I remember some of these songs from when I was a kid, and I enjoyed those. Otherwise this was pretty forgettable. Pleasant but never grabbed me.
This started out very hokey and boring but grew and grew on me as it went on. Absolutely a banger by the end. Way, way too long, but the peaks are undeniable. The Whale is a standout.
I love Patti Smith so much. Totally biased over here. But really, this is so, so good. There's nothing here as monumental for me as Pissing in a River, but the whole album is just a delight.
It's a bit all over the place, but man when this hits it hits hard. Papa Was a Rolling Stone is an all-time fav of mine, but the entire second half is full of gems. Really enjoyed this.
Exodus, the song, is so good. And Jamming is one I know well too. But other than that this was kind of forgettable. Super pleasant, no complaints, but yeah just kind of background music.
It's live B.B. King... what's not to love? This is great!
This is pleasant. Good music for working. Probably not a surprise as it's meant to be a soundtrack to a film that was never made. Enjoyable, if not demanding much attention.
This was honestly a lot more background music-y than I expected. Still, I enjoyed it!
I am a huge fan of the Phil Collins led era of Genesis, but have never really dug into the Peter Gabriel stuff. Excited for this one!
Unfortunately... I don't love it. It's not bad, but I honestly didn't make it all the way through. This is a miss.
Fun. Uncomplicated. Not really my thing, but very pleasant. I have a feeling I will be drowning in 3s at the end of this project, which I suppose makes sense.
This isn't really my style of music overall, but this is great. So full of life and passion and it's impossible not to get into it.
I am fairly certain I've only ever heard the one single from this. Gonna be interesting! Hah, immediately proved wrong. I know at least two songs! This is incredibly inoffensive unsubstantial nothingness.
Pleasant, if not all the revolutionary for me. Maybe just because I'm not that crazy for things like Pulp, or other sort of British music hall / pub rock.
This is such an interesting album. Parts of it are like early Autechre, parts are almost funky, and other parts are grating. I like it. I don't love it, mostly because of the most abrasive parts, but man I like it.
I mean it's Wu-Tang... what else needs to be said here? The production is early, but spirit is undeniable. C.R.E.A.M. is the absolute standout, but the whole thing is rad.
Early rock and roll isn't really my thing tbh. It's not bad, it's just... boring. But this has a lot of heart, which was nice.
I remember listening to this on my Pure Moods CD in the 90s. The nostalgia factor is high. Until this project I thought this was electronic music, but he played it all himself!
I was lucky enough to see Merle Haggard in concert before he passed, and it was an absolute banger of a performance. He absolutely still had it. This is a treat!
Not for me.
My dad is a big Bruce fan, so I grew up with this music. I like it, but it’s never become my music.
I have always enjoyed the Iron Maiden I had heard, but I never went back to this original album. Fun!
This is way, way better than I expected. Cheesy, yes, but also epic and pretty damn fun.
Most of these records I’ve at least previously heard of. At the very least the artist is familiar to me. Not this one and holy moly this was great!
Feels very Ani Difranco to me. Which is not a bad thing, necessarily, but I didn’t enjoy this one.
Way better than I thought it would be. I don't love it, but I did like it.
My father has always maintained that had I been alive in the 60s I would have been a Stones fan and not a Beatles fan. He's probably right.
Oh man.. December was a big song for me... twenty plus years ago. So nostalgic!
Absolutely no one sounds like Rod Stewart. What a voice! This is fine... if a bit ignorable.
This is a band I basically only knew from one song, and not a song I particularly liked. I was therefore shocked at how good this was!
Hah. One of my all-time favorite records. I have been obsessed with this record since discovering it in college, in the early 2000s, and I remain obsessed now.
Wow. Back to back favorites, this one from childhood. I am absolutely not going to hear this with new ears. I played Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite so many times that my tape broke.
Ok, we are now at back-to-back-to-back classics of my childhood / early adulthood. I love James Taylor, I love this record. It's great.
Inoffensively pleasant? A bit boring. Very repetitive. So far not much more to say than that. You can sense the potential in his vibe / voice.
Jangly garage punk of the type that the early 2000s loved. Not really my thing. I was never a Strokes fan, and I don't think I'll be a Hives fan either. Vaguely reminds me of The Murder City Devils, but without the sort of dark sailor vibes that make me love that band.
This is fine. I think I'm just not really a Bruce guy, which makes me a bit sad I suppose.
I loved the album when it came out and played it incessantly. I still listen to a few tracks somewhat regularly. A classic.
It's unbelievably annoying how good Bawitdaba is. The rest of this is extremely annoying and long. Like... just so bad.
This is... art... but not really enjoyable music.
I don't think I've ever listened to this album before. I've heard the later stuff for sure, but never this. I enjoy Kings of Leon generally, should be fun. Fun, but a bit generic and boring. I haven't heard a standout song yet.
I can't believe I'm saying this... but this is a bit... boring? I mean don't get me wrong, it's still prime Stevie, it's still good. But it's nowhere near the heights of Innervisions, for example.
Another example of an artist where I know the hits, but have never listened to the records. This is great!
I have never even heard of this band, but they are right up my alley!
I am a Miles Davis superfan, but historically this is not my favorite of his periods. Fun to revisit! Remains the same as always. This is good, but not for me really.
This sounds nothing like I imagined it would... and is honestly kind of rad?
I remember being a bit mixed on this one, but let's see! Nope, still mixed. I can see why someone would love this, but I don't.
This is just me a thing, but I haven't really been able to listen to Michael Jackson since that HBO documentary. Not judging anyone, but it really killed it for me.
I know nothing about this except the name of the band. Nice! Wait, this is where Spiritualized came from?!? Oh wow. This is really good. Not Spiritualized at its best good, but really good.
This feels very British indie rock from 2002. Which is also very much not a bad thing. I was a big fan of a lot of this era, but never heard this band.
Oooh another favorite of mine. Such a great album!
And another one I already thoroughly enjoy. This isn't my favorite album of his, but I do enjoy it.
It's Jimi Hendrix, what's not to like? All Along the Watchtower is very much the standout though.
I went through a massive Ryan Adams phase around 2006 or so. I have since left that phase behind, but I do have a lot of nostalgia for this otherwise terrible man and his art. Definitely singing along with parts of this one.
I mean... one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. Although tbh, not my current taste in jazz!
I have been dreading this one. This was my sibling's favorite as a kid and I HATED it. But that's the way it goes. Overall... I still don't like American Pie the song, the rest of this feels like a mediocre imitation of Jim Croce.
I have never really listened to Blur, mainly because I didn't like Song 2. So far this is mostly boring. Ok... some of this is pretty catchy. Definitely starts to touch into Scottish indie pop as well, which I enjoy.
Basically exactly what I expected. This is (somewhat better than) fine.
I am a lover of Pet Shop Boys. Excited to dig back into this one. It's great. Of course it is.
No one sounds like Willie. What a treasure. Having said that, this one is a bit boring.
This is probably good, but it's not really for me. A couple great songs, the rest is just... boring.
One of the signs of a good album in this project is if insists that I pay attention to it. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down just did that.
To say this album was a large part of my life is a hilariously reductive understatement. This was the soundtrack to a huge portion of my early twenties. I have an unsurprisingly more complex relationship with Kayne now, but this will never stop having mattered to me.
The cover is so, so bad. But so far the music is good.
This is so great! High Fidelity, you were so right.
Sublime. An absolute delight. It's so lovely how much Johnny Cash really seems to value and care about these inmates. What a treat.
Not my absolute favorite Simon and Garfunkel, but a stone cold classic anyway. So, so good.
I'm a Talking Heads super fan so...
Somehow I never encountered this before! It's delightful. Almost a Cure vibe at times.
I LOVE Simon & Garfunkel, and Paul Simon, but somehow I've never heard this one before.
I never got into Lorde when the hype was hype'ing. So far this is fun! Feels a bit Charli XCX.
This is one of my all-time favorite albums. I have played it to the point that I almost can't play it anymore. But it's perfect.
Historically I am not a Red Hot Chilli Peppers fan. They have a few great songs, but are largely not a band I enjoy all that much.
I've always liked David Bowie, and the same is true here. Not monumental, but enjoyable!
This is a lot of fun. The back story is maybe more interesting than the record, but I still enjoyed it. The last song has a Patti Smith vibe, which I really enjoyed.
I dig Otis Redding. So much energy and so much soul.
This isn't really my thing, but it's not bad.
For whatever reason, outside a few songs, I never really got into Foo Fighters. This doesn't really change that impression. Honestly, this is just so boring. Not for me.
I know so many of these songs but I don't think I've ever listened to the whole album. Stoked. Definitely of its time, but man what a banger.
This is another of my all-time favorite albums. Absolutely brilliant.
I have never really listened to Janis Joplin. She's not exactly my thing, but man the talent was insane. I enjoyed this!
Just started but so far this seems very Roxy Music. It's fun. Not particularly moving, but fun.
Morrissey is awful obviously (which was entirely unpredictable based on, you know, every song he ever wrote), and this is very much mid-tier Smiths. But... yeah... I still enjoyed it quite a bit!
Historically I have a somewhat low tolerance for Reggae. I don't dislike it, I just can't listen to it for that long. Let's see if 42 minutes is too long ;P Eh. It was fine.
I like, but don't love, The Who. Honestly this is just a bit... boring.
Man this is so pretty and invented so much of the future that came after it. Masterpiece.
This is cool. I like Alt-Country so it's fun to hear one of the proto examples. I can't say I love this. But I do definitely like it. Last Dance is probably my standout song from this.
You know what? I always kind of liked this. Not as much as my sibling, who owned it. But it's fun!
My initial take is that this is gonna be fun but exhausting. So far the fun part is 100% right. Actually even better than I thought. Some of the songs have an almost Chris de Burgh vibe to them which I didn't expect.
Another old favorite. On some level it is just the first song, but when it's this incredible that's totally ok. And, there are some gems after that anyway, "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" being one of them.
I mean... I've been obsessed with this since 1997...
A bit light maybe, but this is really lovely.
Not top tier Tom Petty, but I love Tom Petty, so this is still so good. American Girl hints at what's to come. CRAZY for 1976.
This is fun, but a bit... ignorable. Still, sounds great.
This is so good. It's impossible to say with artists like this if we could have the highs without the lows that we're built in to them from the start. Probably not, but man were we robbed of so much potential.
I really enjoy Curtis Mayfield. He does suffer a bit from not being Marvin Gaye. But still, it's good stuff.
You know... I've never really listened to Elvis Costello at all. Will be interesting. Yeah... this isn't for me. It's not bad... it's just... not anything?
TBH not that excited for another Bob Marley album. But, maybe I'll love it! I think my overall issue with Reggae is the insidiously happy beat. It starts to grate on me over time. But this, so far, is good in an unflashy way. But yeah, I'm half way through and getting very fatigued by the relentlessness of the beat.
So far I'd say that One is awesome but the rest is kind of whatever so far.
This is really enjoyable, but man it's not hard to tell that Bowie was doing a lot of cocaine at the time. Clearly a transitional record, but still a lot of fun.
This is... fine. Harmless. Pleasant. Not changing my life in any way whatsoever. 1969 is a nice song.
Consistent with my other Michael Jackson take: I can't listen to this anymore. This one hurts a bit more because this is one of my all-time favorite records on a pure sonic level. I love it. But... yeah. Nope.
I love Neil Young. This feels like a record that would reward many more listens, but so far I like, but don't love, it.
This is a delight. So much energy. What a show that must have been to be at!
It's definitely Radiohead! Tbh I am mostly a Kid A fan, and never really fell into any of their other work.
Aja is one of my favorite albums, but I haven't really listened to this one ever. Excited to try it out!
Ok. It's no Aja, but it's good!
I like The Velvet Underground but I don't think I've ever listened to Lou Reed's solo stuff. Has a bit of a Leonard Cohen vibe to me. I dig it.
A stone cold classic. I still listen to a lot of this on the regular.
I didn't like them at all in 1994. Let's see if I feel differently now! Ok... nope, don't like them. Self Esteem is alright, but the rest is really not for me.
I love Snoop so damn much.
This... isn't really for me. It's fine.
This is fun. Unchallenging fun.
Fun fact: as far as I know I was the first radio station in Ohio to play this in its entirety on air, the day it came out. I love this record.
Another record that I absolutely love. I have listened to this so many times.
I am a Sly fan, but haven't heard this record. This is great, as expected.
Man... Soundgarden were so great.
I enjoy Pixies records. This isn't their best work, but it's fun.
Not really a Prince fan generally, but... yeah this album is a banger.
One of my all time favorites. Perfect.
I was a huge fan of this record, particularly Next Girl, back in 2010. Still so good.
This is very fun. Not all super memorable, but parts are really good. I like this.
Man, nobody sounds like John Fogerty. Makes everything seem awesome.
An album I've listened to so many times. I love it.
A stone cold classic. Love this.
So fun!
This is.. decent? Fun? Not that important, but fun?
A classic of my college years.
This is alright. Honestly, it's better than that, I'm just still not that much of a Rolling Stones fan. It's fine.
A treat. Dusty Springfield was really special.
Man... Lana Del Rey is someone I always forget about but this is so good.
The last two songs are both absolute legends. The rest is... fine.
This is not bad. Inessential, but enjoyable.
This is fun. I like it. I don't have much more to say than that.
This is so unexpected! I dig this.
This is fun. A bit boring and not really my style of jazz, but nice.
This is... alright. The production is a bit muddled and it gets a bit boring by the end, but there are some good tracks. Very mid nineties.
This is alright. I know the hits, but overall this is somewhat forgettable.
This was the first CD I ever bought. So, so good.
Classically 80s. Fun, inconsequential, pleasant. I like it.
Pleasant. Not earth shattering.
Sounds like basically what it is, which is late 70s proto-punk. Fine.
Man... Fugazi is a part of my musical youth. What a great band. Funny, I never cared about their lyrics at all, I just love the sound.
For whatever reason... I just don't love Bruce Springsteen, and I have no idea why. My dad does and it seems like I would too. But... I don't. I've tried to love this record in particular many times... I don't. It's... fine.
A bunch of these songs were absolutely part of the soundtrack of my twenties. But I don't think I ever listened to the whole album before. Time to Pretend is such an insane banger of an opener. Man this whole thing is so good.
I mean... it's Led Zeppelin... of course it rocks.
People tend to either like Bob Dylan, or like when other artists record Bob Dylan songs. I like both.
Ok, I definitely get how a lot of the music I love came from this now. I like it.
Jazz man... I love it. This particular album, however, is a bit grating. At moments amazing... but is it just one man and a Piano? Lacking some texture. I found it hard to get through this... it just became painful.
