Starts off strong with Immigrant song but can never get back to those highs. Since I've Been Loving You is another great cut. Folk rock is not exactly what I want from this band, and I've never been a fan of Robert Plant's vocals. The last three tracks are really dragging this down a lot, especially the last one. Why is it mixed like that? Hats Off to (Roy) Harper is a big reason why I can't rate this higher than a 3.
An all-time great, the best Jazz composition ever made. Mad genius front to back, and track D is monumental. Top 5 albums ever made handily, and this site's score feels a little racist, ngl.
A very hooky, yet really bloated britpop album. So business as usual for the genre. The singles are spectacular, while everything else is really meh. Did this have to be 52 minutes long, Damon? You could cut out five tracks and have a much better product.
Look, anything by Green Day that's not Dookie or Nimrod is a big ol' eye roll for me. It has a couple of good tracks, Jesus of Suburbia and Holiday come to mind, but the title track being the worst song on an album doesn't sit right with me. I could go on a whole rant about how lame that song is, but there's a whole album to write about. It's ok I guess. For me, this does signify Green Day's downfall of quality and relevance.
Blah blah blah Radiohead, blah blah blah biggest left turn, blah blah. Yeah, I don't think there's anything else that needs to be written about this band. One thing I'll give them is that Kid A is the most experimental a mainstream record can be. And how mainstream it is, becoming their first chart-topping album. Now even for me, it took a bunch of listens before I "got" it. Even then I enjoyed Idioteque and How to Disappear Completely. Now I think it's the fifth best Radiohead Album.
Not a fan of her voice on this one. She also improves in the songwriting department on her next one, excited for when I get to it. What I will give her is that this oozes with personality and attitude, it gets infectious. So infectious that I started to really vibe with the back half.
We are full swing in the post Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper era of rock music, and this album wears those influences on its sleeve without delving too deep into Baroque Pop or Psychedelia. The biggest thing I was thinking while listening is "this is British as all hell". Unfortunately it does fall off on the B-Side, but still a pretty enjoyable experience that flows well as an album.
Sonic Youth turns up the noise but not the songwriting. Not their worst but there are better options by the band both before and after this one. I wonder how many people who are calling this senseless noise rated Nirvana highly just because of the brand recognition. This is about as good as Nevermind, even being paced similarly.
Really impressive improve that manages to be very engaging despite being a solo piano piece.
A wonderful album that comes from the psychedelic explosion launched by The Beatles. Beautifully composed tunes with gorgeous instrumentation that is a trip to experience. From the explosive start of Care of Cell 44, to the dizzying soundscapes of Hung Up On a Dream. The haunting sounds of Butcher's Tale, and the absolute classic that is Time of the Season.
Not a real album, sorry. Still cool as hell. Best enjoyed with a glass of whiskey by a fireplace. I had half of that.
Incredibly dated and cheesy even for the time. The perfect album to be my first rating below 3.
Ah, The Beatles's worst album. At least Please Please Me had I Saw Her Standing There, what does this one have. That would be All My Loving, which is the definition of very ok. Even Beatles For Sale had Eight Days a Week. The meeting with Bob Dylan couldn't come soon enough.
I like the cover art, though. Very ahead of its time. And Please Mr. Postman deserves a better album.
If you asked me five years ago I would have gave this a 5 instantly. Still a really great ablum.
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The nephew of the great Ravi Shankar, he is absolutely shredding the sitar on this. Now why they chose this instead of something from Ravi's catalogue, I can't say. This is really just a bunch of uninteresting sitar covers of popular songs. It also peaks right at the beginning with Jumpin' Jack Flash, hurting the flow of an album that needs those extra points to keep an interest.
A bloated mess of an album with all time greats and Revolution 9
Britpop is the most 6/10 genre in existence. This is the exception.
A classic that would be many band's greatest work. This is not many bands.
A weird combination of genres that doesn't pay off in a satisfying way. In fact it can get quite grating. What I will give this album is the fact that it paved the way for Gorillaz to do the same thing but infinitely better.
With that being said, the production is excellent, and there are a few moments where I could grove a little. Though those were too few and far between that it doesn't stick with me.
Grunge at its most commercial and watered down. Just slightly about average because the singles are really good. Besides that, this is really exhausting to get through.
This is the first true punk record. Front to back jams that will get your blood pumping. Just make sure to listen to the Iggy Pop mix and not the terrible Bowie mix.
The point where the Stripes started to overstay their welcome, but it's tough following Elephant. Blue Orchid is really the only highlight here. The rest is a bit bland. Weird that this album is rated almost a half point higher than a lot of other stuff that is similarly off-kilter.
A giant leap forward in production, a big step back for rapping. One of the first albums to have that huge drum machine sound. I love the guitar samples on this. And of course, this is the first step toward hardcore hip hop. That, however, is still a long journey ahead. Where this falls flat is the one place they're not innovating, the flow and technique.
Yet another album where there is one song that is vastly better than everything else. Makes me question what the author's definition of "essential" is.
They have 3 other albums better than this, yet this is the one people praise to the moon and back, pun somewhat intended. Still a great album, I love every song except Money. That one's obviously here to have a radio single, and it ruins the flow of the album. The conundrum, though, is the fact that the concept of the album demands a song about money. So I guess it can keep its lame boomer radio rock track, as long as I get to keep Us and Them.
All time great synthpop tracks mixed in with enjoyable deep cuts makes this a well rounded album. One of the final huge hits of the 80s before adult contemporary had a death grip on the decade.
Pretty boring and samey throughout. Squares is great, but that's about it.
The worst of a near perfect discography. His guitar playing is as innovative as ever, while the songwriting leaves a little more to be desired.
The cover art, however, is iconic.
Beautiful highs with the most nothing of lows, as a final album from a legendary group it ends up being one of the best despite consistency issues.
