1001 Albums Summary

I have no idea where I have heard these songs before, maybe some kind of medical drama? It’s mellow and soothing but a little sad to just throw on randomly.

Solid rock album. I don’t know if it’s just me but I can’t understand him lyrically and that brings my score down because I can’t connect to the artist in that way. Everything else is on point and it’s a great listen musically, just no personal connection to it. I noticed that the streaming service has a lyrics section so maybe I will give it another listen in the future and look at the lyrics. Definitely worth multiple listens.

Good driving music when you have nothing to think about. I wish there was a half star option because this would be 3.5 to me.

I liked how it started off and could feel like a lot of indie bands got influenced by this style. However, around Breakfast Time I was over it. I dig the band name but I probably won’t listen to this one again.

I’m torn on this album. It’s definitely an album of its time and maybe I was expecting more Pet Sounds than psychedelic Beatles. It felt all over the place from one song to the next.

I think I might add this to a regular rotation. I knew the popular ones of course but the rest of the album was just as fun.

This is an almost perfect album. Again I need half stars to give it the correct rating. I didn’t care for the instrumental tracks, but the lyrics and beats of everything else was great. I was listening to Pussy Galore and I was at the chorus and thought “I wonder if they named this song pussy galore” and lo and behold, they did. If I was someone into vinyl records, I would buy this one. 4.5

I went back and forth on the rating for this one. Some songs I really enjoyed and others kind of just droned on and on for me. 3.5

This feels like 60s to me. I don’t see myself just casually listening to this one again but it was fun for what it was worth. 3.5

It’s hard to give this album a low rating because Loretta Lynn is an icon but this album just isn’t my taste at all. 2.5

I am not a fan of live albums of songs I’ve never heard before. 13 minute song of barely talking, no thanks.

Blues rock is not for me from this band. At least it finished with a jam.

This is great driving music.

I have mixed emotions about this album. Really enjoyed the technicalities of it but some of it was too minor for me and I didn’t care for it. I want that upbeat rock.

It’s got some strong ones for sure but I didn’t connect with it much. 3.5

I enjoyed this album but didn’t know any of the songs though some of them sounded vaguely familiar.

I’ve never heard of this and but to mean they are a generic sound of the era.

This was overly repetitive and I didn’t care for it. It wasn’t only repetitive in each song but between songs.

I don’t like live albums but I’m not sure if this is one. They seem too wild for being part of the same time period that the Beatles were putting out Abbey Road.

I didn’t know what I expected but I didn’t expect to be bored. Having never listened to a Van Morrison album I think I went in expecting more Brown Eyed Girl vibes. This album just felt thrown together.

This reminds me of indie music during the late 2000s. Never heard of it before but it must have had some influences on those bands.

Having only heard Band on a Run before, I didn’t even realize that was Wings. This album reminds of a cd my mom got me when I was a kid called “70’s Comes Alive Again” which didn’t feature any Wings songs.

Never heard of this artist. It’s fine for background music, nothing really stuck out for me on this album.

Pre-listen: I dig this band name. Post-listen: I can’t tell if I want to give this a 2 or a 4. It is certainly not an average album but I will likely never be in the mood to listen to it again.

I listened to this twice. 4.8716

Solid album. Pusher man.

Too much happening in each song for me to focus on what was happening in the lyrics.

Only saw a two hour version and immediately said fuck that noise but that ended up being an extended version. This is unique enough for me to not find it average and was great background music for cooking and dinner.

I’m sure this was a pinnacle moment in hip hop but all I can think about while listening to this is 90s sitcom dads doing bad raps and this is what they sound like.

There was nothing about this album I liked. I vaguely knew one song.

Pre listen: how the heck do you have a 40 minute album with 7 tracks. Also, for 1001 albums, why am I getting steely Dan twice in so many days? Post listen: I don’t know, man. This is probably good, but I just wasn’t feeling it.

I listen to this album twice, not because I enjoyed it a ton but I felt like I was missing something. Of course, Sunday Bloody Sunday is always going hood a special place in my heart but honestly the rest of the album just sounded like variations of that. That drum beat is cool, but not for every song. And not every song has to be minor.

So this is what it would have sounded like if my high school garage band made it.

This album is kind of a revelation for me with the list so far. I never in a million years would have picked up an album like this. It made me realize that I’ve been treating these albums as “would I sit in a chair and listen to this album to just enjoy it? Is there meaning to this album to me” when not all albums have to be like that. This album is great for just having on and going about whatever work you’re doing.

Something something airband scrubs reference. This is an excellent album. So much so that I don’t know why Boston isn’t a household name. Like yeah they’re famous but I never hear anything about them and the only song I know is More Than A Feeling.

I think I would have expected Americana to be on this list over Smash but there is still time. 12 year old me would have really enjoyed this album. Now it all sounds the same to me.

I really enjoyed this album but I found that I was checking how many songs were left multiple times.

This album got me dancing for the first part of it. Then it was kind of repetitive and depressing. I really enjoyed it.

I enjoyed the few songs that I knew but didn’t feel anything towards the others. I’m going to need another listen.

It’s a groove.

I liked this but when Spotify played the next song on a newer album it was really good. I’m going to check out what else they have

The description of the is album said that the influences of this were “horror films, the occult, and a bleak working-class upbringing in Aston, Birmingham”. I like that. I haven listened to much Black Sabbath but this was entertaining using headphones.

Honestly, this one felt tedious. I will give them their props for musical talent but other than the ones I knew, I didn’t love any of it. In fact, some of the lyrics were just weird af.

This reminded me a lot of Lauryn Hill and I really enjoyed the vibe.

Endless soundscapes don’t interest me at all. Good for studying I suppose. The rest of the album took me a minute to get into but on the second listen I really enjoyed it.

I think I was expecting a southern rock band with a name like Jethro Tull.

Finally.

I once had an idea for a band called Scan The Radio where each song would be a different sub-genre of music. A fun idea for a musician but maybe not for the listener. This album feels like that. It’s all over the place and exciting feeling but I could see where if you wanted consistency, you wouldn’t get it. It’s a groove for sure.

Never actually listened to a smiths album before. It was good but that last song was straight to the point, wasn’t it? I’d listen to more of The Smiths.

For a three piece band, the music is impressive. I’ve always liked muse, but the vocals are kind of a downer. Like the tone is very whiny to me even if that’s not the intention. I still think it’s an excellent album.

I like when something offbeats comes into the mix. This isn’t my style, too much repetition but as background it was fine. I had a wide range of emotion on the first track starting with “okay, kind of alternative rock-esc” to “ ugh, I hope this isn’t the vocals the entire album” to “damn that’s a groove” to finally “Alright switch it up already”

I was ready to leave a comment that I thought porcupine was a great band name but here I see that’s the album name. Echo and the bunnymen isn’t so great. I loved the album though. It introduced me to a playlist called College Rock and this is my jam.

I can’t believe this was made in 1983. I swore this was in the mid 90s post grunge alt indie mix. Great album and it’s so much fun.

So many good songs. This album is just right.

Well damn, for a debut album this one goes hard. I honestly went back and forth on the review for this because there were aspects of the album that I didn’t like and got tired of but then the very next part of a song was so good. High 4. I guess I like Led Zeppelin now.

It’s not an 8AM album, or maybe it is, I don’t know. It’s great but I associate it with people I don’t associate with anymore and so it’s hard to be objective about it.

“It’s nice for people who like that kind of music” - Nora My music history is all messed up. I thought this kind of metal didn’t come around until later in the 80s. There were parts I liked, mostly it was just too much.

You put the lime in the coconut and you drink them both up. That song got wild. The rest of the album felt like someone who was supposed to be famous for the time but the songs didn’t hit the same way. Doppelgänger music.

That’s a no from me dog. I know Chicago but the rest felt exhausting. Also those song names, kind of glad we left that in the 2000s. Even the description of the album is exhausting. “Sufjan Stevens has a secret to share: There are moments in his life—particularly when he’s posing, and finds himself playing a role he does not momentarily believe—when he might as well be a serial killer”

I like the flow of this one. Some of the repetitiveness was grating but overall I liked it.

At first I was like “lol, no”. It just reminds me of some celebrity who was like I’m going to make an album and then they put no effort into the vocals. But then when he gets a little melodic I think his singing voice would be really nice. Kind of wish we got that. With all that, I kind of like it. I initially gave it a 2 but then bumped it up.

Cover is giving stalker, album was alright.

Just good listening to music. Not a bad song on it.

“It’s good but I mostly like pop music” - Erin This album made me want to watch Sabrina the teenage witch for some reason. 3.5

Honestly there was nothing to this album for me.

Okay, that first song, a little sketchy. The rest was good, and it reminds me of Malcom in the middle which I like.

I thought I would really like this one but it wasn’t for me.

This is one smooth mother fucker.

Before this, I could have sworn I e never listened to Norah Jones before. Some how I know that first song. I’m not mad about it. She’s got that sultry soul voice. Dang, I really am in my 30s.

I love Hallelujah. I did not like the rest of it at all. This feels like an artist expression album where they didn’t make it for anyone but themselves and it’s not meant for others to enjoy, just that they needed to get it out of them. If it weren’t for Hallelujah, I would have given this a 1. And that’s not even his song but I like his version more than the Leonard Cohen one.

I thought I was really going to enjoy this when the initial vocals hit but it was kind of a downer.

“My head is high and so am I.” I had a childhood friend that really liked this age of rock and he probably would have liked this album. It’s a good rock and roll album but not something I would put on.

I sometimes feel like these albums get put on because they have that one song that everyone knows. There were some good ones on this album but most just felt like random.

Well that was a wild ride. I don’t know that I would listen to that regularly so I want to rate lower but there seemed to be so much that went into it that I want to rate higher.

I know only one song by pavement and it is called “Cut your hair” and I really like that one. Sadly that one is not on this album and this album is nothing like that song. This was a letdown to me.

80s music has never been a vibe for me. This album is no different.

This was great. I want more of this.

I’ve never liked live albums and this is no exception. This wasn’t for me but I appreciate the talent.

Damn, I really hated that.

So many songs had licks that resemble other songs.

Music for college kids that go to poetry slams.

I feel like I wanted to like this because it was something different but it kind of dragged on. I remember thinking, “wow, I wonder what song I am on” and then I checked and I was still on the first one.

I thought I knew of the pretenders but I didn’t know any of these songs, though I swear brass in pocket sounds familiar, but ultimately I don’t know it. 3.5

Felt like I was in a tunnel the whole time with all the fading in and out. Classic 90s indie action movie music.

First of all, it was quiet so I had to turn the volume just to hear it. And even after turning up you couldn’t understand anything they were saying. Then the songs were long and repetitive. I thought maybe I would give it a 2 for at least musical talent but this is solidly a 1.5 for me.

Okay, I wanted to hate this out of principle. I gave it a shot, kind of dug the first song, specifically the line “get in the pit and try to love someone”. And then cowboy came on and it was a similar vibe and I was like “didn’t this guy grow up in the suburbs of Detroit? Is that cowboy territory” and then the rest were just like these first two. They’re catchy I guess but after you hear the first one, there’s nothing really redeeming about them. They are what they are.

I feel like this one was much better than the other one we listened to.

I usually struggle to connect to music if it’s in a foreign language but this was good work music.

Sounds like Depeche Mode and I neither like it nor do I dislike it. It’s sounds 80s and not something that would make me want to revisit it. The dramatics of the album kind of were annoying and I wanted to skip the end of some songs.

I felt like I was stuck in an old time cartoon for a spooky house with those dancing ghosts. This one was better than the first one.

I wasn’t really feeling it. It’s got some jams but a lot of it felt like repeats from other songs.

It’s pretty mellow, but pretty repetitive as well.

I like it!

Fuck you whoever put a 3 hour album on here. With that said, I really enjoyed this album. It’s quirky and fun and the lyrics are sometimes silly and sometimes poetic and I think was a perfect album for this list.

I like that this guy names at least four albums after himself. Definitely not what I would have expected from a 60’s era album. The dude loves to say ass. It felt like a musical almost.

Folksy! 3.5

Great!

I didn’t care for this one much

This was just noise to me. It’s like they attempted to see if they could put out an album with no music and see if people would listen to it. Turns out it would up on the 1001 albums to listen to before you die. Not sure if anyone needs to hear this before they die.

I didn’t realize how far ska went back. It was fun.

I liked some of it, I hated some of it. I kept swinging on the pendulum for my review and for that I give it a 3.

So I wanted to love this because I love Pet Sounds but I really just didn’t. Maybe I’m not in the right headspace for this album today but it just didn’t do it for me.

Wow, this was amazing. It’s a shame it’s not on Spotify because it will never be in my rotation.

Of course started solid, everyone knows that first song. Was kind of lukewarm after that. I was cooking while listening so it felt like I was in some early 2000 tv drama. That last song went hard though so I will give it a 3.8

I think I prefer speakerboxx over the love below but there are definitely some nostalgia hits on the latter.

You know how you go to a theme park and there are bands that play for shows and what not? That’s what this reminds me of. It’s not bad and part of me thinks I could causally enjoy it but it’s also not great. The fact that this guy has so many albums and I know the name is impressive but I can’t think of any specific song.

It’s not for me

The gem of everyday people in a mess of an album. Honestly, this is the first album that I felt was just noisy that wasn’t a rock centered album.

For the amount of albums this person has, I really thought this could be something enjoyable. It was not. None of the songs on this album are in their top songs on Spotify so I check which songs are the best by PJ Harvey and Rid of me was one of the top answers. It was too quiet and then suddenly too loud. Now I generally like a song that does that (I had a feeling that it would) but this was not enjoyable at all. The whole album felt like how people mock the vocals for 90s alt grunge female artists. Maybe this is the inspiration.

This was more emotional and melancholy than I expected but it’s mostly about love so I guess that tracks.

Never listened to Björk before but as an introduction I am not sure I get it.

It felt okay but also underproduced.

Chill Sunday morning vibes. Also a little eccentric.

I knew alright from this album but nothing else. Some songs are jams and then the very next one will be mediocre. Overall, I dig it. 3.5

This album is a photo negative of something I would expect Modest Mouse to put out. Weird but not in a good or interesting way.

For a live album of its time, this is so clear and he obviously knows how to work the crowd. With that said, I thought this would be really fun starting out but it got repetitive really quickly. I think it’s worth a second listen.

Felt very 90s Smash Mouth.

This is another one of those albums where I am surprised a hit is surrounded by songs not on the same level. Great album for the garage band feels.

We really enjoyed this, the kids said this is songs either created by aliens for humans or by humans for aliens.

When I was first learning guitar at 14 I heard Hate To Say I Told You so and thought it would be a cool one to learn. I used to print out guitar tabs and keep them in my guitar case. I went to a house party with my guitar one time and I remember pulling out my guitar and some dude saw the tabs and made fun of the song. That’s my memory of this band. I never listened to this album before and I think I was hoping for more like that song but was kind of disappointed because it was a lot more yelling than I expected. 3.2

I have very fond memories of Just What I Needed because the most chill band I was in did a cover of it and I enjoyed the vibes. I didn’t realize how many of these songs I knew but basically the whole album.

Reminding me of Death Cab For Cutie

What a name. I was weirdly drawn to this album. I even thought the lows were pretty great.

It’s whatever.

This album was all over the place. Started psychedelic rock, moving into background 70s movie music, and finishing off with jazz? It was interesting for sure. I’ll never listen to again though. 3.46583

Pleasant and a worthwhile listen. Easily one of my more recent favorites. 4.5

I like the unfinished feel of this.

A classic. Even though wonderwall is a meme, the album is solid.

Thanks to Spotify playlists, I rarely listen to whole albums anymore. I have listened to many of these songs but never once have I listened to this album in its entirety. This one has many that I enjoy but one towards the end that was a downer. This is quite the emotional album and I’m torn between ratings. Easily a high 4 but am settling for a lower star.

Trying to be objective but this album has nothing for me. Live albums, world music, no attachment to lyrics. This makes it something I will never come back to because it’s just not my vibe.

Morrissey is nothing if not consistent. 3.5

The whole album feels like variations of Running Up That Hill but just not as good. Some were downright wacky. Not a bad album but I will probably only ever go back to the single.

Just a good rock album.

Love the yeah yeah yeahs. I was introduced to them with Maps but I find this album more polished and interesting.

Okay this is a good album but why is it on this list? Popularity of the album? Guy has made many albums.

I didn’t know anything from this album except the one John Mayer covered and I only have heard his version. This is another album I’m questioning the significance of relative to the list. Obviously, Beyoncé should be on this list because of her cultural impact but what makes this album absolutely exceptional?

This was too busy for me. I admire the amount of work that went into this and the musical talent. I love and hate the brass section. I did skip Free Form Guitar after about 2 minutes so if it built to something great I will never know. I don’t know where to rate this because it wasn’t for me but the skill that this band has is undeniable so I have to go middle of the road. Also, if you play this record backwards you get a satanic message. Chicago kicks ass!

What a monster of an album. I know so many of these songs and this record was the background to my childhood.

This album was excellent. I think we previously listened to a Led Zeppelin album that were just okay but this one is polished and great from beginning to end. 4.45826 Edited to add: looks like I have all the previous albums were also rated as 4s. I guess I’m a Led Zeppelin fan.

Wow, I didn’t like that at all. Crazy how much I feel they changed from this first album to dark side or wish you were here.

I know that I’m supposed to love this but I only kind of just like it.

90s basketball music

Ever have an expectation of how an album will sound and then end up with something completely different. Having listened to Lemon I expected more like that, so I am kind of disappointed.

On my first listen, I was working and this was excellent. On my second listen, I was driving with my family and I was less enthusiastic about it. I think it’s still solid.

This is my first John Lennon album. What a disappointment. John really just likes to repeat things in songs.

It’s too much.

I’m not sure how to explain this but I know this album is good but it doesn’t feel like the right time for it.

I was only introduced to her because of the Bob Dylan album but I love this style.

“It’s just classic country imagery”. I didn’t know any of these songs though they all had that familiar vibe.

Too much minor for my tastes.

Good.

I thought this would be so-so but I was pleasantly surprised.

I had the time to listen to this album multiple times. Lyrically, it tries too hard a lot but sometimes a lyric will hit right. For example, I really like this lyric “They'll hang us in the Louvre, Down the back, but who cares—still the Louvre”. I don’t think this album deserves to be on this list. Her first album was a milestone for the genre but this one felt forced. Yeah, it’s catchy sometimes but that doesn’t make it an album I just hear before I die. To that end, I also feel like just because an artist is wide-known, it doesn’t mean all their albums should be on the list. I would say one album per artist unless they have multiple truly monumental albums. I have a feeling Lorde’s Pure Heroine is on the list and they just added this as well.

I’m not really a jazz person but this felt less chaotic than most. I really enjoyed it.

So chaotic and fast. How am I supposed to enjoy this? Very talented but this isn’t for me.

Wow, I really don’t like this.

I love a good classic country album.

Finally listened to this one (it’s not on Spotify). It’s pretty good!

Never understood the appeal of prince and still don’t.

Great voice.

Now this was a banger.

80's style of pop rock has never been a genre I've enjoyed. There is nothing inherently wrong with this album but I won't listen to it again.

What an epic experience.

I have fond memories of Dreaming of You because of Scrubs. I’m not sure if that is an original score in the show or something they added after the music licenses ended.

I have nothing against Taylor Swift but I prefer her more upbeat songs as opposed to this slow melodic album. 3.5

There is so much variety in this album, but it all still fit. Fun album.

This felt like it was trying too hard and a mishmash of vocals, melodies, and rhythms.

This is an album that I’m questioning as why another more popular album by them was not chosen. The style is almost exactly the same. Black Sunday is the album that should be on this list.

I recognize the lyric “if you think you’re lonely now” but only because of Mariah Carey.

What can I say, you all can eat a dick.

Soft and pretty.

This is an interesting album with a mix of sounds. Kind of the 90s alt rock vibe, some electronics, some garage band style, and some Beatles feels. I liked it and listened a few times.

The Temptations are my favorite Motown group. I love the style and the music. I hope they added their earlier album on this list because again, this isn’t necessarily the album that makes the most sense to me for this artist.

Good band, terrible name.

This cover is so serious. And the album doubly so. Not interested.

Van Morrison didn’t die in a plane crash. I always thought he did. He’s still alive even. Great album, thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely an improvement over the last one on this list.

Mid

Anyone who hates this album is hating for reasons other than music. Every song on here is catchy and enjoyable. Lyrics aren’t metaphorically deep but why do the need to be? How are they any different from songs like I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston or Respect by Aretha Franklin? This album belongs on the list for its cultural significance alone. With that said, I really enjoyed it. We let it loop three times while cleaning and didn’t feel the need to switch to a different artist or playlist. It’s just good music.

At first I thought, this can’t be the real voice. Like someone trying too hard to be nonchalant like Bob Dylan but it didn’t work. But then the rest of the album was pretty solid.

Wow, this was excellent.

This dude is unhinged and the lyrics are wild. Despite public opinion of him, this album is certainly a work of art. Very high 4.5 for me.

Solid listen but I guess I don’t know my Beatles history well because I always thought Yellow Submarine was only in its own album. This album will be in rotation.

My daughter said the first song sounded like a chameleon because chameleon can change their colors and sneak around and it was good sneaking around music. I feel like the rest of the album was similarly aptly named.

Know the voice from the jungle book, mancub. Definitely list worthy album.

Pretty mellow but ultimately not my thing.

An interesting album

Who doesn’t like Christmas music? But honestly when this came on the list I missed it but I probably would have been over it by that point because I had been listening to Christmas music for a month and a half at that point. But not in March it’s great. All the classics.

This was almost too repetitive and wasn’t good working music because of the repetition of lyrics.

Pretty good!

I enjoyed this quite a bit.

Starts slow but does get better. Not an amazing album but not bad either.

I loved the version of house of the rising sun.

Oh I really liked this one.

Call me a basic bitch, but I prefer my music to be less atmospheric. There is nothing wrong with this but it felt like I was watching a slow tv drama musical.

Solid.

This is my kind of album.

When I was listening to this I imagined this music would be playing outside of an outlet mall in Asia like we have Taylor Swift outside Best Buy and Ulta store. I have no idea why, just the vibe I got from it.

I don’t like live albums but this one was alright!

Damn, that’s was some swinging jazz.

Fairly 80s

I didn’t know if I would like this since I didn’t care for the last album but it this was alright.

3.5, it had its moments and was decent cooking music.

This one got me into the zone at work.

I’ve always liked Eric Clapton but never dove deep into his solo music. I think all the songs I know are from Cream or Derek and the Dominos. 4.5

Compared to the other John Lennon album, this one was pretty good.

I couldn’t tell if this was punk or metal. I’d lean more towards punk. It was solid.

Yes

I really like this album but I think I need to be in a mood for it. It is amazing to me the music put out by just two musicians so I have to rate it higher but the overall tone of the album is too minor for me and makes me kind of sad listening to it. 4.2

I like punk and I don’t hate this album but not a fan of Johnny Rotten and from what I’ve read, these guys were a manufactured band. I don’t know about all that but this is an ok album.

Wasn’t expecting that from Run, Charlie, Run. I love The Temptations, ever since I saw that tv miniseries about them. This album made me realize that I only know the hits and should do a deeper dive.

This was a good listen.

I like this because it feels different from this list.

Damn, this album was solid. Reminded me of Lupe Fiasco with the flow and since Nas came before I’m guessing he was an influence.

I’m not sure what I just listened to

Good not great which I was surprised about because really enjoyed pretzel logic.

I was going to say this sounds a lot like Adam Ant, the guy who sings goodie two shoes, and well, what do you know.

I didn’t know any songs but I like the rockness of it. Solid rock.

This felt like an impressive album but not one I would listen to again.

I’ve been listening to a lot of punk lately because I want to get into it. I don’t know that I ever really will but I like the message most are pushing.

No major critiques here. It’s a solid listen with its place. I’m not going to be whipping out Maxwell’s Silver Hammer at a dance party but doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy it.

This was okay.

I was all about this at first because it was 90s rock nostalgia though I didn’t know any of the songs. Then it was kind of the same thing over and over.

I believe this is a highly rated album by most of their fans but I actually like the poppier stuff more.

I enjoyed it but then it was kind of overwhelming me

I appreciate when the list has an album from this century but not this one.

Felt like an exciting party, the crowd interactions were great and I mostly dislike live albums.

It’s sounds like my childhood but I didn’t know a single song.

Very unique sound, it’s no surprise they became known worldwide.

It was almost too 90s

I like the mellowness of REM. There is something engaging about their music.

From the name, to the cover, to the track list names I don’t know what I expected from this but definitely not what I got. Great album.

I didn't really care for the overly long empty intros making some of the songs really long. Also one of those things reminded me of werewolves of london which came out earlier so kind of disappointed because i wanted that song instead.

I feel like the only person in the world who isn’t in love with Bob Marley music. There’s nothing wrong with it but every song sounds the same to me. It’s that flicky guitar and wailing vocals that don’t do it for me. It just reminds me of being on a boat and drinking fruity island drinks and I am sure that that is not the association Bob Marley was going for.

I rather enjoyed that. On my first listen when this came up on the list I was lukewarm. Today it feels more complete.

So exiting!

Some songs I knew but otherwise it wasn’t anything special to me.

Folky

When I was younger I only liked Clint Eastwood but now I really dig this album.

I didn’t care for this. I had it in my mind that this was going to be something I’d like so think I had high expectations and what I got was not what I wanted at all.

Great background music. I wish it wasn't live though, only because I don't want the jarring audience applause when I am listening to fine piano work.

I found this to be a pretty enjoyable listen.

Feels like a 90s sci fi move and some shit is going down in an industrial warehouse.

I wasn’t sure if I liked this one or morning view better. This is certainly a defining album for them. Very good!

Hate the name, music was okay

Sex and drugs and rock and roll. 3.5

The only thing I don’t especially care for is her vibrato. But even that I feel is unique to her style. This is a great album. I didn’t even know any of the songs but I felt comfortable in them. Am I a Dolly Parton fan?

I couldn’t get into this at all and kind of forced myself to finish it.

Is that Leonard cohen or Al Pacino? Great album.

I guess I don't know David Bowie music. This was much different than I imagined.

I think this is one I could listen to multiple times.

There is something about this album that is complex and simple at the same time. His voice reminds me of some sort of crooner style music but the rock style makes them just a strangely good combination.

I don’t know why I had it in my head the Bad Company was an 80s metal band, this is dad rock at its finest. Fucking good album.

I remember when this came out and a guy I used to jam with turned me on to them. They hold a place in my heart with vampire weekend and animal collective.

At first I was irritated that this album was in the list. Aerosmith literally had two “classic” albums released before this, how could this be their most influential. After listening to it, I still feel that way, but damn if it isn’t a great listen. I might just be an Aerosmith fan.

Wow

I'm not a metal guy, of course there are some classics here.

This wasn’t for me.

This is a 3.5 for me. Very entertaining but every song was up up up. To be fair, this is early rock and roll so that makes sense but I just wasn’t ready for all the upbeat rhythm and woos. Good album for a Friday. I feel like his voice must have hurt after this though.

I was hoping for something a little more from a band called Elbow. 3.5

No idea who this guy is and didn’t really listen to the lyrics but the flow and style I enjoyed a lot. Plus, that’s a great name, fits the music perfect.

I’m torn between a 3 and 4. I enjoyed it.

Now that is some good rock and roll.

It has its highs and lows for me.

I thought when I started this that I was going to give it 5 stars but some of the songs were way too long. Giving off “this could have been an email” vibes.

I first heard one step closer on a top hits radio station where they would play a song and let people call in to vote if it would ever get played on the station again. It was a radio show bit. I don’t remember how people felt about it but I remember thinking that it was so cool. Like who screams in songs, and not only screams but screams “shut up when I’m talking to you”. My preteen brain was in awe at such raw emotion on a radio song. This is a certainly a nostalgia album for me but even today I feel like it’s pretty original. Then again, I have very little reference of the genre.

I started really enjoying this and thought maybe it would be a 5, but the more I listened the more it didn’t appeal to me the same way. I’ve never been a fan of 80s music but this almost aligned with today’s pop music which I generally enjoy. 3.75

Wow. I am disappointed that I’ve never listened to this album before this. I know the hits but damn have I been missing out. This may be a top album for me.

I swear, jazz players are just fucking with us right? Like everything is great and smooth and then all of a sudden it’s like a 12 year learning to play music.

If I was a teen in the 80s this probably would have been my style.

I wasn’t feeling the vibe on this one in the morning. I think this one, for me, requires a few listens to appreciate.

My country knowledge is strictly mid 90s variety and Jolene by Dolly Parton. I can appreciate this but I don’t know any of it except what looks like an original version of love hurts.

I don’t know that the album deserves a 2 but for my preferences, I didn’t care for it. I’ve never enjoyed that 90s alternative post grunge summer rock like stone temple pilots or bush.

This band has all the right parts without having right timing I guess because I didn’t know anything from this except for the cover by steppenwolf that was released 20 years prior. Looking at their discography, this was not the claim to fame album, looks like Love has their top hits. This is a talented group but this album misses the mark for me.

When I think about this album objectively, I am not sure if it lives up to the nostalgia hype. Some of it is kind of whiney tone that now irks me. I loved this album as a teen. I even knew a person who had a tattoo based on the lyrics. I will probably always love this album because of its impact on that time of my life. With all that said, this is probably my weakest 5.

I guess I’m just not a metal head. I can tell these guys are wildly talented but it just doesn’t resonate with me at all.

I kept expecting to hear lime in the coconut but it’s not the same artist. This was alright.

I dig the mellow vibes of this.

Weirdly feels like a sophomore slump to me. Looking at the ratings though it seems like I am in the minority on this.

I thought I would enjoy this more but it felt like the same one over and over.

Aside from a few, I actually prefer the grunge sound to the unplugged version.

Not my favorite cure album, but I like it still.

I liked a few on here but I am not sure if I'm sold on this album. For one, the minor melodies make me feel sad after listening and I am just not interested in being sad while listening to music.

Great 90s feel. I can't tell if I recognize the Mrs. Robinson cover or if I just know the original. Pretty good though.

A lot of the songs sound very similar to me. Probably not one I'll return to.

Honestly, this was a little too repetitive for me. Almost to the point where it irked me.

3.5

For some reason, I thought this would be slower and soulful and this was rock and roll and soulful.

Not bad but not my beat. Definitely has some killer songs though.

Wild looking cover, kind of just okay funk.

I really like the kinks, it's very approachable.

This is the easiest 5 I've ever given. I love soul music and the Motown era of music. I'm not sure if she was technically Motown but that era is my second favorite genre of music.

This was a background album to my high school years. I think the name recognition makes it appear on this list. I do remember it was somewhat of a big deal that Madonna had put out new music, like someone had crossed the 90's music threshold into the 2000s era.

This was a lot of fun.

I’ve never really been much of a Radiohead fan but this album was melodically depressing for me.

I really liked singers voice. 3.5 overall for me though

I think this may be my favorite Billy Joel album. Movin' Out is definitely my favorite Billy Joel song. Growing up there was a band called the Supervillians that covered it and the drummer was the singer and at the time I thought that was so cool. Unfortunately, Spotify like to force Vienna on me any chance it gets so that's the only song I would skip on this album. Not because it's bad, but because at this point it would be my top song just because it's seems to be on every Spotify made for you playlist.

This kind of yacht rock isn't really for me. I appreciate the talent but I'm lukewarm on the music.

Reminds me of a bit where when you are in an indian restaurant and one of the songs is play you say "Oh! I love this one".

This is quite beautiful. 4 stars.

pretty casual. not going to be a regular listen for me but not bad.

I love classic country female vocals. Very cozy feeling.

Yeah, I don't know how I feel about this coming from the singer from Toy Story. What is he trying to say in the album?

This is the third Yes album I’ve come across on this list, wtf.

This was actually really great. I am so over fast car but damn if the rest of that album wasn't awesome.

this album seems to have a little bit of everything. the spotify version also has the whole thing as a single song at the end so basically ended up listening to it twice.

I don't want to listen to an hour of this. I can appreciate any artist that wants to put out creative content but this is not going to be my cup of tea. I'm sorry, Tom.

This was great.