One of the most complete albums ever made.

Some of it ok, some of it too progressive/experimental for me

Not my preferred genre (60’s jazz soul?) but more pleasing to listen to than some of the stuff I’ve tried here.

Great album! Learned T formed a metal group, ‘Body Count’

Pretty mellow, chill rock

Never realized how great this whole album was!

Could be a solid 3.5 if 1/2 stars permitted. Decent rock album aside from/in addition to some of the falsetto-heavy vocals.

I see the significance of this album regarding influence on other musicians (also a lot of Rolf/Dr.T from the Muppets) but it’s just not my thing, the spoken lounge/jazz music - although the lyrics are impressive.

This album is just ‘ok’ - sounds very homogenous; I *really* don’t understand why this is considered one of the greatest albums ever made…

Thanks to Tommy Boy, I’d heard of Herbine Hancock but never heard any of his music. It’s got… an interesting interpretive jazz, world music vibe. Kinda neat.

‘Of Course’ has a cool Indian vibe to it.

A nostalgic album for me

Decent album instrumentally and vocally; just too slow/mellow for me. Or maybe just have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

It’s ok; def not the best, 2nd best, or 3rd best Zep album…

More of a late 70’s/early 80’s new-wave pop punk sound than I was expecting. Maybe later stuff would be more gritty rock.

Most songs start out/have a kind of chill feel but then break into a maniacal beat that creates an eclectic lack of cohesion/ continuity within each [long] song. Overall, maybe good background music if you’re in the right mindset.

This was a fun, funky, spa rock album. Need to check out their ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ album from 2025.

I’d actually put this at a 3.5 if I could

This was a fun, modernized homage to early punk; simple beats/rhythms.

Jazz is really not my thing but I guess this sounded good 🤷🏼‍♂️

If so could give 3.5 stars, I would.

A good psych blues rock album I guess, if you like Janis.

It’s alright, a little more modernized orchestral arrangements; just not my thing.

Very experimental 60’s psych rock. ‘Freak Out’ is kind of a good title for this… Was ok; maybe a little too trippy/eclectic for my taste.

This was a really easy-to-listen-to jazz/blues/soul album. Very good.

Realized how vanilla bubble gum Elvis was (at least early on) with his souless covers of Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman” and Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” on this album. Would prefer to give this a 2.5 but will settle for a 3.

Jazz is just not my thing but I guess this is a decent album?

A fun alt punk rock album

This was a cool album. Kind of a mix between 90’s alt rock, 80’s new wave, and deep house chill vibe.

This was a wild album; can’t explain the eclectic sound of it. Def neo-soul, but can’t put my finger on what else…

Kravitz’s 1st album; didn’t realize his catalog dated back to ‘89!

Sparkle City was cool but otherwise not really my thing

Didn’t think this album was as great as I thought it would be/as I’d heard it was.

Eh

Very nostalgic album for me; don’t know that I’d truly give it 4 stars, would prefer 3.5 but the nostalgia probably would bump it up.

This was fuckin bizarre; sort of Modest Mouse-sounding vocals but much darker and weirder. A LOT of flat notes and sharp notes, lyrically and instrumentally. Feels like listening to this too much could fuck up your head —but I also couldn’t turn it off? Blue Rosebuds and Weight Lifting Lulu were memorable.

A solid 3.5. I see maybe some influence for “ Alanis later from this album? Could maybe bump to a 4 but some of the songs were a little slow for me.

This was a fun album. I see how they could have been a rising rival to the Beatles/Stones in England.

No usually a big fan of Rush based on radio play but this was decent.

Surprisingly good listen. Kind of like a more Irish-sounding Band of Heathens…? Again, wish I could give a 3.5.

Mix of Talking Heads and Thompson Twins/quintessential 80’s pop sound with the dying sound of disco. It was… okay I guess but just not really my thing.

Pretty neat psychedelic club electronica. I could listen to this.

Had heard of TTD but never listened to him - pretty good stuff! Does a lot of the instrumentation himself (not sure on this debut album or not but generally following this).

This is now the 2nd (3rd?) Byrds album presented to me and I think I can safely say that I could probably listen to any of their stuff!

Very Coldplay-sounding. ‘The Bones of You’ and ‘Mirrorball’ are good but ‘One Day Like This’ is the hit for me.

I just can’t stand 80’s pop music

Very Dylan-esque; not bad.

A few songs were nostalgic but otherwise nothing to write home about.

Instrumentally was decent world music; lyrics were in a language I didn’t recognize (Portuguese?). Eh.

Good debut album but def like ‘Making Movies’ or ‘Brothers in Arms’ better

One of the top 5 most complete albums ever made, IMHO.

This was a cool discovery!

Not an R&B guy but this was ok.

Pretty decent reggae album. Good background chill music.

This was cool, shoulda given AD a chance sooner. Gonna need to check out more of their stuff.

Meh. Not my thing; *very* acoustic and calm singer/songwriter. Like, chiller than Jack Johnson. Maybe in the right mood, but otherwise, pass.

Timing of the lyrics/vocals and instruments seemed… off? I guess, kinda decent modern rock.

This was a groundbreaking and controversial album at the time - a metal band playing with a symphony? I’ve always thought it was fantastic, even more so now that I’m more familiar with Metallica’s catalog.

Pretty cool sounding female vocal punk/alt rock band.

Cool punk rock sound but vocals can be a little grating sometimes.

Good but def nowhere near as good as Rumours. Seems very individualistic vs the band working as one.

I see the influences to maybe System of a Down and Dropkick Murphy’s and that is -to me- actually a perfect description of DK’s sound. A little manic but makes a statement.

“Feedback” was an absolutely unnecessary track.

I guess this was decent; jazz is just not my thing….

Amazing voice, some of the songs were just a bit too slow for me. Didn’t hear as much piano as I thought there would be; more symphonic than expected.

Mellow singer/songwriter. Generally just an acoustic guitar but a good picker, little bit of a classical/flamenco flair to the picking.

Good rhymes in the first several tracks but feel like Graduation is a better album.

Did not expect to like this with all the horns but ended up being one of the more enjoyable “world sounds” albums I’ve listened to. The tracks didn’t feel like they were the 7/8/9 minutes that they were.

This turned out to be a fun album with notable covers.

I’d heard of this album but never listened to it; was better than expected!

Never realized how kind of punk-rock the Pretenders were.