Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.Fun album, with some good beats. Seems to be repetitive at times.
Fun album, with some good beats. Seems to be repetitive at times.
Such a great album. I've never really listened to a whole Fleetwood Mac album before now, but I've heard almost all of these songs at one time or another, and they all stand the test of time. Listening to the album was a delight, and I am upset with myself that it took until I was 40 to sit down and listen to it throughout.
Good album with some all time great hits. Four of these songs will live on for many lifetimes. The album almost seems to get lost for a few tracks though. If I could give it a 4.5 stars, I would.
Pleasantly surprised. This album grooves from start to finish, without any real misses. This is one of the reasons I started this journey, I obviously knew a few songs off the album, but the rest was a fun ride.
33 minutes of in your face, guitar shredding, fun rock and roll. A great ride from start to finish! I've heard this album a few times before, and it never lets you down.
Good overall album, with some timeless tracks. However, the deep tracks are easily lost and just don't hold my attention.
A lot of filler songs with someone just talking over a beat. This album is carried by 4 really good songs, the rest of the songs are average.
This is what I'm looking for in lounge style music. Sitting in a dimly lit bar with a nice cocktail and relaxing. The rhythm can get repetitive, but the album is short enough it doesn't become annoying.
I've tried listening to this album prior, because I know a lot of people that really like it. I gave it another shot and it's just not for me. It sounds they all have ADHD and waited for the meds to wear off to start recording. There's a couple songs that I find just okay, but the rest is a mess.
Great album. I've been a fan for a long time. Any album you can press play, listen, and enjoy every track you know you've got a winner. I'm sure I'll listen to this many more times in my life.
Good overall jazz album. I like Jazz, but I don't find myself going there very often.
I didn't love this album, but I was able to listen all the way through without being annoyed and thinking about tracking past a song. It's catchy and fun, with good rhythm and powerful lyrics. There's a reason this is a foundational album for hip-hop/rap music.
I can hear the influence these guys had on so many bands that came after. Its raw and in your face. I listened to a lot of punk rock in my day, but I still just didn't love this. I completely understand why it's on this list, just not my cup of tea.
This wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. The perfect example of a 3 star album. Nothing really pulls you in, but it's not so bad you need to turn it off.
While repetitive, this is late 90's early 00's house/rave music, and is great at being that. It has a few great tracks on it and a lot of filler. It's an hour at the rave party.
Solid album. Big fan of Oasis, but this isn't one of their best albums. Their followup is a true 5 star album.
I enjoyed listening to this album, but nothing about it was great. There wasn't a single track that stood out above the rest.
Speakerboxxx is a 5 star album. This is what I expect from Outkast and it holds the test of time. I can listen to this album all day, and I don't think it's their best work. The Love Below has some great tracks on it, but it's more experimental, and misses on a lot of tracks. It even takes about 6 tracks to find itself.
I don't love this, but I see the appeal. Ravi sounds like an extremely talented musician, and wants to share his love of his country's music. In the right setting this is great, but not something I'm going to seek out to listen to. However, I did find myself letting Spotify continue to play more Ravi, so I guess I enjoyed it more than I expected.
I liked this well enough, but it didn't make me feel like I've been missing anything. I have heard of them, but never really took the time to jump into an album. It seemed like a lot of the songs run together at times, which is fine, but I was surprised when I checked and I was already on the second album. Better than some 3 star albums, but it doesn't have anything that carries it like you would expect from a 4 star + album. I wish 3.5 was an option.
I am unsure why anyone thinks people should hear this album before they die. There is nothing special about Modern Kosmology. I've heard a number of bands that sound similar or better than this. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't anything special, unique, or whatever word you want to use.
I know this supposed to be a masterpiece, but this album is just okay. I love many things about Bob Dylan, and have many of his songs on various playlists. I think he is best consumed a song or two at a time. As for this album...The lyrics are clearly the best part of it. The harmonica on this album makes me cringe at times, and we all know his voice can be hard to handle as well. 3 stars.
I was only able to listen to 8 songs on this 14 track album, so I listened to some additional Fats tracks. I enjoyed it all, but I'm not likely to seek this out very often, but it was overall very good.
This album sounds like a bunch of other albums I've heard before. Nothing on here was great, and nothing on here was awful, but nothing stood out. I would've been fine never hearing this in my lifetime.
I've had so many of the British bands recently, and they all sound so similar it would be hard to tell the difference between them at this point. It's almost as if I died, when to Hell, and am being forced to listen to this for the rest of my days. As for this album, it is okay. Nothing about it is special and the people who voted for this as one of "The 300 Best Albums in the Past 30 years" all must have some nostalgia attached to it. I have those bands I listen to all the time and love(The Appleseed Cast), but no way would I suggest it be on a list of albums to listen to before you die.
Another album I don't believe belongs on this list. This sure this may have lead the way for more ambient music, but the music itself is supposed to be background music...
Big fan of this album. My older brother shared this with me when I was in probably 7th or 8th grade, and it has been as fun to listen to now as it was then. I will keep coming back to it every once in a while.
This is a classic. Obviously it has that older sound, but overall I think this album stands the test of time. The whole thing was good, nothing made me want to skip a track. I think it helped that it was a live album as well. This is a good selection for this journey.
I have listened to this album too many times to count. I was in 6th grade when this came out and listened to this album almost nonstop. It has been at least a decade since I've listened at this point, and I have to say I still love this album. Everything from the music to the artwork, it's just a great album. Nostalgia is definitely factor in my rating.
I haven't given Elvis Costello many listens in the past, and my god, I have not missed anything. This was awful! His voice was awful, the music was flat, and nothing stood out. I couldn't wait for this album to end.
This was an interesting listen. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. It at times reminded me a little of Björk, but it's not that. Made for a productive start to me day, so good background music.
What an angry, little man. I saw Eminem live once at a Festival, and before he came out, he played a Lipton Ice Tea commercial about how he's Eminem and doesn't do commercials...WHAT?! Then he lip-synced the through the rest of the show. It was so bad A LOT of people just left, including myself. This album would be complete trash is Dre wasn't involved.
Purple Rain is a fun listen with some all time greats, and always will be.
Great reggae album. Would listen again.
Overall I liked this, but it didn't blow me away. The guitar carries the album. Marquee Moon was the highlight track, 5 stars to that song, but the others were nothing special. I can see that they did influence many bands that followed them, that did it better than they did.
This sounds like a bad Bowie album. I didn't mind some of it, I hated the rest of it.
This was a fun listen! I couldn't understand any of the lyrics, but they were almost another instrument mixed into it all.
This is a great album, there's no arguing it. The songs are great, and it's sounds good as a live album. I'm still surprised they let him go into a prison and sing songs about doing cocaine and murdering people.
This album is good, but here we are with another album that is just that, good. This certainly has some catchy bass lines and fun guitar, but every song sounded very similar. Looking at this in historical terms or even influence on future music does not make this a great album. It gets lost in history, because it's not one of the greats. You can influence greatness and not be great.
My first 1 star review... whomever thought this needed to be recorded should be banished from every recording studio. The music sounds like what you would hear on a children's album, but the lyrics are for adults, and painfully awful.
When I started the album I was very skeptical, but 2 or 3 songs in it grew on me, or just got better. I will say it's a little repetitive and a long of the songs sound the same. With this being a double disc of 2 and a half hours it does get a little old. I do agree with another reviewer that said "it sounds like something you would hear playing in a record store."
I always forget how short Elvis's songs are, 12 songs in 28 minutes... I appreciate this for what is it. I like a few of the songs, but not enough to come back to this album. I do not, and never have understood what all the fuss was about in the 50's.
A lot of timeless classics on here. This is something that belongs on this list. Great 4 star album. Has a few misses, but the greats are greats.
This takes me back to riding in the car with my mom when I was a kid. You all know Escapade is a jam. Good album, I get why it's on here.
I have surprisingly never listen to this, and a little disappointed it took until now. This was more experimental then I expected, from what I know of Genesis at least. Second album kind of falls off, but over all, a fun listen.
This was better than I expected it to be, but still didn't love it.
This is a great Cat Stevens album. His lyrics are fantastic, the instruments are on point. There's nothing I would really change here.
I really like the flow on this album. What we could've had if these folks stayed together. A few all-time greats on this album, there's some filler I could do without, but overall a great album.
I like this album, I've heard it many time in my life, and it has many good tracks on it. I do think A LOT of people prop this album up and say silly things about how great it is, things like "Radiohead wouldn't exist without The Pixies." STOP IT! It is a great overall album, but it ain't that. "Here Comes Your Man" sounds like something that belongs in the 50's, and certainly doesn't belong on this album. Highlights: Debaser Wave of Mutilation Hey
This was a great album. I enjoyed almost all of it. I do think it trailed off a little on tail end of the second album though. I will definitely listen again. 4.5 stars