Kinda boring, couldn't get through it. The main single was ok. 2/5

Recognize how important this album is. Enjoyed listening but not sure I’ll come back to it. All my memories of this are from white kids listening to it at summer camp, trying to seem cool. Surprised by Express yourself. Also like the beats on the last track.

It’s not background music

Other than roadhouse blues I hadn’t heard much of this album before. I went through a big classic rock phase in middle school and used to love The Doors, but I had never explored them beyond the hits. So this was fun. I dont think this album is one of their best but still some great songs. Feels less experimental and more blues-y/americana than I remember. Waiting for the sun is my favorite new find. Still love roadhouse blues.

Can’t believe this came out in 1978. I imagine this is what Bill Gates listened to as he was coding Microsoft. This album spawned multiple genres and was the foundation for so much of electronic music, like synthpop and techno. I hadn’t listened to this in its entirety before. Will be coming back to this a lot. Loved The Model (esp the German version) and Neon Lights especially.

Enjoyed the listen but nothing immediately hooked me. Maybe will grow over time. Solsbury Hill is awesome though

I went on a long wikipedia rabbit hole today about Tango & specifically the Nuevo Tango style that Piazzolla started. That's why I love doing this challenge -- why else would I spend a whole day listening to tango?! I enjoyed this album - I think Operation Tango is my favorite. That said not sure I'll be coming back to this a lot. I did enjoy some of the other top songs on Piazzolla's spotify.

Loved this one! Could be 5/5 with more time. Album got better with each listen

Really enjoyed this! Hadn’t listened to QOTSA since middle school and only knew their later album. Loved the heavy textures on this one, will be coming back to this

Apparently this album is famous for popularizing CDs. Enjoyed the listen, some songs like Money for Nothing had really epic theatrical moments. But quality felt inconsistent and uneven.

Basically invented both punk rock and new wave. Inspiration to many. Hadn't listened to this before, but will be coming back to this more.

In middle school I remember trying to find music that sounded like real Rock Music. As in music created by “rock stars”. The music my parents listened to (Beatles, Neil Young, etc) didn’t sound like that. Then I found Van Halen (and Motley Crue and KISS and the hair metal scene). I had finally found it.

Didn’t like this at first but grew on me the more I listened. Like the band ensemble at the end of Fistful of Love. Too much vibrato though.

Might have the best song about Minnesota? Like their later album more. A lot of this was filler but I did enjoy a couple songs on this.

Reminds me a lot of LCD Soundsystem. Was fun dancing to Life during wartime. Wanted to like this more than I did

This one didn’t do it for me. Sounded like Tony Hawk background music. AC/DC knockoff. I liked the Cult’s earlier albums when they were more punk/goth. This album sounded like they were trying too hard to appeal to mainstream American audiences. Boring

It’d feel wrong to rate this any lower. He’s a genius. And he was only 22! Songs all feel timeless, every listen is rewarding. One of those albums to be stuck on a desert island with.

I'd be happy if it was Beach Boys day every day on this site... pure bliss. I didn't know many of the songs on this album aside from Dance, Dance, Dance and Help me Rhonda. Favorite song: Do You Wanna Dance?

TIL Fela married 27 women on the same day. The bassline on Egbe Mi O will be stuck in my head for a while

Fun fact: Chic has been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 11 times, they are the most nominated act in history to not get inducted. Loved this, let’s bring disco back!

This is the first album we’ve had that I’ve actually listened to in its entirety before! Many times actually. 2008 was the peak of my Pitchfork/NME/music blog days and is when my taste in music really crystallized. Remember listening to this on my iPod. TV on the Radio is one of those defining high school bands for me. Listening to this album right after seeing Bloc Party live made me really nostalgic for the 2000s indie scene (passion pit, klaxons, tapes n tapes, two door cinema club) That said I was a bit surprised to see this album on the list -- it's personally meaningful for me but not sure this is the right album to represent that scene.

Enjoyed this! Nice break from the usual 70s/80s rock. Nas is really talented and one of the greats. I’m sure I would have loved if I discovered at a younger age, feels hard to get into now though.

I liked The Sound of Someone You Love but found the album as a whole quite hard to listen to. Tried it a couple times and just couldn’t really get into it. But my favorite discovery is finding Perpetuum Mobile (on a later album). This is not only a great, really rhythmically interesting song in its own right, but it was sampled as the main hook on Avicii’s Fade Into Darkness. Love finding these connections.