A very solid album with catchy riffs and lots of attitude. Even though I'm not sure if it should be on this list, it is a very good album all ground.
Great debut album by a great band. Some tracks really aren't the best in their discography, but it still is one of the best debut albums ever published by a rock band.
Pretty boring tbh. Some tracks are alright, but their prime (Fragile) was yet to come months later.
Great effort. The title track is the highlight of the album, but unfortunately the rest of the album lacks that same spark. The closing track is nice.
Trash album. It sounds like generic mall music, tailor made for mid 2000s teens born in the US. I could have died without listening to it and I wouldn't have any regrets.
Good album cover tho. Hope they didn't have to take too many photos to get the final result.
This album is as Zeppelin as it gets. Maybe I grew up and moved on from records that exceed the 45-minute mark, but I'm sure my past self would have enjoyed these songs as much as the ones on the band's first four albums.
Even though it is supposed to be a landmark in rock music, I just simply don't feel it. Maybe not a great 'one-sitting' album, but it would make a fantastic road trip companion.
Easy listening, harmless.
The opening track caught me off guard in a pleasant way, although I still prefer 'Ballad of Ship of State.'
While the instrumental arrangements are the highlight, the rest of the album feels quite strange and could easily be replaced by many of the records that didn't make the list.
Drunken frat boy music at its best. The sampling on this record is superb, the transitions between tracks are seamless and the flow is immaculate (I'm not much of a lyrics guy).
However, it gets a little boring after the first five or so tracks.
Not my kind of music but sounds great just for a little while.
PD: I was going to rate this album a light 3.5 out of 5, but since I can only choose whole numbers, and today is Christmas Day, I'll give it 4 stars.
All songs sound the same, and Brian Wilson did the wall of sound technique a lot better.
Spector wishing me a merry Christmas on Silent Night is macabre.
I dig the raw sound, but it's not my type of music.
Nile Rodgers usually doesn't miss, but disco just isn't for me. While the A-side delivers the bangers, the second half gets tiring pretty quickly.
I usually prefer The Sensational Alex Harvey Band when it comes to theatrical/performative rock, but this record is alright. It's nothing I imagine myself returning to listen, but It's short and somewhat sweet.
A very easy listening album. I enjoyed it as much as a person who doesn't fancy reggae can.
Even though I liked some of the arrangements, I just don't like this genre, whatever it is.
I don't know if Arcade Fire were the first to shout those annoying 'heys' in bridges—the ones that haunt every indie pop song from that decade until recently—but they are insufferable.
I dig the organ, though.
Promised a friend I would give the record another try in the future, but this time in mono, because the sound of the harmonica on this thing is something else (and not in a good way).
The songs are good. I would've loved to be a lyrics guy, because I'm sure I could have enjoyed this appraised album a lot more.
Highway 61 all the way, baby.
Great album.
The musicianship and the unhinged jams make this record a must-listen, but it’s the raw emotion that defines it.
The guitar solo on the title track is a haunting masterclass in psychedelic soul. Beyond the heavy rock, the experimentation with tape echo and the shift into acoustic, gospel-tinged tracks like 'Can You Get to That' show the incredible range of the band.
It’s a beautiful, chaotic journey through the dark side of funk.
A formulaic approach to gangsta rap that relies heavily on Dr. Dre’s polished production and 50’s knack for catchy choruses.
Electric, epic, with attitude, one of the best records to be ever come out of the psychedelic era, and my favourite record ever put out by Hendrix by far.
Packed with one hit after another. This record sets the cornerstone of what electric guitar could do from there on out, but no one does it like Hendrix.
The fact that there are only three members and the record sounds so complete. They all sound great by themselves meanwhile sounding like a whole monster.
Shoutout to Mitch Mitchell, he knocked it out of the park with this one.
Even though it's not their best work, this record still is a very solid debut album, and one of my guilty pleasures. Soft, but not dull at all.
Pleasant sounding and with some good amount of hits. The band is tight and it delivers (particularly "Skunk" Baxter and his guitar work).
Somewhat soothing amidst the chaos.
In a world of homogeneous and predictable music, it's refreshing to find a record that's weird yet tender.
If I could only listen to this record as if it were the first time...
Perhaps it caught me in a bad mood, but the tracks beyond 'Imagine', 'Jealous Guy', 'How do you sleep?', and 'Oh my love' didn't quite blow my mind. Maybe it’s because the Beatles’ songwriting set the benchmark to such a high standard.
Regardless, it remains a distinct, intimate album by one of the most influential pop songwriters of the 20th century.
Not bad, but definitely not my cup of tea.
While the instrumentation is solid, Michael Stipe’s vocals just don't do it for me.
Easy listening, harmless record. Personally, I prefer the La Scala concert.
Great to listen while studying or working.
I only like some Nirvana tracks in their whole catalogue and that's all. This album is ok I guess.
Not bad at all!
My prejudice kept me waiting for the worst, because I don't dig that folky style, but the Brian Wilsonesque vocal harmonies made me keep listening and even enjoy the tracks (at least most of the first half of the album).
Definetely will listen to it again
Better than 'It's Blitz'.
This album has a lot more attitude, and the noisier approach fits the band well.
Not for me though.
Meh.
The only redeemable track was Blue Orchid.
One of the greatest records I've ever heard.
Having Andy Warhol as a patron backing the band allowed the members to experiment without boundaries, which had a significant impact on the trajectory of modern music.
I didn't give it a 5-star rating only because some tracks don't resonate for me as strongly as they once did.
Not Bad, but not my type. 'Freedom' is a banger.
Agressive and addictive.
Great beats and great flows. That boiling teapot sound is hypnotic.
Beautiful album, a classic.
Takes me back to a time where all music I dicovered seemed magical and I was eager to get to hear it all.
'Wind Up', what a beautiful track.
I don't know which is worse, this or Beth Orton's Central Reservation.
Don't know which is worse, this or Suzanne Vega's debut album.
As bland as boiled chicken.
Great record.
Rap is not my type of genre, but his signature agressive style is magnetic and the beats on all tracks made this album superb.
The sampling was great all along. When I hear a Steely Dan sample, I listen.
'It Was a Good Day' is a banger.
Pretty boring.
The layers sound great but couldn't bear it past the first. tracks
Another album I could've died without listening.
Great feat by a great songwriter.
No one understands him more like himself when composing, recording and producing and it shows.
A-side is my favourite and then it falls off a little bit. The tracks just don't do it like as those first tracks.
Maybe I've grown to like the weirder 'A Wizard, a True Star' better than this, but overall this album is one of the great records of that decade.
Calm.
Not bad but not great either.
Great record!
I usually don't listen to new wave or whatnot, but this album has just the right amount of diverse and rich tracks.
'Love Vigilantes' is one hell of an opening.
I will definetely return to this one.
Not even gonna finish it.
This avant-garde wannabe trash is a waste of time.
Definetely overrated.
'The Chain' isn't a bad track, but to have this record as the best rated above all albums on this list is outrageous.
They massacred Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and transformed it into a bland pastiche of soft dad rock, if you can call it that.
Mildly interesting, but not enough.
Sorry, but I couldn't finish this record.
I understand the comparison with Syd Barrett, due to the similar circumstances each artist's solo debut came to existence, but Barrett did it best I'm afraid.
Made me want to listen to Moby Grape.
Not my kind of style, but I dig the heavy distorsion and noise throughout the whole record.
The rhythm, the layers and layers of instruments and the constant repetition on all tracks make this record hypnotic and unforgettable.
My God, Adrian Belew's solo on 'Born Under Punches' is out of this world. Can't get enough of the OCD controlled chaos in 'The Great Curve', and its call-and-response vocal harmonies.
Can't count how many times I've listened to this album. It's SO addictive.
Damn.
These guys put the 'hip' on hip hop. Great sampling. The lyrics can be a little corny, but what the hell. I prefer this style over nowadays rap music.
Meh, the opening is funny.
White boys gone crazy goes hard.
I like the layered and gloomy sound design, but it's definetely not my style. It gets tiring pretty fast.
Great effort by Bob Ezrin
This list has too much Bjork. I cringed at the first two tracks and had to quit listening.
Not bad. Not my thing. Maybe I just had to be there, drinking moonshine in the south.
Even though it's overcompressed human slop I really can't stop listening. I should not be enjoying this album as much as I do.
Blood Sugar Sex Magic is a much better album, but this record has some bangers.
A strange but satisfying album.
The vocals lack a lot of effort but they fit the format quite well.
Nothing beats the young adult's enthusiasm for making this kind of music. When Virgin's once in a lifetime oportunity came along, he took it and did not disappoint.
Tubular bells is a Masterpiece. I eagerly encourage you to see the BBC Second House TV performance, where a lot of the finest english musicians of those years (Fred Frith, Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Mike Ratledge, Mick Taylor, and the list goes on) collaborated on the live version.
Apart from the title track, the rest of the tracks are filler. Not bad filler, but it is what it is.
