Bored already after three songs. Not for me.
Super fun album. Love Sam Cooke, and the energy was amazing. Too bad it was not well recorded
Fun album, not that consistent tbh.
The two singles are great, the rest is kind of average. Great production, though.
Probably harmonically kind of innovative, but super boring in terms of melody and lyrics. Pretty long 45 mins.
Really not my cup of tea. Super specific and repetitive. Saved by Proud Mary.
Potentially super interesting, but a little too literal for me. Very long and the samples, albeit classy, were maybe too "acid" to be that repetitive. Charlie Hunter's presence is a bonus.
Classic album. Extremely well-executed, sonically varied, and lyrically great. Not a 5 because some songs are "dispensable".
Average '80 melodic rock/metal. Not into it as a genre, none of the tracks stuck. Well-executed and smartly written, but that's about all.
Classic album, one of the best debut albums of all time, it seems. I really liked it, even though classic rock is really not my favorite genre.
More Than A Feeling, though, is one of my favorite tracks ever.
And the Hitch A Ride outro was really amazing.
Very bored after the first few tracks, but then the record surprisingly takes off. Overall, I liked it. Probably I'll have to give it another listen.
Mixed feelings about this. I have to say that Springsteen is not my cup of tea at all. I'm too "not American" to really understand the music and it doesn't make me feel that much.
That being said, I really liked the stripped arrangements. The 4-tape recorder, then, is a plus, super innovative in terms of future lo-fi music, which I like.
Could be my favourite of his albums, but I'm not into his writing, I must say.
This is extremely plain. Can't wrap my head around the reason why it is included in this list. Amazingly boring.
And to think I liked "Big Sur" when it first came out... Well, I was 12, so it shouldn't say much...
A good record. Not a prog fan, but I found that enjoyable. Steve Howe was freakin' amazing.
Great album, just short of a 5-star rating. I really appreciated Sting's songwriting in this record, re-listening to it was really pleasant. And Stewart Copeland might as well be one of the grooviest drummers of all time. "Mother", though... WTF?
Not a prog fan, but I really liked it. Weird at times, but extremely well-executed. And Roundabout is a wonderful, wonderful track.
I feel like some 80's New Wave records have not aged that well. Moreover, they lose something if listened to many years from their release. It was overall kind of enjoyable, but there wasn't a single track that stood out.
Joni, for me, is one of the true greats. A melodic and lyrical genius, really. This is a great record, not at the level of others of hers, though. Also pretty different, she went down a new road with this one.
Still, a great record.
Really enjoyable record, classic rock with a hint of soul that I really liked. Breakdown, what a great track! Not a 4, though
Not a prog fan, to be honest, but this was surprisingly "cheerful" in a way many prog records aren't. I didn't know Genesis' music that much, it's not that inaccessible as I thought it would be. Not sure I'd listen to the record again, but hearing Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins together was great.
Production-wise, an amazing album. Lots of interesting feats too. Lyrically, I don't get it that much. Lots of retribution-themed lyrics, not one of the feelings I'm fond of.
First record that I'm not listening. I don't deserve 78 mins of dnb at 34 years old, sorry.
Lot of mixed feelings on this one. I can grasp the importance of the record and I like some of their later stuff, but it hasn't resonated with me the way I thought it would.
I had high expectations for this one. Especially after an incredible starting track like Intro, which might be one of the top 20 best album opening tracks of all time (maybe?). But I have to say I'm disappointed. Nothing stood out, especially in terms of writing, it was all bland. I can understand what the fuss was all about for those who liked it in '09, mostly from a sonic point of view, but it didn't do the same for me.
Great record. Writing great music and arranging it with such elegance and grace is not a simple feat. The first half of the album is almost impeccable, then it loses something for me. Amazing cover selection as well. The singles are wonderful.
Listening to a 70 year-old live record so well-performed in 2025 is weirdly refreshing. This is pretty flawless. It also exhibits a level of showmanship we're lacking nowadays. Amazing voice, great delivery, super musicians. Lyrically poor, obviously, that's why it's not a 5.
God, country is really not my thing. Not a good way to start the day, sorry
It's B.B. and it's great, his relationship with his guitar is outstanding. Great energy and presence, still the blues does not capture me anymore. It tires me a little. Help the Poor stands out.
You know what, I don't dislike it. By the half of it, I wasn't paying that much attention, it all seemed to blend together. However, it was interestingly written, but too overproduced for my taste. I guess Jeff Lynne is/was a better writer than producer.
Well, I didn't really care for it. I didn't really pay much attention. Not extremely bad, but not good at all.
Not that bad, kinda weird, but it sounded super important to me for all the New Wave movement that followed. Surprisingly and strangely fun, but not that essential to me.
This is really close to being a masterpiece. I was hit by the groove throughout the whole record. Great pop-funk songwriting and amazing execution. I have to say, that's a five. 1969!! Are you kidding? Freakin' unbelievable. Everyday People is a classic track.
