weak, Immigrant song rules, nothing else stod out at all.
was a 4, had to change to a 5, easily my favourite album generated after a month
great album, i was surprised at how jaunty it was
this sucks and its too long and it sucks
Love it
probably slightly below on the beach
There's nothing to see here. I'd be less annoyed if it weren't for the annoying lyrics as well. Too much name dropping, too many stilted, poorly flowing verses.
"It stinks!" - Jon Lovitz, 1994
2 long. I wanted to give it a 3 because I like Walk of Life until I was told it would be better as a Springsteen song and I can't agree more. Money for nothing is alright, just a pretty boring album.
i think you have to be at minimum 35 to like this
its alright, solid two and a half
solid singles hated everything else
I listened to this a lot when I was younger and figured it'd be a 3 before listening. The album is on the longer side compared to contemporaries, but being ~1 hour long isn't necessarily a detriment. As long as it is varied and consistent it should be good, but I don't think it quite achieves that, not like Enter The Wu-Tang or Black On Both Sides. I think it is worth a 4 though; there are some great beats on the first half of the album, second half slows down a little, but I think it flows well enough that its okay. The singles, though, are fantastic, so I think it needs to be better than a 3.
this would either be my least favourite 3/5 or my favourite 2/5
oh my god thank you thank you i would hate to have died without listening to suicide by suicide thank you!!!
i dont rate many albums without listening to every song, but trust me, listen to track 1 and youll have it from there
I don't understand the poor mixing comments. She's certainly mixed low on many of the songs, but I can't see how it isn't intentional. I think the low mixing being intentional comes off clearest on 'Hook'
maybe 3 good songs, the rest were complete snoozers
I'm not unfamiliar with music from this era, this is just uniquely annoying. I can't listen to Grey Goose with a straight face
Too one-note to be almost an hour
you don't need to listen to this before you die
im trying to not give three 1/5's in a row
I was really not enjoying it, but the last two songs brought me back around a bit. Probably my least favourite 3/5
you'll know your rating within 8 seconds of listening
good, but the songs blend together a bit
if i could give this a 0 it would still be too generous. i hate this album so much. stop whispering you loser, this is just brit pop maroon 5. except at least maroon 5 doesn't put on airs. oh yeah we're so smart we dont need guns to change the world we'll use our minds isn't that cool anyways let me see your tits
i had something to say about the album but that was 1h40 of music ago. i really hate his voice. 1979 is a good song though
i dont really have any strong feelings one way or the other. what i do know is that ill never listen to this again. it can sit with all the other 2/5 albums that i dont hate but dont care about
quite liked this one, wish it wasn't in stereo though.
official beatles album rankings so far:
1. with the beatles
2. rubber soul
not bad, not exactly compelling though. right on the edge of 2/3 some would call that 2.5
I don't like his voice. If these were sung by someone else it'd be pretty good
a little subdued for my tastes, but still a nice addition to the rotation
I love this album, have since the first listen.
Going through this list has just reinforced how amazing a work it is. I think that it can be easy to fence in The Smiths (especially Morrissey) as whingy, goth, opposite-of-life-affirming, etc., but that requires a level of cynicism utterly absent from this album.
It is a lyrical triumph, completely pithy, sarcastic; totally, perfectly witty. After listening to ~70 albums on this list I've come to adore the restraint shown in the writing, Morrissey without fail, nails the message in the fewest words possible (some girls really are just bigger than others). All this without mentioning how on point the instrumentals and production remains from the first second to last wail. I've listened to, maybe, a million albums in my life and I'm still amazed at how tight every melody remains. Like the writing, they literally never get old. 100/5
Frankly Mr. Shankly is still my fav on this album. (One last note, how refreshing is a 37min album from the list? I think there are more albums >75 mins than <45 mins so far)
yep thats definitely music
there's so much depth to this album, so many sounds and instruments at the same time. I could listen to this over and over. I would usually find some of the songs saccharine, don't know if its the nostalgia, but I have no problems, great album
truly so boring. bored to tears. then a song comes on that ive heard before and im tired and bored. 1 or 2 i dont care.
I enjoyed it, but I don't get why it is on the list.
how funny, just the other day i was saying, you know what this 1001 list needs more of? 90s british electronica thats 2 hours long
some complete stinkers on this album. it shouldnt be on the list. theres no reason this and stankonia are here over aquemini and atliens, absolutely ridiculous.
maybe theres a reason people dont put out 2h15, 40 track albums all the time, there is so much fat to cut off this album. if this was a normal single album, there could be some gold here. im gonna go listen to a 6/5 album; aquemini
Doesn't do anything for me, don't think I'll listen again
probably the funniest album so far
Strongest 3 without a doubt
Not bad, maybe a little samey, but too good to be a 2/5
if i'm being honest i probably won't listen to it again which means i'd usually give it a 2, but i think that undersells it
i really want to like this. the j dilla/mf doom songs are fantastic, but there is just too much inbetween to justify coming back regularly.
way too long, has next to nothing going for it. bleh.
beatles album rankings so far:
1. with the beatles
2. rubber soul
3. white album
just like iii it doesnt do anything for me
i dont really know what to rate this
I enjoyed the part where he stopped singing (not joking)
I don't think I've ever had as much disconnect between hating an artist's singles but enjoying the album as much as this one. Not bad
Conjures intense memories of early 2000s weekend afternoons when mum was doing chores and had the 80kg CRT tv blasting the music channel
takes the place as least favourite 3/5
Inoffensive and I'll never listen to it again
theres so much music from this era that i know so entirely despite never having conciously decided to listen to. most of it is much worse than this album, i dont know why santana isnt in that group of artists. whole album was a little long, otherwise great
i dont think he knows how to play the harmonica
i didnt hear the end or the start of any songs
I resent this album being on the list. It comes from one of the most explosive eras of music and this is the submission. No Aquemini, no Black On Both Sides, no Midnight Marauders, no Moment of Truth, no Things Fall Apart(!!), no Ironman, no ATLiens, no Black Star, no The Infamous(!!!!!!). Instead we get the dustiest, most forgettable rap album of the 90s.
It shouldn't be this hard to figure out, just plug in an electric guitar guys. SNOOZE
not really a fan of this guy, but not bad. This is like the 5th bowie in 125 albums, this is the best thus far
what happened to calling things easy listening
a through and through snooze fest. the blues have me feeling blue
if this list has taught me anything its how much i love wanky double digit minute length noodling
when i read the endless screeds posted about the beatles or the rolling stones or led zeppelin i simply dont get it. the music is alright, i dont hate it, but they put out some incredibly samey music. im always surprised to read the really heartfelt and genuine responses to these classic 60s,70s rock albums, but im often left feeling the same way; there are a couple good songs, but the rest is quite one note.
so when i see similar criticism levelled at an album like this, i can only realise that we were born in different generations and theres nothing that can change that. this album is fun, varied, energetic, so creative and lively. i will endeavour to spend less time reading negative reviews for albums that i enjoy
really bad but the novelty gives me something to laugh at at least. your dictionary may be the worst song on any of these albums so far.
fun one, doesn't overstay
a bit all over the place, nice singles though
not my least favourite, but certainly the least worthy of the list. who cares about this
if you think this is cool you suck
what a shit inclusion to the list
im a sucker for instrumentals
another album i liked as a teen but forgot about for some reason. i do know that i never liked i talk to the wind, but its a standout now. lowest 4 thus far
my face when listening to this album: >:(
not in the mood for this today. dont think i'll ever be.
alright. doesn't move me at all though
i put it on and then it finished. i dont remember a single lick of this album. snore.
i dont get it at all. tough listen
They really play to their influences. It's alright
probably not the kind of album to just throw on and listen to with headphones. pretty annoying stuff.
thoroughly enjoyed this one
I think this one really speaks for itself. Favourite track is my old man.
i dont get it and i dont care to get it either
pretty plain, but undeniably good
i've been good and listened to every album, but i draw the line here. i'mnot listening to a live unofficial bob dylan album. i refuse. instead i'm listening to by far the list's biggest snub, the infmaous by mobb deep. that gets a 5/5. drink away the pain is underrated.
against all my better judgement it gets a 3. im a sucker for instrumentals
leave rapping to the yanks tbh
dont have much to say about this one. everyone knows abba
I was looking for reasons to not give it a 4, so I'm being generous
I would love to give this less than a three, but I cannot deny it
don't remember a single song from this album
really thought i'd hate this going in to it, but something about the instrumentation works
I like it, but there isn't quite enough to latch on to to love it. You had to be there I guess.
Puke. I have the lowest tolerance in the world for twee bullshit. I've said it before and I'll say it again, just plug in the electric guitar guys. Somewhere in here is Built to Spill's seventh best album and thus a 4/5 album
not the right tupac album, should've been all eyes on me. that being said, enjoyed this more than I thought I was going to, I don't remember enjoying this as much as I did
2 felt 2 harsh. It was alright, a bit woo-woo, but that is not the worst thing in the world
too clever. its like dog shit mars volta
I like the ambling inbetween
thoroughly enjoyed this. I've had a glit of albums that I could not say I thoroughly enjoyed, so I'll give this a 4.
beatles album rankings so far:
1. hard days night
2. with the beatles
3. rubber soul
4. white album
some 2/5 moments, some 4/5 moments, lets split the difference
enjoyed this a lot more than the other byrds album ive had. very high 3
i wanted to like it, but I really did not. the guys voice is annoying
its alright. i like metal, but heavy metal vocals like this aren't for me
had no idea about this album before listening. i love the idea of an evil beach boys album where they still go to the beach but this time its bad. helps that it was like 30 minutes and the music was decent too
