In this album, PJ Harvey provides us with yet another reason not to go to England. She doesn't go for the easy targets, like the people or the food; instead, the album is about war. I went into this album expecting the typical indie singer-songwriter slop, but I was pleasantly surprised with the interesting melodies and PJ Harvey's unique voice. There's some cool, Björk-y stuff in here, but not much of the music really captivates me. I think I might like her other projects better, so I should listen to those in the future. 3/5 Favorite song: "Let England Shake" Least favorite song: "The Words That Maketh Murder" ("-eth" is a third-person *singular* verb ending smh)

This album is a series of 1-minute long songs filled with fast drums, a blaring guitar, and grunting. The guitar work probably could've been cool somewhere else, but the sound of this band all together is very abrasive, heavy, and unpleasant. Whatever the singer (grunter?) is saying is completely unintelligible. On a positive note, listening to this album expanded my musical horizons, because I never would've listened to it on my own. And isn't that what this website is all about? Also I like the cover art. This is still a 1/5 album though.

I got bored after listening to the first 7 songs. After those, I decided to just listen to the remaining famous songs ("Beautiful" and "Dirrty"). It really gave the vibe of the early 2000's, but there was no nostalgia for me here, so I just got bored. There were also parts that just did not agree with my ears (e.g., Lil Kim's part in "Can't Hold Us Down" and a lot of "Dirrty"). Other than that, it was a decent pop album. The best songs that I listened to were "Walk Away" and "Beautiful". 3/5

Very interesting, but it just doesn't captivate me. There were several places where her voice, her accent, or some of the discordant sounds rubbed me the wrong way and prevented me from fully getting into the music. Still a very fun and intriguing album, especially considering it was released in 1993. I need to do a deep-dive on Bjork and listen to her other projects. I have a feeling that the more time I spend listening to her music the more I'll appreciate it. 4/5

They consistently get into a good flow/groove, break it with some discordant noises or shouting, and then get right back into the flow. It can be cool, but almost every song had parts that I found so grating and off-putting that I didn't completely like any of the songs except for "Show 'Em Whatcha Got", which isn't even a fully fledged song. I appreciate the beats and the edge of this album. I wish it were more musical. I also find Flavor Flav very cringe. It's still an interesting listen. 3/5

Didn't really do anything for me. The instrumentals are cool, but this guy gives off creepy old man energy. I'm hoping that his earlier albums are better. 2/5

This album must've gone crazy in the 80's. Michael Jackson really is the king of pop. I really liked "Thriller" and "Beat it", and the rest of the songs are pretty good too. 5/5

Funky. "Stand!" is my favorite song off this album. 3/5

This album is exactly what I imagine the 80's sounded like. Nothing special from my 21st century perspective, but I'm sure this was cool when it was released. 3/5

In this album, PJ Harvey provides us with yet another reason not to go to England. She doesn't go for the easy targets, like the people or the food; instead, the album is about war. I went into this album expecting the typical indie singer-songwriter slop, but I was pleasantly surprised with the interesting melodies and PJ Harvey's unique voice. There's some cool, Björk-y stuff in here, but not much of the music really captivates me. I think I might like her other projects better, so I should listen to those in the future. 3/5 Favorite song: "Let England Shake" Least favorite song: "The Words That Maketh Murder" ("-eth" is a third-person *singular* verb ending smh)

A lot of weird stuff, some interesting stuff. Just nothing I would listen to on my own. 2/5

I normally don't like soul/jazz music, so I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this album. I thought her voice, her singing style, and the backing music were good on most of the songs. This is a pretty good debut album, but I'm hoping for more in Back to Black. My favorite songs from this album are "Stronger Than Me" and "In My Bed". 4/5

Mildly pleasant, but this is just jazzy background music. 2/5

I couldn't make it through this one. 2 hours of folk music and conversation in between the songs. 1/5

He has a nice voice, but the tracks are pretty tame and not very produced. 2/5

The album's OK. I don't really like his voice though.

I was always a Beatles hater, even though I had never intentionally sat down and listened to their music, because of the type of people that rave about the Beatles. I find that the two types of people that are really big fans of the Beatles are (1) old people who were teenagers in the 60s and 70s and the music is nostalgic for them and (2) people my age who think they're better than other people because they have an "old-school taste in music" and put down people like me who listen to modern pop music. These people telling me how great the Beatles are annoyed me into avoiding the Beatles and assuming that I wouldn't like their music. Goddamn I was wrong. I was so surprised how much I liked this album. It definitely holds up compared to 21st century music and is a solid 5/5 for me. My favorite songs off the album are "I'm Only Sleeping" and "Eleanor Rigby". My least favorite songs are "Yellow Submarine" and "Good Day Sunshine".

There's some cool stuff in this album, but this guy's voice annoys me. I didn't really like any of the songs on this album.

Stevie Wonder has a nice voice, but the album is just OK. Favorite songs: "Maybe Your Baby", "You've Got It Bad Girl", "Superstition"

One thing about Christina Aguilera is that she can consistently make decent pop songs. Every song on this album was either OK or good. I don't think there was a single song on this album that I thought was bad. I was also surprised by the her range in this album. She incorporates a lot of elements from genres that I was not expecting, like cabaret and jazz. The people who say that the whole album sounds the same clearly have not listened to it. 4/5 Favorite song: "Still Dirrty"

I read about this album before listening to it, so I was able to strategically skip the >10-minute instrumental songs and just listen to the popular songs from the album. I guess that means that I didn't get the full experience of the album, but I'm perfectly fine with that. As a collection of rejected Beatles songs, this album isn't bad, but it does not hit like the Beatles albums do. I should get high one day and listen to this album from front to back to see if that makes me like it any better. 3/5

This album is mostly covers of other people's songs, sung in an annoying, raspy voice. Why is this album even on the list? 2/5

It was probably so fun to go to a Little Richard concert in the 50's, and I probably would've been a fan of the guy if I had been alive then. I just don't think this album holds up compared to more modern music. Still an interesting listen though, especially considering how pioneering this album was. 3/5

This album is a series of 1-minute long songs filled with fast drums, a blaring guitar, and grunting. The guitar work probably could've been cool somewhere else, but the sound of this band all together is very abrasive, heavy, and unpleasant. Whatever the singer (grunter?) is saying is completely unintelligible. On a positive note, listening to this album expanded my musical horizons, because I never would've listened to it on my own. And isn't that what this website is all about? Also I like the cover art. This is still a 1/5 album though.

This is background music, not to set the vibe or anything, but the kind you put on just so that the room isn't so awkward. This is forgettable, mild music with no special qualities as far as I can tell. I am legitimately curious why the writers thought this album was good/influential enough to merit being in this book. 2/5

I'm begging this website to stop giving me shitty British alt-rock music 🙏. This album was not the worst British alt-rock album this website has given to me so far, but it wasn't good. 2/5 Favorite song: "Alright" Least favorite song: "Caught by the Fuzz"

This took me back to when I was in my high school's jazz band and we played music like this. 2/5 overall - 1 for the memories = 1/5 In all seriousness, this album made me remember why I don't like jazz. I understand that the musicians here must have technical expertise in their playing, but it doesn't sound like it. But who am I to critique their musical prowess? I just can't believe the music sound so disorganized and badly executed.

This album is probably great for someone who is really into rap, but for me it's just OK. It's definitely iconic though. 3/5

ew

Background music. 2/5

I saw "rock/folk" and instantly assumed I would hate this album. But it was not as bad as I thought it'd be! It was actually pretty interesting. I'm going to tentatively rate this 4/5, and I’ll listen to it again later for a more in-depth listening.

Not bad, but not particularly good. Not what I would want to listen to normally. 3/5

Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber did it better. 2/5

There's some cool stuff in here, but not enough to merit more than a 3. I love the fashion -- very west coast hippie. The music is just ok. 3/5

3.5/5