I'd never heard of this band but did recognise so of the songs from the main playlist.
This album is right up my alley.
Great 60s hippy vibe, one that you can take a nice toke to and mellow out to.
Didn't know Proud Mary was their songs.
Overall this is a good album and shows me how good John Fogerty is as a writer.
7/10. Will listen to this again and I'm sure I'll love it even more over time.
Never heard of this band but this is a solid jazz album.
It's a perfect Sunday afternoon album.
I throughly enjoyed sitting back, relaxing, and just listening to this album.
Will definitely be playing this album again.
7/10.
Not heard of his band before, as with all albums on the list assuming this is considered one of the greats but sadly I didn't hear it.
I just found the album to be very average.
Maybe for the time it was considered new and pushing boundaries, but sadly to my modern ears it all sounded a bit naff and cheesy.
4/10.
I like the Offspring, they're especially a great band live but to me this album just feels very dated and a bit rough around the edges.
Sure it has some good songs but it's more misses than hits.
Really good have done with few songs of more quality; this albums feels a bit stretched out.
5/10.
Never heard of this band but their style sounds very much like dad rock and pretty naff overall.
No real standouts, a very background music album.
5/10
I'm a big fan of Earth, Wind & Fire, so this album was always going to be one that I liked.
Just everything about this album shows you exactly how in their groove and flow Earth, Wind & Fire were. Each song is funky, fresh, and I imagine if I had been alive at the time, it would have gotten me dancing at the disco.
I absolutely love funky and Motowny albums such as this.
Definitely on the repeat list. 8/10.
I only know Morrissey as a grandad who spews questionable opinions on foreigners, but I tried to judge the music on its own merits.
Ultimately, it's just fine. I get that it was influential for 90s indie, but listening back now, it feels completely tied to its era and pretty unpolished. 6/10
This album is a bit before my time, so I only really know Coldplay post their depressed period, but I can see why so many depressed teenagers listened to this album. It has that sort of moopiness that privileged white kids have and moan about.
Overall it’s an okay album, better than I thought given how naff an image Coldplay has. Not sure I’d bother playing it again, but overall it was still an okay listen. 6.5/10.
I’ve seen De La Soul live and they were excellent, with the exact right energy that you want to hype up a crowd.
This album does feel very 80s by modern hip hop standards, but it still has an element of classic hip hop beats.
Sadly, this album is far too long and could have done with being half the length. Having a select few solid tracks would have made the album stronger, but 3 bangers out of 23 tracks is a bit lackluster. An 8-track album would have been better here. 5/10
I get this is an album targeting white American frat boys from the 80s, so obviously I’m far from that and as such I was often left with a feeling of what the hell was that lyric or song?
I appreciate that for the target demographic this felt fresh and relevant with Rick Rubin's heavy rock sampling, but I found the album resolutely average with only a couple of decent songs like Fight For Your Right and No Sleep till Brooklyn. 5/10