Just ok. Sounds like he’s crying the lyrics.

More familiar with this album. Better than I remembered. Full of bangers except the last song.

Not a genre I usually listen to but was impressed even though I only recognized a song or 2. Liked it better than the Cure. Should have given that 2 stars.

Other than the MTV songs didn’t know this album very well but it thought it was a pretty good mix of bluesy rock. Forgot about TV Dinners. Good video for that one too.

Wanted to hear some more blues but this sounded a bit too big band for me.

Not my genre. Sounded very piano bar / lounge singer to me. She did sound great but not what I listen to. Highlight for me was hearing just a gigolo.

Just ok. All over the map. Very 70s sounding. Sounded like b-sides and way too long.

Not a huge fan of Neil Young’s voice. Cinnamon Girl’s alright but the rest of the album is somewhat forgettable. At least it’s shorter than the Stills’ album.

Not a huge talking heads fan. His jacket doesn’t fit.

Awesome album. Great song after great song.

Did not like this album and couldn’t understand why each song had multiple bad versions.

U2 was huge in the 80s and 90s but I was never that into them. This album epitomizes them for me. The first 3 songs were singles and were everywhere when the album came out. Listening to the start of the album I was thinking 5 stars. But the rest of the album is just ok.

Was never exposed to much Blues but I liked this. Not sure if I’d listen every day but can appreciate the history and influence on other music.

Wish I hadn’t listened past the ten songs. The first part was ok. Seemed like he changed his voice for every song.

Not sure who I was thinking of but I thought XTC was a hip hop band. This album was not bad considering I didn’t expect it. Some songs seemed like 69s sons. 1 song could have been a James Bond them. Interesting.

Ok. Not as good as Nevermind, or maybe I just wasn’t in the Nirvana mood yesterday.

Love her voice. Fast Cars is one of my favourite songs ever. Liked a lot of songs on this album.

Not a jazz guy but I didn’t mind this. Not something I’d listen to all the time but might be good for background music.

First track says it all for me. ‘Being Boring.’ I couldn’t tell one song from another and all I could think of listening to the drum machine was that it sounded like Tenny on his keyboard.

Not bad. Way better than Pet Shop Boys. At least the songs didn’t all sound the same.

Interesting. I got Latin and big band vibes mixed with African drums. Not something I’d listen to regularly though.

Awful. Overproduced saccharine drivel. That ‘Help’ cover is 1 step from being a crime against humanity. The songs sounded like sitcom themes or elevator music.

Much better than the last one. Real music by real musicians.

I’m not sure I’m the target audience for this music. But to paraphrase Mr. Burns “I’m no music critic but I know what I hate. And I don’t hate this.” Good voice, interesting lyrics, and maybe most importantly every song didn’t sound the same.

Never heard of these guys. Got like a new wave / big band jazz vibe from. Not great but not awful.

Heavy electronica to start with and I was thinking I did not like it at all. But as the album progressed some songs were a bit more listenable.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard this full album before. Surprised there were a couple of songs I didn’t recognize (Wanted Man, Darlin’ Companion, Starkville City Jail). Also a bit surprised he played San Quentin twice back to back. Still, Johnny is Johnny.

A little before my time so haven’t listened to him much. Solid album.

‘Coat of Many Colours’ was one of Grandma’s favourite songs. A couple of songs I hadn’t heard before but overall a good album.

The falsetto threw me off a bit at first, but once I got used to that it turned out to be an ok album.

Not bad but nothing really stood out for me on this album.

For me this is the first hip hop I heard growing up. The first crossover mainstream rap with Walk this Way. Which also made me aware of Aerosmith for the first time, as I didn’t realize they were still around at the time. Some good songs on here like It’s Tricky.

I thought only Maiden had 18 minute songs. A little weird and all over the map for me. On a different day in a different mood I might have liked it better.

Jazzy, but not Monster’s Inc. jazzy.

I liked the first half of the album a lot but it kind of fizzled out in the back end for me.

Very middle of the road. No songs jumped out at me as either good or bad. Would not listen to again.

Didn’t recognize any of the songs but this was a solid album. Also, their Spotify about the artist is maybe the most creative I’ve ever seen.

Never heard of this band. Some weird songs and lyrics, but overall it was ok.

Very international vibe with Spanish, French and English. Some of it felt Caribbean, some like Enrique Iglesias, though that might have been the Spanish.

Very drum centric. Reminded me of a rawer less produced version of the guy we had a couple of weeks back.

Not a huge punk fan but at first thought this wasn’t as bad as I expected. But then I thought of the SNL skit with Fred Armison and Thatcher and couldn’t listen to the album with any critical detachment after that.

Reminds me of Emmy Lou Harris or Mary Chapin Carpenter. Never heard of her before but it was pretty good.

More Public Enemy than Run DMC. Rawer and more stripped down sound. Interesting lyrics as well but not something I’d probably listen to

Not my favourite. Found it a bit boring.

Again with the semi punk sound. Too much discord for my liking.

I’d never heard of this band. All over the map on this album with Latin, rap, with maybe some reggae thrown in. In the end though just ok for me.

Finally a recognizable band with solid music. Not my favourite Beatles album, but still the Beatles.

Only had heard Pinball Wizard before but I really liked the overall album. Good concept album and good music. Can’t wait to compare it to The Elder when it comes up.

Singles on this album were all time classics. The rest was just ok. One of the 11 cassettes I got from Columbia house for a penny when I was a kid.

Heard of the band but didn’t recognize any of the songs. Not too bad though.

Solid debut album.

Not a fan. Never liked his voice.

Peak 70s music. Funky and catchy. A couple of songs were more easy listening but I liked the funky ones better.

Liked this better than I expected. The hits were good but surprisingly the rest of the album wasn’t bad either.

Sounded like crazy elevator music or tv show themes from the 70s.

Good album all the way through. Classic 70s rock.

Pretty good. A couple of tracks where it seemed the vocals were downplayed a bit, i.e. too quiet compared to the music. Still surprisingly it was better than I expected.