Love this album. Been a huge fan for a long time and really appreciate the second half of it. Youve got her in your pocket is one of my favorites

As an art piece, this album falls very close to perfection. I love the album setup. You feel like youre along Marvin and his wife (Anna) as they met and got married. Things are pure and promises are made. Eventually, you find yourself reminiscing over a relationship youve never been in 😂 and the over to a new lover. And finally… some vengeance/hate… but wait… more reminiscing 😂 Overall, I really liked this. Again, not full of the tastiest jams ever, but there were great stories and good tunes to accompany them. Is that enough is an incredible track. The jam at the end (sax solo) is stupidly awesome. A funky space reincarnation was solid too. Potentially controversial, im giving a 5/5 for the album as an art piece. 4/5 for music

Wow! Super enjoyable. My favorite part is how real this feels. Crowd interaction is wild, Cash’s personality seems genuine and very “fuck you”, song selection is all suitable energy. I thought I would hate the same song twice (San Quentin), but it somehow worked? Amazed to say the least… and all in a 35 minute package makes this a 5 star country album to me

Lol, I decided not to skip. What can I say? This album is damn near perfection and most of the ideas haven’t completely aged.

Dang, I forgot how bad almost cut my hair is and how amazing Helpless is. Neil young was 25 on this album 🤣 amazing

Baby be mine and The Girl Is Mine are Incredible The stretch of bangers after that is truly jaw dropping

Fun album with a fantastic diversity of tracks

Fun album with a fantastic diversity of tracks. A little bored on some of them, but overall, I love this album

I loved side 1. The percussion sets the vibe of the album; its super groovy. Loved the low volume vocals (im sure that inspired some groups - gorillaz maybe?) I just didnt get into bel air. It had some cool parts with chromatic walk downs that were very radiohead like. I wanted to like it, but it felt like filler sometimes on the back half

Id give it a fair 3.5 stars if I could. I really appreciate fatboy slim’s grooves and feel. This album was just too much of the same repeated. On the bright side, I loved song for lindy (amazing guitar slide) and the weekend starts here. First down, Michael Jackson and next to nothing were my other notable likes

What can you really say? This album is incredible. A perfect spin and valid as a “best of all timer”

I really enjoyed this. Favorite tracks were Big Brother and Sunshine of my life

Fun album! Good to hear the early up and coming sound that they had here. Stir it up is a solid track. Concrete jungle was deep. Not much for roots music in my life, so this was neat exposure

I mean, it had some fun moments. I like the edgy harmonica used throughout 😂 Pokin around was my favorite track No idea what the significance is to this album. Based on the release date, it might be one of those records that spawned the grunge rock scene

A few newbies for me! Loved Greg has a boner as a goof track

Overall, pretty nice background album. I liked one track called “King” and the rest were largely secondary to me

Really dense, but overall enjoyable. Diminuendo and Cresendo was my favorite track. Great lines, fun crowd, amazing energy

As a massive 60s fan, this was cool to add my repertoire. I liked a few songs, but a lot of it seemed overdone (which I consider to be an artifact of me listening to this 50 years later). Nine Pound Hammer is my favorite track

Some neat tracks for me. Everyone's heard song 2, but damn, it explosive even on the album. Country Sad Ballad Man and BeetleBum were my other favorites. The second side of the album was a little less interesting and for that ill knock it back to a 3 star rating

I genuinely tried, but couldn’t get into this. And to think Robbie Williams is the best selling singer songwriter of all time in the UK 😂 Idk, it felt like even the hits (Angel) weren’t interesting. Some of the singing was great

so much fun! Never had the opportunity to do this with a frank album. Impressive and made me want to experience this in the 50s. I also see how singers of the 60s idolized the hell out of him. So much style

Side 2 was a nice ride for me. I didnt realize how religiously connected this album is. Hymn 43 (sounded like a Joe Cocker song) and locomotive breath were awesome tracks.

One or two okay tracks. I find the concept dated and hard to truly get into, so the album is pretty meh

If horns and folk music are meant to come together, this is it. I dont think there are many stand out tracks, but the overall album listens really beautifully

Some interesting tracks. The first 2 being the best besides their mega hit

Often hated by nirvana purists, I honestly find In Utero to be my favorite album of theirs. Its a strange album, but man, its still raw and has some really screechy, head bangin rock that is still unique today. I could see how Cobains depression is laid out on the album - “teenage angst has paid off well, now im bored and old”.

Not a single album sleeper. Lots of fun time signatures and an absolutely incredible 1h+ album. Ive heard the hits on this before, but it was well worth diving through it. Let me drown, my wave, mailman and half were great discoveries for me. All around, super impressive. Favorite grunge album now

Back to back grunge show! Ive definitely gone through Dirt a few times in the past. This time I approached it to try to learn more about the song constructions & history. It was neat to finally figure out how they make those creepy vocal harmonies (seems like they are stacking 5ths). Also, I didnt realize that Layne wrote a few tunes on this album. A disturbing amount of hard drug references for this. Makes me sad knowing how deep the band was at that time even before Layne went off the rails. All around amazing band. Not sure if this is their best album, but its wonderful nevertheless

Never gets old. BB King is a triple threat - entertaining emcee, amazing singer and fantastic guitar player. Fun time going through this again. You hear the influence on any modern blues guys

Good to finally dig into some 60s country, but I wasnt particularly attracted to most of the songs. I liked Night Life and Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women.

Super stupid and Can you get to that were my favorites. Very entertaining album as a whole. Pioneering in a ton of ways. Wild to think that this was 1971. This had dark elements, dancy tunes and incredible improvisation

Fun listen! Glad I made it back here to catch up. The sounds that they got out of anything percussion and bass were so distinctly Duran Duran. Some songs feel like cousins to previous ones based on how they organized the harmonies and general progressions (Hold Back The Rain and Hungry Like The Wolf sound the same)

Super dreamy and airy. Loved a few of the lesser relevant tunes - norway and walk in the park. Never heard of these guys 🤷‍♂️

Never heard of these guys or the backstory! Pretty interesting to see how the groups influences/backgrounds mesh. I hear a lot of the verve and gorillaz. After all is said and done, the album isnt super memorable after 2 listens. Maybe it takes some more reps So far, I really liked Herculean

Super fun listen. Havent heard most of these, but I found most of the album very easy to pay attention to. Kentucky Rain was my favorite track

Finally got around to this and Im so glad I didnt skip. This is an incredible work of alt rock and may well be in the top 20 alt rock albums ever. A good mix of mega hits, deep cuts that sound as good as the hits and random screamo that keeps you guessing I know some folks hate Corgan, but he’s admirable as a song writer. So much material and this is his best

Wow! Glad I came back to this one. I distinctly remember being on itunes for this tidal wave of hits. And even today, Im still surprised at the number of true bangers on here - Holiday being my favorite. I appreciated a few others this time too. Give Me Novacane and Shes A Rebel were stand outs for me

First time all the way through this. What sticks out to me is how truly bluesy Led Zeppelin could be. Theres definitely some versatility shown to go from slow blues to heavy rock and back. Really appreciated the run from In My Time Of Dying to Houses of the Holy, Trampled, Kashmir, In the Light, Bron yr aur, down by the seaside and finally ten years gone. Thats a 7 track run of pure awesomeness. Plants vocals really stretch and every lick gets glued onto your brain.

Could not get in a groove with this album. I could see the strong argument for this being influential in the 80s for its psych rock ideas and thus significant enough for this list. Thats all I can say though. The listenability was low for me and I only found a couple of songs interesting. Kilimanjaro (the album title track) was my favorite… which stands out because it doesn’t sound like the rest of the album. Reward was also somewhat interesting for those wacky horn effects

Love this album. Since there is no other time to talk about Free Bird, I have to rant about how spectacular that song is 😂. I hear Free Bird today only in an ironic context, so to have an opportunity to take it seriously again was refreshing. The first 4mins 20 seconds is obviously cool and bluesy. The melody (bwwwwuahhh, wahhhhh wyyaaa, wyyyahhh, wyabb) makes you feel like a free bird coasting in the air and is really catchy. Next, and you were teased with this earlier, it feels like youre about to leave and be the “free bird”, but unlike the easy and melancholic coast you expected, this is an cannon blast to outer fucking space that honestly does not drag on for the next 4 minutes and only gets more entertaining as it goes on. Around 7mins 30, the shuffling drum beat gives me goosebumps as I picture Jenny from Forrest Gump about to SEND IT off a building in high heels while high as balls on heroin and cocaine. The energy is fantastic after 100s of times through this song. Out of back of the mix around 8mins, the bass guitar finally cuts through the chaos to claim the official peak of this roller coaster. Somehow, they fucking land that eagle without it feeling rigid and fade it out (my only actual complaint is that they didnt decide to come to a final hit) Free Bird… holy shit

This took me a few listens to respect it and I truly sit between not liking this and finding it really interesting/cool Waiting for That Day was a cool track. Loved the ode to the rolling stones Heal the pain was great. Sounds like a paul mccartney track from the early Beatles days They wont to when I go was really neat. Dark, haunting, showed Michaels vocal control

1986! Wow. Cant say I was over the moon about any specific tracks, but the entire album is really approachable. I appreciated the fun bass lines on piano, unique percussion to each track, Mark Holis’ super interesting voice, proper synths April 5th was probably my favorite track. Time Its Time is another good cut.

Cool! Definitely heard a few cuts off of this before, but never assembled an idea of who the Fugees are. Most of the album was forgettable, but there were quite a few awesome tracks. Loved the no woman, no cry cover and killing me softly. I could sense this album was stripped for stems in other, modern rap songs too

Way more entertaining than I thought! Each arrangement was unique and not overly done.

Love this album. Been a huge fan for a long time and really appreciate the second half of it. Youve got her in your pocket is one of my favorites

Well, this must be my 3rd or 4th time trying to understand sonic youth. And again, I dont get them. Some of the sounds are alright. Hot Wire My Heart was my favorite. With that, I never find myself actually enjoying this album or finding it unique enough to stick around for it. As I read, they are quite influential, so ill give them a second star alone on that quality

Classic, never gets old.

Wasnt a tiring listen, but nothing stood out to me 🤷

Judging based on the music itself, I was mildly entertained and then bored for each song. Ive heard zombie a million times, but the rest of the tracks were also decent. Broadly speaking, fela kutis story is wild and earns my respect.

Fun to listen to for the boomer rock throw backs, but I couldnt find much of it worth the hype of being on this list. Compared to Frampton comes alive, this album doesnt even come close, in my opinion. My favorite non obvious cut was Suicide. Didnt know Huey Lewis and Bob segar bith featured on this. Its also such a 70s/80s thing to do a live album and then go put overdubs on it 😂 the dead did this too

Legendary in so many ways and kind of unsettling. I know Compton life was/is wild and unfair, but damn. Murder, drug abuse and sex are all over this. Lyrics aside, its a groovy as fuck album that has some jams that still stand. So many features too! All around, it’s enjoyable and I see how it shook the US when it dropped.

AHHHH, ÇAAA C’EST BON ÇAAA Loved the common themes/intros between the songs. That super compressed guitar sound is cool. Whoever produced this did an amazing job. So many variations on percussion. Conte de fées was my favorite cut on the album - its basically two songs. As a fairly decent French speaker, I can barely understand Congo French. This is a whole different language it feels like.

This was really worthwhile. Ive never given any time to A Tribe Called Quest, so it was all pretty much brand new for me The sampling was creative and the storytelling was generally interesting. There is definitely a flow to the album as a whole. Lots of great tunes that ill be spinning later

I dont have a ton of clear thoughts on this album. The title track is haunting and cool. The broad middle of the album was largely forgettable for me and occasionally boring. It feels like Cohens music is about the lyrics and emotional delivery. Probably not the ideal choice for a 2 hour drive. Besides You Want It Darker, It Seemed The Better Way and Leaving The Table were cool. Ill have to revisit this later

I really enjoyed this short classic. Mend A Broken Heart was my favorite

A lot more interesting than I thought! Ravis nephew, so nepo album warnings were everywhere. I came to learn that Ravi didnt even teach him, so thats pretty cool I thought there were some super interesting tracks and the mesh of east and west is always cool. Freaking Moog synthesizer! Metamorphosis was a great building track. Really enjoyed all the covers. Having played a sitar recently, ive come to appreciate all the resonating sounds that come from that box of strings. Pretty fun album

Red rain!!!!!!!!! Fun album. I respect Gabriel a lot more now. I didnt like the track with kate bush.

I still dont know what to think of this album. Im a mix of really excited and kind of tired. Its such a long play, but it has so many interesting indie sounds. Vocals are impressive and nostalgia was everywhere. Very interested to see what the rest of the gang thought

Yayy. Ive heard this album 1000 times in my life and I never tire of it. Plain and simple, its a master piece of work Some amazingly catchy tracks with wild backstories. I personally dont care for the Peruvian El Condor Pasa, but that kind of strategy would eventually pay off for Simon

Ive been listening to 21st century schizoid man since i heard it 5 years ago at Zeitgeist. I always thought this was was from a new band.. my mind was blown when I read that this was from 1969. I have a hard time thinking about what it wouldve been like to have experienced the prog rock ideas mixed with early metal before 1970. That mustve been tremendously avant garde I really appreciated Talk To The Wind (duo version) as well

Not a huge fan, but I did enjoy a few tracks. J-Beez Comin Through was my favorite

This was GREAT. I loved digging into the production history here. Didn’t realize the star power on this album and that Mayer sang the “Go” sample. Fun flow for an album, didnt feel like a super perverted album either (maybe doggy style was just too much for me)

I WANT THE YOUNG AMERICAN Fun album. The two singles are so popular that im surprised I wasnt already familiar with the tunes. For me, its all about side A. Win, Fascination and Right are really fantastic tunes with wicked sax all over the place On the B side, I wasnt a big fan of the across the universe cover on first listen, but after spinning it a second time, I got the gist of what Bowie/Lennon were trying to do. Fame is such a cool song, so I wont call the B side a waste of time. Loved the collaboration on it

Let the record show that I gave each song a chance and even the artists top songs. Outside of a few potentially polyrhythmic ideas, this had no artistic value to me

Actually really entertaining listen! Favorite tracks were Be Anything But Darlin Be Mine and Embraceable You The whole listen felt very real and organic. I appreciated the introduction and random noises/mistakes the band made. Really happy after. Ill probably revisit this at some point to do some more digging

Yes, across the board, this was a fantastic listen. Its a classic with so many hits Voodoo Chile is fantastic and maybe better than Voodoo Chile Slight Return. Didnt know about the band experimenting with different producers and how drugged out Brian Jones played on All Along The Watchtower

Due to this landing on a Friday, I was able to run in twice. Im glad I did because it took me a while to enjoy the fusion of western rock ideas (what sounded like blues/r&b) with the afro/mali rock sounds. I still think it would be challenging to find a band for them to tour with- apparently they opened for Alabama Shakes for a while? I didn’t hate any track. I most enjoyed the albums final two tracks - desert melodies and Mali. The story behind the band is pretty inspiring too. Islam is one hell of a drug

A classic. Beyond the giant hits (nuthin but a g thang and bitches aint shit), there were some cool moments I heard a few flute solos - one in rat tat tat tat The skits were a combination of funny (deez nuts) and jarring (doctors office). Overall, good enough listen. 4 stars for rap and probably 3 stars for my personal tastes. I dont know why they included Stranded On Death Row. My only question mark of the entire listen Just like doggy style, this album pushes the uncomfortable gangsta rap lyrics that are supposed to represent life for black america. And damn, some of it is jarring.

Wow, this is what keeps me doing 5 albums a week Probably annoying to read, but worth saying. My only exposure to the MPs beforehand were the legendary nirvana covers in their unplugged show. Which I thought would sound better to me, but I actually prefer the Meat Puppets originals I loved this album and was completely hooked from ~start to finish. The music is complex, but not over the top, lyrics weird and deep. Genre spanning song selection. The influence on later bands is super clear - grunge, 90s/00s punk (Climbing had to of inspired some CAKE songs) We’re here sounds like an REM song, New Gods belongs on Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Im A Mindless Idiot sounds like a Led Zeppelin song, What To Do more CAKE 😂, 100% Of Nothing sounds like a Phish jam. And god damn, this came out in 1984 lol… if I played this next to Poison or Guns N Roses, Id shit myself.

I really tried. The only likes/appreciation on this pop/rap album from me is from the refreshingly wholesome, feminist lyrics. I wasnt there when this came out. It sounds like a Madonna album.

I appreciate the uniqueness of this and story telling, but ultimately I found this album to get into. Maybe like a Randy Newman album? It takes a while to get the character and story /shrug. I went through it twice so far and it was a lot better on round 2. In short, there were some cool songs. I really liked more of the more bare songs instrumentally speaking. England and The Last Living Rose stand out. Words That Maketh Murder was a good one too

I havent listened to all of Steely Dans albums and I know theyve experimented with tens of musicians (every album), but this feels like the band’s ultimate mission. An album with various instrumentation choices, jazz improv breaks, perfectly timed hits and a pop feel that brings it all together - and the masses that follow Genuinely, Aja is a masterpiece IMO. Peg, Deacon Blues and Josie are radio friendly with incredible vocals (Michael McDonald is perfection). Aja is super prog rocky and has the most exciting hits. I could dust off this album twice a year for the rest of my life and never tire of it

Not that I dont like this, there were just very few times where I was super interested and focused on the tune. My favorite two tracks were Death Of A Disco Dancer and I Wont Share you. The popular songs were boring to me and the melodies weren’t as pleasant All that said, I liked my second time through a lot more than the first. Ill give them three stars for that

Mildly entertaining. I can see how this influenced a lot of country in the 80s and 90s. All that said, there are other Jones albums that are more interesting/better. This felt like the cliche of country 3 stars for country, 2 for me personally

As an art piece, this album falls very close to perfection. I love the album setup. You feel like youre along Marvin and his wife (Anna) as they met and got married. Things are pure and promises are made. Eventually, you find yourself reminiscing over a relationship youve never been in 😂 and the over to a new lover. And finally… some vengeance/hate… but wait… more reminiscing 😂 Overall, I really liked this. Again, not full of the tastiest jams ever, but there were great stories and good tunes to accompany them. Is that enough is an incredible track. The jam at the end (sax solo) is stupidly awesome. A funky space reincarnation was solid too. Potentially controversial, im giving a 5/5 for the album as an art piece. 4/5 for music

A great “look back” for big fans. 3 major hits. No filler, but quite a bit of odd material (Chug All Night and Train Leaves Here This Mornin). Harmonies all over the place - sounds very CSNY from the decade before I cant believe that Bernie Leadon was from the Flying Burrito Brothers. Also, how the fuck did they get Glyn Johns to produce this??? I liked Take The Devil because its sounds like the eagles didnt know who they were and scrambled to make a neil young song

This is one the best party albums of all time. The length is perfect. Energy is high for all 33 mins except for Ill Wait - which was a really nice switch up and a successful single for the album. The synths were welcomed and not overly done. You could tell where the band was going with this sound. My only criticism is Girl Gone Bad is just a fluff track that added no value.

Besides the three absolute bangers on this album, there are some nice deep cuts. I really like New York, I love you. Watch The Tapes was also good. This album is played a lot. It doesn’t sound overly 2007. It pushes a unique futuristic retro theme that is iconic. Doesnt get old whenever I hear it in the wild

A little raw, but very enjoyable. I liked Leaving Las Vegas, Strong Enough, Cant Cry Anymore and All I Wanna Do. In general, the first ten songs are all pretty good. I don’t understand why they put on I Shall Believe and We Do What We Can. These were complete vibe shifts that Crows voice doesnt work as well on. 3.5 stars. Rounding up because Sheryl is hot

A bit of a challenge chasing this album down. The album was reproduced so majorly that they decided to retitle it? I listened to the Stay Awhile album. It seemed that the track listing was mostly the same with a few extras This incarnation of Dustys music is so early 60s and honestly a relic. The background vocals and random string orchestra instrumentations are laugh inducing. I like 70/80s Dusty far more That said, I liked some of the songs in a non ironic way. Anyone Who Had A Heart , Wishin And Hopin, Will You Love Me Tomorrow were some enjoyable songs

Not Floyds best or even second best… maybe not even the third best… these guys truly knew how to make album pieces Everyone knows the middle of the album. The shine on you crazy diamond segments are super under appreciated in my opinion. Loved the sax SOLOS at the end of parts 1-5. Baritone to Tenor sax? Wish You Were Here is potentially pink floyds best individual song ever written. Beautiful lyrics and simple instrumentation with that patented synth sound. Ive heard that track 1000s of times - mostly amateurs learning their first guitar solo (myself included)

Not my brand of alternative and not an album that I never wouldve picked up on my own (which I love this for) Nevertheless, I did find it interesting and added one song to a playlist (There She Goes, My Beautiful World). There were moments where they sounded like the rolling stones. The gothic vibe was cool and different. The album itself being the sandwhich of two distinct sounds was also fun to experience as well. Wouldnt mind if someone had this playing in the background of a party, but I wouldn’t be the one to request it

Wow! Super enjoyable. My favorite part is how real this feels. Crowd interaction is wild, Cash’s personality seems genuine and very “fuck you”, song selection is all suitable energy. I thought I would hate the same song twice (San Quentin), but it somehow worked? Amazed to say the least… and all in a 35 minute package makes this a 5 star country album to me

Theres a lot to love and be fascinated by Starting out with my favorites: Midnight rambler, Monkey Man (incredible), Cant always get what you want, country honk and Gimmie shelter. So many great tunes I can only strongly recommend and not overly explain how great the episodes were in the revered podcast Rock And Roll History In 500 songs were for this period of the stones (those 4 episodes dropped a few weeks ago). The stones were in a wild time in their history and were completely redefining themselves (musically and life philosophies & interests). One thing I will share is the story about the amazing singer they brought in for Gimmie Shelter, Merry Clayton. Apparently, Nitzsche phoned his friend Merry in the throws of a super late night recording session. Merry shows up and in a couple of takes lays down what would be the greatest vocal track of the stones history. Nitzsche and others pushed her to to over the top. Unfortunately, Merry miscarried her 4 month pregnancy shortly after. More details in the podcast.

Lots of hits, that said, I feel like im not part of the generation that truly appreciates the beatie boys. To me, their sound has been mocked too often and the vocals/rapping was over the top. I do appreciate the sample selection and a few songs. You gotta Fight for your right to party is an all timer.

Nothing overly bad, just not for me

I love stevie, but this is one of the lesser entertaining albums. Talking Book from 2 years before was far more interesting to me You Havent Done Nothin was super fun and sounded like the rest of stevies catalogue. They Wont Go When I Go was a great track with a haunting progression and Bach like melody. Please Dont Go felt like a standard tune as well.

Had to go to youtube to listen to this album I liked Aint That A Shame Nothing crazy here in our modern age, but I understand the significance of including at least one domino album on this list. It was more entertaining to read about Fats and how influential he was. I think we all owe him a big thank you for laying out how a rocker should make music and act in public - seemed like a great/humble figure👏🫡

Disclaimer: not a huge Dylan fan… yet. In general, im hoping to hear more, but Blood On The Tracks was really the only album of his that ive been through more than once. This album doesnt seem worthy to be included on this list. I found a lot of it to be dull/non inventive. Not particularly bad, just not WOW good. “Background blues” music Songs I liked: Til I fell in love with you Make you feel my love

A mixture of “pretty cool” avant garde punk rock and senseless noise. Chinese Radiation and Over My Head reminded me a bit of the Velvet Underground. A bit of Can too. Songs like Laughing and Sentimental Journey were trying to go crazy with horns and avant garde sounds and are barely listenable. All in all, I love this kind of album experience. This truly is unique and takes a little work to love or even appreciate. Ill label with 3 stars because it has gotten better on a second listen (2.5 stars rounding up). Im seeing how it couldve influenced bands in the 90s, but not 80s 😂

Just before we started our 1000 albums journey, I went through LZIII. This album is different and eclectic. I genuinely appreciate the mix of ROCK, true blues and rock folk more than I wouldve expected. I think what stands out the most is the final 4 tracks. From Tangerine all the way to Hats Off, im totally sunk into the grooves and forget that its some mega band. They really showed they capability to span genres and bring new and firey energy to whatever they did. 5 stars because its gotten better with each listen.

Such a bangin jazz fusion experience. What I really forgot about was how awesome Sly (named after Sly and The Family Stone, Sly) is. Super inventive and doesnt feel old. 4 stars for my taste, 5 star jazz fusion experience

I think I managed to listen to the extended edition of this album 3 times over the last 20 hours 😂😂 I think this album is fantastic. Its got a radio hit (Brass), a fun cover (Stop Sobbin’ - Kinks), weird instrumental (space invader - underrated track IMO) and tons of deep cuts (I like Kid and Tattoo Love Boy the most) Overall, this album is exactly what I like in pop/new wave and will be something I revisit. The pretenders are debatably more interesting as a band than Blondie.

I get the significance of Dinosaur Jr (80s pre grunge and new punk influence). I dont believe this is their strongest stuff and the album itself doesnt hold my attention well. It wasnt all boring: Yeah We Know was a good tune. Freak Scene was alright. Pond Song was good. Budge was fun (sounded like blink 182). Dont was striking in a refreshing way. I want to give 3.5 stars. And im afraid of rounding this one up to make a stronger point, so in a rare move, ill push it back to 3 stars

I was really put off when I saw how long the album was and saw the genre, but I still gave it my best shot Overall, I wasnt disappointed. I actually really grooved with the Pt II: A track (second overall track). The random vocal moaning and odd experiments kept me locked in, but it did take me about 5 different occasions to finish this beast of an album 😂 I think albums like these are a bit too far off the spectrum for the 1001 albums experience. In my head, this borders with straight classical music - which Im not knocking as being bad, but I consider less of an album I give 2.5 stars and round up to 3 for purely enjoying myself for at least 1 track

Amazing quality for both a pop funk and soundtrack record Tons of instruments, wide variety of sounds/genres, surprises everywhere, epic opening track, excellent track sequencing… what else do I need to say? I got through this 3 times already. Not tiring at all as I notice different things each time.

Im always impressed with how Meg and Jack always find a way to make complete sounds with their tiny arrangements…. And short song ideas. I think I liked the other white stripes album that we had already more There were a few times throughout the album that I found myself saying “OO that sounds like nirvana” or “that harmony mustve been inspired by alice in chains”. Favorites: Now Mary - beautiful vocals This Protector - love Jack on the piano Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground - great riff and has that classic white stripes drum feel. Hotel Yorba - fun track

Side A is incredible. So far away, Money for nothing and walk of life are all bangers. Side B definitely drops off in quality, but there is some interesting exploration. I actually enjoyed ride across the river after being initially turned off in the intro 10 seconds. Knopfler shows off some great guitar work the entire album. Its almost 5 stars, but not quite. 4.25.

Another album that took a few listens to appreciate 😂😅 I wouldn’t say that any tracks really pop out - maybe spanish dancer if I had to choose one, but I really found this to be easy to listen to and pretty entertaining Great vocals, fun percussion.

Back on a random Wednesday in 2018, I went to a bar in san francisco’s tenderloin called Beer Basement. The bar was empty except for my two friends and the physically intimidating, yet soft spoken Irish bartender. A couple of beers deep, I heard a super groovy song and immediately interrupted the bartender to ask what was playing (he had a tablet using pandora I think 😂🫨). In movie like fashion, he stoped putting away pint glasses, gave me a weird look and said “its fuuckin beck” in his thick irish accent. He proceeded to roast me and then ever so politely played a bunch of cuts off of Guero. We ended up becoming friends with this guy (Steve - still runs Ales Unlimited in Pac Heights) and went to beer basement every Wednesday (exaggerated, but we went often) until covid closed it down. This album grooves… so many great songs, but I appreciated Missing and Earthquake Weather this time around.

For a first album, this leaves me super impressed I get it, its over the top, but theres still a lot to love. Incredible guitar tone, I loved how forward the drums are in every song and David Lee Roths screams are iconic 80s rock (although this is 79 IIRC) Favorites: Jamies crying, Ice cream man, Feel your love

Really enjoyed this. My best take is that this will grow on me as I revisit Cohen is definitely a poet. The music seemed secondary, but not neglected. I felt relationships to The Velvet Underground (Nico’s vocal delivery is incredibly similar) and Paul Simons music here. So many love songs So long Mariane was my favorite tune.

Loved this album. The first five tracks are hits in my opinion - talk about the passion and moral kiosk were my favorites The next few tracks were interesting enough, but nothing super sticky. This is probably where my only negative feedback comes from. The drums began to sound really non inventive and just your standard 4/4, hi hat, snare drum sound with basic fills. 9-9 is a bad song 😂 All in all, this album was fantastic. The vocals harmonies were always on point and each song had the identity of REM. I can’t believe this came out in 1983. My brain cant compute how this was coming out alongside Poison, Motley Crue and Guns N Roses… it sounds so much more like 90s rock

A “for life” album in my family. My favorite tracks over the last few years have been Heard It Through The Grapevine (which I didnt know was a Marvin song until I was 20) and Long as I can see the light

Not the album for me. I did stomach every song though All of my disinterest aside, I did like the bone thugs features. Mariah is undoubtedly a great singer. I don’t have the vocabulary to describe why shes great, but dog gonnit, shes got pipes. Im not super into this kind of r&b

Not the album for me, but I found it pretty enjoyable still Bombs over Baghdad and Sorry Ms Jackson are solid songs. Some of the rap metering/rhythm was impressive.

For a live, jazz album, I dont know if it gets any better. Ive listened to some Fela before, but I think this is going to be my official launch point. I gave this album nearly my full attention and didnt find myself bored until the drum solo song (and even that was in the back quarter) Egbe Mi O (carry me) was my favorite track. Also, the recording/mixing here is fucking ridiculously good.

With a “studying history” focus, I see how Ray Charles is the man and worthy of a few entries on this list. I genuinely enjoyed a few tunes (You Are My Sunshine and You Dont Know Me were my favs). I did find it formulaic/repetitive at points with both lyrical themes (obvious) and musically. Reading on Ray Charles was far more interesting to me. He’s worshipped by a lot of my heroes in the 70s

This was wayyyy better than I initially thought it was going to be A long time ago, I was into the music of Pretty Lights. His music blends electronic and acoustic like no other. I find this album to be extremely close to what ive heard in the past from similar artists, but with more emphasis on acoustic instruments. I enjoyed most tracks, but found Bussing to be my favorite. Ill definitely be going back to this album. I really want to give it 5 stars, but ill actually round down to 4 and hopefully regret my choice later.

I have an undeniable love for late 60s music and The Mamas & The Papas are one of my favorites. Its very rare to find music like this after the 60s/70s. I love the incredible vocal harmonies and instrumentation. Pop Goes The 60s is a fantastic youtube channel for exploring the history of bands like this. Check out part 1 of the series on the mamas and papas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcks6j3FXcw

We’re talking all time greats in Jazz/Samba - Jobim, Gilberto, Getz This album experience was great. I think ive heard all of these individually, but never sequenced. Its really a vibe and not overly done (34 mins)

Ive been through PS so many times and it continues to impress me every listen. PS listens like a play or a movie. The lyrics paint an angst ridden story of changes related to maturing and love. The track sequencing keeps your attention by switching between upbeat, pure instrumentals (lets go away for a while and pet sounds) and sad songs. Less generally, the hits themselves hold up so well. Wouldnt it be nice is not cheesy IMO and is filled with so much depth. God only knows is maybe the most impressive progression ive tried to analyze. Maybe one of the only songs I know that can pull this off without losing general appeal I know Brian Wilson was rumored to have inspired Sargent Pepper with this project - Its mentioned in several Beatles interviews. I personally think Pet Sounds is a more cohesive and better sounding album than SP.

A different side of Steely Dan from what we heard on Aja. Jaw dropping debut album This feels much more like a classic rock album with really skilled players - like Chicago. The history on this album is interesting and believable. Fagen and Becker seemed exceedingly talented for their age. Im actually glad they didnt go into something like Aja right away and started with a clearly more pop driven album. Its a artifact of what their talent could do for the masses. It hits a high standard

Fantastic! Ive definitely heard a bunch of cuts off of this, but there were a handful of surprises. I loved the James Taylor cover (which if Apple Music serves me right, JT plays on), You Make Me Feel and Tapestry were surprises to me Gotta love the hits here too - Its Too Late and I Feel The Earth Move are fucking jams.

Oh, god. One of the handful of albums we encountered so far that I dont get. Rococo Zephyr was one of the only songs I enjoyed. And for that, its 2 stars

There were a few moments my first time through where I couldve been convinced I was listening to Can, Revolution Number 9 (senseless Beatles sampling), Daft Punk or Jungle (a bit more modern disco group). A wide range of sound here. Simple melodies and progressions. Fun samples. Most the times I was on my toes. Dancy vibes. Hated a few songs The album catches an amazing sequence of tracks at Summer Crane until Extra Kings. Worth my listen right there I wouldnt give a project like this 5 stars based on my taste. That said, I realllly enjoyed it and didnt really expect to after the first 10 mins. By the end of the album, I wanted it to spin again and thats the best sign that ill be coming back to it again. 4 stars