1001 Albums Summary

Very experimental with instrumentation already on this album which is their debut. Very funk sounding guitars and syncopation. Lyrics don’t seem as heightened as Byrne will become as a lyricist but the themes are still present. Musically the album has a stripped back sound, even with the experimental instrumentation the album doesn’t feel over produced, but almost diy it lofi in character. Reminds me of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album. Psycho Killer is the hit on this album. Other notables include Uh Oh Love Comes To Town, No Compassion, The Book I Read, First Week/Last Week, and Pulled Up.

Quintessential 80’s synth/power pop. Major chord sounds. Energetic. Displays Cyndi Lauper’s tremendous vocals. Some of the songs that would otherwise be very good suffer from too much synth over production - see All Through The Night and Witness. Girls Just Want To Have Fun is the smash hit as well as Time After Time. Other notables include Money Changes Everything and She Bop.

DS-1/Big Muff powered, grungy, hard alt rock. Vocal delivery derived more from punk rock presentation as opposed to more melodic vocal styles of popular grunge and alt rock bands of the late eighties/early nineties. Turnover is a strong start to the album. Repeater (the song) reminds of Rage Against The Machine, although several years earlier. Tom Morello definitely heard this song. Other notables include Brendan #1, Merchandise, Blueprint, Two Beats Off, and Shut The Door. Honestly the whole album is pretty good, not a bad song really - probably helped by the fact that some songs are only a couple minutes long and lead into one another well. Really enjoyed this one.

Real banger here. One of my favorites from the early nineties. Every song is good. This is an excellent start to finish listen. Pop-punk masterpiece. Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around, and Basket Case were all huge hit singles. My other favorites include Burnout, Longview, Sassafras Roots, F.O.D. Again, every song is good and this is a great album to listen straight through.

Stir It Up is the hit on this album. Filled with songs I hadn’t heard before. Definitely has a familiar Bob Marley sound and songwriting themes. Many songs feel a bit repetitive. Besides Stir It Up no other songs really stand out. The album is an easy listen, but not a lot of stellar songs. Not the first Bob Marley album I’d introduce a new listener to.

Song 2 is the hit of the album. Huge late nineties hit. The first half of the album has that late nineties alt/indie pop rock sound - a notable shift from the early to mid nineties as we transition into more Britpop influenced radio songs. The second half of the album is a little harder sounding - more like Godsmack-ish - heavier distortion effects on guitar, more use of noise. There’s a lot of influences on this album - Sex Pistols, Oasis, Velvet Underground/Lou Reed all come to mind. Other notables include Country Sad Ballad Man, Death of a Party, Look Inside America, Movin’ On.

5 songs, including some multi-part long sets. Black Sabbath is the hit, The Wizard I was also familiar with. Interestingly they released a second album this same year, Paranoid, featuring many of their biggest hits. This had to be shockingly different from anything releasing at the time, 1970. Apparently the album was critically panned, but very commercially successful. Considered to be the first heavy metal album. Beside Black Sabbath and The Wizard the only other radio length song (although Black Sabbath is >6 minutes) is Wicked World. The guitar tones are excellent and Tommy Iommi shines throughout along with Ozzy’s powerful vocal ability. Led Zeppelin influence possibly - they were contemporary so hard to say but this is some overlap with Zeppelin’s harder songs. Not surprising considering these tones were achieved mostly with the same gear - super cranked Marshall amps (because Fender amps were not available in the UK - an interesting history in the tones coming out of the UK in this period) and Les Paul guitars. Solid album.

Chugging kind of hard clipping overdrive is the predominant tone. Several hits on the album including Gimme All Your Lovin’, Got Me Under Pressure, Sharp Dressed Man, and Legs. Lyrically pretty shallow material. Feels like a cross between southern rock and Van Halen tonally. 80’s upped with synths and big reverb. Otherwise, very bluesy and a bit repetitive. Other notable songs include I Need You Tonight.

Early 70’s R&B with some funk thrown in too. That Lady is the biggest hit from the album. Some of the funkier songs feature heavy use of phaser and/or envelope filter style guitar effects. The lead singer is good. He’s not Marvin Gaye or Al Green, but he’s solid. There’s some Temptations influence for sure. Pretty much think of the post-Motown Temptations, KC and the Sunshine Band, Grand Funk, Curtis Mayfield - the Isley Brothers are minding of touching all of those sounds. Other notable songs include Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, You Walk Your Way, What It Comes Down To, Summer Breeze, The Highways of My Life and the Sunshine (Go Away) (SQ-Quad Mix). A lot of the remixes at the end of the album are better than the original recordings.

Enjoyable listen. All in French. Apparently the album is about a middle aged man in love with a 14 year old girl? Probably doesn’t land as hard today lol. The sound of the album is great and singer has an entertaining delivery. Parts of the album felt like they could be a Radiohead song even. I enjoyed the whole album, would have to listen through it again to pick any particular songs, but they do all flow easily into each other.

Has that early 70’s easy listening vibe, think Eagles or Jackson Browne of the era. Chicago may be the best comparison - bigger band with horns, piano driven etc. Has some 70’s colloquial language in the lyrics that feels corny today. Honestly I think all the lyrics are pretty saccharine. I’m not sure why this album would be in the list, it doesn’t feel special to me. Ricki Don’t Lose That Number is the hit in the album. Other notables include Parker’s Band - only due to the guitar solo at the beginning.

Paul Simon is an all time great songwriter, so this album is a treat. Graceland, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Feet, and You Can Call Me Al are some of my favorite Paul Simon tracks. Just listen to any Paul Simon you can - a master of lyrics and tempo. Other notables from the album include The Boy In The Bubble, I Know What I Know…at this point I’m just going to list every song on the album. The whole album is great. Every song is great. This is the kind of album that makes you thankful to be alive and in awe of human creativity.

Nice music to listen to while working. Reminds me of the YouTube lofi music craze of today. Has some R&B vibes and obviously electronica. Reminded of some Radiohead productions. Inner City Life makes me think of Flight of the Conchords. Notable songs include Saint Angel, State of Mind, This Is A Bad, Sea Of Tears, A Sense Of Rage, Adrift, You And Me.

Billy’s voice and vocal delivery remind me of Elvis Costello. Has a modern folk rock/alternative sound that I appreciate. Some of the songs are political commentary in nature, but the lyrics are a little too on the nose to be inspirational - they come across as a little trite. The album also contains covers of old folk songs. Notable songs include Greetings to the New Brunette, Levi Stubbs’ Tears, Sin City, Deportees, The Tracks of My Tears, A Nurse’s Life is Full of Woe.

Very Beatles-y. Ranges from 70s pop - think Neil Diamond - to pretty straight blues. Again, stays very Beatles-y throughout. Nilsson has a very nice voice and delivery. Coconut is the only song I was really familiar with due to its use in liquor ads recently, although that usage doesn’t do the song justice. Without You is the hit from the album - I can hear Paul McCartney performing this ha. Other notables include Gotta Get Up, Driving Along, Early in the Morning, Coconut, Let The Good Times Roll, Jump Into The Fire.

Stevie Nicks is one of the most expressive vocalists of her generation. I gravitate immediately to every song she’s the lead on, the other songs not so much. A lot of the songs have a Fleetwood Mac sound, there’s some that feel almost like a song the Band would produce. Notable songs include Over And Over, Sara, What Makes You Think You’re The One, Storms, Sisters of the Moon, Angel, Brown Eyes, I Know I’m Not Wrong, Hi Honey, Beautiful Child, Walk A Thin Line, Never Forget.

New Wave sounds. Reminds of other bands like The The, The Smiths, New Order. Great arrangements, feels big but not over-produced - meaning the production makes sense, there’s nothing jarring. I need to give another listen to pick out particularly notable songs from the album, but I enjoyed two full play throughs. One of my top genres, so I’m excited to find this album for this first time!

Great album. I wasn’t super familiar with Television, but this inspired a deeper dive. Every song is good. Probably closest to define the album as Punk based on the vocal delivery, riffs and hooks in a lot songs harkening back to 50’s and 60’s rock, but the album is even more than that. My favorite songs from the album are Venus, Marquee Moon, Elevation, and Guiding Light, but again every song is good.

Classic blues rock. Guitar has a horn-like quality on some songs and I’m not sure how it was achieved, but is probably just a cranked amp and a vintage Les Paul. Definitely an album that SRV listened to on repeat. Kind of amazing recording for being a live album from 1971. Really good album. My favorite songs from the album are Stormy Monday and Whipping Post.

Purely digital music. Reminds of Kanye West mixed with Dr. Dre. Lyrically more advanced. Really interesting concept album about gang violence, black poverty, material success fantasy - has a point of view and the lyrics and rhythms work well to advance the themes. Notables include Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe, The Art of Peer Pressure, Money Trees, good kid, m.A.A.d city, Swimming Pools (Drank), Sing About Me I’m Dying of Thirst, Compton.

Great album. Contains most of their biggest hits. Really displays the mix of talents and perspectives of the four members. Ranges from soft and sweet folk harmonies to Young fueled heavy blues guitar rock. Hit songs include Carry On, Teach Your Children, Helpless, Woodstock, Our House. Other notables include Almost Cut My Hair (for classic Young guitar).

Very theatrical, especially in the vocal delivery. Makes me think of Rocky Horror Picture Show for some reason. Musically interesting, but a lot of songs don’t land for me at all. There’s definitely some David Bowie influence here. Would I seek any of these songs out? No, not really.

Definitely one of my top albums from this decade, possibly all time for me. Every song is good whether a cover or a Nirvana original. Most of the Nirvana originals actually hit harder for me in this presentation than the original release album versions. Hard to pick favorites here, every song is worth consideration. Of the covers Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam and Man Who Sold The World really stand out.

Good album, interesting production - it has a live album feel even though it’s in studio. It’s like the Rolling Stones turned up a notch or two on the hardness scale. Iggy has a real Mick Jagger vibe at times. Down The Street, Loose, and Dirt are all great. All the songs are listenable, but the three mentioned above stand out to me.

Modern prog rock? I like Rush as much as the next guy, but this sounds a lot more like 80’s heavy metal guitar tones. Honestly not my thing. I don’t particularly enjoy the vocal delivery either. I’m not saying it’s objectively bad, this just isn’t for me. All the songs sound samey to me as well - hard to distinguish from each other because they all have the same energy. Kind of has that early 2000’s emo vibe. Would I listen to any of these songs again? No, probably not.

Great album. The first four songs are real bangers. The whole album is a good listen and has plenty to offer at 16 tracks. The Suburbs, Ready to Start, Modern Man, Rococo, City With No Children, Suburban War, Month of May, Wasted Hours, We Used to Wait are my favorites.

Industrial alt rock. Dissonant. Schizophrenia, Catholic Block, Pipeline/Kill Time, Tuff Gnarl, Cotton Crown sounds the best to me. Pretty good album, clearly influential to a lot of bands that would come after.

Interesting live album kind of shows off James Brown’s vocal chops and showmanship. The last three tracks are the only real song length takes in the album, the rest of the album is kind of live show filler type material. I’d rather just listen to a studio album.

Has more in common with Metallica than the Sex Pistols, Ramones, or the Clash. Motörhead comes to mind. Has that hard chugging guitar riff sound. Gotta Get Away, Come Out And Play, and Self Esteem were all big hits, especially the latter. Something To Believe In, It’ll Be A Long Time are ok songs. Generally, the lyrics are pretty sparse and trite for most songs. Self Esteem and Come Out And Play are kind of outliers in that way.

Great album. I was less familiar with the b sides on this album than any of their other albums after this, so it was a good opportunity to dive in. This feels kind of like the first “real” Radiohead album. Planet Telex, The Bends, High And Dry, and Fake Plastic Trees start the album off with a bang. Other notables have include Just, My Iron Lung, Black Star and Street Spirit(Fade Out). Every song is good and the album is a great straight through listen.

Glam Rock/Hair Metal. This is what Spinal Tap is spoofing. One of the worst crimes perpetrated by the music industry in the 1980’s? Probably not the worst, but it’s up there. The lyrics have no coherent purpose, they’re as shallow as you can get. The music is energetic - I could see some of these songs on a workout playlist. The songs are super overproduced, the vocals are mostly indecipherable, the singer’s voice is not my cup of tea. Notable songs include Animal, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Hysteria, Love and Affection.

Punk Rock that has a rockabilly vibe. Every song on the album pretty much sounds the same. The lyrics are sparse and fairly trite. The singer’s voice has an affectation that makes it seem theatrical in a way. Fever is ok, the rest of the songs didn’t really do much for me.

A mix of Texas Swing and the worst of 40s and 50s pre-rock n roll pop music. Marty has a great voice and that helps carry some otherwise truly horrible songs - saccharine, little doggy in the window type stuff. Still connected to folk music traditions of storytelling through song. Also, from a time when all things were regional. Notable songs include Big Iron, The Master’s Call, El Paso.

Very Punk sounding but explores more production and instrumentation. Some places refer to this album as New Wave - I’d say it bridges a gap between 70’s Punk and 80’s New Wave. Notable songs include My Tulpa, Shot By Both Sides, Burst, Motorcade, The Light Pours Out of Me.

Electronic music - all the instrumentation sounds digital. Has a nice upbeat energy throughout most of the album. Pleasant and fun to listen to in the background. I enjoyed the album. Notable songs include Motion Sickness, How Do You Do, Don’t Deny Your Heart, Look At Where We Are, Flutes, Now There Is Nothing, Let Me Be Him, Always Been Your Love.

Debut album from The Strokes. Great album. Has a driving alt/indie guitar sound and interesting lofi vocal filter. All the songs are good. Enjoyed a straight through listen. Favorite songs The Modern Age, Soma, Barely Legal, Someday, Last Nite, Hard to Explain.

Great album. Born in the USA, Cover Me, I’m on Fire, No Surrender, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark, My Hometown are my favorites from the album. Solid listen through - most songs are great, everything is listenable.

Motown sound. Burke has a powerful voice, and some of the songs really showcase how emotive he can be. There’s definitely some late 50’s/early 60’s garbage pop songs here too. The notables are Cry To Me, Goodbye Baby, If You Need Me, Someone To Love Me, He’ll Have To Go.

Early 90’s indie/alt rock. Theres a bit of a punk sensibility mixed in here too with the vocal delivery at times and the call backs to classic 60’s rock. Notables songs include Rock N Roll Star, Live Forever, Up in the Sky, Columbia, Supersonic, Cigarettes and Alcohol, Slide Away, Married With Children.

Classic Otis Redding album. He did write a few of these tracks, the others are popular R&B covers (except the Stones song). Displays his powerful and emotive voice. One of the best R&B singers of his era. The room reverb on albums of this era really adds to the overall sound. Notables songs include Change Gonna Come, Down In The Valley, I’ve Been Loving You Too Long, My Girl, You Don’t Miss Your Water.

Hawley has a very smooth, low voice that sounds great. This sounds like a pop album from the 60’s - think Burt Bacharach or even Neil Diamond or Tom Jones. Notable songs include Cole’s Corner, Just Like The Rain, The Ocean, I Sleep Alone.

Folk/Folk Rock. Lead singer Has kind of a Janis Joplin mixed with Joan Baez sound. The band as a whole has kind of a Byrds or CSNY feel. Enjoyable album. There’s a couple Dylan covers here. Notable songs include Who Knows Where The Time Goes, Dear Landlord, The Ballad of Easy Rider.

Kind of a contemporary jazz album? Enjoyable listen. Apparently conceived as a concept album for a film. Notable songs include Set The Controls For The Heart of the Pelvis, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Vibes Ain’t Nothing But The Vibes, Miles, The Big Bamboozle, The Sweetest Embrace.

Great album, one his best post-Beatles efforts. Imagine, Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth, Oh Yoko are big hits. Other notable songs include Crippled Inside, Oh My Love, How.

Famous live performance, especially since the Martin Scorsese documentary. Dylan is commanding on the microphone. He hammers the harmonica in the acoustic set with abandon. Interesting concession on this European tour where he did the first half of the show acoustic and the second half electric with backing band (the Hawks who would go on to become the Band). It’s a good live performance. Pretty much all of these songs are Dylan classics.

Has a lot of 80’s overproduction that at times interferes with the vocal delivery. Huge hall reverbs dominate everything. What’s Love Got To Do With It is the huge hit from the album. Album also has Private Dancer, Let’s Stay Together, and Better Be Good To Me which are well known songs. Other notables include Steel Claw and Rock N Roll Widow.

Great album full of some of their best songs. The album has the energy of a first album - it has desperation in the delivery. Tuesday’s Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Free Bird are all classics. I Ain’t The One, Things Goin On, Mississippi Kid, and Poison Whiskey aren’t at the same level, but they are solid songs, well recorded and entertaining.

Early-mid nineties R&B music. Kind of has an Usher vibe - pretty similar to that 90’s r&b sound - Boyz II Men comes to mind too. Brown Sugar, Me and Those Dreamin Eyes of Mine, Lady, Higher are probably my favorites.

U2’s breakthrough album. The overall sound and guitar work are great - Edge is already a master at using ambient reverbs and stacking guitar parts in an engaging way. Bono has an incredible voice. The album sounds rich and full without sounding overproduced and without any of the instrumentation crowding other parts out. Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year’s Day, Two Hearts Beat As One, and Surrender are probably the best songs on the album. Other notables include Like A Song and 40.

Shoegaze from the source. Heavy, rhythmic fuzz driving the melodies. The vocal mix is quiet, it sits underneath the fuzz-fueled guitar rhythm. The album is really enjoyable to listen to straight through, each songs blends naturally into the next. Favorites include Only Shallow, Loomer, When You Sleep, I Only Said, Come In Alone, Sometimes, What You Want, Soon. Enjoyable listen.

Interesting album. I find a lot of Beatles albums lack cohesiveness or have big ups and downs as far as material goes and that is definitely the case here. On the other hand, it’s because they continually experimented with music and production in the studio. I’ll leave it up to you whether that makes for a good or bad album experience. Several hits on this one including Back in the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Blackbird, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Long Long Long, Revolution 1.

Electronic music. Has a good vibe, easy to listen to while driving or doing any activity. The first track reminds me of an underwater scene, maybe even underwater Mario levels for some reason. I enjoyed the listen. Good to listen straight through as the tracks are like movements in one piece of music. I wasn’t familiar with this artist at all, but he’s apparently quite famous and pioneering in this genre. This is one of the best things of the 1001 albums list - finding gems like this that I would never have come across on my own.

I’m not a person who would have thought that Blur had two albums on this list - mostly because I’m unfamiliar with any of their work besides the eponymous 1997 album featuring Song 2. This album sounds more British if that makes sense - it seems made for that audience. Not unenjoyable as a whole - some songs are fairly pedestrian, but there are several worthwhile tracks. The melodies are good, the overall sound of alt rock distortion is there. Theres a lot of tremolo. Notable songs include Advert, Blue Jeans, Chemical World, Miss America, Resigned.

Dolly has a great voice and it shows on these songs. Having said that, the album is pretty samey - there’s a lot of steel guitar and fiddle going on. A lot of the songs are even in the same key and most are pretty simple 1-4-5 structures. Notables include Coat of Many Colors, My Blue Tears, The Way I See You, Here I Am.

Electronic music, reminds a lot of Daft Punk. Enjoyable listen. Favorites include Genesis, DANCE, Phantom II, The Party, DVNO, One Minute To Midnight.

I’m a big fan of the Grateful Dead. Do I need a 23 minute long version of Dark Star with several minutes of droning feedback in the middle? No. I understand the point of freeform improvisation, but an album delivers a song in a clear and concise way that gets the point across. Generally that’s my preference as a listener. There’s no song in here that I would rather listen to over the studio recording.

Electronic dance/pop music. I enjoyed the album overall. Favorite songs were Sparks, In Space, Remind Me.

Fun hip hop with catchy hooks. I enjoy the delivery of the main vocalists. Lyrical content is good, not super trite the way a lot of rap/hip hop of the era was directed. Notable tracks are Freedom, If Only You Knew, Break, A Day At The Races, What’s Golden, Thin Line, High Fidelity, Sum of Us, Hey.

Hip-hop with electronic music vibes. Solid delivery, good hooks and riffs. Seems to be a concept album about the character Dr Octagon - an alien gynecologist? Kind of humorous lyrically. Makes me think of MC Chris and MC Frontalot as well. Definitely some Beastie Boys influence. Also reminds of early Beck. Notable tracks include 3000, Earth Power, Bear Witness, Dr Octagon, Girl Let Me Touch You, Wild And Crazy, Blue Flowers (Revisited).

Dance/Pop/New Wave - kind of hitting all these genres. There’s a lot of synthesizers chirping in the background of these songs - sometimes it’s additive, sometimes subtractive. Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf, Save A Prayer are hits off this album. Other notables include My Own Way, Last Chance on the Stairway.

Boogie/Do-wop/50’s big band pop music. Not a lot of original content here. Bob Dylan hadn’t happened yet, so the musical landscape was a real mixed bag in the 50’s. Most songs are hitting around the 2 minute mark. I don’t know that any of these are real standouts. Some ok background music.

Indie rock with a pop sensibility. Nice use of guitar delay and reverb to create ambient soundscapes. Notable songs include Words, There Goes The Fear, N.Y., Last Broadcast. Easy to get lost to while listening.

I’m guessing this album is here because of the experimental recording techniques used to produce it. If I was being harsh I’d say there’s really no other conceivable reason. This album bears somewhat little resemblance to the post-Barret Pink Floyd led by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The album ranges from full of experimental psychedelic rambling songs to Donovan-esque British folk inspired songs.

Standard reggae fare of the period, but pretty enjoyable. Lead vocalist has a nice delivery and strong voice. If you’re familiar with Bob Marley, this has the same vibe. Notable songs include Marcus Garvey, Slavery Days, Old Marcus Garvey, Tradition.

Upbeat, pleasant Cuban music. Bossa nova style. Enjoyable listen. Nice to have on in the background. I enjoyed pretty much every song on the album. Would I seek this out for casual listening? No, it’s not in my preferred genres, but I do think it’s worth listening to and enjoying.

If peeing your pants is cool… Great cool jazz album. I didn’t realize this was a compilation album out together by Capitol Records from multiple sessions Miles Davis recorded over the course of a year or so. My favorites tracks are Move, Jeru, Venus de Milo, Budo, Boplicity. Every song is good though, and this album is a great straight through listen.

Hip hop with a mix a musical genres and sampling. Lyrics are good and all vocalists have a good delivery and flow. Lot of mid 90’s political commentary mixed in here, so if you’re from that decade it’s kind of a nice hit to get. Favorites include Ready or Not, Zealots, Fu-Gee-La, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Manifest/Outro.

Joan has a great, strong voice. Her voice makes me sometimes think of Janis Joplin, sometimes Tracey Chapman, sometimes Brittany Howard. At times this album sounds like it’s from the mid 90’s not the mid 70’s. Favorite songs include Down to Zero, Help Yourself, Love and Affection, Save Me. All of the songs are enjoyable and the album is a good straight through listen. The second half of the album is definitely more 70’s grounded with a lot of funk styling.

Fun, energetic electronic album. Favorites include Sonf for Lindy, Santa Cruz, Going Out of My Head. Enjoyable listen, the second half of the album starts a slightly different vibe with more repeated, rhythmic electronic beeps and bops.

Main vocalist (Stephin Merritt I think) has a nice deep voice. There are several other vocalists mixed throughout. Musically the album is indie popish/British folk rock/country adjacent. I dig it. Songs range lyrically from more serious love songs and concepts to humorous. There are 69 tracks in this album so strap in. Having said that, none of the songs overstay their welcome - most tracks are under 3 minutes. Notable tracks include I Don’t Believe in the Sun, All My Little Words, A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off, I Don’t Want to Get Over You, I Think I Need A New Heart, The Book of Love, Grand Canyon, No One Will Ever Love You, World Love, Epitaph for My Heart, Asleep and Dreaming, The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure, I Can’t Touch You Anymore.

Disco. Le Freak, I Want Your Love, and Chic Cheer are all hits of the era. This is classic disco music - syncopated rhythms, funk sensibilities. Savoir Faire is a nice instrumental guitar piece. Niles Rodgers brings a lot to the table on this album. Other notables include Happy Man.

Stellar. Hunky Dory is the beginning of a 12-13 year period for Bowie that is as good as any artist’s pinnacle. Listen straight through, every song is good. There are obvious huge hits on this album, but don’t sleep on the non-singles - everything here is worth your time. Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Eight Line Poem, Life on Mars?, Quicksand, Queen Bitch, The Bewlay Brothers are my favorites.

Mix of mostly rock and jazz influences. Has a familiar sounding voice that’s smooth. Musically the compositions are good. 6 tracks, most of which are 5 - 10 minutes in length. Lyrically somewhat sparse songwriting style. Not groundbreaking lyrically. Notable tracks include Buzzin’ Fly, Love From Room 109, Dream Letter.

Fun glam rock album. Only song I didn’t care for was the Comfortably Numb cover, otherwise, I enjoyed the rest of the album. Humorous, sexual lyrics. Again, a fun listen.

Pretty solid overall album from the Beatles. Still has some of their early 60’s feel, but it’s mixed with a slightly changing direction as they move to the mid to late 60’s sound and experimentation. Feels transitional. Favorites tracks include Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Michelle, In My Life, Wait.

Great album from Bowie’s peak years 1969 - 1983. Heroes is obviously a huge hit and great song. There’s a few instrumental tracks here too - V-2 Schneider and Moss Garden are my favorites of those. Other notables include Sons of the Silent Age, The Secret Life of Arabia, Beauty and the Beast.

Has a jangly, circus-like sound. I think what they call baroque pop/music hall British music of the period. It’s not my taste. Most songs are short - around the 3 minute mark or less. The album is unoffensive - a pleasant listen in the background. Waterloo Sunset is the standout track.

Rock based R&B. Shuggie’s voice reminds me of Daryl Hall - high, smooth, emotive. Musically this has a Hall and Oates vibe too - same genre. Enjoyable listen. Notable tracks include Inspiration Information, Island Letter, Sparkle City, Aht Uh Mi Hed, Rainy Day, Pling!

The Rage Against the Mahcine influence is clear, but Linkin Park isn’t political, anthemic music - it’s basically emo. This is a good album, not my taste, but a solid album. Notable tracks include One Step Closer, Points of Authority, Crawling, In the End, A Place For My Head, Forgotten.

Loved this album back in the day. Nice 90’s alt/indie rock. Favorites include Sleep on the Left Side, Brimful of Asha, Butter the Soul, Funky Days Are Back Again, Good Shit, Good to be on the Road Back Home Again. Really enjoyable straight through listen.

60’s psychedelic rock. Musically somewhat interesting, but lyrically pretty shallow/straight forward. Reminds at times of The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, but never come close to that peak. They’re not bad, but they don’t rise to the level of notable contemporaries who did it better. Seems like they’re kind of a one hit wonder. Not sure why this would make the list honestly. Notable tracks include I Had Too Much to Dream, Onie, Train for Tomorrow, The Toonerville Trolley.

Great album, great straight through listen. Folk/indie rock with a lot of vocal harmonies. Favorite tracks include Sun It Rises, White Winter Hymnal, Ragged Wood, He Doesn’t Know Why, Your Protector, Meadowlarks, Blue Ridge Mountains.

Nina has a powerful voice, sometimes with a flutter, sometimes more crooning, but it always fills up the space. Several nice arrangements on this album. Notable tracks include What More Can I Say, Lilac Wine, That’s All I Ask, Wild is the Wind, If I Should Lose You.

Classic 80’s country sounds mixed with Texas swing and light jazzy country. Makes me think of Lyle Lovett and Patsy Cline at times. This is a solid album, not necessarily a showstopper, but clearly displays k.d. lang’s talent. Notable tracks include Western Star, Lock, Stock and Teardrops, I Wish I Didn’t Love You So. All the songs are listenable and well performed.

Great listening experience. The band is listed as Space Rock - I’ve never heard of that before lol. I’d say this has an indie/alternative rock sound. Shoegaze mixed in too. Has a pop sensibility - major chords. Nice layering of ambient sounds, doesn’t feel excessive or overproduced. Has that DI to a Neve console sound at times too. Every song is good.

Has a lofi, somewhat industrial sound. Makes me think of a lot of music from the late 90’s/early 00’s like Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, Jeff Buckley, etc. Think of the movie Garden State ha. Solid album. Vocals are sometimes hard to hear. Notable tracks include Speed Trials, Between the Bars, Rose Parade, Angeles, Cupid’s Trick, Say Yes.

Wildly random album. Musical genre changes every song. Lyrics are generally terrible. One of these songs has something to do with being a cat and fighting the Jets from West Side Story? A lot of weird nonsense stuff. Some of the songs are interesting musically. Notable tracks include School’s Out, Blue Turk…..maybe My Stars. This album definitely should not be on this list.

Basically sounds like a Beach Boys album. Not my thing ultimately. I understand the backstory to the album, but that’s not enough of a reason for it to be on the list. Ok, not great.

Great album. Every song is good. Van Morrison at his peak. Favorites are And It Stoned Me, Moondance, Crazy Love, Into The Mystic, Brand New Day.

Atmospheric, ambient synth music. Interesting movements. Album kind of flowed together and many of the songs were in the 15 - 20 minute range. Definitely need a long drive or something to listen to this album or any individual song. Had an orchestral quality - except all synths.

Not a bad album if you like country rock and/or Gram Parsons. He’s definitely the defining sound of the album. I’ve always thought the Byrds were kind of so-so, most of their hits are covers of other people’s songs. Notable tracks include You Ain’t Goin Nowhere, You Don’t Miss Your Water, Hickory Wind, Nothing Was Delivered, You Got A Reputation, and Lazy Days.

Reminds me of late 90’s/early 00’s Wilco. Lead singer sounds a bit like Jeff Tweedy mixed with J Mascis - soft, airy vocal delivery. Enjoyable album. Indie rock with a lot of folk rock/country rock influence. Favorite songs include Santa Cruz, Deckchairs and Cigarettes, One Horse Town, Old Friends New Lovers, Say It Ain’t So, Just Traveling Through. Honestly every song is good.

A real treat. Great album. Every song is worth your time and the album is an excellent straight through listen. Favorite tracks include Breathe, Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us And Them, Brain Damage, Eclipse.

The Byrds is a band that might have a ok greatest hits album, but I doubt any of their actual albums should be on the list. Musically this album is interesting and good, but lyrically it’s one of the worst things from the decade. All of the sins of cheap, trite 60’s songwriting. Notable tracks include Wild Mountain Thyme, What’s Happening, Eight Miles High, I Know My Rider.

Some good songs here, but it’s also kind of a weird album. The hits have that 80’s pop ballad sound, but the rest of the album is a mix - some of it is Disney-ish. Notable tracks include Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish, Oh Father, Spanish Eyes.

Never listened to this album even though the first track is such a huge hit from the late 90’s. Album is very good - not a one hit wonder. Had that late 90’s alt/indie vibe - a little ambient, a little pop. Notable tracks include Bitter Sweet Symphony, Sonnet, Catching The Butterfly, Space And Time, Weeping Willow, Lucky Man, Velvet Morning, Come On.

Kind of a weird album, mixed genres and all over the place. For some reason I can’t stop thinking about Kong about the movie Revenge of the Nerds II - the concert scene…IYKYK. Some songs are pure 80’s synth pop, most are funk based, a couple have that 80’s nostalgia for the 50’s. Lyrically pretty trite for the most part. I’d never listened to a Prince album before and this doesn’t excite me for the inevitable next one on this list. Also, a lot of the songs overstay their welcome - of the were 4 minutes instead of 8 I might be ok. Notable tracks include Little Red Corvette, Let’s Pretend We’re Married.

Classic Kanye before he went batshit crazy and lost his creativity. The crazy is starting to show up though, a lot of the lyrics are about feeling slighted and the ensuing egomania. Solid album though. Notable tracks include Dark Fantasy, Power, All of the Lights, So Appalled.

Great album. Soulful hip hop style, a little funk, lots of R&B. Smooth. Liked almost every track. Favorite tracks include Johnny is Dead, Gettin Up, We Fight/We Love, ManWomanBoogie, Believe, Shaka.

Rooted in early 60’s rock and roll with vocal harmonies, but introduces some jangle pop sounds that would dominate the mid 60’s. Apparently the first album to feature all original material. Notable tracks include A Hard Day’s Night, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, Can’t Buy Me Love, Any Time At All, Things We Said Today.

Good album. Hadn’t heard of the band before but really enjoyed the album. 80’s alt pop/new wave styles. Good straight thru listen. Favorite tracks include Faron Young, Bonny, Appetite, When Love Breaks Down, Hallelujah, Horsin Around, Desire As.

Great album. Early 90’s alt pop sounds with a lot of reverbs mixed with traditional vocal deliveries give this a unique vibe. Sinead has an excellent voice. Every song is good. Favorite tracks include Three Babies, The Emperors New Clothes, Nothing Compares 2 U, You Cause As Much Sorrow, Last Day of Our Acquaintance, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.

Sounds kind of Radiohead adjacent. Darker sounding. Late 90’s alt/indie vibes. I’m not sold on most of the lyrics - a little too basic on some level. Notable tracks include Good Fortune, A Place Called Home, Beautiful Feeling, This Mess We’re In, This Is Love, We Float.

Pretty good album. Some of the songs are classic Motown, but there are a few darker sounding, more psychedelic sounding songs like Cloud Nine. Notables tracks include Cloud Nine, Runaway Child, Love is a Hurtin Thing, Hey Girl, I Need Your Lovin. Enjoyable listen, all the songs are listenable.

Better album than the previous one I listened to. Musically this album is very good. Lyrically it is a much better effort. Lyrics are kept more simple and atmospheric. Good use of studio effects like phasing and flanging. Album really has a groove. Tracks don’t overstay their welcome; most are under the 3 minute mark. Notable songs include Goin Back, Natural Harmony, Wasn’t Born to Follow, Get To You, Change is Now. The phasing effects get out of hand toward the end of the album - knocked off a star for that.

Favorite tracks are Bring the Pain and All I Need. Method Man has a great flow, the lyrics are pretty good here too. It’s not my favorite style of hip hop, but all in all I think this is a good album.

Great album, probably Wings’ best album. Favorite tracks are Band on the Run, Jet, Bluebird, Let Me Roll It, Mamunia, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five.

There’s a couple good songs here, but the delivery is sometimes in the way. Nico doesn’t exactly sing in tune - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. These Days is the best song on the album. Other notables include The Fairest of the Seasons, I’ll Keep It With Mine

Punk that reminds at times of Ramones, Talking Heads even. I’m not sure there’s something special here to be honest, but it’s not bad either. Most tracks are less than 2.5 minutes - many are under 2. Notable tracks include The Once Over Twice, Universal Corner, In This House That I Call Home.

Great album. His first with Quincy Jones, and it’s proven to be a great collaboration. Mix of rock/pop/funk/r&b styles. Still sounds good in 2025. Notable songs include Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Get On The Floor, Off the Wall, Girlfriend, She’s Out of My Life, I Can’t Help It.

I’m not a huge fan of live albums and I’m not a huge fan of this band, however, this isn’t bad as far as all that goes. Songs tend to overstay their welcome because it’s a live album. Highway star, Child in Time, Smoke on the Water.

Not my cup of tea, but probably not a bad representation of this genre. This kind of screaming hard metal vocal delivery doesn’t appeal to me at all. Wouldn’t search it out, wouldn’t listen again. Again, I don’t think this sucks per se, it’s just not for me.

There’s a lot of Nirvana and Green Day vibes here. Overall the album has a good sound, but it’s not quite there compared to its genre contemporaries. I think the songs are decent, but mostly held back lyrically - pretty generic in that regard. Favorites include Lost in You, Goldfinger, Gone the Dream, Let It Flow, Angel Interceptor. If this was a Japanese band and I couldn’t understand the lyrics, I’d probably like it better.

Solid album with some great songs. Produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson and you can tell. Has a similar sound to Bowie’s albums at the time (Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane). Favorite tracks include Vicious, Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, Satellite of Love, Wagon Wheel, I’m So Free.

Great album. Kind of hard to believe it’s from 1975. Sounds thoroughly modern to me. Every track is good. It’s mostly instrumental, but has great grooves and ambient textures. This definitely was inspirational to everything from 80’s New Wave, 90’s alternative, pop-punk, 2000’s alt rock - The Smiths, Radiohead, David Bowie…the list goes on. Definitely will check out the other albums from NEU.

Musically interesting - alt rock sounds. Lyrically sometimes a little trite, but it’s not awful even at its worst - trite in the way that a lot of 80’s punk lyrics are intentionally crude. Kind of reminds of bands like Sonic Youth or the Pixies - a little harder on the scale of alt rock sounds. Notable tracks include Call Me, Green, Soul Soldier.

If Rubber Soul marks a transition point for the Beatles in terms of musicality and studio techniques, then Revolver shows them fully committed to the change. Excellent album. Every song is good - kind of rare on a Beatles album as they generally have a few weird experimental offshoots of mixed success. Not such here. This is definitely one to listen to straight through.

Kind of a definitive sound of hip-hop in the early 90’s. Fresh Prince vibes ha. Good beats, good flow. Upbeat, energetic. There’s a lot of comedic lyrics and skit tracks interspersed on the album. Notable tracks include The Magic Number, Ghetto Thang, Eye Know, Say No Go, Me Myself and I.

Good album, really enjoyed it. Electronic with pop/rock sensibilities. Notable tracks include Water from a Vine Leaf, Into the Paradise, Tome to get Wize, Harry Flowers, The Story of Light, A Hazy Shade of Random, Water Babies.

Flight of the Rat has some very good guitar work on it. I’ve now heard two Deep Purple albums where before I was only familiar with the song Smoke on the Water. I’d say overall they are not in my interest - lyrically the songs are of low value and musically a lot of songs are hard rock into heavy metal territory in a way that it’s to my taste. I’d say there are several contemporaries who “did it better.” Having said that, I can’t fault the guitar skill of Ritchie Blackmore - it’s the only saving grace for this band in my opinion. Notable tracks include Flight of the Rat (again only for the guitar playing).

Kind of an indie/alt rock lofi sound. Has some funk rhythms too. Great album. Every song is engaging. My favorites are Get Innocuous, Tome to Get Away, North American Scum, Someone Great, All My Friends, New York I Love You.

Great album, great band. I’m a huge Johnny Marr fan so…every song is good. Classic Smiths sounds, but more instrumental variety on this album. Good straight through listen - I did three times in a row on a long drive.

Dance pop album. It’s not necessarily my taste, but I think this is a good album for that genre. This is the sort of thing you’d hear in a DDR game. Notable songs include Can You Forgive Her, Liberation, The Theatre, One in a Million.

Weird album. Classified as a new wave album - definitely has a punk sensibility. The male singer’s delivery grates a little bit during a full album play through. Notable songs include 52 Girls, Dance This Mess Around, Rock Lobster, Hero Worship.

The covers of the Stones and the Doors aren’t that interesting, but the original material and traditional songs are solid. It’s sitar music through and through - if you find that sound annoying or grating, this album will not be for you. Notable tracks include Mamata, Metamorphosis, Raghupati.

Good album. Kind of soft R&B meets Latin music. Enjoyed the listen through. Favorite tracks include Tantos Desejos, Segredo, Antropofagos, Um Dia Comum. Every single is good though and the straight play through is a nice listen on a long drive or at work.

It’s not the worst, but I didn’t really enjoy it. Lyrically pretty juvenile. Musically, all the songs sound the same - like, exactly the same. I’m not a fan of the genre, so I don’t know if this is a particularly strong example? I think there’s probably bands that do this thing better. I could see comparison to Metallica perhaps, but Metallica’s music is much more melodic and dimensional than anything on this album. No notables for me.

Great album. I’m a fan so maybe biased ha. Favorite songs are The Headmaster Ritual, Rusholme Ruffians, That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore, Well I Wonder, Barbarism Begins at Home. Every song is good, it’s a good straight through listen.

Good album. Good melodies and I like the genre. This album is better for me than the last Elliott Smith album to which I listened. His voice is better in the mix here. Has some Beatles-y things going on, especially in the second half. Notables include Junk Bond Trader, LA, In the Lost and Found, Stupidity Tries, Easy Way Out, Happiness/The Gondola Man, Pretty Mary Kay, Better Be Quiet Now, Can’t Make A Sound.

Great album. Mix of hard rock and softer rock sounds, even some country and bluegrass styles mixed in. Notable tracks include Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Little Ghost, Forever For Her, The Denial Twist, Take Take Take, As Ugly As I Seem, Red Rain.

The title track is basically a ten minute guitar solo by Eddie Hazel and it’s great. It’s mire rock inspired than funky. From the second track on we’re fully in the funk landscape. Notable tracks include Maggot Brain, Can You Get to That, Hit It and Quit It, Super Stupid. Solid album overall.

Nice hip hop flow and musically interesting. Not as revolutionary as some other hip hop albums on the list, but there’s some musical variation here that sets it apart. Lyrically kind of meh. Notable tracks include D. Original, You Can’t Stop the Prophet, Ain’t the Devil Happy, Come Clean.

Overall a cool album. Electronic ambient music. Favorite tracks are Turquoise Hexagon Sun, Olson, Pete Standing Alone, Open the Light, Happy Cycling.

Great album. There’s a real mix of mid to late 60’s sounds here. Sometimes it’s straight blues in the vein of The Rolling Stones or the Animals, there’s a Motown song on here, there psychedelic rock, there’s some country rock too. The album has a frenetic energy - the playing is loose, on the verge of out of control. It reminds me of the Stooges in that way. I enjoyed basically every song.

Good album. I’d never heard a King Crimson album before, but I am familiar with Robert Fripp. This album surprised me. It’s apparently considered the first prog rock album, and it’s definitely in that genre. There’s a lot of instrumentation here outside the normal guitar/drums/bass ensembles of rock music. It’s very jazzy at times, and there’s a lot long instrumental, free-form jazz interludes. Having said that, most of the tracks don’t feel like they overstay their welcome. Short album, every song is worthwhile, although, some I’d prefer not to hit on shuffle on my drive to work.

Disco/yacht rock/light jazz. Think other bands like ABBA, Hall and Oates. Not my style, I don’t really understand the Steely Dan love going on in this list. Musically it’s good, just not to my interest, but lyrically it’s as trite as can be. It’s be better served as instrumental music.

Dance music. Makes me think k of C+C Music Factory. Same vibes. Not a bad album, all the songs are listenable. Notable tracks include Good Beat, Smile On, What is Love, World Clique, Groove is in the Heart.

Great album, one of Jack White’s best. Drenched in fuzz tones. Seven Nation Army is obviously one of the top songs of the decade and still seems ubiquitous today. Favorite tracks include Seven Nation Army, There’s No Home For You Here, I Just Don’t Know What to do with Myself, I Want to be the Biy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart, You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket, Ball and Biscuit, The Hardest Button to Button, The Air Near My Fingers, Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine.

Cool album. It’s recorded as if its live in a jazz club even though it is a studio. Makes for an enjoyable straight through listen. Really captures an atmosphere. This is from his crooner period. Notables tracks include most of the non-intros for regular listening purposes.

Great album. Best as a straight through listen - it was conceived that way. Works really well, feels like movements instead of separate tracks. Feels like that up until the medley of soul/motown songs. Still good after, but those tracks feel more singular. There’s a lot going on here - different genres, different instrumentations. There’s some synth stuff happening that reminds me of video game music from the 90s. Fun listen. Just One Victory may be the best candidate for a single. All the other tracks are best served together.

Hip hop album with a lot of R&B, some electronic, and other influences. Nice mix. Overall enjoyed most of the tracks. Notables include Rolling With Heat, The Seed, Break You Off, Complexity, Rhymes and Ammo.

Very good album. I’m honestly surprised at how good it is, I did not know much about T.Rex prior to this listen except for Bang A Gong. This album has a great guitar tone. It vibes. Notable tracks include Mambo Sun, Monolith, Bang A Gong, Planet Queen, The Motivator, Life’s a Gas.

Electronic dance music. It bad, mostly not for me for some reason. I think it’s a little more dance-pop than I like. Notable tracks include Bandelero Desperado, Crazy Love, You’re Mine, Slum King.

Jazz pop from the 60’s. Quintessential. You’ve heard these songs even if you don’t know it. Great album, solid listen through.

Great album. Nice mix of hip hop, r&b, and soul. Lauryn has a great voice and delivery. Every song is good. I could do without the skit interludes attached to end of most songs - I don’t want to hear that in a shuffle - would be nice if those were separate tracks. Favorite tracks include Ex-Factor, Doo Wop, When It Hurts So Bad, Nothing Even Matters, Everything is Everything, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You, Tell Him.

Electronic dance pop. Not a bad album, some very good songs and some that are meh. Some tracks remind me of a Sheryl Crow song more than a Madonna song? Notable tracks include Music, I Deserve It, Nobody’s Perfect, Don’t Tell Me, What It Feels Like For A Girl.

Truly awful. Confirms my suspicions about people who are really into original, underscore, Frank Zappa albums, not rereleases! There’s nothing on this album worth listening to. Thankfully many of the tracks are short. Even so, they overstay their welcome.

Synth heavy new wave. Very good album, but the synths could wear you out over time. Favorite tracks include Complex, M.E., Conversation, Cars, Me I Disconnect From You.

Notable tracks include Honey, Porcelain, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad, South Side, Bodyrock, Natural Blues, Run On, Everloving, Flower, Memory Gospel. Kind of electronic pop/rock album. Lot of ambient sounds, lot of refrain based lyrical presentation. Solid album.

Sometimes pop punk, sometimes B52’s vibes, sometimes indie/alt rock. I prefer the indie rock sounds more than anything else. Notable tracks include Deceptacon, Hot Topic, Phanta, Eau D’ Bedroom Dancing, Friendship Station, Les and Ray.

Solid album even if it isn’t my thing. Favorite songs are Master of Puppets and Orion.

I’m a Neil Young fan, but I’d never heard this album. Glad to hear it. The album has a different feel and tonal quality to his other albums, especially Harvest which this came after. It feels stripped down, garage, raw. It reminds me of the Basement Tapes from Bob Dylan. Great guitar tones of course. Notable songs include Walk On, See The Sky About to Rain, Revolution Blues, Vampire Blues, On The Beach, Motion Pictures, Ambulance Blues. Basically the entire album - every song is good.

Good album. Every song is good. Haas a piano rock/light jazz/E&E vibe and Joel has a smooth crooner’s voice. Favorite tracks include Movin’ Out, Just The Way You Are, Only The Good Die Young, She’s always a Woman, Everybody Has A Dream.

Basically awful? This is literally just noises; no melodic qualities for the most part. I wouldn’t say this is a musical album - what I’m saying is this isn’t music per se so I wouldn’t market this as a musical album. An interesting experiment? Perhaps. Something I’ll never listen to again? Yes, definitely. AB/7A is the only track that resembles a musical composition.

Good album. Classic Stones album and sounds. Notable tracks include Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch, I Got The Blues, Moonlight Mile.

Fun album with energy. A lot of short songs and many sound basically identical. You could easily look up and have listened to 5 tracks without knowing it. Blitzkrieg Bop and Beat on the Brat are the real standouts on the album. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend also.

The highs are super high, incredible. There’s a lot of so-so filler material though. Notable tracks include Wait Until Tomorrow, Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand, One Rainy Wish, Bold As Love.

Solid Indie Rock album. There’s a falsetto vocal presentation in some songs that I don’t particularly like, but even those songs are good otherwise. Notable tracks include Hooting & Howling, All The King’s Men, Two Dancers, This Is Our Lot, Empty Nest, Through the Iron Gate.

Piano driven pop rock. Solid album. Hugely popular in the early 2000’s. Notable tracks include In My Place, The Scientist, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, Clocks, Green Eyes, Warning Sign, Amsterdam.

A few somethings, mostly nothings. A lot of the material seems jokey. Reminds me of a Zappa album - and that’s a bad thing - in that there’s a lot of just dicking around in the studio. Notable tracks include I Saw The Light, Couldn’t I Just Tell You, Dust In The Wind, Hello It’s Me.

Enjoyable. Listed as hip-hop but is more of an electronic album to me. Notable tracks include Building Steam With A Grain of Salt, What Does Your Soul Look Like, Midnight in a Perfect World.

Christmas classics from the 60’s. Lots of Ronettes takes. Some of these are definitely on your Christmas playlist.

Probably THE Alice In Chains album. They are often grouped into the grunge category from the early 90’s, but they definitely have more of a background influence shared with a lot of metal bands. Notable tracks include Them Bones, Dam That River, Rain When I Die, Down In A Hole, Rooster, Would.

80’s pop. Notable tracks include Relax, Two Tribes, Wish, The Only Star in Heaven, The Power of Love.

Great album. Classic Eagles. The best songs are the slower folk/country rock, softer sounds. Notable tracks include Take It Easy, Nightingale, Witchy Woman, Train Leaves Here This Morning, Peaceful Easy Feeling.

Solid 90’s hip hop album. I’m sure very influential in its time. Notable tracks include After Hours, Footprints, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, Can I Kick It, Youthful Expression, Rhythm, Description of a Fool.

Really good album. Shows their combined creative genius and starts with a bang with the first track. Notable tracks include Judy Blue Eyes, Guinnevere, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping, Long Time Gone.

Great album. My first introduction to Nick Cave, an artist I’ve been curious about for a while. It did not disappoint. Has a Tom Waits sensibility. Has a nice baritone voice and delivery that remind of other artists like Leonard Cohen and John Hiatt. Favorite tracks include Into My Arms, Lime Tree Arbour, People Ain’t No Good, Brompton Oratory, There is a Kingdom, Are You The One I’ve Been Waiting For, Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere, Idiot Prayer, Far From Me.

Great album, every song is engaging. Proto punk energy fueled by Iggy Pop’s vocal delivery. Great raunchy guitar tones. Favorite tracks are Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger, Raw Power.

Really solid album. Theres some 50’s throwback rock n roll undercurrent in a lot of songs, others are fully moving into the 80’s rock/glam scene. Notable tracks include Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Picture This, Fade Away and Radiate, Pretty Babe, I Know But I Don’t Know, 11:59, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass.

Voice and delivery are ok, music isn’t bad, lyrics are horribly trite. Alanis Morissette definitely was influenced by this. Notable tracks include Marlene on the Wall, Straight Lines.

Great album, lots of classic hits. Notables include I Feel The Earth Move, So Far Away, It’s Too Late, You’ve Got A Friend, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Tapestry, A Natural Woman. First Carole King album for me and it didn’t disappoint. Really solid songwriting.

Alternative mixed with dance pop. Notable tracks include Zero, Soft Shock, Skeletons, Hysteric, Little Shadow. Overall a good album, every song is pretty good.

Very Beatles-y. Tough around the edges in a good way. Notable tracks include Victoria, Yes Sir No Sir, Mt Churchill Says, Young and Innocent Days.

Not a bad album if you like sitar music. I enjoyed the listen but probably won’t revisit. I appreciate the composition and musicianship, but not something I’m going to drive down the road listening to.

Interesting but not really my thing. I’m surprised that this seems to have been a super popular album when it came out. Notables tracks include Cisco Kid.

Great album, every song is good, most are bangers. Can basically play tracks 1-10 with no real drops. The last two songs are good, but have a slightly different feel. One and Mysterious Ways are huge hits, but absolutely don’t sleep on the other tracks - they are all great production.

There’s some Beach Boys in here, but the album does move away from those sounds too. There’s a lot of ambient textures going on. Notable tracks include Dreamer, Thoughts of You, Time, You and I.

This has all the hallmarks that I don’t like about the genre: juvenile lyrics, a childish fascination with satanic imagery, lead singer doing a bad impersonation of Ozzy. I will say that I think the band is technically proficient. It’s not as bad as Anthrax, but far worse and more unpolished than Metallica. The track Peace Sells is a good premise carried out unskillfully. Good Morning/Black Friday is probably the best song to me.

Every song is good. Theres some real hit classic on the record too, but don’t sleep on the b sides. This is a masterpiece.

Really good album, every song is listenable. Arena rock that has a U2 influence. I missed this band completely at the time, enjoyed finding them here. Notable tracks include Closer, Crawl, Sex on Fire, Use Somebody, Notion, I Want You, Be Somebody.

Has an energy. Reminds me of Eric Burden and the Animals. The first track, You’re Gonna Miss Me, is the only song I was familiar with. Solid song. The whole album is pretty good I think, it’s listenable for sure. I wouldn’t say there’s another track that particularly stands out, but I can’t say they’re bad.

Nice background music. No particular tracks stood out to me, but I mostly enjoyed the listen. It’s not impossible that I’d revisit.

Most of the album is awful. The end of the album is the only saving grace. Notable tracks include Sogn O The Times, Strange Relationship, I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man, The Cross, Adore. These songs save it and make it a better listen for me than the previous Prince album I’ve had. So far, Prince is not my thing.

I’m not a huge fan of live albums, but this one is great especially from track 9 to the end. All the tracks are too long for car okay unless you’re on a road trip, but still a great listen if you have the time. Makes sense why The Who had such a reputation as a live act. Guitar tone is excellent.

Solid album. Has that early-mid 90’s pop/folk/alt rock feel. Reminds of BNL and Blues Traveller. Notable tracks include Chocolate Cake, It’s Only Natural, Fall At Your Feet, Weather With You, Four Seasons In One Day, All I Ask.

Good album. Classic REM sounds - sounds like a 90’s album already. Notable songs include Get Up, You Are The Everything, Stand, World Leader Pretend, Orange Crush, Turn You Inside Out, Untitled.

Really good album. Contains most of their biggest hits. More hair metal than I remember them - mostly the b sides. Eddie Van Halen influence for sure. Notable tracks include You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin’ On A Prayer, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Raise your Hands, Never Say Goodbye.

This isn’t my genre, but I think this album is probably a good representation of the genre, meaning fans of this genre probably think this is a great album. While I personally don’t enjoy the sound or lyrical content much, I recognize that this is a solid creative endeavor.

Great blues album, every song is good and makes for a good straight through listen. Kind of crazy this is a live album from 1960 because the recording quality is good.

Kind of a mixed album. Some great songs here and some weirder experiments. Seems like the first half is more experimental and the second half is more pop/rock oriented. Second half is definitely better and saves the album. Notable tracks include Walking In Your Footsteps, Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Tea In The Sahara, Murder By Numbers.

Really good album. Nice energy. New Wave rock album. Lead singer has a great presentation and the music is tight and energetic. Notable tracks include Our Lips Are Sealed, How Much More, Lust to Love, We Got The Beat, You Can’t Walk in Your Sleep, Can’t Stop The World.

I like it, but something about it is not quite hitting for me. It’s one toe outside the line somewhere of a bunch of music that I like from bands like OMD, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and others in the genre. This is more gothic. I think I need another listen through to make my mind up.

Great album. Has a stripped down sound. Works well with Bruce’s vocal delivery. Notable tracks include Nebraska, Atlantic City, Highway Patrolman, State Trooper, Used Cars.

I enjoyed the tracks Roadrunner, Old World, She Cracked, Modern World, Dignified and Old. A lot of the other songs didn’t make an impression. This is a little bit of a kiss for me, but it’s close to a lot of things I like. Has a velvet underground influence for sure.

Solid album. Surprised me. Notable tracks include Velouria, Allison, Ana, All Over the World, Dig For Fire, Down to the Well, Stormy Weather, Havalina.

Not my genre hinestly. For what it is, this is penalty a good representation of the genre. I remember some of these songs from the radio in high school. I’m not into the screamo thing.

Great album, big fan of the band. Notable tracks include Mind, Paper, Cities, Life During Wartime, Memories Can’t Wait, Heaven.

A Very Cellular Song has a good first 5 minutes, but it’s too long at 13 minutes. Mercy I Cry City has a good chorus, but the lyrics are otherwise trite. Overall there’s a little too much sitar and 60’s psychedelic folk stuff happening to of much worth. A lot of contemporaries did it better.

Great album. Reeds voice is at once melodic, cutting, and vulnerable. Notable tracks include Men of Good Fortune, How Do You Think It Feels, Caroline Say II. The album is a really good straight thru listen.

Can’t find a fault with this album. Every song is good. I like the mix of classic Beck sounds mixed with post Sea Change instrumentations.

Not bad, not my favorite. There’s a lot going on in the background and it sometimes distracts from the tracks. Notable tracks include Sittin’ Here, Fix Up Look Sharp, Jezebel.

Reminds me of some Tom Waits albums. Not bad overall. It’s in French so hard to judge lyrically. I probably wouldn’t seek this out again, however, I did enjoy the listen for the most part.

Basically dissonant, piercing noises in the background of every song. Not my favorite. Totally experimental. It’s honestly the sort of thing I hate.

Good album. Blues, country, rock. Janis has a powerful and emotive voice. Some of the songs are a little bland, but there are some real highs. Notable tracks include Cry Baby, A Woman Left Lonely, Half Moon, Me and Bobby McGee, Get It While You Can.

Great album. Reminds me of 60’s French pop rock. Good energy, solid lyrics. I’ve never really listened to Belle and Sebastian, but this album makes me want to explore more. Every song is good.

Punk album, kind of reminds of early Clash. Enjoyed it, probably look into the band more. Notable tracks include Goodbye Toulouse, Princess of the Streets, Hanging Around, Get A Grip On Yourself, Choosey Susie, Go Buddy Go.

Love this album, one of my favorites and probably my favorite Beck album. Every song is good. The album has a stripped down feel compared to most Beck albums. The lyrics are emotional, lonely and starkly sad. Again, every song is notable.

Solid hip hop album from the early 90’s. I’ve found through this project that I really like this genre. Notable tracks include Oh Shit, 4 Better Or 4 Worse, I’m That Type of Nigga, Ya Mama, Passin’ Me By, Otha Fish, Return of the B-Boy.

Surprisingly good album. Mixed of 60 rock styles - blues, French pop, jangle, some jazz influence. Some tracks are even proto-punk. I like the singers voice. I’ve never heard of this band, but this isn’t just more mid 60’s slop. This is a solid album. Notable tracks include Orange Skies, Que Vida, Seven and Seven Is, The Castle, She Comes in Colors.

Really good R&B album from the 90’s. Maxwell has a great voice - smooth with a nice falsetto. Notable tracks include Sumthin Sumthin, Ascension, Dancewitme, Whenever Wherever Whatever, Reunion.

Great album. One of their best. Every song is good. Has a stripped down, garage rock sound. The production really works to capture their energy. This was my first White Stripes album back when it released and it holds up well today.

Great album. My favorite track are Time, Downtown Train, Rain Dogs, Clap Hands, Hang Down Your Head, Blind Love, Gun Street Girl.

Solid new wave album. Notable tracks include Uncontrollable Urge, Praying Hands, Mongoloid, Jocko Homo, Gut Feeling, Come Back Jonee.

Great album, eclectic pop. Really enjoyed the mix and Janelle has a great voice and delivery. There’s a lot here to like cutting across many pop genres from rap, r&b, dance, singer-songwriter styles, and more. Notable tracks include Dance or Die, Faster, Locked Inside, Cold War, Tightrope, Oh Maker, Come alive, Neon Valley Street, Wondaland, Say You’ll Go.

Really liked this album. It’s my kind of electronic music? It’s upbeat both tempo and musically. Good straight through listen. Easy to get lost in the background as well and just vibe to as you’re going about the day.

I’m not super into it. There’s a stylistic thing happening here that I don’t particularly care for. Some of it seems comically over acted in a way. Notable tracks include Girl, Silent All These Years, Little Earthquakes.

Great album. Every song is good. Musically sparse with mixed vocals/duets. The effect works really well to lend weight to the songs. Definitely interested in finding more by this group.

Classic album. Great hard rock album. Guitar tone and riffs are excellent. Notables include Hell’s Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Rock N Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution.

Surprising album. Sounds like it’s from the early 90’s not the mid 70’s. Notables include Thank You Friends, Big Black Car, Kanga Roo, Stroke It Noel, Nightime, Dream Lover.

Another amazing Nick Cave album. I’m ready to deep dive this artist. This album is an emotional one for sure so be prepared. Every song is good. It has a haunting quality and the lyrics are very well written and engaging.

Awesome album. One of my all time favorites. Every song is great. It’s crazy because this isn’t even my favorite Wilco album, but it’s a close second or third from an excellent band. I hope A Ghost Is Born is on this list because it’s an even better album.

Good album. There’s a lot of good material here. I enjoy the overall sound. Definitely still has a Beatles influence, but also borrows influence from Bob Dylan and the Band, Clapton, and others. Notable tracks include I’d Have You Anytime, My Sweet Lord, Wah-Wah, Isn’t It A Pity, What Is Life, If Not For You, Let It Down, I Live For You, Awaiting On You All, All Things Must Pass, Hear Me Lord.

Not my favorite. It’s basically a dance pop album with some electro influences. It’s a bit too experimental for me. Who Is It and Triumph of a Heart are probably the most appealing songs for me. Overall a pass on this album.

Interesting listen as I’m not that familiar with KISS outside of their biggest hits. It’s a mix of heavy rock and softer piano driven arrangements. Overall I think the songs are mostly throw away, trite material. Not ale tracks include Detroit Rock City, Shout It Out Loud, Beth.

Really early, rockabilly Elvis. This isn’t his best for sure. He’s still figuring out his voice on some songs here. It’s fun, but later albums and songs make better use of his talent. Notable tracks include Blue Suede Shoes, Tutti Frutti.

Loved this album. Hadn’t heard of the band before, but I’ll definitely check out their other albums. Good guitar driven indie rock. Every song is good. Is And Is And Is stands out to me as well as the tracks Drug and River To Consider. But every song is good. Excellent album.

Not a bad Reggae album. Notable tracks include Whatcha Gonna Do, No Sympathy, Why Must I Cry, Igziabeher, Till Your Well Runs Dry.

Pretty good album. Listed as Prog Rock - does feel that way. I wasn’t familiar with Supertramp outside of there couple of hits. I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Notable tracks include Bloody Well Right, Asylum, Rudy, If Everyone Was Listening, Crime of the Century.

Good album, although I’d say this is more like an EP since there’s only four tracks. All the songs are good. Haven’t heard of the band, but I’d check out more from them.

Good album. Mingus is one of the classics of jazz. This album is four tracks, three of which are basically different takes on the same melody. The last track is an 18 minute medley. Really enjoyable listen.

I was excited to get a Kraftwerk album, I’ve been looking forward to it for while because so many bands I love count Kraftwerk as a major influence. This album didn’t click with me unfortunately. Maybe not enough pop sensibility for me? Notable tracks include Spacelab and Neon Lights.

Paint It Black and Under My Thumb are classic big hits. The rest of the album is pretty meh. Those two songs don’t even feel like they belong on an album with the other songs.

I like mostly the songs that weren’t hits. A lot of the album sounds like an overproduced Disney song. Notable tracks include Soda Pop, Born to Make You Happy, I Will Be There, Thinkin’ About You, The Beat Goes On.

Probably the best Steely Dan album I’ve heard so far. Notables include Do It Again, Dirty Work, Reelin’ In The Years.

The highs are super high, the rest are just ok. Notables include Fell On Black Days, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman, The Day I Tried To Live, Fresh Tendrils.

Not bad, I mostly enjoyed the album. Good vocalists throughout. Good beats. Probably not something I would revisit, but it was ok to have in it the background.

Great album. Christina has such a great voice, sultry and powerful. There’s a nice mix of old school inspired r&b and more modern pieces here.

Great album. I really enjoyed the listen. Every song is good. Has that feel of the period and makes me think of other acts like Beck, The Strokes and others. Not exactly like them, but there’s a similarity. Well crafted, good delivery.

Awesome album. Every song is good, almost every song is great. Lots of hits in this album but the b sides are also excellent. Great album experience.

Great album. Aretha has one of those all time voices. So powerful. It draws you in right away. Good songs on the album. Notables include Chain of Fools, People Get Ready, You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Wiman, Since You’ve Been Gone, Good to Me As I am To You, Groovin, Ain’t No Way.

I enjoyed the album. I don’t know that’s its groundbreaking, but there are interesting concepts and techniques employed at times. It’s a hip hop album with a mix of some electronic stuff. At times reminds me of things like Mc frontalot or Mc Chris or Dr Ocotopolis - it has a similar feel.

Great album. One of his best and released during the best productive era of his career from 1970-1984. Every song is good.

Really good album. I’m a big fan and this album has several hits. Notables include Accidents Will Happen, Senior Service, Olivers Army, Big Boys, Green Shirt, Party Girl, Peace Love and Understanding.

Great album. Every song is good, some are really high. Notables include Next Day, The Stars Are Out Tonight, Love is Lost, Where Are We Now, Valentine’s Day.

Employed this hip hop album. I’ll say that a lot of the tracks feel samey, but are still enjoyable. Notable tracks include Pigs, How I Could Just Kill A Man, Hand On The Pump, Hope In The Head, The Phuncky Feel One, Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk, Latin Lingo.

Good album. Notable tracks include Shout, The Working Hour, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Head Over Heels. Every song on the album is pretty good though.

Great album. Every song is good. Favorites include: Missing Pieces, Sixteen Saltines, Freedom at 21, Love Interruption, Blunderbuss, Hypocritical Kiss, Weep Themselves to Sleep, Hip Poor Boy, On and On and On, Take Me With You When You Go.

Ok album, some real winners and some stuff that’s a miss for me. Notable tracks include Court and Spark, Help Me, Free Man in Paris, Down to You, Just Like This Train.

Great album from a particularly inspired period of their career. I’m a huge fan of course, but Kid A and Amnesiac were very influential to me.

Southern Rock/Alt Country. Theres a lot of Steve Earle influence in here. Some tracks denote an interesting view in what it means to be southern and grapple with the history of racism and the association of southerners as racist. Notable tracks include Ronnie and Neil, 72, Dead Drunk and Naked, Zip City, Let There Be Rock, Women Without Whiskey, Plastic Flowers on the Highway, Life in the Factory, Angels and Fuselage.

Great album. Most songs are good to great. Notables tracks include Devils Haircut, Hotwax, Lord Only Knows, The New Pollution, Derelict, Novacane, Where It’s At, Jack-Ass, Sissyneck, Ramshackle.

Great album. Post-Punk/New Wave style. Leans more toward punk but still sounds like New Wave stylistically too. Reminds of Talking Heads, David Bowie, early Clash, Sex Pistols, Magazine. Really enjoyed the album. Every song is good.

Kind of a mixed album. There’s some really good material here, Elvis’s voice and delivery are always excellent, however, some of these songs are just bad. Suspicious Minds is the best track for sure. About half the songs are prettt good.

Great album. Every song is good, most bang. It’s a really great straight though play because a lot of the tracks flow right into one another.

Really good rap/r&b album. She has a great voice, delivery and flow. Really enjoyed the album overall. Lyrics are good and meaningful.

Good album. I’m a huge Paul Simon fan and there are some great songs here. Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song, Patterns, Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall, For Emily Wherever I May Find Her, A Poem On The underground Wall are the best songs.

Not a bad album. Musically it’s quite interesting, but it struggles lyrically at times. There’s not a huge hit in this album that I’m aware of, but there are several good songs. Notables include Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away, They Won’t Go When I Go, Smile Please, Too Shy To Say, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Creepin’.

Solid punk album. A lot of the tracks sound the same, of course you get that with a lot of punk music. Some good songs, the lead singer has a good presentation/delivery. Inclusion of saxophone is unique.

Good album. Makes me want to listen to the other albums from this band and Steve Masons solo projects. It’s musically broad feeling, meaning that it’s almost operatic in its scope at times and movement. Overall probably a 3.5 for me. Not sure it hits 4 stars quite.

Great album, I’m a big fan. Some instant classics on this album including Alison, The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes, and Watching the Detectives. All the songs are good, some are great.

Really good album. I was mostly familiar with the hits from this album but had never listened to every track. There’s only one track that don’t seem to fit the album and there are a few songs where the lyrics are hard to overcome. Otherwise, solid album.

Pretty good instrumental album. Nice arrangements, nice to listen to in the background. Pleasant surprise, but not what I would drive around to.

Great album. Tiny Dancer and Levin are all time classics. All the songs are good. Orchestral.

Kind of a mixed album. It’s a concept album and it’s a little weird to listen to now. There’s really only one song I’d note, I Can See For Miles, which is a classic. The rest of the album doesn’t sound at all like that track - it’s kind of jangly 60’s pop instead of garage rock.

Definitely feel the influence of CSNY and Neil Young especially on some tracks. Musically it’s not bad, most songs are good. Lyrically it’s pretty sparse and some songs are pretty facile. Notable tracks include Laughing, Traction in the Rain, Orleans.

Really good album. I wasn’t familiar with much of their music outside of Bittersweet Symphony. I enjoy the lead singer’s voice and delivery. The music is very good early-mid 90’s alt rock. Notable tracks include A New Decade, This Is Music, So It Goes, Brainstorm Interlude, Drive You Home, History, Life’s An Ocean, Stormy Clouds, (Reprise).

Ok, but not really my thing. Theres something here that I just don’t personally like, but it’s hard to put a finger on.

Great album. Every song is good. Koffi has an excellent voice and smooth delivery. The music is light and upbeat, reminds me of sounds on Paul Simon’s Graceland album. Really enjoyable listen.

Solid album. Interesting that it came out before Pet Sounds and Revovler. Good songs and lyrics. Probably some of Donovan’s best works. Pretty eclectic musically.

Really good album. Nice musically, lyrically, and vocally. Some songs are little broody. Definitely interested in checking out more Nick Drake albums.

It’s not really my genre. It’s not horrible but it’s just not something I enjoy for the most part. There are similar or adjacent bands that I like (SOAD, Deftones) but overall it’s not something I’m into. The music has an aggressive and depressive nature. The most enjoyable tracks for me are the ones that are more melodic or have some hip hop lyrical delivery.

Solid album. Wasn’t super familiar with The Bee Gees before this outside of Saturday Night Fever. I’d check out some of their music based on this album. Has kind of rock/folk rock sound.

Great instrumental album. Great listen, moves quickly.

Great album. Every song is good. Early 80’s new wave. Definitional.

Truly deserving of all its accolades. Absolutely great album start to finish.

Really cool album. Sometimes her delivery reminds me of Jack Johnson. Interesting low fi sound.

Pretty good album. Electro/New Wave ish. Some of it is not to my taste, but overall I liked it. The first three tracks are the best.

Good album. Showgaze ish. Garage rock ish. Pretty sparse arrangements with a lot of distortion allows to roam. Enjoyed the listen.

Pretty good album. Alternative rock but a bit more on the poppy side. Mostly enjoyed the listen. Hadn’t really heard much from this band or Courtney Love except for the track Celebrity Skin. Musically I like it a lot. There’s something keeping me from a 4 though. Solid 3.5.

I don’t understand the inclusion of live albums in this list to be honest. I will say this a good live album - the production is good, there’s not a lot of other nonsense going on in the tracks. I really like Phil Lynott’s voice. The hits are good versions on here too.

Great album. It’s in Spanish, so there’s a language barrier for me, but the music was great and the singers voice and delivery are also great. Every song is good.

Ok album, there’s a couple of hits and good songs but most of the tracks are kind of 60’s throwaway country songs that don’t appeal in the modern age.

An enjoyable listen for the most part, but this is a movie soundtrack. Mostly instrumental. Funky. The songs aren’t pop songs per se, again they are movie soundtrack tracks. I wouldn’t seek it out again.

Good album, song really good songs. It’s has a comical edge to it. Snoop is already in great form here, but there is a genesis moment here for some of the sins of rap music through the late 90’s and 00’s - namely gang related aggression and the minimization of women. On this album I think the intention for these things is to be somewhat comical, but in the music that comes after and is inspired by this album these themes become unironic and problematic.

Prog rock album. First track is almost 21 minutes. Overall I’m not a fan. There’s some interesting stuff but for the most part I think it’s a little juvenile in a way? Wouldn’t seek out, kind of turns me off of the band all together.

Not a bad album, it’s a little samey. I enjoyed the listen, but again the tracks mostly seem the same. There’s some experimentation or movement in the the songs too, sometimes it works and sometimes it feels random.

Pretty good album. Emmylou has a great voice and good delivery. All the songs are good, some really stand out. Has mostly a country feel - maybe country rock, but in a 70’s way.

Album is a little less my vibe than Seventeen Seconds is, but still a good album. Darker, more Goth Rock. 3.5 probably.

Great jazz album.

Really good album. The only thing holding this back from a 5 rating is that I don’t the vocals are mixed well. Sounds like a home recording.

Good album. I’m becoming a fan for sure. Good file, nice use of jazz samples.

Great album. Big Waits fan. Maybe his first album with this more sparse and gravelly delivery? Excellent writing as always.

Has a nice deep voice and good delivery. Reminds me of Jon Hiatt.

Kind of punk rock/garage rock from the early 80’s. Not bad. Some good songs for sure, a lot of same sounding stuff though.

Prog rock album. Pretty good listen, couple of good car friendly tracks mixed with some longer tracks that might not be suitable at least for a short drive.

Pop album. Late 80’s big sound. It necessarily for me, but several good songs. Several others are so-so. The album doesn’t feel dynamic because every song feels big sonically.

Good album, pop rock kind of stadium rock vibes from the early 2000’s. Sometimes reminded of Rufus Wainwright, sometimes Elvis Costello, also bands like the Killers etc.

Bubblegum pop from the 70’s basically. Not my style, pretty receptive. I don’t like some of the synth sounds. A couple of ok songs though.

Probably would call it alternative country today? Folk rock ish. Good album. Has a waver in his voice kind of like Gary Stewart a bit - not exact but still.

Surprisingly enjoyable. Hard rock/heavy metal. Lead singer has a unique voice. The drums are very samey on every song. Not generally a huge fan of live albums, but this one isn’t too bad.

Good album. Not a lot of songs, but most of what’s here is very good. Classic garage rock sounds.

Good hip hop album. The sampling is done really well and the wide variety of genres sampled is nice.

Alt-country sounds. Probably a 3.5. There’s a lot here to like but I feel like it’s just a little short of something. This album does draw my interest to this band. Worth a further exploration I think.

Classic rock. Hard rock. Highway to Hell is an all time rock anthem. The rest of the album wavers between ok and too juvenile to take seriously.

Good album. The second half has some good deeper cuts. The first half lacks some dynamics, but there are a couple hits there.

Not a bad album. Enjoyed it more than the last Bjork album I was assigned here. Kind of jazz, pop, electro mix. Several good tracks actually, most are good.

Good album. Late 90’s/early 2000’s indie pop rock sounds. Think Oasis + Rufus Wainwright. Several very good tracks. Everything is listenable and enjoyable. Interested in checking out more from this band.

Great album. Nice mix of punk, rock, and pop. Chrissie Hynde has a great delivery. Lots of good tracks. Probably a 4.5?

Good album. Has a lot of garage rock tracks and some tracks that are more in early 60’s rock. My Generation is a big hit and great track, but the album overall is a solid listen.

Loved it. It’s not only my style, it’s basically the style of music I make. Probably a 4.5 but I’m bumping to a 5.

Really good prog rock album. Better than the previous Yes album I heard (Fragile).

Not bad, two huge hits in Gimme Shelter and You Vant Always Get What You Want. These two are great songs. The rest are mostly just ok. 3.5.

Very good album. A lot of tracks are introspective and regard the feeling of being trapped in a situation that will result in your death, eg gang and drug related issues. There’s a feeling of resolution toward that end, which is considered inevitable. Interesting considering just a few years later he was murdered in a drive by shooting.

Great album, 4.5. Rating a four because I think about half the album is just ok and the other half is all time greats.

Solid hip hop album from 89. Good flow and deliveries. Weirdly this album is not available on YouTube music? Listened to a playlist on YouTube.

Several hits here including the title track and Life in the Fast Lane. This album is not available on YouTube music for some reason, so I had to listen via a playlist on YouTube. Wasted Time, Try and Love Again are also top notch. New Kid in Town is solid. Victim of Love and The Last Resort are ok songs. Overall a very good album.

A bit of a miss for me. Several good songs, but overall there’s a vibe musically that isn’t quite my taste.

Great album. Reminds me of Beck and Cake and bands like that. Kind of a hip hop delivery over indie rock music. Clever and entertaining songs.

Solid album. Starts off with some big band American standards and resolves to American standard ballads on the second half. Probably a 3.5 because some of the stuff is only ok. Several very good songs though - enough to bump to 4 instead of 3.

I don’t hate it but it also isn’t quite right for me? There are good songs here. Theres a lot to like here. I think the lead singers delivery just took a bit for me to get used to actually. He has kind of a whispery delivery. Got into it about halfway through the album. By the end I totally turned around and loved it. Definitely will seek out more from this band.

Great album. The medium of today doesn’t do it justice since there’s two 20 minute tracks and that’s it. Makes it hard to listen to in the car. But this is a great album.

Great album. Nice mix of hip hop, rock, and jazz. A good straight through listen.

Good album. Kind of hard to jam to a 26 minute song, but it’s still a good album. Probably a 3.5 for me.

Good album. Mostly instrumental. Sounds like David Bowie’s late 70’s albums that he did with Brian Eno. Enjoyed it.

Awesome album by one of my favorites. Every track is good, most are great.

One of the best albums of the 90’s and ever. One of my favorites.

Solid album. Kind of 90’s indie mixed with drum/rhythm music. Familiar sounding and of that time. It’s good. It’s a little downbeat for me I think on the whole. 3.5 but good enough to up vote here.

Really good album even if it kinda drags on. By the back half of the album it’s getting a little samey and the lyrics and flow aren’t as effective. Highs are high, the rest is only mediocre. 3.5.

Ok album. I wasn’t blown away. It’s kind of a miss for me, probably a 2.5. Very Sex Pistols influenced, kind of nasally British spoken delivery and such. Musically somewhat interesting. I’d check out further albums from this band as they apparently move away from this style and into more post punk/new wave territory.

Great album, solid hits. A few songs lose me but otherwise solid.

Great album. Icelandic and in the language but very good. Great vibe and ambient sounds and textures. Really enjoyed it.

Great album. Every song is good, most are huge hits. Classic. Probably a 4.5 upping to 5.

Awesome album actually. Hard Rick guitar mixed with Latin sounds. Works really well. 4.5 probably.

Great album. Bowie is a favorite for me. Really interesting stuff here. Experimental but good. Definitely an overlooked classic.

Good album. It’s not quite my style overall but I did enjoy it. Hovering between a 3.5 and 4 for me. Going to upvote it because I think it deserves it here. Ambient guitars and soft female vocal that has a melancholy vibe. I missed this band originally in the 90’s. I’d check out more stuff from them.

Solid dance/pop album. They have a good voice and the songs are engaging musically and rhythmically. I was thinking 3.5, but I feel good about a 4.

Maybe a 3.5. Several good songs, kind of up and down album though. High highs, low lows kind of. Mix between Prog rock, hard rock, and folky sounds.

Decent album. Has a few big hits that are great. Everything else is just ok.

Kind of a miss for me. A couple good songs, but the style is off for me. Too busy, too much production, too dance hall.

Good album. About the half the album is a miss for me though. Couple of hits, others are ok.

Great album. I owned a copy of this album on cd in high school. Several hits and great songs. Musically diverse.

This one is a little of a mixed bag because on the one hand there are some good songs here and all three singers have great voices, but this album also sounds old. It’s deeply stuck in country music sounds that are rooted in bluegrass and gospel. I think it would have sounded dated in 1987, let alone today. Probably a 2.5?

Love the album. 4.5 for me for sure. Nice mix of shoegaze and alternative sounds. Totally missed this band growing up, but I’ll check out more of their stuff.

Great album. I’m a fan of the band and Lou Reed as a solo artist. Lots of great songs here. Every song is good. 4.5 for me probably.

Ok but kind of a miss. There are a few good songs here and others that are pretty mediocre to me.

Great album. Nice vibe. Doesn’t go as high as the follow up album, but this album is great on its own merit.

Really good album. Enjoyed the mix of punk influences and country ish structures. Will check out more from this band. Lead vocalist has a good delivery.

Not bad. Kind of theatrical. Sounds ahead of its time. Several goods songs, some I didn’t care for and were more experimental. 3.5 probably.

Like the vibe, would check out more from this band. Kind of new wave/pop mix. More on the poppy side. 3.5

Great album. Love the sampling and the vocal delivery. Engaging lyrics. Really landed with me. The four tracks not on YouTube music are good too.

Great album. Really enjoyed the listen. Good atmosphere, good vibes.

Mostly juvenile. I didn’t really appreciate most of the lyrics - again they’re very juvenile. There’s a few good tracks, but way too much here is strictly related to “the rap game.” Insider industry petty business nonsense. Probably a 2.5.

Enjoy this classic piano driven jazz album. Good to listen to in the background. Not every track is engaging in some way? Still, very good album.

Good album. Every song is good. Kind of jazzy, kind of industrial.

Good album. A huge hit in Killer Queen, but several other good tracks here. Ranges from more ballady and operatic songs to some hard rock. Enjoyed it. 3.5 probably up it to a 4.

Solid album. It’s a concept album/rock opera. It’s maybe best taken as a straight through listen? Not a lot of standalone standouts, but there are a few. I’d say it’s enjoyable overall, although the psych rock sounds can kind of run together or be grating after so many tracks in a row. 3 stars.

Not my style for sure. It sound melodramatic, soap operatic. There are some good grooves and guitar work at times, but I can’t get past the overall sound which is not to my taste.

Cool album. All the tracks are good, but the last track is not served by being 18 minutes long with like 12 minutes at the beginning being just a story time like it was a live concert or something. It’s a shame because the actual musical track is quite good, but I’d need the that whole beginning segment cut off. 3.5 down to a 3 because of the last track. Honestly it would be a 4 otherwise. Note: the deluxe edition of the album has a single edit for a couple tracks that are absolutely necessary.

Did not enjoy. This isn’t my genre and the more I hear of it the less I like it. I truly don’t understand it. The music is non-melodic. The vocal delivery is literal screaming. The lyrical content as such is juvenile. All the tracks sound the same.

Good album. Side one is probably hard to swallow for most, it’s kind of a long noisy drone with written verse over the top at times. Side two is more traditional in its structure. Good songs, post punk. Sounds like a natural progression from the Sex Pistols. 3.5 for me.

Great album. Every song is great. Produced by Bowie, this is Iggy at his best. Love it. 5 stars.

Great album. I’m a big fan - great songwriter, unique musically and lyrically. Every song is good.

Great album. Electronic, but poppy and also kind of 90’s indie rock influenced. Really enjoyed it. 4.5 maybe.

Never heard of this band, but I really enjoyed this album and will look more into the band. Every single was enjoyable. 4 stars.

Very good album. All songs are enjoyable, most are very good. You can hear the DS-1 style distortion used hear that would influence grunge music in the late 80’s and early 90’s. 4 stars for me.

Really good album. Wasn’t familiar with band - heard of them but never listened. This album is very grunge influenced, but maybe a little more hard rock at times. Every song was good, although there are a couple tracks that are mostly experimental noise tracks.

Interesting album. Mostly instrumental. 3.5 for me? One of the songs is 20 minutes, two are around 9 minutes. The other track is like 3:30mins. It’s kind of experimental but still poppy.

Ok album. There’s a few classics on here, everything else is kind of mid. I realize it was a recording breakthrough at the time, but a lot of the material is a little weak.

Solid album. Several good tracks. Everything is listenable and enjoyable for the most part. I’d say 3.5 for me, borderline 4?

Solid album. Probably a 4 for me. All the tracks are listenable, most are good.

Good album. Mix of pop sounds and Indian influences. There’s a couple mostly instrumental tracks, a rap style track delivery which I don’t think is very successful, and some spoken overdubbing sections.

Great album. Several big hits, the b-sides are all good too. 4.5.

Good album. Liked every song really. Kind of a Spanish, 90’s rock, pop, world music vibe.

Reminds me of Paul McCartney in some ways. Also kind of Lion King? Musically it has a bright, major chord sound. Really enjoyed it. Most songs are good.

Awesome album. I discovered Nick Cave through this journey, and I’m a massive fan. This is another huge hit for me. Every single is good.

Reminds me of 60’s French pop a lot. Pretty solid, lightweight, uptempo songs for the most part. Easy to listen to.

Solid listen. He has an incredibly powerful and engaging voice. The songs are of that era, some are lacking, but his voice cuts through and pulls you along the song even so.

Ok album. Not necessarily for me all the time, but it’s good. Sometimes it’s a little too wordy for a song I think. The lyrics come at the expense of the song at times. Still, some good tracks here.

Good album, several good tracks and a couple huge hits. Some of the other tracks are a little below the level, but overall solid effort. Probably a 3.5 but raising to a 4.

Great album. Several real bangers. Some of the b-sides are a little on the nose lyrically, but good musically.

Enjoyed the listen. Several song stand out, others are mid. I’d say 3.5 overall, but I’m rating down to a 3.

Great album. Tons of hits, really in a high period at this point in his career. His classic guitar tone comes through here as it develops even further through the decade and comes to define the sound of grunge and alt rock in the late 80’s and through the 90’s.

Great album. Every songs is great. I love the sound - it has that ambient 80s/new wave quality, but doesn’t have an over reliance on synths. Hadn’t heard of the band or any of these songs before, but this is a 5 for me.

Great album. They’re one of the best groups of that late 50’s/early 60’s pop/rock n roll era. A little less gimmicky than some of their contemporaries, which makes the songs hold up better to time. Really solid listen and a great example for the time capsule.

Musically interesting, and maybe it’s lyrically interesting but I kind of can’t get past the singer’s voice. Ends up being a miss for me. Giving a 2 just because I think it’s musically good.

Mostly instrumental. Not bad. Some songs I’d listen to again, they’re good, but I’m not sure what the context for listening would be. Giving it a 3.

Love this album. Maybe the last in a long string of great albums by this band. Every song is good. It’s a great listen start to finish.

Not bad. Reminds of David Lee Roth at times. Lyrics are sometimes quite bad, something prevalent in this style of music. Musically it’s not bad. 2.5

Good album, fun experience. All the songs are enjoyable. Funk, synths, phasers.

Solid album. Has some early 00’s pop punk energy as well as just indie rock sounds throughout. 3.5 for me.