I think I gotta go 5 on it even though the Beasties middle period is my favorite. Incredibly strong debut and brilliant blend of punk and rap at the time when hip hop wasn't even fully developed. So many iconic tracks

Had not heard this album before, and am only familiar with a couple of their hits. It's clear they're a talented bunch that groove together well, but the sound comes off really dated to me and I didn't find any of the tracks to be stand-outs. I can tell it's a well constructed album, but not my cup of tea. Might've dug it more when it came out though

There have some pretty instrumentation here and there, but always found them kinda boring. Had never listened to this album all the way through, but didn't do much for me

Gotta admit, I didn't really know this album much outside their hit "Connection," but thoroughly enjoyed it. Holds up super well 30 years later. 90s Britpop at it best

It's not something I find myself listening to much and I personally get tired sometimes of their whole multi-layered reverb vocals thing, but it gives them their distinctive sound and no denying this an absolute classic that practically defined the '80s.

Super solid desert blues that I was unfmailair with. I dig bands like Tinariwen and Mdou Moctar, so found this a lot of fun

Yeah I definitely love me some Fairport Convention. My favorite album is probably Unhalfbricking, but Liege & Lief is solid too. Also love a lot of Richard Thompson's solo stuff after this. Definitely one of the most important groups for English folk rock.

Definitely one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. And interesting to see a live album on here. This is one of those records that works for almost any mood. To just chill and relax, or put on a rainy day and stare out the window pensively

Definitely a classic and one of the best selling albums of all time for a reason. I personally don't throw it on a ton, but no denying its greatness

This is the album when the Byrds when into a more country rock direction than folk rock, leaving some that Laurel Canyon sound behind and inspiring other country rock stuff like the Band and Flying Burrito Brothers. I dig it for sure but has to be something I'm in the mood for

Don't think I've ever listened to this all the way through since I was a kid. Holds up surprisingly well even if some of that 80s R&B production can be a sound a tad dated. Solid stuff though

Pretty big fan of Rufus and the whole Wainwright family. Used to listen to Poses a lot back in the day, but don't I ever listened to this one all the way through. And I think it might be my favorite by him. Sounds more like a cohesive album than some of his other records

This is an all-time classic for me, and one of the best house bands of all time. They did for Stax what Funk Brothers did for Motown or Wrecking Crew for Phil Spector. But album is so short it's almost an EP. Only thing keeping it from a 5 for me

I like but don't love the Berlin Trilogy, but this is probably my fave from that period. I definitely prefer the '67-76 Bowie era the most. But I appreciate several tracks and the weird Eno-isms on this record

Never liked it back in the day, don't like it now. Always loved Annie Lennox and Eurythmics, so the Sweet dreams cover was enough for him to be on my shit list forever. And feel validated now that it's clear he's a fucking shit human. having said that, on a re-listen will admit there's some cool NIN-inspired industrial sounds on here.

I think I gotta go 5 on this. I probably like There's a Riot Goin' On a little more, but this is about as classic as funk rock gets.

Yeah I totally adore this record. Probably my favorite Pixies, but that 4-album run of Surfer Rosa to Trompe le Monde is all incredible.

The first 4 T. Rex albums are pretty much perfection in my opinion. Still listen to them regularly. Such as shame we didn't to see what Bolan would do later in life, because I have no doubt there many more amazing works to come

Yeah I definitely wore out the grooves on my Legend CD as a kid. But as I got older I dove more into the actual Wailers albums and now all my favorite tracks are the obscure ones. And that eventually got into more early ska and rocksteady and still love that stuff too. Anyhow, I definitely dig this album a ton, but its probably like my fourth or fifth favorite

I was expecting to hate this, but I kinda dig a lot of it? Didn't even know those Quiet Riot songs were covers. It's goofy fun but also gets old fast. I actually liked some of the slower ones, like Wonderin' Y, which kinda sounds like an early ELO track

This is probably my favorite Beasties records. Sure, it's got some all time bangers, but I just love the diversity of sounds and genres getting mashed up here so masterfully. Been a while since I did full relisten and still sounds so fresh, I feel like it could come out tomorrow and have the same impact

As a jazz fan, this is one of those albums that I've always heard of it and have thought I really gotta check it out one day but just never have for whatever reason. I'm glad I did though because it's totally incredible. And the history is even more incredible, considering he almost didn't play that night, improvised the whole thing and his piano pedals were broken. It's obviously the kinda record you gotta be in the mood for given it's just a dude and a piano. But man, it's good stuff

One of the strongest debuts of all time, practically every song became a hit. I've obviously heard so many of the tracks so many times that I don't exactly ever throw this album on anymore these days. But think you gotta safely say this was a straight up new wave pop rock masterpiece

I mean no denying this was a strong debut. Some solid fun tracks. And cool that Grohl had this so ready to go after Niravana. But to consider this one the greatest albums of all time is pretty odd to me

Yeah I love this album. Probably Pixies at their most garage rocky. It's maybe my least favorite of their Surfer Rosa to Trompe le Monde run, but I think all four of those records are basically masterpieces. So I gotta go 5

A little embarrassed to admit after hearing this album referenced my whole life that this was the only time I can remember ever listening to the whole thing in one sitting. I know some of the tracks of course, especially the first three. Having listened to it, I definitely dig it, and it probably deserves a 5, but I feel like it passed me by, so 4 is best I can do