1001 Albums Summary

Was never familiar with Arctic Monkey fully (because I don't like their music). First Listen, Amazing start to this 1001 Albums list project. This album would've been an album I would have NEVER TOUCHED if I hadn't started this project. That's a scary thought. Because this album has the exact energy I look for music (punk rock and british rock I think?). Sure, not every track has something I care for but this album has provided tracks that are MUST HAVE SONGS for personal playlists. The drums and guitar riffs are fucking amazing and addicting. There are tracks that I listen to almost everyday! Highlight of the album, Still Take Your Home. Represents the exact energy I love about this album. When The Sun Goes Down is a very close second; represents that addicting nature to the album that made me love it so much. I'll be continuing to listen to this album for years and years without getting sick of it...unlike the albums that followed. There will never be another Arctic Monkeys album like this again. :( Overall, Arctic Monkeys were born here and died here. T3: Still Take Your Home, When The Sun Goes Down, I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

I really like 'Painter Song' and 'Nightingale'. Very relaxing and the melodies were very sweet. Norah Jones's vocals are beautiful.

"991 Is A Joke", "Welcome To The Terrordome", and "Fight The Power" are my favs. Not really into the rap genre sadly but loved listening to this piece.

Not too crazy about this album. Can't really tell you why??? I can see the value and the quality of the performance is undeniable however, I just didn't get ***into it I guess. I like Black Sabbath, this album isn't the one for me though. Changes is iconic though so yeah...it's BARE MINIMUM good. No lower.

Glad I listen to it again because I found it way more enjoyable on this listen. Not really the target audience for this artist but still had lots of fun.

The most unique one by yet. Really relaxing and 'close to the hear' kind of vibe. Really liked then last song "String Reprise/Treaty" Still not really my thing. Probably give this another listen.

Not really my thing. Will note that it's still enjoyable and its crazy this was produced in 4 days. Appreciate the smooth melodies and relaxing somber tone. My least favourite because it really just isn't the type of music I listen to.

Funny to listen to album. Songs I wouldn't really listen to regularly but I really fuck with the vibe for most of songs. Enjoyable listen! FUN!

I think I'm too caught up on the story of the album because it's super fucking creepy. Enjoyed the instrumentals and can see myself having this on in the background while doing something else. The artist is a bit ****interesting too. Very influential not only in France but other artists outside the country (don't know any of them though :/ ). Guy likes them young.

No vocals at all. Only very smooth and relaxing South African jazz music. I think I'll use this album as something to listen to while I work on school projects. Ver gud!

Oliver's Army was catchy but had a bit jump scare there. Album is a good listen to but not my thing. Don't remember anything of the guy but only remember his unique singing voice.

Really liked Freedom, Break, A Day At The Races, and I Am Somebody. Break was the one I fucked with the most but I think A Day At The Races is my overall favourite. I think this is Alternative Hip hop? I need to familiarize myself with more music genres and sub-genres.

Very trippy music. "Neo-Psychedelia" to be specific. By far the strangest album so far on the list. Really liking it though. The kind of music I'd listen to if I were to take any drugs. "Movin' on Up" is probably the most normal song on the list. "Slip Inside This House" and "Loaded" are super good! Have to listen to the other music not available on Spotify. The song named the same as the album is not available wtf?!?!

Love the mixture of genres included in the album: punk, ska, reggae, soul, funk, blues, hard rock, and heavy metal. A lot of fun songs in this album. Ma and Pa, Deep Inside, and Slow Bus Movin' were my favourites.

Very atmospheric music; specifically science fiction. Such a vibe and I appreciate what it provides. Metropolis is my favourite.

I'm so dumb; I didn't know this band had Courtney Love as the lead singer. This is alternative rock and grunge(don't really know what this means) music Really like this album a lot. The debut song is probably my favourite in the album which isn't surprising since it seems to be their most successful song.

Not really a country guy. Not at all a country guy actually. So this album was doomed from the start for me. If there's some great and amazing context I'm missing here then that sucks. I just don't like country music. I do like the Las Vegas song. Once again...I don't like country.

I really like the first song in the album "Oh What A World". Not too sure what the genre but nevertheless it was a good listen.

I really like the long rifts after the lyrics/singing is done. It's like a little epilogue trip. Neat! I can't really describe the feeling but this album loves to *keep on drifting* forwards when words stop. I really like the vibe I guess.

I like the description from Spotify: "Heavy and slow..." I'm more of a fast metal kind of guy but I still have appreciation for the pace that Killing Joke employs. I'm discovering a higher appeal to these kind of tracks I wouldn't give a second thought to because of this OAD challenge and I'm happy for it. I can imagine myself never giving these tracks a chance. I wonder how many songs are out there that would be my absolute kind of music that I won't know because they start and build upon a pace I don't generally listen for. Like A Friend by Pulp is an example of this. One of my absolute favourite pieces of music with a pace and build up is wouldn't immediately gravitate to. Killing Joke isn't my cup of tea or can of diet soda but it's making think about how I should be treating music and taking chances when discovering new albums.

Will slowly listen to this album. There's a lot (69, shweet).

Like the guy's music a lot. Very iconic. Album was very 'making love' focus with I think has a women moaning with pleasure in one of them? lol. Very good stuff.

Not the biggest fan of the genre but it was a nice listen. Really nothing about it I didn't like. Found the introduction of old samurai movie samples being introduced into the tracks. At least I think they were old samurai movie samples.

Really enjoyed the album. Has almost exactly what I look for in music. I think Hero is my favourite.

Sweet and Tragic. Orchestral type if music with incredible vocals. NOT ON SPOTIFY! Buuuu isssss fiiine. Enjoyed it.

Not for me.

Very smooth and lovely to the ears. Nina Simone is beautiful to listen to. Lilac Wine is my favourite.

David Bowie is David Bowie so its good. Had it on working on some assignments so it helped me cruise through it.

I don't listen to Radiohead as often as I should. I need to fix that.

Not my thing. 18 minute song! woahz

I mean...its Master Of Puppets...it's great :D

A very fun and groovy listen. I could listen to this often.

Really enjoyed Our House a lot. Not so much into country rock but these guys seem pretty alright to meet my tastes.

All atmosphere, vibes, and imagination. Loved it.

Really loved listening to Crystalised and Islands. Great album to follow Justice.

More of a 3 star than a 4. Similar-ish to the last two albums. Black Mirror was a great listen though.

Stevie Wonder is great but this album isn't to my taste. Maybe theres some context behind the album Im missing which would increase my appreciation but again, its just not my taste. I do really like Too High.

Paul McCartney like...its Paul McCartney. Swell :)

Usually not my thing. Had a good listen to this album. Maybe because the songs like Proud Mary is a song I've listened to a lot before.

Not my thing really. Jazz-like stuff is always a nice listen tho so can't complain

I liked the previous Madonna album and enjoyed this one too.

Soothing and pleasing

It has Basket Case soooo uhhhhhhh...

Very strange and atmospheric. Kinda dig it and appreciate the presentation. Sounds really pleasing. Adventurous.

I mean...this is fucking iconic shit. Grew listening to these tracks alone at various points in my life. It's Straight Outta Compton maaaaaaaahn. 5 out of 5 all the way.

Not a Beatles guy ;/ Especially this album.

Smooth and soothing. Not my kind of smooth and soothing but still a good listen.

I really liked Eid Ma Clack Shaw. Smooth.

I love some of The Rolling Stones songs. Like really love. I liked some of these songs in this album however, its not my thing. Classic and Iconic for sure but I'm not really the person who listens to this type of rock.

Just not my thing. Not my kind of music. Not what I look for. Not what I listen to. Simply personal preference. Someone could tell how technically brilliant it is but it wouldn't change the fact that this isn't for me. I do like Graveyard, Socialist, and Radio 4 a bit.

Enjoyable. May need to re-listen to the album. Never heard of this band before.

Similar quality to XX. Still really enjoyed this album. Slow and sweet sounding. A bit tragic/sad. Really liked Dangerous and I Dare You

Really liked Tusk(song) in Tusk(album). Fleetwood Mac pretty good me thinks yes yes. Forgot they made The Chain. Ver Gud song.

Loved this album. Free Bird!!!!!! Didn't know it was from these guys! Move of a 5 than a 4 however, there was only two other songs I really vibed with.

If I wanted some good ol *wild west music then Marty Robbins is a good choice. I'm not much for this music (choosing to sit down and listen on a normal day) but it is a great listen. Big Iron is doing the heavy lifting here.

Nice listen but im not one for slow sappy love/melancholic songs. The melody for Clocks was my favourite. I did like the album a lot.

I liked a few of the songs. Supreme I Preme had the best vibe to it. Felt like I was exploring underneath a dark, techno, alien city. Weird but I felt it.

He's one of the Three Kings of Blues! Usually don't like Live versions of albums but this has very nice charm to it. Also, the guy did 342 shows in one year!!!! Crazy stuff. Tired work but he made it work cause it was his life. I wonder if I'll see the other Kings show up on my list. Albert an Freddie.

I'm not slow country at all. Same with his other stuff. Not for me.

This album has Mama Said Knock You Out. Around the Way Girl was good too and Milky Cereal was funny.

Very soundtrack-ish if that makes sense. The vibe and electricity of this album is just so nice to listen to. I feel like I'm able to create various scenes and visualize them easily in my head.

Fun. Can I kick it! Heard of this one before! Loved the hip-hop and jazz. Always a good combo.

There were actually songs I liked in this one. Not a Springteen guy but this was good.

20 minute song got me fucked up. Really liked A Time And A Place and Are You Ready Eddy was funny

The whole album, particularly the tracks: One Hundred Years, The Hanging Garden, and The Figurehead feel so ephemeral or transition-esque. One Hundred Years was a really good start. Really felt the gothic vibes in this album.

Bob Dylan and his Harmonica are good. Not my thing though. Voice is definitely unique and a bit funny. Don't care for Live albums tbh. Tell Me, Momma was good. Later half of the album with The Hawks was better than Bob on his own. More to listen to/for I guess.

Insane debut album holy moly. It's the album that made GNR burn so brightly so quickly. If this album was only 4 of these songs it would still be a 5. T3: Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City

First off, the vocals from Beth Gibbons heavily sets the mood for the whole album. She leaves a soft to high, almost sudden but smooth, tragic balance that fits SOOOOOOO WEEEEEELLLLLLL into every track. Without her vocals guiding me through songs like Sour Times and Strangers (my favourites) I'd imagine I wouldn't be as engrossed into tracks as I ended up being. Top notch stuff. I wish I knew more terminology or recognition of the instrumentals. I mentioned before Gibbon's vocals guiding me through the tracks; the tracks themselves, to me, set the *world* or setting for the Gibbon's vocals to hold your hands through. Like with Suede I was on my toes and continually engaged. I'd give that *feeling* maybe an 6/10. Dummy is a 11/10. Always reshaping. Always diving in deeper then suddenly reemerging. Again, wish I knew more terms to describe ***exactly what the instrumentals are doing *for me*. All in all, Dummy felt Blue and heavy with atmosphere with tragedy lingering in the air. its cracked bro G :) T3: Strangers, Sour Times, Biscuit (Glory Box is a very close 4)

Familiar with Pixies via the song Que Sera Sera. First Listen, while listening to the album I found myself developing a better appreciation for alternative rock and particularly with grunge. Though with both genres, especially with the latter, I'm still very picky about what exactly "clicks" with me. Bone Machine and Gigantic were tracks that instantly clicked with me. I believe the tracks themselves are more alt-rock than grunge which is probably the reason I liked them more initially. Something Against You was a grunge-heavy track that I found to be great and was another from the album that instantly clicked with my tastes. I seem to have a certain threshold when it comes to the distorted nature of the Grunge genre. The highlight of the album, Where Is My Mind is my absolute favourite. Again, more alt or indie rock than other tracks. I think it's Joey Santiago doing the guitar riff but it may also be the lead vocalist Black Francis. Whoever it is, it does so much. It's also a song I've heard before so that helped. To the vocals, Francis is great in the tracks. Kim Deal also provides a lot support to the tracks too and is the reason why I adore Gigantic so much. Shout out to the track Vamos; encapsulates this album very well. Overall, there's a lot of tracks I loved listening to and there are an equal amount of tracks I don't click with at all. A lot of: FIRE > skip > skip > FIRE > skip > FIRE > FIRE > skip > skip > FIRE... T3: Where Is My Mind, Vamos, Something Against You

Not familiar with Simon and Garfunkel. First Listen, Bridge Over Troubled Water was a great track to lead and title the album with like, oh my goodness, surely It's downhill from here. Folk rock is yet another genre that I have trouble clicking with in its entirety however, following the opening track, the album seems to be continuing this certain charm or vibe I'm really enjoying. "Twos Twos my word broski this ain't no gerbert fam no family on my moms broski is fyya" El Condor Pasa and Cecilila are great follow ups. I really love the track So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright bringing in an elegant change of pace compared to the tracks previous to it. Highlight of the album, The Boxer is hitting something different. The instrumentals are insanely ambient; making feel as if I'm in the room with them as they perform. The echoing drums in the chorus sections are PEAK I TELL YOU! PEAK! That tuba bro. No No NO listen bro listen. The tuba is tryin talk to you bro! The track is my favourite and the follow up track Baby Driver brings back that rhythm I enjoy; my experience of the album is just so enriched at this point that the other few tracks I don't click with are made up by this section of the album. Not to say that the other tracks are poor in quality or don't match up well with my highlights. Why Don't You Write Me has a special vibe to it that contrasts well with the album. A different taste I guess. The Boxer is Dr Pepper Zero. Why Don't You Write Me is Coke Zero. I'm not familiar enough with the band to really get hit by the emotions the last two tracks offer. Still nice. Overall, This album is another example of, for me personally, certain tracks (The Boxer, BOTW, Cecilia, and WDYWM) completely washing away any grievances I could have with others the album offers. Other examples are This Is Hardcore by Pulp or Appetite For Destruction by GNR. Tracks that just hit and click so well for me that I can't help but have them overshadow the rest of the album. I was wrong before, it goes very very very uphill. T3: The Boxer, Why Don't You Write Me, Celcilia

Bro G, this album isn't so cracked. T3: Bailed Out, How Could I Be Wrong, and Home Again

This album was all experience. The most impressive part of the album was the immediate realization it gave me; this was a long story waiting for an opportunity to express itself. The start of the album to Halftime were great and the lyric performance from Nas kept me constantly engaged into the story he was telling. This World Is Yours I felt most engaged with. Memory Lane was my favourite listen where I was most impressed with his lyrics performance. Ain't Hard to Tell was a Great exit/end for the album and is second behind Memory Lane. Missing the MJ sample made me feel fucking stupid."For me it is" LMAO T3: This World Is Yours, Memory Lane, Ain't Hard To Tell

The album always kept me on my toes. A lot of the tracks (e.g. So Young, Animal Nitrate, Moving, and Metal Mickey) changed mid track or had an entirely different vibe to the whole song compared to the others. This constant potential of change is what I really appreciated with this album. Most of the songs I didn't fully enjoy and the slow *strumming* kind of (alternative rock I think) music isn't something that matches my taste. Overall very pleased. Vocals were good. Performance/Technical skill was blatant to see. T3: Animal Nitrate, Moving, So Young

Excluding Bob Marley, not too familiar with the Reggae genre. This album immediately establishes itself in the roots of Jamaican history and whom the album is dedicated to. Marcus Garvey of course. Really like the opening title track. Looking into the Marcus Garvey more, I found this track to be a great start to the atmosphere we'll be seeing for the rest of the album; a lot of harmony with the vocals that supporting or representing the feeling Garvey is known for invoking for Jamaicans and other African-decedents all over the world. I appreciate what this album provided me; an interesting figure in history that I was ignorant of until now. I'm a sucker for harmony vocals and trumpets supporting them. Tradition is my favourite example of this. The Black Disciples are great and Burning Spear's lead vocals are always soothing to the ears. I hope to see more Reggae from the list in the future that can match the energy this album provides. T3: Marcus Garvey, Tradition, Slavery Days

Not familiar with Kings of Leon. First listen. Immediately liking the opening track 'Opening' with 'Crawl' offering a very "crunchy" continuous static riff with the instrumentals. 'Sex on Fire' is suuuuuuuper good. Two's two's my word crodie it's good good. I think it's their most popular song? I can see why. Really liked the *liveliness of the song. Holy smokes, 'Use Somebody' is going to be, no doubt, my favourite. Loved hearing the *off-distance vocal cuts in the song. Hitting all the right buttons for me. Evokes this rousing feeling while listening. Building up this slow and steady excitement I guess. It helps that I heard this song before in the past. 'Manhattan' has a nice, repeating, guitar riff I really enjoyed. The following songs are really to my liking; a little too slow for my taste with the exception(s) of '17' having a great exit to it's track and 'Notion' having a great piano separation that I appreciate. One consistent element I find myself praising the album is Caleb's vocals. I don't think there's a single track where I wasn't pleased by his performance. Also didn't know the band were all family which is cool. I do think the first half of the album I did appreciate and enjoyed more than the later half. Again, Caleb's vocal performance kept me engaged despite that. All in all, the vocal performance kept me interested and the first half absolutely smacks. T3: Use Somebody, Sex on Fire, Crawl

Not too familiar with RATM. First listen (excluding 'Killing In The Name'). My only glimpse into rap and funk metal and rap rock is Limp Bizkit. This guys predate LimpBizkit by a few years but a lot of the energy is there and I'm loving all of it. I admire the consistency of the album. The quality never seems to dip into something I don't like; the majority of the tracks (if not all) are bangers. Zack's vocals are so fun and expressive. Tom and Timmy are guiding the flow and rhythm of the tracks perfectly. And Brad's drumming is supporting all of this. I do want to highlight the dis-jointed sudden change in rhythm and tempo in 'Settle For Nothing'. Usually it's something I would find awkward but the Texture given by the instrumentals was something I didn't find myself enjoying as much as I did. The chorus for a lot of the songs adds to the amount of the fun I had listening to this album on my second and third listen. 'Take the Power Back', 'Bombtrack', and 'Fistful of Steel' were my favourite examples of this. All and all, this album has my head nodding to the beats and singing along with it. Also, 'Fistful of Steel' has a FUCKING SICK guitar riff in the middle of it. Ever make me cross my legs. T3: Killing In The Name, Take the Power Back, Fistful of Steel,

Not familiar with Skepta and I'm going to keep it that way :p The beats were fine enough. My main problem is that I had a lot of moments where the album had me tuning in and then immediately tuning out. Some of the chorus moments had me enjoying the album but I'm just not **fully-there I guess. Maybe on a third listen I'll appreciate something else about it or maybe Grime isn't a genre meant for me. 'Lyrics' is genuinely a very fun listen. Most of the tracks had me getting "bun" and feeling happy when I was "dun" with it. I blame that guy who was doin up tennis and callin man dennis he's a mennis. Y'know? The guy who is bigger than bennis. I blame him. Riding around in his rover. I can recognize the skill in both the production and lyrical performance. It's just sadly not for me. Also, Numbers is funny. Got me emoting. "THAT'S A THREE" yeeeesss brooooooo! ALSO ALSO, 'That's Not Me' was almost like 'Lyrics' for me but then some goofy showed up and shoved sour patch kids in my mouf. ALSO ALSO ALSO, 'Text Me Back' is good :D All in all, this album was not for me but still had some fun at least listening to it. T3: Lyrics, Text Me Back, Numbers

Not Familiar with Paul Revere & the Raiders First Listen, Kicks is a brilliant start. Such a catchy song and my exact energy when it comes to Rock and Roll. The vocals, especially the lead vocals from Mark Lindsay, are excellent and compliments the upbeat nature of the tracks. Highlight of the album, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone showcases my exact tastes when it comes to Rock and Roll and Lindsay's vocals here, as well as the supporting chorus, are addicting. My whole impression of the album stays consistently good. The album had me bobbing my head for almost all the tracks. Though, I wasn't expecting an, almost, Ronald Reagan impression followed by a soothing sax-solo. Take that voice-over out of Melody for an Unknown Girl and it'll be fine. First half of the album had me for the whole ride. The other half left me a little *disappointed. Overall, this album caught me by surprised. I'm really fickle when it comes to my Rock and Roll but this album pushes all the right buttons. Almost a 5/5 but some of the later tracks bring it down. T3: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Kicks, There She Goes

Familiar with The Rolling Stones (kin duh!). Though, not with this album. First Listen, This album is immediately better than my last listen to an RS album (that being Let It Bleed). Rocks Off was a good start but the following track, Rip This Joint, is a favourite for sure. Personally, that should've opened the album. Casino Boogie and the bass performance from Keith Richards is chief kiss type shit. Keep elderly white women away from this song. Let's go! We got some Marimba in Sweet Black Angel! Let's go! We got some N-Word in Sweet Black Angel! The marimba dominants my attention pretty heavily. Good? I don't know. What also dominants my attention is the line "Ten little @#$%@#^&%$#%#$%$#" AGH! Really like the marimba. I think there's a reason why they only performed this song once live. Maybe I spoke too soon. I'm not really connecting with this album as much as I thought I was going to be. The middle of the albums tracks are not working for me. Though, the last third seems to be bring back some of the aspects I was enjoying from Rip This Joint, it still isn't really enough for me. Highlight of the album, All Down The Line is really the only track in the later half of the album that I found myself really enjoying. Overall, I'm feeling exactly how I did with Let It Bleed. There really are only a few songs from this album I found myself wanting to repeatedly go back to. I can 100% say that the performance are stellar, RS's kind of rock only sometimes works for me. T3: Rip This Joint, All Down The Line, Casino Boogie

Unfamiliar with Dead Kennedys. First Listen, the album was consistent from start to finish. The energy and tempo of the tracks would be something I normally wouldn't be too much of a fan of however, the vocals from Jello Biafra connect it altogether nicely. Jello's vocals makes and breaks this album; if it wasn't for his performance I don't think this album would be as fun as it was on my first listen. The vocals and instrumentals on (almost) every track keeps the energy flowing and had me constantly engaged. The lyrics are so absurdly "out there" that without Jello's vocals and the chorus accompany it the tracks' lyrics would just be weird nonsense. This absurd nonsense does have a really extreme, unique, and fun charm to it that I appreciate a lot. The song I Kill Children is my particular favourite for representing this absurdity. My head be boppin hearing Jello yelling about human hamburgers made of crushed little kids. I also want to shout out Ted (Bruce Slesinger) on his drums performance and East Bay Ray's guitar. Klaus the goat keeping everyone grounded with his bass; this album had me really noticing the bass player for once. Coolio. Overall: This album made me want to Kill The Poor and Lynch their Landlords. Of course, only while listening to Jello screaming about what I'm doing while I'm doing it. T3: Kill The Poor, Let's Lynch The Landlord, I Kill Children

First Listen. Familiar with Megadeth (thanks Keaten). I have very mixed feelings on this album. On the one hand, the instrumentals are the shieeeeet; a lot of moments with many of the tracks having the lead guitarist (I think Mustaine?) going absolute HAM with the sickest guitar riffs I've ever heard. On the other hand, the tracks tend to "drag on" (this is personal taste) with Hanger 18 being a good example; having over half the song dedicated to the instrumentals that I couldn't really tell you what the lyrics were or what the song is even about. This "drag on" feeling is the best I can do when describing my grievances with this album. I'm conflicted. This album contains complex guitar riffs and solos that you really have to listen to for you to notice the distinctness from the tracks. These things I love but I have no clue why I'm not just immediately clicking with this album. Perhaps I need something else with metal-music that trash metal doesn't have a focus on. Or maybe I'm not conflicted. Maybe I'm just talking out my arse. I can list a lot of more positives than vague conflicted feelings. This album and the performances from Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson and Menza doesn't need me to say "oh yeah yeah they good they good". Dawn Patrol really sucks tho :/ Overall: Just vague, potentially snobby, feelings that disguise themselves as criticism. The performance of this album is 11/10 and nobody needed me to say it. More a 3 than a 4. T3: Hangar 18, Lucretia, Take No Prisoners

Not Familiar with Dexys Midnight Runners First Listen, HOLY SAXOPHONE CITY DUDE! If I was a saxophone junkie this album would be giving me withdrawals listening to other music. I'm pretty sure every track has the instrument blasting in my ears taking over everything else. Other than THE instrument of the album, the drums is the saving-grace for this album. Other than the few slower and more melancholic tracks, I can't confidently tell you the differences between most of the tracks (based only on instrumentals). Though, Kevin Rowland yelling the title of the track helps. Duh! Highlight of the album, Seven Days Too Long is my favourite from the album. I really enjoyed the chorus and the saxophone with the drumming from Stoker. The vocals were fine for most of the tracks. Rowland's vocals kind of reminds of the lead vocalist for Modest Mouse. That's good. That's fine. I'd think I'd rather listen to Modest Mouse tbh. Let me stress again, the drums are the saving grace for the album. My favourite instance of the drumming is best represented in Seven Days and Yorkshire. The latter has Rowland really bringing up that pinch in his voice. Overall, I don't think I can handle more beans on toast; each with its own designated instrument to dance around. I'm starting to see a pattern or bias towards British musicians/albums. T3: Seven Days Too Long, Geno, TNLIYIDA

Familiar with Dre. Tough not to be. First Listen, was a fun and at some points hilarious. I get a sense of passion colliding with personality; a lot of personality in this whole album. This is the kind of album that could've only been created at that moment in time with the people around Dre—fucking duh, you can say that about anything—resulting in a special piece of history for both music and its creators. Highlight of the album, Nuthin' But A "G" Thing is a classic and iconic. Snoop Dog does so much along side Dre in this album to a point where his absence would lose so much of of the album's soulful-nature in it's vocals. I'm not too familiar with rap and it's history but I can definitely hear and feel why this album would be so important to West Coast hip-hop history. Also, Deeez Nuuuts is funny. Overall, fun listen with some iconic songs that won't be forgotten. The G-Funk is amazingly done and continues to bring you into, almost, every track on the album. Though, my taste isn't aligned with rap as much as I would like; I still can't help but loving the funk and rap combination. T3: NBAGT, Let Me Ride, Lil' Ghetto Boy

Familiar with Nick Drake through his song "Pink Moon" though I never sat down and listened to his other work. First Listen, I'm not a folk lover as it tends to be music I don't normally seek out however, there are many instances where the genre completely has me locked-in! This album does that. Highlight of the album, Bryter Layter is a track with no vocals but filled with "atmospheric traveling vibes" or something inviting a space to be imagined from the listener. Its exactly what I love to see in the folk genre. The track Sunday also shares this vibe. Appreciate both greatly. ATCOACC, the small pauses and saxophone with the supporting string-arrangements (I don't know the instrument making that elegant sound is) was almost my favourite. Overall, I feel bad for Nick Drake. Too young, lost, and confused. Before listening to this album I didn't know anything about the musician. The history behind the album is interesting but all relating back to his struggles with mental-health issues. Its tragic but the album was imaginative for me which is something I will always appreciate. T3: Bryter Layter, ATCOACC, OOTTF

Another Love album. Da Capo was alright from what I remember...except for the 18 minute track. Nah homie. First Listen, the opening track Alone Again Or is a great start. The supporting trumpet was soooo good. The track A House Is Not a Motel was a great follow up; especially that guitar solo in the end. So far the album is offering me something preferable than the previous album Da Capo. Though, if I can get another 'Seven and Seven'-esque track, I'll be very happy. I can't explain why I didn't like their last album compared to this one. Perhaps the more dark and melancholic vibes. Highlight of the album, The Red Telephone encapsulates this album pretty well. It's not my favourite but it represents this album. I think the orchestral arrangements (if that's what I'm hearing) is really doing something for me. It's like I'm moving back and forth while listening to some of the tracks; MTPWBTTOBCAH (holy smokes that name) is a good example of this. Overall, this album is an improvement and matches my tastes pretty well. The orchestral and psychedelic elements do so much for the folk rock. The chorus and vibe of the tracks are worth noting too. Way way way better than Da Capo. T3: MTPWBTTOBCAH, Alone Again Or, Andmoreagain

Another Costello album. In a perfect world, Costello would have a Rap & Nu Metal release...but this not a perfect world. First Listen, No Action was a fun opening track with the two tracks following continuing that energy well. Out of the first three, The Beat was my favourite with a very funny keyboard performance that almost didn't get annoying. Still fun. I'm really enjoying this pop-rock and new-wave sound dominating these tracks. Pump It Up, which may end up as my favourite, represents another aspect of my enjoyment with the album; the fact that I'm able to perfectly hear every instrument. Hear every part they provide in the overall performance. It's usually something I have trouble with with, no surprise, bass performances flying over my head most of the time. Not here, I feel it's presence perfectly. Little Triggers making me raise an eyebrow as I'm reminded of Oliver's Army. There's a lot of verses and chorus moments that I found really addicting to listen to. The track Lipstick Vogue has a really great beginning to the start of it that I find it always gripping my attention towards it. A lot of the album has this addicting/gripping nature to it. Highlight of the Album, Pump It Up is my favourite in the album as it exemplifies what the album offers to a T. Has the rhythm and energy I've enjoyed thus far and has that addicting keyboard chorus I can't get out of my head. Overall, this album is better than his following album Armed Forces. I really enjoyed tempo and chorus of many of the tracks. Though, the end of the album didn't really vibe with me I did find the ending track wrapping up the album nicely. Again, I want Costello to sing Nu & Rap Metal. It would be so funny. T3: Pump It Up, No Action, Lipstick Vogue

Not familiar with The Black Crowes First Listen, the opening track is exactly what I look for in blues and folk rock. The chorus for many of the tracks are addicting; not surprising because Chris Robinson's vocal performance is excellent. The guitar performances guide every track perfectly and the drums supports everything else that keeps the rhythm going. Perfect highway music in the summer. Highlight of the album, Hard To Handle fucks. Absolutely fucks. That hook in the track is such an ear-pleaser and that alone makes the track slap so hard. Thick N' Thin is a very close favourite (I go back and forth from Thick N' Thin to Hard To Handle) as I think the drum and electric guitar performances are working their best here. Just noticing that my favourite tracks are the ones with names you could describe your cock with. Tuff. Stare It Cold has a super dope exit. That classic rock overwhelming feeling where they throw everything at you. Overall, the album was everything I like about rock. Blues Rock in particular. Though not every track matched the energy, the type TNT and TAH brought, I wanted. I did appreciate the slower paced songs, like Seeing Things, due to the fact that Chris Robinson's vocals is so fucking great. The album is more of a 5 than a 4 however about half of the tracks wasn't meeting me where I wanted to meet. T3: Thick N' Thin, Hard to Handle, Twice As Hard

Familiar with Paul McCartney (duh) but not with his own music. It's insane to me that this album was *almost entirely made by Paul himself. Apparently he was one on the biggest contributing figures for DIY music which has this imperfection style to it. Wabi Sabi type shit I guess. Couldn't really tell what makes something Lo-fi or not but apparently this is it. Paul's instrumental performance is great and his vocals is praise worthy too. That Would Be Something has his vocals at his best; love how he's using his voice to match or play with the sounds from the drums. Fun stuff. Oo Lady and Maybe I'm Amazed are also great examples of his vocal performance. The drum performance in this album is so good. I can't stop gushing over them. Valentine Day and Hot As Sun are my favourite examples. Man We Was Lonely was my highlight of the album. It's probably the more imperfect-imperfect track in the album. it sounded good is what I'm saying. Overall, this album was surprising for me. I don't care much for The Beatles which means I never really cared for McCartney. This album however has me curious about his other works and maaaaaaaaaybe The Beatles. Maybe. I don't know why I'm not crazy for their music. T3: Man We Was Lonely, That Would Be Something, Hot As Sun

Not familiar with The Band or their Big Pink house. Really enjoyed the choruses in most of the tracks. Even when I wasn't as in to a track the chorus performance always had me singing a long with it. Canadian band being labeled as Americana because of the ONE AMERICAN must be some sick joke. I'm not into country rock so this album was never going to jive with me completely. However, I can understand why this album is so highly regarded after hearing Chest Fever. Highlight of the album, Chest Fever was so good. Organ's are soooo fire. The track stands out; so many different sounds coming off this track that the track stands out even within the track itself (very distinctive parts). The middle of the track is a slap in the face (in a good way) that immediately grabs your attention. Again, organs are fire! Overall, really enjoyed the album and glad that Bob Dylan didn't show up. For me, would've soured the album :/ T3: Chest Fever, To Kingdom Come, The Weight

This is my first time listening to Jimi Hendrix and that's my most grievous crime. What the hell is wrong with me. I now understand why Jimi Hendrix is considered one of the best guitarist of all time; listening to this one album already gives me that impression and is convincing. The amount of varying guitar riffs, found in this album, that I can't get out of head is evidence to Hendrix's great ability. There's only one or two tracks I didn't really love however, this album had me going back and forth constantly between different tracks and restarting tracks to relisten to the many great riffs starting the song. Ain't No Telling to a good example; love the *sunshine and blue skies* energy the start of that track has with it's guitar riff. So many "oh fuck, oh this fucks this fucks" kind of moments sprinkled through the entirety of the album. Highlight of the Album, Wait Until Tomorrow is my personal favourite and encapsulates the album's quality pretty well. The drum performance was also something I can't ignore. Though, Spanish Castle Magic is a very close second; I bet I'll be going back and forth between the two. Also, I really liked the psychedelic touch for both You Got Me Floatin' and Castle Made Of Sand. Reminds me of my love for Kiltro (positive). Also, also, If 6 Was 9 has a dope drum/percussion performance to it. Love that! Overall, I need to listen to more Hendrix. I'm such a fat fucking chud (not positive). T3: Wait Until Tomorrow, Spanish Castle Magic, You Got Me Floatin'

This is a quick and easy 5 out of 5. About half of these tracks I've heard before and at least two of these songs are highly regarded. This is my first time actually sitting down to listen to a Van Helen album from start to finish. I don't think there's a single track I don't like. It's not my exact personal preference (MY KIND OF MUSIC) but the quality is undeniable. It pushes almost all the "right buttons" for me. I'm trying to not have the consensus and reputation of this album convince me of something that may not be true. But, when it comes to (insert rock/metal sub-genre here) this album is exactly what I want to hear. Jump is Jump. This album was only second to MJ's Thriller so that should be evidence enough for it's quality. Highlight of the album, Jump. Jump is Jump. It fucks. Hot For Teacher is second because the drums go hard but Drop Dead Legs has a cool as chorus and riff. A lot of Highlights in this album. Overall, it's kind of boring how good this album is. T3: Drop Dead Legs, Jump, Panama, Hot For Teacher

I'm such a fat fucking chud for psychedelic rock. Never listened to The War On Drugs before this album so this is my introduction to the band. I really enjoyed the moments where the lyrics stop and the ambience of the guitars takeover. Along with the synthesizers, the guitars take you on a journey through each track (Red Eyes in the best example of this). There are many moments, each track I think, where it's just nothing but the instrumentals and it's amazingly done. The vocal performance from Adam Granduciel compliments the ambiance of the whole album very well. His vocals seems to never want to take the attention away from the instrumentals (An Ocean In Between The Waves) only to either build up to or bring a distinction to a section of the song. Highlight(s) of the album, Red Eyes and AOITW are the best tracks that really highlight the best aspects of album; the guitar ambience and the supporting vocals. Also, The Haunting Idle had a very cool transition into the following track Burning. Appreciate stuff like that. Overall, psychedelic rock is that shiiiiiiiet. The album had a very strong start but I didn't really love the rest of the album. I can't get over some of the tracks though. Red Eyes and AOITW are actually amazing. T3: Red Eyes, AOITW, Burning

Never listened to Eno before. Thought the album was good. Really enjoyed the ambience and minimalist touch to it. Couldn't really tell the songs apart besides a couple. The album is almost all instrumentals and ambience but not in the same way as Lost In The Dream from The War On Drugs. Eno's vocals are good and his skill is evident but for me it's nothing special. At least, nothing note worthy that I can notice. There were only two songs that I could distinguished from the rest of the tracks. St Elmo's Fire and Golden Hours. Everything else seems to blend into each other. I lied, I forgot about I'll Come Running. There are really only three songs in total that I would actively (maybe) comeback and listen to again. Highlight of the album, Golden Hours was really enjoyable and my favourite. Probably because it has a sick riff in the middle of it. Overall, a lot of this album sounds so much a like and that's fine. I thought the album was fine. Though the tracks all blended together it doesn't mean I didn't enjoy them. T3: St Elmo's Fire, Golden Hours, I'll Come Running