Not as bad as I was bracing for, but not something I'm going back to anytime soon.

It's... like some dude started songwriting when he was HORNY then by the time came to record he was hopped up on barbiturates

KITTY Classic parent jams

Yeah, this ain't it.

Like 5/10? Front half is radio hits. Some of these are long dong songs. Would probably drink coffee to again. I suspect this will be among my higher-ranked on this list, sad to say.

Solid fit being covers. Neat arrangements.

Best Beatles album

I feel like I don't like fairies enough to appreciate this album

I forgot what I was going to write. Didn't get interesting for me until Eternal Life.

Song 2 is an essential Jock Jam™. The songs are all over the place here but that keeps an hour of material fresh.

When I typed in "Drive" and YT suggested "Like Jehu" I very much almost just went with that. I'm sure there's people that appreciate this album, but I'm not sure I want to meet them. I do not need a country rock opera concept album in my life.

This is Sunday morning listening. Not controversial in the slightest. Not bad, not moving. Lemmy: do you want to rock?! Crowd: ehh Paul Simon: I got this

Solid mix of songwriting, all gas no brakes

Not as bad as I was bracing for, but not something I'm going back to anytime soon.

Hell yes

Is this Kurt Russell. It runs either good or background.

Classic without thought. It's always there with all the samples and swipes.

ELVIS WAS A HERO TO MOST BUT HE NEVER MEANT SHIT TO ME ... with Memphis in the title, my first thought was that it was a live album. It's not! He's talented for sure but I think he knew he was milking it with the voice. Like going all Cher on it before Cher. Good songwriting, though.

Pretty chill. Apparently I didn't keep notes on this, so, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty chill.

THIS ALBUM IS STILL HOT FIRE AND IT HASN'T FLICKERED OUT ONCE SINCE 1957.

It's... like some dude started songwriting when he was HORNY then by the time came to record he was hopped up on barbiturates

Not a fan of the vocals. Love the instrumentation.

Classic. I remember playing this working at a hole in the wall comic shop. Starting a pop album with an 11 minute song is baller. Then Candle in the Wind! Benny and the Jets! The title track! Not an instrument out of place nor wasted.

Better than Nico solo, but just not for me.

Didn't like this one as much as Live from Memphis. He's not at full strength yet, as you should expect from a debut album. Wonder what happened to him.

A good album, but I feel like I never have to hear Led Zeppelin again. Forgot how influenced by the blues they were and it's all over here.

Hmm this is a provocative co--looking at what this album is about--OH NO Didn't know I'd need to bust out Muzzy to interpret this. "Je suis la jeune fille" YEAH APPARENTLY I took French in school because I thought Gambit was cool at the time. He's not. I took a 200-level course in college for a gen ed. Went to class one day after a GWAR show and I still had some of their fluids in my ear. Classmate thought my ear was bleeding until I said I saw GWAR. He understood then. Interesting instrumentations. I can see where it's influenced so many. Horrible subject matter. Wish this was GWAR.

I got excited as soon as I saw this pop up. "Buried Alive in the Blues" is a great instrumental - upbeat and energetic. How has this not been used in a movie or show? The instruments are balanced well, production crisp. Her voice is something authentic and not forced IMO.

Yeah, I'm a nerd that likes Rush. Gimme math equations to listen to.

I don't have a lot to comment on this. Mostly I listen to these while working so a rating and elaboration is secondary. This is a bopper, okay?

Well, this is nice. Soothing. Peaceful. I don't know the language in some of the songs, but I'd hope Miriam wouldn't pull one over on me and sing about kicking rabbits or anything nefarious like that. Rabbits are cute, they don't deserve that. I'm not saying something's intrinsic cuteness is tied to whether it's kickable or not, because snakes freak me out, I wouldn't call them cute by and large, but I wouldn't want one to be kicked, either. This has some good beats, but, again, don't beat up animals. Unless it's a life or death thing. But even then, a bear wants to kill me, who am I to stop a bear? If I don't have my bear repellent on me, that's my fault and I'm just not fit to survive.

Only the debut album by one of my all time favorite groups, no big deal. Everything instantly hits, but then peeling it back and breaking it down, they did their homework.

This didn't do much for me. Not bad, but not compelling.

All-time favorite. Great beats and verses.

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Not bad. Better than expected for college indie?

Well, the art is really cool. Not quite a Cure or Depeche Mode kinda thing but I think it could be in the same neighborhood.

Upbeat!

First guess: I'm not familiar but will recognize something from this. Sure enough, I was right. Some of it is cool, but it's SO upbeat, it feels sugary. I'm diabetic and I need insulin listening to this.

I know nothing about this. Ah, another time I was wrong and recognized stuff without knowing it. HITS. Those aside, there's a good variety of bass-thumping rock and ethereal. Big surprise here. Plus doing the "schm-" prefix has to be a first for major American rock. Hell yeah.

Again, I'm not sexy enough for this.

I liked it. Not the strongest effort of anyone, but good on its own.

Although I love the Bosstones, I've never listened to the Specials. Anticipating an enjoyable listen to me. "A Message to Rudy" is very notable but I was dreading if that set the tone as far as energy for the whole album. Thankfully, "Do the Dog" picks right up (pun intended). Yeah, I'm really liking it. "Concrete Jungle" is a bopper. But "Too Much Too Young" is a drag.

This was a bopper.

I don't think I need double-album rock operas in my life.

THIS is how you do a concept album! Suck it, Pink Floyd! I defy anyone to find a single note out of place or played where it's not needed on this. It's the 80's encapsulated. It's perfection. It's also the best $5 I ever spent for a perfectly playable LP with the poster!

I'm not as familiar on this one as The Fragile, but it's tight.

I tried listening twice and it didn't stick with me.

HE DEFINED COOL.

I need a 6 Star option for this. Non-stop party. I don't care that I'm partying like 35 years ago, I don't party but this is the one exception.

This is a metal album cover. They're gonna play some doom. Whatever this sounds like, I'm listening to Candlemass afterwards. Sure enough, this is rock. Probably as hard as it went in the 60's.

Yeah. Classic.

"Sad Lisa?" Because Lisa needs braces?

Sorry, Johnny. You weren't around to see it knocked down.

Whenever you see a photo of Leonard Cohen smoking a cigarette? He's not huffing tobacco; he's huffing his own farts.

"You're my woman now Make yourself easy" What the FUCK I've never been so happy to hear "Truckin" start as this listen-through because I knew it meant the album was almost over.

So, I'm almost 40, grew up in hardcore, and this is the first time ever listening to The Smiths on my own. It's fine. The instrumentation is good. What the fuck is with some of these lyrics? I don't know if it's bias or not, but it feels to me like Morrissey is inauthentic with his vocal delivery. Like, he actually thinks he has a bighead, because he does, but then he plays it down, because he thinks he's just that smart? Fuck Morrissey.

I'm giving this minimum 4 stars no matter what based on the art alone. But, really, for being a more calm album, it still goes through different and ambitious ideas. I'm able to clearly picture in my head activities and interpretations as done by penguins, fulfilling the mission. Wait, that's not the mission? Shouldn't have been so penguin forward. This is an album by penguins, for penguins.

I was familiar with the hits before and didn't mind them, but didn't pay them much attention. The songwriting and emotion here is genuine, playing up strong influences in R&B, without being inauthentic. If I knew there was a Cure cover, I would've checked it out a lot sooner. Well-done on that.

This is out there. Ambitious. Not totally disconnected to itself but a span of things, like a soundtrack for a movie at times. Grand. Vibrant. I'm not smart enough to provide a sufficient review, but I like it.

An anytime kind of album. Cleaning, cooking, great for being alone with your thoughts. It'll take you on a jazzy journey.

Honestly not that great. The non-single tracks reek of filler. Not the Minor Threat 7", either.

Never listened to Björk before. Soothing, ethereal. Reminds me of Zola Jesus. Not that they're necessarily that close, but if you r enjoy one, it's worth checking the other to change things up.

At first this just seemed like sex jams, albeit really good ones like opening with Who's That Lady. You Walk Your Way really opened up to its true cadence, in my mind. Great versions of Listen to the Music, Sunshine (Go Away Today) and an actually bearable version of Summer Breeze with that little bit of guitar having me do the metal claw.

Milquetoast. Putting any more effort into describing it would do a disservice to my brain.

This was one of those where I can recognize all the craft (heh) going into it, but it's just not for me.

This is my second-favorite Fugazi album after In on the Kill Taker so I'll gladly listen to this any day. And yes I will listen to the version on streaming with 3 Songs because you can't stop me. Turnover starts the album off unsuspecting but by the time Guy starts yelling, you're locked in. Then Ian gets groovy with the title track. Merchandise is upbeat and always gets stuck in my head as a materialistic guy, then Blueprint brings the tone right down. Quit reading this shoddy review and listen to the album!

Yeah, this ain't it.

Pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Solid beats. That's all I've got, I'm on 4 hours of sleep right now.

The instruments are good enough. But then you put on Anthony Keidis and it's like putting diarrhea on a cake.

I'm not sure the measured influence of this album, as far as I can't recall it mentioned in conversation, but given the timing of it, elicits a lot of what came in pop music afterwards. I Don't Remember and Family Snapshot really call this out, whereas the earlier tracks kind of go the more industrial route, almost like Killing Joke at the time. Never thought I'd compare Killing Joke to Peter Gabriel, but I'm not upset. The whole album flows well and doesn't take too much off the gas unless it needs to. Not One of Us is a great standout track towards the end. I'll be damned if Phil Collins didn't take a bit of Biko into making In the Air Tonight. Also a great subject to write about. Closing an album in 1980 with an anti-apartheid song is what's up.

One of those "I know there's a lot of talent that went into this, but it's not for me" albums.

Hell yeah, this is some rock and roll music.

So I was dreading this. I always proclaimed to hate SD based on the hits and knowing a friend is a HUGE fan I wanted to avoid eating my words. So, how did this end up? Well, big fan of hot pretzels for 15 cents so the cover is a promising start. As for the music: Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Not going to judge this too much as it's a hit, heard it a thousand times. Night by Night - ... Not bad Any Major Dude Will Tell You - Not feeling this one Barrytown - Promising start. Didn't like the wavering voice, though. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Not bad? If it were set to like a Tom and Jerry cartoon? No, could see it more for an Itchy and Scratchy one. I think it's the talkbox. Parker's Band - Ok, this was probably the best one since Night by Night. Through With Buzz - Me too! Fuck you, Buzz! Pretzel Logic - This is funky but seems melodramatic. With a Gun - Western kinda start. Probably one of the best tracks on the album. Charlie Freak - Honestly, this album has a back half. Monkey in Your Soul - I just like the track title. Overall? It's okay.

This is some cool stuff. Not wildly bombastic, but there's range.

Pleasantly surprised to see this one pop up. Don't know them outside of the hits but glad to have this as an introduction. Belinda's vocals remind me of Delores from the Cranberries (Rippity pippity). The songs of heartbreak from the female perspective in pop music, very often, are from a position of submission or capitulation to a masculine, but "How Much More" is level-headed and feels realistic in its lyrics. Love the instrumentation throughout. "Lust to Love" is just a solid songwriting example. Great album beginning to end, unlike this review.

TLDR: This album could've been called "I Should Go to Therapy." I'll get the one good thing to say out of the way: The music to Kim sounds like the Corporate Ministry theme from the WWF and that goes. I wish this album went past the submission process for this list and I didn't listen to it. Some of the albums I've listened to for this I'd consider BAD but this was maybe the worst to get through so far. Why? Beats - solid 3/5, would be 3.5 if I could rate it as such Flow - 3/5, not my bag but not bad Delivery - 4/5, it's powerful and committed Lyrics - instant, irredeemable 1/5. So much so that it weighs everything else down. I grew up in the 90s and graduated high school in 2003. Eminem was inescapable. I never got into him, at the time not being into rap but since opening my mind. I've added "Without Me" to my running playlist. But, damn, dude, these lyrics are SO misogynistic and homophobic, what the fuck am I supposed to do with this? Forget the murder fantasy schtick, I love death metal and Gravediggaz did it great, but, oh yeah, the rape fetishizing too. Fuck off with this.

Hot damn there's some good shit on this!

It's Aretha. C'mon.

Not my favorite Bruce album, but that's like saying Rocky Road isn't my favorite ice cream. There's still all the elements that make it great, plenty to appreciate on its own, and it hits me good enough on such a certain day.

This is a bopper!

Didn't Guantanamo Bay prisoners get tortured to this album?

So, two women that broke my heart in seemingly irreparable ways were both big NIN fans. Tried approaching this without that bias, as I do like some industrial, mainly Ministry and Killing Joke. This is fine. For as batshit as the opener goes, the second track hits the E-brake and just changes the mood entirely. Then stretch that out a bit. Really, remove the bias, I'd probably skip this anyhow. Love the Johnny Cash cover at the end though.

I have the 1980 US release with Breaking the Law as the first track, but honestly prefer the wider release with Rapid Fire starting things off. This is a top 3 album by a top 2 artist for me personally, so yeah, I was a little excited. There's so much power and commitment in the songs and no slacking. Rapid Fire is the metal song, and Metal Gods and United are the metal anthems. Living After Midnight has gotten stale from me just in seeing them live but I can still recognize that it's a party song. You Don't Have to be Old to be Wise? Heck, that's just something to keep in mind. Also to keep in mind, JUDAS PRIEST FUCKING RULES.

I like Neuköln and that's about it. This didn't do anything to sway me on my indifference of Bowie.

It's the Temptations. Shut up and listen.

This fits right in with ATCQ, Digable Planets, etc. Powerful MCs.

Sam Cooke LOVES his woman. This album is less of a live set, more of a party and a proclamation. His energy is bombastic, the audience part of the band. It's electric. The backing band is great, but they are a bit behind because this is Sam's show, and he shines. Incredible capture of a night from 60 years ago.

How the hell is Yeah Yeah Yeahs one of 1001 albums that's essential to listen to before death? This is not revelatory at all. It's just power pop. And I hate the vocals. And the name.

So, II is my "favorite" Led Zeppelin album, but this is also a band as a whole that I'm quite content never hearing again. I don't mind blue-influenced rock, and they were definitely wearing it on their sleeve, but they're like the Deftones in that any intricacies in the songwriting that could be appreciated by my dumb brain are blown away by some fan, unprompted, going "OH THEY'RE HTE FUCKING BEST DOOD" (no I'm not fixing that typo). Should I let someone else's opinion dwindle mine? No. Except when it goes beyond playing something ad nauseum. Much like tube TVs had a percentage of static coming directly from the background radiation of the universe, Americans have a not-insignificant play of Led Zeppelin in their collective conscience. ... Right. This was about a single album. It's fine.

Funky lil folk album. Thought at first I was going to dread it, but not that bad.

Okay. I love some Outkast. I usually go for Stankonia because it's tight and ALIVE. This is, to be sure, two albums. 2 hours 15 minutes. A lot to listen to at once as a package. I preder Speakerboxxx, but The Love Below has some highs, and the better singles. The whole package of Speakerboxxx just works better for my tastes. Love the ambition, though. No one as big as Outkast can I think of has done something comparable, and they were always pushing the boundaries like that. Who's even close? Boris?

So. My Bloody Valentine. M B V. m b v. Ah yes here we go. There it is. Droney, spacey, ambient, shoegazey -- hey, spell check, quit yelling at me, because I ain't listening. I can spell tociluzimab and Bill Sienkiewicz without questioning myself. If you know what it is from their older releases, don't be too shocked here. I'm at a bit of a loss as why this one in particular is on here instead of, say, Loveless, but I'm not the nerd that came up with this. I'm a nerd following along. The instrumentations flow like they were an extension of nature. The vocals, too. I honestly don't know what they're saying without looking at the lyrics, so it could be about the Armenian genocide or a recipe for Beef Wellington (do NOT let that shit go out raw!) but the presentation is less dependent on the words here. Since it is a bit spacey, I tried a little bit of playback at double speed. Not as amusing as playing something like Cursed - I or Ride the Lightning at 33 instead of 45. That, you ride out.

First of all, this is damn near impossible to find on streaming. Secondly, great voice. I'd think Adele picked up on it here and there The songs range from okay to sappy... Like super. Ok album that goes way too long.

Solid

Bro, I'm listening for the first time because I always thought the Gallaghers were insufferable. The instrumentation is fine, bro. The vocals lose me. Seems like the tracklisting could flow better. The lyrics in Supersonic especially... not for me. Cigarettes and Alcohol is just Bang the Gong. Married with Children feels totally unnecessary. "SAID MAYBEEEE" maybe 125 times, bro. Get a little less indecisive before finishing a song.

A notably long album for the time. And you feel it. SHEESH. Boring and then when it's not boring, like Vagabond Virgin... yeeeewwwww

One of those ones where I can't criticize, but is 100% not for me.

Not my favorite of the American releases, but you can't go wrong either.

If this was the 101 albums to listen to before you die, this would be a first-round pick for me. Ok, maybe it would've been KING OF ROCK. Can't lose either way. "It's Tricky" is a hell of a jam. It shows how much power both Rev and Darryl have in their deliveries. "My Adidas" - of the time, for sure. Classic. Wouldn't cheer Adidas these days, though, dropping Bella Hadid for supporting a free Palestine. Shame. "Walk This Way" is why this was included, undoubtedly. Run-DMC brought Aerosmith back to the front... for better or worse. But the overall rock sampling by Jay was also something huge for rap. These three were a well-oiled machine. There's no denying what they did for music.

Not feeling this as much as IV. Definitely don't need Slowburn. If I wanted that I'd just put on Stevie Ray Vaughn. Down the Dolce Vita makes up for it, though.

The third album from one of the biggest bands ever ain't their best, but so early on, that's to be expected. The elements are there. I don't care for some of the stuff like "Any Time at All," but I also like a lot of the songs, like... "Any Time at All." What? Do I like this song or not? I really can't tell. What is going on? Why is everything getting hazy? Paul died in 196------------------------------sdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd..................................................

As someone who does not shop at Abercrombie and Fitch, or take downers, I'm not into this.

I think I like this album? I really wasn't expecting that given 1. it's electronic, and 2. over an hour. But the more time that passes with this, the more it branches out in different directions. Plus I like the lil character on the cover.

I dig it. I listened to the remaster and the production was a little slick, but I think it can still ring true that there's powerful delivery on here.

Finally, we're back on the winning track with these! You're locked in right away with War Pigs. Lots of bands try to capture it but Faith No More is the only one that got close. I always loved Paranoid as a faster Sabbath song. My friends' band played it some years back at a show and I was going off. Planet Caravan: If you start talking about the Pantera version, I'm going to call you a baby. Iron Man: Overrated? Probably. Hard as hell? YES. Electric Funeral: Frenetic. Hand of Doom: I'm pretty sure this is about Black Sabbath's mission statement. Recently, I've been listening to a lot more Dio Sabbath, and I really don't get how this list didn't include ANY Dio, but that's an aside to this - It's fucking Sabbath. It's not Technical Ecstasy, Born Again, or 13 - THIS is textbook Sabbath.

This is a bit of a blind spot as far as never checked out, can't say I've had strong feelings against it, but never got around to it. I got two songs in before I had to pause for work and "It's So Easy" was already in my head. Fuck it, I'm at "Paradise City" and I'm gonna re-start the whole thing. I'm already losing count of how many times I do that Axl Rose slither move. Obviously, a lot of hits came from this. Even the ones that didn't, like "You're Crazy," are pretty good. Definitely catchy. I think "Anything Goes" is the best example of what crappy bar rock bands have been trying in vain to capture since 1987. She's not gonna fuck you, bro. That and "My Michelle" are probably the low points of the album for me. It's no 9 Shocks Terror, either the Lip Cream release or the Clevo band, but it'll do.

I like the layers of the music that are going on here.

I don't know... I wasn't feeling this. It felt like an overcooked noodle of rock.

Yeah, this is solid. Drug Beatles bass with contemporary Britrock.

A little over 10% through this, and this is one of my favorite album covers that I hadn't seen prior, so far. Another case where I'm familiar with the name but not the music. Not in the same cul-de-sac as The Cure, but in the same town enough that it's that powerful rock delivery. I don't know what Gospel Plow is about, but it kinda diverts the flow of the album. Makes sense since it's the last track. Nevermind.

This is POWERFUL right out of the gate. It doesn't stop, either.

This one was not for me. I'm definitely not a fan of Jack's vocals. The lyrics, I don't care for.

I think this may be my first time listening to Mudhoney on my own? To skip the inevitability of talking Nirvana, I like a whole lot of Sub Pop stuff past and present. And probably future. Some of this fits on the chill, almost Dino Jr side of the scale, then some of it is energetic and right at home on a cool skate video, like Foundation's The Good Times are Killing Me, which also has... Modest Mouse. Okay.

Why did ABBA kiss the teacher Kinda easy to see why Dancing Queen became an anthem. It hits everything. Why Did It Have to be Me? More like Why Did You Have to Go Away from Disco? This is so out of place. Tiger seems a little goofy on the surface but honestly it's a bopper.

I knew right away that I was going to dig this. Like the music overall, LOVE the drums.

I'm immediately interested in this. I only know Curtis Mayfield from Superfly, plus the first track is called BILLY JACK. Great movie hero. More chill than that, musically. "Depression ain't quite just what you promised." - I don't fully understand it, but I think I feel it. I put this album on immediate replay after a first listen. No ragrets.

Three hours. I know this is from a time where attention spans aren't what they are now, but three hours. Was this intended for a single listen? I made it three songs. When I saw the fourth was "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," I did that with this album and put on Mobb Deep. * ok, I'm trying again. But I'm not enjoying it. This is just not something I can find something to admire - plenty of talent, but nothing I'm enjoying. If this was 1001 macaroni and cheeses to try before you die, we've had Stouffer's, we've had the solid box vegan one, we've had the shitty box ones that don't even reconstitute. We've even had a couple of real delicacies. This is the Costco 30 pound bucket and you're told to eat it all at once. At least it's not a concept album.

It's drug Beatles.

So there's 3 good songs on here but fuck Paul Dianno. This is like like telling everyone to check out the Chicago Bulls before Michael Jordan... okay.

I'm digging this and surprised I'm not already familiar. 90's TV show / movie background music but with a bit of substance to it as well. Perfectly serviceable alt rock.

This sounds like the soundtrack to someone struggling to pick which color Patagonia puffy vest to buy

I really don't know blues well, but Muddy Waters is definitely one of the main names I'd associate with the genre. This album is a good exposure to blues - classic off the bat and engaging throughout.

I don't think I need this! Not bad but not for my ears!

This is some solid stuff. Good before the band became a parody of themselves.

Smooth like butter. Some different takes on big songs than you're used to.

As soon as I started this album, I blurted out: "oh god." This album is an exercise in survival.

Another exercise in suffering.

This is music for some kind of vacation I don't think I'll ever have... But I'd like to.

Instant favorite. Instantly recognizable. A feel good album!

Intense; establishes a mood right away

Maximum 3 stars: over 2 hours, plus the track listing on streaming sites is all screwed up from the original order. It's really not THAT far off, but it should be exact, and certainly not with isolated tracks right in the middle. Anyways, George was probably the best Beatle, this proves it, and that he had this so long because all these ideas were held up and let out "like a fire hose" to quote him are a shame.

So, this wasn't bad. End of the World is an obvious standout. Not much to remark on, honestly.

I thought I already paid my penance for this type of music when I listened to Flogging Molly in high school.

IT'S STIIIIIINNNNGGG

Rodd Tundgren. I can tell right away that this was an influence on Jack White. This is a bit dynamic, isn't it?

Didn't hate this, to my own surprise. Of course I was already familiar with a lot of it. Gotta call out the bass because that was really good.

You know how there's overrated talents? People regarded and loved and they may be talented, but not as much as what everyone makes them out to be? Some say Dimebag Darrell Abbott is one of those. I'd say he was definitely talented, but part of that talent was ripping off Exhorder. Eric Clapton, however, is definitely overrated. And a piece of shit.

Before listening to this, my only formed opinions of Moby were that: - He did the Sopranos theme. He didn't. - His restaurant is good. Not the best cinnamon roll ever, but after a full brunch, it was small enough to enjoy without being too indulgent. Anyways. This is something where I was aware of, had never heard, but had no objection to listen to. On that itself, it wasn't bad. Solid beats, not surprisingly. More hits than I remember and I think those, especially Southside, are among the lower points of the album. The back half, like Corrosion of Conformity's Animosity, is where the magic lies.

I'll always know Iggy Pop first as Michelle Trachtenberg's dad on The Adventures of Pete and Pete. His music is fine.

I like it. Knew nothing of it going in. Probably good study / work music.

I'm not TOTALLY sure what to make of this album. Love the cover, at least. It's solid stuff and some notable songs but I'm not entirely sold either.

I really don't see how this is an essential album to listen to before one's exit from this mortal coil. It's fine. It has some weird stuff. I just don't care. "I Guess I Should Go to Sleep." Guess this album should've ended with that. Like this is why Ronnie James Dio was snubbed entirely??

I can't possibly add anything that hasn't already been said about this. Classic.

I fail to see this as necessary. So, here's a recipe: Mini Pecan Pie Ingredients • 1 pie crust storebought or homemade • 1/3 cup light corn syrup • 1/4 cup brown sugar • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted • 1 egg lightly beaten • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 cup chopped pecans Directions • Preheat oven to 350°F • On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie dough out into a 12-inch circle. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter (or glass), cut out 12 circles from the dough • Place each piece of dough in each muffin cavity of a 12-count muffin pan, making sure each piece comes up the sides just a little bit (you may need to stretch the dough just a bit). Transfer the muffin pan to the refrigerator while you making the filling. • In a mixing bowl, mix together the corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract until fully combined; then mix in the chopped pecans. Remove the muffin pan from the refrigerator. Evenly distribute the filling (about 1 full tablespoon) between all 12 muffin cavities, making sure the pecan pie filling does not come up over the edges of the dough. • Bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes or until the filling is set. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for about 10 minutes

Wasn't sure what to make of this at first, but it clicked about halfway in. Fits under the same roof in my mind as James Taylor, Jackson Browne or a little bit of Warren Zevon (though he has his own shack, let's be real).

Maaannnn this is some Sunday morning listening.

This album makes me hate Chicago. You know this was background music for mid college bros trying to get laid and probably succeeding. This album is an affront to every instrument used in its creation.

This is some dependable stuff.

This is more of a mix than I had anticipated, and while I think I've listened to some other albums around this era of the Stones (Let it Bleed, Hot Rocks), I don't think I've given this one a full listen. Can't You Hear Me Knocking lost me a bit, but Bitch brought it back around. Overall, a good listen.

So, this isn't available on streaming, so I'm relying on a Youtube playlist. Uhh... this is a musical? At least it sounds like it. To what I understand (reading Wikipedia), this is a late-80's take on songs written some time before, which is reflective in the tunes. Is it good? Is it recommended? I don't know. I'm definitely not the target audience for this. You mention German music and I go to Teutonic thrash right away - Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, a little Tankard. It's not bad, to be sure, just not my kind of listening.

I didn't know that Bjork was in a band before going solo. Before going into this, it sounds like this is pretty tongue-in-cheek. It's pretty good! Definitely Bjork with the ethereal vocals.

I used to listen to this a ton as a kid. So much of it was still familiar despite not having listened for years. Thinking of it now, I wouldn't search it out. Rock operas aren't something I entertain really.

I knew some of this was going to be recognizable. I didn't know it was going to be 3 songs right off the bat. I do like this. Understanding and familiarizing more beat-driven (electronic?) stuff has been a standout with this project for me. Also, the original cover is way better than the American one.

I know some Chicago, basically the hits. I love 25 or 6 to 4. Chicago is the only band my mom has a hoodie for. Never listened to this beginning to end. It's solid. The bass is killer. The instrumental songs are great, not waste.

What is this besides an average if not meandering 90s rock album? What am I missing here?

First thought with today's album: A Tribe Called Qu'est que ce. Lots of comparisons to American hip hop, I feel the beats are closer to Erik B and Rakim. For the quantity of tracks, it stays fresh, and I only know my high school class level of French, but the delivery is good. This is one of those cool discoveries from this project.

I don't have anything with Evans as the main feature in my library, but I have Kind of Blue, so his sound is familiar. Relaxed but not boring. Solid. Great quality for a live recording as well.

Solid G-rated murder ballads

Another French album. This guy looks like the dude from Dragnet. Not Colonel Potter, the other one. I can only follow some bits and phrases of French, and the rest is by tone. That said, he carries emotions through his voice effectively, for whatever those French emotions are. A lot of contempt, I think. It passed the time on the morning commute pretty well until it ended. That's more Philadelphia's fault then Jacques, though. This being a live album, I was expecting the audience to express more. Maybe they're a more polite audience. Or they just have contempt for Jacques.

Well, I'd be a hypocarite if I didn't like this. I don't know why. But I like it. That I know. It's solid.

We get it, you can SING

I like the guitar work but nothing else.

I liked garbage for a while and only recently appreciated that they've taken an industrial driven beat to the mainstream.

Flock of Dodos

Boring. I can't think of why this is on here but Quicksand isn't. PRO TIP: Don't listen to this one while driving. I very seriously had to pause it to put on something else just so it didn't drag. "Your Lucky Day in Hell," huh? Sure feels like I'm in hell listening to this but I'm not lucky if I'm listening.

This is pretty funky stuff. Solid beats.

This was fine.

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man is probably my favorite Prince song.

This is another one filed under "I know the name, never heard, had nothing against." Putting it on the first time was too stop-and-go, so I waited until my morning rush of meetings was done and started again. I'm digging. Reminds me of Dramarama.

Didn't really register for me

It's been maybe the longest stretch of this experiment so far that I've seen a guarantee 5 star. Motorhead. Everything louder than everything else. Don't like it? Fine. They are the best rock band ever. I remember a lot of the experience of buying the cassette. Used, 6 years ago, Washington DC, with someone I fell hard for and ended up breaking my heart. Still have the cassette though, and something of this magnitude is worth many times the $6.99 I paid. I remember one specific experience driving to this. I was working a comic book convention in New Hampshire with a local shop, and while the owner drove the box truck with all the inventory back to the shop in Massachusetts, I drove his bigass truck and put this on. It gave me focus for such an ungodly beast. Really wish I got to see them just once. I love Motorhead old and... older, I guess. Not just the s/t and Iron Fist but also Bastards and Kiss of Death. I have a Motorhead / Star Wars mashup (sorry) tattoo of a clone trooper helmet with Snaggletooth on top, saying "BORN TO LOSE / LIVE TO WIN." Maybe even better than the Ramones at keeping things simple.

There's one crack of her voice in "When We Were Young" that damn near broke me. After the last Adele listen for this, I didn't add Adele to my rotation, but did appreciate her, so I wasn't disappointed to see this. She has a command over her voice that calls from the surrounding instrumentation. Like an MC in the sense that she knows how to use the accompaniment to add to the delivery.

Don't really care for the Tommy tracks live

This is classic rock. No other way to put it.

I knew right away that I did not need this in my life.

I actually don't hate some Pink Floyd? Reminds me of Spinal Tap.

Talented but nothing I need

There's nothing like James Brown live. Apparently. Because he's dead.

It's not bad at all, but I also don't see myself going back to it often.

Okay, so here's a Motorhead memory from me: One of my friends' bands (Life of Crime, I think?) were playing a basement show and said a cover was for me. It was Ace of Spades. I went nuts. Best rock band ever and I can't be convinced otherwise.