1001 Albums Summary

Standouts: Guilt Working Class Hero Why'd ya do it 😵‍💫 Why is it so experimental 🥹 First half was kinda bland and repetitive I love the blend of harsh and soft guitar sounds on the later songs. Probably a 3 but the 3 standout songs are carrying hard

Standouts: 5 years Moonage Daydream Rock'n'Roll Suicide (Too short!) it's got a distinctly old sound, I wonder how it sounds on original vinyl I'm a fan of how many instrument combinations there are already Wait I've heard Starman before this is wild. Everything was really unique and there was a lot of cool stuff going on I think I probably need to relisten to this to appreciate how good it is. I think the whole album lacked a solid direction. 4/5 is my current opinion

Standouts: - City, Country, City (nvm this has stopped standing out when is it going to end??) (it's still got 2 minutes I didn't know a burn down could be this long) - The World is a Ghetto I'm excited to see what long jazz songs are like -----The Cisco Kid---- -----Where was you at---- It's been 2 songs and I feel like they were meant to start at some point but they ended instead ----City, Country, City---- This has a ton of texture so far How long is this outro? ----Four Cornered Room---- This song is following the pattern of not starting ----The world is a Ghetto---- Title track is the first song to actually use it's length to good effect ----Beetles in the Bog---- One of my main complaints about the whole album is I can't remember a time when more than one instrument was playing at the same time. This is probably great music to have on in the background but sitting in a coffee shop listening to this I found myself waiting for it to end. 2

Standouts - Scenes from an Italian restaurant - Vienna - Always a Woman Pre Thoughts: I don't think I've listened to a soft rock album back to front ----Scenes from an Italian restaurant---- This album has hit it's stride with "Scenes from an Italian restaurant" and "Vienna" but I currently don't think it's anything I haven't heard before ----Only the good die young---- I always wonder if these albums were amazing at the time and then everything copied it so now it sounds bland ----Always a woman---- OH THIS SONG! Crazy how much this has stood the test of time. ----Everybody had a dream---- The last 1 minute felt really out of place not really sure what it was doing Post thoughts: I understand why this album is on the list, lots of classics on here and generally enjoyable but it's nothing special imo. 3-4? I'll probably round down unless brain says otherwise

Standouts: - Butcher's Tale This album suffered from one instrument at a time syndrome Was I overall bored 2

Standouts: Earthquake 😵‍💫 Desire Lines 😵‍💫 Basement Scene (?) Helicopter Not heard of this artist but nice to get some more modern music. I've always been interested in psychedelic music but not found a jumping in point The textures and layering were amazing in the first song hoping that continues About half way through and I'm generally enjoying it so far but the first song was so much better Desire Lines brought back the fuzz I enjoyed from the first song We're so back Why'd the last song just cut off ? Post thoughts: The first song was stunning but then the songs until desire lines were not really for me The 2nd half saved this album from being relegated to mid imo and had a really strong ending low 4

Standouts: If You Let Me Stay Seven More Days As Yet Untitled - A lyrics only track makes it rather memorable I've realised I have no idea how to talk about this kind of music. I found myself enjoying this way more than I expected. The more atmospheric songs are the usual highlights but I feel like the whole album was incredibly solid. Terence's vocals are really evocative of the vibe each individual song is going for. The instrumentation is very 80s but I don't think that's a particularly bad thing and Terence's vocals make up for all that anyway. I wanted to know what "The Hardline" was meant to refer to but couldn't find anything on the internet I was also confused on the difference between the titles on streaming and on this site and it turns out Terence changed his name in 2001 which is cool high 3 - low 4

Standouts: Frankie's First Affair? Sally Pre thoughts oh god... (negative). I'm really trying to go into this with an open mind The first few songs are repetitive. Sade's voice is quite nice but didn't really do much different throughout the course of the album. I didn't hate listening to it but I found the whole experience a bit boring. Was considering a 2 at the start but I might be nice and give it a 3

I feel like this was meant to be some form of relaxing album based on the title but I found myself stressed due to the constant rhythm changes. It sounds like a bunch of people who are competent at music decided to go off script and wasn't sure why everyone else wasn't following their lead The last song wasn't bad, maybe they agreed to play a slower song and were able to piece something together 1-2

Not a very memorable album. The last song was the best but I generally found his voice granting and most songs suffered from too many solos.

The French word for immigrant tied with the African artist intrigued me so I tried to do some reading on this. This album was made while Youssou was passing through Paris. With references to missing home, not trusting local authorities and stress of responsibility. He later used his success from music to open Internet Cafe's in his home country. Awesome guy. It's a really interesting taste of another culture of music. Youssou's voice is great and the instrumentation makes me feel warm and comfy. It's refreshing with how clear the drums are, I tend to find drums get mixed into the background in Western music. You can hear hear the fuzz of the tape between songs which really brings home how handmade the album is. I'll give this a 4 but I probably will never listen to it again. It's really cool tho

Standouts - Until the end of the world - The Fly - Ultra Violet This album is way more experimental than I was expecting from a U2 album, I actually ended up really enjoying it. It feels like a sonic youth album at times. There are some really generic songs in here which brings it down a lot. low 4

Standouts: u (ending) Complextion Mortal Man This is some of the better lyrical flow(??) I've heard from hip-hop/rap. I find I can actually understand what they are saying rather than trying decipher a long syllable shoved into a fast beat. Lyrics in general were very hit or miss. Some lyrics hit me quite hard (especially the end of u). I also felt some references went flying 10 feet over my head. Sometimes they were just talking about sex and I couldn't care less. I kept on hearing "So I went runnin for answers" throughout the album which turns out to be part of the poem read at the end of Mortal Man. It's a neat way to tie an entire album together, makes it feel like even though he is clearly working through a lot of difficulty he won't stop until he finds what he's looking for? or maybe the time he finds an answer it leads to another question? I found the album improved as it went on for me. I'm not sure why really. Just feel like it was easier to digest. More interesting topics and less jazz. The little interview/conversation at the end was interesting. I did some digging and found it was fictional, I was hoping it was something like GY!BE does.

Standouts - Outside Myself - Constant Craving I was initially worried by the country genre but it ended up being more contemporary which was a nice surprise Generally enjoyable but nothing all that special 3

Standouts: New boys Great British Mistake Insane album cover I can't name you a single song but at the same time I was jamming to all of them. Great British Mistake was amazing and showed how much potential these guys have if they experimented more with their sound Guilty Pleasure 4

standouts: they played the same song 8 times... B.B. King has a great voice and I generally enjoyed it but I found it all blended together. The crowd interactions being included was cool. 3

This was a slog to get through. I'm sure when this came out it was revolutionary in some way but now it just doesn't feel special and is incredibly boring. 15 songs that are less than 5 minutes just means none of them are memorable on first listen. The singing is uninteresting and the heavy use of sampling is used to boring effect. I was going to give it a 3 at the start but after an hour of listening it's going down to a 2.

Highlights Family Tree Red Dress Love Dog DLZ I got excited seeing experimental rock in this artists genres but it turns out this was their less experimental album. Feel like it could have been so much more. It did grow on me towards the end, the singer can have quite a big voice and the songs that lean into that with big instrumentation are really good. 3

Standouts In The Flesh? 😵‍💫 Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 Don't Leave Me Now Hey You Comfortably Numb Waiting for the Worms The Trial I can hear how many albums this inspired and it still stands out amongst them. I'm a bit delirious listening to this while ill, it's obviously a great album I can't get my thoughts straight on it. Referencing a wall in most or every song is fun but I'm not sure on the symbolism. Every song was good, there just wasn't anything that completely blew me away. I went back and listened to In the Flesh? and it clicked why there were 2 songs with the same name, cool storytelling Very High 4

Fine I guess. It had some interesting parts but at the same time nothing stood out. It even had some noisy parts that I found off putting... and I'm a fan of noise. Just doesn't feel cohesive.

Heavy when it needs to be, quiet when it needs to be. Grooving all the way through, every song felt unique but they all belonged in the same album. No standouts but every song was great. It even had a few noise sections. Easy 4

Nothing happened, kinda boring

Standouts 100 years A Short Term Effect The Hanging Garden The Figurehead Getting lost in this album was such an experience I decided to do it 3 times. Everything has so much texture. Feels like an incredibly cohesive album. His voice sounds so hopeless I hope he's okay. I much prefer this darker moodier sound than their more recent stuff. The melodies twist and turn unexpectedly while keeping the same vibe. It's so easy to get absorbed by this and watch an entire hour disappear First 5

Yeh I didn't need to listen to this before I died. It was almost good at some point but it was mostly bad. I'm really not sure what it was going for but it was tiring to listen to. This is Ciśnienie if it was lame. ...Is what I said initially I kept finding myself humming part of the album and coming back to give it another shot and my opinion of it consistently improves. It's somehow catchy and chaotic along with the crazy amount of talent on display. It took the band 8 months of constant practice and then they recorded it in a 6 hour sitting?? No wonder it's a magic band... If you have the stamina I urge you to listen to this 7 times. On the 7th time it starts hitting like crazy

Yeh not much to say here. For some reason all the songs gave me christmas vibes. Probably something to do with a lot of tradition christmas songs being about the war. It was fine. Nothing stood out but it wasn't bad

It was certainly unique but it suffered from everything blending together. High 3

Initially I was bored, now I'm offended I don't know what he's yapping about but I'd rather he stopped. I hate his voice. The music isn't at all interesting or challenging so I'm doing my best to tune it out. Unfortunately this damn harmonica makes my ears hurt more than my bloody valentine live (I love mbv). Is this meant to be a comedy sketch? The lyrics sound like he went to a pub found the most drunk person in the room and started writing down their drunken ramblings... Except that would probably be better. It even ended with a fade out but at least it's over 1

It was fine, nothing stood out for me other than the creepy lyrics

I hate Christmas music but these are the best ones

This being a movie ost is strange, it didn't strike me as cinematic. I wonder what the movie is about. I enjoyed it more than I usually enjoy this type of music but it wasn't mind blowing or anything

We're finally here! Standouts Catholic Block Stereo Sanctity Pipeline/Kill Tuff Gnarl ⭐ Pacific Coast Highway Cotton Crown Master-Dik This is the album that usually gets credited with the first album to achieve the sound I adore. You know how cool live music sounds in a small venue? Yeh let's do that on a studio album! This album has it all, crunchy guitars, noisy guitars, guitars grinding against your ears, fuzzy guitars, feedback... Fun fact they couldn't get this album published because of the album cover for ages. Some noise highlights: Pipeline/Kill Time is a starts of simply but leads into this chaotic orchestra of guitar noises with a simple melody in the background to grab onto and guide you through. Incredible mixing so that melody is always there for you. Tuff Gnarl has this one riff playing throughout it and then they start building up the noise and let the original riff free at the climax which explodes the section into perfection. Master-Dik is a feedback ridden song which is the perfect way to end the album. The constant layered guitars in the back is a forest of sound to lose yourself in. Incredible album easy 5 Unfortunately the later sonic youth albums are less harsh but at least they have the same vibe and goal.

This sounds like a boring movie I found they would find a rhythm/riff and just play it over and over with no variation and it wouldn't even be an interesting riff. I don't mind simple melodies like that but there needs to be something interesting happening on top of it to make it enjoyable for me

Every song experiments with a different sound and it feels fresh and interesting. The climax of every song was worth it and I'd get lost in the moment. Standouts: Paranoid Android Exit Music (For a Film) Let Down Karma Police Climbing Up the Walls Lucky The Tourist

Easy listening, well mixed, kinda boring.

Love the guitars on this. The vocals are lackluster mostly being speaking on the beat. Didn't have time to read through the lyrics but I wasn't super interested in them. The guitars manage to push the sound of this record so far and every song felt fresh because of it. It's almost like the first few tracks give you the vibe and then the later tracks push it. Low 4, carried by amazing guitar

Forgot it was on tbh

Wasn't a massive fan, didn't feel like interesting happened and nothing stood out for me. It was enjoyable at least.

Nothing happening musically, maybe the lyrics are interesting but they weren't interesting enough to make me go check.

Easy listening, I understand why people enjoy this type of music. I enjoyed it at the start and then I realised every song followed the same formula of "find a funky beat and then do nothing with it for 4 minutes" and it became a drag from there. Making an entire album bragging about how much money you have is a gross concept.

Cute album but didn't manage to do anything to make me interested. At least it didn't have a blaring harmonica ruining my ears

Standouts: Pretty Good It's actually pretty good for country music. I'm not a fan of this sort of lyricism where they just kinda yap, but the instrumentation is good and varied from song to song. I don't know if the 2nd half was worse than the first half or if I just got bored but my experience with this album declined... High 2

Short and sweet; every moment is filled with instrument;, doesn't overstay it's welcome; the mix brings out each instrument's texture. Pretty much as good as this genre can get

Mostly boring and repetitive but The Murder Mystery saved the album from a 2 Standouts: - What Goes On - I'm Set Free - The Murder Mystery

I barely remember this, the instrumentation was sometimes good but the vocals were bland and boring High 2

I don't really enjoy music with minimal instrumentation and focus on vocals. especially when the vocalist isn't anything special. Only "I've Got to See You Again" caught my interest.

Standouts: The Jungle Line Harry's House / Centerpiece I'm not sure what this album was going for. It was nice/easy listening but the Jungle Line was a super experimental track at I really appreciated but it felt like it was in the wrong album. Joni's voice is really nice and she uses it to great effect with the instrumentation. I appreciated the more unique choice of instruments but I wish they did more with them. Mid 3

Every song seems to find a riff that it refuses to move from for the next 2 minutes. Some riffs are cool, some are 1 Chord over and over, every single riff get boring after 2 minutes. This is like purgatory in album form You Would Know actually experimented with their sound at the end rather having the guitars copy each other I feel like the album starts getting better around half way through but I still feel like I'm going insane sometimes. The ending of the last song was atrocious, it's like they listened to some experimental music and thought "Oh it's a bunch of random sounds I can do that" High 2

Standouts: China Girl Mass Production I feel like Iggy has 2 vocal styles in this album, more traditional 70/80's rock music grating voice and a more baritone style. I really enjoy his baritone voice, it feels like it's got so much depth and makes me feel warm. The most traditional voice stops this album from being rated higher I enjoyed the varied instrumentation, lots of layers to dig into here and it was produced in a way that the instruments kind of blend together but still keep a certain separation. Big fan. China Girl is a good example of how good his vocals could be, wish they were this consistent throughout the whole album. High 3

Standouts: Changes - Yooo from shrek 2 Life on Mars Quicksand Queen Bitch Crazy how many songs I know from this. I appreciate this style of vocals more that I did from ziggy stardust. In life on mars his vocals keeping up with the instruments when the both hit their stride is very impressive and makes the whole section feel magical. The mixing is very clear which makes every track feel distinct with how different the instruments are in each. Bowie saying Bob Dylan can't sing during "A song for Bob Dylan" almost moved this album to a 4. High 3

Standouts - Rich - Very solid start! Inteersting vocals, easy riffs and a good groove even a bit of feedback here and there! 💗 - Date with the night - The breakdowns where they gunk up the mixing is so fun I'm in love... - Cold Light - The ending of this song with the crunchy riffs and varying experimental sounds made me very happy.. - No No No - Generally fun song throughout and I lost myself in the atmospheric/experimental ending I can't help but jam to every song the energy in her singing is so infectious. This would have been so fun live. Love the low, nosiy guitars and I love they play with mixing quality of them to great effect. I think this band would have suited some longer songs. The ending few songs are calmer and I appreciate those have their place in albums but they don;t use any of the other sounds going in on in this album. Just because a song is slow doesn't mean you can't do experimental/noisy things in them! High 4

Standouts: - Rene - big fan of the psychedelic guitars in the 2nd half of this - The journey - Same story as above Generally found this album a bit dull but it had some fun psychedelic jams. The random narration in the 2nd half was jarring and I wasn't interested. In general the 2nd half was worse. Low 3

Funky beats easy listening. I don't know what the style of guitar is called; it's feels more iconic than djent I'm surprised it's not part of a broader genre. I was originally going to highlight Take Me Out but I'm not sure why this one rose to the top in terms of popularity, there's a lot of equally good songs with a similar style. I feel like they didn't experiment with their sound much which led to this being quite a so-so album. It's pretty short though so it didn't get too stale low 3

No thoughts. It was fine. I can't name you a single song and I didn't particularly enjoy the album. There's no experimentation in any of the instrumentation. It's almost like it was made to highlight her voice which is very powerful but I didn't care about any of the lyrics either. The most this album has going for it is the cat on the cover. High 2/Low 3

Standouts Atrocity Exhibition Atrocity Exhibition is a solid start. An array of discordant sounds and layered instrumentation which I found immensely enjoyable. The next 3 songs (Isolation, Passover, Colony) didn't particularly stand out to me, they had good endings but fairly bland otherwise. I think it improved from there on out but never managed to reach as high as the first song. I appreciate the variety of sounds and experimentation a lot but I feel like they never managed to create a moment where you could dig into the layers like you could in Atrocity Exhibition I feel like this should be a 4 but I can't really justify it High 3/Low 4

I immediately remembered he's incapable of doing a normal singing voice. It's a cool vocal style but it should be reserved for "big" moments imo. He is generally hard to understand. I hope he speaks like this in normal conversations otherwise what's the point! I kinda feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over. They all have the same structure. No standouts but I have nothing to complain about. Perfectly in the middle 3

Standouts: - Come Alive - Holy powerful non binary vocals - 57821 - Lots of fuzzy layers to get lost in - BaBopByeYa - I really enjoyed the length here. This album is really good. Definitely needs a few more listens for me to absorb. It almost feels like it's split into acts. It's hard for me to pick standouts because a lot of the songs flow into each other naturally and they all sound great. There's a ridiculous amount of talent on display and it's nice to have something so different in this list. The last song made me feel like there should have been a few longer songs rather than a lot of short songs This album is kinda a 3 but I'm bumping it up to a 4 because of the obvious talent. I'd love to see what they can do on a more focused album but at the same time keep doing whatever you want!

Standouts: - the last minute of Sad Old Red ugh blues I think I hate repetitive drums/bass riffs more than I hate repetitive guitar riffs when the singer shuts up and the trumpet takes over has been the highlight so far that was in the 2nd song and nothing happened in the rest of the album couldn't be more of a 2 if it tried kind of 2

Standouts: Orange Crush - this song feels the most defined in the whole album I Remember California - I like the dark ones of this Struggling to rate this one. By modern standards it's a 2 but everyone praising this like it's god's gift to music made me do some reading and surprisingly a lot of alt/grunge bands give this band credit for being one of the original alternative bands. That's nice and all but I know albums from bands I would consider "alt-rock" from way before this album. I respect this band for experimenting in the music space but they unfortunately this isn't an album that landed for me. I think they managed to find their groove in the darker songs and it works really well. The rest of the album is a more of a soft tone and I don't think his voice suits it. High 2/Low 3

Jazz is such a dice roll This turns out to land on 2 end of the 5 sided dice. It's not bad but I struggle to differentiate it from the other "relaxing" (boring) jazz I've listened to. It's just not done anything interesting for 30 minutes. At least it was short. High 2/Low 3

Standouts: - Night in the City - woah experimentation The first song is exactly what I worry about with this album. I don't dislike it but it feels clean and textureless. There was actually a bit with some texture near the end but it was on the fade out?? He's got quite a nice voice so I don't understand why most of the time we are hearing this reverbed and overly clean version. It's by far the worst part of the album Overall it's fine. I wish it had some more experimentation with it's instruments, there are a few times where they actually did and I had to check I was on the same album because of how unbelievably safe this album plays. I need another coffee after over an hour of this though. I think the album art is actually a good representation of this album. Intentionally bright and tacky for no real purpose. 3 maybe a 2 for being too long - This isn't why I listen to music.

Michael apparently wanted to make this an album where every song is a hit. Unfortunately, like many artists who probably also thought this, I think he failed. Because he was trying to make every song a hit, the album lacks cohesion and feels more like a compilation of good songs rather than an hour long experience. Only 3-4 good songs that aren't particularly to my taste of music. Calling it the greatest album when it disregards an entire aspect of the format is insane. 3 - It's utterly disrespectful that he ripped off "Eat it" by Weird Al Yankovic

Sex Dwarf might be the funniest song I've ever heard what the hell is going on. The rest of this album is very boring. Not enough for me to hate it but enough for me to regret listening to it. This was a slog to get through. Every song finds a gimmick and plays it on repeat as if it's the greatest thing discovered in music. I respect them for trying something so out there but maybe they should have had some guidance telling them to reign it in a bit. They do genuinely have some interesting/good sounds but they can't figure out how to use them well. Mid 2

Highlights - All of the below go very hard Breathe Funky Shit Serial Thrilla Firestarter The first song is obviously dodgy and I question it's reason to exist because it sounds like a beta of Firestarter. But the rest of the album is fine and the beats are infectious. I kinda love and hate his voice. It's super iconic, aggressive and powerful but also grating over the course of an entire album. I think I'd have liked this album more if: - I enjoyed his voice more/there was less of it - the album had less misogyny - it was a touch shorter Very low 4

I hate country! (Apart from Wednesday) Boring instrumentation meant to highlight her voice. Her voice is powerful unfortunately she uses that powerful voice to say insightful lyrics such as "Here I am". The lyrics generally sound like she got drunk in the pub and got on the microphone to talk about her life. 2

"I hate that wanky guitar solo horribleness" - Kevin Shields I was excited when I saw a live album come up but it doesn't feel like a live album which is a credit to how well it's recorded but detracts from the album as whole. Live albums tend to have more atmosphere and texture which I appreciate from them. The guitar solos were way too long. I don't care if you can play your instrument I care if you can play your instrument in combination with other instruments. I question what made them think a 5 minute drum solo was a good idea. Did they think crowd not cheering for the first 3 minutes was because they were entranced by it or something. The last song was 17 minutes of build up for 2 minutes of jamming out and it wasn't even that good disappointing 1

I hate country! (Wednesday are cool) Minimal instrumentation meant to highlight his voice, unfortunately his "singing" seems to be "he got out of bed and is putting as much effort into it as he can" At least there's not a extremely loud harmonica in this one I didn't hate it 2

Why is there only one song over 3 minutes? there's mostly 1-2 minute songs which is a genuinely baffling choice to me. I don't remember a single song and he's vocals dragging aren't helping, I can't make out what he's on about. Music isn't bad. Police and Thieves is predictably the best song with interesting mixture of reggae beat and punk guitar and given the time to explore that sound. But I still don't even think it's that good. The last song had a harmonica when they could have used guitar feedback????????????? Feels like a 3 the whole way through but I was glad it was over. Relegated to 2. British punk needs to step it up.

2/7 bob dylan albums down There's nothing new going on here: - I've either heard these riffs before or he's just strumming - His voice is as gritty as ever - The harmonica is more tolerable than usual but still hurts my ears from time to time - Whenever I can make out the lyrics they are about nothing (no I'm not going to read and try to interpret the lyrics) People rave about him using an electric guitar in this one but all he does is play it like he's playing an acoustic. and gives up on it halfway through. The adverts between each song were a nice break I feel dizzy after this so I'm blaming the album only 5 more to go... 1

I think I've been spoiled by metal bands like Ne Obliviscarus and Opeth having a good blend of harsh vocals and clean vocals with incredibly talented vocalists having multiple styles of each. I keep hearing these power metal bands with the same vocal style throughout a whole album and wonder how people didn't get sick of it. Wanky guitar solos were short and added to the music rather than overruling. Maybe a low-mid 3. Nevermind "Jailbait" made me ill get down to a 2

Love the talent on display here. Hard to believe this is done by one person playing the instruments and recording over and over the same tape. Recognised the start as L's theme from death note and heard a few other melodies and rhythms I recognise across the whole piece. Crazy influential ig Full of texture, each instrument has an identity and sounds like it's being played in the room with you. The first part is significantly better. The instruments are layered like: ----- ----- ----- - ----- ----- - and this just gives so many combinations to listen to and never lets the album get stale Introducing the instruments like characters at the end of the 1st part was a funny gimmick but ended up made the introduction of "Tubular Bells" impactful and memorable. I don't remember as much about the 2nd half but I enjoyed it still. Very Interesting 4

Uninteresting hip hop with beats that repeat for the entire duration of the song and makes me tune it out. 1

The first half of this was surprisingly experimental but that tailed off and I don't really remember the rest of the album. Low 3

Better than I expected. Some songs had super vibey instrumentation and I didn't mind her voice. Most songs were fairly standard country music and it was a very long album so I eventually got bored It had a harmonica in it so it's a low 3 rather than a mid 3

Standouts: Green Light Sober II Perfect Places I think this album has a lot going for it but most of the songs ended up mushing together due to over usage of reverb. I think the standouts managed to land a good balance but ultimately they dropped the ball on the rest The standouts were amazing however so low 3

I was excited for this album. My dad was big into massive attack and I associated my current taste to being begrudgingly interested by their music. This album however was a snoozefest with mostly boring rhythms and melodies and on the rare times they were interesting they wouldn't change for the entire 5 minute runtime. Disappointing 2

Obviously massively influential album with how many songs sound like this but realistically it's the same song over and over again. Upbeat can be fun but a whole album of it is a struggle for me. Respectful 2

I think I would have given this album a 2-3 if it was like half an hour long. Instead it's over an hour long. There are a lot of long tracks which I tend to appreciate as it gives them to a ton of time to explore a certain sound. Instead they used that time to yap about nothing instead of exploring the sound. She has got quite a nice voice but it's like she's singing to an elderly crowd and she has to go slow so they can understand her. Extremely Boring 1

No song was memorable because they are all so short. It sounded like they were having fun while recording which gives the whole album a good vibe. I can't deny this album is a fun listen, the beats are distinct between songs and funky. This is the time where repetitive beats works because each song is so short it doesn't matter. De La Orgee made me very uncomfy, different times I guess.. other than that I found the lyrics refreshing compared to a lot of other hip hop albums on the list Felt like it would have benefited from being shorter but I would never give it higher than a 3 low 3

woaww dizzyy... c: nvm I thought this album was going to be a 5 based on the first track but then they went to a more rocky sound instead of a psychedelic side. Overall these songs are good and some even have a good psychedelic jam (notably Super Stupid) Wait we're back to psychedelic. This last song makes me feel like I'm insane which is probably the point. I'm a huge fan of everything going on. Some of the samples are... interesting but I think it adds to the insanity of the whole thing. idk how to rate this 20 minutes of 5/5 (1st and last track) 17 minutes of 2-3/5 (the rest) lands this in low 4.

Standouts Scentless Apprentice Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - 💫 All Apologies This album is sorta what I thought it'd be. Half of it is generally palletable and the other half is experimental noisy bliss. Kinda makes it feel inauthentic. This album is called abrasive but most of the time I don't hear it Why did they put all the noise into Radio Friendly Unit Shifter... tht was aamzing Solid Album with a few appreciated noise breaks Low 4

I feel like I start to get into the groove of a song and then it ends... It's a shame because I'm generally enjoying each song but then I have to move on early :( I gave this album a break every 10 or so songs and I found myself rejuvenated and ready to listen to and take in the next set of songs. But even with this method the last 10 songs felt like a slog... I found myself unable to tell when a new song had started or if they were just jamming out to finish a song. The song length and amount of songs make this album so much worse. You have to be doing something ridiculously impressive to justify an album this long imo and this just isn't that. High 2.

Literally nothing to say about this album. The only thing is that this came out late 60s so maybe it was the first album to achieve this sound? Because this sounds very generic by today's standards. It was very bizarre to cap each song at 3 minutes and then just have a random 9 minute song. High 2

Incredicly genric punk not trying to do anything with their sound... At least it was short mid 2

This just feels bad. Incoherent message, incoherent music and incoherent flow. The last song is probably what people think the noise breaks I enjoy sound like. Tbh it has some good moments that I could dig into the layers and get comfy but it's mostly just random sounds thrown together. Apparently you need to read a whole book to understand this song. High 1/Low 2

Uninspiring reggae beats with good lyrics, not a huge fan but I'll give it some credit. It's also short which is nice for these slower albums. Low 3

I've had 2 reggae albums in a row and I personally think this is way more interesting than Catch A Fire. It's still clearly Reggae but sometimes doesn't use the beat I associate with Reggae. I resonated with Too Much Too Young but it also feels like a Incely/"Why didn't you choose me?" song. Everything else felt forgettable Low 3 again

Despite this album claiming to be 38 minutes it felt like it took me years to get through. Must boring, uninspired music I've heard in a while Low 2

Highlights: - Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Even though I disagree with this song, (I think everyone just wants to have fun), it's unbelievably catchy. - Time After Time I've heard a lot of these songs on the radio but never put a name to the titles. They were just popular songs that'd never leave my head She's got a powerful voice with masterful control over it, I do think the instrumentation is lacking however. Solid 3.

Standouts: - She has Funny Cars - Today - The reverby drums on this added so much atmosphere - Comin Back To Me - The acoustic track was a surprise but enjoyable and fits right in - 3/5 of a Mile In 10 Seconds - White Rabbit - I can't believe this is on this album?? (I apparently started listening to bonus tracks here) - In the Morning - The psychedelic blues jam goes so hard here ooh psychedelic this is the sorta stuff I was looking forward to discover from this journey; psychedelic goodness with some fuck ass genres thrown in. Psychedelic/Blues/Folk is not a combination I expected but it sounds amazing. THIS ALBUM WAS IN 1967??? This outperforms many modern psychedelic albums... Ridiculous album, the blend of psychedelic and blues sounding this good this early on is mind boggling. Enjoyed almost every song on it. Unexpected 5 wtf

Highlights: - Learned it - I'm such a sucker for this basic shoegazy low guitars - Bullet Proof Cupid - see above but MORE. I could be convinced this is a Sonic Youth song. Never heard of these guys I thought the band name was funny though and I am excited because it's noise rock. The first half I had high hopes and enjoyed the 1st song, it quickly got repetitive and grating however and I wasn't a fan of the singer's voice. The instrumentation still had some cool moments. The album seems to hit it's stride with "Learned it" and from that point on the album starts dramatically improving, the repetitive riffs get layered and stop repeating so frequently. "Get Down" was also a nice pleasant song to break up the hardcore album. High 3 - almost a 4 it's just too repetitive and the first half drags it down

Highlights: - Teen Age Riot - Good vibes, cool guitar and I love Thurston's voice - Silver Rocket - What starts as rudimentary punk song quickly devolves into discordant noise. Given the time of release this is probably in reference to the Challenger disaster. - The Sprawl - The last 4 minutes of this song really do something to me. A fuzzy mess of guitar goodness. - Cross The Breeze - We're away from the feedback for now... but don't worry, it'll be back! i promise I'm not listing every song - Eric's Trip - I wasn't a huge fan of this song on my first listen but it has massively grown on me over the many listens. The whirring, discordant guitars and the infectious beat got to me... - Total Trash - We're back to feedback! 5 minutes of noisy goodness... - Hey Joni - Great track that makes me want to get up and dance! - Providence - Even though this is just an interlude it creates an incredible atmosphere - Candle - This song just sounds so magical and has such an amazing jam in the middle, you can imagine them playing the first few chords at a concert and the crowd absolutely losing it - Rain King - One of the less memorable songs on the album for sure with it's lackluster vocal delivery but it's still a masterpiece of guitar writing - Kissability - Maybe I am listing every song... the jam on this song is incredible. - A) The Wonder B) Hyper station C) Eliminator Jr - I've ran out of ways to give praise to the guitar writing on this album but rest assured this trilogy of songs live up to the rest of the album. (I ended up listing every song my bad I didn't realise how good this album was) I took this opportunity to finally listen to this on vinyl! What many consider to be their Magnum Opus and for good reason! High energy! punky! noisy! catchy! What's not to love?? This album is fantastic all the way through. The latter half is less memorable maybe I was just out of it by the time it got to that point because on this listening I found everything amazing. Actually it's probably because there's less noise on the 2nd half c: Thurston was a blessing on the guitar scene. Inspiring so many bands and writers alike, Kevin Shields of my bloody valentine credits him being a massive inspiration and they are best buds nowadays. Thurston gets a lot of his chaotic guitar writing from his extensive listening of free jazz. Taking that and applying it to guitar might be the only reason I still listen to music. Ridiculously High 5.

I forgot it was on; nothing special here Low 2

Highlights: - Fast Car - Behind the wall - No instrumentation and a presumably true story... hits hard I appreciate how transparent the lyrics are in this album. There's no metaphors just her experiences and opinions I like her voice and the instrumentation suits it. Low 3

I found myself absent mindedly tapping along with the beat occasionally and would start paying attention. Upon which I would realise that the current section was being repeated with no variation for the next 2 minutes. I have concluded that my ADHD stops me from enjoying hip hop. I struggle to appreciate the talent in putting together a bar of stuff that sounds alright and then selecting it and pressing CTRL+C -> CTRL+VVVVVV. Other than that I am not interested in the album. I decided for one song to try to listen to the lyrics to figure out if it was at least lyrically interesting, after about a minute of trying I couldn't make out a single word and gave up. Low 2 At least it was short.

Highlights: - Hey Joe - Love or Confusion - I loved the guitar effects near the end - Third Stone from the Sun ⭐ - 6 minutes of psychedelic bliss sign me the fuck up. Fucking Incredible. One of those songs where it takes me so out of it that when it ends I remember I have to live. - Are you Experienced This site seems to be making up for all the country albums I had to endure last month by giving me psychedelic rock. I forgive you website The guitar effects on this are so amazing and creative. I enjoyed every song to some degree. Ridiculously influential album. I know Kevin Shield was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and I can hear the influence in so many bands I love. I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and found out most of my favourite artists credited Jimi Hendrix. The fact that this was 1967 is genuinely absurd Low 5 - This album isn't mindblowing by today's standards but it's still amazing and the influential tips it over the edge. I'm very excited for the other Jimi Hendrix albums on this list.

This album had me questioning if it was ever going to do Something/Anything. After an hour of nothing "Little red lights" was pretty good. Overture sounds like a demo but I love that shit/ High 2. Too long and aside from the above 2 songs didn't do anything to standout.

Bog standard blue's rock really. Not my thing but it was short. It seems to be listed as hard rock but it was quite peaceful. Mid 2

Starting with a 20 minute song is bold. As far as long song goes this was moreso just 3 songs stuck together than a grand ballad. Reading into it and it was all a story so I'll give it a little credit. Post rock has given me high expectations of long songs sorry. The rest of the album is average hard rock. Not bad but not memorable, it didn't overstay it's welcome either. His voice is grating tho, why do hard rock artists only have one vocal style Low 3

I think album does a great job of demonstrating why I dislike thrash metal. It's incredibly monotonous. I think some of the riffs are cool I just wish they weren't the same chord over and over. Vocals are samey throughout even if I quite like his style. I've never got on with *just* harsh vocals. Some wanky guitar solos here and there Despite all this I think they have a certain groove which I fundamentally vibe with. Very high 2

I do try and separate art from artist so I begrudgingly put this on with the compromise I'll only listen to half. I can understand why people like this. It's repetitive but it's sometimes got enough variation that it's hard to notice. The lyricism has the issues I generally have with rap where the flow gets ruined by them suddenly speeding up to squeeze multiple syllables into one beat. I appreciate there's some talent in this but it takes me out the music so much. People were generally saying that the lyrics were unusual for rap and to some extent I agree but I've heard albums on this list from before this album talking about similar issues. Sure it wasn't rap but idk why that matters. I doubt this album massively improves in the 2nd half and I didn't feel any desire to keep listening so you get a 2

Highlights: Interstellar Overdrive Psychedelic experimental fuzzy guitar...... Apparently 1967 was the best year ever for psychedelic music. I'm baffled this charted at number 6 in the UK. The stereo effects are still in the phase where it's a gimmick but I actually found myself getting more immersed because of it. I think this is amazing and I enjoyed every song. I just think it's missing the cohesion I look for in a 5/5 album. VERY HIGH 4

I didn't mind this and it was short. There were some stereotypical orchestral greatness when it all comes together which I enjoyed. Very Low 3.

I enjoyed this much more than I expected too. She's got a nice voice and it's more like decent pop than country. Nothing stood out but I wasn't bored so Low 3

This gives me crazy nostalgia for old video game soundtracks. Stuff like pokemon mystery dungeon and the like. Really enjoyed it tbh, was a nice break from all the country on this list. High 3

Dull, she has a nice voice but non of the lyrics stood out to me and the backing instrumentation is quite repetitive. Not really sure what it's trying to achieve. Mid 2

69 love songs? oh it's 69 love songs that's funny IT'S 3 HOURS no longer funny I think this might be the best evidence that we should have stuck to vinyl. Letting people be this self indulgent on the cheap is a mistake. He wanted to release 100 of these mediocre songs!! 100!!!!! there's HOW LONG left? The fact that the first song is "Absolutely cuckoo" and the last song is "Zebra" I wonder if he originally had 26 songs with an A-Z of love of sorts. That could have been cute. there's HOW LONG left?? "Love is like jazz" is exactly what I hated about jazz for a while. After that it's been one big pile of mush I'm only halfway through.. This is the only album that has made me question why I was doing this project in the first place, I swear I've heard this song before Experimental music love has officially annoyed me. I like experimental music don't make fun of it I can't rate this anything but a 1.

More psychedelic?? awww generator site you shouldn't have... 🩷 I was originally listening to this at work and decided I wasn't emotionally ready for this album at work. All of these songs are 5-15 minutes but they feel so short. The album was over before I knew it and I started listening again. My expectations for this album were so high and they surpassed them. This is the first Pink Floyd album I got from this list that clicked with me. Easy 5

Highlights Momma Miss America Maybe I'm Amazed Most of the songs here blended together but there were some notable psychadelic tracks here and there. If this used to be pop I should have been born in the 50s.... Low 3

I've never listened to salsa music before this and this was a damn good intro. The beats never got boring and the instrumentation in the background of each track was super varied. Enjoyable but I won't be coming back 3

This album started of disappointingly flat but during and after Leb' whol it got the texture and layering I'd expect from an experimental psych rock album. Enjoyable and short, probably ground breaking at the time but doesn't hold up to a modern standard. 3

Ehhh? ehhhhhhh???? It's either boring or incomprehensible and it's too long on top of that. No "Good to be on the road back home again" you can't just throw in feedback and expect me to like it! (I liked it but it won't save you) 2

3/7 bob dylan albums down we're so back! welcome to "1 Bob Dylan album a month" (for context I've had 3 bob dylan albums in 100 days please help me.) what's special about this one? - he still can't sing. his voice is making me look at the ibuprofen longingly - he's still blasting the harmonica without any consideration of my poor ears... god this ibuprofen is tempting - groundbreaking lyrics where no one seems to be sure what he's on about and there's conflicting interpretations and trying to make sense of it is giving me a headache. ibuprofen time! and we're only one song in! one thing I will give credit is the band is more interesting then his other album on the rare occasion when he shuts up and isn't making me wince with the harmonica. very rare occurrence normally I'm excited to see a >10 minute song at the end of the album but that's currently looking like the moon from majora's mask. this has to be a joke right 1 thank god it's over

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Some psychadelic jams and good indie rock. Nothing special or stand out about it though. Solid 3

Maybe I'm in a introspective mood but I enjoyed this album. I'm a bit of a sucker for sad boy vocals tho

typical nu metal, not really a fan. I think what highlighted how generic this is was when my music app shuffled onto similar songs and I realised after 3 random artists I was no longer listening to the album. I wasn't bored tho so low 3

I wasn't all the impressed with this album. There were some fun feedback moments but I do not remember the rest of the album High 2

In every track she is being meta about being a female black rapper and it's just grating. I respect her for having the confidence to push through the hardships and I think her talent is undeniable. The groove is good and the lyrcism is good but you didn't need to then proceed to write about how amazing you are constantly. I don't know if this is a fair assessment considering how highly I rate listening to sad people complain so I'll give it a courtesy 3

I generally enjoyed the music but the amount of screaming from the crowd completely ruined it. 3 lowered to a 2 because of the screaming

Good Psych stuff in here, I like what this band is going for but for some reason my album ended on maggot brain (live) and I realised how much better that song is than this whole album. 3

This sounds like a movie soundtrack. I initially didn't like her voice but it grew on me. It sounding this good despite being from 1958 is a bit crazy but I'm not sure how much the digital remaster is carrying that aspect. Overall it sounded like the same track over and over sooooooo 2

There's a good amount of variety in here. Ultimately I don't think any song is all that impressive but I would say I enjoyed more songs than I got bored by. I recognised some songs here and there but they must have been massively stripped back to the best bits or something when I heard them initially because they feel so unremarkable here. Low 3

The combination of industrial metal and the title had me excited but it just ended up being a very repetitive listen. The parts of "Psalm 69" where they had the choir is kinda what I was hoping this album was going to be. Blending industrial metal with stereotypical religious music is an interesting idea and I think they achieved it here. They clearly liked it so much they just started the song again half way through. Wasted Potential 2

Enjoyed the vibe of this album, lots of variety with a lot of fuzzy layers and texture. Ultimately nothing special enough to tip it into the 4 range but it was close Very High 3

Felt like typical britrock with an American accent. Enjoyable enough but missing something. Low 3

I think this album could have been a lot better if each song was half the length. There were some interesting stuff but it got repetitive in 5-7 minute long songs. I don't really think this should be on the list because it's just a bunch of sample tracks they were messing around with before their debut album... High 2

Barely noticed it was on. Don't know what it was trying to achieve but it achieved not standing out at all High 2

I liked this more than I expected to, the hits were very good and the deep cuts were also good. I can see why this got as popular as it did. Her voice is the main attraction with the music not holding up really. High 3

crickets is an apt name because that was my reaction. 🦗

The first song had this really raw guitar sound that I adored, unfortunately they then forgot how to achieve that sound and the rest of the album was super disappointing Unsatisfied 2

I liked this more than I expected. Crazy amounts of texture on everything it sounded like I was in the room with them. The songs were simple but engaging and didn't overstay their welcome Low 4

Generally good. Moby Dick stood out to me as a bad song because who likes long drum solos...? I mean probably some people I'm just a solo hater. Led Zeppelin were clearly ahead of their time but coming in as a new listener nothing here is that impressive Mid 3

Standouts: Thorn - I'm such a sucker for fuzzy bass lines Broken Hands ⭐- great stuff all around here some good stuff on here! - fuzzy raw guitar with a bunch of distortion (ik its due to recording equipment but they made it work really well) - an acceptable amount of feedback (not enough!) - after so much bob dylan it's nice to have a harmonica that isn't destroying my ears. also it's a interesting instrument for the genre. I don't think it works particularly well but I appreciate the experimentation I'm normally not a fan of short songs but they suit this album, each song has a good idea and it completes the vision and moves on, no complaints there. Good variety of songs from punchy to slow High 3 bumped up to a 4 by the awesome album cover

Boring album with no ambition. I'm already put off by some of rolling stones lyrics so I have no desire to pay attention to them here. 2

Mixed feelings about this one. There's a lot of variety but it's all mostly flat. But then suddenly there are random bursts of layering and texture which peak my interest. But then I start paying attention and it just poofs out of existence. Idk despite what I said above I enjoyed it. There's so much variety in instrumentation that it's actually a fun listen. As this is clearly a sequel trying to ride off the success of the hit album "Songs About Buildings and Food" maybe that one will be better when we get around to it. ~~what do you mean it doesn't exist??~~ mid 3

ehhhhhhhh Why is every song about love? It turns out there's a good reason I've only heard the first song, these other songs suck... I guess my opinion on love songs is the same as some people's opinions of sad songs. Low 2

There were a few good songs in here but nothing that really clicked with me. Solid 3

The songs seem to follow this strange pattern of being repetitive for most of the song and then doing something interesting in the last 30 seconds. I found it generally enjoyable but not very memorable High 3

Odd album to include imo. I didn't hate it I just don't think live albums should really be in this book unless they do something special. "My generation" would be the special thing in this album and while it's a decent song the extended version was barely recognisable as the same song after the first song concluded. It's not comparable to notable extended songs I've heard at shows/live albums namely "you made me realise" and "into the endless night" I think this album was well recorded which unfortunately detracts from what I find appealing about live albums. You miss out on the rawness that live music benefits so much from

it's crazy how good this album is good at simulating the feeling of being stuck in traffic for 40 minutes and 24 seconds bored 2

The first song blew me away. Full of texture, raw and interesting was over before I knew it and I was looking forward to more. 5/5 2nd song was a bit too slow for my liking but not bad. 2/5 3rd song kinda just had me stressed the whole time... 2/5 4th song we're back to the slow stuff the 1st song was so good come on... I'll admit that this one is more interesting than the 2nd song 3/5 5th song... 15 minutes... the bar is high the crowd slowly getting louder during the solo is so crazy to me... I hate solos and this one has been going on for so long.... is it ever going to end... I kinda can't believe this crowd sound is real, at concerts I've been at their will be the occasional holler during a solo or something, this is constant. okay the solo is finally over. This ending is genuinely amazing why did they spend so long on a dull solo????? 2/5 -> 4/5 wtf do I rate this begrudging 3 carried by the 1st song and the last 2 minutes of the last song

Welsh posthardcore... bad first impression (wait it's american? they have sheep over there?) what is this vocalist doing? this is like shouted word. yeh not a fan, unpleasant listen with bogstandard hardcore. At least it's short and the last song isn't bad TWO

Highlights: - Time Will Break The World - Enjoyed the psychadelic guitars in this. - Horseleg Swasticas - something about the writing in this song made me tear up - Transylvania Blues - eeee psych jam I always get slightly excited when I see art rock with a low rating. I think my opinion on his voice is mixed, sometimes it really suits the song, sometimes it's out of place and dull. Maybe that's the point, I ultimately didn't mind it tho, sad boy vocals :3 Some songs are amaaaazing some flew by me without me noticing Apparently I need to listen to their other album "The Natural Bridge" which isn't on the list I think this is a really really low 4 some songs were a miss but I generally enjoyed most of them

I was excited for this album based on the genres but unfortunately it ended up being bedroom pop. I don't like bedroom pop vocals. The instrumentation somewhat save it from 2 territory but even then it's not anything particularly special. the last 2 songs were the standouts Mid 3

I was so ready for this to be another Surrealistic Pillow where I unexpectedly fell in love with some 60s blues psych folk rock. Unfortunately past me didn't know how disappointed they were going to be. Maybe if I hadn't hyped myself up so much this would have been a 3. But my day has been ruined. High 2

MARKED FOR RELISTEN Standouts: Everything... ngl I cringed when I saw the genres... but this is beautiful. I love how it's been recorded, his voice and the instruments feel like a cozy blanket around the ears. Even the misc sound effects were cozy. This whole album sounds like a tragedy, it feels like the composition and writing draw you into the author's headspace. And it's not a pretty place to be. The only complaint I have with this albums is the songs with strings far outshine every other song. But the whole vibe of the album is still perfect. 5... and I'm only 4 songs in... I never thought I'd give a folk album a 5

I think this album is interesting. I would personally put this above thriller, it sounds more like music Michael would make rather than music Michael thinks the majority of people would enjoy. Thriller feels incredibly engineered to cater to the masses but this feels more personal. I can't put my finger on why I dislike the 2nd half. It's just uninteresting. I'm not a huge fan of soul in the first place but this feels like especially dull soul. There's also a disconnect between how energetic his voice is compared the backing. 3

This is quite down to earth jazz. It didn't sound like a panic attack in music form while still having some non standard rhythms. Enjoyable but I think the songs were too long with not enough substance High 3

His voice sounds really strained. Something about the repetitive beats and the music is making me think I'm losing it. I'm definitely losing it. This album is making me lose sense of time and meaning but my new found lack of judgement is meaning I'm starting to enjoy it. It's definitely psychedelic but it doesn't have the flow of psychedelic. It's like if you were high but getting hit with a hammer in a 4/4 time signature It got significantly worse as the album went on. I think the end of the last song summed up this album perfectly. An amazing psych jam starts up and the singer comedically starts the most pathetic whistle ever over the top. The band hard carry this album and the singer sounds like some guy they found on the street. High 2/High 3 depending on if the guy is singing or not.

I was surprised to find myself enjoying this at the start. Unfortunately the repetitive beats and monotone voice got to me in the end and I wanted to move on to the next album after 3 songs. If this album was significantly shorter it'd be a higher rating. Lyrics are of it's time and haven't aged well. I feel like I've listened to the same song for an hour Relegated to a 2

.execute was a great start and I was wondering if I was about to get treated to a super noisy album. Unfortunately it quickly devolved into hardcore. I won't deny that something deep within me loves this over the top hardcore for the sake of it music. However, I also don't think that's what they were going for. I wasn't sure why everyone was rating this so lowly because I quite enjoyed the first few songs but I'd say it quickly normalised and turned into the sort of pop metal I hate. It's like Imagine Dragons with occasional harsh vocals Missed Potential 2. Could have been a 3

Psychadelic goodness, enjoyed this thoroughly. This sort of music puts me in a trance and before I know it the album is over. Unfortunately it's missing the standout factor required for me to give it a 5. High 4

I enjoyed this album. I would have given it a 4 if each song did something more interesting or were shorter. Each song feels distinct but with each of them being 4 minutes I hoped they'd figure out something in their runtime rather than repeating flat melodies. No song has that moment where they manage to build on the individual pieces and make something special Solid 3

Highlights: Pretty much all really cool usage of feedback Rococo Half Light 2 These guys kinda get it... some songs have incredible feedback usage. Unfortunately the songs that don't incorporate this magical noise are bland and boring Very High 3

Lots of cool stuff going on in here. Massive variety of songs while still managing to keep it cohesive. Songs have varying lengths but they never felt too long or too short. Half a point deducted for mildly uncomfortable harmonica... blame Bob Dylan sorry While this is a solid album nothing really peaked my interest. Mid 3

As far as hip hop goes this was pretty enjoyable. I don't know what I'm missing with these repetitive uninteresting beats tho. It makes things feel so much longer and like I'm going insane. Maybe they are meant to highlight the lyricism. Unfortunately, that was the issue I had with this album as I do with many hip hop albums is I can't figure out what 60% of the words are. Low 3

He's clearly inspired by Michael Jackson and controversial take but I kinda think he achieves it and even manages to feel distinct. However, that opinion probably comes from the fact that I don't particularly think Michael Jackson music is all that impressive. Mid 3

I thought I had managed to listen to one song and then I checked and the album was over. Blissfully short album that I didn't even notice was playing Repetative backing and unimpressive singing. 2

I like experimental music, this is experimental, I'm unimpressed. This feels like experimentation for the sake of being different rather than experimenting to make music do more. Cmon guys this is 10 years after sonic youth and MBV's peak, the bar for experimental music is extremely high and you put out a soft rock album with occasional "noise" that doesn't add anything to each track. The layering is barebones and doesn't lend itself to the immersive feeling I tend to get from experimental music. There were a few moments where it all came together and it was REALLY good but then it falls apart. Like Novacane - woah really good guitar section -> lets play the rest of this song with phone dial beep boop beeep beeep. Low 3

Chill music. Gives me the feeling like I'm in a clothes store or hold music. It's got a vibe to it that's good but it's not groundbreaking in any way. It sounds like AI music. the main issue with this album is it's 52 minutes of 4 minute long songs that do nothing with their run time This would be a 1 without the vocals Bored 2

You know I had hope for this album when I saw "Psychedelic Rock" but the only thing Psychedelic about this album is the amount of Psychedelics you need to be on to find this enjoyable. I wanna give this a 1 but it's going to tank my Psychedelic Rock rating noo my psychedelic rock rating....

Soo much interesting stuff going on in this album... Every song felt so fresh, they did so much with the guitar. It regularly feels like they are playing a completely different instrument. There's also just a ton of unique instrument combinations here in general Enjoyed every song but didn't have anything that pushed it over the edge of a 5.

Highlights: - Nuevo Tango I was kinda dreading this album based on the name but it's really good. Criminally underrated imo. Stunning performances by the musicians. The violin in particular is incredible. Violin will always be my favourite instrument for these sort of performances. The scratchiness and textured sound contrasted by the smooth sound conveys so much raw emotion. 4

By today's standards this is a high 2. But the reality is that these guys setup all the expectations of good music. Not necessarily with this album but it was good enough to get them on the radar. With that in mind low 3

Good jams, good vibes, good progression. Enjoyable album but nothing special High 3

I apparently forgot to rate this. IIRC it was fine, nothing special but more interesting than most hip hop.

This clearly had a lot of inspiration from Jefferson Airplane. But it was still really good. The singer was a bit hit or miss but it was either "okay" or "damn she's killing it". Really liked it tbh, Ball and Chain is amazing and I can see why they decided to go for the live version of that song. Retroactively making the whole thing sound like a live album because of that song is a but wild tho. 4/5

British punk, punchy short songs with not much going on... ah well at least the album was short 2/5

Went into this album ready for my opinion of music to be shifted. Maybe that expectation was too high. It's fine, I'm not sure what's so special about this album though... It doesn't sound particularly interesting... Go your own way is pretty good, as is the chain. Very high 3

Crazy vibey from start to finish. It's kinda indie, kinda psychedelic. I like his voice and it feels like I'm floating through these songs taking in the scenery. I agree with some of the previous reviews that the drum track causes all the songs to blend together a bit. But it just felt so magical. +1 star for sad boy too Low 4

I can't enjoy music like this.. The backing is incredibly minimal and it hinges entirely off the vocalist doing a good job. The vocalist isn't intersting. 2

It feels like he really wanted to show how good he is at every genre and then proceeded to do the most basic part of each genre. Yes that is a reggae beat good job, yes that's also a blues beat. something something 1000 punches once something something 1 punch 1000 times. His voice is good tho, very sad boy, very comfy low 3

Highlights: - Sweetness Follows - has a ton of cool instruments and guitar feedback all contributing to a very cohesive sound, big fan - Find The River - we finally get to hear some energy in his voice! This is much more cohesive than the other album of theirs that has come up, green. It still doesn't feel super special to me. He's got a nice voice but we don't get to hear it for most of these songs. His singing is low energy or monotonous. Which is probably the point, it just clashes with the instruments doing a ton of interesting things and his voice isn't despite it being at the forefront... High 3

oooh you used a looping sample and yapped over it for 4 minutes 1

This has the occasional super cool idea. Fat lip having a thunder effect at the end of a guitar solo gave me chills. Just think it's mostly super generic tho... above average 3

What an incredible first song, jeez. You certainly have my attention. Some of these songs are crazy crazy good and the rest are mid what do I rate thisssss Very high 3

ngl I was low key excited for this to be an over the top blackened black metal album. Instead it sounds like an album made for people who like "REALLY HEAVY METAL" like imagine dragons. "look at me I listen to *black* metal aren't I cool" zzzz High 1

Always like to get a world album on this list. In terms of the list there should be more of these. This album is folky and nothing like bri'ish music, which is cool. Experiencing culture through music! I'm also a sucker for non english vocals. Sometimes the psychedelic rock part really kicks in and I found myself entranced by the music. Really good. Low 4

It was fine, repetitive beats with non hateful lyrics, I wasn't particularly bored but I wasn't particularly interested

Shout Hop The shouting is kinda stressful to listen to and the backing is really boring and doesn't go with the song. Not really at all enjoyable. It just generally disconnects like in the second song they are shout "Kick it!" and then the most boring mix came on and it was really funny 1

This is really fun love her vocals, got good variety of styles, this feels like it was a big part of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's inspiration. All the songs were short and I think that suited what they were going for, really enjoyable listen. 4

This does sound like something a band called "The Band" would make. It would also be fitting if it was edgy or pretentious but instead we just get bog standard rock 3

annoyingly hard to listen to, I wandered around youtube and spotify and even checked their bandcamp before finally finding it on their record label's youtube This is a wild mix of genres. Which is the kinda stuff I wanted to find on this list. I'm kinda digging it unfortunately it's quite hard to find the full album I'd say I actively didn't like the hip hop songs which drags this otherwise 4 start album down to a 3

David Crosby being the artist for this is a crazy bad marketing move. It's secretly a Jefferson Airplane and Santana collaboration featuring David Crosby's voice The backing comes together so well, it's super impressive. When he shuts up and the music gets going it's incredible The longer songs are by far the highlights with the other songs not really letting the raw talent show through. His voice brings it down to a 4 but I appreciate you for bringing together these guitarists to make a collaboration band

I was really excited to hear this after the masterpiece that was 5 Leaves Left. I usually don't go into an album actively looking at lyrics but 5 leaves left demanded my attention and brought me to tears so here we go My heart dropped when I saw it was a solo acoustic guitar + vocals project; regardless I turned on the first song and my prejudice was washed away by the beautiful sound of his voice. So ashy and shy, it really feels like he's opening up about his life honestly and you are the only one in the room. He's got some astonishing song writing skills, really just embeds into your brain. I really feel like I'm being biased here but I've never wanted to listen to a guy strum a guitar more. I'm so conflicted. On the one hand I think his other albums showcase how strong of a songwriter he is when he has more instruments at his disposal. On the other hand I love how personal this album is. I'm going to go with an extremely extremely high 4 for now I'm just sad he only got to make 3 albums...

The first song has such a cool ending I've never heard before?? I hate the radio 3-4 iconic songs that still hold up. Rest are good but nothing special. Low 4

Not fuzzy in the slightest, boring and generic rhythms and a whatever voice. Solidly in the 2 area

Highlights: Backstreets - I loooove his voice in this Born to run - apart from when he was mumbling like crazy this song really comes together Jungleland - Peak Oh I've seen this album cover before never. The first few songs didn't stand out to me that much but "backstreets" hit super well. Great vibes and everything comes together really well. I will say I think he's got a mumble voice for how clear the rest of the album sounds. But sometimes he doesn't? Odd. Jungleland is gonna make or break this album. Yeh it makes it. 4/5 - First few songs were a solid miss, otherwise it would have been a 5

This really sounds like the child of MBV and Slowdive. Got good aspects of both but hasn't got the peaks of either. I think the thing holding this back from a 5 is that his voice isn't very impressive but it's mixed all the way to the front. The guitars are very impressive tho. The songs with energy are notably better than the slower paced songs but both are good. That might be personal preference tho High 4

Chill album but incredibly generic.

iii felt really uncomfortable listening to this. some people said it's comedy in the reviews but I got the impression of someone with a massive ego from the cover and the tone. I looked into it and found an interview where he claims it's a self-deprecating album, if that was obvious from the get go I might have enjoyed it The music itself ranged from boring to quite good and I particularly liked how grandeur Charge was even if the subject matter was extremely uncomfy. low 3

The 2nd song was in your face in a very cool way. Unfortunately that challenging music experimentation only seemed to last that song. Ah well. The rest was boring 2

Genuinely the craziest album I've ever listened to. Normally I'd call the lyrics nonsensical but they are in a prison with inmates cheering... I'm giving this a lot of credit for the sheer creativity. Low 4

Papa was a rollin' stone was a vibe I really liked but the rest of the album felt kinda directionless Idk I didn't hate it but I forgot it was on after Papa was a rollin' stone... Low 3

He just sings in the same voice for the whole album, and it's not a pleasant style Initially I pulled a face at mother, but idk it clicked and it's by far the coolest song in this album. I don't think it's on the right album tho honestly it was so good this album is now boring High 2

MARKED FOR RELISTEN I loved it, the whirling guitars and layered fuzz really made me lose myself while listening to this album. There were moments of energy to break up the constant noise high. I wish I had more to say I but I don't remember much other than being in a state of bliss for an hour. Just stunning. High 4

So the songs are either forgettable interludes or ambient post-electronica songs that have no right to be 6 minutes long. I think each long song has a moment that is really good but not good enough or built enough to justify each one's length. Roygbiv is the only song that managed to be a short vibe. Quality over quantity. I usually like to think about how much I'd like a live show when trying to judge music. If this was a warm up act I'd love them. This is a vibe for 30 minutes. If they were the main act I'm leaving after 45 minutes. This album is 63 minutes long, I'm tempted to leave after 30. High 2

There are some hints of what Bruce is going to come in this album. The occasional energetic song ruined by the harmonica. This album is ruined by the harmonica in every instance. Low 2

I liked her voice a lot but it's carrying this album hard from the kinda dull instrumentation... never had a moment that gripped me.

Is every song a countdown to ecstasy?? Most songs starts off fairly generic and then does something incredible that makes my head all fuzzy in different ways I do agree it has a degree of overproduction that hurts it. But the content is amazing There's a decent amount of pretentiousness in here which I like. Didn't like Your Gold Teeth :( 4

Generally enjoying this I just don't know why every singer songwriter feels the need to ruin their songs with harmonicas. I blame bob dylan. I enjoy the more sad writing and raw vocals. Mellow my mind has some horrendous singing but it kinda fits the vibe so I like it. Reminds me of my favourite harsh vocals I've heard where the singers voice imitates his voice breaking. Unfortunately the harmonica knocks this down to a 3

Looking into it and it seems like the lyrics are meant to resonate with people. I might be showing my youth but I can't take it seriously due to how much this type of music has been parodied to hell and back. I also kinda think the structure of each song isn't different enough to stand out to me. It's not bad music I just don't think it managed to survive the test of time. High 3

The highlight of this album is probably the guitar that sounds like a motorcycle. I think it's more roll than rock and I'm kinda just not a fan. It's good I think just not for me

wanky guitar solo central

Think I've heard this one at a cafe before I know take five from monogatari I wish I had more to say about this I just don't think it's interesting.... I don't like jazz but when I do I like abrasive jazz, not this.

Oh it's this song, I think I've only ever heard the first few minutes of this song, lets see how a whole album holds up. Yeh not well. So it has these sections building up to something and then they'll like do a "drop" and then the part after is more boring than the build up, impressive stuff. This is my vision of hell, no visual stimulus and just this repetative trash on constantly to drive you insane.

Singer Songwriter, a genre I will never understand. Something about all if it feels so fake despite trying to come across genuine? The psychadelic guitar vibes saves this from a 1 tho

Listening to the first song and remembering when this came out I always thought it was the song that was like "Hello, is it me you're looking for?" I like how she's complaining about being old, tbf I felt similar at 25 but it pushed me to enjoy late 20s more than my early 20s. Past me is jealous of the life I'm currently living. Anyway she has a nice voice but what's the point if you aren't going to use instruments to further enhance it?

1960 Psych rock raaahhhhh! We really went in the wrong direction, it's crazy to think this is the stuff that would have been on the radio back then. In terms of the album it was fine, nothing special but enjoyable. High 3

I'm disappointed with this album. It's called SuperUnknown by Soundgarden, it just sounds like I was in store for a ton of interesting effects and stuff I'd not heard before. Instead it just sounds like bog standard grunge.

I kinda went in with a dread of the album length. The 1st song came on and it was just rocky blues so I was just planning on letting it's do it's thing. Then Hiding All Away came on, the occasional dissonance and the raw lyrics forced itself upon me and I started paying attention. The rest of the album was a whirl of dark lyrics, avantguardy backings and a dash of pretentiousness (which I love). Every song was different but it felt super coherent. His vocals range from hot to passionate to pained. The fact that 90% of this album is written solely by Nick Cave is astounding. I was sad when it was over. Low 5

I don't like the best example of rock'n'roll today, I really hope past me wouldn't have like this. I respect it for it's influence but I kinda don't think it does anything I like. It's also exceptionally boring for rock'n'roll. I've bothered to look up what that boring bassline is and learnt about 12 bar blues is thanks to this album. I hate it.

Singer songwriter with an exceptional voice and some psychedelicy/folky guitars. I enjoyed it but I'm already struggling to remember anything else about it. High 3

I'm sure for the people this resonated with this is incredible but idk, feel like the themes in all these songs have been done 1000 times by this point. I also struggle to believe these were revolutionary topics to sing about in 1976. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good. Low 3

Including 2 prison albums on this list is a take I disagree with. So that already knocks a star off. It's impressive how Cash will laugh about something mid song and the band will adjust on the fly. Idk the novelty hard carried the album, also I think this one being televised apparently means they bleeped out the swearing so it just feels less authentic.

The songs can't justify their lengths unfortunately. Some fun ideas in here but I think the concept of songs being built for disco runs against the idea what I enjoy about long songs. They are definitely easy to jive to tho and I can't deny how much I would find myself grooving, I would just consistently get bored of every song. Low 3

This is exactly what I'd expect a "Soul Jazz Smooth Jazz" album to sound like

Thiisss shouldn't be on the list yeh. It's well sang and it's got okay instrumentation but the "artist" did 10% of the artistry...

Very excited for pre mbv shoegaze There are 2 types of songs in this album: Noisy and Abrasive Dreamy and Fuzzy and they are both amazingggg! The dreamy and fuzzy albums feel like you are in a cosy dimly lit room wrapped in a blanked with a hot chocolate when it's cold outside. The noisy abrasive side of the album is a lot harder to explain why it's amazing. But I'll try! There's this concept of resisting and leaning into emotional experiences. Roller coasters can either be terrifying or thrilling depending on if you lean into it or not. Noise is the same. If you lean into it you get a meditative experience of feeling your brain shutting down in response to being overwhelmed. It's gives me a similar feeling to the moments before sleep or when I've been on laughing gas. Still conscious but my brain has shut down.

Highlights: Electronic Renaissance I could be dreaming Good music to lose focus to. It's weird because I remember there being more interesting instruments for indie pop like the violin and the trumpet but I don't remember those songs as much as the highlights. High 3

Happened to get the 2 Belle & Sebastian albums back to back. This album was less fun than their previous one. More standard instruments and less interesting vocals. I did like "Seeing other people" but the rest of the album kinda just passed me by High 2

Whatever happened to their voices is definitely some form of tragedy! 1 but like a really funny 1

This is apparently meant to be Robert Smith's attempt to return to darker less approachable music because he didn't like the spotlight. I don't think any part of this was dark it was kinda dull and samey, I loved that darker raw emotion of Pornography reflected his thoughts at the time. Apparently he relapsed into drugs to deal with the stress of being famous which obviously sucks but none of that comes through in the lyrics of this music. Which is a shame because he's demonstrated his ability to put thoughts to words in an emotive way. The last few songs were the highlight of the album but even then they were 7-10 minute middling songs with one minute of greatness. It's goooood I just expected better

I see this is the highest rated shoegaze album on the site. I'm intrigued because loveless is on this site. Start playing and it all makes sense. This is extremely safe shoegaze, it's somehow safer than slowdive who definitely weren't afraid of feedback and low guitars. It's enjoyable it just sounds super sterile It's funny people are complaining about not being able to understand the lyrics when that is exactly the point, this is one of the more standout parts of the album because mbv were known for bringing everything up to the same loudness as the lyrics which effectively buries them while in this album they are as clear as anything but you still can't understand them. It's enjoyable I just can't help but feel like every song sounds the same. High 3

country music with a warbling voice #50732

A lot of this album passed me by but Without You and Jump into the Fire are both incredible.

Another pop album where the focus in how talented the singer is. Yes she's a talented singer I don't want to listen to 80 minutes of her voice.

I could feel myself struggling to stay awake during this. Witchy Woman was musically alright I suppose

Jangly bogstandard britpop