Already listened - but a classic hip hop album that created legends. It got me into 90s rap when I was in middle school after hearing CREAM.
Definitely heard “White Winter Hymnal”. Kind of sounds like the influence for bands like The Lumineers and Mumford and Sons. Great folk and easy listening. This album still holds up over 15 years after it’s released.
The classic punk rockers. Their influence can still be heard in bands like IDLES and The Chats. It’s almost like spoken word but too many of the songs sound the same. Still a good listen for only 38 minutes, wish I knew more politically with what was going on in England and it’d probably make more sense.
Wow - so many great songs I’ve never heard. “So much things to say” is definitely going to be a regular on my reggae playlists. I don’t think I can rate this album for less than 5 stars.
Ehh I didn’t really know what to expect with this album but I was thoroughly disappointed. It seemed like it was all over the place. I wasn’t sure what kind of “rock” this was. The 70s sound like a weird time, man.
Almost everyone knows the song “Folsom Prison Blues” but this album has a lot of other great songs like “25 minutes to go”. The lyrical storytelling from Cash is amazing and he can paint a picture with words in less than 3 minutes. I really haven’t listened to his music outside of the hits and I’m going to dive deeper after this. Outlaw country music at its finest.
Fuck Capitalism, the police, and everyone who stands in the way! Although said a bit more eloquently by Zack de la Roche, I get the message loud and clear. Backed with awesome rifts from Tom Morello, this album has you head banging along with agreement. I hadn’t heard any thing other than “Killing in the Name” before today but it was a great listen while filing my taxes. I almost didn’t file them as a sign of D E F I A N C E.
TSP’s sound is what I mostly associate with 90s rock/alternative genre. This is probably from the ridiculous amount of 90s movies using “Today” on their soundtracks. The whole album gives me that “after high school 90s cd that you’d play in your parent’s basement at full volume” vibe. The lyrics are angsty, angry and depressing. I thoroughly enjoyed listening it even though I’m not in my parent’s basement anymore.
I gave it a shot. Sounds like he was singing through a tin can and the instruments were played in a garage and recorded on a tape recorder but guess that probably the style of the genre. I’m not sure if I understood one sentence on the whole album so it must not have been that important of a message.
I can’t believe this is an album from 1995. This is the first album I thought could’ve been released in the passed decade. However, this is far flung from the idea of modern day pop. It reminds me of a band called “Charly Bliss” from Brooklyn who are considered “bubblegum pop”. I can’t tell at all that they are from Sweden. I didn’t hate it, does that mean I liked it?
I assume this is the first of a few Led Zeppelin’s albums that will be on this list. While not particularly my favorite in their catalogue, it’s still great. The unique sound and genre blending style of LZ has always been my draw to them and this album was no different. Great to get one within the first 10 albums.
Is this rock and roll? Have I had it wrong all along? I haven’t heard much of The Rolling Stones besides the hits. This album is bluesy, folky and soulful. If “Sweet Virginia” was played for me I’d never know it was the Stones. I don’t know if they are all like this but I’m left wanting more.
Interesting but pretty slow. Nothing to write home about. Bang a gong is a song I didn’t know was by them. The lead singer was deathly afraid of cars and never learned to drive and then died in a car accident at 29. Probably the most interesting thing about T. Rex.
Based on the year 1966 and what I read in the wiki, this album rivaled the Beatles and I feel like you can hear that sound on here. I actually liked Exile on Main Street better. All these subgenres like psych rock and glam rock are really starting to stand out as I listen to more and more “Rock” albums from the same decades. I guess rock n roll isn’t as much of a box that I originally thought.
Maybe it’s the accents but I’ve always felt Oasis’ sound was a modern day Beatles. Their songs always felt so perfectly mixed to me, the perfect balance of instruments and vocal volume. (What’s the story) Morning Glory was my jam in high school and I’ve never dabbled behind that but this album did not disappoint. I can feel my unibrow growing in with every track.
The first few songs sounded the same but there were some great lyricism throughout the album. “there’s a hole in daddy’s arm, where all the money goes”, I loved “Sam Stone”, story about a drug addicted vet. Iconic voice, depressing lyrics.
Joy Division has a huge cult following but I will not be one of them. I can’t help thinking this sounds like a Dracula Rock Opera (cue Jason Segel from the movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”). So slow and boring, this album brought me no Joy, only Division.
You know when you have a preconceived notion about an artist? Thats what I had with Coldplay. Then within the first 10 seconds of the first song, I was thinking maybe I was wrong. The song kicked in and I thought this is way different than I imagined. However, by the time I got to the end my pre listen thoughts were confirmed. Slowly, repetitive and lacking anything to consider this “rock”.
“The New Stone Age” has a similar sound of a band called Ghostland Observatory. As a fan of modern day electronic music, this was interesting since it was considered synth-pop. It was alright, not sure what would be a good time to play this album. Sounds very ~experimental~ and like there was a theme to this album I was missing? Who was Joan of Arc?
This is similar to a lot of 90s electronic dance music I listened to but with an Indian like twist. I didn’t mind it, but nothing really stood out to me. Probably why this only sold 60,000 albums when it was released.
Ah The Smiths. I think most millennials who are avid listeners of indie rock had a Smiths phase. It’s easy listening and that’s about it.
The lead singer of The Smith’s solo career - you couldn’t tell me this wasn’t the Smiths. Felt a little less “rock” heavy and more lyrical/vocally focused. I liked “Late Night, Maudlin Street”. I get why his sexuality was questions throughout his career because I’m not sure who these lyrics are about either.
This sound is what I think the 80s sounded like. It was alright
Soulful and 80s. I actually liked it, especially “Heaven”.
I remember buying this not too long after it was released, when I was deeply into hard rock. It was a revelation then and it's a revelation now, over 40 years later. The range, the depth, the influence..nothing other than five stars.
I can’t count how many times I’ve listened to this since it was released in 2004. Absolutely legendary in hip-hop. Netflix recently released a documentary on it. Produced by and rapped over by Ye. This one hits home for me as it was on staple on my iPod nano in 2005. Subsequent albums were not as perfect from beginning to end as this one. “Through the wire” was a song he made after a car accident with his jaw wired shut.
“Couldn’t afford a Lexus so she named her daughter Alexis”
