I have listened to this a few times now in my life, and just recently saw GZA. I think the legacy and influence this album has cannot be denied, but it just has never done it for me like other 90's rap albums have like projects by A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul. I guess this speaks to my desire to have jazzier beats with more samples, as opposed to the rough and stripped down production style Wu-Tang uses.
I will be honest I didn't listen to it, which I know defeats the purpose of this project, but I know it well enough, and know the vibe and the singles and have spent time loving Adele, but yesterday I just didn't want to listen to a full album of piano ballads... Still 4 stars for longevity sake.
I appreciated the history of this album for a while, but had never sat down to listen. It still holds it's power for sure!
I enjoyed it for sure, classic metal album that I know was super influential.
I can hear the influences the Smiths had on so many bands I love the more I listen to this record.
I had never heard this album! I liked it, clearly a very influential album!
I had never heard this album! Pretty solid, classic metal!
I was hoping it was going to be a little more... emo? I had never heard of this album and it seemed like something that a lot of what I like to listen to would be based off but it was a little too grandiose in a way... But still good!
Not my favorite Bowie, but pretty good.
Honestly, the memes about Eddie Vedder are funny, but grunge is such an underrated genre of music and this album for sure is the foundation for everything that sounds like it. So many singles on this album I forgot about.
I have always liked Nick Cave, but I have never listened to this album. It was good, but I think my nostalgia for some of this other stuff kept me from really loving this one.
Ultimate emo grandpa, love it.
Interesting, and I can definitely see the influences this album had!
I think I might get Elvis now...
Really liked this, I forgot that they started trip hop!
Truly, I have never gotten into Radiohead and this was not in my top three of what I have listened to by them.
Loved it, and loved hearing something that was clearly so influential on the world and something I have never heard before!
Another solid Bowie album. I really don't know his discography that well well so being forced to listen to two of his albums in the past few weeks has been nice.
Didn't need to listen, album of my childhood. A true classic.
Another one I didn't feel like I needed to listen to because it was such a part of my adolescence. Unbelievable album.
It felt good to go back and relisten to this classic. The foundation of so much rap that I love.
I know this type of rock was influential, but I prefer what is out now than this to be honest.
I really didn't grow up on Gaye like I should have, so any excuse to take a break from my modern listening to go back to him is welcomed.
Easily one of the best albums of all time, album of my adolescence and album of the 2000's maybe. I didn't relisten like I should have, but I will. I just want to have the right setting. Maybe the next time I take a drive up to Santa Fe by myself I'll throw it on.
I have tried multiple times to get into Run-D.M.C. and still haven't been successful, but you cannot deny their legacy.
I don't think you can call it a come back.. but the ability to have a song go so viral years after it's release cannot be understated. I enjoyed the listen to this album, but it remains not really my thing........
More jazzy than I thought it would be...
I had never heard of Leftfield, great electronic album! I can't believe it is from the 90's tbh.
Glad to listen to more by Masekela, I loved that Earl sample and I have been searching for more Hugh Masekela since.
One of my favorite albums of all time. Hands down.
Honestly, this was not really my thing, but historically I can see the value!
Honestly, some great brit rock.
Never heard of this band! Really liked it!
I think I have this on vinyal, might have to go pop it on, this was a solid americana album.
One of my foundational albums. Such an influential album for all of rap.
The foundation of rock n' roll is what this sounded like to me!
A good solid classic rock album.
I don't care how cheesy the hippies and pot heads make Bob Marley, he truly is a goat.
Impeccable.
Fairly decent...
One of the greatest albums of all time. The emotion in Cobain's voice....
Unbelievable piece of history
Underrated!!
