1001 Albums Summary

Released when I was 21, some classic singles. Was never a huge fan, never grabbed me. Doing a more active listen this time. Some interesting verses, a bit slow for my taste. The sketches are lame, maybe funny first time bad for repeat listens.

Loaded with classic rock tracks, no skip album. Would definitely add to my collection.

If jazz is your thing then this is an album to have. I dig it!

I own the vinyl of this one. Almost a perfect album, 3/4 sides are A+.

Cool album, more laid back than the Stooges. Can definitely hear Bowies influence on the album. Lust for Life and The Passenger two all time great tunes,

Great album, 6 of 10 tracks are rock staples.

Never been a huge Boss fan, but I had never heard this album! I was pleasantly surprised.

Psychedelic Folk! A bit more rockin' than I thought The Byrds would be, was expecting more pop.

Great album!

great 80's synth pop, only one song that I didn't really enjoy on the whole album

Classic all time great rock and roll album, every song is a hit

Great metal album, a little flat sounding with the drums and no bass. But if you are looking to get hyped slap this one on, it will do the trick

Starts out very strong, heavy 90's britpop. The second half of the album was a let down for me.

Good album but not my favorite by Radiohead. It seemed like a buildup without a payoff. It is an album that I would listen to alone.

Cool 70's hard rock, great song subjects. Nice piece of history but not a must have record for my collection

Cool co-labs and also beats from Dilla and Doom. Pretty good album overall a little long for me though.

A handful of classic party time hip hop tunes, but the songs/album are a bit to long for me

Love her voice! Album starts funkier than I expected then settles into what I was expecting, more sultry piano type jazz

Long time Pink Floyd & Syd Barret fan. I love the story that the band tells with this album. It is an all time classic album, every song is great.

slower blues rock, a few great songs. I prefer Elephant, but for fans this is a good one to listen to

Great 70's rock album

Sonically cool prog rock album!

All time favorite Bowie album.

I enjoyed this album. Cool California sound with great harmonies and killer guitar licks.

Its a fine album not sure why it is one of the 1001 I must hear. There are a couple good songs but no reason I would relisten to this

Never heard of this artist before. Album was a pleasant surprise, spacey funk jazz. The organ was a bit cartoonish to me in parts but overall really enjoyed this one.

Great blues but not my favorite Fats album

A precursor to grunge and 90's alternative rock. It is a classic album everyone should own.

sounds like cool 70's prog rock to me. I really liked this album

Great live album, sounds great. Love the different versions of familiar hits and the deep cuts that were added. The band is fantastic and Van's singing stellar.

Kick ass Bowie produced Lou Reed album. Lou trying to make you uncomfortable with the subject matter in his songs. His spoken word singing in some parts isn't his best but the music is killer.

the music of a mad genius, the end of the album felt rough and unfinished but overall a very fun album

Good debut album, rough and raw. It has a garage rock, punk, southern rock mix. I think the sequencing could have been better, the end was a little weak.

East coast rap during the golden age of sampling. Great album

a few of the songs were killer but most of it was typical 90's alternative rock on this album. Very british power pop, got Oasis vibes.

Not my style a couple songs were okay, but as a whole didn't think it was that interesting

I liked the different genres and elements he fused into this album

Good 70s hard rock

Great debut album, early 90 alternate rock. Has that grunge feel.

A little too pop country for me. There were a couple songs that I liked but nothing really grabbed my attention and the album is too long.

Cool 70's funk album, more rock and roll than I expected.

First I will say she has a great voice, but this is adult contemporary music which is not my bag. It has a cabaret feel, almost amusement park like music in parts. It is well produced and the music sounds clean.

Great grungy brit-pop, I would put this one up there with The Breeders and PJ Harvey.

80's synth pop, has some dance style club songs mixed with some slower ballads. Most that like that 80's style will appreciate this album

The album has some good moments but overall not for me. I thought the vocals got a bit monotonous and the music was kinda cheesy in parts.

I like 80s music but this is just corny. I had the urge to skip every song, not one thing I liked on this album

That first song was a great opener. I thought I was about to hear a great record but the next few songs were a bit of a let down. The second half was much better. Brit new wave with jazz fusion sax flourishes and cool drums, it was a fun album.

A very cool album with some dance style and atmospheric moody type electronica. Great album to play while you are getting stuff done.

Cool 80's electronica. High energy good time record, if I was a DJ I would have this in my collection

Not so experimental that it isn't accessible, some great drone instrumentals and cool "typical" songs. It is a great Krautrock album

I enjoyed this album had some aggressive garage rock, punk and melodic tunes.

I loved this album. The control in her voice and the sound. The band was also funky and awesome.

Not as much "pop" as I thought there would be for a Monkees album. Cool 60's rock'n'roll, first album they demanded to play the instruments. I liked this more than I though I would

A big departure from The Stooges! more electronic and moody. Starts with Sister Midnight then Nightclubbing two killer tunes then later get the OG China Girl. Wish the album would have finished on a stronger note

If this were a review for the first 4 songs it would have been 5 stars, unfortunately the latter half of the album fell flat for me.

Good southern fried rock album. It is an impressive debut album from the band. Has some good tempo changes and enough variety to keep your interest the whole way through.

I am a big Sonic Youth fan from Confusion is Sex thru Experimental Jet Set but somehow I missed this album. I loved hearing the transition from experimental noise rock of Confusion to the more structured experimentation of this album, you could here the foundation be laid for the SY sound in this album. It was a huge influence on a lot of the bands that I listened to in the 90's.

This is my second listen to this album, if you are a prog rocker this is a great piece. 21st Century Schizoid Man is a masterpiece. The rest of the album is a great blend of jazz rock fusion

Great fusion of classic rock and prog rock with some new indie and psychedelic touches. I like the song transitions and the "jam band" feel even though the songs aren't long. I will be recommending this album to friends

Post-punk experimental noise album, I liked the first 2/3rds quite a bit. The end of the record was not as good, even though I did find Fodderstompf to be interesting. The song reminded me of Krautrock with the sustained beat and monotonous vocals. Annalisa and Public Image were standouts.

Lots of classic CCR hits most would recognize, for me Run Through the Jungle is a standout. The album has their swamp boogey sound with a little rockabilly thrown in as well.

I refer to this as dinner jazz and that is not with slander. It is very cool music, great in the background. The first time I listened to it, the bass really stood out to me. On my second listen all three of them were burning up their instruments. My rating for this went up slightly on relisten.

A bit more polished than their earlier albums. Felt like this was made for radio play. There are a couple interesting songs but most are just bland.

It is a great folk album, a lot of familiar hits.

bluesy who album

Its a good orchestral pop / indie folk rock album. It is long at 22 songs and 1hr 15 min but it doesn't get boring.

Cool prog rock album, much different than the Breakfast album that I knew. They have a handful of great tunes and a couple meh ones.

I think this album is a little overrated. There are 3 great songs and the rest is pretty forgettable.

Starts with a bang but unfortunately goes steadily downhill.

It is a good sing along good time album with a couple classic hits. Unfortunately it goes down hill on the backend, the last few songs were a big disappointment for me.

In your face 80's hardcore punk rock in the vein of The Sex Pistols. The singing style/voice gets a bit one note but the songs and album are short and to the point so it doesn't get grating. There are some absolute bangers on this album dealing with subject matters that are still relevant today. If you want to get pumped up and ready to kill the rich go ahead and throw this album on.

Takin' it back to his folk roots a bit on this album. It has about 5 all time great Dylan hits and some of my personal favorites, Tangled Up in Blue, Simple Twist of Fate, Meet Me in the Morning... Maybe 2 songs that aren't quite as good but still a no skip album for me

Super groovy mind bending funk album with a mix of genres thrown in. This one will keep you bouncing. Only one song that I would considered a skip, all others were infectious.

What a great surprise. I have heard of them but never really listened to The Replacements. This is a stellar album, it has some punk style and you can hear the seeds of grunge planted here. I think they did a great job with a variety of sounds on this record too

I loved the opening tune, I just wished the whole album was that good. I think they could have reduced the number of tracks and made this a single LP and it would have been great. As it is there are too many forgettable tunes. I did love Turn to Stone, Jungle and of course Mr Blue Sky.

This album was a lot more alternative than grunge. It is a decent album but I thought it started strong and waned. I also got bored with Courtney's singing as it went on. This is not one I would seek out to listen to again and if I did would just use streaming.

It's a decent R&B soul jazz album, not the biggest fan of her vocals. There are about 3 songs that I really liked and the rest was forgettable.

This album has a great sound for a live album from 1957. It does a good job of transporting the listener to that smokey bar and listening to a great jazz show. Her voice is nice and the music is good but nothing earth shattering. It is a nice album to put on for background music but not something I would seek out to listen to again

A dark, experimental electronic album with a touch of rock and jazz. I really liked this album and will be adding it to the collection

Hate the production on this album, all the instruments sound very electronic and not in a good way. There are 4 great singles, the rest is trash and very unforgettable.

This is my second listen to this album. I bumped up my rating slightly to 7/10. Half of this album is just fantastic, the rest is not bad just not standouts. Fans of CSNY will enjoy this album. There are some great players that sit in; Clapton, Hendrix and Ringo and you can hear it in some of the guitar parts!

Combines cool Latin jazz, American R&B and rock with some seriously funky Brazilian samba. I was very surprised by how good this album was, I think there were maybe 2 songs that were just okay but the rest were sooo good.

A very ethereal experimental jazz rock folk album.

Ambient electronic music, the album starts out great the middle is a bit boring and the end picks back up. I think if he had removed about 4 songs this could have been a great album, it got a bit monotonous to me. At one point my wife asked "why are you listening to X-files music", I laughed.

post-punk, new wave it is moody and dark. The bass lines are great with the underlying lead guitar parts and the vocals have enough range to not be boring. I enjoyed this and would listen to it again.

Smooth sax playing with lots of cool percussion parts. Great background music for a dinner party. Not mind blowing but interesting enough to not get boring the whole way through.

The opener was a cool track, but side one was not so great. The production wasn't that good and most songs were just a wall of noise. The second side was great! I could hear a lot of influence on the later 80's punk bands, like Fugazi.

I find the music to be soulless, it does have some good basslines. The lyrics are cheesy and it drags on, way too long. I find it to be pretty boring until the end where there are a couple songs with a bit of a Thievery Corp sound that are interesting.

The first half of this album is trying to hard to be alternative, there was other bands doing this much better at the time. I liked the sound and style of the second half a lot more. There are a few songs that have a very nostalgic quality but they did not age well with me.

This album has a couple good tunes but overall just an okay album, nothing terrible and nothing great. This is a long album at 56 minutes and his vocals do get a bit grating by the end. I am not sure why this is included in albums I must hear.

It is too mechanical for me, lacks any soul. There are a couple decent tracks but mostly forgettable. I prefer his earlier rawer work.

A soul masterpiece with touch of funk and some jazz elements. This is a timeless classic!

Grunge meets folk! Kurt's voice was made for this style of music, it is very haunting. Nirvana selected great songs to use for this show, one of the greatest live albums of all time

Very new synth-punk album, haven't heard anything quite like it from the 70's so far. It combines 50's rock with electronica, very minimalist and haunting. It is a bit one-note but the songs and album are short so it doesn't get boring until you get to Frankie's Teardrop. What a mess, it is too artsy spoken word storytelling with very very minimal instrumentation. This could have been cool if it didn't go on for 11 minutes. Other than that an interesting album with lots of influence for future musicians

Got that I just smoked 2 packs and I am ready to tell you a story vibe. Cool concept to produce a studio album that feels like a live jazz club recording. Tom is witty and the music is decent, but not something I would revisit.

One of my favorite albums of 2007-2008. Really interesting instrumentation with the hurdy-gurdy, violins, organs etc. sounds great in folk americana rock. My take has always been that they took the sounds of U2 and Springsteen and did it better with this album.

Chill ambient techno dance music. Has some cool indie rock elements to go along with the electronic beats and ear candy, gets real trippy in parts and danceable in others. Pearl's Girl goes pretty hard, but the rest of the album is chill and laid back a bit.

Holy smokes, what an album! Come Together opener sets the tone then to the classic Something. Side one is fantastic even with the "granny music" of Maxwells Silver Hammer, it shows their range. Side 2 starts with Here Comes the Sun then into Because! Great start to both sides. Then a Paul dis-track You Never Give Me Your Money, Allen F'n Klein man! This album is fantastic, so many styles and influences, it is a masterpiece. Go buy a vinyl copy and enjoy!

Went into this one blind as I had never heard of Jane Weaver. This album blew me away, was not expecting this from an album in 2017. It is a very dream avant-garde experimental pop album. You can hear influences from Krautrock bands like CAN (vocalist Malcolm Mooney appears on a track) and 90's indie StereoLab to 70's experimental rockers like Velvet Underground. 8 out of the 10 songs were legit hits for me the other 2 weren't bad just not my style. If you like dreamy electronic pop with repetitive beats and atmospheric soundscapes this album is for you.

These guys took some Mali music and mixed it with some American blues to create "desert blues", a groovy infectious sound.

High energy punk rock album. It is a bit repetitive but with 9 songs and a total run time of 21 minutes it doesn't get boring. The album starts and finishes strong.

Live metal album, sounds decent. Has some good guitar and drum work, hate his voice. Motorhead has never been a favorite of mine and this album gets repetitive.

I loved their first 2 albums Gish and Siamese Dreams, this one is a bit to ambitious for me. It has some great songs and they show some range with different genres throughout this album. The album is just too long, and his vocal style gets a bit tiring. Their are some hits on this album and a few duds as well, when they try to go metal his voice his really straining. This is not an album I would go back to and listen to the whole thing, only a few songs that I would seek out to listen to again.

I have never been a huge fan of The Smiths, there are a few songs that I think are great and a bunch I could do without. This album is no different, 4 of 5 songs on side A are great and side B is pretty weak. The last 2 songs are interesting but not nearly has high as the hits in the beginning. Morrisey's voice also gets a bit annoying to me after awhile.

Not my bag , baby! British baroque lounge pop, I don't know just can't get into it

A near perfect album, classic 70's blues rock'n'roll with a tinge of country thrown in.

Indietronica, very minimalist. I was not a fan of her vocal style. Through the first 3 songs I thought this would be a good album, unfortunately it went downhill for me.

This is close to a 5 star album for me, it is a little simple so it get a few points off for that. The White Stripes were really hitting their stride for this album, it has some great hard rocking blues tunes and some cool ballads mixed in. There isn't a song I would skip on this album

This is some swamp boogey voodoo music. The production isn't great and Dr John leans into the spoken word vocals a bit heavy at times but overall it is an experience.

This album started out very strong for me, new age psych pop but it started to lean into a more soul album after that. The music is good and his vocals are pleasing but it just isn't my favorite style, it didn't really grab my attention. There were about 4 songs that I thought were really good the rest just didn't do it for me. I will say it was good enough to warrant a second listen, but I don't think it is something I would purchase for the collection

Hardcore hip hop! Man back in the day this was the shiz, but nowadays it is a tough listen with a 1 year old at home. I had to shut it down after about 30 sec of the first track, F this and GD that every other word. I get it you are mad but lets expand that vocabulary to express those feelings! jj Cube is a good lyricist the beats are okay and the storytelling is fantastic. I do hate the skit interludes, I could do without those in most albums. They are aight on the first listen but kill the replay-ability of the album for me. Not a fan of his cadence on some of the tracks. This album has a couple hits and a lot of mediocre tracks.

Groundbreaking early 80's "hardcore" hip hop. A departure from the good time rap style of the day, more raw and streetwise. The beats are very machine sounding and a bit tinny compared to todays sounds. The blending of rock and rap were very forward thinking and an inspiration for many future bands. Overall it is very catchy and worth an add to any collection for the history of a genre.

What a great album in the evolution of Sonic Youth. Such a perfect blend of art rock and grunge, the album is relentless with the feedback and distortion. Love Kim and Thurston's vocal styles. There is something about this album that really gets you pumped.

Good production she is a decent singer, but just doesn't have that great edge. Dusty is very blue eyed soul, there are a couple tracks that get close Nothing and Don't You Know. There are a few classics everyone has probably heard and the last half of the album is pretty good. I think it is decent but not amazing, not sure it is an album I would buy but a nice listen.

A great punk-funk debut album from Talking Heads. I am a big TH fan and I think this is a great start to a great discography. It isn't my favorite album but it does have a handful of hits. The whole album has a great groove to it.

Went into this one blind and was pleasantly surprised! It is avant-garage, punk rock. There is some great bass parts and synth work, I heard a bit of The Monks in some songs. There were maybe 2 songs that were meh, but the rest was really good.

It is a kick-ass blues rock album and if it was their debut I would have rated it higher. To me it is a step in the wrong direction from their first 2 albums. There are 3 of my all time favorite tunes from Zep on this album, so great highs, and at the same time a couple of my least favorites are on here too.

Up on Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Dixie Down are two of my favorite Band tracks! There are a couple meh tracks on here too. It is a really good background album and ends with a real solid 3 song stretch of songs I wasn't very familiar with. I will be adding this album to the rotation.

I love The Changeling, what a great opener. The rest of the album is full of hits, even the two lesser known tracks are good. This may be the best complete Doors album in my opinion. Super funky, LA blues psych rock, go give it a spin

As stated in the title it is southern rock, heavy on the country aspect with some rock-a-billy sprinkled in. There are some really good songs and some, spoken word numbers, that I just couldn't get into. I thought the second album really picked up and maintained its momentum. As a whole it feels bloated, remove about half the songs and this would have been a killer album.

Post punk art rock, raw and angry. I can hear the krautrock band Can influence with the repetitive bass and drums throughout. Can also tell they were a big influence on the bands that I grew up with, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Pavement, etc. If you are a fan of punk or indie art rock give this one a spin.

Amazing 4 song run to open this album, they are just classic. Unfortunately that is the high point of the album and it starts to lose steam throughout. Historically it is a huge album in hip-hop and had a wildly popular crossover hit with Walk This Way. I can appreciate the significance of album but it is just not something I would throw on and listen to all the way through.

It is a complex but still accessible jazz record. It never quite hits the groove for me. Something I wouldn't complain about if it was in the background for a cocktail mixer.

What a seminal alt rock record; loud, high energy, dissonant and distorted art noise rock with some great commentary. A great album for fans of the 90's alternative grunge rock era, Sonic Youth were leading the way

I hate the 5 star rating system, this album deserves more than 3 but not quite a 4 star record for me. Listened to this one for a second time now and I appreciated it a bit more on the second listen. It has some classic hits, but the first 3 songs are great! They are a bit funkier which is more of the style I prefer. There really isn't a bad tune though, so I enjoyed it all the way through.

It's too Americana for my liking. And it sounds heavily recycled, when Waitin On A Sunny Day Started I thought Hungry Hop was about to play. There are a couple interesting tunes, some world music and ballads, that aren't the typical Boss cuts I have heard. Overall the album just exists, it's not bad and it's not good. Bruce fans will like this, but I would not seek it out for a relisten.

I am very familiar with the Silver Jews, grew up listening to their early records that had Pavement members Steve M and Bob Nastanovich and I loved those. This is my first time listening to Bright Flight. Upon my first listen my initial reaction was "yeah this sounds like the Silver Jews but way more country", which isn't my favorite. I really like their early lo-fi sound. Then I listened to it a couple more times and it grew on me. Dave's vocal style is consistent so that always sounded like I remembered, but the music is really good and it is filled with that ear candy I loved in their early records. The story telling is great and the music is haunting and beautiful at the same time. I still prefer The Arizona Record and Starlite Walker but I will add this one to the rotation.

Early punk rock record, really juvenile humor done loud and fast. There were other bands already doing this style much better in my opinion. The guitar shreds, the lyrics are goofy. They do a couple covers in punk style that are pretty fun. I think the target audience is a bit younger and I could see this being something I would have cranked up in my late teens but it didn't age great. I am also of the opinion this should not have been included on the list of 1001 things I had to hear.

electro pop, she has a fantastic singing voice. the first 2 songs are great then it really falls apart. the whole vibe is just way to sad and sappy for my taste. I am impressed with her vocals, but the music just doesn't do anything for me. I will give it 2 stars just because her voice is that good, but this is an album I will never play again.

The revival of good time indie guitar driven garage rock. You can hear their influence on a lot of great garage rock bands to come along since.

Cool English post-punk, indie rock album. Through the first 6 songs I was nervous because they all were sounding the same but they added some great variety during the back half. The 20 something going out to the bar crowd is the target audience but still fun for us older heads too

This sounds so mechanical, it has no soul. The vocals are monotone and the beats are boring. I have only listened to the English version so far, will update after the French side is complete. I have listened to about 125 albums through the generator and about 400 just going through the book. I have finished every album presented so far. I am real close to ending this one after 6 songs! It feels like it has been going for soooo long. Why didn't I start with the French side? I would not have completed the English version if I had. I hate to poo on someone else's favorite album but this is hot garbage. There is much better synth pop, why is this included on the list?!

Top notch Brit-pop. This album is full of great songs, maybe 2 clunkers towards the end. Picture Book, Last of the Steam Powered Trains, and Big Sky are some of the greatest of all time English pop rock songs. I would put this album up there with the greats of its time.

What a pleasant surprise this album was, went into it completely blind and was blown away. It is jazz electronic rock fusion that made me feel the same way I do when I hear The Vince Guaralda Trio do the Charlie Xmas music. It just feels good in a hard way to describe.

Great blues psych rock album with good variety. There are cool changes in the songs and between them as well. The opening run of songs is just really great starting with the rocker Roadhouse Blues thru the funky Peace Frog then the cool transition to Blue Sunday. I would argue one of the greatest opening runs on an album. The back end slows down some with songs like Indian Summer, but they are great as well. Closing with the thick bass rocker Maggie M'Gill. This album really is the epitome of that gritty 60' 70's LA sound.

So, I will admit I am a huge LCD Soundsystem fan. I already own this on vinyl and I would venture to say this may be my favorite of the bunch. There are probably 6 songs from this album in my top 10 favorite LCD tracks. Get Innocuous sets the mood and it is infectious electronic dance punk! I love the steady beats throughout the songs with the electronics and other bits dancing around them creating a fantastic sound. Then throw in Someone Great, All My Friends and North American Scum it is a very complete album. Throw this one on and get ready to freak out!

I was not familiar with this album, had only know some of their 80's stuff before. This album was completely different from what I have heard or expected. It is very bland easy listening 90's alternative pop. The whole thing just blends together and sounds the same, jangly pop which gets repetitive and boring by the end, it isn't bad just forgettable. Tall Trees is the only song I would really go back and give a relisten maybe Weather With You too.

Very important album in the history of electronic music. This one still has the krautrock feel but a bit more pop, seems they were trying to be more commercial with this effort. It still has some experimental moments but much more accessible than the last Kraftwerk album I reviewed.

When this came out I loved this album, it was edgy and pushed boundaries with great Dre beats. Completely over the top and fairly new for white MCs at the time. But as I listen to it now the lyrics are just too over the top and have not aged well. I can give it props but it is something that I will not relisten to except maybe My Name Is

Oh To Be Young, loved this song when it came out. It really settles into more of a alt-country ballad type album, heavy Americana music. There are 4 really good tracks, I prefer the more upbeat Dylan-esque tunes. Some if the songs are a bit depressing and I find them to be a little boring. Sounds like a country David Grey.

Randy has such a unique voice, definitely picture Toy Story as soon as you hear him! The first side of this album is sooo good, one song that is meh. The second song has a couple great ones and a few that weren't as good. Overall a good piano rock album by a witty songwriter with a warm singing style most are familiar with.

This was all the rage when it came out, brought punk music to the masses. It is commercial punk, there are a few fun songs but most of it is pretty repetitive. I think there were better punk bands making better music they just didn't get the recognition from the industry. I would add a few songs to a playlist but not an album I would listen to all the way through again.

It is a decent 80's soul funk album, but not sure there is anything groundbreaking here. Personally not sure why this is included in the list of album I must hear. I wouldn't play this again, maybe 2 songs were standouts.

I find most of this to be boring. There are a couple interesting and fun tracks but most is just trying to hard to be alternative NIN with some grunge and rock dance beats. Not an album I would listen to again.

This album has grown on me the more I listen to it. It starts with that familiar west coast surf sound but by the 2nd half it is a bit more experimental and psychedelic. It is art-pop with some cool orchestral instrumentation and those great Beach Boys harmonies. I wouldn't say it is a no skip album but there are some really high moments throughout

Rockabilly bee bop piano rock, right out of the gate on fire. Jerry is slaying the keys, crowd is going wild. I like the sequencing (even though I believe this is recorded from multiple shows), slows it down here and there to let the listener catch their breath. One of the greatest live albums I have heard on the list so far

One of the greatest albums of the 90's, much heavier and more raw than Nevermind. You can really hear Albini's influence in the production. If punk, grunge, alternative are your thing then this is a must hear album.

What a fun early English pop rock album. The songs are short and there is lots of styles being blended that keep the album from getting stale. There is a killer 4 song run in the middle section from Harry Rag to Love Me Till the Sun Shines and the closing Waterloo Sunset is stellar.

They made an accessible commercial radio friendly punk-pop album that I could play for my parents and they wouldn't get offended. This was hugely popular when it came out and had a lot of influence on the future bands in this genre. It is mostly fun and high energy but very monotonous. I give them credit along with The Offspring for bringing punk to the masses but there is nothing groundbreaking here, and in my opinion better punk albums out there.

Heavy soul jazz funk album teetering on disco. It is well produced and has some great bass, horn and piano parts. The album has a great groove and is easy to bop along too but it gets a bit hard to discern the tracks from one another. They all sound the same and blend together, luckily it is funky enough to be interesting. I dug it but not something I feel I have to add to the collection.

Power glam rock, most of it is fairly generic. There are a few great tunes, they do a good job on the cover songs. I really didn't like Noddy's singing style, pretty grating after the first couple songs. I do think they ended the album on a high note with 3 decent tracks. I don't think this is something I would go back to for replay, just stream the few songs that I enjoyed.

Super psychedelic and experimental. Serious social commentary even though the music is a bit of a goof. Groundbreaking sampling mixed with baroque pop. It takes a certain state of mind to really appreciate this art.

Indie folk with a heavy tinge of gospel. This album has a very familiar sound, a combination of My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses. There are some great changes and I love the soft loud ebb and flow of the album. There was one song that I didn't care for but with 11 songs at 39 minutes this was basically a no skip album. I also love the album cover, beautiful classic art with some really weird stuff happening when you look closely!

What a great album, so glad this one came up today. I already own this on vinyl and the more I listen to it the more I like it. On the first listen I thought there was a few great songs and now I think the whole thing is great. It is a very cool fusion french jazz, 90's indie, electronica, krautrock and even some punk. I can't help but to bop along with this whole album

From Village Green to this album, they really developed that Kinks sound that I like. This is another no skip album, there are a couple low moments but not worth skipping. Not fond of the Beatles sound they try to emulate on a couple songs. Then there are just some killer 60's rock pop songs. A great opener with Victoria then close the first side with Australia! The second side is just as good, I give a little edge to side 1 though.

There are some classic Frank songs that are fantastic. It is big band swing and the man can sing, but a little too laid back for me the majority of the album. Still a great album, great for a romantic dinner date or such

Didn't like this album. The production isn't good, drums are very forward and boring in my opinion and the bass guitar is too low and hard to hear at times. There are some decent guitar riffs throughout. The band mostly seems confused on the sound they want to create, the singer sounds like Danzig and the music sounds like Poison. There are maybe 2 songs I would add to a playlist, other than that this is repetitive and not interesting.

The production and beats put this album in the all time great category. For his debut solo album he went a created a whole new style, G-funk, that was revolutionary for future hip hop. I think the misogyny and violence of the gangsta rap genre is a bit dated, more of a fan of the laid back party tracks. The album is a bit too long, could have paired it down to 10 songs and cut the skits.

Was not expecting this to go so hard! I can hear tons of influence from Zep to the Beach Boys. It is more hard rock and blues than I thought Queen played but you can hear the classic opera sound they are famous for starting to develop, especially on the second side. I was completely blown away by this album and will be adding it to the collection.

Start with the cover, pretty awesome art! The music is straight late 60's biker boogey. Love Janis' voice, the band is tight. Mixed in crowd noise to appear live, not a fan of that. The music does sound raw and what I would imagine they sound like live though, so that is good production. Her singing really does carry this, the music is good but there is so much feeling in her voice.

A cool folk album, side 1 is a concept and has some great storytelling with great stripped down psych folk songs. Side 2 has some more upbeat pop-folk hits, starting with Fakin' It which I was not familiar with until now. Cool album only one song that I would have left out. Worth a listen

It is a bit up and down for me, there are a couple of really good alternative art punk garage rock tunes, loud and raw full of energy. Then there are a few that just fall flat for me with cheesy lyrics and no real soul. On a lot of the songs I did like I hear a some Sonic Youth and Breeders influence going on which is cool. Not something I am going to run out to buy but I will stream it a few more times.

This is almost a perfect album, love the concept of doing a "live" album format and the experimentation is top notch throughout. They give you lots of variety in the songs and the songwriting is stellar. Even the lowest rated song, Good Morning Good Morning, is a great tune. The hits just keep coming with a few of my all time favorite Beatles songs all packed into this album like She's Leaving Home, When I'm 64, and Day in the Life one of the all time great closers.

A band I know but never dug into their discography. First impression; a better Eagles. Super well produced album, sounds very clean. Vocals give it a very smokey quality. Filled with country western riffs and a California rock feel. Bass and drums provide great grooves and some songs with some serious boogie. This is a great debut album, most of it was very pleasant to my earholes, thought the end was kinda of a let down compared to the rest of the album.

Listened to this a lot in the '90s, always shocked he didn't blow up. Love the passion and story telling in these songs. It feels desperate and beautiful, the vocal style is haunting at times and full of emotion. It is a great 90's angsty alt rock album. It is pretty wild that I haven't listened to this in a while but every time I put it on I remember why I loved it so back in the day.

I've seen this labeled as Slowcore, more like Snorecore. It is cool that this was recorded around one microphone in a historic church, gives it a nice reverb sound. For me overall it is too country and too slow. Other than Blue Moon it didn't get interesting until the last 4 songs when they got a bit more bluesy sounding. Felt like they had some influence from Mazzy Star throughout the album but especially when Sweet Jane started. Think they both came out around the same time and used that California psych revival sound template.

It is too long, no need for a double album. Cut some of the BS "experimental" filler and this could have been a killer album. The rest of the band wrote some good classic Fleetwood Mac songs and they sound great. I understand not wanting to make Rumours II but it feels like the Buckingham songs could have been more developed, maybe use the rest of the band to tighten up the ideas.

Dance club alternative electronica, sounds like some Prince inspired electronic dance music. I am not a fan of the falsetto singing style in most of the songs. Its okay but not a genre that would get a lot of replay in my collection, now if I was a DJ it would be worth having.

First 5 songs are okay, at least fun and high energy. Has some cool bass lines, but the vocals sound really over produced to me. I think the songwriting is weak. Most of the songs are soulless. I would add a couple songs to a playlist but not an album I would add to my collection. Definitely not something I must hear before I die.

A very cool laid back funk soul album. Great songwriting and instrumentation.

Spacey dance music that has great atmospheric soundscapes. It has almost a punk vibe to it. Not the type of record I would just throw on at home, but for a party or at the club this would be a hit. Even though I wouldn't buy this I can appreciate it, any EDM fan should check it out.

This is very pleasing to the ears. It has so much tension almost makes me feel anxious which I like in music. Love the Beach Boy style harmonies with the acid electronica pop. I have heard a few songs but this is the first time I listened to the whole album. Glad it came up today, this will be getting added to my collection

Is it me or do these guys feel like industry plants? I swear, it's the same generic "punk" rock as their last hit album. Most of the songs here sound like their were ripped from some eighties tunes, and I don't mean sounds like it I mean literally the same songs. I sound like I hate them, which isn't the case. The music is simple but high energy, they have a good political message, but it is just generic and not great. I can't figure out why they made the list twice now, I know it was popular but what makes this a must hear album?

I just recently listened to this album actually and enjoyed it, so a great piece to start a day with. While piano solos aren't my preferred form of music this was very beautiful. It is a live concert, just a man and a piano. The concert is an hour long and all improvised, don't think the music was even written/charted until like 25 years later or something. Which brings up the most fantastic part of this piece, the story surrounding it. A great read if you want to be fully immersed in the concert.

It's a decent live outlaw country album. Cash's voice is a bit tired sounding in parts but it just adds to the overall live vibe of the record. The song selections are good but a couple I don't really care for. Folsom is a much better album, not sure this needed to be included in the 1001 list.

It has a kinda ska jazz feel. It is a pleasant background jazz album but not anything outstanding.

One of the greats. This is a killer funk soul album. It is just great song after great song. Will definitely be adding this one to the collection.

You either like them or don't but this is almost a perfect album. They show their range in styles, they use experimental production techniques, they have great songwriting. Their influence on future generations of music is undeniable and you get a great dose of it in this album.

French screamo industrial metal cabaret music. It is an interesting listen, the music is pretty damn cool, but the singing just doesn't hit for me. Cool to hear different than what I would normally listen too, but not gonna get much replay. Also, hate the band name and the album artwork.

Killer prog album, very impressed they are just a 3-piece band. Still not a fan of Geddy's vocals but I am learning to appreciate it more as I have become a bigger fan of prog rock in general. Of the couple Rush albums that I have listened to from start to finish this is my favorite one by far. The music is just so good, drums, bass, guitar, tempo.

Psychedelic pop with electronic soundscapes. I like the songwriting, even Fight Test which takes inspiration from Cat. The imagery is great, the fuzziness of it is pleasing to the ears. I already own this album and am glad it came up today so I could give her a spin.

A 60's California psychedelic blues, country rock album. The guitar work is excellent, rips it up in parts. There are some really outstanding tracks that I was not familiar with, so thanks generator. A lot of the songs are really short and seem unfinished. If The Dead, Jefferson Airplane and The Byrds are your thing you should check this one out

Electronic music with no soul. A couple okay atmospheric tracks but most of this was pretty boring. The songwriting and vocals just did nothing for me.

Is it a prog rock requirement to have a 20 minute first song?! This is my second play through of this album, and Moving Pictures came up last week which kicked ass. I am excited to give this another go. Super skilled musicians and damn cool they make such a sound as a 3-piece. The music is cool math rock, Geddy's vocals are a bit grating to me when he gets super falsetto though.

I remember hearing these guys at Bonnaroo and then getting the CD, loved it instantly. They had a different sound than most of the stuff getting radio play at the time, has a raw and alcoholic rough edge to it. They have enough variety to keep the album interesting for the whole playthrough. Has a good combination of country drawl and twang mixed with some classic and indie rock elements. This was the last album that I really enjoyed by them, got a bit too radio friendly for my liking after this one.

Slow country alternative with some pop elements. It is way to sad sappy for me. People seem to love Nobody Girl, I couldn't stand his vocal changes on that song. Part of the problem I have with this album, his voice fits well with some songs but on others it is just terrible. The music overall is okay, the songwriting is basic. It is way to long and becomes a slough to get through. Not sure why this is included on the list, other better bands doing this music. Oh yeah, the album cover sucks too

A great assembly of musicians on this record! Can't believe I had not heard of this before. It certainly has a bit of Gorillaz sound going on, mostly because of the vocals. Psychedelic dream pop very ambient. I was expecting a little more from this lineup, most of this sounds too safe. There are a handful of great tracks though so I am glad I know of this project now.

Avant-garde conscious art hip-hop, cool beats, great cast of collaborators. There were a lot of artists that contributed to the project. Has a cool funk jazz sound, sometimes almost free form. The music and beats are the star here, great vibe. The lyrics are a bit weak in some parts. It is long, could have been trimmed by 30 minutes. I hate the 5 star rating system, this is better than average but not great so it's a 3.5 from me

British singer-songwriter folk music. There are a couple of cool songs, like the opening track but most of it is meh for me. It's not bad just nothing exciting and didn't hold my attention through the whole album

Album starts on a heater! Super sleazy 70's funk thru those first 3 tracks, kinda cools in the middle and then picks it back up towards the end. Not a fan of the song they choose to end with either, not bad I just prefer to be left wanting more and this song didn't do that. They didn't seem to "jam" these out as much as the previous albums, overall it is a fun album worthy of your time.

It's got attitude. Not gonna win any vocal awards, I don't think she cares! It has a cool punk droning type sound, can hear Jon Cale's influence throughout. The Gloria opener is blazing hot, then a bit of the ska feel in Redondo Beach (sounds like early Police songs). I know her spoken word poetry over experimental drone rock isn't for everyone but I really dug it.

It's a fun album, fusion of latin jazz, rock and hip-hop. Be fun in the club or to dance too, just not my type of thing for playing at the house. It is high energy, and the music is very interesting. Nadie Te Tira is a standout track, a whole album of that would have been a 5 star review. The album has plenty of variety in the songs to remain engaged. If I was a DJ this would be a must have album, since I am not I will just add some songs to my streaming playlist

Blur decides to lean into the underground lo-fi movement in America and blends it with their electronic Brit-pop. Can hear the influence of Pavement, Sebadoh, Pixies, Sonic Youth all over this album. It has some great sonic moments, some fun upbeat tunes, the ballads are a bit whinny for my liking. It is a hip album but I wouldn't consider it great. It's a fun listen and credited to the band for evolving.

One of the best voices in hip-hop, Guru. Love the blending of jazz and hip-hop. DJ Premier was working magic with the samples and mixing on this album. It is hard east coast hip-hop with socially conscious raps. It is very raw sounding with some goated songs and a few duds, could have been less songs.

Johnny Marr and the band kill it, the guitar, bass lines and drums are really good throughout. Morrisey gets a bit grating after a while, there are a few songs here that are great but too many that I just didn't care for to make the whole thing exciting all the way through. It's just kind of depressing to me which brings down the score slightly

This is an awesome cover album. Love how he blends soul and blues with rock and jazz. Otis has great emotion in his singing. This album will get your toes tapping.

One of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. A great MC with Chuck D laying down revolutionary social commentary, the surreal hype man Flavor Flav and Terminator X laying down sick scratches and beats. Then wrapped all up with the Bomb Squad producing an absolute wall of hip hop sound. The whole album really gets you hyped the f up

Admittedly 25 years ago I was not a Radiohead fan, I considered it to “whiny”. That all changed some years back when I learned to appreciate more diverse music. I love the weird time signature and the studio affects they use on the music. It was really unique for the 2000's music scene. I have grown to love this album with the droning electronica and the melancholy vocals. Yorke and the boys are innovators. This is a great piece of art

Cool grooves, hard and crunchy. It is a powerful political piece, I can't say I agree with them fully but I appreciate their commitment. I like the industrial sound they create. The vocals are not my favorite part, they are good in parts but just gets a bit monotonous. I will give him credit, you can feel his passion for the message. The album cover is pretty great, meshes with their vibe on this album well.

What a pleasant surprise! This is my first experience with Wild Beasts, blew me away. When it started I really enjoyed the music, but then the vocals started on the first song and it was a bit of a disappointment. Not a fan of that falsetto style and didn't seem to match with the music, but as I listened to more and more I could get passed that. There are some great dream pop electric indie tunes on the album. It has a Broken Bells, Grizzly Bear, M83 sound sprinkled with some extra dreamy U2 and old 80's English pop. And as I listened to the album through a few more times I could really lose myself in the whole thing, even the falsetto singing.

Makes me want to throw on the old banana hammock mix up a daquiri and start a Congo line in the sand! This album screams summer to me. Great horns, bass and drums to go along with some cool Latin singing. I can dig it

It's loud and distorted, raw and gritty, very avant-garde. I am a VU fan and I love this album but it is not one I would recommend to someone interested in learning about them. I normally am not a fan of spoken word, there are a few exceptions and The Gift is one of them. The whole album is really building, its so fast and loud almost anxiety inducing. So experimental, sometimes I like to dream what could have been if Reed and Cale could have stayed together.

They drew influence from some of the greats like Can and REM and created something hugely influential for the bands to come. Back in my youth when this came out I considered it too "whiny" but as I have grown and come to appreciate art more and my tastes have expanded I can see how great this album is. I have it on vinyl and I love how it feels like 4 distinct parts, the sequencing is fantastic. Bass provides great grooves throughout and the electronic fills sound awesome, the production is top notch.

Awesome rock'n'roll album, took the blues and americana and made it punk. It rocks pretty hard

Not sure a compilation album should be on the list, and this was hard to find. I didn't enjoy the first third but it started to pick up after that. Loved the funk jazz fusion and the dream pop disco bits were nice. She has a lovely voice and great delivery.

It's a decent debut album, but I don't like the production. It all sounds a bit muddled and they sound like they are underwater in some songs. There are about 3 or 4 great songs here and you can hear the direction they are headed in.

Experimental art-rock, very ambient. Sets a dark mood and gets into a really great groove by the end. I loved Bomb Yourself and Wear You Out. I will be listening to this one a couple more times.

It's a fun, danceable 80's electronic brit-pop album, with hints of funk, punk and disco. The rhythm section really lays down some great grooves thru the whole album. The first half is more upbeat and ends with two synth pop ballads. Sports a great album cover as well.

What a great album, I heard this for the first time a few weeks back and went and bought it immediately. It is ahead of its time, experimental psych pop mixed with glam. It is not the easiest album to digest, there are 3 accessible songs, but the rest is almost anxiety inducing. I can hear the influence on a lot of the bands that I really like from the 80's, 90's etc.

Psychedelia meets the dirty south! This was so different than anything coming out at the time in hip-hop. Despite the colorful language it is socially conscious and anti-misogynistic. The samples and beats range wildly from funk and gospel to rock to rave style and Big Boi and Andre change up thier rap styles to fit the flow of each seamlessly. My only critique would be that it is long and I hate the interludes/skits. Still, it is a great album and a great break through for Southern Hip Hop.

I can appreciate the talent but I did not need to hear this before I die.

It is a decent mix of Brit pop and 90's indie, not a fan of the vocals at all. Only a few songs that I thought were completely interesting, could have cut a few songs and tightened this up. For me it was a bit too over produced, especially the drum sound and too long. And I know Albarn with the Gorillaz, which are awesome, but I couldn't get into his style on this record.

The music is decent pop, very heavily Bowie influenced sound. Has some decent pop instrumentation but the whole sex thing for 50 minutes gets a bit tedious. I am not a fan of the 90's Brit-pop, I would rather go back and play the bands from the 80's.

Pure gothic bliss. Plainsong may be one of the best album openers of all time. It isn't the best song ever just the perfect song to open this album with. They do a great job creating such a dark and gloomy atmosphere but break it up perfectly with a few catchy pop type songs. And I found Prayers for Rain on this play through, heard this album many times but never really paid attention to that track. Man I missed out on that one, better late than never. I am not a fan of the end of the album, those last 2 tracks would have been better moved to the middle or cut from the album. The songwriting is good but just didn't feel like they fit with the rest of the album for me.

This is my second listen, at first I was dreading this one. I just didn't want to hear Yoko screaming, don't think that happened once! Rated it high so excited to give this one another go. Mother is a great opening track, great songwriting. The whole first side is killer, very emotional, raw, political, a bit stripped down but each instrument sounds great. John's voice is amazing and the songwriting is superb. Second side not as strong as the first but overall a solid effort, worth a spin.

Hardcore garage rock, they took rockabilly and made it hard. Punk before punk existed. It has some killer rock and rolls songs but the mix is not great and it has a really muddled sound.

It's a cool dance album, well produced. All the players and the singer are great. But I will admit not knowing enough about this genre that I can't distinguish the differences from this and any other good Latin dance album.

Not for me, only a couple songs I found interesting. She has a good voice but it gets a bit boring after about 30 minutes. Feel like this should have either been two separate projects or condensed into one better short album. No need for a double disc

A beautiful songwriter album, just a man and his guitar. He has a great voice and emotes well. I love the opening track, great start for this album.

Not familiar enough with his first album but I prefer this one over Pink Moon, which I also really like. This one just has a better feel to it, not so dark and moody. I love the orchestral sound mixed with his guitar playing and jazz elements. And the songwriting is just as stellar.

One of the greatest sing-along songs of all time to lead off, unfortunately that is the peak of this album. The rest is a bit more down beat americana folk music. He has a decent voice but I don't think the songwriting is the greatest out there. This is not an album I would consider must hear.

I don't know, it sounds like outlaw country but it's full of 80's cheese. Hillbilly Highway is a fun song and Someday is a decent alt country tune, but the rest of it is giving off Footloose vibes. I don't consider this to be a must hear album, it seems like the beginning of the end of pop country.

Its raw psych blues with a garage rock quality. The singer is a bit weak compared to his contemporaries but it wasn't terrible. There are a few great boogie tunes mixes in some rockabilly. Couple of filler songs but the album is so short they don't bring it down much. Jeff Beck shreds throughout and I like that they kinda flirt with all the genres of the time on this one.

This was my second listen to this one and I didn't rate it very high the first time. I think I was busy and not paying much attention on that listen. This time I focused on the music and it was much better than I gave it credit for, Cohen is a good songwriter and his voice is warm. There are a handful of really good songs, with Teachers being phenomenal. It is still a bit too slow paced for me to sit through the whole 41 minutes, but I will be adding a few of these songs to my streaming playlist.

Dylan really leaning into his electric folk. He is not gonna be called the greatest singer of all time, but his voice really pairs well with this style and these songs. From the great opener Like A Rolling Stone to Tombstone Blues and Ballad of a Thin Man this album has a great diversity and the songwriting is some of the best ever done. This is a no skip album, even the "throw away" tracks are really good.

Not for me, too long too repetitive and boring. This is coming from a fan of Krautrock. Why is this thing an hour and 18 minutes and every song is 6+ minutes? One of the very few albums that has me questioning my decision to listen to every one all the way through. Maybe full of drugs in a warehouse with strobing lights would this be okay, otherwise no reason I would ever play this again.

Didn't think I really knew Thin Lizzy but I have definitely heard most of these songs. They sound great live, would have been a fun band to see perform. I like Lynott's voice and the guitars are shredding. Hard rock to almost metal with some ballads thrown in as well. One gem I don't think I have heard before was Massacre, that was a nice find. It was a bit long for my taste but I get it for a "live" album. The last third was a bit of a slog to get through.

Heavily inspired 60's Brit rock/pop, Beatles, Kinks, The Who, etc, and jangled it up. You can hear their influence on the second British invasion bands, Oasis, Blur, blah blah blah. Album has about 4 really interesting songs, the rest are okay. It isn't bad but something I would just stream

I hear early post punk, it's punk rock mixed with a little psych. I dig T.V. Smith's vocal style and the music is high energy raw rock. Never heard these guys but I like it, can tell they came out with Joy Division and that scene.

I can respect the talent, the production is fantastic and when they are getting funky it is killer. Overall though this album has too many gospel type soul songs for my liking. I do like when Stevie experiments and fuses jazz and psych with his soul style, sounds great.

For fans of the Foo this will be a great listen, for me personally I am not a fan. I like Dave just never got into the Foo Fighters. I really can't stand the production on this album, it all sounds muddled. I am impressed that Dave played and produced the whole thing. Just like every other album by them there a couple rockers and the rest is meh

80's electronic dream pop. It is very atmospheric and has a lot of texture, the bass lines are pretty cool but her voice doesn't do much for me. I feel like this is an album you need to be in a certain mood for, it's not something you are going to play in the background to get stuff done. I would just put something by The Cure on

The band has not figured out who they are yet, has a weird mix of easy listening rock and country. There are a couple songs where they hit their stride, Train Leaves Here This Morning was one that I wasn't familiar with but really liked. The rest is too disjointed and kind of boring

"Live" album with two different sides. Side 1 you get classic Neil acoustic americana folk music, solid songwriting. Then flip the album and you get the birth of grunge, super fuzzy distorted guitars. Opens with the awesome Powderfinger and ends with the great Hey Hey My My. Neil isn't the greatest singer but he writes great lyrics and has good emotion. And you should check out the video of this concert it is a pretty cool show

The GOATed industry plant, this album is so shallow and boring. Overly produced and mechanical sounding, lacks any depth or soul. Maybe if I was a teenager this would resonate with me but I am far from the target for this slop. It is just inoffensive over produced radio pop, I know she is a mega star but this is pretty boring

First, I am not a big country music fan but the more I listened to this album the better it got. Dolly has a great country voice and she is a great songwriter, as you listen more you hear the great harmonies and the cool background guitar licks. If you like country I think this is a must listen. I might even add it to my collection if I can find a copy at the local shop

Great roots reggae album, revolutionary and political. The first 2 songs really set the tone. Love the vocals and the instrumentation. A cornerstone of the movement, any reggae fans out there should give it a spin.

Very cool album, has a big band swing thing going on side 1 and a more blues/ballad orchestral groove on side 2. I prefer a more upbeat Ray but fans will like this one. It is a cool listen but I don't see myself replaying this a lot, I would just stream the songs I really liked.

She is a fabulous songwriter and awesome to hear her do all these great songs she wrote for others. I am not a fan of her voice though, it's not bad but wouldn't put it up there with the greats. Handful of really great songs and a few I would skip.

She has a pleasing voice, but isn't this just The Weeknd lite. What makes this innovative in 2017? I really dislike the production on most of these songs, the drum beats sound so mechanical and lifeless. I can't stand a depressing feeling R&B songs, which most of these felt like. There are a couple decent tracks, like Enough, that I will add to a streaming playlist but most of this is forgettable background noise.

There are some cool jazz parts, cool beach vibe parts and then some cheesy carnival parts. Astrud has a cool singing style, not overpowering just cool and on point. Overall I like the vibe of this album, could cut a couple tracks and it would have been a bit higher rated for me. Not going out to buy this but I will had a few songs to my beach playlist.

Before this album Metallica was for the grits, Sandman blew up and brought metal to the masses. I was a little familiar with some of their music but never really got into it until the release of The Black Album. It opens with a couple great metal songs, and there are a handful of good ones (mostly the singles) here but overall it is a bit one note. It is a decent album, a bit formulaic, I definitely prefer some of there early work over this one.

I will give them credit, they have great vocals and create beautiful harmonies. Their songwriting is good and there are 3 songs I really like but overall I am not a fan of this album. It's too country and slow, really has a depressing feel to it for my liking.

The guitars shred, expected when you put on thrash metal. I was surprised how good the bass is throughout! Dave's singing is a bit hit or miss for me, sometimes it is great and other times it is grating. Cool record but it all blends together and I can't really tell them apart, just 8 songs at 36 minutes so that isn't terrible.