It gets better once you get a couple songs in, but really just a strange experience. I liked it but I'm not likely to revisit it.
Definitely thought it was better than Lazaretto, but I don't think any of the highs are as high as the title track from that one.
Only got to about half of it before my show, but all around pretty solid. Obviously from the 80s, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Really strong, and very consistent. I don't listen to a ton of Dylan but it was really fun.
Favorites: You're a Big Girl Now, "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts," "If You See Her, Say Hello"
Too repetitive for my taste, I really was just kinda exhausted and I wanted it to be over. The highs are really high, but I can’t justify listening past this.
Favorites: Turn to Stone, Mr. Blue Sky
One of the best classic rock albums, not much to say. Title track is basically perfect.
Favorites: Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane
My personal favorite Pink Floyd album, truly a generational experience. Waters may be a dick but he wrote some pretty amazing stuff.
Favorites: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1, One Of My Turns, Hey You
Finally getting around to Hendrix, and he's everything everyone's said he is. Technically incredible, but missing something that I was looking for. Definitely gonna check out Are You Experienced though.
Favorites: Spanish Castle Magic, If 6 Was 9, Castles Made of Sand
Better than I was expecting, she’s got an amazing voice. Just not really what I was in the mood for today though.
Favorites: Beautiful, Dirrty, I’m OK
I can definitely understand the comparisons to The Beatles, but I think they have an edge to them that The Beatles don't. This is firmly rock and roll in a way that The Beatles aren't.
Favorites: Mother's Little Helper, Going Home, Flight 505
I had a similar problem with this that I did with the ELO album. Every song sounded the same, I was ready for it to be over and it’s less than half an hour long.
So brief it’s hard to come up with something to say about it. It was good, but I can’t imagine myself putting this on again.
Favorites: Beverly Hills, Back Against the Wall, Group Sex
When I read that this was a forefather to the emo sound I got really excited, but it’s missing a lot of what I like about emo. It’s more energetic than I was expecting, and I think the vocals didn’t work as well as emo vocals tend to. Still a fun listen though.
Favorites: Luau, New Math, Sinews
Definitely my favorite I've heard from him so far, it was a shockingly strong late career album from him. I think it does a lot of what Blackstar did too, but just a little better.
Favorites: Dirty Boys, I'd Rather Be High, Heat
I've been meaning to listen to these guys for a while now, and I think it was an interesting intro to them. Saw on wikipedia it was listed as space rock, and I thought it was gonna be something else, but this was still good.
Favorites: The Spiderbite Song, Waitin' for a Superman, Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
It's not even that bad, but it's so country it's kinda unbelievable. Not really my thing but I'm sure some people like it.
I’ve been meaning to listen to this for a long time, I love where is my mind so I was pretty excited. And it was good, I’m excited for Doolittle.
Favorites: Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where is my Mind?
I think it’s… good. It’s nowhere near as good as American idiot, though I may be biased considering that’s one of my favorite albums. But yeah perfectly fine, not a ton more than that.
Favorites: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around
Definitely my favorite of the albums I’ve heard from her so far. Id have to go back and relisten to homogenic, but this kinda takes everything that one does and makes it better.
Favorites: Hidden Place, Heirloom, Unison
Wow. Really just front to back heat, not a weak song on it.
Favorites: Drown In My Own Tears, Soul Serenade, Save Me
I mean obviously it’s not gonna be as good as Abbey Road, but still a really strong project. You can hear a lot of what was to come, but it really isn’t much more than a demonstration of potential.
Favorites: All My Loving, Please Mister Postman, Money (That’s What I Want)
Definitely not what I was expecting, but I was pleasantly surprised once the album got going. I didn’t realize it was gonna be instrumental, but I didn’t mind it at all.
Favorites: Snow Flower, Metamorphosis, Sagar (The Ocean)
There are some crazy standouts on it, but a lot of it doesn’t live up to the quality of those highlights. Still a really strong album though.
Favorites: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Bye Bye Love
I can definitely see where the appeal would be, (there were some moments that had me grinning to myself in my room), but I really don’t think that this sort of music is for me. Like I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t blown away by any means.
Favorites: Starkville City Jail, San Quentin, A Boy Named Sue
Maybe I was just exhausted cause I saw twenty one pilots yesterday, but this really just didn't hit at all. Obviously the hits are good, but it all just felt sort of annoying. I wanted to be listening to anything else the entire time.
Favorites: Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long
Truly an exceptional album, felt like an experience in a way most things don't. I had been meaning to listen to this for a long time and I'm glad I finally did.
I don’t think it was the vibe for today, but it wasn’t bad by any means. It very obviously influenced a lot of stuff, which I can get behind.
Favorites: Like a Prayer, Love Song, Act of Contrition
Easily the best Beatles record, anyone that says differently is lying to themselves. I could listen to this all day, each song still sounds incredible.
Favorites: Come Together, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, I Want You (She's So Heavy)
I mean they're obviously great players, but I just don't think this is how jazz is meant to be listened to. Jazz should be a live experience, listening to a studio album just feels odd.
Favorites: Venus de Milo, Budo, Godchild
I've heard a lot of hype around this album as, like,. incredible indie pop but honestly I don't get it. Especially about the intro, I just don't feel any real connection or interest in it.
Favorites: Crystalized, Islands, Infinity
Interesting stuff, but not really anything out of the ordinary. I think I set myself up for failure by listening to Haram by Armand Hammer before this cause that outclassed this in every way. Just listen to that instead actually.
Favorites: Changes, If I Can't Change Your Mind, Slick
I only got through 3 and a half tracks before getting on the phone with my girlfriend, but I really don't think this is for me. Like obviously it's really impressive and I liked it, but I didn't connect with it and I doubt I'm gonna want to listen to it again.
The timing on this was amazing considering they just got inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, and honestly I get why. This album is wall to wall bangers. I think the Jack white solo album I listened to for this was a little more consistent, but the highs here are undeniable, and it’s just a blast.
Favorites: Fell In Love With a Girl, We’re Going to Be Friends, I Think I Smell a Rat
Honestly I was so tired I barely remember this album, but I think I thought it was good. It's pretty typical 60s stuff, but it wasn't bad by any means.
Favorites: Goin' Back, Old John Robertson, Tribal Gathering
I've been pretty depressed recently, and the albums it's been giving me haven't really been anything I've been interested in so its been a while since I actually did one of these. But I have really fond memories with the title track so I figured I'd check it out and it was really good. It kinda reminds me of Violater by Depeche Mode because nothing actually comes close to the hit, but everything else on there is really solid stuff.
Favorites: I've Got an Angel, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), This City Never Sleeps
Not my favorite by them, but my dad liked it so that counts for something I guess. It does have some songs I like though, I will say that.
Favorites: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine
This is NOT pink floyd bro what the fuck. Actually an insane album, like I know people love Syd Barrett but genuinely there's not even the glimmer of potential here. There were small moments I liked but goddamn this really wasn't it.
Really could’ve been much shorter. The weird interlude things didn’t really add much, and it actually made the album feel really stilted. The songs themselves were good, but it felt like everything took more space than it needed.
Favorites: Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Heart of the Sunrise
I’ve always liked individual songs by the doors, but this is my first actual album from them. And shocking nobody it was really good, just wall to wall bangers. Also Jim Morrison died on my birthday, so that’s cool.
Favorites: Break On Through (To The Other Side), Back Door Man, The End
I wasn’t really paying a ton of attention, but it was pretty good. Definitely gonna revisit it later and see if I like it more, but it was pretty solid as it stands.
Favorites: Let’s Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain
I really just don't think this kinda thing is for me. I've heard 17 track albums that are about an hour that I've liked more (ie. Blonde by Frank Ocean or DS2 by Future), and this just struggled to justify the length. It also got weirdly homophobic in the middle? which I get rap does sometimes but it just felt kinda weird.
Favorites: Freedom, If You Only Knew, A Day at the Races
I think this is an okay album, I just don't get why side 1 is one song. There's no real cohesion to it, it doesn't really make sense. Just make them their own individual songs, I think I would've liked it more if that had been what happened.
Favorites: A Passage to Bangkok, The Twilight Zone, Tears
Was really surprised to have liked this as much as I did, I've never really gotten the Elliot Smith hype. This was really amazing, it feels like a scaled down Jeff Buckley and it makes this album feel so personal and intimate. It's a shame we never got more than a couple others from him, he was a really talented guy.
Felt very reminiscent of daft punk, but in a good way. I really wasn’t sure what this was gonna be going in but I liked it a lot, a lot more than I thought I was going to.
Favorites: Europe Endless, Showroom Dummies, Trans Europe Express
There’s something very mom and pop about this album, but I really couldn’t tell you what. It’s exactly what 60s pop should feel like, but it wears itself a little thin as you move through it. It ends really strong though, I will say that.
Favorites: Somebody to Love, 3/5s Of a Mile In 10 Seconds, White Rabbit.
This was sort of an odd album. Obviously it has its hits that are spectacular, but the rest was just sort of okay. And it really ends in a weird way, I don't get the point of a skit and whatever right at the end, just skip it and have the album be 9 tracks. But it was still good, just felt strange.
Favorites: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time
I was pretty disappointed by this album. The last album I heard from him (The Next Day) was a really impressive and exciting album for me, and this just kinda wasn't. I wasn't impressed by anything except Changes, which I already knew was good. I think it's probably a little overrated, but it is a showcase of potential, if nothing else.
Favorites: Changes, Song for Bob Dylan
This might be better than Bridge Over Troubled Water. It's consistently heat, every song hits like crazy. I can't say much more cause of how brief it is, but it's just a really solid album.
Favorites: Scarborough Fair/Canticle, Homeward Bound
I don’t really understand why this the album that ends up on this list. Like it’s great, I love beach house, but I think that bloom and depression cherry are both better and I think they both showcase the style better. It was a good listen I’m just a little perplexed.
Favorites: Norway, Take Care, Baby (Bonus Track)
I remember one time I was playing this huge playlist I have for my dad, and Money For Nothing came on while we were in the car. And he got really quiet and absolutely cranked the volume, and the riff came in and it was transcendent.
I remember being very underwhelmed by this when I first listened to it, way back in freshman year. It wasn't exactly what I wanted it to be, but since then I've come to really appreciate this album. It's not my favorite Kanye album (might not even be Top 3 (or 5...)), but I think its still a really impressive album. Especially for it being his first, it's really incredible as a start.
Favorites: We Don't Care, Jesus Walks, Family Business
I think I'm finally starting to get the Paul Simon hype, he's pretty amazing. I think I liked the stuff with Garfunkel more, but this was a really solid album. It is kinda a lot like the Simon & Garfunkel stuff, you can tell he wrote most of that stuff I just think his material was better there.
Favorites: Run That Body Down, Peace Like a River, Paranoia Blues
It’s hard not to compare this to Violator, not just because it’s their big album but also just cause they sound really similar. And this isn’t as good as that (obviously), but it’s still a really solid album I can definitely see myself revisiting it in the future.
Favorites: Never Let Me Down Again, Strangelove, I Want You Now
This is a very strange album, I really wasn't sure what to do with this. It's almost vaudevillian at times, and I think the fact it's not in English didn't help at all. It was interesting though, I really liked it. I was just really caught off guard by it.
Favorites: La fille de la mort, Ville Notre, L'Amourir
I think there's a really dated sound that a lot of like the arena rock stuff from the 80s has, like Journey and these guys and stuff like that. And it's charming, it reminds me of my childhood, but it also kinda grates on you after a while. It's not bad perse, but its not exactly good any more either.
Favorites: Rocket, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Excitable
I don't really understand why this is in here. Even setting aside the fact that it's novelty music, it's just not that good. It doesn't make sense to me.
Favorites: Sleight Ride, Winter Wonderland
This is arena rock done right. I still don't love it, but it hits different than other arena rock I've heard. It sounds the same, but marginally better.
Favorites: More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Let Me Take You Home Tonight
This is like, really bad. I couldn't hardly stomach this. There's some good country albums out there that I've heard through this project, this is not one of them.
My only other jazz rock album that I've heard is Pain to Power by Maruja, and this is a very different type of jazz rock album than that one. That leans much heavier on the rock, and this leans much heavier on the jazz. And I think jazz albums just aren't really my thing.
This is kind of the epitome of 90s rap. It's so steeped in what the 90s is, and its just such a fun album. It's wall to wall bangers, it just feels like such a labor of love.
Favorites: Sure Shot, Sabotage, Get It Together
This felt like the longest album I've had to listen to so far. I've always preferred East Coast over West when it comes to 90s rap, and so I knew I wasn't gonna love this, but god something about it just dragged. Each song took minutes longer than it should've.
Favorites: Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin'), Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Lyrical Gangbang
I feel like this album is really frontloaded, it started super strong and then by the end I was ready for it to be over. I think its just the last two songs though, the rest was good.
Favorites: Shining Star, Happy Feelin', Reasons
I was hoping I'd come back to this and like it more, but I still have the same problem as my last listen. Almost every song is like 2-3 minutes too long, and it just makes the album such a drag to listen to. If you can cut your album 20 minutes without cutting a single song, then you have a problem. Also by NO MEANS the best album of all time, no clue what apple music was on with that one.
Favorites: Ex-Factor, Forgive Them Father, Everything Is Everything
This was a pretty strong album throughout, I definitely liked it better than the last 60s psychedelia that I got from this website. I had to fit this in a little cause I’m in New York right now, but it was good I’m glad I listened.
Favorites: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), Onie, Train to Tomorrow
Admittedly I wasn't listening super hard to this one, but I came away from it feeling about the same as I did on my first listen. It's good, not really much more. I like the gothic rock thing a lot, but I definitely prefer Joy Division when it comes to that stuff, but this was good too. I think it gets better as it goes, but its pretty strong throughout I'd say.
Favorites: Lovesong, Prayers for Rain, Homesick
I accidentally slept through one of the songs, but unless it was terrible this was like a really really good album. Like much stronger than I was expecting from them, I actually really connected to a couple of the songs here. It made me want to listen to more Coldplay.
Favorites: In My Place, A Whisper, A Rush of Blood to the Head
I liked this, but something feels very rough around the edges about it. Everything from the instrumentals to her uncharacteristically uncontrolled vocals are just very debut album. Shes definitely done better since.
Favorites: Venus As A Boy, There’s More to Life Than This, The Anchor Song
I don’t know if this is like crazy front loaded or if I’m just really tired (it’s currently 3:12 AM after a 6 hour flight back from New York), but I still had a lot of fun with this album. The highs are really high, and it was just a blast. And I love the big instrumentation, it’s my favorite thing in pop music.
Favorites: Jackie, Next, Wait Until Dark
This is like the quintessential sound of singer/songwriter. Except for a little bit of bass, it’s just a dude with a guitar, and it’s a really comfortable sound. It sounds like sitting by a crackling fire in a snowy winter. Really just a pleasant time.
Favorites: Oh How Your Love Is Strong, I Have No Time, Needle of Death
I mean, there's a reason this is one of the best selling albums of all time. I do wonder sometimes how her legacy would have been affected by music after this. I think ending on a high note can have a really different impact on the world than ending on a low, and I think it'd be interesting to see how things would've panned out if she had gotten clean or broken apart from her father or something.
Favorites: Rehab, Back to Black, Some Unholy War
I think the instrumentals are good, I just don't really like David Byrne. In short doses I think he's ok, but there's something really annoying about the way he writes and the way he sings, and it makes me not really want to listen to them.
Favorites: New Feeling, No Compassion, Pulled Up
This is another example of an album that really feels like a complete experience. Each song flows so well, and there's such a consistent tone and it's so much fun. It was the perfect album to bring me out of my bad mood.
Favorites: Stay Another Season, Electricity, Frontier Psychiatrist
There's really not much to say about this, pretty standard rock affair. I had a pretty good morning after this though, I was talking to my friend Bill for like an hour this morning, it was great.
Favorites: Ready for Love, Bad Company, Seagull
I think the problem with rating scales like stars is that they make some of your takes look absolutely insane. Like no, I don't think A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay is a better album perse, but I gave that a 5/5 and not this one. Not that this isn't close, I think it would be if it ended with SAMIDOT instead of Compton. Even Real would've been ok, but I think he had a really incredible ending and he kinda just blew past it. This is still a top tier album, really amazing stuff from him.
Favorites: Backseat Freestyle, m.A.A.d city, Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
I think that live albums are usually kinda stupid, especially when there's not a lot of changes to the studio versions. But Sam Cooke is such an interesting and powerful live performer that this really works. He has such a command over the crowd and the music that listening to him work is just a joy, I had an absolute blast with this one. No notes.
I don't know what it was, but I really didn't enjoy it at all. I expected so much better from them, I don't know what happened here. I don't have the heart to give it 1 star cause they're obviously very talented musicians but I really didn't like anything about it at all. Actually I might give this 1 star cause I really wanted to turn it off for most of the album.
I think wikipedia really undersold this album, it said country on there so I had pretty low expectations going in. I was presently surprised though, this was a really cozy and fun album. I think it's maybe a little underheard, but I think its albums like these that make this whole project fun.
Favorites: Fuzzy, Wish You Well, Dixie Drug Store
This was another album that I wasn't expecting much from, and that I was pleasantly surprised from. It was perfect for the mood I found myself in this morning, that being exhausted. I'm sure it has a lot to offer for those active listening, but I was just enjoying the sound of the album.
Favorites: Love Goes On!, Streets of Your Town, I'm All Right
