Bought this album in the 90s and really only gave it a small chance. I’ve definitely been missing out. Great from beginning to end.
A couple really catchy songs, a few decent ones and several meh songs. A fun listen but overall, not an album I’ll likely go back to.
I really wanted to like this one. Unfortunately, the urge to skip many songs was strong. I especially did not like the background singing. Ray is a great singer but I did not love this.
Loved this album. Not a bad song. Can’t wait to listen again.
I’ve never been a big fan of jazz. Still am not, but enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Got bored during the last couple of tracks, but the first two or three were really strong.
Pretty solid album from beginning to end.
Haters gonna hate. This is great. Very confused about the idea that I had never heard of the album or even the band before. Curious to see if I still like it in a year, but after one listen, I love it.
Great from beginning to end. Frontier Psychologist is ridiculously good.
Worst album I have had to endure thus far. Incredibly awful. Constant talking, annoying vocals….. just bad.
Radiohead have eluded me for years. I’ve kind of liked them, but they’ve never really clicked for me. That is, until I was assigned this album and really sat down and listened to it with more intention. I was blown away. It finally clicked.
Overall a good listen with no skips. No Woman No Cry not as good as the live version but still great. Title track is a standout. Not enough great songs to get a five but a solid listen
Loved this when it came out and love it today. Find the River is one of my all time favorite songs. Nightswimming, Try Not to Breathe, Man on the Moon, Sidewinder….From beginning to end, this is an easy 5. The only weakness I can find with this album is that I have listened to it too much and sometimes tire of it.
Nothing amazing but not bad either. I thought it actually got better and better as I progressed through the songs. Didn’t love the singer. Overall, don’t think there is anything really great or memorable here. Would much rather have seen Suicidal Tendencies’s self-titled album on this list.
Really wanted to give this a 5 but after 2-3 listens, just can’t do it. I really like the album but don’t love it. Some really good songs but just am not blown away like I hoped I would be.
It’s Sonic Youth. Of course it gets a 5. Schizophrenia by itself would justify this but from start to end, this album is great. Sonic Youth are like mayonnaise on a burger to me. I can see why some people don’t like them. And I’m not always in the mood for em. But my god, when I am, they are perfection.
An undeniably great album. I knew the five or six releases going in but little else. I expected the second half to be weaker and was pleasantly surprised that was not the case. There are a lot of great songs here. I have no doubt that I will be listening to this album a lot more in the future.
After one listen I had this at a 2 with no plans to listen again. The.listened again anyway and liked it a little more. Every time I listen I like it more. It’s a mood dependent album for sure but overall, pretty good. Killer Queen is of course the best song.
Meh. A couple catchy songs. Lyrically terrible. I could literally name 1001 other albums that should be included rather than this one. Did the Pet Shop Boys make a financial contribution to the publishing of this book or something?
Some of these songs sound like they were written by teenagers and recorded on old school keyboards. The song One in. million sounds like a cheesy 80s sitcom theme. And yet, I like a few songs. The first song and then Yesterday When I Was Mad” and “The Theatre” are decent catchy songs.
Unfortunately there is too much bad on this album to give it a good score.
Somehow Pulp has avoided me over the years. Well not anymore. Loved this immediately and will likely be listening to it a lot from here on out. Can't wait to explore the rest of their catalogue. So many good songs here. An easy 5.
Pretty strong overall album. No song stuck out as amazing but several really good ones. Will definitely revisit.
Tried to appreciate this more and just couldn’t. Kept forgetting to pay attention. A couple decent tracks, otherwise just background music for me.
Was really only familiar with 5 songs. Gave each of the others several listens today. Liking them more with each listen. I was torn between 4 and 5 on this one. The greatness of a few of the songs pushes this over the edge for me.
Great music, really annoying vocals. Different singer and this is a 4.
Had never listened to Joni Mitchell before but am well aware of her significance. Wanted to like it but after one listen felt no connection and it was a sure 1 for me. Then I listened again. And again. Gave it several listens throughout the day and something has clicked and now I find myself really liking it. Glad I gave it another chance after that first listen.
An undeniably great album. Got a couple misses, but the hits are legendary. The louder played the better.
A few good songs and a few snoozers. Overall, a decent album for background. Nothing really stands out as great.
Looked at some reviews before I listened and based on them, expected a messy disappointment. It was anything but that. Super fun album with a lot of great high energy tracks! So glad I got introduced to this. Had never given these guys a listen. Will definitely be listening to more of them.
I like some songs but there is no variety and nothing that really makes me want to keep listening. It’s a 3 for me. A high 3, but a 3.
Love this album. Some amazing songs. Would give five stars but just lacks a little variety as several of the songs sound similar.
A couple of good songs and an amazing voice but horrible music. Sounds like it was made on an Atari 2600.
Neil Young at his best. This album has some amazing songs and no weak spots. An easy 5 for me.
I’ve listened to the album three times today and read others’ reviews. I get what people are saying. This is safe, not exceptional, and maybe even a little car commercially. But during my listens, I never got bored and I liked every song. That has got to mean something. I am giving it a 4. And I reserve the right to change it to a 3 or 5 after listening to it some more. Okay, I got bored. It’s a 3😆
I liked this much more than I thought I would. Some very good songs. Ultimately, I did get a little bored and could swear that I heard “Cars” more then once.
Knew the name but not the music. Glad I listened. I like this a lot.
Great album from start to end.
Tried to give us a fair chance. Jazz just is not my thing. I did kind of like the first song, but after that, I felt like I was listening to a mix of cheesy tv show theme songs and elevator music.
Don’t think I would go back and listen to this again, but some of the songs did have a nice sound and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Really good album with no skips. I’ve been missing out for a long time on this one. Maybe not a perfect album but this is worthy of a 5.
Different. Interesting. Powerful.
Over the last several years, I have tried listening to this several times. While I found some of the songs, enjoyable, ultimately, I just never “got it”. I would listen and go from thinking I was going to really love it to absolutely hating it and thinking it was just weird for the sake of being weird. I just could not understand why so many people loved it and why it was getting so much critical acclaim. Felt like the ultimate Pitchfork “this is weird, let’s give it album of the year” album to me.
I was kind of excited when this popped up today. Now I had a reason to really give it a listen song by song and try to understand it. I’ve listened through the album twice today and have at different times decided it was a one, a two, a three, a four, and a five. Not sure I’ve ever had an album confuse me so much. In some ways, I love it in some ways I still can’t shake the weirdness. However, as I listen more, I feel like I’m starting to get it and really like it. It’s not the kind of album you just play at a dinner party. More of an intense, individual listening kind of record.
Kudos to Fiona Apple for taking risks and making music that is outside of the box. I certainly can understand how people would hate this, but I am no longer one of them.
But with all this said, I sure wish I could somehow delete those seal sounds at the end of the first song. Not sure I’ll ever grow accustomed to that.
Great from beginning to end.
The bad: lyrics don’t age well. Very cringy and feels like they were written by and for junior high students. Hard to listen to the entire album all the way through. Sounds pretty repetitive.
The good: undeniably great mixing and beats. Represents an era of rap and is fun to listen to if you can do so without paying too much attention to what he is saying.
Loved it when it came out and love it now. Every track is great. Can’t see myself ever tiring of this. I genuinely feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t love this.
Fun album. Pretty vanilla and safe, but fun. Randy Scouse Git is a standout.
Songs may lack variety but I love the energy. A couple weak tracks but I like most of them. At times the vocals are a little annoying but overall, really good album.
2-3 really good songs but otherwise pretty much a meh album for REM. And I don’t ever want to hear “Stand” again.
Liked the first couple of songs. Album went south for me pretty quickly after that.
The first three songs and the last three songs are great. Not a fan of the sax on “your latest trick”. Like always with Knopfler, the guitar play is amazing.
Why didn’t I know about this???
Not a weak moment on this album. It’s crazy to me that there are people that don’t love this. I feel sorry for those people.
I’ve tried and just can’t get into this guy. A couple ok songs here but I quickly become bored.
I do love the song Human Cannonball. I find the rest to be unlistenable. One good song isn’t saving this from getting a 1.
Easy 5. Duh.
I used to despise “Been Caught Stealing” but grew to love it. I really like the whole album. With more listens, perhaps could become a 5.
I have a very hard time connecting with this. Most of the songs are not memorable to be and I find myself getting bored. I like some Kendrick but I find this album to be pretty overrated.
Nothing exciting or notable here. Just a collection of average songs that lack originality.
I loved every second of this.
Boring and forgettable.
I wanted to like this more but it just never clicked. Every time I thought it was heading in a good direction, it took a turn for the worse and never did connect with me much.
Listened a lot today and honestly don’t remember any songs. I kind of liked a few as I listened but as soon as they were over, they were forgotten.
Second song ran about 2-3 minutes too long. A couple snoozers included. But Superstition and a couple others give this value. An ok album.
Sometimes the more I listen to an album, the more I like it. Couldn’t be further from the truth with this one. After one listen, I liked a couple of songs and was thinking it might be good. However, I soon found that with each new listen, I liked it less and less. Not sure how this album made the list.
A great album from start to end. Some really good songs. Especially liked “Seven”. Will definitely go back to this one.
Crosseyed and Painless/Great Curve/Once in a Lifetime might be the best 3 consecutive songs on an album ever.
Great jams
I had no idea this album was so good. I love Dookie and had stupidly assumed that nothing they had done since could touch that. This is amazing from the first to last track. I knew the obvious hits but there are so many more great tracks here that I didn’t know. Jesus of Suburbia might be their best song and I had never heard it. Shame on me.
2-3 amazing songs but the album is so short. Only 34 minutes and 8 of those are from my least favorite track of the album.
I know I’m supposed to love this. I love some Johnny Cash and I love song of the originals covered here. But I find myself getting bored listening to this. I would feel pretentious giving this more than 3 stars.
A pleasant surprise. Middle of the album is the best.
Nope. Tried and just can’t get into it. Glad it makes others happy but it’s just not for me.
Amazing album.
Without a doubt, the best heavy metal album of all time.
Fun listen. Tracks 2 and 3 are my favorites.
This is okay but nothing special. I listen to it and forget it almost immediately.
I really liked the first two tracks and one or two others. Other than that, the album is pretty average. I’ll likely listen to the 2-3 songs I liked but can’t see myself playing the whole album again.
A couple catchy songs but nothing to get too excited about.
I just can’t get into Radiohead. I want to. I’ve tried. It just never happens. I feel like the world is playing a cruel trick on me. So many people love them and I don’t think I’ll ever understand why.
Not a boring moment on the record yet somehow I don’t find much about it memorable. Solid throughout though.
Nice surprise of an album. Will definitely return to this and explore the band more. Dirge and Aisha were especially good tracks.
The louder played, the better. Great music and great voice. I can only take like 3 or 4 Janis songs at a time though. Not sure why. Still great though.
I was very disappointed in this album. Really thought I would like it more. I have never really liked Sunshine of Your Love and found most of the songs pretty boring and unforgettable. It’s always a letdown to me when an album starts with its best track. Strange Brew is the only song I really like a lot from this.
There are two undeniable here.
1. This is a great album.
2. The artist is a complete narcissistic piece of shit and a trash human.
Liked this a lot. Have been seeing pictures of this hairless cat like man for years but didn’t know his music. I loved it. Still think he looks way to beef jerky like though.
Really really good but I wish some of the songs were longer. Right when I started getting in to some of them, they ended. Would love to hear some longer jams.
A couple really strong songs, a couple ok songs, and several snoozers. I expected to like this a lot more than I did.
Some beautiful instrumentation and vocals. I do have a hard time listening all
the way through without getting a little bored but it is still a great album.
These guys could sing anything and I’d likely love it.
Love this album. Has some amazing songs on it.
A couple fun and catchy songs but quickly descended into chaos. Had to knock it down to a 2 after that 19 minute children’s song. Shame because it was actually seeming kind of promising.
Not great. Not bad. Just not consistently good enough to get above a 3.
I have loved this album since I was in high school back in the early 90s and I still love it now. Every song is awesome.
Like almost all Cohen albums, great. Gets a little boring at times though.
Strangely catchy. Kind of grows on you with each listen.
Really liked this. Can see how they were so influential to so many artists. Not a fan of the vocals though. Sucks what he went through but I didn’t think he added anything special to this. Liked the album
in spite of his voice, not because of it.
It’s not my bag. Gave it an honest try.
It’s fine. Some good songs musically but a lot of really cheesy lyrics.
Holy shit. This is why I chose to participate in this endeavor. I did not know this album at all. Cat Stevens was just a name to me. So glad I was assigned this album. It’s amazing.
I could listen to every song on this album over and over. Unbelievable voice, passion, great backing vocals, instrumentation…. Gotta be a 5.
Lots of good tracks on this one.
Didn’t think I would like this and I was right. Ska music is annoying as hell to me for some reason. I can do Sublime but even that gets old quickly.
This album is particular seemed repetitive and the lyrics were just stupid at times. I would describe this as tolerable at best.
No doubt she is legendary but just not something I appreciate enough. Sounds like one long, boring song.
I really don’t like jazz. And I didn’t love this. It’s a 2 and barely gets that. I get that he’s a legend and all, but I just can’t get into it. Sounds like an unrehearsed mess to be.
Loved this. Not a dull moment. A few cringy lyrics but it is almost thirty years old. I will definitely be listening to this more.
An easy 5.
Just couldn’t appreciate this. I found it incredible annoying and have no interest in exploring this band further.
I feel pity for people who don’t love this album as much as I do.
Fun and great energy. Love the vibe. Just hate the terrible falsetto. WAY overused.
Pretty average punk here. Nothing earth shattering. A couple decent songs and a bunch of average ones.
I liked this but apparently not as much as I was supposed to. So many people
regard it as an all time great. Maybe it will grow on me.
Amazing album. Can’t believe it was out for like 30 years before I knew it.
Liked Soweto. Other than that, there isnt much here. Great that it inspired others and has been sampled but shame on McLaren and his failure to credit the original artists. Enjoy your star Malcolm.
I’ve never really given Paul McCartney albums a listen before. I have clearly been missing out. This is fantastic.
One of the easiest 5s. Soundtrack to my childhood.
I found most of this underwhelming. It sounded like a boring version of STRFKR. A couple decent songs but mostly average.
Liked a couple songs but most were just average.
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You is easily my favorite Led Zeppelin song. A perfect song in my opinion. And the rest of this is pretty damn good too.
I really don’t know what to make of this. Most of it I find forgettable and not interesting. I don’t see why people like it. I would say maybe it will grow on me but I doubt I’ll listen again.
One is an all time great song. The rest of the album is really good too. Many solid songs but not much that really stands out to me as great.
Flawless voices. I am sure this is gold to those who appreciate this genre, but to me, it’s just some great singers singing songs that pretty much bore me. Gets a 3 for me which feels both too high and too low at the same time.
As much as I wanted to, I just didn’t like this much. I don’t like the voices and there is nothing here that would make me come back to listen again.
There are enough classics on here to give it a 5 rating. Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal are epic songs. Tracks 2,3 and 4 are absolutely terrible and are almost enough to cost this a star but ultimately I can overlook them.
Sounds like the soundtrack to an Abercrombie store. Not something I would ever choose to listen to voluntarily. And I didn’t particularly appreciate involuntarily either. Ridiculous that this is even on the list.
Started strong and only got better as it went. Wu-Tang are legendary for a reason and this album is that reason.
The music was fine but goddamn I hate Frank Sinatra and his singing. I might be able to tolerate him more but knowing he was a cheating, arrogant womanizer makes him completely and utterly nauseating to me. I have given his music many chances and will never understand how and why people like it so much. Other than the first song, I didn’t even realize that songs were beginning and ending. This was torture.
Really like this. Not a bad song and has a great sound for a live album. Not sure live albums should be included on this list but it’s here and it’s a great one.
This is something I can put on and enjoy but ultimately am unlikely to. The songs were fine and listenable but ultimately never really connected with me.
Fun collection of diverse songs.
Once again, an album that makes me glad I decided to do this. Had never heard of this band and loved this. Solid from beginning to end. Not sure why other people don't like it more. It's an easy 5 for me.
A few good and a few not so good songs. San Francisco Blues, Cocaine, and Salty Dog were some of the better ones.
Arguably the best album from one of the best songwriters ever. An easy 5.
Music is great but those vocals are rough.
Some really great songs on this album. Revival, Desire Lines, and Basement Scene are my favorite three.
Liked the first half. Second half bored me. Not bad but I wouldn’t go back to it.
