"Absolute" came close to working for me, but not quite. Just the most milquetoast '80s pop I've ever heard. It almost sounds like stock music or low-budget movie music that tries but fails to emulate '80s pop. Doesn't do it for me.

Like Talking Heads if you gave them a truckload of meth and dedicated a roadie to repeatedly kicking David Byrne in the nuts.

Nice old-school punk with some stylistic flavor that I really appreciate. Gives me some sort of shoegazey vibes at times but still feels like great classic punk.

Likely more to my taste than most Slipknot albums. I appreciate the talent involved, but it still largely doesn't do a ton for me. Gehannah, Snuff, and Vendetta stand out.

Black Rose is a fun song. Appreciate the musicianship here and there but overall too slow for me.

I'm sure I listened to this one many many years ago. I wish the guitars had a little bit more presence and sometimes the orchestral arrangement doesn't seem to make sense to me, but it's Metallica doing an insane set list so I have a hard time not enjoying it. Production gripes will probably drag it down a star or so though.

Of all the albums I've listened to, this is one of them. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with it.

Supremely groovy. Good stuff!

Reminds me of some of the Sonic Youth I've heard. The production/mixing drag it down a bit for me, but this one makes me wish there were half star ratings here.

I've read about this album - the lyrics were mostly done by Richey Edwards, who disappeared a few months later, so it's often mentioned online as a sort of dark album due to referencing many of his personal struggles - but never actually listened. Damn, is it good. Great riffs with awesome tone. Interesting samples and lyrical content. I know the rest of it is likely different to some extent but it makes me want to listen to more MSP. Yep, enjoyed a TON of their music today.

Inoffensive, but very samey. Not particularly for me.

Not my favorite Beatles album but it's up there. Banger after banger after banger.

I've never gotten too into Megadeth. The album is perfectly cromulent thrash, but not super memorable in my opinion. Wake Up Dead and Peace Sells are classics.

Some weird country/pop/soul mishmash that is just not for me. I appreciate the music here and there, but it's slow and the vocals are boring at best, bizarre at worst (but never in a way that works for me). Just nothing about it that makes me want to come back to this album or listen to the band any more. There are maybe a couple moments of promise but they don't quite get there for me.

Solid stoner rock. "How to Handle a Rope" slaps in particular.

I dig the rougher sound on this one. Lots of great songs - Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies are my favorite. Fun listen.

Somewhat charming - feels very 80s and even though I wasn't alive for much of the 80s, it is a little nostalgic. I don't like the farty bass tone that appears on some of the songs. It's funny that they come right out the gate with "The Boy in the Bubble" with the bass at its fartiest. Sounds like something from a cartoon. I don't think I'm likely to revisit this one, but it's not terrible.

Super chill. Like early Thievery Corporation, but way more French. I dig it.

"Absolute" came close to working for me, but not quite. Just the most milquetoast '80s pop I've ever heard. It almost sounds like stock music or low-budget movie music that tries but fails to emulate '80s pop. Doesn't do it for me.

Not sure it's something I'd listen to regularly, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. She had a great voice and the music was solid.

I kind of wanted to like this, but it mostly just does nothing for me. For some reason, "The Lyre of Orpheus" (the song) is particularly grating to me. "Breathless" is pretty fun though. I feel like being boring is almost worse than being actively bad. Having a harder time with this than with Nixon by Lambchop, though probably mostly because this is a double album so it's a lot more to get through.

Zeppelin is one of those bands that I was very into as a kid but that has largely fallen off my radar... Revisiting Zeppelin II is a TREAT. Bonham and Jones are absolutely up there as one of the very best rhythm sections of all time. The "deeper" cuts are really resonating with me more, but even the "overplayed" songs are excellent. "Ramble On" is probably my favorite Zeppelin song of all.

I guess I see how this sort of leads to punk but man it's not all that interesting. Boring vocals, boring guitar tone, boring keys...

Music is solid... Vocals are a little whiny for me. Not a bad listen, but unlikely I'd revisit.

I'm pretty sure I've heard Haircut 100 as the punchline to a stand-up comedian's joke in the past - can't recall who - but that made me expect something wimpier like Scritti Politti. Not bad though. Funky. Sort of gave me Japanese city pop vibes though the vocals sounded British as you'd expect. Not sure I'd listen to it regularly, but not a bad experience.

This is one of those treats that makes me glad I started doing this. Excellent folk album that I'd likely never have heard of if not for this site. The music is really pleasant.

An interesting mix of chill and chilling. A couple of the tracks could be in horror movies or something, much of the rest is basically downtempo music, a little jazz thrown in. An interesting listen, but a bit all over the place.

I feel bad saying it, but this had me going back and forth between boredom and outright irritation. Sometimes the music just doesn't seem to work together in a way that makes sense to my brain. It's like they're shoving disparate parts together. And the vocals and drums and horns just don't have pleasing tones. A lot of the ambient stuff just isn't pleasant. There are moments where I can get into it and I'm like "hey maybe this song is gonna work for me!" and then the vocals come in or something and knock it back down. It's just very much not for me, I suppose.

Makes me think of the Rocky Horror Picture Show for some reason. It's perfectly cromulent. Doubt I'll revisit it or listen to more Roxy Music.

Prince was an incredible talent. I really like his funkier stuff and there's plenty of that here. Drags a bit in the second half but overall a fun listen. Not one of my favorite albums of all time or anything, but very good!

Never a big Bowie guy but this was a pleasure. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) and I'd Rather Be High are highlights.

I've listened to some other S&TB stuff. Sounds like a heck of a debut record, pretty raw and unpolished compared to much else I've heard, but quite an entertaining listen. Definitely some good stuff on the album. The cover of Helter Skelter is interesting.

Starts off with a bang, which gave me high hopes. Unfortunately I don't dig the vocals and while the music is often great on the first half, it eventually starts to sort of blend in and drag as the album goes on.

Solid album, Rush is great. Passage to Bangkok is one of my favorite tracks by them. Not my favorite album though.

I imagine I'm in a fairly rare category of people who listens to this and mostly feels pretty neutral. It's chaotic. I guess I sort of appreciate the art of it. Beefheart often has a pleasant voice, but maybe "Willie the Pimp" just led me to have a soft spot for it. I can't imagine choosing to listen to this as a regular casual thing, but hey. Whatever floats your boat.

GnR is one of those bands I listened to a good amount as a kid and haven't really revisited. There's a reason this is a classic 80s album, though. Even though I'm largely tired of the hits, they're still excellent songs. Mr. Brownstone, Nightrain, and Anything Goes are bangers.

Very pleasant, very chill folk music. Drake has a soothing voice and the music is quite nice.

Oh, THIS guy again. I already got Oedipus Schmoedipus. It is another album that was intended to be some sort of soundtrack for a nonexistent crime film. Unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily translate to an enjoyable album listening experience to me. It really falls down in the second half for me. There are a handful of moments that remind me of downtempo artists that I enjoy, but overall it's not for me. Less appealing to me than Oedipus Schmoedipus by far.

The music is pretty pleasant at times. The vocals don't do anything for me. A little boring overall but with some interesting musical ideas. "Change is Now" is actually pretty damn good.

Like Talking Heads if you gave them a truckload of meth and dedicated a roadie to repeatedly kicking David Byrne in the nuts.

I've never been much of a Stones guy, but this strikes me as being the Stones before they were cool. A bunch of covers and one real original (one of the better songs on the album for sure). It's alright. Nothing worth writing home about.

Synchronicity II is a great song. EBYT is overplayed to death of course but a good song. Wrapped Around Your Finger is pretty solid. Much of the rest of the album bores me or annoys me, honestly. Never been a huge Police fan though, just listen to a select few songs.

A few great songs in a sea of middling-at-best rock. Can't really see why this is on the list.

Prince is great. Not my favorite album, but a solid listen.

Probably not something I'd listen to regularly, but it's a joy to listen to. Especially with good headphones. Jaco Pastorius was one of the most talented and influential bassists ever and the rest of the music is also really great.

Overall a nice, pretty chill indie rock record. Gets a little bit samey at times but never too much of a drag to listen to. The music is really nice and the vocals are pleasant.

Something about the synth on this album just really appeals to me. Starts off with a bang with the first couple of songs being excellent. Much of the rest of the album doesn't quite reach that height for me, but it's a solid listen.

A perfectly good Queen album but nothing specific really grips me or stands out as something memorable. Good listen though, Queen rules.

Kamera and Pot Kettle Black are decent songs. Mostly doesn't do much for me though. Maybe a little better than the last Wilco album I listened to?

For whatever reason, I've only just scratched the surface with Aerosmith. Never explored beyond the hits. Steven Tyler is the weakest link here IMO (which is fine as he's a bit of a piece of shit). He's particularly irritating on "You See Me Crying". Man, the guitar on this album is awesome. Not sure I need to listen to them more regularly, but this was mostly a pretty fun listen.

Alice Cooper is among the greatest of all time and he's still out there rocking it in his late 70s. This album is excellent. Some of my favorite songs and some of his biggest hits are on it - the title track, Elected, No More Mr. Nice Guy... I had heard some of the others before and some were probably new to me. I particularly enjoy the bass lines and the tone Dennis Dunaway got on them. A little stronger in the first half, but good stuff!

I knew "See No Evil" from the Ghost cover - the original is quite good as well. Overall a solid album. Nice guitar work. Feels a little samey but not a bad listen at all.

Interesting listen. Feels very 80s. The music is pretty nice. The interludes seem kind of pretentious to me. Nothing I'd likely revisit, but not an unpleasant listen.

Cars and M.E. are great. A lot of the rest of the album sort of blends together - specifically I feel like riffs and moments from Cars kinda show up in many of the other songs - but I like this album. Been getting into new wavey stuff and listening pretty often in the last few years. Solid listen.

I don't even need to listen to this one to rate it. I definitely will, though! Absolute classic from some of the progenitors of heavy metal. War Pigs never fails to get a crowd singing. Paranoid is an amazing little song. Planet Caravan is a beautiful little departure from the heavy stuff. I'm a bit over Iron Man, but it was obviously a big deal when my music tastes were developing. And for me, side 2 is an insane four-song combo. Electric Funeral is one of my favorite songs to play on bass. Hand of Doom is a ton of fun too. Rat Salad is a great instrumental and Fairies Wear Boots is a fantastic closer. Insane album. Definitely among the greatest.

I'd heard some of this album already. Some excellent songs, some of the rest of it gets a little shakier. Very loud and dense, a little pretentious sounding at times. Exo-Politics is a pretty fun song I hadn't heard before. It's decent enough. Some moments that make me want to listen to more Muse, but overall it's a little much.

The music is pretty solid but the vocals drag it down a notch for me. Probably could be a solid B with better vocals. Yeah, the music was alright but overall it's pretty middling for me.