It's amazing how popular some of this band's songs were given how awful the lead singer's voice is. Some weird stuff in here other than the well-known ones.
It's funny how out of place Hey Ya! is amongst the other songs in this double album. Maybe it's just how popular it has gotten since, but it just seems way more poppy than everything else. My Favorite Things was a fun surprise. Also this album is over two hours long!
Smack My Bitch Up is the standout, though I did recognize Breath. After that it falls off though.
Dookie is better. Unfortunately I have to subtract a point for this album containing one of my WOAT songs: Boulevards of Broken Dreams
Definitely better than their other, more experimental album.
Seven Nation Army is a great lead. It's True That We Love One Another is a horrible finish. It really reminds you about how Jack and Meg White intentionally gaslit fans into thinking they were brother and sister when they were actually husband and wife.
I listened to this album while reading, and I weirdly digged it. Definitely nothing to bop to but lots of chill and good vibe songs.
I was pleasantly surprised with how chill this album was. No real bops but definitely a lot of jams. Does that make sense? To me it does.
Apparently this was the first known rock opera, which would explain why some of it was good and other parts of it were grating noise that I could barely get through (looking at you Well of Destiny). Do they actually think people want to listen to that? And then there's Old Man Going, which made me look at my phone to make sure I didn't somehow jump to a Black Sabbath album. So many songs had promise and then just switched to something weird halfway through. Oh well.
I'm not a big fan of rap but I definitely do like the old school style more.
A couple bangers and mostly fun poppy-ish rock. I dig it
The idea of a rock opera is interesting, but it just resulted in a lot of random songs on the album, like some that were less than a minute long just to describe something like a plot point. I love The Who as a band and Pinball Wizard is a classic, but this album just lacks good songs to jam out to.
I can't stop picturing Kristin Wiig acting as Björk in that Being Quirky with Zooey Deschanel skit with Abby Elliot.
Big Time Sensuality is not bad. Definitely some weird songs though. Not something I would want to listen to again.
Oof, not something I'd want to listen to again. Very mellow and slow and harsh on the ears
She had the opportunity to say croci but chose to say crocuses instead. River trying to cosplay as a Christmas song? This Flight Tonight is pretty good but most everything else is not my cup of tea.
Very bluesy. So much harmonica. I can dig it, but it's pretty slow and Dylan's voice isn't all that lovely.
Wow that's a lot of distorted heavy breathing. This sounds like how Wayne and Chip would sing if the audience shouted out "punk rock" on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Parts are nice to listen to while working. But then some random voice comes on and sounds like they are hocking a loogie and you wonder what the hell is music anyway? Unfortunately that just ruined it for me
I'm a sucker for poppy rock. The songs definitely start to blend together. But We Got The Beat is such a bop. Couple of weird songs (looking at you Automatic). Skidmarks on My Heart is the unexpected fave.
1. Invaders: I love upbeat metal songs
2. Children of the Damned: I don't like downer metal songs... yes the speed up is so great!
5. Number of the Beast: Pumps me up every time I listen to it
6. Run to the Hills: This song gives me PTSD trying to do the drum part successfully on Rock Band, but it just rocks so hard.
8. Hallowed Be Thy Name: Reminds me of those metal covers of the Undertale soundtrack
I love that every song has a sweet guitar solo
1. Born Under Punches: A bit strange and slow
2. Crosseyed and Painless: A little more upbeat
3. The Great Curve: Funky fresh?
4. Once in a Lifetime: Classic
5. Houses in Motion: What is that instrument?
6. Seen and Not Seen: Uh oh, Talking Heads with a talking song
7. Listening Wind: Oh boy this is weird. Are we talking about some important global trader?
8. The Overload: What's the opposite of going out with a bang?
Well I knew the Talking Heads were an experimental band, but this album is a little too slow and boring
Why do these guys just sound so... British. Mellow and chill but not too interesting. Last song is Baader Meinhof lol
All of this high pitched singing / instrumentation is quite grating. Oh wait, is there actually one good song on the album? Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp to the rescue! God dammit why are there Looney Tunes sound effects at the end??? And I was this close to bumping up to a 2. I can see why there is an edited version of this song.
Does Elvis Costello sound a lot like Tom Petty? I don't like his voice all that much, but the album was nice enough to listen to. Definitely a vocal-heavy album and not a lot of interesting instrumentation.
Chill, old-timey rock-and-roll. Happy and innocent but not too upbeat. I could see this being some good background music.
Respect is elite. Save Me is pretty good. But the rest sounds like what would be played for the slow songs at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance
Oof don't like this guy's voice. I like some of the instrumentation but it's all maybe a little too heavy for me.
RIP Brian Wilson. Em and I listened to this album a few months ago as it was near the top of a Best Albums of All Time list. I get that it was pioneering at the time, but unfortunately I don't really see the appeal as most of the songs are just so slow and sleepy. But hey at least there were some actual pet sounds at the end.
Gotta dig the prog rock vibes of Yes. This album doesn't have Roundabout, which is one of my all time favorite classic rock tunes, but I still like what the record has to offer. Anyone else still think of Mr. Deeds anytime they hear I've Seen All Good People? Random connection forever lodged in my brain.
It's chill. It's inoffensive. Nothing good or bad to really say about it.
Still Thrives This Love sounds like a Bond movie theme song. Very chill and inoffensive music. It's not gonna pump you up but maybe if I were just trying to relax in the tub or something?
Some of the songs have some nice music but she's not a great singer. Other songs are slow and boring.
Oh my. I laughed out loud at certain points cuz it was just so ridiculous. F.I.A.T. is giving me FF7 soundtrack vibes. A lot of these other songs are just creepy weird.
First thing I noticed was of course no Bruce Dickinson. I guess his vocals really seemed to define Iron Maiden for me and bring their music to the next level. These songs were still fun to rock out to, and it's still crazy to me that this album is from 1980.
Fun and upbeat songs. So many bluesy 1 4 5 progressions. But I thought it was easy listening and worth a replay.
A good example of my gripe with metal. Some of the songs had fun instrumentation but the vocals were annoying as hell (if you can call screaming vocals).
As Em pointed out, the song content is a little strange with rotten peaches and razor face, but it's certainly easy listening.
It's definitely better when they aren't "singing"
Fun, inoffensive, a little weird at times. Honestly I was hoping for better.
I liked the music for the most part, but why does every song have that same noise that sounds like a bird's mating call? I swear I would enjoy these songs more if that wasn't being repeated over and over and over.
Steel Claw is fire. Was not expecting a random Beatles cover.
I don't hate it. It's weirdly pumping me up. Ok never mind, this Waking the Witch song is ruining it for me. So I guess a few songs are good?
Oh man I remember NYE 2000 we had the TV on MTV or something and it was basically playing Ms. Jackson on repeat. Could do without the weird "Interludes". B.O.B. is so good.
California Dreamin' is iconic. Nothing was too much of a bop but I enjoyed the easy listening.
Lol we happened to listen to this album on vinyl on the 4th of July a few days ago. Lauren's parents love The Boss and kept asking for the volume to be turned up.
Bruce's singing voice is a bit much for me sometimes, but the music is just incredible.
Was hoping to hear some Lola but not on this album. Definitely more avant-garde, experimental vibes here. Wikipedia calls it a "trend toward an eccentric baroque pop and music hall-influenced style", so... sure. Nothing super interesting but nothing that great either.
Definitely some bangers. Plenty of weird filler though like do we really need Revolution 9? To that point, I feel like this album did not need to be a double album. Did Blackbird always have an annoying clicking happening in one ear throughout the song?
Cars Are Cars is the sleeper hit. Most everything else is just meh
Easy listening overall with a couple of songs I've heard before and enjoy.
Homophobia, domestic violence, and fellatio. DNF
Is there a better intro riff than the one in Money for Nothing? Too bad the second half of the album is so meh
I liked one of the songs but the rest weren't so great
Mellow and kinda weird? I dunno I mostly just tuned it out while working
Funny how the only 2 upbeat songs are the 2 popular ones. Everything else was easy to listen to but not remarkable.
This is mostly just someone (barely) singing a bunch of weird stories over basic guitar rhythms. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong wins worst song by far.
Some toe tappers, some blah. No real bops.
RIP Ozzy. Some great classics in here. Loved the unexpected drum solo in Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots.
Inoffensive but I'm not much of a country music or country-like music fan
Started off strong but then got a little too slow and boring for my taste.
Wow this is vastly different from Born to Run. It's putting me to sleep.
I'm not a big fan of rap / hip-hop but I like the old-school feel of this album. Not something I'd seek out to listen to again because it's not my style, but it's definitely one of the better rap albums I've heard.
Trick or treat baby. This was not pleasant to listen to.
First song or two sound like the music you would hear at an outdoor restaurant on a Friday evening. Then it just gets... weird and unpleasant. And his voice is not good.
In Your Eyes is soooo good. Everything else was pretty meh though.
I think Welcome to Paradise is my favorite Green Day song. And this album has so many other bangers. It ends on a slow and strange note but otherwise it's pure music to my ears
A few good guitar solos but the guy's voice is hard to listen to
Do we really need the Voices of Old People track?? Mrs Robinson is a classic but I'm not sure it was ever really that good anyway.
Some of the tracks are not bad if you just want some background music. But overall pretty meh.
Opening track is the unfortunately prevalent avant-garde weirdness. A couple of actual songs also get a bit weird. Otherwise, pleasant to listen to.
Can this even be considered music? He's just talking over some sounds, and boy is his voice is grating.
Definitely enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I kinda dig the "rap rock" vibes. Scooby Snacks was one I've heard before and it's great.
Never heard Tears Dry On Their Own before and it's a bop! Rehab is a classic. Everything else was pretty good.
Oh no country music ahhhhhhh
Weird but not too weird. I think I liked that 10+ minute song the best.
Honestly I was hoping for more rock & roll but the album was pretty subdued.
This album feels like it's trying to do way too many different musical styles and they all suck.
It was just too noisy. I had to turn it off. DNF.
Almost too screamy but most of the songs were pretty enjoyable. I strangely like the lyricless last song and wish they had expanded on it.
Some good songs in there. Still love the 7/4 time of Spoonman. No real bops though.
She's got a great voice. It was pretty funny that she forgot some lyrics and they just kept that in the album. I could see this being nice to listen to just to chill.
Don't You Want Me was a surprise! Definitely their most poppy and boppy song, so I'm not surprised it's their biggest hit. Everything else is pretty meh.
Definitely some jams in this one but also plenty of filler.
Country + boring = no thank you
Feels like the album that would be playing in the background of a 70s reefer session. And TIL that it's Voodoo Chile and not Voodoo Child.
Roundabout is elite. Everything else is pretty meh though unfortunately.
Very chill vibes but I dig the music.
A lot of talk of making love. Miles better than his other album.
Very chill with some interesting 8-bit vibes in a few of those songs. This is definitely baby-making music, so the style isn't exactly what I look for.
So much better than the White Album. Not sure why they have A Day in the Life as the last song after the Reprise, but if that's the weirdest thing about the album then I won't complain.
I still remember leaving MTV or something similar on at a sleepover and watching the Take Me Out music video about 20 times as it re-aired like clockwork. The rest of this album is pretty good. Thankfully no weird experimental stuff.
Wow nonstop bops and no filler. Love the energy and the surprise hits.
I mean it wasn't all that unpleasant to listen to but it sure was weird. Felt like I was in an enchanted forest being serenaded by wood nymphs.
Gotta love The Doors. Not sure why we needed to hear about it being the 10th attempt of Riders on the Storm, but the rule is that every album has to have something weird on it.
That first song Green Light was such a bop and got my hopes up high, but everything after it was pretty mellow and/or whiny. Oh well.
I always thought Breaking the Law was just ok. Living After Midnight is great though. A few other songs are nice to jam to and a few others are definitely meh like Red, White, and Blue.
Oof I do not like the rapidly swapping stereo sound in This Song; had to skip it. I think a few songs were tolerable but overall there was just too much bleh to wade through.
I sang a version of Scarborough Fair in a high school quartet. That being said, the songs here are what you expect but are not something I would listen to regularly.
His voice still bugs me the slightest bit, but I guess that's just his style. Overall there wasn't anything weird on the album but there also wasn't anything great.
It was certainly nice background music for while I was working.
Shining Star instantly reminded me of that scene in Austin Powers. Everything else was just so 70s and I was there for it.
There She Goes was a surprise. Overall pretty decent.
Gotta love some Zep. Lots of banger but it does drag on toward the end unfortunately.
I mean the whole thing is pretty fire. Do It Again, Dirty Work, and Reelin' In The Years are on this album and the rest of it is pretty solid too.
I love how they knew Layla was gonna become legendary and named the album the way they did. I also liked Why Does Love Got to Be So Bad? Most everything else was decent.
I mean it's fire. It's got pretty much her only danceable song with Shake It Off, but the rest is good too. Overall it's definitely better than her most recent album. I miss the poppier stuff.
I got excited to see a Beyoncé album but there were 0 bops. Not for me unfortunately.
Psychokiller is a classic, but it's definitely still pretty weird. Everything else is easy listening though. Overall not bad.
That was fun! Live albums are certainly their own kind of album, but they give a more interactive vibe which is nice. I liked most of the songs and The Boys Are Back in Town is a classic.
Even Flow is such a jam. One or two dud songs but otherwise this type of music is really up my alley.
I'm sure this was great at the time but it's just not the sound for me. I did not manage to finish.
Started off pretty good but then got really weird. About what I would expect from a band that spun off from Talking Heads.
What a strange mix of music. Some of the songs are alright but there were definitely some duds and more noisy ones.
None of it was nice to listen to unfortunately.
Led Zeppelin always great. Crazy that this debut album came out in 1969 and still rocked this hard.
Honestly I kinda dig it. A little weird but not too weird. Pretty good working music.
Not my jam. Just a man strumming his acoustic guitar.
Nothing offensive about it but it wasn't for me.
Hoo boy that was a slog. Just such. Slow. Music. And I guess I don't like his voice that much.
> In 2015, the album was ranked number 2 on Rolling Stone's list of the "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time"
Seriously?
The music and this album cover clearly ushered in the 90s aesthetic. Honestly, I kinda enjoyed the music.
It was alright. Songs ranged from slow to fast. Mostly just background noise while I worked.
This type of music is not for me.
I mean Coldplay is pretty good in general, but this album was pretty slow and meh. Not exactly something I want to listen to very often.
Overall I'm a fan. Some classics like American Girl and Break Down, and the rest was solid.
That song with the manic laughing was pretty unsettling. Everything else was good though.
Honestly I didn't hate it. I don't like heavier rock all that much, and this album certainly leaned toward that, but having a good singer that isn't just screaming really makes a difference. I think The Skank Heads was my favorite.
Holy 1-4-5 Batman! Ya that's definitely a bluesy album. That first one was pretty repetitive. I think the rest weren't too bad.
It's got quite the variety of music. The Prophet's Song is quite weird, but I guess so is Bohemian Rhapsody and that has really grown on me. The rest is pretty good with some nice guitar shredding mixed in.
Some of it felt like angsty emo-esque rock. Nothing was all that nice to listen to.
Ok ok we get it. You can play the harmonica. I guess I don't really like that instrument. It was really starting to annoy me.
Since it's a rule for every album for some reason, we've got the weird track of We're Not Supposed To. Everything else is alright though.
Most of these songs are fire, and one of them is "Fire". I definitely like this better than Electric Ladyland, maybe because it has a more approachable and "mainstream" vibe and structure in its songs? Great album though.
I mean what can I really dislike about this album? Too much rock? Too much sexual innuendo? Ya it's not perfect but it doesn't get much better than this.
It's not too bad. Almost an angsty punk vibe which sounds about right for early alternative rock.
Definitely some weird stuff, as expected from Beck. I had to skip Novacane because it was making my brain hurt. Why why why do we need Computer Rock?
About what I'd expect. Would certainly work as some party background music.
I mean it's just jam after jam. The spoken word tracks are whatever and unfortunately ruin the flow a bit, but every song is great.
There were times that I thought I was listening to Tears for Fears. Unfortunately just not as good though. But it wasn't too bad either.
He sounds very similar to the singer from Yes. Pleasant to listen to but no jams or anything.
Definitely better than Here Come The Warm Jets. I feel like this one had actual music on it.
"Some Girls Are Bigger than Others". Oh you don't say...
It's good. Definitely better than the White Album.
It's a lot of Metallica. In general I'm not that fond of this type of metal.
Honestly there were some great jams in there. Mighty Long Way was probably my favorite and one that I'll be adding to regular rotation. There was one song that was little too reggae for me, and a few other weird ones, but otherwise I liked it.
I mean it's honestly hard to find anything bad to say. Tons of well known hits, including Moving in Stereo and its connection to that iconic Fast Times scene. Loved it.
Ya that was weird. Talking Heads-esque.
The overtly sexual nature of every song was pretty funny. The general sound of every song did start to get repetitive.
Honestly it was pretty forgettable, but I guess that means it wasn't actively annoying to listen to like some other albums.
Why do you hate my ears???
Not too great and not too bad all around. Mr. Blue Sky is a fun one.
Pretty chill vibes and easy listening.
It was pretty weird and unpleasant to listen to overall.
I mean what can I really say that hasn't already been said? This album has some of the best classic rock songs of all time. Both Black Dog and Rock and Roll are great jams, while Stairway to Heaven always gives me tingles. And the rest of the songs round everything out beautifully.
