1001 Albums Summary

What happens when you mix joy division with RATM’s attitude, and I’m all here for it

Some good points throughout the album however you have songs like laughing which I’m hoping they put in to make me laugh that kinda drag down the experience

In the car going fast vibes, very enjoyable

Classic punk which you’d really enjoy if you were super into it, not much deviation from the formula so imo a bit generic but can’t lie I was bopping my head a bit. Good for my clash lore but they did much better later

Very enjoyable album, a new favourite, does not feel out of place in this day and can hear how a lot of modern indie rock artists are influenced by this album. Definitely one I’ll be revisiting quite often.

I like the idea of returning to an unfinished project, and the music by no means is bad and I didn’t mind listening at times, I think the bigger question is was this needed? To me it’s trying so hard to be another pet sounds and because of that it can sound dated especially with all the musical moments that are call backs to it. If I wanted pet sounds I’ll listen to it. I can tell this is especially for the really big beach boys/Brian Wilson fans but probably not for me

Why can’t shady just go back to this!!! All jokes aside a great album, great flows and Dre’s production is awesome. Only thing that holds this album back for me is that some bars are definitely products of the time and in a way stop it being as timeless as other rap albums

Boring is the biggest criticism I can throw at this album, I can listen to it but it’s just background music honestly. Bowie has many more better albums than this and this is the first album where I’ve thought should it honestly be on this list

Such an easy album to listen to, and the first that I could listen to on vinyl instead of streaming. One of the best debut albums of all time and really set the tone of the dark post punk sound, production is great and this album has a great atmosphere especially when you feel dark and broody, not a 5 to me because I don’t listen to it regularly enough but I have no qualms about people who think this is a top tier album

It’s Marvin Gaye so it’s going to sound great. In saying that I don’t think it’s as ground breaking as his other big albums, it feels very samesy throughout and knowing the backstory feels like should I be listening to it

Good flow and the production is very nice, good for my rap lore, but don’t feel the need to go right back to it like some other records

The hits are undeniable, in saying that some of the deep cuts on the album are quite a chore to get through and really break up the enjoyment of the album and make it hard to listen to as a whole project and had to use the weekend to listen to it. Again the hits are what save this album from being rated lower, I might come back to this later in life and enjoy it more but right now not so much

Really enjoyed listening to this, held back by some production and musical choices that date the album but in other instances those choices really enhance and make some songs timeless. Some quite good deep cuts on this album that make this an overall fun listen and didn’t feel the need to skip songs

Started off interesting then it kinda became generic, probably won’t revisit anytime soon

Quite an interesting record, obviously has some big hits on it, and there is no denying that the trio are incredible musicians, but to me I don’t get as much enjoyment out of it as other bands of the period.

Strange but super interesting to listen to, after hearing about this band and a certain album that was made I thought all of it would be unlistenable, however this was actually quite fun

Quite a few songs on this that I come back too regularly, Twist of fate is one of my favourite dylan songs, another record I get the chance to listen to on vinyl, looking at the backstory and realising this was heavily inspired by the breakdown of his marriage makes this quite an emotional masterpiece.

I guess I’m not a Bruce Springsteen fan, it’s just a boring album to me, nothing much going on second half of the album I just started skipping songs hoping something would pique my interest. Nothing did unfortunately

Not a bad album, interesting to listen to and see how this is very much the progenitor of punk, quite ballsy to have your debut album be a live album which definitely helps with the raw aesthetic they were obviously going for

Pretty easy to listen to, but didn’t really blow me away

Not really memorable in my opinion, song writing not as captivating as blue, maybe a little insulting to say but kinda feels like background music

Didn’t realise this was the album that had under my thumb on it, definitely the highlight of the album. The rest wasn’t too bad nothing to right home about, still a fun listening experience

One of the OG punk albums and it’s quite good, has 2 of the most quintessential punk songs of all time with anarchy and good save the queen, the other songs are also very fun, production definitely suits the songs making this a very fun listening experience.

Very funky soulful record, no real standouts however but quite nice to listen to

Some skips, but overall a fun sounding album with some really good songs on it

Amazing vocals from the man himself, starts off more uptempo and slows down as the album progresses but that doesn’t diminish it at all, it’s a very satisfying listening experience

Very good album, little Richard has an amazing voice, what holds this album back though is how similar a lot of the records sound to each other, some have the same opening piano riffs and most have a very similar musical formula

Very solid rock album, good riffs, but probably won’t be returning too soon

I swear to god this is trolling, it’s the same drum track looped over whimsical tunes that would not be out of place in a nature doco, this would fit perfectly as hold music for a big corporation. I skipped basically all the tracks and couldn’t finish it

Lyrics didn’t understand, music was Latin with some bite, quite enjoyable

Very well produced album and highly political considering where the USA was at that time, an album more known for the hits I do go back to it every now again but Jesus of suburbia I need to be in a mood to listen through all of it and the album feels a bit long

Let’s get the good stuff outta the way, the hits are some of the greatest rock songs ever written and axl has one of the greatest voices in rock and slash is one of the greats. However besides that this album is 80’s power rock, better than bon jovi but the album cuts other than filler were impediments to hearing the great songs that are worth listening to.

Really lovely album, great songwriting and was fun to listen to while chilling in bed, had a great song I’ve heard but didn’t know it was this album

Lovely album, dolly does not get enough credit as a singer/songwriter, this album doesn’t overstay its welcome fun to listen and chill out to

Rip to a legend, what can I say that hasn’t already been said about this album, easiest 5 I’ve given so far and another I can listen to on vinyl, some of the greatest songs written and has one of the best sabbath deep cuts with planet caravan which you would not expect on a metal album. Awesome riffs and great production, just gets me so pumped listening to this album

Really good rock album and fun to listen to

This is a weird one for me, I like Willie Nelson generally, I like his songwriting and his voice, but this album just didn’t do it for me, I think maybe knowing they aren’t his songs kinda brought it down a bit, but one I don’t feel like I’ll be revisiting

Really nice funky album, quite fun to listen to

Really good voice and quite a good songwriter, one song I listen to quite regularly but the others I probably won’t return to that often

Really good album, Andre and bigboi are 2 of the best to do it, flows that are still really fresh and some of the biggest songs in rap are from this album

Really good album with one of the best songs of all time, I did find at times it could drag on a bit, but still a great album

Tried listening, not my thing

Very good jazz album, would’ve been perfect if it was organised as in the songs leading into each other matched the same energy but it did feel disjointed in some places

Not the biggest fan, a bit too long of an album

Not a swiftie, better girl boss albums exist, if you enjoy good for you I guess

No, just no. All over the place with not much cohesion. Couldn’t finish it

I love the Beatles, they’re one of my favourite bands, and I understand the importance of this album being all songs they wrote themselves, in saying that I don’t think it’s that strong of an album, the highs are good with hard days and can’t buy me love, but the other cuts unlike other albums are not that great

Quite a fun funky album, interestingly the title track is the weakest of the album.

Honestly it’s ok, a couple songs I really like such as hold on but overall not as good as imagine in my opinion and a step down in the songwriting shown in the Beatles, unfortunately I think this was the case of get all the material out that I couldn’t use for the Beatles. It’s not a bad album just underwhelming

What an album, the perfect example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, a very cohesive and well put together album that is super easy to listen to and super chill and doesn’t overstay its welcome, the vocal performances are amazing and the groves are super awesome.

Not a bad Dylan album, quite easy to listen to, doesn’t have the same emotional appeals as some of his other records

Tried listening to it and I’m generally a fan of this type of music but this album just wasn’t doing it for me

Not a bad album but weirdly produced in some areas, had some songs I enjoyed but overall ok

Quite a good album, I liked the 20 minute prog epic more than the more radio friendly side. Good to see Rush showing what they’re capable of

It’s an ok album not as good as some of the other punk albums of the time, under produced and a very raw sound which I guess is what they were going for, but could’ve been done better imo

A lot of mixed feelings because ye is now a Nazi, and I’m usually a fan of death of the artist but it’s hard when the person is alive and still doing what they’re doing. In saying that, objectively this is a very good album, very well produced with great features and songs, the main thing that drags it down are the skits which I’m not the biggest fan of on rap albums

Fun album, quite a few hits, some songs were a bit boring

What a pleasant surprise, a really fun listening experience, great production and great flows, the members interplaying with each other is great. Definitely a new favourite

Interesting album, I like the mix of genres and what they were trying to achieve however I found the album dragged in some areas, the long songs were a bit tedious to get through. If they tightened the track listing I think it would’ve been a higher rated album for me

A more refined never mind the bollocks, again I do like this album but I think there are too many songs where some start to feel the same

Really quite an unexpected listening experience in a good way, quite fun and some really great tunes, the main thing holding it back is that it can sound quite dated at times, but overall really good

A really good album that I can see many people giving a 5, for me some songs are a bit flat but overall a good listening experience

Look it’s a good live album, but in saying that is it really worthy to be on this list, I don’t think so, unlike an earlier album I reviewed where the debut was a live performance, this is not that, and honestly should’ve been parked to allow other albums where people debuted original songs

Such a great album, funny how in its time it garnered controversy from the folk crowd for being electric, but in doing so Dylan created the first great folk rock album (the byrds are not better than Dylan fight me), great writing and music, best song on the album imo is ballad of a thin man

Surprisingly good album to listen to, quite fun and very poignant. One I will revisit but not all that often

Quite an interesting album, the production is really good, very strong post punk feel

Tried listening, wasn’t for me, it didn’t sound bad or anything but didn’t really capture me like other albums have

A very interesting experience listening to this album, firstly didn’t realise this is where jackass got their theme song, secondly I thought I was going to hate this album when it started but it got more fun, but I feel that is the biggest downside of the album, there are more than enough really good song to have a short really strong album, but this album had so many moments of songs that I wanted to skip

Honestly I think there is one memorable song on the record and the rest are forgettable, after listening to a couple of their albums I do not get the hype behind the police

I went into this not expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised, good songs, well written, highlight is the scientist. Did feel some songs sounded the same

I feel this album is a bit pretentious, it’s way longer than it needs to be, the songs finish and then seem to fade out for 4 minutes, musically it’s great it’s prince what do you expect, but I feel like he tried to hard with this album

Pretty good album, thought I was going to be walking into something pretty meh with that first song (in all honesty the instrumentation on a walk across… actually spiked my anxiety levels which is hard for a song to do), but then after that the album mellowed out and was quite fun to listen to, I did find myself thinking this does sound eerily familiar to another singer and then looking at the reviews some said David Byrne and I agree and at times the songs can sound a bit too similar to talking heads.

Pretty good pop album, again some songs were a bit hit or miss for me

Look, a very good side 1, side 2 with those instrumentals was so uninteresting to me, I ended up skipping to the secret life of Arabia to finish it off. Again side 1 saves this album from being rated any worse

A very good album that I will return to later, the first side I thought was a perfect recipe on how to write pop, the second half while still good I found did drag in some areas,

Right off the bat, if you don’t like prog you will not like this album. Now that’s out of the way, I thoroughly enjoy this album, the excessiveness that people don’t like about prog I really like because people who are skilled musicians can show us how skilled they are and this album has this in buckets, fun grooves provided by squire and bruford and great guitar work by howe. The one thing stopping this album being a top contender is that some of the longer songs with multiple sections I found were a bit abrupt changing into them and not as smooth as they could be

A really very good album, I loved the mixture of indie, theatrics and a lead singer who sounds similar to Bowie. The one major downside of this album and maybe because it’s Spotify is that stupid final song which is 14minutes but more than half is an outro, aside from that a great listening experience

Tried listening, wasn’t for me

Was prince a good musician, yes he was. Just see some of his guitar performances. In saying that this album is so stuck in the 80’s I was expecting an appearance from Reagan. The synths and drum machines date this album so much and not in the fun way and it’s such a chore to listen to. There was a sporadic good song here and there but it’s surrounded by so much filler, the fact that this is album goes for an hour is so baffling and no one had the grace to tell prince that he should maybe cut some of the weaker tracks, then I see this is also his other most appreciated album which also perplexes me.

Very solid pop album, a couple very famous very catchy songs, didn’t overstay its welcome and drag on, some songs are ones I won’t actively seek out but if I run into them I won’t be mad.

My First Zeppelin on the list and I freaking love this record, such a jump from the first. Better production, actually self written songs (ignore the plagiarism accusations “cough cough”), and some of the best riffs in rock history. Have this on vinyl and one I listen to very frequently. Only downside is that in heartbreaker the solo is very weird before the other instruments jump back in, but that’s part of an already great song and can be forgiven. Best deep cut from the album imo is lemon song (one of the best bass riffs every set to tape)

Solid post punk album, some songs were good, others were ok, not essential imo to get a feel for the genre as a whole

Just a regular country album, don’t know why it’s so revered, if you’re really into country you’ll like this album

Very interesting album, I liked a lot of the songs, did start off slow and I thought it was going to be a mid album but found myself enjoying it quite a bit

This was a really good album, I was familiar with the hits but never took the time to listen to it fully, vocals are really captivating and musically really interesting, I did find the second half of the album was a bit of a challenge to go through, but that could just be me. No qualms of anyone giving this a 5 but for me listening to it it’s a very high 4

A perfectly ok album, some classic songs but others were just ok, not a chore to get through and didn’t find myself constantly skipping songs, but won’t actively go seeking out this album

I was duped, I thought this was a continuation of the yes album, oh how wrong I was, besides roundabout this album was a real challenge to get through, not much to write home about, the only other positive I can really give is that they’re great musicians

Really quite a fun listening experience, quite solid throughout but the second half was a bit slower then the first

Fun album coming from the swamp rockers of San Francisco, easy to listen to and some very famous songs, however it is held back by some songs that sound exactly like another on the same album

Very easy and fun album to listen to, best way to describe is a vibe, definitely more accessible then the banana album (not saying that’s bad, just that this is a very easy way to get into the velvet underground) a few songs as well that are some of my favourite from the group too, maybe not as iconic but should not be slept on

A very interesting album, musically quite complex, I can see why it’s rated so highly, for me however I found it quite a challenging listen, I wouldn’t put this on to relax to, I’d need to be in a certain mood to listen. Also, this album is quite long, that wouldn’t be a challenge for some albums but for this one I did find myself having to take breaks listening to it to come back to it, there were quite a few songs that could’ve either been cut or shortened

I feel very conflicted with this album, Aretha has arguably the greatest voice in the business and here it definitely shines, however I found a lot of the songs sounding the same, also a lot of the songs are covers which for me always drags down the legacy of an album. I’m not saying covers can’t be better than the original, but I find a whole or majority of songs on an album to be covers in a way making it easier for a recording artist vs originals or almost all originals which in my opinion makes them not as great

A bit of a weird one, I think this album is quite good, sounds nice has some good songs but also some skippable stuff. I do however echo a lot of the other people as I had no idea this band existed and do question the inclusion of them on this list, I feel this list is for bands who have pushed the art of music forward, and I’m not saying modern artists shouldn’t be on this list but more so I feel this band is just another group that made good music in a genre but didn’t adapt or progress it forward

Interesting album, liked the mixture of electronic and instruments, some quite good songs some songs were a bit boring. I liked the idea they were going for though

As someone already said on the reviews, this is not a throw on casual album, you need to be in the mood and willing to spend some time dissecting this experience and that will not be for everyone. With that out of the way, I was caught in that lucky mood over the weekend and what an album, super complex, amazing rapping skills from Kendrick and crew, and the content of the songs is super deep. Definitely one of the greatest rap albums ever created, but the one downside is that unlike other great rap albums which you can throw on at anytime, this is not one of them imo.

Look I really like Johnny Cash, I think he’s one of the most underrated song writers, and there is a very famous cover of hurt on this album, but in saying that there are only 2 originals and one of them was originally recorded 50 years previous to this album. My usual feelings are that albums featuring mainly covers are not as groundbreaking as majority original material. I do like most of the renditions though to be fair.

Perfectly ok album, some good songs and some ok songs, won’t actively seek it out

Interesting album, would’ve been interesting to see the direction of pink Floyd if he stayed with them. Very psychedelic, a bit over the place which makes sense considering Sid’s mental state during this time.

This album is such a vibe, it’s like the Beatles and pet sounds had a baby and this is the result, almost pure perfection and I could listen to it almost anywhere, the one downside that is keeping me from giving it the perfect score is the last song, imo it doesn’t fit into the album, but besides that a great album

Have to be honest and it pains me as an Aussie, imo its got one good song on it with highway to hell and that’s about it, Bon Scott is also a great vocalist, very generic sounding otherwise, high voltage I think is a much better album with better songs and a more consistent sound

A really pleasant surprise, I can see where a lot of the distortion that made shoegaze a thing in this album but I like this a lot more, a total vibe that I can throw on any times, a lot of people complaining about the lyrics being indecipherable are a bit overblown but if you consider lyrics an instrument then to me they add to the overall product. A great overall atmosphere with every song deserving a spot on the album. Definitely a new regular of mine with a lot of songs going onto my playlists

Had no idea this group existed which sucks cause they are awesome, really smooth catchy bars, great beats and great interplay between the members, such a cohesive album too, accidentally on first listen clicked on a song later on in the track list and I was super confused why I was so far down. Definitely one I’ll be playing more often

Basically a wutang album primarily featuring the chef, great production and sampling from RZA and great features from the other wutang members. I don’t mind an album being long but if it is I have less patience for filler and I did find some songs were either too long with the intros or outros.

Look I knew what I signed up for when I started 1001 albums, I was going to get weird stuff, and I wanted to widen my musical palette. That being said, this is a no for me, this is not fun to listen to in any capacity. This is what people refer to when they jazz is pretentious and then they make fun of you for ‘not getting it’. I’m sorry no, there are better jazz albums on this list that don’t and I’m quoting family guy insist upon itself.

It was ok, when people say they don’t get the point behind the Beatles I scoff and go how can you think that, but I kinda feel that way about the doors, I don’t get the significance behind them

A very very very good album. Although it’s a bit maligned now because it’s one of the go to answer when discussing great albums, I can see why people have it in the discussion. It’s not a perfect score from me however because fitter happier is not a good song and should’ve been left on the track list. Everything else about it is great

The age old question, are you a stones or Beatles fan and I’m firmly in the latter. This album does have some classics on it with some other good songs but besides that the rest is perfectly average

Interesting album, Laura Nyro has some very good vocals and her ability to quickly change in a song is very impressive, in saying that this album didn’t catch me as I was hoping it would

An interesting concept but I don’t think it was executed as well as it could be. The good, the bass work of Tina is amazing really groovy, on some of the songs the vocals are quite entrancing and some genuinely very good very influential songs. Now the bad, a lot of the songs are very much products of the time, they sound of the 80s and not in the good way, I did find myself having to skips song because of it. I also found some of the songs went for too long with no development of musical ideas so I found they started quite good but became a bit boring

Coming during a time where the ability of rapping was improving and songs were reflecting the life of crime especially seen in groups such as NWA, this album sits an interesting space, very politically charged but reflecting the rap style of the 80s with it being very much on beat and the emphasis of the rhyme being the last word. The sampling is very fun and suits the songs. The main downside is as I already mentioned that it’s very stuck in its time, you can tell that this is an 80s group while if you look at someone like Rakim or ice cube their flows sound very fresh and don’t feel out of place in modern rap. Still fun to listen to and great to see where rap came from, but definitely not as timeless as other artists

What a funktastic experience, a very accessible album for anyone trying to get into the genre, I did enjoy it quite a lot but the age old of problem of songs overstaying their welcome by being a little too long at times when the main song development was over, still a very good album

Very fundamental to the sound that would become punk rock, very concise and doesn’t overstay its welcome too much except for the last song which did not need to be as long as it was whilst being a punk song. Some riffs also were quite heavy and I can see how it may influenced some of the metal riffs after this. Solid album but not one where I would seek out to listen again

Pretty bland 80s pop, I think many artists did it better like wham/George Michael or Madonna. Not much to talk about imo

Pretty solid punk album, doesn’t blow me away but didn’t overstay its welcome, again another good album for the lore but not one I’ll actively seek out

Dark brooding feeling, good production, very fun to listen to

Very solid album, I think as a unit it is more consistent then ok computer but the highs of ok computer outshine this album, not to take anything away from this album as it was a very fin listening experience

Some good songs but honestly besides the messaging kind of a generic rock album

Very good album with some of their most recognisable songs, good vibes listening to it. One I’ll come back to every now and again

A quintessential edm album with some very famous songs of the genre. Found myself bopping away whilst listening.

A really great performance and great vocals, unfortunately many of the songs are covers which does bring the album down in my opinion and the cover of satisfaction was a weird choice and I don’t think it suits the genre all that well. That being said still a very fun listen

Second album of theirs I’ve listened to on the list, there are a couple songs here that I really like such as I Spy and underwear, and if more of the songs were like that I would like this album more. Overall I think this album drags a bit in places, the performances are good but at times it was a struggle to get through and truly enjoy the music.

Some good songs that I think should be given more airtime compared to other doors songs, but again really started to drag on the second half of the album. Also riders of the storm does not need to be as long as it does

The major downside of this album was that it was too long, I think to be over 45minutes you need to have a flawless album with no fat, if they had a tight album I would rate this much higher as some of the instrumentals fell a bit flat for me. In saying that the combination of indie with hindi was a really inspired choice. Brimful of Asha is a song that most people know but they do have some other bangers on this album. I will definitely becoming back for certain tracks

Solid but nothing really blew me away about it

Ok this was the prince I was promised, an immaculate songwriter with a keen sense of musicianship. This album is immaculate in its production and song selection being a tight 40 minutes and every song fits the theme and does not feel out of place with a perfect song to close out the album. No dragging at all in the album and not a challenge to listen to at all.

Very good pop album, some absolute classics. Although it does happen on some songs the synth work is really lovely and adds to songs without (mostly) making this album sound that it’s from the 80s. Not perfect because sometimes on some songs it does sound dated but overall a very good album

Standard rock album, Steve Tyler has a good voice, some good songs some ok songs

Great samples and great rapping, have not heard this album in full and was pleasantly surprised, I feel again the biggest downside is the length of this album

An ok album, too long with some good songs dotted between some ok ones

What an album, great listening experience all the way through, another perfect length that doesn’t overstay its welcome, songs were really catchy and I wanted to keep listening to them. A new favourite that will be played quite often

I thought this was quite a nice record, very chill and good for background sound, I’m not too sure I would seek this out intentionally but happy I listened nonetheless

Jazz is not on my regular listens, but this album was great. Short and too the point but still very musical and really fun. A great showcase of a musicians skills.

Besides one very good song, the rest is pretty meh, I thought the songs would be more in line with that or a bit more uptempo but not really

Her performance is great and makes for a great listening experience, Janis unfortunately lost to the 27 club we were robbed of what she could’ve gone on to further deliver, this album also has one of the greatest covers of all time. In saying that this album is hurt by being mostly covers which imo as always hurts its legacy

Very nice jazz album, easy to listen to and very skillful musicians

A very Indy sounding album and if you don’t like Indy this will not change your mind. I do like Indy and found myself really enjoying this album. Both the music and vocals I found entrancing and found myself really enjoying quite a few songs

A very Indy sounding album and if you don’t like Indy this will not change your mind. I do like Indy and found myself really enjoying this album. Both the music and vocals I found entrancing and found myself really enjoying quite a few songs

Not for me, songs not written by the artists, pretty meh to be honest and couldn’t finish it

Classic dad rock album, great riffs, great energy, fun album to listen to and got me pumped on my way to work

One of my favourite rap albums and some of my favourite songs it just puts me in such a good mood, the sampling is some of the greatest in rap history and honestly one of the few rap albums where I actually kinda enjoy the skits. One of the albums I recommend to people who think rap is only about promoting crime and to get people into it and appreciate it as an art form

Not a bad album, some pretty good songs, but a bunch of others that were nothing to write home about

I was ready to give this song a 1 all the way up until the song remember, and all the songs following are actually really good and really enjoyable up until new star in the sky with really entrancing music and lovely vibes, but then the vocals come on and ruin the atmosphere it was creating. An album with great potential continually cut down with some not very good production and artistic choices

Great album, lovely sound, great vocals, found it did drag towards the end but had fun listening

It’s famous artist of the time doing standard Christmas covers. The singers are great, and it makes some of the numbers better then what we normally hear but you can only really listen at a certain time of year.

Very easy and listenable album, the quintessential singer/songwriter.

Very good album, 2 very famous songs I knew about. Very good song writing through out, rare for me I preferred the second side to the first

Not a fan, the musical choices and the way he uses his voice really put me off the album, some of the ways he sung made me laugh. One I will probably be ok not having to hear again, the last 2 songs were actually interesting but the chore of having to go through such a chaotic album were not worth it.

Some very interesting concepts on this album, and some very solid songs, one I’ll be revisiting a bit I feel

Very interesting sounding record, reminds me a lot of radio head especially the vocals. But to me it’s not as groundbreaking and the first track is a total write off that I had to skip, but not bad otherwise

Interesting album, both lore and music wise. Written by Clapton to profess his wife to Pattie Boyd who was then George Harrison’s wife, and as you would expect she said no and Clapton got so depressed he stopped performing music for like 5 years which Is objectively very funny. The music aspect of this album is very good, it is musically very fun to listen to but I did find the majority of blues numbers to be very similar and I could predict the chord changes that was going to happen, which at times did take away some of the enjoyment. A good album but could’ve been much better if it was shorter and a bit more varied

Solid album, not remarkable but not offensive to listen to

I actually really like this album, though it’s not perfect. People might question the relevance of this album but the sounds developed here went on to consolidate the sound of shoegaze so undoubtedly quite an important album

What a great album, starts off a bit slow but really gets into a groove, 2 great songs on this album surrounded by some very solid bits of song writing. The quintessential singer/songwriter record

Same thing as usual, cover songs do not rank as highly in my books. However as usual Aretha’s voice is great

Solid album, very good song in picture book. Can see why the kinks were one of the groups in the British Invasion.

Classic in the rap industry, and I can see why. To many this is a perfect album but it’s not to me, the flows and sample choice are all top notch and has absolute classic songs. However, this album could’ve been a lot tighter and some songs fill a bit of a filler role. While this album doesn’t have many skits they are so cringe that it takes away a lot of enjoyment. The next thing is the content of the songs, Biggie was really trying to promote a mafia boss figure and in that a lot of the lyrics have aged very poorly whether that be the misogyny or the crime boss lyrics which boil down to cross me and you’ll be sorry. Still a great album but held back by some interesting artistic choices

Pretty good album, like the first half a lot more than the second. Reading that this was the first where they started going a bit dark in terms of music and lyrics so interesting to see how they develop if other later and earlier albums are on the list

It’s an ok album, inoffensive some good songs and some songs I was indifferent towards

One of the greatest first albums in history and one of the ones that didn’t lead to a string of albums that were never as good as the first. That’s the only criticism I can give this album is that led zeppelin came out with the second album the same year and just blew this one out of the water. This album still deserves its flowers though, dazed and confused was one of the first metal riffs, babe I’m gonna leave you has entrancing folky verses and a hard rock chorus. In saying that the production is a little hap hazard but was immediately fixed the next album. Not a perfect album but no qualms about anyone putting this as a 5

Expertly produced with many layers, in saying that this album felt like it was missing so much and it goes for way too long, glad I got to listen but one I don’t think I’ll be revisiting in the future

I’m not a modern pop guy, none of the songs appealed to me.

Hell yeah, I didn’t know what to expect but I guess it’s one of the big 4 of thrash so they must’ve been good. The energy is great and was engaged the whole way through. One thing I find that is just a preference is I think some of the musical ideas didn’t have a great musical pay off to me and was left being a bit unsatisfied but that’s a me thing (I find Metallica scratches the itch better for me). To me it’s 4 stars but again this will probably be 5 to many people

It’s a stock standard country album where they wrote none of the songs, this song imo is not revolutionary in any way, if I want to listen to a bob Dylan written song, I’ll just listen to bob dylan

A very pretty album and a great first album. Very easy to listen to but I did find it dragged in some areas. Definitely not the peak as to me Pink moon was his best but a great listening experience to hear where he came from

Very hard album to rate as there are 2 versions the uk and us with very different track lists, Spotify has the us track list in order with the uk songs after. I’ll rate the us version, I like it but I feel the really big songs take away from the enjoyment of some of the deeper cuts because you’re expecting a bit more, his guitar skills are exceptional and the band together sound amazing, I feel though it could have been more cohesive. Still a good album though and one people should have in their collections

What a beautiful album, 2 very famous songs but I never sat down to listen to this album whole and what a mistake that was. Deep lyrics with beautiful musical compositions it was great and one I will be regularly returning to

A case where the streaming service almost ruined the experience for me, but on reflection actually a really good album, the original album only has 8 songs and looking at only them the album is really groovy and a fun listening experience. Spotify adds An extra 5 songs. Try and do the original track listing and it’ll be a much better experience

This album gives me massive whiplash, there are moments of brilliance with great musicianship and brilliant songwriting that had me giggling. On the other hand really boring music that at times had me skipping the song entirely

I’ve been sleeping on mr Costello, this album is great. Perfect length, no dragging everything is tight with great musicianship and clever songwriting and all on his debut album. This will now be included in my regular rotation’s

A really well paced cohesive album with no skips for me, solid songwriting throughout, great music and some all time great songs that I regularly play, again I feel this album has highs maybe not as high as ok computer which also has amazing songs on it, but I felt this album was more consistent and did not have a song I would actively skip while ok computer does

Very interesting album, reminded me Very much of queen and supertramp with the vocal harmonies and certain vocal inflections. If you’re not into the glam theatrical rock elements this record will not appeal to you, but I found it quite enjoyable

A very fun album to listen to, I don’t see the trip hop connection but for me I see it more as trip pop with the instruments and the vocal delivery.

Very good album, didn’t think a prog album would be that good in the 2000s but I stand corrected. Each song flows really well into each other, instruments were on point. Again if you’re not a prog fan you will not be a fan of this album

Pleasantly surprised, was not a big fan of the previous 2 Springsteen albums but this was a change of pace, enjoyed the songs and the songwriting

Good record, some modern classics like knights of cydonia. Felt like some songs weren’t needed to make it a tighter more exciting album but still good overall

A good album to listen to, lovely vibes, good lyricism,

I tried but this was a very boring album, her vocals are actually really nice and remind me a bit of dido, but all that does is annoy me because it lets me know that I can listen to a more exciting album with just as good vocals and not have to skip through songs.

A really well done album, mix of bangers and thoughtful songs, beats all suit the songs and Kendrick is as always a great lyricist. A modern classic in the genre

Ok album, didn’t really knock my socks off, I can see how many modern electronic bands developed their sound as this album does still sound quite modern and a few songs the vocal performance reminded me of the presets

One of the greatest rap albums of all time and definitely in my top 10, the interplay between all the members of tribe was top notch, the choice of jazz instrumentals was perfect for the songs and makes for such a easy and fun listen, this is an album that I listen to already on a very regular basis and has some of favourite songs. Definitely made my Monday ride home a fun one This doesn’t knock the album rating down but read into the lore behind the recording of show business because it unfortunately is a big blight on the legacy of tribe called quest

Australia’s answer to Bob Dylan, really good songwriting, I really like is voice too. Some songs are absolute classics however I did find some bordering on sappy and it was boring at times

I think this is a really good album, the songs are over the top and theatrical and I think this album does a very good job toeing the line of being silly and being a serious piece of art. I do think some of the songs can drag in some areas but overall a very fun listen experience

I think for me this album would’ve been a lot better if Kanye was not such an egotistical maniac even at the time of recording this album, the over the top nature of this album encapsulates him as a person perfectly and not in a good way. There are some good songs on this album however it’s also undercut by how fragile he is as a person, he literally couldn’t go without referring the fish stick joke made about him South Park. Some of the features have also aged quite poorly with Minaj being one of those people. I think it has its moments but overall a pretty ok album

It was ok, nothing to write home about but also didn’t feel the need to skip a bunch of songs

Not for me, artistically it might be brilliant as a man dying is coming to terms with his mortality, musically I don’t find it enjoyable and it’s not something I want to listen to, and enjoyable doesn’t mean oh the atmosphere was sad because I do like sad songs, not enjoyable as in I don’t particularly like spoken word.

Very accessible jazz, I liked it, won’t be a regular but will eventually return

Really fun really tight pop record that is the perfect length, only knew of the first song on the album but this record turned out to be a real surprise. Definite will return to this more often

He has a good voice but to me this music feels artificially produced, it’s so overly schmaltzy like it’s deliberately trying to elicit the vibe of sentimentality without doing it naturally. It also feels like a product of the times, I feel someone would guess it’s from the 60’s, but considering in 68 the Beatles had released the white album, Cream were going strong, the Jimi Hendricks experience was still going and then comes along and feels incredibly dated even for late 1960s. I could get through the album but it’s very saccharine to me. I don’t think I’ll be returning

I quite like this album but it does drag in some areas, I’m not the biggest fan of the opening tracks but then we are greeted with the famous flute and it takes you into the whimsical prog world that is Jethro Tull. This album will not be for everyone especially if you’re not a prog fan, but I like the atmosphere this album creates

Not a bad album but a bit harder in my opinion to get into compared to some of the other jazz albums I’ve listened to so far. Does not take away the skill of the musicians involved but it was not as much as sit back and relax listening experience.

It was ok, I think other groups incorporated or did psychedelic rock better but this wasn’t a bad toe dipper if you’ve never listened to it before

Country rock but more palatable, one very good in take it easy but the rest is kind of generic but inoffensive to listen to.

Very interesting album, it’s like if classic rock bands all got together and distilled their essence into one band with modern production, the vocals are very familiar but at the same time I’ve never heard this band before. I think that’s this albums biggest weakness is that it doesn’t really stand out to me with enough of a distinct sound. It’s good but that’s because the form they’re copying off of is good

Avant-Gard in all the right ways, lots of unconventional instruments and sounds but still very musical. Very impressive walking such a fine line between a jumbled mess and an artistic musical mess

A very good first half of the album that was very fun listening to with 2 very famous songs, however the second half really dragged and was quite a slog to get through and really hurt the listening experience

Very generic 80’s synth pop, there is really only 1 song on this album I like which is also the one everyone knows, it’s listenable but very boring

I like the idea of this album and at times it’s really good and engaging, the blending of pop and rap with Indian instrumentals was very inspired and it does it quite well. It’s just so long it’s almost an hour and some songs didn’t need to be that long.

I tried, I gave it a good shake but couldn’t make it to side 2. It’s incredibly long and repetitive with not much development, if you’re going to make a 2hr album it has to be ground breaking with minimal misses but this isn’t that, it’s repetitive edm.

This is the first truly great Beatles album and the album that made Brian Wilson have to make pet sounds to compete with what the Beatles were doing, great songwriting throughout with great musical choices and melodies. Paul’s bass playing is also super melodic now and adds so much to the listening experience. I listen to this album regularly while early Beatles I just listen to the songs I like vs listening to whole albums. I also recommend if anyone can listen to the mono as it’s the version the Beatles approved and not the stereo (I’m lucky and have a 1966 mono that is very clean)

A pretty good album with some absolute classics, there were a couple songs that I didn’t particularly like. I think the overall issue with this album is that it’s incredibly whiplashy, so many genres so quickly, going from a punk rock song into disco is incredibly weird.

Quite a fun listen, I enjoyed it about as much as blue, I did find myself getting a bit bored by the end but I though it was well produced great musicality and great songwriting

Quite a fun listen, I enjoyed it about as much as blue, I did find myself getting a bit bored by the end but I though it was well produced great musicality and great songwriting

It’s a good live album, but again it’s most likely a form of compilation of the songs from various albums so hard to make a determination of the significance. It was easy to listen to though

I’m not doubting the significance of this album on the impact on modern music and pop and there are genuinely some beautiful moments on this album and some very good songs that I listen to regularly. In saying that I think a lot of the production choices have made this album sound dated (I think rubber soul which is older than this album sounds clean and modern today), I also think it starts to drag towards the end but I am appreciative that this album is relatively short and feels quick to get through.

Not as much as a fan as I thought I’d be. His voice is amazing but the songs didn’t hit me as well as some other in his catalogue have.

This was a weird one, if you only do the tracks on the original release it’s not that long of an album and I thought I’d just be able to power through and it wasn’t the most groundbreaking thing in the world but it was ok, heading for 3 stars. But that stupid 9 minute closing song was the most dull boring thing ever, there are so many folk songs that are long but they keep you engaged at least. I’m not knocking it down to 1 but I think 2 stars for what is an ok album ruined by an ending track is a fair score

This album is a vibe, I really enjoyed it. Bit of a whiplash with the genre changes that I think could’ve been done better but that’s about the only thing I can say

It was an ok album, wasn’t offensive but didn’t knock my socks off

This album is really boring, I wanted to like it after hearing some of their later work. The tracks with vocals are ok and inoffensive but the instrumentals are really boring with no changes throughout and I had to skip them.

I quite like this album, good harmonies and good production. I did find that the well known songs from this album while not bad I didn’t prefer to the deep cuts which is probably due to over hearing them and becoming sorta numb to them. Still good though

More than a feeling is a great opening track, but that’s about it in my opinion, the musicianship is great but it’s very generic for me and doesn’t stand out to some of its peers such as Pink Floyd or Queen who had very distinct voices in this era

There’s much to say about this album and very few are complimentary. This album is what the stereotypical person who doesn’t like punk thinks punk sounds like, skipped basically the first half of the album and nothing really grabbed me. The vocals aren’t great, the music never develops both in the songs and over the course of the album. Apparently this album is important in developing the sound of the post punk movement, I’m happy that other bands like joy division didn’t stay or sound like this

I quite liked this album, the opening track was a bit weird but overall very good, some very big hits on this album. I did find that although this album wasn’t long I did find myself struggling to get through to the end and if it was any longer that would affect my score more but still a pretty good one overall

For the genre of music it’s meant to be I’m sure it’s very good but it just didn’t click for me.

Good but weird album, I like it but it’s not as heavy as the previous albums. I don’t see how this album was as much as an influence on doom metal as the previous but I did find the proggy influence very inspired. I will say one of the things I don’t like about this album is how quiet the mix is, it’s very soft and is probably why it didn’t hit as hard as it could. Still a good album but prefer the earlier ones

Not sure how I feel about this album, his singing is good, but I don’t know how this genre changed the face of music. It’s very of its time and doesn’t blow me away

It’s a fine album, nothing extraordinary about it, does it deserve the hate. No. Is it the best thing since sliced bread. Also no. Nu metal is kind of a weird genre in itself but whatever floats your boat.

Queen are bedsides the Beatles my favourite band, obviously the hits are huge but people accuse them of being only a singles band which is a huge disservice to their musical abilities as a group. This is the album that they start sounding like queen but still have a very prog sounding sound about them. The songs on this record are great and as a concept album this is a great inclusion with the light side and dark side. The vocal harmonies are amazing and what I feel they took from the Beatles and elevated to a level that most other bands couldn’t replicate. Great album and incredibly fun to listen to

This is a very good album and I really enjoyed it especially the mixing of indie with lush orchestration and was a treat to listen to. It was very close to getting top marks but there are 2 songs on it that are not as good as the rest of the album and as such did affect my enjoyment as a whole.

Really good album, didn’t realise there was a song in here that I know quite well. Fun alt rock songs done well.

I was not expecting this, what a great album. It’s so close to being a 5/5 except for the song a sailors life which starts really slow and the lyric portion of the song (the first half) doesn’t do it for me. However the rest of the album was fantastic, the unique but entrancing vocals of Sandy Denny and the folk instrumentals with hints of blues was great to listen to.

I always wanted to listen to this album as a whole but unfortunately It’s repetitive, it’s long, it’s super dated and sounds like a product of the time. It has one good song on it which is a cover. Not one I’ll be revisiting as a whole will only come back for tainted love

Never listened to a full cypress hill album before and I wasn’t disappointed, great samples and great interplay between the members and great rapping. No skits too which is always a plus on a rap album. The only downside is that I wasn’t into some songs and I feel you could’ve cut the fat and made a super tight album with all bangers

There are things I like and don’t like about this album, the blending of genres was good and made this album very varied and cool that I didn’t know what was coming next. Their voice on the more tender songs and also their rapping ability was really good so that was an unexpected surprise and why I wanted to do this challenge because it got me out of my music bubble. I did think some of the songs weren’t needed and I needed the whole weekend to get through the album, some songs should’ve been cut in my opinion, there are some real good songs on here but I felt like I needed to get through filler to find them.

Pleasantly surprised by this, again not my genre but I liked it a lot more than I thought. The opening track I’ve heard to death and not a fan of but the album itself was nice and didn’t overstay its welcome, one I might return to later in the future

One song wasn’t too bad, but this album falls into the same routine as a lot of edm which is very repetitive with not very interesting music so it’s very hard for me to get into. I like edm that is smart with samples and/or interpolations that create a new piece of art and for me this is not it

I think this is a very good album, some songs are absolute classics like baba oRiley. I think the production is really goods and this album sounds very fresh. The acoustic numbers sounded a lot like zeppelin 3 which is not a bad thing. But things keeping this from being a top tier album for me, the choices to keep some of the songs as long as they are for example baba oRiley and amazing song has that long outtro that I always skip, won’t get fooled again already quite a long song has that long outtro that it doesn’t need, and the filler songs in the middle are ok but don’t blow me away.

I preferred this to the first PJ Harvey album I got. The grungy alty vibe of the album really suits her voice. The songs were pretty good and although I preferred the original the cover of highway 61 was really cool. I think I’ll come back to this album in time as I do find the length hurt it a bit as it did feel a lot longer then it was but overall a pretty good album

I thought I would be more impressed by this album, but it’s very generic 90s rock, I feel the next album the foo fighters sound is more consolidated and the hits start to come out

I thought this album was only going to be 2 hits but I’m surprised by how cohesive it is. Most of the songs are really good actually, but I feel like some songs could’ve been cut to make it tighter. Do I think this album has had a large impact on music itself, I don’t think so but it’s still quite a fun listen

At times this could be entrancing and quite beautiful while others it’s down the line 80s pop and quite boring, I think they could’ve pushed the boundaries a bit but stayed quite safe

I was surprised by this album, the first half was kind of dreamy and lofi and the second half was a mixture of punk and post-punk sounds which is strange as this is quite a few years before. It could get a bit repetitive but I do like the overall vision of the album

I was not expecting this from Alice cooper, I always thought he (technically the band at the time) were a lot harder then they actually were. The album was quite good, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Mary Anne but everything else was quite good. I really loved the song I loved the dead, the lyrics do not match the glam rock aesthetics and it’s such a smart choice and made me laugh

I tried to do this in a day but I just couldn’t, music should be enjoyable and not turn into a chore. Ella Fitzgerald has an amazing voice and did great justice to all the songs on these albums. But 3hrs is pushing it. There is only so much 1950s jazz standards I can listen to without getting bored. There are some really good songs on here but there were some really boring moments that took me out of the experience. Happy I listened but I probably will not be coming back for a very long time

I knew one song from this album, it starts off really strong and then kind of teeters towards the end, it feels more like a David album and hasn’t consolidated the Gorillaz sound yet imo. the gorillaz sound is definitely in Clint Eastwood but wanted it to be a bit more consistent throughout the album

The second Bob Dylan album, and such a major jump up from the first. A lot of people who say Dylan can’t sing should listen to this album because he actually does sound really good here and doesn’t have the stereotypical sound you get from say Blonde on Blonde. I do really rate this album but some songs on here especially on the second side are a bit lacking but he also has some of his masterpieces on here too.

I think Dusty has a great voice and son of a preacher man is a classic and love to listen (also one of the best sample uses by cypress hill). I don’t think however it’s fair to say that this is a classic album when all the songs where written by others, and a few songs don’t really have the staying power as others

This was a very welcome edition to the list, never heard of this album or artist. It was so close to perfect, The first side was pure magic and sounds very ahead of its time, this album does not sound like it’s from the 70s and can definitely hear how this inspired many albums after, the last couple songs were a bit slow and dragged the album a bit.

A great album, the concept is great, the songwriting is great and the performances are great. I was led to believe that this was a rap record with r&b but no, it’s a R&b/soul album with a couple rap songs. It’s close to getting a top score but I think the length hurts it because the inclusion of the song ‘nothing even matters’ took me out of the experience and was quite a boring song compared to the rest of the album (I had to skip it), without that song it’s a perfect album.

A perfectly serviceable blues rock album, there are 2 songs that I genuinely enjoy but besides that it’s a long album that doesn’t blow me away and at times overstays its welcome

I’ve always heard about this album but was not expecting how much I would enjoy it, all the songs fit and the length is perfect. Great songwriting too and I know a lot of people don’t like Reed’s voice but to me it’s very charming and works with the art he’s telling. Goodnight ladies is also such a perfect song to finish the album with, so much fun.

Was expecting another britpop album but I actually think they did a better job than others of the era being more experimental and trying different sounds and I think it works really well.

It was ok, didn’t blow my socks off but also was fine to listen to

A really pretty and very relaxing album, very diverse without being very whiplashy. Norah Jones has a lovely voice too. Will definitely be revisiting in future, could possibly have been a bit shorter but overall very good

I really liked this album (I’m a fan of indie/alt rock) the songs were great. However I did find that the length hurt it a bit as I had a break to finish it off

It was ok, she has a nice voice and the songs weren’t bad, but didn’t blow me away, was quite long too

I think Nu metal is fine, I kinda like how slipknot was a bit different and added in the theatrics. The vocals are impressive Corey Taylor was made to scream and his actual singing vocals are really good, the rapping is something that nu metal could lose. The production is great and this is a good sounding album. However over an hour of screamo is a bit much and I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this album again

Although not a long album, it felt long, took me having to stop and come back a couple times. Some of the songs were hit or miss and wasn’t the biggest fan overall.

Easily one of the best nu metal albums(in a much maligned genre this album is a breath of fresh air), not too long so didn’t overstay its welcome, great riffs and great blending of singing and rapping. Chester has a great voice that really made linkin park what it was.

This is a musically complex and challenging listen, but it’s brilliant, it walks a tightrope of being really musically all over the place but really enjoyable and I think it does it really well, a great mix of genres but still really cohesive, the perfect album with a man coming to terms with their death. The length is perfect and if it were longer I wouldn’t enjoy it as much but this is great. A great parting gift from the late great David Bowie

I don’t know what it was but this didn’t really resonate with me all that much, I like bands who can create great harmonies (Beatles and queen) but this didn’t scratch that same itch those others did. I think it’s important but I won’t be coming back anytime soon.

The universal answer to give me a piece of art that was caused by great suffering. I do think this is a great record with great pop rock songs that have become staples in the classic rock pantheon and will stand the test of time. But it does have some overly sentimental moments that make it slightly cheezy (songbird unfortunately falls into this category) I prefer the self titled Fleetwood Mac album before this where Buckingham and Nicks joined. I find songs better than their parallels on rumours (Rhiannon I like a lot more than dreams, Monday morning I prefer to second hand news and say you love me I like a lot more than both of McVies inclusions on rumours ) and also I prefer earlier albums such as then play on with Peter Green and Bare trees with Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch. By no means is this a bad album, I just think the others are better and deserve to be talked about more.

I didn’t hate it. I was expecting this to be way worse than it actually was and was really surprised that I found myself enjoying some of the moments (but also being incredibly unsettled by others). Actually very impressive to make a noise album that actually kept my attention and was surprisingly dynamic. Yes it was a challenging listen and not something that I would put on to relax to but it made me really question the intent of music and what the goals of an album like this are (enjoyment or a purely artistic expression of the musicians). I think I would enjoy this a lot more as a film score or level design in a game that wanted me to feel a certain way. Definitely an album to play to test your friend who loves all music and doesn’t care what you put on in the car

Some very famous songs that I really like but a lot of filler in between to get to them that aren’t too good

This album was not for me, the musicianship and skill shown along with the talent can’t be denied and the influence this album has had on jazz is also massive. For me though the pieces were really hard to keep my focus especially with how long some of them are, I think rearranging the album instead of front loading may have made it better to me. Glad I listened but won’t be coming back for a long time

I’m not a fan, the atmosphere and music is good but something about Waits vocals really turns me off and I just can’t enjoy it. This could’ve been a much shorter album too but we got 70 minutes of long winded spoken word intro to songs.

Quite a generic sound 80s rock album to me, not bad but nothing blew my socks off.

This album just didn’t resonate for me, I finished it early in the day and then panicked later in the afternoon that I hadn’t listened to it only to go onto Spotify to show that I had indeed listened to it. So not a very memorable album

It’s another ok Rolling Stones album, 1 well known song the rest I can take or leave

This album was ok, Amy winehouse has a very distinct but good voice and I enjoyed the sort of jazzy atmosphere. The album was a bit long for my liking and there was no real standout songs to me.

Very fun album, the rapping ability was really good and great interplay between them, reminds me of a more explicit 3 feet high and rising

A very down the middle album, it’s inoffensive and some songs are good, but it was also a bit bland at times, this album didn’t push the genre further that much compared to other indie/garage bands

Not a fan, this album is way too long for what it is, the songs a very generic that emulate a style which was perfected by lynard

I think this album has great moments but is constantly hampered by long instrumentals that don’t really develop, this album could’ve been shorter and had more emotional pay offs, or if they wanted to keep the long intros don’t have the same music looped for 2 minutes

A bit conflicted by this album because this album was really consistent it didn’t have the heights of rumours, it also didn’t have some of the cheese of it either, definitely a welcome listen because I’ve never heard this album before but again why 2 albums from the Buckingham/nicks era and no Peter agree era

A bit conflicted by this album because this album was really consistent it didn’t have the heights of rumours, it also didn’t have some of the cheese of it either, definitely a welcome listen because I’ve never heard this album before but again why 2 albums from the Buckingham/nicks era and no Peter agree era

The sampling is really good, the interplay is really good but this sits in a weird space between rap and rock with all the samples and energy they come with. A great debut record but unsure what it wants to be. The next record is much better in my opinion

Very psych rock album, not too bad but compared to a lot of albums around this time the production and style of music really date the sound of this album and it sounds like a 60s album

Some very famous songs on this album, I think it’s definitely the case though that these songs very much overshadowed the other songs on the album, still a very good album but feels really weird listening to it with two massive songs and then others with not much attention given to them

Very pretty jazz album, the performance is great and definitely kept my interest. The live atmosphere really helps with this record and it sounds great

Did not appeal to me, probably won’t listen again. Not a fan

This is a good rock album, I will say that I was a bit tired of listening to it by the end, the other thing is that while yes I think this was a good album I do question this album being one I must hear before I die, again some pretty big albums have been left off and this album is in the list.

The good, the self written songs are classics, the harmonies are amazing and everyone has amazing voices. The not so good, the really weird production some songs sound relatively modern while others are super dated sounding. The covers aren’t done as well as the self written songs. Ok album and glad I listened to all of it

I think this is a good album but I did feel it went on for a bit long and needed to take breaks to finish it, some very good songs some others that were take or leave

Take my 5 stars. Jokes aside this is such a great album and such a lovely tribute to Syd. One of the great prog albums of all time that anyone can get into (I would still recommend dsotm first to get people to understand Pink Floyd). I listen to this album very regularly on both streaming and vinyl which I’m lucky to have a first pressing of. Great pacing and just such a great album.

I wanted to dislike this album because Morrissey is a piece of shit, but I couldn’t. The songwriting and instrumentation is top notch and can definitely see what would consolidate into indie pop

I always knew that Hendrix was a great guitarist and you can hear that on the first album, but this is truly the culmination of that and is not just an exhibition of his skill only as a guitarist but also of his songwriting and production and that all coming together to make such a great album, the album kept my attention all the way through which is impressive for it being a double LP. Never listened in full before and only had listened to the last 2 songs before but so glad I got to listen to this all the way through

I think it’s ok, doesn’t knock my socks off and a very famous song that was recorded and performed better by an artist later on

Fun listening experience, great production and the album was the perfect length, kept my attention the whole way through, also has one of their biggest songs on the album too. Whilst I did enjoy it and I’m glad I listened to it I’m not sure this will be one I will revisit a lot in future, it just didn’t have the same enjoyment as some as the others I’ve listened to so far. Still good though

The most classic rock a rock album can be, right down the middle totally inoffensive with 2 big songs and that’s about it. It was easy to listen to and has one of the greatest songs of all time casually on it but besides that it’s really nothing to write home about. The best way I can explain this album is by using somebody that I used to know as an example. It was a massive hit single and many people bought the album and realised that Gotye was an indie rock guy and it was completely different to what they expected. I feel that is exactly what happened with this people heard hotel California and expected the album to be more like that and got a country/pop rock album.

Hard one to rate. I appreciate the scope and intent of the art and at times this is a very beautiful album and at times her vocal performances are very good. In saying that these songs are super long and they also feel long too. They go all over the place and don’t feel cohesive, the songs themselves feel like mini albums with all the style changes within them, also back to the vocals, while for long times they are really nice and relaxing, some of the vocal infections are really jarring whether that be the squeaking going up in pitch or just ending phrases as spoken word similar to Bob Dylan, again all over the place. I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as people are saying because I do genuinely enjoy some of the moments but a very weird album nonetheless.

This was a tough one to get through, the starts of the songs were quite interesting and the vocals were sometimes cool but there was not much musical development and to me the songs were quite boring and too long

The last ABBA album until Voyage, and I think this is great. I enjoyed this far more than Arrival. While maybe the songs are not as famous this album was cohesive and kept me engaged the whole way through. My favourite ABBA song (slipping through my fingers) is also on this album too. The songs from the deluxe addition also fit seamlessly on this album and I didn’t want to skip them to end the album early. Very welcome addition to my day

This was so much fun, out of some of the international albums I’ve listened to so far this really did it for me. The production and instrumentals were awesome, although I can’t speak Portuguese I could feel the emotion in what he was singing. These are the albums I was hoping to come across by doing this list, something I would never come across normally but so glad I got the chance to dive in

Rock lobster is a bop, the rest of the album unfortunately didn’t hit as much to me which was unfortunate because I do vibe with the aesthetic and the music and the mixing of pop, punk and new wave. Can definitely see why some people would rate this higher than me but unfortunately I can’t get super into it

I really enjoyed the first half of this album by the end I started falling off a bit. The production is also a bit over the place with some songs sounding quite polished and then other songs sounding really dated. Still a good album though.

A pretty well crafted pop album, great use of hip hop samples, great vocals as always by Mariah. Great sounds all around and still sounds very modern 30 years later. A few gripes though, the first half of the album is really good while the second half drags quite a bit and also to that point it does feel like quite a long album

A very good live album that sounded like a studio recording, obviously very bluesey but not too long which was good. I don’t think I’ll come back to this album too often as it doesn’t vary too much but still very solid and enjoyable

PROG pop rock is the best way to describe this album, very accessible with great tunes, such a banger of an album

The first 3 sides of the album are all really good, I do think they start to wane by the end of the album and unfortunately it does bring down what is otherwise an amazing album. Again my usual complaints with double albums is that they could be really strong single LPs which unfortunately is the case here again. Still a great album nonetheless

A really good metal album, I felt it started a bit slow for me to get into but then it got into its stride and was a very enjoyable listen

An inoffensive boring album, not unlistenable but a weird reggae album performed by a non Jamaican musician so quite weird. Not one I will be returning to.

It was an ok album, listenable but nothing really to write home about, very of its time and definitely sounds like a 60s album especially considering the year before had pet sounds and in 67, Sgt peppers was released

I quite enjoyed this album, a mix of many genres and very ambitious in sound and style for a debut release, the first song hooked me right away and the rest of the album was good although as always with the talking heads very weird sounding. Also has one of the most recognisable songs with psycho killer on it. While it’s good I don’t think (like all talking head records) it’s one I’ll revisit often, but still good

It’s a fine album but nothing to write home about, I don’t get the appeal behind the doors or the big songs on this album, they’re long and make this album more bloated then it needs to be.

While I don’t think this album is as cohesive and good as the low end theory, this is still a great introduction to tribe, this album is a vibe and such a great relaxing album although it can be a bit bloated it’s still fun to sit down and chill out to. Can I kick it is also one of the greatest rap songs too

1 very famous song on this album, besides that it’s just U2 being U2. Considering around the time of this album you’ll have the rise of the strokes, before you’ve already had great rap albums and indie rock albums it’s not the most important album and again I question if I needed to hear this before I die

I think this is a really good album, but I do feel even though it’s not long it feels a bit bloated. It feels sacrilegious to say so but I was expecting a bit more I guess which is unfortunate.

One of the greatest live albums of all time with great crowd reactions and funny moments. The album that restarted Cash’s career. For me it’s brought down by really being a compilation album and the majority of songs were not written by Cash. Still a great listen and definitely one that is needed before you die IMO

I remember when my Spotify randomly recommended ‘Can you get to that’ and wondering who this band was. Then listening to the whole album a bit later on and having my mind blown. The opening track being a 10 minute guitar solo but being so chill. This album is great no notes and one that is always fun when I’m in the mood for some rock/funk sounds

I was pleasantly surprised by this album, I knew a couple songs from the album and going into it I was expecting this album to feel as long as a double lp is. However the time breezed by and I was really surprised I was listening to it for so long. The reason it’s not a 5 however is I feel that the production choices while making a beautiful sounding record also date it more than other 70s albums similar to me how pet sounds while very pretty is also very dated sounding IMO. Now a dated 70s album is definitely not as bad as a dated 80s album imo but it does make me wonder what could’ve been if they eased back on the lush production choices.

This album was fine, I couldn’t really get into it as much as I was hoping.

I think this is a very nice record, and I didn’t find Cohen’s voice unpleasant sounding. I did take a couple pauses listening to it but overall quite a nice body of work

This is a hard one to rate I do like some of the songs and some others I could take or leave. The thing that really struck me was how modern this album sounds, this could be released today and would not sound out of place in the indie garage scene. If it were released today I would think it’s not very groundbreaking but I can only imagine what they thought back in the day. I can definitely see why it was respected when released and why it’s still so widely regarded.

I knew this was the comeback album after Bon Scott died, but I didn’t realise how many of their big hits this album had. Not only back in black but hells bells, shoot to thrill and shook me all night long. I do think the other songs were a bit to filler for my liking but I quite enjoyed this album as a whole and was fun to listen to

My favourite of the solo wutang records, the genius, the wizard, the GZA. Cool fact is that GZA has the second most unique vocabulary in hip hop which I find to be really cool and he’s a science nerd and big into getting kids educated so an all round good guy, and he casually made one of the greatest rap records.

I think for the time this was a great record, listening now the sampling and production did not age as well as other contemporary albums imo, I think Ice Cubes 2 albums after NWA have aged much better production wise and have remained more fresh and accessible. I do think as well Dre is quite outshined on this record by Snoop Dogg in rapping ability. The content too while quite conscious in some areas is also quite braggart in others and is not my favourite. I do think it’s funny that the first 2 song are Eazy E disses

Drum and bass just does not do it for me, it’s too repetitive of ideas that to me were never interesting in the first place and 78 minutes is way too long

This album didn’t do it for me and I generally like blues, not the best live album I’ve heard either. Barely any songs on the album are theirs, the songs felt long which made the album feel long. Just not a fan.

A very good psych rock album with some very famous songs on it. I never heard ginger baker sing before and he sounds very similar to Syd Barrett. The one thing holding this back for me is that the production and sound of this album is starting to show its age and sounds like a 60s album

I’ve always been interested to listen to this album in full as it has quite a big song on it, however besides Drive this album was really quite generic rock of the time. Nothing blew my socks off