Always strikes me how much Music Hall influenced these 60s-70s songwriters.

One of the top 10 rock albums of all time.

Rather dull Prog Rock noodling. A compelling story, but the music loses its way.

Sounds like 3 different records at times -the paranoid tunes are the most striking. Innovative for the time, but hasn't held up well. The live shows must have been rather grim...

Striking, even now.

Always strikes me how much Music Hall influenced these 60s-70s songwriters.

Must we? Although I do respect immensely anyone who stares down the entire music industry and wins.

Love this one.

Problematic album from a great band.

I get it, but good lord that voice...

Trite lyrics, stock shoegaze sound; not much else to recommend it.

Not my favorite Bowie, but still great.

So very seminal. Again, the Savage book is great context.

Hard to overstate the importance, though.

I'm not normally into this kind of thing, but Drake was one of the best - beautiful songs, haunted lyrics.

I loved this record when it came out. Still do.

Kirkville in musical form. Yes, PGG, it brings back 95X, the whole lot. Not in a good way.

After reading the Savage book, I finally understand how this evolved.

All over the lot, and really signaled the end of pop for a bit, but so brilliant when it's brilliant.

I like this a lot more than I remembered. Just feels like the year it was made.

What a great record. *The* lodestar for a ridiculous number of punk and new wave bands.

Never a jig fan hit gotta give them props for this one.

Yes, he was a great guitar player. No, I still can't forgive the Kinks cover. Meh

Comes across as trying way too hard to be clever, like a college freshman taking his first Comp Lit class. Only works occasionally.

How can you go wrong with Truckin' and Sugar Magnolia? Although every Deadhead I know hates the studio albums.

Not the most accessible of their records, but such great writing.

I would give this a million stars if I could. For me, this is a towering achievement, the single greatest album ever recorded, by anyone.

Love Otis, although this album not my fav.

I'm not much for redneck rock, but Duane Allman was a hell of a blues player.