Aug 12 2025
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
I don't really listen to a lot of indie rock but this was a great album! Lots of bops on the album. My one gripe is at times it was hard to understand what the front man was saying, and this is coming from someone who listens to a lot of death metal
4
Aug 13 2025
My Generation
The Who
Hard to believe this is a debut because they sound very mature at times. Its also a lot blusier than I was expecting. That being said, knowing what this band would become on later albums makes this album feel like its lacking something
3
Aug 14 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
I don't think I can say anything more about this album that hasn't already been said. It rules! I would recommend listening to it during a thunderstorm as it only enhances the experience
5
Aug 15 2025
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
This is my first time listening to a full Smashing Pumpkins album. The hits on this album are classic at this point. I think this album is just too long. If you trimmed it down to one album of all the bangers its an easy 4 or 5 star album
3
Aug 18 2025
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
I could feel the 70s shag carpet as I listened to this album. I will never be as smooth or sexy as Marvin Gaye but this album let's me pretend I am.
4
Aug 19 2025
London Calling
The Clash
I adore this album! One of the greatest punk/ska albums ever and a hugely influential album in the development of my musical identity.
5
Aug 20 2025
The Doors
The Doors
Never sat down and listened to a Doors record before but I fully understood their place in rock history. I throughly enjoyed this album. The hits are hits for a reason but even outside the hits this album is incredibly solid
4
Aug 21 2025
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Of all the albums on this list, this is certainly one of them. Instrumentation is cool at times. The one thing it has going for it is that its not the worst thing I've ever heard. Its just boring and uninteresting
1
Aug 22 2025
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Another one of those bands who I've never heard a full album from but understand their place in rock history. This was an incredibly solid album. It didnt blow me away by any means but I didn't mind returning to it as my day went on.
3
Aug 25 2025
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
I had never heard of this artist or this album before getting it today and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it! It sounds like an indie record from the late 90s/2000s so I was shocked when I double checked the year and it said 1969.
4
Aug 26 2025
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
This is my first time listening to a Stones album that wasn't their greatest hits and it'd fine? I know they have some classics under their belt but I don't think this should be one of them. Paint it Black slaps though
2
Aug 27 2025
Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
First hip hop album that came up for me. Its fun! A cool mix of styles. The kind of album I could put on in the background of a party and it would go over well.
3
Aug 28 2025
Spiderland
Slint
I know this album is for someone. I just don't think I am that person.
2
Aug 29 2025
Headquarters
The Monkees
I don't get the hate this album is getting. As an album its perfectly fine. I wish some of the songs had more energy but its not this offensive Beatles copy as some of the reviews make it out to be.
3
Sep 01 2025
Achtung Baby
U2
I am not a U2 fan and this album did not magically turn me into one. However, this album surprised me with a more enjoyable listening experience than I thought I was gonna have by getting assigned a U2 album on a Friday
3
Sep 02 2025
Synchronicity
The Police
First time listening to a full Police album and I enjoyed it for the most part. Its another album I wish I could rate 3.5 stars because its good but not good enough to warrant a full 4/5 to me
3
Sep 03 2025
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
Its hard to pull off a double album. I give Christina an A for effort but this album is too samey to keep my interest. Like most double albums, if you trimmed the fat and released it as one album it would be better. The lead singles from this album are still bops though
2
Sep 04 2025
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Crazy that this album is as good as it is being essentially a covers album that was recorded in a day. I guess when you've got the talent that Otis Reading has you can do both of those things effortlessly.
4
Sep 05 2025
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Like The Doors I've never sat down and listened to a Pink Floyd album front to back until now. This was a great one to start with. Somehow the band manages to make 6 tracks and about 45 mins worth of music seem to seamlessly fly by. Its an album that doesn't drag on or feel too pretentious given its in the prog genre.
4
Sep 08 2025
Amnesiac
Radiohead
First Radiohead album experience and it was...fine? I had convinced myself, from bits and pieces of songs I had heard, that Radiohead is not a band I would like and this album didn't do anything to change that belief.
2
Sep 09 2025
The Joshua Tree
U2
I don't know many albums that start off with a three song run that features some of the band's biggest hits like this one. However the rest of the album after that is just ok and doesn't do much to change my opinion about U2 any more than their last one did.
3
Sep 10 2025
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
One of the best, if not the best, debut albums ever released. Beginning to end nothing but bangers. Some of the greatest rock songs of all time are on this album. Fantastic listen!
5
Sep 11 2025
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
A double album that doesn't feel like a slog is a hard thing to accomplish but Stevie manages it with infectious grooves and catchy melodies. I can't say enough good things about this album. If I could I'd probably rate it 4.5/5 but for the sake of this challenge I will give it its full 5/5.
5
Sep 12 2025
Cut
The Slits
I didn't know what to expect when I got this album. I just want some of whatever they were on when they were making it. Some of the weirdest ska/reggae/punk I've ever heard. Just not in the best way. The cover of "I heard it Through the Grapevine" is cool
2
Sep 15 2025
Moondance
Van Morrison
A bit of a mixed bag of an album in terms of song quality, but a fun listen none the less. Another album that would get 3.5/5 if I could officially give half star ratings.
3
Sep 16 2025
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
A fun electronic/rock/alternative album. Not the greatest thing I've ever heard but I definitely could have gotten something WAY worse on a Monday. It also made me realize the version of "Heads Will Roll" I'm the most familiar with is a remix
3
Sep 17 2025
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
I was never a fan of the indie/folk sound in the mid to late 2000s, but I enjoyed this album more than I thought I was going to. It didn't make me a fan of the band or sound by any means. But I have a better understanding of it. Or maybe that's the nostalgia this sound invokes talking.
3
Sep 18 2025
Boston
Boston
Excuse me Boston, but I was not familiar with your game! I had no idea what to expect after "More than a Feeling" but what I got was non-stop, high quality, high energy, rock and roll. If I would dock it anything its that some of the songs can sound kind of samey. If I could give it 4.5/5 I would but as it stands I have no issue giving it a full 5/5
5