Better than I expected. Fun and a little more loose vs what I was anticipating.
Only able to listen to a few tracks that are available in the US. Chill
Birth of EMO
A few genre defining songs
The birth of heavy metal. Heavy guitar and lyrics that haunt.
Heavy on ballads and a clear focus on vocals. More yacht rock pop vs disco, but the disco roots are starting to take hold with the thick drum and bass lines. Uninteresting at best.
Album is only partially available in the USA on Spotify. It was a mix of 60’s HAIR mashed with telecaster sparkle guitar licks.
An album that I know is a classic, but I just can’t get to it. The melodies are gorgeous, the lyrics are undoubtedly beautiful, but for some reason - I can’t reach it.
Helping alt-kids dance since 1981. Alt-Dance was born with this album, and that cannot be denied. The songs are maybe on the long side and might benefit from additional mixing, but it’s classic status and importance cannot be denied.
All time prog-rock classic.
Samples by hip-hop royalty and covers by rock gods only cement the importance of this album.
When this was recorded, guitar rock/pop music was only 10 years old. They are caught somewhere between wanting to sound like early Beatles and Sgt Peppers Beatles. Time of the Season is a classic, but This Will Be Our Year is a personal all-time favorite.
A classic. Just not for me.
A really fun listen. No tracks shined brighter than the others, but as a whole, it’s a great album. So In Love seems to be the most popular song from this record and it’s a jam for sure. The horns!
A classic alt-garage-southern rock album. Literally every song on this album is worth a listen on repeat.
An all-time great album with songs that will be played forever.
It's been a really long time since I last listened to this album. Its alchemy cannot be denied. The magic of music is that it can transcend time and place. Listening to a song can instantly transport you from whatever mundane middle-aged moment you're experiencing and place you right back in the middle of an exciting memory that you haven't thought about in 30 years...
The relationship between this album and me personally - that's exactly the problem - too many memories... When I hear the brooding music and the mysterious lyrics, it places me dead center of so many dumb antics from my teenage years that it's a tough record for me to listen to...
Attempting to separate myself from my memories, this album is the culmination of a lot of great rock bands that preceded it, as this album also gave birth to exponentially more bands and even more want-to-be front men.
I don't know how you give this album anything other than 5 stars. Every song triumphs (except for maybe 20th Century Fox.) I just really wish I wasn't such an idiot teenager.
As a proud dad of two amazing daughters, I’m comfortably in my Swiftie era. Evermore is a slow burner and offers a more mature take on her song writing…
A classic, but didn’t capture me on this listen.
An album that celebrates women is always a great thing, and this album is arguably one of the best at doing so.
If the animatronics from those 80s kids’ pizza party places cut a record…
Seminal! A timeless blend of shimmering guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and swaggering vocals. After all these years, its infectious melodies and psychedelic groove still feels fresh, cementing it as one of the most influential British albums ever made.
A masterpiece that trades guitars for glitchy beats, haunting synths, and atmospheric textures without losing emotional depth. Its daring experimentation and otherworldly beauty reshaped me as a young adult.
I learned of my grandmother’s passing while listening to this album, and this album helped get me through that time.
Stankonia is a kaleidoscopic burst of creativity. An all-time classic and a major part of the soundtrack to my college experience. Break!
A dazzling glimpse into a mind unafraid of theatrical excess and razor-sharp songwriting. The mix of glam swagger, surreal lyricism, and Mike Garson’s wild piano runs - it all feels like a fever dream.
Minute long songs are ideal in the world of streaming, but this isn't my jam.
This is a great find, just wish I would’ve found it 27 years sooner…
The music, the lyrics, the vibe = I love it all. It’s the heart of punk.
I just can’t (I know this is lame) can’t do the vibrato…
Said another way, I just wish the lyrics were sang the same way as “Stealing People’s Mail” on every song.
I really enjoy this album. The music-scapes are gorgeous and the lyrics are beautiful.
My only hang up here is in the production. It’s almost as if they attempted to make it low-fi by “dirtying” it up digitally. The highs are really high, the middle is muddled and the lows don’t exist. The production seems to steal from the multiple instrument layers, where it could be so much more.
Theatrical and fun listen
Interesting listen. Moody, emotional and wide open
I love this album. It’s punky beach vibes hit just right. In my mind it rounds down to a 4.5, but I can’t give it a 5 because there are a couple of weaker moments (Cecilia Ann, Blown Away) and 5’s should be reserved for masterpieces.
I have a soft place in my heart for late 90s Robbie Williams. So many fond memories. The happy pop music and entertaining lyrics equal a big fun listen!
Deeply personal and very raw. It’s a statement piece. I view this more as a self-portrait, and it’s beautiful and a little broken; just like all of us.
Punk goddess and gods. They punch, they sore and they come back for more!
An all-time great. The Hive’s introduction to the USA.
Birth of rock and rock and exploring what magic a guitar and an amp can make
Great album and Nick Cave at his most raw
Wonderful noise jangle rock
Birth of rock, but can’t get past the personal stuff…
Great record and wonderfully produced. Cinnamon Girl is an all-time favorite of mine.
Amazing album and the birth of the Thin White Duke, and the springboard album to move production from LA (where this album was recorded) to Germany - where the Berlin trilogy will occur.
I wasn’t aware that this album existed until now. It’s proto-Lenny and a fun listen. Straightforward in its pop rock approach, but glimpses of what’s to become shine through.
War is a wild ride - never quite settling in but always having fun.
The birth of yacht rock? Maybe.
Jazz deconstructed with funk bass lines and a desire to lay low and chill.
Amazing album that balances industrial sounds with delicate melodies, creating a poignant and influential sound that demonstrates depth and emotional resonance.
American Pie holds a very special place in my heart. It was the first karaoke song I ever did with friends... JMK Nippon's in Rockford for a high school dance dinner.
Outside of that song this album is boring. It's honest and emotional, but ultimately just boring.
Aimless and rudderless with loads of imagination. Absence of melody makes it difficult to approach, but there are glimmers of great. Wish the production / mix was more coherent.
Similar voice inflections to the mom from Mary Poppins.
A few gems, but literally thousands of samples
Iconic album, full of hits, but not in my window.
Original LP was 2 songs that were over 12 minutes each. The reissue doubled the tracks to 4 and clocks in at a whopping 53 minutes! The godfather of afrobeat!
Undeniable talent and thousands of samples have been ripped from this album, but it doesn’t move me.
Classic album with a handful of all-time great songs.
One of the most important albums to me personally. Every track is great!
Classic album with so many great tracks!
I prefer the US version of this album, but this is my teenage years. This cassette was literally stuck in my car and the only thing we could listen to - and we listened to it over and over and over again! Happily
Fun live album - jam packed
One of the greatest albums of all time, but even more than that - one of the most important albums to me personally.
Classic Songs and a Fun Listen
Very interesting listen. Amazing to hear the vision and insight
I love britpop more than most, and this is another good album.
A great pop record and set the stage for his pop takeover.
Heaven is all time favorite
It feels at once hypnotic and fragmented, drawing the listener through shifting textures, layers, and emotional tones. There’s also a melancholic, almost spiritual undercurrent — a sense that Shadow is archiving forgotten cultural fragments and giving them new life.
Seminal album and a pivot point in all of hip hop
Maybe not the right day mood for this listen, but fun.
Classic album and perhaps the official sound of the transition from 80s to the 90s. A few tracks that have stood the test of time and forever will.
An all time great. Rising from the aftermath of the untimely end to Nirvana, Dave gives the world this masterpiece.
First time hearing this album. They are clearly influenced by The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and blues soaked British Invasion. This is an amazing album! The American version of Dr Feelgood
Didn’t know this album existed. Fun listen
Amazing album and I’ve loved it since it landed in 2004.
Sad. Depressing. But amazing!
An amazing look into the energy, emotion, creativity of a legend and his band at the top of their game.
Dark 80s pinnacle record.
Great album and so many tracks that are loaded with meaning. An album that worthy of a full weekend experience to listen to the album, watch the movie, digest and discuss.
16 tracks in under 35 minutes. What could be better?!?
Interesting point in time performance. Love some of the unique takes on the songs.
Genius album of self exploration
Fantastic album open to close
More than the sum of the songs. A good listen.
All-time great album and means a whole lot to me personally.
New find and a great proto-metal album
A couple of all-time great songs mixed in with classic Elvis Costello jams.
Theatrical concept album that’s both pure 70s and pure Alice Cooper. Couple of standout tracks with the biggest being ‘No More Mr Nice Guy’
The UKs response to NY’s 2000s Post Garage. Filled with happy dance pop music
The USA answer to Nevermind the Bollocks. We win.
The link between prog rock and techno. A really fun listen.
Wonderful album that was off of my radar. A touch BritPop, a touch Twee, a touch Serge Gainsbourg. Really surprised this wasn’t on my radar before now.
Continuation of great form from the Arctic Monkeys leading man.
Everyone knows ‘Brimful of Asha’ - especially the Norman Cook mix, but it’s all worth a listen. This album has always reminded me of the 60s party albums. So to me this is the BritPop party album - it’s a little disjointed, a little rough, but fun all the way though.
With the crowd jeering and pleading for him to go back and continue the acoustic set - Dylan instead turns to his band and says “play it fucking loud!” we witness the birth of punk rock! Another stand out moment is when a crowd member calls Dylan “Judas” - but the band continue on and play their plugged in jams.
There’s nothing more smooth than Marvin’s voice. Nothing.
I loved this album when I was a kid and still love these songs. Listening to it again now - there are a lot of skits and interludes. Just a fun album!
A few all time classics packaged in a blue-eyed soul masterpiece
Zeitgeist Of the slacker 90s
Melodic and purely Paul Simon at his finest.
It’s a me problem but I just can’t get there…
I loved this album when it came out and turns out I still do. I always felt they were the happier version of The Coral and love how they weaponized the saxophone.
Blues, cocaine, reggae and weed =
Modern Guitar masterclass!
Undeniable beautiful voice. The late 80s/early 90s music is a trip down memory lane.
Lauren Hill’s voice shines, the production is solid and the vibe is legendary. Still wish Pras had more bars, but amazing album!
Just not able to find my groove here.
I just can’t get here. I have nothing but love and respect for Joan Baez - especially her song writing, but it’s just not me.
Just not my personal cup of tea, but interesting backstory.
Mixed results, but the blueprint is clearly in place.
Fantastic late 80s album that helped usher the world into the 90s.
Haven’t listened to this album in a LONG time and it was well worth the spin. The bluesy - straightforward rock sound is vintage Doors.
A wonderful recording of a seminal time in music.
Interesting to listen to this album - a departure from their more popular songs, but found myself enjoying this much more!
Terrific album to round out the aughts!
70s male female duet bliss
Jefferson Starship sister from another mister.
Amazing Christmas album and stacked with Phil’s wall of sound.
Just can’t get to Nick Drake. I try, but can’t get there.
I love glam rock but I can’t shake the feeling that they’re trying to be something that they are not. The songs are strong and production is great.
Every song is too long, however, the energy is undeniable.
I do like this album, just didn’t hit at the right time for me. For me, this is for late winter. The songwriting and milieu are both somber, but the faint glimmers of hope come from his innocent sounding voice.
Legendary album from the queen
No denying her talent, but not for me.
Masterpiece in song writing
A solid album / but not my favorite from them
Important Brit invasion album
Unimpressed. Late 60s pop-psych-drudgery.
The “Plastic Soul” album. It stands because it helped introduce soul and R&B to a much larger audience, but it’s also clear that Bowie was wading foreign waters. ‘Fame’ is an all-time favorite of mine, the cultural significance is there, the songs are largely middling.
I’m a Dylan guy and this my favorite Dylan album. 5 Stars
The beautiful place somewhere between industrial and early 80s pop and shoegazer. No clear singles. No obvious melodies. Yet it keeps hold of your ears the whole way through.
Act of Spades instantly brings back hours and days if playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 in my college dorm.
Several legendary tracks but this album has always felt uneven and perhaps a little disjointed.
Was only able to find this album on YouTube - it was a recording from a cassette. Throwing Muses is always fascinating, and this album lives up to that.
Blue eyed blues at their best
This is what I’d vote as the most punk ECA album
A seminal album that brought the Kinks into the next phase of their greatness. This is arguably the first concept album - various takes on the thought of what it meant to be British. With multiple influences (American, European, Indian, etc) shaping new parts of the British life - the songs work as windows into that shapeshifting.
I have never been able to go all-in Kate Bush. I have all of the respect for her music and appreciate how avant garde her stylings are and certainly were. I’m thankful for her experimentation and dedication to taking risks. She’s amazing and incredible.
A couple of great tracks here, but I just can’t get to it.
Beat posthumous album - maybe ever. Stacked album that was only beginning to show where she was taking the industry.
My first ever musical ringtone came from this album!
A stacked, all-time great album!
The 80s bad that Kurt Kobain saved!
An all-time favorite of mine and loved it from the first listen - bought this the same day as the police slow motioned chased OJ’s white Bronco down the Los Angeles highway system.
Funky grooves that melt into the next movement - what more could you ask for?!
The best execution of a concept album of all time.
I’ve tried really hard to get to Nick Drake, but I just can’t get there. This is my favorite of his 3 studio albums. The songs are pretty and the melodies float gently around the lyrics. I think this album and its production offers the best visage of his music.
Crunchy industrial meets flowing pop and for the most part it works
I loved this album from the first listen back in the middle aughts.
Showing his knack for creating great melodies and building strong song structure.
The more I listen to this album the more I continue to find new things I love about it.
I lived this album as a kid - mostly because I loved the video for Take on Me. Still one of my all time favorite videos. Several great songs here, a couple stinkers too. Loads of nostalgia
Emotional journey through the lens of the Icelandic goddess
Not available on streaming.
An all-time great album stacked full of bangers
An amazing early 90s time capsule. Many of these songs continue to stand on their own by taking new shapes and covering new ground by being timeless and fitting culture in ways that couldn’t have been considered in 1992.
Sounds like the soundtrack to an 80s movie about temptation and regret.
I’m certainly not as high on this album as the press was when it landed. Over the years it has grown on me a bit more. It’s a good album and the storytelling is great, the beats are spacey and the mood is impossible to escape.
The best album title of all time.
One of the best covers of all time my time.
Jam packed with done if the best songs of the Beatles catalogue.
I’ve only recently connected with this album. The sonic layers are amazing and the lyrics are so personal
Timing of this album couldn’t have been better
My personal favorite 2Pac album because of how direct and personal the lyrics and feelings are here in every song.
Uneven, but that’s part of Black Francis’ charm.
A couple of real gems on this album and the melodies are class throughout.
Classic BritPop with London swagger
The 90s grunge/rock/pop prototype album - in every way
My favorite NYPD Blue rebel cop
Always pushing the envelope of melody
