This one is melancholic; electro music with futuristic yet retro vibes. Favorite songs were Time to Pretend and Kids.
One of those albums where every lyric is worth paying attention to, that's just ole' country. You have to love bluegrass and old time blues to give this album 5 stars. Is it quality listening? absolutely, but it's also kind of boring after a while.
Favorite song, of course, Folsom Prison Blues. Greystone Chapel was a good surprise.
It's literal poems being recited with a little chant and a guitar tune. That being said, it's too soft and uneventful for me, not my thing at all. I did look into Nick Drake's other songs and I think his other albums are better, I liked the Northern Sky song in his second album.
The best album debut in the history of music. Simply fantastic. Of course I had heard of Joy Division before, kind of like hearing of a leyend or a myth, but I had not gotten to listen to any of their songs.
I went into this album with no expectations, and to my surprise I discovered a whole new world. From the first line of Disorder, I knew that was it, I instantly got carried away into a new dimension.
Reviewers here say this is gloomy, moody and depressing, I personally feel this is uplifting instead. There's a beauty in the somberness of its verses and musical composition that it doesn't weigh down on the listener, it rather transcends the thoughtful sadness and transforms it into something beautiful and soul touching.
I've always known Van Morrison's music growing up, they play them all the time on the radio; I've never known of a time when I "first" listened to Brown Eyed Girl, it was always there, so I gave his music for granted, and boy was I in for a susprise.
Turns out he is an excellent, talented, and prolific musician. He writes his songs and makes his albums thematically and tonally cohesive. He might be a bellend as the legend goes, but he takes his music seriously.
This would be a 4 out of 5 stars in my opinion, but I'm giving it 5 stars because I discovered this living legend is still making music in 2024, and yes, he's gotten into taking a stand against the establishment, and I absolutely respect that.
Clearly Marty Robbins is a legend for a lot of people in the US who grew up listening to him, I can tell he's admired and loved; the western songs are cool and the man himself is talented and well deserving of the people's respect.
I wouldn't listen to this album again, but it was pleasant to listen to the heroic tales sang with great vocals and nice harmonies.
Cool but clearly not my thang.
Like one of the lines in their 1994 song Feel The Pain: "I feel nothing".
I HATE The Who. The only rock band from that golden time I cannot stand. And this pretentious so called "rock opera" is sh*te and overrated.
So first of all we're talking about a boy who not only witnessed a traumatizing event, but also has been severely abused and tortured by faimly members, which leaves significant psychological repercussions as it happens in real life, but this album, instead of having an arc about this situtation, it makes absoluteley no stand at all. Tommy is no hero, Tommy is a villain, and the writers do not intend to make this a tale of caution, maybe they even relate with Tommy? Or is it semi autobiographical?
After having the LSD trip, he manages to break the trance and becomes conscious, he starts gathering some following and becomes a messiah, but Tommy is not healed at all, he's traumatized and wounded inside. He's no spiritual leader, he's ready to inflict what was inflicted to him. On the final part we see that Uncle Ernie, the abuser, is in the camp, welcoming the disciples.
"Here comes Uncle Ernie to guide you to your very own machine".
The disciples revolt and Tommy retreats to his inner self again. But Tommy didn't learn anything, he's just sad his disciples weren't fully submissive, so he's probably gonna do it all over again; start another camp/religion, but better this time. He still has those delusions of grandeur and of being worshipped: "following you, I climb the mountain, I get excitement at your feet".
So what's the moral of the story? None. Is there at least one good song out of this mess? No.
Maybe not all of Gershwin's lyrics were worthy of being produced, did they think of that?!
Gosh. I mean it's great background music, but I went through the 9 Circles of Hell listening to this whole album.
1 Star for Ella Fitzgerald because she is amazing, and 1 star for the only good song in the entire 59 song album: Let's Call The Whole Thing Off. It's a nice piece of information to know that Ira Gershwin is the original writer of the famous potato/po-tah-toh lines.
So much noise, it's so soul and mind disturbing, like who listens to this on purpose or recreationally?
They might be the precursor to garage rock and grunge, but truth be said, little stranger, I just don't care.
I mean, Hey Ya can't make an entire Album.
Nice surprise. These people are talented.
Are we calling just ANYTHING "culturally relevant" now?
Obnoxious garbage. Apart from The Who, I absolutely DESPISE The Velvet Underground.
I don't know why I thought The Beastie Boys were The Beach Boys. Wish I listened to the Beach Boys instead though
This is absolutely perfect. Instant mood changer, anarchist, inspiring, amazing.
Am I losing my mind or did all the songs sounded exactly the same?
This is so whatever honestly. And Alabama has got to be the worst song I have ever had to listen to.
Elvis is NOT overrated lmao, I don't know what some people in the comments are smoking. Elvis was made by producers for sure, but the man was a sensation. What he did was groundbreaking, rebellious and unprecedented, things we now give for granted because everbody is pushing it to the extreme and breaking new limits now a days, which is getting boring.
Elvis opened the door for The Beatles and many others to get inspired. So yeah this first album is not "nothing", it's objectively good as well.
Amy, Amy, Amy. She's talented, she's chaotic, no role model for sure. Frank is not a bad album, it's not great either; couldn't relate to any of the songs. However it is a great precursor to her masterpiece Back To Black.
Better towards the end. Second half acceptable.
Ay no por qué me hacen escuchar esto
Back when hip hop was innocent. Bring back those times.
The satanists didn't do so bad, they're much, much better than obnoxious Blur in my opinion, mainly because the other band members bring balance to Albarn's ego. Some songs are good, the first half of the album is more enjoyable than the second half.
I would just toss away that latin song, it is sooo pretentious, and I'm saying this as a Latin woman.
Fantastic album, almost all bangers and certified legendary songs that will be remembered for the time of times. Absolute legends.
This whole new vibe could be interpreted as pretentious, arrogant, obnoxious, but no- this guys are just savages an they're kind of insane probably.
Love the marching band sounds, the horn, the unrefined voice.
Of all the sleeping music I've heard, this album is at the bottom. I seriously do not understand or care for it.
Gracias, que no se repita
Fantastic. I always knew Nirvana were a big deal, so big a lot of people try to distance themselves from liking them because they're too mainstream, I just call those people dumb; Nirvana is well awarded and recognized for a reason, and that reason is that they're fucking good.
I now know what being subjected to torture feels like
This woman makes my stomach turn, makes my skin crawl, I repell her and her music from very deep inside my soul. I despise every part of it, each and every part of her "art": the lousy wannabe poetry lyrics, the voice going from annoying lady to dying raccoon, the boooring monotone songs, all of them are equally as horrible, tedious, repetitive and dull .
GOD SAVE ME!
A perfect three out of five. Fantastic second half and ending of the album, so smooth and soulfoul, like grandma's fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans.
2 Joni Mitchell albums in 3 days, am I in purgatory?
Hellish. Literal Hell. Only people in asylums probably listen to this. I wish I could give zero stars.
Best of the best. Fantastic. 10 outta 10. They're so genuinely good and unique, their music frequency is from another world, another time and dimension billions of light years in the past.
"Her lucky stars give her just enough to get her home."
I despise hippie psychedelic (psycho) folk music, gosh NO MORE. I'd rather listen to white noise sounds seriosuly. This is like some MKUltra shit type of music to activate the psycopaths like Ted Bundy, the Zodiac Killer and Jeffrey Dahmer. Disturbing horrible low vibrating garbage music.
Swamp rock, swamp life at its best.
It's certainly Not bad, unfortunetly I really really do not find any enjoyment in anything with psychedelic sounds.
The whole album is like a fever dream. Bat Macumba will haunt me for days.
No me gustó para nadita, Stevie Wonder y la mayoría de la música de los 70s no es para mi.
This album punks. I actually love this, it's so fresh for me because I've never in my life heard of this band before. Music from 1981 sonds new and different.
I wouldn't listen to it but it's good.
Spectacular music, lyrics, legacy. We can clearly see The Beatles evolving, what a spectacular band. What a spectacular album.
It's not bad, but I don't resonate with this at all
I fell asleep. Mining For Gold followed by Misguided Angel is such a smooth transition though, very relaxing and calming.
Synth city. I love this, so mellow, sad and introspective.
No, it's not a masterpiece. These are the ramblings of a sad, angry with God, lost and bitter 80 year old.
These people are sickenly funny. Maggot Brain song dind't have the right to be that smooth!
Rage ON BEHALF of the Machine. These guys are as revolutionary and angry as those sad keyboard warrior activists. Fakes.
I'm sick of the so called "genius" wall of sound. This man was no genius, he was a psycopath. The lady singers were talented for real.
Good backrgound music, but nothing really exceptional.
Better start than ending. Grass is by far the best song of the album.
Lovely album. Lovely lady.
A nice surpirse. Even though most of the songs are strangely melodically melancholic which is right up my alley, it's still missing something, but I enjoyed it nonethless. Juxtapozed with U was the best song.
I do like these people. Joshua Tree hipster vibes is so pretentious though, but the music hits me in the right places.
What a nice surprise. I always knew Stevie Wonder was super famous, but never cared to listen to his music. Generally it is really not my style, but this album was so soothing and nostalgic. Pastime Paradise WHAT, seriously, discovering that made my day.
Way too many songs. Too many. I would've accepted only 2.
This man is something else. The music he makes is timeless, transcendental, mystical, other-worldly. It reminds me of an ambiguous time in the past, but makes me have memories of a lived future at the same time.
The only "crime" he's ever committed is to be ahead of public opinion by 15 years. All of the supposed nefarious things he's said all became true. I love him even more for his stance and for his conviction.
This album is a 4, but because of the absolute legend that is Morrissey it's a 5 for me.
Forgot about this album already midway through listening to it! I give it a two for mentioning Jesus Christ with respect. Loved the song The Christian Life.
I'm as uncultured as ultra mega processed milk. God I hated this.
Wow. I didn't know what pretentious really meant until I heard this thing. When I got to that song "England"... no words.
Not memorable, not that bad either.
This would've been my ENTIRE personality if I would've been a teenager in the 90s.
This band is severely overrated.
I almost considered quitting listening to this list because of this album. But I'll be strong.
I barely like anything coming from Los Angeles, California.
This is when the downfall of civilization began.
1/5
Of course this CIA plagued project comes out of Los Angeles, California. "Look at me I'm so edgy I like the disgusting sharing of liquids with other people I don't know, catching a lottery of diseases and infections makes me so different... not like other normal people.¨
Sounds without analizing the rest weren't that bad. Monkey brain mode activated.
2/5
Very good album; soothing, nice, relaxing. Petit Metier was my favorite. 3/5
Annoying. 2/5 just for Right Here Right Now and Praise You, but they're still annoying though.
This album is spectacular, the best rock album in history. I'm enchanted by Billy Corgan's dreamy, nostalgic, transcendental voice. 4/5
If I was disturbed I would like this music. 1/5
Hard hard hard NO. Horrible. 0.5/5
This sounds like it would be playing nonstop in one of Dante's Cricles of Hell for some reason. 2/5
After Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) every song that followed was a disappointment. I should like this, I should love the literature mysticality vibe, but this is just not it. 2/5
This album absolutely ROCKS. So much effort, talent and coherence in one album. Those were the times. 3/5
This sounds like what demons would listen to during playtime.
Southern hell. Even though I love country music, I wouldn't rescue any song from this album. 1.5/5
Why is this album on this list??? It's listenable but absolutely bland and forgettable. 1.5/5
Imagine making an album debut with More Than a Feeling as the first track. This album was such a nice surprise, coherent, harmonious, it already sounded like the 80s in 1976. I enjoyed listening through the whole album.
Favorite tracks:
More Than a Feeling
Peace of Mind
5/5
I do want to hear John's therapy sessions, even though it's unfortunate he plagued his album title and songs with Ono's mention. *vomiting emoji*
John is making a case here for what I believe is the entirety of the issues of mankind: mommy or daddy issues or some kind of childhood trauma. It all comes down to childhood and your parents. Everything.
Functioning adults and relatively normal are the ones who do not carry childhood scars open and unhealed. Isn't it funny how John cries out "mama don't go, daddy come home" and he did the exact same with his son Julian- he repeated his father's pattern.
In today's broken society the wound is worn like a prize, the consequences of the wound are being not only accepted, but also applauded and cheered. People are not trying to be better and heal. We need to heal.
Favorite tracks:
Mother
Hold On
3/5
What a refreshing palate cleanser. Can we go back to those times? This is so experimental and artsy, but not annoying or obnoxious, it's actually amazing how they do it without being pretentious. Fun all around, from beginning to end. Excellent album.
Nice surprises:
Come on Home
The Dark of the Matinée
3.5/5
All those 5 star reviews, you guys are wrong. I'd rather Freddy Krueger come get me instead of listening to this album again.
Acceptable track:
Plastic Bag
1/5
Not bad, but didn't quite grow in my heart.
Best tracks:
Jesus Gave Love Away For Free
Colorado
2/5
Australia is probably what they play during an MKUltra trauma based programming session while wearing a Mickey Mouse mask. I dislike the whole album, I need a brain wash to forget this. 1/5
10 out of 10. 100 out of 100. 5 full stars out of 5. I have no words, I just know this is what music and putting out albums and being an artist is, or was, mean to be.
"There's so many different worlds, so many different suns, and we have just one world, but we live in different ones."
Surprise tracks:
Why worry?
So uneventful, bland, not good but not horrible.
Pleasant.
Favorite track:
Do It Again
3/5
Calenture song was good. 1.5/5
I do not understand the appraisal for this band and the almost like cult following; calling it possibly the best album of all time according to their wikipedia is baffling, like are we living in the same dimension? Did I switch timelines? It is so bizarre.
That being said did I enjoy it. The first three songs are phenomenal, the rest of the album is so so.
Favorite tracks:
Teen Age Riot
Silver Rocket
The Sprawl
3/5
I prefer the Stripes. That being said, I do wish this kind of music was being made today.
Favorite track:
Love Interruption
2/5
I did NOT need to listen to this album before I die. 1/5
What Kanye needs is for Harley Pasternak and the Mossad to leave him alone. He's not insane, he was made insane.
This is truly a masterpiece.
"Well gather around children, zip it, listen... Can we get much higher?"
5/5
This makes me so nostalgic even though I was 6 months old when this album was released; it makes me crave for simpler times and non demonic music. Innocence has been lost since 2001.
"I hate the books you read and all your friends.
Your music's shite, it keeps me up all night.
Goodbye, I'm going home."
4.5/5
If I was being tortured I would like for this album to be playing in the background, that way my soul will be encouraged to leave my body sooner.
1/5
Amazing album, so many memories.
4.5/5
I came out with a headache but the album is cool. 3/5
Jesus Christ Almighty, do we need the entirety of Joni Mitchell's hellish discography on this list? I can't stand it anymore.
That obnoxious voice, that obnoxious album title, the obnoxious songs and lyrics. Release me from pain!
1/5
This was such a pleasant surprise honestly. I have not heard any of these songs at all before, yet at the third and fourth listen I felt like I've always known them. This is the kind of album why I'm suscribed to this project.
Best tracks:
Blue Cafe
The Paris Match
My Ever Changing Moods
You're The Best Thing
4/5
I remember when I first listened to Alabama in that other hellish Young album... that was until I listened to Southern Man. Straight from the pit of hell.
0/5
This sounds so 90s and fresh even in 2025, I can only imagine what the people back in 1979 thought and felt listening to this timeless work of art.
Best tracks:
Message In A Bottle
Walking On The Moon
The Bed's Too Big Without You
3.5/5
Very enjoyable classic good diamond album.
Surprise Track:
Oh Why?
4/5
I understand parents now.
Demonic stuff. And not even entertaining.
I seriously loved this one. What a surprise honestly. Felt like I was in Man on a Ledge or The Bourne Identity.
Best Sick Tracks:
Keeping Pigs Together
Belladonna
They're Hanging Me Tonight
4/5
A concoction of words I thought I'd never listen in my life: Heroin Space Gospel. Yet here I am, reading a comment where this phrase is used to describe this album, and which is actually correct.
3/5
Horrible music. Horrible noise.
Such a nice surprise. Wow.
Kind of mesmerizing honestly. Very unexpected.
Best tracks:
Penthouse and Pavement
Play to Win
3/5
I'm surprised I didn't hate this.
Wow. There's this whole other universe existing that I had no clue of. It's the Tom Waits universe.
This is actually so good, but still a TORTURE to listen to. Blues isn't for me.
Whoever listens to this recreationally needs to be investigated.
1/5
So being fucking weird and psychotic is art because "look at me I'm so edgy"? This is truly garbage. 1/5
Que cosa más hermosa el ritmo, sabor y sazón de mi gente. Talento y swing. 5/5
Punk rock reggae. Who would have thought. Amazing album. 4.5/5
To the person that said this was their new everyday listen... I think about you sometimes before I go to sleep. I cannot fathom people listening to this willingly. 2/5 for the audacity.
Si hubiera nacido en aquella época me hubiera gustado.
He's such a creep, it's disgusting. I'm giving it a 2 because of 2 of the songs that I begrudgingly like (NOT I'm on Fire). This man should be investigated. Clive Davis signed him I mean. Danger.
Most overrated album I've encountered so far for real.
It's not bad, but it's overtly sexual. It reminds me of that creepy uncle in some families that has lots of mistresses, kids outside of the family, and 13 year old girls shouldn't be left alone with him just in case.
Best tracks:
Let's Get It On
Just To Keep You Satisfied
2/5
The whole album is not good, but 2 of the songs are okay.
Fabulous. "Drink to me, drink to my health. You know I can't drink anymore".
4/5
I had no idea Radiohead made such hideous music. This feels like a social experiment. 1/5
Started decent and then slowly but surely went straight to Hell. 2/5
Not in the mood, but it's okay.
Didn't think I was going to like it, but it's actually good and so chill.
Not bad, but it didn't move me at all. 2/5
Me tardé 2 semanas en terminar el álbum :/
2/5
Nasty and horrible sounds. Tasteless. 0/5
Really weird in a good way. 2/5
It's actually not bad, but the songwriting is truly horrendous.
Better than other mainstream garbage like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
It improved in the second half.
Hate that this is culturally relevant.
To the people saying this is cultural appropriation, relax your butthole. He was inspired by the culture and hired local south african musicians accordingly. It's a great album. 4.5/5
Sólo a la gente enferma le puede gustar esto. 1.5/5
La salsa trasciende lenguajes y fronteras. Voy a escuchar esto en Navidad a todo volumen mientras hago los tamales y la pierna de cerdo al horno. 4.5/5
This was a mediocre 2, but when I saw the 40 tracks it immediately became a 1.
This album and band might be a social experiment to see if people will like anything just because a magazine critic said it is relevant or something.
This was truly spectacular in a what the eff way, this is genuinely what I expected when I joined this project. Holy Christ is this something. It's a 3 star just for the experience and the comments which made me laugh out loud.
Well i just really don't give a darn.
Wow seriously unlistenable 1/5
I was so ready to hate on this album not because I wanted to feel special or different by not liking "mainstream Nirvana", but because since I've had use of reason Nirvana has always been overhyped- listening to this album, I fucking understand why.
This is nothing less than a 4 for God's sake. It is objectively great quality, creative. melodic, rebellious, a real breakthrough. This will and shall always be in the top charts of music history for a reason. 4.5/5
Sounds like music demons play in a circus
