Generational album of bangers and up there with the best of the 90's. Cool stories, great guest musicians, Full House ExBF's, etc. 5 stars and would love to one day see her.
Classic album jam packed with ideas and sounds. Just not my favorite type of music... yet, haha.
Arguably the best Album 1 Song 1 debut ever by a band... "Welcome to the Jungle" right out of the box is unreal. They established a signature sound from their first notes. Had about 4 or 5 bangers with several generational songs. Amazing album.
Classic album am one of the most ambitious undertakings to bust out a rock opera instead of "just" a concept album. Love several songs and has some bangers. Packed with ideas and originality. Great album but more of an every 5-10 years listen for me.
Very forward thinking album and sound. Couple of bangers but liked the whole album feel. She was only 19 in 96 so very very impressive for her age. Got Radiohead vibes from something released in 96 & that doesn't happen much. I think "Tidal" directly influenced Billie's "When we all fall asleep where do Go" & Rihanna's ANTI.
Great bass lines. I'd listened to the big songs but not the whole album. It's a classic and has some bangers and productive fillers.
Great album with a banger and a whole lot that should have been more popular. One of the best rip it rock n roll albums of the 21st century.
It's outdated of course but loved it. Hip hop was a blank canvas so rhyming "girl" with "world" or "here" with "there" was still fresh and possible. There are way better hip hop albums imo but this had a few things going... new tech using beat machines like the Roland 808 similar to Kraftwerk & Gary Numan etc. A genre defining sound & one of the first classic hip hop albums.. This is one of the most sampled albums of all time I'm guessing too.
Interesting and unique album. Different from what I was expecting & seemed like a great live performer. Gave me Bowie & Elvis Costello vibes. Must be much better live than on album. Not really memorable songs but would be fun to sing if you learned them.
Some great songs and wonderful sounding album. Misses some of their biggest songs but has some classics. On the good songs I love Michael Stipe's voice. Peter Buck on guitar and Mike Mills on bass are amazing.
Much more interesting than expected but still wonder if this is a rediscovered flash or truly brilliant album. The double weims on the cover's enough to give it 10 stars!
Good album that's fun to listen to. Several bangers, moderate generational. Unique talent and sound. Very enjoyable.
Really interesting listen. One of the few things that sounds like Radiohead before Radiohead (Bjork & NIN are others). Had a couple famous songs and very cool trip-hop vibes.
Very good but think I've heard recent stuff like this so didn't hit as hard as the Fela Kuti album did. I'm glad to deposit his name & sound to my memory bank.
Lotta ideas and good sounds. Kinda Strokes & Iggy Pop vibes for late 70's and Australia. Had fun listening to it and bet it'd get really good with a few more listens. Not on par with the greats of all time... yet.
I'd always seen the name but never heard the music. Trent Reznor sounding vocals with a Wilco meets Bush sound. Very underground 90's. Wasn't quite my favorite but am happy I listened.
Interesting listen and glad I've heard of these guys now.
One of the best ever. Generational bangers and talents.
Classic songs, all time bangers, one of the best voices of all time at the top of his game. Great album, but 36 min live show has me wanting more. Would have loved to have been at one of his shows! I've seen Leslie Odom live and think that's the closest thing I can get... I love Leslie but he's no Sam Cooke!!! Sam has so much swagger and such a silky smooth voice.
Interesting listen because I'd always listened to either Loaded or Velvet Underground with Nico (the banana Warhol album). This one was a lot more down tempo and didn't have the bangers. Glad I listened but not my favorite of theirs... yet.
Another one I've seen a lot and probably dabbled in, but didn't really know too well. Very cool album. One that I'm sure I would have been more into if I'd either had access to more indie music or a friend that turned me on to them. These were the days before Spotify so radio, physical media or word of mouth was it. I enjoyed it and think I'd like it more and more as I learned it.
Right off the bat establishes Talking Heads style. Jam packed with ideas... they're a band that had something to say, mostly about nothing, but they said it haha. Psycho Killer banger. I'm glad I got to see David Byrne 2nd row at Shaky Knees one year!
Generational album of bangers and up there with the best of the 90's. Cool stories, great guest musicians, Full House ExBF's, etc. 5 stars and would love to one day see her.
Neat listen and first time hearing the whole album. I'm a big Damon Albarn fan from Gorrilaz and some other Blur work. He gives me Beck vibes where he's just a wealth of sounds and musical knowledge. Lotta ideas to put down and I think 15 or 16 tracks. Didn't have the generational bangers but some good ones and covers a lot of sonic ground.
Interesting listen and classic sound. Has that Nico style low voice and copa cabana type beats. Short album but had fun hearing it. Ready for a new sound now.
Interesting listen for world music. Kinda the first banger yoga album haha. Very talented just not my full time jam. I liked this much much more than what I imagine is bad music from this genre. 1967's pretty early for this. Cool album and bet I'll see it again somewhere.
Bangers up and down & a true set it and forget it album... just press play. The perfect way to wrap up 1999. Grunge had already "died" and remember not thinking they still had a great album in them due to age/drugs/etc. Californication and In Rainbows always stand out as perfect albums released late in a band's career. First time seeing them was Bonnaroo 2006 and think I'm up to 3 or 4 now... the sound is always off... always.
Good album so far. One generational banger in Dancing Queen and some solid jams throughout like Money, Money, Money & Fernando. This looks to be about 5 albums in for ABBA.. is it their best?!? Welp, closing out with Fernando and Happy Hawaii probably make it their best. I would have to do a lot more listening to know. Good bass guitar keeps things interesting.
Very crazy listen for a few reasons... sonically it's wild, but the influence is crazy. Sounds very, very similar to Animal Collective's "Sung Tongs" (also 2004) and turns out they're both from the same NYC music scene. This album is a direct predecessor for Radiohead's "The King of Limbs" - - the first 2 tracks "Bloom" and "Morning Mr. Magpie" are direct copies of certain parts or beats from Liars. There aren't many things that Radiohead sounds like but this is definitely one of them (Radiohead is waaaay better but they did rip this off).
Cool album. Sounded oddly both current & vintage. One generational banger and it's the sound of the late 60's. You can tell they did more psychedelic sounds and possibly even loosened their ties & undid a button (not 2). These guys would have made great monks. Cool nerds honing their craft.
What a debut album! Crazy to think this was the stuff we were listening to at 10-12 years old haha. Rage is STILL the best protest music, the best rage music, and the best way to blow off some steam & get the adrenaline pumping. Shame we had to miss their 2020 show due to COVID... one of my all time cancellations I wish I had. Several generational bangers and instantly put them on the map. What more could you want?
Kinda pioneering album and certainly one of the first electronic acts to his mainstream. Moby had been around for years and was relatively famous for those in the know, but didn't break out until this. "Porcelain" is a classic jam and so 90's. "Southside" is one of the best tongue-in-cheek "sell out songs" and banger with Gwen Stefani. Sorry Eminem but now everybody listens to techno so let's go...
Unreal album and one of the best collaborations. I originally thought the Head Hunters was his band but didn't realize they had their own big career. The sounds made on this album were so unique and creative it's one of a kind. 4 songs 41 minutes is awesome. Can't remember 100% but think this might be 1 song per record side which is crazy. It doesn't have 10+ songs but didn't need it.
A little different than I was expecting and thought I knew what Belle and Sebastian was about. It gave me Sufjan, Modest Mouse and Broken Social Scene vibes... all after 1998. Good album but not my exact jam. Glad to have the knowledge and move onto the next one.
Gotta be one of the best In Your Feels albums to sing-cry it out. Generational talent with a generational breakup banger. "Hello" doesn't resonate with me all the way since it's opposite the worst breakup I experienced but see how it's THE song for a lot of people. I like the upbeat songs "Send my Love" and "Sweetest Devotion." Awesome album, well done Adele.
The most 80's thing I've never heard haha. If you want to get smashed in the face with new to you 80's this is it. Also best band name ever.