It's boring, repetitive, and drags on. The lead singer sounds like she has a good voice, but its wasted on these terrible songs. To enjoy this album, you'd have to be stoned, to say the least. Took me several days to get through, and now I have a backlog of like 5 albums. Best song: Carnt Sleep
Christina Aguilera has an incredible voice. I've been a fan of hers since she first dropped Genie In A Bottle. I like her self titled album better, but Stripped is still great. Can't Hold Us Down, Fighter, Beautiful, Dirty I've always loved. I hadn't heard the whole album before, there were some nice surprises. Especially the slower jams, like Walk Away, Infatuation, Cruise, and Soar. Absolute banger of an album, love it! Best song: Beautiful
This is probably going to be my favorite album on the entire list. Of Eminem's albums, I prefer The Eminem Show over this one, but this is still an incredible album. It was released at the perfect time for me. Just before summer, towards the end of my junior year of high school. I couldn't get enough of this album, I've listened to it so many times. This album pretty much defines my senior year. Eminem's vocal style is just a treat to hear. Yes, the content can be very juvenile and hateful. I don't excuse him for it. But the way he raps is amazing, the rhymes, the wordplay, I just love it. He has two styles I really love. One is the "I don't give a fuck about anything" voice which is fun to hear just let loose and go off rapping. The Real Slim Shady is a good example of this one. The other one is my favorite. It's where it feels like he's trying to stay calm, but you can hear the rage underneath. The Way I Am and Marshall Mathers show that one off well. I couldn't listen to this one like I usually do, just at home while working or whatever. Needed to crank it loud in the best quality stereo I have, my car. I had such a blast listening to this, brought me right back to high school. Almost every song is a 5. Not a bad song on the entire thing. (I'm ignoring the short skits, they're mostly whatever, not really a plus or a minus). I normally don't write something for every song, but I had to for this one. Public Service Announcement 2000: 5 Ok, I lied, I'm not ignoring every skit. This one is great, sets the tone for the whole album. Kill You: 5 One of my favorites from the album, the words just flow so nicely. So much good rhyming and wordplay. Stan: 5 Wow, what a song. The story he tells is sad and troubling, and it's something that could possibly happen. The word "stan" is even used to mean a very avid fan of something. As the verses go on, you can hear the Stan character getting more and more unhinged, and then Eminem comes in as himself in the last verse and finishes it off. Love it. Who Knew: 5 More good wordplay and rhyming. The Way I Am: 5 This one goes so hard. The way he has to deal with both fans and critics loving and hating him. And the beat is just so good. The Real Slim Shady: 5 The song that really blew up from this album. So enjoyable to listen to. Pretty funny as well, this is just pure fun. Remember Me: 4 The only non 5 song on this album. It's still fairly good, just doesn't hit quite as nice as the other ones. Eminem's verse is great, of course, but the other two verses are mediocre. I'm Back: 5 Even more good wordplay and rhyming. Marshall Mathers: 5 A slower song, still goes hard. The music and beat are nice, and Eminem keeps up his wordplay. Drug Ballad: 5 Great sound, the music and beat are nice and the vocal flow is fun. And the words shed a light on drug addiction and how it can affect your life and be hard to get away from. Amityville: 5 Another fun song. Eminem's verses are great, more good wordplay and rhyming. Bizarre's verse is also fun. Bitch Please II: 5 Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Nate Dogg? Hell yeah. Every one of them bring their own style to this track, and it all comes together nicely. A lot of fun to listen to. Kim: 5 This is a hard one to listen to. I heard it when it first came out, and I listened to it this time for this review, but it's the only one I skip when normally doing a listen. It's still a good song, you can hear the pain and anger in his words. The scenario is unfortunately something that can and does happen, and this song is a window into that situation. Under The Influence: 5 Eminem's verse is excellent. All of D12's verses are good too, each member bringing their style. Fun song. Criminal: 5 Yet more good wordplay and rhyming. Ending out on a solid song. Best song: The Way I Am
What can I say about Hotel California? It has one of the greatest songs of all time kicking it off. Such an incredible song, no words I say can do it justice. From the soft guitar intro kicking it off, to the smooth lyrics, to the outro. Just a perfect song. And that outro? It's a full two minutes long, normally I'd say that's too much. The song is over, just end it. But not Hotel California. That outro just keeps up the amazing energy the song brings. If anything, it feels too short, I could hear those guitars wail for a lot longer. I could give this album a 5 star rating on this song alone, even if the rest of the album was terrible. But it's absolutely not. It keeps going strong with some more good smooth rock with New Kid In Town. Life In The Fast Lane kicks the tempo up a bit nicely. Wasted Time tones it down a bit, but still a nice song. Victim Of Love was ok. Pretty Maids All In A Row was sweet. Try And Love Again moves along nicely. The Last Resort ends it out smoothly. Great album, loved it the whole way through. I also love that this album was released on my birthday, 7 years before I was born. Best song: Hotel California
Extremely repetitive. Every fourth word is "funk". We get it. You do funk music. Don't have to beat us over the head with it. Best song: Handcuffs
Solid album, good music, good voice. Best song: You're Good For Me
Mostly dull, just kinda background noise. Best Song: Things Behind the Sun
Dull. Could be fine as background music. Lead singer's voice is sleep inducing. Only song that was decent was Sprawl II, and that had a different lead singer. Best song: Sprawl II
Not too bad. Some fun guitar work in there. Starts slow, but gets better in the middle, then returns to mediocre by the end. Best Song: Made of Stone
Starts really bad. Pristeen sounds like a kids song. Gets a little better after a few songs. The guitar work is great, especially in Safesurfer. Too bad the lyrics suck. Most of his songs, he just repeats the same thing over and over. Some decent stuff, but oh so repetitive. Best song: Safesurfer
Local Seattle artist! Jimi Hendrix is always a fun listen. Obviously, great guitar work. First three songs hit hard right off. May This be Love is a nice slower jam, with some great riffs. Rest of the album is solid, ending with the wonderful Red House. Best Song: May This be Love
The piano work is, obviously, top notch. Starts off with a banger, Tiny Dancer. Rest of the album is not bad, just ok. It's kind of a let down after the first track, though. Best song: Tiny Dancer
Common in always interesting. His songs usually just have a basic beat and a chorus that does little more than tie the verses together. But those verses are FIRE. And of course, GO! is awesome. Love Is... is also a nice chill song. It's Your World was a great ending to it. Best song: GO!
Just sounds like a bunch of noise. Can barely hear the words over the too loud music. And like half the songs end in them just giving their instruments to a bunch of monkeys to wail on incessantly. Best Song: Something 4 the Weekend
Gotta love LL. Verses are great, but choruses get a little repetitive. Around the Way Girl is an awesome chill song. Momma Said Knock You Out is always a banger. Milky Cereal is pretty funny. The slower jams are definitely better, but all around good album. Best song: Around the Way Girl
Great guitar work, a lot of fun to hear. Nice and chill. Starts out with a banger, Bodhisattva. Razor Boy and Your Gold Teeth are good chill songs. My Old School is a lot of fun. Pearl Of The Quarter is a pleasure to listen to. Best song: Pearl Of The Quarter
Eh it's ok. British Rock is just not my kind of thing. Some really fun guitar work, though, especially in The Clap and Perpetual change. Starship Trooper is a 3 part song, first two parts were ok, but Part C was a banger. Best song: The Clap
Another day, another album where you can't understand a single word they say. I like Creep by Radiohead, so was looking forward to hearing more by them, but this was a disappointment. I like the guitar work, but the singer is impossible to hear. Best song: The Tourist
Starts of with the banger 1999. Little Red Corvette also a lot of fun. Let's Pretend We're Married had some funny lines. DMSR was a blast. Most of the rest of the songs are kind of meh. Biggest stinker was Automatic. It's repetitive and dull and.....9 minutes long. Best song: 1999
Haven't listened to much of Guns N' Roses before, but was looking forward to hearing this. Some good fun hard rock, love it! Slash's guitar work is incredible. Welcome to the Jungle starts us of with a banger. Mr. Brownstone was fun. Paradise City is always a classic. Sweet Child O'Mine is a nice slower (comparatively) jam. Rest of the album is solid. Best song: Paradise City
Tim Buckley has a very interesting voice. The trumpet in Move with Me was a blast. Most of the songs are ok, nothing great. Good music though. Hong Kong Bra and Make It Right were pretty fun. Best song: Hong Kong Bar
Jethro Tull was interesting. Not really my kind of thing, but I could see the appeal. Aqualung started off dull, but picked up halfway through. The rest of the songs were kinda meh, little bits here and there were fun, but not a whole lot. Best song: Aqualung
Started out ok. First few songs had some decent music, but not really anything great. Then it really started to pick up. Higher Ground was fun, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing was solid. He's Misstra Know-It-All was a great way to end it. But the high point was All In Love Is Fair. Incredible piano music along with Stevie's incredible voice. Best song: All In Love Is Fair
From other reviews, I've read that his lyrics are amazing. Problem is, you can't understand a single word the dude says. I've heard other singers with gravelly voices, but this guy takes it to a new level, almost like wants to be incomprehensible. Jersey Girl was kinda nice, Saving All My Love For You was good. The rest was eh. Music is nice though. WHAT? WHY ARE THERE 5 ALBUMS FROM THIS GUY? Best song: Saving All My Love For You
Nothing but noise. Every single song incomprehensible. Was hard to pick a best song because I can't understand a word they say. Best song: Freak Scene
Madonna! Starts off with the certified banger, Like A Prayer. Till Death Do Us Part had some fun music, and then you hear the haunting lyrics, well done song. Spanish Eyes had great music and her voice was beautiful. All in all, a solid 80s pop album, good representative of the genre. Best song: Like A Prayer
Never really got into The Beatles. Appreciate their iconic status and contribution to music, but not really my thing. In this album, they seem to be going for quantity over quality. Just seems like a lot of the same thing, and a lot of the songs are pretty repetitive. Best song: Roll Over Beethoven
Haven't listened to Bowie all that much. Lets see what all the fuss is about. Starts out decently, but then just gets weird. His voice sounds like he's half yelling half crying. It's not bad, but how does he have NINE albums on this list? The instrumentals are decent background music. Best song: Beauty and the Beast
My first foreign language album! Never heard of Ali Farka Toure before. Great music with a good beat and some wonderful twangy banjo. Not a single bad track on the album, with Yer Bounda Fara, Soya, and Soko Yhinka topping them. Definitely going to listen to more of him. The entire album just made me have a smile on my face, the whole way through. Love it. Best song: Yer Bounda Fara
First repeat artist. I still can't understand a single thing Radiohead says. Not a fan. High and Dry was ok. The rest were just kinda eh. Nice Dream had him repeating "nice dream" over and over again, but I didn't even realize he was saying that, it sounded like "my string". The music is great, many songs have some nice guitar work. I just can't get into the singer's voice though. Ends on a good note though, Street Spirit is fairly nice. Best song: Street Spirit
Never heard of Talking Heads before, but I'm digging it. Fun songs, good to vibe to. Some bangers, some misses. All in all a solid album. Best song: Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
Started out ok, a solid 3. Then a few songs in I'm like eh, its more of a 2, don't really care for it. Then Heroin played and it grates your ears. The rest of the album doesn't get better. It's literal screeching, like the microphone is too close to the speaker so ever so often you get feedback. And the words are meh. He sounds like such an edgelord. Dump it. I want to go back and bump every other album up one point because at least they're not this. Best song: Sunday Morning
Only song I've ever heard before is Pale Blue Eyes, which I absolutely love. So I was excited to hear the rest of this. Starts out nice. Then goes to Pale Blue Eyes. Then it just tanks. The rest of the album is just eh. And then you reach Murder Mystery which is an utter mess. No, music producers, playing two vocal tracks at the exact same time is not interesting and quirky. It's incomprehensible. Best Song: Pale Blue Eyes
Starting out, I was like great another 1960s rock album after the same thing the previous two days. Then Do You Love Me played and I'm like yeah lets go! Roll Over Beethoven after that? Rock on! The rest of the album didn't keep the same energy as those two, but they were still solid rock songs. Ends on the great Good Golly Miss Molly. Love it. Best song: Roll Over Beethoven
Initially I was excited to hear this. Slow, chill, ballads. Beautiful voice. Spanish. What's not to love? But when hearing it, just didn't really connect with any of the songs. Nothing bad, solid album, but not something I'd go back to. Except Bananeira, that song was a total bop. Best song: Bananeria
It's just noise. A couple of the songs start out promising, but then halfway through they just devolve into noise again. A couple songs towards the end are somewhat better, but not enough to redeem this album. Best song: Just Another Onionhead
Some good hits I've heard before, like Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me. Some good stuff I hadn't heard, like All These Things That I've Done and Andy You're A Star. The latter part of the album starts to drag a bit. Overall a decent album, enjoyable. Best song: Mr. Brightside
Standard rock and roll. Some good hits, like Lean Woman Blues, Get It On, and Life's A Gas. Solid album. Best song: Lean Woman Blues
Always loved Bitter Sweet Symphony, but hadn't heard much else from The Verve before. The rest of the album was kinda eh, though. Not bad, just generic rock. Best song: Bitter Sweet Symphony
Celtic medieval folksy music. Something you'd hear around a fire while camping. Great guitar work, lots of fun. Prefer the more folksy songs to the more soft rock. Solid album. Best song: Once I Had a Sweetheart
WTF is this? Just noise. The titles don't even make sense. They just slapped a title on it and made random shitty noise. Worst album so far. Best song: We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own
Starting off with a banger, Shout is a ton of fun! Good sax music in The Working Hour. Everybody Wants To Rule The World is another great one. Dips a bit for the next few tracks, still solid though. Then the amazing Head Over Heels. Great album, love it! Best song: Head over Heels
Was looking forward to more Steely Dan after getting them the first time. Not disappointed, this one is a lot of fun as well. Great guitar work, fun songs, very chill. Love it. Really feeling the Steely Dan sound, even though I gave the last one a 4, I'm giving this one a 5. Best song: Kings
Voice is fine, and music is decent, but the songs get really repetitive. Best song: When You Gonna Learn?
Starts off with a banger, Highway Star. Smoke on the Water is also a blast, with that iconic guitar riff. The rest of the album, the songs are solid. There's only one issue. I love live music, and obviously I love recorded music. But I've never been a fan of recordings of live music. Just these songs on an album would have been a 4, but I'm going to have to drop it to a 3, there are parts where the songs drag on. These parts would be great to see live, but they just don't work for me as a recording. Best song: Smoke on the Water
More incomprehensible noise. Some good guitar work in there, but not enough to help this album. Songs are way too long. Many of them have some good parts, but its mixed into a lot of bad. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed was going pretty good, and then the very ending they decide to just throw their drums down the stairs or something. Best song: This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed
Ay, oh, let's go! Starts out with a total bop, literally. The rest of the album doesn't quite hold up to Blitzkrieg Bop. It all just ends up sounding like the same song. Feels like they just had the instruments keep going for half an hour while the singers sang whatever they thought of, and then when editing it they just decided some arbitrary points to split it into tracks. Still, it's fun to just jam to, solid 3. Best song: Blitzkrieg Bop
I've only ever heard Seven Nation Army before, and I do like it. But for some reason I never thought I'd like any other White Stripes songs. Based off of nothing really. And totally unfounded, because this album does have some enjoyable stuff. It's a total mixed bag. Little Ghost and White Moon are great. The Nurse is terrible. The rest of the album bounces around ok to good. Best song: Little Ghost
Never heard of Dennis Wilson before. You can hear a little bit of Beach Boys influence, but its not enough to give this album much of a boost. Not bad really, but nothing great either. Best song: Pacific Ocean Blues
Another album of live music. Still not a fan. And this time I can't even really say I'd like it all that much if it were the recorded songs. These songs just don't interest me. Many of them are repetitive. None of them are terrible, just nothing worth listening to again. On top of that, this is a double album, over an hour and a half long. That drops this from a 2 to a 1. Best song: Saint Dominic's Preview
At first glance, a two hour long country album? This is going to be a slog. But when that first banjo twang started, I was hooked. The album is still way too long, cutting out a bunch of the instrumental tracks and the talking would have streamlined this into an easy 5. But it did drag at times, dropping it to a good 4. Best song: Grand Ole Opry Song
Another live album. Still not a fan. The songs are decent, but again, being a live album just drags it. Best song: Chain Gang
Fairly repetitive and kinda dull. Not really a fan. Best song: Heads Will Roll
Starting out with a nice fun instrumental. Next couple tracks have vocals, but don't hit as well. Stranger To Himself and John Barleycorn Must Die pick it right back up, both are bangers. Ends with a decent rock track. Best song: John Barleycorn Must Die
I don't mind the instrumental track here and there, but a whole album of it is going to be a bit much. Even if it were really good, I don't think I could rate a mostly instrumental album more than a 4, and this one isn't even that good. It's dull and weird. Just like ambient sounds with a little strangeness thrown in. A couple tracks have some good parts, but then go back to the weirdness. Best song: From The Colonies
Who's bad? Gotta love Michael Jackson, and Bad is good. What can I say about MJ? The pop, the synth, the VOICE. No bad song on the album, and several total bangers. The Way You Make Me Feel, Man In The Mirror, and Smooth Criminal. Annie, and anyone else hearing this, is more than ok. Love it. Best song: Man In The Mirror
Never listened to Jurassic 5 before. Not too bad. I'm surprised this album came out in 2002, it has an early 90s rap sound that feels almost a decade older. Still, not a bad track on the album (the last track is a bit of just noise and mess, but by then you've already been through most of a good album). The intro and interludes feel kind of pointless, but they don't really drag it down. Enjoyed it. Best song: What's Golden
After I got his live album (which I did not like), I was waiting for this one. Much better. Starts solid, and then the title track, Moondance, which I've always loved. Continues on solid for the rest of the album. Some songs even remind me of other great songs. Crazy Love has a similar sound to a part of Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud. Caravan and Glad Tidings both seem to call back to Van's own Brown Eyed Girl. Total turnaround from the last one I heard, love this one. Best song: Moondance
It was kind of ok. Nothing bad, but nothing memorable either. Except for Enjoy The Silence, that one was fun. Most of it is just decent background music. Best song: Enjoy the Silence
I'm not a huge fan of instrumental music, there are some songs I really love but on the whole I would probably rate a fully instrumental album lower. That said, a fully instrumental classical Indian music album? As an Indian myself, I've grown up listening to this kind of music, and the ragas and sounds are familiar in the more modern Bollywood songs I listen to often. This one was a delight to listen to. Best song: Call Of The Valley
Seems fine as background music. Nothing really breaks out, but nothing bad either. Just kinda dull and slow. Best song: Alameda
Loved many of these songs when I was younger! You Oughta Know hits hard, Hand in my Pocket is is fun, You Learn rocks, Head Over Feet is a banger, and of course Ironic is great. Takes me back to the 90s. There are a few songs that drag it a a bit, but all in all this is an awesome album. Best song: Ironic
Haven't really listened to ZZ Top before. This album is kinda eh. Love the guitar works and the beats, but the lead singer seems to just ramble on. Best song: Master of Sparks
Willie Nelson has an incredible voice. His style of music is not something I really listen to all that much, but you have to love the way he sings. I'm also really enjoying the guitar twangs. Mostly a fun album, with a few duds dragging it down. We didn't really need three versions of Time of the Preacher (I don't think we even needed one). The standouts are I Couldn't Believe It Was True and the title track. Best song: I Couldn't Believe It Was True
Fun album! For the most part. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon is a lot of fun, Love of My Life is great. And yes, I'm in Love With my Car is pretty bad. Oh right, and this album also happens to have a little known song called Bohemian Rhapsody. I don't think that one will ever catch on. All in all, a solid album. A few songs do keep it from the top rating, but it's a definite high 4. Best song: Bohemian Rhapsody
It's boring, repetitive, and drags on. The lead singer sounds like she has a good voice, but its wasted on these terrible songs. To enjoy this album, you'd have to be stoned, to say the least. Took me several days to get through, and now I have a backlog of like 5 albums. Best song: Carnt Sleep
The Beatles are...ok. I would never have an issue if one of their songs comes on, but I wouldn't choose to play it myself. Normally I'd rate that situation a 2, but they are the Beatles, I think their sound does warrant bumping up to a 3. And there are a few good songs on this album. Love You To has some nice Indian music influences (thank you George), Yellow Submarine is always a classic, and Good Day Sunshine almost feels like it could be a Queen song with Freddy Mercury singing. Best song: Yellow Submarine
Eh, it's ok. The guitar work is great, especially in The Headmaster Ritual (including a really fun guitar riff throughout) and Well I Wonder. But the singing is just mediocre. With a more interesting lead singer this could easily get a 3, possible even a 4. But as it is, it drags down to a 2. Best song: The Headmaster Ritual
Ray Charles has a great voice and the songs were pretty fun. Best song: Hey, Good Lookin'
Merry Christmas, ya filthy albums! Lot of fun to listen to, always love Christmas music. Stand outs were A Marshmallow World, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, and Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). Best song: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Christina Aguilera has an incredible voice. I've been a fan of hers since she first dropped Genie In A Bottle. I like her self titled album better, but Stripped is still great. Can't Hold Us Down, Fighter, Beautiful, Dirty I've always loved. I hadn't heard the whole album before, there were some nice surprises. Especially the slower jams, like Walk Away, Infatuation, Cruise, and Soar. Absolute banger of an album, love it! Best song: Beautiful
I like her voice, but that's the only positive thing I have to say about this album. Having her voice with some better songs would have been really fun. The only song I really like on it is Break Down And Let It All Out, and Four Women tells an interesting story. Best song: Break Down And Let It All Out
Never listened to Nick Cave before. But this was a fun album. Some good songs, some not so good. Breathless and Hiding All Away were a blast. Fable of the Brown Ape was odd, and not in an interesting way. Bit on the long side though, could have been a 4 if they cut out a bunch of the weaker tracks and made a tighter album. A couple songs had some great guitar work, such as Easy Money and Spell. Best song: Hiding All Away
I was excited to hear this because I absolutely love Paper Planes. But the rest of the album was kind of a disappointment. Wasn't terrible, but a lot of it was pretty noisy and repetitive. Jimmy was nice, reminded me of an Indian song. Mango Pickle Down River was fun with all the kids singing. And of course, Paper Planes is still a banger. But the rest of the album is just eh. Best song: Paper Planes
Good music, decent voice, meh songs. Nothing too bad, just kinda ok. Pandora's Box, Epiphany, and Flying were the highlights. Flying had really fun music. Best song: Flying
Billy Joel is always entertaining. Many fun songs on this one, starts with a banger in Moving Out. Just The Way You Are has some good sax music. Only The Good Die Young is always a classic. Everybody Has A Dream is a nice ending to a great album. Best song: Only The Good Die Young
Starts of with the classic What's Going On. Then kinda goes down hill from there. Right On almost got me molested by a duck with the annoying quacking and cooing noises. Best song: What's Going On
Don't know why but liked it more than I thought I would. The music is definitely better than the singing, but all in all its a decent album. Best song: Too Afraid to Love
Eh, it's a whole album of instrumental music. I can appreciate the influence it had on hip hop, I can even hear the undertones of music I absolutely love. But the album itself just didn't grab me. Best song: Organ Donor
More odd British rock. Eh. I'll pass. If There is Something and Sea Breezes had some nice music, and the music in the rest of the album was fairly good, but the singer was boring. Best song: If There Is Something
Eh, its ok. Works as background music, but nothing that strikes out at me. Dancing Choose, Golden Age, and DLZ were kinda fun though. Best song: Dancing Choose
Another Beatles album, huh? Same as the last time, I do appreciate their sound and what they've done for music, but they're just not something I really enjoy listening to. At least their albums are short. Get in, drop a few tracks with their iconic sound, get out. Solid. Best song: Can't Buy Me Love
The voice, the music, all iconic. Starts off with the pretty fun Hell's Bells. Next few are solid. Then Back In Black and You Shook Me All Night Long take it right back up. Rest of the album rounded out nicely. Great album, makes you smile from start to finish. Can't help but join in with their energy. Best song: Back in Black
Weird music with tons of noise and repetition. Pass. Best song: I Want You
Generic rock, but really repetitive. Really not a fan of the lead singer's voice. Androgynous and Answering Machine were kinda interesting, and Black Diamond was fun. Best song: Black Diamond
Heard of Morrissey before, but never listened to him. His voice is decent, but the songs are just blah. Best song: Certain People I Know
It's white people singing reggae, and it sounds exactly like white people singing reggae. Starts off with the classic Message In A Bottle, but then the rest of the album is just dull and empty. Also very repetitive. Someone needs to send an SOS for this album. Best song: Message In A Bottle
Never listened to CSNY before. Nice blend of rock and country. Best song: Our House
The guitar work is nice, the singing is decent, but I just don't like the songs. And they're way too long. Best song: Long Distance Runaround
Really repetitive, her voice gives me the creeps, and many of the songs have annoying background singing. Best song: Night Of The Swallow
It's ok. Out Of The Blue was kinda nice. The rest were fine but forgettable. Best song Out Of The Blue
The title track and Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad are both classics, always nice to listen to. You Took The Words.... was also nice. Only criticism I'll give is that some of the songs are just too long and wear out their welcome before they're done. Best song: Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
More dull slow British rock. Eh. You Said Something was nice, and a few of the songs have nice music. But most of the album is just meh. A few of the songs are way too repetitive as well. Best song: You Said Something
Interesting album. Some songs had nice stories, but I just didn't really connect with a lot of them. Oh, California is a lot of fun, and Love's Enough is very sweet. The rest of the album is ok. Best song: Oh, California
Instrumental and live. Neither of which I'm interested in. And smooth jazz is pretty much the definition of background music. There is no way this album could possibly get anything other than a 2 from me. Best song: Jade Visions
And back to British music. Music is ok, singing is terrible, and songs are repetitive. Only ok song is Arrogance Gave Him Up, which is an instrumental. Best song: Arrogance Gave Him Up
The music is lively and fun. And I can appreciate his contributions to Afrobeat and world music. But more than half of each very long song is music, its almost half an instrumental album. And when he does sing, he has a nice voice and sings well, but it's very repetitive. Best song: Mr. Follow Follow
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis! I'd heard Juicy and Big Poppa before, love both of them. The rest of the album was mostly excellent raps. A few of the songs got repetitive in the chorus. Gimme The Loot and Respect were two more good standouts. It's not crazy long or anything, but it does overstay its welcome. The last three tracks kind of lose steam, cutting those out would have made this album much better. Best song: Juicy
Starts out great with A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours, and I Started Something I Couldn't Finish is a solid follow up. But then it kinds drags. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before is decent though. Meh album with a couple breakout songs. Best song: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
Missy Elliott's impact on hip hop and rnb can not be understated. This album doesn't have my favorite songs of hers on it, but its still a solid album. Sock It 2 Me, They Don't Wanna Fuck Wit Me, Don't Be Comin, Why You Hurt Me, I'm Talking, and Getaway are all fun. The only problem is that it's just way too long. Knock off a few of the weaker songs, and you'd have a certified 5 album. Best song: I'm Talking
I didn't think I'd like Rush as much as I did. Tom Sawyer and YYZ I've heard before, enjoyed playing those in Rock Band. But the rest of the album was pretty fun too. The Camera Eye was too long, that was the only dud. Otherwise, good album. Best song: Tom Sawyer
Jimi Hendrix is such an amazing guitarist. His singing voice is fairly good, and supports the music fine, but it really is the guitar that keeps me coming back. All Along The Watchtower is incredible. And then there's Voodoo Chile. It was going along ok, solid 3 song. Thinking the song was almost over, I look at the screen. Thing wasn't even 1/3 of the way through! Waaaaay too long, and already drags by the 5 minute mark. And then there's A Merman I Should Turn To Be. I was really digging this one. Through the first 4 minutes. Then saw there was still 9 more minutes to go. Jimi, my dude, learn to end your songs. Decent album, but I prefer the other one I've had of his, Are You Experienced. Best song: All Along The Watchtower
Love the Beach Boys sound. Their harmony and their chill sound are always fun to hear. I prefer their other songs over the ones on this particular album, but still a solid album. Best song: Sloop John B
Pretty much every song starts with some epic guitar, then the lead singer opens his mouth and the whole song just devolves into nothing. Best song: Peace Sells
I've never been a huge metal fan, but Metallica has always been a blast. Especially after yesterday's junk metal album, this was a treat. The guitar work in these songs is incredible, just a total romp from start to finish. Kicks off with the banger Enter Sandman. Continues on to more good songs, with breakouts The Unforgiven and Wherever I May Roam. And then Nothing Else Matter comes on, such an incredible song. Metallica is a great metal band, but if they ever got tired of that, they could totally make bank on power ballads. The rest of the album keep going strong. Not a bad song on the entire thing. Best song: Nothing Else Matters
What a treat! Haven't listened to many Jazmine Sullivan songs before, and I was impressed. Some good hip hop and rnb songs. And the gimmick with the people telling a story between the songs stayed fresh and entertaining. Best song: Pick Up Your Feeling
Good start with Hello. Wonderwall is a classic, great song. Don't Look Back In Anger was fun, great guitar work. The rest of the album goes well, Some Might Say and She's Electric are also nice. Fun album! Best song: Wonderwall
Had more fun with this one than the previous Stevie Wonder album I got. Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away was nice. Boogie On Reggae Woman was an absolute blast. You Haven't Done Nothin, It Ain't No Use, and Please Don't Go were also fun. Good album all in all. Stevie has an incredible voice, and the music in many songs is really fun, especially some of the harmonica work. Best song: Boogie On Reggae Woman
Started out ok, felt pretty generic rock. But as I listened more and more, it got better and better. Just What I Needed is a classic, great song. Other fun songs were Don't Cha Stop and You're All I Got Tonight. They ended the album Moving In Stereo and All Mixed Up, both of which had really good music, great vibe. Overall most songs are 4s, with a few 3s and a couple 5s, but all together, this album just hits the spot. Best song: Just What I Needed
More live albums. Yay. Never listened to Grateful Dead before. And I wish I could still say the same. The album was boring and didn't really go anywhere. And one entire track was nothing but microphone feedback. Terrible album. Best song: Turn On Your Love Light
Its...ok. More British soft rock, yay. River Of Orchids had a great intro, but then the singing started and it was just a random jumble. Easter Theater was kinda fun. Frivolous Tonight rolled along nicely. Greenman had a nice Indian beat with some good flute music. Your Dictionary was an interesting concept, and it had some nice music. The rest of the album kinda falls after that. There are a few good songs on here, but the album as a whole seems to be less than the sum of its parts. Not really something I'd listen to more of. Best song: Greenman
I hadn't heard of Big Brother & The Holding Company before, but Janis Joplin is always awesome. The guitar work on this album is incredible, especially in Summertime and Oh, Sweet Mary. The vocals sound great, but the writing is not the strongest, a lot of the songs get pretty repetitive. All in all, a solid album, easy 3. Best song: Oh, Sweet Mary
This is the blandest most boring album on the list so far. Most of the lyrics are like "I woke up. I brushed my teeth. I had a bagel for breakfast. Rode the bus to work. Saw a blue car. It was slightly raining." It might make good background music, which normally would land it squarely at a 2, but its just so long and pointless that I can't give it more than a 1. Jacksonville has some good guitar music, and Decatur trots along nicely, but that's about it. Best song: Jacksonville
After the first Talking Heads album I got, I was looking forward to hearing more of them. Was kind of disappointed. Talking Heads 77 is definitely a much better album. Most of this album is just kind of there, doesn't really go anywhere. Not terrible, but not really all that interesting either. Best song: Crosseyed And Painless
This is a 10 song album with only 1 song on it. Every single song was exactly the same. A dull repetitive synth beat, and some weird over tuned whiny singing. Triangle Walks had some nice music pick up, but other than that, this was a total slog. Couldn't wait for it to end. Best song: Triangle Walks
Never heard of Richard Hawley before, but wow he has a great voice! The songs make it almost sounds like a Christmas album. Does he have a Christmas album? Would love to hear that if he does. The songs are nice and chill. Just Like The Rain and Darlin' Wait For Me are nice. The Ocean has some great lyrics. The Waters Of My Time is a really good vibe. Best song: The Waters Of My Time
What a fun album! I normally am not a fan of live albums, but this one just totally rocked. Come As You Are is always a total hit. Took a bit of a dip for a few songs after that. Then Plateau brought it back up and it stayed strong to the end. Where Did You Sleep Last Night was a good song to end a good album on. Best song: Come As You Are
As I said on the previous album of his I got, Ray Charles has a great voice. Songs are fun as well. Kind of drags towards the end, the last few songs don't really hold up the energy from the first half. But all in all, a solid album. Best song: Alexander's Ragtime Band
Pleasantly surprised, had fun with this one. Started out great, Out On The Weekend was a lot of fun. The guitar work and harmonica sounds throughout the whole album are really nice. A Man Needs A Maid was pretty bad, but then we picked right back up with the great Heart Of Gold. The rest of the album flowed along nicely. Best song: Heart Of Gold
College Dropout is my favorite Kanye West album, and there are several great songs on Late Registration and Graduation. I don't think I've ever heard any of the songs from Yeezus though. Well, its....weird. Kanye is a good rapper, but the songs just have weird sounds all through the background. Straight off the bat we have On Sight which is just annoying. Black Skinhead is fairly intersting, good rap. The rest is all a lot of the same. Good rap, but annoying background music. I'm In It has some good rap lines. Blood On The Leaves and Guilt Trip hit pretty nicely. Ends with the nice Bound 2. All in all its just ok, would have preferred any of his first three albums instead. Best song: Bound 2
It was ok, fairly generic rock. Decent guitar work, some of the songs were fun. Only real breakout was Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, that one was a blast. Penetration was really annoying. Death Trip was fairly good too. Rest of the album was just mid. Best song: Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
This album was pretty fun. Nitro started us off with a total banger. Come Out And Play was amazing. Self Esteem was also great. Rest of the album was pretty good. Totally solid. Best song: Come Out And Play
Great album! Starts off with the banger American Idiot. Holiday is a ton of fun. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams is awesome. Give Me Novacaine is also nice. And then the incredible Wake Me Up When September Ends, which I've always loved. Only duds are Jesus Of Suburbia and Homecoming, both of which start off nicely, then kinda drag on. Overall, love this album, rock on! Best song: Wake Me Up When September Ends
Starts off with the always fun Karma Chameleon. But then it kinda drops. The rest of the album is fairly good, except the songs just get really repetitive. Change out the repetitive lyrics for something more, and you'd have a 4 of 5 here. Best song: Karma Chameleon
It's fairly standard easy listening rock. Starts out with Natalie's Party which is quite fun. The rest is all chill and relaxing. Except for Streets Of Kenny, which I wasn't a fan of. Best song: Natalie's Party
This started out terribly, possibly the worst album on the list. The first three songs are nothing but a slow chill beat, along with the same line repeated over and over through the entire song. Luckily, after that the album starts to get a little better. A Minha Menina comes in nicely, that one was pretty fun. Sweet Like A Champion was also decent, had some great music. Hard to rate this album, its mostly 2s with a few 1s and a couple breakout songs. Best song: A Minha Menina
Good old fashioned rock and roll. Solid album. Starts off a bit shaky, but then Dear Doctor hits great. The rest of the album keeps going strong. Factory Girl and Salt Of The Earth close it out with a bang. Best song: Dear Doctor
Music is nice, vocals are decent. Songs are just long, drag on. Music is great, points just for that. Best song: Your Time Is Gonna Come
It was ok, most tracks were just decent background music. Clarice was good but drags on after a while. Superbacana was pretty fun. Soy Loco Por Ti America was nice. Best song: Superbacana
German industrial electronic music. It's well done, but not really my thing. Also very repetitive. Each track is also much longer than it needs to be. I'll pass. Best song: The Model
The entire album is just a light airy voice slowly singing over a soft beat. Hard to even tell where one song ends and another song begins. Pretty much the definition of background music. Dark But Just A Game has a nice part in the middle, as does Dance Till We Die. Best song: Dance Till We Die
The songs are just kind of ok. Nothing really all that interesting. Moving along. Best song: Freddie's Dead
This is probably going to be my favorite album on the entire list. Of Eminem's albums, I prefer The Eminem Show over this one, but this is still an incredible album. It was released at the perfect time for me. Just before summer, towards the end of my junior year of high school. I couldn't get enough of this album, I've listened to it so many times. This album pretty much defines my senior year. Eminem's vocal style is just a treat to hear. Yes, the content can be very juvenile and hateful. I don't excuse him for it. But the way he raps is amazing, the rhymes, the wordplay, I just love it. He has two styles I really love. One is the "I don't give a fuck about anything" voice which is fun to hear just let loose and go off rapping. The Real Slim Shady is a good example of this one. The other one is my favorite. It's where it feels like he's trying to stay calm, but you can hear the rage underneath. The Way I Am and Marshall Mathers show that one off well. I couldn't listen to this one like I usually do, just at home while working or whatever. Needed to crank it loud in the best quality stereo I have, my car. I had such a blast listening to this, brought me right back to high school. Almost every song is a 5. Not a bad song on the entire thing. (I'm ignoring the short skits, they're mostly whatever, not really a plus or a minus). I normally don't write something for every song, but I had to for this one. Public Service Announcement 2000: 5 Ok, I lied, I'm not ignoring every skit. This one is great, sets the tone for the whole album. Kill You: 5 One of my favorites from the album, the words just flow so nicely. So much good rhyming and wordplay. Stan: 5 Wow, what a song. The story he tells is sad and troubling, and it's something that could possibly happen. The word "stan" is even used to mean a very avid fan of something. As the verses go on, you can hear the Stan character getting more and more unhinged, and then Eminem comes in as himself in the last verse and finishes it off. Love it. Who Knew: 5 More good wordplay and rhyming. The Way I Am: 5 This one goes so hard. The way he has to deal with both fans and critics loving and hating him. And the beat is just so good. The Real Slim Shady: 5 The song that really blew up from this album. So enjoyable to listen to. Pretty funny as well, this is just pure fun. Remember Me: 4 The only non 5 song on this album. It's still fairly good, just doesn't hit quite as nice as the other ones. Eminem's verse is great, of course, but the other two verses are mediocre. I'm Back: 5 Even more good wordplay and rhyming. Marshall Mathers: 5 A slower song, still goes hard. The music and beat are nice, and Eminem keeps up his wordplay. Drug Ballad: 5 Great sound, the music and beat are nice and the vocal flow is fun. And the words shed a light on drug addiction and how it can affect your life and be hard to get away from. Amityville: 5 Another fun song. Eminem's verses are great, more good wordplay and rhyming. Bizarre's verse is also fun. Bitch Please II: 5 Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Nate Dogg? Hell yeah. Every one of them bring their own style to this track, and it all comes together nicely. A lot of fun to listen to. Kim: 5 This is a hard one to listen to. I heard it when it first came out, and I listened to it this time for this review, but it's the only one I skip when normally doing a listen. It's still a good song, you can hear the pain and anger in his words. The scenario is unfortunately something that can and does happen, and this song is a window into that situation. Under The Influence: 5 Eminem's verse is excellent. All of D12's verses are good too, each member bringing their style. Fun song. Criminal: 5 Yet more good wordplay and rhyming. Ending out on a solid song. Best song: The Way I Am
Mostly dull slow British rock. Not much interesting. The Jungle Line had an annoying background noise throughout the song. Her voice is nice, and the guitar work can be fun at times. Harry's House comes in nicely though, with a great bass guitar beat and some killer piano riffs. It was a really fun listen on an otherwise forgettable album. Best song: Harry's House
What can I say about Hotel California? It has one of the greatest songs of all time kicking it off. Such an incredible song, no words I say can do it justice. From the soft guitar intro kicking it off, to the smooth lyrics, to the outro. Just a perfect song. And that outro? It's a full two minutes long, normally I'd say that's too much. The song is over, just end it. But not Hotel California. That outro just keeps up the amazing energy the song brings. If anything, it feels too short, I could hear those guitars wail for a lot longer. I could give this album a 5 star rating on this song alone, even if the rest of the album was terrible. But it's absolutely not. It keeps going strong with some more good smooth rock with New Kid In Town. Life In The Fast Lane kicks the tempo up a bit nicely. Wasted Time tones it down a bit, but still a nice song. Victim Of Love was ok. Pretty Maids All In A Row was sweet. Try And Love Again moves along nicely. The Last Resort ends it out smoothly. Great album, loved it the whole way through. I also love that this album was released on my birthday, 7 years before I was born. Best song: Hotel California
Hard one to rate. All the songs are 2s or 3s, except two. And A Bang On The Ear was great, the story was funny and it flowed really well. The Stolen Child was boring and dull. But taken as a whole, I just had a blast. As the album went on, I kept wanting to hear more and more. Their use of violins and saxophones is just pure fun. Good album, enjoyed it a lot. Best song: And A Bang On The Ear
I don't know what it is about his voice, but something about it just turns me off. It's not bad, it just rubs me the wrong way. Most of the songs were ok. L.A. Woman and Riders On The Storm were pretty good. L'America was annoying and repetitive. Overall, it's just ok. Best song: Riders On The Storm
Liked it more than I thought. Not sure why, but I never seemed interested in Thin Lizzy, but hearing them was an absolute blast. It starts with Jailbreak, which is a lot of fun. Emerald and Southbound keep up that energy. Dancing In The Moonlight, Warrior, and Sha-La-La are also great. Most of the rest of the album is good, only a few duds. Would be great if it weren't live, if the same set of songs were the recorded versions the album would probably have been a 4, but I just don't really like recordings of live songs. Still, a fun time and I'm definitely going to listen to more of them. Best song: The Boys Are Back In Town
Had not heard of Fairport Convention before, but I wish I had. I had a lot of fun listening to this album. The guitar work is excellent. The lead singer has a nice voice. The album opens with the fun Genesis Hall. A Sailor's Life starts out sounding like it'll be kinda meh, but then it picks up, and the guitar and violin combo is amazing. Percy's Song is really good, great music and a nice story in it. Ends on the fun Million Dollar Bash. After the album finished playing, I didn't realize it was the last song and it moved on to their song Matty Groves. Wow, what a song, absolutely loved it! Wish it were on this album. Good album, will have to listen to more Fairport Convention. Best song: Percy's Song
Nothing but noise. This might be the worst album I've had on the list so far. It's only 46 minutes long but it feels like an eternity. I can't believe these guys have two more albums on the list. It was hard to pick a "best" song since the entire album is garbage. I picked Wonder 2 because at least the album is over. Best song: Wonder 2
Another group I discounted before listening to them. Boy was I wrong. Starts with the title track, which is a lot of fun. I love the "we can't even think of a word that rhymes" line. Gutter Cat Vs The Jets was really fun, great music, and the West Side Story part was awesome. Blue Turk dipped into a bit of jazz which was really nice. My Stars is the only dud on the album, the music got kinda annoying. Alma Mater was good, a bit humorous. Great album, looking forward to hearing more of them! Best song: Gutter Cat Vs The Jets
Fun times! Starts out nicely with Runnin' With The Devil. You Really Got Me is a classic, great song. I'm The One has some awesome shredding in it. The guitar work throughout the album is excellent. Ice Cream Man is pretty fun too. Only ok songs are Atomic Punk and On Fire. All in all, good album. Best song: You Really Got Me
The album starts off with one of the greatest songs of all time, Blowin' In The Wind. Throughout the album, Dylan's voice is amazing. The way he blends hopefulness with melancholy, in both his words and the way he delivers them, is just beautiful. The guitar work along with the harmonica popping in occasionally is a treat to listen to. The content of the songs speaks true still today. Other great songs are Girl From The North Country, Masters Of War, Don't Think Twice It's All Right, and Talkin' World War III Blues. Best song: Blowin' In The Wind
Most of it was just plain boring. a couple of the songs were really weird. Happiness Is Easy just goes all over the place. Chameleon Day felt like it didn't go anywhere. Only ok song was I Don't Believe In You, nice and smooth. Best song: I Don't Believe In You
His voice is boring and the songs just feel like he's droning on. Winter Lady was ok, So Long Marianne was nice. Everything else was just dull and sleep inducing. Best song: So Long Marianne
This was pretty good! Made To Love starts off nice, very cute song. Baby What You Want Me To Do has nice music. The rest of the album is nice, fun to hear. Best song: Made To Love
Songs were mostly ok, but a lot of it was repetitive. The Kids Are Alright was pretty good, of course. The rest of the album was meh. Best song: The Kids Are Alright
I liked this way more than I thought I would. I always thought there were going to be some crazy scream metal band or something, based on their name and album covers. But they turned out to be pretty fun. Prowler starts us of with a decent song, but some great guitar shredding. Remember Tomorrow is nice and smooth. Strange World also has some great guitar work. The rest of the songs are all right. All in all though, a good time. Best song: Remember Tomorrow
The title track is pretty long, but it never overstays its welcome. It's a true classic, a lot of fun to listen to, never gets boring. Also, I can't help but listen to Weird Al's The Saga Begins afterward. I've always loved Vincent, great sad song. Empty Chairs and The Grave were in a similar vein, sad but sweet. Winterwood and Sister Fatima were nice. Everybody Loves Me Baby was fun. Without the title track and Vincent, the rest of the songs would probably score a 3, but those two easily push it up to a 4. Best song: American Pie
Starts off with Sunday Bloody Sunday which I've always loved. And then it just goes downhill. Seconds, The Refugee, and Two Hearts Beat As One were mildly interesting, the rest were just boring. Best song: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Every single song is boring and repetitive, and waaay too long. Garbage. Very hard to pick a best song because they all suck. Best song: Fine For Now