Jul 08 2025
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Low 4 for me. The familiarity of the singles makes the album pretty meh—a 3, but the good songs are really good. “God Put A Smile…” & “Daylight”. Also when that guitar comes in on “AROBTTH”, the song becomes unboring.
4
Jul 09 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley
Strong 4. Might become a 5 after all these years. The slowwww songs kill the vibe for me. Fave song is definitely “Grace”!! “Dream Brother” is right behind that.
4
Jul 10 2025
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I really like “Zero” & “Heads Will Roll”, but the rest was while musically interesting, lyrically boring. Too much repetitive for me. I didn’t love the album, but I’d buy the two singles.
3
Jul 23 2025
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Absolutely horrific & boring!!!! No redeeming qualities!
1
Jul 24 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Surprisingly listenable & not overly heavy for metal. I liked the album as a whole. Would probably listen to “Changes” as a single or the album as a whole.
3
Jul 25 2025
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Definitely can tell how they influenced so many artists. Could listen to as background music, but I enjoy the newer artists more.
3
Jul 26 2025
Is This It
The Strokes
I’m not a big punk fan. I can appreciate the album, but it’s not really for me. I did like “Alone, Together” most of all the songs.
2
Jul 27 2025
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Several good songs. Could listen to again. Low 4
4
Jul 28 2025
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Not bad considering I have never heard of this in my life. Chill background music.
3
Jul 29 2025
Thriller
Michael Jackson
I don’t wanna rate this 3, so it gets a 4. Also classic. You can’t beat “Beat It”.
4
Jul 30 2025
En-Tact
The Shamen
I don’t know how to rank this. It’s definitely not the worst I’ve heard and very far from the best. I thought I liked “Move Any Mountain”, but I didn’t like it so much this time, besides the chorus. As a whole, it’s long AF. As a whole, it wouldn’t really bother me being on low in the background, unlike some of my 2 & 1 ratings. I’m torn. So 2.5, rounds up to 3. Mehhhhh
3
Jul 31 2025
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Death may not be the end, but death definitely works better for Nick Cave. This album is so much better than The Boatman’s Call. Not me buying it better but I could listen to it again better. It’s actually pretty amusing.
3
Aug 02 2025
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Wow. Totally bizarro. Half early rap, half kid-like, & half artsy Technasia. Enjoy that math. lol Also not for me but not Bruce Springsteen bad.
2
Aug 03 2025
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Not as good as a whole as I remembered but still good.
4
Aug 04 2025
Third
Portishead
It’s ok. Not the best or worst. I’d relisten. Trying too hard to sound cool in some songs.
3
Aug 05 2025
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Hits differently once you have lost the one who loved it. Not my favorite Floyd album but an absolute classic nonetheless.
5
Aug 06 2025
Parklife
Blur
I've always thought of myself more of an Oasis fan than Blur, with the occasional catchy tune, a couple from each album or so. (See my music collection for only owning Blur's greatest hits.) I think this is the first entire album I've listened to of theirs. Besides the kitschy tunes here & there, it's a solid album. Favorite songs I've never heard prior to today are "London Loves" & "Trouble In The Message Centre". Solid 4/5.
4
Aug 07 2025
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Super solid. Super lush. Super good.
5
Aug 08 2025
Music From Big Pink
The Band
I didn’t expect to like this…and I didn’t. Having said that, I don’t mind “The Weight” & “This Wheel’s On Fire”. Funnily enough, I liked the first outtake song after the regular album just about more than all the other songs! “Yazoo Street Scandal” It’s definitely better than Springsteen.
2
Aug 09 2025
Van Halen
Van Halen
I of course know a lot of Van Halen, but I don’t believe I’ve ever listened through an entire album of theirs. We all know EVH is a guitar god. Listening through proves that. The guitar is part of the entire narrative of the music. It all makes sense when you listen. That guitar has its own life. lol This was quite enjoyable.
4
Aug 10 2025
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Ahh, Mr. Zappa. I really wanted to like this Hot Rats album, but it sounded like a lot of noise tonight. I can hear how it is musically complex. I appreciate it, but today I don’t luv it.
2
Aug 11 2025
Damaged
Black Flag
This was a steaming pile of trash. I believe I have heard part/all of "TV Party" before. I would literally be that mother asking their kids, "What in the world is that noise you're listening to?" if my kids dared to listen to it. (Not their taste either.) I just don't get the entire punk thing. I have never wanted to rebel in that sense. I was and will forever be human and need to be loved, just like everybody else does.
1
Aug 12 2025
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Wow. I just finished mushy banana music album. This doesn't speak to me in any way. My brain feels like it just came off a trip, if I knew what that felt like. I can get how it was important at the time, but I'm not a fan of the hipster poet music.
2
Aug 13 2025
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
God, this is so boring. I didn’t like it back in the 80s when my friends did & definitely not now. Blister In The Sun is alright, but that’s about it.
2
Aug 14 2025
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
It’s fine for background music if you don’t have to actually listen to it. I love the first PSB album. This I didn’t. It was decidedly meh.
3
Aug 15 2025
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Had a hard time stomaching the first song. Next few songs were fine. At “Lorelei”, I started enjoying it a little more.
3
Aug 16 2025
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
It’s fine. Neither the best nor the worst. I like this version of Grapevine better than others.
3
Aug 17 2025
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
So this music isn’t the worst overall. It’s listenable in short doses. BUT the 19 minute song messed it all up. -1 for annoyingness & length. Mehhhhhhhh
2
Aug 18 2025
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
The music is ok. I recognize several songs. I just don’t relate or feel any connection with this.
2
Aug 19 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Very throwback feeling more than I would have thought. It’s ok. I think I like “Heart Of Glass” more than I thought. That’s it. Definitely better than my other recent albums.
3
Aug 20 2025
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
Smooth, pure, unadulterated jazzzzz. +1 for being the real deal, & not junk from the Weather Channel’s on the 8’s.
4
Aug 21 2025
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
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1
Aug 22 2025
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Much better than their sophomore album.
4
Aug 24 2025
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Jeez. I was thinking of adding a star because it was so short, but it was so annoying by the end, it felt twice as long. No star for you!
2
Aug 25 2025
Close To The Edge
Yes
I love Yes. I can’t say I love this. I suppose I love certain Yes albums. The last song was the best.
3
Aug 26 2025
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
I’m really of the mindset that I like the Stones more with their Greatest Hits vs a regular album. Very blues driven. I liked “Ventilator Blues”. I only knew one song overall. Album 3/5, greatest hits 4/5.
3
Aug 27 2025
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Quintessential oldies. “California Dreamin’” will live on forever. Not something I would want to listen to all the time but not horrible.
3
Aug 28 2025
Vulnicura
Björk
Oh dear. Björk, what happened, chica? This was absolutely excruciating. 10 minute song followed by an 8 minute song, another 2? 8 minute songs…. Of. Noise. What happened to the angelic voice that sang “Regina”? Even mushy banana Velvet Underground was more tolerable than this. Never thought I’d give Björk a 1 ever, but here I go. “Notget” was most tolerable.
1
Aug 29 2025
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This started off diabolically horrible. Got a little better after the 3rd song. Then worse again. First time I’ve heard that c word in a song, I think. Least worst was “There Is A Kingdom”. I want to feel cool & like it; not gonna happen though.
2
Aug 30 2025
Bad
Michael Jackson
I never thought this would happen either, but I’m giving MJ a 5. I think I really enjoyed this because it was not played into the ground like Thriller. Last 4 songs are poppin’ off. My least fave is “Man In The Mirror”—not really my style of song but the message is spot on. “Leave Me Alone” is my theme song. This was my first time to listen to the album as a whole. I had mostly moved beyond pop radio into alternative by the time this was released.
5
Aug 31 2025
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Boy, did The Bee Gees come a long way from here. This is shite.
1
Sep 20 2025
White Light
Gene Clark
A boring Neil Young. The last 2 songs were better than all of the rest of the album. Run of the mill folksy music. Meh
3
Sep 21 2025
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
1
Sep 23 2025
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Truthfully I’m not a fan of this Elton John phase. This was boring. Not as bad as his newer releases though.
3
Sep 27 2025
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
There are some genres I don’t understand, get, whatever you wanna call it. This is one of them. I guess because it’s not the late 60s protesting against war or whatever, I don’t feel it. Idk, it puts me to sleep.
1
Sep 29 2025
Dog Man Star
Suede
5
Oct 01 2025
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
This album takes me to another place & time. “Walking Wounded” is such a wonderful song. I may like it more than “Missing” overall. Tracey Thorn’s voice is 100. “Wrong” is another great one. Gotta balance some of these albums out on this list for the bad ones.
5