Is that.... Sanford and Son?

When this bands experiments work, then this is truly fantastic. When they don't, it's unlistenable. An interesting listen to say the least. Can't say I'm going to be coming back to this one, but I'd rather hear this than something polished and boring.

I'm going to give this 2 stars for the sheer audacity of releasing this for public consumption. It normally would be an easy 1 star, but it made me laugh a few times so I got some enjoyment out of it.

What a great way to start off this challenge.

Other than the singles, not much here really stood out.

This was a pleasant surprise. Never heard of this before I started this challenge. Will definitely listen to Mike some more.

Nice background music for driving around on a Monday morning. Can't see myself really going back to it, but it was pleasant enough.

I like it when the Doors go fully blues rock. This album rules.

My second Simon & Garfunkel album. I think I'll stick with the greatest hits

The energy is great and the guys sound like they're having fun. I need to listen to more Cheap Trick.

This reminds me of Natalie Merchant. I hate Natalie Merchant.

Yeah, I just don't get the hype.

I think In My Time Of Dying is slept on. That's all I can really add to the discussion. Zeppelin rules.

A nice slice of 70's hard rock. These guys were pretty great back in the day.

I seem to get these low key chilled out folksy albums on rainy days. I'm not complaining cause this is great.

Some of the guitar riffs are decent, but I'm just not into 90s club music.

These harmonies? *chefs kiss*

Really loved Take Five and Blue Rondo. The rest is good background music.

I wish more bands would follow the Pistols example and just do one banger album and call it quits. Sometimes that's all you need.

Frank is great.

Stuff like this is why I signed up for this site. Never heard of this guy before. Absolutely loving it. It's jazzy, folksy and a little weird.

That perfect mix of heavy and melodic that just speaks to me. Layne and Jerry's harmonies are just insane.

This is decent. Other than the title track and Distant Lover, not much stands out but I don't think this is the kind of record for intense in depth listening if you get my drift. (It's for boning)

Can't go wrong with The Ronettes and Darlene Love.

Chilled out goodness.

Some brutally honest lyrics and excellent songwriting. Hooks for days.

Is that.... Sanford and Son?

If you're making a list of the top 50 rock songs of the 2000s, like 3 of them are on this album.

It's always nice when Emmylou shows up to like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or the Grammys to do some tribute cause he voice is great. This album is fine. I dunno, I'm just not really a country guy.

It's giving Talking Heads/Kate Bush vibes. I like this. Nice discovery.

A fun little nugget of 60s nonsense.

The musicianship is very good, but none of these songs really stand out and excite me all that much. I like some of their songs, but none of them are on this album.

Love his voice and the orchestrations.

I don't hate this? I dunno. Some decent grooves here but nothing really great. I'm feeling nice so I guess it gets 3 stars.

Good lord this is funky. The levels of stank are immeasurable.

It's very telling that my anglophile wife who loves all things britpop has never brought these guys up.

Side A might be the greatest album side of all time. Side B ain't too shabby either. If you don't like Rush, you're suspect.

Man, it's a goddamn shame he only ever got to make one record because this is gooooorgeous.

Smoother than peanut butter and almost as good.

This is like I'm hanging out by the campfire with some old cowboys just jamming to some tunes. Legitimately surprised by how much I am enjoying this.

What else can I say that hasn't been said by a million others? This album is a goddamn masterpiece and I'm jealous of anyone who gets to hear it for the first time.

What the fuck is this?

Cheesy 80's hair metal is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine, but I've never been a Bon Jovi guy cause I grew up in the 90's when they were a shitty adult contemporary band for moms. I'll stick with Twisted Sister.

Man, that title track is something else.

I really didn't care for this. All the songs just kind of rambled and went nowhere and I got sick of his vocals.

Auuuuuggghhhh!!!!!

This is slightly less awful than the other Fall album I've gotten on this site. Does anyone actually like this or is it just a hipster irony thing? "You don't get it, maaaaan. It's actually supposed to be unlistenable garbage."

Patti Smith is cooler than you

When this bands experiments work, then this is truly fantastic. When they don't, it's unlistenable. An interesting listen to say the least. Can't say I'm going to be coming back to this one, but I'd rather hear this than something polished and boring.

I keep thinking about what I can say about this that hasn't been said a million times. This is an undisputed classic.

Kinda forgot about these guys since I don't listen to the radio much anymore. Solid rock band right here.

I'm going to give this 2 stars for the sheer audacity of releasing this for public consumption. It normally would be an easy 1 star, but it made me laugh a few times so I got some enjoyment out of it.

It's a shame that Kurt couldn't get the help he needed, but as far as final albums, this one is pretty hard to beat.

Sounds like a jam session. Not exactly something I'm clamoring to listen to on repeat, but it's fine enough.

This is just delightful. Everyone involved in thus sounds like they had a blast and you can hear it in the recording.

Hipster nonsense.

Never been a fan of Clayton's solo work but when he's collaborating with a band such as Cream or the guys on this project, he shines. Also, the lore behind this album is great too with the whole Harrison/Boyd/Clapton love triangle drama. So yeah, this is a good one.

Miss Sullivan is from Philly, so this is automatically good. Dudes who don't like this can't find the clit.

This band was a mainstay during my brief indie rock phase in my mid to late 20s. It's still great.

Novacaine For The Soul was a medium sizes hit in the 90s and after listening to this album I can see why they are a one hit wonder.

The Beatles on crack (I mean that as a compliment)

Average 60's psych/folk album. I prefer his son.

It sounds like royalty free background music on youtube videos. It's fine and I think DJ Shadow is talented, but I don't see what all the fuss is about.

Plot twist... it's turns out I like Ska.

Groove Is In The Heart is an all time banger and makes this a 3 out of 5. Otherwise, it's 90s club music so not really my thing.

I don't know what it means to "choogle" but if Mr. Fogerty insists, I'm gonna keep on doing it. Just the kind of pure, no bullshit blues rock that is timeless.

I think it's funny that the guy who signed them only heard "Trouble Every Day" and thought they were a straight up blues band.

Typical messy mid 60s album (but in a good way). I've been sleeping on these guys apparantly.

I'd imagine Marvin would quite a lot to say about stuff that's going on nowadays. What's going on indeed.

For a classic hip hop album, there isn't as much rapping as I remember. Anyway, I liked this a lot. Timbaland was unstoppable at this point as a producer.

It's Stevie Wonder. Of course it's amazing.

Great 80s pop rock.

This is pretty good if you can tune out Anthony Kiedas. Luckiest son of a bitch in rock and roll history.

One of those "I vaguely remember hearing about these guys back in the 90's" acts that this site seems to have a lot of. Sometimes you get something good, sometimes you get something bad. This is one of the good ones.

Slaaaaaaayyeeeeeeeeer!!!!!!! This album just kicks your ass efficiently for 28 minutes straight. Thrash distilled to its purest essence.

It's so weird that this guy does scores for prestige dra.a films now, but it kind of makes sense when you listen to this. This is basically just a soundtrack to Trent Reznors self destruction. I'm glad Trent was able to get out of it alive unlike a lot of musicians of that era.