I’m not the biggest rap fan but this was still really good. It’s a fun album overall but I think it could do without some of the shorter tracks and skits. As far as early rap groups go, I still prefer A Tribe Called Quest but I’m glad to have finally listened to a full De La Soul album

The only thing from the Byrds that I’ve listened to before was Sweetheart of the Rodeo so I was expecting more of a country rock vibe and this wasn’t that. It was still a good album. Pleasant and mostly fine 60s rock with a few bits of weird psychedelic music included. Nothing too special that stands out here and I probably won’t relisten but not bad

26 minutes of pure bangers. Buddy Holly really was one of the best to ever do it

I have a soft spot for this one because I had a phase where I was really into Deep Purple when I was in middle and high school. I still enjoy this album but my tastes have changed somewhat and I don’t really have the patience for an albums worth of plodding repetitive guitar solos anymore. Cut out like 2 minutes of each song and it’d be perfect though

I’ve only listened to Black Sabbath’s first two albums. I’ve really enjoyed those two, but Vol 4 didn’t seem as good to me. It’s ok with a few standout tracks.

I already know and love The War on Drugs so this is an easy 5 for me. This is the perfect music to listen to while driving through the woods

This was one of the first cds I got as a kid, so I listened to it repeatedly and the whole thing is burned into the back of my brain. Not really the stones best work but still enjoyable and I have some personal nostalgia for it.

It can be fun to be this angry toward white people and cops for an hour

So a side project from the Talking Heads without David Byrne is still full of funky fun

There are some pretty great tracks on this album. But there’s also plenty of filler that isn’t really interesting. Cut it down to a single album instead of a double and it’d be pretty solid

I’m just here for a funky fun time

It’s Rumours, of course it’s 5 stars

I didn’t know of this album or band, but it’s some pretty solid British 80s pop. A delight!

I could listen to Aretha sing about her breakfast and still give it 6 stars

A decent little British jangle pop album. I do think it’s an era and sound worth representing on the list, I’m just not sure this is the album to do that. The top review for Rip It Up is someone complaining that this album is included but Tool is completely omitted from the list, and I just have to say I’d still much rather listen to this

My first jazz album on the list and it’s one I haven’t listened to before. I tend to like more experimental and avant garde jazz, but this was still very solid and enjoyable

A pleasant little jazz record but nothing too memorable or anything that stands out. Even if this was on streaming I probably wouldn’t revisit it

Club/dance music really isn’t my thing. I’m sure this is fine if you are in a club and want to dance to it. But listening to a whole album’s worth in one go is a bit much

Very surprised at how much I enjoyed this. Emmylou Harris’s voice is fantastic and so many of these songs are haunting and beautiful. Another case of I don’t know why this was included in the list, but I’m glad it was

2+2 actually equals 4 and that’s all the stars you’re getting. Do better next time Thom

I got this album on cd when I was in high school and haven’t really listened to it much after that. So for better or worse this feels very much like a high school album to me. Pretty fun synth pop though

This is very close to being a 5 for me. It’s just missing that something special to put it over the top. Very very good though

Originally came across the Koln Concert when I was going through a list of the greatest jazz albums, and it was a standout and instantly became a personal favorite. Such a fascinating listen

I’ve listened to a few Willie Nelson songs randomly here and there but never a full album. It’s a pretty laid back slower paced album that I need to be in the right mood to enjoy but plenty good when I am in that mood

There are other Arcade Fire albums that are 5 stars; Neon Bible just misses out on that. But Intervention and My Body is a Cage are the two best songs they ever made

I don’t get the appeal of this at all. I’ve never understood why Mr. Brightside is so widely loved. Before this project, I would’ve said I didn’t have any strong feelings about the Killers, but after having to listen to an entire album I just really dislike them. It sounds like bland corporate rock. Knowing they’re both from Las Vegas really cements that these guys are the precursor to Imagine Dragons

I used to have a neighbor who spent nearly everyday working on his car in his driveway. His garage was filled with other random stuff. This was a middle aged man with kids, and he had a Scarface poster in his garage. If he listened to music while he was working on his car, I imagine it would be this album

I’ve known about Bandwagonesque for a long time. I’ve tried listening to it before but never made it past a song or two. Listening to it now, I have no idea why I struggled before. It’s fantastic. It’s like a combination of Big Star and Jesus and the Mary Chain.

I’m giving this 5 stars in hopes the little guy on the cover will stop crying

I love not knowing a single thing they’re singing for a whole album

This is a really good album but I still can’t listen to We’re Going to be Friends without thinking of the intro to Napoleon Dynamite

This is the kind of music that makes you want to fall in love with a 79 year old woman

I’ve only heard the title track before, and if the rest of the album had been as good as that song, it would be an easy 5. Unfortunately the other songs aren’t that good. It’s still a fine album, but it really only has one stellar standout track

https://youtu.be/I79YNDYrUno?si=5nalfrFM0uOlUVpy

Very dark and moody. File it under I can appreciate what it is but also don’t need to listen to any of it again

I love this album so much that I know all the lyrics to every song

I listened to this while mowing the lawn and that’s the most Dad thing I’ve ever done

This was one of the first cds I got as a kid so I’ve listened to it repeatedly. Needless to say I love all of it, even the longer meandering songs I grew to love and enjoy every second

Ok Bono, you’ve won me over for now

I do really like the title track, but that’s about it. Just more dad rock dadding along in the world

To be fair, the only way I’d join a cult is if it was led by a blind deaf kid who played pinball

Based on the other reviews I thought this album was going to be bad or at the very least boring. But it was surprisingly pretty good. A subdued and mellower album to be sure, but enjoyable nonetheless. I’m actually disappointed this isn’t on streaming so I can’t add some of the songs to my regular playlist. I will be checking out some of American Music Club’s other stuff to see if it’s as good as California

Ska is the one genre that will bring us all together

Surf’s Up would get 5 stars for the cover alone, but the music is fantastic too. After Smile failed to coalesce into an actual release, the Beach Boys would include an occasional song from those sessions on their next few albums. Surf’s Up was the last song to appear from Smile until the release of the full Smile sessions in 2011. It feels fitting as the last song from that era to come out. This whole album feels like the true end of the Beach Boys. They’ve moved on from surfing and girls to larger concerns about the environment and death itself. A progression the band was always working towards and became fully realized here. Bittersweet but a wonderful listen nonetheless

I’ve listened to some of Siouxsie’s singles before but the full length album is just as good. A pretty underrated band