Amazing songs/moments that still hold up even after being played a ton on the radio; best experienced as full album.
Strong singles, drags a bit in last half.
Well made 90's rock, good guitar work and vocals. I just don't enjoy this genre of rock that much, even some of its more solid examples are unlikely to rise above a 3/5.
Lame, histrionic, arena-rock vocals make this one hard to enjoy. Reminds me of Radiohead if they never made OK Computer and developed into a great band. That said, Knights of Cydonia is a goofy enjoyable single, some of the harder songs like Assassins have some decent musicianship.. that saves it from a 2 rating.
Classic album, one amazing song after another in a variety of different styles. Influenced music as a whole towards more studio experimentation and openness to including international sounds.
First few songs/singles start fairly strong, decent 2000's alt-rock, back 2/3rds of album blend together. Solid '3', nothing bad or inspiring.
Fantastic vocalist plus some great production, doesn't overstay welcome at 34 minutes.. this was a good one I hadn't listened to in awhile.
Artful, melodic folk rock/pop music.
Beautiful and tragic album released only a few days before Bowie's death, I rarely listen to this one as it takes me back to the grief I felt when I learned of his passing in 2016. So it was good this project made me listen again for the first time in years; songs are mournful but a creative and fascinating blend of jazz and industrial art rock.
Fun 90's electronic music.
A full album of pirate/irish bar-punk is just a bit too much to take. The musicianship and energy isn't entirely lacking, but this kind of music and vocals are not for me.
It's no Back to Black. While her voice is still great, none of the songs on this album do anything interesting with it and I wouldn't listen to this one again.
Classic album with some of his best songs, find myself singing along to a lot of these.
Beautiful, mournful songs, Cohen has a great voice. It's a petty quibble, but the songs are so consistently bleak... other singer-song writers can be more fun to sing along with.
Liked this one more than I thought I would, solid vocals and 90's rock. Not my preferred genre, but an ok listen. Best song: Sleep to Dream
Love Joni Mitchell's voice, but thought I would like this album more. Guess I'm comparing it to 'Blue', but not as many songs stood out. Not bad or great. Standouts: 'Help Me' 'Raised on Robbery'
Not the best Roots album, its okay. Brings in elements of other genres (Soul, techno, rock) into hip-hop, with mixed results. Standouts: The Seed 2.0, Sacrifice
Amazing classic rock album with top notch guitar playing throughout. A little long and unfocused perhaps, but even the lesser songs are charming to me. Standouts: All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Chile (both versions)
Good production, but overall low energy, dull vocals. Good background music, less enjoyable for active listening.
60's British Rock; the boundaries of Blues-Rock are being stretched with more intensity and psychedelia, but it ain't the Beatles or the Kinks. Enjoyable but don't see myself coming back to it. Standouts: 'Over, Under, Sideways, Down' 'Jeff's Boogie'
Fantastic 70's Prog-rock; this is a classic example of the genre that has great melodies alongside superb musicianship that doesn't feel self indulgent to me. Standouts: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround
I enjoy this twangy, old-timey country music style. Album is good but blends together after a bit. Standouts: 'Let her go, God bless her' 'Kentucky'
Have no opinions on Bono or U2 as people, but they do make truly interminable, terrible music. Bono's vocals are moaning, over-dramatic and grating to listen to for one song let alone an album's worth. The music supporting him is an endless series of boring, similar sounding drones that build to an endless crescendo that never really comes. Dreading more U2 popping up on this list, isn't this supposed to be one of their best?
Sludgy, boring rock with terrible vocals, feels like something you put up with in the background while boarding a plane. 1988 album that feels like it anticipated some elements of 90's grunge and indie music.. but the parts I can't stand.
Boring 90's alt-rock, not even interesting enough to hate.
Not a 90's Brit-pop fan... while these songs aren't terrible none of them stand out or make an impact other than 'Common People', which just barely elevates this one to a 3.
This weird 60's psychedelia album is the kind of odd stuff I keep hoping I'll discover by participating in this site. At times all over the place, messy and experimental, I still enjoyed it as a whole.
The hits are very good, but the lows of this album detract from the overall experience. Maybe the sugar sweet singing and disco-pop is too much extended over a full release for me to fully love.
Well sung Ray Charles versions of country songs, though I prefer his other hits. The big band and strings arrangements don't suite some of these country songs which could use a little more grit. Standouts: 'Don't Tell Me Your Troubles', 'Teardrops in my Heart'
Really prefer Damon Albarn in Gorillaz over this 90's Brit-rock. Didn't hate or love this one. Standout: Beetlebum
Classic Black Sabbath album; amazing guitars, mix of slower, lyrical moments and great metal riffs. Standouts: great moments found throughout, particularly Snowblind, Supernaut, Laguna Sunrise
Enjoyable electronica tinged rock; first three songs are very strong, though weaker back half prevent this album from reaching a 4. Good album from band I hadn't heard of. Standouts: 'Negative Space', 'Static Resistance', 'Ullswater'
Just an amazing album; indie/art rock vocals combine with lush multi-instrumentals (I love an organ) and propulsive drumming and guitar work that keeps songs feeling urgent and in no way navel-gazing. Has a lot of songs I enjoy singing along with. I thought about giving 4 stars since there are a couple Arcade Fire albums I like more, but this is good stuff, 5 stars.