21st century schizoid man is holding this album up by itself. Influence cannot be d denied, though it gets a bit slow in the middle.

A couple are pretty corny, but honestly holds up better than I expected.

Very nice 👍

Life’s a bitch and then you die. Probably have been underrating this one. Not at the very top of my personal rap list but still really good and understandably a classic.

Makes me feel like I’m on an elevator in a good way. Easy listening, love me some Stan Getz.

Admittedly I’ve never really been an R.E.M. fan but I don’t really find much to latch onto. It’s not bad but I’m unlikely to be listening again anytime soon.

I wrote a long review but it didn’t save. Love this album, lyrically tight although goofy. The storytelling really shines through and the group bounces well off each other. Production is fun, can definitely hear how/why it influenced future artists. Sounds a little dated beats wise but they more than hold up and provide a good backing for the rap. West coast = best coast

Possibly my favorite Zeppelin album, it simply rocks.

Who doesn’t love a good organ? Good sunday morning album, but fades into the background a bit for me. Would give a 7/10 if if was an option.

Did not enjoy this. A couple songs were okay I guess but more than a couple were just straight bad. Production was… creative, but often not enjoyable. I really don’t that this was an album that I needed to hear before I die.

I have a sudden urge to head south

Too artsy fartsy for me. There were some interested elements mixed in but overall I was kind of bored. I probably just don’t get it.

Has lost a little bit of its luster over the years for me but still a top tier album. -1 because I don’t trust Mormons

Everybody wants to rule the world is an all-timer. The rest of the album doesn’t really do it for me

Spent longer than I’d care to admit last night unsuccessfully trying to moonwalk

Had some highs and some lows. Pretty weird listen overall. Probably would have liked it better if it was an hour shorter.

Good fall album. Don’t think I’ve ever sat down and listened to it all the way through and I enjoyed it more than I expected.

Had a very good time listening to this one. Forgot how much I love some Elton. Funeral for a Friend is awesome and really enjoyed some of the deeper cuts like Roy Rogers. Of course the hits rock. Really close to a 5 for me but just a few too many that I wanted to skip, and Jamaica Jerk Off is weird af

I liked the more psychedelic stuff but overall it was a bit boring

Supreme storytelling. Simple but effective instrumentation. John Prine is simply that dude. I bet Wes Anderson loves this album.

Weird, self-indulgent, murder porn. This guy sounds like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cringier older brother. Way too theater-y for me. I get the impression the lead singer was jerking himself off the entire time he was writing this.

Like most of the new wave bands (in my opinion), Violator’s high are through the roof, but it also has some pretty forgettable lows. Dan Gahan also doesn’t have my favorite singing voice if I’m being honest. It’s an enjoyable enough listen through and through, but not an album that I’m likely to listen to end-to-end again.

Damn near perfect

We’re getting spoiled this week.

Pros: really fun, Paul Weller reminds me of Morrissey, not a bad song on the album Cons: sent me down a ska rabbit hole

Dennis needed to pick a lane. It was enjoyable enough, but a pretty disjointed listening experience.

Tough one for me to rate. Objectively, this might deserve a 5, but I guess the point of the exercise is to give our opinions. While the vocal harmonizing is nice on some songs but overdone on the album in my opinion. Kind of makes the whole thing sound dated to me. I wish they had given more songs to individual singers. Otherwise, it’s a very enjoyable listen and the talent of these guys really shines through.

A great artist and a great piece of history. The track list is pretty strong, but honestly I just don’t really like live albums.

James Bond nightfire soundtrack meets house meets hip hop? Very 90s. Not my style. Fuck Donald Trump

Fun early hip hop album. Definitely can hear the influence it had on east coast rap. I like the writing style of this era, with a focus on goofy stories/situations instead of the swag rap we hear so much of today. Good punchy beats that remind me of ssx tricky, which is always a plus. Feeling a 7/10 but gonna round down on account of Afrika being a diddler.

Classic album. It’s crazy how much talent came out of Wu Tang.

Wasn’t expecting such revolutionary messaging in the first several songs, but my god what a snooze fest.

Kiwanuka’s got a great voice. A little slow in parts but very beautiful.

This was bad. Like really bad. What was the formula here? Madonna does madlibs over generic Dance Dance Revolution-type beats? Lyrically, this is one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard. The production ranged from bland to jumbled, at some points sounding like they were just randomly hitting a keyboard to see what stuck. I am left with more questions than answers: why was this included on the list? How did Madonna get so big making music like this? What was going on in the 80s? I’d rather grab a beer with Stagger Lee than listen to this pile of garbage again.

Really enjoyed the first half of the album, in particular the title track. The Van Morrison cover was also a very nice inclusion. The second half didn’t hold my attention as well. 3.5/5

Not bad, not great.

Production was definitely the highlight for me. Punchy beats throughout that were easy to bop my head to. Lyrically, I thought it was kind of corny. Flows were strong and they worked off each other well, but it was just missing something to make it interesting. I also can’t get over how wacky the deep voice dude sounds. Had a few songs that I’ll return to, but mostly just felt like a dollar store De La Soul.

This one had some interesting tracks. Was pretty hit or miss for me, admittedly 90s electronic isn’t exactly my cup of tea.

Some good clean 80s fun

Good enough. Not that interesting to me though