Day 1 — Metallica — Metallica (Black Album) (1991)
Listened: [2/23/2026
Genre: Heavy Metal / Hard Rock
Vibe: Haunting, aggressive, melodic
Highlights:
• Enter Sandman
• The Unforgiven
• Nothing Else Matters
Impression: Giant sound. Very melodic for how heavy it is. Good balance for my tastes and makes heavy metal palatable for me.
Rating: 3.4/5
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Yes
Day 2 — Norah Jones — Come Away With Me (2002)
Listened: 2/24/2026
Genre: Jazz-Pop / Soft Soul / Adult Contemporary
Vibe: Bluesy, jazzy, dreamy, soothing soul with a little country
Highlights:
• Don’t Know Why
• Cold Cold Heart
• Turn Me On
Impression: Very dreamy, soothing vibe combining many favorite genres with the perfect voice for the overall vibe
Rating: 2.8/5 for my tastes but can see why it it is rated so high culturally
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Yes
Day 3 — Willie Colón & Ruben Blades — (1978)
Listened: 2/25/2026
Genre: Salsa / Latin Soul
Vibe: Fun. Latin Dancing. Energetic
Highlights:
• Plástico
• Pedro Navaja
• María Lionza
Impression: I enjoyed it for not having listen to Salsa music much.
Rating: 2.6/5 for my tastes. Don’t listen to Salsa music but enjoyed it and would listen again
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Probably
Day 4 — Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Listened: 2/26/2026
Genre: Blues Rock / Hard Rock
Vibe: Bluesy hard rock
Highlights:
• Whole Lotta Love
• What Is and What Should Never Be
• The Lemon Song
• Thank You
• Heartbreaker
• Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)
• Ramble On
• Moby Dick
• Bring It On Home
Impression: Great album from start to finish. Love the blues inspired rock, huge guitar riffs, epic rhythm section and perfect voice for it all
Rating: 4.5/5
Keep songs? Yes, all added to favorites
Revisit album? Absolutely
Day 5 — Pixies — Bossanova (1990)
Listened: 2/27/2026
Genre: Alternative / Surf Punk
Vibe: Spacey, distorted, dynamic alternative rock
Highlights:
• Velouria
• All Over The World
• Dig for Fire
Impression: Fun, fast-paced spacey surf rock
Rating: 2.4/5 for my tastes but appreciate its cultural significance
Keep songs? The favorites
Revisit album? Maybe
Day 5/6 — Willie Nelson — Stardust (1978)
Listened: 2/27/2026-2/28/2026
Genre: Country Jazz / Torch & Twang
Vibe: Chill country music with a little jazz
Highlights:
• Georgia On My Mind
• Blue Skies
• All Of Me
• Unchained Melody
• Someone to Watch Over Me
Impression: Nice album of covers fusing country and jazz
Rating: 3.9/5 - Really grew on me 3rd time around
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Yes
Day 6/7/8 — Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
Listened: 2/28/2026-3/2/2026
Genre: Folk Rock / Heartland Punk
Vibe: Chill acoustic to start with heavy lyrics leading to harder electric punk-influenced rock
Highlights:
• My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
• Pocahontas
• Powderfinger
• My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
Impression: Took me more listens to start to digest this album. Will need to revisit for fuller review. Sounded good, but lyrics need more attention
Rating: 3/5 for now
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Yes
Day 8/9 — Erykah Badu — Mama’s Gun (2000)
Listened: 3/2/2026-3/3/2026
Genre: Neo-Soul / Funk Soul
Vibe: Chill funky R&B & soul
Highlights:
• Didn’t Cha Know
• My Life
• …& On
• In Love With You (feat. Stephen Marley)
• Bag Lady
• Green Eyes
Impression: Love the mix of R&B and soul with funk. Beautiful voice and great album top to bottom
Rating: 3.9/5
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Yes
Day 9 — Black Sabbath — Black Sabbath (1970)
Listened: 3/3/2026
Genre: Proto-Metal / Doom Metal
Vibe: Dark horror heavy metal
Highlights:
• The Wizard
• Wasp / Behind the Wall of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.
• A Bit of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning
Impression: Great from start to finish. Great riffs and dark lyrics create an epically haunting vibe that defined the genre
Rating: 4/5 for my tastes but rank hire for cultural impact
Keep songs? Yes
Revisit album? Yes. Soon
