Jan 14 2025
Abbey Road
Beatles
They really abbeyed that road huh. Come Together is like the most overrated Beatles song I swear to god we did a 60โs music assignment and every group but mine played that stupid song holy crap. Tho back to the album, itโs a Beatles album so what more can you say, itโs an album which you can smile to but Iโm def listening to it 55 years too late haha
Fav song: here comes the Sun
3
Jan 15 2025
Pornography
The Cure
i've given a listen the cure a few times over the course of the last few months, and this album is their weakest... not to say it's bad, just alot of the similar sound, and when it's the sort of the like rock-ambience sort of music this album has, it gets a bit too much into the background. However, the songs on individual listen ARE BEAUTIFUL it's so immersive in little pockets and would be a cool vinyl to own as something for a backing vibe. this music wouldn't be in anything pornographic tho...
fav song : The Figurehead
3
Jan 16 2025
Document
R.E.M.
This album isโฆ interesting. I am sure that this album could have gone without being on the โ1001 albums to listen to before you dieโ, as itโs not anything special from what Iโve heard from R.E.M. I had to give this album multiple repeeps to actually get a favourite because I likeโฆ forgot it. All I can remember from the album is the part where he says โmonkey monkey monkeyโ LMAOOO. I really hope their other albums are better, esp with the 18 million monthly.
Fav song: fireplace
2
Jan 17 2025
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
When I heard the 12 bar blues in "I love your loving ways", I knew I was in for a TREAT. Which might be a good time to say that 12 bar blues are more of the time boring (expect when jazzheads do em <3), but when they be an album opener OOOOOOOOOOOO goodness how much do they cook. so yeah, what more can I say?
beautiful brass lines on the songs which have em, the piano is just drop dead GORGEOUS OMMGGGGGGG she is such a talented pianist as well, esp climaxing on If I Should Lose You. Either Way I Lose is such a clever idea of having bass vocals doing... bass hahah. what a wonderful way of ending the album
little issues having her vocals sometimes not really hitting it tonely but that's prob due to experience compared to her 70's stuff.
def deserves to be on not only a top 1001 but a top 201 albums :D
fav song: That's All I Ask
4
Jan 18 2025
Nevermind
Nirvana
I can't understate how the post 2000's Shin Megami Tensei soundtracks / shoegaze has made me be able to appreciate this sorta music. When guitar go fuzzzz me be buzz. With that being said, that prob moved the album from like a 4/10 to a 6/10, because this sorta music ain't my style. The hits / the first half of this album are pretty decent tracks, but because of how popular this style of music has become, i've become very mellow to it, if they have more of an ambient-experimental album i would probably enjoy it more hmmm. Oh and something in the way was pretty cool as well. I can really see it's mass appeal for sure, it screams "teenage rebellion" or whatever Ben says it means haha.
(also i was watching anime when listening to this (shoutout to RE:zero) and the episodes were pretty peak and it helped with the vibe so that might of helped)
Fav: Come as You Are
3
Jan 19 2025
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
This is a 2/5 because of "i'm not a fan of metal" rather then a "this is a below average album". For all merits, this is a FANTASTIC METAL album, everything from the dual metal vocals (which is just a staple in current metalcore sorta stuff), to that mmmmm bass and the drums are just all well done. It's just something I can't mesh with well, esp since playing metal over 30% volume gives me headaches. I do prefer their more melodic stuff over their intensity... so yeah, good job Slipknot.
Fav song: Child of Burning Time
2
Jan 20 2025
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
This album goes from good to shit to A DROP DEAD BEAUTY. The start of this album has a lot of cool instrumentation decisions in a unique way (prob cause it's mostly MIDI stuff), and I was excited for an album with that direction. No One Receiving whilst having weird but pretty cool intentional vocal choices made me ponder if this was just gonna be another one of those "albums" that seems to litter this 1001 albums (the rock albums with a lil quirky change in them), or something unique and not expected. Sadly over the first 7 songs, the album just drops down in quality, ending up me letting it be background noise, with Julie With being... not a good song at all.
I was so tuned out. I had 4 songs to go. I didn't want to continue.
I hear the start of By This River. I froze. The gentle piano melody grabs all my attention. The backing chimes help add so much ambience. His vocals come in. They work so well. The midi strings come in. It gives the piece such a melancholic feeling to it. I hate making this comparison, but it honestly reminds me of "Waterfall" and "Quiet Water" from the UNDERTALE ost. But I think this does the vibe SO SO SO much better. The rest of the album complimented By The River so well... it saved the album. I assume this was the part after Science, because did the album just resonate with me once finishing.
This album reminds me of the Grand Canyon :)
Fav song: By This River (did i even need to say)
3
Jan 21 2025
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
It's an american blues rock album. It's alright, nothing too special and i liked the songs with piano which gave it a lil ragtimey feel but it just ain't my cuppa. would be fun in an american pub played live tho
fav song: seeing things
2
Jan 22 2025
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
I think this album best matches the vibes of the cover / name of it, it's just so smoooooth, Reggae has that just feeeels that come from the kinda swinging drums and beautiful vocals. I had to rate this album up a point on relisten because man is it just so well made. There's not a bad song on this whole album, just vibes, I think Maxi Priest is the reason why I'm a fan of this sorta style of stuff.
Fav Song: No Sympathy
3
Jan 23 2025
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
This is the most like... medieval a rock album can sound? It def gives the vibe of being from the early 1970's, as the effect pedals and the synth are super limited for the time, but they did do well for what they had on hands. Probably the most "above-average" album i've ever heard lmaooooo
Fav Song: Child in Time
3
Jan 24 2025
Maxinquaye
Tricky
breakbeats are so delicious. i can't understand how goood this album is, even if it's sounds like sex music. i should probably check out more trip-hop if this is what it sounds like. tbf the album starts a lil weak but it gets SO GOOD BY THE END.
fav song: aftermath (beep)
4
Jan 25 2025
25
Adele
I feel like this album is very... corporation pop. It's super safe music, there a few songs on this album which given to someone for not the ideas of it being safe pop music, would the songs be like pretty fun. Would give Adele the chance for her to be able to showcase her works. This album would also be best heard live, it NEEDS those big speakers and width needed for it to shine.
Fav Song: Send My Love
2
Jan 26 2025
The La's
The La's
I actually listened to this album twice within the 24 hours, one in the afternoon on the train and one during midnight cruising home. It fits both vibes very well... it's a very fun album, an album to bop your head to! It's just a solid album through and through, however I'm not sure if I would listen to any of the songs in isolation.
Fav song: Feelin'
3
Jan 27 2025
On The Beach
Neil Young
Honestly this album is soโฆ. Bland? Nor much to talk about it is good background music lmao
Fav: Revolution Blues
2
Jan 28 2025
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley is a interesting artist, such a talented singer for the time and did bring the music industry lil more booming. however in personal taste, i'd rather listen to the original versions of the songs hmmmm. a true 5/10
fav song: money honey
3
Jan 29 2025
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
It's good cruising music, the album has some very nice instrumentation in it, and has a nice vibe :D . I think the first half of the album is kinda boring but the 2nd half has alot more sauce. the slap bass do be slapppppinnggg yummmm.
fav song: Train in the Distance
3
Jan 30 2025
The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
This album fits the name of the band SO WELL!!!!!! They ARE cowboy junkies. I just feel like Iโm a saloon worker making food behind the counter and in the corner of my ears I just hear. This. Something I might put on if Iโm ever out in the outback haha. The vocalists voice is just so soothing omg.
Fav song: working on a building
3
Jan 31 2025
Feast of Wire
Calexico
When I opened this album up straight after reviewing the last album, gotta be honest. was a little disappointed. The first track SUCKS. however as the album goes on... it does get better. I do love the completely different styles, showcased in songs like "Close Behind", which gives like Video Game music vibes, like something out of Xenoblade, which gave me a little shock. Oh and when "The Book and the Canal" came on, WOOOOOOOAHHHHHH did it give me chills, such a beautiful piano and string section melody, would fit right into WALL-E. Could they PLEASE change the album cover please, that sucks so much. Trumpets are very sick tho.
3
Feb 01 2025
Tommy
The Who
This album is so long. I kinda get it, like, itโs an album from 1969 so why not do anything else haha, but this album just DRAAGGGSSSS ONNNNN. It feels like an elongated jam session, though honestly I prefer listening to alor of these tracks over like the Beatles LMAOOO.
Fav song: Underture (even if some of the notes are so jwysuwokwhsua off key)
3
Feb 02 2025
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Overall, this is good album. I preferred the songs without the rock influence but it's just... so beautiful. Hope we get more albums like this :)
Fav song: Endlessly
3
Feb 03 2025
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
it's such a long album, especially for someone not into the beatles. i get why it's in here hahahaha, but man does this album drag so much in the 2nd half, by the end it just feels like a jam session lmao. it has some good tracks tho.
fav song: my sweet lord
2
Feb 04 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley
This is like my 5th time listening to this album in full... and I swear with every listen this album gets better. Just his voice alone is just powerful enough to give it a perfect rating, and to think it's just... this... from him. man. the world didn't deserve jeff buckley.
fav song: grace
5
Feb 05 2025
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
This albbbbuuummmmm is so grooooovvyyyyy woah. I love all the singing melodies, the FANTASTIC trumpets and those smooth as hell drums. Solid 8/10
4
Feb 06 2025
Debut
Bjรถrk
YUMMMMMMMMMM. this is SUCH a great album. I listened to it the first time a month ago and fell in love with Come To Me and Venus is a Boy. It's just beautiful. Her singing with the breakbeats stuff and just fusd0fiojsfsifoi it's amazing.
fav song: Venus is a Boy
5
Feb 07 2025
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
This album was alright. The tracks are a lil long and get a bit repeat however the instrumentation was pretty cool.
fav song: Lucretia My Reflection
3
Feb 08 2025
Stankonia
OutKast
Oh this is heat. Even if you gave this to me a year ago I would have rated it MUCH lower. Itโs got amazing grooves and the flow is just incredible. Sounds even better when you peep on public transportation
Fav song: Spaghetti Junction
4
Feb 09 2025
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Yeah it was alright, I liked the songs with the very punchy basslines but itโs nothing too special.
Fav song: Thug
2
Feb 10 2025
Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
it's a good album, i've actually studied this album in a lecture before haha. not too outstanding in anyway thoooo
fav song: i don't know what it is
3
Feb 11 2025
Sea Change
Beck
It's just alright. I don't know, the vocals are just lameish and i've heard a bunch of this sorta music so much other places. the production and vibes are nice tho
fav: the golden age
2
Feb 12 2025
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Most "This doesn't deserve to be in the top 1000" album i've listened to thus far. feels like one of those bands that the people writing it were like "oh yeah i really like this personally so i'm just gonna add it" sorta vibe. Genuinely fell asleep to it.
1
Feb 13 2025
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
cool instrumentation and some amazing ideas they present across the album. sadly not really for me :((
2
Feb 14 2025
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
this is a bob dylan album ๐
keep up the good work bob dylan
fav: subterrain homesick blues
3
Feb 15 2025
Illmatic
Nas
OOOOH THIS RAP IS SO NICEEE, 90โs rap built diff with those breakbeats
Fav song : miss honey - jingoro
4
Feb 16 2025
Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
omg the toy story guy made albums???? that's so cool, and the style has remained constant for like a few years waow.
fav: back on my feet again
2
Feb 17 2025
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
This was alrightโฆ this just sounds like musicโฆ this might of been psych rock in the 60โs but I def prefer newer psych rock
2
Feb 18 2025
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
such a solid album... the bass goes insane and the hits are pretty mmmmmm amazing.
fav: killing in the name of
3
Feb 19 2025
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Very cruisey album with amazing instrumentation and amazing sound from the 70โs. Perfect music to drive to
3
Feb 20 2025
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Theres def some nice ideas throughout the album, a lot of nice tracks with a whoolllleee range of instruments so thatโs nice. Trumpets!
3
Feb 21 2025
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Was playing red dead redemption whilst listening to this and it fit that vibe very well, but outside of that itโs just rock which Iโm not too much of a fan of
2
Feb 22 2025
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
like an actual amazing album, the instrumentation is just such a me thing to listen from the brass to the piano to well,everything
would like an instrumental version of dis better tho
4
Feb 23 2025
Iโve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
atypical 90's country, was pretty nice to listen on a drive home but doesn't suit to listen outside of that
2
Feb 24 2025
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
A pretty good singer songwriter album (from what I would believe it is).
Everything just sits nicely and the vocals are pretty cool
3
Feb 25 2025
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Beautiful vocals , beautiful instrumentation, Aretha is such a gem to the jazz scene
4
Feb 26 2025
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
the sitar is a beautiful instrument, and this is just a lovely experience exploring the experimentation using this instrument.
3
Feb 27 2025
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
such much ambience, nice stuff even if it's just 20000 different bits of noise hahaha
3
Feb 28 2025
Street Life
The Crusaders
this is what every single album here needs to be... hella funky and just SUCH A VIBE. i even knew one of the songs cause it's a sample bwahah
4
Mar 01 2025
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
sweet grooves and just a viiiibbbbeeeeeeeee, bob marley is cooooookkkiingggggggg
3
Mar 02 2025
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Ooooooh from only knowing her from her involvement in the cars soundtrack, this is fantastic. Itโs just a nice take on grassroots rock with just some hella interesting music. I did find out that I knew All I wanna do which was a surprise so I guess I donโt just know her from cars
3
Mar 03 2025
Live Through This
Hole
Decent rock album with I believe an almost female cast which is sickkkkk. Gives me โIf Olivia Rodrigoโ made music in the 90โs haha
3
Mar 04 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Poppy electronic goodness, very synth very cool, and a whole bunch of guys on it, well done haha
3
Mar 05 2025
Scott 4
Scott Walker
Most eh album Iโve ever heard before haha. Nice strings and backing instruments but his vocals are hella annoying
2
Mar 06 2025
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
was alright, it's so so so so so british i've never heard anything more british in my life lmaooo
2
Mar 07 2025
The Specials
The Specials
I wouldnโt think they classify to be โspecialโ, itโs not bad but itโs their band name is a lie. The bass is hella nice thooo and has good vibes
3
Mar 08 2025
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Yeah this is a very influential album for sure, itโs sound is nothing like it for the 60โs, however due to its age I donโt think itโs too enjoyable of a listen, esp the 14min song. Solod
3
Mar 09 2025
Destroyer
KISS
No clue why I expected heavy metal, because this wasโฆ better than that. Good quality rock and I liked the stuff when they didnโt do rock better.
3
Mar 10 2025
In It For The Money
Supergrass
My mum said it the best โ90โs Grunge mixed with supertrampโ. Some nice songs but overall an interesting blend and def not the vibe from the cover
2
Mar 11 2025
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Very cool standard rock album for sure !! Def can hear itโs a lot of bands influence. Some good songs but a lot are a bit dated sadly
3
Mar 12 2025
2112
Rush
They def werenโt rushingโฆ very on the best rock music. Pretty cool and def better then the average rock album
3
Mar 13 2025
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Dave fought the foos!! This is so cool !! Very awesome to hear that this is a solo album, super duper cool omg. Raw tracks with some that sound a little shoegazey
3
Mar 14 2025
Oxygรจne
Jean-Michel Jarre
So experimental for the time, kinda giving video game but much cleaner for the time haha. Got sick of it in the auto play queue afterwards but it was the perfect length !
3
Mar 15 2025
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
girls just wanna have fun!! what a fun album with mostly straight bangers from the top to the bottom, with beautiful synths and vocals all the way through!
4
Mar 16 2025
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
OMG this hip hop album is just so juicy, love the rapping, love the breakbeats and the vibes are immaculate. They know how to cook. Tho not my fav hip hop album of this, nas better
4
Mar 17 2025
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Beautiful album. If only album could be this consistently good! Coldplay is such a classic to me and my childhood. I donโt think thereโs a bad track on this album :p
4
Mar 18 2025
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is such a classic artist, though not as good as born to run. Solid but not the bessttt of his
3
Mar 19 2025
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
thank goodness i read the reviews and it saying i only needed to listen to the first 13 songs. it drags... great ideas and playing a game like Red Dead would make it much better, or at like a campfire setting, however a natural car listen home... not sure about that one. good stuff tho
2
Mar 20 2025
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Thay do be the bob Marley and that do be the wailers wow very standard album from them wow
3
Mar 21 2025
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Itโs average. Theres nothing special about it, though thereโs nothing bad about it. Love the fact that it goes from male vocals to female vocals every other track.
3
Mar 22 2025
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
This is such an interesting concept to do a live album on the 1001... i def think it's a good idea for it. kinda iconic for them not to do their hits, though as someone who's not too into nirvana, i wish there kinda were. nevertheless, nice work !!
3
Mar 23 2025
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
such a novel concept of being a double album, though as someone who thinks genesis is alright... its good for the first like 50mins. some good track afterwards, but still a wonderful album haha. good driving music to and from a gig.
3
Mar 24 2025
Parklife
Blur
this album is kinda a blur. it's got so many ideas throughout each track, however, it's so BRITISH. laughing with my track at most songs at the different directions it was going through, has psych stuff to crooner stuff to just standard rock, to like the most british stuff ever. very fun album.
3
Mar 25 2025
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
SAMIDOT may be the best kendrick lamar song.
5
Mar 26 2025
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Beach boys are such a classic band, pretty groovy for โ71, and the vocals have really beautiful sounds effects on it
3
Mar 27 2025
Da Capo
Love
interesting that the album had a mono and stereo version within the same album, found that fascinating. I always find 60's psychedelic rock a bit boring, i love the genre 20 years later when it's more effect heavy but it just sounds like rock. nice drumming tho.
2
Mar 28 2025
Roots
Sepultura
Very important to have something A. Brazilian B. Heavy Metal in this list.
sadly, not my stuff. Cool aspects but heavy metal gives me headaches
2
Mar 29 2025
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Found it more interesting but less enjoyable than his Electric Ladyland album. Kinda didnโt want him 2 weeks after the last one but thatโs what happens haha
2
Mar 30 2025
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
So groovy and good, Iโll probably make the style of music if I was in the 90โs.
4
Mar 31 2025
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Such a 2010โs album even tho itโs from 2009 lmao. Interesting electronic elements even tho the vocals are a bit wacky at times
3
Apr 01 2025
Blackstar
David Bowie
it's almost emotional to learn that this is bowie's death album... though saying that it's very hit or miss, the hits SLAP but it's a rough start to get there.
3
Apr 02 2025
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Is there really a demand for ANOTTHERRRR random rock album from the 90's??? It's not that bad that I should give it a 1/5, but it's just a rock album. The vocals are just a barebones version of great singers, it's like taking away all the soul from the song. Def another person's cup of tea tho.
2
Apr 03 2025
Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
very interesting Pakistani album, it's nice !!! it's just cool music and nothing much outside of it, good to be on the 1001 for diversity of differing music
2
Apr 04 2025
Arular
M.I.A.
The more I learn about this lady the cooler this album becomes. Great electronic vibes and her voice is so nice to hear !!
3
Apr 05 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
A classic band with a classic album. I really like the amount of times Iโve played Californication cause bass players cant get enough of the song
3
Apr 06 2025
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
if you told me this is from 1968 and i didn't see this, i'd heavy doubt you, as the production is so peak. nice vocals and beautiful instrumentation but it's nothing too better then good background music.
3
Apr 07 2025
Chris
Christine and the Queens
french 2010's gay pop???? kinda iconic ngl, love the vibes but didn't fully hit the marks compared to some of my other goats in the genre. still a great choice for the 1001
3
Apr 08 2025
Graceland
Paul Simon
2nd Paul Simon album. It has his hit in it, cool. I just think itโs just so so so stock standard ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Nothing bad but nothing good either
3
Apr 09 2025
The Yes Album
Yes
Wow. What a lame album. Nothing about it is bad, itโs just eh prog rock. โOh donโt judge prog rock on its first listenโ, many will say, however itโs just not my cup of tea. Cool ideas over some songs but others (like Iโve seen all the good people) are just likeโฆ WHEN IS THIS GONNA ENDDDDD haha
2
Apr 10 2025
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
Damn thay smith singer got low-key better in the 90โs. Cool stuff throughout it, with nice vibes
3
Apr 11 2025
The Band
The Band
For an album in the 60โs, pretty cool blend of genres to create a nice listening album whilst I walked the streets at night time.
3
Apr 12 2025
Murmur
R.E.M.
To my knowledge the 2nd R.E.M album Iโve done so far. This is a little better then Out of Time, tho not my much. A chill rock album never hurts anyone, esp one with a cool bass player
3
Apr 13 2025
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
nice 90's club vibes, recognized some of the songs even if i don't hit the club all too often. cool stuff, needs a dj over it thoooooooo
3
Apr 14 2025
Suicide
Suicide
Look. This is so influential for the development of Synth pop music. I gotta hand it to that. I also gotta gonna say that the next song that came up on the auto queue on their next album was like 10x better. It makes me so conflicted ahhhh. Plus some songs were just terrible in the vocal parts. Nevertheless, very interesting album to have included
2
Apr 15 2025
Amnesiac
Radiohead
came into this with the thought of my radiohead fans that this isn't a good album, and whilst yeah, pulk / pull revolving doors is on there... there are a bunch of cool tracks on there. interesting album inbetween some greats.
3
Apr 16 2025
Out of Step
Minor Threat
good that it's an EP. i wouldn't of been really able to listen to much more of it... it's just noise to me, sorta punk i'm not really into. though really can see an audience for it
2
Apr 17 2025
1999
Prince
Solid prince album for never really hearing him prior to this !!! 1999 is a classic, and a bunch of other solid songs throughout. Have had a bunch of less then an hour albums in recent so it made it a lil harder to focus the whole time
3
Apr 18 2025
Drunk
Thundercat
Thundercat really killed it with this one !!! Incredible bass work, and whenever he uses synths, it also kills.
Fun groovy album throughout this all!!
4
Apr 19 2025
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
frank ocean plz drop this one of the albums of all time and i need more then just this and blonde i beg
4
Apr 20 2025
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
if you like noise rock, you'll love this. if not, the most average album you'll ever hear.
2
Apr 21 2025
Odelay
Beck
interesting album. so very 90's core, rock and all. nice use of trumpets and other brass throughout the album though !!
3
Apr 22 2025
Synchronicity
The Police
my twin's favourite artist, so no matter what i say apart from "this is the best thing ever i love every song wow" will get me flammed.
solid album tho he kinda has taste...
4
Apr 23 2025
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
i saw a comment on this being like "The NYC vibe album", and I GOTTA agree, there's a beautiful mixture of the different elements of the new york scene in the 90's. one song reminded me so much of the main theme of the incredibles haha.
plus afterwards it autoplayed a song off of oceans eleven which he composed which was pretty nice as well :p
4
Apr 24 2025
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
For a live album, this sounded pretty good, love how the name of the album was the place they performed the set. though it's rock music and it sounded a lot like a bunch other stuff i've heard recently.
3
Apr 25 2025
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
fun silly disco inspo rock music from the 2000's!! what more could you want from music haha
4
Apr 26 2025
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
these fundamental 60's albums to me are just getting so stale. like sure they are very important for developing music as we know it, i'm just... bored.
2
Apr 27 2025
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
as a sample based producer, i can really appreciate a high quality sample based album. it's so interesting and i love all the elements to make it in a nice cohesive and funky package!
4
Apr 28 2025
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
i feel like this album is a precursor to the many album in the 2010's which sound similar to that, which is cool. nice backing instruments in the strings when they have them :)
3
Apr 29 2025
Kid A
Radiohead
didn't expect another radiohead album so soon (fyi 13 days). they are geniuses at what they do for sure, but another mixed bag album similar to Amnesic, however at a higher quality for the highlights. so close to a 4
3
Apr 30 2025
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Jazz samples with breakbeats with 90โs hip hop ?????? And you gonna say someone rated this under a 4???? Insanely good the bus ride was baller !!!
4
May 01 2025
Smash
The Offspring
High octane, full throttle music. The drummer is working overtime lmao I swear. Not my sorta music Iโm into but it would deserve a better score if I was into it haha.
2
May 02 2025
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
I feel like this is a good baseline album for if something deserves a 2 or a 3 on the list. Probably the most 5/10 album Iโve heard, pretty decent rock with nice instrumentation and stuff. Itโs very standard imo
3
May 03 2025
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Trip hop or whatever they call it??? The drums are just immaculate, grabbed me in as soon as the album started. Vocals are also very nice as well :)
Really in the border between a 3 and 4, flipped a coin at it landed tails so itโs a 3
3
May 04 2025
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
pretty standardly cool rock album, the instrumental songs were my favs cause they had a bit more diversity in instrumentation to them :)
3
May 05 2025
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
this album is such an influential piece of media, a prison live album is such a powerful thing. the moment between the crowd and cash is just so humane. i just don't like country...
2
May 06 2025
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
i feel like this album is everything against what i personally enjoy in music. not to say it's objectively bad, the sorta rock they play just makes me wanna yawn.
2
May 07 2025
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
A very nice consistent album from The Police. I don't think you can go wrong with them, solid drumming, nice singing, everything is just cohesive. Great stylistic inspos as well.
4
May 08 2025
World Clique
Deee-Lite
That album was Deee-Liteful. straight club bangers top to bottom. GROOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE ISSSSS INNNN THE HEARRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTT
4
May 09 2025
Doolittle
Pixies
people said to me "oh no not the pixies, they are like the smiths but worse and more pretentious". this peaked my interest, and after listening... it made me have the realization. they were right.
2
May 10 2025
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
i do like their new wave approach to punk, it makes me quite enjoy the listening experience for a genre i don't typically enjoy as much !
3
May 11 2025
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Alt rock which probably means itโs a 3/5. Tho I liked six man sextet cause I love bjork and it has that energy haha
3
May 12 2025
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
The epitome of what I hate in music. 60โs blues rock with screams vocals with kinda eh mixing. Like, what can you do haha. Thank goodness itโs 32 minutes longโฆ any more and Iโd scream
1
May 13 2025
Music From Big Pink
The Band
One of my favourite parts about 60โs albums is that stereo that they have where the drums will be in one ear and then piano will be in the other. I liked the piano ear mmmmm.
3
May 14 2025
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
very INTERESTING 90's indie rock album. some of the songs on this... yeah... some of the worst rock i've ever heard. the vocalistic lowkey kinda needed vocal on some of time. however, they had some solid songs, so it's not like i can fully bash them haha.
2
May 15 2025
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Art rock is always so fascinating to me. One of THE most interesting genres to exist, has so much quirky stuff in each genre. Very solid
3
May 16 2025
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
I'd say The bees are pretty standard for indie rock, i didn't really get anything too much special out of them, but like, def not a bad experience at all !!! must listen to fans of the genre tho
3
May 17 2025
Superunknown
Soundgarden
hey if everyone made grunge like they did in this album... i think i'd like it a bit more.
BLACK HOLE SUNNNNN. WON'T YOU COME (?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!)
4
May 18 2025
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
One can tell it's an influential synth album because of how it just... flows. i liked it but def something you have to listen to rather then you want to listen to.
3
May 19 2025
NEU! 75
Neu!
another one of those โyou need to listen to thisโ rather then โyou would want to listen to thisโ album. Low-key forgot I was listening to music at some points, and the rock parts arenโt my thing.
2
May 20 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
a delight of an album to listen to. this reminds me of 2016 when the jones brothers made that... cover of the song, and finally seeing how much better the original was. Whole album is wonderful, the messages are just so in your face and honestly we need more of these sorta albums to make people realise injustice. esp now with trump (yuck) in power.
4
May 21 2025
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
I am a trumpet player. I play jazz as apart of a bunch of my college assessment tasks. Miles Davis is my favourite trumpet player (i know, basic pick for someone's who's played for 8 years now haha). Somehow i've never heard of this album before, so yeah.
Brilliant. As soon as I saw it was a 2 track album I knew I was in for a delight. I love jazz fusion, and I never knew Davis did an Jazz Fusion album, though knowing his stuff from the 90's, why am I not surprised at all. Having Hancock and Corea on piano OOOOOOOOOOOOo just incredible stuff. Sadly don't know the other players on this album :(
I need this on vinyl.
5
May 22 2025
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
what a LOVELY swing band to grace my ears. Louis on vocals and trumpet was just such a nice and cheerful thing, and Keely on backing vocals was a nice duality. very simple but so rich in soundssss.
4
May 23 2025
Clandestino
Manu Chao
A Latin inspired album by a French guy. Iโm sure there is some story about the most insane story whilst this album was playing, because the vibes are immaculate nom. Would love more live I think.
3
May 24 2025
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
this was BARELY better then the last pixie albums i listened to... tho saying that, where is my mind SUCKS OMG. can we just wait maybe 2 years to give me the next pixie albums i can't...
2
May 25 2025
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Ahhh 90โs hip hop is so cool, great backing beats, the vocals are fun and the โoh this is the 3min mark radio stations u can tune outโ part is such an earworm haha
3
May 26 2025
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
beautiful vibes throughout the album, i found this very very nice to study with :) not a single bad track on this lovely reggae album. hearing that there is a Jamaican version however makes me wanna listen to that version too.
3
May 27 2025
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
For an album to actively captivate me for the entire 2hr 15min, this album must meanโฆ something. I didnโt even mind it being double length. Great samples, great drums, the rap flowed so well. Great product
4
May 28 2025
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
I feel like this album is what I think IS 2000โs pop. Surprised there isnโt a hit on the album with the amount of solid tracks on here. Aguileraโs voice is also just mmmmmm so good
3
May 29 2025
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Quite a fun album but a lil forgettableโฆ like I liked the songs in it, but i couldnโt remember a track once it ended. Saying that, pretty good for early 70โs stuff.
3
May 30 2025
Orbital 2
Orbital
Oh I KNOW people gonna hate this album to pieces, donโt even need to look at the reviews to see that. Beautiful 90โs electronica with nice choice of sampling, great drums, and gets better with every song. I knew it would be a baller album when the โwhen time becomes a loopโ bit played for 2 minutes in the nice stereo sound bit at the VERY START OF THE ALBUM. crazy producers like to do crazy things to almost gatekeep their albums from the folk who wouldnt like it haha.
4
May 31 2025
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
i don't have much to say... it's just an album. Bob Dylan doesn't excite me nor bores me - he just exists and i listen and think nothing. 3/5 because it's in the middle.
3
Jun 01 2025
Permission to Land
The Darkness
Kinda gave like 80โs rock album but done in the 2000โs lmao. Cool stuff esp that hit song haha
3
Jun 02 2025
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
There was like 2 good tracks on this album, better than the other Morrissey album handed to us. His voice is less bad his other projects
3
Jun 03 2025
Aja
Steely Dan
One of my friends loves this album and ngl when I heard some songs from this it didnt click. But when I heard the full album I was pretty surprised at how much of a vibe this soft rock album has. Pretty good with its instrumentation and its ability to move away from โconventional stuffโ.
4
Jun 04 2025
Phrenology
The Roots
Honestly surprised to learn this is an album from 2002 - this has such a mid 90โs style to it. Tho saying that, going off that era, this wasnโt special for the time so yeah. Enjoyable experience tho
3
Jun 05 2025
Quiet Life
Japan
album that is like "yeah i can see why this album inspired people to make the stuff i enjoy lots but since it's in that groundworks stage it's a bit less good" but i loved the synths and the tracks without Nye were baller
3
Jun 06 2025
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
i was pondering on my review on this album until i heard smoke on the water live and was like "OMG MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY THAT LIKE 10 YEARS AGO OMG THAT'S SO COOL" and yea that's very cool. also a teacher recced me this album and i finally can say i've heard it. nice rock .P
3
Jun 07 2025
Rio
Duran Duran
This is my fatherโs favourite band and I get why. Super high level production with a mixture of jams and experimental synth work. Plus I love the bass, I use basses with almost the exact same sound.
4
Jun 08 2025
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
good old irish folk. def not what i had in mind going into this album, but it such was a delight on a cold winter morning. esp loved the waltzing Matilda track at the end
3
Jun 09 2025
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
this was insane finding out that like this wasn't on spotify - so i listened to it 50 days later... i'm shocked this was removed cause it was lowkey cool but i get why.
3
Jun 10 2025
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
I get the hype. Itโs so powerful but also like also kinda relaxing as wellโฆ good blend. Not typically a fan of metal but Iโd vibe to this
3
Jun 11 2025
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
THERE WAS ONE GOOD SONG ON THIS. Iโm glad IS THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS ISNT A 1/5. 60โs psychedelic rock SUCKS AND I CANT STAND IT. Omg wow how good does drugs make music, hahahaahahahhaha. Itโs boring, whilst trying to be pretentious. AND THIS ALBUM GOES ON FOR 70 MINS ???????? ALSO WHATS UP WITH THE PANNING ON THIS ALBUM????? The sound and mixing engineer should never be allowed to be on any other records because this is such a piss poor job of how to treat music. Also the main singer just sounds drunk the whole album, ur not a vibeโฆ
Edit. I wrote this 2 songs before the ending. Oh god. How bad are the last 2 songs. How did this even pass production. They approved this?????
2
Jun 12 2025
Kimono My House
Sparks
This was much more Japan then Japan was lmao (I got them last week so yeah). Pretty middle of the road 70โs rock so thatโs sick stuff.
3
Jun 13 2025
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
TikTok would have loved this if it existed back in the 60โs. Short and sweet and very fun, also rip that member who died :(
3
Jun 14 2025
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
this was EXACTLY what i needed at like 5pm after a long friday work shift.... beautiful voice aretha has, feat the better version of a bunch of people have covered. what a queen <3
4
Jun 15 2025
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
VIBES JUST ABSOLUTE VIBBESSSS mmmm i didn't care the songs were 10mins each they were just vibes nom nom nom
4
Jun 16 2025
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
one of my music teachers is obsessed with tom waits. i can't even lie this just gives off making music for music "elitists". not a bad album just has some bad parts, but the good parts are mmmmmmmmm.
3
Jun 17 2025
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
a world album with influences from blues, gotta say these albums are the reason why i do this. honestly could do with more african influence as it half felt like the record label wanted to turn it down but nevertheless a vibe
3
Jun 18 2025
The Clash
The Clash
man what where they doing pre london calling omg. i'm so glad they picked up their act for that album because this is just kinda bland but also the vocals are such an ick. the drummer baller tho
2
Jun 19 2025
Night Life
Ray Price
I found it so funny on the first track when he was like โtell me if you like it, cause Iโll make more of this if you likeโ, if Iโm not 60 years too late to this haha. Itโs one of those albums ur grandpa has in his collection which is spinning weirdly cause itโs been played that many times. Would love to hear this with a bunch of crackling on it, kinda was made in mind of that lmao.
3
Jun 20 2025
A Night At The Opera
Queen
This is just a Queen compilation album with just a little bit of differences cause it was live haha.
3
Jun 21 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
these guys ARE METAL. tho it's hard to say it as the guys who kinda made metal into what metal is. cool stuff overall.
3
Jun 22 2025
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
a "skip" album for me... quite forgettable and the sauce probably lies in the lyrics where i don't pay attention to... nice mixing tho for the time
2
Jun 23 2025
Chelsea Girl
Nico
this was good but i can't give it more then a 2... i just didn't vibe with it at all, but it was good music. the 60's singer songwriter stuff i just don't like.
2
Jun 24 2025
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
look. i know a bunch of people will say this is the greatest album of all time and be firm on this. i can understand why, it's just. this is my 3rd singer songwriter album in a row, and like... i do not like the genre. i can appreciate what it's done for music as a WHOLE but this is just not it. the harmonica solos also like are just annoying lmao
2
Jun 25 2025
All Directions
The Temptations
this album was awesome, once i found out it was a motown album i knew i was in for a TREAAAAATTTT. always great stuff.
4
Jun 26 2025
Nowhere
Ride
My only experience with shoegaze is my bloody valentine and this random vocaloid album so it was awesome hearing more cleanish shoegaze. Call me a fan of the genre
4
Jun 27 2025
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
awesome music, i can't even lie, i love loopy house like music for ever and ever. i just wonder, why THIS album. i know so many other albums in a similar vibe which have a better grasp on the genre which are better which aren't on here (like cassius omg)
4
Jun 28 2025
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
look. this was just ur average cash album lmaooooooo. nothing special
2
Jun 29 2025
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
A mixed bag album - liked some of it and disliked others, itโs just VERY silly. Itโs also kinda disco which is very fun
3
Jun 30 2025
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
look this sounds like bjork if she was british and it was made like maybe 20 years later with a completely different field of mind haha. this is the sorta singer songwriter stuff i liked. liked the song with trumpet
3
Jul 01 2025
Imagine
John Lennon
Yeah John Lennon makes some cool stuff, just a nice and consistent album :)
3
Jul 02 2025
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Some alt album trying to be more than what itโs worth just cause itโs an hour 20 long. Not bad just, alright?
2
Jul 03 2025
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Yeah this album was not it for me - too messy (which I kinda get itโs the style) and nothing really flowedโฆ great guitars tho
2
Jul 04 2025
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Look, Iโm not too into folk rock, most of this is just a lesser version of the Australian folk rock stuff that has released since, tho kinda impressive for the late 60โs. Liked that one jazz inspo song tho
2
Jul 05 2025
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Good album overall, just a lil long in my opinion. A lot of it was just filler but the hits HIT mmmmm
3
Jul 06 2025
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
The problem Iโve found with this 1001 is that gave me Illmatic FIRST, so every single hip hop album from the 90โs is instantly compared to that, and since thatโs the goat, hard to beat. This was pretty good nevertheless, I did like the sampling more and more throughout the album, but nothing really rememberable.
3
Jul 07 2025
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
hmmmm. i have to think that they weren't JUST in it for the money. my main issue with most 60's music is that i find it too bland, but this opens with just, idk how to describe noises, and that's awesome. not something i'd revisit but an album i'm glad to have listened to
3
Jul 08 2025
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is such a talent to the world. Whilst not his best album, this album is justโฆ so insane. Every song oozes with charm and fun, itโs like you get transported to another world of just soul and vibes. I knew half the album also haha. Phenomenal listen on my morning commute
5
Jul 09 2025
Qui sรจme le vent rรฉcolte le tempo
MC Solaar
I didnโt know just changing the language to French makes 90โs hip hop like 20x cooler. It is a vibbbbeeeee with how his flow and the samples behind it are so simple yet effective.
4
Jul 10 2025
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
give this to me more then like a year ago and i wouldn't of liked it - give it to me now and i'm enjoying it - it's rock and roll but has SOUL in it. and not just soul, but SOUL.
3
Jul 11 2025
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
this sounded like one of those "anti piracy" ad sorta music. like it was tryna be cool, and to be honest, it was cool. 90's pysch rock mixed with breakbeats is a fun combo and i hope it's something again. also shoutout chemical brothers for the 2nd goated album (even tho this is a 3/5 compared to their last 4/5)
3
Jul 12 2025
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
pretty middle of the road art rock album - has it's place esp for being a post 2004 album so yea
3
Jul 13 2025
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
3
Jul 14 2025
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
Forgettable prog rock - nothing of substance and just kinda noise throughout the album. Not bad but just bland
2
Jul 15 2025
Thriller
Michael Jackson
What do I need to say about this album that hasnโt be said already?
5
Jul 16 2025
Garbage
Garbage
I was half in doubt and half in interest when I told my father about this album prior to listen to it and he was like โOH THIS ALBUM IS AWESOMEโ. Turns out he was right. Damn. Awesome alt rock with insane production like it doesnโt have a bad track in it at all.
4
Jul 17 2025
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
What aโฆ bad electronic album. Look, I listen to ALOT of the genre and this is probably the bottom of what Iโve heard. Iโve heard beginner producers make 5x better stuff than this. Tho saying that they did make an absolute banger on this absolute, bingo bango alone nearly pushed this to a 3 hahaha. But Iโm not that kind so yea
2
Jul 18 2025
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
It was punk for sure haha. Reminded me of a band I played in for a lil while which played similar sorta music haha
3
Jul 19 2025
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
So much RDR2 vibes in this as someone who beat it yesterday omg
3
Jul 20 2025
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
pretty awesome album - it's actually awesome pop music mmmmm with so much different inspos with great vocals
4
Jul 21 2025
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
I canโt believe this is one of the biggest exports in the UK scene ??? Like really??? Not that I didnโt enjoy it a lil, but like itโs not that good of a rap album. The sampling is nice, some vocals but overall it just falls extremely flat
2
Jul 22 2025
With The Beatles
Beatles
2 because itโs below average. The Beatles are influential, but it doesnโt means I particularly enjoy listening to them. Like itโs such an important part of musical history and thatโs really my only enjoyment of this album.
2
Jul 23 2025
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Awesome metal but Iโm not into metal.
3
Jul 24 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
I mean yeah this is the first heavy metal album which is pretty quirky but I do like how much other stuff theyโve packed into this album, itโs so so much interesting instrumentation and thatโs pretty neat
3
Jul 25 2025
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Id say this is pretty enjoyable background music. The art rock influence in this album is pretty awesome, and loved it when it went to more experimental bits :)
3
Jul 26 2025
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
I think the only reason people like Bob Dylan is because of the time. Like if I was stuck in the 60's and he was on, i guess i would suffice listening to him (even though jazz at that time >>>>>>>>). The more of him i listen to, the more i dislike it esp that ANNOYING HARMONICA PLZ REMOVE IT.
2
Jul 27 2025
The Rise & Fall
Madness
omg these are the peeps who made our house. pretty baller ska type beats across the album mmmm
3
Jul 28 2025
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
I love the instrumentation in this - itโs so rich and I love whilst itโs a folk rock album, theyโve taken so much liberties in making it as genre fluid as they could for the time. Nice listening experience - wouldnt mind listening to it in the car.
3
Jul 29 2025
Transformer
Lou Reed
Instrumentally I wouldnt rate this as high as I have - itโs just alright rock music. But since the rock isnโt that like impactful, I almost had to focus in on the lyrics, which was a shock to hear how powerful they are, always love an album talking about gender norms and breaking them.
Note: I hadnโt listened to the last song before writing this - the last song is def the best one on the album. Love me my ragtime? music.
3
Jul 30 2025
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Exactly what i would think from a Peter Gabriel album like... good vocals and alright backings. Had Solsbury Hill on it so it gets a 3 haha
3
Jul 31 2025
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
I always find Aerosmith to be one of those cool 70โs bands and this def lives up to that legacy !
3
Aug 01 2025
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
Was a lil skeptical about the title of the album but listening to this it kinda grooved. Shocked for 60โs music haha Iโm low-key disappointed from the decade typically.
3