Long and varied, like going on an adventure. Doesn't have any really strong singles
One of my favorite albums. Feels like being alone in the night. Never realized it was categorized as trip-hop
Good, but I couldn't shake the feeling that it sounds dated and that I "should" enjoy it more. Actively unpleasant at times, but kind of the point of the art message
Hard to compete with happy nostalgic memories of earlier Bowie songs. Another album elevated by its place and moment in time. My favorite parts here are the moody saxophone parts
Fun. I'd never heard the title track with the vocals stuttering before
Interesting mix of casual and homey with complex anthems
Jigsaw falling pushes this one past a four
Fun. Sounds like a skateboarding album, but nothing I'm eager to revisit
Just ok; was the first album in this journey that didn't keep my attention. The parts straying into other genres are what did stand out
I'm not really interested in scrutinizing the lyrics, might be higher or lower
Given the pop culture image of Dylan being incomprehensible, him squeezing in so many words while still being melodic is amazing. I shouldn't have put off listening to his work for so long
Solid rock album
Despite how familiar I am with highway star it gave me goosebumps this time, so gotta go with five even if there's some downtime in this album
Some classics but also some strange parts
Concepts that I like put together in a way that just didn't click at all with me
I liked it enough to buy the album at the time, the singles are still good and have their place as popular karaoke options, but it ms near the bottom in my list of songs to return to
New to me; fun, but nothing really stood out to me on it
The radio singles are still great, but the repiditive parts detract
Cover made me expect a predecessor to the mighty mighty bosstones and was not disappointed
Even after listening to the full album I haven't pinned down exactly why I don't like Winehouse's songs. Some combination of the lyrics and/or trappings of soul. The single exception is Back to Black, which is an excellent song
Very melodic, could see myself listening to it again
Le Freak is a classic, but it's the only song on the album that I'd want to revisit. The rest is ok
Great songs, like the earlier Deep Purple album, Paranoid pushes this one past a four for me
Decent songs, really ruined by excessive ads from trying a different platform for listening. Familiar with a few already, not wanting to go back to
Sounds from the 70s but doesn't feel dated often
Hurt alone could make this 5 stars for me, but it even fits well within the story of the album. Still don't fully get into the industrial metal parts
First country album in this journal. Good, but another case where I think the lyrics are important to its impact. It really didn't help that the first of such albums put me off it with talking about masters and pretty girls, so while I'm not going to do lyric analysis factor context and history into my ratings, I will try to listen more attentively again in the future
Good, but could do without the occasional obnoxious trumpet and the crowd noise that gets more prominent later in
I appreciate the talent behind the falsetto, but it didn't make the listening experience better - almost brought it down to a two
Glad to have learned about this band, hadn't heard of them before and am interested in checking out more of their music.
Some classic hits, but I've heard them enough
A German proto blue man group? Nice
Never realized this was an 80s album. Held up great in the 90s and today. Given that listening made me smile a few times and sing along a few times, going higher than four
I like Maggie May, but don't get how this album topped the charts. Sounds fine but average to me
Enjoyed it all the way through, but there were not any parts I specifically wanted to relisten to
Its ok, but when I think it is getting repetitive multiple times in its only 15 minutes that's a problem
Was debating between 3 and 4; Loneliest Person was a strong finish that gave me goosebumps on the first listen
Not much for me to say about this one, I've yet to really like any reggae music but didn't dislike this
The single Born to Run is good, but not feeling anything special for the rest. Maybe the mumbled lyrics elevate it?
Great throughout. Floored by the middle of China girl and held up on second listen
Feels a bit like jazz. I like it but nothing I really latch onto. Interesting to me that it is another German band that reminds me of Blue Man Group
I do like There There, but not enough to bump this up to a 4
Changes was pretty catchy. Lots of variety and talent on display, but not feeling like listening again soon
Haven't heard Someone Somewhere in a while, still great so surprised it does show up more on 80s radio stations. Ot quite enough to push the album up to 4
Never heard of The Zutons, so the answer I guess is the Atlantic Ocean. Pleasant, but I don't see why they are on this list
Listening experience was a little disjointed due to a bad internet connection. No particular complaints or compliments about the music itself. A little sad to have a typo in previous journal entry
Another one that I am probably underrated due to listening to it in the background
Impressive, but the discord was just too much for me this time
Has several great and classic songs, but doesn't quite reach the top for me
All of the place, not unpleasant, but overstays it's welcome
Seemed average at first, but I ended up liking a couple of songs enough to listen to again. Second time wasn't as interested
Haven't heard Lake of Fire in years. I don't recall the vocals being so rough. Ok overall
A couple of excellent songs in a genre that's very hit or miss for me. Rating is really a of 5, 4, and 2
I like some Madonna songs, but definitely not these ones. Feels both of the 00's and dated, but it is 2026...
Maybe at a different time I'd feel differently, but I had little to no interest on these songs. Every time I got the idea in about 20 seconds but there was 4-9 minutes of the same every song. All pop, no risk, no edge. Some of it had chill vibes, but too much here doesn't work for me
Another jazz album I enjoyed. Not much to say except for the inclusion of a song with what sounds like African tribal lyrics which I've not heard within jazz before
Music is great. The chat over it is OK sometimes and way too campy at others
It was fine
Pretty good for a live album
I only recognized about one song on the album; rest weren't all that spectacular so makes sense they wouldn't get ad much play
Not for me
Nice to have another positive discovery day, but I still haven't gotten around to looking up more work from the previous one I was more enthusiastic about
I like some Adele songs, but not any of these ones. The cure cover was almost enough to drag this down to a one
It's OK, not much to say
Another discovery for me. Good, but not one I really get why it is on the list
Another discovery for me. Good, but not one I really get why it is on the list
Was thinking this would mostly be new to me, but I've heard a number of these before, being classic rocks hits. A good listen and one I'd do again but didn't find anything new that really caught my attention
A couple of wtf were they thinking moments, but an ok listen overall
Two Byrds in a row. This one was a little better
Since my entries aren't history reports this isn't an automatic 5. I do enjoy some of the songs, but on a second listen some are a bit repetitive and overstay their welcome
Back to back albums with ground breaking ideas that have been superceded by later works. Best parts still hold up well
Ugh, multiple skips needed. One good track keeps this out of the very bottom, but I'm not even interested to look up the title of that track given the minefield the rest of the album is
Another discovery for me, just average
Started good, but towards the end I began to find the singing to be getting grating
A fun discovery for me, might be a band I'd like to hear more from
Was thinking this was entirely new to me, then Dear God came on. An enjoyable listen overall
Great new wave. While I probably won't go seeking out more of their albums, going higher than 3, and since there's no half stars that'll be a 4
Ok; didn't enjoy it as much as his one that came up for me earlier, but not bad
Well, it's folk or country music that I didn't dislike, so respect given
Can easily place this in the 00's even though it is new to me. The title track stood out to me, but otherwise average
Maybe ahead of it's time, but nothing stood out to me on this album
Two songs landed out of two hours
Mostly new to me, but nothing I want to return to outside of the single I already knew
No plans to listen to the whole album again, but definitely not the last time I want to listen to Tricky
Finally a case where my listening, not context, evaluation has to be subverted. Fitting that it came up on a day with heavy thunderstorms. Where most performances feel more hollow when paying close attention to the details, this not only feels more genuine but melodies can be found that aren't present when listening as background music. Might be a five someday, but not quite there for me yet
Haven't heard the album outside of cult of personality. Mostly good, but glamor boys was almost a skip
Some iconic tracks but not everything lands for me
2nd Springsteen album for me, nothing musically impressive to me this time
