1001 Albums Summary

Never been a fan of Beastie Boys lyrical style but the album overall is not bad, it’s got good sampling and a consistently strong hiphop beat and i like Qtips feature.

Real solid songwriting as per usual from him, i just prefer some of his later works like Blood on the Tracks or Time out of Mind. Ballad of a thin man is one of his best songs period.

Absolutely incredible. Standouts for me being Car on a Hill and Down to You. Last few tracks kind of lost me a tiny bit so it’s not perfect

Not bad, but outside of the title track it’s pretty overrated dadrock.

Groovy!

Gorgeous!

Solid, but i’d say its one of the weakest from Zep’s golden age, pales especially to IV and Physical Graffiti.

Interesting, not for me though.

Not a metal guy, but i see why it’d get rated highly in the genre.

Some super gorgeous parts, especially a remark you made, but overall not the most consistent jazz album.

One of his best albums. The final song is also one of his best. I think TVC15 overstays its welcome a bit however.

Pretty sick! Could see myself rating this higher on further listens

Maaaaan the premise, lyrics and cover art is so fucking weird but the instrumental and arrangement is so good. I have to give it a 3 because if you tune out the strange parts its super good.

Some MINT disco. Honestly the famous title track might be my least favourite here, and its a solid track so that says something.

Iggy makes fine music that for whatever reason RARELY grips me (Tonight, success and fall in love with me are great). Its cromulent outside of some ‘concepts’ that haven’t aged well.

Groovy! If i could speak spanish i’d probably adore this but the language barrier is a thing so i have to just rate it pretty good.

AHAHAHA MY GOAT (kinda). Literal favourite song of all time on this (guess which one). The album flows wonderfully and has tons of chill songs, however it is bloated and not every song is a winner so it’s not perfect. Believe me the title track alone tempts me to give it a 5.

Very solid debut album!

That was MINT. Very thought provoking lyrics with a heartfelt delivery. Massive standouts are i never asked to be your mountain, phantasmagoria, once i was and ESPECIALLY Pleasant street, what an incredible song. Bonus points for being the Father to the GOAT.

Some beautiful country tunes with damning and even relatable stories, very nice.

Nothing wrong with it, very solid rock, but as an Aussie it’s overplayed to its detriment, that said, it’s popular for a reason.

Wow i almost wrote that off based on the beyond overplayed intro track (which is a fine track but man its done to death.) that was fantastic!

Not my thing, especially the lyrics and vocals (not a rap guy), but the beat and samples were neat (especially the doors track).

Tidal only had a select few songs from this album for some reason?? The little bits i heard were lovely though.

Very gorgeous. Can effortlessly ease the mind. The tempo rarely changes so if you liked the first song, you’ll like them all. I’ve got to see you again might be the standout (Amy Winehouse vibes) but it’s a tough call, they’re all pretty strong

Vibey and flows like a river, as we expect from him! Very nice! Not a weak moment here but be open for a vibey long one. Standout is maybe is that enough, but they’re all strong so it’s hard to say. Was tempted to give it a 4 due to how long it is, but i can see its length being a boon, so i’m proud to give this my first 5 star.

Mr. President, a second 5 in a row has hit the building. Best songs are Blue and River.

When i’m in an overrated album competition and my opponent is Unknown Pleasures 🫥. Nah but for real, fine album that just never clicked for me and still hasn’t, though its impact on punk and alt-rock can’t be understated, because i can hear a lot of elements from my favourite bands in here. Shadowplay rocks though.

My god i’ve been putting off this album for ages, this is PEAK. As a fan of CSN i thought i’d like it. Man fuck unknown pleasures for breaking the 5 star streak, cause it wouldve been 3 in a row.

Very nice, John, thank you 👍 How do you sleep is sick

Neat concept and pretty enjoyable!

Was almost going to write this off cause i felt the few intro tracks were on the boring side but it pulled through with a decent album. Very proggy type album and neat theme.

Thats some nice smooth jazz right there.

I knew pre-hits bee gee’s were different but damn i didn’t expect this. The intro track and final track are uniquely beautiful. They showcase their strengths in producing ballads but it’s a bit bloated and not every song is a winner (a few of them sound pretty half-baked too). Lamplight is underrated.

I feel like i’m underrating this a bit but i wasn’t truly grabbed by one single song, however it is a well constructed story driven album with a change in style halfway through the album (from traditional folk to hard rock). Maybe it’ll grab me more on subsequent listens because it’s got clear strengths.

Fun for sure and they’re self aware right from the first song. Don’t feel that strongly towards the album however.

Neat debut but i much prefer their less punky sounding later albums like Ocean Rain and Porcupine.

This is just very run of the mill barebones grunge for the most part, the final two tracks are pretty decent but those are all that’s keeping it from a 1 star cause i got almost nothing from this. At least the EP was short so that’s something. Side note: this was annoying to listen to in its original EP form on Tidal, cause theres only a deluxe edition on there and the original 6 tracks arent the first 6, they like tracks 4-10 for some bizarre reason. Changed my mind, first 1 star rating, congrats.

Solid, not in love with every track, but the strong vocals keep it afloat across the board. Water under the bridge is the standout.

Smooth, smooth, SMOOTH! No complaints here, just relaxed vibes.

Can see why they were a big 60’s name, very much paved the way for Pop and Rock.

Not really a thrash guy, but it’s easy to see how impactful it is and how it’s aged so well, also the core theme is really solid too. I can totally understand giving it a 4 and i’m on the edge of that myself, but i’m more of a Ride the Lightning kinda guy.

I was almost gonna give that a 4 for the strong intro and few other bangers, but a few too many average tracks keep it balanced, and the outro felt a little strange and out of place. Still, points for surprising me Cardigans, wasn’t aware of your game properly til now.

Don’t have much to say on this, it’s very 60’s and it’s pretty solid altogether.

Certainly interesting and has a pretty humorous way of getting its theme across. That said the latter half is more enjoyable and unique, and for an hour long album thats pretty important. Anyway the Wind Blows is probably my favourite but any of the second half gets points for interest.

It’s been a while since i’ve listened to some good honest rock. It’s doesn’t super wow me but it rocked up when i needed it. It’s short but half this album could be standouts.

Hoo boy, so that was my first full listen of a Tom Waits album and i initially didn’t think i’d be on board but i’ll be damned, that gravely voice didn’t bother me, infact it adds to the strong grim narrative being presented. Although it’s light on tracks to individually return to (as most wouldn’t make sense outside of the album, like dave the butcher being clown music without context), when the tracks are strong, they’re strong, my standouts being Johnsburg, 16 Shells, Gin Soaked Boy and Rainbirds, even if its a simple piano finale, it’s just a very beautiful sendoff. Also the first track was in Robots, so that’s pretty cool.

Solid debut 👍 do miss Di’anno’s vocals in the later entries.

Was almost gonna 2 star this based on the first 2 tracks cause i got nothing out of them, but from “Is She Weird” onwards is pretty solid. “Is She Weird” is my standout and maybe the final track too.

Damn i haven’t had any duplicate artists yet in my 50 odd days, except this is my THIRD Joni album, how lucky am i. She really knows how to tell a compelling narrative and transport you to her world, and even though this isn’t my favourite from her, it’s still strong. The standouts could be any track from the title track onwards, its a pretty consistent album.

Damn i was surprised how much i liked this. It’s very 80’s and has that synth feel like duran duran, tears for fears etc. and some vocals were kind of Nick Cave-ish. The religious theme and core narrative was pretty interesting and has some real catchy tracks like this corrosion. My standout would be Lucretia my Reflection.

Yeah no, Hard 1.

Some nice sexy baseline disco and some chill ballads, neat!

Controversially, i don’t love most of this, but My Girl and You Don’t Miss Your Water are peak. Solid overall though

Im shocked i didn’t get that much from this im afraid, i feel like i should like it more than i do, but Costello’s vocals weren’t doing it for me today, maybe i’m off my game today idk. Standouts were Clown Strike and London’s Brilliant Parade.

This was fun, but almost every song sounded the same, not necessarily bad but they blended a bit. My standouts would be the intro and I wanna be your Boyfriend.

Very sensual, sexy album we got going on here. My standouts gotta be Smooth, cause that tracks SMOOTH, whole albums damn smooth too. Rip my guy.

Mostly indifferent on this as its pretty stock standard 90’s alt-rock, but the tracks Liberty Ship, Feelin’ and Way out are pretty solid.

A beautiful album i barely even understand as its true narrative is hidden deep in its lyrics and spoken word passages, pretty sure it’s about personal freedom though, could be wrong. My standouts would be Break it up for being a clear banger and also Birdland and Land: Horses for being more spoken word.

PEAK PEAK PEAK, one of the easiest 5’s i’ve given, and it’s not even her best album. God how do i pick favourite tracks, they’re all strong, i guess Hang onto your Love, Cherry Pie and of course Smooth Operator.

Welp, guess i like Coldplay now. I’d not given a full Coldplay album a shot til now and i really should have sooner, this was better than i expected. My main standout would be Green eyes, but the whole album is strong. Never did i think i’d give one of my rare 5’s to Coldplay but here we are.

Hasn’t clicked with me, but i can appreciate how clean all the instrumentation is, they’re clearly very talented. I’m aware that the band is supposedly stronger on their live albums so i’ll give them a shot, cause i’m not totally sold here. Standouts are maybe Sugar Magnolia and Truckin? I wasn’t overly in love with them to be fair Side note: this album would slap while playing Fallout New Vegas

Man this guy really knows how to suck you into his world and tug on your heartstrings. Neat thing about this album is its half bangers and half his usual melancholic singer songwriter tracks. My standouts maybe Colorbars, Son of Sam and Can’t make a sound, but it’s all pretty strong.

This is neat, don’t have much to say but some real solid stuff here. My standouts are 5D, what’s happening and especially Wild Mountain Thyme, it’s a very beautiful song.

This one is banger dense! 50 min run time and most are winners, that said still not my favourite from Bowie, but it’s a good one. My standout would be Boss of Me.

What a Bi-polar album, some nice spoken word passages broken up with some Tinnitus inducing guitar screeching which shows up on later songs, and one actually good song on the whole thing, being Lady Godiva’s Operation (and the short song after that too). I think i just may not like TVU all that much.

Mkay nice, flows like butter and a super comfy experience. My standouts gotta be Faithful.

That was really pretty, groovy and happy all at the same time, wouldn’t expect less from a Beach Boy. My standouts gotta be River Song, Thoughts of You and You and I.

This was a listen alright. Don’t care for the vocals or narrative though i’ll give it points for having a set in stone theme, i do however enjoy the beat and flow. Overall, not for me.

Had the same problem as my first listen, in theory i should love this because its so dreamy and groovy but for me there are a few too many minimalistic, almost purely vocal songs, not a total bad thing but just not for me in this instance. The standouts were great though, being Crystallised and Islands.

Nice, very smooth. My standouts would be Moondance and Caravan.

Far from their best but still a nice collection of early tracks in their career. Standouts are the title track, and i love her and can’t buy me love.

Not what i expected at all based on the album artwork, but i am pleasantly surprised because damn that was beautiful yet dreary. My standouts would be another day full of dread, today i was an evil one and black. I only just heard of this guy today and i’m proud to give it a 5, that said i don’t think its airtight on first listen, but it’ll be a true 5 in a few listens i reckon, just based on how i feel about it right now i can see that happening.

Beautiful one Paul “man with two first names” Simon, thank you 👍. My standouts would be Duncan and Run That Body Down.

Groovy and well-meaning, but gotta be honest, i’m not a massive reggae guy so i can’t glaze it too hard, it’s solid though. No real standouts for me as it was balanced across the board.

Quite a pretty album! Standout is maybe all of me belongs to you, it’s a pretty consistent listen throughout.

Some of psych-rocks first and best right here, and he just didn’t miss. Close to a 5 but not quite, i’d probably give a 5 to electric ladyland though. My standouts are little wing, one rainy wish and bold as love.

Sounding like a broken record saying this but i’m still not a rap guy, however credit where it’s due, some songs were pretty catchy and most beats were very solid and easy to headbob to. My standout is Bring the Pain.

I put off this album for so long cause i didn’t think an album named for Yoko Ono would be that good, glad to say my worries are at rest, i guess a lineup of Lennon and Clapton can’t be bad even if it tried. It’s very easy on the ears. My standouts would be the first 3 tracks and also love.

I’m a massive doors fan so i’ve been waiting for a doors album to review and this is a great one, barely not a 5 for me cause land ho and queen of the highway are just ok. That said, some of the doors strongest tracks are here, which are my standouts: Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog and Blue Sunday.

I wanted to give this a somewhat positive review due to the iconic intro track being one of those groovy 60’s tracks you’ve heard before but don’t know the name of, but the rest of it blends to it’s detriment, because it’s almost 40 minutes of organ based instrumentals, which isn’t a bad thing, it was pretty smooth, but it’s rather simple for an entire album to be. I wanted to give it 3 stars, but i think i’m gonna have to drop it to 2 for simplicity. That said, this album feels like it defines the decade pretty well.

It’s a fun and vibey one for sure, even with some down-trodden lyrics here and there. Very experimental and ‘messing around’ kind of album going on here. Standouts are tomorrow comes today and double bass.

Relaxing and beautiful! Parade is a little out of place musically, but i get why it’s there. My standouts are Misty Roses, the face i love, my foolish heart and ESPECIALLY you didn’t have to be so nice, what a special track.

This was a nice sight to see when it popped up, used to be a comfort album for me. It’s a gorgeous, soothing and spiritual experience, Mr. Cohen is a true poet and really makes you think with every line. Bonus points for being his debut, it’s pretty rare to start with arguably your best. My standouts are Master Song, Sisters of Mercy, so long, Marianne and Teachers.

It’s fine and romance-focused, but in the grand scheme of their discography, it’s low tier with not that many hits. My standout is Don’t Bother Me.

Find the dictionary meaning of smooth and this album will pop up. Standouts? Gods the whole thing, it flows too damn well. But gun to my head i’d pick heaven is 10 zillion light years away and they won’t go when i go.

I’m honestly shocked how little i got from this, because in theory i should like this a lot and it’s got clear artistic merit and theming, idk maybe i’m off today and maybe next listen it’ll click, to be clear, i like it, i just thought i’d love it. My standout was I Don’t Remember (which is the name of the song), family snapshot and lead a normal life. Also i can totally hear trump in his vocals on And Through The Wire lmao

Neat debut, it certainly creates an atmosphere. My standouts are black magic woman (being the famous origin of the track) and Incident at Neshabur.

Mkay it sets a mood alright and rapidly changes it with some LOUUUUUD trumpet every now and then, don’t fully love it but i get it. Also it’s really, really, really long, for better or worse, so i’m a bit torn on how i feel about this. I think i might just be too stupid to like this, because this is one of the most praised albums of all time. Standout is i guess Spanish Key cause it’s got all the good bits without the overly obnoxious trumpets.

Wasn’t expecting house when i saw that cover, but it’s groovy enough. Not usually much of a house guy, but this was ok.

True and emotive classic that stands the test of time, it’s just very beautiful, pun intended. My standouts are I feel the earth move, it’s too late, way over yonder, smackwater jack, the title track and you make me feel like a natural woman, so yeah like half the tracklist. It’s just barely not a 5 to me, sorry.

Yeah sorry i know this thing is beloved and all, but i just can’t with hardcore, i liked the lyrical meaning though.

It’s well regarded as THE bossa nova album for a reason, it’s one of the chillest there is. There is the language barrier for me but the vibe is always constant so i won’t let that sway the basically perfect score. Standout is The Girl From Ipanema.

It’s nothing if not weird and creepy, which makes it pretty interesting in its own way, very much an acquired taste. This would also make for the most intense trip. Standouts don’t make sense on this one cause they each feel like a descent into madness.

It’s got its strengths for sure, its emotionally driven with the occasional fun track and that should match what i’m generally in to, but for whatever reason this just didn’t truly click for me. To be clear i like it but Idk i feel like i should be into this more than i was. Standouts are green light, homemade dynamite, supercut and both Liability parts.

Nice little bit of synthy 80’s ballads, bit of a soft spot of mine but i think it’ll take me a few more listens to really appreciate, it’s fine as is though. Standout is Absolute, far and away the best track here imo.

It’s beautiful as well as relaxing that’s for sure, with some a bit of a fleshed-out narrative in each song makes for an emotional ride. Such quality from a band i hadn’t even heard of until an hour ago is pretty outstanding. Standouts are Genesis Hall, Autopsy and Percy’s Song.

Sweet instrumentation, easy to headbob to, real political messaging, but man i CANNOT STAND these hardcore style vocals, for me its actual nails on a chalkboard and will tank the rating a fair bit just cause its a central part of RATM’s identity. I guess the first two tracks are the standouts but i’m still not totally into them.

Yeah it’s alright, doesn’t truly stick with me much but it’s some solid alt-rock. It’s something that’d sound amazing after a few beers. Standouts are From Out Of Nowhere, The Real Thing, The Morning After and Edge of the World.

Absolutely gorgeous ballads with very real lessons to learn about love for those with their hearts open. Standouts are We’ve only just begun, (They Long To Be) Close To You, I Kept On Loving You and Another Song.

I mean it’s basically a decent smiths album so it certainly does the job, but i’m not head over heels for it. And i know morrisey sucks, but his vocals are something special. Standouts are Hold on to your Friends and The more you ignore me.

Didn’t do a heck of a lot for me if i’m honest but i can’t deny it’s well made and well performed music and he has a heck of a voice. Standouts are Tiger in your Tank and I Feel so good.

A decent love-focused dadrock album, doesn’t blow me away but it does its job. Standouts are rock steady, ready for love, bad company and the way i choose.

I had a bit of a controversial opinion on this one a while back, leaving the noir-style triphop sound and going more in the direction of electronic seemed strange to me, it was good, i just couldn’t see the hype, and i say this as an otherwise massive fan of Portishead, i love Self-Titled and i rate both Dummy and Roseland as some of my favourite albums ever, but Third just never clicked for me… and it still hasn’t completely, i still love Beth Gibbons lyrics and vocals but some of the instrumental choices are a bit bizarre (looking at We Carry On’s intro), and i get that its meant to be weird to symbolise a mental state in chaos, but some of it just isn’t pleasant on the ears, and music is meant to be enjoyed dammit. To be clear i still like this album, but i’m giving this a 4 star whereas each of their other 3 releases would all be 5 stars. Standouts are Hunter, The Rip, Magic Doors and Threads.

Damn that was explosive. Great energy and overall performance, and i love how Daltrey’s vocals can go from ideal for hard rock to bluesy for some songs, so big points for that. i didn’t love every song but it’s an 80 minute performance, so it’d be hard to completely sell me as expected. Standouts are Tattoo, Young Man Blues, Shakin’ All Over, MASSIVE My Generation and Magic Bus.

I thought this was gonna be cheesy slop with one hit, and to be clear it kind of is, but some tracks are nice. My standouts are (you drive me) crazy, sometimes, born to make you happy, from the bottom of my broken heart, i will still love you and i’ll never stop loving you (i’m aware it’s a bonus track but still.)

Man this was almost completely unbearable outside of Hold my Liquor and the latter half of new slaves. I still haven’t listened to his earlier stuff outside of dark twisted fantasy, so hopefully that stuff is better because i’m failing to see why he’s popular from this.

That was ok, some neat ol 60’s rock, it gets bonus points for being funny with the whole “what’s for tea” and odorono sellout bit. Standouts are Odorono, our love was and i can’t reach you.

MY GOATS FINALLY ARRIVED AFTER 100+ DAYS. The pioneers and masters of Jazz Rock. Basically every album is a 5 and this is no exception, that said pretzel logic is on the lower end of their discography. Standouts are Rikki don’t lose that number, Night by Night and Pretzel Logic. I gotta comment on the broader narrative of the discography, because Steely Dan’s 9 album run mainly follows through the eyes of an american man going through the years living mainly a life of excitement and debauchery and he clearly ages with each album, on their first (Can’t Buy a Thrill) he’s clearly young and barely out of school and by the time of Gaucho (the 7th album), his prime as long since past and doesn’t fully understand the current generation, Pretzel Logic is the 3rd album and fits in nicely as he seems to be a young adult to younger middle-aged man, while the album doesn’t clearly showcase the characters age, it shows the character is an adult thats living the fun city life, watching bands (parkers band), asking women out (rikki) and having a deep understanding of the city life while being between albums that clearly showcase age makes it fit nicely in the middle chronologically. Also noticed The Royal Scam AND Gaucho aren’t in the list, what the heck guys??

So that was my first ELP album listen, probably a strange one to start on, but if the generator wills it, it shall be. It was a fun and zany fantasy-based prog rock listen, great first impressions here. Standouts are blues variation and the baba yaga portion.

Nice classic italian-american vocals and hilariously aged topics, like the intro track being about a gigolo. Standouts are gigolo and (nothing’s too good) for my baby.

So got a small story here, somewhat related, i went to a festival a few years back with a killer lineup and it was strong throughout the day with the penultimate band (Ballpark Music) basically sending it out with a bang, and then this lad comes out as the big international name for the closer and plays the most heavily edited versions of his own music and sends *in my opinion* the festival out with a whimper. Now i rarely like “DJ” music and that was truly no exception, so im sure others enjoyed it, but it left a sour taste in my mouth. So now i finally listen to this and man its about what i expected, some decent stuff here and there, catchy for sure but mostly stuff thats just not up my alley. Standouts are the intro track and praise you.

Wow i can’t believe i put off Wilco for so long, this was incredible! An Indie rock core (obviously) including ballads and some songs even sound like they came from the 70’s. Now this is a double LP of 80 mins, and as much as i liked just about all of it, i still don’t think it needed to be that long, so it can lose points there for many people. Can’t wait to finally listen to YFH considering how much i liked this. Standouts are Misunderstood, Red-eyed and Blue, sunken treasure and especially Far, Far Away, i love that track.

This has gotta be one of the longest running albums in my backlogs, i’ve put this thing off for like a decade, i’m a massive shoegaze fan and am aware it’s one of the big 3 alongside Loveless and Souvlaki and i’m like yeah i’ll listen to it eventually, *10 years later*. I see how its the 3rd pillar cause it isn’t really like the other 2, it’s more psychedelic and noise oriented? Ik loveless is more psychedelic but idk how it word it, point is it stands apart from the other 2. I do like it a lot and my enjoyment never seriously dipped, but it is one of those Double albums that while good throughout, still don’t justify their lengthy runtime. Glad i finally got to this though, it’s about time. Standouts are dreams burn down, unfamiliar and sennen.

Never been into this type of alt rock, don’t know how to put it, “not quite grunge alt rock?” Idk. Credit where its due though, the lyrics are meant to inspire and they do just that and the instrumentals are solid. Standouts are nowhere fast, the warmth, when it comes, stellar, drive and i miss you.

Sweet, this was the one praised springsteen album i’ve been putting off, so good to have gotten to this. Its a very somber and personal piece from bruces past and it can really strike if you’re in a vulnerable mind and let it sit with you. doesn’t have bangers (like at all), but that’s a good thing in a way cause its consistently emotive throughout. Standout would be reason to believe.

Raw, passionate, longing, self-hyping, grim and even dirty, this was a (somewhat psychotic) blast. Been putting PJ’s music off for ages, but i knew i’d like it, because she comes from the era (90’s) and subgroup (Jeff Buckley, Fiona Apple, Radiohead etc) that i like a ton, and i see why she’s compared to them. Can’t wait to listen to her other stuff. Standouts are rid of me, missed, highway ‘61 revisited, man-size and me-jane.

Yeah it was alright, it’s VERY 60’s. instrumentals are great but i don’t really care for beefhearts vocals. I’m gonna drop it below the decent ranking of 3 stars because theres very few tracks of this hour long list that i actually care for. Standouts are zigzag wanderer, i’m glad and dirty blue gene.

Easily one of the greatest 80’s and Pop albums in general, its one of those ethereal, romantic and body-moving experiences everyone needs to try. Rip to one of the greatest to ever do it. Standouts are The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry and of course Purple Rain.

One of the better post-beatles albums, no real complaints here, just overall solid Paul-written songs. Standouts are the title tracks, Jet, Mrs. Vandebilt and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

It gets points for being one of the first great hiphop albums, great lyricism and solid theming, so i’ll rate it (somewhat) fairly because i can see why hiphop fans would adore this, but its just not my genre so i don’t love it.

Mkay a deep sexy french voice doing its thing with a solid instrumental including an orchestra, no idea what he’s saying but i heard ecstacy so maybe its meant to actually be sexy? Seems to be a love story revolving around the titular Melody Nelson. Can’t give it full points due to the language barrier but i was surprised how much i liked this. Standouts are Melody, Ballade de Melody Nelson, en Melody and Cargo Culte.

Oh sweet, this is the one (somewhat acclaimed) talking heads album i hadn’t listened to yet so this works well. Yeah it’s solid, not their best but it’s 100% got their sound by this point. Standouts are with our love, the good thing and take me to the river.

This is my first Outkast album just FYI. This was funny, solid jazzy beats and lyricism made for an enjoyable time, even if its usually not my thing. It’s a massive 70+ minutes, and as solid as it is throughout, i wasn’t feeling all those minutes. Standouts are Gasoline Dreams, so fresh so clean, Ms. Jackson, Spaghetti Junction, B.O.B and Slum Beautiful.

Solid Indie Rock, not sure what else to say about it really, its clearly an early cornerstone of the genre and sounds like a lot of what it inspired, so it feels blended today, but back then im sure it would’ve stuck out. Standouts are newark wilder, gold soundz, range life, Also streaming only has a massively extended edition of like 2.5 hours long so it was a tad annoying to see where the original album stops and where the extras start (its the first 12 tracks.), because i was not gonna listen to that monster.

Their best album, just a beautiful and epic portrayal of life in a fantastical way, at least thats what i get from it. Standouts are Stairway to Heaven (obviously), Misty Mountain Hop and When The Levee Breaks.

I just listened to Message in a Bottle today before rolling this, pretty eerie. Yeah i mean it’s alright, i don’t particularly care for this record outside of the hits, and really that goes for their whole discography, decently solid across their 5 albums, but never truly amazing. Standouts are Message in a Bottle and walking on the moon.

One of their stronger albums. On the surface it seems strange and tackles real topics like war and drugs, yet Byrnes vocals make it funny to a degree. Standouts are life during wartime (stop making sense version is much better though), memories can’t wait, air and heaven.

Didn’t know what i was expecting but i was pleasantly surprised, it was very pretty, i guess its an irish inspired folk album? Side A is much stronger i will admit, but Side B still is very pretty and traditional. Standouts are we will not be lovers, world party (coolest thing to make a self titled track to your own band in an album by another band, best track too), sweet thing (beautiful cover) and The Stolen Child.

Now THAT’S an easy 5. Just beautiful, psychedelic jamming for an hour and a half and somehow its never weak. Also the big famous all along the watchtower is muuuuccchhh better in the context of the album with the buildup to it. Also the album is just about Sex, amazing. Standouts are Voodoo Chile(both parts), gypsy eyes, rainy day dream away, still raining still dreaming and all along the watchtower.

Can see why this is one of those standout early 00’s Indie names, can be both mellow and epic and a good chunk of the tracks flow into each other well, also my name was dropped heavily in the second track so bonus points. This is damn close to a 5, but i’m strict with them as i don’t adore every track here. Standouts are Laika, Power Out, Crown of Love, Haiti and Rebellion.

Schizo breakdown the album. I was going to give it 2 stars for having the niche use of a midnight scary album to spook you a bit, but i played this in the car in the middle of the day and some of the sfx made me think my car was breaking, so nah screw this thing.

Yeah sorry i see why this is popular and it flows well but nah this hardcore hiphop style is not my thing at all. Standouts are walk this way cover and raising hell.

It flows great, its got a diverse assortment (looking at George’s Indian music) and is a real standouts of the time, but i gotta be honest its far from my favourite beatles album and i only care for the few tracks being my standouts. Standouts are Lucy and A Day in the Life.

One of my favourite albums of all time, top 3 for sure, and it showed up when i mentally needed it most. The album is about arm chair psychology, which fittingly follows their first album all about childhood trauma. The songs fit the core narrative to a tee (i mean the opening line is “Shout, Shout, let it all out.” with the ordering being just perfect, i’d like to point in particular to the broken->Head over Heels->Broken section being about temporary or false love bringing you out of your despair but the second it leaves you immediately go back, and i love the closing track following this as an ethereal, soul-piercing track that gets to people at their lowest and gets them to “Listen” as the title suggests. If your heart is open, this album will heal or enlighten you by the end. Because i adore this album so much, i won’t do standouts, i’ll instead rank the songs, with even the lowest ranked song being loved. The Working Hour > Head over Heels > Everybody Wants to Rule the World > Listen > Shout > Mother Talk > I Believe > Broken (might not count if you interpret broken as simply a transition before and after HoH). I’d say the top 5 of this ranking are some of my favourite all time songs, which is insane for a single album to do. Also The Working Hour is such an underrated song it blows my mind, the power of radio hits will overshadow even the mightiest of tracks. Frankly it’s a shame that the album itself is overshadowed by the 3 radio hits on it. I could gush about this album forever but i’ll leave it there.

Oh cool, the other well regarded Coldplay album that i’ve been meaning to listen to, (and i loved that other one!) Pleased to say this was solid throughout, don’t love it as much as the following album, but it was beautifully somber and melancholic throughout. Standouts are Sparks, We Never Change and Everything’s Not Lost.

Mkay this was sweet, kind of a mostly RnB and little bit of Hiphop thing going on here, i get the hype. I adore the classroom skits reflecting core understandings of love with Lauryn not being present, hence she doesn’t understand it fully. Standouts are Ex-Factor, To Zion, Nothing Even Matters, Miseducation and Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.

Thrash just ain’t really my thing so i won’t rate it high, but that said, it is really good for Thrash, very much alike a Metallica album. No standouts because it really blended to me.

I was pleasantly surprised with this, i initially thought a french house album from 2004 was an odd pick for this site, but it was really fun, chill, sounded like a video game a lot of the time and sometimes like daft punk of course. Standouts are Valley of Dolls, Drop the Pressure, In My Arms, Otto’s Journey, Zenophile, Need You Tonite and Emotion 98.6. Also the voice in sunworshipper sounds like Todd Howard lmao. Also someone on rym gaslit me into believing Captain Falcon was on Guilty of Love but i dont think that was him, my GOAT wouldve made it a 5 if he showed up. Also am i crazy or is Aja sampled in Destroy Rock & Roll???

Can’t really fault Di’Anno era Maiden, its just solid and one of the rare metals i can actually get down with. Standouts are Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, Number of the Beast and Hallowed be thy name.

Beautiful album, but i’m admittedly not head over heels for it. Standouts are the title track (obviously), The Boxer, Baby Driver and Why Don’t You Write Me.

Great stoner rock and a great intro to an incredible band, that said its far from their best, cause i’d give songs for the deaf and like clockwork easy 5’s. Standouts are Regular John, Mexicola and Give the Mule what he wants.

Yeah it’s alright, don’t love it but nothing wrong with it, i prefer their self titled though. Standouts are The Weight, We Can Talk and Chest Fever.

This was very fun and groovy! This is my first full album exposure to Funkadelic/Parliament cause i still haven’t listened to Maggot Brain, i’m very pleased with this. Standouts are the Title Track, the 4th track (not typing all that) and the Maggot Brain Medley (ik hearing this before the main album is probably a sin).

This was very fun and groovy! This is my first full album exposure to Funkadelic/Parliament cause i still haven’t listened to Maggot Brain, i’m very pleased with this. Standouts are the Title Track, the 4th track (not typing all that) and the Maggot Brain Medley (ik hearing this before the main album is probably a sin).

Before i review this one, i noticed my last review on Iggy Pop’s the idiot got bugged and copied a previous review i did on Funkedelic, so im just gonna briefly say its an ok album but pales in comparison to lust for life. Now this Cohen album still has his strong story-telling to a tee, but i’m still just not blown away by it like i was with his first album, i can’t even really put why, some of the minor instrumentation like the flute in the last song is a bit choppy. Standouts are A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes and The Butcher.

Finally some Floyd! Probably the most famous narrative focused album of all time and for good reason, it absolutely rocks, that said, it’s not an all-the-time kind of album because of its length and a fair few songs aren’t bangers due to being more narrative focused, that won’t knock its score though, this album is incredible, and its far from my favourite album of theirs, which just goes to show how strong Floyd is, especially 70’s Floyd, debatably the greatest band of all time? Standouts are Brick pt2, young lust, comfortably numb (obviously) and run like hell.

Some neat ol country, nothing too strong to say on this but its cromulent.

Cute and romantic songwriting going on here and i’ll admit i didn’t fully *feel* it on this listen-through, but it has the makings of something i’ll like a lot more in time, so i’ll rate it on the slightly generous side but fairly overall. Standouts are Like Dylan in the Movies, if you’re feeling sinister and the boy done wrong again.

Yeah this ain’t the type of RnB for me sorry, not that into the vocals, some lyrics and the occasional autotune misses me hard. The hiphop beats are fun enough that i won’t totally discard this. Standout is Doves in the Wind (but i don’t like the lyrics if i’m honest) and Drew Barrymore.

Yep still a classic, not my favourite grunge but it hits as strong as ever. Standouts are Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Dumb and All Apologies.

Pleasantly surprised by that, it was beautiful, also cool that a song from shrek in there. Standouts are susan’s house, beautiful freak, my beloved monster and your lucky day in hell.

Hard to deny his legendary voice, however theres only a few tracks on here i really care about. Standouts are Fever, Thrill of your Love and It Feels So Right.

I know this band has waned in recent years and Bono’s kind of a clown in the public eye, but man this Band was something special in the 80’s and 90’s, this album especially is such a quality time, Side A is so damn strong infact that i was almost tempted to give it a 5, but Side B isnt perfect so ill be fair. Standouts are where the streets have no name, i still haven’t found what im looking for, with or without you, bullet the blue sky and also the Sweetest Thing on the off-cuts.

i like about half of this, some 90’s pop with a tinge of country is ok in small doses for me. Standouts are Run, Baby, Run, Solidify, All I Wanna Do, We Do What We Can and I Shall Believe.

Yeah this thing is praised for good reason, fun tracks, flows beautifully and self-inspiring narrative set in a world thats trying to manipulate you, great album. That said i don’t love every track musically so i won’t 5 star it, but it’s close. Standouts are Wesley’s Theory, King Kunta, These Walls, Complexion and Especially the first half of “I” cause thats the actual music part of the track.

Some beautiful 80’s pop, hard to fault it! Nice to include a talking heads cover too. Standouts are Come to my Aid, Look at You now, Holding Back The Years and Open Up the Red Box.

Blended a lot, but it was fun and groovy the whole way through. Standout is probably the second to last track as it included the audience which was cute

Had no idea what i was in for but i was pleasantly surprised! Its very early 00’s and sounds like some good Coldplay. Standouts are Words, N.Y., Pounding and Last Broadcast.

Beautiful! What a voice and lyrics, no wonder she’s a household name. Standouts are silver dagger and house of the rising sun.

MY GOAAAAAAAATTTT!!!! Well top 5 album of all time for me. Man what do i say about this one, this album is often used to test high quality speakers and headsets due to how crystal clear the instrumentation is and just how beautifully groovy it is. Also its an absolute masterclass on adding to the greater steely dan narrative with most tracks relating to the scandalous nights of a somewhat young american (i mean the last track is about a hooker), i guess the hypothetical protagonist is getting on in age. My number one track (Aja) is an interesting track in the discography as it suggests the desire for healing and enlightenment from the lowlife described in most other tracks, and the fact it’s not last implies that the life of lust and desire always reels him back. Because i love this album so much, i won’t do standouts, i’ll just rank the tracks from favourite to least, and honestly apart from the last two, i’d rate all these as all-time favourite songs, the number 1 might even be in my top 10 favourite songs of all time. Aja > Josie > Black Cow > Deacon Blues > Peg > Home At Last > I Got The News

Sweet lyrics and interesting sound, i wasn’t super into a fair bit of this musically but i feel this could grow on me in time. Standouts are Staring at the Sun, Dreams, Don’t Love You, Bomb Yourself and Wear You Out.

Don’t care for classic punk that much sorry. At least the ramones had enjoyable catchy hits, this doesnt to me. Its fine, i just don’t care for it so i won’t be too harsh on it. No standouts.

One of Bowie’s stronger outings, i like how its a more piano based record this time around and the transitions were seamless. Both beautiful and epic at the same time, no one could really do it like him. Im usually VERY picky with Bowie albums and almost never give them 5’s, this is one of the few 5’s to me. Standouts are Oh You Pretty Thing, Life on Mars?, Kooks, Fill Your Heart, Song for Bob Dylan, Queen Bitch and Bewlay Brothers.

Had not heard of this Lady til now, very, very beautiful stuff! Standouts are Save Me, Join The Boys and likely more that im forgetting right now, will probably get more on a relisten.

That rocked! I don’t know what more to say about it. Standouts are The Thrill Of It All, All I Want Is You and Casanova.

Love how the album art is cool but also barely contrasts with the actual album, i mean the first song kinda but the theme feels different. Beautiful album though! Standouts are long promised road, disney girls and feel flows.

Such a fun and chill instrumental hiphop classic, can’t wait to get some of shadows contemporaries on this list! Standouts are building steam with a grain of salt, changling, stem/long stem, mutual slump and midnight in a perfect world.

Man i’ve put off this album for about a literal decade so its about time. That was gorgeous, i’ve heard a few Sufjan tracks before so i should’ve expected a sound like this but i was expecting something else from the cover art. Nice little history lesson of a state presented in such a charming way. Standouts are Come On! Feel the Illinoise!, John Wayne Gacy Jr., Jacksonville, Casimir Pulaski Day, To The Workers, Prairie and Night Zombies.

Oh wow a third cohen already, this is one i’ve been meaning to listen to so this works well, also i’ve received them in chronological order which is fitting. Already this is better than the second album as theres no weird instruments here, just back to basics with what’s already proven to work, also more strings which helps. As always he can send you to a beautifully descriptive and spiritual world with each track. Standouts are Last Year’s Man, Diamonds in the Mine (even if the vocals are a bit interesting), Love Calls You By Your Name and Famous Blue Raincoat.

Intense instrumentation and lyrics that sound like a bad trip, didn’t mind it but not fully my thing.

Classic, not their best but worth the hype. Standouts are Whole Lotta Love, Lemon Song and Heartbreaker. Also Jeff Buckley sang Whole Lotta Love as he walked to his end, sad little fun fact.

Nice, some solid 60’s acid/psych rock, kinda reminds me of the doors. Standouts are Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine, Death Sound and Grace.

Pretty neutral on this but slightly tilting on the positive end, i mean its fine, the vocals and instrumentation are enjoyable enough that i’ll rate it fairly. Standouts are Mad Cyril

Fun album and flows well! One of queens better ones for sure. Standouts are Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, Now i’m here and She Makes Me.

Another Lenny Cohen already? I just did his 3rd album like 3 or 4 days ago. Damn i forgot how deep his voice was since like the mid 80’s, and this was released so close to his death so its bittersweet and eerie in that way (i know there was a posthumous release but this feels like the real last album), could be compared to Bowie’s Blackstar in that way albeit that was even closer to death. Also modern production on a Cohen album is strange but very beautiful and well used. I loved this more than i thought i would, even moreso than some of his earlier albums. Standouts are the title track, Treaty, On The Level, If I Didn’t Have You Love, It Seemed The Better Way and Steer Your Way.

That rocked damn! Hard to pick standouts it was solid throughout!

Neat, hadn’t tried the jesus and mary chain til now, i like it. Feel like the vocals get overpowered in a fair few tracks like The Living End though, and taste the floor is very screechy. Standouts are

This was cute, didn’t really know what it wanted to be cause some songs were groovy, some were mellow and sad, one song kind of sounded like steely dan a bit, he had some Cohen-esque vocals lyrics and delivery throughout (thought this before Cohen himself was name dropped). Yeah i liked it, interesting for sure. Standouts were Temptation of Egg, No Reply, Satellite and

To this day, still one of the gold standards for Art Pop alongside Vespertine and an easy 5, that said the B side isnt for everyone but i like and appreciate it. Standouts are running up that hill (obviously), cloudbusting and hello earth.

“It’s about not fearing death when you have true love.” - Jeff Buckley My Single Favourite Album of all Time. Where oh where do i begin with this one. Jeff accurately depicts what self-sabotage can do to a person (in this case a man but everyone seems to identify with this album deeply) when they are truly in love, most of these tracks are (forgive me for using this word, even though Jeff himself uses it) yearning for a love that once was, but the ordering of this album matters deeply, as its not 100% about yearning and never getting it back, because the last two tracks (Eternal Life and Dream Brother) deviate from this notion and focus on society’s detriments and advise those who would potentially abandon their partner and unborn child, which Jeff can relate deeply to, point is, Jeff moves on from that love towards the end of the album, you can learn from the love you once had, but you have to grow from it and put your focus elsewhere, which may be unintentional on Jeff’s part, not totally sure but thats what i get from this album, it’s an album about growth and reflection above all else. Musically, vocally and lyrically this album is heavenly, each track sounds like an epic, Mojo Pin for example sounds like someone actually fighting an addiction to a former love and also to an actual massive dose of a heroin with the eerie yet beautiful intro. The album switches intensity and even genre sometimes depending how the rough narrative is going, for example the segue from Corpus into Eternal Life is a jumpscare into Grunge (fitting for the 90’s) which makes sense as Jeff is in a way ‘waking up’ from the love at this point. I could go on about each individual song but i’m already typing a lot, you get the point, i love every single second of this album and wouldn’t change a thing. I feel like i get something extra on each listen. Little bit of an elephant in the room on this album is Forget Her being the unintended 11th song that was added posthumously, and as incredible a song as it is, Jeff kept it off for the supposed reason of putting his Ex (that Grace is mostly about) in a negative light, which goes against how the album flowed beforehand, and i tend to agree with Jeff these days, it takes a bigger man to move on without lashing out. That said 10/10 song, but goes against the purity this album had. (Also if it had to be on the album, it shouldnt be at the end, maybe after corpus) I adore every single song on this album so i’ll rank as opposed to picking standouts. All bar the bottom two i consider all time fave songs, with number 1 maybe being my all time fave of any song ever. Grace > Lover > Last Goodbye > Mojo Pin > Forget Her > Hallelujah > Dream Brother > So Real > Lilac Wine > Eternal Life > Corpus Christi Carol Rest in Peace to my all time favourite artist ❤️

Fun and Sexy at parts. Love how the last few tracks of the album drop the fun and the vocals get weary and emotional, tells a beautiful story. Standouts are Date with the Night, no no no and Y Control.

Beautiful, lowkey, fun despite the sometime dreary but meaningful lyrics, that said i only really like half the album so i can’t glaze this that hard. Standouts are the title track, Dorothy Parker, Starfish and Coffee, Slow Love, Strange Relationship and It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night.

The first album i can’t seem to find on apple music? Interesting. Very old fashioned, beautiful sound and neat wartime story being told but i don’t see myself returning to this, and it loses points for not being on streaming (i dont use youtube premium), i know thats not about the music itself but it hurts replay-ability for me. Standout is Mothers hands for being soft and serene.

Sweet classic! Standouts are Monday, Monday and California Dreamin’.

Classic but as an aussie its a bit overplayed and i say this with as much love as i can but this album especially sounds like the same song for 40 minutes long, but it sound especially good during a few pints with the lads. Standouts are Hells Bells, Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long.

Some nice 90’s alt rock, like it well enough, not head over heels for it though.

Somehow this is my first time properly listening to Janis despite being big fans of her psych/blues rocks contemporaries, yeah i still haven’t listened to Pearl. Enjoyed it a fair bit, it’s reaaaaally 60’s for sure. Her voice is oddly comparable to Brian Johnson of ACDC when she gets screechy. Standouts are I Need A Man To Love, Summertime, Piece of My Heart and Ball and Chain.

Apparently this isn’t on streaming currently, so loses points off the bat for me (not many points mind you cause i like this.) i heard comments that say this inspired Portishead and i can see how, yeah wow this was beautiful if a bit painful at times due to the audio quality, very interesting for the time too. Its got a lot of pluses but i got give it a 3 cause man that ear piercing audio quality can wreck the experience.

Woah didn’t expect that, that was cool, the intro track (The Dolphins) had shimmering guitar and powerful voice! That’d be my standout but i was a bit lukewarm on the rest of the album, still solid though.

Cute and trippy at times. Very clearly 90’s and thats not a bad thing at all. Standouts are Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Girl VII, Spring, Stoned To Say The Least and London Belongs To Me.

My goats for the third time, love to see it. Now i adore this album, but i dont think its as strong as the final 3 albums of the 70’s (The Royal Scam, Aja and Gaucho) but this album is unique among its discography as it had the soft rock thing going on where their other stuff is a bit more jazzy, not sure how better to put that. Hard to find a debut album as good as this, Legends of their craft. Standouts are Do It Again, Dirty Work, Only A Fool Would Say That and Reelin’ In The Years. Also in terms of a narrative this being their first album makes the hypothetical protagonist young, wild and “throwin’ away the time.”

Beautiful across the board

Solid rockin right here! Wasn’t as crazy about a solid chunk of the middle. Standouts are Line Up, Annie, Connection and Hold Me Now.

Classic Psych. Standouts are Somebody to Love and White Rabbit.

SMOOTH! Damn this whole thing fucks. Standouts are So Many Sides Of You, Just My Imagination, Stand Up, Games and Where Do We Go From Here.

I thought i wasn’t gonna like this cause vocals like this aren’t usually my thing, but i’ll be damned, its hype. Good gym album. Standouts are N.W.O, Just One Fix and Hero.

Experimental noise rock with very dark themes and symbolism, Its interesting for sure, just not crazy about it right now, i feel like i could randomly love this album one day though. Standouts are Broken Witch, Gardens and Hold Hands.

I was gonna write this off for being yet another run of the mill 90’s alt rock album (thats overly long at that) but it’s got enough good tracks that i’ll be fair. That said i want a reprise from 90’s alt rock please, im somehow kind of sick of it even though i generally love it. Standouts are Girl From Mars, Let It Flow, Innocent Smile and Angel Interceptor.

Ehh its fine, it’s rock, you get what you play it for.

Controversial take, Good not their best (barely even top 5 imo). Standouts are Norwegian Wood, The Word, Michelle and In My Life.