4/5
favs: whole lotta love, moby dick, lemon song
I like Dre's voice, solid feats too, although this album lyrically is not really my forte.
Fav: Nuthin' but a "G" thang.
Not much of a funkhead, especially with the starting track of the first disc (Love's In Need Of Today) I was a bit put off, but the album really ramped up afterwards. Really nice to listen to, a lot of the tracks are very uplifting, which I very much enjoyed. :)
Favs: Ordinary Pain, Pastime Paradise, Another Star.
It's... fine. Kind of boring to me, mostly because it's not my sound really. Still a good album, so lowering the score just because it's not my kind of music would be rude of me.
Favs: Sound and Vision
Michael Stipe is one of my favorite vocalists ever. I'm genuinely surprised I haven't listened to this album before, outside of just It's the End of the World. About time I did, loved it!
Favs: Welcome to the Occupation, It's the End of the World As We Know It, and mostly just all of the tracks
As someone who likes experimental and weird music this was excruciatingly painful to listen to. It's offbeat, but instead of creating a nice sound landscape, it just feels like I'm listening to children in a playground trying to start their own band.
Favs: Actually none
Very much background work/radio music. It's fairly pleasant, nothing I'd consider groundbreaking though. Kind of like a melting pot of every single popular 90s rock bands.
That was very boring, but also painfully long. Shoutouts to Suicide being on disk one not 1, not even 2, but THREE times. Sounds like the kind of music your stoner friend would give you and tell you it'll "Increase your chakras".
I've skipped disk 2 just because it's a reprise of songs from disk 1. I don't want more.
I did jump.
Pretty solid and a smooth nice listen. Not much more I can say, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I do not get the hype behind Beach Boys. Never did. This feels like the soundtrack to a bad fever dream I'd have after dunking a 4-pack of the strongest beer near me.
Even the 2009 mix makes me feel like I'm listening to a detoriated tape on my uncle's broken Walkman. I still don't know whether it's my ears or the recording itself.
I don't think I can say anything more about this album than what's already been said. This is by far one of the best concept albums ever made. Sonically and lyrically wonderful, and while it's not my favorite Pink Floyd album, this still deserves all the praises it gets.
Made me wanna rewatch the movie too.
Honestly as first I thought it's gonna be worse. Still not my kind of music, but it was fairly listenable.
A dose of energy I absolutely needed for a Friday morning. Alanis' voice is spectacular, genuinely such a fun listen. Feels like I've been transported to the 90s :)
Surprisingly smooth, this is your dad's dad rock. A fairly okay listen, nice background music, nothing mindblowingly spectacular.
It hurts me to know that Kanye completely lost his mind, because the production on Yeezus is genuinely phenomenal. It's harsh, abrasive and definitely not for everyone; but it feels genuinely timelessly fresh and futuristic. The ending to Hold My Liquor still gives me goosebumps.
The lyrics are sadly arguably the weakest part of the album, I'm In It was genuinely grating to listen to, fuck me (not literally, please Kanye).
Putting aside Kanye's slow descent into complete madness, it'd hurt me to give this album a bad rating, but it's also definitely not a 5.
He definitely had talent, sadly it does not make for music that I enjoy. It's genuinely so drawn out and so boring. Not for me.
I'm gonna preface this, with the fact that this is a very personal album by Cave about the tragic death of his son, so I'm gonna be a bit more generous in this review. The album is slow, murky and very sad, and while the lyrics sound like very B-tier slam poetry, they are the personal cries of Cave.
Sadly, I did not enjoy the album, the sound isn't bad, the lyrics aren't something I'm gonna comment on (in short, they're bad), but I think I was just not in the right headspace/mood to truly enjoy something like this.
I'm still gonna rate it above how I'd usually rate it, for the sole fact that this might be better enjoyed if you're in a less happy period of your life.
So far, since starting this list, this is by far the highlight of every single new album I've been introduced to. Absolutely enjoyed it throughoughly!
Really energetic and lively, with the interludes nicely giving breathing room to it.
I like her voice, fairly unremarkable album though. Nice background listen, but that's about it.
I guessed who's back, and it was the 2000 Slim Shady. It's definitely a product of its time, with the lyrics being done to shock as much as they can. And to be fair, at some points the album was genuinely a bit too uncomfortable for my taste (ahem, Kim, ahem).
All in all though, the backing tracks were great, and the vocals were on point. The lyrics are, well, they exist.
Not the best rap album ever, but I definitely enjoyed it despite its flaws.
Sadly the moments where the instruments stopped were just as bad.
For a Slipknot album I expected it to be harsher than it actually was. Surprisingly a fun background listen to work, the instrumentals do a lot of heavy lifting here.
Wasn't ever a fan of screamo vocals, but I can live with it.
Never knew how much I needed African Jazz until today. Incredibly fun and energetic listen, ideal for a friday morning.
I hope they play Free Bird at the bar.
Beats are fine, CeeLo's voice is kind of grating, the album is genuinely nothing special, no idea why it's here.
Western is one of the worst genres to ever come out of the US. Listening to this was an excercise in pain, even if the lyrics weren't the most horrible thing to exist.
Honestly, the only SOAD album I've listened to before was Toxicity, and this is just as good! Incredibly fun listen, love their music, Serj's voice is also amazing.
Bob Marley is a legend, the album was so pleasant that I didn't even feel the time passing as it played. Great for slow friday mornings!
It's decent background noise, nothing spectacular. Kind of sounds like a mashup of every soft psychedelic british rock bands. Pleasant to listen to, but nothing I'd consider a must-listen.
Either I'm starting to lose it, or this list is just 50% the most bog-standard 70s rock music. This is inoffensive but just like the previous 5 albums I've gotten, definitely not something I feel that I *HAD* to listen to before I die.
The album is mostly covers of other songs, California Dreamin' is alright, but they sound just like a calque of The Beatles. Not my jam, not my flavor, also fuck John Phillips.
I really like the sound of The Doors, this album also has Riders on the Storm. What else not to love? (Except for the fact that any time that I listen to the Doors the I EAT MORE CHICKEN THAN ANY MAN EVER meme flashes in front of my eyes)
It was alright.
FINALLY something from the 60s with an interesting sonic palette and not another copy of The Beach Boys or The Beatles. Hope they didn't abuse any minors, I want to finally find a unique 60s band that didn't copy anyone else.
Fantastic early 90s electronica, a breath of fresh wind after I've been forced to listen to 60s Beatles clones for the past week or so. I've heard Original before, but never listened to the full album before, definitely was worth it :)
Hanky Panky meNOknowHOWthisalbumgothere. It sounds like every other late 60s-early 70s record. Okay but forgettable.
Started off good, ended up being another boring soft/pop rock album around the halfway mark; please get me out of this loop.
Really smooth and nice album, amongst all the boring soft rock I've gotten recently. Pixies don't disappoint.
Pretty good, I really like Lorde's voice. Stands out against most pop artists.
It's alright, just about that, alright. I liked the drum breaks.
It's alright, I'm genuinely beyond tired of soft rock at this point, though.
Incredibly fun album! Always loved message in a bottle, never got to listen to it in full, glad I finally did :)
It's alright. Not really captivating or anything, it's just fine. Background noise-type music.
Really fun listen! Smooth and pleasant.
Chill rock, played live, that's about it. Heard like one song on the radio before, and well, it sounds like radio music.
What the fuck am I listening to, what's with these vocals? Instrumentals are fine, I was a bit ambivalent to the vocals, but when I got to Paranoia Man this is actually grating.
I thought Ghosteen was just an exception, no, turns out Nick Cave is just this fucking annoying to listen to.
Genuinely timeless album, not much more that I can say.
I love Ray Charles' voice, stellar album!
For what it's worth, Frank Sinatra is an undoubtedly timeless artist, and despite everything his voice was the absolute highlight of the entire album. It's so pleasant to listen to.
...sadly the album itself is a massive drag, and most of it is just covers of other already existing songs. Had anyone else performed it, I'd rate it even lower.
My dad has this in his own vinyl music collection, I've only heard fragments of it when he was listening to it. This finally forced me to sit down and listen through it all. Really nice!
Inoffensive, I like Bossa Nova so this is a 3/5.
Another album that was on my dad's shelf that I never listened to in full. And I was absolutely stupid for never doing so, brilliant work; jazz fusion somehow fits every single possible occassion. Especially early morning hours.
This is undoubtedly the work of a musical prodigy, being able to improvise 40 minutes of piano. Sadly I am too stupid to understand musical prodigies.
Finding this album was nigh impossible, mostly because everyone got it mixed up with "This is Fats", which released a year later. Still don't know if I've listened to the proper album in the end. Not that it matters, since I've had a ton of fun listening to whatever Fats Domino album I got my hands on :)
Radiates 90s, both in the good way and in the bad way. Nice for a sunny afternoon walk, though.
It's alright.
Wonderful guitars, Mark's voice is so pleasant, one of the albums I was raised on. Every track feels just right, brilliant through and through.
It's okay, sadly doesn't sound as well as The White Stripes did. The lack of Meg White is very much audible through the record.
Dog Man Snooze
Known this album for a long time due to HALCYON + ON + ON, never listened to it in full before. I was missing out to be honest, absolutely sweet acid sounds and good breakbeat. Solid 4/5.
my life would've been just as fine not hearing "Swordfishtrombone"
Alright new wave, nothing mindblowing, but fine to listen to.
It's... fine. Not really my cup of tea, and it felt like it was dragging on for too long. But it wasn't a horrible listen all in all.
The vocals were so grating that I had to tune myself out of listening to them. The instrumentals were fine, I think, but they were so weirdly mixed together. Needless to say, Americans did not miss much waiting these 35 years for the album to release for them.
Didn't like Folk Rock, still don't. Might be one of the most influential folk albums of all time, I'll trust them on this one, but I still don't like folk.
Would probably go hard if I was at a farmers market in rural Wyoming though.
Always loved Nothing Compares 2 U. Sadly the rest of Sineads repertoire from this album isn't nearly as enjoyable to me, which is a shame.
RIP Sinead
Incredibly fun!
For a Beatles album it's surprisingly listenable, and it's saying a lot, since I genuinely despise the Beatles.
Music to be an alcoholic from the deep south to.
Surprisingly really pleasant, I expected some dad rock stuff, but it had this nice blues-y feel to it.
Alright rock, VERY long and uneventful though. I think listening once was enough for me.
Why is it that all the influential and timeless albums are an absolute slog to listen to? I am sure this is great, but I just couldn't get myself to like it.
The 80s packaged in a goth branding. It's fine.
Interlude: The Beginning
The album basically sounds like your average 80s pop/rnb thing.
Interlude: In the middle
Rhythm Nation is probably the single most recognizable song, and well, it sounds good. So does the rest of the album, it IS a nice listen all in all.
Interlude: Coda
Sadly it's not really amazing in any way.
Not a fan of latin music sadly, though it could be worse. Btw, the music line in bongo bong is driving me nuts. I've definitely heard it sampled in some other alt song but I can't figure out which.
Didn't get the title of King for no reason.
Usually not a big fan of heavy metal, but this was very melodic and pleasant. The cover art is ugly as all hell, though.
Heard this album long along ago, it's Jackson, hard to hate it, genuinely very pleasant listen.
Actually, let the British rap even more. I love the flow.
Nice flow, pretty chill production, fun listen.
It's alright.
Not even the fact that it's by Simon & Garfunkel will save it from the fact that it's f*lk rock.
Intro led me to believe that this album is more than what is actually is: boring indie pop.
The fact alone that it's Le Tigre made me instantly rush and listen to it. Worth every second.
Fun listen, that's about as much as I can say about the album.
Hard to dislike a The Police album. Soothing and smooth.
Great album, lyrics aged horribly.
It's Queen.
Honestly, I had higher hopes for this album, considering the cultural icon that is the titular single. The rest was just kind of okay.
I can see why people would like it, sadly not my jam.
We truly are a family.
Great album, although for me it dragged on for just a tiny bit too long.
I avoided listening to this album for like a week straight, because glimpses of the opening track made it sound like I need to be heavily depressed in order to even survive it. Think Loveliescrushing's discography.
Thankfully, I was proven wrong. It's not depressive, just insanely boring.
Folk rock.
Music to be a vapid racist to. Gave it a 2 only because it didn't break me nearly as much as Western did.
Can't not like an Alice in Chains album, it's great.
They packed the album full of hits; made me want to meet that funky monkey.
It's psychedelic rock, as in, you need to be on a huge dose of psychedelics to survive the final track. Boring.
I have a vicious reaction any time I see a combination of Folk, Rock and Country in the tags, but this was a surprisingly palatable listen. A bit bland, but at this point when listening to Folk Rock, bland is better than annoying.
There's obvious talent behind this, so giving it one star would be wrong. Still, the music did not resonate with me in the slightest, it dragged on for way too long.
What is this? I've seen it on Tumblr.
Got this album off Napster, you the best.
David Bowie proved scientists wrong by making an album that's not only listenable, but also fairly pleasant.
Nothing special, it was a fine listen though.
Really nice, reminds me of Alanis Morissette.
REALLY pleasant listen, I was surprised.
"Amnesiac is bad!" and 50 other lies you can tell yourself.
Nothing mindblowing, it's okay.
It's nice. Not much more I can say though, your average rnb/hip hop album from the turn of the century.
Honestly I expected the entirety of Purple Rain to blow off my socks from hearing the title track alone. Alas, the rest of the album is just nice 80s synth pop. Still a great album, but nothing lifechanging.
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Epitome of 90s big beat electronica in all the right ways. Always pumps me full of energy no matter the circumstances. Deserving of a 5 through and through no matter what other people might say.
Sure, it doesn't sound bad, but it's also very boring. There are far better albums from the 80s.
All the best trip hop / downtempo sounds combined with the great voice of Tracey Thorn. Not the best trip-hop album in existence, but I absolutely love it.
The album name perfectly represents the rating it deserves.
It's good, about on par with what I expected.
Funky. Mostly just funky.
The only saving grace this album had was that it lasted under 30 minutes. Folk Rock genuinely haunts my very existence.
Boring and very forgettable.
Funky!
Shattered my expectations in all the wrong ways. Painfully boring and the vocalist is so grating. That's not how I remember Arcade Fire in the slightest.
Basically ticked all the boxes I expected. Profoundly 2000s but in all the correct ways. Fun!
Enjoyable, about as much as I can say about this.
The biggest gripe with this album is that when you first enter it, it starts off really intriguing... but listening to the same noise for 17 minutes, even if branded as "ambient" can genuinely just get more than tiring.
Despite the runtime being only 48 minutes, I've felt like I've wasted half my day just listening to this album alone.
Eno is a musical prodigy, and the album is very much an important staple in both ambient and electronic music as a whole... but it's not something I'd want to repeat my listen to.
It’s okay but not something I’d listen to again. Basically Dire Straits if you took away the pleasant voice of Knopfler.
On the contrary I managed to fall asleep listening to this, so I guess it’s good in that regard?
I was falling asleep due to a lack of sleep and when track 2 came on I actually jolted awake.
Rage Against All The Slander of this album. Stellar production, lyrically even moreso relevant.
I'm only halfway through the album and I'm already tired. Prince's discography might be good, keyword being might. I'm just not the target audience I reckon.
This is the most bog standard album from the 00s, incredibly monotonous and tiresome. Nothing special.
It's an... okay-ish album? One of the many times you stop and think "I've enjoyed it, but does this really have to be something to listen to before I die".
The answer is generally no.
F*lk R*ck but bearable, total insanity
Disappointingly unfun to listen to. But I guess it laid the groundwork for albums like Pink Floyd's The Wall, so at least it has this going for itself.
Coldhead or rather Radioplay. I've only really listened to modern Coldplay, so this was a very welcome style change.
Beyond Mr. Brightside genuinely a pleasant album to listen to.
Would go hard if I was in the middle of a ranch in the deep south.
It's a classic and paved the way for most of modern rock. Sadly the album hasn't aged greatly, not a bad listen but definitely not in my style.
I haven't had the opening track of an album make me wince as hard ever since Trout Mask Replica. The rest of the album was just as horrible.
The vocals are SO JARRING it's genuinely hilarious how anyone allowed this to be released.
In the words of Elvis Costello himself:
"This is hell, this is hell I am sorry to tell you
It never gets better or worse"
Another one from the "why is it even here?" album pool. Sounds like the music you'd get shopping in the mall in the 80s.
