First time I listened to them by choice. I enjoyed the listen-through, but started checking how many more songs after the 5th one. I appreciate the ingenuity, but not for me.

I'd never listened to this album in its entirety, but have heard most of the songs before. I very much enjoyed it except Goin' Home which goes on a blues odyssey - Spinal Tap would be proud. Other than that, I enjoyed the album and I guess it's a classic Rolling stones release. Songs I've known since my childhood.

Wow! Social injustice, war, police brutality, environmental destruction - I had never heard this album and it's not my typical choice of genre but this album was great from beginning to end.

I had never listened all the way through. I couldn't wait for it to finish. I understand that it politicised a new generation of kids, so that's good but it is so repetitively boring - and this is coming from a hard rock/punk fan. It is also overwhelmingly depressing. I like a couple of songs, but overall - never again.

No time to get bored!

I really enjoyed this album. I've probably heard it before and will happily listen to it again.

First time I listened to Revolution 9 all the way through. Never again. We're they making fun of different genres of music? I'd never thought that before. Enjoyable but I prefer Sgt. Pepper's.

Weirdly familiar country music

Ok. I've listened to it only as I decided to listen to every album. It is truly not what I like. Some of the music was good for me, but his singing was an ordeal as was the experience listening to the album but, hey, I listened through. I hope noone ever invites me to have a smoke and listen to it as I would be stuck in an eternal hell.

I had to read about the significance of this album and the new direction it represented for the Beach Boys. It reminds me of my childhood - not always in a pleasant way. Easy listening of the highest order.

I didn't like the Smiths then and I can only just tolerate them now. I now accept that the music is really pretty good but I can't handle Morrisey's wailing for too long. I did listen to the whole album but it was, for me, as their music always has been, filled with doom and gloom. It's taken me 40 years to listen to a Smiths album from beginning to end. I'll wait another 40 years mimimum before I listen to another one.

Although this isn't the sort of music I listen to regularly, it was truly easy to listen to and JM's stories put to music were pleasant to hear. I wouldn't listen again by choice, but also wouldn't be irritated if someone slapped this album on.

I was too immature to appreciate this album when it came out. Listening to it now, it has a very calming effect. A great collection of songs which, after listening through, I'd happily hear again.

Wow. Prog rock that doesn't get lost up its own fundament. I really enjoyed this album which, embarrassingly, I've never listened to before but which I happily listen to again in the future.

I imagine that in 1981 this would have been revolutionary and new. In the 2020s, it was tiresome for me. Some of it is humorous, but mostly tiresome. 3 out of 5 for being revolutionary and influential on later industrial artists.

That was a very familiar album. For me, it was easy listening and very enjoyable. I think I'd pick up a copy if I saw one. Would listen again. Their singing is flawless and beautiful.

I'd never heard this album before. It's not my cup of tea but it is very good and, for me, a pleasure and very easy to listen to. For sure, I'd happily listen again.

I don't think I'd ever listened to a T Rex album from start to finish. It was fun. Would listen again.

I had never listened to the album all the way through. It's alright but a bit repetitive.

I haven't heard that album for a long time. It's pretty timeless. It rocks. 100%. 5 out of 5.

I had heard of Nick Drake but until now I had not knowingly heard any of his songs. It's not really the sort of music I choose to listen to but it was a truly beautiful album.

I'd not listened to this album in its entirety before. It was an album which, when it came out, some people were saying that I would love it. It started off, however, with a 'this is going to be a long ordeal' on my mind but it somehow transformed into a very cool listen. I enjoyed it.

Never really got into Black Sabbath. I understand their importance in the history of metal and so on but I always preferred other metal. I guess I can say it was heavy before its time and that's cool but it was tedious.

I enjoyed this. It was a fun change from the other albums. I hope there's more of this sort of stuff.

I always wanted to like Beck. I thought it was the cool music that cool me should be listening to. Nope. There are too many random beeps and bells to make it sound deep. It is music that, if you say, 'I don't like it', someone will inevitably reply, 'You just don't get it.' I just got a whole album, thanks. 2 stars instead of 1 because there are one or two good tunes here, but they've been connected together by irritating collections of sounds.

I very much enjoyed this album. 21st century Bob Dylan mumbles a bit too much, 1963 Bob Dylan clearly sang some great stories, which, unfortunately, 60 years later still remain relevant.

Timeless.

That was an ok listen. For me, born in early 1970s, it's old people/parents' music.

I thought this was going to be a struggle for me but once we got to the third song, I was happy to listen to it. The vocals are very minimal and the the music is celebrating every knob and dial available to the composer to twist, but it works. I think they have been done a misservice by having that one song of theirs on loop on the radio. I guess I would happily have this as background music if I had guests and felt the need to have background music.

If they stuck to their heavier tunes, it would be a great album. Someone decided to have some discordant 'deep' numbers and, in my opinion, they drag down the better songs.

Great album. Simple can often be better.

Fantastic.

I prefer protest Marvin Gaye to sexy Marvin Gaye, But this was a relaxing listen. After having sung all of those songs, I really hope that he did get it on and it was worth it.

That was the first album I chose not to listen to on my headphones - it would have been too much. I'm pretty certain, I heard this when I was really small. It becomes almost hypnotic after a couple of tracks. Would 100% listen again as background music.

This album was really popular with the drug crowd back in the day. I'm listening to it on a rainy Sunday morning, which seems suitable. Great music but a little bit too much of a downer for me. 5/5 for the compositions, 1/5 for its influence (negative) on so many people I knew. 3/5 overall.

"Hey Lauryn! We're going to record an album. We've got two or three banging tunes but we don't have material for the rest of the album. We'll just make some rhythmic noise with different time signatures to fill the gaps between the good tunes and no-one will ever notice."

This was fun. Not my cup of tea, but the humour and the unedited errors make for a great listen to a great performance. I would have difficulty understanding how anyone would not like this album.

I never got into The The. I think it's his voice. Anyway, this was a good listen. Apologies to Mark, who spent much of the early 1990s trying to get me to appreciate the band! It was good: the music, the message, but his voice still grates my ears.

As an album, it kind of works. I'd never listened to it all the way through and I was never a fan of Ozzy's singing voice but this album is OK. Bonus drum solo too - something you don't get much of on albums these days!

That was awful. A lot of country and folk music conjures up images of a mythical world of freedom and justice and whatever. To me it sounded like stolen music listened to by white men with red necks and racist thoughts.

This album reminds me of the Blink 182 music video of First Date. The video is supposedly set in 1974, but 1984 very much felt like that vibe too. Rock songs about getting girls and partying. I was a little young for that in 1984 but this album was floating around back then. 4 out of 5 for the, not always great, memories.

I imagine I've listened to this album all the way through in the past. Songs of my youth that I remember. I've added it to my background music list. 5 out of 5.

Yeah, I'm not going to listen to that all the way through. The music was inventive but then the narcissistic, sexist, homophobic ramblings over the top of it somewhat spoilt it.

It's all pretty samey and depressing but it was OK. I'd prefer not to have to hear it all the way through again.

After the first song and a half,I was ready to turn it off but someone found a drumkit and it became less irksome. After listening all the way through, I'd say it was a sometimes very pleasant experience and sometimes it felt like, 'is that weird enough guys?' . I'd rather not have to listen to anything by E.Smith again but it wouldn't be the end of the world if I did.

Fantastic.

The Doors were the cool band that split up before we were born of the 80s. It's alright.

Easy listening overload. Not my type of stuff, but I can appreciate it.

Bleh. I missed this band completely throughout their existence. Apart from today's blip, I hope that will continue to be the case for the rest of my existence.

To quote Lard: 70s Rock Must Die. I have always found prog rock/aor/this stuff boring. Unsurprisingly, I find this boring too. The band are great composers and musicians (so they get one additional star) but they should have learnt how to finish songs succinctly, rather than endless fadeouts after the next additional jazz odyssey. Please don't let there be more Supertramp in this list. 45 minutes of my life I won't get back, which felt like 4.5 hours.

I like David Bowie's music. I didn't so much when I was younger but now I'm older.

That was a great album although the feet song is weird.

Listening to this album on a train has a very soporific effect but in a good way. Not fantastic, but not bad at all.

Until last week, I'd never heard more than a couple of their songs. I was at their concert, it was good. This album is fun too.

The MSP's were the first band I saw twice at different festivals. This was when they were still a foursome. The gigs had great energy. Some of the songs this album hit differently when we learn it's the first album after Richey Manic disappeared. It is, like all of their albums, a great collection of songs.

I can confirm that this is an album by Depeche Mode. It sounds like them. 4/5

I consulted ChatGPT to tell me why this sounds like music for psychopaths and it was an interesting reply - it is so perfectly cut and there is no 'unnecessary' sound anywhere - it is the antithesis of the music that I like. However, I listened to the album all the way through and appreciated - and respected - but did not enjoy and I think would not have enjoyed at any point in my life.