Not awful, but not memorable either. Pretty bland.
Pretty good, was surprised by this one
Bad, even by other foo fighters music standards. Lots of grating noises and mediocre junk rock
Excellent, several iconic hits on this album. Loved it
Alright, like 3 songs I liked out of the 17. Some interesting ideas in there, but the rest ranged from mediocre to meh
Generally solid album, with no bad songs really. A couple big hits, but not perfect either. Very easy listening
Biased as I don't generally like country, but it felt like a generic country album. Not my cup of tea - 2/5
Usually not big on metal but this is a great album, short and sweet. 4/5
Meh idk, songs blended together and got weird at the end. Random British music, would prefer the clash.
This album heavily subverted my expectations. It has a coherent sound despite being very experimental. I've never heard pj Harvey before, but apparently this isn't her normal style, but I have no bias as I never heard her other stuff. It grew on me - 4/5
A mix of Bob Dylan and dream pop, so close to what I usually listen to but not huge on the vocals. I like it, but don't love it. 4/5
Atrocious, one of the worst albums I have ever heard. The "music" lacked any coherent rhythm or reason whatsoever, the vocalists sounded completely tone deaf when they weren't offering mercy to my ears by lazily whispering songs, and the lyrics sounded like drunken attempts at shoddy beatnik poetry. I genuinely have no idea how anyone could enjoy this irredeemable garbage of sounds they claim is music.
Album had a slow start and there were a couple long and repetitive songs (looking at you 14 minute instrumental song) but the second half was really good and carried it. A shame the best song is less than 2 and a half minutes but oh well, still pretty good.
This is the kind of album that makes me happy to be doing this. I'd never heard of Sigur Ros, and therefore had no idea of what to expect. Much to my delight, it was a hauntingly beautiful album, full of emotion and life. This is the kind of album that exemplifies music as an art, as opposed to reviews I see of terrible noise and chaos albums others claim to be musically artistic. Loved it, would give a 4.5 if I could.
I knew of this one as it was popular when I was in high school. A good album, but after the peak at intro it doesn't quite reach such heights again. Still consistently solid.
Another great album I had never heard of, full of foot tapping beats in a wonderful west African blues rock experience. A lively album that was a lot of fun to listen to, while also not over staying its welcome.
Good blues and soul album, definitely interesting to hear the original respect. While good listening, it is a rather short album, and half of it is covers so it can't get too many creativity points.
One of the saddest early deaths in the music industry, Grace is an album that glows with Jeff Buckleys talent and potential. A more somber album focusing on lost love, it's difficult to not feel the emotion poured into this album even if it isn't your normal style of music. Great album and an impressive legacy for a lost talent
The term "Songs" is used very loosely here, seeing as it feels more like poetry being read while an acoustic guitar is played haphazardly in the background. Easily the most boring album I've hit so far, neither the vocals nor the instruments are particularly good. The few times other sounds and instruments show up it Somehow makes it worse.
Great album, best metal album so far. Everyone knows Enter Sandman, but the other songs are consistently great and highlight their skills as musicians. So close to giving this 5 stars
Great album with songs everyone knows. A very calm and easy listen, though the second half is noticeably better and has all three big hits from this album. Very solid, would listen again.
Amazing album, I've always found Beck to be a creative and talented musician able to produce great songs in several different genres. This album has great examples, and the first three songs are excellent. All around great songs, with each song keeping it interesting.
Bad. Super repetitive, full of noise rock and grating sounds, and repeats vocals multiple times for no benefit. Honestly a painful listen.
This was a garbage mess of an album. The vocals are easy to liken to a drunk British man rambling karaoke, the country sounds and instruments were funny at best, atrocious at worst, and everything else was inconsistent and chaotic. I have absolutely no idea why this utter dumpster fire of an album is even on this list. Like what the hell did I even just listen to?
Easiest 5 star. The soothing harmonies complimented robin pecknold's wonderful voice, while the instruments bring the folk sounds to life. While not quite as good as their next album Helplessness Blues in my opinion, the first album stands the test of time. The sound and production are spectacular quality, and this album helped lead Fleet Foxes on their journey to creating some of my favorite songs later on. I can understand if this isn't necessarily your genre, but to call it a bad album or mediocre music is tasteless nonsense as everybody should at least be able to understand why many would enjoy the flowing melodies and harmonies. Remarkably consistent in quality across the entire album, this is probably the most complete album I've crossed on this list so far. It's night and day to that godawful Mekons British punk country album I suffered through the day before, that's for sure
Good casual listening in a fun zany way. Frank zappa is always a fun listen. Chaotic yet fun! Zappa is a madman
Another bad British rock album. Yawn. Why is this even here? They tried some things, but they didn't work clearly.
Compilation album full of old Christmas hits most of us have probably heard a thousand times. They're good, but I'm never really going crazy for Christmas music.
Started good with some great songs but way overstayed its welcome and had some mediocre but long instrumentals in there. Was gonna give a 4 but the second half is some rough boomer jam band solo garbage.
A few great classics in here, Boston is one of the more timeless and unique sounding artists of the dad rock era. Great album, short but sweet.
Compilation album full of old Christmas hits most of us have probably heard a thousand times. They're good, but I'm never really going crazy for Christmas music.
It was good but started to blend together after a while. Easy listening, it's tough to go wrong with Ray Charles
Mostly some smooth jazz with a splash of experimental sounds here and there. All in all if you like jazz you'd probably like this.
Great start but it steadily declines in quality and gets pretty weird at the end. Still love the highs of this one, Depeche Mode hits slap.
Idk another mediocre British punk rock album. This list sure loves those. Not the worst I've heard but it still gets a strong meh from me as it was fine I guess
It's some acceptable folk style dad rock. The Weight is a fitting name as it pulls the majority of the noteworthy weight in this album and is probably the only reason it's on this list.
Mediocre at best, this album highlights how John Lennon was not the talent of the Beatles. If not for Imagine, this album would not be here. Add in the fact that Lennon was a vapid asshole, and it makes the preachy songs feel as hypocritical and hollow as he was.
Had never heard of this and went in with low expectations, but boy did this one surprise me. Such smooth and enjoyable listening, I really enjoyed this one. I'd never delved too deep into trip hop, but after hearing this I'll have to give it more of a listen.
Inoffensive background dad rock is the perfect description for this album. It's not awful, it certainly isn't great either, but it sure is forgettable.
A mix of rock reggae and ska, all of these songs are individually good. The album may not be cohesive, but it sure is a fun listen
Only here because of the first song, the rest of the album sounds like worse versions of that song. Not offensive or anything like that, but also not remarkable or great.
Bland, boring, and mildly unpleasant, this album is a great example of mediocrity.
Eh, more mediocre 80s British rock. Not awful, not great, heard a bunch like this already.
Another painfully average dad rock album. Inoffensive but certainly not interesting. Bruce Springsteen has better stuff than this.
Aged like a fine wine, this album is smooth and charming listening. Frank Sinatra was one of the best of his time and this album is a great example of this.
I mean, it's better than most of the other British rock albums I've heard on here, but that's not really saying much. Another bland and forgettable album, and I honestly don't really get why the Smiths seem to be somewhat popular. Really feels like another white bread of music.
Great album with some absolute classics in it. It does overstay its welcome with some songs getting pretty weird later on, but it's still good overall.
Country just doesn't do it for me. I'm not gonna say it's terrible or anything, but it's certainly not for me. This one also mixed in a bit more of a rock feel at times, which I did not care for.
Had never heard of this and went in with low expectations, but boy did this one surprise me. Such smooth and enjoyable listening, I really enjoyed this one. I'd never delved too deep into trip hop, but after hearing this I'll have to give it more of a listen.
This is a good album. Agreeable rock with creative rhythms, crazy this is the first Oasis album. Consistently high quality, with a couple real bangers in there. I've always liked Oasis to some extent, but even by that standard this album was better than expected.
Oof this one was a rough listen. I don't necessarily dislike prog rock and it's clear how this album was foundational to the genre, but it goes on waaaaay too long. A bunch of the songs are just irritating noises that didn't need to be there, while others feel like rambling lyrics that don't match the music at all. There are good songs mixed in there, but overall it really feels like this album is trying to waste your time.
Weird sexual album with some sexual themes that honestly aged like milk in the hot sun. It's a shame too as songs at the start like the humpty dance and underwater rimes are a lot of fun, but once it hits gutfest it gets real weird
Really strong start; I loved the first two songs. That being said, the album showed its best cards immediately and the rest of the album, while not terrible, was rather bland, with some overly long and boring songs. Still alright though.
Really makes you wanna grab a pint with yer mates at the local pub
You can feel that 80s groovy love oozing from this one
While not nearly as bad as my previous sonic youth album(EVOL), it's still just awful. The instrumentals were okay for half the album, but the vocals were consistently terrible. It also started getting even worse half way through, with some truly terrible songs like my friend goo or Mildred pierce. Honestly I just find Sonic Youth to be terrible and the more of their work I hear the more my beliefs are reinforced.
Generally agreeable alt rock that was consistently good throughout the whole album. Good stuff.
One of the greatest and most iconic albums of all time, it would be a disservice to rate this below a 5. Just brilliant
It's fine and all, but it blends together heavily as it's all vocals, acoustic guitar, and harmonica. Not to mention it sounds like crazy old man rambling at times.
Easiest 5 star. The soothing harmonies complimented robin pecknold's wonderful voice, while the instruments bring the folk sounds to life. While not quite as good as their next album Helplessness Blues in my opinion, the first album stands the test of time. The sound and production are spectacular quality, and this album helped lead Fleet Foxes on their journey to creating some of my favorite songs later on. I can understand if this isn't necessarily your genre, but to call it a bad album or mediocre music is tasteless nonsense as everybody should at least be able to understand why many would enjoy the flowing melodies and harmonies. Remarkably consistent in quality across the entire album, this is probably my favorite album we've hit so far
What a strange album. The instrumentals were strange, the Beatles cover felt out of place, and the rest felt almost like a British Indian sublime with traditional Indian musical styles sprinkled in. Not bad, but definitely strange.
Sounds like bland and talentless talking heads to me. Yipee.
Honestly better than I expected, this is a solid hiphop/r&b album. It definitely feels like an early 2000s album
Great smooth listen from a bygone era. Good stuff
Was good, felt like agreeable background music. The 16 minute drum solo at the end was pretty boring though.
Where do i even begin? Billy Corgan is an awful singer who sounds like he plugs his nose while singing. Sometimes he also screams the songs, which is just awful. Furthermore, this album is 2 hours long, which takes something from bad to awful. Smashing Pumpkins are nowhere near good enough to warrant a 2 hour long, 28 song album. Just an atrocious and painful listen.
Rush is alright. Don't love it, don't hate it.
It's good, but boy do the instrumental riffs drag after a while. Good in small doses, but a long listen all at once.
Great Nirvana album full of their best. Tough to not love this one.
Not nearly as good as iv, it's still good but not amazing. I like led zeppelin, but some of the songs here were misses
Honestly this was a refreshing album to get, far away from the usual dad rock or British punk on here. An iconic electronic sound of the 90s and early 00s, the tracks here were more recognizable than one would assume at first glance. Overall a fun listen
Aged like a fine wine, this album is smooth and charming listening. Frank Sinatra was one of the best of his time and this album is a great example of this.
You know I really loved this one. Such a hidden gem, no other is an amazing song. It's such a shame this album and Gene Clark don't have more notoriety. Big fan actually.
I've known and heard this album from a while ago, I listened to the strokes often in high school. Still holds up great in my opinion
Short and unremarkable, perhaps the most forgettable album yet. Not a single song really stood out
In Groove We Trust
Honestly pretty bad, this is some weak electronic music. It feels like an inferior evolution of 80s electronic.
It was alright, short with odd pacing. The later songs were pretty bland though, and I wish as a whole it had more groove.
Love the psychedelic style of pink Floyd. Very recognizable, yet soothing. Love some psychedelic rock
Good blues and soul album, definitely interesting to hear the original respect. While good listening, it is a rather short album, and half of it is covers so it can't get too many creativity points.
What the actual fuck was this? I can only imagine the decision to include this pile of trash went like "let's include this really shitty album because even though it helped encourage an entire generation of talentless assclowns to also make absolute garbage, hearing this clusterfuck of "music" might have also preempted some terrible music from being made?" This album is an embarrassment, and "the o-men" into "kuntz" was one of the worst 1-2 punches of songs I've ever heard on a single album. Can not rate this one low enough, it was so comically bad I laughed through half this album when the ridiculousness overwhelmed the disgust. Would give a zero if I could.
Generic mediocre electronic music, feels like a lot of it would fit as a soundtrack to a 90s/00s pc cd game, maybe like qbert or frogger. Bland and bleh
Very smooth 80s style, felt partly like yacht rock. Thought I'd hate it, kinda liked it.
A classic one hit wonder album, it has one good recognizable song and a bunch of meh whatever tracks. The one famous track here is not good enough to carry the entire album. Acceptable but nothing special.
Now this album was more of what I expected from the temptations, very funky and a good groove. Cloud nine and runaway child running wild were standout tracks.
Honestly not a huge fan of the police, but there's some great songs here. There's also some pretty bad ones (looking at you Mother) so it's a bit of a wash. Honestly I think this is a 3.5.
Honestly this was the right album for this moment. I like the velvet underground, and there's some great songs in here with a couple of misses towards the end, though after hours is an excellent song
I really liked this one. Never heard of Mercury Rev, but the calm yet heavy songs with synth and reverb produced a unique sound. Holes is a great start, and the singers voice really compliments the instruments.
Usually not big on metal but this is a great album, short and sweet. Run to the hills and number of the beast are instant classic songs.
This was a long and interesting one. There's some certainly great songs (back in the ussr, obladi oblada, black bird, helter skelter, while my guitar gently weeps, etc.) but also a ton of super forgettable 2-3 minute long songs. There's also a couple real weirdos in there (looking at you piggies) not to mention whatever the fuck that ending was of revolution 9's cacophony into the bizarrely out of place almost symphony feel of good night. Despite that, it was an overall enjoyable ride.
I can't with this one. It's like they went out of their way to find the most grating and irritating noises they could possibly find, then broke that up with the most garbled and incomprehensible vocals imaginable. Everyone involved with this abomination should be ashamed and should be legally barred from calling themselves musicians. It's actually crazy to me that someone could listen to this fetid pile of noises and think this belongs in a list of 1001 albums you should hear before you die. No one should have to listen to this, and I wouldn't be surprised if they used this album as a form of torture at guantanamo bay.
I thought I'd be ogre this one, but it really surprised me with its layers. Not like a cake mind you. This one had me feeling some shreksual feelings, so I've gotta give it 3/5 onions.
Good album, quintessential Kate bush. Personally I'm not super into Kate Bush, but I can still appreciate what this album has to offer. The first half of the album is much stronger for what it's worth.
Neil Young's music sounds so similar, and this one is exactly what you would expect. Mediocre and forgettable outside of the first song, I have no love for this one. Really not for me
Idk it's fine, but early 00s white mom music doesn't really do it for me. It was calm at least, but meh
A very creative album exploring concepts of life and feminism, the was a great listen. The little stories leading into the songs were a great touch, and it didn't over stay its welcome. I didn't care for the second to last story + song, because yeah everyone would like to be rich without having to do anything - that's not interesting or special, but the rest were great.
Good reggae album, though not a ton made it stand out from other reggae in my mind. Still good though
Good easy listening soul, I liked this one even though it didn't do anything too crazy. Just very smooth.
I've known most of this music for a long time, and I've lost my enjoyment of RHCP over the years. This album is fine, but its sexual theming is weird and most songs aren't really winners. There's some good songs in there for sure, but it's something about the singers voice that doesn't stick any more.
Another good metal album, though short and not as standout as the other iron maiden album. Still good stuff.
Bad twangy folk country from 60 years ago. Gross.
A jumbled mess of an album, this at best felt like a worse version of Magical Mystery Tour, and at worst just utter garbled rambling nonsense. Weird and incoherent, I find this one unpalatable.
Good album, nothing world changing, but it was smooth and good listening. Would recommend
Great jazz album, no notes.
The typical David bowie, exactly what you'd expect. Still solid.
A very different album, this one is interesting, but doesn't really fit my style. I like the other nick cave album (Abbatoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus) more.
I didn't find this offensive, but it also left almost zero impact on me, so it gets a meh
Generic late 90s/early 00s pop album. The hits have aged poorly, and I feel little reason to come back to this album. Generic pop from 2 and a half decades ago tends not to age the best.
Good album, Sam Cooke sure knew how to groove.
Alright album, a little long for my liking. Some of the later beats were a bit irritating, but overall it was alright.
Too long, too many boring grandstanding solos, to much grating noise rock thrown in. This could've been great if it didn't waste so much of my time. In my opinion live performances pretty much always sound worse than studio recordings. I don't need to hear crowd clapping and cheering almost as much as I didn't need to hear the tons of dad rock jam band junk between the actual songs. The makings of excellence are here, they're just wrapped in garbage.
Started calm and chill, then around Hero it really went downhill with some awful singing. It did not get better from there, in fact, it may have gotten worse.
A pretty solid Queen album. Killer Queen is the obvious standout here, but the album as a whole was really solid. As always with Queen, the harmonies were on point.
I knew the big hits from this album already, but I'd never listened to a whole Soundgarden album. Overall it was great, carrying the heavy and foreboding atmosphere throughout. Very stylistically coherent, I felt this is a great album
Honestly a great album, money for nothing and the walk of life are excellent classics. The other songs are calm and enjoyable, and I thoroughly enjoyed this one throughout.
So I grew up on the Beatles so I'm fighting nostalgia with this one. Even so, going back to this album there was a ton of super forgettable tracks here outside of can't buy me love and hard days night. I always liked the later Beatles more than the earlier boy band style of their first few albums, and I feel more strongly about that after this listen. It's not bad, but it's not for me and didn't age that well.
Great jazz album with some excellent beats. It does drag on a bit at times, but overall it's some smooth and excellent listening.
You know, I really loved this one. The low tempo vibes really matched my style, and it sounded like a better Oasis. The album felt stylistically coherent, yet every song brought something new to the table. This is a hidden gem with some great tracks
Oh boy another Neil Young album. I'm sure this one won't be some of the most bland and boring folk country I've hear--Nope it is. What mediocre music Neil Young put out, if I hadn't heard songs from a room by Leonard Cohen then I'd probably think this was the most boring album yet. Entirely forgettable, next please.
Outside of where is my mind, this album was unpleasant and devolved into screaming too often. Most songs are forgettable except Tony's Theme and the previously mentioned hit, but I didn't love the shouting it constantly broke into. Meh.
A forgettable Beatles style English rock album. If you want this, abbey road or Sgt peppers will do you better. Not terrible but not exactly amazing either
Even though I don't love country, dolly Parton is still amazing. A great album, and the first song in particular is great.
Just way too long for what it is, this album became a real slog. I started off liking how different it is from others on the list, and if you cut this album in half, it'd be higher. 75 minutes of screaming tends to just blend into itself, and boy did the songs blend together, especially in the second half. Not my usual genre, sure, but I find with long albums there better be a good reason for it and there most certainly was not one for this. Yikes
Great album with a few iconic hits, this is some quintessential black sabbath. Good stuff
Great soul album, and the story with the last song is very entertaining. Good all around
This album is ass, similar to the way sonic youth is ass, but with more screaming and noise and less all around shitty vocals and more coherent instruments in better tune. Still utter trash, another album with no place on this list. Does anybody actually like this band???
I like the old style hip-hop, the songs were fun, all around a good album.
Really interesting album with a ton of variety, part of it is like the strokes or other alternative rock artists while part of it feels like it borrows from older 1960s rock. I liked this one, it's a good and creative album
Great album, you can tell a lot of authentic heart was put into this album. Very enjoyable and iconic, all around a good album.
Kind of a weird album, and aside from rock lobster there's not a ton here worth hearing.the B-52s have other good songs, they're just not on this album.
Really cheesy, usually I love the fun early hip hop but this was some corny stuff. So vanilla Will Smith raps look like explicit gangster rap in comparison
Amazing, reminds me of the cuphead soundtrack or fallout. Truly a timeless classic, loved all of it.
This album is a mess. Look, we all love David Bowie and he has some amazing music, but this isn't it. It's not complete junk, there is a coherent vibe to it and you can hear what he went for in his final album, but it all just felt so chaotic and disorganized. His singing feels offbeat and like crazed ranting, the instruments will randomly break into cacophony, and it just felt messy. All I'm saying is if this album was dropped by a less known artist people wouldn't care for it nearly as much; it's just not good music in a vacuum.
Elvis Costellos poppy sounds are always a fun listen, but the sequence of short and lively songs left little impressions. A fun listen, but not one I'm not going to revisit
Album had a slow start and there were a couple long and repetitive songs (looking at you 14 minute instrumental song) but the second half was really good and carried it. A shame the best song is less than 2 and a half minutes but oh well, still pretty good.
It was fine I guess, not bad, bit not super memorable. An echo of a music style from the past, it's a decent recreation but lacks the authentic charm.
The rhythm was really weird in a bad way, and varied heavily. The singing did not match the music, and the music was already an unpleasant mess. Pretty bad, though not ear piercing I suppose.
I already knew and disliked pavement going into this album. The music and rhythms feel sloppy and unfinished, the general genre is unimpressive as it feels later artists did this better, and the singers singing felt out of tune and lazy. I get this was a big album for the development of indie alt rock, but it just didn't age well and has been far surpassed.
Great album with songs everyone knows. A very calm and easy listen, though the second half is noticeably better and has all three big hits from this album. Very solid, would listen again.
I really vibed with this album. It explores a ton of different sounds, many of which I can hear in echoes of later more famous songs. Clearly an inspirational album for the electronic genre, it's also an excellent listen in its own right. Smooth relaxing beats, strong electronic sounds that would appear in later artist's works, and brilliant vocals all appear throughout. Truly an unexpected gem to me.
Weirdly I happened to hear Mobys music in Europe last year. I like this repeating almost Canon style of music, though this album was long and not every song is a winner. However, there are some great songs too. All in all I think this is a worthwhile sound to hear, and was pleasantly surprised to see a Moby album rather that mediocre dad rock album #102 or crappy British 80s punk album #87.
I mean it wasn't terrible, but this album didn't bring anything interesting to the table either. Bland, generic noise alt rock gets a meh, and it doesn't help that this felt like corporate manufactured music meant to churn out hits. This album hasn't aged well nor is it interesting, leaving it as a mediocre meh. At least it wasn't actual garbage as badly as I want to call it that.
A lovely jazz singer album from a singer with a beautiful voice. The album is live which I'm usually not a fan of, but the freestyle singing towards the end is comedic and adds to the charm. This is a fun one
Oh boy, another crappy British rock album. Not interesting, didn't like it at all, why is this album here? It could be worse, but I saw nothing redeeming about this one. Even the one hit on this kinda sucked.
I like Franz Ferdinand, the big hit is a banger, and the other parts of the album hold up as well. This is a British rock album I can get behind.
Idk, something about Elvis Costello's voice doesn't really lend itself to this slower style song. As opposed to the other album that had a pop feel to it, these longer songs with lower tempo and heavy vocals just don't work. It's not offensive or awful, it's just mediocre really. I'm getting the impression that I won't really love any of his albums
Oh boy another Neil Young album. The singing sucks, the lyrics still use lazy rhymes, the instruments play boring beats, the songs overstay their welcome by multiple minutes; this album stinks. Probably the worst of the 3 Neil Young albums gotten so far, this is a flaccid continuation of his mediocre discography. How people enjoy such overwhelmingly bland music is beyond me.
This album is rough, and really feels like unpolished and unfinished early rock. Say what you want about its legacy, this is not a pleasant listen at all.
It was peaceful and chill, but at the end of the day it was just a solo piano for an hour. Enjoyable, but it didn't really feel that special or like I'll ever revisit.
Weird one, it's early free form jazz. Not really a huge fan of a casual listen to this, I feel like I'd have to be way more into music studies to really appreciate this.
A fun steely dan album, and I like them, but there's better albums of theirs than this one. It was still good though, rikki don't lose that number is a classic.
I thought I'd hate this one, but it turned out to be alright. Nothing super remarkable or special in this one, and it certainly wasn't memorable, but it's a fine album.
Based on the album name I expected more screaming, but instead I was surprised by a poppy almost psychedelic indie rock. It was pretty alright I guess, though it wasn't quite something I'd love, nor will I revisit this. Solidly okay, it didn't really feel like this album actually did anything too interesting, but it was certainly inoffensive.
I love this album. I've heard it before, but this one is even better than I remembered. Sufjan has a way of expressing great emotion, particularly melancholy and sadness, in his music better than most. Both Chicago and Casmir Pulaski Day are stand outs in an already excellent album, where he weaves between traditional folk sounds, instrumental variations including strings, horns, and percussion, and more upbeat and pop indie style songs. Very powerful album, and likely to be one of my favorites on this list.
Alright, after a second pixies album I have decided I do not like them. While this album isn't as full of shitty screaming tracks like surfer Rosa was, it is instead full of mediocre alt garage rock songs that are like two and a half minutes long each. Nothing stood out, felt unique, or was really enjoyable. Bleh
Not my genre at all, the gutteral throat shouting is just rough vocals to listen to for a hour. The traditional sounds at the end were interesting, but nowhere near enough to improve the score here.
This album is a perfect display of my common issues with prog rock. Every other song was 10 minutes long, but did they really need to be? They went from a song length sound to then wasting another 5 minutes highlighting 10 random instruments that add nothing to the existing song, then randomly return to the original song. The flute/guitar/synth/woodblock solos thrown in add nothing and feel like a time waste, and they might as well split it into 3 songs since it's not a coherent song anyways. Then the following songs are like a minute and a half of what should've actually been part of the song for some reason. Not to mention the lyrics become difficult to follow when the chunks of singing are split apart by 4 minutes of solos twice a song. Is this awful music? No, but the organization of it feels ridiculous and packed with filler. Every Genesis album feels too long, and the overly long songs lack the coherence that would justify them being a single song in the first place. All around, it comes to a meh, will not revisit this one.
The shortest album I've come across on here so far, this one isn't bad by any means but it lacks substance. There are filler songs, and very little original sounds beyond their usual acoustic style. Sure Ms. Robinson is here, but the rest of the album is short and forgettable.
It's some core boomer rock, and it's okay. It's also like 1/4 a Neil Young album, so that sucks. Idk, this run of the mill dad rock doesn't really do it for me
Honestly, this was a really solid album. Everyone knows seven nation army and the hardest button to button, but the other songs here are solid and I wouldn't call any of them bad. They also had decent variation in sound and style in this album while maintaining a coherent sound, so kuddos to that.
Honestly, pretty great album. The beats were varied and creative, the lyrics memorable, and the production quality was high. My only issue is it did overstay its welcome, especially considering the last song was padding to an album already over an hour long.
The term "Songs" is used very loosely here, seeing as it feels more like poetry being read while an acoustic guitar is played haphazardly in the background. Easily the most boring album I've hit so far, neither the vocals nor the instruments are particularly good. The few times other sounds and instruments show up it Somehow makes it worse.
A fascinating and unique album, describing this one is a challenge. The style feels somewhere between classic rock and British punk rock, oscillating between the styles while mixing in hints of country, prog rock, and synth pop. Some of the early songs like "out of the blue" were really catchy, while a good amount of the second half fell flat. A couple songs sounded almost Elvis style, while others mixed in harmonica or synths. All around this is an interesting album that I'm unsure of how exactly to rate it. Also the singer reminded me of rocky singing "sword of damocles" in rocky horror picture show.
There's no better word to describe my thoughts on the Smiths than mediocre. This is another album that felt like the blandest loaf of white bread in the whole store. Truly the boiled noodles with no sauce musical artist.
Sensational, the story told by this album is fun to follow as a perfect medium to tell such a story. The fact that it is told through some of David Bowie's finest music really makes this a rare but truly exceptional example of the mixture of storytelling and song writing. The instrumental arrangements in these songs move so creatively, building the scene and emotions around the story in a compelling and colorful way. A glowing example of the additional potential hidden within the traditional artistic expressions of music, this is an album most certainly best enjoyed as a journey from beginning to end. This album most certainly sits near the peak of musical accomplishments, and sits as the crown jewel to David Bowie's long and storied musical career.
A tough one to review, it's not exactly understandable to most listeners and is a type of music most are unfamiliar with. Even still, the exposure is valuable and it's great to see a wide variety of cultural music rather than another shitty British punk album. Still wondering why there's no music from east Asia here 🤔
Is it just me or do Bob Dylan songs all sound a little too similar? The country blues style just doesn't do it for me. Almost every song he sings he uses only 2 or 3 vocal tones, adding to how similar they all sound while also making an unexciting monotone feel for much of his songs, often broken up by the same harmonica sounds.
I'm sorry but this was just not an enjoyable album for me. It's an album that mainly focuses on the vocals, but to be honest I didn't like her voice. It's a raspy and gritty country voice with a bit of drawl, and I just don't care for that sound. The first half was acceptable but unexciting bluesy rock, but the second half was a lot more country and I just did not vibe with it at all. I know this is a wild take, but I just don't care for Janis Joplin's music I guess.
The songs from this album are inexorably tied to the cultural zeitgeist of the late 90s/ early 00s so I couldn't help but think of that. Every song here was about dissatisfaction with relationships or love making it a bit repetitive, and her shout singing wasn't exactly pleasant. I've heard these songs before, didn't care for them then, don't care for them now. Feels like an album a toxic girl who keeps tanking her relationships but wants to only blame the guys would love.
Honestly a pretty great album, with pleasant and soft down tempo beats. The vocals are soothing, making this a solid trip-hop entry with some iconic songs.
It's wild this album still feels very relevant and on the nose almost 25 years later. Timeless, and if you wanted a more in depth review - fuck you I won't do what you tell me.
Great album. Stevie Wonder weaves between funky songs and slower groovy songs here, making for a smooth and pleasant listen. Timeless, Stevie Wonder is truly a generational talent that always provides at least a solid listen.
It started strong with the cisco kid, but then it turned into a really slow and boring drag with a lot of repetition. Overly long and bland instrumental songs followed by repetitive and boring songs, this album had the right groove setup but the wrong execution.
One of the easiest 5 stars, this album is halfway to being a CCR greatest hits album. Up around the bend, run through the jungle, heard it through the grapevine, who'll stop the rain, and looking out the back door are all here. The classic foot stomping, beloved CCR sound is here at its best, leading to an exceptional album.
Rubber Soul has always felt like the album that bridged the gap between the old boy band Beatles and the later psychedelic rock Beatles. It's never been my favorite, but there's some undeniably good songs on here like I'm looking through you, Norwegian wood, and in my life. Some of the other songs are very forgettable, and the last song is both really creepy and outright bad. All in all, it's a good album, but I much prefer their later albums.
Wow what an unbelievably lame album, easily the lamest, most uninteresting album so far. I already knew U2 was trash and Bono sucked, but even for them this was a low. I'm sorry but anyone who really loved this album has to have the personality of a saltine cracker and the musical taste of a child who had only been allowed to hear church music until now. This album makes Christian rock sound badass in comparison. Like wow how brave Bono, let's do a boring song with nothing musically interesting or creative whatsoever preaching about world peace, what a creative masterclass. Second only to John Lennon's Imagine in hollow and preachy music, the fact these songs are also incredibly bland and boring with absolutely nothing musically inspired going on really makes this album the gold standard for soulless and uncreative slop pushed out by a band that doesn't know when to quit. Bono is a music criminal with a career full of limp and flaccid songs I have inexplicably continued to hear throughout my life, implying somebody out there actually likes his sorry excuse for music, but even they probably don't like this album. If this album was a person, a 97 year old grandma or a 2 year old with 4 broken limbs could kick their ass it's just that God damn lame.
Oh goody, another album full of shitty 2 and a half minute alt rock/grunge songs sung with a grating voice. There is absolutely nothing here you couldn't find made better elsewhere, and I have no idea why this is considered a must listen before you die. Just rubbish
And I thought the Smiths were bland and mediocre, this is a definite downgrade from them. Like how was this album picked for this list? It's so mid, bland, and empty, with an off tune singer and incredibly bland melodies, I find it hard to believe this album could command enough respect from anyone to be selected for a list like this. Like what's the point of listening to the Diet Smiths? Meh.
Perhaps the best hip hop album I've heard, this album is full of excellent songs. Killing me softly, ready or not, no woman no cry, and fu-gee-la are all excellent tracks. There is some weird junk mixed in that breaks the pacing like the skit or cowboys, but even still the strengths here far outshine the weaknesses. It goes without saying that Lauryn Hill's voice is incredible, but even still just wow. Exceptional talent, truly generational.
Normally live albums really drag on the score, but this one was high production value for the music. Full of Nirvana classics, interspersed with funny dialogue between the members, this is a really solid live album. Polly, Come as you Are, and several others here are Nirvana classics. Tough to not love a Nirvana album
A weird to find compilation of various artists, this one felt out of place. It was almost two and a half hours of fairly generic 90s electronic beats, and nothing really stood out compared to other 90s electronic I've heard. Acceptable background music, but too long and nothing to write home about.
About as average alt rock as you can get, nothing was bad or terrible, but even just from the albums we've gotten so far there are better executions of the same style. I'd much rather listen to the strokes, the white stripes, or doves if I wanted this kind of music but better. Acceptable but not exceptional
Desire Lines is a great song. That said, I'm someone who usually looks favorably upon indie pop and shoegaze, so it's really saying something when I consider the rest of the album mediocre. My thoughts on this album can be summed up as such:
"Mom I wanna listen to Beach House!"
"No honey we have Beach House at home."
The Beach House at home: Deerhunter
This album was pretty much Bittersweet Symphony and then an hour of lesser songs. The other songs were okay and weren't offensive or anything, but they were so overshadowed by the one huge hit on this one that they were completely forgettable. One hit albums are not my favorite, and I don't see wanting to revisit this milquetoast music at all.
Great album with some absolute classics in it. It does overstay its welcome with some songs getting pretty weird later on, but it's still good overall. The title tracks, Bennie and the jets, and Saturday nights alright for fighting are all time classics, and when elton is at his best his music is tough to beat.
One of the absolutely weirdest albums I've ever heard. Have you always wanted to hear Jefferson Airplane but with circus music, grating noises, and repeating songs, along with a bad Eleanor Rigby knock off? Well boy do I have the album for you! Song 10 on this album is completely nuts, the musicians were smoking some mystical herbs when they wrote that one for sure. They also repeat the same annoying sounds in this album often which I definitely was not a fan of. All in all, a very weird artistic album.
Idk another mediocre British punk rock album. This list sure loves those. Not the worst I've heard but it still gets a strong meh from me as it wasn't the worst I guess.
Oh joy generic 90s electronic beats overlaid with random people in New York talking about random shit or doing some of the worst rapping I've ever heard. What a treat. Thanks for the listen Mr. Holmes, I hope I never hear it again.
This is a good album, I just feel like I've lost a lot of my luster when it comes to dad rock. I've been listening to the greatest hits for decades, so it's tough to be impressed by the rest. Yes the boys are back in town is a great song, but I just couldn't feel super into this album as a whole. Not bad, just not super exciting either
Elvis's soothing voice combined with early rock utilizing elements of jazz and country makes this a pleasant and soothing listen. Not necessarily as pop as some of his bigger hits are, this album rather contains a lot of easy listening and emotion. Good stuff seeing as I've never really given Elvis a serious listen outside of his biggest hits.
This album in mostly some pretty alright Rolling Stones. It lacks their big hits, but it does have some good songs. The album to me peaks at sweet Virginia and torn and frayed, but the music before and after really felt unremarkable.
I thought a band called the screaming trees would sound very different. It wasn't bad, and I did like the main hit of All I Know, but the rest felt decent but forgettable. All in all an OK album.
Pretty solid metal album, the vocals were much better than their other album. The instrumentations were good too
I've never really given Radiohead a serious listen, but I thought it was pretty okay. The songs didn't stand out from each other well enough, but I did like how the songs often evolved and picked up tempo over time. The vocals didn't bother me, and the instrumentations were adequate for what the album was trying to be.
Great album, and CREAM is an all time iconic hit. This album really feels like one of the first modern hip-hop albums that helped turn the corner from the cheesier 80s hip-hop, and clearly inspired a lot of future artists in the scene.
An album full of boring instrumental tracks, bad vocals when they were present, and nothing else interesting brought to the table. Somehow significantly worse than the other Primal Scream album on this list despite that album already being okay at best.
Oh joy, another generic mediocre British punk rock album. Anyways
Yet another crappy British punk rock album. Next!
Bland and mediocre, I found very little to enjoy here. The Final Sound was a stupid waste of time inclusion, and I'm just glad the album was short.
That sure was a Willie Nelson album. Uh huh.
A country singer with a guitar just doesn't do it for me I guess. And that's really all that's here. Was it bad or irritating to listen to? No. Did I take note of any song in the album? Also no. It's passable.
Honestly I rather liked the chill ambient vibe of this album. One of the better electronic albums, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality here. I had been curious about Aphex Twin, but now I know it's another strong early electronic artist with creative yet not overwhelming or overly energetic beats.
Another great album I had never heard of, full of foot tapping beats in a wonderful west African blues rock experience. A lively album that was a lot of fun to listen to, while also not over staying its welcome.
Funky, soulful, and charming, this album is an exceptional addition to the collection of smooth love music. Bobby keeps a consistent yet quality feel to a broadly appealing sound in this one, and I am most definitely a fan
A pretty filthy hip-hop album, there are some great hits in here. This is more like a snoop and dr dre album, with several other artists appearing as well. I did not love how many random skits are included, but the music was good.
An iconic alt rock album that helped define rock in the 90s, this album still holds up incredibly well. Full of iconic tracks most people know, this one just feels like a vibe of creative bass lines, powerful guitar riffs, and strong drum beats, this album shines above other rock albums of its era through a clean but energetic sound that compliments the vocals perfectly.
A weird one, this sounds like the background spiritual music to a self help vhs that speaks about your chakras and inner being. It definitely sounds like it was made by an Indian man who went to Japan. While weird, it's not terrible, and pretty soothing at points.
This album was not for me at all. Incoherent, sloppy, and mediocre at best, this early punk just felt like badly organized rock/country.
An okay classic 60s boy band rock album, nothing really stood out about this to me. Inoffensive, but others did this style better.
More noisy, disorganized, and sloppy British punk sung by someone with a terrible voice. Just awful
An okay classic rock album, it was interesting but nothing too special. Felt very hippy, like straight out of Woodstock. More like a 3.5, but I'm rounding down here as it wasn't that good of a listen.
Another foot stomping, pub drinking Irish jolly row of songs, this one was just as fun as the last. And the cherry on top was the last song about a wounded soldier of Gallipoli, just phenomenal.
I'm very biased here, and it might be my nostalgia talking, but I love animal collective. The electronic experimental sound resonates with me often, and the offbeat rhythms are interesting and unique. I do think strawberry jam is a better album than this, but I still appreciate this one.
A shotgun blast of 43 short punk songs averaging less than 2 minutes in length, none of these songs rise above mediocrity. No song lasts long enough to develop anything interesting, and the vocals are atrocious. Yeah yeah the jackass theme is here, but that doesn't mean this didn't suck ass.
This is the music U2 wished it could be. With catchy rhythms and choruses in the several iconic songs within this album, this becomes a memorable and consistently coherent album with a softer, more melancholic tone. Coldplay may feel like a cheesy choice, but the music here stands the test of time and brings interesting yet catchy ideas to their songs, all while maintaining a strong emotional feeling throughout the album.
