Oct 29 2025
Picture Book
Simply Red
Not really something I enjoyed too much. Not the type of music I usually listen to, so hard for me to say.
Production sounds extremely clean. In my only listen through, there wasn't a whole lot that caught my ear or stood out to me.
"Look at You Now" was probably my favorite track. Reminded me a little of Talking Heads.
2
Oct 30 2025
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Really enjoyed the music. But upon relistening for the first time in a while, the lyrics are a little rough. It's not so terrible for a single song, but as an album it does get old.
4
Oct 31 2025
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
4
Nov 02 2025
Graceland
Paul Simon
3.5-4
This is my first time listening to the album and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. My favorite song is "I know what I know."
Has a very clean, punchy sound that I don't think I'm a huge fan of at first, but it really works on this album for me. Also, the lyrics are funnier than I thought they'd be.
4
Nov 02 2025
British Steel
Judas Priest
First time listening.
I enjoyed it well enough. I liked the sound of the album - it was heavy and driving without being overdone. Fun, fast riffs.
3
Nov 03 2025
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
First time listening
3
This album was okay? The flute was interesting, and the songs were enjoyable enough. I suppose the variety of the songs was interesting, and I could see it being something I enjoy more on relistening. I can hear the elements of the rock opera/concept album come through.
3
Nov 04 2025
The Joshua Tree
U2
First listen. I have heard some of these songs before, but never the whole album.
Very expansive sounding album, that was more enjoyable than I was expecting. Really enjoy the guitar riffs and the atmosphere of the songs.
4
Nov 05 2025
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Not first time listening.
4.5
I really liked this album. I don't listen to a ton of metal, but have listened to this before. It's a little difficult for me to put this in context since I'm still early in this listening project, but this feels like one of the better (best?) albums on the list. All of the tracks here are great, fast, and tight.
I think one of the things that stands out to me is how the songs dont get boring, despite using mostly the same sound.
5
Nov 06 2025
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Not first time listening.
5
This is such a good album and one that I really love. The way that Cash makes the cover songs his own is incredible, and the storytelling in the songs is so powerful. One of the only albums I can think of that gives me chills when I listen to it. The album has a very intimate feel to it, and you can really sense the emotion is Cash's voice.
5