.25 - I hate this so much and couldn't wait for it to be over.
2.25 - The Beatles aren't really my thing. This is fine, but it just makes me feel like I'm a kid again being drug around Shoe Carnival with my mom.
3.25 - I liked it pretty well. I definitely wouldn't throw the vinyl at a zombie, even if it belonged to Liz.
3.25 - There are some good moments, but I think I'm more of a "greatest hits" Beastie Boys fan.
3.25 - Several classics, but I like this less than I want to.
4.25 - Oh, okay. Maybe I do like this band. I thought Maps was their best song, buts it’s Heads Will Roll and I didn’t know that was their song.
2.5 - I liked it about as much as Transformer, which again was way more than I expected.
1.75 - I like some metal, just not this metal.
2 - I don't mind ambient music, but I don't necessarily think I needed to hear this album before I die.
5 - I didn't need to re-listen to this to give it five stars, it's one of my favorite all time albums by my favorite band. I've heard every song on this album performed live by the band at least once (Oceans) up to 35 times for Alive (there was one show where they didn't play it).
1.5 - I’ve heard a lot worse, but I didn’t really care for this.
3.25 - I've never really listen to any Wu-Tang or Wu-Tang adjacent music, but this was pretty good. Too many skits/filler, which is normal for the era.
3.75 - What album to listen to right after finishing Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. My appreciation of jazz has soared after three years of four years of attending high school jazz band concerts for my son.
4 - I don't listen to rap music very often, but these songs are undeniable.
3 - I think I like the concept of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs a lot more than I actually like listening to a full album by them. A few songs are really good. Just lots of untapped potential to be something I'd love.
4 - I’m just now noticing that this list has a lot of live albums on it. That seems wrong for a list like this. Would greatest hits count? Some live albums are so special that I think it makes sense to include them, but maybe not this many. Anyway, this one is very good. The may jam just a bit too much though.
2.75 - It was okay. Maybe I'll like the other two Jimi albums on this list better.
1.5 - Country music just isn't for me. It's not unlistenable or anything though.
3.5 - I think of the song La Grange every time the nearby Kentucky city comes up. This was an enjoyable listen.
3 - This was a very pleasant listen, but it's not something that I'm ever going to choose to put on again.
3.75 - I've never heard of this band before and I was intrigued by their sound. I need to listen to this more.
3.75 - That was a really enjoyable first listen.
2.5 - This is not what I expected Iggy Pop to sound like. It's okay.
1.75 - I like a lot of punk music, just not the Clash maybe.
3.25 - It's weird listening to an album like this where three of songs are very, very popular and familiar and the rest of the album is not familiar at all. It's also the case for me that I've heard those familiar songs more as covers or edited clips leading into episodes of CSI, so it's a strange listen. It's fine overall and occasionally epic.
1.5 - Not for me, but it would at least be useful as background music while trying to concentrate.
3.25 - I really want to like R.E.M. more than I do. I did really like their last album, Collapse Into Now, but I find every big album that people tell me is amazing to be hit or miss. There are some great songs here and some that are just mid.
2.25 - I’m more familiar with subsequent albums. This holds up better than Run DMC, but I was a bit disappointed in this.
1.5 - It had a few moments, but not near enough.
2.5 - This is fine, but it feels out of place on this list.
3.25 - Pretty good. I was surprised to learn that this was a female-fronted band.
2.75 - I thought I would recognize more from this.
3.25 - Decent, but not as fun as I thought it would be.
4.75 - Look, I don't consider myself an AC/DC fan and I've never listened to them on purpose before today. These songs are just too iconic, influencial, omnipresent, and (in some cases) good not to rate the album at 5 stars.
3.75 - I like this a bit more than the other album I've listen to recently.
2.75 - Decent. Not what I expected.
4.25 - Who doesn’t like Sam Cooke??
3.25 - Not wholly what I expected from a Temptations album. It's good though.
2.75 - I've never heard of the Soft Boys before. This was fine.
1.75 - Not at all what I expected from a Bee Gees album. It felt like Christmas music at times.
3.25 - I thought I would like it more than I did.
3.25 - I like it a good bit, I just wish there were more substance and less experimentation.
3.5 - Another band I should probably do a deep dive on. I like all of these songs.
3.25 - This was a nice listen. Lots of stuff I recognize.
3.75 - I should listen to more Dire Straits. I'm always taken off guard by the slurs in Money for Nothing much like listening to that Green Day song. Even thought I get the reasons for including them, I think there are more reasons not to do it.
3.25 - Solid first listen.
3.75 - I think that I need to hear this in the context of the film now.
1.75 - Praise You is very good. Most everything else is too repetitive, but I liked this a lot more than The Chemical Brothers.
4 - This plays like a greatest hits album. Almost every song I know and enjoy by them is included.
1.25 - I listened to this in the car and a few times, I thought I was breaking down. It turns out the song just had some unnatural and unnecessary elements. I can dig some of the experimental elements, but there wasn’t a lot here that I would want to hear again.
2.75 - Solid, but the the songs that I didn't know already didn't do a lot for me.
2.5 - I thought I would hate this based on what I heard in the documentary from a few years ago. Not bad.
2.5 - I wanted to like this more. Maybe I would if I gave it a few more listens.
4 - My relationship with Radiohead is that I thought Creep was just okay and Karma Police bored me when I first saw the video. Then I would hear bits of pieces from albums like "In Rainbows" that sounded no better. At some point when you could have custom ringtones for different people, someone asked me to use "Paranoid Android" and I liked it a lot more than I expected, but I still didn't really dig further. I was just convinced that they weren't really for me.Slowly, I've heard songs in Instagram posts or musician breakdowns of particular songs that have lead me to think I need to do a deep dive. Thankfully this challenge has most of their discography, so I'll get my chance. Having listened, we're off to a good start. I liked it a good bit.
1.75 - This album is 40 years old and it’s sounds it. It has a few good songs, but it’s mostly dated and cringy.
4 - I liked this a lot more than when I listened to it in 2010.
1.25 - Every time I thought something sounded cool, it either repeated for far too long or an annoying sound effect or lyric was layered over top of it.
3 - I've never heard of this band before, but it was pretty good. There were several songs that sounded familiar.
3.5 - I did not expect the stylistic difference between songs I know by the Rolling Stones and what I heard on this album.
2.25 - I’ve never been a big Beck fan. I like a handful of these songs, but I was kind of bored overall.
3.25 - I've never heard of this person before. I loved some of the tracks, but I was so-so on the ones with the heavier reggae sound.
2.25 - I haven't listen to a lot of Fleetwood Mac, but I love Rumours. I'm disappointed that I didn't like this more.
2.25 - Better than expected, but still not my jam.
If every song we’re like the title track, I will give it four or five stars
1.5 - Hoo-boy, not for me at all. I would give it an extra half star if possible, because I can see how some people would like this and the musicianship is good.
I had only listened to newer albums by this band, but this was good.
1.25 - There are some good riffs, but I really can't stand these vocals.
Why aren't there more flute solos in rock songs?
4.5 - I wish this were on a 10 point scale, but it's closer to a 5 than a 4. It's my third favorite Unplugged behind Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains.
4.25 - I usually listen to Californiacation, By The Way, or even One Hot Minute when I’m j the mood for RHCP. The non single tracks are in some cases a lot better and in other cases a lot worse than I remember.
3.25 - Several bangers. Better than their other albums.
1.75 - There were some moments of this album that really worked for me, but a much larger portion that did not.
4.75 - I didn't listen to this album for the first time until that guy went viral riding a skateboard and drinking cranberry juice set to Dreams. I could listen to Dreams on repeat for a week and not get sick of it. This album is like a damn greatest hits. I don't understand Mick Fleetwood's dangling balls on the cover here though.
4 - I did not realize that all of these songs I knew were on the same album.
3 - I owned this album like many kids at the time, but I doubt I would have ever listened to it again if not for this app. There are some good songs and a lot of nostalgia. Too much filler though.
2.25 - I liked it more than I expected and I found the styles to be more diverse than I thought it would be. I really didn't expect Kent State protest song. I still don't see this as something I would choose to listen to on a regular basis.
3 - I didn't realize that this was the guy from Steely Dan. I really enjoyed the music, background vocals, and general vibes. I don't love the lead vocals.
2 - Not bad, but not my style. Skits are rarely a good idea.
3.5 - I get his voice isn't for everyone, but enjoy his music quite a bit. His connection to Pearl Jam certainly doesn't hurt.
3.25 - This was an enjoyable listen. I was surprised by how many tracks I recognized.
4.25 - I've heard the name Lupe Fiasco before, but I had no idea what to expect. I absolutely loved "Kick, Push," I was surprised to learn that I knew a song ("Daydreaming'"), and I love the the thoughtful lyrics throughout, but especially in "American Terrorist." This could be a 5 star album with a few more listens.
4.25 - I should have listened to this a long time ago.
3 - A bit bloated and I don't like it as much as I feel like I should.
3 - Her voice is amazing. It makes me feel unsophisticated that I don't like this more.
1.25 - I just really don't like reggae music, especially the repetitive sounds. I think the content of these songs are good/important though.
3.75 - Good stuff. Probably the first time I’ve listened to BB.
2.75 - Fine. I’m still thrown off every time I hear “Fanny” in that song.
1.5 - Again, not for me. It is much better than some electronic music.
2.5 - I’m not a no on Yes, but I’m not a yes on Yes either. I enjoyed some of the prog rock moments, but not the mixing with classical music.
4.25 - I don't consider myself a Boston fan, but these songs are pretty epic. The vocals and riffs are pretty great, even in the lesser known songs.
3.5 - I'd like this morning without the skits (at this point, this can probably be assumed), but the songs are pretty good.
2.25 - A few good songs. Mostly just okay. My biggest takeaway is that Supertramp and Superchunk are different bands.
4.25 - Moving Out is by far my favorite Billy Joel song. I don't really recognize the rest of the album, but there are a lot of good parts there. I could see this being a five star album with enough listens.
3 - The intro before the show really amused me for some reason. I enjoyed this decently.
3.25 - Traffic was a new band for me, but it was solid on first listen.
2.75 - I expected to really hate this, but I was into it a bit. Their sound caught me off guard in a few tracks. I might need to listen to more.
1.5 - Man, I think the cover is the most interesting thing about this album. I'm not a fan of these vocals at all.
2.25 - I really wish I liked these punk albums more. There were a few good moments, but more that I didn't care for.
4 - It was a vibe. I loved it.
4.25 - I almost went five stars on this one. I just don't always love the vocals as much as the music on this album.
4 - I was kinda meh about NIN for a while, but I like them more and more each time I listen to them.
1.25 - There are some moments where I can recognize this is good music, but many more where I do not. I don't like this any more than I did the last time I tried it.
2.5 - Pretty neutral in this. I don’t hate, but I can’t see myself ever throwing it on unprompted.
4.5 - Simply awesome. The version I listened to on YouTube had a live recording of Maggot Brain that melted my face off.
3.25 - A few songs in had me thinking this was a four star banger, but there were some lulls later in the album that brought the rating down a bit.
3.25 - Much better than the last album I listened to by this band.
3.25 - This is the kind of electronic music I prefer. Reminds me of Kid Koala.
3.75 - I like this more than any Beatles album I’ve listened to. Fight me.
2.75 - I’m not sure there’s a 90’s rap album that truly holds up. A few iconic moments. Otherwise, it’s clear these lyrics were written by a 19YO.
2.25 - This is fine, but I don't get how this album is so important when it's mostly covers of well known songs.
2.75 - I don't love it. It seems very corny. I almost gave it 1 star because I read that it popularized putting skits in between tracks on albums.
2.75 - This was a band that I’ve been curious about, but never listened to. It wasn’t awful, but I was disappointed.
1.25 - I can’t believe this is what Kraftwerk sounds like. My excitement to listen to this dropped real quick.
4.5 - Yup, I even loved the songs I didn't know.
2.25 - I want to like this. I like plenty of music inspired by this, but I just don't like this.
3.25 - I liked this way more than the ambient music.
3.25 - Enjoyable! Take Me Out is such a great song.
3.25 - I've liked most of the jazz stuff that's popped up on the list.
3.25 - I liked it more than the last time I tried it.
4.25 - I thought Bobby Womack was a female folk singer... this was great.
2 - Mostly listenable, occasionally not.
3.5 - I expected this to sound more like Simon and Garfunkel, but found myself comparing it more to the Led Zeppelin.
3.25 - It's good, but I took off a 1/2 star for how creepy "10 inch Record" is.
1.75 - I swear, "Guilt of Love" sounds like it's sampling music from a Mario game. Some decent songs, some (like the title track) that grate on my nerves. I'm really not sure why so much music like this has been deemed essential.
4.5 - Such a great album. The title track is simply a masterpiece.
2.5 - Not bad. This sounds like a ton of bands I've heard before, so it must have been super influential.
2.5 - Fine, but not really my thing.
3.5 - Jazz is nice.
3.5 - I'm surprised at both how many of these songs I knew and how many I really liked.
2.5 - Way better than I expected because I thought this was Nick Cave.
2.25 - Fine, but not really my thing. This is two in a row where I thought it was a different artist (Dr. Dog).
4.5 - Too much nostalgia here. Gotta Get Away is probably their best song.
1.25 - I would say that I don't know how people like this, but I have friends that love Björk...
4.25 - There is so much nostalgia associated with this album. I was a big fan when it came out. There were more lulls than I expected/remembered though, so it's not quite a 5 star banger for me.
2 - Fine, but not really for me / kind of boring.
2.25 - I'm not a huge Police guy, although I have seen Sting live at a music festival. At times this is good, other times I don't like the reggae sound that creeps in.
3.75 - That was a great first time listen.
2.75 - This sounds better than a lot of 80's hip hop I've listened to recently.
3 - I'm not a huge Bob Dylan guy, but I liked this more than expected. I might be a harmonica guy.
3.25 - I think I like this more every time I listen to it, but I don't think I'll ever understand the level of popularity that they still have.
1.75 - This feels like a band I should like, but I just don't.
3.5 - Very enjoyable.
3.25 - I don't like the non-singles as much as the songs I've heard a million times.
2.25 - I liked this less than Fragile. It had some moments.
2.5 - This is not what I was expecting for Genesis. It's good, but a lot to digest in one sitting.
4.25 - The best Neil Young album so far.
1.25 - Musically, this is way too low of a rating, but I really don't like this vocal style.
3.5 - I've never heard of this band, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album.
1.25 - No.
3 - This is good, just not really something I get Jiggy With.
2.25 - Pretty Inoffensive electronica. Fine.
1.5 - There’s not much that I like here, but I do respect Iggy still going on tour and giving as much energy as he does at his age.
3.25 - Probably too much Neil on this list, but I like it all so 🤷♂️
.25 - I knew that I disliked the Doors, but having listened to a full album I now know that I really fucking hate the Doors.
3.5 - This started off real strong, but a few moments like the 14 minute closing song hurt the rating a bit.
1.5 - Not for me.
3 - I think that like this more than I normally would because I recently watched the Deliver Me From Nowhere film that is set during the writing and release of this album.
4 - I've listened to very little Sigur Rós, but I think I'm at a point in my life where I need to listen much more. I loved the vibes.
2.5 - I'd rate it higher if doing so on just the message and lower if doing so on just my enjoyment of the music.
2.5 - Pretty good. I don’t really have any strong feelings about it.
2 - Some great riffs and vocals, but some cringe/creepy lyrics in Brown Sugar set the tone early as something I don't want to listen to again.
2.25 - Mostly not for me, but I kind of dig the machine gun percussions and electronic sound in some of the songs.
4.5 - Even though I have mixed feelings about live albums on this list, the addition of the orchestra makes this so awesome that five stars is the only acceptable rating.
1.5 - I still don’t get this band.
1.75 - Better than some of the other rap on this list from this era, but still hard to listen to in 2026.
3.25 - Yes, quite nerdy. I love the that the band sound. I like it a tad bit less than I want to, but that might be because Apple Music doesn’t have the explicit version.
4.5 - This isn't my favorite album by the Killers, but it's still good enough to round up to five stars.
3.25 - I really enjoy music with a sitar. I'm surprised that this makes the list with those two prominent covers, but maybe I need to read the history.
2.5 - This is not what I expected Pulp to sound like. I liked some of it and disliked a bit of. Most of it was fine.
2.75 - I really like Cecilia. Other songs occasional grab me, but less so than I would like.
4 - Exactly the kind of thing I hope to discover with this challenge. I will be listening more.
2 - I still haven't found a David Bowie album to get excited about.
3 - After vacation, I listened to this thinking it was the first time and I liked it a lot more. *shrugs*.
Prior rating: 1.75 - Not for me.
3 - I like this a little more than other Bowie's I've heard.
2.75 - I get why people like this, but it's not for me.
4 - I love Janelle and the fact that she made a concept album about Metropolis still blows me away.
.25 - I hate this so much that it makes me question my sanity in continuing with this project.
3.75 - Another Radiohead album that I like now that I'm older. What's happening to me?
4 - Very good, but I still like Love & Hate a bit more.
2.75 - Fine.
2.5 - Eh, it's fine.
2.75 - The best songs on the album are GREAT. A lot of the other stuff is forgettable. Maybe I just need to listen more.
2.25 - A few songs that I liked, but not near as good as the 90's stuff that I know.
3.25 - I've never heard of Gene, but I liked it!
1.25 - I thought we had this album already, but maybe it's because I have similar thoughts on it as I do for other rap albums of this time. The style doesn't hold up and the casual gay slurs/etc in the lyrics make it an uncomfortable listen.
1.75 - I've always liked the way he raps. Hard to listen to in ways similar to that N.W.A. album, but I at least have some nostalgia for a song or two.
1.75 - Not bad, it just didn't grab me.
2.5 - I like this more than I thought I would in middle school when I never listened to it, but less than I wanted to.
2.5 - Some iconic songs, but the rest is underwhelming.
1.25 - Not the worst thing on this list, but I'm not listening to that again.
2.5 - I like it more than Pyromania, but I'm still not going to be listening to them on purpose.
3.25 - It's been a while since I've listened to this. I thought I liked it a little more than I actually I did, but maybe I'm thinking of To Pimp a Butterfly.
4.5 - Classic. Nothing but great songs.
3.25 - It's been a while since I listened to this and I like it a good bit. I still can't believe he died two days after this was released.
3.75 - I vibed to it.
4 - I've never listened to a fully Biggie album and I liked this. His style, flow, and rhymes are amazing, but I don't always like his content.
3.5 - Some great songs and some pretty good songs.
1.5 - This isn't bad per se. Parts of the songs, just feel out of place and make me feel uncomfortable. I'm sure that they're doing this on purpose for some complicated musical reason, but it's not for me. I'm also annoyed that this album wasn't on Apple Music.
3.25 - Good, maybe even great if I listened a few more times.
3 - I liked it more than I thought I would.
3.75 - I like this more than I remember liking the other Goldfrapp albums that I've listened to.
1.5 - Better than I thought it would be, I'm still not a Velvet Underground fan though.
3.25 - I'm not sure how I hated the last Tom Waits album so much and I kind of dig this one.
1.75 - I was nervous when I saw there were only four songs and Apple Music listed Faust as a similar artist. It was listenable at least.
3.25 - This isn't what I expected Patti Smith to sound like. I enjoyed it and might listen more.
2.75 - I'm not the biggest reggae or Bob Marley fan, but this is pretty good.
2.25 - I LOVE two LDR albums and I like a few others okay. On first listen, this one is no where near as good as what I've heard before.
3.25 - One is a top tier Metallica song for sure, but I've never really latched onto the rest of this album. To Live and to Die is close.
1.5 - I don't like this, but there are far worse country albums that could come up on the list.
3.25 - I liked this one way more than I expected. I could hear how it possibly influenced some other bands that I love like Parquet Courts.
3.25 - I prefer "The Idler Wheel...", but there are some great songs here.
2.25 - Not bad. I could see that score going up with repeat listens.
3 - Fun!
2.25 - I expected this to be 100% not my thing, but it's the best Nick Cave thing I've listened to.
2.25 - Alright.
2 - It's fine. I feel a bit uncultured because I don't like it more.
