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Ys
Joanna Newsom
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5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
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White Light
Gene Clark
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5 | 2.84 | +2.16 |
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
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5 | 2.98 | +2.02 |
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1989
Taylor Swift
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5 | 3.27 | +1.73 |
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
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5 | 3.35 | +1.65 |
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
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5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
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5 | 3.49 | +1.51 |
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
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1 | 3.32 | -2.32 |
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Pornography
The Cure
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
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1 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
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The Stooges
The Stooges
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1 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
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1 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
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2 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
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1 | 2.72 | -1.72 |
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1999
Prince
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2 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
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2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
5-Star Albums (19)
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The Verve · 1 likes
4/5
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
Liars · 1 likes
2/5
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.
Prince · 1 likes
2/5
Never understood the appeal of prince and still don’t.
John Lennon · 1 likes
4/5
Compared to the other John Lennon album, this one was pretty good.
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Queen
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
The xx
3/5
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.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
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.
Bob Dylan
3/5
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.
Orange Juice
3/5
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.
The Beach Boys
3/5
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.
Van Halen
4/5
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.
The Roots
4/5
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
The Zutons
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
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
The Monks
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
2/5
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
The Who
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.
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Blues rock is not for me from this band. At least it finished with a jam.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
This is great driving music.
Rush
3/5
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.
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
It’s got some strong ones for sure but I didn’t connect with it much. 3.5
Solomon Burke
3/5
I enjoyed this album but didn’t know any of the songs though some of them sounded vaguely familiar.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
I’ve never heard of this and but to mean they are a generic sound of the era.
Beck
2/5
This was overly repetitive and I didn’t care for it. It wasn’t only repetitive in each song but between songs.
3/5
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.
Van Morrison
2/5
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.
Cocteau Twins
3/5
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.
Paul McCartney and Wings
4/5
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.
Kelela
3/5
Never heard of this artist. It’s fine for background music, nothing really stuck out for me on this album.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
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.
Steely Dan
5/5
I listened to this twice. 4.8716
Curtis Mayfield
4/5
Solid album. Pusher man.
Common
3/5
Too much happening in each song for me to focus on what was happening in the lyrics.
Moby
4/5
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.
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
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.
Tom Waits
1/5
There was nothing about this album I liked. I vaguely knew one song.
Steely Dan
2/5
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.
U2
3/5
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.
Liz Phair
3/5
So this is what it would have sounded like if my high school garage band made it.
Fela Kuti
4/5
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.
Boston
5/5
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.
The Offspring
3/5
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.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
I really enjoyed this album but I found that I was checking how many songs were left multiple times.
Jefferson Airplane
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Underworld
4/5
This album got me dancing for the first part of it. Then it was kind of repetitive and depressing. I really enjoyed it.
Blondie
3/5
I enjoyed the few songs that I knew but didn’t feel anything towards the others. I’m going to need another listen.
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
It’s a groove.
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4/5
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
Black Sabbath
4/5
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.
The Kinks
3/5
The Who
2/5
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.
Ms. Dynamite
4/5
This reminded me a lot of Lauryn Hill and I really enjoyed the vibe.
David Bowie
4/5
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.
Jethro Tull
3/5
I think I was expecting a southern rock band with a name like Jethro Tull.
Beatles
4/5
Finally.
Fishbone
4/5
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.
The Smiths
4/5
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.
4/5
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.
Death In Vegas
3/5
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”
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
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.
Violent Femmes
5/5
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.
Otis Redding
5/5
So many good songs. This album is just right.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
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.
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
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.
Dire Straits
4/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
“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.
Harry Nilsson
3/5
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.
Sufjan Stevens
2/5
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”
Q-Tip
4/5
I like the flow of this one. Some of the repetitiveness was grating but overall I liked it.
Bill Callahan
3/5
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.
Ray Price
3/5
Cover is giving stalker, album was alright.
Ray Charles
5/5
Just good listening to music. Not a bad song on it.
Hole
4/5
“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
Pulp
3/5
Honestly there was nothing to this album for me.
ABBA
3/5
Okay, that first song, a little sketchy. The rest was good, and it reminds me of Malcom in the middle which I like.
The Police
3/5
I thought I would really like this one but it wasn’t for me.
Al Green
4/5
This is one smooth mother fucker.
Norah Jones
4/5
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.
Jeff Buckley
2/5
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.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3/5
I thought I was really going to enjoy this when the initial vocals hit but it was kind of a downer.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3/5
“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.
Blur
3/5
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.
The Mars Volta
3/5
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.
Pavement
2/5
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.
Soft Cell
2/5
80s music has never been a vibe for me. This album is no different.
The Pogues
5/5
This was great. I want more of this.
Motörhead
3/5
I’ve never liked live albums and this is no exception. This wasn’t for me but I appreciate the talent.
The Cure
1/5
Damn, I really hated that.
The Kinks
3/5
So many songs had licks that resemble other songs.
Morrissey
3/5
Music for college kids that go to poetry slams.
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
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.
Pretenders
3/5
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
The Prodigy
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.
My Bloody Valentine
1/5
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.
Kid Rock
2/5
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.
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
I feel like this one was much better than the other one we listened to.
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
I usually struggle to connect to music if it’s in a foreign language but this was good work music.
Depeche Mode
3/5
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.
Tom Waits
3/5
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.
Snoop Dogg
3/5
I wasn’t really feeling it. It’s got some jams but a lot of it felt like repeats from other songs.
Femi Kuti
4/5
Sigur Rós
3/5
It’s pretty mellow, but pretty repetitive as well.
The Band
4/5
I like it!
The Magnetic Fields
5/5
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.
Scott Walker
4/5
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.
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Folksy! 3.5
Fleetwood Mac
5/5
Great!
Nico
2/5
I didn’t care for this one much
Einstürzende Neubauten
1/5
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.
The Specials
3/5
I didn’t realize how far ska went back. It was fun.
Love
3/5
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.
Brian Wilson
2/5
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.
Joanna Newsom
5/5
Wow, this was amazing. It’s a shame it’s not on Spotify because it will never be in my rotation.
The Verve
4/5
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
OutKast
4/5
I think I prefer speakerboxx over the love below but there are definitely some nostalgia hits on the latter.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
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.
Sade
3/5
It’s not for me
Sly & The Family Stone
2/5
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.
PJ Harvey
1/5
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.
Frank Sinatra
3/5
This was more emotional and melancholy than I expected but it’s mostly about love so I guess that tracks.
Björk
2/5
Never listened to Björk before but as an introduction I am not sure I get it.
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
It felt okay but also underproduced.
Jane Weaver
3/5
Chill Sunday morning vibes. Also a little eccentric.
Supergrass
3/5
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
2/5
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.
James Brown
3/5
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.
Stereo MC's
3/5
Felt very 90s Smash Mouth.
Pixies
4/5
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.
The Chemical Brothers
4/5
We really enjoyed this, the kids said this is songs either created by aliens for humans or by humans for aliens.
The Hives
3/5
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
The Cars
4/5
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.
Meat Puppets
4/5
What a name. I was weirdly drawn to this album. I even thought the lows were pretty great.
Sheryl Crow
3/5
It’s whatever.
King Crimson
3/5
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
Gene Clark
5/5
Pleasant and a worthwhile listen. Easily one of my more recent favorites. 4.5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
I like the unfinished feel of this.
4/5
A classic. Even though wonderwall is a meme, the album is solid.
Adele
4/5
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.
The Auteurs
4/5
Sabu
2/5
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.
The Smiths
3/5
Morrissey is nothing if not consistent. 3.5
Kate Bush
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.
ZZ Top
4/5
Just a good rock album.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5/5
Love the yeah yeah yeahs. I was introduced to them with Maps but I find this album more polished and interesting.
Bruce Springsteen
4/5
Okay this is a good album but why is it on this list? Popularity of the album? Guy has made many albums.
Beyoncé
3/5
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?
Chicago
3/5
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!
Alanis Morissette
5/5
What a monster of an album. I know so many of these songs and this record was the background to my childhood.
Led Zeppelin
4/5
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.
Pink Floyd
2/5
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.
Jimi Hendrix
3/5
I know that I’m supposed to love this but I only kind of just like it.
The KLF
3/5
90s basketball music
N.E.R.D
3/5
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.
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Isaac Hayes
4/5
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.
John Lennon
2/5
This is my first John Lennon album. What a disappointment. John really just likes to repeat things in songs.
Hawkwind
2/5
It’s too much.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3/5
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.
Joy Division
3/5
Joan Baez
4/5
I was only introduced to her because of the Bob Dylan album but I love this style.
Steve Earle
3/5
“It’s just classic country imagery”. I didn’t know any of these songs though they all had that familiar vibe.
R.E.M.
3/5
Too much minor for my tastes.
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Good.
Public Enemy
4/5
I thought this would be so-so but I was pleasantly surprised.
Lorde
3/5
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.
Hugh Masekela
5/5
I’m not really a jazz person but this felt less chaotic than most. I really enjoyed it.
John Coltrane
3/5
So chaotic and fast. How am I supposed to enjoy this? Very talented but this isn’t for me.
Bruce Springsteen
1/5
Wow, I really don’t like this.
R.E.M.
4/5
Dolly Parton
4/5
I love a good classic country album.
Prince
2/5
Never understood the appeal of prince and still don’t.
Cowboy Junkies
3/5
Great voice.
Weather Report
5/5
Now this was a banger.
Sisters Of Mercy
2/5
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.
Meat Loaf
4/5
What an epic experience.
The Coral
4/5
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.
Taylor Swift
3/5
I have nothing against Taylor Swift but I prefer her more upbeat songs as opposed to this slow melodic album. 3.5
The Doors
4/5
There is so much variety in this album, but it all still fit. Fun album.
Crowded House
3/5
This felt like it was trying too hard and a mishmash of vocals, melodies, and rhythms.
Cypress Hill
3/5
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.
Bobby Womack
4/5
I recognize the lyric “if you think you’re lonely now” but only because of Mariah Carey.
Dr. Dre
4/5
What can I say, you all can eat a dick.
4/5
Everything But The Girl
3/5
Soft and pretty.
The Stone Roses
4/5
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
4/5
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.
Hookworms
4/5
Good band, terrible name.
The Stooges
1/5
This cover is so serious. And the album doubly so. Not interested.
Van Morrison
4/5
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.
The Electric Prunes
3/5
Mid
Taylor Swift
5/5
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.
Neil Young
4/5
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.
Black Sabbath
5/5
Wow, this was excellent.
LCD Soundsystem
3/5
Beatles
4/5
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.
Herbie Hancock
4/5
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.
Louis Prima
4/5
Know the voice from the jungle book, mancub. Definitely list worthy album.
Michael Jackson
4/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Starts slow but does get better. Not an amazing album but not bad either.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5
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.
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Solid.
Pixies
4/5
This is my kind of album.
Elvis Costello
3/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
I don’t like live albums but this one was alright!
Simply Red
3/5
Fairly 80s
Talking Heads
3/5
Haircut 100
3/5
3.5, it had its moments and was decent cooking music.
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
This one got me into the zone at work.
Eric Clapton
4/5
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
John Lennon
4/5
Compared to the other John Lennon album, this one was pretty good.
Mudhoney
4/5
I couldn’t tell if this was punk or metal. I’d lean more towards punk. It was solid.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5
Yes
The Black Keys
4/5
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
Sex Pistols
3/5
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.
The Temptations
3/5
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.
Bob Dylan
3/5
This was a good listen.
Santana
5/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
I like this because it feels different from this list.
Nas
5/5
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.
Leonard Cohen
1/5
I’m not sure what I just listened to
Steely Dan
3/5
Good not great which I was surprised about because really enjoyed pretzel logic.
Adam & The Ants
3/5
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.
R.E.M.
3/5