Just listened to this and now gladly doing it again on the 50th anniversary remix. One of the first albums I truly loved when getting into music in junior high. Only low point to me is Welcome to the Machine which is a bit too drudgy. But easy five stars for this prog rock masterpiece.
Not my favorite Rolling Stones record but one I was familiar with. Under my Thumb always sounds so unnerving. Love that one. The album does have a nice vibe of garage rock which is nice
This seemed like a fun era of music but I was a skosh too young
Not many bands can stay they kicked off their debut album with a song as great a Radio Free Europe
Some obvious classics which elevate the entire album.
Not much to say about this. It's a classic for a reason.
Not a jazz guy at all but I can appreciate this and always have
Finger snapping, toe tapping, knee slapping music. Perfectly tolerable but not too memorable.
No major complaints but not my favorite T. rex either.
When people say dad rock this is what I think of. And I'm 41.
I wish frequently I was as cool as Karen O.
Righteous anger that's still relevant 34 years later.
When I listen to Fatboy Slim I think its great for the first fifteen minutes
By all accounts I should like this but it just seems so pretentious. And I love the arcade fire so that's a lot coming from me
An absolute gem and one of the greatest soul records of all time.
Would absolutely go 4.5 stars or even five if it didn't drop off ever so slightly in the the of side b. Slide State of Love and Trust in there and it's a different story
My third favorite velvet underground record. A bit more esoteric in my opinion but still pretty great
Sounded like a derivative sound of something else I don't like
Wasn't familiar with it but immediately put don't worry about it on my personal playlist
Can we get Talking Heads, mom?
We have Talking heads at home.
But seriously a fine fine album. Crazy the amount of influence genius of love has had for the last 40-odd years.
In some ways Sade was a direct influence on Red hot chili peppers (horniness)
Maybe with retrospective it's a bit juvenile but these samples and rhymes are still all-timers. Any album that kicks off with the drums from When the Levee Breaks immediately catches my attention.
The greatest American band of all time.RIP Bobby
Not my favorite neil young album by far (and I can't wait for them to presumably come). Still the ditch records are pretty good
The great songs are great and the not great songs are pretty good too. I could listen to Lauryn Hill sing the phone book
From the first time I heard this in 2010 I was in love. And every time after that I've listened to it, The Suburbs still holds up. Maaaaybe it's a little long but this could easily go 5 stars on a different day (and may be edited up in the long run).
Would be closer to 3.5 stars on a more detailed rating and on the right day in the right mood 4. I still remember catching an odd future show at fader fort at sxsw I'm maybe 2011 and being amazed.
This was honestly headed to 1 star because back in the day I couldn't stand brimful of asha and everything sounded the same to me. But then side b happened and the album got slightly better. So I guess 2 stars since it got weirder.
Peel away all of the substance abuse and mental health issues. Peel away all of the hospitalizations and legal troubles. They're all part of a larger tragedy about how we lose great great artists way too soon. Remove all of that and you still have this amazing phenomenal voice that is still mesmerizing.
Joni Mitchell had a string of good to great albums in the 70s and this is certainly one of them.
A bit singsongy if that makes sense. I wasn't familiar with Ian Dury and thought it would be more proto-punk / new-wave and was headed towards two stars. Then blockheads and blackmail man saved it up to three.
All my life I've had people telling me how steely dan is the best ever and I've never ever gotten that feeling. Giving this three stars due to its influence on 90s hip hop
Not something I'd probably listen to again but I have no real complaints
This was headed to one star because I hated the English parts. The Spanish parts that didn't try to do a rap/rock hybrid was pretty good. Probably won't ever listen to this again but it's not without it's merits.
Radio pop from the early 90s with an absolute banger in Constant Craving. Still, not much else to differentiate it from whatever else my mom was listening to back then.
An enjoyable bit of soul.
First foray into Isaac Hayes get the shaft soundtrack and no complaints
I didn't even realize this was streaming again. There is a sonic wall of sound that runs through De La Soul's albums that is very pleasurable
I've never been a huge U2 fan but this is fine. I can't ignore the fact that One is a pretty good song but Mysterious Ways makes me want to shut down.
It's satirical sure but I'm not sure that means it's worthy of all the accolades.
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Locomotive Breath notwithstanding, this to me sounds like Ren Faire music. Which is great if that's what you're into but it's not classic prog rock to me like it's advertised to be
The original four album run by The Pixies from Surfer Rosa to Dolittle to Bossanova to Trompe le Monde is pretty unmatched in music. In some ways Bossanova is a different sound altogether. Little bit more spacey and a little bit less jagged with still a whole lot of abstraction.
I love this album but knowing that two of the aforementioned albums are on this list that I love more will put this at four stars. I was planning on only giving one five star review to a pixies album but that problem is for another day
Not sure I've listened to the Police before that weren't now the "classic rock" hits. But this side a is pretty good bordering on really great. But side b does drop it down some since the hits are overplayed
How many five star albums can I give to Led Zeppelin? I think that's the real question. Listened to this probably hundreds of times in my life so far, listening to it today, and will listen to it hundreds of more times.
Thinking through it, and the albums I'm assuming are coming from LZ, I think this still makes five stars. There are no skips on this album and even Black Mountain Side is pretty awesome and if that's the "low point" on your debut album then something has gone terribly right.
And to have the audacity to close with How Many More Times? Get out of here.
I prefer my folk with a little bit more bite but Ms. Baez has a tremendous voice.
Britpop is just ok in my book. It's pretty boring for an entire album. This seems like good britpop so that's better than the lot.
Probably never gonna listen to this again.
I don't know if I was in the right mood for this and it didn't match my vibe. But. I know there would be times that it would match my vibe. Pretty fun.
This is my wife's favorite band and they and this album have greatly grown on me over the past 15 years.
Reader, I listened to Bob Dylan. I loved Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan was a friend of mine. Time Out of Mind, you're not (good) Bob Dylan.
Greatly prefer modern times for late era Dylan but all of this pales so so so much to his peak.
When this album came out it was everywhere in Austin. Side B, Paper Planes excluded, unfortunately drops off a bit
This is great. It's so good it boggles the mind as to how none of these songs ended up on Beatles records. Then you remember how phenomenal they are and become even more amazed
Took a bunch of Canadians (and Levon Helm of course) to make a fundamental Americana album. America is truly a melting pot. I like Levon's singing voice a lot more than I like his warble.
Turns out I like my South African a capella music in small doses like on Graceland and less for 40 minutes straight. It's very beautiful but not in my q zone
I dont often listen to pop from this era but I always find myself enjoying it
Enjoyable and easy. Some big hits, some covers, and great singing throughout.
I like early Elvis Costello a lot and look forward to hearing those albums. Conversely, I do not look forward to hearing his more recent work. It's fine.
When I first listened to Maggot Brain years ago it was distinctly not what I expected. And was pleasantly surprised!Such fun and joyous music (and one of the best extended solos ever by the late and underappreciated Eddie Hazel).
Now when I listen to Maggot Brain it's exactly what I expect and somehow it's even better.
Very solid debut album by The Who. I generally like their more rocking and less power poppy songs but it's pretty enjoyable if not a bit jarring when they do blues covers like I'm a Man. My Generation, the song, may get its flowers but The Kids Are Alright is the best part of the album.
Still you can see the initial seeds of a band that will soon be one of the biggest in the world.
This is my first real surprise with 60 albums reviewed in regards to being unexpectedly blown away. Phenomenal album in a genre of music that I usually don't choose to listen to.
Never really figured out why I don't love The Kinks. I should. And I like some of their songs. But mostly it s just sounds like "60s" to me and there's better music from the 60s
Definitely wore this one out in college. Very atypical from previous harder albums (at least in terms of the hits), Get Behind Me Satan is eclectic in the best ways. And catchy as fuck.
Wish I could rate this 3.5 stars as I enjoyed it more than a lot of 3 star albums so far. I knew Yo La Tengo's cover of Needle of Death and never heard the original and it's beautiful. Heroin is awful.
Not a huge Van Halen fan or Glam Metal in general but I can't deny that this rips
Did I know anything about Throwing Muses when i saw this album come up? No. Did I listen to the wrong album on spotify until I finally dug up a working link on YouTube (https://youtu.be/E1Xd2jY3zWQ?si=qRGWAvb1b2HpUJ6r)? Yes.
Did I like this? It was good. Maybe a bit repetitive but you can hear why they meshed so well with The Pixies on 4AD.
I wasn't a huge fan of this. Like Broadway show tunes (which I can enjoy) but without a plot.
I can understand people not liking Tom Waits and the way he sings. But here's the thing. I had Ute Lemper's Punishing Kiss yesterday. And it was clear that Ms. Lemper had a tremendous voice. But that didn't move me. It was, to me, one note and boring which is really the worst thing an album can be.
Tom Waits on the other hand is very very interesting. And that's what makes it better to me.
A parting gift from the Gods.
