"Mothership Connection" by Parliament is a classic funky concept album. I find concept of this album interesting about Afro-futurism where black people promote funk music in outer space. From this album, some tracks are great to listen like "P-Funk", "Give up the Funk" and "Unfunky UFO".I like the funkiness from the album. What I don't like about this album is there is too much many spoken word passages and tracks length are dragged too much that doesn't benefited the album. It is fun to listen from start but due to long song length it feel disconnected from the album and has weaker ending track. Overall a good funky album but lengthy songs and weaker ending track are the downside from this album.
"Who's Next" is a powerful, innovative rock classic album with outstanding songwriting, performance and timeless anthem like "Baba O'Reilly", "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". The album flow naturally and rarely looses it's momentum. Overall it's an essential Rock album with very few flaws .
"Californication" may be one of their best album. This album includes their hit songs "Otherside", "Californication", and "Scar Tissue". I feel first half of the album has good track but I feel some second half track filler and it makes album feel longer. I feel the production level of this album is very bad. Overall, good album of Red hot chili peppers but some track feel out of place and also bad production with sh*t audio quality
"Debut" is the fantastic album by Björk. This is the breakout album of Björk with awesome tracks like "Human Behavior", "Crying", "Venus as Boy", and "Big Time Sensuality". This album is produced beautifully and all the tracks are consistent. This album may not be her strongest or masterpiece album compared to other well known album but it is still her great album. Overall very good album that sounds fresh and unique even in today's era.
I listened to this album with low expectations but my god! it just exceeded my expectations. I never expected this album to be so good. This album keeps you hooked from start to end with its outstanding performance. The tracks are very energetic with wonderful sax performance on it. Overall wonderful album with mix of Rock & Roll and jazz and one of the best albums from 50's era . This album will make you dance from start to end.
"Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac is their masterpiece album. This album is produced excellently and has great musical arrangements and well written tracks dealing with personal problems and broken relationship. This album also has standout tracks like "Dreams", "Don't Stop", "Go Your Own Way", "The Chain", and "You Make Loving Fun". Overall masterpiece album with great vocal performance and lyrics and beautifully produced album with wonderful instrumental performance. Not a single skippable track from start to end. At last, mostly fun album to listen.
"Bongo Rock" by Incredible Bongo Band is mostly instrumental album. I would like to praise the instrumental performance from the band.I like the way they blend rock, funk,jazz into simple and enjoyable track. The album is good but I feel there is something missing. Mostly I couldn't connect with some track after few minutes as it is mostly repetitive. "Apache" is the only standout track from the album. This album also helped build a landmark for hip-hop where many artists take sample from it. Overall not so great but not so bad album for me.
"Lazer Guided Melodies" by Spiritualized is a great debut album by the band. This album has very calming and fun tracks to listen. It has a very good opening "You Know It's True" and has consistent of sounding till "Run". After that I found the album loses interest for a while and then regains with "Shine a Light" (a highlight from the album) and again start to look good. But I find they dragged the song length which is not needed. I find most of the tracks repetitive also. Overall, very good album but I think they dragged too much in song length and some tracks are not needed. Besides that a good debut album by Spiritualized
"Timeless" by Goldie is the great "drum and bass" genre album. I think Goldie did justice to this album in the context of genre. I would also like to appreciate the vocal performance from the vocalists with wonderful piano sounds, and upbeat Jazzy chords that changes into ambient chorus. The album starts with great opening "Timeless" which is highlight from the album and longest song. And it has been consistent on delivering the performance. But I feel like the tracks are repetitive due to lengthiness of the tracks sometimes I feel the instrumental are same like previous songs. There are some fillers in the songs that I don't prefer "Jah the Seventh Seal", "Still Life", "Adrift" and "Kemistry". These tracks feel like forcefully included in the album to make it longer. Whole album is like about 1 hour and 50 minutes which I think is an double album. I don't think this album deserves that much album length. This make sometimes the album feel boring and feel like to listen the rest of the part in later hours. Overall good album but it feel like one time experience due to album lengthiness and repetitive tracks and instruments.
"Jazz Samba" is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. I find this album to be relaxing and soothing vibe. For me highlights from the album are "Desafinado", "Samba dees days", "Samba triste" and "E luxo so". I like the jazz vibe from the album from start to end with great sax and guitar sound. It was fun to listen. If you asked me if I would listen to this album everytime then the answer will be no. I find these album to listen just while I'm in rest or sleeping. Overall good instrumental album from Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.
“Live and Dangerous” by Thin Lizzy is not a studio album but a live album which they recorded in their concert. This is one of the best live recorded album. I like the performance of the band as they were energetic in terms of instruments or vocal performance. The crowd interaction was good. The album flows nicely from start to end. Some of the highlights from the album are “Jailbreak”, “Emerald”, “Southbound”, “The Boys are back in Town”, and “Cowboy Song”. Criticism from this album is overdubbing of some songs. This makes some parts feel like a studio album songs rather than a live version. Overall great album by Thin Lizzy and one of the best live album for me and only downside being overdubbing in some part.
"Queen of Denmark" by John Grant is a good solo debut album. In this album, songwriting of John is great where it deals with his homosexuality and production level is also good as well his vocal performance. The musical arrangements are also good with piano led ballad, synth and harmonies that created atmosphere. For me, standout tracks are "Tc & Honeybear", "Where Dreams Go To Die" and "Jesus Hates Faggots". I find middle section of the album not that much strong. There are some filler tracks I find like "Silver Platter Club", "Caramel", and "It's Easier". I couldn't connect with these tracks. Overall good debut album by John Grant with wonderful lyrics, production, vocal and musical arrangements. One of the surprising album I discovered from the list.
“Fullingness’ First Finale" by Stevie Wonder is a wonderful album. This album shows the consistency by the artist for producing the album. There is no argument with Stevie Wonder’s voice as it is beautiful. The lyrics in this album are also very good with peaceful lyrics. For me, standout tracks are “Smile Please”, “Heaven is 10 Zillion Lights Years Away”, “Bird of Beauty” and ”Please Don't Go”. There are no filler songs on this album and the album flows freely from track to track. I love the album from start to end. Overall a great album by Stevie Wonder. One of his consistent and quality albums from his classical period. But If I have to rank with other masterpiece albums from that period “Songs in the Key of Life”, “Innervisions” and “Talking Book” then I have no choice but to rank below them. I don't say it is a bad album compared to them but other albums are also great to listen that I feel it is a little bit downgrade compared to them.
"Yank Crime" is a punk rock or noise rock album by Drive Like Jehu band. I absolutely love this album. I love the production level of this album. The album is very noisy and rusty, I love the guitar and drum that makes me hooked on this album. I love the way vocalist sing on this album. The first half of the album is just perfect with banger tracks like "Here Come the Rome Plows", "Golden Brown" and "Luau" for me. Later half slows down a bit with least favorite tracks for me "New Intro" and "Human Interest". Overall good album by Drive Like Jehu with wonderful instrumental sounds and songs. But I feel some songs drag a bit too long which wasn't needed.
"Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" by George Michael is an okay album for me. This album is disappointing compared to his debut album "Faith". This album has a melodic voice from George Michael. I only found few tracks that are good "Praying for Time", "Freedom '90", and "Cowboys and Angels". There are mostly filler songs and I found weaker in second half of the album like " They Won't Go When I Go", "Something to Save", "Mothers Pride" and other few. Overall not so great album from George Michael.
"Odessey and Oracle" by The Zombies is a classic psychedelic or baroque pop album. This album is very fun to listen. The production level of this album is very good with beautiful piano, harmonies and arrangements of the instruments. This album flow smoothly from start to end. Some standout tracks from this album are "Care of Cell 44", "Hung Up On a Dream", "There Will Be Our Year", and "Time of the Season". I don't find any filler songs from this album but if I have to choose that I enjoy less, then it is "Changes" and "Butchers Tale (Western Front 1914). Overall very good and underrated album by The Zombies. I think this album is on par with some famous album by the Beatles
"Exodus" by Bob Marley & The Wailers is one of the greatest reggae album of all time. This album proves it, it really is wonderful album. There is no downside on this album. Everything is great whether production, vocal, lyrics or instruments, it is quality album that still stay relevant in modern era. The album has no filler songs that I don't enjoy, for me "Jamming", "One Love/People Get Ready", "Three Little Birds" and "Waiting in Vain" are standout tracks. I also love the lyrics where it deals with politics, change, love and faith which is beautiful to listen. I mostly enjoy second half of the album than the first half . I don't meant the first half is bad but little bit lower than second half. Overall perfect album by Bob Marley and The Wailers. It is an album that I can listen while driving or riding in vehicles.
"The Only Ones" by the Only Ones is a debut album by the band. This is a "punk" & "new wave" genre in the tracks that are good for listening. The vocal performance of lead singer is excellent in this album. The guitar parts on this album are stylish with killer solos and catchy pop hooks. Standout tracks for me are, "The Whole of the Law" and "Another Girl, Another Planet". There are some tracks I couldn't connect, " No Peace for the Wicked", "Creature of Doom", "It's the Truth" and "Language Problem". This tracks doesn't bring justice to the album. After listening sometimes the album feel flat and lose interest. Overall not so good album by the Only Ones. This album quality feel low or weaker record compared to other "new wave" or "punk" album.
"Vivid" is a debut studio album by Living Colour. This album combined rock, metal, soul, funk and jazz fusion. The album starts with banger song "Cult of Personality" which is signature song of the band as well as highlight track from the album. It brings energy to listen to rest of the album. Other best tracks I like are "Open Letter (To a Landlord)", "Which Way to America?" and "Desperate People". I also love how this album sound fresh still today. The instruments especially guitar performance and vocal of the singer is also wonderful to listen in this album. But sometimes I find the album sounds repetitive . Some songs I don't like are, "Funny Vibe" , "Broken Hearts" and "Glamour Boys". Overall great debut album by Living Colour
"Pretzel Logic" is a good album by Steely Dan. This album started with wonderful song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". The production level of this album is very linear and precise. I love the mixed of rock with jazz on this album. Some other tracks I like are, "Night by Night", "Any Major Dude Will Tell You", "Barrytown" and "Pretzel Logic". Besides this other tracks are not enjoyable as most of them are above average like "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" and others. I enjoyed first half of this album than second half as they lose momentum. Overall good album by the band but compared to other albums of their like "Aja" , "Can't Buy a Thrill" it feels big downgrade.
"Midnight Ride" is Rock and roll genre album by Paul Revere & The Raiders from the 60's era. I found this album to be decent. I don't know what is going on as most of the tracks are very short and finish quickly. Standout tracks for me are "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", "Kicks" and "Take a Look at Yourself". There aren't good composition and vocal moment and nice sax on couple songs. Except them all the tracks are filler, worst being "Get it On" & "Louise". This album sounds feel outdated and is not relevant in today's era. Overall decent album by Paul Revere & The Raiders
"Rising Above Bedlam" by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart is just a decent album for me. This album is not that good to listen but is not bad also. Musically it is okay with standout tracks like, "Visions of You" and "Bomba". But I don't find nothing to praise for this album. There are plenty of filler tracks and unnecessary like "Rising Above Bedlam", "Ungodly Kingdom" etc. Overall the album starts with fun but goes downhill after "Bomba". And also the album is too long to listen as it is almost 1 hour. I don't know why this album was included in the list.
"Urban Hymns" by The Verve is a great album from 90s era. I found this album has whole 90s era vibe. The production level and vocal and instruments performance is wonderful in this album. The album start with their signature track "Bitter Sweet Symphony". This is one of the best songs from the 90s era. Another song that is wonderful which is less talk about from the album is "The Drugs Don't Work". This is one of the saddest songs from the album with wonderful vocal performance.
Other standout tracks are "Sonnet", "The Rolling People", and "Lucky Man". But I have find the album is quite too long for about 1 hour 15 minutes which kind of kill the whole vibe of an album. There is too many tracks that should not have included. Some of the tracks I found weaker are "Neon Wilderness", "One Day", "This Time" and "Come On". The last track "Come On" also feature hidden track which makes this song over 10 minute long which I feel is useless too. Overall great album to listen.
