1001 Albums Summary

Favorite tracks: Get On Our Own, I Don't Mind Love the energy of 70s punk, but listening to recordings always falls a bit flat. I'm sure seeing these guys at a show would have been killer!

Favorite tracks: Blister in the Sun, Gone Daddy Gone, Kiss Off I was really back and forth between 2 and 4 stars for this album. I really love their fast-paced songs, but their slow songs feel like a slog. They're just disjointed enough to be interesting, and I've come to really enjoy their unforgiving style and lyrics.

Favorite tracks: Wicked World, Evil Woman You can't go wrong with Black Sabbath, and the harmonica and jaw harp were a fun surprise! I know it's what they're known for, but I'm personally not as into the slow tracks like the first one

Favorite tracks: Dirty Leaves and the Dirty Ground, We're Going to be Friends I'm always blown away that they're only two people, and how raw they sound (which feels fitting come out of the grunge era). I love the constant shift from soft vocals to a wall of sound. This album feels a little bit more experimental than their later albums that I'm more familiar with. Still a solid album and would gladly listen to most of these tracks again! Also love the Toledo shout-out in Expecting, and am choosing to believe it's in reference to Ohio and not Spain

Favorite tracks: Superstition, Big Brother Most of this album felt like it was moving through molasses (why was Maybe Your Baby SO LONG). Lots of electric piano and soft vocals which really just served to remind me that 70's R&B isn't for me. However, I would be remiss to not mention that the few funk songs are absolute bops!

Favorite tracks: You Oughta Know, All I Really Want This album is absolutely iconic for female millennials everywhere, so raw and full of angst. As a married woman who hasn't experienced a breakup in 13 years I still unashamedly sing/scream You Oughta Know whenever it comes on.

Favorite tracks: Atlantic City Man, I hope someone checked on Bruce after this album was released, this was incredibly depressing. Americana is definitely not my style of music, but I can appreciate that this was well made and shows another side of him that I had not heard.

Favorite tracks: Winter Song, Chelsea Girls Wow oh wow, I've never had so many differing opinions in such a short amount of time. I had really high hopes for this album during the first song. The sparse instrumentals paired with Nico's deep voice really resonated with me, but it quickly grew old with every song sounding the same. I would gladly listen to a couple songs on this album, but listening to the whole thing at once made me want to rip my ears off. I really struggled to finish this one - huge disappointment for me.

Favorite tracks: Yearnin' Learnin', Africano Fun beats, but annoyingly repetitive lyrics. I had to skip the end of a couple of these songs I was so sick of them by the end.

Favorite tracks: Tentative Decisions, Psycho Killer Overall I can't help but to feel a little bored with this album. It feels like they're trying to cater to too many genres and end up sounding a bit generic because of it. There are definitely some fun and funky elements to some of these songs, but I just can't get behind the vocalist, who is largely quiet and monotone but tries to make up for it with random scatting.

Favorite tracks: River, My Old Man, California I was shocked to see this album is from 1971, I would have guessed it was the outcome of the 90-00 singer songwriter boom. Beautiful voice and lyrics, and well ahead of her time.

Favorite tracks: Memories, Socialist Honorable mention: lyrics of The Suit, but the song was terrible I hated this album, but man do I have to give them credit for making something completely new. Unsettling, driving, loud, futuristic - but also, noise. Sometimes, it's just a lot of noise.

Favorite tracks: September in the Rain, Thou Swell I would be happy to have this album as background music for the rest of my life, it is absolutely beautiful. I kept forgetting it was live until the audience started clapping, they sounded about as perfect as can be (also I couldn't believe the recording quality for 1957). I couldn't help but smile at Sarah Vaugan's improv at the end of Willow Weep for Me, I'm sure she was fun to see live. Her voice is incredible and I will absolutely be returning to this album.

Favorite tracks: America, Green, Call Me A female-led punk band? Don't mind if I do! This album was killer, a perfect straddling of 70s punk and 90s grunge. Also, the perfect amount of cowbell.

Favorite tracks: Lo and Behold, Sunny Skies, Fire and Rain

Favorite tracks: Frightened, Rebellious Jukebox, Industrial Estate I enjoyed most of this album, but I don't know that it's something to write home about. The songs are fun but felt really repetitive, even for punk (or post punk? Someday I'll learn the difference). A+ work on "No Xmas for John Quays" though, I didn't realize what it was about until I googled who John Quays is

Favorite tracks: can't decide! I loved this album from start to end! A great sample to show why the Stones are absolute rock legends. Sympathy for the Devil isn't my favorite track, but boy is it one heck of an opener.

Favorite tracks: literally none of them 🫠 This sounds like a country album parody, full of "gi-tar", trucks, and country boys. I can't fathom that this is a real album that is popular and still well regarded.

Favorite tracks: White Winter Hymnal, Your Protector, Blue Ridge Mountains This album is ethereal. Every song was interesting and as a whole it was beautiful.

Favorite tracks: Shapes of Things, Let Me Love You, I Ain't Superstitious This album opened really strong with a couple fast paced rock songs, but the switch to blues caught me by surprise. It lost momentum and it never really came back, even with some of the other rock songs sprinkled in. It's clear that Jeff Beck is an excellent musician and I do enjoy when someone can transcend styles, but this one felt a little disjointed to me. Also, I've always thought of Rod Stewart as mediocre at best so having him on every track was a disappointment. I would have loved to get some other voices in there!

Favorite tracks: Spanish Pipedream, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore I've never been a country fan so when I heard that twang in his voice I wasn't particularly looking forward to this album. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed listening to it (even if it's one I likely won't revisit). The lyrics are punchy and unapologetic, and getting a reprieve from the Christian nationalism of a lot of today's country songs was refreshing (looking at you, Flag Decal). This album taught me that I can get behind country if the lyrics are actually meaningful, well done John Prine 👏🏼

Favorite tracks: Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2, Goodbye Blue Sky My first time actually listening to this album! It definitely is unique and well crafted to tell a story, but goodness it is SO LONG. I would call it more interesting than enjoyable, there's a very slim chance I would listen to it in its entirety again.

Favorite tracks: Dream Brother, Eternal Life, Lover You Should Have Come Over Wow, what a range on this album. A lot of these songs left me uninterested and wanting more at the beginning, only to give me more than I could ever have asked for as they continue. Beautiful voice and a truly unique sound. Corpus Christi Carol and Eternal Life really took this album from 4 to 5 stars for me. Both came out of left field, but thoroughly impressed me!

Favorite tracks: Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Beat It Legendary album, I will never tire of Billie Jean. I think the singles were well picked on this one, although I think the album is still strong as a whole.

Favorite tracks: Human, Lovely Head, Utopia I really can't decide if I love or hate this. Some songs seem like they belong on a James Bond soundtrack, others remind me of a dystopian future, and some sound like Ross Geller is on keyboard. Going with a higher rating simply because they really caught my attention and did a great job creating a unique sound! Also opening with that ominous whistling 👌🏼 excellent attention grabber

Favorite tracks: Penthouse Pauper, Born on the Bayou Solid CCR album👌🏼They do a great job of blending genres, I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't like them

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Favorite tracks: Run Charlie Run, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, I Ain't Got Nothin' This album had a good variety of styles and lyrics, it felt like a great representation of The Temptations' skills. I know Papa Was a Rollin' Stone is one of their biggest singles and I thought the lyrics were great but honestly the instrumentals in the first half were my favorite part. I haven't really heard social issues be addressed in funk music, so Run Charlie Run really stuck out for me. I've never prayed so hard that my toddler didn't pick up a new word 😅

Favorite tracks: Month of May, Ready to Start, Modern Man I would enjoy hearing this as background music in a coffee shop, but otherwise it really didn't do anything for me. It's fine listening, but I can't imagine why it's in this collection.

Good ambient music, but I didn't care for the vocals. I'm sure this style was largely unheard of at this time, so I do have to give them credit for that.

Favorite tracks: Deceptacon, Friendship Station, Hot Topic Really liked this! Great punk start with the first few tracks and just when I started to get a little bored and it felt a little same-y I got hit with Friendship Station and it felt like a completely different album in the back half. Will definitely revisit! (Except for The The Empty, which I really could not get behind)

Favorite tracks: Lazy Days, Pretty Boy Floyd, Pretty Polly Very confused by this album - I haven't really listened to The Byrds, but I never thought of them as country. My favorite track was easily Lazy Days as it's the closest to rock, but I did also enjoy their storytelling tracks. This album is definitely the closest I've come to liking country!

Favorite tracks: Peace of Mind, More Than a Feeling Holy cow am I kicking myself for not listening to this album in its entirety before now. Sweet guitar riffs, great harmonies, just a total powerhouse all around. I'm in awe that this is their first album and it was entirely played by one person. Not the deepest or most meaningful lyrics but boy is it a fun listen!

Favorite tracks: Teachers This was mind-numbingly repetitive. I kept wishing there were lyrics only to see the error of my ways when Around the World came on. I will never understand the appeal of house music.

Favorite tracks: Lovefool, Been It, Iron Man Who hurt this woman? They did an excellent job of making sad lyrics into complete bops. Will definitely listen again! Also, I'm a complete sucker for covers that cross genres.

Favorite tracks: Gin and Juice, Murder Was the Case This album is hilariously and unapologetically Snoop Dogg. It started out great and I was pretty excited about it, but it slowly got more tedious as it went along. Sex, pot, and gangstas - I get it! Then we got to Ain't No Fun, which really ruined the album for me, unfortunately. I don't think I've ever done such a quick 180 before due to a single line, which I can't even bring myself to type out in it's entirety: "I had respect for you lady But now I take it all back ..." Big oof. That is not it.

Favorite tracks: Self Esteem, Come Out and Play, It'll Be a Long Time, Gotta Get Away Man, what a classic! The singles are well picked on this one, and continue to be my favorite songs on the album. I found another song or two I enjoyed, but for the most part this album was just nostalgic for me. This was great as an angsty preteen/teen, but didn't quite hold up well enough as an adult. I suspect if I was unfamiliar with them I would only give 2 stars, but for the nostalgia I'll happily give them 4.

Favorite tracks: This Is Love, The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore Overall, not impressed with this album. There were two tracks I would maybe revisit, but even those didn't wow me. It felt a bit like she was trying to be edgy, but never quite got there for me.

Favorite tracks: Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Good Morning, Minnesoter I was pleasantly surprised to see this album on the list! High school Molly thought she was really cool for finding to this band. Great 60s psychedelic vibes brought into the modern era. Rating this one is tough because I really love the songs I enjoy, and the rest I would be fine never hearing again. A lot of the songs felt just a little too long, and we're interspersed with largely instrumental pieces that really dragged to me. I'll go with a 4, but I can't deny that it was nostalgia that set me over the edge.

Favorite tracks: Cry To Me, Won't You Give Him (One More Chance) This album was enjoyable, but the songs all centered around the same themes and sounded too similar for anything to stand out very much. Also, I would have thought this was from the 50s rather than the 60s - it feels a bit dated for that time. Not a bad album, but I'm surprised it made this list. Side note: taken as a whole, lyrically this album is such a red flag 😂 let the girl go, my dude

Favorite tracks: Rio, New Religion I did not go into this album expecting to give 5 stars! I always thought of Duran Duran as a bit mediocre, but boy was I wrong. This album is so quintessential 80's and I loved every song!

Has this guy ever heard of a chorus? These songs have seemingly no structure to them. That paired with his voice that sounds a little half-assed at time made these songs drag on. One of my least favorite albums so far on this list.

Favorite tracks: Lights On, Video Girl, Give Up

Favorite tracks: Simple Man, I Ain't the One, Free Bird How was this their debut album? This is pretty much the definition of southern rock, and while it's not my favorite style of rock I really enjoyed this album. The composition was also great and kept me interested bouncing from harder rock to ballads, and of course ending on Free Bird (which is about twice as long as it needs to be, but is still a great listen)

Favorite tracks: I Found Out, Working Class Hero Overall this was pretty boring, and the songwriting felt lazy. "Love is real, real is love"? I found myself rolling my eyes at a few of these songs. Definitely a disappointment.

Favorite tracks: Wearin' That Loved On Look, Power of My Love, Any Day Now I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would! To no one's surprise I much preferred good more upbeat tracks to his crooning, but I can see the appeal to both. I was pleasantly surprised by the social themes in some of the songs.

Favorite tracks: So Many Tears, Lord Knows, Dear Mama, It Ain't Easy Me, a white suburban mom, all day: "It ain't easy being me, will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free?" Dang, I'm kicking myself for sleeping on 2Pac. I always thought of him as gangsta rap and not much else, but a lot of these songs were very introspective and vulnerable. I'll definitely revisit a few of these songs, but some of the others still have a lot of the violent/misogynistic themes I prefer to avoid. I already love the 90s hip hop/rap era (especially compared to today's) and this really stands out as unique - stripped back with a focus on raw lyrics and vocals, with a bonus of some backing vocals. Also, an intro of news clips about his shooting goes so hard, A+

This seemed like a more experimental version of REM. Unfortunately, I find REM a tad boring and the experimental part was more interesting than it was enjoyable. Not a bad album, but also not worth revisiting.

Favorite tracks: Oh Shit, Otha Fish, I'm That Type of N****, Officer Man, I so wish I could have been around during the 80s/90s hip-hop group era. Between the sampling and the members playing off each other, it would have been an absolute blast to experience real time.

Favorite tracks: Be I found most of this album to be a bit of a drag, which was a big disappointment with how much I enjoyed the instruments on Be. The only thing that set some of the songs apart from others are the featured guests, and having my ears perk up when someone else starts singing/rapping doesn't bode well for the album's artist itself. As far as the lyrics go it felt like he was trying to be deep but never really got there. My top example is Faithful, where he talks about his relationship with God only to come to the conclusion that maybe cheating is bad - this right on the heels of GO! which is basically soft porn. Overall not a bad album, but feels a bit generic.

Favorite tracks: Shadrach, Shake Your Rump, What Comes Around, Hey Ladies, B-Boy Bouillabaisse Man do I love the Beastie Boys, and this album is a perfect example of why. They're unpredictable, innovative, and just plain funny. This album is maybe the height of their sampling, and it's near impossible not to groove along with them. I can understand the criticism of their voices and think that it is a bit of an acquired taste, but for me it was acquired a long time ago. Starting a petition to bring back hip hop groups instead of vulgar rapper

Favorite tracks: Miss Chatelaine, Outside Myself, Season of Hollow Soul A beautiful voice on a largely unforgettable album, unfortunately. Many of the songs either blurred together or quickly became (very pleasant) background music. I had to keep relistening to songs that I missed just to get some favorite tracks listed.

Favorite tracks: Lay Your Lovin' On Me, Stand Up This album had a few fun songs, but overall it didn't wow me or stand out from other funk albums.

Favorite tracks: Piano Joint (This Kind of Love), Hero, Rolling, I've Been Dazed

Favorite tracks: You Can Make It If You Try, Everyday People, Stand!

Favorite tracks: SWLABR, Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew, Tales of Brave Ulysses This is the exact sound I want when I go for 60s psychedelic rock. Iconic. 10/10, excellent album if I ignore Mother's Lament because wth was that

Favorite tracks: Running Up That Hill, The Big Sky, Jig of Life This album was really fun, Kate Bush has a beautiful but completely unpredictable voice and style. A few bits were a little more experimental than I would care for, but this album definitely deserves its place on this list.

It was hard to really focus on any of these songs. The album was not explicitly bad, but sounded very generic and quickly became background music for me. Not sure why it made it on this list.

This was unpleasant

Favorite tracks: Bitter Sweet Symphony, Lucky Man, Sonnet, The Drugs Don't Work Whenever I get to an album where all of my favorite tracks are the ones I already know, I have to question if the only reason I actually like them is for nostalgia's sake. Overall the songs sound largely the same, and the lead singer often drones more than he sings.

Favorite tracks: Southern Man, Tell Me Why, Till The Morning Comes, Birds

Favorite tracks: Break, Sum of Us, What's Golden Definitely liked this album as a whole, but it lost a star for me because a lot of the backing tracks were just a little too boring. Acetate Prophets was really fun and I wish the same energy was there for the whole album! Also, it's so fun stumbling upon a sample I know in the wild a là High Fidelity (5th Element by Classified)

Man, I just don't get the appeal of this band. Their music isn't bad, but it is just such a slog to get through.

Favorite tracks: Baby Driver, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia Kicking myself for not paying enough attention to Simon & Garfunkel before now! I made the (incorrect) assumption that I often do with 60s/70s folk rock that it would be boring and/or repetitive and I am here to say I WAS DEAD WRONG AND I AM SO SORRY

This is probably the most mediocre album I've come across on this list so far. It wasn't terrible, but none of the songs seemed worth revisiting and it sounds like it came out about 15 years too late - I was shocked to see it was from the mid-70s and not 1960.

Favorite tracks: Watch That Man, Cracked Actor, Time, The Jean Genie This album probably would have been 5 stars had it not been for the terrible discordant piano on the first couple of tracks. A little bit of that can make a song interesting, but it's easy for that to spill over into irritating. I will give credit that the increasingly clashing notes worked for the theme of Aladdin Sane, but I have no desire to listen to it again because of it.

Favorite tracks: Under the Bridge, The Power of Equality, My Lovely Man, Naked In the Rain Begrudgingly giving this 4 stars... Even though I found some new songs I like, I think I was better off only knowing their hits solely because I didn't know how disgusting the rest of them were.

Favorite tracks: Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? These songs are so irritatingly long, all of the songs over 5 minutes ended up getting skipped during Eric Clapton's solos. He is a good guitar player but boy does it get old. Also, knowing that he wrote this album in pursuit of his friend's wife, who he then abused and raped, made it hard to stomach most of these "assorted love songs". Layla still slaps, though

Favorite tracks: Where Is My Mind, Gigantic, River Euphrates I struggled to rate this one because the songs I liked I really liked, but the songs I didn't like I really didn't. I'll definitely be adding a few of these songs to my library, but most of them I would be happy not to listen to again. They absolutely made the best decision in releasing Where Is My Mind as a single, it has that dirty guitar riff but is a lot more palatable than a lot of other tracks. Overall, this was a little bit too much garage rock for my liking.

Favorite tracks: Aladdin's Story, Soul Auctioneer Most of these songs struck me as dull, but these two tracks I really liked and definitely redeemed the album for me.

Favorite tracks: Money for Nothing, Your Latest Trick, Walk of Life This album is tricky. The guitar playing is phenomenal, but the even the singer sounds bored. I was able to look past the vocals on some of the more pop-y songs, but once it got into the slow songs it was a bit of a drag. Lucky for Dire Straits, that guitar playing (and the sexy sax) had me rounding up instead of down.

Definitely some interesting things going on on this album, but the vocals are just so whiny. Not bad listening, but I also am not going to be the one to turn on Radiohead.

Favorite Tracks: Tears Dry On Their Own, Addicted, Wake Up Alone, Back To Black Wow, this was incredible from start to finish! I love the modern feel of the album with Amy's soulful voice. It's devastating that she died so young, but she definitely made an impact in her short time here.

Favorite tracks: Look at You Now, Money's Too Tight (To Mention), Come to My Aid This was... fine. That's all.

Favorite tracks: Run Run Run, Sunday Morning, Venus In Furs Nico has one of the most annoying voices I've heard in a long time, and she definitely brought this album down quite a bit for me.

Favorite tracks: Zombie This album was a blast, particularly Zombie - I love me a good political commentary track

Favorite tracks: Hanging on the Telephone, Heart of Glass, I Know But I Don't Know, 11:59 I absolutely loved this album, every song was great. I'm kicking myself for not listening to more Blondie earlier! Spotify had two versions of Heart of Glass/Once I Had a Love, it's interesting to hear a song's evolution. Both were great, but I definitely think they picked the right one for a single release.

Favorite tracks: Shoot You in the Back, (We Are) The Road Crew They are nothing if not consistent - loud, in your face, and obsessed with sex

Favorite tracks: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?, Percy's Song, Si tu dois partir Give me this album, a cup of tea, a thick afghan, and a chair by the sea

This was a fun one!

Favorite tracks: Coat of Many Colors, Early Morning Breeze, A Better Place to Live Very pleasantly surprised by this album! I've never really taken the time to listen to Dolly as I'm not a big country fan, but I actually did enjoy listening to this. I've found that storytelling and vulnerability go a lot way for me, regardless of genre. I would gladly listen to more Dolly!

Favorite tracks: Peg, Black Cow Clearly these musicians are talented, but wow do they come together to make some boring songs. There were a couple tracks on here that I might revisit, but for the most part this was a step up from elevator music. Enjoyable, but not really worth listening to again.

Favorite tracks: Solsbury Hill, Slowburn This album was all over the place, I wasn't surprised to find out that it was Peter Gabriel's first solo album. There's definitely some good stuff going on here but there's so much variety that I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who likes the album in its entirety.

Favorite tracks: Whisperin' While Hollerin', Time With You, Let the Drummer Have Some What a fun album! I love the energy, but it felt like it dropped off as the album went on. The band seems to be genuinely having a good time and I'm sure they would be a blast to see live. (Also yay Ohio!)

Favorite tracks: Missing Pieces, Love Interruption, I'm Shakin', Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy, Freedom at 21 I don't think there was a single song I didn't like! Loved the variety in songs and I'm always happen to listen to Jack White

Favorite tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Come On, All Along the Watchtower I'm struggling with rating this one because some of the songs I really love, and others sound like the band was just playing around in their garage after smoking a lot of pot. Also, I cannot come up with a reason for a song to be over 10 minutes long and this album has TWO of them. Oof.

One of my favorite albums I've discovered from this list!

Meh, this was fine. Sounded more like a soundtrack to a space movie than an actual album I would want to sit down and listen to.

Favorite tracks: Tutti Frutti, Slippin' and Slidin', Ready Teddy Truly iconic, what a voice! This was a really fun album, but it did start to get old by the end of it. I'm sure Little Richard absolutely killed it live in a club, but falls a little flat listening to him by myself in my living room.

Favorite tracks: Starfish and Coffee, Play In The Sunshine I really enjoyed the variety of styles on this album, and a lot of the instrumentals were really fun - I dare you to find someone who wouldn't groove to this! That being said, most of the lyrics really ruined this album for me. We get it: you like sex. I don't mean to come off as ~prude~ but it got old before I even finished the first disc. Hot Thing and If I Was Your Girlfriend in particular I couldn't even get through. Also, the cognitive dissonance to make a 2 disc album mostly about having sex with lots of girls, then ending it with "The Cross" is wild to me.

Favorite tracks: Green Onions, One Who Really Loves You, You Can't Sit Down, Comin' Home Baby Torn on this one... On the one hand: this album was really fun and had me groovin' during work. On the other: how much organ is too much organ? Because I think the answer is less than what's on this album. Rounding down simply because, even if Green Onions is a bop, the rest of the album is almost all covers and the organ gets pretty old.

Favorite tracks: Jane Says, Standing in the Shower...Thinking I like Jane Says so I was looking forward to hearing the rest of the album and boy did it not hold up. A few good moments, but overall the vocalist gets old VERY quickly and the constant distortion borders on grating. In general it doesn't feel like I missed out by not listening to the whole album prior to this list.

Favorite tracks: Piece of My Heart, Combination of the Two There's no denying that Janis has a crazy powerful voice, but after a song or two it really grates on me. Pair that with the overly distorted guitar on some tracks and I was ready for this album to finish by the time I was halfway through.

A rare high rating of an album I couldn't even stand to finish. It's noisy, obnoxious, and loud, but I think they accomplished exactly what they intended to. I will never listen to this album again, but I'm glad that there is such a wide variety of artists available for people to enjoy(?), even if I don't quite get it

Favorite tracks: School, Hide in Your Shell This started out decently enough, but got old very quickly. Not unpleasant, but this was maybe the most dad rock/generic 70's soft rock band I've heard

Favorite tracks: Money Money Money, Knowing Me Knowing You, When I Kissed the Teacher Consider this my formal apology for thinking of ABBA as "that band that sings Dancing Queen." This album was great, and I will definitely be listening to many of these tracks again!

Favorite tracks: Harvester of Sorrow, ...And Justice for All You can tell they're starting to transition from thrash to progressive metal with this album, which is definitely my preferred Metallica era 🤘🏼

Favorite tracks: Bluebird, Good Time Boy

Favorite tracks: Honey Chile, Blueberry Hill

Favorite tracks: Holiday in Cambodia, California Uber Alles, Let's Lynch the Landlord

I had to bail halfway through the 4th track because I started getting a headache 🫠 there are some nice riffs happening but wow they are drowned out by every musician trying to play as loud as possible. I would personally deliver a mute to the trumpeter if I knew where to take it.

Favorite tracks: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Are You Happy I was happy to see this album pop up because I've always enjoyed the song In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, but boy oh boy did I discover do I only want to listen to Iron Butterfly in single song increments of about 3 minutes. Give me the radio version and get this 17 minute crap out of here.

Favorite tracks: The Good Thing, Take Me to the River

Favorite tracks: Sissyneck, Devils Haircut, Derelict A little too messy and disjointed for my taste, but there were a few I liked on there

Favorite tracks: I Can't Dance, Return of the Grievous Angel, Ooh Las Vegas Country will never be my cup of tea, but I am finding 60s-70s country to be way better than today's. I also love the high energy in some of these songs! I'm probably lowballing this a little bit more than I should, but I liked Emmylou Harris way more than Gram Parsons and she's not actually credited for the album which is a bit of a travesty imo.

Favorite tracks: Sleep to Dream, Criminal, Carrion, Shadowboxer A name I knew but never took the time to listen to, what a mistake!

Favorite tracks: Longview, Burnout, She, Basket Case Man, this album still holds up so well. The nostalgia definitely moves this up to 5 stars for me!

Favorite tracks: If You Were There, You Walk Your Way, Listen to the Music, Summer Breeze This was a really fun listen!

Favorite tracks: Blue Lines, Safe From Harm, Unfinished Symphony yes. Yes. YES! This album is everything I could have ever asked for. Seamless genre blending and just enough guest experiences to pique my attention again

Favorite tracks: Do You Wanna Dance? It's the beach boys

Favorite tracks: Stop!, Been Caught Stealing Overall, I continue to find Jane's Addiction more annoying than anything else

Favorite tracks: I Want to Be Loved #2, Crosseyed Cat We get it: you have sex. I can't deny that Muddy Waters is talented but boy does it get repetitive after about 2 songs.

Favorite tracks: Mr. Brownstone, Out Ta Get Me, Sweet Child O' Mine

This album was... Fine. That's all. Not offensive, but also not particularly interesting. Unlikely to listen to any of it again.

Impressive? Yes Enjoyable? No Albums like this are so hard for me to rate. There's no question that Keith Jarrett is a talented musician, but it was largely background music for me (and annoying at times, to be honest). I suspect I would give 5 stars if I saw this live, but it just doesn't hold up as a recording for me.

Favorite tracks: The Retreat Song, The Click Song, Mbube, The Naughty Little Flea, Iya Guduza Ok this album is exactly why I'm going through this list. I've never heard of Miriam Makeba before this album and that feels like a tragedy. She has a beautiful voice and does a stellar job of bringing her native language/music to an English audience while still staying true to her culture. 10/10 would listen to again!

There were a few moments in Moon In June that I enjoyed, but overall I'm hoping never to listen to this album again.

Didn't like a single song

Favorite tracks: Weird Fishes / Arpeggi Radiohead continues not to be the band for me. If I'm being honest, the few seconds of silence between tracks was like a sigh of relief. Between the whiny falsetto and the sheer amount of noise in every song, it just ends up being overwhelming and loud to me. However, I can't deny that they are doing what they set out to do - experimental, indeed.

Favorite tracks: We've Only Just Begun, Help, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Love Is Surrender I've always had a soft spot for this album! Karen's voice is beautiful and their lyrics are so sweet and wholesome, even if they are a little eyeroll-inducing at times. Not the most complex album, but boy is it a nice listen.

Favorite tracks: Feel It (Don't Fight It), Chain Gang, Twistin' The Night Away The only thing wrong with this album is that it ruined studio recorded songs by Sam Cooke for me. The energy is OFF THE CHARTS

Favorite tracks: Parker's Band, Charlie Freak, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Barrytown Honestly I'm surprising even myself with this rating. I've always thought of Steely Dan as boring, but it did grow on me as the album went on. Still not my favorite style of music, but I definitely have a new appreciation for the jazz elements and harmonies.

Favorite tracks: Love and Hope, (Who Discovered) America?, Santiago This was a really fun album, so many different styles that all still flow together really well. Merengue? Check. Chali 2na? Check. Latin Gwen Stefani vibes in Believe? Check. (But really, it's crazy that Rich Girl and Believe came out the same year - such a similar melody)

Favorite tracks: Clint Eastwood, Tomorrow Comes Today, Sound Check (Gravity) This was exactly what I would expect as the debut album of an experimental band. Definitely interesting, but doesn't feel quite put together. Clint Eastwood still holds up remarkably well, but a lot of the other songs sound like Damon Albarn messing around with sounds in his basement studio

This was so dull

Favorite tracks: Moving, Animal Lover (if it was 1 minute shorter) There were a couple songs that were ok, but overall I would not recommend this album. It's not bad per se, but the sheer volume and continuous droning at the end of every song knocks it down for me.

Favorite tracks: Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom, Paranoid No notes, this album is fire

42 minutes of soloing gets old pretty quick

Favorite tracks: Ether, 5.45, Damaged Goods Can punk be, dare I say it, fun? This album definitely has punk as its roots but it was also a little funky

Favorite tracks: Gouge Away

Favorite tracks: I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, Can't Buy Me Love All songs under 3 minutes with a great beat - this was a fun album from start to finish!

Favorite tracks: Needle of Death, Rambling's Gonna Be the Death of Me, I Have No Time I'm surprised how much I loved this album. It somehow all at once made me yearn for adventure and want to slow down. The interspersed instrumentals are interesting enough to keep me engaged in the album, but somber enough that I cannot help me continue reflecting on the lyrics in the previous song. Very bluesy and not my typical style, but I will definitely be saving this one to return to.

Favorite tracks: Dance or Die, Come Alive, Wondaland WOW this is exactly why I'm going through this list. I had a really hard time narrowing down my favorite tracks because I truly loved every single one. Amazing variety, but all of them land excellently.

Favorite tracks: Train for Tomorrow, I Had Too Much to Dream, Are You Lovin' Me More I thought I would really like this based on the first half, but it just kept going downhill. 4 -> 2 stars for me

Favorite songs: Gimme Shelter I've never really listened to The Rolling Stones beyond the hits and was excited to finally give them a shot, but wow this was shockingly underwhelming. Gimme Shelter continues to be great, You Can't Always Get What You Want isn't my favorite but it is a classic, and everything else was a weird psuedo-country? Not a fan

Favorite tracks: Jump, Panama This album made me realize the amount of Van Halen I actually want to listen to is a single song in a party playlist. After about 3 songs in a row it gets really old.

Favorite tracks: If Only, You Would Know, Spiders and Vinegaroons This one was disappointing. A couple good tracks but most of them were just a little too muddy for me to enjoy.