Great easy listening, very agreeable, upbeat, good vibes. Mostly reggae-esque with rock influence. I like this a lot.

I've been on a Brit-Pop kick lately and am pleasantly surprised to have The Bends come up as my 2nd album. This is an album I've been listening to on and off for 20 years. It's a true classic to me. Radiohead would have been an influential band even if their career ended here.

Catchy, fun, pretty much perfectly written pop songs. Even the more experimental, less catchy songs like I’m in Touch With Your World, and Moving in Stereo are great. I love when a band can mix some ingenuity with infectiously catchy songwriting. It’s hard to think of anything I don’t like about this album. I love a lot of bands in the realm of New Wave but somehow I hadn’t really given The Cars a fair chance. I love most of their hits, but I hadn’t listened to one of their albums in its entirety yet. I see myself coming back to this record a lot.

Fun, agreeable, creative, well-arranged. A monster of an album for it's time. I'm not super familiar with ELO's discography other than their singles. I like Out of the Blue overall but its one of those albums that could have a few songs cut off. It goes on a little too long to the point that it's hard to remember the stand out tracks. Despite that, it's still a very agreeable album that you can put on in the background and no one will complain.

One of my favorite Bowie records. The title track is nearly perfect, as is the rest of the album. One of his most consistent records.

I like the last half of the album the most, from Supersitious on. It seems like a great album to put on while cuddling on the couch or in bed with your lover. Romance has not been much of a part of my life lately, and I think that’s why I wasn’t entirely feeling this album. Still I can see why it’s on this list and I will probably revisit in the future

This album is fine but nothing really stood out to me. Meh.

Good ol' fashioned dirty bluesy hard rock.

There were a couple moments that were almost interesting but overall this was a pretty awful listen. If this were the soundtrack for an actual movie, I’d be hiring a new composer. I’m not sure what Barry Adamson is trying to convey. The music is too boring and uncompelling to care.

Yeah it’s repetitive but it’s electronic music! I had listened to some of this album a long time ago before I had really listened to much electronic music. And I thought it was ok, but the repetitiveness turned me off. Giving this album a full listen yesterday, I like it a lot. A lot a lot. It’s a little rough around the edges but I appreciate that. I like debut albums like this where you can tell the artist is still figuring out their sound but they have lots of good ideas. Homework has plenty of them. Discovery may be a more concisely crafted album, but Homework is a fabulous debut and definitely one I’ll keep in rotation.

The album starts off strong with "Money Changes Everything." Then of course the timeless anthem "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Soon after, another classic hit "Time After Time." Things tail off from "She-Bop" on. I'm no prude but I still found She-Bop cringey. The rest of the album is kind of meh. A quintessential pop album of the 80s. The hits definitely carry it, the rest is just fine.

Still a classic at nearly 70 yrs old.

Really good. This album deserves to be more well known. Really great 70s soft rock / pop. Very well composed songs. I love the Velvet Underground but had never listened to any of John Cale's solo work until now. I know this is more pop oriented than most of his work, I'm glad he made a change of direction for a moment. This album still has got me interested in exploring more of his work.

I liked this more than I thought I would. I held off listening for a few days because I thought it would be a more challenging listen. I like Ramblin' Jack's voice. It is the kind of album where it feels like once you've heard one song, you've heard them all. I think if I were a more avid folk / bluegrass fan, I would be more into this. But I still enjoyed it overall.

Well this was an easy listen. Another one of my all time records. It feels like Nirvana was building up to this album their entire shorter career and this is their defining work. I love when bands have a progression of each album getting better than the next, rather than starting off with a spark that they never seem to find again. They definitely found it here. And unfortunately we’ll never know if this is where Nirvana would have peaked, or what they had in store next. Thanks Kurt for leaving us with this fantastic record.

I like to think I’m fairly well versed in 90s hip-hop but I’ve never listened to much Ice-T. This is a pretty good album. The production and beats are great, and there’s a good variety. Body Count really adds some variety, was not expecting a metal song on a hip-hop album.

Raw, straight forward and to the point. This is one of those albums I feel like I'm supposed to like more because of it's influence. I'm not quite in love with it yet but I can see it growing on me.

Probably Radiohead’s most challenging album when it was released. Stripped back production on most tracks compared to their prior releases. I would say Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors is more experimental and challenging than anything on Kid A. The album has a cold, dark, mellow vibe overall. In some ways it feels more like a collection of polished demos than a cohesive album. As many songs as I like a lot here, mostly the middle section of the album, there’s as many that are meh or I really don’t care for. An interesting, worthwhile listen overall but I wouldn’t consider it an essential album. I consider it in Radiohead’s 2nd tier under The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows in Tier 1.

Lyricism, flows, and beats all on point here. Even the covers are fantastic. One of the best hip-hop albums of the 90s.

Another 50s album I enjoyed more than I thought I would. I’ve never been a fan of Elvis. I’ve been turned off by his voice whenever I’ve heard his songs. The main context I have on Elvis is his influence on rock music and that he is often accused of gaining fame by taking songs from black artists. It’s not something I’ve researched on my own. Regardless of the context, I enjoyed listening to this album. I still don’t love his voice and there were moments it made me cringe, but tolerable overall. There’s other artists from the era who did it much better, and who I would prefer listening to. Still, there’s no denying the influence Elvis and this album had on modern music. My impression is that he wasn’t an innovator, but he played a big role in bringing the rock ‘n’ roll to a wider audience. Does it say more about him or about white America in the 1950s that they needed a white artist to make rock music palatable?

A great album. The exact reason I started this project- to be exposed to music I don’t usually listen to. Being that English is my first language with limited French, I didn’t understand most of the lyrics. But the album had a pleasant vibe overall. There’s a nice variety in the songwriting, especially having songs in 3 languages though majority are in Spanish. A really pleasant, fun listen and an album I’ve added to my library.

A great debut from metal legends Iron Maiden. Raw, fast, gets your head banging.

This really blew me away. I've listened to the hits but had never given this album a full listen. After just one listen I feel like this is one of the best pop albums of all time. It's sexy, smart, well-crafted and produced. The songs are varied and interesting. Prince has such passion in his vocals. An absolute classic

It's nice, it's relaxing, it fits in the background but didn't really evoke any strong feelings for me.

A solid album overall. Muse's best effort. I like the stadium rock opera aspirations Muse has. I have a soft spot for them because I feel the comparisons and accusations of ripping off Radiohead feel unfounded to me. I've also seen them live a couple of times and they put on a fantastic show. I think Muse knows where they stand in the realm of popular rock music. I don't think they were ever trying to be as innovative as Radiohead. Are they the best to ever make this kind of operatic stadium rock? No. But is this still a solid record. Supermassive Black Hole is one of their best singles. I think this album is worthy of being on this list as an example of popular alternative rock from the mid 2000s.