Indie pop electro punk. Had some cool grooves.

Few can stand with Stevie. A master. I don’t know the entirety of his catalog but this would appear to be a downbeat in mood for his oeuvre. Melancholic but uplifting. Boogie on Reggae Woman was a nice funky reprieve with a bitching harmonica solo. They Won’t Go When I Go was the highlight for me. I’ll keep this album in mind should I ever get divorced.

Apparently Dusty is British. The golden age of Brits stealing American soul and selling it right back to us. But they do it pretty well. This is a solid debut solo album. A lot of hits. The tracklist has several covers and Dusty’s version of some of these might very well be the definitive one. Do Re Mi really showed off a low timbre that I like about her voice. Wishin’ and Hopin’ was a bop in its day. I didn’t really care for the b-side but the final track, Summer is Over, was probably my favorite.

The tribute to Syd Barrett’s plunge in to and out of rock stardom and sanity. My favorite Floyd album and arguably one of the best ever. I can’t hear Pink Floyd without smelling Lindquist’s basement. “Which one’s Floyd?”

It’s interesting to hear the 80’s synth/electronica shift at the end of the decade. This album showcases all these new wave dorks plugging away at their synthesizers for the better part of the 80’s and finding an edge to their bleep boops. Personal Jesus always gets me pumped, one I always confuse with Nick Cave for some reason. Enjoy the Silence is a great tune, very cool ending that you don’t get to hear on radio play. I just can’t shake the feeling of being in some dark 32 bit Genesis game while listening to this. I appreciate the album but don’t think I’d revisit except the aforementioned.

The name is more famous to me than the actual art and after reading the backstory on the album and the tragedy that followed it, I can see why it may be a well regarded album. Lyrically provoking but the music doesn’t do it for me. Devoid of melody. Drum and bass dominates the mix. Post-punk deconstructed all the good things about its predecessor.

What’s there to say? All roads lead to Zeppelin. Killer album that kicks the door open with “Whole Lotta Love” where Robert Plant lets you know of his desire to fuck you in the ass. Jimmy Page has been accused of lifting riffs off the blues pioneers before him but so what? Those old Delta fellas didn’t think to crank them through high voltage tube amps. John Bonham is your favorite drummer’s favorite drummer and he showcases why in “Moby Dick”. I dig it. All of it. Listened to it twice. Great album.

Psychedelia man. Far out. Blue condition caught my ear. Lackadaisical music meandering. I actually like it when Clapton tones down his playing and doesn’t riff over everything. Ginger Baker’s drums are the more interesting piece of the group. Enjoyable album but not something I’d put in rotation.

Delightful. “Take Five” is undoubtedly recognizable though this would be the first time I ever learned or cared to look into its origin. Which is unfortunate because I do enjoy it but jazz is an esoteric world where musicians play for other musicians. Though this album feels very accessible. I’d love to have a physical vinyl copy of this on hand to play while cooking or reading as the music doesn’t demand your attention and allows you to slip freely on and off the wild trip they’re taking you on.

Synth-pop is pretty hard to hate. Well-crafted bops with an absolute angel of a voice by Lauren Mayberry’s which I fell in love with. Something about the soft, fragile, little singer fronting such a wall of sound that works really well. I liked the album. It was fun, upbeat, introspective and well crafted.

Neil Young speaks my language. The shaky Canadian croon puts me at peace knowing I’m in good musical hands. This album sounds live. A one take of the band jamming off each other. I can smell the cigarettes and feel the stickiness of a dark roadhouse club listening to this.

Interesting start to a double album. The subdued “over and over” transitions to a frenetic “the ledge” which is a hyper kinetic muffled buzz into “think about me” that feels like some safe listening, more true to previous Mac form. This album threw me. A goulash of the many songwriters present in Fleetwood, it’s disjointed. Lindsey Buckingham was on something. The sheer volume would ensure there’s something for everyone, I guess. “Tusk” was interesting. It was tough to get through it. A testament to a band in flux and they missed whatever hell mark they were aiming for.

Not what I was expecting from Abdullah. Big swing jazz. I enjoyed it. I really love being exposed to this type of music that I don’t know much about. There was some really good songs on here. I feel like this a solitary listen though. Something to use to escape into one’s self. Meditative. I could keep this in rotation.

I know this record well. In the Judd Apatow film “ Funny People” it’s quoted that the voice of god would sound like James Taylor. Great collection of songs that showcases the man’s talent. Underrated guitar player. Great poet with a voice to match. Horn section in “Steamroller” was divine. James even gets a little funky towards the end of the album. I love this album.

Ol’ Blue Eyes. Crazy how charismatic this man was. As big as Elvis. As big as The Beatles. The archetype of the 1950’s class and style. The music was easy to digest and 40 minutes flew by. The style of music relies heavily on the same tricks of start, stop crescendos but each song sounds distinctive of the next. I’ve heard the hits and never bothered looking into his discography but this album is nearly perfect and will definitely seek out a physical copy as it is a must-have. Consider me a fan.

Hard to put my finger on it which I think is the point. Experimental post grunge alternative punk with pop elements. Creative and interesting production decisions which Alban would go to throw into high gear with the gorillaz. This particular album had eluded me. I picked up the one with their more popular hit “song #2” at a garage sale at a formative age but never bothered to listen to anything beyond that. I dig it. As an album, it works very well. Individual tracks would seem out of place in a playlist. But it kept me interested. I’m going to run this again sometime in the future as there is a lot going on.

Our first rap album on the list. I am not familiar with Common at all. Mr. Common? I liked the instrumentation of the tracks. I don’t have a good ear for rhymes, I’m always amazed and befuddled when I hear someone rap their favorite song because I seem to always have a hard time understanding what they’re saying. That is to say I’m not a very good rap critic. I just don’t like the flashy bravado rap which I didn’t hear much of here. This album was ok. It was chill and not tough to listen to though I don’t think I’d revisit it.

Classic. This album is dunked and dripping with the blues. Balls to the wall rock n’roll. Stray cat blues was one I’ve never heard before and blown away by it. This is the vintage stuff that requires preserving and sharing. “Salt of the Earth” is my new drinking song. I know the stones have gone through periods of experimentation that was required of the time to stay relevant but I love this album for how hard hitting and raw it is. No gimmicks, just licks. Like a love letter to Robert Johnson and those who influenced these English lads. Fucking great.

Off kilter. Television is different. I like that. Like the love child of the Ramones and the talking heads. But they can riff too, like the stooges. These type of albums push creativity forward. It is so uniquely themselves that anyone who hears it must question their own originality. It’s musically complex and calls for a few listens to hear everything going on. “Marquee Moon” is a new favorite. I was never bored. Loved it.

I didn’t get it at first. I thought it was mid techno but too mellow to dance to. But it grew on me. Midway through the album on “Poor Leno” I think I caught the Röyksopp vibe. The mellowness seeped into me and I grooved. “A Higher Place” was a cool track, great outro. “Röyksopp’s Night Out” put me in a trance with a funky flange guitar. Who knew Norwegians could be weird too? I’m glad to have listened to this album.

This apparently blew some damn minds in the ‘90’s judging by what I’ve read, ranking this album as top in the last century. I guess it’s a “you had to be there” kind of thing because the music didn’t do much for me. There was a nice “Fidler on the Roof” reference in “Daydreaming”. “Hymn of the Big Wheel” I liked but too little, too late. That’s about all. Not one I’ll revisit.

“Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”! Great opener to the album that goes in a lot of different directions. What it lacks in cohesiveness it makes up for in songwriting. What a strange release in the heyday of rock n’ roll where money could be made off of album sales alone. I liked it but it’s a little too yacht rock for me. I feel like there’s an inherent lameness that gives me the “ick” as the kids say.

This was a fun album. Like a deranged, feral B-52’s. It’s not fully punk as I hear like rockabilly and other elements but it comes across as in your face. They must’ve had some fun live shows. Very cool.

I only listened to disc 1. These guys were whacked and I fully support it. Electric jug anyone? Groovy. I can hear the hours of drugged droning and jamming with one another. These guys liked to explore. And I’ve heard of them before but now know them and would consider this to be the pre-eminent psychedelic experience. Eat your heart out Cream.

Goddamn do I love some CCR. The quintessential American band made up of two brothers who hated each other. And what musical dividends that divisiveness produced for us all! This is a damn near perfect album. God bless John Fogerty.

The Cocteau Twins only recently came to my attention while reading an article of Robert Smith’s favorite underrated bands. Opening track was gorgeous. Love the falsetto singing. The lyrics are interesting in all the tracks. I like how the Twins see the world and craft their music. There’s some lulls on here but short lived and not an entire song. They appear to have been very prolific in the ‘80’s. I’ll have to dig deeper. Updated: listened to it twice and kind of obsessed. Ethereal soundscapes with heavenly voices. Consider me a fan.

A little too edgy for me. I didn’t enjoy this. At all. And I wonder how this was selected to be included in such a list.

I first heard this album when I was maybe 10 or 11. I was told the music was supposed to make me evil. Much like the album before, Skunk Anansie, this is a little too edgy for me. Manson’s gimmick is shock and that’s really run its course as there is nothing shocking in the age of the internet. But there’s some good songs here. “Beautiful People” is objectively a good song and Manson’s calling card. I attribute a lot of his success to the guitarist John 5 who really shines here. This album certainly had a cultural moment and it was pretty significant.

Fuck yeah! Perfect pop album. Unfortunately not available in my region through Apple Music but I’ve heard it many times over since its release in 1995 when I was 8 years old. She had an acoustic tour a couple years ago that I was bummed to have miss. God save Alanis.

I’m familiar with some Pavement. This is great lo-fi, independent garage band music. Lots of Weezer vibes or maybe it’s the other way around. Great bass chug chugging in most of the tracks. I dig this.

Very biased. Bob Dylan is the man. Perfect album.

That was an experience. Like a time warp to the 80’s. I didn’t like it but I enjoyed it.