loved listening to this. 5 Parenthetically, not considering CD number 6, cuz no vocals and wtf 🥴

Groovy!! Needs more drumz though 😋 4.75

I like The Killers. 3

Indeed. 5

So so. 3

Nothing like the thought of amorous lizards to get my blood pumping 😝🤘. 5

Pleasant, mellow, liquid grooves...but didn't quite grab me ... 3

Perfect hip hop magic. 5

Not what I expected. Not impressed. 2.5

When the still sea conspires an armor And her sullen and aborted Currents breed tiny monsters True sailing is dead. 3

A breath of fresh air in a world of big hair. 5

If ABBA went to space... 3

Good. But didn't quite get me. 3

Not the biggest Meetwood Flac fan, but there's no denying this one. I'll even forgive Christine for Oh Daddy 🤢. 5

Play that funky music white boy!! 3

Liked this a lot more than the last Beta Band album we got, but still not completely on board. 3

I guess this is good for what it is, but I'm not really into it...3.

Classic. Influential. But not my favorite thing. 3.5

This is great rock-'n'-roll. 5

What in the actual fuck?!? I'll show mercy and withhold the one rating, considering how absurd and hilarious this is...🥴...2.

Slay Queen. 5

Fela. 5

I dig these mellow grooves. 4

Great album, but the Pumpkins have yet to earn a five from me. 4.5

Fun! 4

Cool...I guess... doesn't really do it for me...3

Parliament is funky as hell...but they're no Don Simmons. 4.75

A true piece of mastery. 5

Good not great. Like not love. 4

Ok. 3

I am the walrus. 4

Undeniable. 5

This isn't really my thing, and the fact that it came out in 1996 but still makes me feel old and out of touch makes me feel even older and out of toucher...but I guess it's alright...3

Thought I would enjoy this more than I did. 3

First time listening to Nas. Good shit. 5

This was fun. 4

Not all that glitters is gold but stack your money to the sky. Whatever Kanye. And let me be clear. Fuck this guy. But I feel like this is an objectively great album. So 5.

Weird. Not horrible. Not my favorite thing. I'll be generous. 3

Nope. 2

Hard to argue with that. 5

I enjoyed listening to this music. 5

Awesome. Now I won't have to use my AK today. 5

Perfection. Absolute joy. God bless ABBA!! 5

I've never understood why this was so big. I just don't get it. 3

Classic REM. 4

I enjoyed listening to these mellow grooves. 3

I've got your secret green cocaine dolphin right here!!! 2

This made me want to shake my booty. So I did. 4

That is what I am talking about. 5

They named this album after my boutique. Ill. 5

Another 5 for Credence!!

Bob. 5

Gee whiz, these mother fuckers can certainly play that rock -n-roll...4.5

Cock buzzing goodness. 4

Fairly ashamed that I've never heard this album before. It's great. Falls short of a five for me, though. Not big on the title track. 4.5

This both totally appropriate for where I'm at right now and the last thing I should be listening to...but a great album nonetheless...5

BURKE!!!! 4

Chill grooves for my Wednesday...kind of boring though...4

Interesting. Weird. Not bad. 3.25

Chrissie Hynde is a Goddess. Capital G. Great Friday record. BIG 5.

A 5 for the Pinkest of Floyd's!!

This didn't quite get me there. 3

If there was an early 70's version of Primus, but not as fun or interesting. Kind of liked Bach is Dead, though...2.25

Other than Bittersweet Symphony, I went into this totally cold. Brit Pop, innit? Very much enjoyed it. 4

Solid. 4

Remember that one time...when we were doing the album generator thing...and Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd was the album...and it was a Monday...and all of a sudden it was cool jazz Monday? That was awesome. 5

Ice Cube is indeed in the motherfucking house. 4

Suspiciously drum heavy effort from these pioneers of Scottish samba funk. I liked this better than the last Cure album we got, but still waiting for the really good stuff. 3.65

Neil Finn is the antichrist. 3

Carlos!! 5

For your information, my Nigerian goddess, Chicago is not on the coast and there is no R in your name. That being said, Diamond Life is a unique masterpiece of smooth jazz pop, and I LOVE it!! 5

Only knew the hit going into this. It was interesting. 3

I think this album is objectively awesome, but The Libertines get 5's all around for being one of the coolest bands ever anyway. So 5.

Decent. Nothing mind blowing. 3.5

Wilco. 5

Not necessarily my favorite thing, but credit where credit is due... this is a great album. 5

Had me. Lost me. But for what it's worth, kudos for the pre-80's eighties sound. 2

Good job Neil. 4.5

Didn't like this nearly as much as I thought I would, but a good album just the same. 3.75

Been listening to this since I was fourteen. It never gets old. I still remember the exact moment I first heard Metallica as if it were yesterday. Master of Puppets. Truly undeniable. One of modern music's greatest achievements, across all genres, and as far as greatest metal albums are concerned, only Slayer's Reign in Blood even comes close to this true masterpiece. There isn't a high enough number. Rest in power Cliff Burton.

Pure love. 5

Kinda sorta loved this. Five for originality. Five for chanteusery. And a big five for the line, "if sex were an Olympic sport we'd have won the gold". 5

If David Bowie and T. Rex made me want to kill myself. 2

Whatever this is, I love it!! 5

The angle of the dangle is adversely proportionate to the heat of the beat. Classic prog. 5

Go ahead. Give Ray Charles less than a five. I fucking DARE you!! 5

😐. 3. Barely.

Hell. Yeah. 5

This is a fine album. But I have not clue one as to what about it necessitates interaction with my ears prior to my demise. 3

The saxophone. One of a gazillion reasons why the 80's is my favorite musical decade. Love the alligator mouth trio of Broken>Head Over Heels>Broken. But not quite a five, I'm afraid. 4.5

More props than Arsenio Hall, you say? On point!

Post 80's top 40 pop music absolutely sucks. "Take On Me" by Ah-Ha is better than anything Taylor Swift ever did. 2. (Feeling generous)

I can't decide whether to give this a 4 or a high 3. I liked it, though.

This was totally new to me. Never even heard of it. Not bad. 3

Good job, Neil. 4

Incomprehensibly depressing. Wish I could give it a three for the poetry, but I just can't do it. Ugh...2

Cold chillin' in effect!! Saw PE open for U2. It was awesome. Another game changer for me. 5

Is this album proof that a murderer with bad hair can't be all that bad? Was Jack the Ripper a sixty foot sea serpent from Scotland? Did I take this job for a quick buck? We may never know the answer to these questions. That being said, this is the definition of a masterpiece, my favorite Christmas music, hands down, and Darlene Love is an angel. 5

Cool. Interesting. Ahead of it's time. 3.75

Paradise By the Dashboard Light is one of the greatest rock n roll songs ever recorded, and this is a great album. 5

Don't know about this one. Hard to see. Obviously great. Original. Influential. Can't pull the trigger on a five, though. 4

Nah. 2

Dig Dinosaur Jr. But this didn't really do it for me. 3

I dig Iggy Pop, but I did not like this and I didn't think it was very good and I don't think it belongs on the list. 2

Am I the only one who thinks that Siouxsie sounds like Geddy Lee? This wasn't my favorite thing, but gets points for originality. 3

80's pop meets punk new wave. Cyndi Lauper makes it her own. SO much fun listening to this! What a voice!! BIG 5!!

Tom Waits is an American treasure. The throat clearing on Frank's Wild Years alone is enough for me to give this masterpiece of beautiful weirdness a five. LOVE!! 5

Lay still, Lenore, I'm coming? Big iron, indeed! 3.5

I liked this. All over the place and all good stuff. 3.75

Good job, Neil. 5

Finally some Zappa!! 5

I don't even know what to say about this. Not remotely what I expected. Liked it quite a bit, actually. Thought most of the music was really good. Points, as always, for being eclectic. The in-between dj stuff got a little old, though. 3.85

I love Nico. And I love These Days. But I didn't love this album. I wanted to love it. But I only liked it. And only a little. 3

Le Tiger is cool. 4

Didn't like this as much as the other Adele we got, but still think she's cool. 3

Classic. 5

Classic. 5

This was pleasant to listen to. Until it wasn't. Every artist should be required to include a cheesy intro on every album they record. 3

I gotta have more harpsichord!! Classic psychedelia. 3

Classic. 5

The Chili Peppers pretty much lost me after Mother's Milk (which damn well better be on the list because it's a fucking masterpiece). Blood Sugar Sex Magic was great, but I could see the direction they were going and it didn't interest me. I just find most of post BSSM Peppers to be boring. Californication, not unlike their live performance, rocks for a few seconds, but then settles into an hour plus of mild funk and weird ballads. No thanks. 3

Cool. Weird. But not necessarily my cup of juice. But genius nonetheless. 4

I'm plenty down with hot metal and methadrine, but this isn't really my thing. I suppose it's alright for what it is, though. Goth? 3

First time hearing this. Cool. Groovy. 4

Not sure if this was worth interrupting my satanic death metal Friday, but I guess it's ok. It is The King, after all. And I never knew that true love travelled on a gravel road, so that's something. Guess I'll be moving to the country...but I digress. 3.65

Great album. 5

Solid effort for a debut, but nothing really memorable here. 3

Wish these guys were still around...need them now more than ever. 5

Can't find anything wrong here. Lotsa fun. 5

Classic classic rock. 5

Obviously, Stevie Wonder is a genius. Obviously, this album is a masterpiece. And obviously I'm giving it a five. But this album generator has taught me something I am somewhat surprised to learn. I'm just not that into Stevie Wonder. Weird.

YES!!! 5

Good not great. Like not love. 3.5

Rock n Roll for lonely hobbits. 3

Bowie. 4

I get that this is good. I get that it's unique. I liked a few tracks, like Bombs Over Baghdad. Otherwise, I still don't get it. I'm just not an Outkast fan, I guess. 3.5

I liked this. It was fun. 3.7

Oh yeah. Dig that swampy gumbo. 5

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Elvis Costello is cool. But kind of boring. 3

Is this fool trying to be a 90's version of Scott Walker? Keep dreamin' buddy!! I'm giving this a four because it's so weird and out of the box for something recorded in 1996. And I didn't hate it. 4.

Had to go to YouTube because for some reason Spotify only has a three song EP version of this? Get your shit together Spotify! And then practically every song was interrupted by ads? Get your shit together YouTube!! Solid album, though. Our House gets a five, but the entire package lands just shy of 4. 3.7

NOT my thing. 2.3

Meh. 3

My head also speaks. 5

Open any dictionary and look up the definition of the word masterpiece. It will say, "see Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'". 5

I guessed the most sounds!! I win!! Ha Ha!! 5

I have to be in a particular place to appreciate Sinatra, and since I don't drink anymore, I'm never in that place. But I actually enjoyed this. Even more than the Rundgren. 5

Die hard, old school Springsteen Heads might call Born in the USA a sellout. Ignore them. How great is this album? It's biggest hit, Dancing in the Dark, was an afterthought, written in a matter of hours, after the album was already complete, because Springsteen's manager wanted a single. The title track was originally recorded with an acoustic guitar and a four track for the Nebraska album but didn't make the cut. Springsteen shows up at the studio one day with a new arrangement, shows it to the band, and they nail it on the first take. Darlington County was the soundtrack to my middle school spring break trips, rolling past the flat empty cornfields of southern Illinois. Glory Days was the soundtrack to my senior summer. Downbound Train - "Now I work down at the carwash, where all it ever does is rain". Damn. Bruce Springsteen is an American treasure, and Born in the USA, perhaps his crowning achievement, is a masterpiece of classic American Rock -n- Roll. A perfect album. I too learned more from a three minute record than I ever learned in school. No retreat baby. No surrender.

Overrated. 3

This was like listening to The Rolling Stones, but then Elvis suddenly bursts through Mick's chest to sing one, but then T-Rex clubs Elvis over the head and grabs the mic for a couple, and then I guess... rockabilly? This is good rock-'n'-roll, but I'm not hearing anything overly special here. Chaka Khan. 3

Today I am a grumpy old man full of fuck you punk rock energy, so I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. REALLY good stuff. 5

Not sure about this one. Per Yoda, difficult to see. I'm going with 3.

I did not enjoy this album, and I don't know how anybody could. The exception being Praise You, I think this actually belongs on a list of albums to avoid listening to because it could result in your death. 2

I love this band and I enjoyed this album. 4

"Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride." Awesome. 3.75

Yay Van!! 5

I found the beats to be jarring and dissonant, but I enjoyed the dreamy vocals and spacey synthesizers, as well as the more soulful, jazzy stuff. There is music on this album. Take note, Fatboy. 3

Can't say enough about this one so I won't say anything. 5

I met Johnny Cash once. In Utah. He was hitchhiking. I picked him up. We smoked cigarettes and talked about Bigfoot and I dropped him off at a little honky tonk just west of the salt flats. Just kidding. 5

Kanye West has nothing on KRS-One. Nothing. 3

Ignoring the absolute musical crime that closes this album, I liked the cool, chill, mellow grooves...but not as much as I thought I would. 3.1

First time hearing this. Loved it. What a voice! 5

Jefferson Airplane is not my favorite late sixties psychedelic bay area rock band. In fact, they're not even my favorite Jefferson Airplane. I listen to Jefferson Starship and Starship way more often. But this is a solid album. White Rabbit obviously a masterpiece and Embryonic Journey is pure beauty love. 3.7

My experience listening to this album I can only describe as pleasant. 3.8

I could have done without this. That's fifty one minutes and twenty one seconds of my life I'll never retrieve. How do you fuck up "Stand by Me"? Puzzled as to how this makes the list. But I guess it might make a good soundtrack to a suicide. 2

Somebody recommend this album to Gene Clark. This is how it's done, Gene. I imagine Springsteen sitting on the edge of his bed in a T-shirt and jeans, with his acoustic guitar, harmonica, and four track, the only light in the room coming in through the window on a late afternoon in the fall. Except it's Nebraska outside instead of Jersey. There's not much more you really need to know about great American rock-'n'-roll. 5

I like Elastica. 3.3

Now we're talkin! Following a masterpiece with a masterpiece, 1989's Disintegration was a return to form for The Cure, after 1987's overtly pop flavored Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me won them wider popularity with the help of MTV favorite Just Like Heaven, a perfect song if ever there was one. Disintegration was The Cure's peak. Their Black Album without the sellout aspect. Great stuff. 5

Despite "Every Breath You Take" being one of the greatest musical crimes ever committed to tape, I went into this prepared to give it a five. Then I heard "Mother" and that was that. Great album, though. 4

Another solid effort from these guys. Very little not to like here. 4

Third Eno so far...not as good as the other two. 3

I'll quote Butthead on this one. "What the hell is this crap?" A French Bob Dylan cover? Only Charlotte Gainsbourg is allowed to do that. I really tried to put my "objective listener" hat on for this, but I was already in a grumpy mood going in and suffering through this oddity didn't help any. And although my one dimensional nature did allow me to appreciate the one mild rocker found here, and one other song that was pretty cool (Who Knows Where the Time Goes ?) (Who knows how this album made the list?) I must throw down a big fat 2 for my review. Sorry not sorry Fairport. 2

This was not nearly as depressing as I thought it would be, so I guess that's a good thing. 3

Ok, ok. I get it. Everything Radiohead ever did is great. Thom Yorke's shit smells like rainbows. Johnny Greenwood plays guitar better than Jesus. Whatever. If it weren't for "I Might Be Wrong" and "Knives Out" I would have hated this. How is any of this incomprehensible mess worthy of a greatest list? I had to listen to The Bends just to rinse the taste out of my ears. The other Radiohead albums the list has sent me so far (Hail to the Thief, Kid A, and In Rainbows) I thought were good, solid albums, even if I did question their necessity. But I'm afraid Amnesiac is a bridge too far. 2

This was partly kind of what I expected and partly not what I expected at all. Liked it more than I thought I would. 4

Not bad. 3

Boring. Unremarkable. 2

Another clinic in songwriting from the greatest rock-'n'-roll band of all time. 5

A lot to like here. I particularly liked "As Ugly As I Seem" and "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet). Neil Young all over that shit! 4

Perfect. Genius. Magic. Masterpiece. 5

Wanted to like this more than I did. Just got too repetitive. 3

The Black Keys are a good band and this is a good album. But I never understood the fascination and I don't get why they're on this list. 3

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This album is so great I even love the slow ones 😋. Every sound on this album is perfect. Even Ringo's tune is perfect. Maybe the silence between I Want You (She's So Heavy) and Here Comes the Sun could be just a skosh longer, otherwise this is a perfect album. It is my favorite Beatles album. Paul's bass on Mean Mr. Mustard sounds like grunge twenty years ahead of it's time. You Never Give Me Your Money always makes me cry. Two songs begin with the words Here Comes the Sun. And that medley is top tier desert island shit. Masterpiece does not even cover it. There isn't a high enough number.

Not a HUGE Foo Fighters fan, but respect the hell out of them, and just genuinely love Dave Grohl's story. I really enjoyed this and thought it was maybe even almost kinda great. 4.5

My love for Billy Joel runs deep, Glass Houses being one of the first records I ever wore out, You May Be Right being one of my first lessons in rock-'n'-roll. The Stranger is another in a long list of examples of his genius. I fail to recall at what point in my life I came to memorize every word of Only The Good Die Young, but it definitely happened at some point, and it was a joy to realize. And honestly, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant is such a great song, I'd probably give this a five even if the eight remaining tracks were garbage. But if course, no. Movin' Out, Just the Way You Are, She's Always A Woman. Ridiculous, really. Was he listening to Eagles when he wrote Everybody Has A Dream? And will somebody PLEASE bring back the fucking saxophone?!?! 5

The B-52's are high in the running for most fun band ever!! What is the aqua velva? And Fred Schneider absolutely has to do a covers album of metal songs, starting with Slayer's Angel of Death! Shout out to the musical hot bed, Athens Georgia while we're at it! 5

This album played a pivotal role in my re-discovery of Bob Marley as SO much more than just another collection of songs on a greatest hits compilation. I was on mescaline. Or was it mushrooms? Difficult to see. The title track, Natural Mystic, Heathen, So Much Things to Say...deep, HEAVY shit. Not to mention the several greatest hits. Bob's lyrics and music are sacred and infinite and Exodus might be his best. 5

Achtung Baby, it's promotion, and the ensuing Zoo TV tour were flagrant and seemingly proud declarations that U2 are the biggest sellouts in the history of rock-'n'-roll. "Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief. All kill their inspiration and sing about the grief." That should be Bono's epitaph. How do you go from opposing Apartheid South Africa to "I'd join the movement if there was one I could believe in"? Apartheid is still happening, and worse. Crickets from Bono and U2. And how do you write songs like Bullet the Blue Sky, Where the Streets Have No Name, and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and then take meetings with war criminals? But if you can somehow forget about all of that... and just objectively listen to Achtung Baby as an album of music, it is pretty great. I hated it the first time I heard it. Not only because of the above mentioned moral and ethical concerns, but because it was such a jarring departure for U2 musically. It took me years to warm to it, and listening to it again I realize I don't care about it enough to really revisit it much. But it is a great album. So 5.

Original and weird is almost always a good thing, and Nick Cave is no exception. Good, but not great. 3

Blues, weirdness, psychedelia...much to dig here...but can't quite get to a five on this one. 4.5

In a nutshell (pardon the pun), throughout his time with The Beatles, George Harrison was edging and All Things Must Pass is the resulting glorious load. Pure magic from front to back, ATMP completely shatters my theory that double albums are never worthy of a five star rating, and that yes even a fucking TRIPLE album, as it was originally released, can be perfect under the right circumstances and when created by the proper genius. Thanx George! BIG 5! And a GREAT album cover!

Forgot what a great album this is. Bittersweet memories though. Long story. 5

This is a great album, but I can't give it a five. I've always had trouble with Sir Paul's cheesy side, and Bluebird just totally kills the potential for perfection here. Probably a couple of other tracks too, if I'm being honest. But as I said, a great album full of unique hits and the title track is one of the best examples of Macca's true genius as a songwriter. 4.8

The small town where I grew up didn't have a record store. It had a photo store that also sold records, CD's and cassettes. When The Black Album was released in the summer of 1991 I was the first person in town to own it. I was waiting at the photo shop when it arrived, and the woman who owned the place handed it to me right out of the box. CD AND cassette. My friend Bill was doing carpentry work on a house around the corner and when I gave him the news as I headed back to my car, he literally dropped his hammer in mid swing and took off down the sidewalk, tool belt and all. He was probably the second person to own it. But as excited as I was to hear the new album from my favorite band, I'd seen MTV's world premier video for Enter Sandman weeks before and I new what I was in for. Metallica was no longer my band. They were everybody's. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has been known to say, "yeah we sellout. Every place we play". Respect. But this avoids answering the question. And the answer is yes. The Black Album is, not unlike U2's Achtung Baby, a deliberate effort to change the sound of their music in order to appeal to a larger, more mainstream audience. This point is not debatable. If you want proof, just watch A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica. Concerning the new direction Metallica took with The Black Album, I will just say this. They didn't need to change their sound. They still would have been the biggest band in the world. And if The Black Album had been produced by Flemming Rasmussen instead of Bob Rock and if Cliff Burton hadn't died, today's world would be a very different place. But, like Def Leppard's Hysteria, Red Hot Chili Pepper's Blood Sugar Sex Magic, and the above mentioned U2 situation, The Black Album is not just a sellout, it is also a GREAT album. It's influence on 90's metal cannot be overstated, and the fact that Metallica was pretty much single handedly responsible for thrash metal's eventual mainstream acceptance is a gargantuan achievement, and one that should be honored. Despite the manufactured appeal, and the fact that I just don't think My Friend of Misery measures up to the rest of the album, I'm giving this a five. Honestly, I think every pre-load Metallica album deserves a five. 5

LOVE old school rock-'n'-roll!! Architect indeed! 5

Solid effort. Lenny's cool. But kinda boring. Mr. Cab Driver sticks out. 3

Unique harmonies. Solid album. Fairly heavy rotation for me back in 1993. Never liked Rooster, but it was good hearing a lot of these songs for the first time in many years. 4

Yet another reason to love the 80's. Power pop, pop-punk, punk-pop, garage rock... whatever you wanna call it, the Go Go's did it as well as anyone. Yet another one of the first records I owned (I was 8 in 1981), Beauty and the Beat might be a perfect album. It's punk sensibility made it unique among it's early 80's peers, it's influence on women in rock cannot be over stated, and it is high in the running for greatest ever debut album. Plus, it's just endlessly catchy and listenable from front to back, like forever and ever amen...5

This was one of the strangest experiences I've ever had listening to an album. Full disclosure, Relax was not one of my favorite 80's tunes, and this is my first listen to the rest of the album. Some of it was what I expected, and some of it wasn't what I expected at all, but all of it was pretty cool. Crazy covers. Springsteen?!? Totally unexpected. And that San Jose song was just bizarre. Good stuff. 3.75

If you slowed down Pink Floyd and made it techno. Or gave Alice some acid and a turntable and a beat machine. Reminds me of Amon Tobin. Not the biggest techno guy...or whatever we're calling this... electronic? But if I'm going to dig it, chances are it's going to be mellow and trippy, like most of this is. I enjoyed this. It was chill but kept me interested. 4

"And you dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do." This is my new philosophy of life. Not much different from the old one 🥴. I liked this. 3

Can't argue with that. 5

Gonna go ahead and call this one The Great Depression. It's great, but hella depressing. 4

Chi Town in the house!! Anybody who references Jerry Garcia and calls out the Israeli Occupation is gonna get a lot of love from me, but even forgetting all that (and the rediculously long and completely unnecessary outro), this is a really great album. Socially conscious, soulful funkiness, great beats but also great music...my favorite kind of hip hop...and a shout out to Jill Scott while we're at it. 5

One of the most important, influential and necessary albums ever. And although I object to certain lyrics, I've gotta give this a five. Just undeniable, unapologetic, fuck you energy genius. See the movie. 5

Good ole New York punk rock-'n'-roll. Some of this I loved, some was just ok. 3.5

Wam Bam Thank you Mam! God bless David Bowie. The Ziggy Stardust riff is one of the greatest in rock history. Great stuff. 5

I thought this was supposed to be about whales?!? Call me Ishmael. Anyway, I liked this WAY better than the book. 4

More wonderful weirdness from The Divine Comedy! Liked Cassanova better, but props again for being such a unique thing in the late 90's. 3.25

Dolly is awesome, but I'm not sure about this one.

This reminded me of The Flaming Lips, Pink Floyd and The Polyphonic Spree. Very much enjoyed it. 3.5

LOVE that Queen guitar sound!! 4