1001 Albums Summary

I already knew that I liked a few songs from this album, primarily 1979. Overall, I'm not a big fan of the sound of the vocalist. I can definitely see how it influenced artists that followed and it's an interesting inflection point between punk/grunge into emo, post punk, and alternative rock. I probably can't give it a fair evaluation since I don't enjoy their specific sound. I can't say whether the album had much of a flow to it either, since I kept getting interrupted while listening to it at work. 2 out of 5 stars, I get it, but it ain't for me.

Very catchy, good groves, and psycho killer is a certified timeless banger

That was a great little discovery. It wasn't listed on Spotify, unfortunately, so the experienced may have suffered from the commercial breaks on YouTube. Altogether, I enjoyed it a lot, the sound was soulful and occasionally funky rock with a flair for the melodramatic. The first three songs on the album left me wondering what box to put this artist into, then it hit its peak with Love and Affection, but I was totally in on the vibe by the end. It was good, not great, so I can see how this artist flew under most people's radars. But I would not be surprised at all to see a charting hit happen with the right cover of any one of the songs.

Good album, one true hit song.

Holy shit, now this whole album is iconic. The previous days have been collections of songs by artists. This album is an album of songs that play into each other, recurring themes and high-to-low energy transitions. Thom Yorke really made waves that appeared in other artists. I'm giving it 5 stars because it truly is one of the greatest of its kind.

It was aight, I can see how he had a broad appeal, but I think it just doesn't hit the blues space with much musical novelty. He had a unique vocal style with that, it's kind of a depressed Elvis thing. But it wasn't up my alley.

Great writing and musical composition for this album. Powerful voice, she deserves the flowers she's received.

It was surprising, the first song of the album was pretty thematically different from the rest of it. It put me on my heels in trying to pin down a genre, but honestly, I really enjoyed what started playing in the auto-generated playlist after the end of the album. So while I don't know what it was, I'm pretty sure I like it, haha.

Pretty gener-ock, no hits to speak for either. But some catchiness here and there. Not garbage, but not ground breaking.

Very folksy bluegrass, exceptional talent within the genre. I had listened to her in the past, actually. Despite not being in the mood for the genre, it was an easy listen.

It was actually solid, old school country music. Good songs, unfortunate shout down for SF, haha! Diddyo considers it to be a good one, and now I do too.

Pretty good, I preferred the disc 2 of the album.

Pretty generic hippie rock. I think there may have been some novelty in the mixing of the album, but I wasn't paying quite enough attention to truly say.

Really chill, awesome world music with primary sounds from India, but there seemed to also be some Spanish guitar riffs and possibly Latin rhythms.

Not bad, but no hits really.

I'm going to be listening to this more. Really good, complex, and complete feeling.

Good punk album, it's a quick listen and had some moments that hit well. Altogether though it was too short.

The mixing of the first few songs is meh, and as always Jeru is quite preachy, even in the sub-genre of conscious rap. But when My Mind Spray comes on, the production is on point and the flow is impeccable. There's a reason he's well known in the hip-hop head genre. The beats for the next two songs, Come Clean - E New Y Radio and Jungle Music, are also fresh.

Damn! What a strong opening, great vibes so far. It's Jazz, it's world music, it's danceable.

I've listened to this one before! In fact, 7 nation army was the first song I ever played on an open mic night. But hardest button to button is my favorite track. Was the album ground breaking? Not especially, does it flow well? Not particularly, is it alright? Yeah it's solidly alright.

Very well produced album, but I can't decide if I love her voice or dislike it. It varies from song to song.

It's not bad, but it feels like it lacks individuality or distinction. That's not helped by the cover song. But his overall sound was almost anachronistic feeling. Like an older sound being mixed with newer sounds in a way that didn't mesh super well.

Such a dope album, Dr. Octagon is a weird but extraordinarily lyricist and rapper. It's almost surprising that he doesn't come up more often in Hip-Hop legends conversations. I knew Earth People previously, and I would recognize Blue Flowers, but honestly there's not a real hit on this album. It flows together really well and has some good moments, so totally worth the listen. Okay, hold up, turns out Dr. Octagon is Kool Keith, he DOES come up in conversations about greats of hip-hop! I'm going to dig in further.

It's an icon for a reason. There's several hits, it flows well, and it has moments that totally hold your attention.

It's pretty good, the vocalist reminds me of The Talking Heads, Parquet Courts, and I don't know. I like it, the music is pretty good, but there's haven't exactly been any moments that made me think "damn that's good."

Not a bad album, certainly one worth having on in the background. But it's not one that I think I could dive into. At least, I couldn't dive into it today.

Not bad, punky Rock

Not bad, but it was a pretty standard British rock band, bordering on the new punk wave.

Lol, Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart. This album fully deserved its iconic status. That was a fun listen. Johnny Cash might be one of the coolest dudes to ever live, that's just my opinion but it's true.

This is probably the first GOOD album that I ever owned. But I can't remember if I bought Meteora or Hybrid Theory first. I would condiser HT to be the better of the two regardless. When I think of Nu Metal as a genre, I consider Linkin Park to be the icon or GOAT, RIP. Also, the remixed album of this was phenomenal.

Really great rock album, I feel like it was maybe the end of an era. I struggle to think of any rock albums since this that compared. Certainly not many with commercial success.

I liked Buzzin' Fly, made me think of like a very chill hippie song but folksier. This guy makes full use of the xylophone in this album. Also, it's interesting to note that he died at 28, maybe counts as a part of the 28 club. His son was the singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley.

I actually liked this one a lot better than the Tres Hombres album. Also, this is the first instance of a second album by an artist that has already appeared on my 1001 albums generator. I feel like the mastering on this album was significantly better than the previous one. Even if it did feel like it was targeting a more mainstream sound, shoot maybe that's why I liked it more.

Not bad, I enjoyed one track on the album more than others.

Not my jam

This is a quaint little album, really feels like looking into another lifetime. But I know Dolly is one of my mom's favorite people so I suspect that it can't be too far removed from present day. I think the messages are pretty timeless, even if the specifics are a little dated.

The vocals remind me of Tupelo by Nick Cave. It's pretty musically strong, some good jams in there.

Birdland really sounds like the soundtrack to something, like a 90s sitcom or something. Rumba Mama came out of fucking nowhere, hahaha. Turns out that Birdland was a cover of the original version by Maynard Ferguson.

Not bad, musically it was pretty solid.

This is actually really pleasant to listen to. Love Banana Split for my Baby.

This album goes way harder than it has any right to. It slapped. It was great.

I actually just passed up on the chance to see this band in concert. I think I may have made the right choice, they have a couple of songs that I really like, but most of it doesn't quite click with me.

This is one of the most unusual albums so far. He takes it so seriously, and earnestly, but it's like the album is unaware of how niche it is. His dark and raspy voice is perfect for noir. But I'm still not sure what through line to draw for this album. What's its story and theme?

It's like the predecessor or missing link between the British invasion and Ska. These vocals are all over the place, melodramatic and loopy. Musically it's not bad, but I'm just not feeling this incomprehensible impression of The Talking Heads. But then again, them horns are pretty dope in Tell Me When My Light Turns Green.

This is the best White Stripes album, IMO. Fell In Love With a Girl, it's like the first post-punk rock song, a return to rock. I can tell that we are gonna be friends? Yes, yes I can tell. Because the world needed that song, and it's innocent and so relatable.

This album is mostly just background music, to me. I think they aim for a saloon ragtime thing, but the singer's voice lacks the body or bass to hit the sultry feel that I'd be expecting. I feel like her voice is better suited for the blues songs at the end of the album. Walking After Midnight, classic 12 bar blues, but with a cajun harmonica zest.

I'm actually really digging the vibes midway through the album. This is pretty cool psyche/grunge/rock with that 90s acid-rock kind of sound.

Legendary artist, crosstown traffic, voodoo child, and Jimi's cover of All Along the Watchtower are must know songs for classic rock.

It's kind of a lot... I could see it being cool. But it's all over the place, it's more like a random list of musical ideas than an album of songs. Just One Victory is pretty cool.

Good album, it flows together, it has a track that was a hit. But it also has some moments that kind of take you out of the album such as in Neukoln. It made it hard to come back in on The Secret Life of Arabia. Heroes and Sons of the Silent Age though are awesome.

This album crawled so that other indie rock albums could walk and run. It was mostly fine, but not particularly catchy in my opinion. Which is a little surprising, because I love indie rock. I just didn't love this indie rock.

I've listened to this album before, can't say that I'm the most familiar with it though. It's good, it has some hits. Despite not flowing super well, it hits flows between a few songs at a time and then segues with skits. I like conscious rap, but I know it's not for everyone. I think "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" is a better album, so hopefully it's coming on the list.

This was actually a very good electronic album. It's not even lo-fi, it's just lower fidelity because of it's age, and I dig it. I couldn't name any tracks off of it a few hours after listening to it, but I would listen to it again. It doesn't really hit a pleasant groove until Duke of Earlsfield, though.

I did not realize until the end of the first track, that it had been one continuous track-26 minutes long! So yeah, this is a piano concert album, it's not bad. It was a beautiful album, very peaceful. I enjoyed it. Yesterday's album and today's album both generated AMAZING algorithm based playlists after they finished playing on Spotify. That's the goal of this whole endeavor, to escape the algorithm dead-end.

It's fine, not a particularly exciting live show. But that's also their reputation, as the original jam band.

It's pretty chill, ambient electronic music. Makes me think of Moby, but a lot more vocals. It's also its own thing, kind of pop-y. Young Offender, what video game did they sample for this song??

I really liked Sweetness Follows. The album is good, very chill 90s alt rock. I don't really know what genre R.E.M. is, to be honest. But they're iconic of the era. I can see why, but I can't exactly say why. They have this approachability, catchiness without crossing into pop. Melancholy, but not sad sound.

This album didn't catch me nearly as well as Hounds of Love does. It's kind of hard to listen to. I do enjoy Kate Bush, and as far as difficult albums go so far in this endeavor, this was certainly not the hardest. I just didn't get anything out of it from two listens.

This was pretty dope, really classic Cubano music. Excellently performed. I enjoyed it so much that it made me want to rewatch one of my favorite feel good movies, Chef.

This sounds like the beach boys, *looks up Brian Wilson*, ah because it is. I don't know why, but his specific sound doesn't hook me very well. Despite that, I can't deny the musical complexity and impressiveness of his work. This album goes easily, with an air of silliness, but it's not bad at all.

That was a bit of a flash in the pan album, only lasted for 33 minutes. I don't know, certainly not as good as a full temptations album.

I wasn't sure until I got to the bones of you, this is dope. The voice and general sounds is kind of dreamy, and calming. Lots of harmonic sounds in the songs. How appropriate that the last song is an actual lullaby.

Old Man isn't just a classic song, it's timeless. I think Neil Young's voice pairs perfectly with the content of this song. Whereas Heart of Gold has been covered well by other artists, ie Charles Bradley. Overall, this is another album that's so short, only 37 minutes long. But it does flow together decently and has some hits.

Not a lot to say about this album. It was surprisingly musically deep/well composed for how relaxed it was.

What a beautiful voice, and it's so clear too. There's nothing novel about it musically, but she was definitely gifted. There's a lot of covers of classic songs, unless she was the original writer of them in which case holy shit, she wrote some widely covered songs. Okay, so I looked it up, and there's 13 covers of traditional folk songs... so yeah no wonder haha.

It didn't really do anything for me

I was feeling the album, and digging the vibe and then Damaged Goods came on and I was like, oh heck yeah I know this hit. Super solid British Punk album.

This is one of the greatest albums of all time. In high school, Metallica was probably my favorite band. It's still incredible.

Much better than the first Bruce Springsteen album that I listened to.

Great album by one of the greatest indie rock bands. So many hits from this album already have a permanent home on one of my best playlists. So... Yeah, it's great and I recommend it.

Once again, Thom Yorke knows how to make an album, not just a sequence of songs. It flows together seamlessly, it hits really interesting musical ideas. It's catchy. Just another solid album.

Quite a long, synthy pop rock song to open the album with, but it wasn't super poppy, just a little poppy. Maxine had some great saxophone in it.

Super short, but it does have Mrs. Robinson

Despite only having one big hit on the album, it was overall great. It had a cohesive sound and it is distinct sound.

I've listened to Graceland tens of times, but never actually listened to this album before. And I love Me and Julio. But now I also enjoy Armistice Day.

Wow, this album was fantastic. It was dark and heavy with uplifting moments. It felt pretty real and raw.

It was fine, but nothing special. It had some quiet moments where it was just vocals over low bass maybe and it reminded me of some of the transitions in a song by Melvins.

Man, such a nostalgic album for me. I think I previously commented on Hybrid theory that it was the first good music that I enjoyed, Coldplay was pretty contemporary with that. But I can thank John, my brother, for getting into Coldplay because of his interest in piano. I was trying to think of what made this so good at the time that it came out, and I don't have a smoking gun answer. Chris Martin did take the singer/songwriter form and made it rock. What's interesting about Coldplay is that they used elements: synth and distortion, that had been explored by other bands in rock genres to push out more extreme sounds but Coldplay felt like the pendulum swinging back inwards to approaching these elements with a softer touch. Basically, what if a singer/songwriter sang about love and used a synth to compliment the piano? Then what if they had a rock band that knew when to go heavy and when to keep it soft? Alright, then apparently you will have a band with generational sound.

Bob Dylan sure knew how to write a song, they oughta give that feller an award or something for it. Shelter from the Storm has a special memory for me. Idiot Wind was fun too. Solid album.

It was pretty good, even if there wasn't anything that particularly stood out to me as a hit. It's a long album, especially if you're listening to the 20th anniversary version.

Not bad, it was a nice mix up from what I typically listen to.

The answer to all world religions is Van Halen.

Punk rock, wasn't bad

LCD has such a cool and unique sound.

Yeah, this album isn't bad at all, but it does feel like the advent of pop. Don't get me wrong, I love the Beatles, but I think this album kind of blends into their discography, aside from the two biggest hits.

Damn, this author sure loves Bruce Springsteen. The album wasn't half bad, by that I mean that half of the album was good.

Despite having a couple of catchy songs, LB is just too cringe for me.

Perfect album. Led Zeppelin nails that bluesy rock sound. They're just weird enough, but their sound is universal. GOAT album by a GOAT band.

Another great band, known for their great albums too. However, I think this album crosses a little too far into skits territory. It ain't bad at all though, and it's still so relevant IMO.

That was a pretty odd album. Not bad but odd.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. I generally think hotel California is over played. But I listened to it with an open mind and quite enjoyed it.

It was good, but the automated playlist that started afterwards was even better.

It wasn't bad, but it didn't speak to me like some of the other world music albums have. It was like a good jam session.

I already love this album! I think it's one of the best singer songwriter albums of all time. I appreciate the use of world music sounds in his songs, I think it really takes it over the top.

That was a strange album, not bad but strange.

I think this is a solid album. The Beach Boys were great, and I will die on that hill!! But for real, you can throw this on for a pleasant listen.

What an interesting album, it's like an Indian R&B album. But also with sound samples of Oppenheimer's "I am become death" quote. Some of it was amazing, but some of it was like a Disney soundtrack. I don't even know what to say about it.

Excellent hip-hop album!

Some great hits on this album

I was really surprised when I saw the year that this came out. Their sound was ahead of its time imo.

This made me want to listen to early metal. It's good, didn't blow me away, but it's good.

Damn, I really liked this album, but I feel like I barely got to listen to it. I'm tempted to repeat it tomorrow. full disclosure, I've just been too busy to really listen closely to the albums for the past week or so. I might address this by listening to the same album the next day instead of starting a new album. The goal is to discover new music, and it feels like some of these are flying by me.

It was just aight for me. Red Eyes was the only song that I clicked with, and the rest of it just felt like filler, Bruce Springsteen-esque. Red Eyes really hits the indie rock sound of that era.

I actually totally dug this album. It was that old school hacker shit kind of techno that you could never really dance socially to, haha. It made me want to download a car.

This album is apparently 4 discs at 2 hours and 52 minutes long. I'm livid, hahaha. It's also rife with mediocrity and laconic vocals. Sardonic social commentary, it's instrumental selections are all over the place. I feel like it had some nuggets of good musical ideas, but they just published ALL of their musical ideas in a single album. I'm being a jerk about it, and I kind of leaned into that. it probably isn't all that bad, but it came at terrible timing with how this endeavor feels a bit laborious right now.

I'm not the biggest R.E.M. fan, but they're alright and their hits are a deserved.

This album is all over the place. The first song was so bland that I almost gave up, but then the second song hooked me. Then the 3rd and 4th songs were like a totally different sound. She's just totally unpredictable. And then she covers American Pie? with synths and shit? and it ain't wholly terrible, though it's also not better than the original.

So far, a few songs in and it's pretty boilerplate brittish punk rock. The rest of the album didn't stand out either. This is like the 5th punk album the author has recommended that wasn't good, haha. I like punk, or at least I thought I did.

As bad as this author's taste is in punk, it's as good in techno/early 2000s party music. This album is pretty dope it's like an intersection of hip-hop and electronic music, the kind of synergy that wouldn't be seen again for a decade or two later. It's not the best thing I've ever listened to in my life, but I definitely like the ideas that are being presented in it. It's just a genre-bender of an album.

Not a bad album, I could forget it, but I certainly would like having any of it appear again out in the wild. April Skies does hit the mood of that era and genre so well. It's got this hazy 80s ambiguous rock vibe that would be fitting for a movie soundtrack. It did make me wonder... when will Guns N Roses be coming up... because it MUST be on the list. Turns out Appetite for Destruction was released the same year as Darklands.

This album hit the ground running. It's so iconic, several huge hits, great skits, and incredible talent.

The Pogues don't really do it for me. But this author is totally down with 'em. They're not bad. I do wonder if the author intended this list to be all 5 star albums in their opinion. For all I know, this could be the absolute undeniable best album of the Celtic Punk genre, and to be fair, it probably is. Nothing stood out to me though, actually I take that back. They said an offensive word in Fairy Tale from New York. Different times and all that, but... it certainly detracts from any 'cool punk vibes' they may have been going for.

For me, this album doesn't really begin until High and Dry. The mood is set by that song, and it makes the rest of the album better. It leads in well to Fake Plastic Trees and I feel its similarity in (Nice Dream). Although, I don't love this album as much as the other two that I've had so far, it was still very solid.

It's a really solid rap album. Kick push was a huge hit. Daydreamin' was an amazing cover. I would recommend it for fans of conscious rap.

The pioneers of industrial music did not perfect industrial music. I would argue that it's not even good industrial music. It was bearable, but just barely. Once again, the algorithmic generated playlist that started after the album ended was better than the album, haha. This is the point though, I am doing this project to improve my algorithm.

It was aight

It was pretty good, very psychedelic flower rock. I could totally dig it and have listened to and enjoyed similar sounds from more recent artists.

Of course I knew Song 2 was a banger. I first got introduced to Damon Albarn through his other project Gorillaz. He's incredibly talented, and I love how Gorillaz let him try new things out that didn't necessarily fit Blur. So it's cool to finally circle back to actually hear what the band was that didn't match the sound of the newer work he wanted to release as Gorillaz. But M.O.R. was pretty great too. On Your Own is too. A few songs in, and it's clear that Blur has a distinct vibe from Gorillaz, but yeah it's still unconventional. Some of the songs just felt like they were another genre just for the sake of it, despite that they weren't bad songs. The songs weren't bad at all. The album however didn't flow, didn't have a theme. So that kind of holds it back, but it IS new/unique and well made. I would listen again but probably wouldn't recommend it except to fans of Damon Albarn.

I sure do love this album. Is it the most popular album of all time? Idk maybe, probably close to it. Every other track is an iconic song.

Halfway through the album, it sounds pretty good. The vocals remind me of Matt Bellamy or Thom Yorke. But at the end of the album, I'd say this is an okay melodramatic singer song-writer ballads album. Nothing stood out to me. Well except for the abrupt switch to a reggae finale.

I really like how this album flows together and how the artist has layered in the harmonies so well. I realized at the midway point, San Vicente that it had been building towards a crescendo for a while. It's hard for me to say "this song is a hit" when it comes to world music. It's more about the vibe and the aesthetic when I listen to it. So by that metric, this hits quite well. It feels like a movie score. It has such ups and downs, moments that feel like anticipation and moments that feel like a celebration. I found the album overall to be very good. Totally pleasant.

I like blur, weird that they came up for the first and second time in such quick succession, but okay. This album doesn't hit nearly as well for me though. It does establish a 'signature sound' for the band. But the content just hasn't blown me away at 2/3rds through the album. This is a Low was a good song though.

I was skeptical at the start... but they indeed played a hell of a concert. This is an album that should be listened to as an album, of course. Let it get you into its groove.

I gotta be honest, it was kind of all over the place. I can see the uniquity of it. But it felt goofy.

Is this the original ska band?? It sure sounds like it, and I don't mind it.

Such a great album with like 3 epic bangers on it. The rest of the album isn't bad either. The 80s was such a golden era for hard rock.

It wasn't bad, but I was super distracted while trying to listen to it.

The first couple songs of the album, in my opinion don't quite warm you up for the awesomeness of the rest of it. Traveling band, Lookin' Out My Backdoor, Run Through the Jungle, should I just list all of the rest of the tracks because there's more bangers than not.

This guy actually wrote a blues rock song about a gang bang?!? Who the hell is this guy? The album was kind of all over the place with the subjects of each song, but the songs were fully committed and well written. I don't think I would play the album for guests.

I hope this is the last Bruce Springsteen album. We get it, the author loved Bruce Springsteen. I don't love BS, I don't even like him, but I don't hate him either.

It wasn't bad, I would put this on in the background if I had guests over.

It's a short album, nothing to write home about imo. But I think their sound of a classic rock paired with punky vocals is kind of cool.

Great album, several huge hits in only 40 minutes. Also the nostalgia factor was huge on this one.

Damn, I can't believe that I've never listened through this album before. I do love old school rap and this is as iconic as it gets, in my opinion. It slaps, it captures rap culture of the time-and some of it hasn't aged well. But overall, the hooks are rock solid, and the rap is good.

I wasn't really feeling the album until We Carry On, it was super dope and kind of put me into the mood for the band's unconventional sound. They've got an electronic industrial sound paired with these delicate, melancholy, and aria-esque vocals that create a strange combination. So I don't think it works for every song, but it is a fully unique and cool vibe when it does.

So this has to be one of the first electronic synthesizer bands in the world. Their first album came out only 3 years after the Moog synthesizer hit the markets. This is certainly early pioneer sounding synth wave, but it also isn't bad at all. It's very ambient and chill. Kind of chamber synth sound.

It's pretty melancholic, and I don't think I was in the mood for that today.

So the first couple of times I tried to have it on in the background during a car ride and I couldn't really listen to it. I recognized one of the songs as a radio hit though. I then truly listened to it and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a little bit mainstream but it was still solid and with its own sound.

I don't know why, but this album doesn't really do it for me compared to other Radiohead works. It's too chill without ever building to a deeper emotional moment like the others do. It does build to a change in sound but it just lays on the harmonics at that point, but it didn't really make me feel anything.

It wasn't bad but not much stood out to me about it. Although it's kind of wild that it was released in 1976, I didn't realize just how long Rush had been around. So they were pretty mold-breaking when they started.

Glam rock for sure, and relatively obscure, haha. The album isn't bad but nothing stand out about it so far. It was indeed an album.

Wow, so many notable songs came from this album. Also I had no idea that Gangster's Paradise was built off of a sample, a sample from Stevie Wonder no less.

Not bad, a whole lot of bluegrass and gospel standards. I also realized that the grand ole Opry is the Apollo theater for white people.

This should be right up my alley, but I didn't quite click with it. I enjoy Smooth Operator, but much of the album just struck me as being too pop.

Not bad, it's that classic Latin music. So easy listen, but it didn't wow me.

Where do I get my "I survived the Spy Vs. Spy album" T-shirt? It sounded like someone threw a couple of jazz bands down a 40 minute long staircase with just a few flat spots to play music during. Like I get it, they had a concept and they hit it, but it was not all that fun to listen to.

I do like the Foo Fighters, this album sounded like they hadn't quite broken the mold, but they had their own sound. I'm glad that they continued recording from there, but this was a good start.

He's got a very chill vibe, fits right into that time period. I think the music is actually a bit more interesting and layered than it initially presents itself as. I think I enjoyed Easy Way Out more so than the more popular songs at the beginning of the album. It's worth noting that I've never listened to Elliot Smith before today. But my coworker saw that I was listening to him and asked if I was okay, lol. Apparently he has very cathartically sad music.

It was pretty good. I really liked their cover of Hey Joe.

Solid thrash metal album! I kind of wanted a little more bass, but it still was good. Too bad dime bag Darrel was such a piece of shit.

This was a pop album for sure, but it was not bad. Prince was a weird and cool dude, huh?

I think was a great rock album, I can absolutely see why it had mass appeal. It rocked just enough to be cool, but not enough to be offensive, hahaha.

It was very good, the Tale of Brave Ulysses is such a banger. Love it.

Kind of a nothing-burger album. It wasn't shitty, so it's not a one-star album, but it was forgettable for me. I'm sure it holds some nostalgic value for some.

There so many bangers on this album. It fully excuses the lack of flow from song to song. RHCP are such an amazing band.

Finally, the author of this book has selected a good punk band. Now I have to rate it 5 stars so that it looks like I don't hate punk lol.

This album goes so fuckin' hard. Probably the goat of the pop grunge-rock genre. Several iconic hits, and it has a consistent mood with a distinct artist sound.

Hell yeah, that album was a lot of fun. Just good ole hip hop. So pure, it wasn't so self-serious. But it also had some real gem moments.

What a strange and surprisingly catchy album. I don't know how to categorize them, but there must be some overlap with the RAMMSTEIN fandom.

It was aight, but nothing stood out to me about it.

Very creative, maybe a bit unrefined. But if you like old school hip-hop and rap, it's fun.

This album flowers together much better than the first one. It's still not incredible, but it was good enough, haha.

That rocked way harder than I expected, the first song had a little bit of a slow start but then the rest of the album rocked out. This album must have melted many pre-marital head faces when it was released.

This is one of those albums that makes me glad I'm doing this project. Because I've never heard of this band. And even the first sound didn't hook me, but just minutes into the album and I get it. Their sound is amazing, mostly clean vocals with a bit of rage on high quality metal tracks. No idea how I hadn't found them sooner.

Great album, what a killer voice she had. She also had a great sound with her band. It's a real shame that she burned so bright and so briefly.

That was a brief album that showed glimmers of promise. It wasn't mind blowing, but it was probably way ahead of its time. I can see how this paved the way for punk. Kind of interesting how they used the saxophone though, you don't hear it played that way very often.

It was okay, but none of the songs stuck with me. Despite 3 of the songs being among the band's top 5 hits.

The only thing holding back this album, in my opinion, is the lack of more stand alone hits. But the album flows so damn well and it's got a great sound.

I really don't even know what to say. He sounds like Phil Collins but the album was so far out there.

The album was over before I realized it. I was surprised by how much instrumental music there was. In fact, if felt like there was more instrumental music than vocalized songs. Oh but I must mention the two absolute bangers on the album. I think the hits are so good, that it elevates the whole album, but the album without the hits wouldn't be somewhat unremarkable.

There was one small hit, but otherwise the album did have an interesting novel sound. I just didn't think it was all that good.

It was a solid live album, I didn't recognize any of the songs but it was a good listen.

A country album.

Steely Dan is so hard to put in a genre box. Is it jazz, is it rock, is it pop? It's a bit of all of those things.

She did great rhymes on a production that sounded so familiar. Turns out Prince Paul of De La Soul helped produce her album, and it totally shows. It hits all those 90s transition rap sounds. Everyone in the 80s had synths, she tapped on a straight up house beat.

I really enjoyed the album, despite not checking the names of tracks as they stood out to me. I think they have a great sound that is distinct. The album gelled well from song to song.

It was very chill, it was a jam band album. I think it only took me somewhere with a couple songs, and Orange Crush was one of them.

Pretty solid album, I was surprised by the year it came out. I would have thought it was more recent.

On the artist bio page it said "Rod Stewart has one of the finest voices of his generation" which is hilarious because my first impression of this album is that the guitar playing sounds high skilled but these vocals aren't all that great. He does have a unique rasp in a high register, but it's not like he's wielding extreme control or range. (I Know) I'm Losing You is actually fucking great, and I don't feel like I've heard this before, no idea how.

Still not my jams.

I don't know what that album was about, but I did like the way it sounded.

It has several bangers.

I have heard Lil' Darlin' before in media somewhere. I do love this old style jazz.

Get Free is the only real hit from the album. It wasn't bad overall, just didn't stand out for its genre imo.

One of the greatest albums of all time. It's aged well, it was well produced, and it's culturally relevant. It demonstrates exactly what make WTC so special. Their collaboration makes them a super group.

Another incredible rap album. I am among those who consider Kendrick Lamar to be the greatest rapper of all time. It's interesting to look back at this album versus his more recent albums. I think his lyrics reveal and criticize the gangster lifestyle. What I think makes Kendrick so legendary is his ability to perfectly hit the vibes of rap that feels good with party/club level production. Then his lyrics can hit some highly introspective insights. Later albums feel like they spun out of notes from therapy sessions. He bears his soul in his work.

Simon and Garfunkel were incredible. The songwriting, the music, the new-ness. Some songs are so heartfelt and sensitive. Some songs are just fun. It's kind of wild that the album is only 36 minutes long, but I guess they did what they needed to, haha.

That album is a lot. Raining blood is cool and everything, but most of it just makes me want to listen to other thrash metal.

That was quite a lot of 12-bar blues. Not bad, but a lot of blues. When I heard Layla, I was wondering who wrote it, these guys or Clapton? Turns out that this was Clapton's prior band. The blues played on the album was really good at moments, but it kind of ran together.

Nothing particularly stood out about this one.

Not my favorite CCR album, but it does have some hits. CCR is one of my loved classic rock bands.

It wasn't bad but didn't click with me.

I discovered Dirty Projectors through the NPR Tiny Desk Concert series. They have a super unique sound, it doesn't always work, imo, but I thought it worked really well in Stillness is the Move.

Very quirky album, but it was good. I enjoyed the little whimsical skits

Just a couple hits, but a good album.

It was a punk album, nothing stood out to me about it, but it was pretty alright.

I did not know that Wilco was so country. In fact, I previously thought that they weren't country.

Exceptional Jazz.

Two of the songs from this album are absolute hits, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. The album overall wasn't bad, but man do those two songs stand above the rest of it.

Hard times is still do relevant

Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knockin', and Dead Flowers all stand out on this album. I think the hits are definitely iconic. The album challenged its band's genre by some of the borrowed sounds from other genres like country and blues. All-in-all, it's a good listen and worth knowing.

This is one of my favorite albums. I would argue that it is THE thrash metal album. Many hits that are so iconic that they're still frequently used today. It's also a pretty complete album in terms of flow between tracks and distinct sound.

This was a great album. It makes me wonder if bossa nova is considered a sub-genre of jazz? It's very smooth with a melodic flare.

They packed in so much incel energy in just a few songs, lololol. Also, I was a little surprised that it was recorded in 1960, it feels much older in style than that. They're like the transition point from crooners to rock and roll.

What a doodoo album by a decent band.

I was really surprised by this one. It's far off the beaten path of soul/funk. But it had these Motown style backup harmonies on a flashy style that just worked. Definitely a unique sound, not great background music though imo. There also wasn't a track that made me think "hit."

Santana was truly skilled. This album was heavily instrument focused. Great to put on in the background.

I fucking love this album. I actually just listened to it last week. It's trippy and catchy and funky in all the right ways.

Despite having some clear messaging and great hits, the album didn't quite flow together super well. I would still recommend it, but only to fans of old school rap.

At first I thought this album was very conceptual and odd. Then they played the origin of the hook for Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" and I was like okay, they did have some solid musical ideas here. They're still not many people's cup of tea. I'd call them concept 80s synth pop.

I never knew the name of the Norwegian Wood song, not that I had particularly tried to find it. But yeah, another decent album. The Beatles were a pretty good band lol.

Pet shop boys are no doubt catchy.

Really solid Jazz, but good lord is it a long album. Great to put on in the background.

Wow, back-to-back Miles Davis, what a treat! This album was much shorter but still very solid. I'd recommend it. It gives strong charlie Brown jazz vibes.

Hard to say what I thought about the album. Most of it is solid classic rock music, but one song struck me as being very aware of the Beatles's star power.

Man Out of Time was the first song that I connected with. But Shabby Doll was catchy. But also... Parquet Courts's vocalist sounds quite like Elvis Costello.

Wow, that was a true gospel album. Like the genre predecessor of country music. Like almost yodeling. Appalachia. Mandolin. I can dig it a little bit.

Nice. I already liked this album from around when it came out. It's got a great relaxing folksy sound to it. Only one song that's very catchy though imo.

Great jazzy album

In didn't find anything about this album to stand out. It was kind of heavy metal, but didn't really scratch that itch.

I think Stevie Wonder is a hit-maker artist, and this album didn't have any hits. So it didn't really do it for me, despite the greatness of the artist.

I think this album is fantastic. Of course, I didn't discover it until Stranger Things 4 featured Runnin' Up That Hill- inarguably the biggest hit of the album. But the rest of the album is cerebral, layered with instruments, and excellently produced- it was self-produced afaik. It also feels personal, not like a product of a studio or an artistic compromise. Highly recommend for both the auditory entertainment and the cultural significance in music history.

You gotta be sure to leave room at the bottom of album lists for things like this. It's just awful. It's worse than the spy v. spy album. It's worse than the proto-industrial album. Because now it's loosely industrial, plus distorted German screaming and some literal shrieks. It is not suitable for entertainment purposes. There may have been one song towards the end of the album that sounded like music.

This album showed musical talent. Not in the vocals, but I think those were basically just there for aesthetics. This was another one where the algorithm generated playlist after the album ended was better than the actual album.

I LOVE Never Let Me Down Again, and it's a part of what I love about Depeche Mode. I think they have such a cool and unique melancholy synth pop sound, but also kind of chamber rock. The rest of the album lacks hits, but it's not bad at all. I'm probably rating this album lower than I want to. But that's in spite of how much I love the artist and first song.

Quite an interesting concept album.

It's so funky! And very much a concept album. I was surprised that there's really only one song on there that's not a concept song, give up the funk.

Several songs are so iconic. I feel like Walk This Way is the quintessential example of rap sampling rock. My Adidas is a banger, and It's Tricky is unforgettable. Run D.M.C. came about in that transition period of Rap. Where it's old school, and kind of right on the cusp of an explosion of sub-genres within Rap. I think this album is a critical landmark in the journey of rap music.

Even Flow is such a great song. I generally like this album quite a lot. It's a very authentic rock album, with that early grunge sound without the angst. It does peter out at the end of the album. It just starts so strong that I don't realize that it's slowly lost my interest towards the end.

How Do You Do and Flutes were both excellent songs, the album had a good cohesive sound too. I would put it under electronic music.

I didn't like this as much as the previous Amy Winehouse album. It just lacked a newness in it, and her vocal control was less utilized.

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot to say about this album. I liked what I heard, but couldn't tell you that any of the songs stood out to me. It had a good 80s synth rock kind of sound. So maybe underwhelming or not very stand-out to me.

It's so buttery smooth. It's great R&B, it's relaxing, but you could move to it. It's got musical depth spiced in. Just great.

Weirdly enough the only song that stood out to me enough to check was Pre-Road Downs. Idk what it was, maybe a change in the sound from the previous tracks. All-in-all, I still really like classic rock stuff like this, but boy is it hard for it to stand out to me.

Excellent Afro beats

They were good psyche Rock, kind of reminded me of the Beatles at times. It was good. I recommend it.

That album was real weird. It cooked for a brief minute or two, but it wasn't good overall. I could have easily been convinced that it was made by Primus, so it was original and likely influenced an artist that I do like. I don't recommend this, despite it almost making me curious enough to look into their other albums. Okay, so after looking it up, this was selected because it's considered their most accessible album. That seals the door on my interest in looking further into this band. It was better than the other 1 star albums, so maybe it's generously a 2 star album. Oh okay, I see that it was released in 1978, the linked album on Spotify said 2016. So it was ahead of its time, but its time isn't coming, hahaha.

It's interesting how her sound shifted through the span of this album. It started out so completely Country/ Singer Songwriter and shifted towards a more Pop sound. She's clearly talented, and I can see why she's popular enough for me to have previously heard of her without being a fan of her genres. I'd say this could be an easily accessible album for anyone who wanted to dabble in Country music but otherwise isn't a fan of contemporary Country.

Such a great album. I feel like the Ramones are THE pop punk band. And this is their self-titled album. If you can't enjoy this, you won't like punk.

What's not to love about Industrial Operatic Synth Pop Rock? It's a mood and a space.

Van Morrison is well represented in this list, but I only really knew Brown Eyed Girl previously. Van has a good sound, definitely an album worth throwing on but maybe not the best active listen.

That was a great album, my only disappointment is its length and possibly the lack of a standalone hit. But as far as album criteria goes, it flows together seamlessly from track to track. It's by a GOAT artist of the Motown Soul genre. After reading the Wikipedia, I can see and agree with how highly this album ranks on many lists. Right On hits a good spot for me, it's so groovy.

It blew my mind when they introduced a young and talented composer by the name of Quincy Jones. This is just so far back. Still a great listen.

Welp... it's another concept album. It did have a funny joke, so that was nice. But I think this is totally an album that you don't need to listen to before you die, even if it's not that bad of a listen.

School's Out is such a banger. It's a shame that the rest of the album can't keep up with it.

An incredible album. Easily one of my favorites. It has this great pop-rock sound on top of heavy music and dramatic vocals. I can't recommend it enough.

I immediately recognized the first song as a part of the Trigun soundtrack. This album had some great musical ideas but it felt more like a brain dump of music than an arranged album. This is probably one of the best 2 star albums from my ratings though. Very listenable.

It wasn't bad, pretty well produced. But it didn't connect well with me.

Bittersweet Symphony may be their most recognizable song, but I feel like it doesn't represent their sound. I think that's done by Lucky Man, but it's altogether a long and decent album.

I don't recognize the band by its name, but the songs and sound feel very familiar. I'd call this peak grunge and a worthy inclusion.

I have an appreciation for Hindi music already, so I really enjoyed this album. It's cool, it's got classic sounds, and it's not completely self serious. Kind of wild that a movie soundtrack went so hard, but only in Bollywood I suppose.

It was aight, but didn't stand out to me very much.

A strong opening with Turn to Stone, ELO has an awesome and totally distinct sound. Sweet talking woman, a banger. Mr. Blue Sky? One of the most iconic songs ever. How could one dislike this album?

I had listened to two weeks before and loved it, but never really checked out the whole album. It was a good listen.

It was indeed English Folk Rock. Who cannot relate to this genre? I suspect very many people. I'm just having a laugh. Nothing stood out to me until the very last song. It had a moment of musical darkness that felt very expressive. Other than that, I was non-plussed. Maybe I should have actively listened to the whole album.

It's nice to have a couple of Indie rock albums in a row. Indie rock was so much of what I listened to in college. So it has a strong nostalgia value for me, but it's also great. This album is musically complex, lyrically invocative, and easy to listen to. I've also come to realize that starting strong is huge for my opinion of an album. Kicking this off with The Suburbs and Ready to Start really sets the bar high.

Curtis Mayfield is fantastic, I have loved his Superfly album for years. He's funky and soulful.

Honestly, as a big fan of Led Zeppelin, I think this album is not their best work. It's totally skippable in the grand scheme of things. Kashmir is a good song, but the rest of the album is quite forgettable.

She was kind of ahead of her time, but it didn't really do anything for me.

This album is phenomenal. I love it. Instant connection for me. I can't believe this was 1978, I mean the remaster makes it sound incredible. That's the beauty of analog synths, they can still be remastered and they'll sound incredible. the composition is also pretty captivating here, it's great focus music.

It felt like early post punk rock music. It has a pioneering aspect to it's sound. Musical history relevance more so than a great listen, for me.

Alright, I was a little reluctant about this one. The first dinosaur jr. album that I heard through this was not my jam. But a few songs in and I'm really digging this. It's pretty metal, and post punk. Good heavy riffs, but with an indie rock style vocals.

It's hard to not rate highly an album with 4 absolute bangers. Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long? All certified classic bangers. Truly a great album of classic rock.

I'm not really sure what I'm listening to. Is this a satire album on its era of pop? Is it genuine, or is it being ironic? I don't know, but for me it's not really doing much more than sounding distinct and pretty inoffensive.

Such an unusual and surprisingly popular album. It's not bad, but I would call it a concept album for sure.

It's a solid rock album. It was dense and had a great flow, distinct sound.

Bob Dylan was an incredible poet. His lyrics are superb, he tells stories, he's abstract, and he can't sing all that well. I do appreciate Bob Dylan.

Okay, I'm two songs in and I get it. This guy was doing great lo-fi hip-hop and sampling in 2005. It's good, it was so fresh at the time. Alright, never mind, the lo-fi was just one song. But he's doing some cool sampling and mixing throughout the album.

I'm not sure whether any of the songs stand out on their own, but the album overall felt fresh and well composed. I would actually say that it's a great listen, and I would recommend it. On the upper border of a three star album for me, might give it a four anyways.

A great heavy sound, with original writing. Black Hole Sun is a total hit, and so is The Day I Tried to Live.

Fantastic album, and I didn't know until last year that the Heard It Through the Grapevine was originally performed by the Temptations, not CCR. It's short and good, but not an "incredible" album for me, even as a fan of the Temptations.

RATM goes so fuckin' hard. Killin' in the Name is one of the greatest songs of the decade, it does carry the album a bit. But I enjoy the album all the way, it makes me feel anti-establishment despite my undeniable role as a cog in the machine.

It was not very memorable for me

I consider this to be the greatest album of all time. Even The Battle of Evermore and Four Sticks, while not bangers give a good transition to tee up the greatness of the songs that follow. It is the gold standard.

Man, that second to last song got repetitive. I didn't like this album very much.

It was fine, but I already forgot what it was like.

Aretha Franklin is an absolute icon, the queen of Soul. Her voice and energy was incredible and this was a great listen.

As cool as the main musical idea is, In Da Gadda Da Vida does not make this album great. It honestly just barely makes it good. I'd put this at a low 3. But everyone should hear the hook of the titular song.

Honestly, this is about as good as A Capella can get. Really makes appreciate those with vocal talent.

I thought it was an awesome album, it's neo-soul it's afro-jazz. It's protest, but it's also grounded in experiences.

I didn't think I was going to like this album as much as I did. I previously thought the Stones were overrated, even as a fan of classic rock. But damn, this album felt great. Some moments of genre bending blues with real talent. Of course, I already knew sympathy for the devil, but I discovered factory girl and salt of the earth.

I'm not such a big fan of a white musician using the N word. Even aside from that, the album was just okay. I do reserve the 1 star rating for albums that are difficult or offensive to listen to.

One hit wonder of an album

I love this album, it's so good. It really comes across as a self-imposed challenge by the artist. Where he picked a theme and then wrote on it.

It was pretty meh, chamber punk music I guess? Event their most played songs were unfamiliar to me and didn't quite click.

Street Life is such a great song. The whole album is very cool jazz with kind of a pop flair. It also makes me think of Quentin Tarantino.

Pretty chill world music album. It's got a samba feel to it, and makes me think of like idk Carribean music too.

Awesome classic rock album with utterly iconic tracks.

I think the author skews a bit towards some of the lesser known British acts.

It was soulful and good listening.

Really great album, with several bangers and musical excellence.

Freedom was the only song I recognized. It was a decent album.

Several hits and a great heavy metal sound

Solid album, great to put on in the background.

Really solid jazz album

It was very British and it didn't really click with me.

Come on Eileen is the only great song on the album.

Pretty solid album with some hits.

This is a vibes album. So far, Run was a solidly good vibe. Take Your Time, also cool vibes. This album is a mood and I'm gonna come back to it in the future.

The Roots are phenomenal with Hip-Hop and this album was no exception. Just a really solid flow with great lyricism on top of it.

I thought it was alright, but nothing stood out to me.

Such a great blues album. I loved it.

I didn't care all that much for the album.

That transition to really deep bass, heavier chords during No Name No. 5 is where the album starts to click for me. It's a D chord, that is super recognizable as the lowest chord in drop D tuning. Up to that point I'm pretty ambivalent about the album, but I really dig it from that point on.

It was kind of a blues, kind of a country, kind of an alternative album. It wasn't bad, but it didn't quite click with me.

Absolutely iconic album. Neither Taylor Swift or the pop genre frequent my typical listening habits, but I can't deny the catchiness and greatness of this album. It has at least 4 tracks that are bangers, and in my opinion it marks the transcendence of the artist past their genre. Style walks all the way into the electronic sub-genre, Outrun. That's wild for an artist whose roots were acoustic guitars and cowgirl boots. Like her or not, Taylor Swift is one of maybe 5 artists worth discussing for biggest icon in music. She didn't exactly build that reputation on nothing and I would consider 1989 to be a cornerstone to the musical foundation she's built her career upon.

It's the total opposite end of the popularity spectrum from yesterday. This band has thousands of monthly listeners. Big Sleep was pretty good, altogether, it is surprising to me that this album has lived in obscurity. It's too good to be so unknown. It's not the best album of all time, but it hits above its weight-class.

It was alright by me

Although I do love Bob Marley & The Wailers, this album really only has one hit. It's still good though.

It was alright, very old country album.

Quite melodramatic and very 80s

Really good album, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I think it's a great genre bending album. Incredible bassist with a nerdiness that's cool.

Really enjoyed this one, the final track goes so much harder than it has to. Musically quite deep.

I listened to it today, but I don't even remember it.

Musically great album

I can't believe I had never heard these guys before. This is right up my alley for old school rap. I liked Mr. Wendal for sure.

Pretty solid album

I love CCR

Really chill album, great for the weekend. The only song I think I recognized was Babylon.

This is a pretty unusual album that I think I would like to come back to. I realized how weird it was during My Friend and realized I wanted to come back during "All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast." It's kind of dark and folksy, but with some good drums sometimes. A lot of musical depth for songs that feel like there's no lyrical depth.

Take Me to the River was the first song that I recognized from the album. It's not a bad album, but it's not as good as some of their other work, IMO.

Really great album, musically. No hits though.

Excellent instrumental album

It wasn't really my jams, nothing special about it for me.

There's a few good songs on the album and it feels like a high 3 to me.

Really solid rap album

Pretty catch but it didn't stick with me.

It's so surprising how well this stands up against time while so clearly being from another era.

This album has two incredible songs, Yellow and Everything's Not Lost. The rest of it isn't bad but just doesn't really compare.

They definitely had a unique style and sound, but I don't know if I loved it so much. I would say that they were ahead of their time, but no, I think at 1978 they were perfectly on time.

Hangar 18 is the best song on the album. Classic thrash metal.

This album is the best of its genre, IMO. if you don't like it, you won't like reggae. I love it, such a great album.

Fantastic album, with several songs that have had enduring popularity.

I didn't realize he had played that "Fever" song. It was a pretty good album, not the Elvis that I expected either.

Stevie Wonder is so funky and talented. I didn't previously know the track I believe, but it's so good. And of course, Superstition is an icon of a song.

It was a country album. I didn't love it, but there was a few decent lines in West Texas Waltz.

How did I end up with another country album? It didn't start out that way did it? I'm not sure, but oh well. Okay it's also some kind of British Bruce Springsteen type of thing.

It's a pretty good album, I thought the cover songs were interesting but not necessarily an improvement. The later songs on the album that had their own Indian and western synth sound were really solid.

Now I know where the sledgehammer song is from! I like having Peter Gabriel on, but for whatever reason I never listen to him.

I had no idea how instrumental this would be. For some reason I thought Fatboy Slim was a rapper? Is he actually a producer? Apparently yes, and he's a very good one. This is an electronic pre-trip-hop album. I dig the riff in Everybody needs a 303. It was a solid album and I can totally see how it influenced the genre.

Pretty cohesive grungy metal sound. I think this album's significance comes from how they pulled all the pieces of the genre together into a week compared album.

I already know and love this album. It's just so good. All the soul, all the funk, all the cool. Pusher Man is one of the greatest and most iconic tracks of all time.

Very chill, great in the background or dedicated listening.

It's all French to me.

Fantastic album with several hit songs, old school rap. I love Thin Line and What's Golden.

Unfinished Sympathy is sick af. Massive Attack in general is sick af. Trip-hop is such a great genre. Hymn of the Big Wheel is also chill.

That was so very country, it was the most country you could possibly get in 28 minutes. It wasn't bad though.

I thought it was just aight.

It was pretty chill. I can see why this isn't his most known work, though. It didn't have strong hooks like some of his hits do. I suspect that it hits different when you have time to pay attention to the lyrics.

A couple of really solid hits, also a couple of moments that haven't aged very well lol.

Killer Queen is the best song of the album

It was very dark and distorted, I would say it was a type of metal, because it was post-punk for sure. It had some solid moments but I think they were still exploring a new sound. So kind of a high two star album for me.

I've always found their sound to border between catchy and obnoxious. It's undeniably catchy, but am I enjoying it most of the time, no not really.

It comes out of the gate strong with Immigrant Song and then immediately goes somewhere fun with Friends. Bron-y-aur stomp always makes me feel good. Gallows Pole is great. Just a fantastic album.

It feels very experimental and kind of ahead of its time. Little fishes and golden hours go to such a strange place very different but feels like it's in the same universe as In Dark Trees, while being thematic opposites. I really dig it. It seems like a concept album about being on some other planet. The big ship is also super cool.

This was a pretty awesome hip-hop album. Great flow to it, fun beats.

Wow, what a talent. I had never heard of Sarah Vaughan before. But she has an incredible voice and a charming persona in her live show.

I already love this album. Kendrick is a solid contender in any GOAT discussions on rap. This album is a great example. He's got skits/concepts/themes to this album that help to tie the album together. He's lyrically incredible, and his beats are fun despite the frequent seriousness of his lyrics. King Kunta, These Walls, Blacker the Berry, and the undeniable hit of Alright are all amazing tracks.

I thought this album had a ton of heart. It was solid musically, no particular bangers stood out to me, though. Very yacht rock.

This album is all over the place with some crazy good moments. But it's kind an assorted collection of cool ideas rather than a cohesive album, in my opinion. I absolutely loved Obatala, it's going on my other playlist for cool/chill instrumentals.

That album is so fantastically bookended with Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want. Fantastic rock album.

I thought this album had a fresh, more electronic, R&B sound to it. With some solid vocal work too.

There wasn't anything wrong with the album, but nothing really stood out to me from it. I can appreciate the occasional country song, but I wasn't hooked.

Another Afrobeat album by Fela Kuti. This one was good too, but maybe it didn't hit quite as well as the previous album I listened to.

It sounded like video game soundtrack music. I think what stands out the most is that it has aged incredibly well. It doesn't have that "highly experimental gimmick" sound that plagues a lot of early electronic music or even just music that is a pioneer for its genre. It's genuinely good electronic music today, if a bit underwhelming.

It's a fun album, and I think it had probably the biggest hit of that new-wave of hair-metal rock music. I Believe in a Thing Called Love, absolute banger. The rest of the album is fine, but certainly not hits.

Solid album, I could say more.

Nothing stood out to me until I got to "last night I had a dream". It was a cool bluesy rock song but no idea what it was about.

It had a hit and was overall a decent listen

Buried Alive In the Blues was an incredible instrumental song. Me and Bobby McGee is obviously catchy, but weirdly enough didn't stand out to me, haha. Yeah, her voice was one-of-a-kind, really awesome.

Sumthin' Sumthin' had a great groove to it, same goes for Ascension. I loved the rolling bass line at the start of ...Til the Cops Come Knockin'

I didn't get much from this album, tbh. I also couldn't quite give it enough attention.

I think this is a fantastic blues album. It's a bit more modern than some of the purest of blues, but I think that broadens its appeal.

Loved the song about Starkville

Forgettable

I thought this album was awesome! Just the right amount of production, one of the better pop albums that I've heard.

The album hits some really interesting moods. Like one that I think is cool is the transition into Viorar Vel til Loftrarasa (track 7). But I think the whole album is cool, if a bit long, but would you really want to rush this type of music?

Despite the difference in number of listens, I actually really like From Rags to Riches more than Tinseltown In the Rain. The latter is pretty generic, in my opinion, but Rags to Riches hits a really cool fantasy sound.

Nothing stood out to me

It was a pretty cool album, it started off strong then tapered off. Very conceptual. Very, Very Hungry is the last song that caught my attention because I think it used a sample that reminded me of a Red Axes song. The Jezebel Spirit and Help Me Somebody make excellent use of sampling too.

One of the greatest albums of all time. I think that Pink Floyd understood the idea of making a great album.

It was a pretty cool rock album. Lots of quality western but also rock sounds to it.

I didn't love it. It was fine, but yanno, just kind of on in the background.

I previously discovered the titular song of this album and absolutely loved it. This band has a great sound. I wish I could give it more than 3 stars, but it's really just one hit song and a pretty unique sound. Maybe it's a low 4 stars.

It's classic rock, but probably no songs that you would already recognize. It's musically well composed and has a good sound of it's own. Not just a direct imitation of the sounds of the era.

Very punk rock, pretty cool too.

Take on me is one of the most iconic pop songs of all time. But the rest of the album is far less iconic, haha. Or should I say a-ha?

Desire Lines is a pretty cool track

Blue Orchid and Denial Twist are bangers.

Two iconic hits with Gin and Juice and Who Am I (What's My Name)? but the most surprising bop was Gz and Hustlas. I hadn't ever heard that track before and it was so catchy I couldn't believe I hadn't heard it before.

One to Another is a pretty cool track. I like their sound.

Psychedelic rock, I'm digging it.

Highway Star and Smoke on the Water are both iconic songs. But the album as a whole stands up decently well. I would say that these hits carry it above the average though.