1001 Albums Summary

Not bad. A little maudlin and melancholy. Definitely not everyday listening for me.

Just awesome. Added to my Tidal Collections, so it must be good!

Apart from the hit tracks, I found this album notable only for being jarring and messy. Silence was definitely golden at the end of the 40 minutes or so that i spent listening to it.

I liked the second half better than the first half. Highlights? Sunday Girl and Heart of Glass, naturally. Still, all in all, just an OK album for me. I think I could have died happy without having heard it, to be honest.

There is something about Neil Young's singing voice that leaves me a little unenthused, but if I set that prejudice aside, I think this is a hell of a good album. The lyrics, especially on Thrashers, intrigued me sufficiently to do some online research to understand what they represent, and I enjoyed all the tracks enough to give the album a second play, just to make sure I actually did like it. It might not make it into my Tidal collection, so I will rate it a four star album, but I certainly wouldn't mind listening to it again sometime.

It took several attempts to listen to this album, as I kept trying when I was tired and the sound of the water on the Overture lulled me to sleep. Having finally heard it all the way through though, I'm very impressed. It's going in my tidal collection. Five stars from me.

Just great music from Sting and the boys. It's going into my collection. Five stars.

On the first listen, I figured three stars would be generous for this album. But just to be sure, I spent the weekend with it in my headphones, and surprise to say, it did grow on me, so despite not being a big Fleetwood Mac fan, I'm going to give it four.

Bland and forgettable, that's the best I can say about this album. Three stars is generous, but I'll give them up because there was nothing that offended my sense of musical taste.

I liked this much better than I thought I would. It won't go in my Tidal collection, as I'm no big fan of rap music, and I probably won't ever listen to it again, but my journey through the tracks was pleasant enough to warrant three stars, rather than the one or two I expected to give up before I listened to it.

Meh! I like some Indian music. But this? Nah!

The moment I dreaded in this project has finally come - the point when I receive an album that I really don't like, but dogged as I am, will hear it through to the bitter end. This was a painful listen. I appreciate that the \"artists\" were probably off their faces on Acid, but surely there must have come a point when their sensibilities returned and they realised what a godawful cacophony they had created, although, apparently not. My first one-star album. There you go!

I'm shocked, because I really wanted to hate this album, and groaned inwardly when presented with it, since I have ever considered music by the Smiths to be whiny, maudlin junk. But I didn't hate it. In fact, I gave it a second listen, and now I'm even more shocked because I'm going to give it four stars.

Pure genius for sure. An easy four stars. Why not five? Only because this is not a music genre I typically engage with, I am unlikely to listen to it again, and I won't be adding it to my Tidal collection. But nobody can deny the magic of Mr. Charles' voice and genius on the ivories.

Nice, mellow, inoffensive sounds with a cool electronic vibe. Definitely an easy listen, and I might give it another go later. This will be a four-star album for me.

I didn't feel much fire. What rhymes with fire? Dire! Yes, that's what I thought of this album. It takes elements of some of my favourite music genres and turns them into a pile of shite. Inclusion of the slide guitar is just enough to persuade me to give this two stars instead of just one. Just terrible!

WARNING! Do not listen to this if you are contemplating suicide. My god! But this is a maudlin album, but my god! did I enjoy listening to it. Perhaps that says something about my current state of mind. I may reach out for it again one day, but I won't add it to my Tidal library. Another album that I expected to hate, but that will get four stars from me, at least today.

The tracks Tennessee and Friday Night Fever just about elevate this to a two-star album for me. The singing in general is dreadful, and I feel that this album would best be on a list called 1001 albums to listen to that will make you want to die.

It's not in me to give this album any less than the five stars it deserves. Adding it to my Tidal library.

Oh God!! What to do with this package of weirdness. I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it either. Sure, I'll never listen to it again, at least not intentionally, and some of the "music" was laughingly bad, especially the screaming bits. You know what I'm gonna do? Give it three stars, that's what!

Of course it's five stars. It's Led Zep!!

Almost squeezed a fourth star out of me, because I liked the second half of the album more than the first. But... nah! It's three stars from me. Not bad.

Unmemorable, bland, and only the last two or three tracks save it from being a two-star album for me, so I'll grudgingly give it a three.

Oh Dear! On the first track it sounds like someone's trying to sabotage the track by randomly banging on a tin cup, and the rest of the album is not much better. Dreary, dull, and weird, but not in a good way. I didn't like it much, but I suppose I can manage two stars.

It was just alright for me, The co-packaged Streetheart was the better album, I think.

Gave it two listens and it's still just alright for me. Nice music, but just not my cup of tea I guess. Will give it three stars as there's nothing really wrong with it. I'm just not fussed.

This album was an exercise in endurance for me. I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more if I heard most of the songs with the vocals removed. Indeed, it is only some decent musicianship that keeps me from giving a single star. Instead, it just about deserves two, in my view.

Yeah!! I liked this. It gets four stars.

Liked it a lot. Four stars.

Played this with the expectation of trashing it in review and moving on (like many others have), and ended up playing it over and over. Beautiful, ethereal, mesmerising, it's probably been the most surprising album of this project so far for me. It's getting five stars and going in my tidal library.

I enjoyed listening to this album. I'll give it four stars.

Excellent album. It's going into my Tidal library and getting five stars.

Rather discordant in the main, I did enjoy a few moments of this album, so for that I'll give it three stars. But really I see it as a 2.5.

I so wanted to hate this, but I love it. It's getting five stars and going into my Tidal library.

If you'd told me at the time of this album's release, that one day I would add a rap album to my music collection, I'd have called you sick in the head... But the day has come. This one's going in, and getting five stars. I loved listening to it.

Just beautiful. Another album from a genre that I've paid little attention to. That may change now, and this album, for sure, is going into my collection. Five stars from me.

Hmmm!...nice voice and everything, but this type of music just bores me and leaves me cold. Not my cup of tea and I was glad when the album came to a close. I'll give it three stars because she's a top-notch singer, but that's all.

The second half of this album was better than the first half. Still, three stars is the most I'm prepared to offer.

This was a fun album to listen to. Noisy, brash, and with crazy lyrics. I won't be adding it to my collection but I liked it a lot. Four stars.

Good musicianship. Not sure I liked the political commentary, and it just didn't do much for me. Three stars.

Not the kind of melancholia that resonates with me. It's OK to listen to once, but I don't think I'd want two listen any more.

I like Queen, but to my mind, this album has a mix of strong and weak tunes. I think I will add it to my Tidal library, but it's not quite a five-star winner for me.

Love it... And don't know what all the hate is about. My criteria for rating albums in this project is very simple... 1) Did I enjoy listening to it? If no, one star, if yes, two stars. Would I mind if I had to listen to it again? If no, another star. Would I actively seek to listen to it again? If yes, another star. Do I want it in my library/collection? If yes, another star. This album got them all, so, five stars. Thank you!

Nope!...Just nope!!

It's a high three-star album, because I liked it more than Amnesiac, which is a low-three star, but it's a three-star nonetheless. I'd listen to it again, but wouldn't actually seek to do so.

Definitely a Forrest Gump box of chocolates of an album. If I was more enamoured of McCabe's vocals I might have given this five stars. There was some hard candy, some soft centres, and some of those ones that everyone leaves in the box until last. Worth a four, I think.

I'm sure one of the tracks featured fart noises, which is very appropriate as the entire album is shit. One star!

I like Beyonce as a vocalist, so going in, I thought it would be an easy decision to rate this as a five-star album, but in the event I could not. Some of the tracks are very good, but others didn't move me much at all. I think I like the album enough to add it to my Tidal library and give it some more air time, but a four-star rating is the best I can do, I feel.

This project is certainly full of surprises for me. I have always had an aversion to Bob Dylan due to the association of his music with a dark period in my younger days. But in keeping with the spirit of this project, I broke my vow never to listen to his music when this album showed up as my daily offering. And, surprise, surprise, I really enjoyed it. It could even be said to have been a cathartic experience. In fact, I liked this album so much, I'm going to give it five stars and add it to my Tidal library.

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. Four stars from me.

One play was enough. This album did nothing for me. Two stars is the best I can afford.

To me, this album seems kind of soulless and just, meh! I'll give it three stars in recognition of the fact that the beachboys were a big deal back in the day, but I won't seek this album out again.

Not really my cup of tea, but there's no denying the talent at work on this album, so I'm going to give it four stars.

Another one that I expected to write off, but which will now get five stars from me. I liked it a lot.

During my initial playthrough of this album, I was frequently interrupted, so had to listen to it a bit at a time over the course of several hours. Initially I didn't like it very much, but about three tracks in, I started to enjoy it. I even saw it as a potential five-star pick. Later in the evening, I was able to give it a full, uninterrupted playthrough, after which I realised that I didn't like it so much after all. In the end, I feel that three stars is appropriate. Perhaps the experience highlights how one's mood and situation affects the appreciation of music, just as much as how music can change one's mood. Interesting!

Good tunes and some good laughs along the way. I enjoyed this album immensely. I'm giving it five stars and adding it to my Tidal library.

The interminable droning of the vocalist handicaps the talented musicianship on this album, ensuring that three stars is the most it will get from me.

Very good. Nice voice, great music, just not my favored genre. But I'll give it four stars.

Great guitar work, which to my mind, warrants four stars on that basis alone. Not so fussed on the vocal work though.

I guess Leonard Cohen is going to appear in my stats as one of those controversial artists, since I enjoyed You Want it Darker so much, and disliked this album immensely. After listening to the aforementioned (Darker), I was really looking forward to listening to more of Cohen's work, but I was to be disappointed, I was glad when this one came to an end.

I like this more than Pet Sounds, which I gave three stars. So I'll give this one four.

Don't like the crappy production and don't like many of the songs either. Two stars from me.

As excellent as I expected it to be. Five stars and it's going in my Tidal library.

I like latino pop music, but salsa not so much. Nevertheless, there is no denying the talent employed by this outfit, so I'll give it four stars.

Bloody brilliant... Surprised me totally. Five stars and it's going in my Tidal library.

I'll add it to my tidal library and give it a few more listens at some point, but for now it's getting four stars.

I like this album. I think David Gray has a very soulful voice. five stars and it's going into my Tidal library.

Jingly jangly excellence. I love it. Five stars and an addition to my Tidal library.

I don't find the music on this album particularly ethereal, as some have described it. And I really don't get the nonsensical lyrics thing. If this is treasure, I think it would be better to stay buried. Two stars is all I'm prepared to bestow on this one.

I'm not really a fan of Bowie's voice, but the music on this album is great, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Four stars from me, then.

Since embarking upon this project, I've come across too many albums that once played, I couldn't wait for them to end. This is the first album I have listened to that I DIDN'T WANT to end. Just blissful to listen to, and I always thought I hated jazz. May have to reevaluate that assumption. This one is going in my tidal library and getting five stars!

Seems I've become a Dylan fan. This one's getting five stars, proving that my enjoyment of Highway 61 Revisited was not a fluke.

Better than I thought it would be. Not my bag, but I have to admit some of the tracks are very good. I'll give it four stars.

Not so sensational, just kind of meh! Forgettable glam rock with a touch of weirdness that couldn't move me in any way. I'll reluctantly give it three stars, simply because I could listen to it again, although I wouldn't seek to do so.

I think this is the first album in the 70-odd that I've been presented with on this project that I feel everyone should listen to at least once in their lives. It is very clear that Ms Hill poured her heart and soul into every recording on the album, and the result is quite beautiful. I would give this album 10 stars if I could and it's definitely going into my Tidal library.

It's an OK album. A bit too clean and clinical for my liking. I'm glad I gave it a listen, but I won't care if I don't hear it again, so three stars is the best I can do.

Some excellent guitar moments ensure that I could not give this album less than three starts. But unfortunately, Janis Joplin's voice is a taste I have not acquired, and ensures that any more than three stars is an impossibility.

I like this. Great music to play when you're doing stuff and don't want to invest too much attention to your tunes. Very easy listening. Five stars and an addition to my Tidal library.

The Killers - killing it. Love this album! Five stars and an addition to my Tidal library.

What to say about this album? It's importance is not lost on me, and there's no mistaking it's influence on later music across several genres. But that doesn't make it any more enjoyable to listen to from my perspective. I don't like Nico's voice, so the only tracks that I enjoyed at all were the ones with Reed on vocals. At least a couple of the tracks are potential belters, but my enthusiasm for them soon waned when the screeching feedback kicked in. For me, this album is not quite a three star effort, so two is all it gets.

I was expecting more from this album than I got during the experience of listening to it. Sure, It's Metallica, one of my favourite bands, and it's awesome, but somehow not as awesome as I anticipated. Nevertheless, I'll give it five stars and add it to my Tidal library, but I think I prefer my Metallica fix without the orchestral accoutrement.

I'm not familiar with Hawkwind's music, and while I'm not sure I'd particularly want to listen to this album again, and I certainly won't add it to my Tidal library, it is good enough to make me want to explore more of this band's material. I like the music, but the album just seems a bit corny these days, what with the over-dramatic spoken-word interludes and seventies "space noises".

I preferred listening to The Queen is Dead, and that one got four stars, so I have to give this one three.

I was quite happy when this one came to an end. Just couldn't get into it. Mostly came across as discordant, jarring noise with barely discernable lyrics. One extra star for the totty on the cover, bringing it to two stars.

This album is a lot of fun to listen to, and some of the tracks definitely had me rocking out. I'm not going to add it to my Tidal library, but I would happily listen to it again... Therefore, four stars.

I found nothing to dislike about this album, and I thought the vocals were the best parts. It's just not my kind of music.

So amazingly flawed, rough, ready, and honest. Rock and roll at its best. RIP Lemmy. Long live Motorhead.

After enduring a Sepultura album a few weeks ago, I was not looking forward to listening to even a half-hour of Slayer. However, I was surprised, in a good way, as I quite enjoyed this offering from a metal genre that I usually avoid like the plague. I won't be adding it to my Tidal library any time soon, but I wouldn't mind listening to it again sometime.

I found this album sooo boring to listen to. So much so that it actually di di di di did my head in.

I thought the first couple of tracks on this album were awful, but it improved after that. I don't feel compelled to add it to my Tidal library, but I enjoyed it enough to listen again in the future. Four stars.

Isaac Hayes just got a new fan. Five stars and it's going in my Tidal library.

This album doesn't really get off the ground for me until track 6 and onwards, after which I found it really quite good. I won't add it to my collection, but I will give it four stars and wouldn't mind listening to it again.

I'm rating the music, not the man, and for me, this is a five-star album.

In my view, there are some genres of non-English vocal music that can be enjoyed to the full without any comprehension of the lyrics. This album does not fall into that spectrum. I really enjoyed listening to it, but can't help feeling that to appreciate it fully, it's necessary to understand the lyrics. Unfortunately, my French is not up to the job, and, while it seems a little unfair, for that reason I will go four stars rather than five. In reality, though, it's my loss, and I know I would love this album even more if I knew enough French to understand the lyrics.

It's alright. I'm not a big fan of themed Xmas albums, but there's nothing wrong with this, and it's good to play it on Xmas day, as I did.

The whole album is pretty awesome apart from the last track (Act of Contrition), which I didn't like. Nevertheless, it's getting five stars and going into my Tidal library.

Another album that I enjoyed much more than I thought I would - Not quite enough for it to be an addition to my library, but enough for four stars, I think.

Wow!...just...Wow! Nearly 100 albums in and this project has just handed me the best new discovery yet. Having instilled in me an appreciation of Bob Dylan, an artist whom I once despised, and who I can now listen to and enjoy, it has now revealed to me what kind of an album Dylan could deliver if he could actually sing. Van Morrison's voice is soulful, distinctive, and a delight to listen to. I don't typically enjoy songs with overly abstract or cryptic lyrics, but I was enthralled by every track on this album, to the point where I kept stopping what I was doing just to take the music in. I've not had a great experience with the 60's albums received over the weeks I've been participating in this project, but this one breaks the mold. If I didn't know better, and was told that this was first released in 2024, I think I would believe it without question. It's timeless, and simply awesome - definitely an addition to my Tidal library, and definitely getting five stars from me.

Another new addition to my Tidal library. While I don't love all of the tracks on this album, most of them are great, and it's definitely a five-star offering, in my book.

Awesome album. 'Nuff said.

Oh! What fun album... I really enjoyed it, and I think it has aged extremely well. As others have noted, it sounds like everyone involved was truly enjoying the party. It's not going in my Tidal library, but I feel that it's a strong four-star album.

Despite my enjoyment of the Moon Safari album, which I recently listened to, I couldn't get very excited about this offering. Sure, it's OK as movie scores go, but not something I'd want to listen to on a frequent basis.

Even as I type, I'm listening to this album for a second time, because it is puzzling me. I like soul music, or at least, I thought I did, but this album is showing me something, and I'm not sure if it's A) That I just don't really like the timbre of this guy's voice, B) That there are various forms of soul music, and this particular style is not my cup of tea, or C) That I don't actually like soul music after all. I still can't fathom which of the above applies, so perhaps I will learn more about my soul preferences as I get more albums in that vein during this project. The album is nice and everything, but I just can't get into it. I certainly won't be seeking it out again, but it's my problem to live with. I'll give it three stars anyway.

With the exception of Ms Jackson and B.O.B., I found this album boring and laborious to listen to. It's weird because years ago I bought the speakerboxxx album, but haven't listened to it in an age. I wonder if it's just a much better album, or whether my taste has changed so much that I would find that album as full as this one today. I believe it may show up on this project, so I'll wait and then listen to find out.

I'm not a Beatles fan, but there's no denying that this is a good album, in my view at least. Very clean, too vanilla, but good, tight musicianship. To give it less than four stars would be an insult to the talent of the Fab Four, even though I can never love their music.

A funk album, full of funk music all about funk (and a few other things)...Funking awesome. A great new discovery and it's going in my funking Tidal collection.

Another album that I would gladly award five stars if I liked the sound of the singer's voice. As it is, it only gets four.

Based on the albums I've listened to so far, I like this guy's music more than his father's.... WAY more! I loved every second of this album, and was enjoying a wild private party in my headphones while listening to it. Great sax playing and the playful tunes perfectly offset the seriousness of some of the political messages in the songs. I'm adding this to my Tidal library and giving it five stars.

Nice album, but I don't plan on adding it to my Tidal library. Hence, four stars.

Okay, so, before they were let loose in a recording studio, I think that someone should have told these guys that an assortment of random sounds made with musical instruments does not necessarily constitute "music". Furthermore, when such random cacophonies interrupt those few moments where the musicians artistry actually shines through, it makes for an album that's notable only for its weirdness. Needless to say, if I feel like going out for a few drinks and to listen to some cool music, the Penguin Cafe is a venue that I'll surely avoid, especially if I have to strip and wear a penguin's head to gain entry.

In my view, there is such a thing as "too eclectic" in an album. In my view, this album is a prime example of that. Two stars because apart from a couple of tracks, I didn't really like it.. and all the random noises didn't help.

So it was OK. But I like my dance music a bit more modern. Three stars is the best I can do.

What a shame this band didn't enjoy greater longevity. Another new discovery to add to my Tidal library courtesy of this project. What I really like about this album is the neat fusion of traditional and electronic instrumentation. It's getting five stars from me.

A good, solid, soulful album, but I didn't like it as much as the Shaft Soundtrack. I won't be adding this one to my Tidal library, but I will give it four stars.

I'd never heard of this band before, and being typical 60's fare as they are, I wasn't expecting too much. However, the album is better than I expected. I wouldn't want to put it in my library, but I might give it a listen again sometime. Hence it gets four stars.

Plenty of musical talent on display. Not my cup of tea, but worth four stars nonetheless.

There are some great tracks on this album, several of which, in my view, place it ahead of its time. Unfortunately the Leywin Unstan nonfasticle storyloring ruined it for me, otherwise it may well have been a five-stardangly additional in my libricle Tidalyprick.

I don't need listening notes for this, since it has been a favourite album of mine since it was first released.

I like the grungy music on this album, although the screechy violins seem rather unnecessary. At the end of the day, though, the artist's vocal style doesn't really resonate for me, so three stars is the best I can do for this one.

Very pleasant music, especially for background. It actually compelled me to sit back on the terrace and enjoy some late afternoon winter sunshine. I like the more bluesy numbers the most thought. It's definitely a four-star effort from two talented guitarists.

solid blues from a true master. Four stars.

I typically find that drug-fueled albums highlight why I believe artists should abstain during writing and recording... Regardless of the hype and fan-mania that many works borne from narcotics abuse seem to attract, I usually find one listen enough to convince me that I'd need to partake of some illicit substances myself to enjoy them. A Northern Soul, then, surprised me immensely and has earned its place as a new personal favourite. I gave four stars to Urban Hymns, and as that album seems generally considered to be The Verve's magnum opus, I was expecting to deliver a lower rating for A Northern Soul, but how wrong I was. It's definitely one album that I am glad I took time to listen to. I love the energy of it along with the musicianship in general. The only track I didn't really like was "Drive You Home"... It's a bit whiney, goes on too long, and just seems to be at odds with the rest of the album. Still, it doesn't detract enough to lower my appreciation of the album as a whole. I will certainly be adding this one to my Tidal library, and giving it five stars. While The Verve are famous for their proclamation that "The Drugs Don't Work", I think that in the creation of A Northern Soul, the drugs worked very well indeed. In fact, the album probably makes a very good job of promoting the mind-altering benefits of Ecstasy. If I was a few years younger, it might even have inspired me to give it a try.

I'm a hard rock fan, but I can't help feeling that there is something missing from this album. It seems too... sterile? Unusually for an album in this genre, I feel no compulsion to add Electric to my music collection, and no desire to listen to it again, at least, not on a frequent basis. It's good enough for four stars though.

I preferred their first album. This one doesn't hold as much appeal for me, although it's not bad. I gave their first album four stars, so this one gets three.

Like the other Springsteen album I rated, I'll give this four stars and add it to my library for some more scrutiny at a later stage.

I enjoyed this album and found it much better than most of the 60s fare that this project has delivered to me. I must admit though, the electric jug does seem rather unnecessary, and all of the tracks, I think, would have sounded just as good without it.

I spent extra time with this one, giving it several listens to see how much I really liked it. Well, I really liked it, but decided that it won't be an addition to my Tidal library. However, if it was possible to give fractions of stars, this would be a 4.95 star album for me. Shame I can only give it four.

I seem to be dishing out four stars to a lot of albums lately in this project. I don't know why. Perhaps it is because I'm learning to appreciate a wider range of music? Or perhaps I just can't be bothered to ruminate fully about how I feel about a given album. Anyway, I'm going to give four stars to this album, because I like it more than Amnesia or OK Computer, and I gave three stars to both of those. Therefore, this has to be a four.

Just when I was beginning to think myself incapable of giving any album less than four stars, this album came along to rid me of my worries. It's just dire... An example of an album that you only want to hear once before you die. I certainly won't be revisiting it any time soon - in fact, not ever! I don't have many albums on my "worst albums" list, but now there is one more to add. I'll give it one star only because zero is not an option.

I'm not a big hip hop or rap fan, but this album is Okay. I'll give it three stars.

This album was a chore to listen to, to be honest. Not good at all.

Nothing wrong with this album, but I found most of the tracks to be a bit bland and boring. I like their hit, Drive, but the sound of that track is world's apart from the fare on this, The Car's debut album.

Smooth and sultry, like cool drinks on a tropical evening. I love this album, but then, I always was a Sade fan. Five stars and it gets a place in my Tidal Library.

I quite like this. It almost, but not quite, earned fifth star and a place in my Tidal library, but one or two of the tracks let the overall effort down. So four stars it is.

The auditory equivalent of watching paint dry. This is possibly the most boring album I've ever listened to. A lone star wouldn't be fair, because I don't think there is anything bad about the music. It's just incredibly dull, so two stars all I'm willing to give.

How disappointing! I was hoping to like this album a lot more than I did, because it is of a genre that I enjoy. But I found it merely average.

To be honest, I didn't mind this album. Sure, the lyrics are pretty weird, but I like Barrett's voice and the musicianship was good. Not bad for a guy who was apparently mentally incapacitated.

Track 4 just about saved this album from falling into my one-star bin. I'm proud of my tenacity for listening through the whole gamut of weird noises interspersed with a few melodic interludes.

This is not just an album! It is an event captured for eternity, like an insect trapped in amber. It's the preserved moment when blues rock mutated into something so immaculately grotesque that the world couldn't fail to sit up and notice. It's the moment when metal was born....and I love it! it

Very good, even though the Beatles are not my bag.

This album is a lot of fun, so I'm giving it five stars and adding it to my Tidal library.

This album is already long-time favourite of mine, so of course it's getting five stars.

An absolute classic, and very soulful. Five stars and an addition to my Tidal library.

I don't think this is The Who's best work... Far from it. None of the tracks on this album did anything for me really. I'll give it three stars for effort though.

Top marks for an album that could have been made just yesterday, while keeping traditional British music alive. And it's going in my Tidal library.

As much as I don't want to love this album, I do.

Some cracking guitar work on some of the tracks scrapes this album into the three-star category for me, but in general, it's not my cup of tea.

No notes necessary. I've been diggin' this for decades.

Apart from the rather discordant endings to some of the tracks, I liked this album a lot. Not one for my collection, but I will give it four stars.

On the first play, I knew this was going to be a favorite of mine, but wasn't sure if it was a keeper. Second time around, despite there being a couple of tracks I'm not that keen on, I was sold. So it's getting five stars and going in my Tidal library.

For the first few tracks, I was thinking this would be a three-star album at best, but it started getting good after track six, so I think it's worth a fourth one.

This album would be lousy without the last four tracks, all of which are pretty awesome, and enough to make it worth four stars to me. If those tracks were not there, I think I would be hard pressed to give it even three stars.

Great album as far as I'm concerned. Definitely one for my collection, so I'm giving it five stars.

Just like Sheer Heart Attack, I can't quite bring myself to give this album five stars. I think it's because of the vaudeville-style tracks scattered among the rock bangers. Four stars is all, but I am going to add it to my Tidal library.

Funky, rocky, fucked-up fun. What's not to love? Five stars and it's going in my Tidal library

Of course, the story behind this album is incredible, as is the talent of the artist. Who could believe that this is a musical stream of consciousness and not a carefully composed suite, sweated over for weeks on end? I think the greatest moment for me was when the audience began the rhythmic clapping, in appreciation of music by a true master. The only reason I will not give this album five stars is because I would not actively seek to listen to it again, just because I'm more of a strings than piano person, and, anyway, I don't think the artist intended for the music to be heard more than once. All in all, it is awesome, and I did spend much of the listening time in a reverie, alternating between sheer appreciation of what Jarrett was doing, and a musing on the circumstances under which he produced such a masterpiece.

Of the three U2 albums presented to me so far by this project, this one is my favourite.

A beautiful collection of poignant, hopeful, uplifting, and emotion-invoking songs. I embraced country music many years ago under the influence of my parents and their friends, but later let it go to explore and appreciate other genres. This album may just have been the catalyst for a reconciliation. I will certainly add it to my Tidal library, and give it the full five stars.

Absolutely nothing wrong with this album, unless I wanted to explore any insecurities I might have about being known to like music performed by a teen who had everything handed to her on a plate, and had only to apply her honeyed voice to the lyrics. Happily, I either possess no such insecurities, or do not wish to explore them, so I'm giving this five stars and adding it to my Tidal library.

It's a nice enough album. The artist has a nice enough voice. But there are not many songs on here that I would ever seek out to listen to again. The album also tends to wander too much across different styles, which might be a plus for some, but is not so for me.

I really don't like the cover artwork, but since that has nothing to do with the auditory experience, which was awesome, I can overlook it and happily add this album to my Tidal library. It's great fun and it rocks!

I dunno! Yeah, the first two tracks are brilliant classics, and there are one or two others that I liked, basically the bluesy ones. The rest left me cold, so I'll give this effort three stars.

The project has done it to me again! I hate jazz, so why am I giving this album five stars and adding it to my Tidal library? Perhaps it was the setting in which I listened to it, on the patio with a drink on the first balmy afternoon of a Mediterranean spring. Or maybe it was just that it caught me in the right mood at the right time. In any case, I'm not saying that this album has inured me to the pleasure of jazz, but I can certainly see myself hitting play on Time Out again and again in the future.

If this album is supposed to appeal through comedic value, it fails, because it is just so unfunny. If not, it still fails, because I just can't take it seriously. Indeed, it is a conundrum, but one that lacks any stimulus to unravel, so I won't even try. Possibly the most perfect example of a one-star album that I have come across so far.

Another surprise. Didn't think I would like this, but I do... a lot. I'm adding it to my Tidal library and giving it five stars, 'cos it's loads of fun to listen to.

Here's a reality check... A banana taped to a drywall is not art, and neither is the noise on this album. It sounds like a bunch of random people who had never played an instrument or sung in their lives were let loose in the studio to try and record an album.

My favourite Led Zeppelin album.

What's not to love. Of course it's dated, but I'm not participating in this project to discover only the latest sounds. That would be a waste of time, wouldn't it?

Sure, it's not the most sophisticated, or the most imaginative example of EDM music, but it won't be out of place in my Tidal library.

I enjoyed this album a lot more than The Velvet Underground & Nico. It's not quite a four-star offering, so I'll give it three.

No notes necessary, as this album has been in my collection for a long time and is an old favourite of mine. However, I will say that I believe the album is worth five stars for Paul Rodger's brilliant vocals alone, never mind all the other things I love about Bad Company.

This album, for me, is kind of like an inside-out shit sandwich. The first and last numbers are the shit, and the "bread" is on the inside. I think bread is a good description too, because all those middle tunes comprise no-frills, staple rock and roll fodder that satisfies completely, even if the taste is nothing special. At least, they satisfied me enough to forgive the shit on the outside and give this album five stars, and to add it to my Tidal library.

Stripped-down and solid country music typical of Willie Nelson. I haven't listened to him for years, so it was nice to revisit his artistry.

Aah! De La Soul! I didn't like their stuff back in the day, and I still don't like it now. This album bored the tits off me, with the exception of a couple of tracks. I'll give it a couple of stars, but that's all.

This one was interesting. The 1999 album grabbed me pretty much straight away, but it was not so with Purple Rain. After the first listen I figured maybe three stars, but I'm using the deluxe expanded edition, and carried on to listen to all 30-plus tracks. I liked all the extra material a lot more than many of the songs on the main album, so I decided to give it another play, and still wasn't keen on several of the songs. However, after a third play they had all mostly grown on me, and I now feel that a full five-stars is justified. It just goes to show how many factors there are in one's appreciation of an album.

Another album that I had to spend some time over. Ultimately I determined that although there are a few tracks on it that I don't like too much, the overall experience is such that it deserves a place in my Tidal library, and an award of five gold stars.

A mix of high-energy fun and some more sedate and mellow numbers. I like this album a lot.

I loved Liege and Lief, and I Love this album too. Lot's of variety, beautiful vocals, and masterful musicianship.

This album misses admission to my Tidal library by a whisker, which is quite a compliment given that I detested Sonic Youth's earlier album Sister. This album is infinitely more listenable, and I can understand why critics have said it is the group's best work.

This album isn't as terrible as I expected after reading some of the reviews here. In fact, I quite enjoyed listening to several of the tracks. While I wouldn't seek to listen to it again, I would not object to hearing it if someone twisted my arm.

A lovely bit of angst-ridden grunge. It's going in my Tidal library.

I'm beginning to think I have a problem with eclectic albums. I think I actually prefer an album to follow a consistent style from start to finish. Why do I say that? Because as much as I respect the Beatle's talent and the huge impact they had on the development of rock and pop music, I found the mix of different styles on this album disconcerting. Of all the Beatles albums presented by this project so far, I like this one the least, even if its release was an epic milestone in music's evolution.

I'll give this album two stars purely on the basis of some interesting and skillful guitar work on some of the tracks. If not for that it would be one star, especially given the descent into mindless screaming on track 9.

Already in my collection. No notes necessary.

It's an OK album, but pretty forgettable.

I've always found Christina Aguilera's voice spellbinding, and I've had the Stripped album for many years, but never owned any of her other albums. I knew a couple of the songs on this one, but that's all. I don't know if it was a good thing, or a bad thing that the project presented me with this album yesterday, but I was going through something at the time, so maybe the impact of listening to it was amplified by that. Needless to say on some of the numbers (not the raunchier tracks obviously :) ) listening nearly brought me to tears, and certainly put a lump in my throat (the raunchier numbers stimulated a swelling elsewhere, but that's another story). All jesting aside though, Back to Basics had quite a profound effect on my mental state, and triggered a range of good, and not so good, emotions. - ensuring that it would stay in my memory much longer than many of the albums I've listened to as part of this project. Even if it wasn't so memorable, perhaps because of the circumstances, I know I will experience the sound of this double album for a long time to come, since I'm giving it five stars and adding it to my Tidal library. Any negatives? Well, I will say that I would prefer that some of the tracks were not laden with effects meant to make them sound vintage, but with a voice as good as Christina's, I can forgive anything.

Of course, this album kicks off with the classic Seven Nation Army, but for me, the next two or three tracks proved underwhelming, mainly because I didn't like the vocals so much. But surprise, surprise, by the end of the album I was sold. Brilliant guitar work and some nice variety across the piece. It's another addition to my Tidal library and gets five shiny stars.

I've never been a fan of David Bowie's music, and while I enjoyed Station to Station when I heard it a few months back, this album mostly left me cold. There was a couple of tracks that I quite enjoyed, so I'll give it three stars rather than two.

Ahh! Grace Slick... What a voice. This album contains music that's ahead of its time.

ABBA! I have sung to them, and danced to them, many times, but always when their music has "happened" to me, like when it was played in a bar or club or something. But would I ever choose to cue up an ABBA album and play it? Only for this project, and this album has done nothing to change that sentiment. I always think of theirs as music for everyone, but with no special appeal for anyone. Of course I know that's a deeply flawed assumption, but it works for me. I really enjoyed two tracks on this album... I Let the Music Speak, and The Day Before You Came (which is, in any case, a bonus track on the album version that I listened to). The rest just kind of washed over me in the way that ABBA's music typically does. I'm giving it three stars in recognition of the talent that made this group a household name for many years, to give it less would be conceited, but equally, I cannot give it more than that. After all, I have given most of the Beatles albums from this project four stars, and I don't like the Beatles very much, but I would still rather listen to a Beatles album than an ABBA one.

No notes necessary, as this album has been in my collection a long time, and is one of my favourites.

This album just about scrapes into the two-star category for me. I find it repetitive and monotonous, with lyrics bordering on the annoying.

As others have said, easily a five-star opus. Everything just works and Redding's voice is amazing.

I fuckin'... fuckin' found this fuckin' album notable only fir bein a fuckin' swearfest on a fuckin' epic fuckin' scale. I'm gonna fuckin'... fuckin' fuck it wit fuckin' two fuckin' stars.

There a couple of tracks on this album that I really like, but most of it is a bit too vanilla for me. I don't think I would seek the album out again, but certainly wouldn't mind if somebody twisted my arm to give it another listen.

I found some good moments on this album, but, with a few notable exceptions, I find movie soundtracks are best listened to as part of the movie-viewing experience. This is not one of the exceptions, so sans movie, it's just unremarkable background music.

I can but imagine the shock value this album must have delivered to the older generations back in the mid-sixties. It's the sound of a band struggling to break free of the shackles of convention... and succeeding! Prior to this project, my familiarity with The Who was limited to their "greatest hits" all of which I liked. Then the project presented me with The Who Sell Out, which proved to be a bitter disappointment. In complete contrast, this, their debut offering, has reconfirmed my affinity with at least some of The Who's music, and in a big way. As far as I'm concerned, on this album, they outbeatle the Beatles, outstone the Stones, and outbob the Dylan (A Legal Matter), while also lording it over other so-called rockers and shockers of the mid-sixties era. Who knows what I'll find as other Who albums come my way, but, for now, I am a reaffirmed fan.

I like it... Not enough that I would buy it, but enough for four stars, since I'd happily play it through again at some time in the future.

I quite like the music, but not fussed on the vocals. Wouldn't particularly want to listen to it again.

Beautiful songs, and so what if they are weird and unconventional. I've never listened to anything from this artist apart from her hits. I think I will listen to a lot more now.

I would probably have given this album five stars if the band had a singer who could sing. There is a lot of musical talent on display, but the vocals really hold it back in my opinion. Definitely a four-star album though, in my book.

This album didn't move me in the way that Astral Weeks did. Still rather good though, although it tails off a bit after the first couple of tracks.

A great album to chill out with. Sure, it's not that exciting (although Street Life is something else), but sometimes a little staid and smooth music (or even muzak, if that's what it is). I love it, and it's getting five stars.

This album is a bit better than I expected. I especially liked the more bluesy numbers, but in the main, Morrison's singing basically wrecks the experience on many of the tunes. I'll still give it four stars though, because I might fancy listening to it again sometime to see if it will grow on me.

Yep!

One or two good tunes on this album, but otherwise I didn't like it much. I though Bossanova was a better effort.

Yeah! So the lyrics are inane and crude. The album title is an abomination, and the artwork makes me want to yak. But listening is such GOOOD FUN! And sometimes I just want my music to be fun - so this is getting five stars and a place in my Tidal library.

I'm surprised that I didn't hate this album, because I remember that, back in the day, I did not like Lloyd Cole's music at all. I won't exactly say that listening to this was a pleasant surprise, but it didn't annoy me and I wouldn't mind if I had to listen to it again. That said, I can certainly live without it too. It's a three-star album for me... Harmless, but rather dull.

Am I getting turned on to jazz? I don't know, but I enjoyed listening to this album so much that I played it twice, back-to-back... well, almost, because when TIdal kept on playing related tunes after the album ended the first time, I didn't even realise it had finished. When I awoke from my jazz inspired revery, I did play the album through a second time, and enjoyed it as much as the first. Now, was this because of the situation? I played it while pulling up weeds in my garden on the first truly balmy day of spring. Would I have enjoyed it as much if I'd laid back on the couch and focused on nothing else but the music? Again, I don't know... But I did like it. It's not exactly everday listening for me, but given that I have always thought I hated jazz, A Love Supreme has definitely got me questioning that particular assertion.

I don't know about the Byrds or the Beatles, but I'm sure I detected influences of Dylan and Dire Straits on this album, which is a weird one to be sure. It's clear that this band were very serious about their music, and some of the guitar work is excellent. The lyrics are crazy to the point of being amusing, and I could never describe this album as being forgettable, as many have done. On a different day I might have smacked the album with a lower rating, but somehow it was just what I needed to hear last night, and all things considered, I think it's worth four stars just for its novelty.

It's almost four-stars from me. Based on some of the other listener's notes, I thought it might trigger me into a diatribe of vitriol. But that didn't happen, and I didn't find it over-theatrical. I quite like her voice and appreciate the power of some of the songs. Since I really don't like The Divine Comedy, I'm surprised to find that I quite enjoyed the journey through this album. I certainly can't give it less than three stars.

Yeah! I like it well enought. Not enough to want it in my collection, but there's no denying the artist's talent for vocal excellence.

Good music on this album, but I would be happy enough just to listen to their greatest hits.

Rock-solid gold. I love it.

If I was able to appreciate the vocal structure of many of the tracks on this album a bit more, it would be a five-star winner for me. As it is, though, I've no hesitation in giving four stars - the riffing alone is worth that.

Bad was good, but this is better!

It's not often that I'm stingy with the stars for a rock album, but this one doesn't do much for me. So I'm only giving it three.

A lovely acoustic album that's easy to listen to, and of course Wild World is a stonker.

Profound lyrics and beautiful melodies, but I just don't like listening to Tracy Chapman's voice. I will give three stars in recognition of her talent as a songwriter, though.

I much prefer Funkadelic. This one's just alright for me.

I was carried away with the honky tonk angels, all the way to lonely street, where in the twenty-fourth hour, I decided this album is worth five fat stars.

As the first couple of tracks played in my ears, I started to think this would be a four or even five-star album. But from the third track onward it descended into mediocrity, so I'll give it a high three (or I would if that was possible).

A pretty good album. Of course, Lust for Life and Passenger are the highlights... The rest I can kind of take or leave.

Some beautiful, soulful songs on this album. I want it in my collection.

Nice latin sounds.

This album meanders just a touch too much for me. Still very good, but I enjoyed Vespertine more.

I found this album pretty dull, although a couple of the tracks, like Lovesick, served to brighten things up a bit.

Not bad at all, and I like the sound of the dobro.

Is there such a genre as "smooth punk"? If there is, then this album would fit right in. It's a little too smooth for my liking. I like a bit more anger and angst in my punk music.

This album was already in my collection, but at least I had a good excuse to play it again. Sheer Rockin' brilliance from AC/DC!

This band is very tight musically, but I don't like the singer's voice much. For that reason it's not an album I would be likely to seek out in the future.

OK, there is a lot of noise on this album, but flashes of brilliance too. If it was consistently brilliant I would have given it five stars, but although I was in no hurry for the music to come to an end, there were some tracks that just weren't melodic enough for my liking - so four stars it is.

Raw, rough around the edges, bawdy and bold - and a grreat fit for my Tidal library.

Great rhythms and I mostly liked the chanting.

Very nice, but the only track I really get into on this album is Constant Craving. Still, there is no doubting the quality of this artist's voice, so the album is getting four stars from me.

Some real bangers on here... Some real duds too. The album left me conflicted, so I'm giving it three stars.

Super-smooth grooves... So smooth that this album just about slides its way to a five-star rating, even though there are a couple of tracks I'm not so keen on.

A long-time favourite of mine, so no notes necessary.

It's been a very long time since I listened to a Johnny Cash album, so playing this one brought back a lot of memories. Anyway, I like it a lot so I'm going to add it to my Tidal library.

I guess the reason I had to listen to this is so as to understand just how much musical tastes can vary... An interesting lesson. I know this album has a generally high rating and many glowing reviews, but I can't find a single positive thing to say about it. OK, the singer's voice is not bad, but totally wasted on this dire excuse for a record.

After a couple of listens, I've decided that this will join my two other Jamiroquai albums in my Tidal library. Good funky vibes that I will definitely want to listen to again.

This album really left no impression on me at all. I can't find any real fault with it, but nothing stands out either.

After reading some reviews of this album, I was expecting to experience a hideous noisefest, the end of which couldn't come soon enough. The actual experience then, was quite a surprise, because I enjoyed it quite a lot. I'm not a fan of the kind of flat, emotionless vocalisation, so it was that which bothered me more than the reverb and feedback, and which keeps me from ever wanting the album in my collection. But would I listen to it again? Willingly, yes!

Nice jazz grooves with a hint of soul. I enjoyed it even though I'm still not a jazz fan (but I might be soon).

This album gave me an interesting experience. For some reason, after listening to it once and deciding it was a definite one-star effort, I decided to give it another chance, and played it through again. At that point I had realised that at least a couple of the tracks had merit, so I listened again. This time I found myself smiling and chuckling at "I don't wanna grow up" and appreciating the lyrics on tracks such as "whistle down the wind". I knew that I couldn't justify less than three stars now - so I played it through once more for good measure - and guess what? Yep, it's getting four stars from me! OK, the guy's voice is an acquired taste, and if I could, I would rename the album "Diamonds and Duds", because it has plenty of the former and a few of the latter... But overall, I really came to appreciate what it was all about.

This album subjected me to two fundamental revelations. The first was just what can be achieved by a talented sitar player, which, as I haven't listened to that much sitar music, made for an interesting step in the development of my musical appreciation. The second revelation was that I can only enjoy sitar music in small doses, and this album represented a bit of an overdose. Nothing wrong with it, just too much sitar in one sitting. Thank you!

I couldn't get too excited about this album, but I can't really put my finger on why that is. It was just OK.

This is so close to being a five-star album for me. The musical arrangement and atmosphere on most of the tracks is superb. However, while Smith's vocal style is a natural component that makes this band what it is, I just don't like it enough to want to listen regularly. I WANT to like it enough, I really do, but I can't - It's like a 4.999 stars for me.

I like this album of Madonna Electronica, although some of the arrangements are a bit strange. A couple of times I thought my headphones were playing up. But that merely knocks it down from a hypothetical seven stars to a real five stars.

A short album with a bit of everything on it. I like it a lot, and Steve Winwood's vocals are superb.

What an awesome jamfest that must have been. Great to have it captured for posterity.

Well produced but rather twee. Definitely too deep in the bubblegum genre for me, but worth three stars.

It's not bad, but a bit weird... Some very good songs, and some bad ones.

I don't mind listening to a solo singer with only a guitar as accompaniment, but preferably in a live setting at an intimate venue with a few drinks. It's certainly not my ideal choice when I want to engage with recorded media. As talented as Nick Drake may have been, I don't find this form of recorded music anything to get excited about.

If this album is typical of the krautrock genre, I guess I'm not likely to become a fan.

I gave high ratings to Vespertine and Debut, but even after playing it through a couple of times, I could not engage with this album in the same way. It's a two-star effort from my perspective.

Possibly the most boring album I've ever listened to.

Blur should have stuck to playing Britpop. This is not an album that I would want to listen to again. The two hit tracks are the highlight, and I'm sure I'll hear those again plenty of times... So that will be enough, thank you.

Back when this type of music was at the forefront of Britain's pop scene, I hated The Specials and other bands of their ilk. Listening to this album has highlighted for me how much more open-minded I have become, because I really enjoyed it, and will add it to my Tidal library. That's something I could never have imagined back in my high-school years.

OK, so it's all pretty mindless stuff, but sometimes that's all I need, especially within my favourite genres.

A very good album. Nice mix of styles and tempo. It gets better from Hallelujah onward.

One or two really good tracks, but the rest of the album is pretty mediocre, I think. Not something I would seek out to listen to again.

This album was released when I was a youthful and dedicated metalhead, but I don't remember whether I genuinely did not like Megadeth, or whether I just never listened to them on the assumption that I wouldn't like them. But I sure like this album now. Of course, Megadeth are not, and never were, a patch on Metallica, but this album is definitely worth five stars from me.

I really just don't like the Beach Boys' sound, but as their talent cannot be denied, I will give the album three stars.

I don't think this is the Stones' best album, but I'm giving it the five stars it deserves. It's just that unlike their other albums presented so far by this project, I feel Exile on Main Street justifies only five stars, where the other albums would receive more stars from me if it was possible.

I gave this a couple of listens before deciding that while it's a pretty good example of electronica, I don't like it enough to want it in my collection. Best enjoyed as background music I guess.

Not bad. The two hits are, of course, the highlights. Some of the other tracks are worthy of repeat listening, but I don't feel the need to add this album to my collection.

Most of this album was a bit too sombre to me, not to mention the fact that I don't really like the sound of Nina Simone's voice. Of course, her talent I duly recognise which is why I am giving the album three stars.

I can't say that this album moved me very much, except to add an extra sense of foreboding to my digestion of last night's news about the Israel/Iran conflict. It's certainly not something I would seek out again, as much as I like electronic music.

My experience with this album started off bad and only got worse as the "music" wore on. I pride myself on the ability to persevere and give every album a full listen, no matter how much I dislike it. This album severely tested that ability.

Definitely one to listen to one time only.

There are a few duds on here for sure, but on balance, I like it a little better than L.A. Woman.

I agree with at least one other project participant who mentioned that Dolly's voice predominated this album a little too much. For my part, I do like her voice, but more so when she is singing upbeat numbers, on an album like this, I would have preferred to listen to Emmylou or Linda as the leads. Indeed, wherever the three voices were in harmony on this album, the result was spectacularly good. All in all, I'm sure I will return to this album from time to time, as in general, I like it a lot.

How weird that after listening to a previous sitar album presented by this project, I declared in my notes that a whole album of sitar music was just too much. Now that I'm on the second playing of this album by Ravi Shankar, I have to retract that earlier statement, as I'm enjoying this one too much. So I guess it depends on who is playing the sitar and what they are playing. This one I could certainly listen to again and again. Ravi Shankar must be a true master of Indian music, making it understandable how he so successfully popularised the sitar's sound among a western audience.

In the course of this project, I have gone from being someone who didn't think much of Neil Young, to a listener able to appreciate his music, and with this album, his appeal has grown even further. While I liked Rust Never Sleeps quite a lot, and Harvest slightly less, this is the first of his albums that I really enjoy throughout. I just love the way it chugs along, making it ideal for afternoons on my terrace. I'm giving it five stars and adding it to my Tidal library.

During the first track, I began to think this album would be a surprise hit with me, as I'd never heard of Spirit before, and the guitar work sounded great. Unfortunately, apart from the great guitar work present on most of the tracks, the overall experience didn't hold up. The weirdness just didn't resonate, so three stars is the most I can manage for this one.

I just about like it enough to give five stars, although the album does seem to lose it's way a bit after the first four tracks.

A nice eclectic mix of country and bluegrass tunes. I wasn't fussed on all the dialogue between tracks, and for that reason I'm not going to give it five stars, but anything less than four would be unfair, given the high standard of artistry on display.

I guess I just don't get this kind of "all over the place" jazz.

As I've mentioned in the notes for a previous album in a similar vein to this one, I don't mind listening to one man and an acoustic guitar in a live setting, if the time and place is right, but as recorded music, it's seldom the type of thing that captures my attention, and this album is no exception to that.

I like electronic music, but this album is too repetitive and has too many sound effects for my liking.

I'm not really a fan of the big band or the choral accompaniment, but this album deserves a place in my Tidal library and merits five stars on the basis of Ray's voice alone.

A very interesting album, containing flashes of brilliance interspersed with more middling material. I liked it, not enough to want to own it, but enough to want to listen to some of the tracks again and again.

If it wasn't for the lyrics, some of which were truly inane, I might have given this album five stars. It does sound rather like a Bjork album with more conventionally structured melodies, but I just couldn't listen to those lyrics on a frequent basis.

Terrific ambient sounds to chill out to. Love it.

A classic album that belongs in my Tidal library. Five stars.

Two or three nice tracks on this album, but the rest are of a standard that makes them a one-time listening experience for me.

For the first fifteen minutes of this album, I was thinking "Watery psychedelic rock with lyrics in a language I don't understand - no thank you". Then Soy Loco Por Ti America came on and I thought "this is better". From there the last three tracks piqued my interest enough to give the whole album a second listen, and that elevated it to a high three-star status. So, three high stars it is.

Well, I never thought I'd say it, but I've actually found a Beatles album that I consider worthy of entry into my collection. I don't know whether I have become conditioned to actually like the Beatles as a result of listening to several of their albums presented by this project, or whether this album is an outlier. I guess time will tell. I guess I just like the fact that Rubber Soul seems more mature than their earlier releases, but less weird than some of those that come later on in their career. In any case, I'm giving it five stars and adding it to my Tidal library.

Well, that was painful to listen to! It reminds me of when I lived in the Philippines and we used to go to this kind of outdoor food and beer court, served by several small bars/stalls. Each one would be playing a different kind of music at max volume, and some would have people singing karaoke. The discordance of the various competing sounds used to give me a worse headache than the bad beer I was drinking. The experience of this album had much the same effect.

Two or three pretty good tracks on this album, but I found the rest all quite mediocre.

One of the best punk albums I've heard, and the sax makes it very fresh and unique. I loved it to be honest. This was another of the great discoveries that this project has afforded me.

It took me a couple of listens to convince me that it belongs in my library, but it does. Their version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" is best enjoyed if one tries to disassociate it with versions by other artists, I think.

Liked it a lot. Five stars.

I loved every track on this album. Brilliant singing, brilliant tunes, and brilliant storytelling, regardless of the nature of the story.

I already liked the hit tracks from this album, and now I know that I like it in its entirety. Thank you, project.

This is definitely music to be sad to. Of course, we all have reason to be sad sometimes, and who better to accompany you when such a time arises than the great crooner himself?

See my notes for her "Dry" album. My comments to this one are similar, although it is more P J Harvey's screechy voice, rather than screechy violins which turned me off from this, the second of her albums which this project has presented to me. That said, there were some screechy violins on one track, and a couple of other tracks were just awful, in my opinion. So, again, despite some really great hard rock and grunge guitar work, I feel three stars is the best I can do.

Love the musical arrangements on this album. Not so fussed on the vocals. It's not one I'd want in my collection, but I'd certainly seek it out for further listening in the future.

I didn't particularly like Pink Moon, and I gave it a middling three stars. However, this album actually managed to make me sit up and pay attention to Nick Drake. I really like it, and for those times when I just want to chill, or feel like something mellow and sombre, Five Leaves Left deserves a place in my Tidal library.

I think I like Exodus a little more, but this, nevertheless, is awesome and I can't imagine that any Bob Marley album will receive fewer than five stars from me

This album was a great surprise. I am generally not that much into the groups and musicians typically associated with Eno, and I've never really listened to his own music. However, I really enjoyed this album, from the more rock-oriented tracks on the first part, to the ambient melodies that came later. I liked pretty much everything about it, and will be adding it my Tidal library.

After re-reading the Wikipedia page for this album after listening to it, and noting that most of the songs were written by an 18-year old high school student, I realised why "schoolboyish" was the word that kept popping into my head while the album played. For me, "schoolboyish" is a negative when it comes to music, and apart from that issue, I just found the whole album vaguely irritating, despite some good guitar riffing in places. However, even the riffing wasn't enough to elevate the album above a two-star rating for me.

I had not heard many songs by this artist/group before listening to this album, and those I did hear I did not like at all. So it's another project-induced shock to find that I really enjoyed this album. Yes, it's sombre, and most suits a sombre mood, but I would listen again any time. I'm guessing that I won't like other albums by Nick Cave and the bad seeds, and that this will become one of those controversial artists in the summary. Still, it's about time I had one of those to accompany Bjork, who's been languishing there all on her own up to now.

One of my favourite albums, so no notes necessary - Although it is poignant that the project presented me with this album on the day after Ozzy Osbourne passed away.

So this is Yacht Rock? If so, I like it. I just can't figure out why I enjoyed this so much when I really didn't like the Steely Dan album that I got from the project a few months ago.

An excellent album, as long as you don't take the lyrics too seriously.

There are some real bright moments on this album, and I prefer it to Electric Warrior. It's not an album I'd want in my collection, because I just can't get into that kind of super-glammy rock, and I'm not really a fan of Bolan's voice. However, it's definitely worth four stars, perhaps on the merit of Telegram Sam and Buick Mackane alone.

Well, I was right! Nick Cave is going to be a controversial artist for me, because, while I liked "The Boatman's Call" a lot, this one was a chore to listen to. Just too much drama and shouting in the vocals.

some nice tunes on this album, for sure. I'm just not a big fan of dolly's voice, so I think it's a four-star album for me.

An incredibly entertaining album, from a great entertainer in an unusual and entertaining setting.

Mostly I enjoyed the hit tracks on this album, and while several of the lesser known songs were pretty good, there were others, that I felt were pretty weak efforts. Also, I'm not sure about the rather bold backing vocals which didn't always seem to gel with the rest of the arrangements. But still a good album overall from my perspective.

Awesome album from the 80's. I didn't appreciate it at the time - but I do now!

There are not many albums that can have me singing along loudly to every track, but this is one of them. A loud, proud, festival of fun from start to finish.

If it wasn't for several dud tunes and the rubbish lyrics, I would be giving this album five stars, because, in the main, I love the guitar work. but due to the aforementioned shortcomings, four stars is the best I can do.

Now I'm no prude or snowflake, and I don't mind at all about all the f-bombs liberally scattered throughout the music of the 2020s, but it is really refreshing to listen to rap artists who feel no need to swear their way to stardom. That said, I don't think this album is as good as "Raising Hell", but, of course, this is their debut effort, so perhaps excellence should not be expected. It's definitely good enough for four stars though.

Smooth latin grooves for a sunny afternoon on the terrace. Love it.

This album by The Jam is pretty sound. The punk influence is clear on many of the tracks, an easy four stars, but it didn't quite entertain me enough to add to my Tidal library.

Not a bad album, but there was nothing on there that I will really remember.

Yeah! Beautiful songs, from a beautiful woman, with a beautiful country voice. What's not to llove?

It's out there, and brutal, but it's one of probably just a few hip-hop/rap albums that I like enough to add to my library.

Very good production, but the singer's forays into breathy falsetto vocals really don't do it for me.

Lots of great songs from the little guy with the big, and unique, voice.

Debut or not, I think Ms. Winehouse sounds amazing on this album, and as somebody who had only really listened to (and enjoyed) her best-known songs, I'm glad to have discovered more of her music, and look forward to listening to Back to Black, if the project should so suggest - or even if not.

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. The tracks are mostly too repetitive to be as long as they are, and the whole album is too one-dimensional to be as long as it is. My only real knowledge of The Prodigy is through their well-known hits, which I like a lot, although I seem to have a foggy memory of seeing them at a festival one time many years ago. So if the project presents me with any more of their albums, I will hope to be more enthused about their music at that point.

I had never heard of this band before, so it was interesting to discover their heavy style. I wasn't sure that I liked it at first, but after a couple of playthroughs, I've decided that while they are no Black Sabbath, their music moves me enough to nudge into five-star territory.

I guess I have shaken off the musical biases of my youth, because A-ha was once an object of ridicule for me. All these years later I'm shocked to find that I enjoyed this album of theirs so much that I'm going to add it to my Tidal library.

A masterpiece from a band I would, at one time, never have entertained, or rather, would never have allowed to entertain me. I appreciated the album all the more for studying the story it tells, and the story behind it.

Some great tracks on this album, and some that are not even good. All in all, an excellent showcase for Todd Rundgren's talent, but it contains a little too much carnival for my liking, hence four stars only.

Not quite five-star material, but definitely way better than I was expecting.

Beautifully produced, middle-of-the-road rock music that I can't really fault in any way. For some reason it just doesn't appeal enough to want it in my collection though.

Well, I never thought it would happen, but here's a Bowie album that's going into my Tidal library. I really like the mix of instrumental ambience and somewhat more conventional vocal numbers. This is, for me, the best David Bowie album I've heard so far.

This album delivers everything I expect from the Maestro, and more besides. I love it.

First playthrough, first thoughts.... "uggh!, what is this garbage. The first two tracks are OK, but most of the others are abysmal." First playthrough, towards the end... "OK some of these numbers have merit, and there are definitely flashes of brilliance amongst the dross." Second playthrough... "Why am I actually liking this? It's not going in my collection any time soon, but hell, I'm quite enjoying it" Final verdict... "A band with great potential who seem to enjoy deliberately playing badly, and then surprising listeners with brief displays of true talent. I look forward to hearing some of their later material, which might be a bit more polished, and could even blow me away".

I'm not a fan of this music genre, so an album has to have something really special for me to appreciate it. While this album is obviously very well produced and executed, it didn't have anything that made me want to seek it out again.

I've never been that keen on Billy Bragg, and the last Wilco album I received from the project got two stars, so I wasn't expecting much from this offering. Fortunately I got a nice surprise, because I really enjoyed listening to it, and will be adding it to my Tidal library.

Great music that was ahead of its time.

I can't put my finger on it, but there is a whole vibe around the music on this album that unsettles me somehow. It could be something to do with the appearance of Sparky the talking wah-wah on several of the tracks, or something else... I don't know. In any case, I can't see me revisiting the album anytime soon, and even the massive "Everyday People" leaves me feeling a little strange.

My god, but this is a fun album to listen to. The Stranglers is another band that I never had much time for back in the day. Now I'm wondering what the hell was wrong with me. I would give this five stars solely on the basis of the incredibly tight playing by the whole band, even if I didn't like the sound. Fortunately I do, but unfortunately five stars is the most I can give.

I listened to the deluxe version of this album, and, to be honest, I enjoyed the live set much more than the studio-recorded material. However, in every case, live or studio, as gifted as he may have been as a lyricist, Ian Curtis was no singer. I found the music on this album quite engaging, but just couldn't get past curtis' flat, off-key vocals, so I would struggle to assign it even three stars. Therefore, I guess it will have to be just two.

I have seen commentators on this project call this album an attempt to emulate the Beastie Boys. To my mind it is vastly superior to anything I have heard from the Beastie Boys. For one thing, these guys don't have to shout to get their points across, and, for another, the standard of rapping is much higher than that of their caucasian counterparts. Yes, these guys can actually do it, and the're funny and entertaining along with it, in a far more natural way than the Beasties could ever manage. This is one of the few hip hop albums so far that I enjoyed enough to want in my collection.

I have had this album in my collection since it's release, but hadn't listened to it in more than a decade. It was fun to revisit, and I really like "Speakerboxx"... "The Love Below" not so much, so overall, I think I will give the album four stars overall.

This album bored me to tears. One playthrough is definitely enough and I have no plans to suffer through it again.

Were she a lesser singer, I might have a problem with the meandering nature of her chorus-absent songs. But as it is, I enjoyed listening to this album immensely. I didn't think Joni Mitchell would be a singer whose music I could get into. How wrong I was, it appears.

Easily the best album by The Who that I have heard so far. I can understand why it is often considered their most accomplished work. It blows "The Who Sell Out" into the weeds, for sure.

A big sound with lots of hair-raising riffs. I've heard better, but this is good enough for five stars and a place in my Tidal library.

Sickly, saccharin sweet? Yes indeed. But I like the smooth, calming qualities of James Taylor's voice, and the musical arrangements on this album, which are understated in the main, but never too spare. In short, I need this album in my Tidal library for those times when I just need to find some serenity, and since I like almost all the songs, I'm giving it five stars.

Hmmmm!... Great arrangements and production, and I find the artist's voice pleasant enough. However, this is just not my kind of music, and I did find it pretty bland, boring, and over-long.

I've had this album in my collection for a long time, and I love it, so no notes are necessary.

To my mind, this is a solid four-star album, and I will probably revisit at some point. But I don't find anything special enough to make me want it in my collection.

Not a bad album by any means, but I much preferred "Gold".

I much preferred "Licensed to Ill". I just couldn't get into this album in the same way.

Every one of the tracks on this album is a gem. To those who feel that it is in no way ground-breaking or has done nothing to reshape its genre, I disagree. Swift's songwriting is on a level that is rare in this day and age, and for that reason alone, I believe the album stands head and shoulders above what some would consider to simply be urbane pop music.

Fucking Hell! Stephen Stills... What a talent, and a big surprise for me. I was not looking forward to listening to this album, to the point where I even put the task off some. I'm not keen on the CSN ensemble, or even CSNY, so I honestly thought I would hate a solo effort by Stills. How wrong can you be? The album has blown me away, and bulldozed its way into my Tidal album library.

I'm not a big fan of rap and hip hop music, but I found this to be one of the more agreeable albums in the genre. Some of the tracks are really good, and there are others that I would not wish to listen to again. It's certainly full of variety, and the level of talent on display deserves four stars, I think.

This album is full of guitar greats and has an atmosphere all of its own. I love it.

I don't like all jazz, but I like some, and this is one that I like a lot.

This is punk done right.... brief, brash, ballsy and blue. Five stars!

Stevie Wonder has a voice like silk, with a handful of gravel ready to throw in at any time. I like all his hit songs, but had little experience of his album material. I was ready to like this one a lot, but instead, I like it a little. There's a bit too much "God" stuff in there for my liking, and several of the tracks seemed rather mediocre to me. It's still worth four stars, but I don't want to add it to my collection, and, as a result, I can't justify making it five.

One of my absolute favourite albums. It's been in my collection since its release, and I still love it.

Manics at their classic best. Another top album delivered by the project.

I love this fusion of electronica and latin rhythms. It's going in my Tidal library.

Kudos to the late Mr. Cohen for his lyrical prowess, but I just don't really like the music. On all but a couple of the tracks, I find the arrangements too sparse to distract me from the dull timbre of his voice. I would happily listen to the album again if my arm was twisted, but I wouldn't be likely to deliberately seek it out.

"California Dreamin'" is the only number that stands out on this album for me. The rest I can very much take or leave. It's a bit of a limp lettuce of an album, and as nice as the artist's voices are, I wouldn't rush to play it again, although, of course, it's very easy to listen to.

Another happy surprise from the project, thank you! I had never heard of this group, and was intrigued to learn that it was Bjork's launch pad into stardom. However, I wasn't expecting much from the album based on many of the reviews I read. By the end of the first track though, I knew this one was going to be a keeper. Yes, it's a little weird to hear all those icelandic accents, but it's great to hear what Bjork can do as part of a group. I think her vocals are amazing on this album, and as for comparison with the B52s, I rate this album far more favourably than anything I have heard from them.

This is the first time I have listened to anything by Adele other than her hit songs, and I'm very, very impressed. Every track on this album should have been a hit, in my view.

From what I know about Kanye West, I don't think much of him, but he sure knows how to produce a top-flight album. I really enjoyed most of the tracks, and some of his lyrics just had me laughing out loud. I'm ready to give this five stars, and add it to my Tidal library for my future entertainment.

Brilliant songwriting, and I think this guy's voice is suited to the genre. I should give this album five stars, but somehow, despite some of the songs being intelligently comedic, listening to the album leaves me with a profound sadness that I can't explain, and I don't like that feeling, so I'm downgrading to four stars on that basis... Because while I would listen to it again, it's not an album I would want in my collection.

A few of the tracks on this album are true greats, but as a whole, it doesn't move me enough to want it in my collection. It's all a bit too perfect and mainstream for me, I guess, but well worth four stars.

I like this better than Violator, which I gave three stars. So this one is a four!

I would probably listen to this again... In fact, I will probably have to, because while the music on this album is very good, it's not very memorable. Indeed, if the music wasn't so good, I would only give three stars, but I enjoyed it enough to stretch to four.

For the first three tracks I thought this was going to be a new addition to my collection, but my enjoyment of the album began to fall away as it got closer to the end. Nevertheless, it's a solid set of tunes from an artist I had never listened to before, and it's getting four stars from me.