Way more punk rock than I was expecting. The singles naturally stood out, heart of glass is a great song. Catchy and warm throughout, but very “of the time” sounding. Still enjoyed but probably wouldn’t listen to it again.
Good bass riffs, very dated but I am sure it was revolutionary at the time
Amazing
Better listening in headphones than through a car or room speaker. Crowd noise sometimes got in the way of hearing the instruments and a little muddy in general but overall a good album and fun up beat blues that makes you smile
Enjoyed this, didn’t blow me away. Loved the production, the drums and the guitar recording was moorish. Will give it another listen to see if round 2 grabs me. Still liked it on second listen, but I couldn’t remember a single song. Not as memorable as I wanted.
Strong start. First 5 songs all remind me of my childhood. Back half requires more listening but still, very good vibes.
Not very hooky, don’t remember a lot of songs after it was over. Can hear clear influences on modest mouse in a few songs here. Good rhythm and bass lines. Definitely interesting.
Really enjoyed this. Heard it’s influence on a lot of songs, heaps of vulfpeck/side project stuff. Catchy moments, great songwriting and production. On extra listening, I liked it even more, good stuff.
Way more punk rock than I was expecting. The singles naturally stood out, heart of glass is a great song. Catchy and warm throughout, but very “of the time” sounding. Still enjoyed but probably wouldn’t listen to it again.
Really cool album. Lots of psychedelic sounds, lots of songs very drone-y with cool swirling sounds throughout moved along by beats and bass lines. Lovely vocals, amazing production, very rewarding listening on headphones. Not catchy at all but will definitely reward in repeated listens.
Good vibes. Would make a great backdrop to the start of a party. Beats are nice, production is very clean. The songwriting is complex and not super catchy but I think this album would reward on multiple listens.
Good vibe, sounds dated but surprised to hear how rock n roll old rod stewart is. Still enjoyed it but likely won’t listen again.
Dated sounding but great song writing and enjoyable. The opening track sets the mood and is a great, catchy starter. Probably would only listen again when I’m on the mood to re live the 50s
Track opening and closing the album are really great. Some of my favourites for a long time. The rest of the album had a great vibe but not as re listenable as the singles.
I really like a lot of REM I think I just have to spend more time with their albums. The songwriting is good but it’s just a bit dated maybe with the choices of instrumentation and production. Still really enjoyed this album and will likely return to it from time to time
Unreal album. Listened before and loved in the past but sort of forgot about it. Was a pleasure coming back to such a great album. Really riled me up and gave me a lot of energy.
Bangers and fun, I like his newer stuff better.
Simple, kind of muddy production but a good vibe. Some classic really memorable sad boy songs and I rate it.
Not my cup of tea. Two main singles I knew, just don’t love this kind of music. Still, you can’t deny the influence I hear from this on a lot of other heavier music. The production is dated and the bass is too loud.
Actually enjoyed this. Reminds me of what Wilco is inspired by. Interesting song writing but not super memorable; needs further listening
Great album. Really enjoyable songs and production, thoughtful lyrics. I need to spend more time with this album
Very “of the time” dance music. Good when cleaning and working on stuff. Subwoofer is a must or you miss 50% of the music.
Loved this album. Started in the car and was unsure at first, but mowed the lawn and really focused in on the second listen and fully bought in. Great album, very good reminiscent songwriting reminding me of magic Beatles moments. Catchy hooks and riffs. All over great album, will come back to this again
I loved the way this album opened. That first track blew me away. The album started to peter out for me by the back end but still a really enjoyable listen. Not what I expected from ABBA. Will definitely come back to this for some re listens.
Beautiful voice, great production for the time but none of the songs grabbed me.
I get why this is an album on this list, but I just didn’t find joy in it. So much genre changing and bending, everything was surprising but not always enjoyable. Not for me.
The singles were great, the rest of the album was good but more ambient and avante harder than I was expecting. I can hear the influence on nine inch nails from this album. Will be good for repeated listening
Great vibes. Listened in stereo. Not a bad song on the album but will give it another go in mono to embrace how it was released originally.
Love Tom waits. This was great, groovy and little less intense as the albums unusually listen to.
Interesting, but more obnoxious than anything. Most songs felt like a “look at me look how avante garde i am” and I didn’t really connect with any of them. I liked the production though and the complexity but meh
Didn’t vibe with this at all. Really long songs, but none of it really caught me. I understand the significance of this album on soul and music for the era it came out but you must have had to been there.
Great album, tiny dancer is a classic, the rest of the album is good but very progressive for the time. Lots of long complicated songs. Rewards on re listens
Great album, sound is dated to its era but still some really great up beat tracks. Not the biggest Madonna fan but this was a good listen. Would have gone 5 stars if it weren’t for the autotune ballad and snoozy back half
Great single, the rest album was good but didn’t blow me away. Good production and songwriting but I need to relisten more
Fun and a good vibe for this era and style but not something that grabbed me. I’ve heard variations on Louie Louie before and didn’t know that this was the original
I know the single, liked the album but didn’t love it. All very percussion and rhythm based with repeating riffs as the idea expanded for each song. I still want to persevere with talking heads so I will return for relistens
Good classic songs of the era. California dreaming is a great song. Album overall was good, I’ll come back to it when I’m in the mood for this typical 60s era music.
Good vibe, old school feel great background music for a chill get together
Probably rate it higher if i hadn’t heard so many of the tracks on repeat when it came out and at work. It’s a good catchy album, but doesn’t reward in repeated listening. Very sparse minimalist production that sounds good but kind of muddy. Still great songs that are very memorable
Good bass riffs, very dated but I am sure it was revolutionary at the time
Great vibe love the production, songs not as catchy as others but good jazz and complex pop songwriting
Love the production, the warm tape saturation on the drums and the overall vibe of the album. Hard rocking but not taking it too seriously, lots of psych influence in the big breaks and solos. Good stuff listen more
Surprised how much I liked this album. Very groovy but understated, upbeat and fun, it felt like the backing track to a holiday through South America. Catchy minimalist dub/reggae stuff I think would make for great background music to a party
Interesting intro to sitar but I won’t listen to this again
Like listening to hold music or waiting room music. Complicated, lots of repeating and chill vibe but nothing to grab me to make me want to listen again.
I thought I’d like this more because a lot of my favourite artists sight Elliot smith as influence. Reminds me of the father John misty storytelling type but the songs aren’t that catchy so they leave my mind as soon as I hear them. I liked the vibe though, maybe needs some relistens
Good moments, clearly groundbreaking for the time but sounds of the time to me. Some of the studio trucks moving the panning of tracks around feels gimmicky now but was probably sick back then. A few songs were very good, most of them were just okay. I liked it, but it’s not as amazing as I expected it to be
Preferred speaker box to love below, obviously hey ya is a classic and roses is great and the album in general was very good but I expected love below to have more poppy tunes and to be more accessible. Still good but long run time to get through it all
Not my cup of tea. I’m sure it’s important for music growth but goth rockabilly was not on my bingo card today
Good old school folk/western. Nothing amazing that makes me remember clearly how the hooks went, but still a good listen. Probably too long to repeat the whole album
Good jazz album, instrumentals are great but I won’t re listen as an album to put on but I’d play it behind a cocktail party
Soloist wank instrumentals, noisey and avant garde for the sake of pretentiousness. No from me
I get it, I can see why it’s influential, but I just don’t love it. Important for heavy music so I’m thankful for its influence
Really like the singles we all know. Voodoo child is like the best pump up song, voodoo chile is such a great jam. The tones and solos are clearly so influential on so much rock music. The middle of the album lost me a bit but overall I enjoyed the more traditional songs over some of the wierder jam songs
One of the best of all time. Great songs, great production. Can’t fault it.
Not my cup of tea. Fiddly piano good for background music to fill space but not something I would go out of my way to listen to. I’m sure it’s iconic in the right circles
Rock n rolll but not my cup of tea. I know the main single well, pub classic but otherwise won’t re listen
Great 70s pop and ballads. Reminds me of Elton John a lot. I’ve heard the singles but never delved further, enjoyed this, looking forward to more Billy Joel
Don’t love the vocals but they grew on me. I can hear the influence of this over a lot of artists I’ve listened to. That soft punk rock indie sound where the guitars do the singing and the vocals carry the message. Will listen again
I like Bowie but not this album as much as earlier ones. The sound he had here was perfected in black star which I think is better.
Rock and roll fun, very good sounding live album. Probably won’t return to this but still didn’t hate it either
Sounds just like the 80s, but really enjoyable songwriting and production. The acoustic version is also really great with wonderful songwriting. Very unique but also familiar. Will listen again