He wrote some great songs and the arrangements on this album are good. But man who did he have around him for vocals input? Why did anyone think he should lay these tracks down with his vocals?
So good. Zero skips. Perhaps his best album. I only own Space Oddity on vinyl so I don’t listen to this one as much. Did he invent punk rock with Hang on to Yourself?!
Had to create a playlist to recreate this album for Apple Music streaming. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/this-is-fats-domino/pl.u-BqENS1jV119 . Excellent. Terrific music and probably the first ever rock and roll song ever written and recorded? Very cool.
Very good. Tempted to give it 5 stars after the first track. But a solid 4 stars overall.
I don’t know if any Black Keys albums are less than 4 stars. Solid album.
Not their best. Maybe their worst but still better by miles than anything by The Beach Boys so.
I finished it. interesting perhaps. Not sure how to rate it though. 1-2 stars probably. Not sure I would ever put it on again. Not for me
Very much enjoyed. Starting to rate these albums by “make me dance” factor. 4/5.
There’s a time and place for this music. But not in my regular rotation. His voice is nice for sure. 3/5.
One of the best rock bands ever. And this album is one of their best.
Would be at least 3 stars if he didn’t come across so phony on just about every track. 1-2 stars. Some are listenable but most make me cringe.
Best from them? Probably. Sounds like gen x. Rock on. Probably 5 stars - very good.
Soulful. Jazzy. Chill and good AF. Excellent.
Cheesy, cringey and dated. So 80s (in the worst way). Oh and the singer is almost always flat. Why is it two discs?????
Starts out OK ... got better though. Supercut is pretty good and tracks after. Perry good pop album. Was going to give it 4 but when listening again (same day) I decided it's not as enjoyable as I thought it might have been. 3 stars
It’s ok. Probably better that his solo stuff. Grew on me as it progressed. 3-4 stars.
Wow. Fitting today since Ozzy died yesterday (RIP). First album from them also one of their best. Terrific.
I actually dig it. Never hear it before. Would probably listen again. 3-4
I mean? I’m only 6 minutes in and I already love it. But I’m into jazz. Love hearing new to me great jazz albums.
Never heard before. It’s ok I reckon. Not much variety though.
Meh. Not into this old lo fi shit. And enough with the screaming on every track.
Excellent. What more to say? Oh yea, LOTR lyrics (awesome).
Don’t judge an album by its cover … don’t judge an album by its cover … don’t judge an album by its cover. It’s dance music. The album isn’t amazing or ground breaking (is it?) or anything. Not sure why it’s here.
Meh. It’s ok. History and all.
Good start with Hidden Place. Cocoon has some Kid A vibes. Pretty solid. Will need a re-listen.
Pretty solid. Southern rock in its goodness - guitar riffs - Rock - Yea man. 3-4 stars
Interesting fusion of a bunch of sounds. Not bad. Not sure how it holds up as an album though. 3-4?
I know I’m supposed to like The Band but I’m very bored by this. Yawn … now I’m reminded why I’ve never gotten into these guys after being exposed to them over and over through the years. Boring.
Actually expected to not like this very much - but it's quite good. 3.4 stars? Yea.
Excellent guitar. 4-5 stars
Oh cool live at the Fillmore. It’s also at SF? Strange that this is an album as it isn’t recorded at the same sesh. Still good though. Enjoy the jammin. 4 stars.
Not available on Apple Music. Starts off strong …5 tracks in still digging it. Not bad. First time listening (that I know of). 4 stars
In my time of dying might be one of their greatest songs ever. Great album. Longer though. Probably 5 stars.
Yea man. Never heard them before that I know of. Into it.
Love this. Excellent album
Not bad. Some great songs here. Probably high 3 to 4 stars.
Solid country/bluegrass album. Great vocals and song writing. 4 stars.
I’ll try my best to judge this by its merits alone and not that they released one of my favorite albums of the current decade. Still, their very first album rocks. So many bangers - 0 skips - 5 stars.
Excellent. Too little from him sadly. Great covers in here too. Great vocals. 4-5 stars.
Pretty good. Maybe not as good as the very similar one 10-13 years later.
Pretty good. Should listen to it again. Probably 3 to 4 stars.
Yea this is pretty shite. Maybe 2 tracks pulling this out of the gutter. Wanted to skip most though.
Little bit of a train wreck from the start. Not good. The mixing and sound is pretty bad. A few tracks are just meh. 2 stars
He’s my bess fren. Yea this is good. I like it. 4 stars
Why is this here? I mean there are like a thousand indie bands from this era. Why this? Maybe this caught me on a bad day but I cannot stand the vocals. I was leaning towards a 3 (meh) but the last few sent me into dislike (2).
Oh wow I thought this was Clapton before realizing it actually was lol maybe I remember this subconsciously from long ago or his voice and guitar is that recognizable. I like it.
I actually kinda like this. My head was bobbin. Raw, punky and fun. An influence on Jack White perhaps? I don’t know but sounds like him a little bit and some Black Keys too. Not bad.
It’s ok. Has a few moments but not enough to keep me liking it all that much. Just ok.
1969 was an impressive year for these guys. An Ok album here. Short but that’s not a bed thing per se. But if this is the best of 1969 then 1970 (Cosmos Factory) is better.
Pretty solid album here. I think I’ve only ever heard one or two of these before. I’d listen again.
Really good. First time hearing this one. Hard to decide between 4 and 5 stars but I don’t think I love it (yet).
Never heard it before today. It’s ok. Only know her for her supper famous song that came out a few years later.
Yea man. Pretty pretty pretty good.
Not really into it. Urge to skip tracks is strong with this one.
Changes is such a great song. So many great tracks here.
Pretty good debut. But why is he considered punk? I’ve always been confused by that. 4 stars
It’s ok. Nothing here to get too excited about.
Very bored by this. Nothing grabbed my attention except for the first few seconds. Meh or maybe worse than meh.
Actually starts off pretty good. She's definitely got a great voice. Good beats. Might have been 4 stars if it not for disc 2 (strange).
Very calming, chill album. Simple and good. I dig it.
Reminded me of Portishead somewhat. I dig it.
If the album was more like the first track it might be 5. But it’s not so it isn’t. Kinda boring after track 1.
A classic. Already had 3-4 tracks starred from this one. Love his voice on this album. So smooth. 5 stars - a perfect country album.
Wow. Other reviewers weren’t wrong. Each song is very repetitive. Perhaps too much. I enjoy some. Repetition drops it from like to meh.
Excellent (so far). On a trip so finding it hard to listen continuously. Enjoy the vibes of this jazz album.
Pretty good. Excellent music all around.
Not my first time with this one. I’ve enjoyed it for many years.
Yea. I like this ok. Reminds me a bit of this group I used to listen to many years back - ah! I can’t recall their name now. Less Indian but electronic sounds similar and similar vibes.
What is this? Why is it here? Yea this sucks.
I’m not a huge fan of the lo-fi thing AND they suck. I don’t know how revolutionary they were - they sound like Primus only way worse. Not quite a 1 since I didn’t hate some tracks. 2 stars.
Some was good. Some wasn’t. It’s not quite a like for me but not fully meh either.
Yea man. This thing rocks.
Love this one. One of the best of the 90s - better than anything from Nirvana (sorry not sorry).
This one was not bad. I enjoyed many of the tracks but wasn't totally taken by the album. Some of them sounded like the grateful dead which was interesting. Between 3 and 4 stars - so a soft 4.
Much too long. If it was only the originals and didn’t include all the remixes and other versions it might get more stars.
This has a few moments. But overall it feels pretty dated and like they are trying too hard. I don’t know … maybe it could grow on me but it’s meh upon first listen.
Yea. It’s good. Great debut.
Might have liked it a little more if it wasn’t so long. Also, what’s so special? Why did I have to listen to this before I died? I think I would have been ok had I not.
Meh. Pretty boring. Nothing grabbed my attention.
I can understand why this album is on a list like this. Having said that, meh. I usually like these guys but I don’t think this album is going to be in my collection any time soon, if ever. Repetitive. Fairly boring.
Yea man. It’s Costello. It’s rock. It’s pretty good.
Yea I liked it upon first pass. Probably needs another listen or two. Never listed to this until today.
Yea not bad. I liked it ok. Probably need a few more re-listens to really rate it properly.
Another live album? Another Brit band? The Brit bias keeps shining through all these picks. Having said that, this didn’t suck. I liked it more than most normal Who stuff. They sound great live.
This album was already in my library so I heard it before I died and this list. It rocks.
Naughty. Interesting lyrics lol. Didn't hate this.
Scanning over all the negative reviews is quite funny. Hate someone cuz they suck not cuz they’re popular or critics really like them. I don’t know if any Radiohead album is less than 5 stars. Prior to today’s listen I thought that this one is their weakest album but after another re-listen damn this is good. If this is indeed their weakest album then damn they are the greatest band ever.
Weak start ... uh oh. First track is annoying. Why is this here? And why is this deserving of a 3 disc deluxe edition? (I'm only listening to disc 1). I don't really like this. :(
Yea man. Early 90s hip hop. It’s good.
Once again the Brit bias of this list shining through. This. Is. Not. Good. Almost broke my no skipping/listen to 100% of album record. Are all the 5 star reviews listening to the same album as me? I don’t get it. 2 stars since I didn’t hate every track (but almost).
I never like Kanye but I had never listened to this one. It’s good. Minus the strange, non-sensical lil Jimmy skit track, this is not pretty pretty pretty good. Pretty creative album. But maybe he shouldn’t have hated college so much and tried to learn something back then and he might not have ended up with a brain of mush today. 4 stars.
It’s ok. I understand that it’s early or first. But there’s better sounds for my tastes.
I like it. Mellow, simple, good Springsteen
K who said the vocals were great? Cuz they aren’t. Except for the backup female vocals which are not prevalent enough to save this. The vocals alone drop this to a 2 minimum. Not good. Actually the more I listen the worse it gets.
1 star - based on the first 90 seconds alone. Dear god why is this here? I think this is the nail in the coffin of giving up on this shite list. And on day/album 101 :(. Track 1 broke my no skip streak/goal to listen to 100% of the album. Nearly 100% skips. Just so awful
One of their best. Do I still need to listen today even though I listen to this all the time?
Meh. I don’t know what it is but I’ve never enjoyed this album all that much. They have better stuff. I liked maybe 1 song here. Maybe not even enough for 3 stars. Hmmmm
Some good background music for a haunted house on here. This doesn’t deserve a lower rating than that Scottish folk psychedelic collective BS album I heard the other day. Don’t get me wrong, this is shite, but I didn’t skip 1 track. This has actually got some hilarious stuff on it.
An ok Jazz album. Not into it as much as others though. I like the piano parts and solos a lot though.
Angryman (track 2) was good. But track 3? WTF? Track 4 too - odd. Track 5 instrumental good. Track 6 meh. Maybe a few others were ok. 3 stars.
Not crazy about the first 60 seconds. Took about 4 minutes in on the first track. Pretty good jazz album. Not one of my favorites though. 3 stars.
Dated and cheesy. Not for me. As it progressed it became more and more objectionable to my ears.
This is great. All the things I love about bluesy, jammy rock. And I’m ashamed to say I’ve never listened to this album before. 4 stars
This was great. Excellent vibes.
This is peak 80 (which means it’s not good). 80s pop is so dated and this album is no different.
Love her voice but this way too long and the songs are pretty boring. Decent background music though. Not sure how to rate this or if I can finish it by tomorrow. If you condensed it down to a normal album length selecting the best tracks it would easily be a 4 star album.
Boring and lame. This album is rubbish.
Go Back Home (track 5) is really good. A few others are good too. But not enough for me to really like. A solid 3.
Oh man. Dear god why? Awful. Is this album the reason 80s pop is so bad? Are they to blame? Nearly unlistenable. This list sucks.
Meh. Probably one of the most overrated bands ever. Everything from 90s Radiohead and 90s Smashing Pumpkins is better than this. 🤷♂️ . I really don’t like the extra grungy vocals on many of the tracks. Is loving Nirvana a cult? I don’t get it. As the album progressed my rating got lower and lower. During Frances Farmer it got to maybe a 2 I dislike his vocals and the song that much. Definitely not a 4-5 star album for me. More like 2-3. Best part: drums. Worst part: vocals.
Pretty good. Love the duets.
Um starts out a little rough but grew on me for sure.
I haven’t explored Mayfield as much as I should have. Pretty good album for the most part.
Vocals: 1. Drums/guitar: 4. Repetitive song formula: 2. 4 plus 1 plus 2 equals 7. Divided by 3 equals 2.333. I’m surprised, as I expected a higher rating but damn his vocals wear on ya for an entire album.
Someone tryin to be MJ …Only one MJ dude. This shit boring and not for me. A bunch of skips.
Pretty nostalgic. Growing up in a house with Gen X siblings I heard this on repeat from a pretty young age (like 5-7). That opening definitely has the feels. First 3 tracks are excellent. The remaining are mid mostly.
Music it good but I’ve never enjoyed Neal’s vocals. 🤷♂️
Yea I like this one. Id heard it before but not a lot. I’d listen again.
Not bad. Surprised that it was as good as it was.
Not bad actually. I like it.
I met a little girl - corny and lame. Probably would be a 4 star album if only the lyrics and topic weren’t so dull and lame. Great music and vocals though.
Yea this is good. One I’ve never heard and really good. Thanks.
It’s the Cheetos cheetah performing an after school music special.
Yea this rocks. I like it.
It’s starts out pretty good. A little corny and dated in spots (i.e. la-la lies) and quite a few are just meh to lame and boring. Favorite track: the ox
Actually didn’t hate it. Not bad. Listenable
It’s ok. Not an album I’d always put on but probably would have been part of my late teens skateboarding rotation had I discovered them back then 🤷♂️
Can’t help but hear chef from South Park lol. But good album none the less.
This was pretty good. Maybe not quite 4 stars good.
I mean it’s Elvis. And a classic from him.
I’d heard this before. Yea it’s good.
Way too dated for me to like. The orchestral and choir sounds are just soooo old sounding. His voice is great and so is his piano when you can hear it.
This isn’t good. Live recordings (with rare exceptions) aren’t albums.
It’s Bowie. Some great songs here. Overall a 4 out of 5 probably.
Not bad actually. Pretty enjoyable listening considering how dated it sounds (even compared to 1964).
Pretty good. Never heard them before.
Yea man. Good Springsteen here. Finally some 80s music that doesn’t fully suck.
Reviews of elevator and hold music accurate. Not great Jazz. No idea why this is here. 🤷♂️
This is probably my favorite of his. Having said that he still can’t sing. With average vocals this might be a 5. With Neal’s? A 3
Crap. Might have been listenable but for the vocals. I made it through once song fully (sally go round). All others were utterly unlistenable.
Great album for the most part. Was pretty grossed out by the dick sucking skit (those sounds 🤮).
So nostalgic for me. I really wanted to give this 5 but alas it’s a solid 4. Still very much enjoy this though.
I just don’t like these guys. Did not like this and it’s arguably their best album. 🤷♂️
