Just not my cup of tea. I think if you halved the album and just picked out the good bits you could have something special, but it's just too long with too much filler.
Very generic 80s sort of new wave sound, and just nothing that made it stand out to me.
I feel like I can't give it less than 3 stars because there are some songs on here I like (or have liked in the past)... but some of this was pretty bad.
gave me a migraine
Between a 4-5 for me (would've been a 5 if the second half was just as fun as the first). Really really enjoyed it!
I've always been a casual fan of the White Stripes but I think this was my first time listening to Elephant - it's been on repeat ever since, truly great album.
and every time you speak her name does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you die? 'til you die? but you're still alive!
I generally am a big fan of post-punk and punk music but I didn't really like this one.
Please give me something by the Cure or the Clash next!!!!
This was fine, but I don't really understand why it made the list? I have to say, I'd never listen to this one again...
I found this to be unlistenable. Incredibly boring.
PJ Harvey is my absolute favourite artist, and this is in my opinion her best album.
5 stars is not enough!
This was one of my favourite albums as a teenager and it's still as good as the first time I heard it.
I've always liked Radiohead, but I'm not as big a fan as a lot of people. In my opinion, this is the best Radiohead album.
Truly excellent from start to finish.
Music has changed a lot since the 50s...
2 stars feels rough, but there's just much better post-punk albums out there. I'd likely never to listen to this again.
Pretty garbage but this list has had worse.
Some songs really sound like Blur.
Way too long.
If you're into electronic music then maybe this is something you need to listen to before you die, but the average person could definitely skip this one.
Wow! I do not remember this album being so good!
I've always been a slight fan of Pulp, and always in particular loved Jarvis Cocker's absurd and funny lyrics (kinda like Sparks or some of the Smiths music). More music should be funny....
In particular, the run from track 1 to 5 is just banger after banger.
This sits between a high 4 or a low 5 for me.
I am not a Smashing Pumpkins lover or a hater.
For the most part, I found the quality of the album to be really good but I'm sorry - nothing justifies that run time. It is nowhere near engaging enough to be the length of a movie. If you have more songs you want to put out, then make a deluxe like everyone else?
Bullet With Butterfly Wings is crazy good though.
"Pass the pub that wrecks your body
And the church, all they want is your money
The Queen is dead, boys
And it's so lonely on a limb"
Probably my favourite album when I was 17 and still one of my favourites today.
5+++++
"Send me the pillow.... the one that you dream on..."
Not terrible, but not for me
I think I am not a fan of reggae, but I can appreciate that this is probably as good as reggae gets
Maybe I've got rubbish taste in music, cause I kinda like Coldplay.
This is my kind of thing! I think with more listens it could be a 5.
Update: it’s a 5!
It's too long with some songs that feel like filler. Some songs are good though.
I think jazz music is just not for me
All these electronic albums from the 90s are so dated. More dated than anything else this list keeps churning out. Please stop.
I listened to this in two parts as it is pretty long, but it is consistently good.
I think the length and it being two separate albums doesn't work so well for streaming but I imagine this was cool as a CD.
Maybe pretty good at the time (?) but I won't be revisiting this one
Why is this one of the best selling albums of all time?
I liked it! High 3
Just dreadful.
Siouxsie & the Banshees version of Dear Prudence is so good that the Beatles sounds like a cover.
I feel like I'm saying this a lot on here, but this album is too long, and it's so clear which stuff is good and which stuff is filler.
Overall though it's still good. I preferred Rubber Soul though.
I don't feel I know enough about World music to give this a rating
solid 4.
always loved Suffragette City.
Sounds like most other Radiohead stuff but more boring.
I don't think this should be on the list.
Obviously...
What is it with this guy?
Hey hey, my my is too good
High 3, but not quite a 4
high 2 low 3, not completely garbage but still not great
Would have been a 3 if it was shorter
Let me here you depoliticise my rhyme...
(One of my favorites, obvious 5)
This is not the most obviously bad album we have had on this list, but it's an album that I kept going "what?" to, and "that surely can't be the lyrics..."
So yeah, easy 1. It felt like listening to the Wiggles at times, but with more adult themes I guess.
I enjoyed this...
Pretty much total crap but at least it was short.
Total snoozefest
I LOVE KATE BUSH & I LOVE THIS ALBUM!
Hilariously bad. It's an insult this is being classified as punk.
So many great albums didn't make this list, and this is just so mediocre.
Also the vocals are pretty annoying.
I'm so sorry, Bruce!
I really enjoyed this! Made sense once I realised it was Steve Albini....
First song was trying a bit too hard to be edgy and wound up gross though...
I still think it's a 5 star album though - the energy the whole way through is insane. Kerosene is just punk perfection.
Low 3, it was fine
I kind of have an appreciation of what they were going for here (I think it's supposed to be fun and not taken very seriously (?)).
I won't listen to it again though!
Joni Mitchell is one of my favourite artists but Court and Spark was not an album I would ever reach for - and I was wrong!
Joni might just be the greatest songwriter of all time!
bit boring, couldn't wait for it to end
This was a really interesting listen!
Not a huge prog rock fan but I can see why people like this album.
This was somehow worse than I was expecting. At the very least, it moved fast enough.
I went into this with an open mind but it was just kind of grating and yet somehow boring.
This is kind of a nothing album.
The Twilight soundtrack really was good huh
Am I missing something here? This album seems to be really lauded and I didn't enjoy it at all.
I vaguely recognised the song "Girl from Mars" from Gilmore Girls. I knew it was a Jess & Rory scene but I had the context wrong... apparently it's from the end of his first episode according to the interweb. I thought it was from a later episode in the scene where Jess is smoking at the petrol station (so dangerous!)
Jess's first episode is a great episode of Gilmore Girls. I'd likely give it 5 stars.
Time to review the album... this was fine to good. I could see why some people would really enjoy this. 3 stars feels apt.
A lot of harsh reviews on this one!
I can see why this deserves to be on the list considering some of the other stuff that is on here. Much rather listen to one Robbie album than the umpteenth Bob Dylan etc.
Angels is a perfect pop song. Not relevant to the music but I also really like the album art!
What is there even to say about what might be my favourite album of all time?
The songwriting on this album is phenomenal and somehow relatable in a way that I cannot believe it is over 50 years old. Joni sings and writes about womanhood in a way that is absolutely timeless.
I made a list of my favourite lyrics on this album because I think they speak for themselves:
All I Want:
"I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
Traveling, traveling, traveling
Looking for something, what can it be?
Oh, I hate you some, I hate you some, I love you some
Oh, I love you when I forget about me"
"Do you see, do you see, do you see how you hurt me, baby?
So I hurt you too
Then we both get so blue"
My Old Man:
"We don't need no piece of paper
From the city hall
Keeping us tied and true"
"But when he's gone
Me and them lonesome blues collide
The bed's too big
The frying pan's too wide"
Little Green:
"Child with a child pretending
Weary of lies you are sending home
So you sign all the papers in the family name
You're sad and you're sorry but you're not ashamed
Little green have a happy ending"
California:
"Sitting in a park in Paris, France
Reading the news and it sure looks bad
They won't give peace a chance
That was just a dream some of us had"
"Oh will you take me as I am
Strung out on another man
California I'm coming home"
A Case of You:
"Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
I remember that time you told me you said
"Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time"
The Last Time I Saw Richard:
"The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in '68
And he told me all romantics meet the same fate someday"
""Richard, you haven't really changed" I said
It's just that now you're romanticizing some pain that's in your head"
"Richard got married to a figure skater
And he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator"
Not as good as Elephant but a pretty solid debut. Had some good singles on it too!
Should not be on the list. Completely soulless.
There are a few omissions from this list of albums that are actually quite defining in their own genres, and then you get something like this which just feels like a rip off of other music at the time.
This was pretty good. A bit slow for my personal taste, but overall enjoyable.
Great album with some huge songs on it.
& the Gilmore Girls theme tune!
No, no, no. There is absolutely no need for a live Bob Dylan album to be on this list. Not when there are already 6(!) other Bob Dylan albums on this list.
Eh, 1.5 stars would probably be most apt
There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Fernando.
Low 4.
Not as bad as some of the stuff on this list. A reluctant 3.
Boring!
I really like Paul Simon. Just beautiful song writing all around.
Need me his jacket.
Just stuck in the 80s
I feel unqualified to review jazz music because it kind of all sounds the same to me and I don't really like it...
Bad!
Best left in the 80s I think
Just not for me
I really like this album!
I see criticism of it being boring, but I don't agree. And I would usually agree that my biggest gripe in music is being boring.
Love Radio Cure, Jesus etc., Heavy Metal Drummer
I thought this was gonna be a hard listen given it's not something I'd ever put on - but this was not bad. Listened to the whole thing easily.
I really don't want to hear Strange Cargo I or II either
I'm such a hippie!
Just worse Brian Jonestown Massacre, which I don't particularly like to begin with...
How can you have this forgotten post-punk revival album on the list but zero Interpol? That's not even to say this was bad, but more so to ask who is choosing these albums? 2007 seems late for this sound so you can't even argue it was maybe one of the first to do it.
Vocals were really annoying at times too.
I really don't like jazz music :-(
This is like the opposite of the White Album, where that was so long with some really good songs but a lot of filler, this is nice and quick but the songs are just OK.
"And I love her" is a really cute song but "West Coast" is one of the most defining songs of the 2010s! Live, laugh, Lana.
I feel like based on my taste in music I should like R.E.M. but I just don't really. Not sure what I am missing...
This is one of the better R.E.M. records I have listened to though.
Quite liked this. Absolutely despised Mr. Spaceman though.
I like the album art too.
I've always found Surfer Rosa to be really but just not Doolittle...
I kinda like metal
High 3 - liked this a lot more than I thought I would.
So bad. Should have been 15 minutes shorter, at least. This might be the lowest 2 I ever give but it's not unlistenable like a 1
I liked a couple of the songs (Oh my love, and How?) but other than that the album is quite weak
Oh to be 15 again <3
lol should not be on this list
Not even my favourite Smith's album but still a clear 5.
RIP Andy Rourke - Barbarism Begins at Home is one of my favourite songs of all time, and it's because of the bass.
Who? Just average, forgotten about 90s rock. Does not need to be on the list.
Not feeling it
This was decent - Paul's not so bad.
A little boring at times but I still liked it. Cute album art too
This was pretty good - a bit like Patsy Cline at times.
Boo hoo whining about progressive taxation...
I really liked "I'm Only Sleeping" which I think I hadn't heard before?
Here, There and Everywhere is beautiful as always.
Tomorrow Never Knows is one of the best closing songs of an album ever. And one of the Beatles best songs (might be the best song John Lennon ever wrote).
I am struggling with whether I preferred this album to Rubber Soul and Abbey Road or not (these are my tops of the albums we've had so far - sorry to With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and the White Album). I think the truth is that they are all high 4 star albums for me - I liked them all!
Nothing goes harder than good punk music.
Beyond shite
Something, here comes the sun, octopus’ garden all 5/5 songs.
Poor George sitting on some of the best tracks from All Things Must Pass and having to record Maxwells Silver Hammer… I’d be pissed too!
Sad excuse for post punk
Poor Amy… I think about her all the time.
Solid 3.
A strange addition to the list - I can think of way better (and more important / impactful) albums from the late 2010s that should be on this list.
I've not listened to a lot of Christine and the Queens but this is pretty much what I expected based on the limited knowledge I did have. Not bad but just kind of boring. This isn't objectively bad like some of the stuff on this list, but I also will not put it on again on my own volition.
A very high two - I just can't bring myself to give it a three.
Funky!
I really enjoyed this! I'm a sucker for singer-songwriter music (although it has to be good)...
Why are the ratings on this so high? Tells you a lot about the kind of person who signs up to this website...
This went nice and quick. Probably as good as Van Halen get's but they just aren't a very good band - sorry.
The barbershop part was laugh out loud funny.
Meh
I like folk music so this was a better listen for me that some of the other albums on this list.
That said, something about this doesn't quite resonate with me the same way others in this genre do.
Not bad! but not really my genre of choice. I really like the guitars etc but not a huge fan of the vocals.
He seems like a cool guy
I honestly thought it was going to be more bongo centred but relieved that it wasn’t. Fine music in the background whilst cooking but I’d hate to have listened with my headphones on.
High 2, ‘‘twas alright
Solid 3
Decent museum music
Fantastic album. Clearly inspirational to so many who came after (see Julian Casablancas' whole schtick).
I am always amazed by how modern this sounds, and how clean everything is.
Marquee Moon (the song) is amazing!!!
Not a fan of concept albums. Yet to hear one I liked.
Way, way, way too long. It's a 1 because I didn't finish it and I am not gonna put it on again.
Yeah you don't have to hear this before you die.
Yup this makes sense but zero Donna Summer. Checks out.
Over an hour of this shite? No way.
I can appreciate that this is probably as good as Michael Jackson gets, but it's just not for me.
Parts of the first song were headache inducing. Like audio incense. Still stuck it out though.
I don't mind a little bit of Elton John.
Just fine
Boring
This is one of absolute favourite albums of all time, and it for sure deserves it's spot on this list. It's damn perfect. I am a bit jealous if you're on here and get to listen to this for the first time!
It's lightning in a bottle and has aged super well. It's a shame they didn't follow it up with much else, but one incredible album is better than 7 mediocre ones.
I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drum, Made of Stone, I Am the Resurrection.
Never heard of them before. Thought this was gonna be bad but it was pleasantly alright.
Jazz does nothing for me. I like the album art though.
The bottom line is that this album is just not as good as 21. If you want to listen to an Adele album, 21 is the one you should listen to, unless you are a major fan I guess.
When We Were Young is kinda an all timer though.
Alright - maybe a bit 80s pop for my taste, but I don't mind new wave music so preferred when she leaned into that a bit more. Something about When You Were Mine reminded me of Kate Bush.
This is a high 3 for me. Time After Time is a great song.
Surprisingly modern sounding for 1983 - you can definitely hear the influence this had on late 80s, 90s alternative rock.
Low 4. Good Feeling is such a beautiful song. Easily the best song on the album.
You're kidding yourself if you think this is worth listening to.
Why on earth did they not include Paint it Black on this album in the UK? What a huge mistake. Without Paint it Black it's a 2, with Paint it Black it is a 3.
High 3! Surprisingly not terrible.
Wow this album is much better than I remember it being! This is really IMO the only Sufjan Stevens album you'd ever need to listen to, it's exactly his thing done perfectly (albeit a bit too long).
This list has made me realise I can't stand jazz music. Maybe I am too stupid and my attention span is too bad (IDK) but jazz makes me want to rip my skin off - it's so boring!
Regardless, this is better than the albums I have given 1 star too.
Something about Sleater-Kinney is just a little off for me, and I'm not too sure why - perhaps they are just not as compelling in my opinion as Kathleen Hanna or PJ Harvey? It almost feels a little bit sanitised, a little bit Alanis Morrisette (and that's not a dig, I gave Jaggered Little Pill a 4).
That is to compare Sleater-Kinney to some of my favourite music though, so I am more saying I don't know why I just like this album, instead of LOVE it. It's an easy 4 and well deserving of being on this list.
Pussy Whipped by Bikini Kill is sadly missing from the list though.
Laughably bad.
Blur's Parklife but rap and shite.
Why on earth is this on the list? Really makes you question the guy picking these albums.
I am so behind on the list.... today is the 7th April. I think actually though enough time has passed since last Christmas for this not to be that hard of a listen.
Kind of interesting that this kinda a nothing album for David Bowie, but "Aladdin Sane" the character is so famous / iconic. This album is fine, but nothing special to it in my opinion. Low 3.
This was so boring.
I am giving it 1 star because you absolutely do not need to hear this before you die, and this list has plenty of BETTER indie rock albums, so we don't need the average ones. Given there are some big omissions on this list, this is unnecessary.
Alright but too long!
This came up in my history list and I misread the title, and thought "Oh cool - The Butthole Surfers!" then saw Jimi Hendrix and was confused for a second... only in that moment did I realise that Electric Larryland is a joke.
Bit boring, too long, but the good moments are good. Low 3.
I like Neil Young, but if I wanted to listen to him I'd just put Harvest on. I'm not a huge huge fan (yet...)
I do acknowledge this was early for punk, but on 2026 ears it just sounds glam rocky to me. Not my kind of punk music that's for sure.
High 2 but definitely not a 3.
Oh Amy, how I love you.
The last four songs drag a little, but the album is undoubtedly a 5. Amy was one of a kind, and a great songwriter.
Music should be enjoyable.
I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this!
I've always found Depeche Mode to be just OK, even though I like a few of their contemporaries. I think I prefer my New Wave to be more punk / post punk influenced.
Skimmed the wikipedia and surprised this is so beloved. It was boring as heck
Probs crazy at the time
Couldn't bring myself to finish this, and I tried thrice.
I just could not finish this - so boring and dated.
Shouldn't be on the list. Like yeah if you were 26 y/o man in London in 1996 then yeah you probably should listen to this before you die, but that time is over old man.
Haha this sucked. I don't even hate Aerosmith, but they are a bit of a joke. Like they shouldn't be on this list once, let alone 3 times.
Aww she was really talented <3 I usually hate jazz, and hate live albums but this was oddly comforting.
So sorry you went through that Nick :(
Subject matter aside, I feel I have to review this from the perspective of whether I enjoyed listening to it, and I just didn't. It was so boring, and so not for me.
Easy 3 - I like the Buzzcocks but have never been a huge fan either.
There are 3 (three!) Dexys Midnight Runners album on this list. 3 (three!) albums for the band that might be THE one-hit-wonder band. Get off it.
I can't deny the hits. The non-hits are pretty average though.
I liked it!
A bit too honky tonk at times (Tennessee did my head in a bit), but overall good - I'd listen again.
Mark Knopfler wrote Private Dancer? Talented guy
This album starts off so strong but I don’t love all the ambient songs. Still one of Bowie’s better albums. I adore Sound and Vision.
