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Odelay
Beck
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
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5 | 3.48 | +1.52 |
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Kenza
Khaled
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4 | 2.58 | +1.42 |
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
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5 | 3.6 | +1.4 |
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Violator
Depeche Mode
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5 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
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5 | 3.74 | +1.26 |
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Da Capo
Love
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4 | 2.81 | +1.19 |
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
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4 | 2.86 | +1.14 |
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Ten
Pearl Jam
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5 | 3.92 | +1.08 |
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
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2 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
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2 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
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2 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
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C'est Chic
CHIC
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2 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
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2 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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1 | 2.29 | -1.29 |
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
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2 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
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2 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
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3 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
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2 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
5-Star Albums (10)
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King Crimson
3/5
Cover: 4
It's ok. It took several listens for me to even pay attention. Not my style of music but it was ok for what it was.
1 likes
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Cover 6
Got bops. Never heard this before. Pretty good 90s EDM.
1 likes
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MGMT
3/5
Album cover is meh.
1. Catchy. Great song. Nostalgic. 2. Ok. Pretty flat throughout. No ups or downs. 3. Also, meh, overall, generally not making much of an impression. 4. Radio hit. Unique interesting, like song 1. Good beat. Fun lyrics. 5. Their biggest hit I think. Also funky, fun, great beat. 6. Dark. Mysterious. Like it. 7. Daniel Johnston-esque. Reminds me of a country/blues singer I can't place right now. A tempo change! 8. Fun. Tempo changes here and there. Guitar solo. Head bopper. Bluesy. 9. Space oddity synths. So David Bowie. The chorus saved this from being boring. 10. Also good. Fun. OVERALL: the best songs are on side A with two of the weakest songs. 7/10.
Jurassic 5
2/5
Cool cover
1. Into. 2. Cool opening. Chill. About the lyrics more than music. Political. 3. Music is jazzy. With a flute. Lyrics can be a bit corny re "don't mess with me," "I hella rap bruh." Ok. Just not original. 4. Cool drum opening. Another "we cool" but it's good and a bop. Nice. 5. Into. 6. Funky. Master blaster. They said that. But s head bopper. 7. Also good bop. By now though the promise of the album title and the first song re political issues is so far lacking. They are talking more about themselves. 8. Nother shot caller song. It's good but .. 9. Ridiculous song. Harry met Sally? 10. Same shit. Not a bopper. Don't put your kids on the album. J/k. It was cute but the song was meh. 11. Funky but sounds same. The chorus lifts it up some. Otherwise, doesn't stand out. 12. Finally political. But otherwise lyrics aren't too creative. An ok song. 13. Spoken poetry. Cappin'. Ok. 14. Linda, you a birch. Wherever. 15. Don't care. 16. Doesn't stand out. 17. Funky best. Instrumental for the most part.
OVERALL: An ok album. Some fun tracks but not for me.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
Cover is ok. Boring but not too lame I guess.
1. Fun song. A cover? Also over played in so many movies. 2.ok. Breathe esque. 3. Great blues song but without the blues. So... 4. Ok. I suppose I have to be in the mood but then I'd just listen to Weyes Blood or something. 5. If this way sung by a better blues singer ít world rock. It's OK as is. 6. A cover of a great song. Doesn't improve on the original but if you can sing then it's still good. And he can sing just fine. 7. Another cover. Decent. But honestly this song is a campy novelty. 8. Good cover of a good song. 9. This is funky. I like it. 10. Ok song. OVERALL: An average album with one or two highlights.
Dire Straits
3/5
Nice enough cover. 1. Ok song. 2. Nice, beat. Their most famous. Good song. 3. Good song. Decent lyrics. 4. This is a miss, but only barely. Like the concept but the simplicity of the lyrics kills it. 5. Also a miss and also almost. 6. Ok. Passed by without mm making much of an impression. 7. Ditto. 8. Nice song. Lyrics are good ish 9. Also good night vbe great if I'm in the mood.
OVERALL: A relatively decent album but most of the songs didn't hit, not for me.
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Iconic cover.
1. Actually like this. Took a few listens (and several years) to realize this. 2. Great song. 3. Great song. Is this about Nico? 4. Also good song. 5. Fun song. Interesting guitar. 6. Good song. Also about Nico? 7. Good. 8. Ok. 9. Ok. 10. Is Bob Dylan influenced by TVU? An ok song. 11. Funky guitar. They actually bother to play guitar more than usual. They really don't care about instrumentation at all. OVERALL: An excellent album. Liked it more than I remember.
OutKast
3/5
Cover is whatever.
1. Into. 2. Funky. Fun. Good song. Maybe great. 3. Funny. Also sad. Also good song. 4. Good song. Entertaining. 5. Radio hit. Still good. Lyrics are not 💯 but close. 6. Good song. 7. Ok. I'm no gangsta, but a cool song. 8. Ok. 9. Music is interesting. I kinda like it. energetic throughout 10. Interlude. Cute kids. 11. Ok. 12. Interlude. It is what it is. 13. Meh. 14. Great song. Great lyrics. Great beat tempo. Probably didn't need JAY-Z. 15. Interlude. This one's kinda stupid. 16. Meh. On second listen, I like it. Mellow. 17. Interlude. It is 18. Upbeat and fun. Better than ok. 19. Postlude. 20. Into. Ok. 21. Ok. Just gott fun, I guess. 22. Interlude. For over two minutes. FYI, he's a cool guy. Never cheated. Except that one time (and probably every time). Sweet bitches, am I right? LOL. 23. Funky, fun. This shit is funny. 24. Whatever. 25. His play or something. And you is a ho, bitch. Is this supposed to be serious? 26. Also, whatever. Does Andre know he's fucking hilarious? 27. LOL. Ok. 28. Radio hit. Great song. Oddly, doesn't fit the album because it's not absurd. 29. Also great. Also, like the previous song, like Andre put down the pipe (or picked it up) and wrote a song that wasn't entirely "huh?" Taking a look at the credits, Big Boi clearly tempers Andre's weirdness. And can make his. 30. Interlude. He's being intentionally funny, I know this now. 31. The opening to The Love Below is weird and there's too much of it before getting to "good" music. I don't know if Andre knew this, but Big Boi definitely did. This is a pretty good song but a bit flat. 32. Whats. 33. Not bad but not great. 34. Again, I don't think Andre is the hit maker. This is whatever. 35. Weird topic, if course, but a good song. 36. Letter. Whatevs. 37. Jazzy. Classical . But seems like filler. 38. Norah Jones! Good song. Maybe great. 39. Chill. I can read a book while this plays. So... 40. Whatever. OVERALL: Big Boi might be more grounded than Andre 3000. Speakerboxxx half has ok songs. With one great song. The Love Below half has great songs interspersed with whatever shit. Making this an average album.
The Beau Brummels
2/5
Ugly cover.
1. It's an ok song. Can be fun. However, I almost hate it. After a couple of listens, I got used to his singing voice. I hate it less. 2. Actually not bad. 3. See 1. 4. This song is trying too hard to be deep. 5. Ok. 6. this isn't bad. 7. Deep-eaque. Otherwise acceptable. Sort of. However, very skippable. 8. Same. These songs remind me of Bard songs. I don't really care for the tale. 9. The title track. So hippie. It's ok. Skip though. 10. Kinda waiting for this to end. No, not kinda. I'm waiting for this to end. Skip. 11. Ok, I guess. OVERALL: This is a skip for me. I'm fine having listened to it but not necessary an album to listen to before I die. It's a no for me, bro.
10cc
2/5
Ugly cover.
1. Reminds me of Foreigner but not as good. Like the guitars in the chorus but not the chorus The break is also meh. 2. So they mimic/ mock popular music of the time. The musicianship is good. This song is either too weird or not weird enough. It's kinda ok. It's interesting in some spots. I just don't care. 3. After the stupid intro it's actually good. Fun but still... There's so much better music. 4. Not bad. 5. Not bad. I mean not horrible. Can be fun if in the mood for this shit. I'm not atm. 6. Same. 7. Like the opening. That's it. Stupid lyrics. 8. Whatever. Dumb. 9. Whatever. 10. Funky head bop. Stupid shit also. OVERALL: Not interested. There's good musicianship but they're too concerned with making fun of music than making good music.
Adam & The Ants
2/5
Cover ok
1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. No. 7. Almost but No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. Meh. 11. No. 12. No. OVERALL: Fantastic album! Not! Every song is about nothing. It's campy for the sake of campy. Weird and different for the sake of weird and different. If it's about the music then make it instrumental. If it's about the lyrics then make them "about something." Even better, do both. Maybe I just need to be in the mood. This just isn't my cup of tea.
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Cover. Is what it is.
1. Funky music. Love it. Don't hate the lyrics. 2. Ah, the Dr. Feelgood from back in the day! An ok song, really. 3. Main theme. Cool song. Still, just ok for me. 4. Instrumental. Very seventies. Cool jazzyness. 5. Not great lyrics but otherwise ok song. 6. Ok. 7. Good song. Works with the movie, specifically. 8. Instrumental. Ok. 9. Title song but not the main theme? Also cool. OVERALL: songs work for the movie but outside of that, most of the songs are just OK.
Wilco
3/5
Interesting cover.
1. On second listen, kinda like it.. 2. Decent song with ok lyrics. I do like it. 3. This can pass with barely any notice. Meh. 4. Like it. Unfortunately true lyrics. 5. Not bad. 6. Meh. 7. Like it 8. Meh. 9. Whatever. 10.Ok..11. Meh. OVERALL: I just couldn't concentrate. When I did, t was ok. I think with multiple listens I would actually like this album, but I won't ever love any of the songs. Not a must.
Scott Walker
2/5
Cover: 1.
1. No. This list really leans to only a certain type of person. Not at all open to other forms of music except here and there. 2. Ok song. I'm not the target audience for this list though. 3. There really are albums I like, like Blue, Joni Mitchell. Or Grace, Jeff Buckley. James Taylor. Etc. Why am I only getting this crap? I absolutely don't need to have listened to these befor dying. 4. Puff Puff Pass. 5. Next. 6. Is music stupid? 7. Well is it? Is it dumb, dum dum boink or no? 8. No. It's not. But yes. Blegh. 9. What happened in the 60s that this was done to humanity? No war? Was that the problem? 10. No. I'm out of the mood. I rather listen to backstreet boys. 11. So impatient. Might have to quit this damn list. 12 Yell you children to make a new edition of this book. .
Bill Evans Trio
3/5
Cover: 7.
I don't know much about jazz. I've liked live jazz music. I could get into this. The bass sounds all over the place. He plays like how Elaine Bernice dances. Maybe I don't get it. OVERALL: it's ok. Almost there, except the bass throws me off
Radiohead
3/5
Cover: 5
Can easily fall asleep to this. They're all ok. Nothing stands out to me, not on first listen.
Machito
3/5
Cover: 6
I can't just jump into a genre and listen to it as if with fresh ears. I have to be in a mood. Generally, classical, jazz, any instrumental music I only use while reading. On occasion I might listen to it for pleasure. Very rarely.
Roxy Music
2/5
Cover: 7
Ok overall. Seems to be another experimental music album. There's only one, maybe two songs that I liked but nothing special.
Foo Fighters
3/5
Cover: 8
Starts with the familiar songs. The first two are slower than I remember but still decent. I liked Weanie Beanie and Watershed. Fun sons. Lyrics are nonsense but fun.
The Smiths
3/5
Cover: 6
This had some decent songs. Title track is the best. Overall, mostly ok songs.
Santana
4/5
Cover: 8.5
A classic that I've actually heard of. Excellent music overall. A good chill album.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Cover 6
All songs are golden. Thunder Road and Born to Run are great, familiar. First time listening to this in it's entirely. Glad I for did. Thumbs up.
Elvis Presley
4/5
Cover: 5
Great album. Not all are great but some great songs I've never heard before. Highlights: Wearing the Loved On Look, Power of My Love, and Suspicious Minds. Also, Only three Strong Survive and In the Ghetto.
King Crimson
3/5
Cover: 4
It's ok. It took several listens for me to even pay attention. Not my style of music but it was ok for what it was.
Brian Wilson
4/5
Cover: 5
Have to do multiple listens. The first listen didn't do it, but the second, I got into some of the songs. First six tracks are really just one long song. I guess the second half would be one or two long songs also. It's pretty cool, if you've got the time. The concert is available on YT. Very much worth it if you like this album.
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Cover: 7
Great album. Several radio hits, spaced out perfectly. The other lesser known are also good, so it's doesn't slog things down.
The Isley Brothers
4/5
Cover; 5
Great album. No skips.
Tricky
3/5
Cover 7
First half is good. My mind wandered during the second half. Would help with a second or third listen but for now, it's OK
David Bowie
3/5
Cover: 3
Good experimental chill album. Not spectacular, at least on first listen.
The Undertones
4/5
Cover 6
Good songs. Overall, a good album but not great. Many of the songs sound like typical rock-era songs. Highlights: (She's A) Runaround and I Know a Girl.
Incubus
3/5
Cover 7
Some good songs. Maybe one or two great songs. Overall, ok.
Sigur Rós
3/5
Cover 8
An ok album. on first listen, only one or two songs caught my attention. Over all, no bad songs but nothing great.
Deep Purple
3/5
Cover 4
Some good songs. Musicianship is awesome.
Love
4/5
Cover 5
The Doors meets Led Zeppelin. Great album.
Pavement
3/5
Cover 6
Heard the name before but never listened. Didn't realize they were more of an 80s hair metal band from the 90s. They came out in the wrong decade for sure. Not bad. I'm no longer into that music but growing up I definitely was a "butt rocker." Now, I rarely listen too this genre and mostly for nostalgia. Otherwise, decent album.
Steely Dan
3/5
Cover 6
Decent songs. Good album from an influential band. Better upon second listen.
Manic Street Preachers
4/5
Cover 6.5
Great album. Queen meets Scorpions.
Coldplay
3/5
Cover 6
Used to love them. I'm over it. Still a good album but I probably won't return to it.
CHIC
3/5
Cover 7
Damn some of the songs are looong. Guess that was the trend back then. At least there are only seven songs. Good album. In the right mood, yes, very chill, nice. Kick back and enjoy.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Cover 6
Good album. I know some people love this one. I wouldn't say I love it. The theme is consistent throughout but not one I would listen to often. Marvin has a lot of "great" songs spread out over a lot of "good" albums.
Mudhoney
3/5
Cover 7
Interesting. Can be fun. Don't know if I'd come back to it again. Maybe.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
Cover 5
The songs aren't horrible but too hippie-ish for me. Some cheese lyrics. Some of it is cringey although with good intentions I'm sure.
The Band
4/5
Cover 5.5
Great album. Fun songs. Generally not my era but really like this album.
Bee Gees
3/5
Cover 7
Overall, not bad. Some really cheesy songs though. Not really my thing, though they're good unto themselves, I guess.
Run-D.M.C.
3/5
Cover 6
Some fun songs. Not King of Rock but good.
3/5
Cover 5
Liked this more than I thought I would but still this doesn't belong on this list.
Blur
3/5
Cover 6.5
Doesn't entirely live up to expectations or up to time. But it's not 80s "butt rock" or 70s disco which faired worse as far standing the test of time. Granted both disco and butt rock found their niche here and there, but 90s alt has yet to be scorned and reviled at similar levels (save one or two rock groups who people simply enjoy hating on (Nickelback, etc.). Overall, I'm glad I listened to this album. I didn't care for it when it originally came out, but I was less open than I am now.
The Police
4/5
Great album. Some of my faves are not the radio friendly ones but I like those too.
Tito Puente
3/5
Cover 7
Fun album but I probably wouldn't listen to it again.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
Cover 6
Great songs. Could've been a great one but I can't stand Ooby Dooby. Ugh. Don't care for My Baby Left Me either.
Al Green
3/5
Cover 6
I feel like the songs could be reordered as a chronology of a relationship. As it is, they seem a bit out of order,. But overall a good album.
Haircut 100
2/5
Cover 5
This doesn't belong here. An ok album but no way a must listen.
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Cover 4
Velvet Underground meets the Doors. Like it more then I thought I would. Good album. Great even.
The White Stripes
4/5
Cover 7
Like the guitar. Funky.
N.E.R.D
4/5
Cover 6
Interesting and different. In a good way. Didn't know Pharrell Williams was part of this group. Cool.
Miriam Makeba
4/5
Cover 6
I like African music like Baba Maal. This is right there with it. Solid album.
ZZ Top
4/5
Cover 5
Great music basically about nothing or whatever just tunes to bop to.
Eagles
3/5
Cover 8
Iconic album. A strong album. At least a good start. Dies a bit toward the end even though those are still good songs.
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
Cover 6
Got bops. Never heard this before. Pretty good 90s EDM.
Nick Drake
3/5
Cover 7
Nice mellow album. No bad songs really except that a lot of it seems to melt together, like one song. He also tends to sing exactly the same in several songs despite the guitar being slightly different. They're basically Pink Moon over and over again, which is a great song, unto itself. Anyway, decent but not revolutionary or all that necessary.
PJ Harvey
4/5
Cover 7
Rid of Me but not 4-Track Demos (Harvey's reinterpretation without interference from the producer, supposedly)? I'd call this Suicide Punk. There's languid darkness, agony, anger,, angst. I really like this album but sometimes it's too intentionally muddy and dumbed down (the drums are are just bashing) as if mimicking 70s 80s self-recordes underground punk, which were cheaply done with crap equipment and not necessarily a lot of talent (musicianship-wise). i get it. It's an aesthetic, one I like actually but not always and only for so long. .
UB40
3/5
Cover 5
Not familiar with their catalog except Red Red Wine, and that didn't get me curious enough to check them out. Didn't realize how political they were or could be. It's nice relaxing album.
Beck
5/5
Cover 6
Great album. Can listen all the way through, no skips. "Hotwax" is sorta whatever but tolerable. That's probably the weakest song for me. Otherwise, great album.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Cover 7
Great songs, great album. No skips for me. Musicianship is average/ decent (nothing spectacular) but lyrics are good. The overall effect however is a great album
Black Sabbath
3/5
Cover 7
Good album. No bad songs but only two Paranoid and Iron Man are repeats. Others are ok. Maybe OK+.
Nirvana
5/5
Cover 8.5
Yep. Grew up with this album. All are great songs.
Beatles
5/5
Cover 5
My favorite. Great. Nuff said.
The Stooges
3/5
Cover 6.5
Started out strong-ish... then meh... and finally... stupid. Thanks Iggy! 👍
Van Halen
4/5
Cover 6
Yes! Fun songs though no real substance. So... Just for fun only
The Cure
3/5
Cover 7
Good but several songs sound similar / bleed into another. A great dark anthem though.
Tom Waits
2/5
Cover 7
Not a fan. Sometimes Tom Waits can seem pretentious. There's some of that here. Not much though. Still, he kinda annoys me.
Mj Cole
2/5
Cover 6.5
Chill. Didn't hate it.
Muddy Waters
4/5
Cover 7.5
Great love album. Totally dig it.
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3/5
Cover 6
In-studio live. I prefer when others cover his songs. Anyway, this was a good album.
Kings of Leon
4/5
Cover 7
Great album.
Elbow
4/5
Cover 5
Name of the band is kinda dumb but love this. Have never heard of them. Fantastic album. The music is a mix of... Seal + Sting and someone else.
Adele
3/5
Cover 5
Not her best but still a good album.
Rahul Dev Burman
3/5
Cover 6.5
Fun soundtrack. Not sure if I've heard of before. It sounds familiar. I liked it
Stevie Wonder
4/5
Cover 6
Love Stevie Wonder's voice. This album took me several listens to get into. Initially I just thought it was not for me. But the problem with music is, depending on my mood, an album can either be 3 stars or 4 stars, even 5. So my opinion for any album should only be considered with a grain of salt. One of his best albums despite not havung many radio friendly hits.
Dire Straits
3/5
Cover 5
Funkadelic
5/5
Cover 7
Funk rock! Yes! Love it! Groovy, Funky. Not Rock n' Roll. Rock n' Soul!! Definitely will check it their discography.
JAY Z
2/5
Cover 7
I suppose this would take additional listens. First time listening, I didn't care much for it. Too many rap songs are about themselves. I I tend to find these boring and overplayed.
The Pharcyde
3/5
Cover 7
I don't listen to a lot of hip hop lately, so I'm probably not the best person to judge. For one, I generally don't care for braggadocio songs (how many ways can you say "I rock the mic?"). However, throw something like this with funk and groove and I'm in. I prefer the second half of this album with one or two from the front half. Overall, a good listen and I'm not mad I got to discover them.
Depeche Mode
5/5
Cover 7
This album is tied for first with Black Celebration as my favorite DM album, with BC edging just slightly higher because Fly on the Windscreen was my first DM song. I remember being 9 years old and repeatedly stealing my sister's cassette single of that song and just listening to it to death, fascinated by it's darkness. It's been my favorite song of theirs ever since.
Khaled
4/5
Cover 6.5
Thankful for the introduction to this album. Although I don't think another cover of Imagine was necessary, given it doesn't significantly differ from the original. Then again, I don't understand the language, so maybe Imagine is in keeping with a theme. I don't think there are any bad songs on this album (perhaps a benefit of not understanding the language), and some actually really good ones, but it is a bit long (1 hr 18 mins). I let my player continue after the album finished and liked some of his other songs also. Great discovery.
The Cramps
3/5
Cover 5
The first time I listened to The Cramps, many years ago, I wasn't impressed. Same with The Misfits. They just sounded like the same 50s rock n roll song on repeat but with a kid's monster movie theme. However, they can be a fun listen. I didn't know I'd include them on a list of must haves though.
Big Black
3/5
Cover 7
Lyrically, there's substance. Unlike much of NIN and other industrial music. It's surprising that they were doing this as early as 1980s. A decade too soon. Personally, I'd welcome a remastering to improve the production quality, although that might be some of the charm (for some people). Better than good album.
Queen
4/5
Cover 4
Like most glam rock albums, whatever the lyrics, they barely mean it. In other words, there's not much import or...soul? It's pure entertainment. And that's OK, if you set your expectations, you're less likely to be disappointed. This is a fun, entertaining album but not perfect (can't stand Bring Back That Leroy Brown).
3/5
Cover 7.2
Unfamiliar with their catalog, aside from Song 2 ("woohoo!"). This was just ok. Nothing really stood out to me. I mean there was some interesting songs but I not worth a re-listen.
LL Cool J
2/5
Cover 4
Meh. The radio hits. That's it.
N.W.A.
4/5
Cover 7
Two of the most known songs are indeed the best of this album (Straight Outta Compton and Fuck the Police). Not all of this album is political but if you've been indoctrinated against inclusion and education, this probably isn't for you. Other highlights: Gangsta Gangsta, 8 Ball, Express Yourself, and Dopeman.
Slipknot
3/5
Cover 6.5
You take the drums and guitar of almost any song and put it to any other song and it's virtually the same. A lot of hardcore punk is like this, as is most metal. That doesn't mean I don't like this album or this style of music. Nowadays, I tend to be more picky, so this album has less affect on me than it did in my teens thru my 30s. I gradually developed a certain musical taste. Although my enjoyment of metal hasn't gone away, it's diminished somewhat. Angry lyrics alone won't do it anymore. There a few not-so-formulaic songs on here. Standouts are Psychosexual, Vendetta, Snuff, Child of Burning Time, Vermilion Pt. 2 and Til We Die (I guess, . Other than these, there are no bad songs just a couple of whatever.
Dagmar Krause
2/5
Cover 6
Songs like an off Broadway musical. It's interesting and I don't necessarily here it but I Soyny see myself listening to it again.
Gene Clark
4/5
Cover 7
Crazy this album was hated when it came out. But tastes change. It got it's due recognition. I was surprised how much I liked it.
Van Morrison
3/5
Cover 5
First half is great. Second half iis ok.
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5
Cover 6
Good album although I drifted when it became just instrumental, even though it was fun and interesting. Overall, I only truly enjoyed a couple of songs.
George Harrison
4/5
Cover 7
Glad he could prove his talent. Makes it pretty obvious he was being held back by the Beatles. The only issue I have is the length. I was more forgivable when I was younger. Now, double albums take too much time. Even if they're good. That doesn't reflect poorly on the music though. That's a me thing.
Alice In Chains
5/5
Cover 8
Iconic 90s. This is probably more nostalgic based but it's a great album.
Genesis
3/5
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Decent but likely won't come back to listen.
Flamin' Groovies
3/5
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Clear influences from several artists (Elvis, etc ) but who did they themselves influence? Basically, not very original, even if you like it, which I did. I did not love this album though.
Hüsker Dü
2/5
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Nothing really stands out. These sound like standard 90s alt but they're basically all the same song (at least musically). Lyrics are ok
Leonard Cohen
3/5
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Perfect for sad nights alone.
The Stooges
3/5
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Really liked the 4 opening songs. Iggy Pop is a super douchebag but The Stooges are a fun listen. Musically simplistic, lyrically too, but fun none the less. But by no means great.
Air
3/5
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Never heard of them. Great for sleeping or studying. If I'm trying to stay awake though, not for me.
Stan Getz
3/5
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I've tried several times to get into jazz. The issue isn't that I don't like it. It's that I'm rarely in the mood for it. So jazz is ok. Sometimes it's actually nice to just chill with, so yeah I listen to jazz on my record player but maybe only twice in the last five years. Anyhow, this was a nice listen. I might consider this my next jazz album purchase. If I'm so inclined.
k.d. lang
3/5
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Not my cup of tea, generally speaking. This is a jazz adjacent album, not so much country or country rock, though there are some old school country here (Don't Let the Stars Get on Your Eyes, etc ). It might be nice to listen to on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee, or summer afternoon with a glass of lemonade out on the porch (or staring out of the window if you don't have a porch). It's a lazy morning/afternoon jam.
Neil Young
3/5
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Uh... First heard Neil Young in the 90s when I was in highschool. I hated his voice. FUCKING HATED it. So, after 35 or so years of not even giving him a shot, this comes up, my first Neil Young album. I braced myself and got some tissue in case my ears started to bleed. His voice is not great. When people who can actually sing cover one of his songs, that's basically how I prefer my Neil Young, interpreted through a lesser-grating, non-whiny, non-nasally voice. But listening to this, I actually didn't mind it as much. Granted I'm older and my hearing isn't what it used to be. In the end, Not As Grating on My Ears as I Thought It Would Be.
Pentangle
3/5
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If you hate hippie stuff, you'll probably want to pass. However, I kept an open mind. Not a huge fan of 60s 70s folk, but I don't hate it, necessarily. This was a good listen. They cared about musicianship and not just lyrics. There no, or little, political grandstanding, if that matters to you. I did actually like some songs: Train Song and Hunting Song.
Sade
3/5
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Love Sade (FYI, they're a band named after the lead singer). But this isn't my favorite of their albums. It's a good listen though. Jazzy, samba, r&b, beautiful voice.
Queen
3/5
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Not my favorite of their albums but the generally a good listen.
Kate Bush
3/5
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I only found out about her because of Stranger Things. Growing up, I only had the radio for music. So, if it didn't play on the radio, I was less likely to know our hear new music or learn about new artists. I'm jealous of people who had older siblings or other family or friends that could introduce them to underground or music not otherwise on the radio. Anyway, Kate Bush never made it to the radio waves where I grew up, so she remained unknown until I was in my thirties, and even then I only knew her name from passing conversations. Not until Stranger Things (in my late forties) did I actually hear anything from her. There are some songs that I like and maybe some day I'll look more into hey catalog. This album, though, didn't entice me to do that today. It's ok. Didn't love it. Didn't hate it either. They're we're one of two that I liked.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3/5
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I like what I have listened to but most seem somewhat forgettable. There are a couple of songs that I like but overall just ok. However, I am interested enough to check out more of his music.
50 Cent
4/5
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I haven't been in a hip-hop/rap mood in awhile so I haven't been listening to much (occasionally Kid Cudi, etc ). I never got into 50 cent. His radio hits were fun but not enough for me to actually bother looking into his albums. Surprisingly, I liked this album. Still, most of the gangsta raps aren't for me, though they might have good lyrics or good beats. Just can't relate but I get it.
CHIC
2/5
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Le Freak is a fun enough song if it comes on the radio or something. It's not one I search for or ever have some desire to listen to. I won't necessarily skip it if it's in a playlist either. The rest of the album is ok but not very rememberable.
Iron Maiden
3/5
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Although they sound completely different, whenever I hear the name "Iron Maiden," I think of either Judas Priest or Megadeth. Probably because of the imagery. Megadeth I know. And really enjoy. I haven't really given Iron Maiden or Judas Priest enough time. Like my To Be Read list, my To Be Listened list keeps stacking higher and higher. However, I've now gotten at least one Iron Maiden album out of the way. And I do like it. It's funny how much more tame this style of "heavy metal" is, like Kiss, which was once considered loud noise. I was also never a hige Kiss fan either, although I've tried and there are songs here and there that I do like. That's basically why I haven't bothers with Iron Maiden or Judas Priest. They're too old sounding, I guess. Yet, it do like oldies and 70s music. I don't know. I guess it's just not for me.
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
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It's ok. I mean, in the right mood this is a good album, great even. I don't I'll come back to it though. I wouldn't necessarily skip it if it were playing though.
Arcade Fire
4/5
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Huh. The last time I listened to Arcade Fire was when Funeral came out and aside from one song (Rebellion), I never got into them. Their most streamed song on Spotify, The Suburbs, is kinda boring to me, at least after first listen. However, I do like several songs. In fact, I really like several songs. Guess I have been missing out. Faves: Modern Man, Empty Room Half Light II, and Sprawl II. This list is not exhaustive. I like most of the songs on this album but 16 songs is a lot of songs for one album.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
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It's a good album. You've first listen. Upon re-listen, it's a great album.
Dirty Projectors
2/5
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Generally not a fan of experimental groups (Beefheart, Tom Waits, Yoko Ono). I do very much like those that have a semblance of musicianship and understanding of a good beat (Primus). I might not be verbalizing exactly what I mean, though. Anyway, this album leans toward Primus, though they sound nothing like Primus. In other words, they at least restrain themselves from going completely off the edge. Unlike Primus, I'm not interested enough to look into their discography.
Hot Chip
2/5
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Electronic? Pop? It sounds very 80s and 90s R&B and pop boy band influenced. Despite they're having four members, it sounds pretty simplistic. Probably could have gotten away with just two members. It's not that bad really. It's like boiled chicken. Or unseasoned... anything. I don't hate it, but why? I guess I just don't care.
Michael Jackson
5/5
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One of the best albums in history. I don't listen to much Michael these days but I was a fan even into his 90s and early 2000s music. During that time, though, I preferred Prince. Mini rant: there's some jackass on Spotify going by the name "Prince" and one of Prince's live albums (the artists formerly known as Prince, that is) shows up on that dude's discography. He can likely thank this for why he has 6k monthly listeners. Spotify has an issue where that happens with artists of like names. They apparently don't care and it's been an issue for years and they don't seem to be interested in fixing it.
Anyway, if you haven't listened to this album (Thriller) already, then whatever. You don't have to like it, but you probably don't love music cuz you're a stupid poser.
Aretha Franklin
4/5
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Mini rant: a lot of stupid, generic covers. There's nothing particularly wrong with this cover, it's just whatever. It's not meant to be art, and, it seems, not meant to attract attention or evoke anything. Clearly, it's just a statement: "This is an Aretha Franklin album." So boring.
Anyway, this album opens with a great song, if not a little short and repetitive. Another mini rant: 99% of the time, I don't care for "Bonus" or "Deluxe"versions of albums, especially digital versions. Almost always they just throw in demos or live versions of the same songs that aren't good enough for their own separate album. I'd prefer a whole live album or a demo-only version album (if that's what I was looking for). Adding this stuff onto an album doesn't make it better or new. I often don't feel I'd miss out on anything. I might listen to them once or twice (if I'm not paying attention), but am rarely surprised. They're whatever tracks. Thrown on so the album doesn't look like just another reissue, but to no real affect. Money grab. That's it. If course, but we'll deluxe. But many.
This album doesn't follow a theme, at least not the order of songs. So there's no overall story, which is pretty much on par for a lot of albums. Throw in a bunch of songs in whatever order. These are great songs, though. Having a theme and some sort of logical order of songs makes the listening, for me, flow better. Going from Chain to Money to People to Niki just seems slapdash. Unto themselves, the songs are excellent. Together, they're a playlist of random songs by the same artist. If feel like she knew she was Aretha so no other thought needed to be done when making an album. It just had to be her. Which, as far as sales went when this first came out, was probably true. And to be honest, I don't always take that into account when reviewing an album, unless the disregard for the order or theme, or lack thereof, becomes an obvious issue. It became an issue for me with this album, almost immediately, so I wasn't looking to have issues. It just became immediately obvious upon the first transition for song one to song two and then continued throughout the album. Again, I love this album but I can't give it a perfect score as a whole. If an album is not considered a single work of art, then I can't give it five stars. But this is so close. 4.5/5.
The Auteurs
3/5
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Almost didn't like this album. Seemed to be missing something. Like it was almost Morrissey or almost Queens of the Stone or almost Oasis Age but neither Morrissey, Queens or Oasis. I listened to it again. I'm not good at listening to something once and determining if I like something or not. I often need to listen to an album 3 or more times. Not even twice will do. Which sometimes makes reviewing albums a great chore. I hit the "like" button on maybe two songs but overall the songs were decent.
David Bowie
3/5
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Really haven't done a deep dive of Bowie. Growing up, my initial impression of any artist was mostly from the radio. Dancing in the Streets (1985 - I was ten) with Mick Jagger was a horrible introduction to Bowie's music. So I never looked further. I don't think this album helped. I do intend to look further, because it's David Bowie and people are like "he's a genius" or whatever. But this was only ok. Nothing particularly awful, but nothing stood out to me either.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1/5
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Maybe this is what Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley were singing about in Hallelujah. That chord! It's in there somewhere! Imagine hating this and God's like "You don't get it, Bro. I'm unknowable." And then walking away convinced this was a classic worthy of a top 500 albums list, much less (more?) 1001. Maybe this is why there are atheist. Seriously, calling intentionally playing poorly "polyrhythmic, multi-octave, and polytonal" doesn't make it good. It's not genius either. I mean we can literally all do that. I can karaoke and if no one likes it, just say "it's polytonal, shit stick!" Or go to Alaska with the the intention of listening to walruses "sing." People say that shit about Jackson Pollack paintings, as if it's so easy they can also do it but do you have paint? Well, even the "unhoused" have shopping carts and cardboard boxes, so Pollack is literally that much harder than Beefheart, so shut your bitch ass up. Yeah this is anti-establishmentarianism at its most absurd. Don't want to play the same pop crap you hear on the radio? Then don't. Hate talent also? Check. What does talent and conformity have to do with art? That's the statement here. Want to be artistic because you're not? Then piss on a wall and have you and your friends stare at it for an hour. No talent with the guitar or triangle? Slam your face into the kitchen counter and your friend can "listen" for five minutes as you slowly regain consciousness and then tell them it's a song with a five minute interlude. It's art. It's subjective. They're are no boundaries. There are no rules. Keep an open mind! If it pleased the Lord, then what the fuck is wrong with you?
Pearl Jam
5/5
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One of my favorite albums, having grown up in the 90s, so this isn't really a neutral opinion. To me, this is the quintessential alternative rock album. It starts here. Then Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, etc. I was 16, listening to butt rock like Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, etc. Lyrics didn't seem to matter. I barely paid attention. Then these guys came out and blew my mind. Of course, after a few years of deep, meaningful, and often depressing music, people started to pivot. And then happiness returned with Sum 41, The Offspring, blink 182, etc. I've since learned to be open with most music, though I tend to gravitate to towards rock-oriented music. I'm babbling. This isn't a memoir. Anyway, great, great album.
The Flaming Lips
3/5
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Fun songs. Nothing too standoutish for me but I generally like it. Not sure I'd listen to it again.
The Who
4/5
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I was not familiar with most of these songs. Any songs of The Who I came across were mostly from TV or movies. Never took the time to check them out. Initially, I wasn't in the mood for long songs (rarely am) and some of these are over 6 or 7 minutes. Was getting really impatient.
Mini rant: Spotify often doesn't have original releases. Sometimes, like this album, they only have deluxe and/or expanded versions. I prefer to listen to the original release for reviews and to see if getting the vinyl is worth it, but it's not available on Spotify, so... Perhaps if they made it more obvious which songs were added that'd help (otherwise I just assume the last few songs were the ones added - they usually are)..
Anyway, despite my impatience, I listened and ended up liking it. The musicianship was great throughout, even songs I initially skipped due to their length (I got over myself and re-listened to them). I'd say the nearly 8 minute Magic Bus from the Extended Edition is my favorite. The second half of A Quick One... saved that song and I nearly quit listening all together. My least favorites were Summertime Blues and I've heard My Generation too damn many times to be tolerable to me. Likely will always skip that song tbh. 3.5/5
Gary Numan
3/5
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So all the songs kinda sounds the same. I can only assume this was a pretty easy album to produce. It's a nice sound overall but very "one note."
Fiona Apple
3/5
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I think this is her most accessible album, althrough it's pop jazz, which was never really popular (minus this album and anything Norah Jones). In any case, thematically, her most neutral album (less overt feminism). But not her best (unless feminism hurts your feelings). For that, I prefer Fetch the Bolt Cutters. Or When the Pawn..
The Stone Roses
3/5
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Not bad.
Buzzcocks
2/5
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Meh.
Lucinda Williams
4/5
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Another artist that I wish I'd listened to sooner. This album is pop folk. Sometimes she sounds a lot like Sheryl Crow (maybe more folksy). This album might be as good as Sheryl's Tuesday Night Music Club. It sounds like it could have been a follow-up album. So if you like Sheryl Crow, you might give this a try.
FYI, her sister, Veronica Williams, is also very talented, though I'm not familiar with the entire catalog of either.
Jazmine Sullivan
3/5
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Some great beats. But generally, as for the topic of many of the songs not for me. I just don't personally have an interest in the subject, even though I can see the catchiness, etc
Jack White
4/5
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Generally ok but biting spectacular. It's a solid album and the songs go well together. 3.5/5
The Electric Prunes
3/5
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Ok. Kinda alternatively. A bit of the Doors, some Beatles, and Pink Floyd, though they were contemporaries so I can't claim one or another were influences or not. Unfortunately, The Prunes kinda fall short of said artists. While the Electric Prunes are a good enough band on their own, the similarity with other aforementioned artists just makes we want to listen to them instead.
The Byrds
2/5
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60s folk rock of not my jam.
Dusty Springfield
3/5
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Pretty surprised but I like this album more then I thought I would.
Guns N' Roses
5/5
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Their most iconic album. I prefer Use Your Illusion Ii but this is a close second. When UYI first came out, I want initially sold on it but over time it became my favorite GnR album. Contest Democracy is a flop, FYI. Anyway, this is a great album and definitely on my personal list of greatest albums of all time.
Kraftwerk
2/5
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I can only think of Ross Geller playing his. Innovative music at Central Park with the dog barking and car crash sounds. I don't hate this but despite them being innovators of the genre, I prefer the people they influenced rather than them themselves.
Jane's Addiction
3/5
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Although I liked their radio hits, none of them made me want to check them out beyond that, so this album is sorta new to me. I suppose the lead singers voice can also be grating to some people. I don't mind it. Honestly, I don't think I missed out on anything. This album was ok. I wouldn't mind listening to it again but it won't be on heavy rotation.
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
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Interesting and fun listen. Ended really liking a couple of songs and even looked further into his discography. Very cool.
Van Morrison
4/5
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Yeah this would be a good chill album. I often wish I had a better set up for listening to vinyl. This album would be excellent to do that with, relaxing in a chair, a cold drink perhaps, and just listening.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3/5
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Not bad. Free Bird of course is a great anthem. A couple of other songs were good, Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps and Simple Man. The others were ok. Not a bad album but I won't likely come back to it.
Marvin Gaye
3/5
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There are some great songs on this album but honestly despite it being one of Marvin's most beloved but this isn't one I tend to come back to. I do like it. Don't necessarily love it. I think this would depend on my mood.
Grateful Dead
3/5
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Sugar Magnolia and Truckin' are my favorites of this album. I have to say the other songs didn't initially hit with me. Nothing wrong just didn't feel them. As for a Truckin', I first heard a rendition from Tesla's album Five Man Acoustical Jam. So it's more nostalgic than anything, but it's a fun song. Still, prefer Tesla's version.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
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On the fence with Kicks. I like the guitar hook/riff. The lyrics are ok. It's really the chorus that just a bit... I don't know, too "cool?" Anyway, that kinda sums up a lot of the songs here. They're about something but not about anything really.
Cyndi Lauper
5/5
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I didn't really listen to this album until s couple of years ago. 2022-ish. And I realized I really liked this album. It was on repeat for a month or two.
Dexys Midnight Runners
3/5
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First, the version to listen to is the "(As it should have sounded)" that came out in 2022. Regardless, I was never fully enamored with this band. I liked his voice, because it was original sounding. I don't know, as a kid, I thought it was kinda funny but I it.
Julian Cope
3/5
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Long album, even if you don't count the extra deluxe tracks. Over an hour.
I begrudgingly like Pristeen. But it's repetitive. It's a straight line from the beginning to the end. But it's kinda catchy. Still, I can see most people finding it boring, going nowhere. Then Double Vegetation threatened to do the same thing. But then it didn't. At the end, it picked up and got to where it seemed to promise it would go. But there was a lack of plot. Basically an instrumental with a bit of screaming. It was ok.
Overall, he sounds like Jim Morrison doing 80s rock. It's not all bad but I can see why he didn't make much of an impression on the music scene.
Travis
3/5
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Not very memorable, at least after first listen. All the songs kinda melded together.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
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Proto-alternative rock. If you like 90s alt rock, then Costello should be a must listen, especially as a solo artist (in general, not just this album). This album in particular has some good songs. Favorites: 1. No Action, 2. Pump It Up and 3. Living in Paradise. Their album Accidents Will Happen is probably better but this is still a decent album.
Neil Young
3/5
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His voice used to be too grating for me. But, I put that side and kinda for used to it. This actually isn't too bad. Still, I don't think I will listen to this again. It's just ok.
The xx
2/5
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The lyrics sound a bit generic. The musicality is limited. That isn't bad in and of itself, on a per song basis but an entire album of it kinda seems like they actually can't play instruments and makes me wonder why there are three people in the band. Of course, sometimes less is more. Other times less is indeed less. This band had been around awhile and have never impressed me although they've garnered a decent following. The songs, disregarding the above, are ok. You might like chilling to these tracks, but there are others out there for this purpose.
Kate Bush
3/5
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I have to be in a specific mood to listen to this album. Somewhat experimental. Melodic carnival, big tent music, if that means anything. That's not meant to be an insult. Probably won't mean much to most people. For me, it's a good thing but very specific for a specific time and mood. Anyway, only one or two songs work for me. The test are ok. Overall, that is, Bush's catalog in general, I do like several songs, but one or two per album. So far, I've never connected with an entire album from Bush.
Elton John
4/5
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This is an epic. Thematic. Tiny Dancer kinda sticks out like a sore thumb even though it's a good song. This album must be listened to on it's enter m entirety. Great stuff!
Stevie Wonder
3/5
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No bad songs but not all of them are notable. Maybe half of which I would re-listen.
Todd Rundgren
2/5
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Very rarely, when an artist does "everything" themselves, does it NOT end up being a clearly ego-driven, eye-rolling endeavor. Pretentious theatrics galore. A discovery of the synth, a shallow and simplistic utilization at that. There are sparks of genius here and there, moments of lucidity, but often one must be in a drug induced haze in order truly grasp anything from music (or any art) created in a drug induced haze. Pompous self-absorbed noise coupled with the occasional whisp of actual talent and skill. For the majority there's never any emotional connectedness. That's not what this album is about. And so, who cares. Whatever skill and talent it possesses is hard to differentiate from the absurdity. Is it wobbly and screeching on purpose or was he too out of it and just simply couldn't tell the difference? There are periods (especially during the 60s and 70s) where musicians seemed to be trying to impress each other with how esoteric and bizarre they could be. The more bizarre the more esoteric. But it's not really as esoteric as they thought. People did understand. They understood very clearly. It's not at all deep or remarkable. Going against the grain may have been the point but it's not like a political treatise or moral contemplation. It's sonic. That's it. It's about sound. It's not pop. It's different. That's all that matters here. And that's fine. But it's not good either. One man's treasure is another man's trash. Art is subjective, fine. At least aim for art. This is trash for trash's sake and then using "art is subjective" as an excuse.
Patti Smith
4/5
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My favorite Patti Smith album. Granted, I haven't listened to her whole discography.
Nico
3/5
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Hum drum. But that's what I initially thought about Velvet Underground and now I love VU including Nico's songs. So I'll need to give this another listen.
TLC
3/5
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Classic 90s hip hop. Better than the radio hits. Yes the radio hits are great (Creep and Waterfalls) but more than just those.
Mariah Carey
3/5
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She's got a lot of great songs. There are certainly great songs on this album and the overall affect of the album is a good one. I haven't listened to R&B in a long while, except on occasional spurts throughout the years. I can tell this would be a top 100 best album of all time for those who do. For me, while I do like it, it wouldn't be up there but that's just a matter of taste.
The Killers
4/5
Conver 6.5
Very pop. Some catchy songs. I loved this album when this first came out. No current (2025) equivalents that I can think of (TortureTwins?), but they are inspired by The Cure, Erasure, etc. Synth Pop of the 80s and 90s.
Barry Adamson
3/5
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This would be a great album to listen to while reading a noir crime novel or a spy novel. And if I remember to, I'll do just that. But I don't otherwise see myself listening to this again.
Violent Femmes
3/5
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Good album. Not great. There are some serious gems but interspersed with some mediocre duds. The duds are somewhat tolerable but duds nonetheless.
Beastie Boys
2/5
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A while back, maybe two years ago, I actually listened to their entire discography, inspired by the podcast Every Album Ever. EAV is two hosts that listen to an entire discography and then discuss the artist and each album. They rate the best and worst and personal favorites. I found that I actually like The Beastie Boys. Some of their best songs are not radio hits. If you judged solely from their radio hits, you're missing out on a lot. This album is not their best, though. Paul's Boutique is actually pretty amazing but like this album can be too long for it's own sake (and it's first track, To All the Girls is not only laughably misogynistic, it's just not very good). This one's ok, even though Sabotage is one of their best (funnest?) songs. Still, there's a lot on here to consider, including the fact it's an hour-long album. So much of this album is self indulgent and drags the album, especially the second half. Actually more than that. The last two-third, almost everything after Get it Together. This could have been a much better album had they removed six or so songs. It really is about twenty to twenty five minutes too long. That said, there are some good songs, including Sabotage, a favorite of mine, but the majority of the album is so much filler.
Traffic
2/5
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I didn't mind it. But that's as good as it got for me.
Country Joe & The Fish
2/5
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Watered-down jazz, funk, soul. If you're into that stuff...
Louis Prima
3/5
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I didn't hate this but this isn't something I'd come back to, though I do recognize it's playability. Some of the best songs are I'm Just s Gigolo and Jump, Jive, an' Wail.
R.E.M.
3/5
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Good album. Very listenable.
Iggy Pop
2/5
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He already sounds 80 yrs old. It's not all together bad, except China Girl. Hate that song. Dum Dum Boys is probably the most interesting song. Especially don't it inspired Dum Dum Girls.
Rush
3/5
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Good album. Musically, it's great. Lyrically, it's ok. Sometimes it seems like the songs are unnecessarily long for the sake of being long. Or the lyrics were really an after thought.
Songhoy Blues
4/5
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I fucking like this band! No idea what they're saying though. Desert Blues for the win. Awesome. Never knew there were blues music outside the U.S.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3/5
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Usually don't like shit that tries too hard to be different and not be cool (and that's what makes them cool - big eyeroll). But I actually like this. Tom Waits (usually) and Cpt Beefheart (always) try to be shit and I believe that's how they want it (to be disliked), so I oblige. This isn't as grating, however. They keep rhythm and timing, etc. If they're inspired by Tom or Cpt BH, they get maybe a D, (almost a failed attempt to be either, which is kinda a good thing) but means they're not as Tom or BH as the want to be (again, kinda a good thing, at least for those who don't care for Tom or BH). For me, this album is not as annoying as Tom or BH can be, so it's a solid C for effort (because the songs are basically about nothing, I guess?). Supposedly other albums after this are more accessible. Will need to check them out.
Lambchop
3/5
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Over the right circumstances, this would be nice to listen to. Any other time, it's very slow and mellow.
ABBA
3/5
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It's ABBA.
The Kinks
2/5
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Not for me
Elliott Smith
3/5
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The Black Crowes
4/5
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Great album! So different from most of what was coming out in the 90s. Perfect bridge from glam arena Rock to alternative rock.
Britney Spears
3/5
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From a bubblegum pop perspective, this is decent, especially the opening three songs. The rest are decent but nothing like the opening three songs. Personally, I'm only familiar with the songs from radio, tv and movie play. Never listened to this album and probably would have never thought to do so if not for this list, which I don't think this album even belongs on.
The Mamas & The Papas
3/5
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Before this, was only familiar with Monday, Monday.