Boring dad rock with synths as a saving grace

Good and stuff just a bit too proto for me

Good album, don’t think it needs to be on this list though

Literally the coolest altruism has ever sounded

Love the album, unsure about its inclusion

Gonna need more listens but good

Much better than I thought it’d be, really good playing

Some okay jams but britpop as a whole flies over my head, sounds so bland.

I get it, well produced, well performed, but for what? Nothing enthralls me on it, doesn’t stand toe to toe with any of the other creative legends in English rock at the time.

Fun as hell even though it’s repetitive, and definitely shines a light on a sound a lot of people really wanna hear

First time listening to an album of his, and I wish I had listened sooner.

Some very good jazz… but I might need more context on why it should be on this list

Great playing, but does not really feel like it brings anything new or outstanding sounding.

Not as hard as Curtis to me but still great.

I really hate Aerosmith but still gave this a try and came out unchanged.

One of the most enticing albums ever, and it feels like its in a genre all its own, far too cool to be singer-songwriter or rock.

Respect Beck as a musician but I’ve only ever enjoyed his music he did for a video game lol. This album sounds like a 10/10 to the right ears I’m sure, but I wasn’t too hooked at the pristine but familiar textures and sounds.

God damn, this is pop perfection to me. I haven’t even given it a re-listen yet but this album has been in consistent rotation with me for 10 years. Pop is always just the “in” genres exemplified to glamorous proportions, and new wave was perfect for it in this time. No skips.

Almost gave it two stars because the playing was a lot better than that last Aerosmith album I got, but after reviewing the music as a whole again it dropped back down

Fantastic playing to my ears but I’m not very good at piano. The ideas he really rides here are super fun, I wish this was the kind of playing people lined up to see and smile to more

Gee man I sure love instrumental tracks in my rap album. Legendary hits from this band but their albums ooze with filler.

I know I’m not even 20 albums in but this is just so infuriating. 1001 albums is genuinely far too short to be including forgettable Anglo butt rock side projects. I tried my best to listen and be in the music, and I can’t remember anything besides the same recycled jangle-brit-pop garbage. Alex Turner makes good music. But not here.

The Ocean is really gorgeous. The rest is kinda boring but that one song is really good and the rest was easy on the ears so meh.

Very important album in rap’s canon and has some classic bangers, but man all these dudes were at their worst misogyny-wise during this time. Not to mention besides the hits, there are tons of duds.

Insane. Wow. Was expecting a little too much of the grandiose filler that eventually plagued prog rock, but this was felt very deliberate and necessary in every way. Shoutouts to Easy Money.

Thought it was ok post-punk, definitely understand their importance as they are an influence on some of my favorite British bands

I can’t help it, I’m so biased. Besides “Rusholme Ruffians,” this album is no skips to me and seems to not go out of fashion. At first, I thought that only “Queen is Dead” would be worthy of a place on this list, but coming back to this, it’s so much more solid, innovative, and downright cooler than I remembered.

The album SpongeBob listens to when he goes on walks and does his silly little dance. Honestly though, feels more like a proof of concept for Gorillaz, just kinda an ok samplefest.

Not my first listen, but certainly my most impactful one. Never really clicked until now, and it’s damn innovative as hell, clearly inspirational to many, and has a compelling story behind it with its anxious feelings of growing up.

Honestly, never been too crazy about this one, probably because it’s sandwiched between their two actual best albums. Still great, Orion was much better than I remembered, definitely gonna have that song on repeat for a while. But the rest is just fine.

I’ve given this album a shot plenty of times, but I always leave underwhelmed. Jamie’s fantastic though, and their influence on pop can’t be understated. I guess I just look for a certain different sound when I want minimalism.

Not the most groundbreaking jazz to my ears, but sounded good.

Honestly doesn’t feel too impactful, there are a million dudes with a guitar making simple songs with more aura than this.