Based on my Last.fm statistics I've only listened to couple of Sam Cooke songs before this. Not the biggest fan of live albums but I did enjoy listening to this.
According to my Last.fm statistics this is the first time I'm listening to Adele but of course I've heard many of these songs before. Adele has a beautiful voice but the album gets pretty boring pretty fast.
En jaksanut loppuun asti.
Not my cup of progressive rock. I do appreciate the musicianship but it was hard work listening to the whole thing.
Surprised to see the sixth best Radiohead album on this list.
I do like Disintegration, but I'm not often in the mood to listen to it. The Head on the Door, Boys Don't Cry and even Faith give a faster reward.
This might be the best hip hop album ever.
Because I'm in my forties, the slow but inevitable shift from indie pop to folk, country and all things acoustic is well on its way. Nevertheless this is the first artist that I've never even heard of (and it's only day seven). Didn't think this would happen so fast!
Enjoyable country pop album.
When I was a kid my father had Brothers in Arms cassette in car stereos so I have a soft spot for Dire Straits. I must admit that I've never listened to the debut album (except for Sultans of Swing). For me the highlights are Down to the Waterline and Wild West End but if I'll ever feel the need to listen to Dire Straits, I'll choose Brothers in Arms.
Crazy to think that Mark Knopfler was in his late twenties when he wrote these songs. He probably has been a middle aged white dude since birth.
Some country, some Rolling Stones, a lot of beer and quite possibly other substances as well.
Musically this is right up my alley but for some reason I haven't heard this before. Glad I listened now!
I loved Funeral and was disappointed after the release of Neon Bible. Haven't listened to this in years and the sexual misconduct allegations make it even worse than I remembered.
Fly or Die was released 2004 and first edition of "1001 Albums..." 2005 so this is a prime example of recency bias. There's no way that this would make the cut now.
"You" should listen to "In Search Of..." instead of this before you die
A breath of fresh air after a couple of mediocre albums.
I've had this in my record collection for twenty years, and it still sounds fresh and timeless. A true classic!
I was 13 years old when I saw the "Intergalactic" music video and got really excited about Beastie Boys. Teenagers do weird things so instead of "Hello Nasty" I bought "Licensed to Ill" (and "Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science" about a year later).
I think that the golden age of Beastie Boys starts from "Paul's Boutique" and ends with "Ill Communication" but "Licensed to Ill" is nonetheless a fun album. At least half a star is due to nostalgia.
I have one Mark Eitzel's solo album (The Invisible Man) but I probably haven't listened any American Music Club albums previously. This seems like a very strong album after the first listen.
Quite far from my comfort zone but I liked this one a lot
After listening to this album I'm pretty sure that Meg White was the talented one in White Stripes.
My Last.fm statistics say that I've previously heard only a couple of Fela Kuti's songs so it's about time to listen to a whole album.
I don't like live albums but in this case the feeling and the groove get the job done. A 16 minute drum solo was a bit too much
Before this I had heard Dirge and Aisha so it was reasonable to think that The Contino Sessions might be a pleasant listen but it turned out to be somewhat tiresome. Some nice bits here and there and three good songs (Aladdin's Story is the third one) but that's about it.
Pleasant background music but doesn't seem to reward on a closer listen.
I did like "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" but I probably have never heard the full album. It has aged surprisingly well!
How can rock music be this boring?
I put Live/Dead on as background music and got annoyed after 5 minutes or so. Later in the day I focused on listening and at times even enjoyed what I was hearing. I'll never listen to this again though.
In December 1997 I was 12 years old when I got this album as a Christmas present. I really loved it back then which makes sense because metal music in general and Metallica in particular is the logical and very common next step after children's music.
I haven't listened to this in 25 years or so but I still remember every song. At least 1.5 stars for nostalgia.
I grew up reading both Finnish and English music magazines which in early 2000s were full of all kinds of lists. The one thing those lists had in common was that Bob Dylan (or the Beatles) was usually at the top. I guess I believed what the lists were saying, because I ended up buying a few Bob Dylan albums. When I was in my twenties, I tried to like Bob Dylan, but now that I'm in my forties, I think that I finally actually do. This is no Nashville Skyline, but a solid album nonetheless.
I've listened to this multiple times over the years but I still don't quite understand the reputation this one has. It's a strong album and has multiple great songs but unfortunately at times it sounds like you could have heard it on the most mainstream radio station possible.
Although The Pogues can be blamed for inspiring a couple of absolutely terrible bands (I'm looking at you Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys), Rum, Sodomy & the Lash is an excellent album.
30 albums so far and 12 of them are in my collection. This is one of them. Banger after banger.
This isn't Radiohead at its best, but it's still Radiohead. A solid and often overlooked album.
Not my favourite Tom Waits album.
Because of all the comedy and spoken word and because it focuses on mood rather than songs, "Nighthawks at the Diner" isn't an album I would listen to again and again.
I'm not a fan of modern radio pop but Green Light is a great song. This might grow on me with further listens but unfortunately I'm allergic to the crammed and generic production. Wonder if it sounded better 9 years ago.
Since I didn't listen to Pantera as a pre-teen, there's absolutely no point in starting now. This album makes 52 minutes and 52 seconds feel like a very very long time.
It can't get much worse than this!
Another one from my record collection (so far 14/35). I haven't listened to this one in years, but it sure sounds good after yesterday's Pantera.
I'm not familiar with Lana Del Rey's work, except for a couple of her biggest hits. Based on one listen "Chemtrails over the Country Club" is enjoyable, but in places so uneventful that I get a little bored.
Is this really the Lana Del Rey album that every one should listen to?
A bit uneven, but the highs are really high.
Big Star is great but I tend to lean towards #1 Record or Radio City.
I was born in 1985 so back in 1997 and 1998 I was exactly the right age for Prodigy. Breathe and Firestarter still sound good almost 30 years later but Smack My Bitch Up must be one of the worst songs ever released. Apart from those three songs, there's nothing really special about the album but it still goes on and on for an hour.
I enjoy the bossa nova vibe but Frankie does his best to ruin everything. I could still imagine putting this on on a lazy Sunday morning.
Haven't listened to this one in years! Teenage Kicks is the obvious highlight but Here Comes the Summer and Get Over You are almost as good. The song material is overall really strong! I set the bar for five stars a bit too high but this one comes pretty close.
This sounds both ahead of its time and very 80s at the same time. Everything good about this album is most likely due to the original musicians and Trevor Horn.
Back in the early 2000s, we didn't have internet access at home, so I faithfully and diligently read Finnish music magazines. Probably in August 2000 Markku Halme (RIP) reviewed Parachutes and said in his positive review something like "boys from good families have made a warm, but truly uncommercial album". At fifteen years old I was already a proper indiepop boy so I thought that this will be something no one else will ever love or understand so I bought Parachutes without hearing a note. The disappointment came only around the time of the second album.
This is Coldplay's best album and "Don't Panic", "Shiver", "Yellow" and "Trouble" are as clearly Coldplay's four best songs. Unfortunately, the other songs are not nearly as good.
There must be a Marvel-multiverse where Coldplay only ever released those four songs on an 12-inch and continued with real estate jobs or banking or whatever and music nerds would pay handsome money to get a copy of that EP.
In my books Belle & Sebastian is the 4th best band all time, behind only Yo La Tengo, The Magnetic Fields and Teenage Fanclub. Tigermilk is my favourite Belle & Sebastian album so this is an easy five.
Not terrible or annoying, but a really boring and unnecessary album. If you feel like listening to French house, there's no reason to choose a cheap copy like this.
I wasn't expecting much, but this was a positive surprise. Ten decent songs (and whatever "Eruption" is) in 35 minutes is apparently just the right amount of Van Halen.
Runnin' with the Devil and Ain't Talkin' Bout Love are the obvious highlights.
Another one from my collection (so far 20/48). I have always admired Björk and I really like "Debut" but I haven't ever truly loved any of her albums. So I guess it's a strong four stars.
I love David Bowie, I like T. Rex and can understand the appeal of some of the hard rock bands, but Mott the Hoople doesn't seem to give me much.
Hunky Dory used to be my favourite Bowie album, but nowadays I prefer Ziggy Stardust and Low. Great album anyway.
I don't usually like live albums, but this one works quite well. Nevertheless, if I feel like listening to Cheap Trick, I choose "Heaven Tonight".
This was the first time I listened to an entire Nine Inch Nails album. I understand the importance and influence of this album, but I would have liked it a lot more if I was 15 years old. The lyrics are definitely the worst part.
Revolver may well be the Beatles' best album, even though it has Yellow Submarine on it.
I like "Are You Experienced", but I've never listened to "Electric Ladyland" in its entirety before. The first few songs and the last couple of songs are great, but there are some weak songs in between as well. More song writing and less guitar playing would have done the trick. I do like the sound and production though. Around 3,5 stars.
I don't have "Time (The Revelator)" in my record collection, but I've listened to it on Spotify a few times before. An excellent record that works as background music but really comes into its own when listened to with concentration.
Fourteen more or less perfect pop songs in 35 minutes. That's the way I like it! Rubber Soul is a glimpse into what the Beatles were and what they will become. There aren't any bad songs on Rubber Soul, and the same can't be said for their later albums.
