Started off kinda emo. There was one song that sounded like a children's song. Overall didn't hate it.
Banger. This Bob Dylan guy is pretty good.
It's insane to me that this album came out in 1988.
Musically it was kinda cool, especially the first couple songs. Overall not for me though.
I can appreciate it as a piece of art, but it's just not for me. Some decent songs and some skips.
I think I could get into jazz
Good album. Come together is such a timeless banger.
It's really just the one song.
Surprisingly good album for me. It took me a couple listens to get into it.
I'm not a guitar solo guy, but the iron man solo is probably my favorite of all time.
This album gets extra points for being the reason I started practicing guitar more when I was 14.
Sunday bloody Sunday is decent. Overall a little boring and all the songs sound the same to me.
There's no excuse for putting this out in 2004.
Confusion is the only song I remotely cared for.
My advice is to not let the boys in.
Bob Dylan is so fucking cool. Desolation Row is my favorite 11-minute song and it's not even close.
Didn't finish it. Not a huge fan.
I really tried to give the rolling stones a chance. They just sound flat and dated to me.
I came in with low expectations. But this is decent for what it is.
According to Kirill, this is some absolute Nick Phelan music. And I guess he's right.
Some songs get a little too close to noise for me. Overall it's a fun album though.
Probably really innovative at the time. Overall I liked it.
Truly a rough start to this album. But as a whole I think it's pretty cool and unique. Clap Hands is a legitimately fun song. I also liked Tango Til They're Sore. It's funny that this album is full of accessible songs like Downtown Train, while also being peppered with songs that will probably give Dani nightmares.
I also had fun reading about how this guy would piss off recording engineers running around hitting random objects with a 2x4 and refusing to use a drum kit or pre- made effects.
This was too long for me to really judge fairly. It's pretty diverse and impressive for a solo artist in the 60s/70s.
I'm not usually a fan of bluesy guitar-driven stuff, but this was pretty good. La Grange goes crazy, obviously.
This is a pretty unique album I've never heard before. Hope There's Someone is a really good song. I did get kinda bored of it after that though.
I don't give this rating lightly. This is genuinely bad and I don't think I enjoyed any of these songs. It's just garbage hippie anti-music.
It was fine, not my vibe.
I like it as background music. Cool in the Pool is the weakest song on the album. I like the rest a lot better. It definitely feels innovative for its time.
I probably just don't like the genre here. But her voice is great. I also don't think this is her best album.
Love a good 30 minute punk album.
On the first listen I thought "meh, beach boys." I listened to it again and it's pretty impressive. I did skip Take a Load Off Your Feet and Student Demonstration Time because those songs suck. The tracks are pretty layered and intricate and in a lot of ways this feels like a Beatles album. I also like the ironic "Surf's Up" title paired with the darker themes and music, at least by the beach boys' standards.
I almost dropped this to two stars when the narrator started talking in my ear.
The vocals on Scarborough Fair are so intricate and well-written. The whole album is just really tight and well-done. The Dangling Conversation is probably my favorite. 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night is an interesting piece of art.
I will say overall, I'm not a big Simon and Garfunkel fan. But they're obviously talented singers and songwriters.
Didn't really stand out for me. It's decent, classic 80s pop where every song sounds pretty much the same and I can't understand half the words.
Of all the 70s rock we've listened to so far, this has aged the best. I think there's also some nostalgia here for me, but I genuinely enjoyed listening to this one. Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird are my favorites.
It's decent, but kinda slow and not really for me.
I didn't know Sir Duke was by Stevie Wonder.
I also didn't know Wild Wild West is a straight copy of Stevie Wonder's I Wish.
I also didn't know Gangsta's Paradise "heavily samples" Pastime Paradise.
Just me realizing the ridiculous reach of this album, and how often I hear this guys song-writing without even knowing.
Disc 1 blew my mind. Disc 2 was pretty good.
What a bunch of goofballs. I kinda like it.
Could use a few more WAAAOOOOOOOOs.
A little too monotonously funky for me.
This is a tough one because I really like the music of the 90s and early 2000s that was influenced by The Smiths / Morrissey. But this album didn't really hold my interest.
I'll probably go back to it, and other Morrissey albums. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself is my favorite.
I'm kinda surprised how much I like this album. Go Your Own Way and Dreams are obviously great, by the whole thing feels really thoughtful and has a nice variety with their rotation of lead singers.
I was gonna give it a 4 but Dani convinced me to give it a 5.
Michael Jackson is too talented for me to give this less than a 3. There's some good stuff here.
It's fun to hear their more instrumental early stuff in contrast to the 80s pop. I kinda like it more than their hits.
This music has its place. And that place is the 1950s.
I mean it's a Christmas album. It doesn't sound particularly innovative to me but maybe it was the first of it's kind idk.
I really did not enjoy that. Feels like something my mom would listen to in the 90s.
Solid. I don't think I'll ever listen to it again, but I enjoyed it.
Probably the least offensive psychedelic rock I've heard so far.
The rest of this album could be dogs barking and I'd still give it a 5 if it had Paranoid Android and No Surprises on it.
A better music critic would probably tell you why this is one of the greatest albums of all time. I like that it feels diverse, while still being very cohesive. Mr. Robot vibes but 25 years ahead of its time.
It's fine. Not very interesting for someone that isn't into reggae. A low 3 for me.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
I really like the drumming on this album. The 70s production and the vocals hold it back for me.
Really starts off with a bang. Overall it's a very enjoyable listen. His voice/lyrics are unique and timeless.
Definitely a classic. It does get a little repetitive for me though.
Maybe I'm underestimating the influence of these guys, but this seems to be one decent original song and a bunch of forgettable covers, including a version of Twist and Shout that's not even significant enough to be listed on the Twist and Shout Wikipedia page. Maybe that's just the state of jazz and R&B in the early 60s idk.
I usually like punk albums but this isn't it.
The worst part of this album was having to listen to Drake.
Absolute banger otherwise. Can't believe I've been missing out on Beyonce all these years. Heaven and Pretty Hurts are my favorites.
The first song kinda dragged for me, but I enjoyed the rest of it. Today I was in the mood for jazz.
I don't think this is their best music, but I definitely bobbed my head to a few of these.
Really gotta separate the art from the artist on this one. This is a really high 4 for me.
The songwriting and production is just damn creative compared to a lot of other albums we've listened to. Kanye's lyrics get a little annoying, especially considering, ya know...
what he became. But overall I enjoyed almost every song on this album.
Runaway and Monster were my favorites.
I like the vibe. Mr Basie has some talent.
Little Ghost and Blue Orchid were pretty good. I'm definitely into the minimalism of this album. But it kinda feels generic.
I was expecting some basic 80s pop, but I really like the weird shit Kate Bush is cooking up here. Like the backup voice screaming "I love life" on Pull Out the Pin.
Another album to put in my bucket of pretentious 70s junk.
There's a few songs I really like on this album, but I don't think it's as strong overall as some of their other albums. I don't think it's as inventive as some of their other albums. I like the weird Beatles better than the pining classic 60s-sounding stuff like Michelle and Girl. Drive my car is fucking sick.
When I saw a Bee Gees album, I was worried I was gonna have to listen through a disco album. Instead I had to listen through whatever this was.
Those are some THICK vocal arrangements. Very fun album, never really got boring for me. I've heard Time of the Season at least 100 times and never thought about it as a piece of music. Pretty cool stuff.
Maybe I'm too picky with my 5's. This is a great album with a lot of songs I really enjoyed. There's a few meh songs and the weird skit thing in the middle that keep me from giving it a 5. Also kinda weird that some of their most well-known songs are actually covers or partial covers.
I'll have Ready or Not stuck in my head for a few days.
Dangerously close to being put in the same bucket as Imagine Dragons.
Yeah I'll say it. I don't like Changes. The rest of the album is sick though, especially Life on Mars.
Feels like a Christmas album without the Christmas stuff. I can appreciate it in the same way I can appreciate Frank Sinatra.
Didn't really click with me as much as some other electronic albums.
Probably a controversial opinion, but I think this album is just mindless 70s rock. Poor production, even the Bowie cut, and lyrics that get pretty degenerate and unintelligible at times. Penetration probably knocked this down a whole star for me. I can see the influence, but it's not for me.
More junk for the bucket.
Respect rips, obviously. The rest of the album didn't have as much energy but was still a solid listen.
I wish the vocals were a little more dense and varied. And I wish the songs weren't all 5-6 minutes long. But I guess that's just 80s pop. Overall I liked it.
Sorry Al, this one didn't really do it for me. High 2.
This is a sick album, lots of personality. I especially liked the first 4 tracks.
Of the live jazz albums we've had so far, this was my least favorite. Still not bad though. Feels more bluesy.
Tough one to rate for me. I'll certainly never go back to this album, but as a piece of art it's obviously very well-done and culturally significant. Bob Marley is also more punk than I thought. Guy talks about wanting to bomb a church.
I feel a little bad about this one because I know it's a decent piece of music. But the frantic horn section that shows up in every piece was grating on the ears.
Such a solid metal album. Lyrically interesting, iconic vocals, and really nice production compared to similar albums. The Number of The Beast stands out to me in terms of overall polish. Adding a phaser on the guitar in the verse is a really cool choice for a 1980s metal album. Run to the Hills is also a crazy good jam, and was one of my favorite songs to play on the drums in Rockband.
Decent electronic music, heavy on the sampling and repetitive vocals. I think it was probably ahead of its time, but in a way that makes it sound generic in 2026.
Also a ton of people in the YouTube comments are acting like this is a musical masterpiece, but this is kinda a joke album, right? These guys call themselves the justified ancients of mu mu and a bunch of their lyrics are gibberish. And they set piles of money on fire. Anyway, it was kinda entertaining.
Even though it's a slow ish 80s album, I still really enjoyed it. Kinda dark and edgy in a way. Disintegration was my favorite.
Dinosaur Jr. has a cool sound, and I really don't even mind the noisier songs. But the vocals kinda ruin most this album for me. Maybe this is how people feel about Bob Dylan.
Really enjoyed it. Probably doesn't need to be an hour long. This guy is pretty good at guitar. And it's fun to listen to in contrast to guitarists on other albums from the 60s. The guy was just in his own category.
There are certainly some duds on this album, and it walks the line between being cool and pretentious at times. But it's still a solid 9/10 for me. I listened to it 3 times to decide, and liked it more every time. It feels really cohesive without getting too boring, as long as you're into long-ish ambient synth instrumentals. The lyrics are cool too.
Really happy the growling stops after the first two songs. Decent 80s emo shit.
I like the first track and then it kinda devolves from there. Some really strange covers here.
Just a really strange album, and not in a good way. There were a couple songs I didn't hate.
Some real bangers on here, and feels pretty varied. A little long for me though.
He was really onto something here. I want to give this a higher rating but there's just too many songs full of repetitive dogshit.
A lot of this album sounds like a soundtrack, which I was kinda into. The sort of ambient mix of electronic sounds with actual instruments was cool. The percussion really stood out to me. But some parts of it got pretty cheesy and boring. Vikram the Vampire locked this in as a 2.
This is a good album, but it's an absolute tragedy that Discovery isn't on this list. It's just this album but better. Much more fleshed out and accessible.
I think it's funny that these guys tried to make electronic dance music but accidentally ended up making music I listen to in the background at work. Checkmate Daft Punk.
Chill, choral folk music that sounds like it was made in a government lab.
This album could've been an EP. Overall just kinda long and not my taste. Headache goes crazy though.
Solidly in the category of well-known 80s albums that just aren't for me. The songs are pretty simple musically, and the style doesn't really hold my interest. An inoffensive 3.
I kinda wrote this band off when I first heard them as a teenager. But I really enjoyed this album, especially the first half. It's just dark and weird and keeps you guessing. Suite-pee and Sugar are sick.
Definitely has some Frank Sinatra flair to it. The lyrics are pretty dopey at times, but that all just adds to the vibe. Dropping this a star because it's just so unreasonably long and arguably not an album.
Pretty much everything I hate about 2000s indie pop. Whiny falsettos, unintelligible thoughtless lyrics, lack of variety. I'd rather listen to the neon trees.
Giving it a two because some of the more instrumental songs are mostly tolerable.
Good old fashioned songs about running from the law, gunfights, and stampedes. I really enjoyed it.
I also think the mixing is interesting. You can barely even hear the guitar on some tracks. It gives it a very folksy and lyric-driven vibe.
Not my jam. Into the bucket.
Chelsea was kinda decent though.
Pleasant I guess but extremely mediocre.
Real Phil Spector vibes. A window into 80s "world music," as told by some random British guy. Lacks cohesion.
A good album that's absolutely carried by the first half of side A. Revolution 9 is enjoyable in its own way but I wouldn't call it music.
Pretty energetic and fun for 60s music. Don't think I'd ever listen to it again though.
Ray said "if you like it, tell us about it." So anyway
An awesome voice and lyrics that made me feel things. I've definitely heard her name before but wasn't really sure what to expect.
Cool album. Cult of Personality is obviously great.
Pleasant, feels innovative for 1988. No complaints.
Really shows off Bob's American folk roots. Just damn good songwriting. Arguably some of his best.
Really good stuff. The bass is especially sick. The end of the album got a little noisy and annoying to me, but I also listened to it while putting together IKEA furniture, so it could've just been that. You'd think in the age of chat gpt, IKEA could handle writing out instructions in multiple languages instead of making me play pictionary with their fucking generic instruction manual.
It's hard to pin down exactly why I like this album. But I do. Unfortunately I also listened to this album multiple times while putting together IKEA furniture, which may have colored my opinion of it.
Sort of cheesy and fun in its own way.
Nice to listen to in the background but hard for me to engage with beyond that.
There were some bright spots, and I think the saxophone is a fun choice for a 70s punk album. But overall I thought it was a little boring and didn't really stand out from other older British punk.
Cool idea and fairly unique. I just don't like the songs that much.
Actually really enjoyed it. Cool voice. I had to check that I was still listening to the same album when I got to Bobby McGee.
I'm probably uncultured for this but man I didn't like this at all.
Somewhere between Evanescence and Mannequin Pussy. But also predates both those bands. Pretty cool.
It gets a 3 for having One on it. Otherwise it's pretty forgettable for me.
