Post stop your sobbing is great
Childhood album. Need to reposted
Kendrick is a genius. I still don’t like the moodiness of modern day hip hop though
Never heard this full album, I’ve always listened to the Folsom/San Quintin combo. The pennants of the statler bros and Carter family is great!
Ugh. So happy I missed this the first time around
Aside from unfinished symphony, which I haven’t heard in 30 years 40 years I’ve never heard this album before I found it quite enjoyable and really liked the song when the drugs don’t work
Fun straightforward album. Not sure I would put it on this list.
Never heard of this album or even this artist before. I loved it
2.5. Not for me but interesting. Singer sounds like Bowie.
Oh yeah. Beginnings of soul and rock and roll
Big fan post pet sounds. You can hear the potential here, but it is not yet achieved
One of my favorites and really enjoyed revisiting it again
I rarely listen to this album listening to their later ones more often and "Stop Making Sense" most of all. It is an impressive debut. I would like to explore some of the songs again. I'm glad to have this opportunity.
Interesting. Need to relisten
Very different than Doolittle which I also enjoyed, but good. Need I relisten
This is an album I listen to somewhat frequently. I love sly and Robbie
Mellow. Too mellow. Derivative. Badly drawn
Great to relisten to after may years. Still slays.
I appreciate it. But in comparison with Blood In The Tracks and other break-up albums, it lacks to me some of that emotional veracity, that emotional resonance. It's too reflective.
Never heard this whole album before I liked it a lot
Much better album than I expected really set the stage for 80s heavy metal bands
Pleasant album with some songs that I liked, but I don’t think I would listen to the full album again
I don't know. I really like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Sarah Vaughan I never got into, and this album did not change that opinion.
Liked this a lot. Never heard of it before. Where have these albums been hiding?
Enjoyable. Never heard any ice cube passed. NWA would listen again.
Stone Cold Masterpiece. I don't listen to this nearly enough. Once you hear it, you cannot get it out of your head. Brilliant album.
Great soul. Did not expect it to be so homegrown sounding Never heard any of it past the titular track before
Second half better than the first. Sounded overproduced to me.
Could never get into Sonic Youth, even though they have that strong association with neil Young. This was no different Some songs were good and loud, and some were just loud.
Another band I never heard of. I liked it , but I found their first album and liked that much more.
Between 2 and 3. Good southern rock, but nothing too original.
I think this was their first album. It certainly sounds like a first album. The big songs are definitely big, but a lot of filler as well.
Second Talking Heads album from this list that I've listened to. Marketed improvement over "Talking Heads: 78", so many fun songs, so much energy, so much weirdness.
I knew the hits, but the whole album is great. A masterpiece.
Silly and fun, reminds me of my childhood. The it later albums are much better
Clearly original and musical Ian places but th “humor” wore thin quickly.
Solid album but nothing really stood out
So much! Need to relisten
Very enjoyable, hard bop album
Love that I’m, high school again.
Perhaps surprisingly, I really like this
Interesting. The first song was the best
Fun album but not sure why it is on the list. Will not be upset to hear it again but I will not seek it out
Love this type of reggae. While not my favorite example, still darn good.
Better than the other Leon album I heard, good rock but nothing beyond that.
4.5. Not familoar with this album but know nick drake. Very pet sounds like which is a good thing.
Once you get past religion it’s a decent punk album. 2.5 stars.
Interesting, pleasant album. I didn't pick up as much as I should in the first try. Will maybe listen again in 4 years after I've listened to the other 950 albums.
This album has it all. Jazz, great beats, flow, and fun lyrics. Really a perfect album.
Sounded original, and that first song, I remember as being somewhat of a hit. But this genre of music is not for me. I tried reading to it, running to it, and listening to it. Kind of failed in all three accounts.
2.5 stars. I would easily give it three if it wasn’t for those horrible skits in between, the pornography really affected the flow of the music and his flow is great as were his samples and beats.
Fun album. Don’t think I would listen again but I like the concept and some songs.
Not as insipid as I thought it would be, but pretty darn insipid. A few grooves eventually and Karen's voice is nice, but now I know why I've always stayed away from the Carpenters.
I can see how this was an influential album. So many other bands sound like Joy Division. In fact, I had no idea Joy Division came out in the late 70s, not say the mid 80s. And it's a cool sound with a cool vibe, but honestly not one I intend to listen to again.
John Lee Hooker's great This is a collaboration album that is overproduced, but some tracks—particularly the one with Bonnie Raitt—are particularly strong. The last few tracks are Hooker alone, and that sounds magnificent.
Never something I would have listened to on my own. Really enjoyed the lo fiand the record scratching against the saxophone and the vocals. Will definitely listen to again.
I suspect that all Curtis Mayfield is good Curtis Mayfield. So far, that's been the case, and this is no exception. He was definitely going for something bigger here than what I think he achieved, but an enjoyable listen. Regardless, and better than most things you would come across on this list or anywhere else.
This album had a lot of different genres mixed in together. Some of it was good, some of it was interesting, but overall I can't say any song really rose up and did it for me.
Love the kicks. Love this album. I still put Arthur at number one Muswell hillbillies number two, and we have the Village Green Preservation Society as number three. I guess that makes something else number four. Four stars for number four.
This was a fantastic album. Never heard of them before. Very creative. Lots of great sounds. We'll listen again.
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. There is a real sheen to the whole album. Danielle Lenois is a genius.
Raising Hell is the album I'm familiar with. I think this one is better. Of course it's dated. It's literally old school.
Enjoyable enough bar band. Nothing revelatory in the slightest
I love this album. I've never heard of her before, but I will hear a lot more from her. Great mix of jazz and Afro-pop.
Pleasantly interesting but did not hold my attention to the whole album
Another nice listen, but not too many songs stood out
Fun, but inconsistent. Album "Mama Said Knock You Out" is still the best song.
Classic. Brilliant. Every song
Really good. Need to relisten.
I never listened to Adele before, aside from "Hello," which was everywhere. I was very impressed. There are songs I'll listen to again. Maybe it just hit me at the right moment, or maybe there's something really there that the entire world figured out before I did.
One of my favorite albums of all time. Yes, not every song works perfectly. But together as a piece, I maintain they do.
Enjoyable, but nothing was better than the Sultans of swing.
I know I should like it. I like so many bands that cite them as an influence. I listened to it twice. Could not get anything out of it. ☹️
I'm sure it's a good album for many, but it's not for me. All the tracks sounded way too similar.
You can definitely hear where Garage Rock started. Some good guitar solos. I think I'm giving this an extra star because I never heard of them and glad that I have now, but not sure I would listen to this again.
Seventies Temptations are my favorite Temptations and some of my favorite funk. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" is a stone-cold classic. While you can't expect other tracks to measure up to it, there are some jams on this album. A couple clunkers bring it down to four stars. But the Temptations are still where it's at.
I am sure this album is for someone, but that someone is not me.
I'm a latecomer to the Doors. Never liked them as a kid. Like them much more now. This is not my favorite of their albums. I actually find their blues a bit derivative, but "Peace Frog" and other songs here are quite good.
I think the title here is correct. Definitely maybe. Artful noise, much better than the singles I've heard from this band, not sure I would revisit, though.
Pretty sure I heard this album before when it came out but had forgotten about it. Inventive songs, catchy tunes, and good use of instrumentation make this a 4-star for me.
Interesting and better than the other U-Tane member album I heard, SZA
Great singers. And great production even though the guy is a murdering ass. I am not a Christmas music fan, and would grab Ella or frank over this if I need a tinsel hit.
I can't believe it's been 15 years or so since I last heard this album. I'm a big fan of Miles' second quintet, so that's what I usually listen to when it's Miles' time. I also tend to listen to In the Silent Way and also the live album Agartha when I need some electrification in my life.
So I forgot how incredible this album is. So mysterious, so improvisational, so brilliant. Five stars forever and ever.
Really liked the first half. You could hear the Bowie and the David Byrne. I'm trying to like the ambient music more, and I almost got it. Overall, though, worth a second listen. That's a 4-star.
Okay, so I was quite drunk when I heard this album. It sounded like nothing I expected. And it was cheesy as hell. But it still kind of moved me. Pretty sure I'll listen to this again. That's my criteria for four stars.
Another album I have not listened to in a long time. Boy, have I missed out. Nothing sounds smoother, sweeter, or more real.
Smooth and listenable. I enjoyed it while it played. I can't remember much about any particular song. The groove is fine. Doubt I would revisit.
Brought me back to my college days once again. I always thought of this as more of a collection of tracks in an actual album since she had passed before the album was released. But still a stone-cold classic. Every track. Wonderful.
Never heard before— weird album. I loved it.
Some songs were quite good. I liked "Road Trippin'" at the end and a few other slower ballads. But other songs were quite bad. More bad than good, so two stars.
Never heard of them before. Weird, wild stuff. Murder stories told with this close-pitched harmony. Good instrumentation. Fun all around.
This is my Neil Young, the godfather of grunge. Freedom was the album that turned me on to him, after listening and liking but not loving Decade. And this was the album that made me a giant fan.
So much fun. Have not listened to it again, and have not listened to it in a while. A common trope among these older albums for me. Great to relisten to. All aboard the night train! Anyone who wants to learn more should watch his TAMI performance.
Some interesting tracks, but overall due most likely to my not understanding the music or the context, found it Ppretty much the same throughout the album.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Crosby, Stills, and Nash. This album is not nearly as good as theirs or Young's "After the Gold Rush," or even Crosby's "I Can't Remember My Name," but it still gives me that vibe.
A fun listen. I was not familiar with them. I had listened to The Strokes and somehow missed The Killers. To me, they sound very similar. Would listen again, certainly.
I wanna give it a higher rating, I really do. "Hallelujah" is just so fantastic, and it jump-started a reevaluation of that song and Leonard Cohen overall. But I didn't find any other songs to be even close to as good. The earlier songs almost got there, but the more electric songs at the end really turned me off. I will definitely do a re-listen and will share as a way to come back and revise my rating if I am currently wrong
4.5 stars. This album was so much fun. Never heard of the band or the music before, though I am clearly a fan of this genre. Definitely a re-listenable album
Can't decide between a 3 and a 4. On the one hand, quite a few of the songs are bangers. The Lust for Life song is just amazing. Passenger is great, and there are others as well. On the other hand, some songs are filler, and there is the Iggy Pop depravity throughout the album which can make parts hard to listen to.
In middle school. A friend of mine played me the song "Anarchy in the U.S.A." by I think Megadeth. I went out to buy it and ended up with "Never Mind the Bollocks" instead. I secretly listened to it between classes on my Walkman. It absolutely blew my mind. It felt so subversive and so wrong, although I couldn't put my finger on why. I can't say it made me an enormous punk fan or anything, but boy did I love that album.
While I think there's too much glam on this album, or too little glam in me, I found the album enjoyable and would listen again. I probably do need to listen again. I want to say anything more insightful
DNF. I tried. I got to maybe track 4. Springsteen Lite. And I couldn't find anything to latch onto. I heard no authenticity.
This album will never not make me smile. It was given to me yesterday. It was a really rough day, and this album made it better. Remember when it was released? I was 13 years old. We loved it then, and I still love it now.
While there are better Stevie albums, even better Stevie albums of the 70s, this is still a banger with only some filler songs. Boogie on Reggae Woman!
It was hard being a Dylan fan in the 80s and early 90s. Everyone made fun of him. He gave a disastrous performance to most eyes on the Grammys, to me, I realized he was singing "Master of War" punk style right at the beginning of the first Gulf War. Dana Carvey would imitate him on Saturday Night Live as an incomprehensible man. David Spade as Tom Petty would have to interpret. Seeing him in concert was a slog. It was a really hard time.
It was hard being me in the mid-90s - out of a job, out of school, with no idea what to do next. My serious girlfriend broke up with me, I was working nights, sleeping during the day, and completely nuts. Nervous when I heard Bob Dylan released a new album, while the past two folk cover albums showed someone who was trying to get back on track. I had been burnt by Zimmerman before. Those opening chords, though, that opening track will be etched in my brain. My headphones lying in bed, half-awake and half-asleep. Working nights, those streets were dead. This is one of the greatest albums.
There is something to be said about real human beings playing real instruments and recording music about real people and their real experiences.
I've ignored this album my whole life. I heard plenty of Fleetwood Mac tracks on classic rock growing up. Nothing resonated with me specifically. I clumped them in the soft rock bin alongside the Eagles. Boy, this album is killer. And song flows into the next. The production is fantastic. The tunes are catchy. And you can hear all that fire and angst underneath it all.
I like punk, I like country. I can't really say I like this.
Shaggy album. Not nearly as strong as After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, obviously. More fun than Steven Stills, naturally. I enjoyed
I only heard Cars before this. Who hasn't heard Cars? This album is coherent, beautiful, haunting, and I believe re-listenable.
Never heard this album before. While I still think Kurt sings the covers better, the musicianship and creativity here are outstanding. I compare this to the Mekons album that I heard recently from this project. That was cowpunk too, but this was so much more enjoyable
Interesting album. I like some songs, but do not like others.
It's Tom Petty, which means it's going to be quality rock above a blues band level. All songs in this album sound way too similar to Bruce Springsteen, aside from the two hits. I see it's his debut album. We all know he gets much better, but still a pleasant listen.
Not much here for me to latch on to. Pleasant enough. Singing was good, but each song sounded to me the same and pretty bland.
I am way more of a Beatles guy than a Rolling Stones guy. In fact, really, I'm a Kinks fan through and through. I know all the Stones hits, but I don't think I've ever listened to a full album in any depth. Thoroughly enjoyed this. The so-called filler songs are really good bar band songs, and there ain't nothing wrong with that. And the first and last song, the hits, are dynamite.
I remember this album when it came out before Kanye went completely crazy and horrific. The album was clearly a turning point. At the time, I thought it was an interesting one and would lead to more interesting things. Sadly, we know better, and listening to it again was not enjoyable in the slightest.
I think I had stopped listening to Radiohead by the time this album came out. That was a mistake. This was super enjoyable, sonically interesting, but less pretentious as prior albums. Still think OK Computer is their best.
Some old school hip hop I hadn't heard before. Nicely done, may listen again, but as no track particularly rose up, don't think I can give it higher than a three.
The hits were fun to listen to again. The others were okay. Everything flowed well, but nothing else stood out.
I had really only heard "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" from Fiona before this. I love "Fetch the Bolt Cutters". It is a good, strong album with some moments of brilliance. Now I'll need to seek out the albums in between.
Never heard any John Kale solo before. Very enjoyable and listenable. 4.5
This was a good album. Not my genre, but interesting sounds and enjoyable.
American Pie is a great song. "Vincent" is a great song. The rest of the songs are less so, and one or two of them I found outright annoying. I had to average it out to two stars, maybe 2.5.
Great album. Each song sounded different, all within the same genre. And "Changes," of course, is a ballad-y banger, trapped between a 4 and a 5. Why can't we give half stars?
Ah, pure innocent Joanie. Imagine what it would have been like if she never met Dylan and stayed on this ethereal track. Not singing about political issues, but instead these old eternal folk songs of challenge and struggle sung with the voice of an angel.
Overall not very enjoyable album. First song is the best. Goes downhill from there. There were interesting bars in certain songs, but they came and went all too soon. Fun fact, in the middle of listening to the album, my iPhone alarm went off. I'd forgotten to turn it off the night before. As it went off, I was thinking, oh, this album got better and more interesting. Then I noticed it was actually my alarm playing over the music.
Tiny Dancer and Leave On is a one-two killer punch. Unfortunately, the rest of the album does not stay at that high level, but still enjoyable and will listen to again.
Tough choice between a 3 and a 4. I've never heard this album before. I'll probably never hear it again. It's definitely not my genre, but I have to say it was primarily interesting as I listened to it. Maybe I'll give it another shot. Who are they? 😀
Basie at his best, Big Band at its best. Lots of great energy and soaring melodies and a sweet ballad at the end. Reminds you why swing jazz is a real thing.
So hard not to like this album. Gets you moving and grooving, and the percussion virtuosity is hard to ignore.
I was very lucky to have Atomic Basie, Tito Puente, and this album. One right after another. I'm grooving like there is no tomorrow.
Never really listened to Blood, Sweat, and Tears before. I'll need to revisit again. Very enjoyable grooves. Look forward to hearing the first album as well.
I have to face up to the fact that this album isn't for me. I do like Prince, I do like 1999, and I really like the songs "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain," but the songs in between just don't speak to me. Not even "Let's Go Crazy." It's obviously not Prince. Easy genius, everyone knows that. It's just me, babe.
I have listened to this album so many times in my life. I even picked it just a few months ago. Though you'd think it would be a much higher rating than three. However, there was just something this time when I listened to it - how everything was the same, how everything was too lackadaisical, too sweet. As others note, could definitely use some Young. I don't know, I'm sure on another day I would give this a five as expected, but today it felt like a three.
The day before, I had Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and my comment was, "Need more Neil Young." Well, the 2001 album generator gods have responded. Always liked "Russ Never Sleeps," not my favorite Neil Young. I'm more of a 90s Neil Young guy. But the album always works. A few songs are a little bit filler and a little bit meandering. But the Horse rarely fails to deliver.
For me, it's all about Daniel Lanois and possibly Brian Eno. This U2 album has such atmosphere. The only albums I've heard that capture something similar are Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind, both of which were produced by Lanois. The first half of this album is undeniably killer. The quality of the songs takes a step down afterwards. Except for "In God's Country". I remember being very excited when this album came out and Very disappointed with U2's subsequent albums. At the time, at least. I look forward to re-evaluating them when they come up on this list.
Interesting and pleasant, with some novel beats. 3.5 stars.
I grew up with this album in high school. I have close friends who loved it and loved Floyd but they were not my thing. I like "Wish You Were Here" fine but that was about it. I was more into the Kinks, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, et cetera.
I listened to the Dolby Atmos mix of the album with really good headphones this morning. While I can't say it blew my mind, it came pretty darn close. Hard to give anything less than five stars.
While I may like the first album more due to its tightness, it's the looseness here that makes this album a near masterpiece. It is all over the place. Fans of Sandinista will find a lot to like. I could see how an album like this would make a band. I'm happy they recorded it before they broke up.
Very interesting album, and interesting albums are always what I'm looking for so Frank is Frank. You either appreciate his phrasing and his style, best exemplified by Phil Hartman, or you find it annoying and/or old-fashioned. I appreciate it. The Brazilian music is excellent. Jobim is excellent. Put these two combos together, you definitely get a fine veneer of cheese but I guess I like cheese in my music.
There are very few triple albums in this world that when I finish I put on side A again. This is one of those albums.
A goat album for a reason. West Coast Jazz at its best. Always interesting rhythms that propel you through a very mellow experience.
Always heard of Dinosaur Jr. but never heard Dinosaur Jr. What can I say? I like creative noisy guitars. I don't mind and kind of like atonal singing. Not every song worked for me but enough did.
