I used to be a big fan of this album, it definitely has some great tunes on it, but Common gets a little bit corny sometimes. A lot of the beats on this have that old school Kanye feel though which I absolutely love. Oh how about that it was produced by Kanye, crazy how recognizable his style was back then. Overall a great album.
Incredible musicianship, just pretty chaotic to listen to, not sure if it's for me.
Elvis's whole vibrato thing in his voice gets a little obnoxious, but this ain't bad. Hilarious how dated all of the lyrics are, and in general just his singing style is super rooted in that era, doesn't translate all that well to today IN MY OPINION. I think all the songs are just like classic 12 bar blues tunes that he decided to record.
Pretty cool stuff aside from Song 2, which honestly seems like a weird fit with the rest of the album, solid song just so wildly overplayed. I'm really digging the rest though, kind of an interesting alternative sound going on. Gets a little boring and one-note as it goes on.
I already know well over half of these tunes, obviously an all time classic, right up my alley. I didn't realize Baba O'Riley was the album opener, gotta be one of the all time greatest album openers. Some of the deep cuts are pretty forgettable, you can tell why they weren't hits and the others were
Yo this is groovy as shit. Loving the chill vibes. Definitely background music, would be a great one to have on vinyl in the background playing some games. I really liked this album.
Neil Young's voice gets a little whiny and annoying, but man the song writing and harmonies are pretty great. Thankfully most of the songs have harmonies throughout. Overall a super solid album, I liked it a lot.
Absolutely loved the first song which was instrumental... The rest of the tunes might be a liiiittle bit too much on the "smooth jazz" side for me, but they're definitely solid. Reminds me a lot of D'Angelo. I think overall it's a little bit too "I love you baby I need you in my life" for me.
I obviously know the hits from this album already, haven't heard the deep cuts before, it's pretty good. I always discounted Coldplay back in the day as being a super lame pop band. Chris Martin has such an interesting voice, I really like it on these older tunes that are more indie/rock than pure pop that they went into later on. The production on this album is awesome, such cool vibes, I love the sounds on Spies in particular. This is the perfect morning album.
I obviously know all the hits from this album already. Was interesting reading the backstory and knowing that pretty much all the drums and bass were replaced by electronic drums and synths, it's really obvious now that I'm listening for it. Pretty awesome guitar work throughout. The deep cuts for the most part are deep cuts for a reason, not bad but nothing that stands out really.
Wow... This is obviously intentionally dissonant and shitty... Can't say I'm the biggest fan of "post-punk" like this. Maybe it would make more sense in the cultural moment or something, because this shit just kinda sucks listening to it today. Is that an uninformed take? Probably, but it's just not for me.
This basically seems like 90s rave music... not ideal for a morning listen. I'm not a huge fan of EDM so it's tough to have a well informed opinion on this kind of stuff. I enjoy some of the rapping on a couple of the tunes. I have to admit it's growing on me a bit as it goes on, I don't hate it.
Oh boy... Can't say I've ever listened to this full album. I kinda underestimate how good of a pop song Baby One More Time is, the production is super damn good and it's catchy af. Not so sure about the rest of these songs... Not terrible to be honest, but pretty inoffensive pop nonsense. Gets a little annoying after a full album.
Scarborough Fair is such a perfect song, this is all such great morning music. The deep cuts on here are pretty good, but man the hits really stand out, just such great writing, and their voices blend so incredibly well.
Can't say I've ever heard a Moby song before, I just know him as an annoying guy in like VH1 shows. Pretty solid instrumental electronic stuff, it kinda sounds like background music to me... which I'm sure is an ignorant opinion... but it's all pretty repetitive and one-note, it definitely isn't terrible though.
All instrumental and somewhat chaotic, but it's pretty incredible for a live performance, and they're very obviously great musicians. I don't think it's really my type of music, but it's pretty good. The mallets get a little grating to me after a while.
I'm very familiar with this album, and a big fan of it. I haven't listened in forever, the beats are so sick. The lyrics are so interesting, he raps about stuff you don't hear a lot of other dudes rap about. I forgot about The Instrumental, I used to be obsessed with that song. Yeah, overall just a great album.
I obviously know the hits off of this album pretty well, the other songs are pretty great too, great chill vibes. Honestly not much to say about the rest of this album, it's a good album, not too many of the tracks stand out in a huge way to me outside of the hits, but it's good.
Obviously the hits are the hits for a reason... This album just sounds so unbelievably good. Pretty much every song is a banger, and the production sounds so god damn good, even now. Such a great album.
I obviously know the hits from this album, the dude has a pretty great voice, but it gets a little annoying after a while in my opinion. I can't say I love the deep cuts on here, they're not terrible but not much stands out to me, I think because Chris Robinson's voice gets to be a bit much for me.
This sounds a lot like The Clash, it has those same kind of annoying 70s punk vocals. Not really for me. As this goes on, it's growing on me a little bit, but I still really don't love the vocals.
Might just not be in the mood for this one, but it's a little bit boring. Pretty interesting to hear the predecessor of all the 90s ska bands though. I like it more than a lot of the punk albums I've heard from the same era, but it isn't super up my alley. Yeah this album gets super repetitive and monotonous, pretty taxing to listen to after a while.
I actually don't hate this, I thought I would, I'm usually not a fan of 70s/80s punky music. One thing I'm noticing is that the vocals seem SUPER high in the mix and seem to bury the instruments, which is a shame because the parts actually seem kinda cool. This one is kinda growing on me as it goes on, not a bad album.
Obviously recognized the song Green Onions, but I can't say I ever knew the title and artist, I didn't realize the group was all instrumental. Pretty cool laid back 60s tunes. There are instrumental versions of a lot of recognizable songs on here, kinda interesting. I wish the organ wasn't so prominent, he obviously rips on the organ but it gets a little old.
Never heard of this band before... Seems like proggy jazz rock kind of? It's pretty cool actually, the vocals are weird and super buried in the mix though. Yeah after a while the vocals get annoying with how uninteresting they are throughout the album. I like the kinda atmospheric proggy arrangements though.
I only knew the title track, which I've never really listened to carefully, and man it's great. Basically all of these songs are about bonin' lol, but man they're really great, he's got such a great voice and the songs are so god damn groovy. Overall a pretty awesome album, maybe a liiiittttle bit too "smooth" throughout, but it's still great.
I've only ever heard the name Nick Drake in passing, never heard his music, I definitely thought it was going to a full band psychedelic thing, not just a dude and an acoustic. It's not bad but it gets pretty one-note and I can't say I love his voice. Yeah, this gets pretty monotonous, especially with his kinda low, breathy voice.
Never listened to this whole album before, I didn't realize it was a double album, I know and love the hits. Wow, Contusion sounds like a Zappa song, crazy how technical some of this stuff is, going from that into Sir Duke is so awesome. Just realized that "Wild Wild West" is a sample of I Wish from this album lol, also Gangsta's Paradise from Pastime Paradise, but I already knew that one. Overall what a great album, so much awesome musicianship throughout, great writing, awesome singing, harmonies, a lot of variation across the album too.
Never heard of this band... Sounds like almost orchestral indie music? The guy has a pretty high and sort of whiny voice, but it's not too bad. His voice seems almost out of place, there are these grand arrangements and then he just has kind of a thin voice with weird melodies over the top. Overall I liked a lot of the music but the songs didn't super do it for me because of the vocals
Never heard of PJ Harvey before, it's pretty punky, she has the same kind of delivery as a lot of those 70s and 80s punk bands, which I'm not a super huge fan of. Yeah as this album goes on her vocal delivery gets a little grating to my ears. Overall definitely not a fan of this one.
Never actually listened to the debut album, it's interesting to hear Maiden with a different singer. They seem overall less polished than they do later on too, it's a pretty cool sound though. They definitely still rip on guitar. There are a surprising number of ballads on this album. Also after a full album... switching singers was definitely the right move, this dude is just an okay singer.
I'm relatively familiar with this album, the songwriting is so good, something about the production of it sounds so "80s" to me. I'm not quite sure what it is, because it's pretty eclectic, and I guess the 80s-ness of it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes is so damn good, such a cool combination of genres. I think overall my biggest problem with this album is that everything sounds really major, it all is almost too happy sounding in my opinion, I think that's what contributes to it sounding really 80s to me.
All I know about Tom Waits is that he has a crazy voice, never actually listened to his music before. It's honestly kind of hard to listen to, the amount of gravel in his voice is absurd, I know that's his whole schtick but I don't know if it's for me. The actual songs are pretty classic blues based which I didn't really expect, definitely not bad. I feel like the lyrics are actually really good and the songwriting is pretty good, but man I just cannot stand his voice, he sings like he's making fun of someone else's singing. Yeah this was a rough listen in the morning.
Never heard of this band, no idea what to expect, seems like it's atmospheric electronic music? Yeah, very repetitive atmospheric electronic music, very much not for me.
Never listened to a full Aretha album, man she's got pipes. I also love the Mo-Town production style, so many harmonies and cool arrangements and stuff. It's interesting how short all of these songs are, definitely wish some of them had more to them, I guess short and sweet is cool though. Interesting that almost all of the songs fade out instead of having an actual ending.
I used to be a big fan of this album, it definitely has some great tunes on it, but Common gets a little bit corny sometimes. A lot of the beats on this have that old school Kanye feel though which I absolutely love. Oh how about that it was produced by Kanye, crazy how recognizable his style was back then. Overall a great album.
Never actually listened to this album before, it definitely still has that Queen studio production, with super overdubbed vocal harmonies and Brian May's classic harmonies. The production is a little rougher around the edges though which is interesting. Man Freddie's voice was so god damn good, he sounds insane on this album. Overall I like the album but it's definitely not their best, feels like a precursor for Night at the Opera.
Very weird experimental music with a lot of electronic parts, I know David Byrne is the Talking Heads guy, I recognize the name Brian Eno but I'm not as familiar with him. Yeah this is definitely not for me, super atmospheric, definitely super non-traditional which I guess I respect in principle, but it's just not that enjoyable to listen to.
Obviously already know this album in and out, what an absolute classic. Insane how many great songs are on this album, not a single dud in my mind. Not much to say about this album, it's so god damn good, vocals, guitars, drums, bass, everything sounds great and everything is so well written.
I just know the two big hits from this album, I've never been a huge Aerosmith fan... Forgot how sick Last Child is though. I do like that's just kinda down n' dirty rock and roll, good guitar tones, good riffs, straightforward rockin tunes. Although the rest of the album is largely forgettable compared to the hits.