Not my bag
Outstanding
Foundational. Blues country fusion emblematic of southern rock sound
Favorite Tribe album
Not for me
Did not age well. 3 hip hop albums in a row. Come on, man
Slower groove, almost Steely Dan esque. I like CCR better. Grateful Dead?
Incredible voice
I can’t help but think of an Austin Powers movie. Infectious. I’ve never of this band before. Thank you!
Why is this on the list? Trip Hop? Not for me
Singular voice still holds up
Never bought this first album. Great sound, but honestly later albums had more memorable singles
Fantastic. So much talent on display. I think Zenyatta Mondatta, or Ghost in the Machine are better. Are they on the list, too?🤞
An entire album of “bitches and endo” is a lot. I appreciate the groove of the west coast sound, but the lyrics are just too much. Every single track. I did not need to hear this before I die.
Great stuff
Hampered by 1970 technology of recording a live album
Sounds experimental. Imagine what didn’t make the track list. Remade Horizon is a good song. Thankfully, only 41 minutes long. What am I missing?
Why not pick the album with all the bangers on it? This is not as good as Pure Heroine
So many hits on so many albums. I know this is about albums as albums, but Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits CD is stacked top to bottom. First CD I ever bought and captures all of their music. Anyway, toss up between this and Rumours for greatest LP. But, definitely a supergroup
Trip Hop again. Not my bag
Not for me
A little Kate Bush goes a long way. This is a lot of Kate Bush
Fun album from back when music was fun
Done
Lead singer is Dinosaur Jr-esque. Catchy album, good hooks, a little distortion. College alternative with a touch of grunge
Great harmonies, Parton’s voice is one of a kind
“It’s enough, it’s enough, it’s enough”. Yes, it is enough. Luckily only 36 minutes. I really wish there was a half star. 2 stars indicates dislike, 3 stars is “worth a listen”. I really want to give this 2 1/2 stars
Great bops
Silly album. Lots of satire
Good album. A couple of great songs, but the mumbles can be a little much. At least this is back when he was mumbling in earnest.
Very good
Spectacular
Very good album. Forgot how polished this sounded.
Way over my head. I’m only giving two stars because it’s miles Davis. I feel like this is the musical equivalent of the doodle pad beside your phone.
Thanks for recommending this. Great example of why the world music of the early 2000s was so much fun. Familiar yet exotic.
So many other fantastic Talking Heads albums, why this one?
Still nope. 2 Kendrick Lamar albums out of the first 44 recommends. Come on, man.
Not good
A very distinct voice. He’s got something
Great voice. I appreciate how committed he is to the lyrics. Solid atmosphere
I don’t get it. The first part larks tongues part 2 is good, then it wanders off into trying to figure something out for 5 minutes. Not for me
Good stuff
This is a tough one. The production is great, it’s Pharrell. But, I can’t tell if this is serious, or just a joke. “Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride”, and “like the Michelin man, she swam with such might”. You lose a star for that alone. Still, they returned to this band over several decades, maybe it was genuine.
Perfect. Iconic. Representative of the explosion of hard rock music in the early 1980’s and still the anchor of classic rock radio stations 45 years later
Silly and fun album. Can definitely hear the beginnings of new wave
Boring
Labor of love is more of a vibe
Love ELO. Joyous and reveling in synthesizer sound. Strings give depth without being over serious.
Historically interesting, but not something I want to listen to again
Holds up well 40+ years later. Lennox’s voice is singular is both range and power. Eurythmics music is instantly recognizable.
Fun album. I had never heard of these guys before.
It takes a nation of millions to hold us back is a more powerful album. This one sounds a little tired, maybe the success was starting to wear on them.
Fun album. Duran Duran sound instantly recognizable. The visuals were great, suits with shoulder pads, models everywhere, 80’s pop music
Solid album. Sorry the group blew up after this.
Iconic. When you kids say, “What are The Who”? This is the album you play
Cool album. Industrial sound in 1977, plus never knew Iggy Pop did China Girl first(tho David Bowie was in the studio helping out). Cool
Maybe I was a little too old in 1995, but I don’t get the Wu Tang clan
The other Elvis Costello albums are better. I did like the fuzzed up bass on a couple of the peppier tracks. The construction and talent are there. But, 15 tracks is too much. Honestly, a better album would have been 8-10.
Really wish I could give this 2.5 stars. A few solid rockers, then a slightly bored Soundgarden vibe, and finishing up with some stoner rock tracks. Twisting the frequency knob on the synthesizer was cool in the early 1970’s, it’s kind of annoying now
Iconic. Masters of the art. Hard, soft, fast, slow, rock, folk, country, bluesy
I thought I liked Echo and the Bunnymen. I don’t.
I like Alice In Chains, and the wall of sound they can throw. But, maybe an entire album is too much grunge. A song or two absolutely punches up the playlist, and I’m ready to slay monsters. But, 57 minutes, it gets a little sludgy at times.
Thanks for this recommendation. Placing Punky’s Dilemma in front of Mrs Robinson, made me look at the two songs in a new light. That said, this is not Simon and Garfunkel’s best album.
Joyous. You know you love it(it’s OK, no one is looking)
Clap Hands is incredible. I liked Heart Attack and Vine better as an album. Some of Rain Dogs tracks felt over the top and almost cartoonish, as opposed to gritty. It was neat to learn that Downtown Train is his song. PS Album Generator, I’m good on Tom Waits albums…
The poly rhythm is neat, like James Brown or later Prince produced their album. But, other Talking Heads is better. Just give us Stop Making Sense. The generator has given me two Talking Heads records, neither has their hits
Lofi beats to help you sleep, 20 years before the genre existed.
The original sample for “Where’s your head at” earns this album a bonus star. I’ve never heard an entire Gary Numan album before. Good stuff. Holds up well 40+ years later.
Icon. Cash’s voice is instantly recognizable. Real. The man has greatest hits albums older than the Beatles. I sure hope the generator gives me as many Johnny Cash records as it does Leonard Cohen
Solid recommendation. I had never heard of Television. Very Violent Femmes vibe, but better composed music. The song Marquee Moon is fantastic, and the bridge is heavily sampled by other artists. The mix on the first few songs is a little tinny for me, but the bass becomes more pronounced in later tracks. I’m stuck between a 3 and 4. It’s a sunny day, I’ll go 4
Good stuff. But, 2 Toure’ albums out of 81 seems like an odd coincidence. I liked Savane better, Talking Timbuktu is a little repetitive at times. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great vibe for a long hike, or day of housework. But, Savane has more pep, and so Talking Timbuktu gets 3 stars compared to Savane’ 4 stars
It’s good. I’m not a jazz guy
Yes, it’s over the top. That’s the point. Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocky Horror, and Bat out of Hell. Immense, Overwrought. Meat Loaf’s only sin is big-hearted munificence. If only an editor could have “cut it down to 3:05”.
Ngl kind of a bop. Happy Punk? Reminds me of the Toy Dolls.
Didn’t like it. I can’t tell if they’re having a joke. And, I have to take a star because Specials is clearly better than More Specials.
Nope, don’t get it. And, I tried. Man, I really tried. Maybe you need the ballet dancers for it to make sense. Some reviewers comment on the flamenco guitar. But, they just appear and go away, the composition doesn’t pick up on anything the guitar was doing. Maybe a snare grabs it for awhile in mode D or maybe E. I really couldn’t tell when a theme was finished. In fact, the first time my ear went “now, that’s interesting”. Spotify had finished the album and started playing Peace by Ornette Coleman
Good stuff. Irish pub punk, who knew? Beware of And the band played Waltzing Matilda, I cried like a baby.
Really good recording quality for 1960. Has this been remastered and cleaned up?
A little too one note for an entire album. Two stars seem a little harsh, but I wouldn’t give it three stars. There’s no track I’m interested in hearing again.
Not for me. A little too dreamy
I liked it. In this anime, cyberpunk, video game universe, this is the current evolution of metal
The album finishes very strong. Ain’t that a shame, I want you to want me, Surrender are iconic Cheap Trick tracks that are more powerful played back to back to back. But, even with the incredible Budokan audience, I think it’s not very good at the start.
I’m not a jazz guy. But, I got this recommendation on a 45 degree morning with rain clouds in the distance. And it was a nice fit. Slow start with some peppier moments towards the end. Like me getting the steps in before the rain comes. Else, this might not be your bag. If you’re not a jazz guy
Please tell me the multi platinum, super Grammy, Paul Simon records are in the 1001 albums somewhere. I tried to hate this, but it’s pretty good. It does tail off at the end. Paul Simon can read a cereal box and have a hit. “Rene and Georgette Magritte and their dog after the war” made me cry. Just beautiful. I can’t quit you, 1001 album generator.
Broken Man is cool - but the beat is awfully NIN Closer adjacent. Big Time Nothing is Bjorks human behavior + U2 numb, and even a sashay Shante’. OK, but not new. Probably a 2, but I’ll go 3 because I’m probably just being pissy. Would probably get better with multiple listens.
Yes! This is Miles Davis. Why did you make me listen to In A Silent Way if this was in the queue? I’m still not a jazz guy, but this is oozing pure cool.
The start of the Revolution!
Highway Patrolman is a solid song. I liked Darkness at the Edge of Town better. Springsteen makes great images, but what is he talking about? Open All Night - at the start he says he’s going out tonight, “gonna rock that joint”. he says it takes two hours to get to his baby’s house. Later, he says he’s got three more hours of driving. There’s a cop car with his lights on, is there a pursuit? I dunno. He’s making a pitstop, losing oil pressure. But, he wipes the windshield and checks the gas. What? Is he just driving around all night? His boss is mean and put him on nightshift. OK. Is he coming back from night shift? Or, going out “to rock that joint”? Calling his girlfriend at 5am? Bruce, it’s morning! You’re just pissing her off. What are we talking about?
Didn’t like it.
I thought I liked The Smiths. Turns out I like 3 Smiths songs, and none of them are on this album
Thanks for the recommendation. I only know Supertramp through Breakfast in America. This might be qual to that album. Gotta go listen to be sure. Very good.
High positivity, pop rock. I think if you grew up with them, you’d really dig them.
I’ve never heard an entire album of TRex. Really good stuff, nice variety of song types. Great recommendation
Loved the grooves. But, 19 minutes singles are a lot
For me, a little discordant. And, that’s a problem when all the songs are similar. It’s unfair since this a little before Duran Duran. But, Duran Duran is so much better at the slick, sexy, androgynous, synth pop thing. And Roxy Music is before Japan, so maybe they’re the real progenitor of synth dance pop, with Duran Duran being the final form
3 Leonard Cohen albums out of 105 total. That’s a lot of Leonard Cohen. Minus one star. Liked the line “The crumbs of love you give me are the crumbs I’ve left behind”.
Fantastic album. Holds up well and full of hits.
I liked sleep to dream, criminal, and the first taste. Great voice but the rest of the album drags for me.
Such a great vibe album for the late 60’s
