The Cars
The CarsGreat album. Such a classic and truly one of the best debuts ever, I think. Highlights are Moving in Stereo and Just What I Needed.
Great album. Such a classic and truly one of the best debuts ever, I think. Highlights are Moving in Stereo and Just What I Needed.
Surprisingly good! I avoided this album for years thinking I didn't like it for whatever reason, but on this listen I really appreciated it. Only slightly too long. Really kept my attention.
This album was absolutely fantastic. I have never listened to bossa nova and it is way outside my usual listening but I cant believe how enchanted I was. I listened to it three times. Magnificent.
Absolute fire. Usually not a fan of this type of jazz and a little bit of a slow start but I just loved the energy and I do appreciate what they were trying to do (make a live album in the studio). Iconic release.
Good album but did not have the magic of others for me. I think i would have enjoyed more if I could understand the lyrics. Intriguing but did not change my life.
Did not care for this at all. While I see how people could enjoy it, I have always had a love hate relationship with her voice and this was just not doing it for me. Couldn't understand what she was saying and everything kind of blended together. Wouldn't listen again.
All time classic for me. This is one of those albums that grows in quality every time I listen to it. On this, my third listen, I was finally able to appreciate the back half of the album and I can say it was truly a 5 for me.
She is truly the greatest to ever do it but as an album it is just too long without enough variety.
I honestly do not have much to say about this one. It was fine. It didn't really leave an impression on me in any way.
I just love this album. My journey with it has been so interesting because I didn't understand it at first, but after spending a lot of time listening to other music I came back around and really appreciated it. For me this is one of those milestone albums that doesn't really invite comparison.
I really feel like I understand and appreciate what they were trying to do with this album, however, it is pretty disjointed. I really appreciated a second listen. I don't think I would ever go out of my way to listen again or add it to my rotation. Many strong moments, but as a whole it's missing something for me.
Hated it. Out of all the stuff we've listened to so far this one i could not listen to twice. I was never able to understand the appeal of Soundgarden and this did not change my mind. Every single song sounds the same (except Black Hole Sun) and is just Chris yowling over the same churning guitar. Forever.
This album was very complex for me. At first, I really liked it. I thought the first half was extremely imaginative and weird and I was ready to give the whole thing a 4. However, the second half took a sharper bend into convention and it reminded me unfavorably of Pet Sounds or the Paul McCartney baroque Beatles stuff, and that was a 2. So I settled on 3.
I thought the first four tracks and the final one were extremely promising, but it did slacken off in the second half. However, I would listen again in the future.
This album really does it all for me. It has (light) political commentary, humor, anger, and the interplay of the different NWA members on the tracks is excellent. Best of all - no skits!! I do feel it is slightly too long but always a great listen.
This album was difficult for me to rate, but on my fourth listen (which is significant in itself, in my opinion) I realized what I was doing wrong. This album demands your full attention. When listening while driving or working, I couldn't appreciate it. When I sat down and did nothing but listen, it was like an entirely different album.
This was initially a 4 for the witty lyrics and excellent songs, but on my second listen I did realize the album contains a lot of filler and is not as strong as I initially thought. The highs are excellent, but there is too much dead weight.
FANTASTIC. I heard everything, I appreciated everything, and I love the layers put into the music. What a journey! Three listens really helped me enjoy this one. I did not notice any of the pretentiousness in the reviews. The producer deserves a medal.
This is the jazz that people who say "I don't like jazz, it's boring" are talking about
Bad. I can definitely hear how this was influential on later punk but every album on this list was important in some way. Got the impression of the same song over and over again and nothing left a mark on me. The fact I made it through this album TWICE without liking a single song is really unusual for me.
One of the easiest 4s ever. This album so clearly sounds like people having a fantastic time and I love it. Good balance of slower and faster songs and my compliments to the guy playing the upright bass.
I wasn't sure where this was going as it is a little weaker at the beginning, but The Who are solid as always. They do a good variety of song types on this album, but they are always st their best with the harder rock stuff. Not their best, but I liked nearly every song.
I have to respect that Otherside is a generationally good song and one that is stuck in my head all the time. However, other than that, Californication, and Parallel Universe, I really did not like any other songs on this album. If it were instrumental I think I would have really enjoyed it, but Anthony Kiedis ruins everything yet again.
Started as a 3 for me but quickly became a 4 on an appropriate sound system. So funky and I will definitely be dancing to this while cleaning the house or cooking in the future. I love the sampling.
Listened to this album a long time ago and hated it. Gained new appreciation this time. Is it a muddled mess, absolutely, but I feel that I can hear a social movement starting in it. I can never knock someone for going onstage and having the time of their life.
I love their exploration of different instrumentation on this album. The piano really ties it all together but you can tell they were interested in trying new and exciting stuff. There are one or two awful songs on here but I think most are good.
If we did not fetishize mental illness when it produces art (Van Gogh etc) this would not be on this list. There were occasional flashes that I appreciated but otherwise I found it self indulgent and rambling.