I had never heard of Michael Kiwanuka before this came up. I really liked this album. The singing and songwriting is great and it felt like the album itself was better than the collection of songs.

Another review described this album as "A whole album of Sultans of Swing." I love Sultans of Swing, and I love this album. Mark Knopfler has such a distinctive sound. I love it.

Apparently there are few live albums on this list which I fully support. I don't really understand why this one is included. Maybe there are too many virtuosic parts being played simultaneously but much of this just sounds chaotic to me. I do have a soft spot for Can't Explain but it wasn't even on the original release of this album. I had Nobody's Perfect, a live album by Deep Purple, when I was younger and I think that album is way better than this one.

I didn't really like Foo Fighters when I first heard them in high school. Almost every song I heard sounded the same as the other ones. In the back of my mind I thought I at least liked Big Me. Listening to this album more than 20 years later I feel the same and don't even like Big Me that much. The story of how Dave Grohl created this album is cool though.

A day after strugging through Foo Fighters' debut album I was blessed with this. Wow, can Otis Redding ever sing. He is one of those artists who I have probably heard many times but I couldn't name any of his songs. What a treat!

It took me many listens but I eventually really got into this album. Could I take another 18 minutes of Halleluwah? Absolutely! It reminded me of a video art piece at the National Gallery that was one of the bright points of my pandemic experience. That said, much of this album is too experimental and improvisational for my tastes.

Yesterday I didn't wake up sucking on lemons. I did listen to this album a couple times though. I liked it but don't really understand what all the fuss was about. Nice sounding and atmospheric for the most part.

Deep Purple rock really hard. I love the prominent organ (in Living Wreck it sounded like some kind of wildcat?). Ritchie Blackmore's guitar hooks and solos are great and so are the operatic vocals. In high school I listened to their live album Nobody's Perfect a million times and still love it. I don't know why but for some reason In Rock doesn't hit like that album does. In Rock definitely sounds like an album that would be good live but it just doesn't have the same bite. Or maybe it just doesn't have all the hits. I'm not sure.

I really really like this album. I'm not sure exactly why. Lot's of different sounds and styles, but it is all pretty distinctive Gorillaz.

I appreciate this album introduced a new sub-genre of hip-hop that, for whatever else you might think, sounds great. However Snoop really carries this album and it is not my opinion that Dr. Dre is a great rapper. It is a very long album and by the end I was really ready for it to be over.

I actually really liked a couple songs on this album. However, I found most of it really slow and tiresome. Also, maybe this is an unpopular opinion but I don't really like the constant vocal embellishments that Stevie Wonder uses.

Even a hater like me can't criticize the three song run of Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean right in the middle of this album. Best three song stretch of all time? Who knows, definitely not me. Anyway, I really struggled with the rest of the album. I'm happy to hear these songs in shopping malls but I won't voluntarily put them on at home.

Going into this I would have put Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell on the very opposite ends of the singers I enjoy listening to continuum. But then I listened to this album and I didn't like it. And then I listened to it a couple more times and I still didn't like it. And I listened to it a few more times and I started to like it. Eventually I had my opinion of Joni Mitchell completely overturned. Did I get more sophisticated from listening to one album? I doubt it.

Do I even like rock music anymore? Definitely not this kind of rock music. This album just seemed to go on and on and on and on...Even Song 2 wasn't the joyous harkening back to my youth that I had anticipated.

A common sentiment is that the album suffers because the bass track has been mixed so low as to be undetectable. I completely disagree, I think the guitar, drums and vocals need to be dropped from the mix as well so I can enjoy some piece and quiet. I am an unashamed fan of the more poppy Metallica offerings.

Is over-singing a word? I think I might like the instrumentation but Laura Nyro just sings and sings and sings in this sing-songy way that I find very grating. I am very glad that is over.

I understand that this is a very talented band musically. I will just never enjoy Perry Farrell's nasally voice. I liked the dogs on Been Caught Stealing and the bass line in Three Days. Beyond that, things I liked about this album were few and far between. Rough patch of Blur-Metallica-Laura Nyro and now Jane's Addiction, 6 stars in 4 days. Oh well, there is always tomorrow.

What a pleasant surprise! I didn't pay much attention to this album when it came out because I didn't really like Praise You. I still don't really like Praise You, but listening to it now, overall I really like the album as a whole. It doesn't take itself too seriously like other electronic artists of that era like The Prodigy. It is just really fun, interesting sounding music. I usually approach skits on albums with deserved trepidation...they nailed the one before Rockefeller Skank, though.

This is the most discordant, obnoxious music this list has inflicted on me. I really dislike it. From doing a little bit of reading about it, it seems like this was what Johnny Rotten created when he decided the Sex Pistols were too commercial. It is very bad.

How can you not like a bunch of Irish people doing their best to convince you they are from California? Never heard of this band and I'm suspicious they would not be a common inclusion in a list like this. Is my high rating somewhat overcompensation for having to listen to Public Image yesterday? I'm sure it is but this is a fun album and I also like California!

Wow, going in I thought I would like this album given Run DMC's place in hip-hop history. I found most of the songs sounded very similar to each other, the notable exception being Rock Box with that awesome guitar riff. I guess they walked so others could run, but listening to them walk isn't something I'll choose to do again.

Judged purely on how it sounds this is a top tier album. However most, if not all, electronic music is going to have a pretty low ceiling for me due to my distaste for repetitive music. That plus the misogyny penalty leaves this album middle of the pack. Breathe and Mindfields are so awesome though...

This album starts with the most unpleasant screaming. It doesn't get much better than that the rest of the way through. However, it seems that when they try to make music that is less discordant they are able to. I actually quite enjoyed Can't Stop and R.L. Got Soul. I imagine many others didn't have the endurance to get to that part of the album.

I enjoyed listening to this album. I liked the dual lead singers. I liked the atmosphere it created, it was very easy to just let it wash over you. That said, I doubt I would ever listen to it again.

Did I know anything about Bossa Nova before hearing this? No, but I know a tiny bit now. Either way Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto make beautiful music on this album, especially the tracks with Astrud Gilberto. I wouldn't play it often as it is pretty laid back and liable to put you to sleep but this album will definitely be remembered.

What is the ceiling for an album in which fancy-pantsing is unironically rhymed with dancing? I really like that they recorded this album from a distance on a lake so you can actually hear geese honking in the background. That said I don't really like the songs very much.

After this I am very excited for the generator to throw some more Brian Eno my way. Beautiful soundscapes with just enough use of vocal samples to keep things interesting. Top tier album. A couple tracks (Regiment and The Carrier) weren't available on Youtube Music. I definitely recommend checking out at least Regiment as it is available on compilations. It is my favourite track on the album.

Where to start? I was apprehensive as this was my first bottom 20 album and based on some of the albums that didn't make the bottom 20 I was pretty nervous. This band is a living art exhibit that centres around authoritarian imagery and music. They have an amazing history replete with a ceremonial suicide and are the only band to have played in both North and South Korea. All that is to say they are absolutely fascinating. And their music you may ask? So much better than expected but at the same time exactly what you might expect. Top tier.

Like many of the people on this list, I had heard of Count Basie before but hadn't heard his music. I really enjoyed it. Instrumental jazz that is nice to have on in the background.

Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd is very different. I am a huge fan of Roger Watters/David Gilmour era Pink Floyd and you can hear glimpses of the sound that became so distinctive on later albums. However it is unfortunately overshadowed by Barrett's silly lyrics which makes it a bit of chore to get through.

The falsetto on the first song to mimic a female voice is pretty cringe. Really, the who Michael Jackson from Wish affectation is pretty off-putting. The music is great but can't overcome the frontman. Cry me a River is a classic though.

This is the second awesome Brazilian album the generator has been kind enough to bestow upon me. I can't understand the lyrics but I think I read my favourite song is about a football player. I'll choose to remain ignorant. Also there is no such thing as too much cuica.

I found this album very grating and repetitive. Usually after multiple listens I start liking albums more but not in this case. If they ever find out if they are all the things that are outside of them I won't be around to hear about it. Maybe a 2 but I am really trying to get the most out of this low resolution scale.

My first reaction was, "This rules! I think these are the guys who did Shout." I then realized that was Duran Duran and then found out it was Tears for Fears. Based on that, I don't think I should be given a vote on this one. It generally sounded good, especially the first song.

That was a walk down memory lane. Did I need a reminder that my older sister listened to way better music than me when we were growing up? No, but I'm very glad I was reintroduced to Portishead. The fact that this was a debut album makes it even more impressive. I wonder when we are going to get to the Joe Satriani and Barstool Prophets...

It has been interesting hearing the evolution of heavy metal music from Deep Purple through Judas Priest to Metallica. I am sure there will be more bands to fill in the gaps as I continue this project. I am all in for the Deep Purple leg of the trip and would be nowhere in sight by the time Metallica came around. I think I'd be on board for Judas Priest but would know where the exits were in case things kept going in the same direction. Lots of power and energy but I like music with more of an emphasis on melody.

When this came out I was in my Oyster head/Melwood Cutlery phase so I don't have anything to draw from there. I am bothered less by the shrill lyrics than I maybe should be given my distaste for Jane's Addiction. I'm a sucker for key changes and there is a great one on Rebellion (Lies). I really liked a few of these songs and think this is a really good album, outstanding for a debut.

I liked it but not that much. It sounds like it would be fun to be in the band. Psycho Killer and First Week/Last Week are great but I wasn't really into most of the rest. I like that Tina Weymouth learned bass specifically to join this band and immediately performed one of the iconic bass intros (ever?) on Psycho Killer.

That was very theatrical. If nothing else Meat Loaf sure has a knack for theatrical, epic duets with powerful female singers. I was quite surprised to find out that Paradise and I Would do Anything for Love have different female lead vocalists. Also the one on I Would Do Anything for Love didn't get any royalties. That isn't cool. Anyway, I'll never listen to this again and won't mind. That said, I enjoyed this far more than I'll ever admit.

Who is Mott? What is a Hoople? When will this be over? On second thought, this album is awesome. I am such a sucker for listenable rock music. I still don't like the violins/violence song.

This is not my cup of tea. I liked the Stevie Wonder cover and a couple others. The rest was really slow. He has a great voice but I find his singing lacks vitality or something.

This album grew on me after a few listens but ultimately The Passenger is the only song I really like. I was in a terrible band that covered this song in high school and I probably have a sentimental attraction to it.

It definitely wasn't bad but it is so far outside what I normally listen to that it is hard to say I enjoyed it. Orchestral pieces that were often too bombastic to become background music. I definitely won't be following up on this.

Too discordant for me but I did like the bass parts.

I really enjoyed this album. I was quite familiar with some of the songs as my parents had some of these songs on what must have been a compilation album that I listened to growing up. It is quite beautiful. Bonus points, for a project like this where I find it quite difficult to keep up with the album per day pace, was that it clocked in at only 28 minutes. More bonus points for the song Silent Night which is a top tier Christmas song. I can't wait to add it to the rotation in December.

I was pretty sure I was going to love this album and I did. It was interesting reading a bit about the disconnect between the swamp rock content of their music and their origins in San Francisco. I definitely have a soft spot for the Americana of Mark Twain and John Steinbeck and this music fits in there perfectly. This was my first CCR album and perhaps if there are more I will get tired of the sound but as of now I can't get enough of this.

I don't really understand why this album is on the list. That said, it sounds good.

Looking at the track list and seeing Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Years Day I expected to be in for a treat. After all, clearly they were able to write great songs early in their career. Unfortunately, other than the hits, the songs I didn't already know didn't do much for me. Bono seems to be emoting 100 percent at all times.

I googled if the song Aladdin Sane is good. Gemini tried to convince me it is great but to me it sounds like the cacophony my grade six music class made when the teacher left the room. The other songs aren't as bad as that one but even the songs I like I don't really like.

This was Joni Mitchell-esque in that it took me a few listens to really appreciate it but I ended up really liking it. Despite limiting its thematic scope to being an unapologetically British anti-war album, the album never drags due to PJ Harveys lyrical and musical creativity. Really great!

Up until today I thought Donovan and Morrissey were the same person. Yesterday I couldn't tell you a single unique fact about either of them. I also couldn't today but yesterday I couldn't either. I do respect an album dedicated to vegetarianism though.

This album sounds good but it seems soulless to me. She has a cool story though.

I was unaware that Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake had parallel lives for a while. She put out a way better album than him in 2002. I enjoyed it but I won't ever listen to it again.

Hearing the sitar on the opening track reminded me of The Tea Party, a Canadian rock band active in the mid-90s, around the same time as the Screaming Trees. I immediately entered a Tea Party rabbit hole and may never leave. As it turns out I would probably by happy if The Edges of Twilight was the only album I ever listened to again. Back to the Screaming Trees...they are fine, they sound kind of like another Canadian band of that era, The Headstones. They don't rock nearly as hard as The Tea Party.

I might have done David Bowie dirty with my rating of Aladdin Sane. It is amazing how 40 years elapsed between these two albums and he still makes interesting albums that are so distinctively his. I apologize David.

Breakdown will forever be one of my favourite songs. It seems to be pretty unique in a sea of strummy Americana pop. The only Tom Petty album I ever owned was Full Moon Fever and I was totally unaware that he was recording albums in the mid-70s.

This is what I imagine you would get if you prompted ChatGPT to create a bunch of songs that sound like they weren't quite considered for the Forrest Gump Soundtrack. They are lacking a little something...probably just cultural permeation. The cover art is great!

If I had to listen to Frank Sinatra chug along in first gear for another minute...that would make 47 minutes, which isn't really very much but it felt like an eternity. I'm convinced that everyone who thinks they enjoy listening to Frank Sinatra sing Girl From Ipanema just hasn't heard the Astrud Gilberto version (which I heard thanks to this project).

I've always liked R.E.M. but hadn't heard much of their earlier stuff. I really liked this album. The distinctly R.E.M. harmonies, Michael Stipe's unique voice and the understated guitar are all great. It always seems like R.E.M. have just done their own thing and it has always worked for me.

I enjoyed this far more than I expected to going in. I mean, they are called The Flying Burrito Brothers, how good could this possibly be? Anyway, it doesn't seem fair that somewhere out there Melwood Cutlery is touring northern Ontario singing Loon on the Lake to anyone who will listen, while The Flying Burrito Brothers are...wait...are they playing Kirkland Lake tonight? I jest but it was a very fun listen.