Pleasant enough.Young's voice is not so pleasant.
Beautiful, haunting
Lots of Coldplay's classic songs represented in this album
Peaches en Regalia is obviously great but the rest is kind of just Zappa mush that I didn't care for.
Really enjoyed this album!
Perfect example of an album I would've never encountered without this list!
Really enjoying this new introduction to talking heads via this project
I really can't stand Wyatt's vocals, and the experimental music is too far on the side of discordant for me to enjoy. My first 1 star album, I really didn't like it.
I could listen to Joni Mitchell sing for the rest of my life
I didn't expect to give a 5 to any blues albums just because I don't have a good ear for it, but I really enjoyed this particular one.
One of the weaker Beatles albums for me, but it's still a 4 because hey, it's the Beatles
My kind of music, if a little flawed.
Post-punk, female vocals. I loved listening to this!
I thought for sure I would rate Elvis 3 at most just because of the cultural osmosis, but this was enjoyable and deserves its 4!
Amazing energy and another reason for this project, I'm not typically seeking out Afro-Cuban jazz albums!
The face on this album cover will haunt my dreams for the next year
Love the melodies, really enjoyable
U2 makes really good and listenable music and this album is one of the great ones
An exceptional album, one of the best by the Talking Heads
Miles Davis didn't do much for me with this album, not entirely sure why. But it's still very good.
It's not bad but it just wasn't grabbing me
I think I'm predisposed to dislike most of the Beatles contemporaries because they dont flex nearly as much creativity
Very influential and entertaining to listen to
Listenable but not my favorite
Good pop of course, nothing really stands out here except for Bad.
Album cover is hilarious, music was fine
It was fiiiiiiiiine
Amazing, gonna recommend this one for people not participating
Literally 69 songs, so it was a marathon to complete, but despite that, I didn't hate it. It gets a 3
Bowie kinda kills it on everything so unsurprisinly enjoyed this a lot.
A genre I love and a band I've never heard of. It was great!
Loved this album a lot!
Kind of forgettable, but pleasant enough
I like NIN well enough and this is the Closer album, so I thought it would at least be a 4, but it was just kinda background noise for me
Mesmerizing guitar, had no idea All Along the Watchtower was a cover
I'm a mark for this genre so unsurprisingly I enjoyed it
I liked this one a lot
Expected a 3, got a 4 album, can't complain there. Probably secretly what Death Stranding 2 is all about
Yes might be one of my favorite groups of all time, so seeing them pop up was a delight
Great genre crossover album
Bossa Nova one of the all-time best genres, and this is a prime example
Holy shit what an album, I keep thinking about it long after listening.
Bad concept executed poorly, just an obnoxious album to revisit
The only Sex Pistols album we got but it's definitely a good listen
Enjoyed this one!
An extremely good piano performance with an insane backstory. Most of the album being improvised is just even more icing. Eager to listen to this again soon.
I don't enjoy Springsteen all that much but this album is fine enough.
Pretty samey and boring
Fantastic album, really enjoyed it!
Respect being the first track on this thing and it maintaining that quality throughout makes this an all-timer.
Some of the albums on here, you feel compelled to not rate a 5 because you think "well, it can't be that good, it must be overblown". Yeah Jimi Hendrix is a 5, no question.
Pretty good all things considered, despite my dislike of the genre
Starting this up, I was excited to hear more of Adele since I had only really heard Hello off this album. Unfortunately, it felt like she recorded 11 versions of Hello. Just really boring to me unfortunately.
dear God no, a bad idea and a bad album
big yawn, not my genre, and a bad example at that.
Seems like a bit of a power move to put yourself on the album cover, shirtless, for a group act.
Not bad, just not notable
Great album and even Muddy Waters looks pleased with it on the cover
The kind of shit ass music Austin Powers would probably obsess over
Most bands pick one lane to excel in, Beck wants to be good at them all, and frequently is
new band makes old genre is not as refreshing as you ever want it to be
As with most of my 3's, it mostly means I didn't hate anything here but I also didn't really enjoy it, just background noise
Amazing, an album that's worth the listen
Great album name but the music is just kinda meh
Fine enough, album cover kinda freaks me out
They named a song on this album 'Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication', that alone is enough to get it 5 stars on top of the entire list being bangers.
Expected a mid rating from osmosis, but it was a really entertaining listen despite cultural familiarity
Somehow never listened to Boards of Canada despite this being one of my favorite genres. It was fantastic and I was bummed that it's the only one of their albums on the list.
Criminally boring but not obnoxious
Having not listened to much Bob Dylan in my life, I get the hype and this album is fantastic
Definitely seen this album cover before but never heard it, enjoyed the hit of grunge
Enjoyed more than I expected since it's out of my wheelhouse, very funky
Frank Ocean trying to bait me with that PS1 boot sound and the Street Fighter 2 theme, but this album was pretty good regardless
One of the weirdest music things that exists, mostly one note but definitely worth experiencing
Classic rock radio ass album, it's fine
Concept albums are usually bad and I was primed to think this was lame, but it's actually pretty good and I'd watch the movie that was made to utilize it.
Good album that lost a point because Morrissey is involved, landing it right in the middle.
This guy again! This album is better than Shleep for sure, but I still am really put off by his atonal vocals. The experimental nature of this album is much more up my alley than Shleep was. I'd be surprised if Robert Wyatt was not an influence on The Books, one of my favorite duos.
One note but I liked the note.
Background Irish noises with a random Beatles jumpscare in the middle
First album I've regularly listened to on this project so far. My kind of music. Vocals are perfect accompaniment to the electronic creepy tunes.
One of those radio bands I never knew the name of. Good stuff!
Morrissey sucks, and this self-important album where he bitches about all the things that annoy him from his high horse would've been all right, maybe a 3.3 if it wasn't Morrissey singing and wasn't so pretentious. 2 for the melodies and the sound of the vocals if not the content.
Full of spirit and energy, fantastic background music
Another 5 for the list. Powerful throughout, amazing voice, great lyrics
Tons of energy, really good listen. Zombie is the standout.
Hangar 18 is insanely good and the rest of the album holds up as well.
Extremely easy to listen to. Discovered a new track I like from them in Spacelab.
Wow check it out the album name already rated it for me! Only reason this isn't a 1 is because Scott's voice is really nice. Way too many slurs in these lyrics.
Fine enough music but almost too ethereal, slides right off of me, nothing to grab onto
Heard this way too much on the radio so there's no novelty, good though
The Byrds and country, name a less iconic duo. That song about the Christian life deserves a wedgie.
Obviously some great songs in here but didn't grab me much. Still worth a four star
Really easy to listen to! I expected it to feel old fashioned but I really enjoyed this
This may not be true for everyone, but what I want from a live album is the feeling of being at the recording, whether that's a recording for a giant auditorium of folks or an intimate setting like this album was recorded in. The moments when Sarah Vaughan makes mistakes and improvises to keep on rolling makes this a better album. If I wanted a perfect clean recording, well that's what a studio album is for. This album achieves the sense of sitting in the audience and watching her sing and the piano player play.
Surprise! More Byrds! The music equivalent of tap water
Lord take me down to the streets, this was a good album
Banger after banger, kind of an insane debut album
Was ready to hate this but at least it doesn't sound like Austin Powers music, pleasant listen
Old style but really well done, entertaining, and clearly impactful
Bjork-alike, not bad but the Bjork folksy voice takes me out a little too much for this to be listenable for me.
I only had a really cursory experience with the Police but now I can very clearly hear the reggae influence/appropriation. It's fine, Message in a Bottle is of course good, though I hated how much it repeated the ending bit in Guitar Hero.
Just kinda generic new wave, the vocals aren't super appealing.
There it is, the lowest rated album. I actually liked a couple songs on here. I like Negativland and the Books and this is a less listenable version of those things. I would rather listen to an album like this than the 4th album of a Britpop one hit wonder band that the author insists is a hidden gem.
I loved 2112 prior to this project. I'm a Godspeed fan so long songs don't intimidate me. I didn't know this song had weird Objectivist origins which brings it down in my estimation, but it's still good ass music.
Not bad, not sure what I was expecting. Kinda just fills my ears with music goo without really moving me.
See now this is what I'd prefer over something like Sonic Youth. Definitely in the same genre but more melodic and I can relate to the themes more.
Good, listenable album. Take on Me is obviously an all timer.
I don't need to engage with Kanye, thank you. I'm sure his music is good and a thing of its time. Instead of listening to this, I listened to For You by Tatsuro Yamashita since City Pop is probably not on the list. Good stuff, very entertaining!
Decent late 00's rock, very listenable
Of its time but very entertaining. Hip hop in particular feels very dated when listening back
Legitimately one of the best rock albums in this list, earns it. Extremely listenable, a loose concept that works, insane title and great album cover. It just all works so well.
Disco ass disco, if you typed disco into an audio dictionary this would come up. The tap dance solo in the middle kept this from dipping too low. Important to note that disco is for dancing and not necessarily for listening to on its own so it doesn't lend itself well to a project like this.
Good early 00's sound with Arizona flavor due to the band's origins. Some songs better than others.
It's a soundtrack, decent enough background music but nothing to write home about. Eerie and haunting, Playground Love is also really good.
Money for nothing was the only shining light and it has F slurs all over it! The rest feels like hold music at a doctor's office where the doctor rides around on his XL Harley on the weekends.
Good 90's electronic music. Feels like it would fit in in the background of the Matrix. Doesn't move the spirit for me like I would prefer, but it's good nonetheless
Normally, this genre would be up my alley, but there's too much controversy around these guys to give it any more oxygen than this 2-star review.
Good stuff, Muse knows how to make entertaining music. A little too polished, though, doesn't quite feel like someone's passion project.
Really samey, which is this particular genre I guess, but it doesn't really move the needle for me.
The lyrics are atrocious (thanks other reviewers) and the music is forgettable, gonna be a no from me dog
Now that's what I call Classic Rock, easy breezy listening
It's the album cover from all the shirts! This music isn't really my jam but it's getting an extra star for just how awesome this album cover is.
Best hip hop so far. Didn't feel old and tired
Don't really care for the vocals or the cliche cowbell but it's not that bad
I can see how this is foundational. There's some songs on the album I'd listen to more than once, but it's like 3/5 one and done for me and it's not really my style.
Loved it, exactly my kind of album. Felt like influential of later sampling music I enjoy.
I actually enjoyed this a lot! I saw the country tag and the general vibe and cringed, but it's very folky and chill, right up my alley.
Like a chiller laid-back Yes, extremely good listening. The album cover art is an all-timer too.
Beatles contemporaries always just kinda sound like the Beatles don't they? An album made for a movie that never came out is an interesting origin
Really fun album! Better than the last Dexys album, almost had a ska vibe to it in places
Van Morrison has a very timely vocal style, and the music is pleasant enough. I don't mind listening to it and the album went by fast enough, though Madame George is way too long.
Instant 5 star. Perfect sound of the 80's, 2 absolute all timers in EWTRTW and Shout, the rest of the album is good to great. 6 bags of popcorn for sure.
I like a weird album, don't get me wrong, but I really don't enjoy the sound of the vocals in this. Eno becoming a producer is for the better, in my opinion. But this album is certainly trying something.
I really enjoyed this album. Merely being labeled as New Wave is doing them a disservice, there's a very funky throughline here and the only REALLY New Wave thing about it is the vocals. I really liked Favourite Shirts in particular.
Goofy and light-hearted, the traditional hip-hop skit presented is funny and entertaining. Enjoyable to listen to and not too juvenile, which I saw some reviews mention (none of their jokes are really crude enough to warrant that). Everybody in the world has dandruff!
I'd heard about this album as most people have and I've never had an issue with Johnny Cash's music or voice, but never actually sat down to listen to an entire album of his at once. I absolutely loved it, this is an instant classic and will be relistened to on its own. I love the authenticity, the rough edges. The crowd elevates the entire performance with their cheers and laughter.
Best album by a Columbo alumnus to date, that's for sure.
Fantastic electronic music from a good era for it, a contemporary of some of my favorite artists that I never got exposure to
Pretty good punk/grunge without much to write home about, good enough
The Who album with all the songs on it, obviously classic stuff
Ethereal, excellent concentration music. Makes me want to search out the rest of the 70's Tangerine Dream albums.
Does exactly what it's intended to do, fades into the background. Can't fault it for that. 3 feels appropriate for an ambient album even if it's as influential as this was.
I mean, it's fine? If you like breathy ballads that kind of drift in and out, well I've got you 45 minutes of that. Unless this album broke new ground I'm not aware of, I'm not sure what's notable about it.
Everyone is a great song but it's mostly just samey
Mostly fine except that irritating hammer sound in nine pound hammer, come on man
Enjoyable enough, nothing super notable but felt a step above typical 60's pop
Even better than the first album. I can feel the jazz influence
Not sure why people are so against background music being on here, not all background music is bad. This does certainly have a place and that's probably playing at a head shop
Meh, pretty boring. The summer of 69 story is funny.
There's a decent review in here that breaks down the likely intent of juxtaposing empathetic songs like Stan and crude shit like Marshall Mathers or Kim but I'll be honest, in the moment listening to this I felt half embarrassed people would hear it, and the homophobia and misogyny is pretty repulsive. That said, the songs are good, Stan and Slim Shady are of course great. Can't deny it's a good album.
What a great album. Nonstop bangers and one weird song at the end but we'll ignore that one.
One thing I've learned from this project is that every Beatles album seems to have spun off additional bands after it's released. This sounds like you asked a genie for a second Sgt Pepper album and it was one of those genies that makes you regret your wish because it's just not that good. But hey, as far as Beatles also-rans go this one isn't bad!
This album kicks ass obviously but I will dock it a point for variety. It's also surprisingly short. Sub 30 minutes is a lot of dollars per minute.
What an album! I can't believe I hadn't listened to this before. I listened to it twice in a row!
It's the Stairway album, it's obviously fantastic, great album art, no notes
These guys again. I'm just not the kind of Byrds superfan the authors of the book demand.
I really liked this! Dreamy and interesting for its time period. Ahead of its time I'd say.
Good stuff, I haven't listened to much of this timeframe of rap so I'm looking forward to more
Very funky and chill, good listen
Amazing, some great covers in here
REM is truly unique and I love their specific sound, this is a great album
extrude hair metal paste onto plate and consume, hair elevator music
lovely listen, great voice
French Rammstein with a circus vibe, not bad and an interesting listen
Would do well on a melancholy indie playlist. Very pleasant and muted.
Pleasant enough, space rock indeed
Pump it up obviously great, rest is fine
Fantastic album with lots of great songs, even forgiven for its length, overall absolutely belongs here
Offputting and haunting when you know this was the last thing put out by Cobain before his suicide months later. All Apologies especially is an affecting listen. I'll be thinking about it a lot.
its extremely GNR but it's also full of straight up hits, probably their best record
Meh, Morrissey. Not as bad as that other whiny album but still could take or leave
