Beautiful. Makes me want to listen to jazz even more. Bass player is a bad man. Wish I could’ve been in that club to see it live. Will listen again and again.
Can’t beat it. So many classics on this one. One of the best to ever do it, truly one of the few. Such a sound. All their albums are full of heat, so hard to pick the “best”, but this is up there. Lodi sells this one for me, even though it’s probably a deep cut to most.
Leadoff and nine hole definitely carry the lineup. Still, the stones make rock and roll. Kind of wild how Brit’s can sound country like that. Not their best, but gimme shelter and you can’t always get what you want are heavy enough to make it a classic album.
These guys are so good. Not a particularly outstanding album per se, but an outstanding group. Their musical talent & capability is massive. They all sing. A very aptly named group. “The” Band indeed. Couple hits on here, but their sound is groovy and true the whole way through.
Eh. Not for me. So 90s tho.
I never really gave this album a chance, for no particular reason. But it’s worth the price of admission. Absolutely in the canon of 90s rock. It gets deep and heady and angsty, everything great about 90s rock is in this album. Glad to have given it a deeper look.
Never listened to him. Thought he was someone else actually. Got a great voice. Feels like a lou reed/warren zevon type with a little Springsteen that precedes the true alternative wave of the later 80s/90s. Not bad.
I know nothing about jazz, but I know this is a massive vibe. The samba jazz combo is wicked. Will listen over and over and over. Man what a groove.
Not an EDM guy, but I’d pick a vibe like this if my hand were forced. Will they be a top artist for me? No. Would I dance if it was on in a club? Yep.
This is a really, really good album. Multiple listens. I’ve never listened to her, but I’ve been digging patsy kline and I remember reading that the guy who produced her best stuff also produced this album, and it’s right on brand. This type of music and Billie Holidays style run in parallel, this just has western influence. KD Lang seems to be to patsy Kline what Amy winehouse (in her purest form) was to Billie holiday. Beautiful voice, beautiful music, this album delivers on every song.
90s rock. No problems. Her being cobains lady definitely plays through, their styles merged it seems. Kinda hard and more loud punk style.
Such easy listening. Love a big band vibe. Could have this type of stuff on in the back all day. I don’t know the Count, but I know the Count is known to be the man. Couple times through, no disagreements. Will listen much more.
Rips. Not a huge deep purple fan, but this was a show. Some of those runs were the stuff of legend. Fun listen. What a time to be alive.
Eh. Lots of teenage angst. Alright, just not for me
Yeah I don’t think I’m gonna make it thru this one. Chalk it up. Just not me.
Eh. Probably does well in Berlin, but again, not really an EDM guy. Not a terrible listen, also not a double listen.
Odd, especially for 77 but probably was a prelude to the synth-y 80s
A perfect album. These guys fckn rock. Nearly every song on this album was already on my “liked songs”. Little punchy western, little blues, lots of swing…one of the greatest albums ever. One of the greatest bands ever. Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists ever, and on this listen I noticed how tough the drummer is too. Sultans of Swing makes an argument for the greatest song of all time. What a beautiful example of music, creativity, and expression. Masterpiece. 5/5 ten times out of ten. I love Dire Straits.
Better than I thought it would be. Some of it odd and interesting, but glad I gave it a chance.
Fun and poppy, she’s got a great voice
So beautiful. Don't mess with The King boy. I gotta get more of him on vinyl. Top to bottom, this is beautifully put together, soulful, romantic, the whole thing. Great example of why he’s The King.
Abba is fun. I really do think they have a good sound. I don’t know their discography well enough to know where this stacks up, but I enjoyed the listen. There are a few good ones, some have this spooky thing going on which is kind of dope.
This was good. Never heard of them. 80s pop sound that I’m not familiar with, I like their take. Gave me some Velvet Underground vibes at times. Might listen further, might not. Enjoyed the album.
This was fine. If his albums weren’t on this list, I probably wouldn’t listen to him all that much. I don’t think he’s bad, but when you’re talking about the late 70s and early 80s, there’s a lot of other stuff I prefer.
Talk about a Friday vibe. Prince is the man. So fun, such a joy to listen to whatever he makes.
Never heard of them, pretty decent album. Kind of an amalgam of 90s-00s bands. Goo goo dolls, muse especially, little queens of the Stone Age. Interesting. Not bad though, I can dig.
Immediate like. I could listen to that ambient stuff all day. Water sounds are a nice touch. Can take or leave the punky tunes, but overall a real nice listen.
One of the most well known albums ever. I like Neil young well enough. His guitar playing is exceptional, I like the folksy air to his music, and he has some really profound lines. Pretty good.
Really enjoyed this. Makes me want to wear out a hardwood floor. I’m all in on this type of country. Gave me flashes of Turnpike at times. This is the original Texas country. Beautiful and pure.
Poetry. I’m so glad for this, because I know she’s a legend, but I’ve never taken the time to sit in her library. This fits such a coffee on a weekend morning mood. I need to get her on vinyl. Listened to this twice, thumbs up on almost every song. The jazz tones are sublime, and she’s truly writing poetry and putting it over music. Deep, profound, lowkey, really beautiful stuff, but the one caveat I’ll add is that you really have to listen — the music is moody, but you have to pay attention, live with it for a while, to really let the vibe set in. Will now be scrubbing the rest of her discography.
Look, I’m a huge fan of 90s rock, but the pulls we’ve had so far have not done it for me. I know there’s a ways to go, but if you’re talking about cornerstones of the 90s alternative scene, we can do way better than this.
Is Tommy deaf dumb and blind? Is the whole album a setup to let us know that he plays a mean pinball? Who is Tommy in real life? This isn’t the who that the world came to know, but you can see flashes of it, Pinball Wizard is obviously the centerpiece. One of those albums that really tells a story, makes me curious of the inspiration.
Made me happy when I saw it. One of my favorite veins of music. He’s a king of music, not just his niche. This album is smooth & full of soul…everything he makes feels like it’s coming from the bottom of his being. A pleasure to listen to over and over again.
What is rock and roll? This is rock and roll. Pure cut, straight from the tap, rock and roll. 🤘🏼
Really enjoyable listen. Two very thoughtful songwriters doing what they do. This is another one that you have to live with and really listen to more than a few times to let it all sink in. Fits a lovely mood, listened twice and could have gone many more.
The 1960s. When rock and roll was learning how to walk. Hippie-ish, summer of love heavy in this one. It’s 1966, you’re sitting on the hood of a car smoking grass, and this is coming through the radio. What a time.
45 seconds and I’m sold. I can get all the way down with this. I’ve come to really enjoy this type of music. One of the cooler parts about this list for me is learning about the artists and the albums, so to find out that this guy not only pioneered African jazz but was also a Bob Marley type cultural figure in Nigeria is so dope, and adds so much depth to his music. I’ve only recently, maybe in the past year or so, been introduced and taken to Afro-beat/afro-soul/afro-jazz, so to find the guy at the bottom of it is really cool, and I’m excited to work through his discography.
Ive heard of these guys, have not listened. Some good tunes on here. I don’t know where this falls in their discography, how well it represents their sound, but I’ll most likely dig in.
Really good. I enjoyed the hell out of this. They have a sound that so easy to listen to. I understand that the discourse is between this and Bookends for their best work…before this week I hadn’t listened to either in full. Both are such easy, enjoyable listens. I think this might win though. This seems fuller, little bit richer, more in bloom or matured songwriting and performing. The whole thing, really good.
This strikes me as a band who doesn’t know who they want to be. The music, at least this album, is a combination of too many styles, to the point where it’s just kind of strange. None of it flows. I don’t think it’s bad, I just don’t know what it is.
Great. A true hip hop storyteller. One of the few left, it seems. I only knew two of his songs, but the album didn't surprise me. There’s real life story throughout in a way of that reminds me a lot of J Cole, Jay Z on a feature is no surprise either. You can tell it all comes from the heart because it’s lived, just how Kanye would talk about Chicago in his early stuff. His wordplay is also phenomenal, super creative and intelligent, reminds me of The Tribe. “I told you cornballs I hush puppies.” Cmon. Really really good, and super fun to listen to as well.
