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
