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

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

My Dads first album If you only knew how many times my Dad told me the story of him buying his first album. My brothers and I eventually made a game out of it - who could call a Car’s song out the fastest and make the quote before my Dad could “tHIs WAs tHE fiRST aLBum I eVeR BAhT” 😂😂 This album is actually great. Moving In Stereo still gives me special thoughts reflecting on Fast Times At Richmond High. Bye Bye Love, Let The Good Times Roll, Youre all Ive Got… hits on hits

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

Really great to dig deep in rock and roll history. I loved what I heard. I was able to connect some dots between rolling stones and even grateful dead covers of Holly. I didnt realize what a tragedy it was with Holly dying so young. This dude was a powerhouse. His wiki was incredibly eye opening.

Ive been saving my review for this one: I had a friend in high school who's leather jacket wearing, cigarette smoking Dad was as hair metal as you can get. He pushed Iron Maiden onto us and it somehow stuck The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills,22 Acacia Avenue are my favorites. Im really hoping we get more Maiden on this list. IMO, these guys are the most respectable thing to come out of the hair metal scene -- sci fi meets space rock? Incredible

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

ABOUT DAMN TIME I GET AROUND TO THIS Yeah, this is exactly what I need in a poppy & slightly punky album. Sound is clear, nothing over the top, awesome vocals, range of songs, perfect length (35 mins) and sheeeetttt (Samuel L Jackson voice) this came out in 1981 (way ahead of its time). Our lips are sealed, How much more, skidmarks on my heart were my favorites. 4.5 stars and rounding up.

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

I had some extra time this last week to dig back in the catalog of albums that I missed. Im sure this album hit incredibly well in the year of 2000. I gave it two chances (saying a lot for me as its 70 mins) and didn't find much that I was really attached to. It sounds dated for alt rock. I also don't love when artists sing their own backing vocals which was everywhere on this album I enjoyed Somebody That I Used To Know -- Very Deathcab-y. I also liked Junk Bond Trader. 2.5 stars and rounding it down because it was too long

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

I gave myself a full day to listen to this and im overall happy to say I dove in (b/c im admittedly not super Bowie experienced), but im not won over by this late, secret project The Bad: This felt too artsy fartsy (soundtrack/opera) and not enough rock n roll for me. It goes way further than I expected into the dark and poetry side of Bowie. Its missing that mystery element that other albums have - songs where I feel transported to a new universe. The good: * the instrument choices were awesome - all over the place and surprises on every song * range of songs is pretty wide without losing the vibe of the album work * where are we now - so chill and beautiful * if you can see me - totally rocking, 80s sound * Id rather be high - my favorite track on the album 2.5 stars. And im torn on where exactly to round to. 2 seems harsh and 3 seems generous for my taste

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

In effort to catch back up on albums ive missed (down to just 2!), I decided to crack into Korn And… yeah, Im not a fan. I absolutely tried and found the gangsters of rock to be a little too much for me. I get some of the lyrics were tongue in cheek, maybe this kind of poetry shouldnt be set over metal? Freak On a Leash was alright.

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

I finally get to clear this off my queue 😂 By product of accidentally adding this entire album to my day-to-day, new-to-me rotation, Ive listened to pieces of this album on and off for at least 3 months now (this and the elvis album 😅) I confidently say that I dont get it 🤣 if apple music collects skip related stats, im sure im in the top 1% of listeners who start any of these tunes and skip within 20 seconds…. Every. Single. Time. To make this more fun, I decided to give this album a real shot again today and it still hasnt caught any neural traction in my brain. Thank you Brain and David. You guys changed the world of music, but this album is dog shit to a 31 year old in 2025

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

I got the chance to spin this album 3 times over the weekend. Once with headphones and a few times in a car during a long drive. I have to admit, I didnt think id like it after my first couple of tracks, but it was better with every play. Supercut was my favorite tune overall. Overall, the lyrics were deep, a fair amount of sonic diversity and genuinely unique for its time. Most importantly, I think Lorde paved a wide path for so many artists. I cant help but think Olivia Rodrigo is Lorde under a pseudonym

After listening to most of You talking U2 To Me, I made it through all of the major U2 albums JT is U2s best work and maybe has the best 3 tracks sequences right off the top. The ultimate edition/box set release that included their live performances is so worth listening to. Trip Through Your Wires is an all timer for me. Major life regret was missing the JT tour that ran for the 20th (?) anniversary

I skipped songs after 1 min if I didnt like them. Id say I had to do that after half the songs All that aside, some of this was goood. In a not so beatie boys way. I liked Sabrosa and Rickys Theme a lot. Sabotage is probably the only original sounding tune that I enjoyed from front to back. Im pretty surprised that weve had two BB albums already.

In a holiday mood, this album is one of the greats. Didnt know Spector did this. Loved hearing the closing monologue in Silent Night.

I enjoyed a few tracks. ive Got Beginners Luck and Lorelei. I wasnt in the right mood for this album and Im still frustrated how albums like this can be missing from apple music. I think its the 3rd time over the 115 albums ive done so far Ella is incredible without a doubt. I appreciate her other work more than this

So glad we got to do this album! Looking back, I actually listened to this immediately after we finished the last Dusty album. Most of the album is “good”, but there are 2/3 HITS. Son Of A Preacher Man is Dustys most popular, In The Land Of Make Believe shows off her vocals and sounds like a Brazilian song and I also loved Breakfast In Bed. Probably a 4.25 for me. Maybe on my third time through, ill bump this up, but 4 for now

Hahaha, im quite surprised that we have had 3 BB albums so far. I made it through the entire album. I wouldnt put this above the other two One song that I thought was good was Looking Down The Barrel (Mississippi Queen sample?). Other than that, this album wasnt for me

I knew that this album was on our list and I was dreading it. Paradise By The Dashboard Light has been shoved down my throat a few too many times. Now that im through the entire album, I have a decent amount of respect for this. This is kind of a rock opera/musical album for the late 70s (1 year before Grease came out). The album features some familiar names as well (outside of Meat Loaf) - Todd Rundgren and Ellen Foley Bat Out Of Hell, Two Out Of Three, You Took The Words were all pretty enjoyable. I drew a lot of connections to what Boston sounded like (at least the guitar and drum work) and a little bit of Bruce. Ill make my way back to this album, but I will continue to skip Paradise By The Dashboard Light 😂

This took me 3 complete listens to like. I definitely walked away from this with a shattered view of Alice Cooper. This dude cameos on Waynes World in full glam rock outfits and sings Schools Out… hes not the guy I would’ve expected to write a piano Ballad about Mary Ann (sounded like a Paul Mccartney song). Generation Landslide is my favorite tune off this (Like a twisted The Who sound). Hell yeah, Alice Cooper. 4.5 stars and rounding up

Very pleased The album titled track is ridiculously cool. Little red corvette (possibly overplayed) is a great one to follow. I also really liked DMSR and lady cab driver. Prince has always been that artist I don’t completely understand the hype for. Ive heard cool tracks, I know how flexible he was as a musician and his rockstar personality. His music can sometimes be just… overly poppy? With a talking heads weirdness. That said, hes got an incredibly unique voice to scream and sing. You cant take that away from him - not even Michael Jackson I still wouldnt put myself into his wild fan group, but im getting closer. His superbowl halftime show in the rain (from the early 00s) nearly pushed me there last night 😅

The perfect album to have in the background to chill out or cook to. I spun it a few times to get more acquainted with the tracks because Norah Jones is new to me and is critically acclaimed (especially for this album). Favorites: If I were A Painter, Seven Years, Nightingale I didn’t dislike any tracks, but some weren’t as unique as others. I loved Norahs country like vocals (raspy and twangy). 4.5 stars, rounding up

Some cool rhythms and fun chanty lyrics, but nothing really stuck with me here. The album itself was fine. Cisco kid is clearly the hit of the album. City, country, city and Found Cornered Room were good as well

Ooof. This album was not for me. It feels like an era I didnt belong to, my parents skipped over and no cool older cousins could force me to listen to I did draw some connections to bands like Joy Division - simple guitar lines with airy sonic concepts.

Wow, super interesting album. Never heard of Grant Lee Buffalo (full blooded American name lol) Sonically and instrumentation, I loved it. Very nice blend of folk/rock/country. Vocally, Grant Lee sounds like Bono from U2 and Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins. A lot of semi spoken/sung lyrics. Song I liked: Fuzzy, Grace, The Hook 3.5 stars and rounding up to 4

I can see why this is the best selling RHCP album (although I did initially think Stadium Arcadium would be). This album is loaded with hits and has some deep cuts that are memorable too (Velvet Glove and Savior). Its too much a part of my childhood to not give 5 stars, but I can understand the hate against songs like I Like Dirt lol

There is some gold here. I liked a review of this album that basically sells Superfly as “chill funk”. Pusherman and Superfly are obvious standouts. Give Me Your Love and No Thing On Me were my favorite deeper cuts. Some research to do: * actually watch the film * find the weird drums that were used that had some kind of pitch shift device on it (very eastern sounding)

One of the rare albums we have encountered that I would say I enjoyed less the second time through 😆 These guys are in no way shape or form even close to Oasis and yet all signs point to them being neck and neck with them in critical acclaim This album isnt bad. Its got a giant hit and maybe one other cut (I liked Space and Time enough to listen both times), but its not revolutionary or even close to being a standard brit rock album for me. My gut says if Bitter Sweet doesnt make it on the album, that we totally forget this and the band entirely…. But god damn, whenever those violins start playing, I understand why people like them

My Dads first album If you only knew how many times my Dad told me the story of him buying his first album. My brothers and I eventually made a game out of it - who could call a Car’s song out the fastest and make the quote before my Dad could “tHIs WAs tHE fiRST aLBum I eVeR BAhT” 😂😂 This album is actually great. Moving In Stereo still gives me special thoughts reflecting on Fast Times At Richmond High. Bye Bye Love, Let The Good Times Roll, Youre all Ive Got… hits on hits

Im super happy that we got another REM album. When we listened to Murmur, it was a little revelation for me. I knew REM was great, but I had never scratched beneath the surface Automatic For The People was also fantastic. This album has depth, hits, instrumental and an ideal length (which is not a joke to me 🤣) My personal take: some of the songs felt a little too Gordon Lightfoot like to me - Sweetness Follows and Try Not To Breathe. Projecting a little, but this album was roughly a decade after Murmur and it sounds like the band’s direction went into some serious places. Drive, Sidewinder, Everybody Hurts, New Orleans, Ignoreland, Man On The Moon were great tracks. All in all, its hard not to give this a 5. Its very much a 4.25 for me and notably less listenable than Murmur

Who expected this?? Pelican West sounds like Talking Heads mixed with Japanese Jazz artist Masayoshi Takanaka (particularly the guitar work and happy, tropical groovy rhythmic breaks) This album rocks and Ive never heard of PW before this. I found a few filler songs, but there are over 10 solid tracks out of 14. Great sax work on nearly every song. Most chorus hooks are catchy as fuck. Love me some fast tempo guitar and bass lines 4.5 and rounding up. Not a perfect 5 because of how shitty I thought Fantastic Day was 😆

This album marks a an interesting moment for The Beatles, but I honestly think it lacks a lot of the trademark that A Hard Days Night has and beyond. It does surprise me that its included, but maybe every Beatles album is I didnt realize Til There Was You isnt a Lennon/McCartney original. Every time I play that song, its a clear standout - lots of interesting choices for chords. I Wanna Be Your Man is a great tune. I know that the All Starr Band has this as a set staple

I cheated a bit during the last PJ Harvey album and listened to some of this This is much better than Let England Shake. I liked The Line, The Mess Were In, Horses In My Dreams and We Float. Admittedly, some of this was noise. I didnt like Big Exit or Good Fortune. 3.5 stars for now. Ill have to listen more. Rounding up to 4

All this Beatles material coming at a time when Ringo and Paul are having a moment (Ringo just dropped a new single - Look Up). Weird to think we have 80+ year old rock stars. Some personal fluff: Pre-2020, I would have called myself a big fan. I knew all the albums, but I wasn’t obsessed. They wouldn’t have showed up in my top 10, most-listened-to artists on any of those 26 years. That said, I probably could have named 9/10 album tunes by the time I was 13 because of how popular they were with my parents In 2020, I found a podcast called Nothing Is Real (a Beatles podcast) and explored the Get Back documentary in 2021. In 2022, I got to see Paul live. Those 3 years were incredibly fun to go deep.. Beyond the box sets and into the immense catalogue of material put together by historians like Mark Lewisohn & the Anthology adjacent projects - Ex: Listening to the entire A/B session tapes (i.e. all the recordings known to man for the Let It Be sessions) I find myself (mostly) on the other side of that phase (with occasional days where I slip back into obsession). I will always remember these days fondly and I may re-listen to Nothing Is Real again someday. I love talking Beatles Pepper: It would be a lie to say that I have any original opinion about Sargent Pepper. I obv wasn’t there, im not the historian and there isn’t an available catalogue of tapes to listen to for me to form an original idea of what it was like. Instead of joshing anyone, I came up with my list of fun facts for others to explore. * “Will you pass me the salt and pepper” was the misheard quote that Paul heard “sargent pepper” out of — said by Mal Evans (his journals are super interesting). * Strawberry Fields is two tapes spliced together. If you listen closely to “Let me take you down 'cause I'm going to”, you'll hear it (and never unhear it). The pitch shift is real. Those maniacs did this with analogue tech which is fucking insane * Sgt Pepper is a concept album that becomes just an ordinary album. I think this is hilarious that they quit after 2.5 songs when the entire inspiration for the album came from becoming “a new band”.

The only thing I can say that was good about this album was that it sounded grungy. I like grunge, but this just didnt have any appeal to me. No songs stood out. The entire listening experience felt really dragged out

Our second SY album IIRC. This one took me for a loop. Im starting to actually like some of the tracks. That said, I think the front half of the album is much better than the back half. Purr is the only song I liked of the last 6-7 tracks. I’m going with a 3 because of Sugar Kane, 100% and swimsuit issue. I understand why people like those songs and how it couldve pushed alt rock for the rest of the 90s

8 tracks of rock n roll glory Who hasnt heard all 8? These were all spinning daily on 105.7 WAPL in the fox valley, Wisco (and probably still are) The three most underrated tracks (if I can even say that) are Battle Of Evermore, Four Sticks and When The Levee Breaks (the other 5 tunes are absolutely top 1000 rock songs of all times). I spun these three the most to get something new from this album Jimmy page plays the hell out of a mandolin, Bonham spins up freakishly weird time signatures in Four Sticks - its in some funky 5/8 thing and alternates to something else (also the name is some direct reference about playing with 4 sticks - vibraphone style maybe - idk, not a drummer) and even the Beastie Boys couldnt resist sampling Levee. God damn. What a legendary album. Id give it 10 stars if I could

Another band that im glad the list surfaces, but I just dont appreciate (yet). I dig some of The Cures hits, so im sure my interest is there, but hardly any of Seventeen Seconds stuck with me. Maybe Secrets and In Your House (genuinely didnt like A Forest) were my only tracks I liked and not merely tolerated From reading the album wiki, I discovered that this was more or less the Cure’s sound defining album with a lot of band member changes happening beforehand. So I guess thats cool to have the context.

I didnt get any traction this album until track 6 (N.Y. - and it was my favorite song). This band feels mine a strange middle ground between U2 and some pop rock in the 00s (Coldplay - listen to Pounding and get back to me) Not a fan, but I didnt hate it. 2.5 stars and rounding up

Paul Revere & The Raiders always reminds me of how insanely fast music in the late 60s changed No disrespect for that swingin’ 60s sound. Its cool. Its fun. Its…. dare I say it… groovy. I still like early Beatles, Stones, Donovan, Kinks, Beach Boys, Mamas & Papas. Hear me out though man (exhales blowing out smoke), something weird happened in late 66’/67’ where some bands decided to find a bit more of an edge than Little Girl In The Fourth Row has In 67’ we get The Doors, Hendrix’s Are You Experienced, Sargent Pepper (after Revolver), Pet Sounds (technically 07/1966). Things were changing and I think Midnight Ride is smack dab in the middle. Kicks is a decent song. Im not your stepping stone is alright too. Sonically, it all feels the same. I dont think it aged as well as some of the other 60s tunes in this list

Definitely a fun listening experience. Genuinely, I thought Les Vieux was a fantastic song. Translating that line for line was eye opening compared to its happy sounding progression I wouldnt say that Chanson is my style, but its a really effective, story telling genre. Operas not too distant cousin 😆

If there is a hard rock/metal band that is critically acclaimed and has found mainstream success while still being respected in all circles, its Metallica. This album is damn good. I skipped Enter Sandman because its a meme now. The rest of this project is freakishly perfect. Nothing Else Matters and The Unforgiven are all timers and definitely deserve their place in the greatest songs of all time. One tidbit: Only one of my friends in grade school had parents that were cool enough to be hardcore christians and Metallica fans. Gloria’s minivan was my early exposure to this music One last tidbit because this was our weekend album and that inherently makes me care more to write it I went to Oracle Park for the Napa valley wildfire benefit show. Dave Matthews opened for Dead and Co who opened for Metallica. One of my favorite show memories of all time was the sound check before Metallicas set. The dude testing Lars’ drum equipment was having so much fun teasing the crowd

Super happy that we got this! Ive hit SD a few times in my life without it sparking a deep dive. The experience so far with Cant Catch A Thrill and Aja is mostly stuff that ive heard at least once PL was a fun middle ground (literally came out in between Aja and Cant Catch) and almost completely new to me. From what I read, this was the bands final album that they would go on tour with. Night By Night wouldve been awesome to hear live. Also, during my reading, it seemed like this was a “comeback album” from their second album flop…. Wait… I loved some tracks off of their second album - Countdown to ecstasy. My Old School is an all timer. Why the hate? My review for PL may sound harsh, but Ill still give 4.25 stars on this The first 8 tracks are all killers. We get a radio hit (Ricky), Parkers Band, Pretzel Logic, Night by Night, Any major dude and whatever east saint louis was 😆 (okay, wasnt a huge fan of that, but it was fun for one play) The last 3 tracks were lacking for me. With a gun sounded like a white album rip off. Charlie Freak’s piano was annoying to me. Monkey in your soul didnt appeal to me due to its simplicity

Not loving this just to be cool. I genuinely think the VU were on fire. I like most of these tracks, but my favorites are Some Kinda Love, What Goes On and After Hours. Call it melodramatic rock, I think it was wayyyy avant guard and aged incredibly well

One of those albums that you judge the cover, genre and year and think “this isnt gonna be good” After two spins, I actually found myself digging about half the songs. It says something about my bias. Its really rare that I like hip hop albums, but this shit is rad Playing With Fire (sampling Monkey Man from Let It Bleed) was awesome. Sketch was a fun tune. The End (james brown payback) was groovy. 3.5 stars. Ill round up and give 4 stars for a hip hop album

Some of the instruments/vocal effects were interesting to make me pay attention, but I couldnt really find a song that I liked. The best was Date Stamp. Show Me was a cool intro I guess too. This is like Michael Jacksons music without the unique singing and too many odd orchestral arrangements

Lets Go Crazy, Take me with you, When doves cry and Purple Rain are excellent songs that have aged pretty well - especially for 80s music (in my broad opinion, the 80s didnt age as well as 60s/70s sound ideas) I draw a lot of parallels between what PR is and what 1999 was (2 years apart - Purple Rain has the Revolution backing it). Everything ive read makes it seem like The Revolution reinvented Princes sound, but I disagree. Example: Lets Go Crazy and 1999 are both pretty much crowd pleasing singles with the same vibe I honestly like 1999 more as an album. With that said, Purple Rain (the song) is truly Princes masterpiece 3.5 stars and rounding up because i felt bad I didnt give 1999 4 stars

Really great to dig deep in rock and roll history. I loved what I heard. I was able to connect some dots between rolling stones and even grateful dead covers of Holly. I didnt realize what a tragedy it was with Holly dying so young. This dude was a powerhouse. His wiki was incredibly eye opening.

Huge fan of most of these songs. Bluebird was fantastic. Amazing strings work. Rocker with that CSNY sound we would get later. Love the break/pause at ~3:05 of that song. Gets a bluegrass sound when it picks back up I get how Mr. Soul became mainstream, but I don't think that song really hangs with the rest of these. It kind of sucks IMO. Definitely somewhere in the 4.25 range for me. Ill round up. Love me some Stills and Young

Second time through the Twins and another time where im wondering what Im missing. The vocals are too Yoco Ono for me The hit, Lorelei, uses a fire alarm sound (i cant be far off there). The vocals and drums are super cool, but its main progression is piercing to my ears. Alousius and Pandora were okay and for only for them I bump it to 2 stars.

I like 60s music and surprisingly havent given the Monkees an honest shot. This was a shock to come across for how much hate they normally get Broadly, it wasnt bad. Most songs give the air that they are Beatles, Beach Boys or Paul Revere rip offs. You Told Me is basically a cut straight off of Revolver - it sounds like exactly like Doctor Robert lol. I did enjoy You Just Might Be The One and For Petes Sake. Those songs are good. Ill be another defender of the Monkees being a slightly successful rip off band 2.5 stars and rounding up

AYE is one of few lifelong albums for me. I can remember listening to this before iTunes days and have tried my hand at learning a ton of these throughout the years. Its an incredible work with a diverse track list. I dont agree with the criticism of it being only “loud rock”. Its got quite a few delicate songs/sections that leave that vibe - wind cries mary, may this be love. With that said, being loud is definitely a part of the Experience’s experience 😂 reading the wiki about the recording process was enlightening. 5 stars.

I had a difficult time transitioning away from Hendrix to this. I really didnt enjoy the first few cuts, but I ended up liking Frankies First Affair and When Am I Going To Make A Living. I can see this growing on me a bit already

Really amazing listening experience. The entire time I thought I was such an ignorant listener thinking that it sounded like Graceland (my only foothold in African inspired music) and then I read the wiki....

Steve Earle is like John Mellencamp with a little more country twang. I honestly didn't love the album, but I really really really liked two of the songs -- Good Ol' Boy and Someday. Those songs definitely pushed me into some daydreams of my teenage years back in rural town USA. Nothing to do, no point in stoppin unless you're going to the lake, I need to get out lol

Man… I tried my absolute hardest to like this album. And to be clear, it was awesome. I found pockets of nearly every song to be interesting, but the overall ideas to be too broad or niche for me to understand. Ill definitely come back to this again. Firth of Fith and Aisle of Plenty were fantastic

Really glad we had this over the weekend. Considering its Elton's critically most acclaimed album, I wanted to give it some just time. The prog/glam feel at the start of the album was pretty shocking. Its not the side of him that Im used to, but it was entertaining. Curious to read what others thought there. Bennie and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road were slammin' back to back hits. Bennie might be a top 100 rock and roll song for me. The middle of the album was really dense and quite the range. Ballads everywhere... I really liked I've Seen That Movie Too, Sweet Painted Lady (very Parisian sound, not a surprising theme - prostitutes). Dirty little Girl showed Eltons true rock side. The back quarter of the album was good too, but a bit of filler. I thought Your Sister Can't Twist shouldve been kicked off the album entirely. Saturday Night's alright for Fighting is so epic. Social Disease was great too! Ill definitely be working my way back whenever im in the mood for glam rock. Great album overall. 4.25 stars and rounding up to 5

Theres a lot to be said about Blue. Its one of the rare entries on this list that I have no problem listening to non stop throughout the day. 36 minutes of genius. Great musicians playing with her —- Three unanswered questions: This Flight Tonight - maybe my favorite track on the album. At the 1:55 mark, Joni says “They're playing "Goodbye, baby, baby, goodbye. Ooh ooh, love is blind” and the track sounds like its being piped through a shitty speaker and back into a mic. What is the song that she’s referring to? Also, what is this effect? Is it supposed to represent the song or the sound quality of airplane entertainment of that day 😂 My Old Man - love the tune, but the lyrics are twisted in some lady form of oedipus rex. Is the ambiguity here intentional? Or did Old Man mean something entirely different then 🤨 How many times can someone say “California” on an album before it gets old? Its crazy high on Blue

These tracks gave me the feels. Oldham certainly knows how to embed emotion into his melodies. The album was fine. Not too long. A good sequencing. No tracks pop off the listing other than Today I Was An Evil One. Sonically, this reminded me of Modest Mouse with less Rock influence

Yet again, we run into the “cool kid” of the 1001 albums list. I clearly need to meet a SY fan and have them teach me why im lame I didnt like this album and cant find many reasons to go back. Teen Age Riot was good and the rest were practically angsty noise.

Wow, first time through this cover to cover. My thoughts: This album doesnt have a clear arc — although most songs build into each other quite nicely. Bookends Theme being a major piece of glue. It feels like S & G tried to have their Sargent Pepper moment and go truly psychedelic with orchestral arrangements that are all over the place at times. Emotionally speaking, I felt the general theme of aging in the first half. The second half was sort of all over the place, but fun (like sargent pepper, the theme disappeared) I loved this. Incredibly spacey/vibey and easy listening without being boring. Psychedelic. Fun.

This far exceeded my expectations -- weekend bias alert Glynn Johns said it was the best album he was ever associated with. Wowowwow. The entire album flows and hardly brings on any fatigue. I listened to it twice in a row without it feeling like a drag. Water with the Wine was a really hard hitting track. Not at all pleasant, but the music got the helpless emotion across while preaching that crazy story/message for women in the 70s Like Fire -- favorite track on the album. Slide guitar was fire.

Definitely unique. Ive been listening to Human Behavior for a long time and would never have guessed it came out in 93 The Anchor Song is definitely my favorite. Bjork has an incredible voice and she brings serious merit to every track. Bass drum work was glorious on this album Outside of Anchor Song, I dont think any track really sticks with me. Theres a little too much variety here. 3 stars and I might dig into other Bjork albums

Not bad! I connected with a few of the not "insanely horny dude" songs like Maybe & Wonderful Place (fun key change & cool backing vocals). Another cool dimension was reading into Pharell Williams' journey and how the band got Quest Love and Lenny Kravitz to help them out on a few songs. Im not a huge fan of any of those dudes, but they are everywhere in the industry today Last note: they seemed like a band that had the determination and grit to go for it (apparently the group didn't know how to play many of the instruments used before the album started). 2.5 stars and rounding down because it was too long

One of those albums that you get prompted with and say to yourself “this looks like shit and so its going to sound like shit” After Silent kid and Elevate Me later, I thought this was Dinosaur Jr. By track 3 (Stop Breathing) I was hooked. By track 4 (Cut Your Hair), I thought I was deep in a Wilco album (how didnt that song top the alt charts back in 94?) 5-4Unity kind of pushed me over the edge with this stuff - out of nowhere we get jazz alt rock 😂 Range Life solidified it with a solid country twang tune How the heck did I miss these guys? This is up there with Nirvana/Meat puppets stuff for me (theres some Cobain squeaking that comes out of nowhere). And theyre some Stockton boys? Get the fuck outta here 😆 4.5 stars and rounding up. My one gripe is with Hit The Plane Down - 🤮

Hard for me to categorize this. All of this was new to me except From The Morning. My favorite tune was Pink Moon. Nick Drake has a unique sound and this album rolls most of its 28 mins in a cozy wavelength of soft sounds and deep lyrics. I dig it, but I dont know how to rank it. Safely saying 3.5 stars and rounding up to 4.

Man, I love Neil Young. Late 60s Neil is freaking everywhere This album rocks. The front side is fantastic. Cinnamon girl is an all time road tripper for me. The second side isnt as entertaining, but I think Cowgirl In The Sand is a great long jam to finish off with - although I think Neil isnt super creative on lead. I did a fair amount of reading on Danny Whitten. Quite a bummer knowing how talented he was as a collaborator with Neil. The rhythm guitar was is truly a staple on this album. 4 stars here.

IMO, U2s first legit album and their best work until Joshua Tree Ive mentioned U Talkin’ U2 TO Me before in these comments. The Scotts pushed me to listen to the U2 catalog in the early 2020s. I didnt become a super fan, but if anyone is looking for an excuse to laugh their way through the discography, check it out Lots of hits here, but there are 2 or 3 tracks that go under the radar. Seconds, Two Hearts and Surrender are phenomenal. Love U2s punky sound that they pretty much abandoned by JT

Ive been anticipating some Zappa since the beginning of this! Although this albums requires some attention & a few spins to digest, I think its incredibly worthwhile -- "A movie for your ears" was how Zappa put it and I agree. Im starting to like every song pretty much equally, but if I had to pick a standout it would be The Gumbo Variations. That song grooves so hard Just a reflection on the period that this was in -- this came out in 1969. Initially, that was truly mind blowing to me. Eventually, I started to see this as a part of jazz fusion which was still in its enfancy. Then after more thought, it started to make sense. Bitches Brew had already dropped and weather report wasn't too far after Hot Rats. Im kind of left sitting here wondering why Zappa wasn't more in my ears previously versus the others /shrug

All hail the queen, indeed 😂 Im sure the innovative part of this album was amazing (rap over jazz/other genres, woman) at its time. In the present, I appreciated more of the clarity of each song. Whenever I wanted to, I could follow the lyrics and get into the song - old man alert. QL seems super fun and down to earth. I enjoyed the experience. 2.5 stars for my taste Favorite tunes: Ladies First, Evil That Men Do

I think we needed a chill album to bring us all home after Hot Rats and All Hail The Queen Sweet Baby James is/was a 32 trip through country roads, gospel, blues and periods of ecstasy like happiness. JT has a pretty voice and an incredible ability to make little flurries of notes on his acoustic (having played fire and rain for a decade, I don't come across many players who choose to finger chord shapes like him to pul that off) One big takeaway was how soul/gospel JT is in his discography. Favorite two tracks were Country Road and Oh, Susannah. 4.5 stars and rounding up

Okay, this is probably reputation suicide in this group (based on how previous, similar rock albums went), but ill give my genuine take anyway. This is likely the one of the best "hard rock" albums that I know of (Van Halen's 1984 is close). The lyrics are exactly as disgusting as you'd expect them to be and Im ignoring most of that because this is "fuck you" rock n roll where the lyrical content should be treated like the trash that it is. Sometimes I just like to scream about hot women or record people banging in the studio (brings me back to Prince's 1999 -- Lady cab driver) or how the drugs aren't strong enough -- fuck me right? (jonah hill meme) -- I thought this was America? These songs sound 10x fresher than Motley Crue or any of the cringey hair metal that came just a few years before it (not a hater, but its worth saying that the 80s were corny in a lot of ways and this still hits). Being their debut album and a sleeper for the first year, this feels as genuine of a work you can get in this genre. Not all the songs are completely trashy lyrically either. I think Mr Brownstown & My Michelle were great songs about drug addiction and shitty fathers, but that probably gets lost in the noise & misogyny. Last deet. I think we can all agree that Welcome To The Jungle is an All Timer™. Listen to this origin story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZgq3stgPY You know where you are? You're in the Jungle baby...

Really glad I stuck it out because the second half of this album is way better. Maps is an excellent song The rest really isnt for me, but I didnt hate it. 2.5 stars and rounding down

I first encountered The Beta Band back in like 2019 from a very strange documentary (the song was Its Not Too Beautiful from their first album IIRC -- apparently the band is famous for publicly hating their first album lol). Fast forward to 2025 and im hearing this... I felt like I was connecting a lot of dots on the first run. Im going to avoid talking about Squares (and yeah, that song is awesome, but its 100x more popular than the rest of the tracks). Al Sharp, Human Being are fantastic songs that sort of reset the mood after Squares. Really cool to see that Carole Fucking King was on Human being. Dragon picked up the slack from Gone. Loved the electronica sounds here. Things peak for me on Quiet. I don't know about y'all, but Im hearing this weird vocal harmony all over the place on this album -- stuff that I know Alt J does/did about 10 years ago where vocals stack on top of each other in weird cadences Also, apparently the Japanese version of this album featured a track that they wrote with Harry Nilsson. So cool 4 stars. Will definitely want a 3rd or 4th listen on this one. My one critique is that Gone sucked and that some songs were a tish too long.

Most of this wasnt bad. A little repetitive at times, but I wasnt bored over its short ~37 mins or so - biggg plus in my book Coming at this with the perspective of what country was in the late 60s makes me much more impressed. You can definitely feel a stronger groove in these songs that makes me want to dance and sing along compared to Conway Twitty or Ray Price Fun fact: These guys played the legendary Altamont show where the hells angles killed someone at a free festival put on by the stones

Hmm, I guess I dont really get Elvis Costello. Only real connection I had before this album was Whats So Funny Bout Peace Love and Understanding - total rocker I know Geoff Emerick engineered this and this work came out well within Costellos prime. This album ranks all over the place as “an all timer” I just never felt the album keep my attention. Like a flatter Elton John Man Out Of Time didnt cut it for me Almost Blue was a gorgeous track, but super slow. 2.5 stars and rounding down. Maybe ill try it out again this weekend.

This album is overflowing with prog rock greatness. The wiki made it clear that the band was super tight after 10 months of touring Throw out Tom Sawyer, Limelight and YYZ (the radio hits) and youre still left with an incredible album Red Barchetta was amazing. Peart’s fills and constantly changing beats are so fun to focus in on. Lifeson had some super rockin tone on this track. New track for me Vital signs is probably the weakest on the album - sounds like a Police song. Surprised they wanted to make that a single 4.9 out of 5 😂

On the right day, im a Deep Purple guy. Some of these songs are pretty gnarly rockers. Bloodsucker and Fight of the rat are my favorites In general, Jon Lord’s keys are what makes this unique music to my ear. The backdrop of keys is clear and the solos are super funky. 2.5 stars are rounding up

I appreciated this less than last Nick Cave (Abbatoir Blues). A few interesting songs - Waiting For You was decent I could see how some folks dig the song writing and there were genuine moments where I was getting attached. I dont think im the right audience for the super serious poetry over this kind of music. Vocally, it can sound like jason segel singing his Dracula opera in Forgetting Sarah Marshall 😂 (iykyk) Props to Cave on this one. Sounds like he was going through some serious hell while writing this.

Was really disinterested at first. The vocals sounded a bit cheesy. The lyrics can be just as bad. But once I got through The Old Gold Shoe, damn, this album kind of takes off into a neat, creative space. Love the omnipresent horns and fun textures (lots of strings), straight ahead drumming with bluesy guitar lines (so much Trem on the guitar tracks). The vocals get screechy and creative on You Masculine You (ironic title I guess?) Up with People was my favorite track. Idk what to really say about it. Its very simple, but yet sounds very distinct. What else could it be was also super pleasant in a 70s R&B way. This wouldve been ideal for a Friday album… shame. Ill be listening to it again this weekend. 3.5 stars and rounding up

Sonically, im not all that interested in Piper at the gates of dawn, but I think its a really fun dive when exploring all of Pink Floyd. This is really a different band than what group exploded in popularity afterwards. Their path from genuine psychedelic 60s rock to the string of concept albums that they would put out until the 90s is mind blowing. Fun listen and my second time through this. I don’t think I would pick it up again unless to show someone how different they were 😂

Its obvious that I wasnt THERE, but heres my take anyway There are some solid rockers on this. Search And Destroy is fantastic, Gimme Danger - was this a song cousin to gimme shelter from 1 year earlier? Penetration was creepy cool, Raw power sounded like a KISS song 😂 and David Bowie was involved? Cooool Heres the thing. The Stooges (which included iggy pop) were doing this same shit, but (in my opinion) better 3 years earlier. Down On The Street and I Wanna Be Your Dog are better than any of these tracks. 1969 was just an absolutely bonkers year for music. So yeah, good stuff, but not their best. 3 stars

Damn. I knew this was going to be an epic album for a Monday. 😂 you could play the first 20 seconds of any of these songs for any pitcher approaching the mound with big dick energy I obviously knew the hits (who doesnt). I was impressed by Take The Power Back (very RHCP - blood sugar sex magik), know your enemy and Township Rebellion (so fun and weird, awesome metering from De La Rocha) Some of the realllllly ragey tracks like Settle For Nothing and Wake Up are jarring and give me goosebumps. De La Rocha is fucking terrifying sometimes on this. The kind of stuff that my Mom calls acid music The only thing that didn’t age well is that 90s rock band dj vinyl scratching lol - which I think Tom does on his guitar IIRC

Alright, bring out the Def Leppard haters We can all agree that Pour Some Sugar On Me sucks. And theres no dodging that it is the album's biggest hit Look one layer passed that and this album is pretty solid. They released 7 singles off of this album (over the course of 2 and a half years lol). Animal is a great rock song with a stupidly simple intro lick, but those bends hit EVERY time. Ill defend that song til I die whenever anyone says DL sucks. Hysteria could be featured in ANY early 90s movie when the guy inevitably screws a good thing up with a girl he actually liked and needs to win her back, you feel me fellas? The lore behind this album is incredible. Auto accidents, the mumps, 3 years of studio work, someone (the drummer) lost a freaking arm... If thats not rock n roll, I don't know what is. 3 stars. If I gave this a better score than Prince's 1999, Id have to leave before our group hits 200

Well that was awesome Ill definitely be coming back to this during the weekend. White Denim seems to wrap the Black Keys tone with a little spice from Arcade Fire (I hear it through the vocals) and the jam element of King Gizzard Some really fun jams and catchy tunes here. 4 stars and hopefully I regret that choice