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Michael Jackson4 - some bangers but it’s missing a lot in the filler tracks
4 - some bangers but it’s missing a lot in the filler tracks
4 - I originally a 3, but I thought it deserved another listen and changed my mind. Certain tracks blended together, but it was a case of “the whole is greater than the sum of parts”
3 - wish I liked this more than I did, but it lacks any sort of umph and all just fades away into good background music
3 - Some tracks hit: Cemetry Gates, I know It's Over, second half of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. Despite this, many are very forgettable or just mid. The harsh transitions between tracks can be jarring. I was mostly impressed that the album kept me mostly engaged throughout the run. It definitely benefits from being a short listen.
3 - Some tracks hit: Cemetry Gates, I know It's Over, second half of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. Despite this, many are very forgettable or just mid. The harsh transitions between tracks can be jarring. I was mostly impressed that the album kept me mostly engaged throughout the run. It definitely benefits from being a short listen.
4 - Just a jolly listen, some great tracks some more mid, but nothing bad. I guess Pastime Paradise is the original gangster paradise, does that mean "Amish Paradise" is a parody parody? I liked disc 1 a lot more. The uncut, long songs on disc 2 could be a bit dragged out
4 - The sound of this album is somehow different and exactly the same to some of their best known hits. Not the biggest fan of this kind of rock n roll, but they do it well
5 - maybe it’s the moment, but this calm, melodic, and soothing just hit definitely not perfect, and can blend together, but as a whole it’s amazing Probably a good point to write my criteria for a 5: good enough to save to my Spotify (a historically impossibly high bar) and listen to many times in the future Deserves a second listen
3 - I liked some of this, but it was kinda bland, especially because I listened to it at a moody time and it still didn’t carry
1 - there’s a reason punk Floyd got good after this dude left Really not my type of music and this guy has no substance The ad lib parts are absolutely horrrible too
3 - Some stuff would set the mood, but overall just blended together for me and nothing jumped out
4 - I liked this more than I expected for how old it is. Some tracks like you don’t own me aged incredibly well into blending with new-er sounds, but others really really didn’t, overall a good listen
5 - this isn’t my favorite of their stuff, but it’s an easy 5. I’d never listened to this whole thing, but surprised me how much more abstract it was than I thought
4- Reminded me of Pink Floyd in a more rock-y way, but the intro and exits were hard to get through
3 - I listened to the American version out of protest to the damn British bias of this list, as always with 60s stuff, there’s one or two songs that stood the test of time, but most deserve to be forgotten.
5 - the man in black! The type of old music that I like, and an amazing performance
5 - this album has some amazing tracks that I never expected to find, exactly why I started this journey and it’s worth a second listen I recommend good headphones
3 - I think this band has a lot of really neat sounds (especially evident when I listened to some of their most popular songs, and in Heartland), but often odd vocals or shifts mid song ruin it for me
4 - cool sound but not my thing Cool album art - actually how nasa discovered neutron stars I think
4 - this is kinda a critic’s album, not for me but I thought it was pretty good and unique. Makes me think what other “modern” albums from around this time got cut so this one could be put in
3 - I like the doors for their weird but timeless like people are strange and riders of the storm (bandwagon I know) This was not that, but it did start strong. However, it quickly fell off for me and the ending was actually tough to get through
4 - I struggled trying to justify a 5, but it’s honestly paced horribly and there’s at least 3 skips in a row in the second half
1 - I’m sure this was revolutionary for its time, and it seems like there’s a lot of talent behind it, but my god why 39 minutes of pure jazz no vocals or anything. Couldn’t be further from what I like
3 - I was really vibing with it until Section 43. I liked some of the experimental stuff after that, but it was polarizing and inconsistent
4 - Reminded me a of a more cohesive version of ‘hail to the theif’ some tracks really give me Radiohead vibes, but they’re much easier and soothing to listen to
4 - wish movie soundtracks were like this nowadays, a couple good tracks
3 - I listened, I have almost no thoughts
2 -just felt bland
5 - happy that I finally got to listen to this. There’s obviously the well known tracks, but it was a no skip album.
3 - wild ride
4 - I wish I could have given this a second listen. not a 5 but I think there's some genius behind this. I loved Silent All These Years, and tracks like Girl and Me and a Gun show there's a complex story behind the somber songs.
3 - I did not find this enjoyable to listen to. But, it was surprisingly interesting, each track completely different—from crazy guitar solos to an almost cathartic piano section, definitely shows the highs and lows of experimental music
4 - White boy music
4 - some Elton John will always hit, title track is some of his best stuff. I don’t like the more fast paced second half as much (other artists do it better), but it’s still a good time
3 - I thought this was very interesting, and I feel like I know a lot of Yes' bigger songs. This was very experimental and didn't hit the same for me
4 - Pretty good for hard rock, I might come back if I’m ever VERY angry
5 - art. Especially where he treads the line of spoken word and rap. Lots of bangers. It was kinda funny to see how much influence early Kanye had on this record though
4 - liked this a lot more than the other Dylan track. He’s obviously pandering to a wider audience. I just think his voice doesn’t flow enough for the folk songs he sings, hot take
4 - an easy 5 if you’re into elevator/background music. More seriously, it just blended together
4 - this was objectively better than hail to the thief, and may be a 5, but it needs a second listen first
4 - just not as iconic as some of their other stuff
3 - Not my thing but “Its too Late” was a good song
2 - weird
3 - I really like their one song, uprising, but this isn’t that at all. The idea of space exotic music is cool, but not for me
3 - not my thing, but the instrumentals were really interesting and far ahead of their time
5 - I can happily say that I’ve had this and it’s over. 3 hours is a lot. I think some at the end are better but I honestly had trouble sitting through. I’ll be saving this—it’s a 5 easily—because I want to keep coming back to explore
2 - really didn’t get this, thin white duke tho
4 - a trip and good ambient music
4 - this album to me is a 1:20 lead up and cool down to Mr Blue Sky, and it might never be anything else
5 - absolutely incredible, every track, I’ll find this sometime later in life when I really need it and it’ll get me down and up again. Last song gives me duck worth vibes and I’m sure there’s more to it
Good rock music, just kinda drowns itself out and 2 hours is crazy
4 - better than this genre usually is
1 - this was absolutely horrible. British bias otherwise it wouldn't ever be in here (I also just hate when experimentation goes wrong) half of this would be more "noise" than music imo
3 - two great songs but they honestly need the liveliness on bad moon rising for a whole album— or at least for more of it
5 - best one I’ve heard from them yet. Actually like a bunch of the songs and it’s so much better as a whole
5 - such a chill and cerebral ride through space, just as the title promises
4 - knew and liked the famous songs. The unfinished production wasn’t my thing but it was obviously super creative and the start of a genre
3 - hot take (maybe) one of my least favorite beetles projects. Lots of the songs seems filler or blend together, in my life stands out
4 - a lot of this was really unique and fun, one of the songs (without knowing the artist) I figured out it was the same guys that did loser
2 - really not my thing did not like, but great composition and production so not a 1
4 - as if Mama Mia was an album… wait
4 - my mother would be annoyed that I didnt give this a 5 but the second half is boring
3 - very fun, not my thing
3 - I really liked the opening mood of the first song but nothing else grabbed me
4 - some bangers but it’s missing a lot in the filler tracks
3 - this was so short that I didn't have anything to dislike
I honestly didn't like most of it, but then it would somewhat hit and I would get really into it. I just think Blur will always be super varied for me--overall great especially by the end
3 - kinda an ambient jazzy experience, it wasn’t bad
4 - There was a lot of unique stuff on this album, most were good, some were great, some sucked. Cool to learn a few classics were from this too
3 - some good ones but I didn’t like most tbh
2 - they're obviously talented and this is a work of art, but I just don't like most of it
3 - they’re decent
4 - some very sweet melodic songs and not much filler
2 - Long stints of repeated sounds that just annoyed me. Elektrobank killed it for me.
4 - amazing record, tons of classics, super recognizable. It’s safe to say the beetles improved throughout their career. Not my favorite, and hard to know if it would be so good without their name attached
4 - I can’t ever fully enjoy this older sound because it often blends together with pretty rudimentary drum loops and fee samples. This one had a few that really stood out creatively especially in Release Yo’ Def
3 - decent rock album to fill 30 minutes. I'm not sure what was up with the iggy mix was about
3 - not his best imo
4 - surprisingly ahead of its time with some great sounds
2 I didnt like either the general sound or how they remastered it, felt like a chore to get through
3 - Basically had one good song