Incredible album. Makes you dance, makes you feel, makes you cry. This could be a list of the top 25 albums of all time and you could still make a strong case for Rumours.

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

Enjoyed this quite a bit. Got some real Bowie going on

Gary admitting to eating eggs at the end of Ham n’ Eggs is one of the greatest twists in modern music. Really good album, I mean it has Can I Kick It. Probably a couple songs I could do without, and I do think they have a couple better albums, so I’m gonna go with a 9/10

I mean, I like Bowie as much as the next guy. But it’s a bit much, innit?

A psychedelic standard. Has some good jams, a few great even. A lot of it is pretty forgettable to me though.

Incredible album. Makes you dance, makes you feel, makes you cry. This could be a list of the top 25 albums of all time and you could still make a strong case for Rumours.

Good tweener for the Beatles. Still fairly poppy with plenty of replay value, but they were also starting to experiment with new and more interesting sounds. Enjoyable listen, although in my opinion their best was yet to come.

The cream rises to the top. Oh yeah

Enjoyed more than I expected. Good rock album with some jazz elements that I wasn’t really expecting. Got a little theatrical at times which I didn’t love, but overall I liked the album a lot.

XTC should stick to making plans for Nigel

Provocative

Stevie is a talented dude. I probably should have listened more before reviewing, but it’s not his most memorable week after one listen.

Raw, for better or worse. Some of my favorite white stripes tracks come from this album; see: Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, Take Take Take. The pure creativity and ability of Jack White really shines through. On the other hand, some of the other tracks probably could have used a bit more time in the oven. But that’s always been White’s style, and that’s why we love him.

I liked the Van Morrison cover, but I’m not really a fan of Patti’s singing style.

Gorgeous album and perfect time of year for it. This is one that I used to listen to a lot so there’s some nostalgia around it, but it more than holds up. Might only be a 4 in the summertime, so good job 1001albumsgenerator.com on the timing.

I wish that I had not spent 49 minutes listening to this.

Based on t-shirt sales, the #1 band since 1998. More than enough has been said about the music, but why aren’t more people talking about the wiener?

Perfect 2.5 for me. Not unpleasant but also not very memorable. Unlikely to listen again but wouldn’t complain if someone else put it on

Much has been said about The Dandy Warhols (by me), but I honestly enjoyed this album more than I expected. Moody and psychedelic at times, upbeat and jammy at others, they displayed more range than I would have given them credit for. Whipping Tree was downright Floyd-esque! That said, it wasn’t particularly innovative. I’m feeling a 3.5/5 but going to round down because it was too long imo

Good music for us fellas that bleed the red, white, and blue

🎶 cool in the pool 🎶

Brutally honest and hauntingly beautiful portrayal of a legends final days. Really remarkable work of art. While not every cover was my favorite, it is very interesting to consider why Cash selected each of them. Hurt is such a deeply moving song, the kind that I will always slow down to listen to closely. The deepest theme is clearly death here, but not necessarily despair. I think the album ultimately portrays a man who knows that he is not long for the world, and while he may have some regrets, is at peace with his fate. Given the context and just how beautiful much of the album is, this is a pretty easy 5 for me.

Imagine (song) is deservedly an all-timer. The rest of the album was fine but not that interesting to me.