Yeah you know I kinda enjoyed this actually but I am docking one point for being the world's worst spokesperson for vegetarianism. That's right!! No rules! I mark how I want!!
Umm!!?! As a 90s kid who grew up on a diet of Toy Story and Bugs Life, this is... jarring. I understand this is satire but there is no reason for a white person to say those words and there is especially no reason to hear it from Woody 😭 A swing and a miss from Randy here....
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it just nostalgia? Is it the biased extrapolation of one iconic single? Is it the overwhelming relief of the first gasp of fresh air after the endless deluge of forgettable 70s dad rock that has washed over me in the last several days? NO! IT'S A BANGER
Look. I wrote a review in the office earlier today that said "boring". but I have now listened to it very loud in my ears after 3 pints on the night bus and honestly it's a vibe. Sometimes you just gotta find the right situation.
Great album. A couple of weaker trackers for me but the guitar is unreal. Replayed a few times!
A real party and some mind blowing piano - but a few duds for me (looking at you "Jamaica Jerk-Off"... Obviously a classic overall though
I can see the objective skill here but this one's just not for me!
Perhaps I am too obtuse to get understand Art but I just did not get this at all. I'm sorry Bowie 😭 too "experimental" for me
Not the genre for me, especially not keen on this type of vocals but can appreciate the artistry in this. The guitar absolutely slaps! 🔥🎸🤘 Enjoyed listening more than I thought I would but probably won't be coming back to this.
A perfectly tolerable listen but not a memorable track or emotion in sight. A bit too aware of it's own "quirkiness" to pakc any kind of punch for me. I think I would have loved this in 2009 but unfortunately I heard it in 2025.
Groundbreaking? Yes. Opened on an all-timer and closed on the worst sound I have ever heard? Also yes.
💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 What a party!!
Other than one weird moment where I thought I had accidentally started playing some sort of self help podcast aloud in the kitchen, this is wall to wall bangers 🤘
Musically sure OK rock n roll is cool but "1" is reserved for "should not be on this list" and after googling this dude I am happy to report I am awarding him a grand total of 1. And he didn't even write most of these!
So smooth! A great listen, the extended cuts and spoken words to music were a bit much for me (I can't be dealing with a 19 minute song) but overall 👍
Oh man. This one was not for me. I only knew Leonard Cohen from Hallelujah and this is not that. So growly! I could spot the backing instrumental as a really emotive bit of composition so might have enjoyed it more with a lighter vocal style... but I found this tough going.
Argh. Too shouty for me! As per my other opinions on heavy metal, some absolutely shredded guitar but I can't stand listening to this vocal style,really spoils it for me.
A pleasant and easy listen but I found most tracks a bit forgettable and samey. Wasn't offended but won't be revisiting either!
This is an interesting one. While I love Elvis in general I think this album doesn't illustrate his later best when he stepped into his own music. The tunes here are that classic kind of rock n roll which are usually a fun listen, but he hasn't refined his vocal style yet... And something has to be said about the context from which an album of a white guy making (imo worse) covers of music that originated from Black artists is considered so culturally groundbreaking. His version of tutti frutti is the definition of phoning it in... I'm sorry Elvis!
These guys can do no wrong. This isn't even their best album and it's better than everything we've had so far!
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH! The sax! The piano! The vocal style and personality! The lyrics! The little jokes! What a great time! I love this!
Meh - surprisingly forgettable. This was good background music for my drive to work but I couldn't recall a single tune the next morning. Bonus point for American Girl which is a classic.
Ahh, Arcade Fire. I had a real phase in 2010 of listening to Ready to Start incessantly (with msn's "listening to" feature very casually turned on) because I wanted to be seen liking it, but not, as it actually turns out, because I liked it. Fast forward to 2025 and I have never listened to this album before but found myself walking a familiar path. Whilst professing to be pleased and allowing anyone within a two metre radius to get a peek over my shoulder at the subtly displayed album cover all day, I secretly yearned for the simple pleasure of a singalong banger. No more. This is my truth. This is precisely the kind of indie rock miscellany that I think I should think is cool but truthfully found formulaic, forgettable and... boring 😭 By the end of the day I was self-medicating with Louis Prima. I am going to be brave and admit this is a 3 for me - and my teenage self should thank me for the growth.
Tricky. I kinda enjoyed it but I have already forgotten it.
A real lesson for me. Cohesive as a collection in sound and style, but each song distinct. Musically a great time from start to finish with some 👌 guitar and drums with catchy and energetic arrangements. Lyrically some entertaining and incisive social commentary which in many cases is still relevant today!
Funky!
They lost me at anti-TV manifesto. This could not be more 90s! Also I am on a hen do and it was a bit embarrassing to play it. 2 🫡
Cor, what a slog. Taking up valuable space on this list that could have been filled by the Black Parade. Nil pwa
This is a masterclass in storytelling and obviously a great of the genre. Not a genre I particularly care for, but we all love Dolly. Was a bit disappointed not to recieve any of the classic bangers here (and it was just a bit toooo country for me), but a bonus point for writing all her own songs and for the twist ending of Travelling Man - lol.
Wow! I hated this! DNF
Masterful, and a great soundtrack to my day, but each track blends into the next indistinguishably. Forgettable. Looking forward to attempts to identify a favourite song from this one...
How much 70s post punk is on this list?! I won't lie my heart sank when I saw this but I enjoyed it more than previous outings in the genre. 3/5 didn't mind listening but will never think about it again.
Good, but felt a bit "background music".
The birth of Xtina, one of the greatest vocalists to ever do it. There are a few fillers in the middle here but even those are top drawer honestly. Jam packed with hits that changed pop. Each of Can't hold us down, Fighter, Beautiful, Dirrty and especially the Voice Within are all timers, no notes.
Argh. I get it - this is pretty insane from an 18 year old who basically invented this brand of UK grime. Mind blowing at the time. Dizzee knows a good beat and has some later bangers for sure but this album isn't for me. The lyrics 🥴
Forgettable dad rock (no offence dad).
Eh. Perfectly pleasant listen. No impact.
TIL that the Marilyn Manson Personal Jesus is a Cover! Err. This was a bit monotonous for me.
I don't know! Another perfectly fine but miscellaneous 70s album!
Yeah this was kinda fun. Unfortunately I am so numb to 70s rock I won't be dwelling on it, but I liked the guitar 🎸
This is weird, but you can't deny it's original. Nice to have something different!
Oh wow! More 70s! Hot take: I don't think an album of covers should be on the list.
From the kid shouting "don't look back at Angus" from the back of the car on family holidays, to the teenage boy with a guitar taking it upon himself to treat everyone to unsolicited Wonderwall at a party, to the britpop dad spending £200 on a ticket for the mythical reunion no one believed would come 30 years later... this album exists everywhere you turn. A staple to every brit and an all time classic of course.
Umm!!?! As a 90s kid who grew up on a diet of Toy Story and Bugs Life, this is... jarring. I understand this is satire but there is no reason for a white person to say those words and there is especially no reason to hear it from Woody 😭 A swing and a miss from Randy here....
Sounds like the output of an unsophisticated AI trained exclusively on the Tarzan soundtrack and holiday resort Wham tribute acts
I am not learned enough in Metallica to differentiate this from the previous Metallica album, so, 3 stars.
Great voice and a great listen
Oh look, another miscellaneous, boring and unremarkable 70s folk/rock album
I would like to complain to the makers of the "1001 70s Folk Rock Albums by Old Men That You Have To Listen To Before You Die" app I downloaded as there was a girl on this one?
A better entry from Bowie than our previous but still a little weird for me... Bonus point for golden days though
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it just nostalgia? Is it the biased extrapolation of one iconic single? Is it the overwhelming relief of the first gasp of fresh air after the endless deluge of forgettable 70s dad rock that has washed over me in the last several days? NO! IT'S A BANGER
Musically I enjoyed it but his voice is hard to take seriously, kept waiting for him to launch into a Christmas song for some reason.
Maybe it's tricky to write an unbiased review in the circumstances. From my side, other than the hits, I'd never listened to this album through before, but had already seen it called the greatest of all time in popular media. Verdict: definitely up there. Revolutionary, genre-creating, and melodicallly, lyrically and instrumentally novel, complex... and fun! Has stood the test of time for a reason - there will truly never be another Brian Wilson. RIP to a legend and thank you for the music 🫡⛱️
Only knowing one song before, I had a narrow expectation of an album full of Septembers (which I wouldn't have hated tbh!) however what I got was a varied, funky, and memorable journey which I had on repeat all day.
Was expecting to love this but the singles are definitely the strongest on there! An interesting take on madness but their more mainstream sound is still my fav
Soulful, thought provoking, timeless
I'd usually be dismissive of an instrumental on this list, but I really enjoyed this!
I A P P R O V E T H I S M E S S A G E
Yikes! Loved heart shaped box HATED scentless apprentice and... Track 4.
Further proof that Simon from misfits was always the mvp. The end of gods will be gods whew! What a concept!
Cool I guess. Forgettable
Yeah you know I kinda enjoyed this actually but I am docking one point for being the world's worst spokesperson for vegetarianism. That's right!! No rules! I mark how I want!!
Am I on drugs? Is everyone else on drugs except me? To get the obvious out the way: this is weird. But I can vibe with weird! When you're shooting at this many targets, you are not going to get a bullseye every time, but I respect the audacity to try. Thanks for doing something different Eno!
Wayyy preferred this to our previous outing. This is the Nirvana that endures for me.
Gorgeous vocals. I'm normally against a cover on this list but when it's such a different take from the original and (dare I say it) has overshadowed it's predecessor in cultural significance, you have to hand it to him.
Miscellaneous 70s dad rock. Just kidding. 🤘
This grew on me the second listen around, some fun arrangements but it sounded like a christmas album in places 😂
Was this groundbreaking? Was all the 70s rock on this list groundbreaking? For me, this was one of the least interesting entries.
Wow! This is one of the best run of the mill 70s dad rock albums I've ever heard! And I've heard a lot!
Yeah, this was fun! No fault of their own that I missed something by not understanding the lyrics
Morrisey, the inventor of emo? I loved this. I don't love Morrisey of course but I loved this. I've no idea if the absurd level of sheer depression the lyrics reached was supposed to be in a sincere or tongue in cheek way, but I don't even care which it is. I didn't know stop me... was a smiths song! I only knew the mark ronson version but I way prefer this! Also WHAT is going on with girlfriend in a coma?! I don't know but I don't care!
Not for me, verging into *too* grungy and experimental at the expense of an enjoyable listening experience.
Some really interesting choices here and cool to listen to something different. I admire the artistry but I'm not sure I actually enjoyed listening to it! Haha
A really pleasant listen, I looped it a couple of times throughout the day and great for my drive to work, but no lasting impression. Couldn't hum you a track the next morning.
As before. Slammin guitar. Vocals not for me
Good stuff! Bluesy, great jam and unexpectedly funny lyrics.
Wow, this sucks!! Just kidding 😉 a fun blend with elements of old school rock n roll with a more modern sound coming through. Can't go wrong!
Argh. I can't believe I am giving steely Dan a 4! Am I being brainwashed into loving dad rock by this experience? Is the sheer volume of this genre I have listened to recently giving me a real critic's ear? Or is this genuinely just a great album? I think I gave them 3 last time and this is no doubt a better outing. Perhaps it's a 3.5 but in the absence of a finer grading scale, here, have my 4 and I won't be taking any questions at this time.
Wow, this blew my mind! Knew a little of Blondie but it's all here and then some. There's nothing else for it, this is just.... COOL. I want to be in Blondie. Loved it.
Look. I wrote a review in the office earlier today that said "boring". but I have now listened to it very loud in my ears after 3 pints on the night bus and honestly it's a vibe. Sometimes you just gotta find the right situation.
A wise woman once said, "we are all Swifties". On some levels, I see truth to this philosophy - the hits are HITS. Blank space, shake it off and style are pop perfection. That said, I'm afraid for me the rest of the album is overhyped. I hated the opening track and found a lot of the lyrics blood curdlingly earnest. Perhaps it is because I am British. Also, every time I hear Taylor Swift say "you should have been getting down to this sick beat!" my skin crawls. It wasn't even a sick beat!
Cinema for the ears. Great
At first my delicate little heart was offended but I pushed through and appreciated the complexity, artistry and to be honest, vibe. Good for a run.
I found it a bit twee but seems mean to give this a three as its a smooth listen from start to finish and that's how things were at the time!
What's that? Cover albums shouldn't be on this list? Especially if they just make you wish you were listening to the originals? Sorry Otis 😭
I don't know. Cheesey but good fun
The songs are so stylistically diverse, yet there is not a flop to be found between them! So many iconic hits on one album!! So incredible to produce an astounding piece of art from this much tea!!! Neil Buchanan eat your heart out!!!! The 5 to end all 5s. Thank you Fleetwood Mac for being messy bs who love drama and turning up to the studio anyway. 🫡
I went in wanting to love this because I love Don't You Want Me but the rest of the album tracks haven't got a memorable hook between them. Perhaps it is only with the passing of time that this sound has become cliche, but to me it's giving Pop Goes My Heart - but less catchy!!!
Good fun! Listened several times in the day
Now I get the Leonard Cohen thing!
OK road trip music but couldn't distinguish a single song. Formulaic and forgettable