So many great songs on this album. Really excellent

There’s a lot to love about this album. It’s starts off with the title track right out of the gate which is something you don’t usually see. Duran Duran knew that this album was a bold statement. What I really loved are songs like The Chauffeur which has way more intricacy and complexity than you’d expect from an 80s new wave band

The skill of Mike Ladd is pretty impressive and this album is like listening to jazz fusion with hip hop vocals but I just couldn’t dig on it. Definitely an album you need to actively listen to versus cruisin’ in the slab

Great album. I did 4 instead of 5 stars because, even with the remastering, the mixing is still incredibly top-heavy.

This album is fantastic. My only possible criticism would be that they front-loaded the singles but even still, no skips on this one.

You can definitely hear the new directions and the experimentation going on in this album that would really be there subsequently on Pet Sounds. It’s interesting to hear Brian Wilson’s processes. The Beach Boys is one of those bands where it would be fun to go through the discography and enjoy the journey

I just wasn’t feeling this one. It’s fine but not really in the headspace to appreciate it

Very pleasant album. I also love seeing artists like Sza being influenced by these types of albums

What can be said about this album that hasn’t already been said? The production is fantastic, the content is amazing, and the fact that he was only like 20 when this dropped is a testament to Nas being the GOAT. Man, that first beat on New York State of Mind is just chef’s kiss

This wasn’t anything spectacular. Not really sure why it’s on this list

This wasn’t bad but not something I’ll listen to again

This one’s just full of hits but it’s also really well thought out in terms of the track order. The musicianship is also just insane

This wasn’t bad but I got a bit tired of it

Very pleasant album and dude is ridiculously good at his craft

This was a great protest album and just all around excellent jazz

The mixing is awful on this and can’t hear the vocals at all. I couldn’t get through it

This was a fun album. Parts of it were very industrial, other parts sounded like Manson, and then others sounded like Static X. Seems very ahead of its time

The fact that you can sing along to every song on this album is a testament to how good each one is. The entire album is great, musicianship is on point, and that voice is just unreal. So good

It’s a good album but definitely need to be in the mood for it

This is a masterclass in harmonizing. I also loved hearing the Afro-Cuban influence on Patterns that Paul Simon would take into his solo career on things like Graceland.

This is fine but it sounds like every other Jack Antonoff produced album

This just really doesn’t speak to me. I really do want to like it but every time I hear it I just think “meh”

I had never heard of this but I was surprised how good it was.

Good album. You can hear how this band influenced later 90s albums

Excellent jazz album. Love Brubeck

Masterpiece of an album and Q-Tip is such an incredible producer

Interesting album from them. You can hear the transition from the Indy rock of the older REM to the newer sound that they were really known for

Incredible album. So good