Very calming music. Reminds me of Billie Holiday

This is the first solo album released in the U.S. after Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's breakup. It's definitely different from their duet stuff. I've never been a huge fan of Paul Simon, but have always had some appreciation for S&G. Their harmonizing works well together and feels missing in Simon's solo work. I still love Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard though. Paranoia Blues is pretty fun, too.

Not bad, but it's not really my thing. I get a bit of a low-rent Amy Winehouse vibe from her voice. It is aggressively boring.

Oh, the memories that churn up while listening to this album. When I was 14 I hadn't yet found a personal musical identity. Being a farm boy in rural Indiana who at that point was mostly friends with other rural boys, I listened to Country music by default, mostly Garth Brooks. As my friend group expanded to people with different music tastes, I made the type of affirmative decision that only a close to pubescent boy would make. I decided I hated country music now and would dive into new music that some of my new friends listened to. My first new purchase was this album and Smash by Offspring. My parents had no issues with me listening to new music, but it felt like a rebellion to me. It was a rebellion that continued through to more concrete aspects of life as I abandoned country life and eventually the religion and politics of my family. The purchase of this album could be considered the nucleation point of my eventual transformation, but it was probably just a symptom of the transformation I was likely going through either way. The album still feels important to me though. I haven't listened to this album for decades, but find I can still sing along to almost all of it. Nostalgia aside, this album is still pretty great and my favorite by Green Day. I'm not sure if I'm falling victim to the classic pitfall of thinking that a band sold out or went downhill immediately after your impressionable window closed, or if they actually changed.

I've listened to Arctic Monkeys off and on for a while. Their style is a fun and they are a good diversion when you are listening to a large collection on shuffle, but I believe this is the first time I've sat down and listened to a full album and all the songs end up just blurring together, with the exception of Riot Van, which thankfully breaks up the album a bit. I enjoy their aggressively cockney accent and how much it comes through.

It's not my genre by a long shot. I don't necessarily dislike country, but I'm picky about it, and this style is absolutely in the dislike category. I don't like the twanginess of this particular subset of country. That said, I find I'm pretty entertained by the lyrics and themes in this album. There is a fun rebelliousness to this music that is rather infectious. It's really REALLY not my music style though.

I had never heard of this album or band before. The minimalistic cover combined with the title made me expect a classical album, but that is clearly not what it is. This album is quintessential 80's synth-pop, which is not my favorite genre, but this album felt very experimental. I actually enjoyed it more than I had expected.

I have always been very vocal about my assertion that The Rolling Stones are overrated. I've said that they only have two good songs: Sympathy for the Devil and Paint it Black. That said, I think most of this album is fairly new to me. Some of it is far more Blues-inspired than their more mainstream music. I like the Blues stuff, but if I'm going to experience Blues I will go to the source and listen to some authentic delta blues from the likes of Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson. There's nothing wrong with the Stones' rendition, it's just not where I go for that style. Their more conventional rock songs on this album do the same thing that most of Rolling Stones songs do for me... not much. They just don't inspire me. And whoa boy.. the runtime of this double album certainly makes it overstay any welcome it started with.

I've always enjoyed Prodigy, and this album has quite a few of their hits on it, so they were clearly running on all cylinders with this record. Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, and Firestarter are all great jams.

I've never been into Hip-Hop, though I can appreciate a well done example when I hear it. Raising Hell is a pretty great example of old-school 80's Hip-Hop. The songs are a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed the titular song with its heavy guitar riffs between verses.

Alright.. this one is bizarre. Now, I usually like somewhat out-there music, but this one is a bit much for me. The voice is a bit odd, and I can't tell what genre he is going for. It's not weird enough to be fun in a Ween or Syd Barrett way, but it isn't good enough to be good in a mainstream way. It just doesn't fit anywhere for me. I'm judging the album harshly, and then I get to "Plaistow Patricia", which is a great proto-punk song that foreshadows the genre well... this album perplexes me.

Just solid, relaxing Jazz.

AC/DC is always a fun listen, and there are some real bangers on here. However, it does get pretty repetitive when you listen to a full album. I still loved it though.

I've only been vaguely aware of Steely Dan but have always been amused by the anecdote that the band is named after the steam-powered dildo in Naked Lunch. "Do It Again" is pretty good, but the rest of this album is mostly forgettable. This type of soft rock isn't my thing.

Goddamn, do I love Funkadelic. I heard them for the first time watching the underrated and prescient movie "PCU" and fell instantly in love. I rarely go out of my way to listen to George Clinton or Parlament Funkadelic, but I always have the best time when I do. I'm listening to this album in my office at work at a standing desk and I have to stop myself from doing a little dance to the music. And I don't LIKE dancing. This music always puts me in a great mood no matter how I feel, and that is the best compliment I can give any artist. I'm so glad I could finally see George live last year. As I go through this project, even albums I like, I am done with by the time I get to the end. When this album ended, I wanted more. I pledge allegiance to the United Funk of Funkadelica.

First impression.. weird fucking cover, it is very Tolkienesque. Listening to the music I'm noticing that Tenacious D's ballads sound quite a lot like this and I never would have expected that. I didn't expect to, but I am loving this album. The folk-rock mix is pretty good. Then I get to "Father and Son" and that song always makes me fucking cry. I'm sitting it work crying my eyes out and trying to hide it. I didn't realize it was from this album.... goddamnit.

I'm not quite sure what I think of this album. It's not bad, but it isn't really grabbing me either. I'm going to listen to it again before submitting my rating. I don't have to listen to it again. I just don't like it.

I'm not normally a fan of pop music, but I have to say Blondie does it for me. I tend to be a sucker for female lead singers, and Debbie Harry has a great voice. There is enough experimental stuff and variety in here to keep things interesting.

I've never listened to Kendrick Lamar before. Although this is very much not my style, it is very well done.