Surprisingly political, not at all what I expected. Heavy synth and drum sounds, very 80s hip hop, but edgier. Lots of social justice issues addressed. I wasn't sure about this one as it is not something I would usually listen to, but it surprised me. To make such a politically engaging album this danceable was quite a feat. Progressively gets more dancy and lighthearted as the album goes on. The last track, Someday is Tonight is baby-making music for sure, top five, haha. Ends with a reminder of the beginning.

Definitely quintessential hair rock and kind of what I imagine the genre to be. Photograph is a classic and stage fright really shreds. Foolin’ is pretty iconic as well. Better album than I imagined, couple of hit songs on it.

Variations of love songs mostly, but definitely more diverse than the few Buddy Holly hits I’d heard in the past. Very obvious the influence on Elvis. Guitar so iconic. “That’ll be the Day” is so good. Overall, this is probably the album when it comes to Buddy Holly. “Send me some loving” seems to usher in later Motown sounds.

They must have been incredible live! “I want to take you higher,” “Everyday People,” this album is stacked. The use of stereo is something I didn’t realize until I listened with headphones, but the use of left ear vs right ear really creates this surround effect. The bass lines slap. This album is one of the best. “Horns and bass on “sing a simple song” are so good! “Sex Machine” is such a jam. It really felt like the song to end the set, right before “you can make it if you try,” a great encore to a great concert.

Seems like a solid example of gangsta rap, solid beats and bass lines. Nas seems to be greatly underrated in terms of his lyricism and ability to rap, very impressive considering I don’t typically think of his name in the canon of great rappers. It’s a solid album.

It’s crazy that Tiny Dancer is the opening track. So many hit songs on this album. Madman across the water might be my favorite Elton song, so powerful. Last half of the album is a little slow, but good.

The amount of hits on this album is incredible. Not sure of the flow of the album, thriller kind of seems out of place. It’s hard not to give this five stars just for the incredible songs on it, but there are a few songs that kind of seem random. Wanna be starting something, thriller, beat it, Billie Jean, pretty young thing, so many good songs!

I’ve never heard of DJ Shadow, so I’m excited for this one. It's amazing that this is all samples and drum machines. Pretty sweet bass lines throughout, especially "What does your soul look like, pt. 4." Easy to play but slaps. Very cool beats, easy to listen to. Pretty cool album, reminds me a lot of trip hop like Massive Attack. Not sure which came first.

Ugh… I just don't get the seemingly universal appeal of Bruce. The second half of the album seemed to hit its stride. When he tries to push beyond his vocal range it just sounds forced, but not in a good way. The lyrics are all stories but just don't really resonate with me. The drumming is all just first and third beats and reminds me of that gif of him dancing, its just simple. I wanted to like it, but it just seems blah.

I'm torn on this album. On the one hand, 50 is an incredible rapper and his songs are simple but really good. This album has some incredible hits, PIMP, In da Club, What up Gangsta, 21 Questions, Wanksta, etc. It's a great album. It's also filled with a bunch of tracks that seem superfluous gangsta rap about drive-bys and blowin' brains out. He seems to reuse the same or similar lines about each of these themes in multiple songs and it kind of gets old. I feel like the album could be half as many tracks, could use more songs like 21 questions or PIMP and only one or two songs about the rest.

I've always wanted to get into LCD Soundsystem but for some reason found it somewhat inaccessible. This seems like a great gateway album. Time to get away is an incredible song. Followed by North American Scum, which is one of my favorites and a reason I've wanted to get into LCD Soundsystem. Someone Great is another really fun song. Overall, I think this is a great album to introduce LCD Soundsystem and I see a lot of parallels between other artists like Daft Punk or Radiohead. It's kind of a blend of the two.

It’s interesting, very indie, good mix of Brit-pop and indie sounds. Simple chords and guitar. Sounds a bit like Generation X, especially Auditorium. But just a little less edgy or punk. Real lo-fi sound. Reminds me of an easier to listen to Sonic Youth. So many tracks, each really short. Overall, good album. Very indie, which I like.