I remember there being a lot of critical discourse in the late 2010s that genre was dead. The existence of this album proves that such discourse was at least several years too late.

I can recognize that this is good music. However, if this is the best from Depeche Mode, I can also recognize that they might not be for me.

Not my favorite classic rock album, but there are definitely a few good songs on it (especially Houses of the Holy).

Willie Nelson was formative in my development of an appreciation of country and folk music, turning me into the closeted country lover that I am today. Growing up, my exposure was mostly through compilation albums promising "The Very Best of" that my parents would play on road trips. I don't think I realized just how many came from this single album.

A perfectly solid album with several upbeat, high-energy bangers.

Grunge was a particular time in the American music scene. It should stay that way.

Did I enjoy the return to a bygone era of early aughts rock? Yes. Will I forget that this album exists in the next few days? Also yes. Favorite song of the album: Joe's Head

This was a gem of an album. It was just fun to listen to and it might find its way into my regular rotation. I would give it 4 1/2 stars if that was an option. Favorite Song: City, Country, City

With the exception of the title track, what a surprisingly forgettable album. It all just kind of blends together.

I'm sure this album is for someone. Just not for me.

This isn't necessarily an album I'd listen to with my full attention. But it is something that would be nice to have on in the background while I'm doing something else.

I had not understood the hype for Oasis before this (after all, Wonderwall is an overplayed meh of a song). But now I think I get it.

A very solid album. This was the perfect funky blend to get me through the Friday afternoon of a very long week.

This album is the embodiment of the phrase, "so bland as to be inoffensive". The only reason I'm not giving it 2 stars is that Wake Up is the one exception to that phrase.

There is some interesting stuff going on in this album, but much of what makes it interesting is the consistent sound and sonic callbacks to his work in The Beatles.

This was surprisingly good. I think it does some interesting things to blend other sounds into traditional late 60s early 70s folk - but not enough to justify giving this album five stars.

This is a solid album to have on in the background as ambient music, but is not one you can do a deep listen to without being driven out of your mind by its repetition.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Admittedly, I had definitely judged an album by its name (and the name of the band that produced it), but 4/5 would listen to it again.

This album is like a bad sandwich where the bread is the best part - the first and last songs are classics, but what comes in the middle is best forgotten.

Look, this album is hitting two of my sweet spots: 1960s, Beatles-esque Britpop and rock opera concept albums. I would give this 4.5 stars if that was an option. But since it is not an option, I'm rounding up. Loneliest Person is an emotional standout. Baron Saturday is just fantastic.

There are few live albums I actually enjoy. In my experience, they generally have poor audio quality and a bunch of audience clapping. But this album avoids that problem and captures the performer's energy - not the audience's. And in that way, it is a good example of what live albums should be.

I remember being obsessed with this album in the mid-00s as a touchstone of indie rock. It still holds up twenty years later as an exemplar of that sound.

Cut to Skinner Meme - Panel 1: "Am I out of touch?" Panel 2: "No, it's the classic rock who are wrong" I just don't think I get classic rock. I get why people CAN like it, I just don't.

The first half of this album has some problematic songs (Stupid Girl) that just aren't great. The back half though has some decent songs that show off the transition from the Britpop of The Beatles to a more rock sound. These songs are certainly better than Let It Bleed, so 3 stars.

This album is a vibe. And baby, I'm vibing.

I always forget how technically competent Metal musicians, including singers, have to be. And then a song like Gehenna comes along to remind me.

Is this technically interesting rap? Yes, I guess. Does that make it good? No.

This album is what I wanted to be listening to while we're getting 3.5" of snow. It's a fun album that captures the vibes of being somewhere warmer and is able to transport the listener there.

Listening to this, it was very clearly the progenitor for a bunch of mid-2000s sad-boy indie.

A throw back to my teen years of the early '00s. It holds up better than the work of some of her peers of the time.

This was a fine album, some might even say a good album. But then came along "Coconut" and I was forced to relive the inescapable mid-00s meme of a Coca-Cola commercial.

Taken individually these are really interesting songs that show how much fun rap can be, both for the audience and its creators. But it does drag a bit by the end of the album (although possibly that's just the bloat of some of the remixes at the end for the 25th Anniversary Edition).