Really nice to listen to. I don't speak French, so I didn't understand most of the spoken word/sung lyrics, but I'm sure it was all very innocent and wholesome, right? Right?

This album is so good. If you didn't know better you'd think it was a greatest hits album.

An all-time favorite. As I was pondering this album, though, I had a thought. I found myself wondering if adults hearing this for the first time would really find love for it. Sure, the songs may be pleasant, even fun, but does it speak to you? Part of me thinks you may have to be a teenager discovering this album to truly love it. I don't know. Maybe not. Shrug.

I don't really listen to much hip-hop, and I wasn't familiar with this artist at all before listening. I'd heard the name somewhere in the past, maybe, but that's it. Maybe this was groundbreaking at the time, or something, but I just found it boring as hell now. The music behind the rapping was dull, and the rapping itself sounded like a lot of shouted, monotonous droning to me.

When it comes to the heavy metal I listened to in my teenage years, very little holds up. Some is downright embarrassing and I can't figure out what I saw in it in the first place. Not this album. Damn, this is still very good. What is it that made them so much more interesting than their peers? There's much more melody here than, say, Anthrax or Slayer. And Orion... I don't think I properly appreciated it at the time, but Orion is the highlight of the whole album for me now.

It's just not for me. Most of the songs sound very similar. I also found myself wondering how young he was when he made this. The lyrics all sound like they were written by a 60 year old world-weary person. Was he just continuing a folk tradition and lifting lines and phrases from what came before? I have no idea, and I'm sure many enjoy it, but it's not my bag, man.

I hope you like piano, cause that's all you're getting. As a non jazz piano aficionado this bored me a bit. It felt like something they'd be playing in a hotel lobby.

This is just very good. It's hard to imagine anyone not liking this.

This is a classic for me. I bought it the day it was released and have listened to it off and on for the past 30 years. It will always trigger a sense memory of a certain time of my life, I was listening to it so much. Love it.

This was fine, but didn't seem special to me. Nothing hooked me. It was fine mood music, to have on while you're doing other stuff, but I don't think anything about this will have me coming back.

This isn't my favorite U2 album (I prefer Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby), but it's still really good. It has a couple of very recognizable singles that hold up very well to this day.

This was nice. I already like Crosby, Stills & Nash, so was kind of predisposed to like this one too. It has a very similar vibe to that group. No song especially stuck out to me, but I'll likely listen to the whole thing again some day.

Before listening I was pretty worried I was going to hate this. Glad to say I was wrong. I don't necessarily love it either, but it's kind of catchy. It sort of reminds me of really early Police, if they were girls and recording in a garage. Also, the singer's style reminded me of Bjork a few times during the listen.

It's very hard not to hear the Flaming Lips while listening to this. They have a similar sound, but maybe a tiny bit less weird and a pinch more dreamy. I will listen to this again.

I like to think that, if I was a teenager when this came out, that I'd have been cool enough to be into it. In reality, I'd probably have been listening to the Monkees or the Archies or something. That being said, cool doesn't necessarily mean fun to listen to. There are definitely some good songs on here (Heroin, Sunday Morning, I'm Waiting for the Man), but many kind of droned on a bit too much for me.

Are you looking for a background album for when you want to have groovy conversations with your friends in your shag-carpeted sunken living room, while sitting on avocado-colored couches surrounded by paisley wallpaper? Well have I got the album for you!

I like Curtis Mayfield. I think he has some great songs (Pusherman, Superfly). This album was fine, but it didn't really grab me. Nothing stood out especially, but it sounded pleasant as background.

I'm actually an Iron Maiden fan, but I feel like they hadn't really found themselves yet with this one. I prefer the mid and late 80's albums where they were more polished.

Yep, I've done the research and this is definitely jazz. I don't even know what to say here. It's fine, I guess. It's not unpleasant.

I ended up listening to this one twice. My wife is an Elvis Costello fan, but didn't know this record so wanted to listen to it after I did. It didn't do much for me the first time, but really started to grow on me the second listen. The songs weren't super catchy the first time through, but I found myself really enjoying them more with repeated listening. I guess I'm saying this one will grow on you. Especially if you already like Elvis Costello.

I bet I would've been way more into this when I was in high school and was discovering the Red Hot Chili Peppers. For now, it's a little bit exhausting and forgettable.

I'm not even sure what this was, but I liked it.

I liked this fine. It's not quite The Smiths, but obviously has that vibe. I'm ignoring Morrissey's personality and just judging the album.

Great album. Except for the confusing first track "EXP". At first I thought maybe I was listening to the wrong thing.

I liked this just fine. It was a little dull at times. I suspect that if I'd discovered this when I was younger that it would have been an important album in my life.

Such a great album. Is there a better gloomy, rainy day album to listen to? If there is, I don't know it.

Oh boy, this one is embarrassing. I used to like this album in high school, but haven't heard it in many years. It is so bad. The music is simplistic and the lyrics are cringeworthy. And how many songs based on Stephen King stories do you need on an album? Their answer is "more than one", apparently. I'm not giving this a "1" for a couple reasons. One is nostalgia, and the other is that this isn't actually unlistenable. I was cringing, but I was never totally hating what was playing. I'm saving the ones for way worse albums.

It wasn't that this was awful, because it's not. It's definitely music. It's just pretty much a 45 minute jam session, which I'm not really into. If you are into stuff like the Grateful Dead and Phish you might like this a lot more than I did.

An album of covers (I think... I didn't recognize a few). It's so simple, yet so beautiful. You certainly don't need to be a fan of country to appreciate this album.

This was a fun little piece of pop/punk. I don't see myself seeking it out in the future, though. I wouldn't mind listening to it if it came on, but that's about it.

It was fine. A little dull after the title song. The starry starry night song was pleasant, though.

I'm not that into hip-hop, but if I were it would be this.

I get why some people may like it, but this is not for me.

This was very 90s. Crunchy guitars and a guy yelling lyrics. It was okay. Not great or bad. I probably won't listen to it again.

If you've ever listened to a 60's playlist you probably already know half these songs already. But if you don't like the blues you probably won't love them. I don't love the blues. It's okay.

This is a little too raw for me. I like Siouxsie, but this is closer to punk that what I know of her and her band.

It wasn't bad, really. As a jazz novice (at best) I don't know much about the genre, but it sounded nice.

My understanding is that you have to see them live to really understand. That makes sense, because this was kind of boring. The last song, "Truckin'", was fun though.

It was good. I liked it. After hearing it 1000 times, though, I have to say "Fast Car" is still the highlight of the album.

There's a couple of iconic songs on here (Monday, Monday... California Dreamin'), but otherwise I found the album pretty forgettable. Not bad, but I won't seek it out again.

This was fine. It sounded very raw. It reminded me a little bit of The Ramones, and a LOT of the Strokes. Or I guess I should say now that The Strokes sound like these guys.

About half these songs were amazing, and the other half were just good. That's not quite enough to get a 5 from me, but it was close. Great album!

It was okay. It's very mellow, very simple. It's not really my thing, but I can appreciate the artistry.

Why is this album so long?!? I started it on Sunday afternoon. Now it's Monday and it's still playing. Have I even finished a single track? Is there any rhyme or reason to anything? I don't even know where I am anymore. Is that a dwarf standing in the corner? Am I trapped in the album? Is this Hell? But also it's got a beat I can dance to. Two stars.

I'm not that into Jazz. That being said, this album is cool as hell.

I really liked this! That being said, I don't think it would have sounded special if it wasn't for Bjork's presence. Her voice elevates this from standard jangly indie rock to something totally different.

This was nice, but I can't imagine seeking it out again. I bet it's cool listening to this music in a club (like Ricky Ricardo's), but just having it on while I sat on the couch was sorta weird.

I can't even be objective about this one. I've probably literally heard it 1000 times. One of my all time favorites. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out never gets old no matter how many times I've heard it.

I'll just leave it as "not for me". I can appreciate the talent, but it was not my thing.

There are some songs on this album (albums?) that I really, really enjoy. And then the rest of it I don't care much at all. The skits feel like a huge waste of time and take you out of the mood. Overall a 3, because the great songs are still great. Seriously, how is Hey Ya! so catchy still?

No. Just... no.

This was alright. I didn't love or hate it. My only question is: Why is it an album I need to listen to before I die? It didn't seem that special. What classic album didn't make it on the list because this one did?

Smooth Criminal is still kind of a cool song, but the whole thing sounds so weak. So many synths and drum machines. I just don't feel like it holds up at all.

So there were a couple tolerable songs (the album opener, for instance), but that can't make up for the mostly atonal drone that I just listened to.

I liked this a lot more than I expected. I thought it was going to be a rap album, but really I'd put it closer to something like 70's soul. At times I got a Stevie Wonder vibe from some of the songs. Good stuff.

Is it weird? Hell yes. But if you just give into it, it's a lovely ride.

I really want to like Tom Waits, I really do. I really appreciate that he exists, and I want to enjoy his music, but I don't. Maybe two songs on here were okay, but the rest was nothing I'll ever come back to.

This was decent. A nice mellow listen. Not memorable enough for four stars, but better than I expected.

It's kind of a psychedelic folk-rock thing. If you're into that sort of sound, definitely check it out.

I didn't love it. To me it sounded like the generic soundtrack to some forgettable 60's movie. It's not a sound I'm into. That being said, my wife really did enjoy it. Your mileage may vary.

I liked this, but it doesn't really feel like the kind of thing I'd listen to at home. It probably belongs in a bar or something. Bumped up from 3 to 4 stars because it has Fairytale of New York on it, which will always be a Christmas favorite.

This album is so good. If you didn't know better you'd think it was a greatest hits album.

As much fun as this one is, I don't really see myself listening to it outside the holiday season. So bumped down from 5 stars to 4.

I don't really listen to much hip-hop, and I wasn't familiar with this artist at all before listening. I'd heard the name somewhere in the past, maybe, but that's it. Maybe this was groundbreaking at the time, or something, but I just found it boring as hell now. The music behind the rapping was dull, and the rapping itself sounded like a lot of shouted, monotonous droning to me.

I don't mind a Little Richard song. Maybe even two. A whole album got really tiresome, though.

This is a fine album. It's only 34 minutes long, and about 12 of those are "Papa Was a Rolling Stone", so hopefully you like that song. I do.

Way better than I was expecting, based on what appears to be the worst album cover I've ever seen. Don't be afraid of this. It's alright.

Really nice to listen to. I don't speak French, so I didn't understand most of the spoken word/sung lyrics, but I'm sure it was all very innocent and wholesome, right? Right?

This was fine. At times it felt between a cross between Bryan Adams and Bob Dylan.

This was entirely as advertised by the title. There's no clever wordplay going on here, this really is just ambient music for an airport terminal. If you're into that sort of thing, it's great. It wasn't a lot of fun, though.

I do not own this album and never have. Somehow I still know almost every song on it, though. If you're into 70's jukebox rock like you'd hear in a dive bar, this may be your holy grail.

That's some blues. They just don't do it for me. Every song sounds the same. I can appreciate the talent, but this isn't fun for me.

A little too much 60's silliness for me, but there's a couple of great songs on there.

If every song was as fun as the opener, this would have been a 4.

This one was just a little too over the top butt-rocky for me.

This almost lost a star just for the song "Mother", but I couldn't bring myself to do it. It's an all-time favorite.

A great album I listened to a lot when I was a teenager. Looking back now, I think the two biggest hits are the weakest links. Walk of Life is okay, but Money for Nothing is a bit embarrassing now. All the slurs don't hold up so well. The title song, though, is still amazing. I can't seem to ever tire of it.

I don't know. It was fine, I guess. It could certainly be on while I did dishes or something, and I'd be entirely okay. It was dull, though.

Rap's not really my thing, and for sheer enjoyment of the album I was ready to give this a 2*. But I have to admit, the lyrics grabbed me. The guy had a way with words that's mesmerizing. So, although I won't necessarily be listening to this again, I'm still giving it 3*.

This isn't my first rodeo with a 60's Kinks album, and I feel the same way about this one as I did about the other. It's hard to put my finger on what it is that I don't really like about them. Maybe it's a little bit of a sing-songy quality? The album's not terrible or anything... I'm sure many folks really like it. It's just not for me.

I should like Sonic Youth. I like so many of their contemporaries, but I just can't get into Sonic Youth. Maybe it's the uninteresting voices. Maybe it's just a little too raw. I don't have a good explanation, but they don't do it for me.

Reading the reviews beforehand made me expect something terrible out of this. It wasn't. It was... okay. I didn't love it either, though. I felt like, for most of the songs, like they forgot to include lyrics. It just wasn't very interesting.

Entirely pleasant.

An all-time favorite. As I was pondering this album, though, I had a thought. I found myself wondering if adults hearing this for the first time would really find love for it. Sure, the songs may be pleasant, even fun, but does it speak to you? Part of me thinks you may have to be a teenager discovering this album to truly love it. I don't know. Maybe not. Shrug.

Sometimes I'm glad I was a teenager when CD's became a big thing. For the first time they gave us the capability of instantly skipping certain songs without lifting a needle or awkwardly pressing FF/Stop/Play over and over until you got it right. If you're familiar with this album at all I'm sure you know what song on this one I'm glad I can instantly skip. Despite the presence of this one "song", this is still an amazing album.

This was so boldly bland and uninteresting that my main thought about halfway through was "Why is this still happening? Why did this collection deserve to be 3 hours long". The voices are flat and dull. The wordplay and wit barely exists. I get the feeling this might be beloved by people really into NPR, though. I didn't care for it at all.

I like it a lot, and I love a few songs, but I don't quite love the whole thing.

It pains me to give Bowie only 3 stars, but here we are. Despite a couple of classics, most of the songs on this album were kinda forgettable. I did not enjoy the Beatles cover. His voice juts felt wrong for it.

I suppose if I was going to go out to an old-timey western-themed restaurant.... well, I think I would still get pretty tired of this after just a couple of songs. My tolerance is even lower in my own home. I can tell it's got some merit to it, though, so I'm not giving it the dreaded one-star rating.

I don't know that I've ever been so ambivalent about whether a piece of music existed or not. I guess that means I didn't much care for it.

This is for someone, I'm sure, but not me. The music itself I find kind of boring, so you'd think the lyrics would make up for it. Not as far as I can tell. It doesn't feel like this says very much.

I'd never heard any of these songs before yesterday, so was pleasantly surprised how much I liked it. I think this was just before Graceland, and in several songs you can really hear that world music sound starting to get in. Very enjoyable album.

I really like this, but you've got to be in the mood for it. This isn't the kind of album you throw on at a summer pool party. This is night time, or cloudy, rainy day stuff.

I was gonna give it a 3, because it's certainly well played, and clearly they have talent. But if I'm being honest, there's no chance I'm ever going to seek this out again. I feel like a 3 would warrant another listen. This I'm just done with.

When it comes to the heavy metal I listened to in my teenage years, very little holds up. Some is downright embarrassing and I can't figure out what I saw in it in the first place. Not this album. Damn, this is still very good. What is it that made them so much more interesting than their peers? There's much more melody here than, say, Anthrax or Slayer. And Orion... I don't think I properly appreciated it at the time, but Orion is the highlight of the whole album for me now.

A few fantastic songs, and some that were just fine. My wife gives this 5 stars, but she grew up with it.

So bluesy.

My feelings toward this are complicated. Could I be in the mood for this? Sure, but not often. And not when I listened to it. It's a lot.

Jangly 90's indie rock. It's not bad, but it's not great. Meh.

What am I gonna say that changes how anyone thinks about this album? It's not my favorite Beatles album (really not even top 5 probably), but it's still better than a lot of stuff out there.

I love the title track for this one, but the rest of the album didn't live up to that song.

I'm not super familiar with the world of ska, but this sure sounded like it. I found that surprising, considering the only song I knew of theirs before this doesn't sound like ska. Anyway, it was fine.

I suspect there are people that really enjoy this. I am not one of them, though. Her voice grated on my nerves so hard. And there rarely seemed to be any enjoyable melody, or beat. Lots of harp, though. Yay.

I liked this more than I expected to. I was getting Depeche Mode vides during a couple of the songs, especially Julie With...

I did not care for this at all. Not even as background music.

Electro dance party! It's fun, if you're feeling like that sort of vibe.

I love Led Zeppelin, but I've never loved this album. I like it, but it's just too bluesy for me to love. If blues are your thing, then by all means enjoy the hell out of it. It's just not my personal fave.

It's okay, but just not my thing at all. If this list is about rating our own personal enjoyment of an album, I have to give this a low score, even though I can tell it has some pretty serious merit.

This just didn't do anything for me, but I didn't hate it. So 2 stars, I guess.

When it comes to the Arctic Monkeys I know a lot of people prefer their earlier stuff, like this. It's more raw, more honest probably, and leans a bit more towards a punk sound. Musically, though, I prefer the later stuff. AM is my all-time favorite of theirs. And yes, I even like TBHaC. This is still fun, though.

This was fine. Fun, even. But will I ever seek it out again? Almost certainly not.

Fun. Jazzy. Pleasant enough to have on while I do chores around the house. There's so much organ I felt like I was at a baseball game at times, though.

This album is so stupid it comes back around to being funny. If the Mystery Science Theater crew listened to albums instead of watch movies, they would have done this one ages ago, and it would have been a classic.

What the hell. When this started I thought I might enjoy it. It started out like maybe a nice piece of 80s pop I hadn't heard before. Then it got annoying really fast. Turns out I didn't like this at all.

This was alright. I was kinda hearing a combination of the grateful dead (Phish maybe?) and the Black Keys. It's very jammy, so if you like that sorta thing you're in luck.

Great album! Terrible album cover!

Sounded a little bit like Blur. A little bit like Pulp. Maybe a tiny bit like Oasis. It was okay, but I won't seek it out again.

This was okay. I get the sense I would have liked it more had I discovered it when I was younger.

I'm in this phase right now where all this list seems to give me are albums that make me want to die. The vocals (there is no singing here) are so wildly awful. After listening to this album for an hour I was actually in a bad mood.

I'm not really into it now, but I suspect if I was a teenager in the 70's I would've loved it.

Having some familiarity with The Stooges, this was way mellower than I expected. I liked it alright. I liked Bowie's version of China Girl better, though.

I enjoyed this far more than I expected. I was expecting bland 70's rock, but it was a lot more fun than that. More depth, too... for the most part. The "Big 10 Inch" song notwithstanding.

This was just fantastic! Going in I really only knew their couple of big hits, but wasn't familiar otherwise. They could really play!. Being an Iron Maiden fan when I was younger I could definitely feel the influence on that later band in Thin Lizzy's style. I never knew. Over a hundred albums in, and I think this may be my 1st fully new-to-me 5 star rating.

Rap with British accents will just never sound right to me.

This was fine. This was a pretty weak version of "I heard it through the grapevine", though.

Okay, I'll bite. Why is this on the list? Did the author owe the band money? This is so bland and forgettable. What interesting album doesn't appear on the list because this got a spot? I almost gave it a 1*, but it isn't offensive or anything. I thought about it, though.

Hey this lady can really sing. I think she may be going places.

This was okay. Not great, but fine. It had a dreamy quality to it occasionally that reminded me of Portishead.

Good stuff. How did I not discover this in the 90's? I was the right age and listening to music. Dang it.

I'm not a big Clash fan, but I like London Calling, but had never heard this album before. I was kinda bummed, because I didn't really like it. I guess it was a little too punk for me. This ones 100% subjective, though. I can totally see how people could like it... just not me.

So listen, I know this is somebody's jam... but it's not mine. This is probably better discovered at around 17, rather than the 51 I am.

What a fun barrel of laughs this was! I can see Bruce fans enjoying this, when in the right mood, but for me it was just a downer.

Being Bowie, I wish I'd liked this more. There's a couple of great songs, but the rest was just kinda "meh".

I think this is that old time rock and roll that Bob Seger was singing about. It's okay, I guess. I'm not going to seek it out again, though.

This was okay. It was kinda like punk-lite.

I don't know. The songs sound alright, but I just can not get over the singer's voice. It's sooooo nasally.

I liked this. If I had been buying records in the 70s I probably would have bought this one. The singer sounds just like the singer from the Violent Femmes, by the way. I had to look it up to make sure it wasn't.

I don't normally love folk, but this is nice.

This is really good. I love a lot of the songs, but some are annoying (looking at you Maybe Your Baby). Not quite good enough for the 5-star, but great nonetheless.

I'm unable to disconnect this album from my freshman year of college. I will always think of my dorm room when I hear Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight. The entire album is so perfectly chill. I can't not give it 5 stars.

She had some catchy, fun songs in the 80s, but otherwise Madonna has just never done anything for me. I was actually bored a lot while listening to this.

I feel like I should like Leonard Cohen more than I do. I was mostly bored during this one. Maybe it's better with heroin.

I wouldn't mind if any of these songs came on the radio, but the album is a little too poppy for me to really get into.

90's Rap, in general, just isn't my genre... but I've heard worse. Can I talk about the guy's name, though? Damaja? Damager? Was this supposed to be badass? It sounds like someone who's gonna scratch your car or put a hole in your drywall. Sure, it's aggravating, but you can fix that. Ooooooh... scary.

This was okay. I wouldn't call it country, but it's country-adjacent. I probably won't listen to it again, but it was fine while I did chores around the house.

I'm not a big Dylan fan, but this was alright.

Nah, I could've gone to my death without hearing this. Janie's Got A Gun was alright, though.

I love this album. It's like a warm, comforting blanket. You have to be in the right mood, though. This is not a dance party.

This is alright. It's some real bluesy 70's rock. If you're into that, and you've been wondering what Rod Stewart was up to before all his solo stuff, you may like this.

I love Fleetwood Mac, but this album is... different. Lately I've been playing it somewhat regularly, to try and see if it would grow on me. It has, to a certain extent. I've found that I love most of the Stevie Stuff. The Christine stuff is fine. But I find myself kind of annoyed by most of the Lindsey songs.

I'd heard a couple of these songs before, many years ago, but never the whole album. I quite enjoyed it.

This is 100% not for middle-aged guy me. That being said, it reminded me a lot of the nonsense that teenage me was listening to in the 80's. So I just couldn't bring myself to hate it.

These were some pretty groovy tunes. But not all of em were like like super-groovy. Ya dig?

It doesn't have the raw magic of The White Stripes, but I still like it a lot.

I'm trying hard to separate the art from the artist on this one. Hard to do at the moment, but here we are. This was pretty good, but I didn't love it.

There was nothing here for me. It felt so soulless, devoid of any feeling. It wasn't even fun pop. It was just synthy, drum-machiney emptiness.

It's a bold move to start your funk-soul album with a 10+ minute guitar solo. This was okay, but I think when it comes to Funkadelic I'm more of a Greatest Hits fan.

This is rough, because I like Tom Petty a lot. There are a few songs on here that I really like, but a bunch that I don't care for much.

This was fine, I guess. So very 70's. If you like the song Le Freak, you may like this album since it all kind of sounds like that.

A few of these songs are great, and fun additions to playlists. I don't see me ever going back and listening to the whole album again though.

I loved a lot of the songs on this album. But then a few of them didn't really click for me. That's my experience with The Who in a nutshell. Still a great album, though.

This was nice. It sounds very much like Joni Mitchell, but there were a couple of songs that pleasantly surprised me.

Music for brit blokes.

I know some people like to hate on Coldplay, but I love this album. I don't love the more recent stuff, but this album is such a perfectly chill listen.

I didn't like this. But I also didn't hate it. It's like if you wanted some Leonard Cohen, but couldn't afford brand-name Leonard Cohen. So you went ahead and got the store-brand version. It'll scratch that itch a little bit, but in the end you wish you'd gotten the name-brand.

Now this is what I'm doing this list for! There's no way I would have listened to this album if I wasn't going through this project. Did I love it? No. Did I appreciate that it exists? Absolutely! It must have blown so many minds when it came out in 1981. Well, a few minds anyway, of the people that actually listened to it. I doubt this one was burning up the charts.