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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.41 | +1.59 |
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
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5 | 3.43 | +1.57 |
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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5 | 3.54 | +1.46 |
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
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5 | 3.55 | +1.45 |
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
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5 | 3.66 | +1.34 |
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
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5 | 3.69 | +1.31 |
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Kid A
Radiohead
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5 | 3.71 | +1.29 |
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
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1 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
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1 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
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Slipknot
Slipknot
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1 | 2.68 | -1.68 |
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
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2 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
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1 | 2.63 | -1.63 |
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
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2 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
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2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
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Diamond Life
Sade
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2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
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Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
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1 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 3 | 4.67 |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 4.67 |
| Beatles | 2 | 5 |
| David Bowie | 5 | 4.2 |
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Elvis Costello · 1 likes
4/5
Costello is usually hit or miss for me, but this album is full of catchy pop rock tunes. Enjoyed it a lot.
Highlights: "Blame it on Cain" and "Waiting for the End of the World"
Yes · 1 likes
2/5
Yes! No...still can't get into them. And this album has only 3 songs...
1-Star Albums (7)
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Billy Joel
5/5
Highlights: "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and "She's Always a Woman"
David Bowie
4/5
Great Bowie album.
Highlights: “Watch That Man”, “The Jean Genie”
Pearl Jam
5/5
Definitely one of the best debut albums of all time, and one of my favs. Great record.
Highlights: Honestly, the whole thing. Standouts for me are "Alive" and "Release"
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Had never listened to this one all the way through, but enjoyed it. A little jammier than I expected from CCR, but still good!
Highlights: "Travelin' Band" and "Long as I Can See The Light"
Stan Getz
4/5
Recognized a lot of these tunes. Great Sunday morning record to put in. Really enjoyed it.
Highlights: "Girl from Impanema" and "Corcovado"
Rage Against The Machine
5/5
Love this album! Still remember listening to this the for the first time in 7th grade, life changing. Incredible debut album, never tire of it.
Highlights: "Know Your Enemy" and "Take the Power Back"
Bert Jansch
3/5
Fun folk album and some great guitar work.
Highlights: "Strolling Down the Highway" and "Needle of Death"
Eagles
3/5
Solid Eagles album. I love “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane”, but can take or leave the rest
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Great debut from the Stones.
Primal Scream
2/5
I don't know what to make of this album...seems like a mediocre mixed tape of the most popular 90s genres. Feels a bit uneven for me. I didn't hate it, but don't think I need to listen to it again.
Devendra Banhart
3/5
Never heard this one before, but enjoyed. Some great guitar picking.
Blur
3/5
Really enjoyed the first half of this album. The second half drops off a but for me and feels a little uneven, but still a solid 90s album.
Highlights: “Country Sad Ballad Man” and “On Your Own”
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Great, mellow album.
Highlights: "Pale Blue Eyes" and "I'm Set Free"
Van Morrison
4/5
Love this album. Sweet Thing is probably my favorite Van Morrison song.
Highlights: “Sweet Thing” and “Cyprus Avenue”
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Great album! I feel like you can hear Paul Simon fully taking over the songwriting on this one. Some amazing songs on it - "The Boxer" is one of my all time favorites.
Highlights: "The Boxer", "Only Living Boy in New York" and "Cecilia"
Tom Waits
2/5
Never been a fan of Tom Waits. I appreciate him as an artist, but he’s not for me.
Scott Walker
3/5
This album grew on me a bit as it went on. Enjoyable listen.
Highlights: "Rhymes of Goodbye"
Peter Frampton
4/5
Great live album, could have used more talkbox! Wasn’t a big fan of the “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” cover, but, the guitar solo on “Do You Feel Like We Do” is great.
Highlights: “Show Me the Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do”
Jorge Ben Jor
4/5
I remember listening to this years ago and wasn't crazy about it. But listening to it through again, I really dug it! Great musicianship, fun album. Will be listening to more of his stuff.
Highlights: "O Filosofo" and "O Plebeu"
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
I'm a huge Bruce fan, so of course this is getting 5 stars. What an album from start to finish, so well written and crafted. Love it.
Highlights: "No Surrender" and "I'm Goin' Down"
3/5
I had never really listened to Muse outside of hearing them on the radio, and always kinda put them in the "poppy Radiohead ripoff" category, but this album was pretty good. Definitely had a few great moments and brought back some Guitar Hero memories.
Highlights: "Starlight" and "Exo-Politics"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
I appreciate him as a songwriter, and mostly enjoyed this album. But, in all honesty, his songs never really grab me in a way that make me want to listen to more.
Highlights: "The Beat" and "Radio, Radio"
Motörhead
2/5
Had never listened to Motorhead before, and don't see myself doing so again. Nothing against them, just not my thing.
The Beach Boys
3/5
Great harmonies, arrangements and songwriting. You can hear the growth that will eventually lead to Pet Sounds. I will say some of the vocal and vocal arrangements sounded different than versions I remember, but that could just be my age, haha.
Highlights: " Help Me, Rhonda" and "Dance, Dance, Dance"
Kanye West
4/5
Alright - everything about Kanye as a person aside, this is objectively a great album. The samples, the beats, not to mention the great supporting cast he has with him make this an incredibly fun album.
Highlights: "Power", "All of the Lights", "Runaway"
Neil Young
4/5
Love this one! Probably my favorite Neil Young record.
Highlights: “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”, “After the Gold Rush” and “Southern Man”
Cornershop
3/5
This album is really interesting. An alternative album that also has instrumental interludes with experimental, electronica and eastern influences. Definitely more sitar than I expected, but I enjoyed it overall.
Highlights: “Brimful of Asha”, “Funky Days are Back” and “Good Shit”
Sleater-Kinney
3/5
Fun alternative rock album with some good moments.
Highlights: “Words and Guitar” and “Buy Her Candy”
The Cure
3/5
Solid album with a lot of driving bass and reverb on the vocals. Robert Smith’s vocal sound is still iconic.
Highlights: “The Hanging Garden” and “Cold”
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3/5
A fun, upbeat, poppy album with witty lyrics (i.e. “It’s just a simple metaphor for burning love” on “Forest Fire”). Definitely of a time, felt like I was in a John Hughes movie, not in a bad way.
Highlights: “Forest Fire” and “Are You Ready to Bleed”
The Doors
4/5
Bluesy, psychedelic and some great 60s rock. This is probably my favorite album from The Doors.
Highlights: "Roadhouse Blues" and "You Make Me Real"
Ozomatli
4/5
Great genre bending album. Hip hop, rock, salsa, latin rock vibes throughout. Really enjoyed this one and loved the horn section!
Highlights: “(Who Discovered) America” and “Saturday Night”
Lauryn Hill
4/5
Damn. I remember all the acclaim this album got when it came out, but this is the first time I’ve listened to it all the way through. What a groove it has and Lauryn Hill’s voice is amazing. I’m torn on how I feel about all the classroom interludes, but overall, loved the whole album.
Highlights: “Lost Ones”, “Doo Wop (That Thing)” and “ Everything is Everything”
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Solid album with some choice samples.
Highlights: "Footprints" and "Public Enemy"
Beach House
3/5
Interesting mellow album with some cool vocals.
Highlights: "Used to Be" and "Better Times"
Jefferson Airplane
3/5
Never really go into Jefferson Airplane, and never liked "White Rabbit", but this album has some good songs.
Highlights: "Somebody to Love" and "Embryonic Journey"
Marvin Gaye
3/5
Great follow up to “What’s Going On”, but not quite as good.
Highlights: “Let’s Get It On” and “Just to Keep You Satisfied”
Dolly Parton
3/5
What a powerhouse trio! Their voices work so well together.
Highlights: “Wildflowers” and “Telling Me Lies”
David Bowie
4/5
Another great Bowie album. A little darker and more industrial than previous Bowie albums. The long instrumental interlude of "Moss Garden" always throws me off a bit, but he more than makes up for it with "Heroes"
Highlights: "Heroes" and "Blackout"
Bill Evans Trio
4/5
This album sounds incredible! Feels like you are at the Vanguard. Love the music too, it's taking me down a jazz road I haven't gone in a while.
Highlights: "Gloria's Step" and Solar"
The Magnetic Fields
3/5
Honestly, just too many songs. There are some great tracks on here, and some also not so great tracks. While I get the idea, I think they would have benefitted from some editing, there is a good album in there, in just gets bogged down by the pure number of songs.
Highlights: "I Think I Need a New Heart" and "Nothing Matters When We're Dancing"
Fela Kuti
4/5
Really enjoyed this one. Have not ventured much into the Afro-Beat genre, I do know how much of an impact he had on a lot of other music.
Highlights: "Zombie" and "Observation is no Crime"
Radiohead
5/5
Incredible album from start to finish. My favorites on this one always change, but it's hard not to listen to anything but the whole album.
Highlights: currently "Optimistic" and "Idioteque"
Hookworms
3/5
Definitely hear some influence from Muse and Phoenix, not in a bad way. Some good tracks on this one.
Highlights: "Opener" and "Shortcomings"
Joni Mitchell
3/5
This album has a very distinct mood and her voice is very smooth and calming. I enjoyed a lot of these songs.
Highlights: "Coyote" and "Refuge of the Roads"
Mott The Hoople
3/5
A decent rock record, sounds very much like early Bowie, and it's hard for me to hear anything else.
Highlights: "Whizz Kid" and "Violence"
Arcade Fire
5/5
One of my all time favorites! Incredible album from start to finish. This was my introduction to Arcade Fire, and I still remember the first time I heard it. Such an original, full sound, really love this album.
Highlights: "Wake Up" and "Rebellion", but the whole album is great.
GZA
2/5
Some decent 90s rap, not really my thing, but not a bad album.
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Great Stones album! So many good tracks on here.
Highlights: "Gimme Shelter", "Midnight Rambler" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
John Grant
3/5
Quirky, melancholic album. Has some interesting moments.
Highlights: "Sigourney Weaver" and "Leopard and Lamb"
Stan Getz
4/5
Samba! Enjoyed this one a lot.
Khaled
3/5
Hadn’t listened to a lot of Algerian music before, but there is a lot to like on this album, although not sure it is something I will return to often. Pretty good cover of “Imagine”
Highlights: “C’est la nuit” and “Melha”
3/5
Good album. Really like her guitar tone and her duet with Thom Yorke.
Highlights: "The Mess We're In" and "We Float"
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Who doesn't love Aretha? This album is great, and had a few covers on it I had never heard her do before ("People Get Ready" and Groovin'")
Highlights: "Chain of Fools", "Sweet Sweet Baby" and Ain't No Way"
Violent Femmes
4/5
No one else sounds like the Violent Femmes. Fun album.
Highlights: "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Gone Daddy Gone / I Just Want To Make Love to You"
Deep Purple
2/5
Meh. “Smoke on the Water” is a classic and there are some cool guitar riffs, but most of this album didn’t do it for me.
Iggy Pop
4/5
This whole album rocks. Big fan.
Highlights: "Lust for Life", "The Passenger" and "Neighborhood Threat"
Sufjan Stevens
4/5
Always love this album. Great mixing of genres and super long song names!
Highlights: "Casimir Pulaski Day", "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out To Get Us"
Ramones
4/5
Great punk album that influenced a lot of rock musicians.
Highlights: "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Let's Dance"
5/5
Probably my favorite Bowie album (and maybe his best?) Great album from beginning to end.
Highlights: "Five Years", "Ziggy Stardust" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"
Underworld
2/5
Some interesting beats and melodies, but I'm not a big electronica person, so wasn't for me.
A Tribe Called Quest
3/5
Fun album, some good tracks.
Highlights: "Vibes and Stuff", "Jazz (We've Got)
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Another one of my all time favorites. Great album from beginning to end, and incredible follow up to Born to Run.
Highlights: "Something in the Night", "Racing in the Street", "Prove it All Night" and "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
Bob Dylan
5/5
So many good songs on this album! Hard for me not to give it 5 stars, so I will.
Highlights: "Tangled Up in Blue", "Simple Twist of Fate" and "Shelter from the Storm"
Portishead
4/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It's very cinematic in sound, almost noir-ish. Mellow with a classic jazz edge.
Highlights: "Wandering Star" and "Glory Box"
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Quiet, and understated. The whole album feels like a breakup.
Highlights: "Black Boys on Mopeds" and "Nothing Compars 2 U"
Solomon Burke
3/5
Some great original soul on here.
Highlights: "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" and "Can't Nobody Love Me"
The Byrds
3/5
Some classic jangly rock and roll here. Enjoyed a lot of it.
Highlights: "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "All I Really Want to Do"
The Cult
3/5
Pretty solid rock album.
Highlights: "Peace Dog" and "Memphis Hip Shake"
Dwight Yoakam
3/5
A decent country album. Lots of guitar twang.
Highlights: "I Hear You Knockin'" and "Floyd County"
Emmylou Harris
3/5
Great Americana album, iconic voice.
Highlights: "The Pearl" and "Tragedy"
Björk
2/5
I appreciate Bjork, but overall, just isn't for me.
Electric Light Orchestra
3/5
Pretty fun softish rock album, with some great Jeff Lynne songwriting
Highlights: "Mr. Blue Sky" and "Birmingham Blues"
Michael Jackson
4/5
Again separating the artist from the art here. This is a great album, and you can hear how it leads into him making Thriller.
Highlights: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You"
Soundgarden
4/5
Great album! What a powerhouse voice from Chris Cornell, he is still very much missed.
Highlights: "Black Hole Sun", "Spoonman" and "The Day I Tried to Live"
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
One of my all time favorite albums, and honestly the one that got me obsessed with Bruce. An incredible album from start to finish, and probably the defining post 9/11 record.
Highlights: "Lonesome Day", "You're Missing", "The Rising" and "My City of Ruins"
Kacey Musgraves
3/5
Enjoyed this one. She's a great songwriter.
Highlights: "Slow Burn" and "Love is a Wild Thing"
Johnny Cash
4/5
Great live album.
Highlights: "Folsom Prison Blues" and "The Long Black Veil"
Iron Maiden
3/5
Solid metal album. I can hear how they influenced a ton of rock artists that came after them.
Highlights: "Phantom of the Opera" and "Strange World"
Elvis Costello
4/5
Costello is usually hit or miss for me, but this album is full of catchy pop rock tunes. Enjoyed it a lot.
Highlights: "Blame it on Cain" and "Waiting for the End of the World"
Cypress Hill
3/5
Some good tunes and interesting samples on this one (Duke of Earl!)
Highlights: "How I Could Just Kill A Man" and "Real Estate"
The Velvet Underground
3/5
Classic album, great groove.
Highlights: "Sunday Morning" and "Heroin"
Chicago
3/5
Definitely not what I was expecting from Chicago. Very jammy. A track trying to be Hendrix, and some Beatles homages thrown in?! Very interesting record.
Highlights: "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" and "South California Purples"
Spiritualized
3/5
Sounds like a slightly more alternative Sufjan Stevens, with some Lou Reed-esque vocals. The tracks are hit or miss for me.
Highlights: "Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space" and "Cool Waves"
R.E.M.
3/5
REM is so good, and I love this early stuff that is a little more raw.
Highlights: "It's The End of the World As We Know It" and "The One I Love"
John Lennon
4/5
I think this is probably John's best solo album.
Highlights: "Imagine", "Jealous Guy" and "Oh Yoko!"
The Velvet Underground
2/5
"Noise Album" is an apt description of this album.
TV On The Radio
4/5
Always loved this album, just gets better with age.
Highlights: "Stork and Owl" and "Love Dog"
Supergrass
3/5
Great 90s alternative album, it keeps getting better as the album progresses.
Highlights: “Alright” and “Time”
Brian Eno
3/5
Enjoyed this one more than I thought I would.
Highlights: "St. Elmo's Fire" and "The Big Ship"
Kelela
2/5
Not a bad album, just not my jam.
Highlights: "Truth or Dare" and "Blue Light"
MGMT
4/5
Forgot how good this album is, even if it falls off a little bit at the end. Definitely a big part of my college playlist, and "Kids" is up there in my favorite songs of all time.
Highlights: "Time to Pretend" and "Kids"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Great album that showcases the various sides of Neil Young.
Highlights: "My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) and "Powderfinger"
Mylo
3/5
Wasn't what I was expecting at all, but actually really liked this album. Has some great tracks and good to drive to.
Highlights: "Drop the Pressure" and "Emotion 98.6"
Yes
2/5
I appreciate the musicianship here, but just can't get into Yes. Roundabout is a fun song, but it's too long and meanders a bit too much for me.
Highlights: "Roundabout"
The Band
4/5
Any album that has “The Weight” on it deserves at least 4 stars. What a masterpiece of a song, on an all around great album.
Highlights: “The Weight” and “Long Black Veil”
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Honestly, this just sounded like a mediocre pop album from the 90s with a crooner as a lead singer. Just couldn't get into it.
The Isley Brothers
3/5
Great soul album with a lot of hits and some pretty cool covers. Really enjoyed the “Listen to the Music” cover.
Highlights: “That Lady, Pts 1 and 2” and “You Walk Your Way”
Various Artists
3/5
Perfect timing for the season. Christmas tunes from Motown greats.
Highlights: “White Christmas” and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home”
Michael Jackson
4/5
Crazy how many hits are on this album. Maybe my favorite of MJs (his best?). There is some amazing bass lines on this record too. Overall, great listen.
Highlights: “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “Dirty Diana” and “Smooth Criminal”
Thundercat
2/5
Meh. Didn’t do it for me.
2/5
Yes! No...still can't get into them. And this album has only 3 songs...
Talking Heads
4/5
Great Talking Heads album, they have such a unique sound.
Highlights: "Once in a Lifetime" and "Houses in Motion"
Moby Grape
2/5
Not bad, but didn't really stand out to me.
Guns N' Roses
5/5
Hard to not give this 5 stars. Even the (few) non hit songs on here are great. Has to still be one of the best debut albums of all time.
Highlights: "Welcome to the Jungle", "Mr. Brownstone", "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Motörhead
2/5
Still can't get into Motorhead.
Dusty Springfield
4/5
Loved this album! Full of great Motown songs from my childhood. I remember listening to so many of these on the oldies station with my folks while I was growing up.
Highlights: "Mama Said", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Can I Get A Witness"
Iron Butterfly
3/5
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a classic. I have no problem with a long jam, but, it is too long. And although there are some solid tracks, so this album.
Highlights: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and "Stone Believer"
Steve Winwood
3/5
Not a bad soft rock album that screams 1980s.
Highlights: "Slowdown Sundown" and "Night Train"
King Crimson
3/5
Interesting album, filled with long tracks. Plays out like a soundtrack to a movie.
Highlights: “21st Centruy Schizoid Man”
Alanis Morissette
4/5
Was pleasantly surprised at how well this album has held up. Still a great record.
Highlights: "You Oughta Know", "You Learn" and "Hand in My Pocket"
Soul II Soul
2/5
Not into this kind of dance music. It all sounds kind of the same to me.
Adele
4/5
I never listened to this album when it came out, outside of the hits. Really enjoyed it, and what a voice!!
Highlights: "I'll Be Waiting", "One and Only" and "Someone Like You"
Meat Loaf
4/5
Operatic rock and roll at its best. Really good album.
Highlights: "Bat Out of Hell" and "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Def Leppard
3/5
Pretty good arena rock from the 80s, if it does get a little tiring towards the end of the record.
Highlights: "Photograph"
The Offspring
3/5
Strong 90s album, with a lot of memorable songs. I don't think it's as good as Americana, but that could be just a personal preference.
Highlights: "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" and "Self Esteem"
Neil Young
4/5
Enjoyed this Neil Young album, had not heard it before. A little bit of rock, a little bit of country, great Neil.
Highlights: "World on A String" and "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4/5
Catchy pop album. Sounds a bit like Costello is trying to do his version of "Bringing It All Back Home". Very solid.
Highlights: "Tokyo Storm Warning" and "Blue Chair"
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
Some real catchy pop tunes on here. Pretty good overall.
Highlights: “Money Changes Everything” and “Time After Time”
Carole King
4/5
Great, great album. So many classics on here.
Highlights: "So Far Away", "It's Too Late", "You've Got A Friend" and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
The Verve
4/5
Great Brit pop album of the 90s. Lots of great tracks and the classic “Bittersweet Symphony”
Highlights: “Bittersweet Symphony”, “Lucky Man” and “Velvet Morning”
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
A pretty good debut, even if it isn't one of his better albums. Still enjoyable, and the hits are great.
Highlights: "Breakdown" and "American Girl"
M.I.A.
2/5
Kind of a fun album, but her style gets a bit repetitive and tiring for me.
The Stranglers
2/5
A generic rock record that reminded me a little bit of Spinal Tap.
Paul Simon
4/5
Great album. Probably Paul Simon's best solo album (my favorite)
Highlights: "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" and "You Can Call Me Al"
David Bowie
4/5
Bowie never disappoints. It’s crazy how good and how different so many of his albums are. Love this one.
Highlights: “Changes”, “Oh! You Pretty Things” and “Life on Mars”
The Roots
4/5
Great album by The Roots, really enjoy this one.
Highlights: “Rock You” and “Seed 2.0”
The Smiths
3/5
Interesting album, with some funny tracks and lyrics.
Highlights: "Death of a Disco Dancer" and "Paint a Vulgar Picture"
Dolly Parton
3/5
Love a good Dolly album!
Highlights: "Coat of Many Colors", "Early Morning Breeze" and "The Way I See You"
PJ Harvey
3/5
Not a bad alternative album, but, I didn't enjoy it as much as some of her other albums.
Highlights: "Missed"
The Mars Volta
3/5
A loud, melodic rock record with some wailing vocals. For me, somewhere between Metallica and Led Zeppelin? Some great song titles as well. Overall, enjoyed it
Highlights: "Son Et Lumiere" and "Eriatarka"
Public Image Ltd.
2/5
Linkin Park
3/5
Was never a huge Linkin Park fan, but this is a fun album with some great hits that remind of high school. Definitely have their own sound and one hell of voice in Chester Bennington.
Highlights: "One Step Closer" and "In The End"
David Bowie
4/5
Another great Bowie album.
Highlights: "Love is Lost" and "(You Will) Set the World on Fire"
Calexico
3/5
A latin alternative album that has a movie soundtrack like vibe to it.
Highlights: “Quattro” and “Not Even Stevie Nicks…”
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3/5
This record has a great groove, and some very recognizable hits. Love the cover of "Good Golly, Miss Molly" too.
Highlights: "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary"
R.E.M.
5/5
Sometimes I forget just how great REM was. Wow, what an album. Even the lesser known tracks are good, and it includes at least two of my favorite REM songs.
Highlights: "Drive", "Everybody Hurts", "Nightswimming" and "Man on the Moon"
Simply Red
2/5
Is it as bad as all the other reviews? I don't think so, but it is not good. I'm sad that Talking Heads let them cover "Heaven"...
Slade
3/5
Pretty good classic rock album from the 70s. Sounds a lot like they want to be Zeppelin, but still an entertaining album.
Highlights: "Gudbuy T'Jane" and "Wondering' Y"
Led Zeppelin
5/5
An explosive debut by a quartet that would change rock music forever. A solid album that really exhibits the talents of all four musicians. Love it.
Highlights: "Good Times Bad Times", "Communication Breakdown" and "Your Time is Gonna Come"
Jean-Michel Jarre
1/5
Not for me. Sounds a bit like a B movie sci fi soundtrack from the 80s.
Tim Buckley
3/5
A folky, New Orleansy vibe that had some good moments.
Highlights: "Nighthawkin'" and "Hong Kong Bar"
Joan Armatrading
3/5
Very chill, folksy, with a little bit of funk.
Highlights: "Join the Boys" and "Like Fire"
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
Great blues album, and a great showcase for how talented a guitar player Eric Clapton is.
Highlights: "Hideaway" and "Steppin' Out"
Cat Stevens
4/5
Really enjoyed this album. Had listened to Cat Stevens before, but never a whole album. Solid songwriting all the way through.
Highlights: "Wild World" and "Father and Son"
Minutemen
4/5
Great punk rock album that sounds a lot more current than when it actually came out. Really in your face sound that reminds of Geese, but from 40 years ago. And it has the theme from Jackass amongst its 40 odd tracks.
Highlights: "Shit From an Old Notebook" "Maybe Partying Will Help" and "Corona"
The White Stripes
4/5
What a sound these two put out. Great album, and has probably the most recognizable guitar riff of all time.
Highlights: "Seven Nation Army" and "Ball and Biscuit"
Willie Nelson
3/5
A great collection of standards by a legend. Really enjoyable album.
Highlights: "Georgia on My Mind" and "Unchained Melody"
Fugazi
3/5
I can always get down with a little Fugazi. Great hard rock / punk album.
Highlights: "Blueprint" and "Reprovisional"
Nina Simone
2/5
I love Nina's voice, but not the biggest fan of this album.
Highlights: "Lilac Wine"
The Beta Band
3/5
Very indie rock of the early 00s feel to this record. A little reminiscent of Beck, but a chill record with a good groove.
Highlights: “Human Being” and “Eclipse”
Throwing Muses
2/5
A very 90s alternative album. Reminds me of a less polished Garbage.
Highlights: "Pandora's box"
Orange Juice
3/5
A poppy brit album with some Bowie influence. Not bad, but not a huge fan.
Harry Nilsson
4/5
Great record, so many good tunes!
Highlights: "Gotta Get Up", "Coconut" and "Let the Good Times Roll"
Don McLean
2/5
A decent folk record that without the presence of "American Pie", is a bit forgettable to me.
Highlights: "American Pie"
Slipknot
1/5
Not for me. Can't get into the scream speed metal genre.
Fatboy Slim
2/5
There are a few really good tracks on here, but not sure I'd ever find myself listening to it all the way through again. It gets a little repetitive for me.
Highlights: "Praise You" and "Soul Surfing"
1/5
Did not like this. A few notes over some noise and some off key singing.
Kendrick Lamar
4/5
Great album! Soulful, jazzy with some incredible themes. Kendrick has such a unique and iconic flow.
Highlights: "King Kunta", "These Walls" and "Hood Politics"
Skepta
4/5
Another great rap record. Strong start and strong finish, with a little bit of a lull in the middle for me that feels a bit generic. But, overall, some great and timeley (2016) rhymes with some good beats.
Highlights: “Konnochiwa”, “Lyrics” and “Man”
Kate Bush
3/5
A very 80s album with some good tracks that has been revived thanks to Stranger Things.
Highlights: “Hounds of Love” and “Cloudbusting”
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Classic 90s gangsta rap album from Biggie. He was great and gone too soon.
Highlights: "Juicy" and "Big Poppa"
Iron Maiden
2/5
Better for me than their first album, but still not really for me.
Highlights: "Children of the Damned" and "The Number of the Beast"
Jack White
5/5
Great rock album! Honestly, not a bad track on here. Going on 15 year old and still feels current. Strong guitar riffs and a unique sound.
Highlights: "Sixteen Saltines", "Love Interruption" and "Trash Tongue Talker"
The Chemical Brothers
3/5
Not a big electronica guy, but this has some great tracks.
Highlights: "Where Do I Begin?"
Slipknot
1/5
I'm not a Slipknot fan.
David Ackles
3/5
An interesting folk album that has some Broadway and Vaudeville feels to it.
Highlights: “Waiting for a Moving Van”
Herbie Hancock
3/5
"Chameleon" is such an iconic song, and this album is great for the jazz jam session it is.
Highlights: "Chameleon"
TV On The Radio
3/5
Good debut album from TV on the Radio. Definitely an original sound and groove.
Highlights: "Staring at the Sun" and "Poppy"
Fiona Apple
4/5
Wow. Somehow I slept on this album when it first came out. I remember not liking "Criminal" because of how much it was played on the radio, but this album is great. Dark, moody, brooding with some great vocals and on point string and piano arrangements. Big fan now.
Highlights: "Sleep to Dream", "Shadowboxer" and "Never Is A Promise"
Pixies
3/5
Pretty great alternative album from the 90s with some iconic songs.
Highlights: "Gigantic", "Where is My Mind" and "Brick is Red"
Mekons
2/5
Has the feeling of an 80s pop-celtic bar band. Some decent tunes on here, but nothing I need to revisit.
Highlights: "Hard to Be Human Again" and "Last Dance"
The Beau Brummels
3/5
A mostly generic folk record with of course some hints of Dylan and little Lou Reed.
Highlights: "Nine Pound Hammer"
The Icarus Line
3/5
Interesting hard rock album. Most of it was hit or miss for me, but enjoyed some of the tracks.
Highlights: "Caviar" and "Spike Island"
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Great (and I think, lesser known) Simon and Garfunkel album. Really enjoyed it.
Highlights: "Scarborough Fair / Canticle" and "Homeward Bound"
Prince
4/5
I still have not seen this movie, but love the album.
Highlights: "Let's Go Crazy", "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain"
Talvin Singh
2/5
Not for me. Sounds like the generic background music in a coffee house or a fancy spa
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4/5
Pretty good album, would like to see them in concert.
Highlights: “Runaway”, “Dull Life” and “Little Shadow”
Merle Haggard
3/5
Classic country from a songwriting icon. Fun album to listen through.
Highlights: "If You Want to Be My Woman" and "Skid Row"
Bob Dylan
4/5
A great, modern album from Dylan, with still his signature style and voice.
Highlights: "Standing in the Doorway", "Not Dark Yet", and "Make You Feel My Love"
John Prine
4/5
Hard to believe this was his debut album. So good.
Highlights: "Pretty Good" and "Angel From Montgomery"
5/5
From the very first note, this is a masterpiece. One of my top ten favorite albums of all time, and probably objectively one of the greatest albums of all time. Love all of the tracks and it gets better each time I listen to it.
Highlights: All of it.
Teenage Fanclub
4/5
A fun early nineties alternative album that sounds like what would have happened if Elliot Smith had been in the Gin Blossoms.
Highlights: “Pet Rock” and “Alcoholiday”
SZA
2/5
Enjoyed some of the tracks on this album, but got a little repetitive for me.
Highlights: "Drew Barrymore" and "Anything"
Coldplay
5/5
I'm not sure why Coldplay gets such a bad rap, they are a great band. This album, from beginning to end is incredible. I forgot just how good the whole thing is. "The Scientist" is one of my favorite songs of all time, and the rest of the tracks on this album are almost as good.
Highlights: "Politik", "The Scientist", and "Green Eyes"
LL Cool J
3/5
Great album of early 90s rap with one of the OGs.
Highlights: "Mama Said Knock You Out" and "To Da Break of Dawn"
Radiohead
5/5
One of my all time favorite albums. Can't say enough about how good this album is and what a giant step forward it was for Radiohead after Pablo Honey. This is the one that really got me into the band and probably my favorite of their albums. This is definitely one that is best listened to from beginning to end.
Highlights: All of it.
Supertramp
3/5
A decent prog rock album with some good tracks, but overall a bit meh for me.
Highlights: "Bloody Well Right"
Louis Prima
4/5
Love a good big band jazz album! Some great hits on here from an iconic voice.
Highlights: "Jump, Jive An' Wail", "Night Train" and "Buona Sera"
The Hives
3/5
A hard hitting, loud rock punk album that hails from the time of the "The" bands in the early 200s. Some good tracks on here.
Highlights: "Hate to Say I Told You So" and Supply and Demand"
The Auteurs
2/5
Yea, this is just a very mediocre album. Sounds like it was recorded in a basement and probably should have stayed there.
Bob Dylan
5/5
One of Dylan's best. Hard to beat a record that has "Like A Rolling Stone" on it.
Highlights: "Like A Rolling Stone", "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Desolation Row"
The Kinks
2/5
Never really go into The Kinks. This is an okay album, didn't really connect with me.
Highlights: "Harry Rag" and "Waterloo Sunset"
The Streets
3/5
This is a unique album, and perhaps the most British sounding hip hop record. Seemed more like someone telling me a story backed by music than actual rap, but it kinda grew on me.
Highlights: "Blinded by the Lights" and "Empty Cans"
Les Rythmes Digitales
3/5
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. Not a big Dance genre guy, but this was an upbeat, fun, happy album that is so incredibly 90s.
Highlights. "Dreamin'" and "Take A Little Time"
The xx
3/5
I mostly remember the XX because of their song in the Sin City trailer. The rest of the album is decent, much of the same, which is not to say a bad thing.
Highlights: "Intro" and "Stars"
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Always been a big Stevie Wonder fan, but this was my first time listening to this album all the way through. So good, big fan. Had a couple of my favorites of his and then everything else was great too. Very political, and a lot of funk.
Highlights: "Living For The City", "Higher Ground" and "He's a Misstra Know-It-All"
Sade
2/5
"Smooth Operator" is a classic, and some of the other tracks on this album are mostly in the same in vain. A decent soft rock album.
Highlights: "Smooth Operator"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5/5
Always been a Neil Young fan, but somehow had overlooked this album. From the classic "Cinnamon Girl" to the epic "Down by the River" make this album great.
Highlights: "Cinnamon Girl", "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" and "Down By The River"
Raekwon
3/5
Some pretty good mid 90s rap that I hadn't before.
Highlights: "Knuckleheadz" and "Can It All Be So Simple"
ABBA
3/5
ABBA seems to exist in their own genre. Some soft rock, mixed with Broadway show tunes. Great songwriting and some good tunes on this. Not my usual genre, but I enjoyed it.
Highlights: "When All is Said and Done", "I Am The City"
Lou Reed
4/5
Solid Lou Reed album with some great tracks, even if some of them have rather depressing lyrics.
Highlights: "Lady Day", "How Do You Think It Feels" and "Sad Song"
Sex Pistols
3/5
Prolific punk album that hits all the notes it needs to.
Highlights: "Problems" and "Anarchy in the UK"
Bebel Gilberto
3/5
I'm a sucker for some bossanova and smooth vocals, so the first half of this album I enjoyed. The second half got a little too smooth jazz for me.
Highlights: "Samba Da Bancao" and "Tanto Tempo"
Elis Regina
3/5
Pretty decent bossanova / samba record with some good vocals.
AC/DC
4/5
Good, old fashioned guitar rock!! Some great riffs and guitar solos on this one, and just a fun record to play loud.
Highlights: "Highway to Hell" and "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
U2
4/5
While it’s not their best album, it’s still pretty damn good. The main tracks are great, with a few that fall off for me. And how good is “One”?!
Highlights: “One”, “Myserteous Ways” and “Ultra Viloet”
Dead Kennedys
3/5
Good punk album, even if some of the tracks bleed together for me. Some real dark song titles too.
Highlights: “Your Emotions”
5/5
Hard to not give this 5 stars. There are just too many great songs on this album.
Highlights: "Wonderwall", "Cast No Shadow", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champaign Supernova"
Pink Floyd
5/5
An incredible album that really is unparalleled. An album with intricate themes, both melodic and lyrical, that make a cohesive piece of art. Incredible songs, and guitar solos, really love this one.
Highlights: The whole album
Bon Jovi
5/5
The album that put Bon Jovi on the map, so many great tracks, and perhaps the greatest rock anthem of all time. And the fact that I'm not talking about "Livin' on A Prayer" says it all. 5 stars all around.
Highlights: "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Livin' on A Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive"
The Temptations
2/5
I'm usually a big Temptaions fan, but this album didn't really do it for me. A couple good tracks, but was not a fan of their version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Highlights: "I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)"
The Zombies
3/5
A pretty good folk rock album.
Highlights: "Changes" and "I Want Her She Wants Me)
Beatles
5/5
Hard to not give any Beatles album a 5. A great album, and a big step for them artistically.
Highlights: "Norwegian Wood" and "In My Life"
Brian Eno
3/5
An interesting album that isn't really in my wheelhouse, but enjoyed it. And usually love anything David Byrne is involved in.
Highlights: "Mea Culpa" and "Help Me Somebody"
Todd Rundgren
2/5
A very weird album that for me is all over the place, and kind of circusy / soft rock.
Highlights: "Le Feel Internacionale"
Beastie Boys
4/5
I was introduced to Beastie Boys with "License to Ill" and this is a very different album. Much more old school rap, with some punk and musical interludes that I didn't expect. Definitely showcases their talents as one of the great rap groups of our time in a a slightly more serious way than "License to Ill"
Highlights: "Sure Shot" and "Sabotage"
The Allman Brothers Band
4/5
An incredible live album from a band that is known for its live shows. Perhaps the best version of "Statesboro Blues"
Highlights: "Statesboro Blues", "Stormy Monday" and "Midnight Rider"
Aerosmith
4/5
A lot of great songs on this one, with the classic Aerosmith sound that is tried and true.
Highlights: "Love in an Elevator", "The Other Side", and "What It Takes"
The Boo Radleys
3/5
A far more interesting shoe gaze album than I was expecting. And a bit more emo, that fully plants this album in the early 90s.
Highlights: "Barney (...and Me)" and "Lazarus"
Coldcut
2/5
Not for me.
The Killers
5/5
Damn, this is a solid record. One of the records that is really connected to my first couple of years in college. so many great tracks, including "Mr Brightside" that gets more flack than it should.
Highlights: "Mr. Brightside", "All The Things That I've Done", and "Change Your Mind"
Megadeth
3/5
First time ever listening to Megadeath. Some
Great shredding, and some good riffs. Overall, not for me, but appreciate the musicianship.
Highlights: “Bad Omen”
Rush
3/5
An album that has incredible musicianship. A bit theatrical for me at times, but do enjoy a lot of these tracks.
Highlights: "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight"
Blur
2/5
Surprised to see Blur have more than one album on this list. This one is okay, kind of generic 90s alt rock.
Highlights: "End of a Century"
The Thrills
1/5
Sounds to me like a generic college indie band that shouldn't be on this list.
The Jam
3/5
Did I expect more jamming from The Jam? Sure. But, instead as a fairly decent pop album from the 70s, that at time sounds like it could have been from the early 90s.
Highlights: "It's Too Bad"
Fairport Convention
3/5
Decent folk album. Sounds a little like Joni Mitchell to me, but not quite as good.
Highlights: "Come All Ye"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5
Love this album! CSNY's best.
Highlights: "Helpless" and "Our House"
The Darkness
4/5
I kinda love this album. It's actually a solid rock and roll album, while also being a bit of a caricature of 80s hair metal and ACDC. That being said, it's a fun, loud record with great tracks.
Highlights: "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" and "Love is Only A Feeling"
Paul Simon
4/5
A great Paul Simon record in a line of great Paul Simon records.
Highlights: "Everything Put Together Falls Apart" and "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
CHIC
3/5
Had no idea who they were until I heard Le Freak. They remind a lot of Parcels, I’m sure they influenced them a ton.
Highlights: “Le Freak” and “I Want Your Love”
Marilyn Manson
1/5
Never been a fan.
Dirty Projectors
3/5
Some really cool arrangements and syncopations on this one. Not what I was expecting, but really enjoyed it.
Highlights: "Stillness is the Move" and "Two Doves"
Korn
2/5
Maybe my 13 year old self enjoyed this, but was not a fan this time around. “Freak on a Leash” still has one of the coolest music videos, but the rest of the album just doesn’t hold up.
Highlights: “Freak on a Leash”
Keith Jarrett
3/5
Enjoyed the one, a very calming jazz piano record.
Fishbone
3/5
I have no idea what to make this of the band. It sounds like a compilation at times, but always surprised me. It's almost like Sly Stone tried to make a rock / ska record in the 1980s. Very interesting.
Highlights: "Mighty Long Way" and "One Day"
Garbage
3/5
A brooding, but up beat 90s alternative album that has some hits on it. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Highlights: "Only Happen When it Rains" and "Stupid Girl"
Radiohead
4/5
When I first got into Radiohead, I was a bit adverse to their electronic leaning records. But, the more I listen to them, the better they get. While this one has a few tracks that aren't great for listening to on their own, when listened to in the context of the flow of the record as a whole, it's great.
Highlights: "Pyramid Song", "You and Whose Army?", "I Might Be Wrong" and "Like Spinning Plates"
Weather Report
3/5
An interesting jazz fusion record. Not something I'd listen to on the regular, but good for what it is.
Highlights: "Birdland"
Malcolm McLaren
1/5
I don't know what this is. I kept waiting for something to happen on each track, but it was a lot of jumbled clips of radio broadcasts and phone messages. Not for me. Not sure why its on this list.
The Saints
3/5
A pretty entertaining 70s punk album. Reminiscent of The Clash.
Highlights: "Memories Are Made of This" and "Perfect Day"