It was good. It was uh, what the tin said. I got spooked by the first track “Pure” at 3am alone in my apartment. “Carcass” and “Helter Skelter” I liked the best. Definitely felt like prototypical punk.
I mean come on. I didn’t even need Chalamet to put me onto this one. Really digging Tombstone Blues. I listened to the album a few times tbh. He was cooking, so sorry folk folks. It’s incredible how he sings so well without singing well at all.
This shit rocks. It’s so funky. At times it really sounded like an SNES soundtrack with the heavy use of synths and other electronic paraphernalia. I know I have it backwards, though; Prince certainly influenced my beloved Earthbound soundtrack. I did not know that, “We’re gonna party like it’s 1999,” was a Prince line from 1982. How ignorant. I liked the three biggies, especially Delirious, and Lady Cab Driver the best. Felt a little uncomfortable listening to Prince have sex maybe 3 times, but the groove persisted. I also didn’t get why every song was 10 minutes, but if I was dancing at a club in 1982 when he told all the white people to clap their hands on the four, I think I would’ve gotten it.
Hell yeah, REM. I love REM. Big nostalgia for me, I associate them very strongly with my parents. This is a lovely album. “Stand” is a 10/10, feels like one of their defining tunes. Loved “Pop Song 89” too, pretty sure that’s the first time I’ve ever heard it. It sounds like such a 90s anthem so, if I’m doing my math correctly, ahead of its time and yet still 10 years behind yesterday’s Prince who released 1999... 6 years prior. “You Are Everything” was a beautiful, aching love song with that perfect lyric, “She is so young and old.” The opening stanzas of “Hairtie” were also perfect. “Orange Crush” was a bop, definitely a reason for the lil star there. This could be the first 5... but I'm kind of looking for a unicorn. Just know this is the one that's been most my groove so far.
OK, so, 1001 Albums Generator? You've been cooking so far. I feared the day that came where I had to question your culinary skills. Monday, September 22nd. Mark it.
I've heard of Beck; I very recently learned he was, at least at one point, a Scientologist in the same breath. I know people enjoy Beck, I read the album is super critically-acclaimed, I love the album art, that's a 10/10, but apparently some music producer told him a couple months before it came out not to release it. I'm that guy! Driving home, I worried about giving a critically-acclaimed album my first 2. Then I started worrying if it should be a 1! Also, these are my reviews, I set the rules. This is the first review I wrote on a computer just to get this all out. I'm sure you can tell, future me.
I liked "Devils Haircut," felt like what I thought Beck was going to be, very avant-garde singer-songwriter – I even added that to the ol' library. "New Pollution" I rolled with, sort of a trance-like Gorillaz-esque vibe (Apple Music breakdown mentioned how it sort of predicted that kinda music, I get it). "Jack-Ass" feels like a real song, "Derelict" and "Ramshackle" are aight. I even roll with Computer Rock, I get that one, I'm in on the bit!
"Lord Only Knows" was especially bad if we count sounding good as a positive quality of music and "Novacane" was one of the worst songs I've ever heard in my entire natural born life, to be honest, just noise. It was at that point that I considered the 1. Everything else, I might just not get, but it sounded like shit to me. I'm listening to the groove on "Where It's At" towards the end and thinking, I dunno, did I go too far? And now it's turning into auditory assault as I'm writing that out. Beck is now the benchmark for a 2.
It’s so fucking funny that it gave me Beck again. Que Ónda Guero not bad. I don’t get Beck. Sorry. The rest of this was worse than the last one. Boring ass bullshit, cowboy spurs clanking over droning sludge. Sorry.
This rocks. I grabbed a bunch of this for the ol' playlist. Never heard the Smiths, never heard of Morrissey. It's very British, very rockin'. "You're the One for Me, Fatty" has been stuck in my head all day. Seems like he has some complicated political views but I'm not terribly interested in incorporating anything about Morrissey into my life beyond, "You're the One for Me, Fatty." I'll ask mom what she thinks about him lol.
Another rockin' day, some very groovy 90's British beats. Felt like I was in a "European house music to contemplate mortality to" compilation video on YouTube with footage of some skiing game for the Nintendo 64.
Damn. Michael really liked this one so I had high hopes. Was not disappointed! I guess this is like, the definition of emo sound. Very singer/songwriter of him. "Son of Sam," "Easy Way Out," "Wouldn't Mama Be Proud," and "Better Be Quiet Now" stood out to me. Just the right amount of moody and easy listening.
I mean, it’s Simon & Garfunkel. I love Simon & Garfunkel. “Scarborough Fair” is lovely, you get so used to it but it’s an outstanding rendition. “Homeward Bound,” is a windows down on an autumn morning vibe. Loved the time capsule of “Silent Night” hearing Nixon echo the sentiment of Ben Shapiro.
This guy is the villain of 1001 Albums Generator, so funny that I got him within the first week or so. Michael hated this dudes two hour LP. Thank God this isn't it. "Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere" was awful. Such a droning, aimless, sauntering drag. A lot of these were like that. That being said, it's not that bad. I'm giving him a mid. It's music and he has a good voice but God is it BORING. Do anything with that voice, man. This is one of two things I find objectionable in art: bad and boring. A moron once told me "There's no such thing as bad music," which isn't true, but I appreciate the sentiment. This isn't bad music, it's just a snoozefest. Just finished it. Mid as hell. Fuck it, it's a 1.
Yeah, I mean, I think she's from a different planet than we are. I was really fully fucking with Suite II, Suite III lost me a little. I thought "Dance or Die" and "Faster" were fucking crazy as I raced to Mama Lu's in Pasadena. "Tightrope" and "Come Alive" stood out on first listen, so yeah it's all in that second Suite. I read more about her and just kind of wish I were half as cool as Janelle Monáe. That being said, I think the biggest L of ArchAndroid is the lack of focus on her killer pipes. Sometimes I just wanted the music to shut up for a second so I could hear her sing. She was bringing it back with "57821" and "Say You'll Go," which was rivetingly beautiful. A much more enjoyable listening experience than yesterday.
"Shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs" -M and M.
She's one of those singers I heard about as a kid but only knew as someone who could sing and was truly, truly indistinguishable from Gwen Stefani. Liked "Oh Mother" the best. "Thank You" featuring clips of fans calling her was a real time capsule that I was drawn to in the same way I enjoyed "7 O'clock News." A real, "I'll have what she's having of an album." Good God. Listened to this at work.
Won't say Christina Aguilera is my taste, but she can definitely sing, and it's definitely 2006.
I fucking love Creedence. I see "Bad Moon Rising" on here and I’m giving that a big ol’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.
That being said, the rest did not feel like their best, one sounded like kind of a rip of “Bad Moon Rising.” 3 for my kings.
This is ahead of its time. Unfortunately, when they got in their DeLorean, these Australians listened to a particularly mid point in the Chilled Cow livestream, said, "That'll do," and drove back to 2000.
The two stars for this album are for its prescience – it really does sound like a predictor of the lofi beats vibe 15 years early and, to my knowledge, just before Nujabes truly hit the scene. They're also for its structure, I do find the one continuous song a bold choice that I have to shout out. I enjoyed "Electricity" and "Frontier Psychiatrist" the most. The latter is an extended MF DOOM sample, which is cool – can't say it's cool when he does it but not someone else – but also, DOOM's extended samples are often the worst part of his tracks (meme reference easily searchable).
Now, you're probably wondering why the album lost three stars. Well, it sounds like grating, repetitive, low-fidelity monkey shit! "Tonight" is a collection of the worst transitions in music history – like I said, Lofi Girl on an off day. I really should like this, but I don't, and that makes it even worse.
Dude I’ll edit this if I finish but this is so bad. So so bad. Just noise. I think this would be fun to play potentially but it’s just so grating whenever I skipped a song I felt a huge sense of relief. It’s so cacophonous it makes me feel bad about my life. Isn’t music supposed to make you feel happy or sad or something, not assaulted?
I liked the first 2-3 songs on this album and I actually snagged “You Left Me Sore.” “The Studio Game” was fun, Todd talking directly to the listeners. The way my brain works is that I fixate and obsess over patterns. I’m so quick to assume the worst. I fear because I don’t like this I can’t objectively listen to music and will never like something again. This is a soft 3. It’s better to listen to than many of my previous suggestions. It’s never outright bad, just a little blasé.
I actually enjoyed this. First song was killing me, but on my way to be rejected by my doctor and then hung up on by the PT he referred me to because I got in a car accident it hit me... Not the other car, the music. I liked "Secretly" a lot and a few others like "Lately" and really the entire back half of the album. I prefer the relaxed rock and roll of... Skunk... more than some of the other hard rock crap that's been fed to me lately. I think this album is superior to the Todd Rundgren I heard which I wouldn't expect, and far superior to the likes of Sonic Youth. I was shocked by the content of one song but I didn't listen too closely. They had not imported Parental Advisory by this point in the UK or there would be a lil sticker. It's also so fucking funny that their names are Skin, Cass, Ace, and Mark Richardson.
And there it is, folks. The Flaming Lips. Very easy listening. This is good music IMO. Feels like the early 2000s, or at least, I think it does. The early 2000s are a blur for ol' Fareid. This album is nostalgia for a retro-futuristic utopia that never existed. I especially felt like the first few songs were distinctly enjoyable, "Flight Test" and "One More Robot" were a sound for sore ears. The title track's first part kept the joy promised by the title going, but I believe the second part is where someone started screaming. No go. It slows down into palatable grooving and then we hit "Do You Realize." I learned about this song in Writers' Group a couple of weeks ago lol, but I do think it's pretty damn good, especially in the context of this whole album. I can't listen to it 100 times but I can really listen to it once and feel less alone in my apartment at 1 AM. I think this is a really good album. I think it's of a higher consistent quality than those albums of the last few days, and for that reason, I'm giving Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots four stars. See? I like music!
I actually liked it! Thought metal would down there with country but I liked it.
I gotta see what else is 1) foreign language and 2) worldly niche musical style. I honestly have no idea why this is on here. I don’t know of anything else comparable yet. Is it a gag to piss off non-Muslims? Was the book British? This man can sing, but it’s like a meme album on this list. Inflating its score for posterity and to help a brother out.
Pretty good rock ‘n roll. Can’t complain. I definitely think 70s rock trumps 80s for me. Not sure the 80s always lands for me. But these fellas ain’t bad. Lost a League game to ts.
I love The Smiths. The quality of his voice is outstanding. Love the way they mix it.
I like Massive Attack. I wish I listened more closely to them. I feel like I would love a long ass YouTube video of them. I gotta revisit these on a roadtrip when I can really listen. God, I want to go on a road trip.
I mean yeah. The big ones are big. “Maggie’s Farm” and “Tambourine Man.” I really like Bob. I’m with my uncle and that whole (gestures) generation. Didn’t get me where Highway Revisited did but I gotta start giving more flowers where due. This was tuff.
Who doesn’t love Kate Bush? I mean I only have one song by her but she has such a distinctive voice. And what a haunting album, “Let Me Dream of Sheep,” “Waking the Witch,” and “Watching You Without Me” are wild. I think it was so consistently good it’s a four.
I liked it, it was rockin. Pretty enjoyable to play at work.
Henchman was way better than the Big Bad. I actually liked a lot of this. It started off so strong, with major major dips at “It’s Business as Usual” and “Dirty Barry” as well as “The Sweetest Embrace,” the other track I believe ol’ Nicky featured on. I liked that “Miles” was a sendup to Davis, I think Barry and I like similar music aside from his boss. Really those first two tracks got me into it.
Tight as hell. Funky as fuck. Some lyrics not for the ol’ Reidman to blast in public but I liked it so much, it’s so “my kind of music” I’m giving it a low four. I dunno, I liked it. Maybe I should’ve rated Green River higher.
This is Alex Pechlivanos music. The Smashing Pumpkins, Cage the Elephant, and Rage Against the Machine. I liked it! I think “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” and “Zero” were the highlights. Didn’t realize there was a second disc. Holy moly. But I can officially say I have heard The Smashing Pumpkins and they were, as Wallace says, smashing. The Dad Rock of my generation.
Sorta Nick Cave coded but with nicer actual lyrics. I like Zephyr and Birds.
I loved it. Perhaps I jumped the gun on the ol' 5er but it's a great album. So funny to imagine Franky struggling with the huzz. Bro gets friendzoned halfway through the album. That being said, a beautiful collection of songs about love.
Honestly really good. Nice and easygoing, but genuinely a joy to listen throughout. What a range on this guy. He should be famous!
Hometown heroes from the Land of the Free. I liked this one too. I’d rather listen to this again than a lot of this other shit.
Holy shit. Bad Company. Dude it’s so beast. Bad Company. I’m biased because of JoJo but it’s good.
This’ll be a 5. It’s a 5. I had 6 of the 12 songs already in my playlist. I fucking love Carpenters it makes me sick. You gotta be in the right mood, but they’ll get you in there quick. What a gift was Sweet Karen.
Hey maybe I just listened to it in a good mood, but it was better than the other shit. OK, Beck. Good work I liked “Paper Tiger.”
Tuff. I actually really fucked with the first track. So cool he was 19. I really liked this, dude. Downloaded a few. “Sittin Here” is permanent, “I Luv U,” “Brand New Day,” “Round We Go,” were tight. “Jezebel” and “Do It!” Idk if I’ll keep but like, all of these felt strong. I think it’s really good music. Bumping beats, engaging lyrics, I get why he achieved escape velocity. Makes one proud to be British, frankly. Stays synthesizing and influencing world music.
I love 70s easy listening. Loved “Far Away” and “Too Late.” Glad to have heard Carole King. She’s sweet as hell.
It’s aight. We’ll see. It’s nice but we’ll see.
It was aight.
I dunno. Not my jam. It’s a low 3. Maybe a 2. I really wouldn’t want to listen to this again. I don’t get “Scooby Snacks” and I really want to. This is more Massive Attack than Beastie Boys or ATCQ. “King of New York” was kind of a vibe but not really killing it for me.
I don't know. I don't know what Progressive Rock is. I'm gathering that it's Weird. Sage was strong. I liked him singing, he had a nice voice like all the YouTube comments said. The Interludes and Gnome were some bullshit tbh. I think "The Old Castle" into "Blues Variation" will be my model for Progressive Rock. I definitely rocked with parts of it, "Kiev" I took note of. And "Nutrocker" wasn't bad. Hey, you know what, good job Emerson and Lake & Palmer. This felt like I imagine the 70s were supposed to if you were in the headbands and tassels camp. Free spirits. Philosophical wanderers. You know. Druggies.
Ah... Eagles. Who doesn't like Eagles? Michael and the Dude. I love "Take it Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling." Love them. "Witchy Woman" is a great Halloween Eve vibe. I read that this made people feel really happy after the tumultuous times of the 60s. Need our Eagles now. At least we have the Eagles.
Not bad. I mean it’s rock. From the 80s. Low 3z
Unlike most men I don’t have a need to distance myself from Taylor. PERFORMATIVE MALE THRESHOLD BREACHED. Ah. She’s lowkey cringe. But I liked willow and champagne problems and closure and long story short and I laughed at dorothea. Good Taylor album. Quite country. I had willow from the start actually.
I liked "The Love Below" a lot more. This is maybe a 2 for me but "Hey Ya" is great, I actually thought a lot of the skits were funny, and I do love Andre 3000's voice so it's elevated to a 3.
Dude I loved it. Beautiful voice. Suzanne Vega. Add her to the list. Not all of it but she’s like the American Kate Bush, little gentler.
Whoa. I did not realize "The Who" were so much more rockin' than rock. I fuck with them heavy. They feel like edgier Beatles. Very simple songs, simple refrains, lots of fun throughout.
Frank Zappa. Fucking weirdos.
This is the best album of all time. Dude. I love bossa nova. God bless Brazil. I love the world and life. Change da world. My final message. Goodb ye.
Way better than you’d think. “With No Shoes,” “North Country Boy,” and “How High” were surprisingly catchy. And they’re from Northwich. That bumps them up. Call me a Deviantart artist because I’m inflating their score.
Every song is 12 minutes. Idk it was cool and all and I don’t hate electronic. I’m torn between 2 and 3. Like I truly have no desire to listen to ts again. It’s very YouTube compilation coded but it’s like needlessly long. I don’t think I ever felt it and towards the middle I was itching for it to be over. I had a debate with myself over what degree I have to listen to all this shit for. Idk man, 2.
Erm, guys. I think I’m gonna like this one (Tamir Omari sound effects).
I didn’t. Awful! Sorry. It was all too long and too droning and needlessly transgressive.
Much better Rock. The 2-4 run was strong. I honestly thought it was chill, on par with the oldies.
I dunno kinda boring sorry, but it'd be nice to have in the background.
So fucking good man. “Movin’ Out” is smooth as hell, title track tells an outstanding story, “Restaurant” too. “Vienna” is classic, iconic, and I had “She’s Always a Woman” from the beginning. And what a love song in “Just the Way You Are.” Damn! Last track was mid.
Nothing redeeming to say. Nothing.
She can sing! Really enjoyed “Love is a Lpsong Game” and “Tears Dry on Their Own” in addition to the famed title track… and “You Know I’m No Good”… and “Rehab.” It was good, I thought it wasn’t fully my style but I get Amy Winehouse now. Apparently T likes her.
“TV Party” might be one of the only greatest GOATs of all time.
Great album art. Great album dude. Like maybe a five. It was actually really an outstanding listen. I’m going to have to listen again. Perhaps the most lyrically rich album I’ve heard yet.
Outstanding tbh. Best prog rock I’ve heard. Crazy Diamond man fuck yes life is good.
I fucked with it. It’s the best of this kind of music that I’ve heard. I loved “Give the Po’ Man a Break” and visualized an entire music video while listening to it in the shower. Lace up your skates because ts is Jet Set Radio.
Eh, far from their best work. 4-6 run was best. Didn’t hit the highs I’ve come to expect.
It’s pretty good, it’s giving Creedence. I don’t mind a bit of that. I liked “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” When I stopped listening like I was trying to download something for my playlist and started listening like it was easy listening on YouTube on my TV like a jazz album or something, I enjoyed it a lot more. The beauty of a lot of these is I’ll listen to them only once and that’s ok. I hope I find the right instance to thrown on The Allman Bros again. They know what they’re doing. Long form Creedence.
Damn I really liked the first two songs. Synthy and boppy and both actually a lot more my speed than "Higher Love" which I also enjoy. I'm rating this a four because I just love those first two songs so much and they're 29% of the album. The rest is a vibe. Maybe I just love music these days, IDK.
Not bad but not great, I like funk I just don't think this every quite hit the mark for me. I bet I'd like another Sly & The Family Stone album if it came up. I want to hear the album with "Thank You."
Oh fuck yeah. The more you give people, the more chances they have to be disappointed. Each song is unique. The whole album is nostalgic, I do remember the CD sitting in mom's car. They just don't make 'em like this every decade. Birthed of a rich, multinational musical background, Fleetwood Mac have a universal sound that is elevated to celestial by Stevie Nicks. What more is there to say?
I feel like it wasn’t Paul Simon’s best. A lot of the songs were nice, but never hit that head-bobbing hook that his other tracks will. I mean, I’m inflating the score because “You Can Call Me Al” is one of the greatest songs of all time and I feel comfortable with that, but I think this will be my lowest Paul Simon rating.
