Good genre bending hair metal, enjoyed it.

Great chill out and vibe album. I particularly liked Reckoner. Beautiful instrumentals. Will want to go back and listen to this one again for sure.

Good fun music but as I don’t speak Portuguese, has a hard time connecting with the lyrics.

Liked the first and last tracks a lot, and generally like The Who, but the middle songs didn’t stand out as much to me.

Liked this one more than I expected. Fun mix of gospel, blues, and rock.

I really like crazy love and liked the inspiration and ideas of the album, but tend to prefer more upbeat stuff in general.

I really resonated with the emotion and lyrics of this album, and really liked When We Two Parted, but overall wasn’t my favorite musical style.

I am not the biggest fan of country, but did enjoy this storytelling version of country far more than the current stuff. Still not my favorite though.

So many classics and love the smooth voice of Sinatra.

Interesting beats and variety. Interesting themes too, but no particular track stood out to me, probably not something I would go back and listen to.

Not big into drum and bass… this one felt pretty forgettable.

I am already learning from this project that I am definitely a Radiohead fan, while I didn’t like this one quite as much as in rainbows, I was absolutely fascinated by the way the different sounds blended together in ways that I didn’t expect or think would work, but then it all melded together in such an interesting way creating a sonic symphony of beats.

Okay, didn’t have any stand out tracks for me, felt like just another 80s hair metal band.

Smart lyrics, had me dancing through the kitchen, fun album.

This one felt like a very disjointed amalgamation of 80s synth without much holding it together. Not my favorite.

As a big fan of alt and indie rock I can see how this was an early influence, and even enjoyed a few of the songs, but overall this one felt a lot more chaotic than what I typically gravitate towards.

Such a killer first album, there’s a reason that Plant and Paige are still legends today.

At first I rolled my eyes at yet another British 90s obscure techno album, but I actually found myself bopping along quite a bit on this one. Definitely sounds way ahead of its time. Would definitely turn it on again as some background beats.

Not my favorite, probably wouldn’t listen to again. Had a few okay songs, but just not really into this style.

It was hard for me to get through this one, but still gave it a full listen. Felt like the singer was just moaning/talking/mumbling over the bass line, not something I would choose to listen to again.

I am not even a huge country or Johnny Cash fan, but this album hits hard. You can feel the weight of his experience through the beautifully arranged covers in such a way that they feel like completely different songs altogether. Gave it two listen throughs, and would gladly play through it again any other time, just need to have the tissues nearby.

It was alright, and had a few tunes that had me boogying, but also didn’t keep me engaged all the way through. Not quite as strong in my opinion as some of the other albums I’ve had so far early onto this experience.

Grew up on this album, and it still stands up as an all time classic!

It wasn’t awful, but not noteworthy to me.

First track was a drag and I thought this was going to be a hard one to sit through, but there were some interesting bits and pieces here. The album as a whole didn’t feel cohesive at all, but I like what they were trying to do.

Never listened much to Yes before, and I can say it definitely got my attention. Love the cool fusion of classical and rock. Roundabout and Heart of the sunrise were both phenomenally complex and interesting pieces. Some of the instrumentals did drag on a little. Overall though loved the experimental sound to it.

A good groove, but not something I would go back and listen to again.

Not my cup of tea personally.

Love psycho killer, the rest is okay, but didn’t blow me away.

I played through this one twice. I had recently heard of the velvet underground, but hadn’t gotten around to listening to their stuff yet until now. At first, while I did like a few of the songs on this album and was intrigued by some of the very direct lyrics, but I didn’t quite get how this was such an influential album. On second listen through it clicked a little more. I was fascinated the distorted sounds and interesting droning yet simple repetitive hooks. Heroin made me feel like I was along for the ride with the chaotic escalating rhythms and poignant lyrics. But at the same time there are the beautiful smooth melodies of Sunday Morning and Femme Fatale. Further when considering the other music being made at the time I recognize how far ahead of their time they were and the lasting effect that they had on the future of alternative/indie/punk/grunge rock, which are definitely my go to genre(s).

Only made it part way through. Long album. Very impressive talent, great for easy listening. Too many intro/talking tracks.

I actually quite liked this one. Has a sound a lot like Regina Spektor who I also like a lot.

I generally don’t get way into jazz/blues, makes for nice background music and I recognize the talent here, but just not my jam.

I loved this one, don’t get the awful record here. It felt like symphonic poetry. I could easily either get lost in the eloquently written and delivered verses while picking apart the meaning or get swept away to a whimsical works of fantasy with the sweeping orchestral arrangements. Already listened to it twice through yesterday and foresee more to come.

Very meh compared to some of the truly innovative albums I’ve heard here, had a few songs I like, but nothing that really sticks with you.

It was soulful, but really only liked it’s a beautiful day today.

Smooth, but probably not something I would go back and listen to regularly.

I listened to this one, but nothing stuck out to me and didn’t have any liked tracks on it, somewhat forgetful in the midst of the other good albums I also listened to yesterday.

I'll give it 2 stars for purely the nostalgia of going back to this one, and Cry me a River, but otherwise very generic sounding nokia ringtone R&B.

Uh... First Justified yesterday, and then Califonication today, rough two days. Very generic dad rock, I didn't realize how dull the filler tracks were on this one outside of the singles, which are only slightly catchy, but nothing like some of the other albums on this list so far.

Another dud. I admit it isn’t my preferred genre, but this guy was like watered down milk. The instrumentals weren’t bad, but there was no energy and the delivery felt really flat. For the first time 40 albums in I tapped out after 3 songs, and that was after dragging through Californication yesterday.

I liked this one quite a lot. Hadn’t heard anything from the white stripes besides seven nation army. Am a big fan or alt/indie rock, and this one delivered. Didn’t like the bluesy tracks as much, but was immediately hooked by the first song. Also liked my doorbell, denial twist, and as ugly as I seem.

I like this one, catchy grunge rock. It didn’t have any super standout tracks for me, but I liked it quite a bit overall.

Phenomenal! Felt like a mix of classical and ethereal space rock, haven’t heard anything else like it before.

Definitely not my cup of tea. Very whiny vocals with abrasive loud guitars, struggled to get just a little over halfway through. Not sure why they became so popular when there is so much better stuff out there.

It was alright. I’m not a huge fan of the way it is mixed though, feel like the vocals were a little subdued. Haven’t really gotten much into Bowie before and this was the first one I’ve come across so far on this challenge.

I actually liked this one way more than I thought I would. I’m not a huge fan of country generally. However, going through this I’ve realized how much better some of the greats like old Johnny Cash and Dolly both are compared to the modern country garbage. Also, you can’t help but feel good listening to her, and she has done so much good, having lived in Tennessee for the past several years she has left such a lasting and impactful legacy and it’s easy to see why.

Sounds like a British 80s version of Daft Punk. While not as modern as my usual taste, it definitely sounds way ahead of its time and had me bopping along to the beat. I dig it.

Full of soul. Great album that had me dancing and singing along, not my usual taste, but still fantastic.

Pleasant chill music, nothing that stood out and probably won’t revisit it for any particular reason.

Not a huge live album person, and while like some of The Who’s stuff, not a hardcore enough of a fan to get a lot of their references or commentary.

Very different and out there.

I really liked the first track, but didn’t love much else beyond that.

Definitely sounds dated. Not my cup of tea.

Sounds like a less talented and melodic version of Johnny Cashes final album, not as well done, and I hadn’t even heard of Cohenca before.

Pretty solid for a 70s hard rock album, could’ve trimmed that first track, 10+ min of mostly instrumental was a bit much.

Reminds me of an earlier Chappell Roan who I also quite enjoy. Loved the raw songwriting too. Surprise album for me.

Loved this one, hadn’t heard of Elliott Smith before and reading about him made this one hit even harder. Also went back and listened to his self titled album which is also phenomenal both of them are now in my digital collection.

I liked a lot of the cool mix tracks.

Hard to get into a rap album when I have no idea what they’re saying…

Solid 80s music, love in your eyes already, but was surprised how good the rest of the album was.

Such a dope album, forgot how good their first album was as I got more into demon days and plastic beach.

Weird is all I can say. I can appreciate wanting to experiment with different sounds, but this one fell flat for me.

Takes me back to high school.

A bit much Irish folk for frequent listening for me, but I actually did really enjoy this one and the vast variety of different musical influences.

I have a hard time giving more than 3 stars to music I can’t understand any of the lyrics to. I liked the fun genre mixing, but probably not something I would revisit.

Solid classic rock album.

Cool indie sound for starting in 1988. Had no idea their first album was that early.

Cool vibe, found myself grooving, now want to check out their other albums.

Nice acoustic songwriting sound, nothing particularly stood out to me though.

Loved their sound, hadn’t heard of the MSPs before, added this album to my personal library.