Aug 11 2025
Marquee Moon
Television
It was fine. I couldn't really get into it like I was hoping I would. I prefer other classic rock for sure. Not bad, but nothing to write home about either.
3
Aug 12 2025
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
No, I don't like Jazz.
2
Aug 12 2025
Different Class
Pulp
A couple songs were bangers. Most of it wasn't really my jam.
3
Aug 13 2025
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
This isn't music that I would choose to listen to, but I did enjoy listening to it. The album seemed well put together and I'm glad I got the experience of listening to it.
4
Aug 14 2025
Bad Company
Bad Company
Standard 70s rock album. I enjoy classic rock, and it's an album I haven't heard before. Fun listen, nothing offensive.
4
Aug 15 2025
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Help Me- This track felt nostalgic even though I'm sure I've never heard it before. I think the reason for this is that if her voice were replaced with a soft trumpet, it would fit right in as ambient music in a Hobby Lobby. I didn't mind it, but I was expecting something a little more out of a song with 23 million plays on Spotify. That said, it was musically pleasing and brought me from being in the mood to commit vehicular manslaughter against my coworkers to not considering it anymore.
I'll be honest, after reading that Joni is Canadian, I was hoping for more out of this album. It was an interesting listen and I don't regret listening to it, but I could never disappoint my mother as much as this album disappointed me. Most of the tracks just weren't musically satisfying. There just wasn't enough tension built up at any point to be released.
3
Aug 16 2025
Station To Station
David Bowie
Station to Station: I can appreciate dissonance in a song, but I didn't like when the instrumental resolved, but the vocals were dissonant. While I'm sure there is a musical reason for it, I can't see anything for it beyond being on so much cocaine that it just kinda happened. This makes the lyrics "It's not the side effects of the cocaine, I'm thinking that it must be love" all the more ironic. That said, there were things I liked too. There is an instrument (harmonica?) that was faint in the background, but it helped tie everything together very nicely.
Golden Years: This is another song where I feel the instrumental far surpassed the vocals. Maybe my problem is that I've never used cocaine and I just don't get it. The rhythm worked really well, and the guitar line was solid. The vocals just didn't work well with the instrumental for me.
Word on a Wing: I don't normally listen to funk, but this track seemed more cohesive than the previous two, at least to me. Bowie's vocal delivery was on point for the song. The keyboard supported his voice very well. The subtle use of the organ also fit the theme of the song well.
TVC15: This is one of the slowest fast songs I've listened to. It has a quick tempo, but there is so much repetition that it feels like it is moving slow. I guess cocaine could once again be the answer. It would certainly make sense that a stimulant might have that affect. I didn't like or dislike anything about this song enough to be noteworthy.
Stay: I truly hated this song. The guitar line felt like it belonged in a hard rock/metal song, but everything else felt like either funk or disco. The vocals felt like they were trying to imitate Earth Wind and Fire, but were out of tune enough to not get that clean effect. The only redeeming aspect of this track is that only half of it has vocals, the rest is instrumental that at least isn't terrible.
Wild Is the Wind: I appreciate the message of this song, including the story behind it. I felt tension with the vocals lagging behind the music that I didn't like. Most of the notes were also flat. Maybe it makes the song more relatable to people, I'm not sure. I felt like I was losing my mind, time to go do a line or two I guess.
Final thoughts: Each track of this album felt separate, yet it all seems to fit within an album. One of my main critiques of other albums so far has been that they have either been too similar or haven't felt cohesive. While the album felt more like what I would expect, the music within didn't cut it for me. Apart from 1-2 songs that I didn't mind, I genuinely didn't like the music, and 80% of the music I listen to is some form of rock or metal. I'm going to listen to some of my favorite songs to cleanse my palette after this one.
2
Aug 17 2025
Very
Pet Shop Boys
Apparently my notes didn't save. This will be less detailed than what I wrote while listening.
I enjoyed the first couple tracks. I enjoyed the first 5 minutes of the final track. The album would have been better without all the others.
3
Aug 18 2025
NEU! 75
Neu!
Honestly, this is one of the best albums I've listened to. It works very well for what it does.
Side 1 (tracks 1-3) sets the same mood that I would want to set if I was hosting someone very classy for dinner. It works well as ambient music, but every musical decision they made feels intentional. I didn't mind it as background music for a drive either, and I might have even been a better driver than I normally am listening to the music that I frequently listen to.
Side 2 (tracks 4-6) builds on the foundations of side 1. It adds a little more character to the music while keeping the same personality.
5
Aug 19 2025
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Once again, Canada is coming in strong. The album was very fun-spirited. My biggest criticisms would have to be the vocals. The consonants are not annunciated very well, and the recording quality of the vocals is less than perfect (as expected for an album that is 20 years old without being remastered). Additionally, I don't speak French, so I wouldn't have understood some of the lyrics regardless.
There seemed to be a story being told across multiple songs, but I'm not sure I picked up on it. With clearer vocals this would be easier.
The guitar melodies were catchy, even if repetitive. It felt like a more refined Mumford & Sons album.
Wake Up was definitely my favorite track on the album. It's also the only track I recognized hearing before. I think I heard it at a previous workplace on the playlist before I got a job where music isn't allowed. Not 100% sure on that though.
4
Aug 20 2025
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
I again forgot to save my notes.
I liked the album as a whole. Bongo Rock kinda good hard.
4
Aug 21 2025
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
I think there is only one appropriate review for this album.
Thanks, I hate it. For all the right reasons. For some reason it's obscure enough that sooner if the songs can only be found as reuploads on Youtube. The mix is so uncanny that I'm not sure what I spent 40 minutes listening to. One thing is for sure, I'm not listening to it again.
3
Aug 22 2025
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Definitely my favorite experimental album of The ones I've listened to so far. I'd write more but I have 8 hours from getting off to going back to work.
4
Aug 23 2025
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
One of the most iconic albums of its time. The production still holds up, even 55 years after the album came out. It's a joy to listen to while being musically interesting enough to not get old. Each track feels like its own.
5
Aug 24 2025
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Where do I begin? This is probably the most mediocre album I've listened to so far. The songs are very repetitive. The vocalist doesn't show me that they have anything to offer that I can't find elsewhere. If I had to describe this album in 1 word, it would be "forgettable".
2
Aug 25 2025
Rio
Duran Duran
Most of the album only made me annoyed. I can appreciate some disco/fun style pop from last century. Earth Wind & Fire, for example, is great! This was not. I've heard some of the songs before. I wanted it to stop. I am convinced that the only reason anyone listens to this in 2025 is because of the nostalgia, not because of the music quality.
New Religion was my favorite song because it didn't try to be what the rest of the album was. It was a more laid back song, which I appreciated. The rest was hot garbage. I hope the generator gives me something better tomorrow.
2
Aug 26 2025
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Breathy vocals singing about something? I couldn't even listen to the music enough to figure out what it was about because I was trying to distract myself from the burning desire to remove my eyes from their sockets with a butterknife.
This album is clearly meant to be sad, but it isn't meant to make me feel dread. Someone please help me. I know my mental state over the past 3 years hasn't been what I want it to be, but this guy needs some help. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who can cure this.
2
Aug 27 2025
Soul Mining
The The
Kinda mid tier album. It was better than the crap I've been listening to the last couple days, so I might be too generous here. I didn't love it, didn't hate it.
4
Aug 28 2025
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
Another forgettable album. Nothing to love, nothing to hate.
3
Aug 29 2025
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Holy shit.
We start of with a beautiful instrumental that is clearly psychedelic rock, yet it wouldn't be out of place in a musical. We move some more generic Pink Floyd songs that are absolute bangers. They don't feel repetitive but have amazing flow through the songs. Ending back where we started, the album flows really nicely from beginning to end.
I am ashamed to say that I don't recall ever hearing any of these songs before. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, both tracks, probably was (were?) my favorite song(s?). The vocals are minimal, but they are very powerful with some insane harmonies. The instrumental has a really nice groove. I could listen to this album 100 times and not get tired of it.
5
Aug 30 2025
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Mediocre album. Good to know he can grunt and moan into a microphone and also sing.
2
Aug 31 2025
xx
The xx
Basically a lofi album with breathy, slightly out of tune vocals over the top. I couldn't get into this one. I don't even get how this counts as pop, there's nothing pop about it, although I find most pop to be annoying so I guess it has that going for it. It's just a bad album. The 2000s had so many good albums come out, why did this make the 1000 that I should listen to before I die?
It's a fine album. I don't hate it. I just would never choose to listen to this when there are so many better options that exist.
2
Sep 01 2025
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I realize I was very harsh on the last jazz album I listened to and I had nothing to say. My goal here is to change that
I'm not jazz expert. I don't listen to jazz. I don't like jazz and I know that I didn't appreciate this album for what it is.
I had a hard time listening to this. I didn't dislike anything about the album. I just had a hard time concentrating on the music. Maybe that's why people like jazz, it allows your mind to wander. It maybe I'm looking too deep.
I listened to the first 3 tracks together and the last one by itself. It was background music while I drive to meet up with a friend and then back home. On the final track, I saw some parallels to mariachi. I think it might have been the trumpets. No, I don't listen to mariachi, but it made me wonder if Mingus might have had Latin influences, or vice versa.
At the end of the day, the only thing I can rate an album like this on is subjective. While I have no doubt a lot of talent went into its production (I noted the instrumentalists seemed to know what they were doing, at least on an individual album), I'm not listening to this again.
3
Sep 02 2025
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
One of the albums of all time. I didn't realize this album was on the 1001 and it was the greatest surprise a man could ever ask for.
I know there are people who say that this type of music is only for depressed or rebellious teenagers. I wholeheartedly disagree. I work in a profession where I frequently have to cope with issues such as suicide, death, mental illness, and many others. I find that often, listening to punk music is one of the healthiest ways to release some of the stress from work.
Chester and Mike have voices that go incredibly well together. They are both talented vocalists backed by an amazing band. Everyone stays on beat and listening to any individual instrument, it is clear that each one has a purpose in the song as a whole. The songs sometimes seem repetitive, although each is unique enough to feel like the album is a grouping of different songs rather than the same song repeated several times.
I don't have anything bad to say about this album. I personally dislike the band's new direction (no I'm not sexist, I just don't think that Emily or whatever her name is was the right pick to replace Chester after the tragedy the band, fans, and family of Chester experienced). Any grievances that I have about that have nothing to do with this album. Chester will forever be missed.
5
Sep 03 2025
OK
Talvin Singh
How do I rate this?
There were a couple songs or parts of songs that I really liked. There were also songs that I really didn't like. I think it exceeded my expectations when I read about what the album was, but it isn't anything that I would listen to again. I was listening while driving, so I don't have notes of any specific tracks.
2
Sep 04 2025
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Another album that is completely out of the music that I'm comfortable with.
I understood about 10% of the lyrics, but I still understood the overall story of the album. It's weird how the whole album works so well together. That said, this album was not made for me. I would not choose to listen to this again.
As someone who doesn't listen to hip hop, I noticed there were elements of rap, punk, and reggaeton in here. I liked the album more than I thought I would, if that counts for anything.
The first track, "pigs", caught me off guard. As someone who works in a law enforcement adjacent career, I immediately recognized it. I don't necessarily sympathize with anything said in the song, but it drew me in. I was excited to hear the rest of the album.
I'm torn on how to score this. I can tell it's a great album, and I enjoyed listening to it, but I also didn't like it. Trying to decide a score, I can see either a 2 or 3. I'll see how I'm feeling when I rate it tomorrow.
2
Sep 05 2025
John Prine
John Prine
I won't listen to much country. This album reminded me why. The instrumental worked well, but it was very simple, even a little bit boring. The themes of the songs are interesting. Starting with a song about getting doped up and committing murder is definitely a choice, but not the one that I would have made.
I hate the vocals in most country music. Singing everything flat and nasal like this isn't for me. I would have lost nothing if I had never listened to this album. Instead, I lost 45 minutes of my life that I won't get back.
1
Sep 06 2025
Horses
Patti Smith
I'm torn on how to rate this. The album was fine. Like so many other albums, her voice was my least favorite part. She used a lot of techniques that I have been very harsh against in previous albums. It was clearly a stylistic choice as she demonstrated that she can sing well. I respect her use of them more than many others because she used them for sarcasm or emphasis, but I still dislike the nasal or breathy tones. Otherwise, the album was fine.
On a side note, apparently what I thought punk was and what others consider it to be are two different things.
3
Sep 07 2025
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
The only truly scathing thing about this album is that it is British. Otherwise, no critiques. They clearly drew a lot of inspiration from the Beatles and tried to turn it into their own sound. I think it worked great. Not the most refined Pink Floyd album, but I think there's almost some extra beauty in this album being a little rough around the edges. Almost feels like when you bring your friend who just turned 21 to the bar for the first time and they drink way more than they can handle. They have the time of their lives, but they pay the price for it. Using this as the example instead of childbirth because there is nothing beautiful about childbirth, despite what your parents tell you. I really couldn't ask for much better than this.
I think my favorite track was The Gnome. It's a weird track to pick, but musically it is amazing.
Edit: originally I rated this 5/5. I'm lowering it to a 4 as it doesn't meet the same level as the albums I've rated 5. I still want to rate it 5, but I'm lowering for consistency's sake.
4
Sep 08 2025
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
The album is fine. Didn't hate it, won't be listening again. For a folk album from 1960, it isn't bad. Just kinda boring. Joan has a nice voice, but I'm not a fan of her vocal gymnastics.
3
Sep 09 2025
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Music was well produced for a live album. I'm not typically one who listens to live music, R&B, funk, or soul. The album seemed very good, but it isn't for me. Still, I enjoyed listening to it. My goal is to expose myself to music I normally wouldn't listen to, and this album did exactly that. It's amazing that this was all done in 1 take as a live album, and I see talent, even if it isn't my taste.
4/5?
3
Sep 10 2025
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
When I listened, I only wrote 2 words. Let me try again.
While this isn't music I would choose to listen to on my own, I enjoyed the music. If I were just rating the music, it would get 4 stars. Most of the songs were fun and made me feel like I was living in another world, one where everything is much simpler than the one I live in.
This album does not get 4 stars. It gets 3. The album doesn't work together very well. It is a collection of songs recorded together by the same artist, not an album.
3
Sep 11 2025
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
I was excited when I saw a Neil Young album. I've heard a lot of hype around his name and thought I would like it.
What the fuck was this? One of the worst albums to date. The vocals are off bitch, the harmonies are basic, and the instrumentals are lousy at best. The only reason anyone should like this is because it makes them feel better about their own musical abilities.
Perhaps the lyrics were good enough to make up for how bad the music was. I'm not sure, I couldn't pay close enough attention to them to really know. They would have to be the best lyrics that anyone has come up with. While writing this, I made out "Remember Bill from up on a hill" and knew they suck as bad as everything else.
I once had a teacher who said that Whoppers were invented to make the other candies feel good. That's how I feel about this album.
2
Sep 12 2025
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Album was fine. I expected worse.
3
Sep 13 2025
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
If I were reading individual songs, they would get anywhere between a 2 and a 5. Some songs are boring, others are done is the most iconic and influential songs of their time.
It wouldn't be right, in my opinion, to rate this anywhere below a 4. Simple Man and Free Bird are among the most influential songs of the decade, and I feel they are good enough to elevate the rest of the album to a 4, although without them it would likely be a 3 from me.
At the time of this review, I haven't had time to listen to the demo tracks at the end. I will listen back to those and update my review if they change it.
4
Sep 14 2025
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
what the hell was this
2
Sep 15 2025
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
what the hell was this? but better
3
Sep 16 2025
Urban Hymns
The Verve
There wasn't a single song on this album that I didn't like. Every track was interesting. The vocals aren't my favorite, but they suit this type of music well. Not sure what else to say here. Not worthy of a 5, but it's good.
4
Sep 17 2025
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Another album I had to listen to while driving. Not much to say here. Industrial rock hits really hard and this delivers.
5
Sep 18 2025
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
What could I say about this album that hasn't already been said? Wonderful music, probably would have been better if I could have focused on the lyrics, but again I was listening in the car.
4
Sep 19 2025
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
I don't get the hype. The only vocal talent I see here is being able to smoke 4 packs per day from age 5. I enjoyed the blue grass roots that I heard here, almost like a CCR album with less rock. Songs were very repetitive, even boring.
The religious references were interesting. Amazing grace with minimal instrumental was a choice, but I feel it wasn't the right one.
2
Sep 20 2025
Eliminator
ZZ Top
I've never had a more solid 3 than this album. It's fine. Never asking anyone to change the music, but never jamming out to it either. It's just a boring album, but it's still fine to listen to.
3
Sep 21 2025
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
why would I choose to listen to this? it's fine.
2
Sep 22 2025
Kenza
Khaled
no, don't hurt me like this again, generator.
2
Sep 23 2025
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
We got a long album yesterday, too. please stop this, algorithm.
This album was, again, fine. I like this genre, and the music was fine, but I've never cared much for live albums. If I go to a live show, I'm there for live music. If I listen to an album, it's because I want a studio version. Recordings of live albums are just never as good as actual live music.
2
Sep 24 2025
The Clash
The Clash
I had higher expectations. This album let me down. Still a great album, but I can't justify a 5 star rating here. Unfortunate.
3
Sep 25 2025
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Musically, I loved this. The album was about 30 minutes too long, but I never disliked any part of it. It had almost a showtunes vibe for a rock album. While I might not be as religious as I once was, I can still appreciate some religious themes in music.
This isn't my favorite album by any means. It isn't even music I would even normally listen to. That said, it was a nice listen. I knew I wouldn't be able to focus through the whole album, so I used it as background music for a game or two, so I might have rated it slightly higher than I would have if I was giving it my undivided attention.
4
Sep 26 2025
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
I didn't really know what rating to give this. I think I've settled on a 4.
The composition is spectacular. The usage of syncopation was great. Sufjan also has a very nice falsetto, although the transition between chest voice and falsetto was a bit abrupt at times.
The short instrumental tracks were very nice. Sometimes, they feel like they are filler tracks just to extend the album. These weren't like that. They felt intentional, and musically they were simple but well executed.
I really don't have any major complaints here. I could have really rated it 5/5, it just didn't feel right to group this with Cosmo's Factory and Wish You Were Here. Those albums are on another level, this didn't reach that for me.
4
Sep 27 2025
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
I wanted this to be a 5. It wasn't. Great album, but it is a far cry from the best metal out there. Hoping for another Iron Maiden album that is a little more refined later on.
4
Sep 28 2025
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Unfortunately, I didn't have time to listen to the full album, but I listened to all but the last few tracks.
The album started off strong. I was really getting into it. As it progressed, the music became less appealing. I don't really have anything else to say, so I'll shut up.
2
Sep 29 2025
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
I'll be honest, I knew I would physically not be able to listen to the whole album. I chose to listen to everything with over 100k listens on Spotify, which about halves the album.
Hip hop isn't for me. I respect the craft, and I enjoyed certain aspects of the music, but the themes of the music just aren't relatable for me. It is also too repetitive for my liking.
2
Sep 30 2025
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
The first two tracks are horrendous. I literally almost vomited listening to them. Every note was sung flat, and the instrumentals are fine, but boring. Some subsequent tracks are better, most are not. I don't understand how people like this, probably one of my least favorite albums from the generator so far.
2
Oct 01 2025
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
Musically, it wasn't my favorite. Getting a higher score for resolving some trauma from my childhood.
4
Oct 02 2025
Country Life
Roxy Music
I have more questions than I could ever have answers to. Sometimes this is a good thing, but I don't know about here.
First, the album cover. This is the sister and girlfriend of a member of Can, a krautrock band. I don't think this is a question that I want an answer to.
If we get past that and get into the music, some of it sounds familiar, but I have no idea what I've spent 40 minutes listening to. This is a question I would like answered. It wasn't all bad, but it was such a bipolar album. Some of the songs sounded like the 80s pop that my mom listened to when I was growing up and other songs sounded like they'd be a cult anthem with some different lyrics. The song Triptych sounded almost like Renegade by Styx if it has more classical instruments (vibraphone and bagpipes) that was rearranged and the vocals were all changed.
I think songs individually would all get a 3-4 if they weren't in an album. I'd even consider a 5 for a couple. The album as a whole gets a 3.
3
Oct 03 2025
Blur
Blur
Each song here on its own, except for Song 2, would get about a 3-4 on its own. This album is a great example of an album being more than the sun of its parts. The album avoids repetition while feeling cohesive. I didn't get bored listening to it, but it also didn't feel like too much. The parts worked together well and I think it deserves a 5.
5
Oct 04 2025
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Not a single bad song here. They're all great. They're just all the same. I need more variety than this.
4
Oct 05 2025
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
This album is a vibe, but it's too slow to make it in my playlists. Enjoyable listen, just not for me.
4
Oct 06 2025
Rapture
Anita Baker
Anita has a beautiful voice that is well supported by the backing instrumentals. I wouldn't choose to listen to this because it doesn't fit the vibe of music that I listen to, but I'm not disappointed in the slightest. The album felt short, it didn't drag on longer than it needed to. I couldn't be happier.
4
Oct 07 2025
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
The vibes of this album were interesting. Going for the vibe of a radio station was unique, but it fit the album well. Musically, it was a pretty standard hip hop album. I appreciate getting a hip hop album once in a while so I can see what I'm missing, but I don't think I'll ever choose to listen to it.
2
Oct 08 2025
Electric
The Cult
The most generic 80s rock album imaginable.
3
Oct 09 2025
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
I've never seriously listened to Stevie Wonder. I've been missing out.
Obviously, I've heard a few of these songs before. I definitely recognized Sir Duke.
I don't think many artists could get away with having both jazz and a string orchestra backing them in the same album, but it works here. It still felt cohesive even though some tracks were clearly more serious and others more casual and fun.
At least, that's what I thought through the first 45 minutes. The last hour was boring and sporadic, a combination I didn't know was possible. It was all over the place and didn't make much sense. I appreciated a couple songs, but most should have been left off the album. It could have been so much better, but he overdid it.
3
Oct 10 2025
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Interesting listen. I wouldn't listen to this again. Fuck this album.
1
Oct 11 2025
Nevermind
Nirvana
As a child, I rarely listened to rock music. The majority of what I listened to was a combination of whatever new pop music was popular that year on the radio and 80s pop that my mom listened to. I didn't even have an iPod or MP3 player, so I kinda had to listen to whatever.
In my adult life, rock and metal have become the foundations of what I listen to. Nevermind was one of the first albums that helped shape what I would listen to.
What an epic album. Each song is distinct, yet it all works together in the album so well. I couldn't compare this to Pink Floyd by any means, but those albums are on another level. Cobain's voice works so well for the grungy rock style. The guitar riffs are simple enough to be catchy while hard enough to support everything else. The percussion really ties it all together and gives it a strong backbone.
Territorial Pissings was my least favorite track during this listen, but I'll give it another chance. There wasn't a bad song on the album. And how could I pick a favorite?
5
Oct 12 2025
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
This was fine. Nothing to write home about. Nothing to love, nothing to hate.
3
Oct 13 2025
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
The vibes are fine, just not for me. I don't know why anyone would choose to listen to jazz in 2025, but if they do, good for them.
All jazz sounds about the same to me. There might be some interesting rhythms, but it's all the same to me and it all puts me to sleep.
2
Oct 14 2025
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Deep Purple is a band that I've always wanted to get into, but I just haven't been exposed to their stuff enough to add it to a playlist.
Parts of the album reminded me of Ozzy Osbourne's music, others were much more mellow while still being upbeat metal.
Solid album, I'll come back to a few songs. I like an album with strong vocals, and this was a little too heavy on just instrumentals with some incoherent screams, but it was fun.
4
Oct 15 2025
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is one of those names that I've heard of a few times, but I am fortunate to have never been cursed with actually listening to his music until today. Most other albums at least give me a reason to listen to them. Why would I listen to this?
Working as a police dispatcher, often times we are given information by callers that yields nothing. It's completely useless, even if it seems like it might be important when it's given to us. I was looking forward to a good album, but like so many of our complainants at work, it turned out to be the biggest disappointment of my day. And I worked with the local SWAT team on the most boring warrant service that they've seen in a long time.
2
Oct 16 2025
Aja
Steely Dan
I love this album. It combines the best part of jazz with the best parts of disco. I don't listen to either of those albums, but it sounds like relaxing NPC music with Earth, Wind, and Fire vocals.
I'll need to give this one another listen to really understand the musicality, but it was a great listen.
5
Oct 17 2025
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Album was fine. Vocals were garbage. The band has more potential that they didn't meet.
3
Oct 18 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
I did not like this album. Perhaps it is the recording technology of the time, but the timing for all the instruments seems off. It felt like a bunch of different instruments were competing for attention with the vocalist, and it just sounded like a dumpster fire. I didn't hate anything individually, it just didn't work for what it is. Maybe a remastered version with modern tech would be more enjoyable.
1
Oct 19 2025
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Below average rock album. Nothing interesting musically. I would have given it a 2, but over an hour of this is just begging for a 1. This is not one of the 1001 albums I needed to listen to before I died, although it might have given me less time on this floating space rock to get through the rest of the list.
1
Oct 20 2025
The Slider
T. Rex
Wonderful album. Very simple melodies, but it was so catchy and easy to sing along to. I can't believe I haven't heard of T Rex before, but I will be listening to more of their music.
4
Oct 21 2025
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
I'm not sure how I feel about this album. I enjoyed it, but I can't seem to articulate why. I don't plan to listen again, but it was a nice listen.
3
Oct 22 2025
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Not bad, just not good either.
2
Oct 23 2025
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
When I saw a Johnny Cash album, this was the last thing I expected. Cash is one of the few American folk/country singers who I've ever liked, and this album is incredible. Such a dark album, full of raw emotion. My eyes got watery a couple times.
Starting off with the darkest themes of the Christian Bible, the album is led with themes of the second coming, where everyone is either brought up to heaven or decimated. It's like a mass genocide of all the non-Christians. WWII? I can't say that too loud, otherwise ICE will probably have me in a Salvadorian prison sharing a cell with 50 other guys in minutes. (also no offense to anyone who practices Christianity, I was once very religious myself. I get it.) The album further goes to themes of pain and death from there.
From there, after realizing that Jesus exists, it takes a violent turn, but the violence seems to be shameless. After this, we go into more somber music once again.
There was a lot to like in this album. The lyrics about the Queen of diamonds and the Queen of hearts was one of the best country lyrics I've ever heard, although that is a low bar to clear.
Cash knew that this would be the his that would be released during his lifetime. He wrote about the things that mattered to him. He seems to have been grieving himself and his own death through it. What an album to end on.
5
Oct 24 2025
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
From a first listen, it is clear that this album has been very influential. Bands like The Black Keys, Mumford and Sons, and others have taken inspiration from this album. I didn't dislike any single track, and while the album felt somewhat repetitive, each track added to the album as a whole.
I really wanted to give this a 5, but it was a little too repetitive for such a rating. 4/5.
4
Oct 25 2025
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
A couple of songs were amazing. The rest were lousy. The album is too long. I don't remember everything because it was so long.
2
Oct 26 2025
The Bends
Radiohead
Again, there were good songs. There weren't many, but there were a few good ones. Most of the album was boring. I almost fell asleep driving home from work listening to it.
3
Oct 27 2025
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
I enjoyed the album, but it wasn't unique. Pretty generic British rock. I have nothing against British rock, but there's nothing special about this album.
3
Oct 28 2025
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Generic rock album with better variety than many have. Going from a melancholic song to a more jovial one multiple times, it kept me engaged. The music wasn't anything too crazy, but the album was put together well.
3
Oct 29 2025
1984
Van Halen
Jump and Panama are classics. The other tracks aren't quite as good, but they're not bad either. Would Lauren again.
5
Oct 30 2025
Slayed?
Slade
This album was fine. Clearly took inspiration from my least favorite elements of 60s rock and roll and added harsh vocals over it. I don't have anything against harsh vocals, but this wasn't it. There were a couple of good songs, but I disliked about 80% of the album.
2
Oct 31 2025
Being There
Wilco
Over the past week, we've gotten a lot of boring rich music. I liked this one better for no articulable reason. Still more boring rock.
4
Nov 01 2025
Be
Common
I never thought I would say this about a hip hop album, but if it were just the first 5 tracks, this album would get a 5/5 rating.
Those first 5 tracks all hit different. I was really feeling it. The rest of the album didn't come anywhere close to that bar.
3