1001 Albums Summary

I was not familiar with any other songs besides the album's namesake, Heroes, so this was a new listen for me. I've honestly always been a bit on the fence about Bowie and this album was no different. There were definitely parts of several songs that really caught my ear, but none were added as new faves. Overall a cohesive album.

Loved that it ended with American Girl like the live shows always did. Great debut.

I liked this album better than Heroes. A couple of the tracks reminded me of some of the quirkier Beatles tracks and I really liked that.

I really enjoyed this one and have to mention this is one of the great albums on the list so far for me that had me dancing. Great album. Sam Cooke is a classic.

While I appreciate Bruce Springsteen and how he inspired some of my favorite artists, he's just not my thing. He reminds me of my dad, kind of, but he's not at all. Pretends to be a blue collar guy but in reality seems good daughter to Olympic horse jumping lessons. Also, I feel like he's, not talking or singing, but loudly yelling at me that the American Dream is so great. Um, no, buddy.

Soulful, smooth, and overall a pretty solid album.

What a great listen. Starts with the wonder of "Tangled Up in Blue" and just keeps you hanging on for more all the way to the end. First 5 star! Dylan at his best!

I had only heard of this band by name before this listen and I have to say this was quite a surprise. I like just about everything from the 90s but was genuinely shocked at how much I liked this album. First album on this journey where I added a new song to my personal playlists and on this album I added two. (Cold Beverage and Babys Got Sauce). Great album. I'm sorry I ever doubted it and avoided it for so long.

This album is Spacey Kacey perfection. I relate to her so much on many different levels. This is definitely an album I could listen to many times and never skip a song. Also, props for finally getting a female singer from the list.

I did not like this album at all. While I agree that "The Weight" is an essential song, especially if you are talking about essential songs from the 1960s, but as an essential album I disagree that it should even be on this list. The singing is all over the place and the guitarist clearly had moments of clarity but seemed to check out for a majority of the songs.

Paul Simon always brings a sense of calm. It was great listening on a winter day. I knew only two songs before hand and noon of the rest really grabbed me, but I definitely didn't regret this listen.

I am pretty sure every Tears for Fear song I know is on this album. While I struggle with most 80s stuff I can see the roots of some music I listen to daily in this album. Rating this much higher than I would have thought when it first came up. Another surprising listen.

This album came out when I was in high school and I thought Madonna felt out of touch and was very upset with the atrocious cover of "American Pie". Now I'm about the same age she was when she made this and I get what she was trying to do and knowing Madonna has a large gay fan base makes me excited she made some club songs for them, but this album is not for me. I hope this isn't Madonna's only entry on this list. This can't be her best work.

How I love this album. Let me count the ways. 1. "Movin Out" and "Only the Good Die Young" are my 2/3 of my top Billy songs. 2. "Vienna" is in "13 going on 30" and just makes that scene. The song says things the character can't. 3. When I was in college I went to a music fest in Canada and left a weed pipe in the case of this album on the American side and it was still there when we came back so I have a cassette case of this album as a souvenir. 4. Love that scene in "Step Brothers" when the band plays only 80's Joel and the crowd wants to play "something from The Stranger". 5 So many hits. Billy Joel is so nostalgic for me. He reminds me of some of the Gen Xers from my youth that I looked up to. This is a great album from start to end and is peppered all over pop culture. 5 stars!!

I had no idea who this band was so I looked them up. My husband says it's awesome. Modest Mouse is one of my favorite bands and their singer cites DLJ as one of his favorite bands and I can definitely see how this album inspired a lot of their songs. Parts of "New Intro" sound like they were taken right out of one of their songs. I have to say I'm not a huge fan of hardcore punk but this is hardcore punk at it's most digestible.

I've loved the Temptations since the biopic from the 90s/maybe early 2000s and this album was no different. Upbeat, funky and at only 35 minutes a pretty quick listen.

I put on this album to try to get in some steps today and it was pleasantly dancy. There were a couple of tunes ('Australia' is a great example) where it started and I wasn't sure I was going to like it but after about 15 seconds I was all in. I'd put this one on again for a long headphone walk or a road trip.

If I could give the just Slash 5 stars I would cause that guy is fucking killing it. Even on the songs I wanted to skip Slash is over there just blowing it out of the water. Axl Rose's voice is too much like Geddy Lee of Rush and both make me want to pull my hair out. My friends older sister had their posters on her wall but she was in her prime when this came out. I've always found Axl kinda gross so it goes down to a 3 for me. 5 for Slash, Axl gets a 2 and the rest of the band holds it down so a firm 3.

Idk. This album was kinda meh for me. Like Guns And Roses I don't like the singer and Navarro didn't really impress me. I like most 90's stuff but this one didn't hit it.

I had never heard of this album or band but damn, did I get into this. Funky. Experimental. Every song is a new groovy adventure.

I love Clint Eastwood and even though I've definitely heard it hundreds of times I'll continue to jam to that song for life. This album came out when I was in high school and buying CDs was how I acquired music and I'm glad I never bought this CD. The rest of the album doesn't really hold up behind that song for me. 19-2000 is ok but again not a song I want to put on it go back to. I don't regret this listen but I did think I would like this a lot more than I do.

New band for me in every way and they definitely did not gain a new fan. Bland, boring, and background music are how I would rate it. It's like the meh emoji in music form.

Listening to Aretha sing is a beautiful, joyful, and glorious experience. I can't believe she made 10 albums before this one that weren't successful. Someone clearly did not know how to guide her into using her voice at Columbia. Not all the tracks were my style so this one gets a 4 but hot damn, Aretha. Girl, you can sing!

Gah! I loved this and honestly am surprised I haven't listened to this whole album front to back before. Where Its At is a song I can credit with shaping my music tastes from the country of my upbringing to the indie fanatic I am today. Bek is always ahead of his time. While made in 1996 this album could have also been made in 2006, 2016, or even today and it would still be a hit. Ahead of his time, yet also timeless. Amazing.

If I liked jazz even a little I likely would have enjoyed this. I saw Herbie Hancock at a music fest a few years ago and this album was leaps and bounds ahead of that. Something about jazz just makes me uneasy and ramps up my anxious feelings. Not for me.

As with Madonna, I really hope that this isn't Aerosmith's only album on the list. I didn't hate this, but also didn't love it. I was only familiar with the first 2 tracks (Back in the Saddle and Last Child) and neither would crack my top 5 Aerosmith songs.

I really enjoyed this. What can I say about Joni Mitchell that hasn't been said already. Hauntingly beautiful. Written from the soul for the soul.

Since I just had Aerosmith the other day, even though they were from different decades, this album just felt like a continuation of the other one. That being said, if I was a bigger Aerosmith fan I would be very happy cause the band doesn't stray or try to be anything different than before. They are the same old reliable band they've always been, with a couple more hits.

I really enjoyed this album. Cecelia and Bridge Over Troubled water have been favorites of mine since high school. Simon and Garfunkel are a warm cup of coffee on a cold day.

I didn't know who this band was. A couple of the songs like Hard On For Jesus and Cool As Kim Deal grabbed me simply because of the title. The album itself was just ok for me. No stand out hits really. And no songs that made me stop and dance or add to playlist.

This album packed a lot more bass than I expected. It was pretty great. Smooth Operator will probably be stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

Deerhunter, along with Wilco, belongs on a list of bands I should be all in on, but I just can't get there.

It's interesting that The War on Drugs was right after Deerhunter. Both albums were really good and both had at least one part in every song that made me go "oh yeah, I like that" but neither had a banger or hit that really grabbed me. I did add one song from this band to my playlist but I imagine, just like Built to Spill, it will be the only one and the War on Drugs will continue to be a "background" band for me.

Eesh. I'm sure there's an audience for this but it is definitely not me. As with "The Weight" by The Band, I agree that "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time" should be an essential songs to listen to before you die, but the whole album? Um, no. I really tried on this one but I think the hits were the only song I listened to the whole way through, and I struggled with that.

I had never heard of John Martyn before this. Wow! What a talent. The album was funky, cool, bluesy, and soulful. There were a few times I caught myself daydreaming about dancing to a few of these tunes at an outdoor fest in my flowiest skirt and flower crown on with my danciest friends.

This album was pretty neat. I loved the ocean sounds on one tune and then the sound of the wind eases you out of the next track. Really cool and unique listening experience.

I've seen The Flaming Lips 3 or 4 times in the last couple of years and they play most of this album still today and it's well over 20 years old. Such amazing positive welcoming makes you feel good band and album! I've never smiled more at a show than when I watched the Flaming Lips. So. Fucking. Good. Holy. Shit.

Do not judge an album by it's cover. I expected reverb or noise chaos but that's not what delivered. I really enjoyed this album and added two songs to a playlist of mine full of Indie essentials. I'm not sure I would call this indie overall but a few songs definitely were. Definitely a genre trip but I loved every moment.

This album was so smooth. The cameo from Kendrick was great as well as the nod to bitch don't kill my vibe. I've seen Thundercat live and that huge bass is so cool and mesmerizing. Funk groove bass at it's finest.

Van Halen is another band where if I could give the lead guitar a 5 I would but just can't get behind the 80s jams that accompany these fucking amazing guitar licks. Had I been 10-15 years older than I am I would have been all over this. I know for a fact seeing Eddie Van Halen play live would have given me multiple guitar orgasms. However me, an 80s baby, does not find as much joy in this.

I've always just told people I'm not a fan of Bjork but my goal with going through this project is to be open minded and flexible in my listening. I'm a huge fan of Regina Spektor and drew comparisons between the two on several songs. Bjork's over all delivery and style are vastly different than Spektor in a more experimental and almost jazzy kind of way, which just isn't for me.

This album felt like having a conversation with an old friend. Familiar. So completely 70s. Cat Stevens is a favorite artist of my favorite artist, Kimya Dawson. I really liked this.

Loved this! Full of bangers, countless memories, and raw talent. Dookie is a millennial staple.

I didn't listen to much hip hop and I didn't hate this, but it also didn't convert me. Common has a lot of smart and poignant lyrics that I appreciated.

This album was pretty good considering I had never heard of this band. They really took advantage of their studio time. I listened to this on headphones and both sides were on fire with layered sounds the whole album. It was great to listen to on the way to work.

This album was good. The outro is the only track I didn't listen to as it got a little long. I don't jive with most hip hop but I didn't hate this.

As an elder millennial who is into guitar guys every guy I've ever heard tinker around on a guitar knows that riff to Smoke on the Water. Classic. The rest of the album delivers a simple but steady and overall pleasing set of guitar licks.

I've given Mars Volta a few tries over the years and they just don't grab me. In the moment, I like it a lot. When it's done I forget that it existed. This album had a lot of good noise nuances but really all the songs just ran together for me.

I really liked this album. Lodi and Bad Moon Rising are my two favorite CCR songs and I had no idea they were back to back. So neat.

I couldn't avoid the comparisons to Sgt Peppers on this one. The Kinks were clearly influenced by the Beatles, or maybe the other way around. If Sgt Peppers or the Beatles didn't exist I wonder how this would have done. Would we all have Kinks tshirts instead? I did really enjoy this and even added two songs to my rock classics playlist.

The album was artistic and moody but also kinda blended together. It started over and I didn't realize it until track 2.

I enjoyed listening to this. It was funky and cool. Good background music for chores on a gloomy day.

I loved this! I cannot believe this is from the 90s. I'm going to Bonnaroo this year and this album would fit so well with thev rest of the lineup. What a surprise for me as I was totally unfamiliar with this before yesterday.

I was at a Paul McCartney show recently and even though I was in awe on the way home I was thinking would I have liked John Lennon more if it would have been him I just saw? After listening to this album, I know that answer is a resounding yes. John wrote all my favorite Beatles songs and brings that weird yet so cool style to this album. Imagine is one of my all time favorite songs. It was great to see John use other instruments his band never went into much such as the sax and harmonica.

Wilco never seems to grab me. They have the makings of a band I should love. Most of my favorite bands are from the early 2000s, incorporate cool little guitar frills, have a smooth guitar presence, and a singer who stands out but isn't a show off. Wilco fits all of this for me but they have never been a band where I remembered they existed once it was done. I have yet to find any Wilco songs that inspire me or get stuck in my head and I need to hear again. That's being said I didn't hate this and didn't wanna skip any of the songs. I just think they are a background band and this album was no different. Lyrically they hit the low hanging fruit almost every time. It's so predictable.

One of the most solid guitar albums I've ever heard. This guy is just amazing and was killing it the whole record. You can tell he was just dialed in and right in the zone. I imagine he was mesmerizing to watch live.

While I found some of the song titles such as Rock Against Ass pretty amusing I did not like this. I bet this is a fun band to be in and maybe they are good live, but not so great on the album for me.

Historically I don't really like Arcade Fire but a couple of the songs were pretty catchy and I even added We Used to Wait to my indie playlist. The rest of it is like boring theater. You can tell there is passion and talent there but I just really don't care.

Leonard Cohen would be very cathartic to listen to if I was navigating grief or loss. This album was a great listen on a slow Saturday morning. Diamonds in the Mine seemed fitting for the current political climate, especially living in Minneapolis. Overall, a solid and balanced album.

I really liked this and even added two songs to existing playlists. I could hear the influence all over this record.

I'm glad this wasn't the first I'd heard of the Pixies because this album was deeply underwhelming. The songs from this band that I know are from the first two albums and this one just doesn't hold up to it's predecessors.

I found this to be pretty average for a punk album. I was gonna only rate this a 2 but my husband reminded me that our recently deceased friend Brad would have loved this and that jumped it up to a 3 for me.

Weird. Great. Eccentric. Cool. Odd. Entertaining. Strange. Interesting. Funny. An adventure for the ears and brain.

This album was pretty good. The Vines were big when I graduated from high school and it's disappointing they aren't bigger than they were predicted to be.

I really tried on this one but just couldn't get into it. Some of the songs I really liked the beat and the melody and lyrics but Sting just doesn't do it for me.

Isaac Hayes is great. Shaft is no exception.

This album was trippy, and groovy and so cool and fun to listen to. I really appreciated this.

I didn't hate this jazz as much as I have previous listenings. This sounded a lot like what you hear in movies sometimes and that part I didn't mind.

I didn't know Metallica had so many epic ballads. I think the shortest song was about 5 and a half minutes so these guys really know how to jam for the long haul. I've seen Metallica live and they were really good.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Celtic punk in it's prime.

Felt like wannabe Nine Inch Nails except NIN is at the top of their game and this band is only like part of the way there.

I finally get to see The Strokes live in just a couple months and listening to this just amped my excitement!

The only other Velvet Underground I had heard before this was the album with the banana on it. While this one was much more hardcore and raw it was still pretty good and I would have been satisfied with this as a follow up.

I learned by this album that it's important to do a bit of research on why some of these albums are on this list. Ray Charles covering a bunch of country songs sounds kind of mid until you realize that it was the first time a black artist was allowed to call his own shots and mix their own music the way they wanted it. That's phenomenal. Plus, Ray being a blind junky on top of all that, makes this that much more impressive.

So so so fucking good. If I could go back in time it would most definitely be somewhere to see Hendrix play live. I love the guitar so much and Hendrix was one of the greatest to ever play it.

Loved every moment of this. I discovered the Scissor Sisters far too late and I have regrets about that, but I will continue to be a huge fan until the end. Great debut.

Loved the guitar riff on Hero. Added You ain't the problem to a playlist. I've seen Michael Kiwanuka live after his first album and he sounds so incredible in person. This album was very rock like and I loved it.

I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. I got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby. Come with me Friday don't say maybe.

Good album for a party.

Why is every song at least 7 minutes long? I just don't get it. Honestly you almost could just listen to the Humpty Dance and then turn this album off.

I enjoyed this much more than Amnesiac but Radiohead still really just doesn't do it for me.

I was on board with that beginning riff and the album cover but what started out as hopeful acid rock quickly dissolved into a late 80s keyboard party. This could have been so much better.

Great album. Sid Viscous' voice is forever synonymous with punk. Added 3 of the tracks to my punk playlist. I haven't listened to the whole album in about 20 years but it still holds up.

This was very basic, mid and unimpressive. No.

Elvis is wonderful. This album was beautifully sung and that bass was killing it the whole time. I can't say these are my favorite songs by Elvis but they did showcase his voice and range.

Finally a girly band on this list. The GoGos are really fun and were a great start to my Saturday. Upbeat and breezy and starts with a straight up banger.

I thought this album was really fun but it got much better after Groove is In the Heart. That's definitely the stand out track. I didn't hate the rest of the album but likely would never listen to this again.

The White Stripes are so fucking good. Told album was great and Blue Orchid and My Doorbell are definitely in my top 5 songs that Jack White ever did. Although this isn't my favorite album of theirs it's still pretty solid.

Emotional and raw. I felt everything she was singing right along with her. Great listen.

This was groovy and funky and all of that jazz funk 70s vibes. A really fun listen.

I've heard Maps hundreds of times but never put on this full album. What a great debut. Karen Os heartfelt, softer, love songs shine above the indie punk at the beginning. I'm glad they harnessed these things together in later albums. Karen 0 is one of those artists that I like to say I see myself being like assuming I could sing with a band on stage. Love the little parts where she was singing the guitar riffs.

Some of the best acoustic guitar playing on the list. The songs are poetic and haunting. You can tell he had some demons in his closet. Knowing he died so young I bet his lyricism would have greatly improved with age. He sounds like he's much older than he is.

This album has so many little things in it that threw me back and it's classic early 2000s hip hop, complete with a "lost" Biggie verse. What sets it apart for me is the raw lyricism. He touches on quite a few topics (such as child abuse) that you don't hear much about in music. For being raw and honest I think it deserves a higher star than what I originally thought.

I swear 90 percent of the Janet Jackson songs I know are on this album. It's pretty full of bangers. The bangers are definitely a reflection of their time though. The whole album is full of drum machine drums that were pretty annoying by the last track.

Excellent album from start to finish. Honestly I would have told you that I disliked The Doors before this listen. Now I know I like this album by the doors but still hate Riders on the Storm.

I didn't like this. His lyrics are neither poetic nor remotely profound. Everybody's Talkin to me is one of the worst songs on the Forest Gump soundtrack but that version is better than this one.

Eesh. This one was hard to listen to. Chock full of 80s keyboards, uninspired lyrics and a tone that just makes me want to hit skip on every song until it's done. No thanks.

I did not need to listen to this before I died. I see in some other reviews they mention a drunk uncle. I get that but he also gave me Flight of the Concords vibes. I was laughing through much of the first half of the album. It's more comedy than soul. This album did not age well.

The past 3 albums before this one I rated at a 2 or below so this one, with it's raring guitars and unique singer voice, was breath of fresh air.

So good. Stevie's influence on music is palpable throughout this album. I had no idea that Gangstas Paradise or Wild Wild West both sampled songs from this album, not to mention the amount of soundtracks several of these tunes have been in. The double album was a bit long for me but still great.

My eleven year old son said while listening to this "It would be good video game music. Also I think I like all of Kraftwerk." I totally agree young man. I've been fortunate enough to see Kraftwerk and they are living legends.

Abbey Road was the first Beatles album I purchased. I was in college in the early 2000s and worked at Toys R Us and heard Octopus's Garden was on the music there. I was so intrigued that it was by the Beatles, and it had Come Together on it, so I was sold. Maybe a hot take, but Abbey Road is by far the best Beatles album.

Expectation: Ooh a BeeGees album. Fun! Reality: The BeeGees made a really boring concept album in the 1960s. Ew.

Can I please just be Chrissie Hynde for a day? She's so cool. I never realized the similarities between her and Karen O before this. Karen is definitely channeling her inner Chrissie. The album was ok. The only two bangers were the two songs I'd already heard before but my 80s playlist expanded by 30 percent.

Yet more mediocre new wave music. I don't think every band who made a new wave album needs to be on this list but someone definitely did not agree. I was born in the 80s. Maybe you had to be a teen or young adult when this was new to really appreciate it?

I think Oasis won the battle. To me there weren't any songs that really stood out for me. I love Song 2 from their later album so I was expecting something on par with that and what was not what was delivered.

I love a good 90s guitar riff. That feedback and reverb just tickle my brain in the best way. That being said, the album didn't really grab me and was kind of forgettable in the end. I don't hate that I listened to this, but I also will likely not remember any of the songs.

As a music lover born in 1984 it's been very disappointing to hear what came out that year. New wave synth pop and hair band metal aren't really my style. I loved this. Best album from my birth year, hands down. Also that little Jackass into on Corona; recognized that right away.

Paint it Black is in my top 3 Stones songs and that gives this album some extra points for me as some of the other songs like Stupid Girl don't stand up to the test of time. I do appreciate that this is an album where the Stones found their sound and that's cool.

As a 2002 graduate this album from 1999 brought me right back to high school. Drive and Pardon Me are classic late 90s tunes and I admit I forgot about Stellar until this re-listen. Chock full of bangers.

Very average punk.

This was cute. The Everly Brothers have that quintessential 50s white guy sound, complete with a cover of a song from a black artist recorded just 3 years earlier. I didn't know Love Hurts by Nazareth was a cover so it was cool to hear that. Cathy's Clown was probably the best track on the album, but just not my fave of this genre.

The album was moody, but in a good way. You can feel the sentiment of the songs in every instrument. I did think it was a little long. Double albums have become kind of a groaner going through this list cause if you don't like it that much you're stuck with over an hour of tunes.

Every time he had a riff or groove that I thought was good or was going somewhere he would only do it for like 30 seconds and then move on.

You can tell this is early electronic music as it seems rather immature in sound, especially towards the beginning with that keyboard sound. I did really enjoy that last my track though and appreciated the track with the nod to the Buffalo Springfield lyrics.

Son of a Preacher Man is a great song. I discovered the song via Pulp Fiction and it was later in a karaoke game I had. What a classic. Even though that's definitely the stand out song the rest of the album was pretty good. I didn't know Dusty had a range and the album did a great job of showcasing what her vocals can do.

This album was weird but cool. Reading about some of the pioneering stuff this guy was up to in the 70s ramped up the coolness. I did add Hollywood Symphony to my EDM dance track playlist. Pretty great track.

I really thought I would hate this but it turns out I don't. While not my favorite band some of the guitar licks were pretty killer and the transition from Cowboy Song to The Boys are back in Town was pretty slick. Of all the butt rock bands, Thin Lizzy is the least bad.

Meh. After going through this list I understand the different types of jazz, unfortunately all of them are just not for me.

Wow, this was so great. Besides 3 of the greatest songs to ever be written the album is a joy to listen to.

Great album from start to finish. I love that 60s organ and it was all over this album. What a great listen.

What in the Country punk rock was that? No.

I really wanted to like this more than I did. It definitely does not stand up to Remain in Light and Take Me To The River isn't a big enough banger to save this album.

I love when an album takes it's title from a random line in one of their songs. I've seen Muse live before and they are good but for some reason it doesn't translate for me when listening to it. I will always here 'ooh a sip of soda' during Supermassive Black Hole. My friend who is a huge Muse fan said this wasn't his favorite but still good. They played quite a bit of this live. I think it's a solid 3 album.

While Metallica isn't my favorite band what I do like about them is that they sound like a bunch of bikers and James Hatfield usually sounds kinda scratchy. With the symphony behind them it seems like they cleaned up the sound and it's too much. The symphony is cool but the band sounds so polished it's out of character. Also, 2 hours? Are you kidding me? I saw them live and I think that was shorter than this. I skipped all the songs I didn't really know. 1 hour was enough.

Listening to this album was an experience. I can honestly say I had no clue what was going to happen next and there seemed to be no limitations to what he would say. I can see how this could have influenced quite a few artists. It must have been a trip to see this live.

I will say this album had a lot more personality than the last 2 I heard on this list and I'm super glad this wasn't a double album with Amnesiac. Radiohead continues to be unimpressive.

I liked the chocolate cake song and the line about God and a sausage was pretty amusing. This was catchy but forgettable.

Time of the Season is such a great song but on this album it's seemingly an anomaly. The rest of the album is pretty much straightforward run of the mill pop music of it's time. I hate that they used a whole bunch of awesome techniques and things but it seems like it was only on the one song.

Great guitar jams on this one. I was definitely grooving. I think I've heard 2 artists from Timbuktu and both just killed on guitar. New travel destination unlocked???

This was very basic run of the mill 60's pop, but I happen to like that.

Saturday Night is definitely the stand out track on this album. That song could be used in games and movie trailers. The rest of the album sounds like a random Latin music station in GTA.

I really enjoyed this. I've listened to a lot of concept albums but not too many themed albums. I loved all of the actual Illinois references. I've driven through Illinois more times in my life than I would have liked to and this album would have made some of those times a but better.

My husband has this album on vinyl so it was a pleasant treat to listen to there. I can't say this album converted me to a jazz fan but it's definitely the one I hated the least.

One of my unexpectedly favorite parts of this list is hearing the older electronic music. EDM/techno kind of felt like it came out of nowhere but it really does have roots going back to the 60s and 70s and that is really cool.

I really liked Grounds for Divorce and added it to my Indie Classics playlist. I still think there are a lot of white singers from the UK who sound an awful lot alike, but this one had a pretty cool guitar band behind it.

Cry to Me is one of my very favorite songs to sing and it's featured in one of my all time favorite movies "Dirty Dancing". The rest of the album is not nearly as impressive but Burke does have an excellent voice.

Very underwhelming for a band called primal scream. I usually like some of the old electronic type music but this was kind of all over the place and I didn't like it.

This was ok. I liked Personality Crisis but the rest just wasn't for me.

I liked the middle third of the album the most as before track 5/6 I wasn't impressed.

I enjoyed this more than I expected to. I don't know if I would listen to this style of blues on my own but I'm glad I did. I enjoyed the live version likely more than I would a recorded version.

I liked the concept of this album. The fact that they are Woody Guthrie songs but recorded by a backing band with a different then usual singer. I very much enjoyed the Natalie Merchant cameo and the Christ for President song was a good one for my 'Merica - fuck yeah playlist.

I gotta be honest, this one almost put me to sleep, though I'm not certain that was the intention.

Man, if you've got all album with funk, theatrical musicals, and you're not really sure what genre your band is, then l have a list for you.

Although not my style, I always appreciate a touching guitar and I have to give them props for producing an album in the late 80s that is very reminiscent of something made several years later in the 90s. Maybe that is a compliment to Rick Rubin more than The Cult but both work together to create the album so it's mutually beneficial.

Man, when the chicks had the beepers this shit was my jam, and honestly it still kinda hit.I was surprised how many lyrics I still knew. Black Chick White Guy is the most underrated song on the album. I know people hate but I could put on about 3 or 4 songs from this album around a group of elder millennials and they'd still get down. 2 things can be true. This album can be good and Kid Rock can still suck as a person. Also besides this album and that song with Sheryl Crow, there is no acceptable Kid Rock. I absolutely hated everything after, but especially that trash ass abomination of the Werewolves of London intro into Sweet Home Alabama.

Although better than other Morrissey I have heard, definitely still not my favorite. I have another album a 3 when I wanted to give it a 2.5 so this one gets a 2 to split the difference.

Before this I don't know if I could have told you any songs off the top of my head by Alice in Chains but I knew at least 5 songs from this album. As a 90s kid this was the kind of music my babysitter's and they're boyfriends would play, so it's very reminiscent of my childhood. My husband says that some of the guitar stuff they were doing on here was pretty cutting edge for the time, so that's cool also. I love that 90s braaaaang.

Like listening to an Opera. Meatloaf was clearly inspired by the theater and Freddie Mercury. Paradise by the Dashboard Light will forever remind me of a middle school dance, but I kind of like that memory. What a classic. This song, at least for me, moves the album from a 2 to a 3.

What was that? Piano jazz for 7 tracks and then the world's worst rap song for track 8. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse jazz flute makes an appearance on the last song. I just can't with this.

I don't typically like James Brown as he's a little over the top in the wrong ways on a typical listen. This album was raw and emotional and I enjoyed it.

Sweet and simple. Perfect mid-morning listening.

This album is an example that just because a known good record label put it out doesn't mean it's a banger. 90s alt rules my heart so I didn't hate this but I also understand why it wasn't that big or known.

Man, that opening riff was pretty great. The rest of the album was very much The Who. Great guitars and I swear you can see the moments when Pete Townsend was doing his famous arm move. The album overall felt a bit average for me. The Who tends to play it safe and I felt that here.

Am I done with the jazz albums yet? I do appreciate the different styles but I still don't like any of them.

Man, this is kind of a hot take, but Beyonce has such a great voice and I have always felt that her son's don't really show that off. I haven't been able to figure out what I don't like about her. XO is a pretty good song and a fave of my Beyonce loving friend. The track with her kid saying Mommy was also cute.

Happy Sad is a fitting album title. Melodic, joyful but with a hint of sadness.

Tiny Dancer as the opening track was pretty cool. I'm young so it's because of 'Almost Famous', but that is definitely one of my top 3 Elton John songs. There are plenty of hits so I've only listened to those, but overall this album was pretty good. I'd say 3.5 if that was an option so I'll lean high and go with 4.

Yikes. Radiohead isn't that great and this is by far the worst album.

Listening to this at 12 I thought I knew what she was talking about and then relistening to it at 35 I definitely did not. What a transformative listen and honestly should be required listening for any young woman. Watching Alanis perform this album live was a religious experience. She's a living goddess.

If your album starts with 7 Nation Army, holy shit you have a banger on your hands. Best White Stripes album, hands down. Best riffs. Best personal lyrics from Jack. Best Meg song. !!!!

I've seen Garbage live twice and lived through their 90s heyday when this came out and I still can't seem to rate them any higher than a 3. I do appreciate what Shirley Manson did and how it affected current music. There is no Billie Eilish without Shirley Manson.

I loved this. Rainy Day Women #12 and #35 is one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs. Just Like a Woman is a beautiful song. Overall a wonderful listen and instrumentally well done.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. I used to listen to Bob Marley a lot back in college. Stir It Up is a classic. I really wish there were half ratings cause this isn't quite a 4 but 3 feels too small.

Hot damn this was good. The guitar playing is on point. The timing is fantastic. The lyrics are classic. I loved all of it.

I enjoyed the first half of the album. Eyeless, Wait and Bleed and Surfacing all next to each other make the second half of the album seem to drag on. Those three songs and the drumming skills are saving the rating for me. The drumming on this album is on another level.

I loved this and there really is no band quite like The Prodigy. I recently saw a drum and bass show live and this album brought me back to that show at times. I liked this a lot.

Song 2 is so damn good, it makes the test of the album, just a tad better. I loved the 90s riffs and listening to this made me feel like I was 14 again, listening to a new band on a cd.

Man, I just cannot get into this band. They are so blase'.

I enjoyed Morrison Hotel much more than this which is odd because I know more of the songs on this album. I'm a sucker for that 60/70s organ stuff, but it just feels like they are trying too hard.

You can hear the influence as PJ sounds just like Chrissie Hynde, especially in the gritty first few songs. I didn't really enjoy the Thom Yorke songs as they added a softness that she didn't really need. Loved the strong female punk aspect of this as well.

I definitely wouldn't call this blues. It was more like angry punk. I'm giving it a 2 over a 1 as some of the guitar riffs on the second half of the album were kind of redeeming.

What a great album. I've been fascinated with everything either of these guys did for a long time. I have 4 songs from this album on various playlists. I really loved the song where they were trying to be Bob Dylan. So good!!

Great album front to back. I could listen to this again and again.

Wow! I had to rewatch the movie before I listened to this and I'm glad I did. First of all, it's Sofia Coppola's directorial debut and stars Kirsten Dunst. I saw this in high school but needed a rewatch. The score on this album is a whole vibe. Music really makes the movie and this is no exception. I don't know if I would give this a 5 had I not recently seen the film, but consuming both quite close together is amazing. You really feel what's happening on the film with every note.

Beautiful. Poetic. So well done. Adele has a great voice. If you're not crying while listening to "Someone Like You" what are you even doing?

While listening to this album I kept going back and forth between this is one of the best bass lines in have ever heard and why is this song so long and terrible. With some editing or cutting the length of some of the songs I think this would have been better.

So fun. So dancy. I felt like I was in a musical or an old cartoon the whole time. What a wonderful example of this genre.

Dream Jeannie was the only song I knew prior to this but that doesn't even crack my top Bowie songs. This album was just ok for me. Iconic album cover though.

Raw. Power. Awesome.

So strange but also enticing. I added a few songs to a couple of playlists so I can remember to come back to this band. I enjoyed this quite a bit.

My love hate for the double album continues. Speakerboxxxx was the better overall album and maybe would have had more hits of released alone. The Love Below had at least 3 hits but the rest was quite lackluster. They work together but separately I don't think they would have done as well and that's why I love hate the double album.

Sad girl in a dark room vibes with a 90s twist. It was just ok for me. Really wanna give this more than a 2 but I just can't.

Play me all the hits! What a banger of an album. In the future if I want to listen to AC/DC I'll just put this on. All the songs I love!

So much fun! I listened to the album in 2 parts and I definitely liked the first 5 songs much more than the last 3, however they still made me wanna move and groove.

This was really cool, but at 40 songs was quite the feat to listen to. I pretended I was listening to a live concert. A really great concert way ahead of it's time.

My love hate for the 2 hour album continues. The first half was much better than the second and contained all of the catchy songs. Overall it was just ok. I was disappointed he never took out the citar for any songs. That was one of the best parts of The Beatles catalog and George was a pro.

U2 is so incredibly boring. I saw them live at a festival and it was the same as this album. Starts out ok, yeah, I know this one. Followed quickly by why? I don't want to listen to this anymore.

The harmonies of these 3 sound beautiful together. Wildflowers was the best song for me, but the rest of the album was pretty good.

This album was just ok. I love a little of their other music and Stevie Nicks live was amazing. I really wanted to like this but it was just so boring. She, unsurprisingly, did not sing act songs from this album.

Great album. Into the Mystic is a highlight for me. Such a beautiful song sung so well.

Come on Eileen is definitely the star of the show on this album. My grandma's name was Eileen so I've had a weird interaction with that song over the years. The rest of the album was pretty good. I didn't think I'd listen to it again but I definitely didn't hate it and didn't want to skip any tracks.

Funkadelic at it's best. The whole album was a funky groovy dancing vibe.

Queen can do no wrong. Although Killer Queen is the standout track it was great listening to foundational songs that are developing their future sound.

American Pie is one of my all time favorite songs and it's on my bucket list to visit the crash site. The rest of the album was a bit ho hum but still pretty good.

I know their are likely a lot of young artists on this list, but it blows my mind that this man was 22 when he made this. I've looked it up hundreds of times and somehow can't convince my brain that he was only 24 in the oldest pics of him. What a crazy insane young life he led. Married, drug career, rap career, famous rap feuds, wow. The music is great and the lyrics read like they were written by someone much more mature. Great album.

Wow. The West Coast rappers kind of scare me. I guess that was kind of the point. The lyrics were rather amusing at times, but I suspect that is due to the passage of time and how some of the phrases used have turned since. It was great to see the influence this album has had. The mixing of other tracks to tie into what they were rapping is in it's infancy on this album, but today is widely used. Fuck the Police!!

More Jazz. It's better than I thought but honestly kind of being.

Uh, um, I don't know what to say about this. It was so weird. So unbelievable that it was created in the mid 70s. Some of the tracks were a little much but cool to hear.

Maybe I'm a little jaded but this wasn't very revolutionary and the experimental parts were few and far between and mostly saved for the last few tracks of an hour + runtime. Very mediocre 90s Shoegaze

This album was a vibe! Realizing I really do like trip hop.

Pretty good Brit punk. High energy and fun. Recognized the riff from that 'hey' song they play at sports games.

Great listen. Fun, disco, awesome.

If you ask me, there is one good Coldplay song per album. It draws you in, and then you think, hey, maybe I could like Coldplay, but then the rest of the boring catalog just doesn't do it for you. On this album that song is "The Scientist". On the first album "Yellow". Coldplay could go on tour with U2 and honestly give the crowd a good nap.

Mediocre 90s Brit Alt. I didn't hate it, but also this is all unforgettable that I couldn't love it.

So good. I've had so much Brit Pop on here that I rated rather low recently so my expectations were very low and they were absolutely blown out of the water. The singer was raw and cool and unexpectedly female. Also is from the 70s? Talk about a riot girl pioneer!!

The lyrics on this album are so lazy. Rhymes porn with unicorn. At one point he just starts saying ding ding dong instead of actual words. I bought this album for my high school boyfriend as a joke when I was 16 because he loved it and I thought it was trash. Knowing I bought it on a CD means it's likely actual trash now and that makes me kinda happy. All that being said, I love the Chili Peppers and have seen them live twice and it was a great time. I just don't like any of the songs from Californication.

The bass player is just killing it the whole time and that is going to bump up the rating for me. Morrissey sounds the same in every song and gets whiney. I bet Thom Yorke thinks he's a genius.

Such a wonderful listen for a Monday morning.

What a strange album. Every time I was getting into a song it would fade out and be over. The greatest album of half songs there ever was.

This album has all the foundations of just about every 80s song, but done really well. I have a feeling a lot of 80s music I don't like was failing at trying to be The Cure.

Holy shit a Radiohead album I actually liked. Wow. When Radiohead is good, it's pretty dang good.

Heavy metal isn't exactly my genre, but I suppose these guys are better than some I have heard previously.

I rather enjoyed this. The more I listened the singer is reminiscent of Paul Banks from Interpol, who are one of my top 3 favorite bands. Great listen.

So good. Changes genres just about every song but continues to kill it on every song in the guitar department.

I genuinely did not know that 'No More Mr Nice Guy" was by Alice Cooper. I thought that was by Quiet Riot or one of those 80s hair bands. Alice Cooper does sound like the father of hair metal on some of these tracks. I thought he was more creepy, but it's kind of leaving more flashy. I'm leaning 2.5 on this one but I'll bump it to a 3.

Similar to AC/DC, this could honestly be the only Pearl Jam I listen to until forever. My husband and I had a perceived near death experience not long before hearing Alive for the first time, so that song in particular really holds some meaning for me. Black, Jeremy, Even Flow and Alive?!?! Chock full of bangers.

Instrumentally I this was better than I would have thought coming from CCR. Born on the Bayou I only really know from The Waterboy and Proud Mary is a good song but better by Ike and Tina.

So. Fucking. Good. I didn't expect to love this album this much.

Cherub Rock reminds me of a dear friend. Today is beautiful. Disarm hauntingly reminds me of myself in a way. What a great listen. I'll be back to this one.

The curse of the double album strikes again. Why is it always the worst ones that make 90 minute albums? Ugh. The second part was better than the first but this was just not good overall.

The title song was one of the worst songs on the album. I did add Up To Me to my classic rock playlist cause that bass line was really speaking to me. Overall I liked this more than I thought I would.

Fairly average hip hop to me. Nothing much to write home about. Da Bichez is a rather amusing sign title though.

Interesting that they saved the best song on the album for the last one. This was better than most 80s albums I've heard before.

Nevermind kicks ass. I'm not sure I could add much more to the conversation. We all know it fucking rocks from the first to the last song.

Brother Ali has a line on one of his songs "Sunday mornings play Al Green, make pancakes and watch cartoons" and he's right. Al Green is perfect morning music, but specifically a lazy morning when you really appreciate your lover, your life, and your family.

Without knowing they were all on the same album, I knew 7 of the 11 tracks. Impressive stint with this one.

This was cool and crazy and awesome. If I was a teen in 1982 this would have been my jam.