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
Don’t get this one. Must have had to be there in the late 80s understanding electronic music landscape for this to hit. Didn’t hit me at all.
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
Great melancholy folk album. Loved the vibe, production and songwriting. This will be a great album to re listen to
I get it, important to drum and bass history and iconic for the time. But it’s just really long and everything sounds the same. Minimalist production and really long songs get boring quickly. The bass sound though with the sort of cello sample sound mixed with synth is sick, and a couple of hooky songs stood out.
Musicianship is excellent and production is excellent. I get why this is on the list because the vibe is very niche and very good in this niche but I will likely never listen again because virtuoso instrumentals for the sake of it gets boring fast. My wife likes it- from the one song she heard.
No words neeeeedd
Strong first half, the singles are classics for a reason. Good 80’s vibes and production. I just didn’t like the back half of the album- it got a bit weird
Repetitive and very long songs
Very 80s the non singles didn’t stand up to the quality of the hits
Good vibes, I like this era of music but this album got a bit samey towards the end.
Great album, love the songs and production. It’s very compressed and loud compared to more natural sounding recordings. The only thing keeping it from 5 stars
Actually loved this album. Never heard of these guys before and was really impressed. Great sound, great songs, will likely give this many more listens
Classic good, solid well written funk. The singles I knew, not the rest. Was enjoyable but not particularly memorable. I’d throw it on as background music for a party funk vibe but wouldn’t sit down for an intense listen. Still love the beats, the bass and the horns all over it.
Really liked this. The singles are huge but I enjoyed the rest of the album so much I listened twice. Very indicative of rock music at the time at the birth of grunge. Still great song writing and sounds modern to today’s standards but a vintage feel to recording and production
I didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Lots of samples and sounds that are iconic that I’ve heard later that’s been inspired by this. I imagine this was groundbreaking when it came out, but I can’t learn to love the vocals
I was worried this would be a punish to get through at first. Once I got into it, I can see all the influence on NIN and other industrial bands that I like. Actually enjoyed a lot of the unique production, but not all the songs. Still overall more good than average
Lovely sounding album, but very long. After the second disc it all starts to sound the same. Will revisit this for background music and a get together, or for some study/work music. Overall lovely, just so so long.
Been a fan of gorillaz a long time. Have not given this album a listen in over 15 years. Great album, better than I remember. I like the later gorillaz with more song based songs and less instrumental but still the albums production is still great today and inspiring.
Super well known and beloved, but it just doesn’t resonate with me. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it, not big on the vocals but it’s unique and enjoyable in its own way. Middle of the road rating
Great opener, songs are good and production great but every song ends up blending in to each other. For mid 80s it’s got a really classic and timeless sound to it.
Never been into new wave, but this album was a good listen. The more I hear the more I like in this genre; but this album also was just a cool vibe. I like the nine inch nails covered one song I was familiar with
Amazing that this came out in the 70s I don’t personally love it, but I can see why it’s so well regarded because it sounds like the future form the viewpoint of the 70s. I think I’ll give it some more listens because the pedigree of bands inspired by this demand I listen again.
It’s nice I get it, I’m just not moved by it won’t listen again
Great funk, very wierd, clearly influential. Great for more listens
I liked the music, but I’m just not into the beastie boys rapping and vocals. Interesting to hear them evolve into a more traditional band than a sampled hip hop artist
Great, fun dance vibes with unique synths, samples and singing. Surprisingly consistent with great songs all the way through keeping me interested through the lot. Just nothing else quite as catch as groove js in the heart.
Good vibes for a blues album, the opener threw me off with Santana but the rest of the album fell into familiar blues territory. Not so amazing that I’d come back to it often, but good enough for a listen again
Gets a bit samey through it, but I can see the appeal. There’s albums like car seat headrest stuff that is clearly inspired by it. Good songwriting but not my cup of tea vocals
I didn’t get meat is murder when I first heard it, it was good but very 80s and didn’t strike me that strongly. The Queen is dead hit me much harder. Initially I had the same offput feeling but it grew on me as I listened. On second listen, I finally get what it’s about and why it sounds this way. I think I’ve become a genuine smiths fan..
Good; solid album didn’t love the back half but the front half is clearly massive for a reason
How good is the production on this album. Genuinely blew me away how great the recording sounds compared to early Beatles when this predates it. Unreal, with great songs, this will come back to me again
Human is a standout, album is good but wierd. Very interesting and lovely sound but too wierd for pop succees
The drum sound on this album is unreal, the production is fantastic, but the songs are all forgettable. I might need to revisit this album later to see if my feelings change.
Not my favourite Bowie Album. Jean genie is a classic, the rest of the albums rock and roll athletics are great but don’t stick with me like other Bowie albums.
It takes me a while to warm up to Lou reeds purposely bad singing. Walk on the wild side is great, the front half of the album is better than the back half but the song writing is there to justify it on the list. I can see how it’s influenced a lot but it’s not really for me
Long, cinematic but not really memorable. Great production though
Loved this. Great songs, great vibe with a huge array of sounds across the album. Super nostalgic feeling with strong production, and I’ll definitely come back to this.
I love the beatles, but this is probably one of the weaker albums for me. Some classics on here and the start of greatness that comes later. Still worthy of lots of stars and love
Didn’t love this album. I’ve tried it before because it’s acclaimed but I just don’t get it. It’s not poppy enough to get in to easily, too complicated to enjoy the listen. Maybe I need to give it more time
Just great, what a debut album. Amy sounds wise beyond her years, the production is timeless and the songs catchy and memorable. Such an easy listen, loved this
I wouldn’t listen again. Revolutionary in terms of pushing the envelope of art but not for me
Don’t get this one. Must have had to be there in the late 80s understanding electronic music landscape for this to hit. Didn’t hit me at all.
Enjoyed this album on first listen, definitely need to do more beach boys. Great production and harmonies.
Seven Nation Army is a classic No Doubt but the rest this album didn’t impress me at all
Didn’t rate this, pre cursor tonsome great grunge and 90s rock but not something that grabbed me
Pretty strings, forgettable songs, best listen to in headphones but won’t listen again.
The single is a classic, it’s a good vibe for this era and style, well produced and great sounding just not grabbing me enough to be more than 3 stars
At first I didn’t want to listen, gangsta rap is not my thing. I didn’t find the lyrics particularly moving or as amazing as 2pac is made out to be, but the production felt like going back to my high school years playing GTA
Great album, love Neil young not my favourite of his but still excellent
La grange is amazing. This albums production is very tight, love the drum sound and the tones in the album just don’t love all the songs. Enjoyable listen, will come back for la grange
I love Kanye’s early production. No wonder he went on to make great music. This album was surprisingly good, I may come back to it when I’m in the mood
I see why this is important but the style is not for me. I think I’ll enjoy layer clash albums more
This was great, wierd and wonderful. Will need to come back to this, but amazing that this was created in the 70s
Not my favourite. I want to get into Dylan more but this is not the Dylan I was expecting. Maybe I need more time with it?
Surprisingly good, especially the back half. I am familiar with other Jack antonoff records and enjoyed this as much as Lana del rays NFR
Loveless is much better but this still sets the stage for shoegaze. Decent album, really unique and interesting production for the time but I won’t rush back to listen again
Not my cup of tea. Not bad just not anything I’d go back to
Expected to like this less. Had a feeling it was going to be all screamy and punk and it surprised me that it wasn’t a punish to get through. My wife hated it. Probably won’t listen again.
The front half of the album is full of classics and great songs. I got a bit over the soupy production by the second half and the songs weren’t as impactful. In the right environment I would listen again, particularly the classics like even flow.
A really good vibe, very laid back and pretty. A nice Americana jazz ish album with old songs reimagined. Will return to this for sure and loooking forward to more Willie Nelson in the list
Reminds me of Marty Robbin’s era western but no where near as good. Not a fan of the soupy production.
I keep listening to the stones hoping that it will grab me, but this album didn’t again. It’s not bad, it’s just not moving me the way the Beatles did.
This album was great, full of classics I was surprised all came from the same album. Amazingly progressive and produced for something of the era and still holds up today.
Good vibes as background music, a little long in the tooth by the end. Crowd interaction was cool, but I wouldn’t put this on as a must listen, good background jazz party music
I thought these guys were something else entirely. Enjoyed a lot of this, will require further listening
Don’t know how to feel about this. The weirdness and stripped back sound reminds me of horn of plenty by grizzly bear, clearly must have inspired it. Probably won’t listen again
I liked the vibe and the stripped back sound, but couldn’t get on with the singing. Still, there was some cool progressive sounds and moments here. I reckon I could enjoy more with more listens
Enjoyed this much more than electric lady land. It felt more cohesive, the production is awesome. The drums are fat and warm and the guitar tones are amazing. This demands more listening
This was just great all the way through. Mr blue sky is a certified classic but this album was filled with nothing but joy. Loved it.