Somewhat dated, but still fun and energetic.
Classic era. The “hits” still sound great, and the lesser known tracks hold up.
Listened in a Dallas hotel room. Sublime sounding.
Moody, broody, spooky, snooty. Wonderful.
Personal favorite REM record. Songs are great, and the band is tight. Perfect mix of articulated vocals, but mysterious words.
I don’t know much of the PJ Harvey catalog, so I assumed this was from the 90s. Feels very much of a different era. Did it.
Only knew the opening track. Crazy how that smash didn’t produce another single I was familiar with. Impressive debut!
Great way to start a Sunday. Walking my dog in my bucolic neighborhood. Legends, no doubt. Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby baby….
So many hits! I didn’t recall knowing all of this tracks. Even though this was an “album” era, I only know these songs as singles. In Your Eyes is an amazing last track!
Solid as ever. Breezy and fun.
All timer. Probably listened 1000+ times in my life. Masterpiece
First time ever listening to a full GBV album. Which is wild, since they are chronologically and sonically right in my wheelhouse. I absolutely get the hype.
Magical. Ethereal, with just a little edge.
Incredible debut. I was 16 when it was released, feels like last week.
Not giving Moz the streaming satisfaction of listening, but the record smokes.
Justifiably iconic. Practically perfect.
So much good stuff. Just electric and velvety.
Not my bag. Also, surprisingly, I was completely unfamiliar with this artist. Weird.
My daughter has a T-shirt of them, with a picture taken by my friend.
Holds up well. Great follow up to Blondie.
I outgrew Frank about the same time I outgrew the Beatles. But the instrumentation is good.
Wasn’t familiar with 95% of these songs. Probably holds true for their whole catalog. Always pleasantly surprised.
So many hits. Although I was convinced Sultans of Swing was also on here. So not all the hits.
Learned about Armatrading from an old, old friend. Literally life-changing times, catapulting me into the first phases of real adulthood.
Sounds like another Sinatra album. My friend Kurt loved him when we were teenagers, oddly.
Perfect segue way into spooky season. American treasure, they are.
Obvious legend. Love the underlying tone that the rehabilitation system doesn’t/won’t work.
More appropriate moody vibes, as the seasons change. Underrated genius.
Reminds me of my childhood friends’ weird older brothers. Technically, I guess it’s a good record. Technically.
Monae will be spoken about like Prince and Bowie and the queens of punk. Wholly unique.
Unfortunately still timely. Definitely some outdated language and questionable attitudes, but the tone still hits.
5 star MC. -4 star misogynist.
Epic. Hokey and somewhat problematic, but damn epic. Danzig could never.
First listen. I get the hype now.
Classic of the genre. Holds up well, top to bottom.
Had never listened all the way through before. Solid, indeed.
What a spirit. RIP Shane.
Fantastically enjoyable. Equal parts and joyous.
Icon. Amazing that the lead single, and smash hit, is the final track. Unusual sequencing.
Trendsetting, and still holds up incredibly well.
Forgotten gem. A little too clubby for 7a, but good stuff nonetheless.
Is it the only Beatles record that matters?!
I don’t think I had the correct drugs available at 7am. Sounds like an artifact from a time capsule, left by a cult.
Like many resourceful teens, my friends and I would rent seedy hotel rooms to party in. During one such party I was having a spat with my girlfriend, and couldn’t figure out why she was aloof. My friend Tom began singing She Moves In Mysterious Ways. Record holds up well.
Heavy. Duty. Heavy duty rock and roll.
Was just listening to a John Prine cover of Oh Boy! the day before. Was also reminded of my friends The Craigs covering Not Fade Away. These songs were on one of the first mix tapes anyone ever made me (a friend’s older brother maybe?)…so much history!
Adequate background vibes.
Fantastically fun. However, I just realized The Prisoner sounds like Van Hagar.
Never quite gets going. Love Vigilantes is an all-timer though.
Had absolutely no idea this existed. Rare occurrence on this list. Not life changing otherwise.
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Juicy is one my favorite vocal turns ever.
Michael Franti! I had no idea. Sounds fresh and the social commentary is still on point. Incredible discovery.
Perfectly weird on an early fall day.
My wife was just as Dollywood a few days ago. Started a fascinating discussion about what is real and what is myth. Her persona is becoming more Dylan-esque to me over time. But more importantly, these are some of the few songs that were playing on my childhood home.
These songs made me nervous.
These songs made me nervous. But in a much better way than yesterday. Still incredibly prescient.
I saw George Martin speak about making this record, once. Cheap
Trick played.
Just spooky enough for Halloween week.
Shocking number of hits. Basically marked the end of U2 listening for me, however. Nothing after this was ever as good as what came before.
My wife was just talking about brown sugar the day before, but she was enjoying a pop-tart. I mean…
I thought it was A-Ha. Once, my friends covered Dirty Work, but that’s not on this record.
No notes for the record. I saw them once in a smallish venue in Iowa, with some of my closest friends. During a blizzard. Epic.
Exquisite. Iconic. Important.
Could have been wrong long track. Shouldn’t have been but could have been.
Might have enjoyed this in 1994, but I don’t remember hearing it. Sounds dated now.
One time at the Cubby Bear, I hugged Bootsy and his belt buckle knocked off my glasses.
(Image showing five purple heart emojis.)
Sheryl Crow with reverb. Doesn’t sound as fierce as originally did.
TL,DR. But congrats on 40 years. Once, I called Billy Corgan on Thanksgiving.
I dig some Alice records, but not necessarily this one.
One of these guys had something to do with the Nashville Food & Wine Festival. Weird.
Oddly long songs, with unexpected instrumental interludes. But nice and nostalgic.
So chuffed to see this pop up. Bragg is one of the most underrated artists of all time, so completely caught me off guard to have this as a selection.
The great Todd Snider passed away this weekend, so I mostly listened to him instead. Plus, this isn’t my bag.
I unexpectedly knew a lot of the words. So did Olive.
Solid background vibes. I love a mellow acid jazz situation.
I used to play Jimmy a lot at a restaurant I where I worked, with my friend New Orleans Dave Brown. A lot of other friends worked there, including my wife.
It’s been too long! What a talent. Fantastic record!
One time in college, I was riding with my friend Tony (who is a great musician) and he was playing a Neil Young tape. I didn’t know who it was, and actually thought it was a female singer. Boy, was my face red.
Felt fun and fresh at the time (maybe it was the giant bong?), but now it sounds dated and juvenile. Extra star for nostalgia.
I saw GZA perform this once, the whole record.
My daughter loves that guy.
Extra star for the Johnny Rotten cameo. Otherwise meh.
