First two songs off the album are great, diminishing returns from there for me. Like the instrumentals for the most part but struggle with too much of this variety of American rock.
Fav tracks: Search and Destroy, Gimmie Danger.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#270)
Loved it, perfect prog-rock that flows so smoothly from one track to the next. Incredible opener with Roundabout.
Fav tracks: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround, Mood for a Day
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#297)
First time listening to Transformer cover to cover. Pretty familiar with the hits, so I think I expected more from the album as a whole. Still, can see why it's held up as a classic, its peaks are incredibly high.
Fav tracks: Vicious, Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, Satellite of Love.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#467)
Just so good. Difficult to differentiate its highlights because of its consistency.
Fav tracks:
Taxman,
Eleanor Rigby,
I’m Only Sleeping,
Here There and Everywhere,
For No One,
Got To Get You Into My Life,
Tomorrow Never Knows.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#16)
Some undeniably great grooves, but not really for me. Album felt a lot longer than it is.
Fav tracks: Devils Haircut.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Wow this list is just different varieties of white guy rock, hey. Went into this a bit jaded which has maybe harshed my judgment but I just really really don't care that much about this album.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Sure
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RYM: N
What's this?? A non-rock album??
Aaaand I hate it. This passing the muster for the list does not fill me with confidence for albums to come. Talking Heads cover was fairly upsetting and boy do I really hate Jericho. From there it somehow keeps getting worse.
There's a redeeming moment or two (I don't hate Come to My Aid) but shit me I couldn't wait for it to be over.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Let out a huge sigh as this started, wasn't ready for more white guy rock. Not sure how much that impacted the experience but did enjoy a couple of songs on the back end.
Fav tracks: Nightime, Blue Moon
Saved a song: Y
RYM: N
Maybe not quite at the level it used to be for me, but still an absolutely classic album.
Fav tracks: Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Mr Grieves, Crackity Jones, Hey.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#71)
Ends up becoming too much of the same thing for me. You Want It Darker is incredible.
Fav tracks: You Want It Darker, Treaty
Saved a song: Y
RYM: N
Better and more consistent than I expected, having only really ever heard the hits. Not one I'm racing back to listen to though.
Fav tracks: Hello, Don't Look Back In Anger, Morning Glory
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
13/13 white male rock or white male rock adjacent albums. I'm tired, boss.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Let's go. One of the best with one of their best. Offers something different and memorable with each song.
Fav tracks: Gasoline Dreams, So Fresh So Clean, Ms. Jackson, Spaghetti Junction, B.O.B., Xplosion, Humble Mumble, Slum Beautiful.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#350)
Really into Solange's angelic voice and consistent grooves. It's so smooth that it very occasionally gets tiring. Would be a perfect 30-40 minute album.
Fav tracks: Weary, Cranes in the Sky, Junie.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: N
Understand its significance but found it a tough listen. Hoping 2001 shows up on this list.
Fav tracks: Nuthin But a G Thing.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#930)
So fun. Have spent a lot more time with Dirty Computer but this is just as good.
Fav tracks: Dance or Die, Faster, Locked Inside, Cold War
Saved a song: Y
RYM: N
Inoffensive but mediocre. Bit of a slog to finish.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Earned its additional star by unlocking a Simpsons reference. Other than that pretty whimsical and sweet.
Fav tracks: Gotta Get Up.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
The songs just sorta blend into each other in an okay way.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
I hope the title doesn't mean what I think it means.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Sometimes Reznor's vocal style gets in the way of this going from an album I appreciate to an album I enjoy. One that I will definitely return to.
Fav tracks: Hurt.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#78)
Sometimes fun Britpop, interesting to find out where the song Alright comes from.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
The vocals don't do much for me but it's instrumentally pretty incredible.
Fav tracks: YXZ, Limelight.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#368)
Needs a relisten with quality headphones.
Fav tracks: Run, Shine a Light.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Pretty cool.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#984)
Fav tracks: A Change Is Gonna Come
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#934)
Such an unusual blend of 15% enjoyable and otherwise completely insufferable.
lol Drive
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Am I going to have to listen to every single f The Who album?
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RYM: N
Really swings - each marginally too corny to want to relisten.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Good god this is sad. Think I might be more of a fan of his other stuff but this is obviously still classic sad boy stuff.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#469)
Background music.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#351)
There's definitely stuff to enjoy in here but Clapton gives me the ick. Probably the racism and the anti-vax.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Too spacey n weird.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#811)
Was hoping to be more enthused about this one but didn’t do heaps for me.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#722)
Still can’t get into Zeppelin
Fav songs: Immigrant Song
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#1,066)
Incredible. Might convert.
Fav songs: Love's In Need Of Love Today, Sir Duke, I Wish, Pastime Paradise, Isn't She Lovely, Black Man, If It's Magic.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#27)
Okay took two listens but this is so good.
Fav tracks: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#275)
That’ll do, Who.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#723)
Might need to revisit.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#10)
Not sure what happened, but there was a time where I liked this album a lot more. Occasionally interesting and pleasant but often found it pretty boring.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#1,084)
Sadly just can't fully get into this sound.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#18)
Yucky - did not finish.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
Feeling rough and have fittingly had a rough 3 album trot.
Saved a song: N
RYM: N
This is pretty great. Might have found my ceiling for Britpop.
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#521)
Not my favourite Bowie but shit this is funky.
Fav tracks: Young Americans, Fame
Saved a song: Y
RYM: N
Incredible album. Sometimes challenges me more than other Beatles albums with its abbrasiveness and gender blending.
Fav tracks: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, Getting Better, A Day in the Life.
Saved a song: Y
RYM: Y (#42)
Bit of a slog at over 2 hours. Can't believe there are longer versions of this album.
Fav tracks: 1979
Saved a song: N
RYM: Y (#338)