Less polished than the others. Didn’t love it
Skits are crude. Lyrics are extreme, but still set the tone for a generation to follow. Production is truly unique for each song.
Classic. Red Light indicated doors are secured, london taxi. Riot van is perfect.
Whiney, love song is the only single I’d listen to. A lot of repetitive production. Could cut a minute off each song.
So aggressive and angry. Surprised this was Rick Rubin. Cant say I enjoyed this.
Fine covers. Little slow for my liking. Maybe a sleep playlist adjacent album.
Solid psych rock, but nothing blew me away
Studio is better, but still Neil Young. My My being the only real great.
Only one hit on the album. Ads were a new concept/skits. Doesn't save album though.
I love this album, her voice belting. classic
JP in grandmas boy would listen to this. I thought immediately it fits in the matrix, only to see theyre on the soundtrack. good music to get in the groove to while working or focusing.
“Wouldn’t you miss me at all” Shame to hear how unfinished this is, while also knowing that Syd was quickly being consumed. Credit where it is due, he changed RnR forever, but it quickly left him behind.
Pleasantly enjoyed. Other user said Wilco with mariachi and I can’t unhear it. Solid album.
Better loud! I love this era or Radiohead although not my favorite album of theirs
jazzy psychedelic soul I’m here for.
Sade can sing to me every day for the rest of my life and I would be without complaint. I want to be sitting on the beach, maybe south of spain, listening to this. The band is incredible, her voice is so sultry and perfect. I have the entire box set and its still not enough.
I can’t really get into this. This is radio music for a car I don’t want to be in. Boring and doesn’t make me want to tube into the lyrics, which are apparently worth listening to.
This was the start of neo-soul. impressive how many instruments D'Angelo played himself on here. i love the production. Its basic and repetitive but in a good way when setting a scene...
there are moments i like. but i dont know where those moments were. this is all over the place. they must be on cocaine.
Love this style of old short jazz takes. Listened to a lot of this when in jazz band back in the day. Not my favorite Miles, but still classic for its time.
Great album. Showcases her voice while a little more life than in Blue.
this has some of my favorite Miles. so many badass moments. sadly as a straight through listen is it long, a little too long at times.
Ice cube has such a great flow and lyrical style. It Was a Good Day. Obviously a little outdated on the lyrics in some ways (homophobic) but also completely still on the nose for other lyrics (police brutality, ACAB)
The best Coldplay there has ever been. Garden State using Don't Panic as the start of the movie was perfect for a perfect soundtrack. Every song is just good.
40 Year Old Virgin made a gay joke using Coldplay and now every insecure hetero man hates them. Viva La Vida and everything beyond it feels like a 40 year old dad fighting to stay relevant with his kids, but those first two albums will live on.
Solid classic rock. Great guitar riffs. Clapton prime. I like it.
Hair band rock. It goes hard, but is it really that hard. Better than KISS or ACDC, but so many repetitive songs. Musicianship is impressive, but not enough to make me want to listen to the album often.
Kanye has lost it. He will go on as one of the greatest music makers ever. But after losing his mother, being in the media sphere of a family that has made a living on being televised (Kardashians), and having no living artists who are in a position to humble him, Kanye has his ego and mental health unchecked. This album is produced extremely well, but his vulgarity and themes are becoming more simple and juvenile. Funny he uses Justin Vernon who also seems to have achieved the status to be the arrogant indie king.
Separate the art from the artist. I do not give a shit about his controversial/political/bigoted beliefs. I would enjoy this album more if the first 5 albums weren't already perfect.
Reading reviews and seeing the breakdowns about how this is the best produced album ever, and I don't know that I could disagree.
Perfect. The layering, the way each song flows into each other, the way the album can repeat into itself with the heartbeat.
I remember listening to the Great Gig in the Sky on full volume in the car during a rainstorm during a breakup. That shit hit hard.
This isnt it. Poetry, sure. But not much worth noting beyond that.
Reminds me of Sun Kil Moon. There are some good moments and the lyrics are clearly filled with meaning, but I would need to be in a certain mood to entertain them. Best of 2009?! Hardly even close. But I did enjoy Too Many Birds.
I dont love their honky tonk stuff. Two good songs on the album to open and close the album, but the rest didn't keep my attention. Felt dragging on.
Pop-like 60s psych rock while punk was taking over the scene. It had some good songs. Not sure I would listen to the whole album again. Especially when Spotify has the 2hr+ version with 100 bonus tracks.
I surprisingly enjoyed this. Seems brit pop, but with more drugs and fuckery. Fuzzy Logic seems to have been used in making this album, but its new to me and I will likely revisit it in the future.
Mediocre indie electronic. Multiple songs that had me check the time left halfway through. The good parts were obscured by repetition until it was dead. Was it influenced by a lot of the greats, sure. Has it influenced more modern bands I enjoy, sure. But I won't be revisiting this album.
This went from, "oh this could be good and fun" to "what the fuck" real quick. Where Is My Mind is the only saving grace, and even that has been remixed to be better! Very happy these songs were short.
I mean this with all disrespect, Fuck Tha Police. ACAB.
Classic gansta rap, and ages just as you would expect. This isn't the best, but led the way for all hip hop today,
Couldnt enjoy this. Not for me.
One of the best. The storytelling. This album flows from one song to the next perfectly. The Album covers (both of them) the written title by SchoolBoy Q. The only song I skip on this album is Poetic Justice, and that was before the Drake beef started.
The use of his parents on voicemails, the non linear flow of the story, the admission of crimes done to survive in his environment, hearing him lose his friend in a careless shooting. This album pulls you in and makes you think about what you're hearing.
Tainted love is obviously a classic, but not enough to enjoy the rest of the synth heavy 80s songs. So much creepy weird sex lyrics… and that’s coming from me!
I expected worse from the cover and names. Never heard of this band. Stealing another user's review. "not bad at all yet completely forgettable at the same time."
Such a classic. The harmonies together followed by the distinct vocals separated. The album is an example of a pleasant folky, peaceful, acoustic sixties album. I just wish some of the lyrics weren't so corny.
Who and what the fuck is a Bjork? As if you couldn't tell from the music, she grew up on a commune.
It's fine. Not sure how I feel about your biggest hit being a cover. The rest was fine singer/songwriter stuff.
What a jam. Really enjoyed some nondescript classic psychedelic rock. I recognized the title track, but wasn't too familiar. I enjoyed this.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The good songs are good. The rest is whatever.
This is some classic hardcore/punk. Not always my style these days, but there was a time and place for it. Love that they're fast and hard.
"Hard" hair rock. Seems counter intuitive. Purposely misspelling the name to be "less punk" confuses me.
Pour Some Sugar on Me is truly a shit song.
The lyrics are so juvenile and lame.
I don't hold the Beach Boys close to my heart, and therefore, I don't know that I idolize Brian Wilson enough for this to blow me away. I understand his place in R&R history and as a songwriter, but it doesn't make me enjoy listening to this stuff.
When I was around 15 I came upon CCR. I loved it. Political, southern classic rock, whats not to love. But then I heard my mom say "Ugh Fogerty's voice" in a very unsettling way and I was scarred. 20 years later I can safely say, Mom, I feel the same way.
Impressive. But not sure the time or place of this for me. Maybe while I'm strolling the streets of a foreign country and want to feel like I am in a movie? Not sure!
wtf. "savior of dance" my ass. This should not be on this list.
Not my style of hiphop. Appreciate what it did for the culture and the movement of hiphop, but I am bored. The old school flow, and production, mixed with the anger and message of young men from the hood is surely a time piece, but not one ill revisit often.
She is an incredible vocalist. Not sure when I would listen to this though. I would enjoy her using her vocal skills for other genres or productions, otherwise it gets tiring and boring.
This could’ve been so good. Some beachy bossa nova was just what I needed. Sadly this fell short. Cheesy production, lame lyrics, mediocre really.
No thank you. Boring and uninspired.
Don’t mind Bowie new wave, but not nearly his best album. Title track Heroes is the best song. Great synth production.
American Pie the song, classic.
American Pie the album, boring.
Some decent moments. Quite some annoying sounds in others. We already had Daft Punk. One hit on this album and it features kids singing, not my thing.
It’s fine. I much prefer Arthur or the Decline. Some basic Brit 60’s rock.
I remember when a friend in middle school got this before we should have. It was such a discovery. One of my favorites of west coast 90's rap.
Laid back. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.
Such an iconic album cover too. Production is brilliant. Lyrics don't age well, surprise surprise.
Foreign exchange student showed me Chemical Brothers in high school and it blew my mind. The videos were awesome, the tempo was upbeat and fueling my young age debauchery. Found this right before I found drugs, what a combo.
Noel Gallagher featured, fuck yeah.
But all in all, the album can be long and drag. I think a "best of" compilation suits them better.
Standard 2005 indie. Hits like E-Pro and Girl stick out as the best. I enjoy the variety of sounds and styles while still holding a similar energy. The sounds of California and Hispanic influence are fun. I enjoyed this more than I wanted to.
I knew this album to be iconic, so therefore I stayed away.
Now that I can sit and listen, there are splendid, almost perfect moments. But if those moments are supposed to carry the rest of the album, they are not strong enough for that.
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is really 7 and a half minutes?! Why?
Helplessly hoping has some incredible melodies.
This album walked so Fleet Foxes could sprint.
First 3 songs are good and recognizable, but after that I am quickly reminded why I don't like Bono.
It's Rock N Roll for sure, but boy is it repetitive. Their top 5 songs all repeat the same line for most of the song. It was a time and place for sure. Not really an album I would put in my collection.
Love this album. Classic top jazz album with some of the best to ever do it together.
One of my favorite all time albums. Listened to Superstition so much when I was learning saxophone. But this album is what an album should be. A consistent cohesive flowing piece of art. Stevie is one of the best. His use of the synthesizers are so funky but buttery smooth.
So much of my favorite music today is inspired by this album.
I listened. I did not enjoy.
Appreciate a lot of the productions, but early 90's just doesn't scratch the itch for me.
Don't have to know anything they're saying to know I enjoyed this.
I've tried before and the beat poetry is usually not for me. This album is starting off good, but in the end more of what I just dont enjoy.
There are parts of this I liked. Mannequin is rightfully a good single. 21 songs for 35 minutes was not what I expected.
I get it. Eminem had be shocking to successful. It was a time in pop culture that allowed his success. His rhyming is technically impressive, but what he is poetically illustrating is simply lame and juvenile.
What's Love Got to Do With It.... Banger.
Really enjoying this more than I expected. Well, until Better Be Good to Me, and then it started to fall off hard. Enjoyed I Wrote a Letter quite a bit.
No. I dont like his voice and the dark macabre vibe is something I am uninterested in. It is storytelling.
Let's go! I love this. Simple but good jazz. Love the organ. And I melt for the sax on this.
Brit pop with some emo vibes.
Already knew it was a 5, but will always slow down and take a moment to listen to this album when prompted.
This album slaps. I knew some of the hits, but now realizing the whole album is just hits.
Early fighting video game music. I did not eat the right drugs for breakfast for this.
This really is the baseline for mediocrity. Even the top two tracks have reached the level of just annoying...
Impressive for a debut album, but I still feel GnR are best enjoyed on a greatest hits album.
I don't get bothered by the simplicity of Neil Young like many people do. Is it a lazy guitar solo? sure. But it works...
She has a nice voice, sure. But I have never heard of her, and it seems like she's made a lot of music. I have a hard time believing her 11th album is really the one worth putting on this list. Likely wont listen to again.
The music has moments where its good, but then she opens her mouth and I want to scream. I struggled to make it through this one.
I love this album. An artist I wish I could've witnessed live. This album was important to me when I was an emo teenager, and it is still just as important to me now, as an emo adult.
Didn't realize this was where Jonathan Richman started. Its a cheap knockoff of all the other better music at the time.
Not my favorite Black Sabbath. It seems good enough, but nothing stands out. I enjoy hearing Ozzie's voice throughout, especially on Changes.
Of all the 90s hip hop I dont like, this is one I do. Some of the better Snoop moments. The skits are annoying, as one would expect from this time.
I like Blonde better, but this album is what introduced the world to Frank's sound. To think he got a jump start from Odd Future to now making world classics. The album itself is experimental, but has these ethereal moments.
Recognize their sound, and of course the song Green Onions. Just wish this music had vocals to accompany it.
Harder than I expected. It's not bad, just not something I often gravitate to.
I really appreciate the cohesiveness of the album and how it samples many genres. She has an incredible voice. I could see her doing Disney soundtracks. Clearly an entertainer. Not sure anything stood out I got hooked on but all above average for an hour long album.
Some good punk rock in here. I enjoyed a few songs, fits for time and place. Somewhat confused by the decision to use a compilation album on this list.
I don't get the hype. The songs aren't that good. The biggest hit is a creeper song, and Mother is something that shouldnt have been made. This is a miss.
No surprise the production on this album is spectacular (Pharrell owned this entire decade). The hits are recognizable as being all over the radio. JT is clearly an entertainer. He can dance, and can sing. Like other said, he is no MJ, but he also doesn't need to be. He knows how to make music for various generations to agree on, but I won't be there to join.
I love Zeppelin, however, I still believe there isn't a perfect full album of theirs.
Immigrant Song perfected what their first two albums created, and Since I've Been Loving You might be my favorite Zeppelin track ever.
But something is lost on side B and I don't care if it was them experimenting or showing their range, it didn't hold up to the rest.
Excellent singer. I enjoy the songs, but a 3.5 hour collection of it, too much.
A mediocre version of all the better music that was out at that time. Moments that were good, but easily overlooked.
Know of the name, but never listened. I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Rock/jazz/psych rock, what a groove.
Reminds me of something from an action movie soundtrack, but not a good one.
"Kinda bollocks mate innit" Previous listener summed it perfectly.
Not my cup of tea, but I appreciate hearing all of the cuts that are sampled throughout hiphop still. Helps understand the timeline of the progression of hiphop. Lots of great instrumentals.
Familiar with Bloody Sunday, but its so repetitive and boring. The album only gets more boring from there on. U2 is really not for me. Bono is a less inspiring and less inspired Bowie.
I love this album. It doesn't even need its biggest hit, Seven Nation Army. The two of them know how to make a sound loud, while keeping it simple. Ball and Biscuit to Hardest Button to Button go so hard.
Little Acorns reminds me of the squirrel I tried to save in college.
Its NY. Its pre punk. Its attitude and not giving a fuck about it. ... It's also just meh.
It's not Pink Moon, but it's still a representation of what a great writer he was. One of These Things First was my first introduction through the Garden State Soundtrack. Then Fly from Royal Tenenbaums. Some great songs, the rest of the full instruments aren't entirely beneficial.
Thankfully I know nothing about this guy's politics, but the music was still right down the middle. Moments it was good, moments I wanted to slap him, and moments where I don't know if I was even listening anymore.
No. I understand this is mindblowing in the 70's. I can see where so many artists took inspiration from it. The Model is a success. But no, the rest of the album is too repetitive and made my brain disfunction.
This feels like something I am supposed to like. And I liked a few songs, but other parts were too weird and off putting.
Not much can compare to The Flaming Lips. Their music reminds you that their live sets are even more fun and quirky. Its very enjoyable to listen to even when it bends and moves in ways you wouldnt expect.
This is the Aerosmith I don't like. Toys in the Attic is the good stuff. This is lame. I like sex, hell even more than the next guy, but the constantly talking about it in every context is boring and juvenile. Hell, even the trucks are fucking on the cover.
This doesn't go hard...
I like girl led grungy rock. There a few modern bands that sound like this was their influence. Some of the songs were actually really good, others not so much.
This is great! What a nice discovery. I've heard Alright from a show or movie or something, so I recognized that, but the rest was still above par.
Better than I expected. There were songs I enjoyed, but surely nothing in the realm of must listen to before I die.
This absolutely has no right being on this list. Its repetitive and not at all groundbreaking.
It's not bad. I am not a huge fan of his voice, but the balls it took to be the public image against Iraq war post 9/11. I remember the music video for Wake Me Up... and it was all imagery about the war and the young Americans paying the price for it. Good for Green Day to have made this happen, and to have a deeper substance than most of the music out at this time.
Can recognize how influential and important this album was, but it's still just corny to me. I appreciate the ability to make an Aerosmith song better than it was. But this album/era is just not for me.
Didnt realize Highway Star was by Deep Purple, just know the classic, Smoke on the Water. I really enjoyed the rest of this album though.
The fact I didnt recognize any of these songs as hits made me like it more. It was like a solid blues rock album that I could listen to without having to pay too much attention.
Wow. Educational for me. So many samples and covers of their music that I'm familiar with. And those hits are fucking HITS, like dayummm. Groovy.
Definitely the least favorite of the first 4 albums. Felt like the B-sides of all the other great stuff.
I don't know what they're saying. I don't know how offensive it is either, therefore, its classy. I've enjoyed French rap before, but don't have any reference or name. I enjoyed this although it did eventually drag on.
Temu version of Radiohead and Coldplay's offspring.
A lesser known album of Bob's for me. Very much enjoyed.
Jimi is a freak on guitar, but the rambling of some of these songs drones on too long. On a greatest hits compilation, Crosstown Traffic, All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child are some of the best, but theres about 20 minutes that could be cut out of this.
Another classic. More polished hits, more in tune with their sound, and more antics from Jim himself.
Love Her Madly is perfect. Been Down so Long hits during a time and place. Cars Hiss by My Window is that acid poetry you need while coming down. LA Woman is a bop.
L'America and The WASP are probably not needed.
Riders on the Storm, iconic.
I have a soft spot for Jim Morrison. He was a poet who became rock star/sex symbol. Is it the greatest RnR? No. But it was different. The organ, the mixed instrumentals, the quirky lyrics. It can get you lost in it.
Songs like The Spy and Indian Summer just have such a desert flow to them.
Maggie M'Gill and Peace Frog are fun and loud.
Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane are good enough hits to carry the album further than it should. But the fact that I have heard Hotel California so many times on radio, in a bar, on a boat, anywhere(!) has made it one of my most hated songs.
I think this is as close as Zeppelin gets to a perfect album. That doesn't make it their favorite album of mine, but damn.
Still remember playing Stairway backwards on vinyl, shit gave me goosebumps.
Probably my favorite Kinks album. I like the whimsical nature the album flows through.
Recognize all the hits on this one.
Cant you Hear me Knocking is 7 minutes long!? Why?
B-side of this album got boring. It's a fine Rolling Stones album, but are any of them completely good?
I really enjoy Joplin's voice with some good blues rock. Summertime is a favorite of mine.
Brit Pop. Certainly. Some good moments, but also quite bland at time. A lot of the theatrical/ show tunes sound production annoyed me. Not sure the big hits justify the rest. Rather hear Oasis.
This album is the beginning of their commercial success. With that came the death of their raw blues rock success. I enjoy this album, but it is somewhat boring. Not quite the commercial heavy hitters that El Camino and Turn Blue are, but also not the gritty raw albums I love like Thickfreakness or Rubber Factory.
