1001 Albums Journey

I understand Elvis's place in music history & I love him but alot of these hits are done better by other people. He kills the vast majority of them. Still loved the album.

Alot more mature then Liscense to Ill. You can see their punk influences. I never really went beyond Sure Shot & Sabotage, but it was a great album

Meh. Not for me.Bloody Well Right is the best song. Asylum is an interesting song. Musically they great musicians its just not my bag.

Alot more jammy than I thought it would be. Solid Neil Young album.

Fantastic renditions of stone cold classics. Satisfaction & Respect are Fantastic

Funk, Funk & nothing but the Funk. Enjoyed it but I was a little disappointed and I've seen Parliament live.

Loved it even though I'm not into punk. Politically charged, interesting musical genre mix.

If your opening track is Being Boring boasting lines of Never Being Boring, you best not be boring. You were! Even when the beats picked up, I was still bored.

My first exposure to Nick Cave beyond Red Right Hand. I found it to be a bit uneven & long winded & over indulgent. When he hits though it can pretty interesting & dark. For whatever reason his voice sounds like a poor man's David Bowie to me.

It may sound cliche but I've always felt this album feels like being stoned without actually being stoned. To the dream like trippy feeling of music & voices to giggles & hypnotic heart beat like drums. You can feel you eyes deepen & relax like being stoned. Great Gig in the Sky is overrated. It's just a gospel singer screeching over trippy music.

This is a Missy Elliot exclusive review. Her flow is good, the guest rappers are good & she has a good singing voice. I just found it to be annoying & didn't care for it. She's really only on here due to her frank nature of talking about sex. Oh & did I mention this is a Missy Elliot exclusive.

I'm a tad disappointed. This nice bluesy, 60s sound that the British did is nice. I'm A Man is a nice cover. My Generation is a classic song but rest is meh to good. 2.5.

To get this outta the way, Bob Dylan can't sing. Even when he could "sing" he wasn't all that great at it. This bluesy album works in that way with his voice. Somebody done did break Bobby's heart & he's gonna tell you about in 5 minute+ songs that desperately needs trimming. When the songs are on they are fantastic. When they are not on, its just boring. Cold Iron Blues is great. Trying to Get Into Heaven just sounds like he rewrote Knocking on Heavens door. Decent breakup blues with long winded songs.

Pleasantly surprised musically how good this is. The drums can be hypnotic, the guitar pleasant & his voice is wonderful. I can't speak lyrically as there is a language barrier but I'm kinda assuming this is this culture's gospel music. I'll probably never listen to this again but I'm glad I did.

Fun, infectious 80s cheese at its finest. Boy George surrounds himself with amazing musicians that makes this better then it ought to be. Man Shake is hilarious. Very much a product of its time 3.5

Amy Winestone shoulda went to rehab but that's not this album. She is one of many stars that I like to call burning stars. You know, the Jim Morrisons, Hendrix & Joplins of the world. Genius who went hard & fast with drugs & booze then later died young but left a lasting impact. Amy Winehouse wasn't that for me, while others might find her fascinating, i was lukewarm on her. Her voice is undeniable, there's some good tunes here. Nice arrangements. BUT there doesn't seem to be any hits here. Mr. Magic? FUCK me pumps? I liked it, didn't love it. 3

Is this a good album? Is it Great? No, not at all. The problem I have with this album is: Sweet Emotion & Walk This Way are too damn good & seem way too polished. They almost stick out like sore thumb. Big Ten Record plays like drunk, horny Weird Al song but it's not funny. Round & Round sounds like they are trying to ape Zeppelin. I want to score this higher but I cant.

Pick a song, any song. They all sound the same with enlightened lyrics that they think will change the world. Connected is all you really need to listen to & you've heard the whole album. Fun & upbeat hip-hop electronica. 2

This is intriguing. I've heard most of REMs music but for whatever reason this doesn't sound like REM. You can see the glimpses of their future self. Its interesting to see how they have evolved as a band. The drums are awesome on this. Just everything that hits that sweet spot. I really 4

I don't know what to make of this. He looks he would be crooner like Sinartra bur it's more like beatnik spoken word poetry jam. It reminds me of William Shatner's attempts at singing but Cohen has some talent. His prose throughout is too similar in the vast majority of his songs. So Long, Marianne is the best song in a sense that it's a more melodic song than others. He is songwriting is good but I just see anytime I would listen to this beyond this list. 2 only because it's more interesting than good.

I've heard that early Genesis was progressive as I'd only heard their hits after Phil Collins took over the band but didn't realize how awesome they are as a prog band. Collins' drumming is amazing. Musically this is amazing prog music with face melting guitars & a flute!? With a dash of folk music.The songs run a bit long but thats expected for the genre. Lyrically though Genesis did little to nothing for me but I'd willing to go down the rabbit hole for more Genesis. 4

He sounds like the lovechild of Don Henley & Bob Dylan who doesn't know how to properly end a song. Your soundscapes aren't interesting enough to end every song like that. The songs tend to be needlessly long. To me the drummer makes this incredibly better then it ought to be. Fun upbeat keeping the flow really saves alot of the songs.

I want to give this a 4 but it's the instrumentals that drags it down. They are wonderful atmospheric songs that sounds like a score for an unproduced Horror movie with Bowie but they don't fit the rest of the album. The rest of album great I really dug it.

I made the mistake of telling my son about Music Boners but he said that was too crass. So I changed it to Music Errection, but that was still too crass. So I settled of Music Attraction. Or what it is that attracts you to a certain thing that just turns you on Musically. This album gave me a Full On Chub. While a handful of songs just sound like Brit punk, the rest you can hear the groundwork of early alternative music.

I'm really struggling to see why this is on the list or even what the "hit" is on this album. It's kinda sad when your best songs rely on guest stars, when the rest of the bands open their mouths, you can see why. There's some funky bass lines on a few tracks. Oh I enjoyed Ron Burgundy's guest appearance on flute in African Dance.

David Bowie is a bad man. Infinitely funky & soulful. All the funk converges in Fame, which is so damn funky it hurts. I don't think there is a weak song here. Loved it.

Critics really do like to glob onto anything that is even remotely different & act like it's the best thing ever. When really it's just artists recording their own farts. That's what this feels like. Musically the compositions are fine. The lyrics are quirky, odd & awkward. The only accessible song is I'd Like That, which I'd had Heard the song before & it's a decent song. 2

This is Morrissey? the douchey-ist douche whoever douched. THAT Morrissey. Well he shows it in the We Don't Like Our Friends... song. Other than that he's just kinda medicore. The rock music is fine. The love ballads are a bit much but fine. He seems like a sad petty little man based upon reputation for just meh music.

Horny NERDs amirite? I had fun with the album. Alot of the songs have positive messages which is kinda refreshing. Has a nice blending of genres. Some of the songs kinda blend together. A bit too horny for my tastes at times. But solid fun album. 3.5

There's a reason why Bowie has 9 albums. It's because he deserves it. This is great album. Psychedelic, bluesy with interesting lyrics & themes presented. This is my 3rd Bowie in the last 10 albums issued. Keep em coming. Another 5.

I'd never heard of this band before. I quite liked it. The sound is very 90s alternative but different than the sound of that era here in the US but familar as well. The piano adds a different sound. His lyrics are quite odd & quirky which I like. My few knocks on this is the songs can run a bit long & they all sound to blend together.

Would I want to listen to again? No, Fuck You. What the fuck is wrong with you? As I say this, I don't hate it. When it finds its groove & rhythm, it can be quite good but unfortunately they rarely maintain that groove. It ends up sounding like a cacophony of frantic drums & saxophone noodling. I could compare it to a panic attack at times but that's mean. Or the sound of infinite toolchests falling down endless stairs while running over infinite cats. Just buckle up & enjoy the ride. The second half is much more coherent than the front. So stick with it. I want to give a 3 or even a one. But 2 feels like the right rating. I kinda get what Zorn is attempting to do here: compress Coleman's compositions. It just doesn't quite work.

Not nearly as fun as her first album but it is superior. As the songwriting is much more mature, but also depressing considering her fate. You can see her depression in the songs & also she seems to have a submissive nature towards men. She shoulda went to Rehab.. 3

This is that Buster Poindexter guy. The cabbie from Scrooged! This will indeed affect the review. This album is Hot Hot Hot! Like a punk rock Rolling Stones with lots of angst. Buster's (I know that's not the name he used in this band) voice is gravelly & smokey which adds alot to angst, sometimes he sounds like the singer of Rancid. Which one would guess that he may have been influenced by NYD. You can hear their influence in the punk world.

Her voice is pleasant but not all that great. The songs that hit like Cranes in the Sky are quite good but most of the rest I just get bored with it & want it to end The music itself is a nice music collage. Songs start to blend together. I get it, there's strong themes here & its fine. Is that the reason this is on the list? Or is it because of who her sister is? I'm not a huge Beyonce fan, the hits on the radio are fine if that's the type of music you like. I'm gonna guess that Beyonce's albums on this list are better than this. At least, One would hope. 2 By the way, that's Master P on the interludes. It was driving me nuts as to who this guy is & why we should listen to him.

This was delightful. Silky, smooth compositions. Made me want to take my best girl out on the town for dancing & martinis. Maybe smack the Cigarette waitress on the ass after getting a pack of Lucky Strikes. Seriously good album. 4

So Teddy, my pug, does not like Welcome to the Jungle. When that opening came up, that head tilt & annoyed disposition & Axel began to squeal. He hid next to his mommy. This is not for a Pug Dog, no Sir. He proceeded to lick the air obsessively for 3 songs & fell asleep. 1 star from the pug. Luckily I'm not a pug. This is a solid album from top to almost bottom. Five standouts: Welcome to the Jungle, Mr Brownstone, Sweet Child, Paradise City &Night Train. Axl shows his sweeter side with Thinking About You. And of course there is that little layer of 80s cheese that you can't deny is totally there but you love it anyway. I listened to this with my wife & I asked her what she thought. She said: Its Guns N Roses!

Lyrically & sonically, this album rips. If you surround yourself with great musicians, you get great results. That's exactly what Harrison does. Does this run long? Yes, especially the Apple Jam but it's Derek & the Dominoes. What are you complaining about? It's a high & tight jam with George Fuckin' Harrison & a great band!

So the idea of the first concept album is Frank's Sad. It seems a bit lazy but it was a different time. Which is exactly what this album sounds like. Frank's the best crooner that there is & his voice sells it but alot of these are dull & boring. The music behind him is fine but it sounds like I'm watching a Disney movie. But again from a different time. I'm giving a 3 if only for Frank's voice & showmanship.

This is a great blues that explores the blues. You got country tinged blues like No Exceptions & Dear Doctor. Then your standard blues & boogie blues sprinkled throughout. Sympathy for the Devil is one of my favorite Stones tune. Street Fighting Man is raw hard song with nice piano bit to make it more melodic which I dig. Easy 5

This is a delightfully weird album with weird, far out soundscape jams. Dr. John's voice is both unique yet familiar & adds alot to the New Orleans flared sound but you can tell it's a Dr. John song. Which can go both ways: good or bad. I guess it depends on how you reacted to this sound. 3

This was....zzzzzzz... an incredibly.....zzzz...boring.....zzzzzzzzzzz...album! While the music is pretty it never really goes anywhere. If that's Eno's critique of muzak, than it's spot on. I've heard elevator music that's better this, it's faint praise, but it's praise. My God, he made 3 other albums like this. At least, it'll put you to sleep. I need a nap.

I would like to give this a 3 but its just that I don't care for this type of music, so when the songs go long, I lose interest Musically, I love the musical collages she makes & her voice is fine, rap is ok. The lyrics are where I just lose interest. It's fine if you like this type of music. Otherwise, mediocre. And what's with that weird panting at the end of All I Want.

This is a great album with a nice groove throughout. Moody but not as moody as I thought it would be. That might be because i wasnt quite paying attention to the lyrics. Overall I enjoyed it. 3.5

This album is unfair & frustrating because it is so good. It gets its hooks in you but those hooks drag a bit. That really is my only complaint of the album is: the songs tend to drag on & needs an edit. I found this to be a lovely surprise though it very much is a product of its time in a good way. 4

The hype behind this guy is very much real. His flow, his voice & voice effects confuse me at times. And I DON'T KNOW WHY? But I dig it. In Dick For Sale it's straight up scatting over jazz. In For Sale, he adds a childlike lisp. This dude tells the world & his own people the harsh reality of the world that needs to heard. I had gotten Solange's album a couple few albums ago, it deals with the same themes as this. I had given it a Medicare review. Difference between the two is the writing & sounds you put around you to tell your truth. Kendrick just does it better. It takes alot to impress me in rap & hip hop world. So my hats off to Kendrick. 5

Silky, smooth, funky fresh soul & r&b at its finest. The stark difference between the singles & album can be jarring but that elongated bluesy version of That Lady is just amazing.

A pleasant surprise of an album. I've never heard of them. This was fantastic. Horns added depth. Various punk sounds & also some surfer vibes too. 4

Light Doobie, Press Play & Enjoy!! The debate about all your songs sounding the same but still be amazing is a long & sorted one. Like acdc & Motorhead, this is Deep Purple. Face melting psychedelic hard heavy rock. Accept or don't. 3.5

This may be the best Ska album I've ever heard but I'm no aSKAcianado (I butchered that spelling) Every song is a different journey. Soul, metal, hip hop, reggae, funk & dash of doo wop. Songs about struggle, politics, sex & funk. Just a fantastic album. I wanna give it a five but for now 4.5

It's amazing how you can listen to something & have little to no reaction to it. I know what I like & it ain't this. Didn't care for lyrics or style of rap. The beats were meh & did little to nothing for me. I feel nothing for this. I just don't like it. No musical attraction whatsoever. 1

Why covers? She has a lovely great voice but you're having do cover songs. She does them quite well. Can you imagine if they introduced the world to Brittney Spears with a cover album? Apparently that's what they did at the time. She has a great voice & does a great job of these covers.

Atmospheric but at times dull. Uses music to build their wonderful world. At times they can be funky. Easy Money is easily the most accessible song on here. I have only really dipped my toes in progressive rock but this is indeed PROG. I listen to this & I hear how King Crimson helped shape Prog. This album demands an emerisive listen, so that you can hear all that they put out. These guys most be the Grand Pappys of Prog. Right?

Just your classic hard rockin British Heavy Metal band. Rob Halford brings alot of gravitas with his singing. Enjoyed this album not a whole lot of filler either. 4

Hold Me Cloaer, Tony Danza. Once you hear it, you cannot unhear it. And it amuses me to no end. Anyways, I love this album. The compositions are fantastic. I call them compositions because they feel like that rather than rock songs. Strong first half but peters out at the end. 4

Atmospheric, weird. The instrumentals are good & interesting. It's uneven though. Weird Atmospheric instrumentals then punk inspired rock. Emusik is a mixture of both. This is right in middle. 3 or 2.5

For some reason I thought this was an Electronica band. Its not, they are a fantastic alternative rock band. Various different song styles not be bored. They remind me a lot of Garbage but not as creative. This is very high 3. 3.8

The nicest way to put this is: the last 20 or so years of Jackson's life, he was a weirdo. He chose to be weird instead of making great music. This is great music. There are times where it sounds like a product of its time, the 80s. Lovely, wonderful 80s cheese. The hits are, well, hits. It's almost unfair how good they are. I may have misheard the lyrics in Dirty Diana but did MJ just imply that he was raped (or emotionally raped) by a groupie or shows his disdain for groupies. Messed up song but I guess that's the price of fame.. Liberian Girl is probably the reason this isnt a 5 star record. Its just awful. Too simple. Opinion: I prefer Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal. 4 Fun Fact: Michael Jackson is from Gary, Indiana. That explains everything.

Just your run of the mill British techno band. Never heard of em. They can build a good groove & great atmosphere with the songs but can either get repetitive or annoying. Sometimes on the turn of a dime. Better than most of the other Brit techno on here. Also I have the urge to put together a gang for some sort of heist. Which is kinda like this album: Sometimes I'm IN, but most of the time I'm OUT! 2

I get to listen to Abbey Road today! Today is a good day! That's really all that needs to be said. Brilliant, Bizarre Beast of an album. 5

Jack White always delivers. This is an album of his That I have somehow not heard. Though not his best work, it's still amazing. White always takes you on his music journey with face melting guitars & bluesy country licks. Always a showman. 4.

This is more interesting than actually good and there is a difference. The songs and music are pleasant enough but go on too long. I can hear the comparisons to Radiohead but they are just not even on the same level as them. The songs tend to blend together. Not necessarily a bad thing but if you don't care for the one song they keep playing "differently", you're in for a bad time. 3

I was surprised to find a bluesy bar band that totally shreds instead of Iron Maiden. Then The Metal Showed Up on Phantom and barely let up on the back half. This is a solid debut. Bruce Dickinson is whom I'm used to but this guy is very good. He doesn't have the gravitas of Dickinson though. Can't wait for Number of the Beast to show up. Soild 4

Zappa is niche. He is music for music nerds. That very much means that this album should be on this list. He tends to have perverse, Bizarre lyrics, luckily all but one is an instrumental. First & foremost he is a composer, who surrounds himself with the best & expects perfection. All of this is for his amazing musical experience but still niche. Amazing great album that the average person would struggle with. Which is why it gets a 4.

Groovy, mellow, psychedelic sound of the 60s. Personally, I'd prefer the psychedelic tripping balls stuff like White Rabbit than the Hippy Dippy I Love You stuff. Those are still good but to each their own. Different styles throughout lots of bluesy numbers or skipping through the fields with your lady friend numbers. In The Morning is generic blues song #362 that is actually pretty great. Grace Slick is best of the vocalists here it really shows up when she takes over in some of the songs. 4

The Psychedelic British blues band.that features Clapton among others is utterly fantastic but I'm find myself underwhelmed. Their singing voices are serviceable at best & where does Cream land on the list of great British blues bands of that Era. Let's face it there's a ton & they are in conversation. Just seems like it's been done. Kinda felt this way about The Who's debut album. It's fine, the hits, HIT & the rest is fine bur been done better by others.

Southern Rock Legends with all their legendary songs. Simple Man is too good & gave me the feels. Mostly cuz that was Mother/Son Dance at my wedding reception. I'm tempted to give it a 5 but it's a 4.

Silky, swinging, smooth jazz with Ol Blue Eyes smooth as silk voice is still very much a product of its time but that doesn't make it bad. Most of his hits are here & they sure are swell. The others are swell as well but still suffers from sounding all the same. I've said it before: If you don't like the ONE song they play DIFFERENTLY, you're in for a bad time. If you do, you'll love it. I enjoyed the album much better than the Frank's Sad album that is on the list but it's still a 3.

Where have I heard of the band, Faces? That's right. Rod Stewart's band. UGH! I dislike Rod Stewart & this album only helps that cause & fuels it. Silly, cheesy Lyrics, rhyming Judy & Moody, then Rita & sweeta. UGH! The band itself is actually fantastic & the music is impressive but I have to listen to ROD some of the time. UGH! 2.5 Rod Stewart looks like someone put a mullet on a pug & cut off the party in the back. Then squeezed it into tight leather pants & a white collared shirt with the top few buttons undone.

Sounds like a punk version of Tori Amos. Her quivering voice is very unique & adds a lot to the sound but can scream if need be. I am slightly annoyed by having to hunt for the album but it is what it is. This is a weird, fun album. Some of the songs seem to transition into another but its the same song. Dying Rabbit is a fine example of this: it starts out slow & somber then BAM something that sounds like a country hoedown with punk flare. Right back to slow & somber. Overall it was a pleasant surprise. I'm beginning to like punk more & more. I've never had anything against it, just never got fully into as other genres. I always found it simple musically but simple isn't bad. The old saying KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid works with music too. 4

This was indeed a wild gift. Punk rock with rockabilly sensibility. I got the vibe that if Courtney Love started a punk band with a mediocre Elvis impersonator in the 80s, it would be this band. I'm struggling between a 3 & 4 on the rating because the songs start to blend together. So I'll split the difference & say 3.5

This is a fantastic performance but this being the second Who album I've heard so far. They are overrated. The weakest of the British Invasion bands of that Era. That doesn't mean it's not good, it's just not hitting for me. It should as I enjoy Loud bluesy based bands, it just not doing it. As someone who listens to a lot of live albums, they translate well live. That's a great variation of Magic Bus. Their jams tend run a bit long & kinda boring. I'd be a Happy Jack if I saw this show live. 4.5

I'm not going to do a traditional review at this time as I've previously heard the album & Phish's live version(sans no.9) I'm going to ask questions. Is every Beatles album a 5 star album? What makes an album 5 stars? Does the bloat of a double album make it a lesser album than single album? Are going to accept that this is 5 star album because "it's ThE wHiTe AlBuM" or are you going to critically listen to it? Do you start with 5 stars & deduct due to lesser songs not being as good as the "hits?" How does one review a legendary album? These are the questions I ask when reviewing a legendary album. This is part of fun of doing this list.

Musically, this is a brilliant album. Glad is nice Lil improvised piece that goes to some trippy places. Stranger in his Mind is best song by far & Empty Pages is alright. Some of the songs go a bit long but I never felt bored. I may have to actually read the lyrics to John Barleycorn to figure out why he must die but if I didn't care while listening, it must not be that intriguing. 3

I want my 11 minutes back from listening to Jagger catawall on about Going Home to Bang his girl. That's the most cliche bullshit blues "jam" I've ever heard. It's sounds like piss poor Grateful Dead expression but with Mick's voice "jamming" UGH!! Otherwise the hits are good & the rest is hit and miss. The band behind Mick should get more kudos for they prop up more so.

Surprisingly good, musically with hypnotic conga drums & better then it ought to be guitar riffs. I just don't really think I would revisit this album or style of music.

On the way to work today, I heard Billy Joel's It's Still Rock N Roll To Me. Why is this relevant? Costello gives me Billy Joel vibes & Elvis sounds like that old style of rock with a slight punk aspect.. The punk is there but only if you squint real hard. I dug this, fun interesting song writing.. just great songs.

This may very well be the dorkiest album I've ever heard. I say this as a Weird Al fan. That being said, they are talented dorks. There is hardness that pops up, weird falsetto voices, nice quirky lyrics & unique soundscapes. The album really is a unique listen & hits my music funny bone. 4

Just wonderful, wondrous girlie poppy punk rock at it's finest. Love the drums, love the melodies & songwriting. Keep it rocking girls!

I am screenprinter by trade, in being a screenprinter, I have alot of interesting shirts. One such shirt has a certain moon with certain rocket crashed in it's eye enblazed on the front. The moon is from an imfamous French silent film but that's not how I know of it. I and several others got that shirt because of the music video for Tonight, Tonight. I still wear this shirt, even though it's holey and fading. The Pumpkins really did do well for themselves with this album. I grew up with this band in the City by the Lake, I was the correct age when they were at their height with this album. Zero shirts adorned by many of my classmates. This is their masterpiece-eh Billy's masterpiece. Is it their best? Most definitely their peak.

If Weezer & Silverchair tried to make a psychedelic Nirvana album but forgot to listen to Nirvana & listened to surfer punk instead. It's not that it's bad, it's damn good in fact. I just fear that it's forgettable.

This is exactly what I expected from Duke Ellington, smooth, swinging jazz. What I didn't expect was banter & intros. Like 20% banter. There is just a whole lot of jazz. I don't pretend to know it, I've heard enough & I respect it. I respect this & all the great musicans. It may not be my cup of tea, all the time but it can be good. Transports you places. 3

All of this, from the singing, to songwriting to music, is only vaguely entertaining. Far too theatrical for my liking. Sounds like a bunch of idiots trying to be British bards.

I quite simply do not like U2. There are some songs that I like, note that I said like, but for the most part they do little to nothing for me. The first 3 tracks are the "hits" they are fine songs but I don't like them, I tolerate them only because they are familiar. That being said they are talented. I just don't like it. 3

I thought this was going to be a schlocky 80s new wave bullshit but I was pleasantly surprised by this interesting album. Weird, quirky lyrics, interesting soundscapes. I didn't care for the singer's voice but the music was good.

Someone threw a grenade & BOOM!! the result Rage Against the Machine. Tom Morrello's turn tabl-- wha... that's his fucking guitar! Zach de la Rocha's angry growling & spitting truth about the world. This is a five album easily. BUT the problem I have is with this both ignorance & the fact that none of this ever changes. This album came out in 1992. All the shit that Rage has been spouting out against are still problems. Yeah cool you shed light on those issues but I listen to it in 2025. Same shit, different year. Not to mention, some of these issues, that you bring to light with the subtlety of crowbar smacked to face flew directly over fans heads. How stupid do you have to be to not figure that from the second song on the album? Ignorance plain & simple. I like protest songs & bands but they just seem to land on deaf ears.

What if the only reason why AC/DC is successful is because Angus Young sold his soul to the devil with the twist being that it only works in the School Boy Uniform? Also all your songs will sound exactly the same but somehow different. Just look at these tracks on here; It ain't even fair! 1. Hell's Bells 2. Shoot to Thrill The B SIDE!!! Back in Black You Shook Me.... Have a Drink on Me Shake a Leg Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution THATS THE B SIDE BLACK MAGIC FUCKERY nothing more nothing less. Just listen to Give Your Dog a Bone. Its so dumb, it's good. So cheesy. Oh and somehow they did this with a completely different singer because Bon Scott died from binge driinking. blackmagicfuckery The Devil makes the best music. Even though it all sounds the same. 4.5

Music can take you different places. Sinatra takes you to Vegas swing joints, Buddy Guy takes you to smokey Chicago blues bars. Depeche Mode takes you to a H.S. boys bathroom circa 1980 something. You smell clove cigarettes, Aqua Net, actual cigarettes, a hint of weed & whole angst, sadness & desperation. 80s synth at its finest used to make moody atmospheric music that brings the dark clouds over head. Some of the songs go on a bit long. 3.5

Seems quite odd that it took damn near 90 albums to get to actual U.S. Blues. No, Jack White's neo garage blues don't count. Good old fashion Texas style blues. Not the Stones, or the Who's or Clapton's blues. Authentic American Blues. This is how its done though homogenized by the mainstream. Still the blues. Gotta love ZZ Top. The only reason why I've seen Kid Rock is to see these bearded badasses.

Aisha, I'm confused as to why this is on this list. This isn't nearly as bad as some of the other Brit Techno Wank that you insist upon me hearing. A bit too long at times. Aladdin's Story has a good groove. Aisha has an interesting subject matter even though it sounds like an abandoned Rob Zombie song. 2

Seek out the album on YouTube, what they have on Spotify sounds like Zappa doing Weird Al doing clown music besides Our House & Primrose Hill. Which are the only two songs on the actual album. The album itself is pretty good when they don't devolve into clown music, it happens quite a bit. Our House seems like it's from another planet compared to rest. This is not your modern Ska though. It's closer to Badfish than Less Than Jake. It has a good sound with horns, guitar, piano/organ & whatnot. I also hear some They Might Be Giants in there. Also New Delhi is um incredibly dated.(is a nice way of putting it)

80s synth pop with a good but not memorable singer. I guess fake 80s is good, psst its not. Its not nearly as bad as I'm making it out to be & it sure as hell isn't as Great as they are claiming it is. Feels So Good is the silliest, fake-ist 80s song on here. Just pick a random 80s singer artist & it will be better than this. This isn't my cup of tea, so I'll wade into French version to see how deep I get. Not far. The French versions are better but I don't care enough to listen more. Doesn't matter is a great song in either language. It's poppy, it can be fun. I just do not care for it. You might. 2.5

How many cover albums are on The List? This is my fourth album full of covers as I haven't even cracked a hundred yet. I know that this ain't Johnny's first rodeo when it comes to cover albums as this is the fourth in the American series. It is his last recording & it feels that way. Like He Knew. I had stop listening half way through Bridge Over Troubled Water at work because I felt like I was gonna start bawling at any moment. That's how hard this hits. There is a reason why Trent Reznor says Cash owns Hurt now because you can feel that he has lived through all those things even though they are not his words. The legend of Johnny Cash carries that song through emotion & performance. Haunting & also woefully depressing. They aren't are all winners but he still kills it. The stripped down music & well worn voice just adds to the layers of all of it. 4.5

He certainly does know how to write an infectious poppy punk new wave earworm songs. I am getting a lot of Tom Petty's more sophisticated British cousin more so than on his debut. I loved it. 4.5

Have you heard Been Caught Stealing? That's the best song on here & they all sound about like that to varying degrees of interesting. They are like a less quirky Primus or less trippy Flaming Lips. Every single one of his peers of this Era are better than Perry Ferrell. Everything about this is overrated from Perry Ferrell's importance to Lollapalooza to Dave Navarro's pretty boy guitar god. It's good at times, just not as good as everyone makes em out to be. Mediocrity at its finest. 3

You have to like flow of the rappers in order to enjoy hip-hop & rap. There's always been gimmicks in rap when it comes to rap. Flava Flav has a such a gimmick with "Yeeeaahh Boy" & I'm ok with it. Cuz dude knows how to spit. The rest of their flows are old skool & I dig it. Their choice of samples are quite unique, I liked the Bugs Bunny sample on one track. Though old school & goes long on some songs. I give it a 3.

What's a big clue that you're listening to a satirical song? Usually its something over the top in nature or bizarre that makes you question what you're listening to. Fight For Your Right is claimed to be a satirical song. If you pair It with the music video, you'd have a case. I'm listening to the song though. Nothing in Fight For Your Right is over the top enough for my brain to question if this is serious or not. All the stuff that they say is par for the course for the frat boy culture they are supposedly skewering. If you're telling me they have a sarcastic delivery in which they rap. Have you heard the Beasties Boys before? Their flows sound sarcastic. In Nirvana's In Bloom, the over the top line is "Shoot his Guns" and there's a subtle sarcasm in his voice. Thats how satire or poking fun at oblivious people is done right. To me Fight For Your Right sounds like a Breakfast Club Era defiance song fighting for the -um-well- right to party!? All this being said: Great song, Bad satire. Enough about one song. I love the Beastie Boys. Their old school, fun, playful & often times pervy flow is so much fun to listen to. Their rock/punk savyness with their hip hop styles just gives it a well rounded sound. Love the samples from Zep to Mr. ED. I don't recall all the gun talk from when I listened to the album in my youth. Seems like a poser move. Great album 4.5 One last thing. During the background harmonies on Girls, It sounds like they are going to crack up at any moment. Oh and I just wanted to mention the Castle of White! White Castle!

This band is overrated & bland. I'm comfounded as to how they are so revered to fans & critics. 3 NOW FOR WHAT YOU REALLY WANT!!! A REVIEW OF THE BIG LEBOWSKI!!! The Coen Brothers have done it again with Jeff Bridges owning the role of constantly stoned, Creedence Lovin' slacker, Jeffery "The Dude" Lebowski. When the Dude's rug gets stolen by Nillists in a case of misidentification because another Jeffery Lebowski, a multimillionaire, is in hot water when his hot wife is kidnapped & put up for ransom. His butler (Phillip Seymour Hoffman kills this small but important role) enlists the Dude to help with the dropoff. When his bowling buddies Walter & Donny are skeptical of this ransom & Walter attempts to double cross Lebowski by switching the cash with his dirty socks. The whole thing gets botched & the Dude has to figure out what the fuck is going on. This insanely quotable, often times weird mystery is one of my favorite movies. You have John Goldman steal the movie with Walter, the weird, delusional Vietnam vet & the delightful Steve Buscemi as Donny I Am The Walrus. There's so many memorable scenes in this movie. One that involves the Eagles. After getting into a cab with the Eagles playing on the radio the Dude laments "I've had a rough night. I HATE THE FUCKING EAGLES" The cab driver promptly drags him outta his cab in a case of extreme overreaction. There's also the infamous scene which has the funniest TV edit in history. When Walter confronts the teen, Larry, with questions about where the ransom money is. He becomes frustrated with his interrogation, so he goes outside & begins to smash the kid's brand new car screaming "This is What happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass." Although it ain't the kid's car. In the TV edit he screams: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS!! FEED SCRAMBLED EGGS TO A STRANGER!! It's just such a ridiculous way of censorship. Love the movie. The Dude is totally validated in his hatred of the Eagles. Joe Walsh is cool though but not on this record. Boo.

I grumbled to myself this morning when I saw this album before me. Hooray! More British Techno Wank! Look I'm not British, but from what I've heard so far from that genre, it's a wank or whatever. From the boredom I endured on Pet Shop Boys Behavior or that Guy Ritchie heist movie soundtrack that was Red Snapper. I was ready to hate this but I was hasty in my Judgment. I enjoyed this more than I disliked it Yes, it's repetitive but that's kinda the point & the lyrics don't really matter clearly. I loved the soundscapes & grooves on Paficic 202. This is far closer to modern edm than the 80s Techno that I have come to dislike from The List. It makes me want to listen to Disco Biscuits or that take some, that'll make this a 5 star album. I'm too old for that shit. So I'm Pleasantly surprised by this. 3

I remember in the 90s when Sade was big in the US, everyone was just wondering how to pronounce her name. I did not expect all the funky, amazing bass lines that is prevalent throughout the album. I'm more impressed by the silky smooth, funky, jazzy music throughout then the songwriting but the lyrics are pretty good. I liked Cherry Pie & Hang on to Your Love especially. Some of the songs start out with the same with sax. I wasn't that impressed with Smooth Operator but I think it may be a cover. This is incredibly close to 4 but I'm going with a 3.8 This is my 100th album, which somehow landed on my sister's birthday.

For our anniversary, my wife asked me where I wanted go for a trip, I choose Seattle. The reason why is because of the grunge scene & it's natural beauty. The Gum Wall & Fremont Troll are a bizarre sight to see in person. I wanted to go to Sub Pop store but we couldn't get around to it in the city. Oddly enough they have a location at airport. When we returned home, I wanted to explore the Sub Pop catalog, I wanted to listen to THIS but it's on The List. So I was ecstatic to have it show it's face today for my listening pleasure. I've always been aware of Mudhoney but never heard them properly. Punky-er & Harder than Nirvana. Not as bluesy as Soundgarden. This is a album that the Grinch would hate because of the NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! Luckily enough, I'm not that Grinchy. I love this, I might even listen the live disc later on. His growling vocals & screams just add alot to that dirty, distortion punk sound that the grunge scene was known for. The idiot kids who only listen to the Popular Pop music would call it Screamo but what do they know. I don't think his vocals are as memorable or unique as Cobain, Cornell or Vedder which may be why they weren't as big as the others. They still are a legendary band in that scene & never stopped making music. They can make some good dirty dank grungy punk rock. 5

I love the sound of guitar pickin' like this, whether it's bluegrass or folk, I dig it. I find it to be hypnotic at times. Although at times, it can get old & begin to blend together but that's where the words come in. Bert, here, can write a chilling song. Needle of Death is great example as well as Rambling. Reminds me of Billy Strings. 3.5

This morning when the app reloaded & I'm revealed my album of the day, I was struck by the Picasso inspired caricature of Ms. Fitzgerald. My weird cartoon obsessed brain remembers her caricature used throughout cartoons in that Era. For the vast majority of us listening to this list, she probably is just is a caricature & a legendary name. Which is sad. When scanning the reviews, someone mentioned the song was too Tom & Jerry for them. Often times, jazz & classical music were used to protray emotion & action in those animated classics, hence the reason for the insane number of cartoon caricatures of Ella. And that's fascinating. (I may be thinking of Eartha Kitt.) What's crazier is way back in the day, they had orchestras in the pit at theaters. Can you imagine watching Bugs & the gang with an live orchestra? Is this good? Yes. Does Ella have an amazing voice? Yes. Is the band cooking? Very much so. Are the lyrics good? To some degree. The Rhumba song has some playful rhymes but silly at times. The potato - poTOTo song is fun. It reminds me my mother's pronunciation of wash as warsh & that amuses me. Do I really need to hear the ENTIRE songbook of the Gershwin boys? No. It's delightful nonetheless. Congrats if you finish this because you just listened to an ENTIRE composer's songbook & that's why it gets a 3. A daunting task but delightful. I'm getting a bit slap happy as I reach disc 5!?!?! I slappa da Bass! I must continue my journey. My God, those Gershwin Boys like rough sex. Pervs! Three hours & 15 minutes to listen to I Got Rhythm! 3:15 for I Got Rhythm! John Zorn could've played this in an hour in a cave. It wouldn't sound anything like this at all. Wait! This is the only Ella Fitzgerald album on here. There isn't a shorter better album that showcases her talent. I guess they wanted to kill two birds with one stone by having it be the Gershwin Songbook. At certain points, I said to myself "Didn't I just listen to this song?" Which is a bad thing after I just listened to this for 3 hours. There are a lot of things frustrating about rating this album & it has nothing to do with the music. It's too long & it's the ONLY album of hers on here, which makes wanna give this a 2. Yet, I did enjoy it, which makes me wanna give it a 3. I won't go any higher than 3 since I doubt I would revisit it.

BROWN CHICKEN, BROWN COW. Savoir Faire was the best produced Porn music I've ever heard. All I saw was big fro-y bushes getting wrecked. Where's John Holmes? Which song does Debbie Do Dallas to? The plot to Deep Throat is her clit is in the back of her throat. A bit too glossy & poppy for my taste. I like my funk to be dirtier than this but still funky nonetheless. Le Freak is really all you need to hear. 2

My first exposure to Stevie Wonder was on The Cosby Show. I was five or six & I didn't understand why his head was swaying back & forth. My mother told me it was because he is blind & I thought that was amazing. Guess what? It IS, if your teeth don't fall out from the sickly sweet lyrics. Stevie does make a great soundscape around those sugary lyrics especially on the final track. Superstitious IS how make a filthy ass wiggling bass line not sound like 70s porn. That song alone gives it a 3, it's so good.

At their best, they make fair music. At their worse they are dull & repetitive. I just don't care for this type of music. It does absolutely nothing for me. The Neil Young cover is serviceable, I guess. Nothing Can Stop Us is the best song. My favorite parts were in between songs & the end because it had no music. 1

I'm having a disconnect with Ms. Vaughn's singing style, that isn't really her fault as I assume it's just how she was trained. Her singing voice is fine, beautiful even, but like old-tyme actors annotation & projecting one's voice is paramount. Yet, to modern ears they like old tymey radio show hosts & all sound the same. Though Vaughn's voice is slightly different than Ella Fitzgerald's they sound very similar. So much so that she even mentions singing How High The Moon like her.(which is a fun bit of improv on her part) The band is cooking on Honeysuckle Rose but I found them to be somewhat dull or serviceable on the rest. It's highly intriguing to hear Just a Jiggalo not sung by David Lee Roth's cheesy whimsical 80s blues version but Vaughn's version is a bit dour. 3

This dude warbles but he warbles with passion and makes it work. He has a very unique voice, he growls at times & warbles some more. He makes a funky sound that I loved. And excellent blues numbers he warbles passionately about. All kidding aside, I'm giving this a 4. I enjoyed it. Some of the songs kinda blended together. Solid Air was probably the worst song on here but that only because it's a tad bit too long. Good song otherwise. I like his sound funky folksy blues. Warbles!

You fab, totally rad, new wave earworms won't get your cheesy hooks in my brain today!! They aren't quite Sharp enough to dig in. It makes me want a can of orange Nacho "cheese" & a hot pretzel real bad. 2

Fantastic performance by a legend. He was candid, fun & engaging throughout all of it. I love Shel Silverstien ever since I read Light In the Attic, so I love his playful lyrics on A Boy Named Sue. San Quentin is great song as well Starkville City Person. Both shedding light on our broken prison system even back then. 4

I feel like I just watched VH-1 for an hour. This is fine, perfectly bland yet catchy music. When try to go hard, they sound like they are trying too hard. They sound like Gin Blossoms or post-Iris Goo Goo Dolls. They play alright music but I'd never go out of my way to listen to them. 2