Easily one of the best albums ever recorded. Makes me realize that there are at least 4 Pink Floyd albums that I would rate 5/5 stars. Listening with good headphones/speakers is a must. So many cool details, perfect melodies, and the best sounding synths I’ve ever heard on a rock album, by far.
Okay, I swear I’m not gonna rate every one of these 5/5, but come on.
One of those albums I don’t return to often, but each time I do appreciate it more, and wonder why it’s not in my rotation more regularly. One of the most 90s sounding 80s records I’ve heard.
Still my favorite Sabbath. One of those records I’m always in the mood for. Everything about this is perfect, even by today’s standards; cannot fathom how mind-blowing this would have been back in 1970. Easy to see how influential this was, but I honestly wish we had more music coming out today that sounds closer to this particular album.
Nothing quite like the atmosphere of this album. So good that I ended up listening to Cocteau Twins all day!
Wow, didn’t expect to love this as much as I did. Perfect disco!
So good that I immediately listened to the entire Live at Wembley 1974 recording as soon as side B ended. There aren’t many full albums that I would choose to listen to multiple times consecutively, but between this and Black Sabbath this list has given us two so far!
As a fan of Hüsker Dü, I’m embarrassed to admit that I had no idea about any of Bob Mould’s other projects, so this was a nice surprise! Didn’t leave too much of an impression on me, but it was super solid, with some great standout tracks!
I LOVED this. Listening to this record re-ignited my love for Drum and Bass, a genre that I haven’t been really into since I was a teenager! One of those perfect listens where I had the excitement of hearing something I had never heard before, yet it also evoked an incredibly strong feeling of nostalgia.
Beautiful. Starting to worry that I’m handing out too many 5-star ratings, but I mean come on.
Hit me harder than usual this time. Made me realize that this album has always subtly grown on me with each listen. Several of their best songs are on here, imo!
God, I gotta listen to more Zappa.
WOW this was incredible. I remember reading about this album before, but never got around to listening to it. So glad I finally did, I can see this becoming a new favorite!
Kind of a mixed bag for me, but there were several tracks that were okay enough to keep me from outright hating it.
The whole Berlin Trilogy gets five stars, that’s just how it is, sorry, I don’t make the rules. But seriously, I’m glad this encouraged me to revisit this masterpiece. I love that he makes space in this record to experiment with some ambient tracks, something that makes this and Low two of his best records, in my opinion!
I’ll admit that I haven’t listened to a lot of Talking Heads outside of Remain in Light, so I’m happy to see this on here! Great album, such a unique sound, still!
The good stuff. That Lady and Summer Breeze are obvious highlights, but everything here is great!
HELL YEAH🤘🤘🤘🤘
This rules. Didn’t quite hit like Spiritualized does for me, but it’s always cool to trace an artist’s work back to their earlier stuff, see what elements of their sound carry on to the next project! Suicide is badass!
Incredible debut. Resisting the urge to give it 5 stars, despite how much I love it, just because Zeppelin IV exists and is surely included in these 1001 albums. I could never get enough of the drum fills on Dazed and Confused.
I was worried that I’d have a bit of a bias, since I listened to a ton of Aerosmith as a child, so their music always elicits strong feelings of nostalgia. Honestly though, this was awesome. Probably their best record, certainly their most raw and authentic to my ears. Loved this.
Wow, what a fun record. Loved pretty much every second of this. Makes me want to check out the rest of their stuff!
Haven’t really sat down and intentionally listened to an R.E.M. record before, so this was a nice recommendation. Liked it more than I thought I would, tbh!
God, this record is so good. One of those I absolutely need to return to more. Lives up to its reputation, for sure.
Pretty brown. Hell yeah. Cool recommendation!
3.5 if I could. Consistently great country the whole way through, but no real standout moments for me, either. So happy I’ve had the chance to see her live a few times. This was a good reminder to check out more of her discography!
Awesome compilation. I’m sure we’ll be seeing more Miles Davis on here, but kinda funny that I’ve seen this twice on this site now. Really hope Bitches Brew is somewhere in this collection.
I could actually listen to this all day. I was completely captivated by this honestly. Such a cool sound.
Great stuff. Move is a killer track, can’t believe I’ve never heard this before!
As smooth and cozy as it gets. Would probably give this 4.5 stars if I could.
Trés bon!
Not only the best live album of all time, but also the best country album. Nothing else like it.
I haven’t listen to anything Tom Waits made prior to Swordfishtrombone, so this was awesome to hear. Not quite as good or as interesting as his later work, but still great!
Loved this. One of those live recordings that really transports you back in time to the moment. Such great energy throughout.
Love to see this here! Was super into this record when it first came out, great modern pick.
What can I say, I like The National. Kinda my go-to for well-written, melancholy indie rock from the late 2000s. This album was honestly the last one from them that I really liked. All downhill from here, sadly, with the exception of their phenomenal live album released last year!
3.5 if I could! Really solid stuff with some great lyrics, but for whatever reason this didn’t really grab me. Never listened to Elvis Costello, so I’m left wondering if this was the best introduction to his work. Still enjoyed!
Really cool mix of genres here! LOVE the ska influence.
Honestly better than I expected! Not sure this is an album everyone must hear before they die, but it was nice while it was on!
Awesome! Cool almost-goth new wave-y sound. Really dug this.
God, I feel stupid for never really giving this album the attention it deserves. Always knew it was great, loved the big hits off of it, but now after sitting down and giving it a proper listen I appreciate it so much more. Absolute classic.
Wow this one caught me so off-guard. Love the vocals, the lyrics, the energy of the performances, and the variety of sounds here! Still have Identity stuck in my head, and Plastic Bag somehow feeling like a more punk-ish BCNR song despite being released nearly 50 years ago is so cool. 4.5!
Really good, and made for a great punk double feature with the previous day’s album, since I was catching up. On the other hand, I do unfortunately think that Germfree Adolescents kinda ate this album’s lunch, for me. This’ll probably end up being 3.5 or a 4 after some more listens!
Meh. La Grange is a classic, sure, and the guitar playing is good, but ZZ Top has never really done it for me. Not crazy about the vocals. If I want some straight classic blues rock I’m more likely to put on Canned Heat.
Whiskey Woman is a fantastic song, and it’s singlehandedly saving this album from being a 2. I don’t believe something has to be innovative or unique to be good, but this really sounds just like pretty much everything else did at the time of its release. I don’t ever see myself reaching for this over The Rolling Stones.
Beautifully honest album. Very well written, and the sparseness and quietness of the album fit the theme perfectly. Tried giving this a listen the first time I came across it a while back and bounced off it, not because it was bad, but rather I just wasn’t in the mood for something so somber at the time. So glad to be given a reason to give it another go!
I enjoyed this, but I suspect I’ll enjoy it more on repeat listens. I’m not the type of guy that wants drums in every song, but some of the instrumentation here left me feeling their absence. Everything else about this was very good, though!
Very happy to have another Bowie pop up on here already. I honestly don’t return to this one often, so it was nice to do so for the first time in a while. Better stuff comes later in his career, but this is still incredible.
3.5. Bluegrass overload. On one hand, I can recognize and appreciate that this is essentially the peak of the genre! So many great songs here! On the other hand, this listen has made me realize that I prefer bluegrass in shorter bursts. Two hours of this was harder to get through than I would have liked.
