Tracy's voice is still unique, and the songwriting is pretty powerful. I remember the year this one came out and some of the conversations this one sparked about the social divide in the country. Sadly, not much has changed in that regard.

"She had...the body of Venus with arms" - let's go Touch Too Much! A rock guitar and stadium rock clinic, era defining sound, guitar riffs that'll make you want to kneel and pray to the fretboard gods, fantastic vocal screeching with those fist pumping rhythms. Sexual innuendo throughout that inspired the eras other greats, definitely one to listen to loud.

Way more musical than what I was expecting from The White Stripes. Still has that stripped down sound, but the variations of instruments and exploration of genres makes this one a fun listen to me.

Tiny Dancer, all time great track. Great musicality throughout. Although probably not an album that would find itself in a regular rotation for me, I appreciate the quality. I never have to hear Indian Sunset again.

Fantastic stripped down sound. Excellent storytelling. Definitely grabbed from The Strokes sound of the early oughts, not there's nothing wrong with that when it's done this well

It's very far away, it takes about a day to get there, if you travel by...dragonfly. I imagine some boomer listening to the UFO flying around his brain and being blown away. Fun album, some real gems, love the Brit influence coupled with Jimi's sound. All in all a solid album which I've enjoyed many many times start to finish over the years.

Ok, so, the sound of the 70's that I've grown up despising, seems to have started with this album. That being said, in bits I can actually appreciate it, and there are moments in here that are pretty fantastic. It actually gets more tolerable as I listen to it more, so maybe I just need to embrace the decade of my introduction to life a little more... This whole album could be the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's genre, no surprise that Son of a Preacher Man is on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, and even after a gazillion listens I still love that one.

Groovy riff rock that behave the basis for "classic rock" radio stations for now and forever. No shortage of toe tappers and head nodders

Umm... This one is a bit bloated for my tastes. Sure, there's some great tracks here, but it's a slog to get through. I'm sorry the boomers had to "suffer" so much to have to believe this was the greatest album. I'll put this on the "well, I've heard it" and move on list.

Goth would have never happened...still, fantastic album, great sound, takes one back to an era.

This is a top 10 album for me. Bangers all the way through, it never gets old, sounds fantastic. Guns of Brixton still gets me fired up.

"He might have been on the weed, or even LSD". Good album, love the sound. Definitely Everly Brothers influenced, and carried that influence to a lot of artists that followed, good and bad, is apparent. I've softened somewhat musically in my older age, and music like this can go into my ears and just keep playing throughout the day, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Some decent stuff mixed in here, though in retrospect the whole Bjork schtick runs a little thin for me. Human Behavior still has that quality that basically put Bjork on the map.

Interesting album from this group. None of these specific tracks brings back any memories from this 80's kid, though the overall sound absolutely does. This is prime electronica from one of the most recognizable artists of the genre, though not my favorite in their catalog. Also, pretty sure "I Want You Now" is about a dude's blue balls. Deep stuff.

Yeah, I can dig this one, if for Common People alone.

I can appreciate her voice, not this kinda music just ain't my jam. Not hard to hear how her talents lend themselves to a Vegas residency.

I wanna give her that kinda night... Decent album, not really the type of album that'll catch anybody in the room with a "holy shit what was THAT!?!" track, but not a bad vibe. I don't know much about this style of music, so can't really address why this particular album would separate it from others, but I liked it.

Such a great album. So many good tracks, still a unique sound. Takes me back to a time, for sure.

Initial impression was "that's gonna be a no for me, dog." And then I listened again. And again. And again, and goddamn if this one didn't grow on me Avant garde can work for me, at times, and "Over My Head" (oh, the irony) is a keeper, Street Waves is great.

NGL, was not excited about ANOTHER Jack White album making this list. Then I got to Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy, and I was sold. A fantastic album.

I was over Santana about 20 years ago after his collab with the dummies from Matchbox Twenty. This one finishes strong with Hooker on his own.

Nice chill vibe. Love her voice and the fact it isn't buried in a bunch of studio sound. That being said, nothing really sticks out of that nice chill vibe.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Lots of good tracks on here. This music isn't normally my style, and it's damn nice to enjoy one like this.

Ok, another Depeche Mode album for this group. Much more recognizable singles off this one, including Your Own Personal Jesus, which has historically been my favorite track of theirs. The transition of Enjoy the Silence to Policy of Truth is amazing. Those moments on this album don't often get heard since they aren't radio friendly and who the hell listens to whole albums anymore, but my eargasm says "play that shit again!"

Ah, the raw, rebellious 90's. This one's pretty fun. It'll get your ass on the move. I imagine this would be a fun act to see live.

Was not expecting something like this to show up on this list. Pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the style, and it sounds fantastic. Mesmerizing music beautifully recorded. Couldn't turn this one off.

If I'd never heard any of these songs before, I'd appreciate this album a whole lot more. As it is, after hearing Hotel California for the ten thousandth time it just doesn't have the same effect. Guess that's why it makes the list: iconic sound, tracks that spawn generations of fans, and just not something I'm gonna smoke in my pipe that often.

Oh yeah, let's go! From the jump this one lands. Iconic blues, the master at work. I'm just a dumb Midwest white boy, but I'm not sure there's a better conduit from the blues to the masses than this record.

Was I jilted? I'll admit that, in their time, Prodigy weren't really my cup of tea. The years have improved their palatability for me in a way that every time I hear their sound I'm waiting for that massively impactful track like a "Smack My Bitch Up". You can hear the ground work for their later commercial success in here.

This one grew on me musically, not necessarily lyrically. Forrest Gump being an example. Found myself vibing to the music, then thinking *dafuq?" when digging into the lyric. And, like, Pyramids is about sex workers in Vegas, right? Maybe I'm just projecting. This one's interesting enough to have on the list, but not really my cup of tea.

This one's too damn easy. Top 10 all timer for me, when the wind is blowing right it's at the top. Doesn't matter how many times I spin it, once it starts I'm riding to the end. U2's best sounding album in my opinion, radio hits all over this one, and the non-radio stuff is just as good if not better. So Cruel, Ultra Violet, I could go on.

Great voice, love the storytelling and the musicality of this one. Recognized Streets of Bakersfield, the rest was new to me. I could see returning to this one from time to time for sure.

Kind of a nice chill vibe, though nothing is really going to stand out in a good way on this one. Couple clunkers, but I can hang. Kind of a pleasant tickling of the aural passages, makes me wanna lie back and watch the sky.

Oh yeah, that voice. Love how this one starts and just drags me in. I don't really dance, but this makes me feel like I'm slow dancing with Leonard to the grave he knew was coming, and I'm here for that beautiful dance.

I love these raw sounding recordings, it's become the signature sound of this era for me. Take Me Out is a certified banger. Come On Home was a pleasant surprise that I'd not heard before.

Best not to overthink this one. Obviously belongs on the list, listening back to all the things in here that were such a big part of the cultural reckonings in the early 90s.

Finally, something from the early times! Loved this one, saxy songs all over. Quick listen, makes me dance, and I'm no dancer.

Wow, what a debut. So maybe amazing moments here. Best Friend's Girl gets me every time when that riff, and an entire generation goes to a special place when the opening to Moving in Stereo comes on.

Pretty cool vibe on this one, though can't really say after a few listens if anything really sticks out. Sounds good in headphones and on the stereo.

This one sounds fantastic even this many years later. Great songwriting, wonderfully arranged. Can't believe I'd only heard Get It On off this one before. Bangers throughout. Hot Love ftw.

Purple is the color body fluids glow under black light. In that context it makes a LOT of sense why it was Prince's signature color. This one starts strong and kinda fades imo, though the fun this dude had singing about banging is always fun.

Ahhh, late 80s alternative. Gotta slam in some distorted noise to qualify for those bonifides. There's enough listenable stuff on here to garner its inclusion in this list, I suppose, but also gonna be a couple here I don't need to revisit. They Always Come ftw I guess.

That's gonna be a no for me dog. Only because I'm committed to this little project did I get all the way through this one. I can grant that the recording sounds good, and there is some decent musicality in here. Now, pair that with songwriting that makes me want to punch out my eardrums and musical style that is equivalent to fingernails on the chalkboard to my aural palette, and this one can go back to the never space that it has existed for previous 47 years of my life. I cringe to think that the algorithm will think that the track I add to my playlist is an indication of "I want more" of this garbage.

I fuggin love this album. I remember having my mind kinda blown in the early-2000's W era by this one, when we were dumping Trillion$ into a desert because "they hate our Freedumb" and here was the pitch perfect retort delivered by a band that, up until then, hadn't really moved my needle (hey, in my defense, youth is wasted on the young). I knew their music, of course, but hadn't expected a concept album from them, and one with as much musicianship and just flat out face melting sound. I can loop this one over and over, doesn't get old. Love the journey on Jesus of Suburbia.

Great voice, some decent arrangements, jazz loungey, well recorded, took the ear a bit to tune to the vibe. This one's much better when the instruments fuck off to the background and let her voice shine.

Kinda hard to overstate the cultural impact this one had for those of us who "were there" when Alanis' voice started hitting the airwaves with this record. The "Seattle Sound" grunge era was well underway and actually starting to wane, and the Madonna wave was crashing. Funny enough you can actually hear some of Alanis' Madonna influence in here, along with her signature vocal style that was ripped off by Meredith Brooks et.al. as the copycats tried to cash in on the zeitgeist. The number of radio hits on this one is impressive, and it still holds up pretty well imo, though the vocal style can get to be a bit too much of a unique thing

Starts strong, ends strong, great Boss sound start to finish. So many "greatest hits" tracks on this one album, definitely belongs on this list. Even if you've never spun this one start to finish you probably feel like you have heard it what with all the radio hits on here. This album deserves to me played at loud volumes in a classic car with the windows rolled down. Tough to pick THE one song off this one, but "I'm On Fire" always gets me.

Iconic sound, some great tunes here, a little Boomer-y for my tastes, but keeps me listening nonetheless. Undeniable talent, well arranged. California Dreamin' is as known as it is for good reason. Gets a bit redundant on repeated listens.

Tracy's voice is still unique, and the songwriting is pretty powerful. I remember the year this one came out and some of the conversations this one sparked about the social divide in the country. Sadly, not much has changed in that regard.

NGL, didn't have the time to give this one a thorough listen, but it's 69 songs on 3 discs, so, I think that's not really a surprise. There's some fun stuff on here, I love his voice. The song writing is fun, but it's a bit much of one thing, though I respect the concept and the dedication they obviously had to record 69 love songs on one album.

I had a lot of fun with this one. The lyrics are clever, and good god that voice. Truly unique and generational. The musical style is fantastically paired with her voice.

Pure punk. Snarling vocals, driving rhythms, exactly what comes to mind when this genre is brought up. In and out in 3 minutes or less, but for my money there's a LOT better punk to put into my playlists than the Germs.

Abba plays like a soundtrack to family vacations when I was just a lad. Undeniably fantastic vocal harmonies and some decent arrangements. Dancing Queen still slaps, even after hearing it at every dance I've ever been to. The hits on here are solid, the filler is pretty meh and even approaches annoying in its Abba disco-ness. Fernando ftw.

This one grabbed me right away. Great arrangements, love the vibe on here. So musical, thoughtful lyrics. Across the Wire is pretty powerful.

I'ma savor that flavor, gat damnit. Ok, despite this being their most successful album (I can read Wikipedia articles, hooray!), none of the songs I think of when I think of this band are on this one. Good on them for taking a stand on a principle, and the music definitely sounds The Smiths, which if they're your thing should suffice to round out your fandom.

So, the hook-drop-hook/repeat style never really was my thing. This sound hit the airwaves right when I took the full guitar-based rock path on my musical tastes journey. Bouncing in a room full of my sweaty peers while some dude with headphones and a turntable spun hooks as we were ecstasied up didn't land with me. No, I preferred bouncing in an arena with my sweaty peers, working my way to the rail to see (insert rock band here) shred their axes was more my thing. Most of our drug experience went up in little chimneys throughout the show. That being said, the sound of this album is pretty amazing considering how it was produced, and it was an undeniable influence at the time. He knows how to set a hook, I just kind of feel like I'm listening to the same 30 seconds on repeat, though goddamn if I don't find myself on occasion involuntarily moving to this one. Guess that's the point.

Music can set a mood, and you've got to be ready to be set in a mood with this one or you're gonna have a bad time. I've enjoyed Brian Eno's productions before, Music For Airports for instance. Not sure where this one would land in my "I wanna set a mood" lexicon, but it would probably require a select group with some time on their hands and a willingness to spend it. That being said, there's some nice moments in here, as I would expect from an Eno production. Most of those moments are sans vocals, so, again, if that's what you're looking for, this album might have some appeal. 9 times outta 10 I'm probably not looking for this, though for that one other time, this one could fit adequately into a space.

A little Adele goes a long way for me. So, for our second Adele offering on this list it's kinda played out for me. Still has a great voice, of course, and an album like this from a 21 year old counts for something. It's definitely well produced, and her voice shines through. I haven't felt the break up vibes in a LONG time, but I imagine this one has been spun through a lot of heartbreak.

Sounds like a fun live performance, also quite a bit like The Doors. Not that that's entirely a bad thing, and less organ-y, which is ok by me. Still...y tho?

Cool vibe. Had heard Safe From Harm before, not the rest. Dig the style.

Wow, this one caught me by surprise. Great hooks, sounds fantastic. Love the style, lyrics are fun. Starts real strong, fades a bit in the second half, but the good is really good on this one.

So, this one sounded a little immature to me when it came out, didn't really land with me. The ensuing decades have not tempered the immaturity, but I can appreciate a bit more the Eminem style and, yes, even the absurd storytelling to some extent. Still probably don't need to revisit this one.

Sounds like what would come out if you had an AI create an album based on "60's psychedelic rock, female vocalist, political themes, American Sgt Pepper." I guess the impressive thing is that it sounds like that, but was made long before albums were made that way. Interesting to hear how non-Beatles groups were creating derivatives of that sound, but I didn't have enough acid to get into this one.

Pretty impressive this was recorded live. Kind of a nice Sunday morning vibe, which makes it convenient that it showed up on a Sunday draw. I've never really been a wine and jazz guy, so not sure when I'd really have occasion to throw this one on.

All I can hear is will Smith's dumb ass getting jiggy with it and a song that's been so overplayed yet apparently still needs additional versions on the Spotify album. I guess there's some historical value to this one, but I don't need to hear anything off here ever again.

I'm kind of a sucker for the Brit pop rock sound, so this one brings some interesting arrangements for me. While listening I had the thought "sounds interesting, perhaps a bit pretentious, but that's art, so oh well". Then I read the wiki and kind of hated myself for that thought... In the 90's there was probably no worse criticism than that, but I'd say this one has aged well enough. I've been through the Bowie and Smiths catalogues enough that it's kinda fun to hear a derivative that I wasn't familiar with, and Suede fills that niche.

Amazing album. So fun to listen to, not as many of the "greatest hits" tracks as some of the other Stones albums folks are familiar with, but sounds so good almost 50 years later. The blues influence shines through, and it's some of Keith's best work imo.

Ok, so, definitely not a genre that I'm going to throw on, I don't really listen to this style. That being said, open mind, there's some quality to this for what it is. After the hangover I started this one with, and a nap, damned if this one didn't start to grow on me. Title track is a banger.

Thanks to a certain circumstance (married to a trumpet performance major) this one hits for me from the opening and just keeps rolling. Can't say how many times I've thrown this one on, but any time I wanna see my wife get transported to her former life, this one does the trick. Love the vibe, and the musicianship is as good as it gets in the genre. They just don't make em like this anymore.

Very listenable. Love the vibe on this one. Definitely will be revisiting this one.

This one is fun, and a staple for the 80s-to-90s transition, when the alt rock genre was developing into its own. The Pixies' sound is so unique, and a lot of bands that followed were definitely influenced by them. Kind of wild they're still going today after all they've gone through, which is a testament to the quality of their music imo. I'm still a sucker for this style.

I always get a little sentimental listening to The Band. Had heard tracks off this one, but not the whole thing. Enjoyable, listenable, as I expect from this group.

Glad this one came up, actually. I've heard this one so many times that I rarely think about putting it back on these days. Makes my remember why I've listened to it so much, and it still calls me back home. Solid tracks start to finish, and it's dripping with the raw bluesy sound that cemented Zero into rock royalty.