1001 Albums Summary

Talking Heads that sounds urban and downtrodden at times. It's an unvarnished sound compared to future works, less syncopated and more groovy, strummy. Great album. Will listen to again. All tracks great. Standouts: I Zimbra Cities Life During Wartime Memories Can't Wait Heaven is amazing Animals is RAW and frenetic.

I took a piss I took a piss on you It's what you told me to do And it was all yellow 💛 ...I think it's hilarious. I can't be the only one who's made a similar rhyme to this song. Was actually surprised at how much of this album I remember, as it was played by members of my friend group at the time of release. I've always thought it was rather tepid music for responsible adults (which made it weird when certain friends would play it as everything else was bangin' electronic music or punk or hip hop, etc.), and my opinion really hasn't changed. Not the worse music in the world, but does absolutely nothing for me, save for the fun of replacing lyrics with piss pig themes.

"Natty Dread is the seventh album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in 1974. Previously Marley had recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer as the Wailers, and this was his first record without them." Good album. Seems like cornerstone Reggae shit that anyone who loves Marley would want and need in their life. I'm always way-more into skanky and/or out-there, heavy dub laden with crazy mixing and space echo and all that shit, so the sound on this album doesn't hold my overall interest as much as it's very straightforward and honest in it's presentation, which itself isn't at all bad and absolutely well-played throughout. Plus Marley's backup female singers are always great. Won't likely be something I'll play again, but essential for anyone into Reggae. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) Natty Dread Talkin' Blues

Really interesting time-signature tweaks and breaks. Pockets everywhere of energetic bursts. There's lots of turns and quick transitions, with enough overarching themes or motifs to keep everything cohesive and moving. Everyone on this is very evidently locked in. I have never actually listened to this album, even though I really liked Metal when I was a kid and definitely was into the Black album and "...And Justice". I just never retroactively made it back to this album before I mostly stopped listening to Metal and moved onto other music. Too bad I didn't 'cause this is the real good shit. Better late than never with this one. Amazing album. Solid as fuck.

It's hard for me to listen to jazz, but if one is going to do so, this is the album. Has Coltrane on as well. I just don't get it. But it's cool. We don't have to talk about this. And please don't tell anyone about what I said above. And also: please make sure no one sees this review.

C'mon. What can even be said about this album? The way the sampling is cut, the overlay of real-ass sounding dramatic spoken dialog, big-ass bass kicks with tight-ass high end elements. It's so goddamn sparkly and hi-def. The dynamics are all sloted together, each element occupying its own space in the frequency spectrum. It's that magic Dre touch. This album is absolute proof of Dre's prowess, his ear and ability to fill out the whole space and sound big and clean as fuck. Eazy-E is the fuckin' star. Everyone on here is great. Eazy just brings that shit every time. Second-half isn't as crazy as the first half, but still good shit. Tracks are a bit more minimal. Ends on some Freestyle type shit, like you'd be watching some break dancer silhouettes against a golden So Cal sunset backdrop in the hood while the credits for the album roll. Interesting where this album begins and ends. Classic as fuck album.

I don't know what to give this album. Like it's not the worse thing ever, but this was such a disappointing album when it came out. I was enormously into Show Your Bones (still love many tracks on the album) as well as loved much of Fever To Tell. This album was a big departure from their sound when I feel they should have kept going forward with what they had on Show Your Bones, that there was still a lot of meat on those bones. This album feels like they threw that away when there was more to eat! They can have such a great heavy sound. Instead it's this all over the place album that has no core, no sequence, no identity that feels genuine. This album sounds like what a solo Karen O album would be expected to sound like. Like dance-y, different vocal stuff, more fluff, less meat. It'd be okay if that's what it was. I don't feel like it does what it's doing very well, or at least I don't find it compelling. It's kinda see-thru, like you already got it figured out before it finishes telling you. It's like "oh okay, it's this kind of thing..." to each track, even though these tracks vary from one to the next, which is part of the issue: each track is another thing that sounds like it's part of something larger, but that larger thing isn't here, so you just have a piece of that larger thing; it's an album that is a collection of these disparate parts and pieces. I'm still salty 'cause I bought this album outright when it came out thinking there'd be no way I wouldn't like it, then was greatly let down and out whatever it cost (I bought it through a friend's Apple Music 'cause my broke-ass didn't have a computer at the time). My life was in a low place too. Not good associations going on. And I tried listening to get something it of this album and never could. That's it: 2 stars (tempted to go 1 star, but there's still way-worse music than this that I want to save 1-stars for). I don't like this album. I'd be okay never hearing it again.

Another album that's almost difficult to comment on 'cause it's so deeply embedded in my conscience. Listened to a million times and love every second of it. Upon re-listen after many years, this album still flies by so quickly, constituting the only "fault" of this album: it's so fucking good that it never lasts long enough. I was already on Polly and I'm like "wait wait, we can't already be most halfway through! It's been like 5 minutes!" Production seems to eschew punk purity ethics to do what's right for the music itself. What I mean is so much of the guitar here is effect-laden, multi-tracked, with the drums and bass creating structure around this alchemical sound generation. There's seemingly no fear of overdubs or risking overproduction and it's all the better for it. Not that these songs wouldn't play great in raw form. But Vig's hand all over these tracks create this lasting monument, heavy and powerful, noisy but on-point, magical, confident without being an asshole. There's balance here without ever becoming stale. It's been said plenty times before, but if there was to be declared what the quintessential 90s "rock" album is, this is absolutely it. Incredible how this album front loads all the singles on side one, keeps the deep cuts on the second, and neither side is better or stronger or more energetic than the other (that said, the tracks in the second side hit so damn good, holy shit: Drain You, On A Plain). This album just keeps feeding you with goodies the whole way through, and like I said, the only drawback is it's all over too soon. Gotta go back to the front and start the smorgasbord all over again, which I've done many, many times. Love it. Love it. Loooove it.

Fuckin' gross. "Gang Bang" is particularly disgusting. This album should be forgotten forever. There's no need to keep this around for any reason. It's so gross. Rompy, bawdy 70s rock. Lots of butt-ass swagger here. Some of the tracks start out decent if not totally by-the-numbers stock 70s rock, but the singer comes in and farts all over the place with his repulsive, overbearing, overconfident schtick. He almost sounds like a wannabe and very unconvincing Bon Scott. There moments where things gets almost showtune-y and it's fucking awful. This guy swears he's got this big charisma but it's just overbearing sexual harassment. This guy is seriously a creep. A lot of rape-y lyrics. Like, a lot. Terrible. Fuckin' awful. (I listened to this album before reading about the album/band as I want an uncolored listen the first time around, and turns out this Scottish band influenced AC/DC [which does make sense, though I would take Bon Scott any day])

Used to love this album when I was 12. Doesn't do quite the same for me now, but can't deny it's greatness in what it is. I just don't relate to it. It's cool though.

I can't comment without complete and total bias 'cause I love this shit all the way to my core. Have to ask someone else for a critical view I guess. I'll never stop listening to Minor Threat. So far as I'm concerned, this is perfect music.

Singer is on some Thom Yorke shit for sure. It's hard to hear anything else, not that there's a whole lot to listen to. Sounds like a diluted, safe take on Bends-era Radiohead. Very boring. Very white people-sounding.

Never noticed the reggae touch on Hotel California. Second song confirms Eagles are not part of the plan. Probably the most aggressively-Boomer music out. Life in the Fast Lane has that bigtime Boomer energy, like a Boomer literally driving in the fast lane in some oversized vehicle at some annoying speed, bumping that shit on their way to Home Depot. I don't haaate Don Henley, or really any of them individually I guess (I was thinking about that Heat Is On song from Bev Hills Cop...I'm mean, it's got a lot of energy), but whatever happens when the Eagles form isn't something I've ever needed or wanted to involve myself with. It's like hanging out with my dad and/or someone my dad would know. Different frequencies, that's all. Probably different political views as well. Be really weird if our political views actually aligned. I'd have to check my damn self. Victim of Love is pretty good. Pretty Maids All in a Row takes forfuckingever. I almost died while listening to it 'cause it nearly took my entire life to listen to it. Try and Love Again is whatever and no one gives shit about this song. The Last Resort also takes forever. I feel like what Henley's lyrics are saying is not actually what the majority of Boomers would choose to hear. What I hear is him basically singing about is how white people came and fucked everyone over all while believing that their path was justified within their particular Christian worldview. What Boomers would hear is the heroic and Jesus-sanctioned realization of what was always rightfully theirs. The lyrics can cut both ways, especially if you're an asshole and actually believe in some type of manifest destiny shit. Kinda interesting how this song shows up on this album and eludes to whatever environmental activism Henley would become involved in later. Still a boring-ass song. Uhh, overall this was exactly the fuck as I expected. Hardcore Boomer shit though. Savagely Boomer.

Firstly, gotta say The Police is one of the worst band names. But that aside... Growing up, me and my sisters heard "Send Renata S.O.S." as we had a relative named Renata and assumed it was the cleaning product S.O.S. that would presumably be sent to her. But that aside... "Message in a Bottle" is great and I love it. I relish a lot of Andy Summers' guitar work, here and throughout The Police's catalog. Melodies are usually fantastic. His percussive style of playing, rhythmic skanky strumming, use of effects, it's energetic and varied and often carries an emotional charge. Stewart Copeland is (obviously) great, which goes without saying. I mean, they come out with this album that translates to White Reggae or Reggae in White, so I guess they aren't hiding what their doing. I think that garners them some points, at least enough to forgive some of Sting's fake patois (it's still a bit much) and let the music itself come through. The music itself, on this album and much of Police's work, is cool. Even Sting's bass isn't bad; it's kinda more of a functional bass element, but fits in where it needs to. "Any Other Day" is a dorky song, but still alright "Does Everyone Stare" doesn't need to be here. "No Time This Time" is a weird track to end the album on, but Copeland's drums are fucking ridiculous. It's a bit unfortunate they aren't more upfront in the mix, with overlay of Sting's vocals taking most of the space. I feel like this was an intentional move, but still want to hear more of what Copeland is doing 'cause he's going off. Production on this is really good. Very present. There's parts that are tight and parts that are big. The only "shortcomings" are really more mixing decisions that I would've made different, like I said with some of the drum levels being background where I would have pulled them forward, but that's more a me-thing. Anyways, this album's really good. I mucho enjoyed it.

I love Drum & Bass. Like, I LOOOOOVE Drum & Bass. Just need to make that absolutely clear. THAT SAID, I can't say I'm crazy about this album. Actually, I straight-up DON'T like this album. Metalheadz is huge and vitally important, representing a standard in Drum & Bass that still endures. There are many, many classic as fuck tracks and artists under the Metalheadz banner. The Metalheadz logo is itself iconic and has long represented the sound and feel of Drum and Bass. What we have here is that mid-90s era where beats are a bit slower than where they'd end up by the end of the 90s. That's okay, but the play time on these tracks is excessive. Like the track "Timeless" is over 20 mins long when it could have been 10 and would still be a long-ass song. This album is close to 2 hours long. I absolutely appreciate what is done with 90s electronic music production given much of the limitations imposed, particularly with regard to limited sampling capacity. And this album obviously seeks to take it's time and create immersive soundscapes. The synths and atmospherics on this are often great. The drums are mid. I feel this way about most of Goldie's work, that the sound and atmospherics are great, but the drums aren't ever fully doing it. "State of Mind" is very adult contemporary jazz. Feels weird listening to it. Hard to get through. "This Is a Bad" is aptly-titled and could also be named "This Is a Mess" 'cause the the drums are seriously all over the place and not in a good way. This sounds like it shouldn't have been pressed, but rather the file should have been deleted. Holy shit. Sounds like no one wanted to tell Goldie that it's fucked up. "Sea of Tears" sounds like a home studio buff who started dabbling in breakbeats, with a lot of guitar on top and a baseline that's too loud in the mix. Song is fuckin' 12 minutes long. This album is a hard listen. I try to stay committed to keeping other activities limited when listening to an album off the list, but I had to get up and do shit while this played. Fuck man. It's conflicting giving it 1 star 'cause I do like a lot of the sounds here. Like I would love to have access to the samples and synths used 'cause they could be turned out proper. But I don't ever want to listen to this again. Shouldn't be on this list. I know critics never pull the best Drum & Bass to represent the era, and I know that this album is a piece within the whole Drum & Bass story, but fuck. I would hate for this to be someone's intro to the genre. This is so boring. Sooo boring.

I always remember the drums on this. So much drums. Apparently referred to as Burundi beat. Love all the elements thrown in. There's like a t.v. cowboy twang throughout, a televised "wild frontier" character. Thematic elements abound, but never gets bogged down in a linear storyline. It's all adventure everywhere. Adam Ant as mixture of swash buckler, native face paint, cowboy kitsch, jungle drums, plus a band of scallywags chanting and marauding throughout. The description itself sounds ridiculous, but it all works and it bangs the whole damn time. The rampant pastiche and nonstop vigor culminates in a truly original, one of a kind sound and presentation that can never be recreated. Love this album!

It's interesting listening to Elvis songs that aren't the standard songs you usually hear. Seems like this first album is slightly less refined (in a good way) than the 4.8 million albums that followed. I dunno, but this alright. It's fun.

When you compare "Connection" to Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba," it does sound remarkably close. And one can only assume the band heard and were likely major fans of Wire. Their whole sound is basically Wire's "Pink Flag" sans the grit and weight of Wire's heavier tracks, which leaves us with what Elastica is: palatable post-punk power-pop (how's that for alliteration!), molded in the sound of Wire's first stuff. It's not bad. The music video for "Connection" played non-stop back in the day and likely sparked some of my high school girlfriend's lesbian inclination (she would go on to marry a woman and currently has two kids with said woman, which is great and I'm honestly very happy for her). Said girlfriend had this tape, and while I never minded it, it also never did anything for me. I feel the same now. Ashamed as I am to admit this: I didn't actually get into Wire until I was in my 30s. I know. It's fucked up. Once I actually heard Pink Flag, I knew I'd wasted years of my life fucking around not listening to Wire. Better late than never I guess, but WTF? It's one of the few bands where I seriously missed out when they should have long ago been on my top list. Weird thing too is when I was a kid, my uncle had "I Am The Fly" on 45 and we would listen to it often and I loved it. It wasn't until like I said years later that I realized it was Wire. Again, better late than never, but what the fuck. Anyways, let's finish up here... Not bad, but nothing stands out besides thinking of plagiarizing Wire and my high school girlfriend's emerging lesbianism.

First side starts all rock 'n roll, then halfway turns into wizard music. Tolkien vibes are heavy. Didn't know "The Battle For Evermore" is a duet with singer Sandy Denny (who I should probably look into) - thought Robert was just gettin' it with the vocals. Stairway takes forever and is basically more wizard music. Second side is the preferred side for sure. "Going to California" is so damn good and I only wish it lasted a lil' longer. Brings a tear to my eye. "When the Levee Breaks" is the best shit from beginning to end. HEAVY. And of course the initial 2 bars of drums are absolute legend. One of Zeppelin's best tracks. Can listen to on repeat and totally be good. Not the first Zeppelin I turn to. Obviously a huge, indispensable record, but I'm good with just the second side dawg (no dis to the first side, just not usually where I'm coming from).

I have honestly never listened to a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album or really much at all (which I really should have by now). This is like a whole different type of music. I really fuckin' like it. Listened to on good headphones first time and glad I did as this album has crazy-good production. Like holy shit. Every song is an entire story with incredibly rich writing. The music is ridiculously well-made. I'm floored. Not surprising, but I really have been sleeping on Nick Cave. Maybe now is the right time in my life for me to finally get down. Whatever it is, I want more 'cause this is like no other shit.

Actually didn't mind it. "Waiting for the Bus" has a cool sound to it. Most other tracks are bluesy and it's alright, but I kinda stop following along. Good music for biker people.

Very nice. All very pretty, soft and picturesque. Strings come in and layer scenes with richness. "Macbeth" then turns it up with some rompy glam that sounds really good. Drums get heavy on this track. Second side is a bit less dreamy and more cognizant (though "Half Past France" still floats away in a cloud). Still very picturesque throughout. Cale's singing kinda reminds me of Eno's. Like it's not "good" in technical terms, but it's very sincere (and I mean all that favorably). This whole album has an Eno quality, and I don't think there's any way Eno didn't hear and wasn't affected by this album. Lovely production. Beautiful record.

I always liked "Music." "What It's Like for a Girl" is really sweet and beautiful. Ngl, brought a tear to my eye. Melancholic and moving. Not bad, but a lot tracks, especially on first half, kinda mush together. Production is very early-2000s, which isn't bad in-itself but kinda feels generic and pre-set heavy. Very in-the-box. Second half gets a bit more interesting and diverse. "Paradise (Not for Me)" is cool. Last song doesn't sound like a Madonna song. It's okay. I wouldn't mind if someone else put this on. I'm not likely to ever put it on again, but it's not bad. Just not a whole lot of distinction between tracks.

First moments on this start hella disco funky and it sounds great. It quickly changes to Salsa and stays on Salsa. I don't know what to do with Salsa music, but this isn't bad.

Cool guitar rock that sounds more indie than I anticipated. I can see why they're well-liked by many. Probably not going to return to it but nevertheless enjoyed it while it played.

Amazing. It's impossible to conceive modern music without it. One of the albums that truly altered everything. Plus it's just great to hear Jimi sing...and play of course. One thing to note is the drums on here are also rather ferocious throughout the whole thing, like dude is going off the entire time. The entire album and everything about it is great and we're all lucky to have this.

One of the greatest albums. Probably best Iggy album. Will forever be playing this album. "Dum Dum Boys" and "...Mass Production" are deeply satisfying epic songs. I listened on good headphones for this listen I think for the first time ever, and it's actually quite a different experience! Incredibly textured. I'm hearing shit I've never noticed before. There's a lot of detail in this album, a lot of tucked away or low-key touches throughout as well as interesting multi octave multilayering of Iggy's vocals. One of the best.

"Tom Sawyer" is so damn good. I believe the synth used is (without looking) the Oberheim OB-X that Geddy uses a lot. Fuckin' love the OB-X. Love "Limelight." Enjoy all the rest as well. Rush makes me feel really comfortable. Even too comfortable for certain company. If I'm alone, Rush is like pajamas and a blanket. Cozy and nerdy and satisfying.

It's aiiight. Some interesting vocal delivery here and there. It's like palatable folky soft rock with a personal touch and a slight edge. It would sit comfortably next to Carole King but with a tiny bit more grit. It's overall whatevs for me but could be legit for someone else.

"The Seventh Seal" somehow doesn't sound serious. Or sounds like he was rushed to make something and came out with a mediocre story song that shouldn't and doesn't need to be happening. He sounds like a fill-in singer, like a better singer would come later and do the real vocals. Sounds like made for TV music. Like you'd hear a song on here and you'd be like "oh shit, that's the theme from that one fuckin' show, this is what it comes from." Dude's vocal delivery sounds like he's trying to sing. Like he wants to sound a certain way and is trying to sound like whatever that is. I just ain't buying it. Intro on "Boy Child" is cool. Then it gets theatrical and I dunno...like trying to be magical or some shit. The plucky instrument is nice though. "Hero of the War" has him sounding a bit more in a mode that suits him. He sounds more relaxed on "Duchess" as well. I guess on the second half he sounds a lil' more like he's actually singing. I dunno. Probably had to be there. Not for me.

"Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" is one of the best songs EVERRRRR. I don't know how you make a song so fucking good. Gotta rewind 'cause it's never enough just one time. I'm happy to be alive just so I can hear this song. I enjoy this album a bunch. There are certain tracks I'm not totally-totally into, but still those tracks lend themselves to the overall theme and place of this album. Some songs I absolutely love, like the aforementioned as well as "Ready to Start" which is also an exceedingly-good-ass song. I enjoy this album. I will play it again as I have.

Kraftwerk are supreme. Nothing can fuck with Kraftwerk. Fuckin' love this album. Listening on headphones is a treat with this one. Or of course listening on any legit system. Shit, I bug out to Kraftwerk playing on anything. KRAFTWERK ARE THE GODS. BOW DOWN.

Not my shit at all. Nevertheless, I will say that I'm surprised in a way that there isn't more Country like this (there probably is that I'm totally naive to). Like this sounds like it has genuine heart and feeling and isn't concerned with maintaining cliches or image. Interesting it came out mid-'80s. Like if there was more Country music that had this sort of quality, it might actually have some respectability as a genre.

I mean, it's Ravi Shankar. Ya can't fuck with it. That said, it does all kinda all sound like one song. But it's cool.

Having listened to Master Of Puppets recently, really for the first time, and being blown away, the comparison to this album is actually quite stark. There's a whole shift on this album. It's more polished, songs are slower and groovier, much more Metal, less Thrash if that can be said. Unlike Master, I do know this album inside and out having owned it on tape as a 12 year old back in like '92. Thought it was the best shit back then. Not as much nowadays. I do totally hear and appreciate how transitional this album is for the band. "Blackened" is a great start, but things move comparatively slower and more straight forward after that. "...And Justice For All" goes on way-too long, as do many of the songs on this album. Listening to "One," I actually feel like it would almost fit their older sound (without the polish). Played out as it is, "One" is maybe the best track. The Pirates of the Caribbean intro of "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" is some Disney shit. "Dyer's Eve" is pretty cool, though the angst-at-your-parents theme is kinda weak. This album is very-much the precursor to the Black Album and the end of their Thrash era. It's hilarious (and tragic) the story of the mixing on this album being so tinny 'cause Ulrich got all over it and fucked the levels up, and his ego wouldn't allow it to be changed. Seriously feels like if this album wasn't missing that body in the mix, this album would go down better. The turning point for the band. Definitely prefer the older shit.

Good stuff. Soulful and real. It's both full and at times sparse. It's got a certain intimacy that's comforting, the musical elements feel present and close. Very well played throughout, tight and locked-in while still quite emotive. Mayfield's falsetto sits right on top like a silky ribbon wrapping it all up. Second half seems to get gradually more street and gritty from "Blue Monday People" onward. Good stuff for sure.

So good. So classic. Will forever be playing this album and that's just the way it is.

Cool live album. Good times for sure. Enjoyable to listen to.

Rather proggy. "Exiles" has cool moments. So does "Easy Money" which gets a lil' funky along with sprinkles of foley sounds and interesting percussion elements; sounds like a weird cousin of Pink Floyd's "Money." "Talking Drum" has a appropriately righteous groove w/ driving bassline, bongos, and instrumentation that keeps things moving forward, very in-motion song. The 'Lark' songs both have cool moments too, especially when it gets crunchy and almost metal-y. Prolly a bit too proggy for me to return to, but I dunno, might check it out again. It's cool throughout. It's just proggy, so it does a bunch of stuff and changes a lot. You know, prog shit.

Not at all for me. But seems like it would be good for someone who's into this type of music. And it sounds like it means what it's saying. Can't say it's bad, just not my shit.

Solid bangers on this one. "You Won't See Me," "Nowhere Man," "In My Life," and "Wait" are stand outs. "Run for Your Life" is a fun and potentially violent song to end on. Not my go-to for Beatles, but still great.

I'm good without this in my life. Clothing store music. So much shit in this era sounded like this. Obnoxious. Has almost a bratty feel. Lil' brats shopping music.

I mean, she's obviously a gifted emcee. The music has no soul though. Overproduced and shallow. Seems like Little Simz would sound good with a strong, distinctive producer behind her. Maybe her later stuff has something like that going on. This sounds like an early album, like still developing or something. It's fine but doesn't seem like it should be on this list.

I wince while listening to TS, like a face I'd make while tweezing a splinter out. Her lyrics are stupid and the way she phrases things is cheesy and obnoxious. She says shit like "I come back stronger than a 90's trend" like she's got bars. She swears she's clever, but she's corny. And she's so fucking white like all the time. The music is bland, soulless, overproduced. It all sounds like Disney music. The last track with Bon Iver is particularly awful. Holy shit. It's like an itchy rash or getting bit by mosquitoes or some other awful situation of all-encompassing irritation. Fuck no. Fuuuuuuck no.

Wilco is boring.

I love all the big songs in this album. I can't help it. They're so good. I remember when I bought this CD (I think it was the last NEW CD I ever bought), I fuckin' loved the songs I'd heard, but wasn't crazy about the rest of the album. Upon relistening many years later (and after hearing and loving the shit out of Little Dark Age), I hear this album differently and I like it more than I did. MGMT is a weird-ass band, and it seems like they hone in on a sound they want to achieve and get it. Here they seem to be doing a psychedelic rock thing, along with what I hear as an Aladin Sane-ish Bowie in terms of vocal delivery and guitar. It's a bit too revisionist for me to fully-fully get down with it, but I appreciate how they do what they do. Not a 5, but better than a 3. And the big songs, some of the most Millennial-ass anthems ever, are so damn good. Most Millennial shit I'm like whatever about, but for whatever reason, these ones really fuckin' do it for me.

Reakwon album that's equal-part Ghostface, who's brilliant as ever. Essential Ghostface. Essential everyone on this absolutely quintessential Wu-Tang album. This album has all the shit one may ever want from Wu-Tang. It's a longer-playing album, but stays afloat the whole time with no dips. Cuban Linx is in the top echelon of the Wu - everyone knows this.

Groovy. I heard Natty Dread a bit ago on the list and liked it but wasn't super into it. This one's more fluid, like wavy and soothing. The songs you've heard a million times fit nicely here. Really good album. Giving a 4 as I find myself wanting to return to it.

If someone said Heroes is the quintessential Bowie album, I wouldn't disagree. It's really, really hard to fuck with this one. 11/10. Perfect all the way. I listen to this album like it's a religion. The light, the truth, the way. Love every bit of this album. "Blackout" is badass. "Moss Garden" is transcendental and beautiful. "Secret Life of Arabia" gets dat ass moving, serving a fantastic funky disco exit to the album. It's perfect. It's more than perfect.

Holy shit. Love P-Funk, but there's a few albums I've missed due to them not streaming. Was eager to listen so hit up YouTube and struggled through ads 'n shit to listen. Worth it and gat-damn! Fuckin' weird-ass shit on this one, with moments that feel downright cultish. Whole thing is thick 'n grooving. Thick 'n psychedelic too. Weird one even for Funkadelic, but also groovy as fuck. Def gonna be getting this one on vinyl.

I can't get into Big Black. It seems like I should like 'em, but when I listen to 'em and I'm being honest with myself and the world, I have to admit that I'm not really into it. I'm sorry.

Kinda crazy how much of this album I remember. Back in 1994, "Self Esteem" and "Come Out and Play" were huge and great at the time (still good songs if I'm being fair). I remember being stoked to hear the rest. Then I heard the rest and was greatly disappointed. Save for the two big singles (and "Gotta Get Away"), the rest of the album sounds like one song played over and over. It's that Epitaph sound that I've never liked. It all sounds the same to me. Save for Offspring's singer's distinctive voice, nothing else about this stands out from any of the rest of Epithaph's roster. Music-wise, this is the same as Pennywise. And it's the same jock punks who listen to that and this. It's very 90s. It's not the worst but overall it doesn't do anything for me but remind me of jock punks with frosted-tipped gelled hair and wallet chains or some shit.

It's almost like Eno but with a more biting, ironic humor and clinical depression. It's not my cup of tea but not bad.

I'm nowhere near the demographic for this. Feel like this is for homeowners with secure investment portfolios who enjoy looking out the window holding their coffee mug with both hands thinking about some shit that my brain is unable to conceive due to my lowly class consciousness. It must be nice. Or maybe it's just another prison. The human condition is rough regardless of wherever you land on the socioeconomic scale...or so I tell myself. Actually fuck that shit: I'd take that prison over the destitution of my life any day. I don't know though, maybe there's virtue in being poor. I'm not even poor. I mean, I'm basically paycheck to paycheck, but I manage to keep my head above water, so that's something. My job has really good benefits, so that's good (so long as I can keep it). I'm never gonna be Norah Jones-level affluent, but I can always work more on self-improvement. I guess it ain't all so bad. The future isn't looking great, but I have my health (insurance), so I guess I can't complain too much.

Great sounding classic rock. Has an excellent feel to it. Dude's got a great voice. Well-played and tight. Some songs have a slight melancholy that give depth. A live album that isn't obnoxious with the audience sounds like many other live albums. I dig it.

Very cool. Funk-heavy. Excellent grooves. A touch of psychedelia, a dash of Sci-Fi vibes. Drumming on "Sly" is absolutely going off! 4 proper-sized servings of imaginative, genre-expanding jazz. I get why this album is legendary.

Total classic.

Just get it out of the way: there's songs on here that aren't top Beatles songs (Bungalow Bill, Rocky Raccoon, f'n Honey Pie, etc.). At the same time, there's songs on here that are some of their absolute best and just best songs ever made. The range is really crazy. Not much I can say that hasn't already been said a million times. Even so, gotta say HELTER SKELTER is an absolute monster! Gets me fuckin' HYPED. I seriously love how crashing and detuned and heavy and fuck all it is. Ends in blisters. ONE of the BEST FUCKING SONGS EVERRR. Plus I don't give a fuck: REVOLUTION 9 is fuckin' GREAT. It's a legit compelling piece of avant noise and I think they hit the fuckin' mark. It honestly always zooms by for me, probably 'cause I appreciate and don't hate. I'm like "awwww - it's over already?" It's like people put all their hate for Yoko into Revolution 9, like she's the one who made it. Everyone's always like "it's not even a real song!" with a slight snarl. Or I tell someone I'm into it and they're like "No You're Not!" as if it's literally impossible to feel anything but loathing for Revolution 9. Haterz I swear. An interesting album, an odd album, a (mostly) great album. Totally essential though. Gotta have it.

There's really no one else like Cat Stevens. Wise music.

Hard to deny how (unfortunately) relevant "Cult of Personality" is. Also hard to deny how hard Vernon Reid rips it up. Singer Corey Glover has a great voice. Sonically this album sounds amazing. Great production. The sound is very late 80s/early 90s, but nevertheless a good example from that era.

Fresh as fuck. Tight as fuck. Dynamic. Futuristic. Funky as hell. BANGIN'. Some of the most original and absolute best beats of the 90s and beyond. This shit is as good as beats get PERIOD. It's that Missy/Timbaland shit and this is that album. PRIME SHIT. It doesn't get better than this. 10/10. Perfect album.

Imaginative folk. Interesting production with interesting elements interwoven. Oft-times atmospheric. It's cool.

The original run of albums from Siouxsie are all solid classics. Some of my absolute favorite music of all time on these albums. "Juju" is right there in the middle, packing it in with some of their most quintessential material. If someone wanted an entry point to Siouxsie And The Banshees, "Juju" could be the best option. Huge nod to guitarist John McGeoch. His work in this era of Siouxsie is incredible. When Johnny Marr cites you as a main influence, that's really all that needs to be said. Siouxsie claims John McGeoch was the best guitarist The Banshees ever played with. Listening to "Spellbound," it's easy to hear his brilliance.

Masterpiece. Perfect album. In the top 5 albums of the 90s for sure.

Not to be crude, but Cyndi Lauper is fine as hell even now. Lots of fun. Reminds me of being a kid in the 80s. Good stuff. Absolutely love "When You Were Mine" and "Time After Time."

Perhaps a slightly more upbeat version of Radiohead (for the most part). I remember hearing this album a bunch when it came out. I still feel about it how I feel about most Radiohead where I like it but it depresses the shit out of me. Like there's plenty of music that evokes feelings of sadness and strong emotions that I absolutely love, but there's something particular to Radiohead that seriously-seriously makes me depressed, like on some ideation shit, know what I mean? Like ready to bounce out the life-piece shit. I'm also just not a Thom Yorke person. I think Radiohead is great and important and all that but I'm never in the mood, namely 'cause, as stated, Radiohead depresses the shit out of me. Regardless of my personal feelings, this is a really good album. "All I Need" is particularly good and (unsurprisingly) makes me depressed as shit.

This album is almost like an anomaly, it's so on its own in terms of sound and style. I'm not aware of anything else at the time of this release that sounds like this. Sure, there was other dark music, but nothing as distinctive as this. I mean, is it depressing? You bet yr fuckin' ass it's depressing! It's like the crown jewel of depressing! C'mon now! But it's so damn good at depressing that it ceases being solely depressing and instead becomes like turn-up music! You bet yr fuckin' ass that I had this shit on bump when I was an adolescent and I still got this shit on bump as an elder! I haven't listened to this album all the way through in years, and it's just as good as ever. I hear and appreciate additional aspects of it now. It's an album that has a lot going on production-wise. There's been much written about Martin Hannett's production on this and rightfully so as there really is a lot of stuff going on under the heavy blanket of utterly dour moodiness. It's actually quite a thick recording. Listening on a good pair of headphones is highly-recommended. I remember listening to this album in the dark when I was laying in bed as a teen, replaying "Disorder" over and over thinking "this is the best song ever." Not a whole lot as changed in terms of that sentiment. We don't even need to go over the absolutely iconic album cover, nor the t-shirt that has to be in the top 5 band shirts of all time. Everyone knows the cover and t-shirt even if they've never heard the album. Shit, kinda makes me want to re-up my Joy Division shirt game. One of the best. Beyond classic.

It's Yes, thus hella prog, which indeed it is. I really enjoy the more ambient moments. There's excellent portions throughout. It's prog though, so it's always changing and doing overly-complex stuff all over the place like it's always doing too much. Plus some of the synths on here are straight dorky. I've always liked the singer's voice. The cover of "America" is an interesting take. "And You and I" is great. I like listening to Yes. I'll never be a full-on prog dude, but it's usually fun to listen to.

I think I f broke through with this album and finally get Sly & The Family Stone! This album is fantastic! The drop-switch on "Stand" is so damn satisfying! Love this album version of "I Want to Take You Higher." "Somebody's Watching You" springs in and delightfully cuts through the often-thick funk all over most of this album. "Sing a Simple Song" rips it up, opening with a crazy-ass drop. "Everyday People" is of course great and timeless. I don't know if "Sex Machine" is a reference or bizarre cover of the same-named James Brown song, but it's an intense, thick, psychedelic blues journey with crazy-ass talk-box-ish stuff happening throughout. After the relentless previous track, "You Can Make It If You Try" brings it back to classic Sly, a friendly return to the Family. A lot of stylistic ground is covered here in what feels like a relatively short run time (perhaps because I dig it so much, it zooms by!). Dynamic approach with every song doing different things, even within songs with switches and drops. Really cool, imaginative stuff. Great album!!!

This is the type of music I want exposure to. Super-groovy weird-ass psychedelic hard-to-define pop/rock with strong touches of exotica. This is so off-kilter but still quite listenable! Really interesting stuff going on here. First time hearing, but this is at least 4 stars. Lots of fun!