The only way I can describe this record is “epic.” The way the first handful of tracks all flow into each other is awesome, and there is such an undeniable gravity behind so many of these songs. Best Track: In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited

The music was definitely solid. Maybe the narrative of this concept album hit a little more for the people of England in the 60’s, but I was born in New Jersey in the 90’s, so it didn’t quite resonate with me. Best Track: Some Mother’s Son

Absolutely awesome. It’s so incredible how a band with such a signature sound can keep things so dynamic and varied throughout a record. Best Track: Comfortably Numb

This is the epitome of a rock opera. The songs are theatrical without being forced, and long without overstaying their welcome. Great stuff. Best Track: For Crying Out Loud

I have enjoyed Neil Young in the past, but his vocals on this record were hard for me to listen to. Best Track: Over and Over

I really enjoyed listening to this album! 60s stuff is a blind spot for me, so I appreciated getting exposed to a band I had not heard of. Best Track: Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale

Awesome album! I feel like once you get past the first few tracks, it really hits its stride and is mostly really strong the rest of the way through. No surprise, the Stevie Nicks-led songs steal the show. Best Track: Storms

Fun listen, I had heard “Under My Thumb” a million times, but I wasn’t expecting this record to be so bluesy! Best Track: Under My Thumb

I am famously a Beatles skeptic, but I liked this album. I felt like the first half of the record was a lot stronger than the second half, but overall very solid. Best Track: She’s Leaving Home

I just listened to Aftermath a couple days ago, and I definitely enjoyed this one more. I feel like, when I think of The Rolling Stones, this is the exact vibe I hear in my head. Best Track: Rocks Off

Good band, good album. Kind of wild that this record and its titular track came out just a few months after the Bob Dylan version. I’m still confused about how that all happened. Best Track: Mr. Tambourine Man

Such amazing soul and emotion in her voice. I really loved this album and there are songs on it that will stick with me for a long time. Best Track: Help Me

I can definitely appreciate what The Stooges mean to the genre, but this album just didn’t do it for me. Best Track: Ann

I’d consider myself a U2 fan, but I hadn’t listened to this album outside of the couple hits on it. Good stuff pretty much top to bottom. Best Track: Mysterious Ways

Pretty good record with a few very cool songs on it, but it never really got its hooks in me. I think if I listened to this album ten years ago I would have loved it. Best Track: Ashes of American Flags

I was ready to write this record off before it even began, but it was a genuinely fun listen. There are some awesome guitar parts, and its just a handful of the more strange songs that keep it from being a big winner for me. Best Track: Morning Will Come

The only way I can describe this record is “epic.” The way the first handful of tracks all flow into each other is awesome, and there is such an undeniable gravity behind so many of these songs. Best Track: In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited

What an album! This record just kicks so much butt, and just about every song on here is a perfect encapsulation of what Alice in Chains is all about. Best Track: Rooster

Lovely record. I didn’t think a live album from 1957 would sound so crisp and well-produced, and there was a playful tone from Vaughan just having fun the whole way through, even when she made mistakes. Best Track: Willow Weep for Me

This is the perfect encapsulation of Y2K pop, and unfortunately that’s not always a good thing. The title track is a masterpiece, but the rest of these songs are so flat and mind-numbingly repetitive. Best Track: …Baby One More Time

Overall not a bad listen, but it felt a little more like a collection of songs rather than a cohesive record. Best Track: All The Pictures On The Wall

The music was definitely solid. Maybe the narrative of this concept album hit a little more for the people of England in the 60’s, but I was born in New Jersey in the 90’s, so it didn’t quite resonate with me. Best Track: Some Mother’s Son

Absolutely awesome. It’s so incredible how a band with such a signature sound can keep things so dynamic and varied throughout a record. Best Track: Comfortably Numb

There’s always a place in my heart for bossa nova, and this feels like such a quintessential record for the genre. Sinatra’s voice works so well for the style, and it still shines through even in a little more understated than his most famous hits. Best Track: Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)

The first album this site ever served me was 1990’s Ragged Glory, and it was nearly unlistenable. This album, however, was pretty dang good! Much closer to the Neil Young I enjoy, and a ton of really fun songs on the record. Best Track: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

Objectively solid hip-hop album, just not quite in my wheelhouse. Some legitimately great songs on here though, and I love Common’s voice. Best Track: Faithful

I don’t think I 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 five minute instrumental stretches, but I respect it. Some absolutely great tunes on this record. Best Track: Limelight

This is the type of album that makes me grateful I got involved with this site. Really cool stuff and a couple songs that really stuck with me after the first listen. I also had no clue Neil Young was a member, so that was fun to find out. Best Track: Expecting to Fly

This is the epitome of a rock opera. The songs are theatrical without being forced, and long without overstaying their welcome. Great stuff. Best Track: For Crying Out Loud

There are a couple great songs on this record, but they’re mixed in with some serious nonsense. It’s pretty crazy, because I can see a clear pipeline from Sonic Youth to some bands I truly love, but this just didn’t do it for me. Best Track: Wish Fulfillment

This album just doesn’t need to be this long. There’s a better record hidden in here if you just scrapped half the songs, and it would still be plenty weird. Best Track: The Carpet Crawlers

This album has some definite nonsense, but it also gave us two truly iconic alternative rock songs, so I can’t be that hard on it. Best Track: Where is My Mind?

That guitar tone just makes you want to run through a wall. Such a signature sound, it’s kind of crazy that Seven Nation Army starts this album off, and then there are so many other amazing songs and the energy is so varied throughout. Best Track: Ball and Biscuit

Super fun album and a very easy listen. Just feels like one of the great examples of rock from this era, and there were quite a few songs I would go back to. Best Track: The Slider

I tend to gravitate towards new age when it comes to 80’s music and I thought this was a very solid entry in the genre, I just wish there were a couple true standout tracks I could hang onto. Best Track: Treason

It was interesting listening to a version of The Temptations that I wasn’t familiar with, I just don’t think it was the best version of the group. Best Track: Hey Girl

Serious, who is this for? I was going to be a little generous, because there are some enjoyable musical elements within the record, but the subject matter is too icky to ignore. “Best” Track: Melody

It’s kind of incredible this album came out in 1986. I’m not sure if the Beastie Boys are the weirdest dudes ever, or if they are truly just musical geniuses. Either way, this is a unique song and I’m glad this music exists. Best Track: Slow Ride

Immaculate beats, impeccable flow…and Norah Jones? I had a great time listening through this record, would have been completely off my radar otherwise. Best Track: Won’t Trade

I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun listening through an album for the first time. I was so excited for the next song every time, and every time it delivered. Best Track: Graceland

I liked this album fine enough, John Fogerty’s vocals wear on me just a little bit when it's not for one song at a time. Best Track: Who’ll Stop the Rain

I can always get behind some folksy violin, but this record had just a little too much disjointed nonsense for my liking. Best Track: Last Dance

This is the kind of record that you don’t have to be in the mood for, because it just always fits the mood. Just amazing stuff from one of the legends of the genre. Best Track: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

It was interesting listening to a very different version of this group than I’m familiar with, but that’s also why I didn’t love it. There are some perfectly good songs on the record, just not much to write home about. Best Track: Don’t Wanna Live Inside Myself

It was fun to listen to some Jeff Beck guitar playing, but overall this record kind of just blends in with other rock music of the era. Best Track: Over Under Sideways Down

I don’t know how it took me so long to listen to this band considering they influenced just about every one of my favorite bands. You can hear the impact they had on punk, emo and alternative in every song. It’s all just so good. Best Track: These Important Years