Liked songs: Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979 liked songs: Tonight, Tonight, Jellybelly, An Ode To No One, Love, Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans, Bodies, Tales Of A Scorched Earth, X.Y.U., By Starlight Fantastic album. Yes, it's long. But it's so good that it doesn't matter. Depending on the day, this is probably either the best or second best Pumpkins album. 4.5

Liked songs: Mysterons, Sour Times I really liked the tone of the album; very dark, lots of space in the mix, simple song structures but great execution. I will be coming back to this album

liked (not "Liked") songs: Sledgehammer, Don't Give Up (Kate Bush!), Big Time, In Your Eyes This is the Picture is a too-long interlude. Overall, classic Peter Gabriel album. Probably more like a 4.25

now i wanna sniff some glue I have to give them credit for originating the punk sound, but this really isn't an album I would ever choose to listen to again. Somewhere around 1.5

liked songs: Dirty Boys, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), If You Can See Me Not all of the songs are Bowie's best, but it's overall a good album. I think I still prefer Blackstar in terms of newer Bowie. 3.25-3.5 ish

liked songs: Natural Mystic, Waiting In Vain, Three Little Birds Now THIS is reggae It's very good, just not my taste. Still better than the Ramones 2.5

liked songs: most of them This is such a happy, uplifting double LP. It's good, but it does run a little long and some of the songs start to sound similar. 3.5

liked songs: Blowin' in the Wind, Masters of War I liked this album more than expected. Obviously, Dylan knows how to write songs. I still don't like his voice all that much, but the songs stand on their own. 3.5

liked songs: Check the Technique High point: all of Check the Technique Low point: \"Forget it, I think she heard my voice already / You can let her in but I'm tryna cook spaghetti\" (from What You Want This Time?) For the most part, there are some good songs with quality lyricism on display. Probably right around 2.75-3 for me.

No liked songs. Cons: Why are so many punk/hardcore bands allergic to singing (or screaming) in key? Why does the drummer only know 1.5 songs? Pros: Guitar and bass are competent and even have some interesting things going on. At least it was over quick 1.5

Mostly good, with some songs I knew that I didn't know I knew. A few of the later songs run a little long. 3.5

Pretty good! 3

liked songs: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, You Can Call Me Al, Homeless disliked songs: I Know What I Know (this is one of the most annoying songs I've heard in a long time), That Was Your Mother I really don't like Paul Simon's lyric choices. The album is very well produced and mixed. 2.5

Definitely sounds like Bo Diddley - because the first half of the album is a Bo Diddley cover. I like what the band does, I just wish they would've used more than two chords. 3.25

liked songs: most of them I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I've never listened to any Bee Gees songs that weren't disco, but this was actually a great album. 4

liked songs: other voices, change yr mind, american dream I got some major Talking Heads vibes, a little bit of Bowie, and a little of something new. I might have to dig into their discography, this was a pretty good album. 3.75

It's fine 2.25

liked songs: Moondance (if I have to pick one) I was sort of just waiting for it to be over. I'm not a huge fan of Van Morrison's voice or his style of music. 2

liked songs: Sulfur, This Cold Black, Snuff, Child of Burning Time, 'Til We Die I really don't like the thrashy parts of the album. There are a number of good songs, but this is definitely not the band at their best. Overall, just good. 3

liked songs: She Bangs the Drums, Bye Bye Bad Man, Made of Stone, I Am the Resurrection This was a good album 3.5

liked songs: Derelict Some of the songs were more annoying to me than anything else. There are definitely interesting things happening, but I don't understand how this makes any list of the best albums ever. 2

liked songs: Crystalised, Fantasy, Infinity Very good album, very cohesive, and just about exactly what it should be. I do wish that a couple of the songs would have built up just a little more, but I really enjoyed this. 4.25

liked songs: Rock Music, Velouria, All Over the World It's the Pixies. Not quite as good as Doolittle, but still excellent 4

liked songs: Last Child, Combination, Nobody's Fault Solid. 3.5

liked songs: all 4 of them This album is fantastic 4.5

liked songs: Dirge Very meh. I'm not sure what it is about the sound, but something about the production felt annoying to me. I wasn't very engaged with any of the songs, and the guest singer spots didn't do anything to save the songs. 1.5

Everything written about this album keeps referring to it as "rock & roll". Is the rock & roll in the room with us right now? I'm Set Free has the worst guitar solo I've ever heard. I think The Murder Mystery is about awful vocalists murdering an extremely simple melody. The mystery part is about why anyone would want to listen to this. I wish I could unlisten to this. Unfortunately, I know there's another Velvet Underground album on this list coming up at some point. At least that one has a good album cover to look at. 1

Liked songs (as in, actually added to Spotify Liked Songs list): Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone Not much to say about this album. No dislikes. 4.5

liked songs: Freeze Tag, Small Blue Thing, Straight Lines The first song set my expectations low, but I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the album. I actually liked the stripped-back approach to the songs, and I really liked the guitar tones. 3.5

disliked songs: Ruby Baby, New Frontier Holy drum machine, Batman. Displeasing vocals. How can an album with so many interesting chords be so boring? 1.25

90s electro/club music isn't really my thing. The songs are all about two minutes too long, which feels like an eternity when the drums are playing the exact same beat every measure. 1.5

liked songs: Maggot Brain, Hit It And Quit It, You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks, Super Stupid, Wars Of Armageddon This slaps. There's some really cool rock/funk/psychedelic fusion happening here that's just very satisfying. 4

liked songs: With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Within You Without You There's a huge range on this album. Some stuff is really interesting and creative, and some of the songs I found to be very rudimentary. 2.5

liked songs: Emerald, Massacre, Cowboy Song into The Boys Are Back In Town, Baby Drives Me Crazy (for Huey Lewis) This was fun. Apparently, there is some controversy about how much of this album was overdubbed in the studio, but it was still a good time. 3

liked songs: All I Really Want, Hand in My Pocket, Forgiven, Head Over Feet Liked songs: You Oughta Know, Ironic This album is so 90s and I love it. Great vocals, great songwriting, influenced tons of other acts. There is a reason this album was so popular when it came out and why you still hear the songs being played today. 4.25

This was a good live album. Not exceptional, but it did everything a live album should do. 3

liked songs: Station To Station This is a very good Bowie album... But still not his best. 3.75

liked songs: Everlasting Light, Howlin' for You, Ten Cent Pistol Very good. I actually liked how stripped back the production of this album was; the songs shine on their own. 3.75

liked songs: Do The Strand, Grey Lagoons Mixed feelings about this one. I like how adventurous this is in some ways, and I love a good jam session, but The Bogus Man and For Your Pleasure just don't do enough to stay interesting. Other songs with shorter runtimes are more enjoyable because they put the right length of weird in. 2.5

liked songs: Weary I have to give this album some credit. Great production, especially the vocal layering, good structure/flow. I give Solange credit for a great vocal performance and putting together a cohesive piece of art with a good message. Unfortunately, this genre doesn't really do much for me. I liked Weary, but the rest of the album didn't really grab me at all. 2.5

liked songs: The Perfect Kiss (frogs!), Sunrise, Sub-Culture Very good 3.75

liked songs: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, Girlfriend in a Coma, Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, Unhappy Birthday Fantastic. Give me 14 of em right now. 4.5

Liked songs: Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey, Gouge Away liked songs: all the rest I love this album 4.5

This isn't a bad album. It just isn't a great one. I didn't not like it, but most of the songs blended together for me and I struggle to pick out particular parts that I may have enjoyed. 2.25

I'm going to (attempt to) ignore the fact that Kanye is kind of a piece of shit for this review. I'm trying to give this a fair shot. Dark Fantasy is a decent album opener - I'll give Kanye credit for surrounding himself with lots of talent. My only note on this one is that Kanye must be absolutely tone deaf. His rapping has always been his talent, but he can't hit a note to save his life. Gorgeous is boring. I'm torn about Power. On one hand, it does a really interesting job taking a classic King Crimson song and transforming a song around it to modernize the sound. On the other hand, King Crimson did all the hard work here. How much of the reason that this is a good song is because of people other than Kanye? All of the Lights is fine until, again, Kanye tries to sing. Fergie is great on this track. It is a good song overall. Monster and So Appalled are fine. Very rap, which isn't really my genre. All the substance of Devil in a New Dress is sampled. I think Runaway is the first genuinely great song on the album. For as long as it is, it's cohesive and impactful. Hell of a Life isn't a huge standout for me, but I do think it's a significantly better use of sampling than some of the other songs on the album. The inspiration/borrowed melodies and sounds are obvious, but the song is still original; it's not just rapping over a backing track of someone else's song. Blame Game is not interesting. The outro spoken word part is gross. Lost in the World is actually pretty good. Thank you to Bon Iver for the melody and sample on this one. Kanye's ego is absolutely fucking ridiculous. Anyone who didn't see his complete psychotic breakdown coming, even back at this point, is deluded. There are moments when I can see what people mean by his "artistry" on this album, but his head is too far up his own ass most of the time to let a song, never mind an album, be completely good. Credit where credit is due; Kanye can put together a solid group of talent. The best songs on this album had some heavy lifting by other artists and sampling. Unfortunately, I don't think this proves that Kanye is a good artist, and I don't know that I can call this a good album. 2.5

This isn't really something I'd choose to come back to, but it's an album that everyone should listen to once. Also, I never don't like a House of the Rising Sun cover. 3.5

liked songs: all of them Now THIS is a live album. The production, flow between songs, audience sound, "mess ups" and little moments here and there all make me feel like I'm sitting in the jazz club where this was recorded. Sarah Vaughan is such a huge talent. Her voice is incredible. The backing trio is talented, but doesn't overdo it and lets Sassie's voice shine through. 4

Feels like drinking moonshine at the saloon. I actually don't mind this album, it sounds like country as it should be. 3

liked song: I've Got To See You Again It's good. A little slow, but I do like the chill bluesy vibes. Norah is very talented. 3

This blows. Jesus this was a long 35 minutes. And it only got worse after an awful start. 1

This is the Sex Pistols review because I'm dumb. It's early punk, but honestly I liked this more than some other punk from the same time. It's definitely more interesting and varied than some others (Ramones...) The album is a 3 for me, but since I already messed up the ratings for one album, I'm giving this the rating for the album it actually is (see the Sex Pistols album for my Smashing Pumpkins review)

Liked songs: Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979 liked songs: Tonight, Tonight, Jellybelly, An Ode To No One, Love, Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans, Bodies, Tales Of A Scorched Earth, X.Y.U., By Starlight Fantastic album. Yes, it's long. But it's so good that it doesn't matter. Depending on the day, this is probably either the best or second best Pumpkins album. 4.5

Liked songs: Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf, Hold Back The Rain liked songs: all the rest Great album. There's a very specific sound to it that carries throughout all the songs that I just like. 4.25

liked songs: I Don't Know What It Is, Go Or Go Ahead, Vibrate This was a really interesting album. I agree with the Wikipedia description of this being Baroque pop/"popera". Rufus has a great voice and great compositional skills, and the end result is a great production. 3.75

It's a Christmas album. I can tell that a lot of the songs here have had major influence on later versions of the same songs, which is neat. 2

liked songs: Paper, Life During Wartime This album is... fine. I like Talking Heads in general, but I don't think most of this album is really their best work. 2.5

liked songs: Soubour, Al Hassidi Terei, Nick I got a lot of King Gizzard vibes from this album. It's a really solid blues record, fun guitar riffs, catchy melodies. There's so much good music out there that isn't in English, but it can be hard to discover when you don't know what to look for. I'll probably be giving the other Songhoy Blues albums a listen. 3.75

Aretha is extremely talented. That said, I know this is from the 60s but there are some odd production choices. Like, why are the drums panned completely to the right? I felt off-balance the entire album. Overall, it's good. 3

liked songs: Comme Si, Girlfriend, Follarse, What's-her-face I broke up listening this album into two separate sessions, one for the English versions and one for French. I got a little bit of Michael Jackson, a little more Maggie Rogers, and a lot of influence from queer-associated acts from the 80s (Depeche Mode). I liked a handful of the songs, some stuck with me more than others. Interestingly, I don't think one version of the album was entirely better than the other; some songs I felt worked better in (what I assume is) the original French, and others I liked better in English. This was interesting enough for me to come back to some of the songs. Good vocals, great production. 3.25

I'm putting this on next time I have trouble falling asleep. Just not engaging to me at all. It's not bad, but I didn't think it was particularly good either. The instrumental parts were fine, and a couple songs were a little more interesting with a jazz vibe, but vocals and song composition didn't do much for me. 2.25

liked songs: Rags to Rags, Mental It was fine? Not a big fan of the singer's voice. Not the most interesting songs for me either. 2.5

liked songs: both This is the kind of music you just have to exist in. There's so much going on that it would be impossible to identify everything in the first listen. The layers of guitar flowing in and out of keyboards, relatively simple basslines, and relatively unorganized solos evoke a sense of floating. The use of discord and harmony is so well done, preventing total resolution at any point. This is a master of his craft surrounded by top-tier talent. Miles Davis is an all-time great trumpet player and band leader, and an even better composer. 4.25

liked songs: California Dreamin' ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN This album is so 60s. It's not bad, it's just very 60s. 3

liked songs: The Cisco Kid, City, Country, City, The World Is A Ghetto This was a really cool album. It's a really cool collection of pieces, and I completely understand the "progressive soul" genre label. 4

Liked songs: 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi, All I Need, Reckoner liked songs: all the rest This is basically the best of "newer"/more electronic/synthy Radiohead (i.e. post 2005) (although I also love TKOL). Big vibes the whole way through. 4.5

liked songs: This Love Affair, Gay Messiah This album does not hit quite the same way that Want One does. Some songs feel like they drag on way too long (Old Whore's Diet). I expected more of a continuation of that album, but this is not that. There's still good stuff in here, but the overall quality is not the same. 2.5

liked songs: Respect, A Change Is Gonna Come, I've Been Loving You Too Long, My Girl Pretty good! 3.5

liked songs: Here we go again. We Don't Care was a hard listen. Surprisingly, Kanye's rapping and singing was fine. The kid's choir, however, may qualify as cruel and unusual punishment. All Falls Down was fine. It's very 2004. Spaceship had a neat bassline, but why the plastic garbage can sound effect? I have many thoughts on Jesus Walks, but they all boil down to Kanye's ego. Never Let Me Down was decent. Get Em High sucks. The New Workout Plan was a funny track. Interesting string arrangement. Slow Jamz was the most musically interesting track so far. Breathe In Breathe Out... Ludacris' part made me want to "peace ouuuuuuuutt..." School Spirit (+ skits): Kanye, why do you hate education so much? Two Words and Through the Wire were fine. The samples on Family Business made me irrationally angry because they were so annoying and so far up in the mix. Which is a shame, because the guest vocals/arrangement were actually good. Last Call... Kanye, my dude, this could've been an email Again, I think the only real credit I can give here is for some very talented people that worked on the album (John Legend, Miri Ben-Ari, a lot of others). 1.5

liked songs: Dead End Street This album is... fine. It's very 60s and not super interesting to me, but there's nothing wrong with it. 2.5

liked songs: all of them What is there to say about this album? It's fantastic front to back, no misses. Peak Led Zeppelin. 5

liked songs: Regular John, The Bronze, Mexicola, Spiders and Vinegaroons This was a fun one. Very stoner-y, which is kind of the reputation that QOTSA has. I want to re-listen to this one with an edible. 3.75

liked songs: all of them This is up there as one of my favorite albums of all time. For me, this is the pinnacle of early progressive rock; it's a fantastic show of musicianship with excellent variety between songs. The highlights are, obviously, Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Long Distance Runaround, and Heart of the Sunrise. However, everything that comes in between (even the goofy Five per Cent for Nothing) is also fantastic. As widely varied as the individual compositions are, they hold the highlight tracks together perfectly. It also goes without saying that each band member is at the absolute top of their game on this album. Since this is the deluxe version of the album, I can also say this: the Yes cover of America is a thousand times better than the original. 5

liked songs: Carry On, Almost Cut My Hair, Woodstock, Deja Vu Honestly, Our House isn't that good but the rest of the album is pretty neat. Lots of cool vocal harmonies, and good variety (probably because the songs were written by 4 different individuals). Very good. 3.75

liked songs: No Other, Not a big fan of Clark's voice. It's very competent music, but nothing groundbreaking. Not really for me. 2

liked songs: Blue Rondo a la Turk, Take Five, Kathy's Waltz, Pick Up Sticks Per Wikipedia: "Brubeck was nearly expelled when one of his music professors discovered that he was unable to sight-read. Several others came forward to his defense, however, arguing that his ability to write counterpoint and harmony more than compensated, and demonstrated his skill with music notation. The college was still concerned, but agreed to allow Brubeck to graduate after he promised never to teach piano." 4

liked songs: the intro to Bluebird Wine Emmylou Harris has a very good voice. This is, objectively, a good album with good music. I really did want to like this, but the country/folk on this album is really not for me. 2.25

Liked songs: all of them I love this album. 5