Musically simple and uninteresting. Lyrically puerile. Just bored me.

I had no expectation of enjoying this album so much. The breadth of music genres coexisting throughout this work is brilliant and refreshing. What a treat!

She's a massive talent, incredible voice and vocal range and a great songwriter..The production is just a bit too slick for me. Not my cup of tea.

I don't know how or why I missed this one.

To my mind, this pales in comparison to The Dark Side of the Moon, but still a great album.

Musically simple and uninteresting. Lyrically puerile. Just bored me.

Well constructed. Great rock & roll.

I don't know how this album made it onto the list. His first album after getting out of the Army and all the magic is gone. His voice is still there, but the rawness and passion is gone.

Killer album! Every cut is a classic. So many rockers owe so much to this guy.

Powerful. Loved it.

I think this album defined their sound for the remainder of their career. My five favorite Rolling Stones albums all predated this one, but I still think Exile is genius and it deserves no less than five stars. I could listen to Sweet Black Angel all day long.

Soft pop. Lethargic, boring and uninspired.

What a brilliant and beautiful album! The rich and dense vocals, complex rhythms and overall musicality make this a joyful listening experience. OMG!

I loved this album when it came out. Still love Bohemian Rhapsody. Unfortunately, I no longer get much enjoyment from their music. Brian May is an amazing guitarist and Freddy Mercury was a brilliant singer.

Simple, persistent, heavy rhythms. Minimal harmonic progressions. Ethereal keyboard backgrounds. I assume this is what fans are drawn to. This is not a negative appraisal of the music. It's just not for me.

I guess this is the progenitor of all the great progressive groups that would appear in the next few years. Such talented and inventive musicians would add to the canon of King Crimson and continue to produce great music up to the present day.

I liked a few of the songs, but there were many that just sounded like first take demos. Minimalism has its place, but these tunes just bored me.

Uninteresting Uninspiring Unimaginative Simplistic Boring

I can see why these guys made such a big splash and became so influential. This is some powerful music with a whole lot to say.

I enjoyed this very much. Great songwriting. Interesting melodic lines, harmonies and syncopation. It just had a very unique feel. Love it!

Straight ahead rock. Did not do anything for me. I think it's simple and boring. Not for me.

Not much here for me. Different spin.

Great album. Too bad he threw it all away due to his drug habit. One of the most important things he did was discovering Emmylou Harris.

John Fogerty is very talented and the driving force behind Creedence. Too bad the boys couldn’t get along. He wrote some great songs, but I never felt compelled to buy any of their music. It was/is Ho hum to me.

Quite enjoyed this one.

very funny. Beautiful music.

All these years later and I still find them lacking. Can’t put my finger on it.

Good writing. Great energy. Interesting musically. I’m only 30+ years late in discovering her, but I’m happy I did.

Simple, straightforward, head banging punk. “Let’s Dance” is my favorite. Otherwise, ultimately bores me.

Elvis lost me when he joined the Army. The Colonel sabotaged his career, putting him some mostly awful movies and making other bad career choices for him. Elvis' voice is still powerful here, but the music and arrangements never let him cut loose like he was capable of. The Army robbed Elvis of his "kick ass."

Well done, but too repetitive for me.

Excessive, soulless drivel.

This album is wonderful! Musically sophisticated, lyrically insightful beyond her years. Stellar through and through.

This album has not aged well for me. I remember being ambivalent about it at the time. I enjoyed some of it, but was mostly underwhelmed. I guess I feel the same about his entire oeuvre.

Great blend of hip hop, funk, jazz, electro-pop and more. This is a very interesting and listenable album. I can see why it's rated so high.

Some good to great songwriting. Some good to great rockers. I found it derivative. So much had already been said. It did not captivate me.

I haven't played this for many years, but listening to it now is like hearing from an old friend. Still hear the joy he felt after breaking away from the Beatles and unleashing all the great music he had stored up. I would give this five stars but for the unnecessary and self-indulgent inclusion of the boring jam on the third disc. Oh, well. He'd been anxious to break away from the stifling atmosphere of the Fab Four for a long time. So, a little self-indulgence may have been warranted and, certainly, forgiven.

Not what I expected. Just great balls to the wall rock. If this is death metal, then I like it.

Never liked heavy metal. Musicianship is undeniable, but it doesn't do anything for me.

Great album! I think the Nelson Riddle arranged albums are his best.

Great songwriting and unique and interesting arrangements and aural landscapes. I need to spend more time with album. Love it.

I remember what a big deal this was for a major artist to make a live album at a high security prison. The group played well, but Johnny's acoustic guitar was horribly out of tune when he played solo. Weird someone in his group didn't whisper in his ear. But, his unique voice, songs and performance shine through.

Languid and spiritless.

Pleasant enough album. I like Man On The Moon, but everything else doesn't move me.

Every time I hear Green Onions I feel bliss. This album opened me up to a whole new world of music. Takes me back to the best part of my youth. Thank you Booker T & The MGs.

Noise, Noise, Noise. That about sums it up for me. Didn't like it.

Sloppy, unengaging writing and performance.

The musicianship is good and the music is often funky. But, the insipid string lines floating above are the reason I thought disco was so soulless.

Getz and Byrd nailed it on this one. Every tune is a delight. I was too young to appreciate this in 1962. But, when I started delving into jazz a few years later, this Brazilian influenced jazz really caught my ear. Just brilliant!

Just great, kick ass rock and roll. Sorry I didn't listen to this in its day.

I love Bono's voice and the Edge's atmospheric guitar sound. Great listening.

I've enjoyed some of Coldplay's music, but this didn't impress me.

I didn't pay much attention to the Beau Brummels back in the day. This album just seems dated psychedelia to me now. Interesting contributions from Van Dyke Parks and Randy Newman. The use of French horns and bass trombone is interesting as well. One of the horn players, Gale Robinson, was my teacher for a short time in the early 70s. Who knew?

I loved the Doors. This has some great tunes and performances and some that are fairly weak. I collected all of the Doors albums and, unfortunately, they were all uneven. But, when they shined they were untouchable.

I didn't like CCR then and still don't like them. This first album sounds like a second rate garage band. I've had to suffer through three of their albums so far. I'm sure there's more to come.

Enjoyable album. Lot of great songs, great playing, singing and loads of humor. Love it.

I love Steve Earle's music. I hadn't heard this one before, but I'll be listening to it again. He's a such a great writer and performer.

Just an amazing album. He's a genius.

Great rock'n'roll. Gotta love it!

Great vocals, beautiful and funky songs, incredible productions. Magnificent!!

The first side of this album is great with four very strong Top 40 hits. Turn the record over and it just (imo) peters out. I guess that's the reason I was never a huge fan of the Eagles. I always felt their output to be very inconsistent.

Tight band. Their music just doesn't do anything for me.

This is powerful music. I didn't give it a fair chance when it came out. Which is a real shame because it is so brilliant, insightful and moving. But, I love and appreciate it now.

Doing his full on Anthony Newley voice here. More piano based. I enjoyed it, but not my favorite Bowie.

This iteration of Fleetwood Mac was horrible. Christine McVie was its only saving grace. She could sing and wrote decent tunes. Otherwise, they were rubbish. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac was a brilliant and memorable band. I never understood this band's attraction.

When I started listening to this, I thought it was sounding fairly uninteresting. But, I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I love Turner's lyrics and delivery (love his Sheffield accent) and the band kicks. I'm sure their live performances must be exciting and fun.

Great album! Dando writes insightful songs and has a great voice. Too bad he got taken down by substance abuse.

Unfortunately, I've never even heard of these guys. What a pleasant surprise! A collection of really thoughtful, well-written, well-played and engaging tunes. Sometimes psychedelic, grunge, and hard rock played to perfection.

Beautiful album. Nina was such a powerful singer, performer and activist. This album is very moving. Love it.

I get nothing from this music. To me, it is completely lacking in warmth and soul. I acknowledge and appreciate their musicianship, but it just sounds lifeless to me.

The orchestration and lyrics were a bit busy, clunky and disjointed. Nothing seemed to flow. A very talented artist, but this was disappointing effort.

Great artist! Great album! She had some of the top musicians and producers on this date. She kills it, as always. Overcame a hard life and an asshole husband and blessed us all with her gift. Thank you, Tina!

What a great album! Another artist I missed completely. I don't know how to describe his music other than singular. Coming from the British folk tradition of the sixties, he then drew from Jamaican music, jazz, funk, blues and developed a new style of music all his own. Now I'm going to have to explore his entire catalog. What a happy surprise!

I can't deny his talent, but I've never enjoyed his music. It lacks dynamism, depth, tension. Sounds contrived to me.

An amazing album! His classic albums made during 70s are the epitome of creative songwriting, performance and production. I haven't listened to this in ages. I need to get back to his catalog. This music fills my heart with joy. Love you, Stevie.

The original album was issued in 1956 with 12 tracks (6 more than offered here) with the two bonus tracks added in 1957. I love Fats Domino, but this is kind of weak.

Incredible singing with tight harmonies, great production and all-around wonderful performances throughout. A pleasure to listen to, although this type of music is not my go to genre. That being said, "Happy Face" lifts my spirits high. I'll be adding that to my Happy Tunes playlist.

I'm just not a fan of a lot of Southern rock. This just bores me.

Great album! So much more here than I expected. I didn't like punk in general, so didn't even give this a listen at the time. How wrong I was! This is just fantastic rock and roll. It covers so many styles of r'n'r and does them all well. Wish I didn't have such a closed mind.

Great playing. Unfortunately, it’s just noise to me.

Utterly soulless. The Carpenters were very talented, but this music is cringe-worthy.

Drum machines, insipid disco strings, monotonous rhythms and vocals. It's all great and appropriate for dancing and dance clubs. So, it's perfect for that. But, I never went to dance clubs because I don't enjoy dancing. So, this music just bores me.

Generic pop rock. Pleasant enough.