A remarkable album full of a lot of great tracks. I can see myself coming back to this album again. Interesting to hear the African influence on the tracks. Glad I took the time to listen.

These songs all feel so long. Sometimes it works, but other times it just feels unnecessary. I’ve heard a handful of songs off of this album before, so it’s nice to get to hear those again. It reminds me of high school, which is weird because this album came out 20 years before I finished high school. But it makes me think of playing Rock Band with my friends, hanging with Ryan, and having fewer stresses in my life. Sir Psycho sexy is still a trip. I don’t know that I’d go back and listen to the whole album all the way through all that often, but I enjoyed this revisit.

I did not realize just how operatic this album actually is. There are swooping falsettos and aria-like melodies all throughout the songs. I found some new songs that tickled me, such as Lazing on a Sunday afternoon. Death on Two Legs is an understated standout on this album. Everyone knows Bohemian Rhapsody, but Death is an earworm full of power chords and amazing harmonies. I would absolutely listen to this album all the way through again. It goes down smooth and sounds incredible.

I took some time to look up Eagles since they weren't a group I was as familiar with. This is a really great album, but at the same time it feels tame compared to the 50 years of rock that came after it. There are plenty of times where this album sounds like cowboy campfire songs that were expanded into rock songs. I do like that this type of rock has more of a country and western influence, and the vocal harmonies are spectacular. It's a shame that rich vocal harmonies like this fell out of fashion. I don't know that I will come back to this album, but I will think about how it influenced rock for years to come.

I really wanted to give this album the benefit of the doubt. The first few songs were really good. Then came the first long song. Then another. Then lots of songs with throaty ooohs instead of lyrics. I listened to it all. I won’t go back.

Always nice to hear a crooner. I enjoyed getting to hear some old jazz standards. A good time all around.

I love this style of music. Some of the tracks were a real vibe. Some show how music has changed. Parade was an example of a song that has not stood the test of time. Regardless, I would listen to this again, or add some tracks to other playlists. Good stuff.

It's a bad sign when I'm already bored during the opening track. This is tiring, boring, pointless audio. I can't even call it music, because swells of chords and repeated lines barely feels like it qualifies. The lyrics are vapid. The singer's voice tries to sound wise and elderly but comes off as tired and dehydrated. You could not pay me to listen to this again.

Good musicianship, but I had a hard time focusing without being able to understand the lyrics.

Very slick and well produced album. The chunky bass lines are a treat, but otherwise not a lot stood out to me.

This isn’t exactly my kind of music, but I understand the cultural significance of it. While I’ve knocked other albums for being well produced, the overall result was they had nothing to say. This album is well produced, and you can feel the message Ice-T is trying to give. There are times where it feels exaggerated and it’s likely fictional, and it often over glamorizes violence and disturbing things, but it feels like that was the point. The only way to cut through the noise was to be brash and hope that people heard you. I also enjoyed the Body Count song. If Body Count isn’t in this collection, I’ll have to make a note to listen to some on my own time.

A lot of this album was just generic country rock to me, with a heavy lean in name dropping bands they liked. Then the tracks about the Alabama Icons made me sit up and listen. I thought they were really passionate and informative. Then it was back to generic country rock. At least it’s pre 9/11, so it’s not infused with misguided patriotism.

I haven’t listened to this album all the way through in a number of years, but it is just as good as I remember it. I’m glad it came onto my list when it did because it’s such a killer summer vibes album. The blend of Albarn’s previous rock work and hip hop just goes so well together. I was delighted to hear this album again and many of the songs will go into rotation for my other listening. Would absolutely listen again.

It was a nice blues/rock mix, but nothing about it really stood out to me.

A really great listen. It’s melancholy pop that makes you feel happy and sad. Hard to describe, but great to experience.

A nice, grooving jazz album. Can’t say much stood out to me, but it also didn’t offend either. Nice bass lines in a lot of the songs. I’d put it on as background music in the future.

A really interesting listen. I can hear this influence of this album reverberate through the next nearly 60 years. From Jefferson Airplane, to the Doors, to Beck, to even Smash Mouth. Elements of this album feed the inspiration of bands to come. I already knew a few songs on this album, but it was enjoyable to hear the rest.

This album has a really great flow. It definitely feels like it was meant to listen to as a whole album. Willie Nelson has an incredibly soulful singing voice. And it’s refreshing to hear a country album that is so simplified. Mostly acoustic guitar with vocals. Sometimes another instrument chimes in, but never in an overpowering way. Sometimes a hymn, sometimes a cowboy tune, sometimes a poem, but always done with intention. I like it.

This is the kind of music where I can tell it’s well done. I can tell it’s meaningful to the right people. I am not those people. I try to give every rap and hip hop album a chance, but between the skits, the language, and the general themes, I just can’t see myself listening to the whole album again. I could listen to the singles again, and I think they have a great dynamic in the music they make. It’s just all a vibe that is not meant for white guy me.

I knew the title track from an unfortunate night of playing Rock Band 2 years ago. At that time I loathed the song from hearing it so much, but eventually learned to like it. Now I finally listen to the album as a whole and it’s… fine. Most of the songs sound boringly same-y and unforgettable compared to one another. It’s nice to get to hear metal on the list, but there’s not nearly enough about this album to make me want to listen to it again.

You can hear the Glam Rock style associated with Queen, but overall this was kind of a snooze of an album. Killer Queen is obviously the highlight of the whole album and beyond that most of the songs are just there. I’d listen again, but I think other albums from other bands are more deserving of attention at this point.

This album hit a sweet spot for me. Little pieces of punk and surf fueling high energy music. The instruments and voices sound great and well mixed. A nice variety in the song writing. I only knew the singles going in, but I was so impressed by this album. I would absolutely listen to it again.

I always enjoy a folk rock group, and this album started off strong, but lost me by the end. I don’t know exactly what didn’t work for me, but I thought it was just kind of average overall by the end.

I always want to try and say at least one nice things about these albums. So here’s my one nice thing: I’m glad “music” like this exists so it could evolve into what would become the industrial sound. Now that we have that out of the way. Ooof. This really is a tough album to listen to. Was it really vital I hear this in my lifetime? At least I have a new contender for music to clear out a room at the end of a party.

Saccharine and uninteresting country. Almost so much so that it sounds like a parody of country music.

I feel bad because I’ve been taught so much of my life that noise isn’t music. That loud wailing and screeching is just sound. I respect the people who try to form something out of that chaos. They try hard to make something they think others will like listening to. But I just don’t have the ear for it. Having listened to Kollaps last week, this is a more enjoyable experience, but it’s still not something I plan on coming back to.

This album is great, but at times there were elements I found odd. The first half of the album is full of incredible songs, but they whiplash around tonally and stylistically every track. Then the back half of the album feels like one long, extended song broken into movements. And then The End is a neat little bow to tie the package together. You can absolutely see why albums like this are the foundation for so many other musicians for decades. I just wish I liked the whole package a little more to bump it to a full 5 stars.

A cromulent album. Changes is the standout on this record for sure. It’s a welcome change out pace on the album.

It’s not terrible music, just overly repetitive with not much to say. I’m sure it was cool for its time, but now it sounds crunchy and antiquated. Can’t say I’ll go back for another listen.

A fantastic album. The covers aren’t all perfect, but there is a level of emotion to them that’s hard to match. I would absolutely listen to this album again.

Non-specific early 90’s grunge. It wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t all that memorable. I think there’s a reason I’ve never heard of this band. At least it doesn’t feel like my time was wasted.

This is exactly my kind of music, but I can’t say every track grabbed me. Looking at the release year, this album feels ahead of its time. The songs have a feel that reminds me more of the 00s. I enjoyed this listen, I was into it from the first track. I will make sure to return to this album in the future to give it another listen.

This was another one of those albums where the component parts are great, but the sum of the whole just wasn’t for me. I thought their voices were nice together, the instrumentation is good, but I didn’t love it.

I enjoyed this album. It was enjoyable from start to finish, even though I didn’t know any of the songs before going in. I think I would go back and listen to this album again to try and pick some songs I’d put on a playlist in the future. Good time overall.

It sounds like a 90’s ska album, but they forgot to mix the horns in. Otherwise kind of forgettable 90s rock. I doubt I’ll go back for another listen of this one.

I’m sure Cohen is seen as a poet for a generation, but I have a hard time focusing on his music. A lot of the time it feels like the guitar is just too frantic. There are other folks artists and albums which appeal to me, this one can stay in the played once pile.

Both Blue Rondo ala Turk and Take Five are masterpieces. They make this album absolutely worth a listen. This is also just exactly the type of jazz I like listening to. I would absolutely listen to this album again.

Pretty generic D&B music. Didn’t love the lyrics to the opening song, they weren’t great and I’m sure the sentiment has aged poorly. It makes for okay background music, but I wouldn’t actively seek it out to listen to.

A remarkable album full of a lot of great tracks. I can see myself coming back to this album again. Interesting to hear the African influence on the tracks. Glad I took the time to listen.

Having listened to a handful of these older electronic music albums, they suffer from the same problem. They develop some unique instrumentation, but they are just bland and repetitive. I’m glad they’re the stepping stones for the genre and others to come. But I just can’t see myself coming back to this.

There was a point when I was a teenager where if I had heard this music, I probably would have fallen in love with it and staunchly defended it. But in my 30s I think I missed the window and it just sounds like most other melancholy indie music. It’s well produced, and occasionally their accents make it hard to tell what they are singing, but it’s good overall.

I had a great time listening to this album. I thought the tracks were fun and upbeat, and there was definitely a critique of society in the lyrics. I will have to give this one another go around at some point.

I just don’t think psychedelic rock is my thing. I don’t think rock operas are my thing. I tried to keep an open mind while listening to this, but I just didn’t feel it.

Dolly has a really nice voice, it’s a shame so much of this album is singing about two timers and man stealers. If I listen to more Dolly, I’ll skip those kinds of songs.

This album is such a unique piece of history. I cannot imagine a world where artists not only perform in prisons, but are able to make records there. I really love the quality and bass of Cash’s voice. The songs are enjoyable, but the circumstances really make this album worth a listen.

It’s not unlistenable, but it’s close. The beat is occasionally good, but it’s also often way too loud over the vocals. The whole thing is just too chaotic most of the time. I also personally just cannot make out a lot of the lyrics because of his blended accents. For people who like this, great. I will probably never be one of them.

This is the kind of album that makes me glad I am doing this project. When I started listening I wasn’t really won over. I couldn’t really relate to the album. But I thought about how just because I don’t understand the art doesn’t mean it shouldn’t exist. This is a way for me to see into a world that is not my own. Even if I don’t plan on revisiting it, it was important to hear it once. That is what this project should be.

I just don't see what's so great about Radiohead. It's an okay enough album. That's about it.

A truly exceptional album. There is so much soul in these songs, and the first half is just amazing song after song. The back half isn’t as well known, but the song quality is still great. I would say this is probably my favorite Chili Peppers album, and the one most people should give a listen to in order to give the band a fair shake.

This is again on the side of folk music I don’t care for. It’s not the darker themes, or the lyricism. It’s the way that the singing/lyrics feel disconnected from the music as a whole. There’s an interesting album here, I just wish the people who weren’t Nick Drake got some mention, since they were doing the more interesting things.

I had a great time listening to this album. I don’t know that every track was my favorite, but it was hard to stay still listening to them. I would go back and give this another listen.

I have a complicated history with this album. When I was a teenager I was visiting Germany and my mp3 player bricked. Since I didn’t have much spending money I could only grab a CD or two from a local store and this was one of my buys. I listened to this album quite a few times over the next few weeks. I fell in love with some of the more popular singles like “Time to Pretend” or “Kids”. I listened to them on repeat over and over. Eventually I learned how great “Electric Feel” was. And I’ve listened to these songs so much. Spotify has recommended these songs so much. In a way I’ve grown weary of them. Maybe it’s because I know I can’t be a teenager again. Coming back to this album was a nice trip down memory lane. I don’t think I’ll stop by again for some time, but I was happy to be there. This album really reminded me of finding my own taste in music, of discovering what the alt music of the time was like. I know there is bias in my ranking, but like I said, my relationship with this album is complicated.

I can see the proto-punk in this album. It has moments of being interesting and starts to pick up by the end. Then Starship happens and it all falls apart again. A useful listen for understanding music history, but not something I plan on returning to.

I at least gave it a listen. He sucks as a person, and the album is a poor product of its time. He’s not a genius. He’s not a messiah. He’s just got an enormous ego. And when you push for mocking education and reinforcement of religion, you get a population full of idiots.

I enjoyed this. Closer to my normal taste in folk music and some of the tracks near the end really surprised me. I enjoyed the more diverse instrumentation as the album built up.

Queen is one of those bands that puts out consistent work. I find their albums all enjoyable, but having listened to 3 for this project now, I feel like this album deserved to be on the list the least. There are other bands that made interesting and unique work around that time, or influenced by Queen. I hope that there isn’t so much Queen on the rest of the list so I don’t start to sour in them.

This is the first time I’ve ever listened to any of Moby’s work and I don’t know how to feel. On the one hand, there are times I found myself getting into the overall production. But there were plenty of times when I heard the sample once and dreaded that the song would be 4 minutes of that sample on loop. I don't know that I will really come back to this album, but it at least didn’t leave a sour taste in my mouth.