I always forget how good this album is when I listen to it, and I always wonder why it takes me so long to go back to it. I've only listened to this album all the way through like 3 times, and it's a banger.
Absolute masterpiece of an album. There's only a few fleeting moments in a song here or there I don't like, and it's so minute it takes nothing away from the album's excellence. "I'm In Love With My Car" is kinda dorky in terms of subject matter, but who cares the music is still pretty dope. Timeless classic of an album.
I wasn't really interested in listening to this album, and it was a pleasant surprise. Very catchy and hooky pop rock and a solid album all the way through. I don't know if I'll regularly seek it out, but an enjoyable listen.
It's a nice album, very interesting singing style Nina has. Definitely not my style, and I don't see myself ever listening to this album again, but it was well done and soulful.
I mean... I don't need this album recommended to me :) I've listened to this thing 5 billion times already. I know it's a five star album.
This one was yet another pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting much from this one or for it to be for me, and was surprised by how much I liked it. A very wacky, very fun listen.
Not my bag. Maybe it's just not what I'm looking for right now in my life, it was just a bit too hokey-folky for me right now.
Yeah, I’ve tried and tired and Gorillaz just aren’t for me. A couple decent songs though, liked it more than I thought I would. 3.5 stars.
Listened to this a few times already, a 5 star album for sure. Aside from that one darn filler tracker, Mother, it's a perfect album.
Another one I had never listened to before and a very pleasant surprise. Never had really listened to Elton John and was surprised he could rock this much. Excellent classic rock album!
Kind of disappointed in this recommendation, honestly. I haven't heard much REM outside of their singles and have always been somewhat interested in doing a deep-dive into them, and even I know this album isn't considered anywhere near their best releases. And after listening to it, it's pretty bland. Maybe I won't like the rest of their albums either but this was pretty ehh.
Another great choice, and an album I'd been meaning to get to, since I've always liked Ice Cube and West Coast gangsta rap, despite never really hearing much of his solo albums. I want to check out some of the albums right after this one, as I think they get more of the harder edge and less of the late 80's/beginning 90's slight cheesiness to hip hop.
Another one I hadn't check out before, heard of the band, and I'm glad I did. Very nice listen. I think I really like the beginning more and then it seemed to blend together a bit in a droney way but it might be one I have to go back and listen to more, which I definitely will.
Another very pleasant surprise that I'm happy I gave a go. I always wanted to explore Elliott Smith's music more and I'm glad this was the one, great album!
I've listened to a bunch of Neil Young and never heard this album. Kinda surprised this one's in here rather than Harvest or one of his all-timers. But then again, at least it got me to check it out, because it's real solid. Not his best, and there's no real classic track on here, but it's a solid all-the-way-through album, which I like. Vampire Blues was kinda lousy though.
Not bad album, glad I heard it. Almost like a sound of the poppier side of The Clash meets jazz/big band style. I don't know if I'll be going back to it a ton but an entertaining listen.
Did NOT expect this one! Pretty impressed that this list is covering everything. A little cheese in the recipe but I get why this one is influential.
Not a bad album, glad I listened to this one. I might actually like this one more than Pet Sounds, which I've never really loved all the way through.
Very familiar with this album and listened to it a bunch, happy to dive into it again. I'd probably go with 3.5 stars for this album. I think this album is best as background noise when you're doing something like working, or probably dancing at a party or something. It's good stuff, but a lot of the songs are kind of long without much reason as they get a little repetitive since there's not too much changing up in the song. But still, good album!
Glad to get this one! Love Nick Drake, but only listened to his Pink Moon album and have meant to get to this one. I think I still like Pink Moon more than this but I'll definitely want to go back to this one more to see how I feel about it over time.
Glad I heard a little something new and different. Was actually a little more jammy than I expected, which was a pleasant surprise. I'm just not really a "soul" man, so I don't see myself returning to this album.
Umm. Not bad. Glad I heard it, I like his vocal style, sounds a bit like a more easy listening Radiohead. But all the songs seem a bit samey here with not much standing out. Also seems like this isn't his notably best album, so this is another one why I'm not sure this is the one featured on this generator?
An absolute classic and a banger from top to bottom. Easy 5 star album.
Not usually my go-to listening style, but a very solid pop album. I can see why she hit so strongly when she first started making it around.
Ehh. I've never listened to much ska and albums like this are making me realize it's probably just not my thing. Good vibes in the music and it's certainly not bad but I don't think I'll be regularly returning to this one. 3.5 stars.
Ummm. Decent music here, I like the chill western/cowboy vibe but this dude cannot sing at all. Really takes the songs down a peg. Maybe it's something you'd get used to over time but for the first listen the singing is really not hitting well.
Really back and forth between a 3 and a 4 for this one. It had its moments and I liked how it ended but a lot of the songs in the bulk of the album felt pretty drifty without much variety. I think this one could grow on me though.
Know this album VERY well, listened to it a billion times. Definitely still fun, but it's filled with a lot of dated pop culture references to stuff that isn't relevant anymore which kind of dates it a little. Still a fun listen years later though, 4.5 stars.
Not bad at all. Solid blues, which is what I expected.
Well this one was a pleasant surprise. This album's awesome! Only listened to a bit of White Stripes before and definitely not his solo work and discovered an excellent album here.
Okay, this one I think was just a straight-up miss for me. And it wasn't even like it wasn't potentially my thing or my style or whatever, I thought the sound had potential I just didn't like what they were doing with the songs. Didn't enjoy this one.
Haha this one took me by surprise. Was not exactly looking forward to this one but it turned into a very pleasant listen.
Ahh, jazz. Fun listen as good jazz often can be. What often ALSO can be with jazz, is a lot of it comes off as noodley and wanky, which this kind of gets at times. Not a big emphasis on hooks or refrains or anything. But that's jazz. I also say that as someone who doesn't listen to a ton of jazz, and probably like "mainstream" jazz, whatever that is.
I just don't think I'm in the place to enjoy this right now. This might be a "me" thing. Couldn't really make it through it.
Banger of an album. Pretty sure I've heard this album before, but good to get into it again, since pretty much all ZZ Top's hits are on this one. A little front loaded, since all the big songs are in the first half, but the second half songs certainly aren't filler. Great stuff.
It was a good listen. Surprisingly I wasn't as over the moon with it as I was expecting, considering this is considered one of the sacred texts for classic rocks albums.
Eh. I always had a feeling this album wouldn't be for me despite its acclaim and this listen confirms it. I know how celebrated this album is, I remember it being huge back in the day. I'm just really not into the more r&b influenced side of hip-hop.
Glad I finally took a listen to Amy Winehouse. Another former blind spot. I get it; she has a very smooth jazz, r&b-colored sound that is pretty distinct. I have a feeling I might be returning to this one.
Ehh. I respect it, as hip hop with a message and something to say. Early era hip-hop is just really tough for me to get into, there's something a little corny about it until it really matured, soon after this in the early 90's.
Ehh. I felt the album started out quite strong, but the second half was mostly just instrumentals that all felt a bit plodding and middling, in my opinion. I might need more time to rediscover this one.
This might not be totally my style, or one I go back to time and time again, but I have to give this album credit: this was a perfectly crafted album in terms of songwriting and an extremely enjoyable listen.
I thought I might be on David Bowie overload after getting Low so recently before this and being kind of "okay" on that one. Nope! Really liked this one a lot. Straight up classic rock. A 4.5
Wow! Best surprise discovery of this random journey so far. Had no idea who this band was and went into this having no idea what to expect. Loved this album! Went from very Elton-John esque classic rock to funk and a whole bunch of different flavors. After I finished listening I went right back in and went through it again; listened to it 3 times now. More like this one please!
Yeah. I know this album quite well. Listened to it a bunch a few years back trying to get into it, because I like funk. Honestly, it's an album I want to like more than I do. It just doesn't really do it for me. For a funk album, it's just not... punchy enough for me. It kinda sounds like the easy listening version of funk, for me. I respect it, it's just never really been my style of funk.
Yup, this album was definitely made in 1984. It's weird how the year 1984 can have such a distinct sound. This sounds like both The Police and Sting's solo work put together. Tinseltown in the Rain is already seeming like it can be a favorite song of mine. Definitely want to check out their other album Hats, as it looks like that one is more popular than this one.
Really big Pink Floyd fan, but I'd never listened to this one. Always kept it with Floyd's "classic" albums and had meant to get to this. REALLY liked this one! I totally get now why the band was shook after Syd Barrett left, even though most liked their later output. Syd definitely had something here too. Early Floyd was clearly worth listening to, will check out their other early albums for sure. 4.5 stars!
Ahh yes. I know this album very well. Really great album, although I think I still prefer the first one a bit more for being more guitar focused. There was a time when this band seemed like their heir apparent to Radiohead, and they're far from it now. Wish they had continued more in this direction rather than going full commercial pop, but oh well. This is still a great album.
Really enjoyed this one a lot! Another album/band I'd never heard before. Has almost a Beach Boys meets country rock kinda vibe. Good listen!
Pretty decent. Wasn't sure what I was expecting but this was a solid listen. Kinda had some Pixies vibes to it, with some Cure and some 90's grunge. This seems like the album a hipster would listen to who's so contrarian they think the Pixies are "too popular" for their tastes. Not a knock on the album, just a knock on contrarians. I think I'll listen to this one again some time soon.
Not too bad, despite the weird cover. Pretty solid, old-school punk. A pretty fun listen. Hadn't heard this one before as well.
Decent. I've liked White Stripes' stuff, and I REALLY liked Jack White's solo album that I got introduced to here, but this album never really did so much for me. I like their following album Elephant quite a bit more than this one.
Decent. 3.5 stars. I'm usually pretty picky with punk I guess, classic punk even more so. But I thought this was pretty good. Some standout tracks that definitely had my head moving, like the last song.
Yeah... nah. This ain't it for me. The music is already wacky enough (and not the kind of wacky I like) that's it's already not my thing. And then being in a different language just takes me out of it. I have a really hard time enjoying listening to music I can't understand already, and that's if I like the music I'm listening to. This is a miss for me.
Damn, whoever's responsible for this list really, REALLY likes David Bowie. I haven't had a single other repeat artist yet and this is my FOURTH David Bowie album. Oh well, doesn't hurt given that I liked this one a lot. Aside from a very, very specific weird nitpick of mine in that I always want track 7 to be one of the better songs on the album, and in this case it's one of the worst. Oh well. Still a great listen! Have a feeling the entire rest of David Bowie's catalogue is coming my way, one way or another...
Aww man. Dang it! I really thought I had found my next 5 star album. I just wrapped listening to the last two songs before writing this, and while they were fine, I didn't love them as much as the rest of the album before it. And considering there's only 8 tracks, that has to just SLIGHTLY bring this down to 4.5 stars. Still, REALLY enjoyed this listen, had only heard of New Order from the Blue Monday song, and they have some good stuff! Kind of sounds like The Cure meets a happier version of early Nine Inch Nails.
Ehhh. Nah, can't do this one. I mentioned before, but I just have a really hard time connecting with music where I can't understand the lyrics. That's a me thing, but it's just how it is. But even that aside, I didn't find the music particularly mind-blowing, pretty basic blue-ish progressions with a pretty minimal sound. Oh well. Not for me.
Really liked this one. Had a somewhat vague knowledge of Suzanne's stuff but this was a nice pleasant listen!
Terrific album. Love Bob Marley and listened to him all the time, although I don't think ever to this one all the way through. Excellent!
Nice enjoyable listen. I'm sure I've heard a bunch of her hits before but never really did a deep dive. I see she has some more beloved albums that I'm sure I'll be discovering soon too. Very nice. 4.5 stars.
Nice listen. Really loved the first track with the soulful intro and the long melodic Hendrix-styled solo, and enjoyed a good chunk of the rest of the tracks. Surprisingly for "Funkadelic" it didn't sound all that funky to me, or at least my white ass impression of what funk is. Still, an enjoyable listen. 3.5 stars.
Not bad. Interesting sound, although I doubt it's an album I'm going to return to. This kind of hits me as movie soundtrack music, stuff that would play well for a lot of movies. Like I could see this working well in a lower key scene in a James Bond movie, or a Quentin Tarantino movie or something like that. 2.5 stars.
I know this album quite well. An early 00's retro punk-funk-dance classic. Was a really fun breath of fresh air when they first came around. 5 star album, very awesome!
Yeah... no. Absolutely not. This ain't it. This just doesn't work for me in all ways. On top of having problems connected with vocals in a different language, the vocals in this are TERRIBLE. The music sounds like the first idea that popped in their head without actually working on it.
I was going to give this 1 star, but it's clear these guys pioneered a new sound that very obviously lead to NiN and other artists taking it over and actually making good ideas with it. So I'll add a star for that. But does the first guy who figured out adding garlic to food remembered as a great chef if the food he made still sucked?
It's interesting, I feel like this album is usually the overlooked middle child of Jimi's catalogue and Are You Experienced and Electric Ladyland get more of the attention. Which is a shame, because this album is really darn good. The more I listen to it, I think it could be almost as good as AYE and even better than Electric Ladyland. Solid all the way through. Fantastic album!
Wasn't sure about this one as it took a while for the style of the sound to really gel with me. But when it did, I found a very pleasant listen in an album I enjoyed quite a bit. A nice soothing sound. I'm sure I'll check out their others, too.
FINALLY! Some hip hop enters the mix! I was starting to think whoever crafted this list just didn't like hip hop. About time, AND it's a banger. Yep, listened to this one countless times, and it's a certified classic. Easy 5 stars.
Yeah, nah. I get how this was an important album for metal and where metal was going at the time, but I didn't LIKE where metal ended up going at this time! I hadn't tried this album but knew it was important to the culture, and now after giving it a shot... it's just not for me.
I enjoyed it for what it is, and if I'm being honest I think I actually liked this more than I expected to going into it. But at the end of the day this is just not not my kinda music. R&B just really doesn't resonate with me at all, even though I find this a lot livelier than I was expecting. So for someone who IS into R&B, I would think you'd definitely dig this.
My first Frank Zappa experience. Enjoyed it, having no idea what it would ultimately sound like. Definitely a jammy progressive rock sound to it, which is my vibe. I'd rate it higher, but the last two songs were just too fappy loco for my tastes. 4 stars.
Actually a pretty pleasant listen. I went into this thinking this would be country or old folk that just wouldn't gel with me but it was a nice pop-soul blend that while it's not my style, I can appreciate.
I can appreciate it. Definitely not my style, although the high energy dance tracks even if they sound VERY "of the time" were pretty fun. 3.5 stars.
Yeah. I know this album well. I know it's one of Jay Z's favorites. Honestly, it's never been my go-to though. If we're talking Jay Z's "must hear before you die" albums, it's Reasonable Doubt, all the way. Which better be on this list! The Black Album too. For this one, it's good. But not my fav. Little too glitzy and glamorous side of hip hop for me. 3.5 stars.
Hmmm, it's fine. I like the style, and wanted to hear more music like this, but most of it didn't really grab me. The big band meets jazz vibe is cool, but to my tastes a lot of it felt pretty plodding without much hooks or identity to the songs. Just my own taste.
Really good, and see why this album essentially made her huge. Not really my style in that I'll be going back all the time, but still it's easy to see why this was a hit modern pop album.
Knew this would be an enjoyable listen. Also knew it wouldn't truly blow my mind, in that Nirvana has never been THAT band for me in the same way they were for everyone else. Still, a solid live unplugged album.
Yeah. Solid. I'm not a super huge listener of Van Morrison, even though I respect him and this is a good listen. Moondance is definitely his big one though, and it's the one I'd probably go back to, if I were going to listen to him. I'm sure it's in this list somewhere and haven't gotten to it yet. I'd probably 3.5/4 stars for this one.
Weird lol But the good kind of weird, the kind of weird I expected it to be. Fiona's an interesting artist, has some of that Kate Bush quirky style to her music and she seems to like being different. Very interesting listen. I have a feeling despite being 3 stars I'll be going back to this one and this album could grow on me.
Holy crap. This was great! Took me totally by surprise, I wasn't expecting this to be this good. Didn't know much about PJ Harvey aside from the name, but this is a GREAT rock album, really solid all the way through. I'll be returning to this one for sure!
