A very pleasant listen—a little folksy, a little Dylan, a little bedroom-recording-y. Probably my favorite of the list so far.

A very interesting style—eclectic, and with a very entertaining twist to it as a cross-ska, souls-y item.

Emotive writing & some beautiful instrumental sections just don’t personally do enough to salvage the album for me.

(Listened to Expanded Edition.) Some groovy sections, but … not great as a whole. Would probably mainly listen to the [presumably] expanded bits at the end of the live album in the future.

A little weird conceptually, but overall enjoyable (—and definitely with some individual stand-outs I’d save for the future!)

A solid album—similar to Wings, a couple of decent stand-outs saved separately for the future. Enjoyed it!

A good listen (—and, somehow, not what I was expecting.) Also have a few tracks saved for the future off this one, as well.

Strange, eccentric, borderline-noise but … not necessarily bad through-and-through? Truly, a weird one.

A very pleasant listen—a little folksy, a little Dylan, a little bedroom-recording-y. Probably my favorite of the list so far.

An all-time classic.

Very unique style—loved the multiple languages interweaved with both the West African & southern blues stylings.

Haven’t exactly had the greatest opinion of Steely Dan in the past but, this time, this album—as storied, hyper-aware delusional, apocalyptic yacht rock—actually made a good impression this time.

It was great to hear Michael Franti in his element & not just as a guest featuring role. Quintessential socially-conscious hip-hop.

It was great to hear Michael Franti in his element & not just as a guest featuring role. Quintessential socially-conscious hip-hop.

Very stylish & influential but, apart from a few stand-outs—(obviously) Immigrant Song, Gallows Pole, Hats off To (Roy) Harper—it just isn't really doing it for me all-around.

Reductive, but hearing Dropkick Murphys through a recording played back in a dim & crowded Irish bar isn’t doing it for me.

Oddly enough, stylistically felt like a blend between Radiohead & Procul Harum…? Some of the beginning/intro wasn’t doing it for me, but then the compositional stand-outs came—Sunshine, A Minha Menina, Sweet Like a Champion, Zia—& that really grabbed me.

A stylistic classic, but … eh?

Just absolutely loaded with the trademark sound & the classic bangers. (Such a crazy single-album spread, honestly, after having primarily previously spent time with CCR in the context of Greatest Hits.)

Soulful & passionate—a very pleasing, nostalgic listen.

Amelodic, atonal, unenjoyable. Clashing & completely identical to one another.

Soft-spoken with some underlying tribal influence. Okay, but not great.

Not really my style.

Very classic, very stylistic—distinct themes for distinct acts. Just very beautiful instruments all-around.

Very ‘60s/‘70s psychedelia in a rejuvenating kind of way. Enjoyed this one much more than I expect I would, too!

Classic & nostalgic quintessential West Coast hip-hop; can’t knock that.

Strange—sometimes clever, sometimes grating. Clearly see where FF got a lot of inspiration from this for One by One. Overall, not really here for the total album flow, though.

Very technically proficient, but just not a sound/style/genre that does much for me, unfortunately.

Generally, not the biggest fan of The Cure; this didn’t really do much to persuade me.

Experimental; traditionally Bowie.

Quintessential bluesy hard rock classic. Gotta love it.

Classic country (—or Americana-adjacent.) Makes me want to fire up Fallout: New Vegas another time. Overall, sounded kind of same-y, but not bad by any stretch.

A very … industrially? … experimental & atonal Bowie album. Pass.

Admittedly, Iron Maiden’s vocal style has never really been my favorite, but there’s no denying it’s a genre-defining classic. (Also: “Run for the Hills”—wow!

Quintessential R&B/Soul—very, very enjoyable & relaxing.

Again, one of the classics when it comes to the time & genre; however, the psychedelic funk mixed with the bizarre, psychedelic instrumental grooves for the album opener & closer weren’t really doing it for me.

Classic country by a classic artist.

Lovely instrumentation-wise, but a little too …,strange? … for me.

Lovely instrumentation, but vocals a bit too gratingly-Dylan for me to regularly enjoy.

Saccharine Americana. Great for the historical context, but not much else.