I love this. My favorite type of music to come from the 60s and Redding is so good.

It was good. Different but not unpleasant. I was entertained.

This was pretty boring. This type of music is pretty popular now as background noise on playlists with names like 'Deep Focus' or 'Music to Study To'. Maybe this was interesting in 1995, and I will say it's a step above and more thoughtful than a lot of what you'll find on those playlists, but I still don't know if there is anything exceptional about it. unless these are the first people to ever make music to study to?

Some good songs. More of a range than I thought. I don’t love the sound of the recording, very compressed vocals. But I like it more than I thought. Never Going Back Again is super corny and out of place. The Chain is a surprise as a good song. I’m sure I’ve heard it before.

Pretty standard sounding early 2000 British rock. Aggressive, a lot of minor songs, a lot of drinking and girls. A lot of songs sound the same. Riot Van sounds like an heavy influence for the band Easy Life. Not my favorite although I do like a number of later songs by this band.

First impression… this is not for me. Mix of hip-hop and industrial EDM. Sounds incredibly dated to me. I can see people who were into this kind of industrial music loving it in the same way I love Youngblood Brass Band because I like brass bands. Serial Thrilla sounds more like Beastie Boys but not good. Narayan sounds like it could be acceptable in the closing credits of a gross and unsatisfying horror movie. Mood: crabby. However this is a mix of almost every genre and sound I don’t like.

Bat Out of Hell is a very fun song. Love the spoken word part. I can see where Creeper gets their influence…. Same tone of voice and everything. Heaven Can Wait is not that strong. Paradise is awesome. Overall, a fun listening experience and a cool rock opera.

I really like this album. Peace of Mind is one of my favorite choruses of any song for some reason. This album makes me feel like I’m in a bar and I love it. They have such good little harmonic moments. This album might actually make it into my rotation.

I’ve heard these songs so many times. Don’t think I’ve ever listened to the full album but it’s really hard to focus on them as I’m so used to them being background music. Ok I haven’t heard a lot of these songs but I don’t like them that much. On A Plain is pretty cool.

Industrial rock but not nearly as sucky as The Prodigy. Not sure why this is better. I still don’t like it very much. Hurt is great. Why are they looping screaming crowds? Not cool. Not for me. Hopefully I get out of the 90s soon.

First track is cool. Not something I’d listen to or even come across if not for this. Tradition sounds like they had fun performing. Good, laid back sound. Nothing standing out as a track I might go back to, outside of the title track, Marcus Garvey.

Really like this sound. Sounds like a lot of bands I like mixed together - Coldplay, Cinematic Orchestra, Foo Fighters, Badly Drawn Boy. It has all the early 2000 sounds and I’m surprised I’ve never heard of them before.

I’ve never heard melancholy record scratches before. Not an album I enjoyed but I also listened on a Monday morning, which is probably not a good time to expose myself to unfamiliar things. The Big Wheel might be something I’d go back to.

Na Neblina is cool. I like the combo of Latin rhythm and electronica. Not a lot of notes about individual songs, but I love the energy and overall sound.

Getting weird with new wave. It’s not a pleasant listen. Synchronicity II is good but the bridge is a bit droney. I thought I would be bored by Every Breath You Take because of how many times I’ve heard it, but I’m really liking it. Not sure if it’s because it’s that great or if it’s like an oasis amongst the rest of the tracks.

I don’t hate it. I like the energy. It seems like something that would be better experienced in person packed with others compared to listening whilst drinking coffee and checking emails early in the morning. No Class is catchy. I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. Great energy and a decent recording even if sound quality wasn’t high.

I lack historical and musical awareness to appreciate this. I’ve heard Everyday People and it just doesn’t resonate with me. Sex Machine is making me laugh.

I like it a lot. I’ve never heard of this guy and it sounds a lot like something I would enjoy if a modern day bluegrass-influenced musician would release. The first two tracks are really good. May return to this one.

Track 1 is really good. Synth sounds sound like something that would come on a very inexpensive toy keyboard. Some decent moments. Not a favorite. 2.5 rounded up because of track 1

Pink Moon sounds like a Laura Marling song and it’s good. He seems like a thoughtful guy. A guy with a guitar is likely not going to be fascinating upon first listen. The lyrics seem good when I catch them.

There are some albums that I’m sure were “ahead of their time”, but now that we’re after their time, they sound unimpressive. I think I lack the context for this one because it sounds like forgettable Brit-rock.

Johnny Cash has never appealed to me. San Quentin is cool to hear when he’s singing it to the inmates.

I like the sound of this. It’s Not Up To You is a good song. It’s a difficult listen on first try but not unpleasant.

The most 60s British album I’ve ever heard, and I like it? They’re not all winners.. Drivin just came on. Nothing really stood out. Victoria is catchy, but probably nothing I’ll return to.

This is starting out delightfully strange. This is my jam. Loving the electro bebop.

I’m trying to think what it is that bothers me about 60s psychedelic music. I think I’m too far removed from that culture to understand it. Also, growing up in the 80s and 90s, this is the sound we were rebelling against. Also the sitar and pan flutes… not pleasant in any generation of pop music. However, this album is slightly better than most I’ve heard on this journey. Still incredibly British, and to me that is derogatory when it comes to 60s music.

Didn’t get through it. Wasn’t feeling it.

Just no.

Sweet horns. I sort of like it. Nothing that jumped out to me that I really want to go back to.

It was pretty interesting. Would not have listened to it. It reminded me that this guy recorded with Mumford & Sons and I like that song. I don’t know, hard to have an opinion for something other than “yeah I listened” Didn’t hate it though.

Liking it more than I thought I would. I’ve never loved this band but I know all the songs are decent. To me the sound is a little to stiff and plodding. Nightswimming is great.

These guys are badasses. Such a cool sound. Listened while I was biking and it was a perfect companion for that. Interesting and energetic.

Wilco always bores the pants off me for some reason. I have never been able to get into them. I’ve seen them in concert twice and nothing. I thought this would be a good chance to give them another shot.just doesn’t connect with me. Too mellow.

First time I’ve heard any of these songs except Band on the Run. That song is ok. Nothing else really stuck out to me but it was hard to give it my all today. 2.5 ⭐️ rounded up for Beatles.

First three songs are great. Haven’t heard much of the rest before now. Red Hill Mining Town is decent. Overall, I retain my original feeling of U2. I really like some of their songs, but not a band I would spend time getting to know the entire catalogue.

Definitely a slow burn, but a pleasant one. The songs go on and on, and then you realize you’re kind of into it. An Ocean In Between the Waves has a very slow build up and rocks for the last few minutes. I’m enjoying it as an album, but so far there are no singles I would stick on a playlist. Songs are more introspective and long. 3.5 ⭐️

They do good work. It’s fun and he has the best punk voice. Probably not anything I’ll be adding to any daily playlists, but it was enjoyable.

I’m familiar with the singles on this, and love them all. I’m excited to listen to the rest of the album. So far Hello and Roll With It are great. Don’t Look Back in Anger is one of my favorite songs of all-time. All of these songs are good. Great album.

Not heard any of these before. Music is Love is very easy listening. He thought he was onto something with Cowboy Movie? 7 minutes of a 37 min album. Liking it more than I thought I would. Song With No Words is putting me to sleep. Three decent songs early and the rest were pretty tame and uninteresting to me.

Pretty straightforward. I liked the horn sound on a couple tracks. The lyrics struck me as pretty corny a number of times. Just from a different time.

I like the sound. It has aspects that remind me of every decade from the 60s through the 90s. I think if it listened to this a few times I would really like it.

There’s something about early British punk that just doesn’t click with me. A few of the songs have a good sound. These Hands is terrible. Anti—Pope is solid. There are a handful of different sounds on this album. Smash it Up Pt 1 is good. 2.5 ⭐️

The lyrics are pretty good. The music is… there are a lot of sounds and stuff. Not my favorite thing. Starting to think it would be embarrassing if you were British and released an album between 1967-1995 and it wasn’t on this list. Wrong is a decent song. Don’t think I’ll be returning to this one.

It’s pretty ragged sounding. Sometimes this can be endearing. This is right on the edge and alternates between “unrefined but energetic” and “these guys are just bad at singing and playing instruments”. The Man Who Would be King is decent. Road to Ruin is ok. I just don’t enjoy any of their musical ideas. This is not for me. 2 ⭐️

Good album. I like their sound.

I liked it... I'm familiar with a couple of songs but haven't listened in a long time. I love their angular guitar and bouncy bass sound. Not as strong as later albums, but enjoyable.

I loved the latin-influenced beats on this album. Lauryn's voice is also super good, and the harmonies are so cool. It was a little long but I was never bored. Liked this way more than I thought I would.

This is a classic. One of my most listened to records from my youth. Human Nature is the standout on this album to me.

I've listened to a third of this about three times and I just can't listen to more at any one time. There's no way I've listened to this whole album and this is the first time I'm not finishing one. I just can't.

Some cool sounds. The term in the Wikipedia entry of “producer-driven R&B” describes both the sound and why it doesn’t appeal to me very well. I don’t know the history of the song Cruisin’, but I do know I dislike it in every iteration I’ve ever heard it. The songs with a walking bass and piano are kinda decent.

Pretty forgettable. Nothing grabbed me, but again I’m half listening at also digesting the terrible news we are bombarded with each day, so it has been difficult to be in a mindset to be open to new old music.

Some pretty parts, some slow parts. His songs have always sounded a bit plodding and rigid to me. It is definitely an identifiable sound.

This is very awesome. The band has such good energy and the sound is great. It captures the energy of the crowd as well.

On, On, On, On… is a cool song. The lyrics seem like the strong point. I’m not able to place myself in the time where the sounds of this album are anything except silly. Some of the lyrics indicate that is intentional.

Mixed feelings on this one. Time of the Season is a great song, but totally different than the rest of the album. This is my least favorite genre of British music. Despite that, many of the songs were catchy even with the random chunky chordal progressions that I typically dislike.

There are some really beautiful melodies on this album. I love the ensemble that was put together. I had never heard of this before now but I am glad I’ve listened to it.

Watching the Blue Jean Committee episode of Documentary Now has ruined 60s folk for me. This is just too corny for me.

I don’t hate it. Some cool ideas and sounds. Some horrific sounds and tedious parts as well. Overall I liked it more than I expected after the opening 3 minutes.

I’ve never listened to this and was lukewarm on Black Sabbath coming in, but this is pretty sweet. My favorite British album to date from this journey.

Exuberant, if not super interesting. The last 3 tracks really stand out on this album. I understand this is early metal. I recently had Black Sabbath, and this band is not at their level, but still enjoyable

Not a Bowie fan, not a Bowie hater. This was entertaining at the very least. I definitely thought it sounded more 'American' than other songs I've heard by him, and after reading the Wikipedia article, that is the intent. Decent album. Didn't love any single song.

Unlucky that I just had their other album 4 days ago. It seems that the parts where they’re playing “traditional” rock are much better and tighter. Their progressive digressions seem to have become more indulgent and boringer.

I’ve never sat down and listened to a Dylan album. Tangled Up In Blue is a great opener. The whole album is pretty good. He had a great melodic sense, good lyrics, and a great accompanying band. Simple but effective. Shelter From the Storm is another highlight. Pretty good album.

I really don’t like the sound of this album. It’s a little muddy and hard to hear anything that is going on. There are a few songs where I can’t tell if he’s being ironic or just a huge jerk. Probably would have been more obvious in the context of the time and knowing more about him. A couple songs are nice. This might grow on me with a couple more listens, but I likely won’t do that.

I’ve never listened to much by this band. It’s pretty fun and playful which I appreciate. The O-Men is enjoyable. I like the fever-dream aspect of it. 22 Going On 23 is pretty haunting.

I love this. My favorite type of music to come from the 60s and Redding is so good.

It is interesting but not necessarily enjoyable. Mote is decent.

This is the third Neil Young album I've listened to. I now expect that his albums are instantly accessible and well-made. This one sounds more jam-bandy than previous ones, but I like it. He's just good.

Liking this. I’d never heard of her, but some nice funky and bluesy guitars, some good melodies. I’m surprised this is British.

I am loving this album. It’s noisy but precise. It reminds me of a lot of early 2000s rock such as The Stroke and QOTSA, but it’s consistently better throughout than the albums I’ve heard from those bands. Crazy these guys only have 1,700 monthly listeners o ln Spotify at this point (many of them people from this project no doubt), but considering they don’t exist anymore there’s no reason for any promotion.

I like this sound and feel. Great mid-90s throwback that I haven’t listened to before. Good lyrics. Some nice melodies as well.

A lot of how we experience music is based on things we cant always control, like our stress levels, sleep levels, open-mindedness at the time. Whatever it is for me today, this one is feeling like a chore.

I’ve never sat down and listened to an entire Joni Mitchell album, and this was a great experience. Very beautiful both lyrically and musically.

No real thoughts on this. It was decent. Nothing jumped out as super interesting.

I like this. They incorporate sounds from a lot of genres, and most songs are pretty interesting. Pleasant surprise.

Wow, I did not expect to like that! I kind of rolled my eyes when this came up, but the songs are so darn energetic and catchy. I wouldn’t mind if some of these start showing up on my Spotify playlists.

Half star for sax solo on Let Love Rule. I’ve never been a fan of Kravitz. Coming in, I’ve always thought his brand of rock was very bland and although I’m trying to approach all albums with an open mind, this album has not changed that opinion.

Going to force myself to sit through this and try to keep my mind open even though it is currently screaming at me to cover my ears. It’s atmospheric. It sounds like I’m in a horror movie. I will never choose to listen to this again, but at least it’s different.

I want to like this more than I do. It’s very well-produced and there are some nice sounds. Definitely whimsical. Ooh, saxes on Aeroplane. That was the highlight track. Probably nothing I will return to. Violently Happy reminded me of Suba, who I’ve only heard from this. Ok Anchor Song brings back the sax trio and is good.

I was familiar with a lot of the songs on this album. There were a couple I really liked that I hadn’t heard much before. Politik and Amsterdam were my favorites. Overall I really liked this album.

Some total bangers on this album. These guys rock pretty hard and I enjoy most of the songs.

I was not expecting to like this so much. I recognized a lot of songs, and the singers voice is so great. I just love this basic sound.

This is better than I thought it would be after the opening track. These guys seem like total weirdos but I like it.

This is like two different albums… the blues songs are decent. The other songs are incredibly corny. They seem like decent musicians, but I am definitely experiencing 60s British psychedelic rock fatigue. I can acknowledge that they’re good but also that I don’t enjoy listening to it.

Really fun album. She has such an expressive voice, and the band was energetic.

Another great soul album from the 60s. I always love them.

It was good. Different but not unpleasant. I was entertained.

There are some really good songs on this album, and I’m positive if I listened more, I would grow to like them more. This style just isn’t in my current listening tastes.

Solid album.

First song (title track) is a blast from the past. Track 2 is not good. Ok every song has many tropes of 60s British music I don’t like - sitar, bingos, harpsichord, tangerine eyes.

Likes: laid back. Sounds like a bunch of friends jamming. Decent harmonies. Like less: instead of sounding like a mash up of genres, it sounds like they don’t know what they want to sound like. Some of the instrumental breaks aren’t very interesting. Some sentimental songs that were cloying.

Instrumental parts are decent. The lyrics are corny. Good background music. I’m not a fan of this type of funk. It was better than Shaft though.

I liked it. This is the first 60s British album I’ve heard from this that had enjoyable instrumental parts. Clearly because of Clapton.

These guys are better than most of the music I’ve listened to from this era. Some of these songs are great.

Some of the musical ideas are good. The lyrics are not my thing. If I ignore the lyrics (which I am), it’s a pleasant listen. Further listening is revealing some truly terrible songs (Seven Seas Symphony, With All Nations… seriously what were they doing?).

Not enjoying this. My favorite song is Slut because it’s fun and kinda rocks. There was a LOT of filler on this album.

Some of the singles are good. Not a type of music that I have a lot of experience listening to so I don’t have any opinions.

I’m only familiar with Queens hits and have never listened to an album by them. I love their hits. These aren’t hits. The Loser in the End is good but doesn’t sound like Queen. Ogre Battle is fun. Ok the songs are getting better and better as the album goes on. A lot of the Queen flourishes are present.

I enjoyed it. Kept me company while I was cleaning and was the perfect type of music… well-written and performed, pleasant, light rock. Liked it more than I thought I would.

First time listening to them and I really liked this album. I loved the guitar tone and the vocals. They have an easy intensity where the band sounds completely locked in and relaxed, but at the same time it rocks pretty hard. Good discovery for me.

I know it was revolutionary at the time. He is energetic. Not that interesting to me now.

Definitely not my cup of tea. I should be better about figuring out what I can like about this sort of music instead of trying to put into words what I don’t like about it. But I just don’t like it enough to do that. Anyway, it’s always good to expand horizons even if it kinda sucks at the time. I’m sure I’ll tuck this away somewhere and it will add context to something else or at least come in handy at trivia. Aumgn is the most interesting one on the album so far.

Second 70s prog rock album in a row. This genre will just never be for me. I appreciate being exposed to it. Everything is helping me contextualize a lot of music throughout eras. I will probably never listen to this again.

Pretty solid.

This was awesome. I’ve heard a few of the songs, but never consciously listened. So many good songs!

Never heard of these guys before this. I didn’t like the first song, but the sound settled in for me and I ended up liking it. Kind of hypnotic. I don’t think I’ll listen to it much after this but it was enjoyable.

Incredibly competent and tasteful musicians. Never setting a foot wrong. Some nice jams in here.

Fun mix of a ton of different styles. I enjoyed it.

Liked this a lot. Not too frantic, not all blues, good voice, good backup singers.

Thought I would like it more. I love their groove and I love all of the songs that I already knew by them. Just not in the mood at time of listening.

This is the first album I’ve gotten that I had already listened to because I liked it when it came out. I haven’t listened in years, and it’s still really good. Kids is a great song, and there are a lot of other strong ones. I forgot how much I like Pieces of What.

‘39 is one of the better songs I’ve heard by them that Freddie isn’t the main singer on. Some of these songs are not my thing. The Prophets Song is overly indulgent and uninteresting. Nothing great outside of Bohemian Rhapsody.

This is not resonating with me at all. I’m not a fan of the vocal style and everything feels so bland.

I’m not a fan of the lazy enunciation and low-energy vocals. Makes it sound like the singer is bored and uninterested. The band arrangements are pretty decent. Some of them are even catchy. They are trying a lot of different sounds.

I’ve never been a fan of this type of music, and this did not change my mind. To me it is more concerned with the vibe, which is cool, but this vibe doesn’t resonate with me.

Never listened to these guys before. I like it. It’s kind of unhinged and energetic.

I liked this quite a bit. I like mid-tempo electronic music, and this had some good beats and some good melodies. I'm interested to listen to their earlier stuff to see why people were so excited about this comeback album.

I really like this. Good beats, lots of different styles, laid back but interesting

Not terrible. I like it musically. I like songs based on characters.

Music is like language… we’re well-versed in our native language and might have varying levels of awareness of others. This is an interesting mash up of blues music, of which I’m familiar, and West African music, which I know nothing about. I’ve enjoyed this, and sometimes the blues is incredibly front and center, and sometimes it’s barely there and I’m not sure what’s going on. But that makes it a unique experience

This is actually good! 80s British pop that’s pretty far to the right on the funk spectrum. And it’s good funk! Super surprising. Strong instrumentals.

I liked the band… instrumental was good. Didn’t like the singer and not the most melodic, but pretty good for a British band from the 70s.

First time listening to her and I liked it for the most part. The upbeat songs had a nice sound and reminded me of The Thermals. Very thoughtful lyrics. I liked Three Babies and The Emperor's New Clothes.

This was an awesome companion while taking a long walk on the first hit, sunny day of the spring in North Dakota. Super laid back, with beautiful vocals and an excellent band. I will return to this album for a relaxing setting, and put some songs on a relaxing playlist.

I’ve never listened to this album but have heard enough praise for it to know there is something there. I do think there’s a lot of meat on these bones that would be rewarded by multiple listens. I’ve heard a lot of Radiohead songs that I like, but I’ve never gotten hooked enough to really dive in. Glad I listened to this.

Sort of cool. I would never choose to listen to it casually. Interesting to read the history of the album and how influential it has been. If I want to sit completely still, unblinking and pondering the point of existence, I might throw this on.

Like a Prayer is such a great song. Some other great songs on this album as well. Madonna is one of my favorites from the 80s.

Very cool beats. I’ve always liked G-Love and the Special Sauce, who I now realize is very heavily influenced by this. This is one of the reasons I’m enjoying this journey. Just a fun group.

This sounds like something I would like if I were my current age in 1977. To current current age me, it’s sounds like a multi-layered throwback… 50s music from the 70s. I like music from both decades, but this seems to combine the types I don’t like from each… 50s white guys in suits rockabilly with flat 70s new wave production. The Wikipedia article describes exactly what this reminds me of… a data entry clerk writing rock music.

Enjoyable reggae album. Good grooves. Didn’t listen too closely to the lyrics. Some of the harpsichordy synth glisses were unpleasant.

I liked this album. I've not listened to an entire album by Swift before. I like almost all of her radio singles. The non-radio singles were mostly strong, but by the end, the last three felt like just a bunch of 'Taylor Swift-isms' thrown together and they weren't as strong as the rest of the album.

Hadn't listened to a lot of these songs, but they're mostly great! For some reason, Time After Time is one of my favorite songs ever. I also really liked Money Changes Nothing, She Bop, All Through the Night, and I'll Kiss You. She's a really energetic singer and the songs are 80's pop perfection.

I have mixed feelings on this one. I just don’t know the guys intent enough. If it is earnest, then it’s really not good. If it’s tongue-in-cheek, then it’s slightly better. The instrumental arrangements are mostly basic and don’t add much, his voice is not good, and the lyrics are corny. As a satire of a crooner from the 50s, it’s not bad. As an earnest work of art, it’s somewhat endearing but kind of a mess.

Aerosmith are just so generic. There are a handful of songs by them that I’ve enjoyed, none on this album.

This is pretty mixed. Some hauntingly beautiful arrangements, some incredibly awkward. Cash singing earnest love songs just doesn’t work. Imight be me projecting, but songs like Bridge Over Troubled Water and In My Life sound about as convincing as an average karaoke performance.

I've never listened to Beck. I've heard a lot of his music and have always placed it in my 'not interested' bucket. This is the first full album I've listened to, and I really liked it. I didn't associate this sound with him, and I know this might be a rare sound for him, but it was a pleasant surprise. I might return to this one.

This was pretty awesome. Great voice, great band, great songs. The Way Young Lovers Do was my favorite on first listen, but I will likely go back to this one.

Super interesting album. Energetic and chaotic. I really liked it, and I know I would have loved it if I had known any of the Ornette Coleman charts they were riffing on. I just love saxophones and these guys are virtuosos. Had to listen on YouTube and got some jump scares from the commercials.

I can see liking this as a young person from Britain. It's totally fine punk, which is more about the message than the music. The message of this isn't relevant to my time or place. I have my own punk albums from my youth that I will always love.

Not my jam, but I didn’t hate it.

Very solid. Pretty cool. Definitely a master of the genre. These early albums always sound pretty straightforward but there is beauty in their simplicity. It's not actually simple at all but it sounds effortless.

The Rolling Stones are a band everyone has heard of. I've always had them categorized as 'ok but not my thing' so it's hard to see past that. I thought the straight up blues rock songs were all filler. There were a handful of songs that I liked a lot despite not wanting to like them. Mick Jagger is just such a friggin weirdo. But there is some good stuff here even if I'll probably not go back to it much.

I don't think I had ever heard any of these songs, but there are some real gems on here. Interesting reading the context of this album (at least as explained by Wikipedia). This direction definitely seemed to be a marketing direction, and it's impressive how well they pulled it off.

I was a little disappointed by this. The first two songs are great, but the rest of the album never reaches those heights. Still, he's a great singer and they are decent songs, but I was looking forward to discovering that all of his songs were hidden gems, and that wasn't the case.

She has a great voice. The music is half jazz and half R&B, and to me it's not an enjoyable version of either of those styles.

This is my second Bowie album. The first was Aladdin Sane... this is so much better. Changes and Life on Mars are obviously classics and the rest of the songs are good as well. Strong album.

I know that a lot of people use music and art as therapy. But I feel like a therapist listening to this. I am imagining the recording engineers giving each other concerned glances as Gaye is stream-of-consciousness mourning the end of his marriage. I'm sure he earned this given his success and that this is his 15th album or something. Not enjoying it.

This never grabbed my attention. I think it might be the high point of a very specific 80's sound... at least I have it pigeonholed in my head. It's like they had a very specific idea of what 'cool' sounds like, and they bought into it and performed it over and over.

This album was ok. A lot of the songs sounded similar, but it is such an energetic and driving sound that it was always interesting. This would be 3 stars, but Orion is worth a star by itself. What a great instrumental.

This was a pleasant surprise. I've heard Sultans of Swing but I wouldn't have known who had performed it. The guitar playing on this album is great. I'm a sucker for good guitar work, and I enjoyed the guitars on pretty much every song on this album. The songs are simple and the arrangements are clean. Just excellent guitar playing. Very easy to listen to and enjoy.

I had only heard one song from this album, Freedom!'90, and it's catchy but over 6 minutes long. After listening to this and reading about it on Wikipedia, it's interesting. It sounds like Michael was trying to take a turn as a more serious artist and didn't want to promote or tour for this album, and then was mad that his label wasn't promoting it enough? Judging by the music, it just doesn't sound like there is anything that would have been a hit, and overall it's kind of somber and self-serious. I don't hate it, but there's nothing that I would go back to.

This is the second album I've gotten by The Band. I thought the other one was a little more varied. This one has a more defined sound, but many of the songs sound the same. The Weight is obviously a hit, and none of the other songs raise to that level IMO. However, it's a solid album. I Shall Be Released kind of stands out as the one howler.

This is pretty uninspiring stuff. One of the weaker albums I've heard on this journey. The vocals are not convincing, and Clapton's guitar is super understated.

My first time ever listening to a Grateful Dead album. It was better than I had expected. This is my kind of music. Good harmonies, good instrumentals. I don't think sitting in an office at a computer is the ideal place to listen to this, but I still enjoyed it. I'm not going to dive into their catalogue or start watching live performances, but I understand slightly better why some people love this band.

This was pretty good! I had never heard of these guys but really enjoyed it.

Add me to the segment of listeners who just doesn't get Prince. I've seen recordings of live performances, and he is electrifying. Truly a great showman and guitar player. I can't say that I enjoy any of his studio singles. I had never listened to a whole album before this, and this did not change my mind.

I really liked this. Raw, energetic, crunchy. Good guitar sounds.

This was a little better than I was expecting. I'm not a fan of this funk/soul, but this was catchier and less repetitive than most so far. Not bad!

Wow, very pleasantly surprised. Great harmonies, great lead voice, catchy melodies. I was worried it was going to be all old-timey.

This was a fun album. Upbeat vibes, mostly lighthearted songs. Good samples and beats. Enjoyable, would definitely throw it in the mix for an outdoor gathering playlist (if I did stuff like that, which I don't).

I really liked this and I don't know why. Good groves, like a mix between EDM and guitar rock, which I really enjoyed.

Obviously a great album. Wouldn't It Be Nice and God Only Knows are two of my favorites.

I ended up liking it more than I thought I would after the first couple of songs. Some great bass lines. I like ska, but really know nothing about it's history so I was surprised to hear a 70's British ska-revival band. Enjoyable listen.

I ended up liking this despite not being excited about it once it started. It won me over... yeah the guy is mopey and sometimes it's not fun to hear someone whining about stuff when you're in bad mood, but the music is pretty good.

It is energetic and youthful. It was never intended to be appreciated by a 40-something white guy from the Midwest. Glad I listened to it.

What a pleasant surprise. This is a very mature-sounding and tasteful album. She has a great voice, and the grooves seemed pretty Latin-inspired to me. I'm positive if I listened to this a couple of times, I would completely love it.

Holy moly. This was awesome. I have not enjoyed any of the 70's funk that I had listened to through this list, so my expectations were low. Track 1 was amazing! This sounds like a mash-up of funk and rock. So good and a great surprise.

Chameleon and Watermelon Man are great. The other two are probably great as well, I'm just not as familiar with them.

I drifted in and out of this. Sometimes I got really into it, and sometimes it was more background and didn’t grab me.

I respect them. Good sound and I was surprised how many songs I was familiar with from this album.

This is the second album I've heard from them on this list, and I like it even more than I liked the first one. Really interesting and creative, good harmonies, good lyrics, each song is unique. I just really like the sound of these guys.

Some fun songs early in the album. Started to fade near the end. The beat-boxing was just uncomfortable. But, overall, the hits make this album.

A lot of gems on this album that I was already familiar with but hadn't listened to in a long time. These guys have the impressive ability to write a catchy tune and also perform it with virtuosic technical skills without it seeming like they are only showing off how good they are.

Very nice surprise. I loved the lo-fi sound, the understated vocals, and the tinny guitar sounds. Sounded like the guy was barely singing but still had some good melodies and a flexible voice. Definitely a hidden gem I would never have found without this project. They add up!

I didn't really like this. I didn't like the vocal effects, and the beats didn't resonate with me. This falls on the side of soul/r&b that I don't enjoy but it's hard to say exactly why. I think it's because the beats are '"jazz-inspired" but not all that interesting or complex.

Not into this. I haven't read anything about it and probably don't understand the context. As a listening experience there is nothing I particularly enjoy about it.

This was great! Heard of the band, and probably have heard Pretty in Pink, but I really liked most of the songs. I can totally hear their influence on a lot of more current bands that I like. It Goes On is an instant playlist add and a total banger.

I thought I would like this more than I did. I like the hits of Chicago. This was long and kind of bland, with nothing that stuck out as catchy as any of their hits.

Great album. The band is so good, and each song is interesting musically and lyrically.

I liked it... different and pretty creative. Theatric arrangements. I started listening to it on the day it was first assigned to me, and I knew it was good but I was super tired and knew I wouldn't be open to it, so I saved it for when I knew I would be more receptive. Glad I did that.

Pretty enjoyable listen. They sound like pavement with less distortion. Some of the lyrics made me laugh a little. I like the sound, the guys voice has the perfect detached irony that fits the time/style.

Some of the messages age incredibly poorly (misogyny) and some are just as relevant as ever (racism, abuse of power). Energetic, some cool beats. Nothing I'm likely to come back to.

Solid all the way through. Didn’t hit me like the last Neil Young album did, but still a lot of good songs. All good, but nothing jumped out

I liked it. Simple songs performed well. This is the sound that a lot of country artists I enjoy base their sound on. Very few capture the effortless bouncy twang. Just needs a single kind of clever phrase, and that’s the base for a nice two minute song.

Nice discovery. There were moments where I was completely transfixed, and moments where I was bored or annoyed (Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp). Some really good instrumentation and moments throughout the album. Probably 3.5.

I love this album. Every single is great. I haven't listened much to some of the songs, but they're all good Killers songs. Mr. Brightside and Smile Like You Mean It are two of my all-time favorites.

There are a couple of really good songs, a couple that are kind of catchy, and a handful that are pretty generic. Not a bad album. I remember thinking I was too old for it when it came out and I was 20.

I didn't like this as much as Master of Puppets. One is a good song, but the rest of them sounded repetitive and are more aggressive than I like. This is my third Metallica album out of 200 which seems like a lot.

My third Bowie album and the least interesting of them. Nothing grabbed me on this one.

My first exposure to Nick Cave. I really liked it for a first listen. There were a few songs that grabbed my attention instantly - 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' and 'Supernaturally'. It was a long album and they didn't all grab me, but I think if I listened more, they would grow on me.

A few moments that I thought were cool, but not a lot. I’m also tired. 2.5

Not really my thing. I liked their debut album a lot more than I liked this one. Compared to the Metallica album I just listened to, there is a lot more musicality and variance which I like, but nothing grabbed me.

This was actually quite good. I've never been a fan of the Rolling Stones but this album sounded more like a southern blues rock album. Good harmonies and guitar work. Pretty sweet.

My first time listening to an entire AC/DC album. Yep, it sounded like AC/DC. They have a sound and they stuck with it. It's fun and energetic and definitely has its place.

This is one of the most sullen and depressing albums I've heard. The synths are kinda cool but the singer sounds like a priest stumbling his way through some invocation. Not my thing.

My second Dylan album and I liked it almost as much as the first. Definitely some great songs on here. Some misses as well, but they were all worth listening to. I don't know anything about Dylans timeline, but this was 1963, and my previous album from him (Blood on the Tracks) was from 1975 which is a lot of time for a musician to be writing and releasing great music. The latter was clearly more polished and had a band.

I love the soundscape these guys create. The only other full album I've listened to by The Cure was their new (2024) release and I really liked that one, but I assumed it was a change in direction after mainly knowing their singles. After listening to this all the way through it makes me realize they've always had that sound. Contemplative and interesting throughout.

This is an incredibly non-descript mid-90s guitar rock album. I love 90's guitar rock and this sounds like the band that would open for whichever band I wanted to see. There were maybe two moments where I was kind of engaged, but overall it's just SO bland and unenergetic.

It's the Beatles and it's great. Not a huge number of hits like many others, but still a handful of all-time great songs.

This is my comfort music. I don't listen to this a lot these days, but I love these guys. One of the best 90's rock/punk bands that existed. Every song is a banger. I haven't sat down and listened to an album of these guys in a LONG time and my only thing is it's a lot of relentless sound! But it's good noise.

This album has the only two Prince songs that I sort of like - Purple Rain and When Doves Cry. He's a great guitarist and charismatic performer, but his studio albums don't do it for me. The songs are so frantic.

This was pretty boring. This type of music is pretty popular now as background noise on playlists with names like 'Deep Focus' or 'Music to Study To'. Maybe this was interesting in 1995, and I will say it's a step above and more thoughtful than a lot of what you'll find on those playlists, but I still don't know if there is anything exceptional about it. unless these are the first people to ever make music to study to?

Such a great album. I love the unhinged energy of the singing. Every song on this album is good, and it’s the first time I’ve listened to it all the way though.

Great album. First time listening to it, but I love the Mingus big band albums. So creative and raw. The arrangements are so interesting and varied. A lot of ideas going on at any given time... some built upon and some just passing thoughts.

This is a really good album. Melancholy, with cool guitar parts and good vocal melodies. So many good songs on the album.

A handful of decent songs. I thought I would like it more than I did.

I don't hate all of these songs, I've just never 'loved' them. Out of all of the 90's bands that still exist in one form or another, I've never been able to figure out why this is the one that people go crazy for and spend $500 to see them in huge arenas. I just don't get it.

This is my second Springsteen album in three days. This is far better than Born in the USA. A lot of genuinely good songs on this one.

Some very beautiful songs on this album. If I listened to this a few times I'm sure I would grow to love them.

This was pretty terrible. I feel like at this point he was so far out of touch with a normal human experience that none of his songs make sense. They're also not good musically.

Not terrible, not great. Seemed like a middle of the road jam band.

I liked this quite a bit. Very cohesive sound throughout the album. Atmospheric, contemplative, and sophisticated. Probably won't add anything to a playlist, but it is great working music that seems to have a good amount of depth were one wanting to dive into it.

I'm too old and too white for these lyrics to resonate with me, but I thought the beats and music were quite good. Mostly chill and pleasant-sounding.

Catchy, energetic, poppy rock music. It's a fun album, and the last two tracks, Hysteric, and Little Shadow, show some range to perform songs that are quieter but still engaging.

I sort of liked it. You Can't Always Get What You Want is a really good song. Sticky Fingers was my first full Stones album, and I didn't enjoy this one as much as I did that one.

This band creates a really cool sound. Atmospheric, lush, thoughtful. If I listened to it a few times I would love it.

This is not my thing, and I like guitar rock. I enjoy a raw-sounding band, but this was that but to me lacked energy as well. For me, that combination comes off as sloppy, and the songs didn't resonate with me.

I'd never heard of this band before listening to this album. Pretty solid, but no songs stuck out as something I will return to. A very tight punk band, cool that there are horns on some tracks.

Another band I've not heard of before. They're fun and quirky, with some really catchy melodies. Kind of new-wave/punk mix, on the very light end of punk. Pleasant listen. I liked The Way Girls Talk a lot, and a few others caught my ear.

This is my favorite Radiohead album to date, and the only one that I really like. I love the arrangements, and the cool synth sounds. There's even trombones in one of the tracks?! Anyway, this is the first time that I kind of get why people like this band. I may even listen to it again.

It's weird, it's annoying, but it's not terrible. There is definitely some skill in the arrangements and sound. I can't say that it makes me enjoy it any more. It was kind of obnoxious.

Pretty good album. Very early grunge and it's closer to 80's metal in some parts which is interesting to hear. I liked it as a time-capsule but likely won't listen to much more.

Good album. I liked it. I like the guys voice. Cool sounding band.