Oof we'll see about this. Good song writing and performances. Patterns was kind of a cool track. I like the sense of space in the production, but I wish everything wasn't panned so hard left or right. A Simple Desultory Philipic kinda kicks ass. Love the fuzztone bass. The final track was pretty haunting. Disturbing but also reassuring in the juxtaposition of finding beauty in difficult times. The social and political commentary is an interesting snapshot of the 60s, but at times it feels very relevant to today. Idk if I'll ever revisit this one, but I'm glad I gave it a chance

Interesting take on grunge sound. Def pixies and melvins influence. Great Albini production.

First 5 songs are great. Lost my interest after that. Really don't like their hit singles i guess

Pretty excellent. Wish I hadn't been overexposed to all the big moments before hearing them in context

Not resonating with me. I can tell the songs are well crafted, and the performances are solid. Just not my type of music

love it. Onanon is a highlight. Maybe a little bloated but overall an enjoyable listen

Surprised how much I enjoyed this. Cowboy Movie is cool, but kind of overstays it's welcome. Nice arrangements and harmonies throughout. Mellow, but engaging listen.

This one's tough to rate. Theres moments of brilliance in there, especially the last few tracks. Also lots of tracks that drag Especially in the middle. Don't think I'll revisit the project as a whole but there are a few great tracks.

Proto butt-rock. OK riffs. Inoffensive but dull. Reverse delay drum intro on the opener was neat. Mostly recycled blues riffs and vapid lyrics. I guess the dueling guitar Freebird solo is pretty cool

Excellent guitar and bass performances. Only thing I can knock it for is i find Morrissey's voice annoying at times.

Very good album held back by weird production choices. The drum tone is very dull. Usually want some pummeling drums in thrash metal and these are not hitting except for some of the double bass drum parts. Also wish you could hear the bass at all. And at 65 minutes, I feel like they could've tightened it up a bit. Still a very enjoyable listen

It's alright. Not really finding it especially interesting.

Fun and engaging listen. Over the top and cheesy at times but packed full of wild organ riffs. Nice that after the 20 min title track, the rest are pretty short, so it doesn't really over stay its welcome. Not going to be in my rotation but I'm sure I'll revisit it at some point

Oof we'll see about this. Good song writing and performances. Patterns was kind of a cool track. I like the sense of space in the production, but I wish everything wasn't panned so hard left or right. A Simple Desultory Philipic kinda kicks ass. Love the fuzztone bass. The final track was pretty haunting. Disturbing but also reassuring in the juxtaposition of finding beauty in difficult times. The social and political commentary is an interesting snapshot of the 60s, but at times it feels very relevant to today. Idk if I'll ever revisit this one, but I'm glad I gave it a chance

I was excited going into this one because I've been meaning to check this band out. Ended up finding it monotonous and uninteresting for the most part. A couple decent tracks in the first half but no sense of momentum after that. On paper, I should like this band but they don't do much for me outside of the singles.

This one's tough. Knew it by reputation. Don't think I've ever listened to it. Feels familiar because I think I've heard it sampled in a million rap songs. Great performances and message. Inner City Blues is a highlight. It's great but I don't know that I'll revisit it much

I tried. Cool production. Songs don't grab me and the vocals are off putting at times

Innovative and ahead of its time with the sampling. Borders on nonsense at times, but there's moments of brilliance in there for sure. I'm a fan of Can, so I'm glad to have heard this one, but I don't see myself coming back to it ever

I liked this a lot. Surprised I've never heard it before. I'll definitely be coming back to it.

WHY ARE THE DRUMS PANNED COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT CHANNEL? Idk this is alright. Not very interesting but easy listening. Don't Forget About Me seems decent. Kinda just skimmed it. I wouldn't be annoyed with it playing in the background but it's not engaging enough to keep my attention. She does have a great voice though, so I guess that's enough for me to give it 2/5

Yeah idk it's alright. I guess this was a little ahead of the britpop curve. Must've been influential or something to justify it's inclusion. Feelin' and Failures were pretty good. Obv There She Goes is a solid track. Other than that i didn't find much of it was interesting. On a side note, I saw these guys at the Rock En Seine fest in Paris in 2011 and their drummer didn't show up for some reason. They played as just a guitarist and bassist. The set was kind of a drag but props to them for carrying on with the show. Apparently that was one of their last live appearances

Eh. Good songwriting, instrumentation, and arrangements. I found it kinda boring but I can't say that its a bad album. Also something about Michael Stipes voice rubs me the wrong way. I can see why people love it, but it didn't make me a fan

One of my all time favorites. Idk if it's perfect, because theres a couple just ok songs in the middle. On the other hand, Moonage Daydream is about as good as a song can be

Pretty enjoyable. I'd only heard Song 2 before by them, which i had heard wasn't exactly representative of their sound, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Some fun weird guitar solos in there. Not sure if I'll ever revisit it intentionally, but i wouldn't mind hearing it again. Looking forward to whatever other albums of theirs will come up

Devastating

Idk like 2.5 I guess. I found the songs pretty unremarkable, but that might be mostly because they just make me think of Toyotathon ads at this point. Somewhat elevated by some pretty great synth leads on a lot of the tracks.

Lots of interesting ideas. Execution is spotty, and it does drag at times. Can't say i especially enjoy listening to it has a whole, but it has its moments. It is a fascinating and evocative artifact from one of the most important art scenes in history. I'm gonna rate it 5 to help offset all the 1 star reviews from people who refused to engage with it. I don't think it's great, but it's definitely worth hearing and diving into at least once

I want to like this, but I'm not a fan. Couldn't get through the opener. Swan Lake and Socialist are cool. Theres some great sounds and interesting ideas on here, but most of the songs feel really half baked, like Joy Division fucking around in the studio after listening to a bunch of funk and reggae. Yeah idk all the tracks have a groove that's cool for like 30 seconds, but doesn't really develop from there and ends up outstaying it's welcome halfway through

Great synths and bass. Vocals are fine, but don't stand out especially. First couple tracks are decent but it kind of loses steam after that. The VU cover is great though.

Yes the performances and production are immaculate, and the songs are well crafted. But holy fucking shit it's so god damn boring. I understand the praise this band gets, but it is not for me. I'll give it a 2 just because the production is genuinely perfect. Trying to view it objectively, I can't say that it's bad, I just strongly dislike it

First track had me worried. Glad it picked up from there. Haven't even finished it yet but it's getting a 4 just because Eclipse goes so hard

The bass drum on Xtal cleared out the gunk in my left earbud

I mean come on. Of course it's great. Zep makes so much rock music that came after it sound redundant

I don't love it, but it's pretty undeniably great, even if it feels a little formulaic at times. Love the synth work. Never realized that Thriller, Beat It, and Billy Jean were back to back. PYT might be my favorite if it didn't kind of creep me out

The political songs feel pretty timeless and still hit hard. The jilted love songs haven't aged well imo.

Solid album. A few standout tracks that I'd revisit, and a few duds that would keep me from listening to it in full again. Don't understand how this made the list but Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition didn't

Disturbing, demented, masterpiece. A little surprised to see all the negative reviews on this one. Did you all really start this list thinking it'd be a thousand easy listening albums that wouldn't be at all challenging? Even with the abrasive guitars and fucked up lyrics. The pop sensibilities shine through. Catchy as hell. Only criticism is it kinda fizzles out towards the end

Not my favorite Elliott Smith album, but a pleasant listen overall. Maybe could've been trimmed down a little. Not that there's any bad songs, but it does start to feel a little bloated by the end