Just googled the vocalist, Matt Bellamy, because wow. The album itself pretty simple, as are the lyrics, but the beauty of this guy's voice raised the rating for me.
To my surprise, I didn't know a single song from a seemingly popular album. The beginning was good, the rest was okay. Definitely 2000s millennial rock lol.
Love a 70s rock album, their hits on this one are okay. Each song almost sounds the same, which can get boring pretty quickly. A little TOO classic wrong for my taste, but I can see how much of a staple this album must be in rock history.
To be honest, there aren't enough women in alternative music and rock so I was glad to listen to this album. Super unique with great vocals (imo) and music, not to mention an amazing song with Thom Yorke.
I actually really loved this album; 70s rock, unique, full of life and vigour. A solid 4.
I've never been one to listen to hiphop so this album was a very new genre to me, but this is the reason I'm doing this anyways. To be honest, I didn't mind it, very simple background music really highlights the meaning and flow of the lyrics. HM to Rock box and Sucker MC's Krush-Groove 1.
Such a strong led zeppelin vibe with this album, absolutely loved it. The first song was quite the journey and the rest were bangers.
Holy shit an absolute 5. The best rock album i've heard in a while.
Weirdly good album, lots of vibes and a sound I've never heard before. Loved the goth vibe
To be honest I really see the vision and the album is enjoyable to listen to.
I mean, it was okay. Nothing too special about it, though the guitar riffs weren't half bad.
This album made me realise I need to get out of my comfort zone and listen to albums in foreign languages. My spanish knowledge is very limited, but I know some french and portuguese so I gathered what I could from the lyrics. The melodies are an absolute vibe and I found myself at ease yet wanting to get up and dance at the same time.
Is it knockoff oasis with heavy nirvana influence? Yes, so the lack of originality didn't pass me. However, art is inspiration and music is art so it wasn't all that bad.
A classic metal album brimming with creativity, political innuendos and killer guitar riffs. Sign me the fuck up!!
The album started off well but quickly became repetitive. I quite like punk rock, but I find the best albums are those with distinct songs each with it's own tune, despite remaining in the same genre (take for example The Clash's London Calling album). At some point I felt like the album was noise without meaning.
Not too shabby. Personally like their violator album more, but this one had a really strong start which I loved.
Adele's voice is unapologetically beautiful and strong, so much so that I don't even mind how basic the background music is. The album gave me bouts of nostalgia from billboard hits when I was younger, I really enjoyed it. While not my preferred gerne of music, giving anything less than a 4 would be a disservice to how amazing this entire album is.
I understand the sentiment that all ACDC songs sound the same. As a rock fan, I can't hate the album, but there are better out there, specifically better ACDC albums which have more of a place on this list than this one does. I was tempted to give it a 4 for highway to hell and touch too much, but then I thought of their back in black album and realised this was a solid 3.
My honest opinion is that it wasn't that bad, I like RHCP and the vibe of their music. Their rap/rock mix is unique and the album is full of enjoyable beats with a very strong start. However, there is a lack of structure or meaning to the album which I feel By the Way does a little bit better. I would say the first 5 songs were a 5, and the rest were 3s and 2s.
I'm torn between a 3 and a 4 for this one. Initially, I liked their sound, very much oasis if more grungy and experimental. Their first couple tracks (Specifically telling stories and with no shoes) were great and on the track for a 4 star album. I didn't notice at first, but after looking at some reviews, the lyrics are pretty crap, if you could even hear them. I don't fuss about lyricism as I'm all for the music part of a song, though when you're going to be singing the ENTIRE song, you might as well have enjoyable or memorable lyrics, this is something I felt oasis did very well.
All the hate coldplay gets makes me so reluctant to give their albums a high rating, but Ill try my best to judge fairly. Some of their tracks aren't bad and even worth listening to. I used to really like them when I was younger, yellow and sparks to be specific, but now I'm leaning more into their Radiohead-inspired songs like Shiver. Honestly, this album, while less upbeat, is on the same tier as a rush of blood to the head.
I honestly enjoyed the album and totally regret not getting into linkin park sooner, especially as someone who recently took an interest to metal. The lyrics are either super corny and cringey or relatable. I've read a lot of hate about them, but I've honestly heard worse. That being said, I the album could have done with more unique drumming and something other than the generic background metal guitar. I WILL say the album is overrated, but certainly not a bad or not worth listening to.
I feel like I should like this album and I really don't. I feel that the lyrics lack conviction or purpose, and that the singer is less singing them and more just reading them out loud. Something about his voice really irks me.
I personally like this old style rock, so I was surprised to find how much I struggled through this album.
It's not the worse, though. Some of the more upbeat songs are nice with the exact punk/indie rock drums and guitar which usually have me obsessed. Modern World and Roadrunner are the 3s on this album.
I understand the want to make weird music, experiment with sound and make avant-garde music, but I felt a serious lack of musical flow and correlation between songs in this album. Felt like a lot of random noise that my ears didn't like very much.
I love prog rock and even prog techno, popularly led zeppelin, pink floyd and king crimson. This album showed me a very different form of prog rock which I'm not sure I entirely enjoyed (at least I didn't like the first song very much, it reminded me of video game music and only became okay at the end). This album didn't quite hit the mark for me, but it wasn't by any means horrible, just meh.
This album made me consider getting into funk. I really enjoyed Freddie's Dead and Superfly, so lyrical and well composed.
This album started with such an awesome freaking vibe. While welcome to the Pleasuredome isn't a song I'd voluntarily listen to again, mainly because of how long it dragged on, the song was extremely cinematic with switches in beat/style + a contrast between naturalistic sounds in the beginning to 80s synth and chant-like rock at the end. I liked the antiwar sentiment of war and the cover of born to run was amazing. The rest of the songs experimented with music styles, some of which were lovely, some out of place and some stereotypical 80s music.
I much preferred Paranoid, but this album no doubt carries some of that artistic and revolutionary tune. I didn't like the start, I thought the harmonica in The Wizard was definitely not for me and the opening song wasn't my vibe. That being said, as you progressed through the album, black sabbath's unique sound began to emerge in full force and I soon LOVED IT. I'm surprised the most popular songs were the first couple when I felt NIB and Warning were prog rock masterpieces. Were there an excessive amount of riffs? Yes, but that's BS for you.
I'm not a fan of country, but I have a deep soft spot for folk rock (think noah kahan, labi siffre, the waterboys) and so this album was tied between 3 and 4 stars. I hands down adored Old Man and Out on The Weekend, pulled at my heartstrings with a gorgeous melody. The rest were honestly enjoyable, but I wouldn't say I loved them as much. Excited to hear other Neil Young albums.
This album genuinely changed my life and is revolutionary as fuck. I've known Prince's other hits for a while, but literally none of his albums compare to this one. It's filled with passion, provocative and explicit lyrics and such a danceable beat, only to crush you at the end with an gut wrenching song like Purple Rain with an amazing guitar riff that made a 12 year-old me realise how awesome rock music is. Absolutely timeless.
Kicking myself for not getting into older rap and hiphop. I usually hate the genre but the first like 5 songs on this album were amazing. Then it kind of dragged on and I lost interest. I don't think hiphop is the kind of music you can listen to repetitively for an hour without it all blurring into one sound.
For a debut album, you have to admit this is insane, especially given the number of songs which are staples in the metal and rock world. Even if overplayed, songs like Sweet Child of Mine and paradise city have me buzzing like crazy. There are some criminally underrated songs on this album like rocket queen and nightrain, with Axle's voice giving me goosebumps. One comment I will have is that when you have 12 hard rock and metal songs consecutively, it can really wear you out. Some of the best rock albums have ballads or softer songs interspersed to give the listener a break, as well as add a uniqueness and other meaning to the album. This happened at the end of Rocket queen which took a turn from its explicit sound to a melancholy ache which I thought was beautiful, if only this could have been done elsewhere.
This album was so freaking fun!! I love the experimentation with different music genres, I especially liked the rock/funk songs but also enjoyed the punkish and blues vibe to some of the others. It made the album very easy to listen to. Because of this experimentation, the songs weren't perfect, and most were average for the genre, but I still loved the vibe of the album, I'm shocked at how unpopular it is.
While it's not Zeppelin's best album, it's one hell of a debut. A sound like no other, talented guitar riffs and a voice that never fails to make me giddy, this album is definitely up there in the best debuts in music history. Everyone's gotta Led out at least once in their life, for sure.
I don't have anything against salsa, like I genuinely think this album would be awesome to dance to if I knew how. It's times like these I wish I was fluent in spanish. Alas I'm not dancing and after a while of active listening, the tune becomes overstimulating.
R&B like this album easily fades into background music for me, probably because I struggle to make meaning out of the lyrics and the backing music is just so freaking basic. I sort of wish I could appreciate this genre, as well as rap, more, because I think this album's great, it just doesn't give me the energy that other genres have. That being said, I've tried a couple hiphop albums that I enjoyed, and I love older R&B artists like Prince and MJ. I've never been a massive fan of Frank Ocean, the only songs I like of his are those with explicit meaning (like Novocane) or a unique sound (like White ferrari ).
So ahead of its time.
So indie rock, I really enjoyed it. Imo each song sounded different, with indie gems throughout the album.
The freaking birth of rock n roll. A voice that itched my brain in the best way possible. Fucking awesome.
Grunge classic, depressing and invigorating at the same time.
This is what it sounds like when instruments sing. This is also what yearning sounds like. One of the best cure albums, period.
Country's not my thing but this album was so soothing, and even more melancholy in light of Dolly's recent death.
