Very calm and serene, I like this 'spoken word' type of album that places more emphasis on what's being said than the actual music. At the same time, the melodies are quite interesting as well even if they're more subdued
Was not expecting the sudden stylistic shift at The Emperor's New Clothes
Feels a little weird formulating my thoughts on music like this for the first time, but I expect it to become more natural
Didn't make the strongest impression on me, some crazy guitar riffs in here and I went crazy for La Grange and its live rendition, but otherwise, just alright
Really like this album, just didn't quite hit me in the feels like I get the sense some of Stevie Wonder's other music does, but it was an enjoyable experience that I'll be sure to return to in the future. Very solid!
This album proved to me that I can like rock and roll, which is ultimately a good thing even if I wasn't all that into its shrieking and screaming and whatever else. Some crazy riffs in here as well; favorite songs are "Back In Black" and "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
This album is a lyrical masterpiece and one I'm sure I will remember for many years as the catalyst for my genuine appreciation of rap. With basically zero prior exposure to the genre, I now see it as a powerful vessel for communicating the weight and emotion behind experiences which are not intrinsically linked with my own. I'm realizing music doesn't only have the power to inspire through how it resonates with ME but also where it stands as a means to present a story about SOMEONE ELSE (that I can find meaning through without relating personally). What makes it even better is that this is *real*, this is authentic, this is entirely representative of the things that Kendrick actually experienced in his day to day life, and the subsequent decisions he made, the lessons he learned, the heartbreak and tragedy he faced, as well as ultimately accepting Christ as his perfect savior through his imperfect struggle- a beautiful throughline for the entire album. This was incredible, I will definitely be coming back to it, I would give this six out of five stars if I could
Absolutely fantastic album, so feel-good and well composed and well written, basically no critiques aside from some small repetition I was a little miffed about here and there. I've not heard all that much music yet, but I feel comfortable calling this an album of humanity
Some really fantastic instrumental jazz in here, was a bit repetitive across the whole album and felt it was ultimately too short but overall, there's a very solid musical collection in The Dave Brubeck Quartet
I'm not even entirely sure what to call this but it was such an incredible vibe with so much variety between every song. Even when I didn't adore one song, I couldn't help but appreciate how different it was from the previous and following tune. Also Rio (song) was absolutely incredible
This was pretty good, some nice riffs and funny lyrics in here but at other times it got way too repetitive for my liking
Album was alright, some groovy beats in there and I liked Them Bones, Down In A Hole, and Rooster, but it could feel a little generic/samey at times and the lyrics are a bit too heavy for these songs to be something I will be returning to again and again
I found myself surprised by just how horribly bad this one was. Just noise on top of more noise with lyrics that didn't make any sense. Really bad pull today.
If Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was an album, it would be this.
It's not.... great, and it's so close to not even making it to good that I'm hesistant to call it good, but..... I think it's good. It made me feel something, that has to count for something! The instrumentation had some interesting choices and brought in some chord progressions I want to say I've never heard at any point prior, and the vocals. Well. The vocals. Anyway. This was alright, I don't think I'd listen to it again, it was excruciating at times but at others there was something of a simple beauty to the way I was processing the music? Maybe? THREE STARS!
Wonderful package with well thought out, almost "neatly organized" metal that served as a great introduction to the genre for me. Lyrics were simple yet powerful and relatable throughout the entire album. A great listen all around that I'll definitely be coming back to!
In my music, I like to be able to at the very least understand if not wholly relate to / sympathize with the lyrical content of a song. I wasn't getting a ton of that here, probably due to my lack of familiarity with post punk, so it's down a star because of it. However, with lots of fun riffs and other weirdness that didn't make a ton of sense but tickled the ear, I think I'll be returning to a few of what's here. An enjoyable ride despite my qualms with the vocals
This was so weird... but I liked it.
Didn't have the time to digest this as thoroughly as I would've liked today, will definitely be coming back to it for a better analysis, but such good vibes on display all around in this album, lots of classics that I've heard before and am grateful to finally be able to put a name to. Just a great listen overall!
Vocals weren't perfect but there were some really thoughtfully composed accompaniments alongside inspiring lyrics about war and its consequences. Big Sinead O'Connor vibes, now that I think of it. A great listen!
Good for lo-fi, chiller vibes while I'm trying to accomplish tedious tasks, but this isn't really something I can see myself vibing to or putting on repeat in the future. Feels like the songs are hurt by how whispery/murmury the vocals feel too in addition to the random wailing. An alright album at best but not the most memorable I've ever heard. Couple points for Life In a Glasshouse being some sweet jazzy jazz.
Pure vibes. This was an outstanding listen!
SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD
This was really, really good. I think they could probably lose the harmonica in the beginning song but there was so much tonal and vocal variety which, for lack of a better reference right now, really gave off the vibes of something like a Donkey Kong Country or Earthbound soundtrack.
This might have the worst vocals I've ever heard in my life, my ears are bleeding and I couldn't finish the album, it was so difficult to listen to
This album was okay. My first impression was a feeling like they're not really qualified to cover a lot of the subject matter that's being discussed in their songs. It wasn't all misses, I liked London's Burning and I'm So Bored With The USA, but definitely not fantastic.
Riffs and instrumentals are so good, lyrics are so powerful, this is truly an all around a great album
Excellently, excellently composed. This album contains some of the best jazz I've ever heard and takes things a step further by mixing in rock and roll too. You gotta listen to this!
This was fine. I'm finding myself increasingly using ZZ Top as the ultimate point of reference for rock that wasn't bad but didn't necessarily hit me in the same way as some of the better music I've listened to. Some good riffs in here but wish the vocals played a more prominent role throughout the album.
Great jazz but dang this was a hard listen! Some seriously gloomy relational subject matter and distressing vocals that I'd have a difficult time repeating in the future. Almost want to give this full stars but I just can't bring myself to put this in the same category as the more uplifting albums I've heard thus far.
Great to see African representation in the album! This had some beautiful instrumentals and great vocals belonging to a genre I didn't even know existed before today! Wow!
This album didn't do a ton for me, but unlike the others where I've said the same, this was still a ton of fun to go through and I was head bopping from start to finish. Imperfect, but still quite good.
Technically, I'd say this was a 5/5 album- excellent instrumentation, feel-good songs from start to finish, thoughtful composition and detail. Unfortunately for me, the Rastafarian ideology which so much of the album is centered around is fundamentally incompatible with biblical teaching and my own Christian belief-all that to say, I don't think I'll be returning to most of the songs here. Even so, I thoroughly enjoyed my first listen through!
This album was a little too... simple for me? The lyrics weren't carrying much weight, the vocals were alright I guess, nothing about the composition stood out at all, and the themes were pretty flat with a good amount of spite that didn't really feel justified. Also, the obvious objectification of women present throughout pretty much every song in the album is very problematic as well- women were not just "made to love" and it seems The Everly Brothers weren't able to understand them beyond their ability to kiss and have sex with a man
"Girls, girls, girls were made to love
That's why some have eyes of blue
That's why some stand five feet two"
WOOOOOOOOO EUGENICS WOOOOOOOOOOO
Super feel good album. Short, simple samba that doesn't mess around. A great listen!
This album was pretty alright but I really just couldn't get over how miffed I was on the main singer's voice. Not much that stood out although I did like the sudden pivot to jazz in the second to last song, which is no surprise if you've followed my music journey up to this point
LEGENDARY album, LEGENDARY songs, LEGENDARY listen
Very interesting *sound* in this album, touching upon some equally interesting themes with vocals that I really think I loved. This wasn't perfect but an enjoyable listen nonetheless.
I didn't actually get to listen to this one as closely as I would've liked, just had a busier day, but it was really enjoyable with relatable and powerful vocals in addition to having plenty of fun songs
One of his weaker albums. It was kind of all over the place, not much direction and not nearly as much intention with the vocals as my favorite works of his. I was going to give it a 4 but I've had the day to mull it over and I don't like it as much as the others I gave 4s even though it's Stevie Wonder
This was AMAZING! Disposable Heroes is one of the best songs I've ever heard, hands down. This album just makes you FEEL something man, something carnal, innate, uncontrollable, with such powerful lyrics that just about anyone can connect with. While it wasn't perfect, it had one of the best openers I've ever heard, one of the best songs I've ever heard, and high high high HIGH highs. Do NOT sleep on Master of Puppets!
This was such a weird album! Combined pretty much every genre I can think of and had barely sensible lyrics, yet somehow managed to be coherent and fun to listen to! I'd definitely recommend and look forward to checking out more of Beck's stuff
Absolutely magnificent jazz, perfection, no notes.
I wasn't ascending to heaven with this one but man, perfect timing for this album as I just got soundcore headphones. Pretty cool mixing and fun songs that I'll come back to in the future, even if they didn't do a ton for me right now
Certainly did not knock my socks off but there was some really high quality jazz in here in between some sadly more mediocre songs. Favorites were A Man A City, The Court of the Crimson King, Epitaph, and 21st Century Schizoid Man
This was such a feel good, jazzy album! I don't really have much more to say than that, it was a great listen!
Metallica is quickly becoming my favorite band... this was a perfect album.
The strangest, most uncomfortable combination of sounds I've heard in a long time... it wasn't even playable on Spotify, and now that I know what this is, I think I can see why......
This was just too strange for my liking, singer's voice was pretty rough and the songs were interesting but not enough to keep me intrigued throughout the album's duration
This was a very enjoyable album with a lot of weird songs- as I'm starting to get into the habit of saying, it didn't make me ascend to heaven or anything like that, but it was a lot of fun with some nice jazzy rock odd stuff going on
This was just boring man, I mean the opener was pretty good but otherwise it kind of just faded into the background and didn't make much of an impression on me at all. Not gonna come back to this one even if it wasn't the worst
They know how it's done down in Nigeria bro, some of the best jazz I've ever heard
The instrumental was pretty solid but man Dylan's voice is SO BAD, he should not have been allowed near a mic at any point in time. The accompaniment is the only reason why I'm not rating this a 1.
Actually listened to this for the first time a few weeks ago, it was okay, nothing too special, and played it very safe within the genre
This was a really fun album, got me in a groove I wasn't expecting given the rating. Obviously way too repetitive towards the end and I could've done without the moaning sample in that one song but otherwise this was a good time
Merry Christmas to the generator! These definitely didn't contain the best or my personal favorite renditions of the songs that were featured, but it did good enough of a job, it got me in a nice mood, and come on, it's Christmas. Can't be too hard on this one
Eh not too sure how I feel about the harmonica. This was a sweet album though, albeit a little too repetitive with the melodies and sometimes it seemed to just go on and on
This is the most background music 3/5 album I've ever heard
An absolutely phenomenal orchestral rendition of some of my favorite Metallica tracks and amazing first time covers of some I've never heard. Every Metallica fan needs to listen to this the whole way through!
This was a decent album, but fell off pretty hard after some early bangers and overall didn't end up feeling all that memorable for me.
This makes Metallica look like the ABCs
A beautiful album to end off the year with. This touched my heart with its simplicity and meaningful vocals; it doesn't quite get up there with the best of the best of what I've heard but it's unabashedly beautiful in how straight to the point it is and I really respect it for that. Also, very fitting for the last album of the year!
Had some of the wackiest sampling I've ever heard in an electronic album, so much fun to listen to and I was head bopping and vibing the entire time, this was a fantastic way to start off the year
This is a real feel good album, thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. Simple, not too flashy, obviously not trying to be a total masterpiece and succeeding in doing so
A great album that was slightly worsened by the fact of the singer not having a fantastic voice. Wonderful instrumentals, though!
This was filled with a ton of really good songs, but didn't quite hit that over the top absolute must listen banger mark for me, yet still, very enjoyable!
WOW, amazing album. Some seriously awesome reflective songs in here that really get you thinking with excellent instrumentals to boot. Great jazz throughout the entire album as well! Will repeat in the future!
Fun album, was really getting into it most of the way through. Some of the songs were a bit too repetitive for my liking but for the most part this was an enjoyable listen.
I cannot listen to this bro, it's pissing me off more and more as I continue to go through it, the lyrics and vocals are unbearable, the only reason this isn't a one star is because the instrumental is OK *I guess*
Very chill, very nice. Really starting to appreciate these calmer albums that are successful in owning their desire to do what is needed, but nothing more.
Pretty basic jazz, didn't do much to differentiate itself but I always found myself laughing out the crowd shrieking in the background
This album is beautiful...any of this vaguely folksy country light guitar emotional vocals type stuff just reminds me of Sinead O'Connor, but I feel like this takes it a step above
Meh. I don't think this was awful and the instrumental/vocals were pretty alright but this won't leave a huge impression on me
Really loving what I've seen from The Doors on the generator, honestly I didn't even realize who wrote this one when I started and after I started head bopping I was like "dang I should probably check". Not quite the high to high to high to high pacing that would get this among the ranks of my 'perfect albums' so far but very fun, great instrumentation, just a blast to listen to
Fundamentally, Coldplay is good, really good even, but monotony and general repetition is baked into their style to the point of annoying me greatly by the time I'd finished the latter half of the album. It's not that the music was BAD, it just didn't do anything new with its style and formatting to where my brain actually began to tune it out
I'm not interested in smoking weed.
The instrumentation was actually pretty interesting but the subject matter / lyrics are just so bleak, so disparaging, so *off*
This was pretty good, really awesome instrumentation but the vocals/lyrical direction was kinda all over the place with a few high highs in a pile of generally alright pieces. Kanye just doesn't seem to be a fantastic rapper to me, on top of all the other controversy he's mixed up in, so while I'm glad I listened I'm not necessarily going to be coming back
Really uninteresting. It was good but no way I'm sitting through it for another hour and a half
NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE HARMONICA. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE HARMONICA. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE HARMONICA. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE HARMONICA. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE BOB DYLAN. NO MORE HARMONICA. NO MORE BOB DYLAN.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Great album with vocals that were a little too stilted / broken up across each song.
Beautiful album, was great to listen to one entirely in a non-English language finally, a bit too repetitive to sit among the greatest of great that I've rated thus far but still very good
This was *fine*, some actual bangers in here including "Theresa's Sound-World", "Shoot", "Wish Fulfillment", and "Sugar Kane", but the vocals were SO BAD for most of the album, unbelievably grating, along with barely understandable accompaniments
Great album, I do love rock/metal after all, but the guy's voice got a little too annoying after some time and in general I just could've done without all the edgelord nonsense they kept trying to cram in. The messages they were trying to convey were powerful, but other artists have managed the same untainted by some of these more questionable/jarring themes
This was great, very much a feel good album, I don't think it was a fantastic listening experience since I was trying to lock in on some work and my brain kept tuning out the songs, but I'm just gonna take that to mean there wasn't as much consistency as there probably should have been (and there wasn't, some of the songs that I was clearly hearing fell flat). Still, quite good!
Disco is great, so this was a lot of fun to listen to, albeit pretty repetitive in certain sections which definitely means I have to dock a star
This just didn't do much for me. Decent but uninteresting rap.
Yet another background music album. Meh
Really great sound and some nice vocals, I had had this recommended to me some months ago so it's cool to see it pop up in the generator. Not excellent but will definitely come back to some of the better songs in the album
This is. Really Bad. This isn't good. The only redeeming factor is the little bit of jazzy instrumental sprinkled in around the beginning
Some great sound and great music on display here, a true banger album. Honestly though, I was a little unsettled by the lead singer's doing a lot more talking than vocals, so that brings it down a star for me.
This was an amazing listening experience, got through almost the entire thing, some incredible electronic sound here even if it could feel a tad repetitive at times
This was pretty bad, pretty meh accompaniment on top of awful vocals but I guess it didn't ruin my day
I wanted to like this a lot more than I did but it almost felt as if they weren't really trying in spite of how good what was there ended up being? I dunno, I came away wanting more so I definitely can't give this full marks.
WOW this was an incredible listen, such incredible vibes with such incredible sound, so much fun, wowowow! Wow!
Wow!
This was absolutely fantastic, some of the best rock I have heard on my generator journey thus far
It was lowkey a bop but honestly I can't even believe I listened to this, basically just about shooting people down on top of some ridiculously uncomfortable theming that had me turning it off midway through
BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT party album in a language I have zero familiarity with or knowledge of (not that it mattered!)
Meh. Didn't really do anything for me. It was OK, I guess
Excellent work here, been a while since I've seen jazz elements on display in the generator, not perfect but very very good and a beautiful listen
Some great, straightforward, simplistic but enjoyable rap here
Very diverse and fun album to listen to, lots of unique styles and instrumentation and vocals going on here
Pretty good album, yet one that ultimately failed to blow me away like "Led Zeppelin" did
This didn't do anything for me, OK background music though
For how long this was, a little too repetitive, but still overall a pretty enjoyable listen.
Too ambient. Too repetitive. Just OK.
This was pretty good, vocals kind of reminded me of the SOAD type drawl, just a bit too repetitive and samey to get much more appreciation from me
Meh. Kinda went on and on without any one track really standing out, but, it was alright
Not super interesting, did what it needed to and was nice for some ambient background though
This wasn't perfect like 'Led Zeppelin' but VERY VERY good and I will be returning.
This album does such incredible things with sound, apparently I'd listened to it a few months ago which I refuse to believe because it stands out SO much in the mind. Not exactly perfect but darn close
Lot of really cool songs in here about the broader state of the world on top of generally being fun to listen to? Not too many albums achieve that balance between enjoyability and depth in their contents... great listen!
Loved this. I don't know why I keep being so surprised that the non-English picks here are consistently so good.. this was a blast with amazing sound in spite of some apparent repetition here and there
You expect me to say no to fantastic ambient jazz?
This was fun, didn't knock me off my feet but I've come to understand Beck as a group that's great at making oddly good strange music
Vocals were pretty terrible but the metal was good enough to cancel that out for the most part
Absolute classic. While imperfect, it has such an incredible feel good communal vibe to it which made the songs really enjoyable to listen to
Not actually going to give this five stars on account of being great ambient jazz; it did what it needed to but felt a little too repetitive, monotonous, and dull for the length
Extremely unenjoyable to listen to
Awesome feel-good jazz, love that I've been getting so many of these, definitely a couple jaw-droppers in here too
MAN I'd be shocked if there's any listener that isn't hit in the feels with this. Not perfect but very very close
Feels like Sinéad O'Connor again lol, enjoyed this for the most part and while it didn't knock me off my feet I'll definitely return to some of the better songs from here
Really, really weird, but it was my kind of weird so it's OK
Lots of awesome upbeat tracks in here, but the tonal contrast with the far slower songs was too jarring for this to land a full score for me
Ehhh aside from the odd funny song or two, this didn't do much for me
Good opener, ultimately failed to hold my interest for long as a broader album.
Two days in a row of straight mid?! I'm here for it!
RIDICULOUSLY vulgar, and that's saying something considering some of what I've put up with on 1001. Was barely able to get through the majority of the album even if the few tolerable songs were great
Made basically no impression on me whatsoever, I will not remember any of the songs here but it was OK
This was fun but didn't make any lasting impact
Getting heavy vibes like I do for Stereolab, feels a bit louder and messier, quite enjoyable even if imperfect
There were like, one or two songs that really stood out, but otherwise, meeeeeh
This was really fun, so many happy go lucky tunes in here, definitely had some lulls by nature of being such a long album but on the whole I quite enjoyed it
Groovy! Great first introduction to Prince.
I mean, this was alright, and good enough that I sat through the whole thing... just didn't really make a terribly strong impression
I mean I didn't love it but I didn't find it mediocre, it was pretty enjoyable, but I dunno
This is AWESOME, incredible sound and such cool melodies combined with really stellar vocals
This was boring and too long
This was quite a fun listen; upbeat and energetic in a way that felt refreshing considering the past few albums I've gone through. Definitely not perfect or anywhere close to perfect, but I had a good time
This just didn't really make me feel much of anything
A great listen, admittedly I was tired while going through this one and zoned out on a couple tracks but on the whole I really enjoyed it
This was not an enjoyable listen
This is such a fun album, all the 1001 non-English albums are bangers, wish it was longer!!
Really good- not every song was a hit but this was super chill and I had a nice time
Such a groove, really enjoyed this one and honestly surprised to see the lower reviews
I wouldn't listen to this outside of the generator, I get the acclaim but it's just not for me
Started out pretty good but was honestly getting bored towards the end
Weird, off-beat at times, but just plain fun and that's all that really matters for the generator sometimes
Really consistent and enjoyable album, every song was a groove. Even if only a handful truly wowed me, the quality of production across the board was so high that I pretty much have to say this was a 5/5 listen
