War Pigs and Paranoid are both songs I’ve heard a ton - wouldn’t have been able to tell you the artist or the album though. Plus, Iron Man of course. And that’s just Side A.

Never been a huge Bowie fan…this didn’t really change my opinion much.

Ugh.

Definitely have heard some of these. A fun take on some classics and standards. Nothing earth-shattering, but a good listen.

It’s fine. Teach the Children just doesn’t work for me. Feels preachy and self important.

Initial reaction was “ugh” because I never need to hear One or Mysterious Ways again. But the deeper cuts hold up (and honestly I didn’t remember the latter 1/4 of the album at all.)

Obviously Lust for Life and The Passenger are great songs, but the lyrics for songs like Sixteen and Turn Blue are pretty rough listens.

Brutally depressing. Also getting tired of albums about heroin addiction.

Painfully dull.

Initial reaction was negative. But this is much, much better than I recalled. Except for The Trial. That song is terrible.

Straightforward rock and roll. Nothing really sticks in my head after a few listens. But it settled in nicely in the background.

Garden of the Witch is a great song. Sunshine Superman is a good listen as well. But Legend of a Girl Child Linda is a complete slog…who made this the 2nd track?!?

It’s hard to really tap into what made this so revolutionary at the time it was released. But it’s still fun.

4 stars for the album. 0 stars for Kanye.

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I’m reserving true 5 stars for the albums that are really special, but this would be 4 1/2 - the first one that will stay in my library and I like it more than my previous 4 stars. Had only vaguely maybe heard of this band, but this record is right up my alley - punk with a female lead + grimy sax? Sign me up.

Very enjoyable - a lot of strong songs. 3.5 stars, but I’m rounding down. Like it but don’t love it.

If the list was 100,001 albums I should listen to before I die, this still shouldn’t be on it.

I was going to say this was cut-rate Beatles style psychedelia influenced by Sgt. Pepper’s, but a friend told me that timing didn’t quite work and Eight Miles High was kind of like this too (my Byrds knowledge is pretty limited.) Either way, it’s fine. Goin’ Back might stand out to me the most and that’s a cover so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Fantastic record top to bottom.

An absolute classic. But then I loved Britpop - still do - so that’s an influence. But this is a masterpiece and a formative album for me. Sparkles of pop genius throughout and then This Is a Low brings the house down.

I sometimes feel like I just don’t understand jazz. This is technically brilliant and I like it, but I don’t love it. And that’s how I generally feel about jazz.

Fine. That’s all I’ve got.

If I was high as a kite, coming home from the club at 3am, sweaty, dehydrated, trying to come down so I could get some sleep as the sun comes up, this might be fantastic. But I’m 48 years old, commuting into my office job, desperately needing more coffee and this is putting me to sleep. But, I love the French horn in Ce Matin-La and that song will make my regular rotation. The songs with Beth Hirsch are also beautiful.

Not as familiar with this one as Pet Sounds or Smile or Surf’s Up - but The Beach Boys - and especially Brian Wilson - are brilliant here too.