Excellent jazz album which I’ve heard many times before. Excellent on a peaceful morning walk, or a coffee in the garden or elsewhere.
Not my genre. Some aspects of it did interest me but as a whole I found it a bit too indulgent for R&B soul. I could handle it in smaller doses with less of what I consider to be the cliche of that genre. The best song is By The Time I Get To Phoenix however ditch the first 5 minutes - single edits were good but not technically the album.
Like meeting an old friend for a beer. An album I thoroughly enjoyed when it came out - and revisiting it now after (maybe, at least) 10 years is familiar and fun. It feels as though each song on this compact album could have been a hit until you get to the big hits and you realise they go that 5% harder. Brilliant album that captures a vibe perfectly.
This is a great album, and the production is excellent. For me, the 2nd half tops the first - although I do enjoy songs such as Dont Stop Til You Get Enough, I find the falsetto vocals tiring after a while, whereas the songs from Off the Wall on are generally in lower register, slower tempo, and more "my jam".
Not an album I'd listened to before, but full of bangers which feel very familiar - due to radio play or having been samples heavily. You can also feel the ripples of influence today throughout - Daft Punk, Vulfpek, etc all heavily inspired by this sound.
Really enjoyable album. Not knowing what I was in for made for an interesting listen - transitioning from folk to … glam? Grunge? Was a ride. Bookending the album with a grunge version of the first was excellent.
You got to love Talking Heads. I'd never listened to this album before so most of these songs were new to me. I really enjoy the dancable dissonance of their song, and Byrne's unorthodox singing. I do still think for most, if you put this on in the car they'd think you were mad. But maybe we should all be a bit more mad.
I am sad to say I did not enjoy this. The production quality is low, which from a band as big as The White Stripes at this point in their career was clearly a choice, but I don’t think this works as a cohesive album. To its credit it often reminded me of a 2000s Hunky Dory, but without much of its charm. The singles I know, and enjoy, but beyond those there wasn’t much to love about this album.
This album is quite lovely really. The clean production leaves loads of room for all the little guitar, bass, sax licks that really elevate this album. I hear shades of John Mayer, Norah Jones etc in this - wouldn’t be surprised if this was a production blueprint for their earlier works. Excellent.
Not too much to say about this - it’s a great album!
can get absolutely lost in this album. I want to be a person who listens to this in the slow mornings in the sun
I am always left wanting by S&G. I think I should love this, but I often finding myself wishing they'd just get on with it. Sadly low score from me on this album, which I've tried many times to love.
Legendary album. It is a little "of the time" but that gives me a big nostalgic feeling when listening. I slept on this album when it came out, but enjoyed the singles regardless. I rediscovered it after expanding my musical horizons through progressive rock. This gave me the vocabulary I needed to love this album for what it is.
Best metal-ish album of all time? Even today I don't think there is an effective two guitar band out there. GnR had a good run all things considered but they never came close to recreating this magic. Banger after banger.
Honourable 4 star. In truth, its a 3/3.5 for me today but I just know its an album which if you really sit down and get to know it will become a firm favourite. I love the stories and the textures throughout the album. It feels like its own little world.
Really liked this smooth album.
It’s the black album. It’s obviously 5 star.
This album feels very strong from the start, but loses some magic halfway through.
Not my vibe. Just generally boring I’m afraid.
Good psych rock album. I enjoyed the improved parts quite a bit.
This is a solid album full of rockin tunes and its a shame I've never heard of it before! Felt to me like Glam Rock but is supposedly Power Pop. I get it - its like a fuzzed to the max Beatles with some Quo esque riffs. Really cool album that made me want to play my guitar.
My first exposure to Steely Dan - not at all what I expected! I really like this - it feels to me like a heavy influence on jazz fusion bands which I do know - Snarky Puppy, etc. but also prog-pop like Spock's Beard/Flying Colours.
I just can’t get in to The Rolling Stones.
It is a bit embarrassing to admit I’d never heard this before. I obviously have heard the biggest songs - even Flow, Alive, Jeremy, and have enjoyed them separately but it never occurred to me to listen to a Pearl Jam album. Well regardless here I am a 39 year old man listening to Ten for the first time in 2026 and realising it’s amazing. The album has such a strong song to it - you know each song is Pearl Jam. For a debut it’s really surprising how polished their sound is. Want to spend more time catching up on what I’ve been missing.
I really enjoyed this album! If the Beatles had put stock in organ solos and gone deep in their acid rock. When a song broke down to an extended section it had time to settle but didn’t over stay its welcome. Reminded me of some Steven Wilson instrumentals at times which surprised me!
Lovely album.
I do enjoy Talking Heads however this album didn’t really grab me. Some songs were good and overall I could see the progression of their sound, but I like the slightly more unhinged sound from their second album.
Seems mad to rate this as 3 stars but although I think there are moments of pure genius I think overall it’s too raw for me to enjoy start to finish. Can’t deny that Jimi and his band are superb though.
This album is a great example of why I am doing this - I’ve never heard of this guy, nor his band Can, yet there is so much to love about this album. The first track is completely wacky, the rest are great prog/experimental pieces with interesting soundscapes built up of flamenco guitar, synth lines, and some spidery bass lines. The vocals continue to be a bit wacky throughout but that’s only a minor distraction. Excellent album.
What an album! There are dirty bass licks, punk style vocal delivery, rap verses, almost pretty arpeggios, but it ALL sounds like Prodigy. I actually was disappointed when a song I was familiar with came on - not that I didn't enjoy those, but I wanted to keep hearing new variations on this very distinct sound.
This album is a great example of why I am doing this - I’ve never heard of this guy, nor his band Can, yet there is so much to love about this album. The first track is completely wacky, the rest are great prog/experimental pieces with interesting soundscapes built up of flamenco guitar, synth lines, and some spidery bass lines. The vocals continue to be a bit wacky throughout but that’s only a minor distraction. Excellent album.
I’m a prog metal guy, so I feel like I’ll be executed for this but the song 2112 is not a song I am ever excited to listen to. Parts I and II are brilliant and some of the finale lives up to the hype of the overture, but overall I wish I just got with it more. So for me, side two is where this album really shines. Songs like A Passage To Bangkok and The Twilight Zone have a real sense of power, direction and “digging in” about them from all three that I love. I wish I could rate this higher but given I write off 2/3 of an entire side, a 3 is as high as I can go!
I vibed best with the heavier staccato riff funky songs.
I loved this. I have never listened to Dolly Parton or Linda Ronstadt on purpose, but I did already know and adore Emmylou Harris’ powerful and beautiful vocals. The three (or “trio”) sound wonderful together. I would love to hear more of this.
I enjoyed these songs however not as much as the later album in their discography I have heard to date. Some of these songs had a Beatles-y feel about them. Overall nice but not quite as unique as Aja.
I unfortunately don’t know enough about the genre to understand if this is ground breaking or not. It’s generally what I picture when I think about rap in the 80/90s and although I enjoyed it well enough I do think it dragged a little. That might be due to the skits - which I’ve never really enjoyed. The sample driven beats are great and the occasional turntableism too - it’s a nicely produced album with fun lines.
Prince is an artist who I respect but do not enjoy listening to for any extended length of time so what I did not want was a double album! There are of course brilliant moments, and I wouldn’t say there’s anything bad about this, but I’m just not a Prince fan I guess.
I found this album really interesting! The use of horns (synth? Horns) was really cool and gave it a menacing pace. Felt like the march to hell! Overall the album is short and repetitive, but I enjoyed my first exposure to Laibach and hope to hear more!
I love Emmylou Harris’ voice in her older works. This isn’t it. The production is quite dated in my opinion.
I never heard this album when it came out - too busy getting deep into prog metal! Having said that, they don’t play prog metal at clubs so I was familiar with 3-5 songs. A great vibe on this album. I do think it could have been 2 songs shorter and been a perfect, concise album.
