UK rappers be like she suck on my willy it’s quite delightful if I catch you in west Gloucestershire you’ll catch the rifle

It makes me think of an opening band for someone that you actually wanna see, and then halfway through the concert you’re like “wow these guys are actually kind of fun!” and then the real concert starts, and you forget about the opener and never think about them ever again. I don’t really think they were polished enough at this stage. Maps is good but none of the other songs on the album are anywhere similar to it. Also enjoyed Black Tongue and Y Control, but there were a lot of just plain annoying songs. I actually really like her voice so it sucks that this album wasn’t one where she was surrounded by enough greatness to fit it.

Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin to fuck with

Some undeniably cool beats completely ruined whenever CeeLo opened his mouth. Unfortunately I found myself hating this more and more as the album went on.

Not my favorite overall, but the band was PLAYIN’

Overall solid. Started off with a couple really good songs and then sort of lost steam in the back half of the album, but still solid

I understand that Bjork is popular for some reason but her voice annoyed me to no end and the music didn’t vibe with me either. I’m not sure how people sit down and listen to this and enjoy it.

I loved the overall vibe. Kinda chill jazzy dad rock. There were some parts that didn’t connect with me, but especially considering I have never listened to Steely Dan before, I can really appreciate the production and understand why people like it.

The lady can obviously sing extremely well. It just wasn’t anything I could see myself listening to. Great for being in a jazz club in the middle of the 20th century or walking around Disney World but that’s about it. It’s fine, but 59 songs and 3+ hours of a bunch of songs that sound nearly exactly the same also seemed a bit unnecessary.

This would probably be cool at a nighttime jazz club or bar. I probably shouldn’t have listened at 1am when I was half asleep.

It was a little hit or miss for me, with the misses being wild pitches off the plate that hit the batter. I liked a few songs, particularly the opening and closing ones, even though some of the better songs overstayed their welcome. Again, liked some, but others were extremely annoying noise that made me want to rip out my ears. I wanted to give it a 2.5 but I rounded up to 3.

There was a big variety of songs, and unfortunately most of them were incredibly weird. I suppose I could get why someone would like it, especially considering my wife was vibing to it. But it wasn’t for me. Candyman slaps tho

I had only ever previously heard Black Hole Sun, which is an all timer. Really solid overall album. Chris Cornell’s voice was sometimes overpowering, but at the same time, I love it. Some really great guitar riffs (specifically Spoonman, which was a fantastic song), and Like Suicide, which was a great way to close out the album. I didn’t like it *as* much on second listen as I did on the first. But I’m still giving it a 4 because it had some really good songs.

Absolutely not for me. I can’t believe people heard this album and then wanted to listen to it on purpose.

It was okay I guess. Nothing really stood out in my mind at all. I could tell they were probably doing something cool but it sort of wasn’t executed amazingly well. Will not be going back to this one.

Good beats, obviously an extremely influential album, especially covering the topics it did at the time when it did. Just not for me.

It took almost two weeks of album listening, but we finally have my first 5-star! Santana has always been one of my dad’s favorites, and so I grew to appreciate them as well and it’s a very important band to me. Saw them live in 2023 and it was one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. This album has two songs I already knew, Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen and Oye Como Va (which are both bangers), and I think you kind of get the whole Santana experience in those two, between the keyboard playing, drums, and guitar. Certainly helped by Carlos Santana being one of the greatest guitarists of all time. But I enjoyed the rest of the album too (Mother’s Daughter stood out to me), and there weren’t any songs I hated and wanted to immediately skip. Great album.

I’m glad that some modern rock made it on the list, and Arctic Monkeys definitely have some bangers. It’s a good album overall. It’s only brought down by the fact that most of it all sounds the same (plus some unnecessary filler songs that contribute to the sameness), and the singing style occasionally is annoying. Overall though, it’s good. I’d say a 4 or 4.5.

Apologies to Suede but it just didn’t click with me.

Overall, this is a very fun album that just puts you in a good mood and makes you want to get up and dance. It’s simple, but simple isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Simple, but fun, and it left me wanting more. Fats is not only a New Orleans legend but a music legend in general and I was lucky to see him play a few times at Jazzfest as a kid even if I don’t really remember it.

I understand why it was influential but that’s the last of the compliments I have. Nothing really made an impression on me.

A really fun listen overall!

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. A good bit of it sounded like early Beatles, but the back half of the album had a lot of old blues-rock influence and it had a strong finish. 3.5/5, rounded up to a 4.

I’m conflicted about this one. The run from Around the World to Californication is superb. Scar Tissue and Otherside, specifically, are great. After the title track, though, it severely falls off and includes too many stinkers. But I can’t let the back half bring down the overall enjoyment THAT much because of those other four songs being on it. 3.5/5, rounded down to a 3.

Most of it was ok, but I had to skip too many of the more annoying for it to be highly rated. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) slaps though.

Obviously influential for reasons, and I get the appeal if you’re seeing it live; seems like it’d be one hell of a party. Outside of that, it was kind of incredibly annoying to listen to. The singer was dreadful.

Sympathy for the Devil is an all-time great song and I was excited to hear the rest of the album led off with that! Unfortunately, the entire rest of the album sucks, with little to no redeeming qualities on any of the songs. Why was Sympathy for the Devil even on this album? It was nothing like any of the other songs on it.

I think this album made the list only because of the story behind it because the music itself sucks.

That was quite an experience. I think to be able to fully appreciate this album, I had to especially focus on viewing it as the whole concept and piece of art, essentially becoming a theatre performance, instead of just a collection of individual tracks to vibe to. Unfortunately, I’m not the biggest fan of musical theatre, and many themes may have been lost on me. I shouldn’t have to read a whole Wikipedia article to understand what’s going on or why it matters. And unfortunately for a good bit of it, I found myself incredibly bored, as I would be at a musical. Still one hell of an experience, with some really good tracks individually as well. Hey You stood out to me as really good. I had heard of Comfortably Numb but it never really stuck with me until I listened a few times in this album. I respect the overall production enough to bring the rating up to a 3.5 or 4, but I don’t know if I necessarily would seek it out again as a whole.

Super enjoyable album! Keith Richards’s guitar in this is really some of the best it’s ever been. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is one of the greatest songs ever, especially considering the giant instrumental jam that takes up most of the song was completely improvisational!

It was fine. Good, even. Very funky. Unquestionably influential in the 70s, and I can’t help but imagine people dancing to this in that era when listening. I’m not sure it’s aged particularly well outside of that era, though. No song really stood out in my mind except the 13-minute long Sex Machine, which really overstayed its welcome.

The title track brings the album from mostly forgettable to good. An overall enjoyable experience.

It makes me think of an opening band for someone that you actually wanna see, and then halfway through the concert you’re like “wow these guys are actually kind of fun!” and then the real concert starts, and you forget about the opener and never think about them ever again. I don’t really think they were polished enough at this stage. Maps is good but none of the other songs on the album are anywhere similar to it. Also enjoyed Black Tongue and Y Control, but there were a lot of just plain annoying songs. I actually really like her voice so it sucks that this album wasn’t one where she was surrounded by enough greatness to fit it.

The singles were on the lower tier as far as popular Rolling Stones singles go. Certainly not enough to bring up the rest of the album, which was painful to listen to.

I think many people, including myself, will hear Blitzkrieg Bop and go “THAT’S what that’s called?!” It is appropriately named, because it’s a bop. It’s 29 minutes of a bunch of 2-minute songs that all sound the same. Really fun overall and because of the length, didn’t overstay its welcome.

Wild coincidence that this album came right after the Ramones debut album in the challenge. I found myself enjoying the Ramones one more. This somehow overstayed its welcome, despite also being less than 30 minutes. I appreciate the energy but the songs just felt annoying after a point. I also am honestly not sure if I’d be able to tell the difference between The Hives and The Vines. Hate To Say I Told You So is awesome. I also liked the last song on the album, probably because the singer stopped screaming and i enjoyed his silence lmao

Really enjoyable listen overall, with some unquestionable hits and lesser known jams. Jimi Hendrix is an absolute magician on the guitar. The best part of the album was the last four songs, basically. Really strong ending. All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are all timers. Never heard Crosstown Traffic before but loved that. Also liked Rainy Day, Dream Away.

It was perfectly fine. Not really sure why it was on the must-listen list.

We’ve already had a Mali blues album, Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues. I found that a lot better than this one. This just kinda put me to sleep. It was fine, but I wouldn’t listen normally.

Meh. Not my thing.

Fantastic listen that I was surprised by. I also was genuinely sad whenever each song ended. I think that qualifies as a 5-star album.

I don’t think weird ass albums like this are must-listens at all. Felt like a waste of time. There were some slightly interesting parts of very few songs but nothing made me want to ever listen to it again.

This might have caught me on the wrong day, but so much of it felt annoying that I can’t say I enjoyed it. Nearly every song on the album started okay, then ran way too long and overstayed its welcome and eventually got annoying. Not a good album to listen to when extremely tired.

I feel like this kind of music is extremely polarizing and might get annoying in certain contexts. Super simple stuff, lot of the same samples over and over and over again. But… idk, I found myself movin’. Great beats and it never felt too samey to me. I can’t help but love it. I’ll call it a guilty pleasure. I knew a few before listening to the album. The Rockafeller Skank has an extremely nostalgic connection for me, but it’s good regardless (maybe a little too long). Praise You is awesome. Gangster Trippin was a new one to me and it slaps. Found myself bopping along to most of the middle of the album too. I’ll definitely be revisiting this one.

I rolled my eyes whenever I saw that today’s album would be Madonna but it was actually really good! If I didn’t know who it was, I would’ve thought it was a random chill indie artists. It surprisingly went by really fast considering it was an hour long. Really enjoyable listen with good vibes.

Something branded as a country/folk album with the word “cowboy” in the title is obviously not gonna be for me, but I didn’t hate it at least. The singer’s voice was incredibly soothing and thankfully not twangy at all. But the whole thing was painfully slow and almost put me to sleep. There were technically separate songs but they all kind of blended into each other.

This was a weird one. The style completely shifted after a few songs. Overall it was fine I guess.

Went back and forth on how to rate this for a while. I think the music (instrumental composition) is fantastic. I also felt myself completely taken out of songs by the singer’s voice, which was fine on some songs, but whiny and grating on others. I think I liked enough songs to give it a 3.5, but I’m still conflicted. (Side note, Lovesong is incredible)

This album had no idea what it wanted to be. So many genres and it does almost none of them well. Any halfway good instrumentals were overshadowed by how awful the singer is. The best songs were the ones where he didn’t open his mouth.

Terrible execution on an already dumb concept album idea. This came out after their debut album but somehow sounds even older than it. The commercials were stupid. The only song off of it that I’ve heard before was I Can See For Miles, but even that one wears out its welcome. Actively hated listening to nearly every part of this.

This was awesome. I’m not sure I could pick out any songs that stuck out in my mind that I want to immediately go back and listen to, and that’s the only reason why I’m not giving it a 5, but it was a very enjoyable experience overall. It was also incredibly fun learning that Sufjan Stevens just kinda decided to learn every instrument known to man in order to produce this album. Flawless execution. What a guy.

The music behind him was solid but unmemorable. His voice overpowered nearly every song and took me out of what would’ve been an enjoyable experience otherwise. Not only that, but why did it sound like crappy early 60s music with more expensive production equipment? Leave that era behind! I don’t think I enjoyed any song on the album.

I think I’m too white to rate this. Didn’t resonate with me at all.

No idea why this was on this list. It certainly didn’t make any impact on me. I feel like the only way someone could love this is if they had a nostalgic connection to it. And judging by the l number of listens, I don’t think anyone does.

It was fine. I think the only people who would love this were people who already were Bowie fans because it’s not really doing anything special. And I don’t think any musicians are doing anything special on their 25th album. (Though I’ve heard his last one is better) From what I’ve read, there are nearly double-digit Bowie albums on this list. Not only does that seem completely unnecessary, but I also think it’s especially unnecessary to have a Bowie album from 2013 on the list when his prime was before the turn of the century. Not only that, but this was from the expanded version of the list. That means they had 1001 albums already, many of which were Bowie albums, and then they decided to add YET ANOTHER ONE. Because of that, artists who were doing cool stuff in the 21st century were left off the list. 2.5 rounded down to 2 because of everything I just mentioned.

The randomizer graced us with back-to-back Bowie albums, which had me less than enthused for today considering I didn’t love the last one. This was a lot different. I was surprised to really enjoy the A side, which had some legitimately great songs. The B side was a complete vibe shift and I would enjoy it under a different setting, but it kinda makes no sense while attached to what the album had previously going on. Completely jarring, and the only thing that takes it down to a 4 instead of a 5.

I don’t think I was angry enough to listen to this. It just ended up being annoying and loud.

It wasn’t perfect, but it was really, really good. Great guitar, and I love love love Shirley Manson’s voice. Didn’t have to skip any songs, and I loved the overall style that wasn’t really all in your face. Really surprised I hadn’t heard of them before today’s album. It’s Garbage, but it’s definitely not garbage!

It was about as ok as a 1960 album could be. A lot of the bands from that era just kinda blend together in my mind and sound the same. At least it was under 30 minutes.

Solsbury Hill was very good. The rest was ehhhhhhh as he was experimenting through many different genres for his first album and none of them were really my thing. This is like a 1.5 in my mind but I’ll round to a 2 because it probably appeals to someone I guess.

This is one of those albums where half of everyone’s glowing reviews mention the big long complicated backstory for its production as a major part of the reason why it’s good or important. I tried to go in with an open mind, but I just didn’t “get it,” I guess. Even after learning about its whole history it didn’t click with me. RIP Brian Wilson

Prior to this album popping up, my only connection to Black Sabbath outside of the big hits was my stoner uncle who loved them so much that they ended up being the soundtrack to his funeral. Honestly, I kinda get it now. This album kicked all kinds of ass. It’s less metal and more hard rock, and peppier than some of their other stuff, which made it fun. From what I’m reading in some other reviews, that might be related to unprecedented amounts of cocaine. I’m fine with it. It started great and ended great, with some great stuff in between. FX was weird but I just kinda consider it an interlude and it doesn’t take away from the kickassness of the rest of the album. Supernaut was an instant like. What a fun time!

No idea why this was on here. Not great, not terrible, just blah. It was fine.

Another entry in “why on earth was this included in the list?” Some good parts, some incredibly weird and annoying parts. Won’t be revisiting. Shoutout to whoever put “Stillness Is The Move” on the NBA 2K13 soundtrack though

I knew about Frank Ocean before but had never heard a single song. Really enjoyed this. It kinda fell off toward the end, but for most of it, the vibes were immaculate.

Really starting to wonder why way too many of these are on this list. It was fine. Extremely generic 90s pop rock. Definitely not a necessary listen.

It didn’t click with me like I had hoped. Some kinda fun songs in there, but most either didn’t resonate with me or went on too long. It wasn’t *bad* though. I just probably wouldn’t listen to any of it regularly.

At first it had good vibes, then it almost put me to sleep. Blah.

Probably not something I’d ever listen to again, but it was kinda a fun time (the robot voice in the first song annoyed me tho)

There was some good stuff in here and you can definitely see where it influenced others. But overall it was a little all over the place so I’ll label it just decent.

I could barely get through half of it and I didn’t enjoy any of that. So dumb.

The B side doesn’t live up to the ridiculously high bar set by the four consecutive bangers on the A side, but it certainly wasn’t bad. Some all-time great guitar and just fun, high-energy rock tracks that kick ass. I can’t give this any less than 5 stars. One hell of a debut.

This album had a lot of interesting things going on and was an overall enjoyable listen. 3.5 rounded up to 4

I didn’t hate the entire thing I guess. But god some of it was just annoying and extremely repetitive.

Had more fun with this than I thought I would, though I don’t think I’d listen again

This was some HEAVY ass jazz. A lot of good stuff going on, but also just a lot going on in general.

The first song was really fun! And Franz Schubert sticks out in my mind as being really good. Unfortunately the rest of it I wasn’t vibing as much.

I don’t think I had ever listened to Iron Maiden before. This was a fun time. Liked it a lot better than I thought I would, but maybe their earlier stuff was closer to just rock than heavy metal? Some awesome guitar work in nearly every song. Really the only one I didn’t like at all was the title track.

This is definitely something I want to keep going back to. Great background music. Bass was poppin’

woooo more 60s slop

I already knew the mega-hits of Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary (which I didn’t realize was originally a CCR song), but I enjoyed the other songs I didn’t know a lot! I don’t think there was a single bad song on this album.

The voice was unbearable for half of it and the music behind it wasn’t good enough for me to ignore that.

It’s a classic for a reason, but I’m docking points for how most of it sounds old as hell and the fact that Elvis didn’t write a single song on the album. (Blue Suede Shoes is always great tho)

I’ve heard several of these songs but the context really elevates all of them. I didn’t enjoy the back half as much, but man what an album.

Not something I’d ever listen to again, but it had some great beats. Shoutout to Michael Franti

Echoing what the rest of the group said. Fine overall, first few songs were cool, but after Lonesome Tears it all kinda blends together

Well, my dad was thrilled that this was on the list. Some good tunes, a bit raw, and you can see the influence everywhere.

Enjoyable overall, with some all-timer songs to elevate it.

I didn’t love it but I also didn’t hate it I guess. 2.5

I was expecting a lot worse given how a lot of reviews thought it was awful. I really liked a lot of it! A lot of sameyness, but that’s not necessarily bad. Lot of good guitar work too.

It’s gonna be hard to find many albums on this list better than this one. Nearly every song is phenomenal for different reasons. Black Dog and When the Levee Breaks are iconic. Misty Mountain Hop into Four Sticks is fantastic. Rock and Roll is also fantastic. And of course, Stairway to Heaven is one of the greatest songs of all time. I didn’t even have to listen to know it’s a 5, but I listened twice today cuz they’re that good.

Was expecting to hate it from reviews but I was jammin’! Really enjoyed almost all of it (except Girlfriend). The dude’s voice wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, maybe because sounding kinda drunk works well for rock music? Some awesome guitar parts.

After first experiencing In A Silent Way, this is obviously a little different of an experience, and I didn’t get it upon first listen. But then… it clicked upon second listen and I realized I could just listen forever and not get bored. Fantastic jazz album.

It wasn’t like completely terrible or anything but I just did not vibe with it at all.

Was actually really vibing for the first few songs and then it fell off really hard after those first few songs. Fine overall.

Some really interesting musical things happening which were unfortunately ruined by the singer’s voice (RIP tho)

Really enjoyed this! I can see myself going back and listening to a lot of the tracks which just had good, fun vibes. More importantly OH MY GOD I FINALLY KNOW THE NAME OF BRASS IN POCKET AFTER HEARING IT FOR YEARS AS A CHILD

Lol absolutely not

There were some interesting things happening here but overall it was pretty middle of the road.

I obviously don’t completely vibe with country, but you can’t hate Johnny Cash. Great storyteller, and the atmosphere of this is really fun.

Every song that mentioned the word “crazee” was godawful. The rest of it was fine to good!

This is not as great as their other stuff, but obviously influential and still good overall. I can only imagine what people in 1970 must have thought upon hearing that first track. RIP Ozzy

I don’t think there was a bad track on here. Personal Jesus is kind of incredible. Also, after getting two Kraftwerk albums on this list, it’s hard not seeing the influence.

I had to skip almost every song on the first half of it because Sting’s voice was unbearable. Some decent songs on the back half but also Every Breath You Take is not that good considering how popular it is.

The second Bjork album that’s been forced upon me on this album challenge so far. Weirdly I actually enjoyed a lot of the musical arrangements and can tell there’s some beautiful stuff going on. Pagan Poetry, for example, sounded damn near ethereal. AND THEN BJORK DID HER WEIRD SINGING AND RUINED IT LIKE SHE HAS DONE FOR NEARLY EVERY SONG SHE’S ON. There are songs where she sings halfway normally and it sounds fine, so I know the weird singing style on certain songs is on purpose! And it ruins everything! How can people listen to this and want more?! How do they not rip out their headphones in disgust?!

I tried my best to get as far as I could with this one, got nine songs in, and couldn’t take it anymore. 49 minutes of the same “I’m 14 and this is edgy” screaming bullshit over and over. Ugh

Especially being that this was my first U2 album, this was pretty good overall, with my only complaint being that Bono was definitely doing too much on some songs. Sunday Bloody Sunday has been stuck in my head all day.

This is the musical equivalent of the “art” with the banana taped to the wall. A lot of notes about it being “experimental.” What was she experimenting with? How to sound worse than all of her older music? She’s barely even singing for most of this album. Just kinda drawn-out talking over some weird percussion that isn’t even good. No catchy melodies, no good vocals, and I couldn’t even pick out anybody playing good instrumentals behind her. Nothing special about any part of this. By far the worst thing I’ve been subjected to on this challenge. Why is this a must-listen? Especially considering how few albums we get on this list from the current decade. THIS is one of just three albums from 2020 on this list. There are so many more important artists and albums that could’ve been included but we get this tryhard bullshit instead.

A bit repetitive, a bit long, but I didn’t mind those things. Some chill ass jams. Enjoyed it.

This was cool as hell and I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Neat to see something that essentially started a genre. The only reason I’m docking points is because no normal album needs to be nearly 2 hours long.

Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin to fuck with

I like alt rock, so I was kinda excited to see what this had in store. But… ehhhhhhhhhhhhh. Started off good ish with Summer Babe (Winter Version), then quickly fell off a cliff. Kinda sorta picked it back up with Zurich Is Stained. But then fell off again, and I found myself wondering several times when it would be over, but each time, I still had several songs left. Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era (what a weird song title) was good. Then it was finally over after a mostly forgettable final song. It’s a debut album and you can tell because it’s a little all over the place and doesn’t really sound like anything but some guys playing noisily in their garage. This might have been revolutionary in the 90s if I had literally nothing else to listen to, but I don’t think it’s aged well at all. So many things that probably could’ve replaced this.

I wanted to give this a high ranking because there are a lot of good things happening. To say that it’s Nirvana except with Courtney Love as the lead would do both bands a disservice, because it’s clearly its own thing, despite being the same genre. It’s raw, maybe too raw, and her seemingly random screams took me out of enjoying it as much as I wanted to. But good overall.

Black Sabbath at their absolute peak. Best listened to at max volume while speeding down the highway. The RIFFS. War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man are all iconic. But the rest of the album is awesome too. This is certainly one of the best albums on this list.

UK rappers be like she suck on my willy it’s quite delightful if I catch you in west Gloucestershire you’ll catch the rifle

The production on this was really good (ignoring the homophobia since he apparently spoke out against it later)

Another addition to the “why the hell is this on the list?” list. No catchy tunes, no good beats or rhythms, no standout instrumentals. Certainly not unique or innovative, just a dude with an acoustic guitar and harmonica, which is something that can be found on most college campuses in America. He’s apparently telling good stories? Which is something I could get from reading a book instead. If they wanted me to like Bruce Springsteen, this was a terrible introduction.

I liked a lot of this. Some crisp sounding rock. But my brain goes back and forth on whether I really loved it. Jaqueline was a great start. Take Me Out is awesome but half the time it annoys me. Most of the time I think the dude’s voice works really well with this, and other times I find it annoying. Really surprised by how much I liked 40’ also. I’m giving it a 4 I guess. Like a 3.5 rounded up.

I really wanted to like this, I did. Especially because of the absolute killer of an opening line. But this is just Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters in the 70s with slightly more of a band behind her. Why is she singing like that?

My dad has informed me that stoners in the 60s were absolutely vibing to this and I should probably smoke a joint before listening. I understand that some people probably enjoy this. I was bored and thinking about how glad I was that we left this stuff in the 60s.

Incredibly annoyed guy has Murphy’s Law happening repeatedly to him over the course of a few days, shows up to a concert in Germany to find out he has to use a much worse rehearsal piano than the one he wanted, absolutely crushes the performance anyway, leaves.

As someone who listens to a lot of music as background noise, I didn’t like this as much as I thought I would, but it’s still pretty good overall. Part of me thought it ended too soon and I wanted more, so maybe I did like it. I’ll give it a 3.5. (Side note: the first track gave me intense Miles Davis - In a Silent Way vibes and stood out as the best of the four tracks)

I wanted to like this, cuz I was actually getting into a lot of these songs and then for some of them, a massive noise wall would destroy my poor earbuds and my ears along with them. It was only a few songs like that, but yikes DO NOT listen to this album with earbuds.

What a neat surprise! I dreaded this seeing the singer-songwriter tag but there were some really cool instrumental things happening as well. I particularly liked the first two songs, and the last three. It got to be kind of boring in the middle but still beautiful. Trouble Child into Twisted was kinda incredible.

It wasn’t bad but I didn’t love it. Moondance (the song) was kinda good and jazzy but the rest of it all blended together as just old people music.

bulululu (this wasn’t very good. the production was also really low quality even in the remaster)

WE GOT DREAMPOP CHILL INDIE ON THE ALBUM LIST!!! THIS WHOLE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN WORTH IT!!!

I’m not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, some cool instrumental things going on. On the other hand, the singer annoyed me quite a bit. I think it really hit its stride in side two, with I’m Not In Love being my fav.

Had to tap out after like 6 songs. I get it, it’s fine, but it’s not for me.

I thought it was just fine at first but I kept going back to it throughout the day and vibing and ya know what? That makes it a 4.

Infinitely better than any other rap album we’ve gotten on here. The production was fantastic and I appreciate Kendrick’s variety in styles throughout.

The album generator blessed us with Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly the day before this came up and I can’t even pretend it’s in the same stratosphere sorry. Eminem has some good stuff but this isn’t really it.

Anytime I see a British artist I’ve never heard of on this list, I cringe at knowing it probably shouldn’t be on the list. But I liked this more than I thought I would! Not life changing, but not bad at all.

It was fine. Nothing special and no reason for it to be on this list.

Not a single bad song on here tbh. Crazy that this was the first time he was allowed creative direction.

I just don’t really get Bowie. Not why he deserves 9 albums on this list at least. None of these songs deserved to be 6-7 minutes long, and yet they all were. Like they were okay, not terrible, but why is everyone acting like this is something of the best shit they’ve ever heard?* *the song Stay kicked all sorts of ass and is not counted in the above chiding remarks

I can’t even pretend that I’d listen to this on a regular basis but I gotta commend the man for making a whole sex album be this damn smooth. I mean this dude is a real yearner. They don’t make em like this anymore.

This legitimately sounded like a bunch of 60s stoner friends got together in their mom’s garage and started fucking around and being silly instead of actually trying to make good music. What the hell was this? Also, Trouble Every Day was a pretty good blues rock song that did not fit in with anything else on it, but it certainly got me to listen to two more songs in a desperate moment of hopium before officially tapping out.

This album was a lot of fun! The hits are timeless but I enjoyed a lot of the rest too. Some really good guitar work throughout it too.

This grew on me as the album went on. Really good as background chill vibes.

I was originally not open-minded at all because this was literally a movie soundtrack and not a normal album… HOWEVER. It grew on me immensely. What a cool experience.

I have been putting off listening to Radiohead for way too long. This was awesome from back to front. Literally every song was really good, no skips. GREAT guitar throughout, especially on Just. Fake Plastic Trees is incredible. I could go on and on but you get it. By far one of the best albums on here.

Respect is a classic. I don’t think I’d listen again, but it’s a fun time overall! Just feel good music for the soul.

I didn’t like it as much as the other Joni Mitchell album I’ve gotten (Court and Spark) but it was good! I really enjoy her voice. Specifically liked the title track and the guitar magic on the opener.

After the first two songs, my thought was that this was basically fatboy slim but significantly worse. Thankfully it got a little better after that, with a lot of variety (maybe too much variety?) Porcelain was great but none of the rest of the album sounded close to it. I probably need a second listen but I didn’t really like it enough to warrant one honestly. But I really liked some parts of it a lot??? But I had to skip a lot of it after some songs droned on annoyingly and repeatingly for too long.

This might be a slightly biased review because ZZ Top is one of my dad’s favorites and, while listening to them, I can’t help but think about how my dad loves this shit. But I can absolutely see why he loves them. Sure, a lot of the lyrics are silly, and most of the songs sound similar. But they all have incredible guitar and cool grooves.

Started off fantastic with That Lady. That guitar was so good! The album sort of went downhill after that, but still smooth and funky as hell. Also enjoyed the little unexpected Doobie Brothers cover.

It was fine but I still don’t get the U2 hype.

I’ve heard Prince’s better stuff and this isn’t it.

I’m gonna try to be nice here but this is just old people music. Like my grandparents (born in the literal 1920s) would listen to this. If someone under the age of like 65 is listening to this on purpose with no nostalgic connections then I have some concerns.

These guys were just better at this shit than anyone else at the time. Extremely lukewarm take here but they were absolute masters at their craft and listening to this album just makes you appreciate that fact. And a lot of it was experimental!

UK rappers be like she suck on my willy it’s quite delightful if I catch you in west Gloucestershire you’ll catch the rifle

Pretty good stuff, especially for mid-60s! Unfortunately all the comments were correct that said how the songs with Grace Slick on vocals were miles better than the others. She Has Funny Cars was a good opener and had some cool guitar at the end. Somebody to Love is a classic. I hadn’t heard White Rabbit before but it grew on me after a few listens. Also really enjoyed D. C. B. A.-25. (In The Morning was a bonus track but it also was very good) This is like a 4.5, rounded down to a 4 just because like half the songs were forgettable, but some really good stuff on here!

I have a lot of thoughts about this one. I wish it were better. I do not think the guy had a good voice at all, but it at least works for this specific album and what it’s trying to do I guess. His tone barely changed at all throughout (except on the song Mental, which was pretty good). It feels like being a teenager again and having your friend show you this album, promising that it’s soooo good, but then it’s just kinda okay and you have to hide the fact that you don’t super love it from them or else they’ll crash out. It’s just nothing I’d listen to normally despite me liking some parts of it. Also, dreamworks had a record label?? No wonder Eels got a song in Shrek. Is this just an industry plant album? It sorta failed at being relevant then. The only reason people care about Eels now seems to be Shrek and the 1001 albums list, which I am not really sure it should be on.

I don’t have a ton of commentary on this. Just some really good shit. Would listen again.

Certainly not Steely Dan’s best stuff and not my favorite, but still some good stuff in here! And nothing bad at least. The title track was incredible, and I enjoyed the guitar on Night by Night, but not much else stood out to me.

A bunch of songs from some guys who grew up listening to the Beatles so the entire album sounds like the Beatles but not as good. Culturally irrelevant outside of being a one hit wonder. Does not belong on the list.

Some of the most insane 1-star reviews I’ve ever read exist for this album. Some people are so incredibly hateful. Some catchy songs, some heartfelt ones, and an amazing voice. It’s obvious why these songs were everywhere at the start of the decade. And not just young people either, I mean EVERYONE knew Adele. Absolutely crazy that pretty much all her most popular songs were from a record that came out when she was 21. Minus points for dating Rich Paul tho.

Thirty-five minutes of the exact same song repeated many times in intervals of less than 2 minutes. Nothing remarkable about this at all.

I am really trying not to be a hater here because there are some undeniable bops on here but good lord her voice annoyed me for too much of this album for me to give it any sort of decent rating.

Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it, wouldn’t listen again as I’m not one for longer prog rock songs and this could’ve basically been one long song, but it was a pretty interesting listen!

I wanted to like this more, because the instrumental sections of nearly every song are pretty awesome. If this were just a collection of jams then I’d probably like it more. Unfortunately the dude’s voice was … not great. But the jams were good enough to keep it at a 3.

I like this more and more with every listen. It may end up being a 5 soon.

This album started out actually pretty cool with the first two songs being pretty fun! And then OH GOD IT GOT SO MUCH WORSE WITH EVERY SUCCESSIVE SONG

At the risk of pissing off Taylor Swift superfans, I think they are the only demographic for a lot of her recent stuff. She can sing well and write songs but that doesn’t mean that they’re necessarily super enjoyable to listen to. I was thoroughly bored though most of this, which was disappointing. (A bright spot that I hadn’t heard before was long story short. That one was kinda fun!)

This was a really interesting album and I had fun listening to it.

One of the reviews on this very website said that this was a top 10 album *of all time* Whatever that guy was smoking, I would like a sample. Some rocking guitar throughout the album but the overall production value was so low that even the guitar was not pleasing to the ears. The melodies themselves didn’t make me interested enough to go look up the Bowie version either. I’m sure this is a fine album for someone who has only heard like 5 other albums in their life

I knew who Buddy Holly was but I had never actually heard any music he’s been a part of until now. I went into this in a grumpy mood, made even grumpier that I’d have to sit through more “old people music,” and I realized halfway through that there’s no way I could be grumpy while listening to this. What a pleasant surprise of an album! Just fun vibes throughout. You can definitely hear how so many acts were heavily influenced by him, namely the Beatles and The Beach Boys.

Not bad, not bad

Not as good as Revolver and Sgt Pepper… … but still, Beatles good. Like I didn’t find myself hating any of it and the quality was excellent for 1965. But still nothing amazing popping out at you. Would have probably been elevated if Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (which was recorded at the same time as the album) was a part of the album instead of being released as a single alongside it?

I really enjoyed this! Just some classic, good rock all the way around. And it was their debut?! I knew Just What I Needed, which is an all-timer, but I was surprised to learn I recognized a good number of songs on here also. And the ones I didn’t recognize, I still enjoyed.

Not something I’d listen to again, but it wasn’t bad! Some good vibes overall. They sounded like they had fun making it.

Not something I’d probably listen to on my own, but shoutout to this album list for producing a pretty fun one. A cool mix of styles. Like something I’d see at a festival.

Great voice, cool atmosphere. Nothing overly remarkable.

This had some pretty cool stuff on it, from the very first song! Worked really well as plane listening!

Some solid rock, though no songs really jumped out at me as being amazing

The fourth Bowie album I’ve gotten. Almost halfway through this list’s absurdly high nine Bowie albums! I was sort of expecting more from something with that album cover because it is obviously iconic. Nothing super memorable about the music itself, but it was good overall.

Overall fine, some good easy listening, but I do not need an entire hour and 11 minutes of it

This was really solid. Weirdly very backloaded though. But I don’t think I’d listen to anything on it again, so a 3 it gets. Probably more like a 3.5 but this website doesn’t do half ratings.

Really cool album

Sultans of Swing is good. The rest… I probably didn’t really need to hear. Some cool guitar jams. Those were unfortunately the only times I thought the album did anything noteworthy. It’s like music for dads but not even the kind of music for dads that I really love.

This was not completely godawful, but it certainly didn’t give me any positive emotions. I kept wondering when it would be over. Somehow a 37-minute album felt like an hour and a half. The whole time, my only thought was “mehhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Can’t believe I wasted my morning drive on this shit.

Sounded like a bunch of drunk vikings in a mead hall badly attempting to sing and make sounds out of various objects around them. No thank you.

Loved this. Even the longer tracks didn’t overstay their welcome.

I was genuinely feeling on edge after several songs of this. Clearly talented musicians who are just doing entirely too much.

Some undeniably cool beats completely ruined whenever CeeLo opened his mouth. Unfortunately I found myself hating this more and more as the album went on.

Kinda fun, kinda all over the place. Better than most 60s albums I’ve been subjected to

So undeniably 80s. Everything was pretty good. I knew Hungry Like the Wolf and that’s about it, but some other gems as well. The bass also FUCKS

Incredible how nearly every song overstayed its welcome. Even the kinda interesting songs, I eventually just got tired of. Blah. Not for me.

Very obviously talented musician whose songs I don’t really care for

Same as it ever was

About on par with the other Talking Heads albums we’ve had. Maybe I liked this a little more? Idk

Accessible, inoffensive, milquetoast alt rock that I liked less and less as the album went on. Blah

I certainly did not expect something like this on here. Fun time though. Made excellent driving to work music.

Booooooring Like their solo projects, I can tell these are obviously talented musicians who make music I just do not care to listen to.

Really enjoyed a lot of this. Jeff Beck is obviously a wizard on the guitar, and I loved a lot of the piano too. Super crisp on all the instruments. Like from a pure production standpoint, this was awesome, especially for 1968. Unfortunately, Rod Stewart