Overall did not interest me. I Have always enjoyed single tracks by Nick Drake, but felt very bored after a few in a row. Rounding up to 3 stars because the production and guitar tone was lovely.
Fav - which will, place to be, free ride
least fav - know, from the morning
My first ablum was Nick Drake, and I was a little disapointed to see this come in at number 2, as I was hoping for more of a shift in tone. However, this is a fantastic sounding album that grabbed me a lot harder than Pink Moon.
I forget how much I like Cat Stevens. All good songs. It's sitting right at 4.5 stars for me. Father & Son made me cry at work, which seems like a 5, but it's also just the 2nd album of the list for me. Feels too soon to be giving out marginal 5's... I guess it's 4, tough though, really good album.
Favorites - Wild World, Sad Lisa, Where do the Children Go, Father and Son
Less favorites (still good)- Longer Boats, Into White
2/1001+
Can't deny the incredible production and indelible impact. I thought that I would be giving this a 5 star without a second thought.
The problem is that I'd rather read about how important this album is than listen to it.
Love - Pet Sounds (kind of wish the whole album was instrumentals), Sloop John B
Like - God Only Knows
Take or leave the rest
5 star for influence and place on list, 2 star listen for me. I'll call it 4
3/1001+
I hate Christmas music, especially this kind of Christmas music. Painful.
I assume that if I liked classic cars I would love this. However, I am at best indifferent to cars of all types, much like this music.
Just as good as Nevermind. Love the production by Albini. It loses 1/2 a star for my because I find the transitions a bit rough, maybe because of the non-Albini reworks on a few songs.
Amazing song writing. Cobain's pain can be hard to listen to, but makes moving music.
Absolutely love this album.
Coming to this after The Bends and OK Computer I wasn't sure about it the first time I heard it, but it has grown on me every time I've listened. Idoteque and The National Anthem are favorites, but all are good and make up a coherent album that flows beautifully. The drumming and bass playing are so tight and perfect. Singing is subdued for Yorke, fits perfectly.
Album number 6, and my first 5 star
New to me. Album #9 on my list. First album on here I wasn't very familiar with which was fun.
I enjoy house/techno, but have never really paid much attention to individual artists or albums in the genre. This is pretty good, interesting layered sounds. Definitely goes beyond just a beat for dancing. In fact I don't think much of this is that great for dancing to, too many little hitches and variations.
Probably not something I'll come back to, but I had a good time.
Too long, started to drag
3.5 stars, round down to 3 because 4 implies either something that I want to own and have in regular rotation or something that feels particularly important or influential. While I enjoyed this, it doesn't meet those criteria.
favs - don't give up, Same old show
Positives - great metal drumming, super tight. Good bass too.
Too clean for me. I prefer more distortion and emotion in metal, or rock music generally. There are features here that certainly influenced music that I like a lot more.
I appreciated the lyrics for the most part, but did not enjoy the singing.
Songs felt repetitive. I can't remember any that I preferred over others.
Maybe I'm grumpy, but 2/5
I'm really not a fan of crooning music, Sinatra, Bing Crosy, ect. There are parts here that give me that cringe, but there are also moments with depth and beauty I don't hear in the Vegas crooners.
When the country or jazz or soul comes through a little stronger there are moments that I love. Ultimately I would rather listen to a full on country or jazz album and leave this as an interesting album that I don't revisit in full.
This was an unexpected experience. I loved this when it came out, and now I can't really remember why. It has not aged well.
It is still pleasant to have on. It has a lot of nice instrumentation. Whatever emotions it spoke to at the time aren't connecting anymore. It also doesn't hit me with the nostalgia high that some music from the era does. Maybe I'm just dead inside, but this is the most 3/5 stars I've heard so far.
I did enjoy this as a kid in the 90's, but now find the music rather dull and the vocals vaguely unpleasant.
Some of the reviews mention that they find it derivative and just like a dozen other bands of the era. I'm inclined to give some credit for being a few years ahead of the curve. In my experience at least, '94 was on the early end of this brand of blended stoner-rock/hip-hop/whatever it is. That being said, it is post Beck and Beastie Boys, and not nearly as good as either. Inessential and doesn't need to be on the list, I'd put 90% of the user albums above this.
2 stars
Top Covid lockdown album? Love this one, love the bass lines, love the arrangements.
Just the right amount of weird to be engrossing and interesting.
Very surprising 5 stars, really happy to be reminded of this one.
Not bad, not my favorite music.
I know that Springsteen's messages are nuanced and he seems to be a good person, but I find it difficult to separate this music from conflicted feelings about patriotism and US imperialism at the beginning of 2026. Just not what I want playing in my head these days. I'd rather have someone screaming at me or hitting me with some atonal nonsense. Wish it was Tom Waits.
Curious to see how Springsteen's older stuff hits if it comes up soon.
Probably a 4-star album that I'm giving 3 because of feelings
Really like this. A few all time classics. I used to listen to this all the time.
Every song is drawn out. In my opinion cutting just a couple of them to be tighter would make the long drawn out songs feel more emotionally powerful and would make the while album better. Maybe I just got too drained by the end, maybe I'm just too jaded to handle so much Cure.
Love - Pictures of You (one of my 100 desert island songs), Lullaby
Strong 4 stars
Easy 5 stars, classic. Perfect voice and so much feeling. Sometimes great singers leave me feeling a bit cold, not Aretha. Love it
Favs - People Get Ready, Good to me as I am to You!!!, kind of all of them.
Second album that I haven't heard before. Not a super exciting discovery
The dated synthy sound isn't working for me here. I don't hate the beat and groove of it, but it's pretty boring.
It has a kind of lo-fi quality that I love in rock music, but I generally want my electronic music more polished.
A few songs give a hint of early Nine Inch Nails, but don't get there in quality or emotion. They don't sound as good and this is 10 years after NIN's first album. [Just noticed that this came out in 1999, I would have guessed '89, deliberate? Part of the late 90's Euro aesthetic?]
Lot of Daft Punk too, just way worse.
Disco II Disco is a strange song, makes me feel like I'm losing an arcade game over and over again.
The more songs I listen to the less I like this.
Won't be coming back to it. Wouldn't have included on the list.
I Kind of liked the last song, drags it up to barely 2 Stars
Top Review - "Mumble Sad bastard music"... My favorite!
Right up my alley. I feel like this would stand up well to multiple listens to go deeper into the lyrics.
Not quite my favorite Silver Jews album, probably "American Water", but still really good.
4.5 stars, probably rounded down to 4 because even though I love this I would consider it a minor album, not essential listening.
Obviously this is pretty weird. I don't hate it.
I'm super impressed by the production. For 1968 the sound is really crisp. All the little studio sounds really pop. You can tell before turning it on that it's going to be riffing on Sgt. Pepper's and I think that it does the studio stuff just as well. Listening on decent headphones I was struck by how good the stereo effect is. All-in-all feels ahead of it's time and a great illustration of Zappa's genius.
First phone call skit that somehow became ubiquitous in 90's hip-hop?? I guess maybe Bob Newhart's comedy album.
Two problems:
1. The satire has not aged all that well, as it often doesn't. No connection to the lyrics or stories being told.
2. It's cool, but it's barely music. Not something that I would just put on and listen to.
Glad it's on the list but don't think I can go above 3 stars
