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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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News at 11
Cat System Corp.
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5 | 2.36 | +2.64 |
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TEKKNO
Electric Callboy
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5 | 2.41 | +2.59 |
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Spanish Train And Other Stories
Chris de Burgh
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5 | 2.66 | +2.34 |
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Savage Sinusoid
Igorrr
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5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
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Fuzz
Chucklehead
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5 | 2.85 | +2.15 |
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Vedergällningen
Garmarna
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5 | 2.88 | +2.12 |
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Poesía Básica
Extrechinato y Tu
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5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
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Join Us
They Might Be Giants
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5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
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Gordon
Barenaked Ladies
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5 | 2.94 | +2.06 |
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Djarimirri
Gurrumul
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5 | 3.02 | +1.98 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
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2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
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Portishead
Portishead
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2 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
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Donuts
J Dilla
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2 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
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Brand New Eyes
Paramore
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2 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
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Magnolia Electric Co.
Songs: Ohia
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2 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
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Rip It Off
Times New Viking
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1 | 2.25 | -1.25 |
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O
Damien Rice
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2 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
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Hadestown
Anaïs Mitchell
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2 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
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Grand Prix
Teenage Fanclub
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2 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
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A.M.
Wilco
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2 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
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Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Porcupine Tree | 3 | 4.67 |
| They Might Be Giants | 2 | 5 |
5-Star Albums (59)
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Chris de Burgh · 9 likes
5/5
Hi everyone. I shared this album, and I know you are thinking what the heck, but hear me out.
This album (physical vinyl) was given to me by a guy I had just met at a party. He wanted me to hear The Painter, which he called "My Last Duchess with saxophone". That boy met a tragic end just a week later and I still have that record to this day. Don't Pay the Ferryman (not on this album) is another fave that me and my late Dad shared back in the day. So DeBurgh has a protected permanent spot in my heart.
As far as this album, the title song, Spanish Train, has some great imagery; it feels like "The Devil still cheats and wins more souls..." more and more these days. What can the good guys do while remaining good guys? Lonely Sky is so winningly over the top, I sing along every time. This Song For You made me look up and read about Passchendaele. Ouch. Perhaps it will touch your heart. Maybe Patricia The Stripper will tickle you. Maybe The Painter will win over your inner poet.
Are some of the songs a bit much? I mean sure, arguably, but it is still pretty fun. This album is a huge slice of 70's cheese in a way we hadn't heard much on the main list, I think of it as "castle rock". I hope you find something in here to enjoy that you haven't heard before.
They Might Be Giants · 4 likes
5/5
Album perfection. This was everything when it came out. I was already a fan but this one showed everyone else. I could and can and surely always will be able to sing along knowing every word to every song. This is foundational stuff to me -- I see that I mentioned TMBG in five other reviews, that's what a touchstone this stuff is.
I saw them live in LoDo in Denver, where they starting singing "Everybody conga, I'm not fucking kidding, EVERYBODY conga" until the whole crowd was in one big conga line. Which is to say they are just as fun live as you would hope they would be. I also got them to sign my TMBG shirt after a show in WV and I wore that thing to tatters.
Charles Cornell did an amazing musical breakdown of Birdhouse in Your Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg2CkEgFgXk
Absolutely should have been on the main list and a great share.
Gang of Youths · 3 likes
5/5
The music (especially the orchestral elements), lyrics, and voice come together into a perfect earnest package of pain and hope. Love this. Favorite: Keep Me In The Open, Achilles Come Down, The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows -- lots of them really.
Chucklehead · 3 likes
5/5
Oh my what a glorious ridiculous album, I love it, especially the particularly over the top just having fun "Tug Boat". An absolute blast top to bottom. Whoever shared this knows how to get a party started. And is probably responsible for the lion's share of their 310 monthly listeners, which is just criminal.
The Who · 3 likes
4/5
Bold choice. Was there plenty Who on the main list? Yes. Was this still a good share? Yes.
1-Star Albums (2)
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Vampire Weekend
3/5
A good choice for a spring day. If this album was a flower it would be a daffodil.
Chloe x Halle
3/5
Lovely harmonies, a pretty candy shell around a more substantial ... actually no. It is pretty sweet the whole way through even given the "men please do better" theme.
The Alan Parsons Project
5/5
Entirely new to me, super excited to get into is, the album cover alone would pull me in but I also happen to be a big Edgar Allan Poe fan. The Raven= my new favorite thing. The Tell-Tale heart goes all Deep Purple. Oh, hello there, orchestra. My goodness, what a trip! I have ascended to some kind of blissy nerd heaven.
Congrats on an amazing choice, user 187. I absolutely needed to hear this before I die.
Freestylers
3/5
Evokes a very specific time and place. A fun party vibe and nice example of this kind of music. 3.5
Arthur Russell
4/5
The album art reflects the sonic experience quite well. There's some sparse structure but mostly the album is just amorphous texture floating around with just a touch of contrasting color. Happy to have had it shared with me but not in love with it for my own listening purposes. Four stars for being interesting.
Great Big Sea
4/5
I love the upbeat energy, sweet and kind. I can absolutely understand why someone might love this album enough to share it. This is an album for happy people who like things. I enjoyed listening.
Karnivool
4/5
Nice and heavy, lots going on musically to like, complex and layered. A great listen tbh. Initially my reaction was I'm not sure how much more anger we need in the world, even as grown up and polished as this is. At least that's how I'm feeling today as grievance torches my retirement. But while there's intensity here for sure, with a closer listen I realize it's more emotionally nuanced than I first thought and ultimately I'm a sucker for some horns.
I wasn't previously aware of Karnivool so I appreciate the share.
GAS
4/5
This album matched my needs today to a t - trying to get things done but nothing so urgent or stressful that I can't stay mostly calm and in the zone. Saving this album to listen to again on future days like this one. Most poppy: Pop 4.
Bran Van 3000
4/5
Completely new to me, quite fun.
Phish
2/5
I've never listened to any Phish but always sort of meant to so I'm not unhappy to have this shared with me. I suppose a compilation of live songs is a reasonable place to start. I enjoyed it more than I expected. However a running 3 star rating got ground down to a 2 during Tweezer. Sorry. But still, I appreciate the share. I feel like my Phish base has now been covered.
Gang of Youths
5/5
The music (especially the orchestral elements), lyrics, and voice come together into a perfect earnest package of pain and hope. Love this. Favorite: Keep Me In The Open, Achilles Come Down, The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows -- lots of them really.
John Martyn
3/5
Really surprised to get an album from an artist we've already seen twice on this list. Someone must really love this specific album to feel the artist hadn't gotten fair representation. In the main list I gave one a 2 and one a 4 so let's see where this one falls.
Gentle, engaging in places, bluesy and jazzy in good ways, a nice easy album to listen to. That said, I still don't get it.
Café Tacvba
4/5
An absurdly charming romp. Great share, 161, I am absolutely entertained.
4/5
New to me but compares favorably to things of the same ilk that I already like. A little trippy lyrics-wise. A quality share.
Biffy Clyro
4/5
Completely new to me. Starts incredibly strong and stays strong. Loved it! A good choice to share.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3/5
This stressed me the heck out, especialy Static, but really the whole thing. Full respect to people who find it brilliant, a good match to a Andrei Tarkovsky movie perhaps. But I think just the one listen will do me, thank you.
Kayo Dot
4/5
Constantly interesting to listen to, at points deeply beautiful, and the more aggressive passages felt like a coherent part of the experience; they were "earned", if you will. Totally new to me, I'm glad I've heard it.
The Lumineers
3/5
When this came up I thought I wasn't familiar with it but somehow it was, so I guess it was in the air for a while? I can see how it was popular and how someone might love this album. Catchy and easy to listen to.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
2/5
While I appreciate a good pink panther reference as much as the next girl, some of the random noodling is downright irritating (looking at you The Liquid). Might be fun live at Red Rocks with the right friends on a pretty night, not so much listening in my office answering emails on a Saturday morning hoping for something to give me energy and the will to live. I do appreciate the sax.
Billy Squier
5/5
I absolutely remember when this album came out, it was *everything*. How was this not on the main list? Back to back hits that still sound so great. Wonderful share, finisher 150, you hit it out of the park with this suggestion. I had so much fun listening to this again today after I don't know how long; I'm a teenager again.
Jimmy Eat World
4/5
Going in I'm thinking maybe I've heard of these guys, I'm not sure. But then of course I know The Middle and Sweetness, both of which are so good and pretty darn foundational and thus this album should have been on the main list. Worthy share. I enjoyed the whole thing and am happy to have been exposed to more Jimmy Eat World.
The A Praise Chorus's call out to "crimson and clover" is a nice reminder of how music exists as part of an ongoing continuum and a reminder why this project has been (mostly) a joy.
CAKE
5/5
I have very fond memories of a specific concert at Red Rocks with De La Soul, Flaming Lips, and Cake. I was there to see Cake. The others are on the main list, this should have been too. Great suggestion and I'm enjoying revisiting Fashion Nugget this morning.
Tame Impala
4/5
New to me and an enjoyable listen all the way through. I love all the Canadian and Australian artists that have been suggested in the user list. Another gem I'm happy to have been exposed to. Would have happily traded out many of the albums on the main list for this one.
Screaming Females
4/5
New to me. I find this genre hit or miss and this one was a hit. Good stuff, happy to have had it shared with me.
THE SPORTS
3/5
New to me and enjoyable but not amazing. However I can see how if you grew up listening to this group you could have a huge soft spot for this album.
The National
4/5
Totally new to me. The first song's tempo transition is quite a unique trick, I loved it. All in all a really interesting piece of work in a number of ways, I enjoyed it and appreciate the share.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
A beautiful, deeply personal, gentle, heartbreaking album. A genuine acheivement.There's enough here that I think it merits sharing even as a second entry on the overall list (which is a high bar). It is also not the kind of thing I would choose to listen to.
Courteeners
3/5
Straightforward indie, I haven't heard it before but I might as well have. Being in the west midlands I'm probably not quite north enough to really "get" it. I did find the whole album to be unpretentious and easy to enjoy. But also, you know, kind of basic? What Took You So Long is a standout track. It isn't hard to see why someone would count it amongst their favorites. Happy to have heard it, thank you for sharing.
The Decemberists
4/5
Great quirky choice to share; I'm a sucker for a good rock opera. I especially like that the characters have consistent voices throughout. The queen is just fantastic. Two thumbs up!
The Angelic Process
2/5
Pretty cool in places, outrageously ponderous in places. The names of the songs and the album art are so brutals they edge into entertaining; I kind of love them, tbh, but I can't say this album provides what I usually look for in a music listening experience. I don't hate it but I don't need it, either.
Sublime
4/5
First rate share. Absolutely should have been in the main list.
Robyn Hitchcock
3/5
Wore out its quirky welcome pretty early. But that's ok, we don't have to like all the same things, do we?
Stromae
4/5
A fun catchy confection. Enjoyed it. Very good share!
Titus Andronicus
5/5
The name of the group, title of the album, and album art did not draw me in at all. However as soon as I hit play I was fully engaged. Smart lyrics, energy, interesting in every dimension. I absolutely loved this oddball offering. Kudos to the bold listener who decided this would be the album they shared.
Porter Robinson
4/5
Something new! Had me with Lifeline. This is lovely. I don't mind being in a good mood.
Faith No More
4/5
I like Faith No More. I like this album. Not sure we needed another since they were on the main list, but I'm not unhappy at all to listen.
Alex Cameron
3/5
What in the world. I have so many questions. Sort of makes me think of Meatloaf but dodgier.
Interesting choice to share. I got entirely pulled into the weirdness. Favorite: Runnin' Outta Luck.
Streetlight Manifesto
4/5
Fun. And I love the album art.
Operation Ivy
3/5
It's fine I guess, no obvious flaws, but I don't like it as much as other similar music that's been offered on this list.
John Mayer
4/5
Manages to live in the sweet spot of just interesting enough. Gravity is a great song but there's lots else to like too.
Primus
5/5
Great share. Should have been on the original list for sure. Also, obviously sucks.
Steven Wilson
3/5
Pretty enough but somehow, at least for me, lacking a beating heart.
Nuyorican Soul
4/5
Lots of this is great, although a bit all over the place (understandably). When it really gets cooking, like in Maw Latin Blues and Habriendo El Dominate, or turns sentimental like Taita Caneme, or suprises like Sweet Tears, I love it. Not sure what is going on with the last track, pretty and then pretty weird.
The Marcus King Band
3/5
Solid lazy day music. Somehow made me think of old Rod Stewart in places. Much more interesting musically than lyrically.
Snarky Puppy
5/5
100% new to me and 100% love it. Especially Lingus. Fantastic share!
Shudder To Think
2/5
Weird? Sure. Interesting? No. Really grated from the start. Enjoyed it most when it went the most bass forward. But mostly I found it tedious and offputting.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
OK, it's pretty. But we already had Sufjan on the main list and also on the user suggested list. Nothing here struck me as different enough or exceptional enough to merit yet another entry.
Susanne Sundfør
5/5
Outrageously beautiful.
Stellar share; we weren't going to get to hear this magical work otherwise.
Teenage Fanclub
2/5
I gave the one on the main list a 3, which I think is fair. I'm sorry if you love this but I find it mostly boring. Probably a 3 but rounding down for being an artist on the main list.
The Jesus Lizard
3/5
I'm not familiar with this album but the album art is top notch. First song I thought oh, ok, second song I'm like, this is kind of good. Stayed hit and miss. Sunday You Need Love is great, Seasick is really not, Lady Shoes is somewhere in between. Overall pretty strong and a good share.
Procol Harum
4/5
Solid share. I agree Procol Harum should have been on the main list, more deserving than at least half the 1969 albums we all slogged through.
Thee Oh Sees
4/5
Good pick, offered in the true spirit of this project. Great write up, I'm so glad when people have been able to rate their own album before it is generated for me. A bit of an investment timewise because it doesn't invite multitasking. Overall an energetic winner.
Fontaines D.C.
5/5
Nothing I would have ever found for myself and I loved it. Has that certain something all the way through.
The Avett Brothers
2/5
Immediately distracted by the cover art. Is that her shoulder? Can any of you get your shoulder to do that? Anyway, opening track is nice enough I guess. The album is earnest and straightforward. But ultimately just flowed harmlessly by leaving me unmarked. However I'm realizing now I maybe wasn't entirely fair to Fleet Foxes on the main list.
Koritni
3/5
From the cover and the year I wasn't expecting what I got, which was perfectly serviceable straight ahead hard(ish) rock and roll. A fun if unexceptional album.
Tori Amos
3/5
I don't really have words for why I don't enjoy Tori Amos and her ilk. Just rubs me the wrong way I guess. I do respect the songcraft and vocal talent. I just don't enjoy it all that much.
5/5
Perfect for certain days. Today happens to be one of those days. Great share.
Haley Heynderickx
5/5
The write up and cover art really put me off. But this album is actually deeply lovely; poetry colliding appealingly with the practical details of real life. Really intimate, so much so that by the end of my first listen I felt I was in a full (parasocial) relationship with the songwriter. An impressive work of art.
The Dear Hunter
4/5
Partially fun partially wore me out. Favorite: King of Swords (Reversed). On second listen reminded me of Danny Elfman in places, which is a good thing. Upgrading original rating by star.
Fontaines D.C.
3/5
I really liked the last user suggested Fontaines D.C., which was the first I'd heard from them. This one not as much. At all. But very happy to have some brand new music on the list.
Sunny Day Real Estate
3/5
Love the cover, like the album.
100 gecs
4/5
A friend I respect introduced me to 100 Gecs, it's her fave, so I want to love it too. The first song encapsulates what could be great here, musically it is so inventive and fun and I love the vibe. But lyrically completely alien. Keeps me from being able to get completely carried away. Solid share though, fresh, new, and worth hearing.
Guy Clark
4/5
Solid old timey country, with all the usual associated pluses and minuses that implies. More of the pluses and less of the minuses, actually. Love the cover art. Can't wrap my head around that voice coming from that ungrizzled person. Anyway, if you enjoy a good simile, this is the album for you!
Avenged Sevenfold
3/5
Opens in archetypal metal style perfectly matched to the cover. Fun lots of guitar driven energy but lost me by Strength of the World where the vocals completely jumped the shark.
Garmarna
5/5
This is exactly why I'm here.
Childish Gambino
4/5
Sonically super interesting, at turns brilliant, entertaining. A worthy addition to the list.
Alexisonfire
3/5
Solid. Love the bass in particular going furiously. I like all the Canadian entries on the user list. Unfortunately not my most favorite genre, really.
Martha
3/5
Love listening to the newer music people suggest. This is very likable, high energy. Not super special though. Enjoyable not essential.
Jimmy Eat World
3/5
Jimmy Eat World does have something special going on. But I enjoyed the other album shared more than this one. I do think one of them (probably Bleed American) should have have been on the main list.
Nik Kershaw
3/5
I don't know about the whole album but "Wouldn't It Be Good" is absolutely inconic. The lyric is, to me, so profound I still think about it sometimes even 40 years later. No, it wouldn't be good, there would be no one left. We must face the moment. It will pass. The song also makes me think about what do we really know about what is going on inside other people? Am I maybe hearing more than is really there?
Anwyay, for rating purposes, there's, you know, the rest of the album. Which isn't terrible but otherwise isn't really list worthy, is it?
Crystal Castles
2/5
Seemed light it might be fun but I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. Given the icky history of the band that might be just as well.
Roky Erickson
3/5
Straight ahead old timey rock and roll but with a very specific vibe and dark subject matter. Which is fun for a song or two but maybe a bit much for a whole album. Arguably should have been on the main list.
Started out fine and then really grew on me. Had a long chat with Claude about She Came Home for Christmas. Interesting album, nothing I ever would have heard otherwise, good share.
Cluster
2/5
Looks like fun! Should be fun! But isn't that much fun. Mostly just stressed me out. I learned through this project that I'm a huge Kraftwerk fan. But this just doesn't do it for me. I do respect the share and am glad to heard a little more of this kind of music.
Portishead
2/5
Portishead was one of my controversial artists; on the main list I gave them a 2 and a 5. Which brings us to the main point -- there's already two of these on the main list. Minus a star for pretty much failing to understand the assignment. As far as the album itself, didn't love it. Very well executed and super atomspheric, I think they probably accomplished exactly what they were going for. But it isn't a world I personally want to visit or spend time in.
Ani DiFranco
3/5
I'm not all that angry so this feels a little harsh to me. But a good share, I'm glad I heard it.
The Cure
5/5
I would normally ding this a star since there is so much Cure on the main list. But man, this is magnificant.
Enter Shikari
3/5
Love the album art. I really want to love the album. But it sounds dated and, I hate to say it, predictable, which maybe is too harsh for such genre spanning work. There are elements which are great, like the synth element scrabbling around in the background, a nice contrast to the heavier guitar work. But overall it just didn't win me over.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
3/5
Fun poppy country, great voice. Unexceptional but perfectly enjoyable.
Pedro The Lion
3/5
Ambitious but so grim. A good share, I'm glad to have heard it. But oof probably won't be back.
Men I Trust
3/5
"Pretty and perfectly nice" she says, faintly.
Hikaru Utada
4/5
Props for the album cover of ULTRA BLUE being mostly red. Top flight Japanese Pop, should have been on the main list. Something different = solid share.
Johnny Winter
3/5
Album art is agressively misdirective, which is fun, as is the album itself (fun, not misdirective). Maybe not groundbreaking but sometimes you just gotta let the good times roll.
Kano
2/5
Slightly more interesting than irritating. Up until Sometimes. Then I needed to tap out.
Angelo De Augustine
4/5
Lovely and sad. Not for every day, but for some days.
Carly Rae Jepsen
3/5
The lyrics are, on the whole, a confused mess. But if you just let it wash over you like sunshine it's an upbeat poppy winner of an album.
The Mountain Goats
3/5
Enjoyable I guess but not *all* that.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
5/5
Solid reco. Bob Seger absolutely should have been on the main list. Hollywood Nights and most of the rest are part of the fabric of rock and roll. Also the cover photo is *everything*. The 70's! What a time!
Alexisonfire
2/5
Somehow the overall effect is less than the sum of its parts.
Madvillain
3/5
Solid share, very interesting listen. Didn't super enjoy it but full credit for going some interesting places.
Yeasayer
4/5
Opens strong, pretty interesting, enjoyable album.
Hombres G
4/5
Cover art through me for a loop. Overall pretty fun, reasonably bouncy. Random comment, the opening of El es...Rita la cantaora reminded me of The Cure. Good share.
Stars
3/5
Gorgeous, grim, maybe a bit pretentious lyrically, certainly interesting. I like the different voices, adds something extra.
Death Cab for Cutie
3/5
Death Cab for Cutie certainly should have been on the main list based on influence and popularity, so good share. Personally though, I found Transatlanticism to be chill, pretty, and ultimately pretty boring even though I'm the target audience, an American in a romatantic entaglement with a Brit.
Ornette Coleman
5/5
Top notch share. Important, fascinating, like nothing I've ever heard. Lonely Woman evoked moods I didn't even know were a thing. Can be a bit assaultive in places, but wow, this is one amazing album. Definitely should have been on the main list. Thank you user 360, this is one I did need to hear before I die.
Savages
3/5
Very Siouxsie, obviously, which is fine. This is a credible album, powerful and executed with skill and vision. Yet somehow it doesn't quite click for me; something about the vocal is just aloof enough that I find myself unmoved. The issue may well be with me right now and not the Savages, always hard to say.
Jellyfish
4/5
New to me. An inescapable Queen vibe to open, which is A-OK with me and disposed me to enjoy the rest of the album, which I absolutely did. Incredibly fun.
Chappell Roan
5/5
Huh. Yesterday was Jellyfish and now this, two albums in a row featuring girls wearing tiaras but not looking happy. What are the chances? Heard of it obviously have never listened all the way through. What a delight!
Switchfoot
2/5
meh
Bad Religion
4/5
Solid, energetic, fun, a credit to the genre. A good share!
Sampha
3/5
Smooth, delicious, gauzy in an electronic way. Easy on the ears but with a lot of little things going on. However if you aren't caffinated it may well lull you right into a groovy mellow stupor.
The Burning Hell
4/5
Quirky college radio friendly fun in the tradition of They Might Be Giants. Totally new to me and I dug it. Great share!
The B-52's
4/5
My Own Private Idaho!
I would normally ding a star for being from an artist on the main list. But apparently I'm willing to make exceptions.
The cover art is a bit disappointing, but what can you do.
Spose
2/5
Okay in places, occasionally weird, also genuinely terrible in places. Mostly completely unremarkable, but a wide variety of unremarkable. To the user who shared this: congrats on finishing as user #420.
The Upsetters
5/5
Completely new to me and I absolutely love it! Thank you sharer this album is definitely going into rotation.
I had a nice chat with Claude about it and it told me "While reggae tells stories through song, dub tells stories through sound manipulation and space" which I thought was pretty good.
Modest Mouse
3/5
Very hit or miss for me.
Roger Waters
3/5
I really wanted to like this more than I did. I wonder if I would like The Wall now if I was hearing it for the first time. Anyway, still a good share, I'm glad I got around to hearing it and am glad the sharer put it on the list.
Rachel Stevens
3/5
The album art certainly doesn't make one optimistic about the album, ehich is actually better than advertised. A very good version of what it is, slick sexed up synthy pop with no lyrical ambition but plenty of vibe. Enjoyable enough on its own terms so no objections from me.
The Stooges
3/5
Madness. Only occasionally in a good way.
TOOL
3/5
This is the first TOOL album I've ever listened to. The reviews lead me to believe I'll be listening to all the rest of them over the next several months. Obviously at least one album should have been on the list, making at least one a legit share. Is it this one? I obviously can't say. I can say I really enjoyed the first couple tracks but they started to lose me at Litanie contre la Peur; afterwards I was more atuned to and irritated by some of the aimlessness. Overall the album left me interested in hearing some of the other albums but I probably won't be back for this one again.
Chris de Burgh
5/5
Hi everyone. I shared this album, and I know you are thinking what the heck, but hear me out.
This album (physical vinyl) was given to me by a guy I had just met at a party. He wanted me to hear The Painter, which he called "My Last Duchess with saxophone". That boy met a tragic end just a week later and I still have that record to this day. Don't Pay the Ferryman (not on this album) is another fave that me and my late Dad shared back in the day. So DeBurgh has a protected permanent spot in my heart.
As far as this album, the title song, Spanish Train, has some great imagery; it feels like "The Devil still cheats and wins more souls..." more and more these days. What can the good guys do while remaining good guys? Lonely Sky is so winningly over the top, I sing along every time. This Song For You made me look up and read about Passchendaele. Ouch. Perhaps it will touch your heart. Maybe Patricia The Stripper will tickle you. Maybe The Painter will win over your inner poet.
Are some of the songs a bit much? I mean sure, arguably, but it is still pretty fun. This album is a huge slice of 70's cheese in a way we hadn't heard much on the main list, I think of it as "castle rock". I hope you find something in here to enjoy that you haven't heard before.
Oingo Boingo
5/5
Fantastic choice to share! I considered sharing it myself. This was a huge favorite amongst me and my friends at the time and Danny Elfman absolutely deserves representation on this list. He has such a distinct sound, and was a huge part of what I guess we can call the "Burtonesque" aesthetic, which is certainly alive and well on Dead Man's Party. Big part of the 80's, at least to me.
Polvo
2/5
I really wanted to like this. But I didn't.
Mull Historical Society
4/5
Reading the description I thought "oh no, this is exactly what we had too much of on the main list". But you know what? I loved it. Also google took me down a rabbit hole and now I'm planning to visit the Isle of Mull and especially Fingal's Cave.
Ian McDonald
3/5
Did not impress at first but there were some nice parts. The Workshop and Birdman - The Reflection in particular.
Transvision Vamp
3/5
Fun energy. It is very 80's, which to me isn't automatically a bad thing. Exactly the kind of thing I would normally like but it just didn't quite do it for me. There's something about it a little try hard or even redolent of a novelty act. I think the album cover art didn't help.
King Tubby
4/5
Had Super Ape from the list recently and loved it. This is great too, chill vibe, just hanging out being cool. That said it is samey enough to kind of fade into the background after a while.
The main album project was an education, the user list doubly so. Kudos to all y'all really for some great shares.
Gotcha!
2/5
Based on the description I really wanted to like this. But by Any Better Love I was really ready for it to be over.
System Of A Down
5/5
I like System of a Down and gave their debut album 4 stars on the main list. This is the album that should have been on the list, sharing user got that right. Usually I ding shares of artists already on the list but not in this case because Toxicity is the pinnacle of its genre.
Neil Cicierega
2/5
A few fun moments, Mullet with Butterfly Wings was my favorite, but the basic idea doesn't sustain an hour long exploration. Some of the mash ups were more amusing in concept than execution. Also looks like the sharer didn't actually finish the project?
R.E.M.
5/5
I like R.E.M. and this is my favorite album from them. Should have been on the main list. Good share!
Deltron 3030
3/5
The name and cover art convey the content perfectly. Better than average but still not my thing. Happy to have listened though, worthy share.
Talking Heads
4/5
A fun live album, better than average.
Avicii
4/5
Enjoyable synth pop. Junk food, sure, but sometimes that's just what hits the spot. Happy to have had it shared with me and to have given it a listen.
Cardiacs
3/5
There were cetain elements I liked here and there, and obviously the creativity is off the scale. But wow was this relentless, making the run time a big ask. I wasn't so sure at the outset but by the end I was convinced it should be on the list. Also hearing it once was enough.
HELLYEAH
2/5
Weirdly I enjoyed the most country inflected songs the most. Which still wasn't that much. Competent, obviously, but also too much in several ways.
blink-182
4/5
You don't really need my review. You know what it is. Its good and a landmark. It should have been on the main list.
Sports Team
4/5
Launches loud but settles into a certain wry chaotic upbeat energy that somehow puts me in the mind of Violent Femmes despite the time and place. Enjoyable.
3/5
Without context: Album title and cover art telegraph exactly what's inside. The first song is amazing but the album quickly becomes difficult, overwraught, chaotic. It is plenty interesting and in places quite successful (the middle of Pretending has a lot going for it), but overall to much for me. With a smidgen of context: oof, what a shame, solid share, not sorry to have spent a little time with it.
Igorrr
5/5
The opening "bars" of the first "song" and I was oh no. But pretty quickly I came around. Igorrr is awesome. Album art is just right. A fantastic ball of weirdness with some traditional mooring around the edges. Two thumbs up. Brilliant choice, finisher 174.
Reincidentes
3/5
Punky, dramatic, heavy -- nice mix of styles, enjoyed the energy. Didn't really hit it out of the park for me but I'm happy to have listened once.
Marillion
3/5
I livked Lavendar. Eitherwise too much -- or not enough.
Sparks
4/5
The album art didn't pull me in but the first song sure did. An album that coaxes you into motion and then, likely, a little happiness.
Ex-Easter Island Head
4/5
Album art and album both quite nice.
The Who
4/5
Bold choice. Was there plenty Who on the main list? Yes. Was this still a good share? Yes.
Ween
3/5
This album is basically a musical potluck dinner. The spread is undeniably impressive in its scope, and like any good potluck, you'll find yourself going back for seconds of dishes you never expected to enjoy. But while the variety keeps things interesting, not every dish hits with the same impact. Simultaneously a showcase of Ween's considerable talents and their genuine love for American popular music's many flavors while also a scattershot confusing mess.
Les sheriff
3/5
Surprisingly listenable and enjoyable for a live double album in a language I don't speak.
Al Stewart
3/5
Thoroughly almost aggressively pleasant.
The Postal Service
3/5
Kudos to them for pulling this off and I see a lot of people really love the result. I'm kind of meh about it. The overall impression is that the album is quite pretty; I really like the music, but the lyrics and vocals let the music down somewhat. They don't completely meld in the end and blandify the whole experience (to my ears). I have no objection to having been given it to listen and I could be convinced the album deserves to be on the main list.
Harry Styles
4/5
Solid well crafted pop, and despite the ridiculous double entendre-y lyrics, Watermelon High really does sound like you want summer to feel. Very listenable. I liked it better than I thought I would and am glad to have had it shared with me.
Richard Dawson
3/5
I'm at a bit of a loss for how to rate this album. Original, bold, creative, confident; but man it grates. A for effort, certainly worth sharing, I'm (somewhat) happy I checked it out. Also it's a lot. Maybe a few more listens would win me over but I don't have it in me just at the moment.
Khruangbin
5/5
yes Yes YES! Love this. Thank you user finishing 241. This really hit the spot today. Cover art is great too, just right.
Courtney Barnett
4/5
Clearly all about the lyrics, or really the attitude, since the music and voice aren't the thing, although her accent is charming. The songs are quite engaging and mostly move right along; listening put me in a certain enjoyable headspace. She makes me feel cool and pleasantly aloof and like everthing might eventually be ok.
LaBelle
5/5
Super cool share, user finishing 162! Two thumbs up. So fun to listen too. Absolutely should have been on the main list. Lady Marmalade is a great song of course, also really enjoyed Don't Bring Me Down and several others. LaBelle is all that (and more)! This one will get you moving.
Sam Fender
3/5
Pretty straight ahead rock and roll. Would not have guessed it is brand new. First song put me in the mind of Bruce Springsteen; that feeling came and went throughout, perhaps with the saxophone. It's fine?
Chucklehead
5/5
Oh my what a glorious ridiculous album, I love it, especially the particularly over the top just having fun "Tug Boat". An absolute blast top to bottom. Whoever shared this knows how to get a party started. And is probably responsible for the lion's share of their 310 monthly listeners, which is just criminal.
Amadou & Mariam
4/5
Compelling and charming, pulls you right along, like a friend dragging you to the dance floor. I probably won't know the local moves but I'm game to try! Solid summertime music.
Songs: Ohia
3/5
The album art is spare but arresting. Best thing about the album, which otherwise failed to grab me. It isn't terrible, just not the kind of thing I enjoy. If this is your go to album I'm sorry and I hope things get happier for you soon. Sincerely.
Wishbone Ash
4/5
Absolutely gorgeous evocative album art, I love it so much. It feels like bravery and duty, standing between peaceful civilization and the unknown beyond, the platonic ideal of strong male protection with only a few exposed knuckles making him human. But from a different point of view it is fear and oppression and the worst kind of power, implacable, above everything, nearly eclipsing the sun.
As for the album itself, not a bad way to spend an hour or so, if you don't mind spending it in the 70's. Not so sure about "a conquerer fighting to be free"; encapsulates the duality of the album art I guess, but in a confused way. But, you know, whatever. Rock and roll!
Rita Ora
3/5
Sounds like she can probably sing, but hard to tell for sure. They should let her belt out something honestly and see where that gets us. I dug the Fatboy Slim. Overall enjoyable, sounds like my hair salon, and that's fine.
Bob Mould
4/5
Agressive but bleak and without enough energy for me to get caught up in it. Not a bad choice to share but just not for me, at least today. Actually, kind of grew on me with a second listen. Moods can sure change over the course of a day, can't they!
Barenaked Ladies
5/5
For sure Barenaked Ladies should have been included in the main list, and this sunny debut is a fine choice of album. I remember when If I Had A Million Dollars came out and thought it was great at the time and, to my ears, the whole album still holds up. Solid share.
Jack Johnson
4/5
I'm fine having something pleasant and easy on the list. Life is angry and interesting enough, all the time; once in a while it is ok to take a break with music that isn't.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
4/5
Really enjoyable. Proggy and wandering but with good energy. Good share and worth the trouble to find on YouTube.
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
3/5
Dark Zappa. Three and a half stars.
Michael Hurley
2/5
I'm sorry, this is nails on a chalkboard to me. I'm sure he was a charming sweet old man, clearly witty, and I'm sorry to hear of his recent passing. If you love this album you are probably a decent human being. But not my cup of tea.
INXS
5/5
Gobsmacked to realize this wasn't on the list. INXS hit it out of the park with Kick. This album was absolute perfection to my teenage ears. Well spent share, 41. Two thumbs up.
Neutral Milk Hotel
2/5
Undoubtedly should have been on the list. Had me at Pt.1, lost me on Pt.2 though. Alternating stretches of annoying and boring with the occasional dash of charming.
The Tragically Hip
4/5
Straightforward rock and roll. Perfectly enjoyable. Solid share.
Slowdive
3/5
By far the best shoegaze I've heard from this proejct so far. I actually kind of liked it.
Lo Fidelity Allstars
3/5
Enjoyed the funkier tracks. Didn't enjoy other tracks like I Used to Fall In Love.
MF DOOM
4/5
Fun and funny; appealingly bonkers.
Depeche Mode
3/5
I love Depeche Mode and rated both albums on the main list 5. Speak & Spell sounds like junior high to me, which is a good thing, and Just Can't Get Enough is certainly an iconic representation of the era. Generally speaking, though, they definitely have not yet hit their stride with this album.
I agree with a previous reviewer who pointed out the album art (which is quite arresting) and album content seem unrelated, and I would further say the album title is also unrelated to either (beyond just "electronic"). Or maybe there's something deep here and I'm just not getting it?
Yo La Tengo
4/5
Perfectly Enjoyable
Future Islands
3/5
Refreshing; ever so slightly offbeat but also poppy. Enjoyable enough but not ground breaking. I could see myself listening to this again sometime. Not a fan of the cover, though.
Tosca
4/5
Absolutely gorgeous, love this. Opening songs are the strongest. Less vocals is better. Album art is a much better realization of the idea than the album I had yesterday Singles from Future Islands (https://1001albumsgenerator.com/user-albums/26bhmgVpg5E5HyU4K1BYMc/singles).
Chromatics
4/5
Fantastic retro album art, a slightly raunchy take on Patrick Nagel (RIP) to match the retro synthy pop. But the decidedly black background sets us up for a moody album that sounds like the soundtrack to a noir film where everyone drives Lamborghinis and nobody sleeps. A great groove to hang out in for a while. Good share! Really enjoyed it.
Espers
3/5
From the opening notes I thought I was going to love this. In the end I really didn't. By Dead King I was down from 4 stars first impression to 2 stars. So I guess fair to split difference.
Various Artists
4/5
What can you do with this? I mean I literally went to see Rocky Horror at midnight on prom night. There's no separating the music from the memories.
Ornatos Violeta
4/5
Nice share, definitely something different and I'm glad to have been exposed to it. Also I totally want to get me one of those little guys on the album cover. So cool.
However, and nothing against the person who shared this, it is a good share, but I'm not sure about trying to keep up with user albums if you don't have to finish the list before submitting an album. Or at least halfway through. Or 10%?
Shihad
4/5
Straight ahead hard core rock and roll. Lots of energy, lots of fun. Not groundbreaking but I'm happy to have had it shared with me, got me going.
The Chameleons
3/5
User 361, who often writes great reviews, noted that most people will find the cover art bland and the music to be a run-of-the-mill exercise from that time and place. Guilty as charged. I see the review's argument that a more generous listen, a closer look, would reveal important layers and nuances. Maybe if I had heard The Chameleons first, before The Cure and Echo and the Bunneymen and etc, I would be willing to give Script of the Bridge the time it deserves. But on a single listen, meh, it's good, yes, but I feel like I've heard it all before. I'm sorry. This is a solid share but personally I'm here to broaden my knowledge and I think this album instead served to deepen my knowledge.
The Hold Steady
2/5
Musically straight ahead, lyrically a bit too drug soaked. I would think the album cover was AI generated if it wasn't from 2006.
4/5
New to me. Perfectly nice, finds a nice groove. Midnight City and the last song, Outro caught my ear and I also enjoyed Wait. 3.5 rounding up because it happened to be a nice day for gentle.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3/5
Offbeat and quirky, which is usually a plus, but here is mostly offputting. Grew on me a little in the first half but fully over it by the end. Cover art is pretty dope.
First Aid Kit
4/5
Everything about the album cover made me think oh no, and it was accurate to the music, but wow the music is absolutely winning. A surprise gentle lovely gem.
Bon Iver
4/5
First Bon Iver I've had on the list and the first time I've listened to them. Lovely but meloncholy and a tiny bit jagged in places. Perfectly matched to the album art. I enjoyed it today. A different day I might have been quite bored with it. But we all know timing is everything in this life.
The cover makes me think of bun bun from Sluggy Freelance, but I'm sure that's only me. This is like a angrier less likable one note version They Might Be Giants. Quick songs with lots of clever words very fast, fun to sing along to. Unfortunately nothing pulls me in enough for me to give it time it would take for this to grow on me. I like the spirit but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
The Church
4/5
If you say The Church I think of the Lost Boys soundtrack, so seeing this is a new album took me by surprise. I'm equally surprised by how good it is. These guys still got it!
Ookla The Mok
3/5
If Weird Al was a monkey. They Might Be Monkeys? The kind of thing I usually find charming but not in this serving size.
TOOL
4/5
Pretty good stuff.
Louis Armstrong
5/5
Utterly charming. Something from Louis Armstrong certainly should have been on the list so I commend the share. I only wish we had better sound quality but what can you do.
Amália Rodrigues
3/5
A solid share even though it's a compilation -- basically sharing a whole genre in one voice. I'm happy to have listed through. Moody, smokey, firmly rooted in time and place.
Paul McCartney
3/5
Fun, but except for Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey I didn't quite love it.
Eric B. & Rakim
4/5
There's some cool stuff in here, I particularly enjoyed Extended Beat along with the first track and the title track. "I hold the microphone like a grudge" is a great line. I'm not versed enough to understand the landmark status this album appears to have in the genre. Without that knowledge I can just rate it "pretty cool". 3.5 rounding up on faith.
Noname
4/5
Absolutely love the vibe and the personality on display. Album cover is just right. Fantastic share, I never would have encountered this album otherwise as this isn't my usual music. Although after years of this project do I really have a usual music anymore?
Warren Zevon
4/5
Could have sworn there was some Warren Zevon on the main list. There should have been. Foundational stuff. I've always loved the line "send lawyers, guns and money." However the cover, David Cassidy meets John Lennon, is such a weird choice, when the music is neither.
Dead Boys
3/5
Landmark punk album I'm sure. But punching ladies isn't, you know, super. Still, solid share, probably should have been on the main list.
Chet Baker
5/5
Chet! The ladies love him! I guess. Based on the cover art. Anyway, there obviously should have been some Chet Baker on the list; he's definitely a hall of famer. Also a cautionary tale / inspiration. This is a great choice of album. Singing is great but playing is better imho. Wonderful share.
Charli xcx
2/5
I really wanted to like it. Other hot new music shared on this list I've liked a lot. This one not so much. Maybe I don't dig autotune as its own thing.
New Model Army
5/5
A complete surprise. Fell into a groove that really worked for me and then stayed there. Really enjoyed this one. The people who compared this to The Alarm were dead on. I love The Alarm probably for the same anthemic, group singing potential feeling these songs have.
Valerie June
4/5
I found this album completely charming and engaging.
Charles Aznavour
4/5
Even though this sounds like Sinatra and brings to mind 50's golden era rat pack shenanigans, it also feels like a rainy cafe in Paris in the 20's with a slinky flapper type chain smoking on your arm with a side of absinthe. Which is fun. This was a fun album and a great share.
Killswitch Engage
4/5
"Killswitch Engage" is an objectively great name for a metal band. This album brings together a number of elements I usually enjoy, and I mostly did here. The suggestor's write up definitely helped me appreciate it. Well shared.
Boy Azooga
4/5
I like the name of the album and of the band. Wasn't wild about the music on first listen but tried again louder and that did it.
Amyl and The Sniffers
4/5
Guided by Angels is a potent opener to burst out of the gate on a high. She's got lots of energy for sure. Nice to know kids are still up to this kind of thing. Fun share.
Weezer
3/5
I think Weezer should have been on the main list. I wanted to like this album, I admire the ambition of it. But it never quite hooked me. I still like the share and don't mind having spent some time here.
Bruce Hornsby
3/5
I'm immediately taken with the album art, reminds me of an album we had in the main list I think by Dire Straits.
Unwound
2/5
Sure, OK. Not really fingernails on a chalkboard but not super engaging. I hear the interesting sonic complexity but it just didn't pull me in. No objection just didn't love it. A bit too Sonic Youth for me.
Quicksand
3/5
Drops right into the pocket with Fazer, which sounds great. Solid down-the-middle muddy grungy dissonant post-hardcore with undeniable hooks. However, to me it sounds like so many other bands, yes executed brilliantly, but nothing caught my ear particularly past the first track. Maybe that's not quite fair but that's how it hit me today.
Ozzy Osbourne
5/5
I live in Birmingham and the loss of Ozzy has hit this town HARD. There's a retrospective at the art museum, there's murals of Black Sabbath all over town, they named the bridge on Broad Street for him (and it is still covered in flowers), and more. All rightfully so. As far as Blizzard of Ozz, Crazy Train alone should have put it on the main list. And I can't help it, Goodbye to Romance brought a tear to my eye. Great share!
PS: I love Ozzy's bio on spotify, which reads, in its entirety: If you need to read a bio to learn about who Ozzy Osbourne is, what rock have you been living under?
Wussy
2/5
Love the cover art, well suited to the album, wanted to love the music, but just didn't. I'm not against a little looseness but you've got to be careful with it or it becomes more irritating than interesting. I would like to hear the pitch for the album by the person who submitted it, that could probably convince me another star is merited. But without context, two stars.
The Tragically Hip
3/5
I liked the first Tragically Hip album this list gave me. This one is also fine, but a little less so.
Robyn
3/5
I really don't like the album art. It sort of does match the music, though. The album feels like a complete mismatch of form and content. Shiny over produced sdynths and beat but a sad regretful sounding girl. All of that said the whole album is quite solid catchy pop; I found it perfectly listenable.
of Montreal
4/5
They seem to lean hard into quirky titles, which I guess fair enough as it is a quirky album. Wasn't won over immdiately there is a lot to take in but on a second listen I decided I like it.
Descendents
4/5
I absolutely love the cover art. The music is adolescent and very of its time and also energetic and fun. Runs through ideas at a rapid pace and then shows itself out before you even know quite what happened. I can totally imagine these guys sitting in a suburban garage in 1979 complaining about their parents and girls at school and then yelling and pounding drums all afternoon while they work out some lyrics. I remember many of those feelings; I wonder if it is still relatable to kids today. Probably.
Times New Viking
1/5
No. This is just noise.
Bon Iver
3/5
Lots of symbolism, like literal symbols, in the cover art, sure, but also in the track listing? Feels awfully pretentious from the get go. I liked the other Bon Iver you lovely 1001ers shared with me but I'm more skeptical about this one. Interesting textures (I don't usually use that word for music but it fits here), a variety of sounds and effects, but it all overwhelms the lyrical content in a way that does neither any favors. All of that said, it grew on me significantly with a second listen.
No Doubt
4/5
How is this not on the main list? Great share. This album had an impact.
The Amazing Devil
4/5
Soars much more than the cover art would imply. Despite initial misgivings I wound up liking it quite a lot.
Jimmy Buffett
4/5
Jimmy Buffet should have been on the main list. I'm not a fan in particular so happy with whichever album a parrothead would suggest. I can say that when I was working at a venue the Buffet show was by the drunkest and most obnoxious we ever saw people get. The music itself is easy and fun and the exact right vibe for certain situations. Good share.
Danny Brown
3/5
Maybe there's something here but I can't see it. Actually, grew on me a little as I listened. Sure is a lot going on.
Jon Batiste
5/5
THIS IS GREAT
Maybe a little overboard with the caps though.
Auri
3/5
I am usually a sucker for this kind of music. Her voice is extraordinary. But the overall effect falls a little short of magical or mysterious or ineffable and lands in the canny valley instead. Which is to say, kind of boring. The production is too clean maybe? Not enough layers? Like it is on a well lit stage instead of happening in a misty forest. I don't know. But it doesn't get over the hump from good to great for rme.
Malibu
3/5
Pleasant enough. I do like ambient and this was fine but not exceptional?
Baroness
4/5
A good medium energy groove, not too demanding on the listener, which is totally ok, entertaining throughout. I'm not sure about the cover art in isolation but seeing all the covers of their whole ouvre lined up side by side, I approve.
Floating Points
5/5
How great would this be to hear in a proper concert hall with a full orchestra? Loved it, just loved it.
The Groundhogs
4/5
A bit of a history lesson but not in a bad way. Sounds like exactly what and when it is. Solid bluesy guitar rock. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Might have been an ok inclusion over one of the very many other similar albums on the main list.
Billy Strings
3/5
Billy Strings can hit a twang with the best of them. Some very traditional sounding songs, some less so. Some successful songs, some less so. More aggressive curation would have helped. Favorite track: Gild the Lily. Least favorite: MORBUD4ME
The Sound
3/5
I like many similarly situated bands but this doesn't quite connect with me. It's fine and did grow on me somewhat while listening through the whole album. I do see why someone might want to add this to the list and appreciate being made aware of them. Great cover art.
Charly García
3/5
I wanted to love this, I absolutely respect the share. But, even accounting for the vintage, it is just a little too cheesy. Enjoyable though, catchy.
Extrechinato y Tu
5/5
Stellar share. What an amazing project. I admire both the concept and the execution. Really wild listen, this record goes everywhere. I do have to say naked on a horse seems like an even worse idea than naked on a bicycle. But you do you, I guess.
Tally Hall
2/5
Is this what TMBG sounds like to people who weren't in college when they were popular? I want to like this but I just don't. After the album was done Spotify played some Oingo Boingo for me, a song I'm not particularly familiar with, and my ears were immediately happier. Apparently people's tastes are not just different from other people's but also from their previous selves'.
4/5
I tell you want. These user suggested albums are like a box of chocolates. I gave the eels on the main list a 3; this album is better. If I was a fan I could see be frustrated enough to go ahead and use my pick on this album.
John Coltrane
4/5
Good but not great. I very much enjoyed listening but it didn't quite have that ineffable genius that Coltrane absolutely can bring (and has on other albums).
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
3/5
I'd like to hear the submitter's explanation for why they thought I should hear this. It is a cheerful, enjoyable, very 60's listen. But this ground is already well covered, isn't it?
Various Artists
4/5
Bold pick. Something like this deserves to be on the list. Pretty good working music as it turns out. Especially liked WANDA WANDA.
The Beautiful South
4/5
Really lovely. Rotterdam was my favorite. Nice share, new to me.
Chuck Berry
4/5
ROCK AND ROLL!!!
Bloc Party
4/5
This is nice. More interesting and enjoyable than I was expecting. So Here We Are is especially pretty. Good share.
BABYMETAL
4/5
Well done for sharing this. I would have gone Band Maid but am perfectly happy with this pick. Nice to see on the list.
Pink Floyd
5/5
There's no one answer for me on how to rank Animals. Depends so much on the how I am on the day and in my life. It matters to me though so I'm scoring it on that basis.
The Heads
2/5
Theoretically a cool project with the all star rotating lead singers. Unfortunately it really isn't good enough, but the rubbernecking is fun. Totally legitimate share, though, abosolutely of interest. Favorite: The King Is Gone.
Alabama 3
4/5
Really unappealing cover, homage or not. But the album itself is tremendous, I love it, at least the first three tracks. Then it went a bit sideways. Still, good stuff overall.
Anaïs Mitchell
2/5
I guess I like the idea, and I liked Hades a lot. But overall I didn't love it.
Touché Amoré
2/5
I admire the band for putting this out there. But I really didn't need this today. Or ever, really. Feels wrong be harsh about something so emotional but .. yeah. No thank you.
Manchester Orchestra
4/5
I generally dislike this kind of music but for whatever reason this one hit me right and I kind of loved it.
Powderfinger
3/5
Fine. Catch at times but not in a way that will stick with me after I stop listening.
Deafheaven
2/5
Fun fact: you can click on the song name in Spotify and read the lyrics. Which does not help.
65daysofstatic
4/5
Would not have expected to enjoy this. But I did none the less.
Daft Punk
3/5
I was excited to give this a spin but was a touch underwhelmed. Been a long time since I heard it and I enjoyed it immensely but thought I would super super love it. Still, kudos for the fun, bold choice!
Glass Animals
3/5
I like the concept ok and some of the songs are pretty good, but overall an uneven experience. Like being human, I suppose.
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5/5
Merry Christmas fellow album listeners! Some nostalgia is super welcome right about now. Much easier to look back than forward.
Earth, Wind & Fire
4/5
A fun jam from beginning to end. I thought Rock That! got cooking in a particularly tasty way. Good share.
Mogwai
4/5
Careens around joyfully but with method to the madness. Enjoyed the pretty parts and the loud energetic parts and not so much the talky parts.
The Breeders
4/5
I dislike the name of the band and am repelled by the album art. I actively hate this genre. Yet, somehow, I really liked most of this album. So much charisma it even won over this hater. Good share and I agree it should have been on the main list.
Crash Test Dummies
4/5
The voice, the genre, the harmonies all work for me. The cover art, not so much. Excellent share; I liked the hits, never went and found the album to listen all the way through and I should have.
Gurrumul
5/5
Magnificent. Gapu was particularly resplendent.
Denzel Curry
3/5
I typically don't have much patience for this genre unless it is truly transcendent. Which this almost is. Listening with half my attention, I kept getting flashes of "this is really interesting in an appealing way," but then when I turned my full attention to it, I found it didn't quite hold up, more repetition and a little flat. Lyrically solid though.
Freddie Gibbs
2/5
Every time I started getting into it we switched gears to something I really didn't like. Very hit or miss. Still, I respect the thinking behind the share and am happy to have listened through.
Mylène Farmer
3/5
I accidentally put on the instrumental version first and though this is fine but why would someone share it. Then I realized my mistake, got the proper album going, and thought, ah, quality pop confection. Perfectly enjoyable. Absolutely hate the font on the album cover.
Bon Iver
3/5
Nice enough but not really my jam.
Vulfpeck
3/5
Is my best first exposure to a band a live album? Maybe. The crowd sure loved it. But there was a lot of extraneousness to wade through to get to the actual songs. And two hours is maybe a lot to ask on the first fo. All that said, fun album.
Crass
4/5
I like the idea more than the actual music. Good share, I do feel like this is something I should have heard. They've got the energy, anger, attitude, noise, and (not for nothing) the accent; the whole punk package. They thought 1979 was bad, I wonder how 2026 would fare in Crass's estimation.
Josh Ritter
4/5
Very pleasant, earnest, somewhat but not entirely opaque lyrically just short of pretentious, enaging throughout. For some reason I can't complain reminds me of things I like about the Water Boys. Totally new to me and I like it.
Mr. Bungle
3/5
Some hit some miss. Pretty out there overall which I can generally respect.
Vangelis
5/5
Oh hell yes.
Jóhann Jóhannsson
4/5
I had the Bladerunner soundtrack yesterday. This feels so much colder, not unlike the cover art. I appreciate the length of the songs. I could have done without the voice, the first track nearly put me off entirely. Glad I made it into the cool cello-y tracks.
Adam Green
2/5
I usually like quirky especially that I can sing along to. But, for whatever reason, not this. Like, at all. Sorry.
Digable Planets
4/5
Here's a vibe I don't mind hanging out in for some time. A perfect Sunday afternoon just chillin' album. But still with thoughts; not completely wasting their time with my attention.
Talk Talk
5/5
Honestly, not at all what I expected. I had no idea. Excellent share.
Modern Life Is War
4/5
Sounds great, hit me hard, I'm Not Ready got me. Great share.
Zero 7
4/5
Pretty ranging to very pretty. Not sure why it was shared but enjoyed listening. Relaxing and just a little sad.
Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio
4/5
Now we're cooking with gas!
Porcupine Tree
5/5
Good with an extra star because my friend Dave loves them so much and I love him.
The Chats
4/5
Straightforward energetic fun punk, well executed. Unrooted from time but definitely not place. Not groundbreaking but enjoyable and I enjoyed hearing the slice of life from down under.
DARKSIDE
3/5
Opening track is too sparse to pull me in. I like the later tracks more but overall this is just fine.
Harmonium
4/5
Don't totally convinced by the singing, but swept away by the music, for the most part. A defensible share.
Lizzy McAlpine
3/5
Pretty enough, wistful, but I'm a bit wary of new music on the list.
The Weakerthans
4/5
The quotidian music belies the poetry of the lyrics.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
4/5
Must have been a blast to make this album!
Arca
3/5
An interesting mess. Interesting, but a mess.
Stray From The Path
3/5
They clearly have a lot of rage, with which I guess I don't disagree. But I don't feel like it brings much new to the table? I might go check out their latest, they must be just beside themselves now...
Daft Punk
5/5
That was fun!
Graham Parker
2/5
I'm sorry to the person who shared this but I found it just kind of meh.
"Weird Al" Yankovic
5/5
Brilliant share, Weird Al absolutely should have been on the main list. This specific album? I mean with a career like his it seems reasonable to say when in doubt go with the debut.
Wilco
2/5
Fine, chill, but, I hate to say it, not that exceptional really.
Paramore
2/5
A reaonable addition to the list, and thus a good share. However I guess I've aged out of paramore. I didn't hate this album but I was pretty bored by it.
The Posies
3/5
Fine. Started out strong but failed to impress much after that.
Electric Callboy
5/5
Solid gold entertainment right here. The videos somehow manage to take the fun even one notch higher. 6 stars!
My Chemical Romance
4/5
Heard of them of course but never actually listened. I'm too old and it is too emo. That said I actually did like it pretty well. I'm suprising myself by rating this album four stars. Obviously a solid share absolutely should have been on the main list.
Screeching Weasel
4/5
Better than what I expected from a band called Screeching Weasel. A quick fun ride.
Cat System Corp.
5/5
What a thought provoking, emotional, weird project. It really hit me hard.
I remember that day. And how it started as just a day. Riding the elevator to work, talking about the Broncos game the night before. Hearing a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers but not really understanding until I turned on my little TV in the office. Watching, shocked, as the second plane hit. My Desert Storm vet husband saying immediately, "We'll be going to war."
Before that, it was just a day. After that, and for a long time, no. But here we are. McDonald's jingles are still McDonald's jingles.
What is wrong with us? Why can't we grow up and get over war? The horror of sliding backwards, tearing down the norms and institutions we built to help us do better, is a black cloud hanging over us all, everywhere, every day.
A+ share.
Joe Cocker
4/5
Solid old fasahioned blues driven rock and roll. Great voice, great performer, enjoyable (though sprawling) album.
Nightwish
3/5
A bit overwrought and silly, but also fun and at times quite pretty. The reviewer who said "guilty pleasure" nailed it. A good share for the musical and geographic diversity.
Soul Coughing
2/5
Normally the kind of thing I like but it left me pretty cold, honestly. I liked that it made me go look up Bobby McFerrin's cover along with the original of Joan Armatrading's "Opportunity". A subsequent listen with my head a little better around it upped my rating by a star. Interesting, an artistic accomplishment, but not fun or enjoyable to me.
Dave Matthews Band
3/5
Certainly Dave Matthews belongs on the list for landmark and cultural reasons. So good share. My husband absolutely loved Dave back in the day, I was generally less enthusiastic, but did enjoy him live. This album is fine.
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
2/5
I listened three times waiting for it to make an impression on me. Enough said.
The Tragically Hip
4/5
This is the third Tragically Hip album I've had served to me. I can certainly agree they belonged on the main list. But at some point we are probably good. Anyway, enjoyed the album.
Foxing
2/5
Pleasant I suppose but mostly overwhelmingly boring. I'm sorry if this is your album. I don't get it.
ISIS
2/5
I didn't love it.
Ty Segall
3/5
Reminded me somewhat of Alice Cooper. I liked it pretty well.
Frightened Rabbit
3/5
Honestly perfectly good but I don't know what it adds to the list, haven't we heard so much just like this already?
Jason Isbell
2/5
Competent I'm sure but felt long even though it isn't which is never a good sign. I guess just not my jam.
Shania Twain
4/5
Culturally significant enough to deserve to be on the list. Fair share, fun album. I've felt like such a curmudgeon the last few albums but am enjoying this one what's happening to me.
Helloween
3/5
I listened to this after the Yoko Ono album and it was blessed relief. Notes! Song structure! People having hard fast fun for the sake of it! I can't quite see 4 stars but I did enjoy it.
Less Than Jake
4/5
Everyone likes ska, right?
Matthew Good Band
2/5
Hello Time Bomb is pretty good. The rest is a certain kind of annoying that drives me nuts, I think because it reminds me of certain things that were happening at certain times. A guilty/jealous feeling I don't want to feel. Personal problem yes, but here we are.
Swans
3/5
At times gives off very "This is the end, my only friend, the end" vibes. Other times reminds me of Trout Mask Replica, which I rated "bravely great and terrible". Seems like a fair description of this album too. 3.5 stars but after two hours I'm exhausted and inclined to round down.
Cindy Lee
3/5
Weird and magical. Extensively so.
August is Falling
3/5
How funny to get the triple album Diamond Jubilee marathon and this EP back to back. Album list karma! The "joke" reaches its apex with Btgg. I don't care enough about emo to revel in whatever the point of it is. But it's fine.
Wolf Alice
4/5
Absolutely lovely.
Queen
5/5
Exactly what I needed today. And most days.
Getatchew Mekurya
3/5
Found on YouTube here https://youtu.be/ibF_knuFUTU?si=58rhMiDGuwC65E3I
Comes out of the gate driving hard and agressive. I feel assaulted, tbh. I am happier being yelled at by the music than the guy. Anyway calms down a bit but, even though this is exactly the kind of thing I normally go for, I couldn't warm up to it, I didn't feel any heart in it. YMMV.
The Housemartins
4/5
Fun feel good British pop from the 80's.
Os Mundi
2/5
There's some weird stuff on here but Os Mundi takes the cake. Finisher 315 if you were after cake, congrats.
Amon Düül II
3/5
Solid share, entertaining album. Not really my sweet spot but happy to have listened and gained a little exposure and appreciation of German 60's psychedelic rock.
Boredoms
3/5
W T actual F just happened?
Pescado Rabioso
3/5
Likely a worthy share, though I was a bit meh. I just wonder at sharing an album so early in one's listening journey.
Kaizers Orchestra
4/5
Very fun, enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for sharing.
Prolapse
2/5
I'm noticing a definite trend of shared albums I'm not enjoying that much being offered by people who haven't actually listened to very many albums themselves.
Living Colour
3/5
Solid, but I feel like the density of greatness is a little less than with the first one.
Nic Jones
4/5
Very cozy.
Olivia Rodrigo
4/5
Heard her name never listened to anything, so glad for the share. I'm definitely not the target demo but I found it fun and catchy. Better than expected.
Yoko Ono
1/5
To the person who shared this album: You haven't finished the project, not even close, indeed it actually seems like you've given up. Yet you drop this in all of our laps to slog through. Seems like a pretty blatent album generator faux pas.
My review: Fly is a 30 second idea; 22 minutes is flat out grand larceny of my time and attention. There might be little sparkles in some of these tracks sprinkled here and there but holy hell people. Mercy. 2 stars, barely, maybe, but rounding down for the abuse, not to mention waste of access to the best talent and resources of the day.
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
5/5
I just had Helloween, German speed metal and now this, German doom jazz. Turns out I like German speed metal but I *love* German doom jazz. This album is the bomb. Great share!
Brand New
2/5
Mopey and, I'm sorry, a little boring. Not everything is for everyone and this isn't for me.
Black Devil Disco Club
5/5
This share single handedly restored my faith in this project.
Tom Petty
5/5
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Tom Petty is a rock star. Great share.
dEUS
2/5
Happy to have the artist shared but this behemoth of an album not so much. Wound up bored and tired by the end.
Björk
4/5
To the sharer, who I have a bit of a parasocial relationship at this point, as I'm sure do we all, I'm a little sad this is your suggestion. You clearly have educated, sophisticated, wide ranging musical tastes. I am positive you have a dozen albums top of mind by artists I don't know but should actually hear before I die (the options you reel through in your review are a tantilizing hint of what could have been). I'm happy to stipulate this album should have been on the list. But Björk herself was not overlooked by any stretch.
That said, it is, of course, your call. Your review radiates your love for these songs. There is something to be said for submitting the album that means the most to you. I did, most people don't appreciate it, and I'm ok with that (and I thank you for engaging with it gamely).
Yellowcard
4/5
New to me, enjoyed it. 3.5 rounding up because I found them personally charming plus I generally round up when we are talking about good time fun.
Childish Gambino
4/5
Great album, great artist, great share.
They Might Be Giants
5/5
Album perfection. This was everything when it came out. I was already a fan but this one showed everyone else. I could and can and surely always will be able to sing along knowing every word to every song. This is foundational stuff to me -- I see that I mentioned TMBG in five other reviews, that's what a touchstone this stuff is.
I saw them live in LoDo in Denver, where they starting singing "Everybody conga, I'm not fucking kidding, EVERYBODY conga" until the whole crowd was in one big conga line. Which is to say they are just as fun live as you would hope they would be. I also got them to sign my TMBG shirt after a show in WV and I wore that thing to tatters.
Charles Cornell did an amazing musical breakdown of Birdhouse in Your Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg2CkEgFgXk
Absolutely should have been on the main list and a great share.
Mansun
3/5
Fine, I enjoyed some songs, like EggShapedFred quite a bit. The opening is lovely. But overall just, you know, plain old music. 2.5 rounding up for the cover art.
Protomartyr
4/5
Something about this album struck me as really cool and I felt cool listening to it. Favorite: Here Is The Thing.
Edge Of Sanity
3/5
Brutals.
Death
3/5
Good for what it is but I had death metal suggested to me yesterday too and I only enjoy it in limited doses which I'm afraid puts me in the mood to round down.
Porcupine Tree
4/5
Scratches a certain itch. Poppy but retaining some interesting texture and complexity.
Calibro 35
4/5
Pretty cool, certainly different. A good user addition to the list. Rounding up for the album art.
Counting Crows
5/5
What a delight to have come up today. Absolutely should have been on the main list Excellent share. I had forgotten how good this album was, in particular the songwriting, and enjoyed spending some time with it today.
Aesop Rock
4/5
Party over here, I'll be over there
Quite a lot to like in here but also somewhat baffling. Gives off the same energy as one of my crazier friends, the person who got me into this project, as it happens. 3.5 Rounding up for my friend.
Interpol
3/5
A pretty even mixing of musical things I really don't like and certain elements I really do usually enjoy. Weird listening experience for me.
Porcupine Tree
5/5
You guys sure like your Porcupine Tree! I can see why. My friend wants Lazarus played at his (hopefully far future) funeral, and fair enough, such a lovely song and his name does happen to be David. The album has lots going on lyrically and musically especially rhythmically (check out https://youtu.be/UKmskjwmfdY?si=mrzypzTePHCJ-v68 for analysis of Open Car). I liked the other Porcupine Tree suggested on the list but Deadwind is a genuine triumph.
My Morning Jacket
4/5
Light and almost bouncy, like a psychadelic souffle. I liked it!
Shpongle
3/5
Somewhat interesting mix of ideas, but the execution is a bit ... prolonged. Drawn out. Even interminable in places (the last track particularly). Not quite chill enough to recede pleasantly into the background, not quite enough there to sustain close listening. I'm on the fence on if this is a good share.
King Crimson
3/5
Fun and funky in an early 80's way. Pretty cool. A bit too noodly here and there.
Jeff Rosenstock
4/5
I like the energy!
Agalloch
3/5
I enjoyed the instrumental songs and passages more than the lyrical content. In stretches it felt it could be a very moody high production values western where no one gets out alive. Pretty cool overall.
Refused
4/5
Took a little while to get me. By the time I was deep into the live tracks I was really digging some of it. 3.5 rounding up for the album title.
3/5
Like others I was put of by the album art and title but pleasantly surprised by the first couple songs. However the album is very uneven. There's some good stuff on here, I really liked Time Escaping and Simulation Swarm but found Spud Infinity and Red Moon pretty much unlistenable. I might go as high as 3.5 but rounding down for length. All that said this is a valid share and appreciate having listened through.
NOFX
4/5
Distressingly relevant.
Savatage
4/5
The platonic ideal of 80's heavy metal from the art to the lyrics to the guitars to the high pitched howling. Ridiculous, fast paced, fun. This album would have been a better choice then some of similar offerings on the list. Good share.
Wet Leg
4/5
Never heard of them before they were the first act on the UK SNL. Wasn't impressed with the live performance which mostly was about the lead singer's hair and (somehow angry seeming) midriff. This album, however, is charming and quite listenable. Appreciate the share.
The War On Drugs
3/5
I liked the other album. This one is also a gentle nostalgia tinged warm cozy wave of an album. However I didn't dig it quite as much. Not really completely drifting and dreamy but not enough energy to quite get anyplace. 3.5 but this time rounding down for unnecessary length. Perfectly pleasant though, happy to have the share, enjoyed listening.
WHY?
2/5
Tough going at first, warmed up to it during These Few Presidents. But not much. Too clever, no joy.
The Last Dinner Party
4/5
Much better than I anticipated from the album name and art. Had me right from the opening notes. Big, dramatic and kind of rockin'. Great share.
Daniel Bélanger
3/5
Chill, a little meloncholy maybe, nice arc through the music. Didn't understand but that's on me. Good share, enjoyable album.
Dio
3/5
A solid suggestion for an album missed out of the original list. Certainly Holy Diver and Rainbow in the Dark are iconic songs. That said, Dio has never been my favorite, not quite ridiculous enough for me to feel like it is good fun but also not quite serious enough to do something for me in that direction either.
Joe Jackson
5/5
An absolute favorite, really should have been on the list. great share, so happy to have this album on the list.
Dolly Parton
4/5
Peppy!
Dënver
4/5
I didn't know what to expect but it wasn't this. The first song kept getting bigger in the most fun way possible. I'm hooked! Excellent share.
Emicida
3/5
Pretty cool, happy with the share. However interludes kind of suck no matter what language. Otherwise easy to listen and groove to.
Sum 41
4/5
Feels a bit straight down the middle, but quite solid throughout. 3.5 rounding up for being non US/UK.
Hamilton Leithauser
4/5
Nothing about this album appealed to me, until I set it spinning. Then I loved it. So there you go.
They Might Be Giants
5/5
Newer TMBG? Sure! Why not? It is all five stars from me.
Jaco Pastorius
5/5
Brilliant album, fantastic share.
Beyoncé
5/5
I think it has been long enough since Lemonade came out that we can safely say this should be on the official list. "Tour de force" might be an overused phrase but here it think it entirely apt.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
4/5
Pretty fun! Playing it on a loop would wear me out, though. And if you don't know about the fig wasp, it is one of the crazier things in nature. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/life-and-death-fig-wasp
Joan As Police Woman
3/5
Pretty, a litle jazzy, but ultimately just another pretty, a little jazzy album.
Toots & The Maytals
4/5
Fun and funky, a laid back sunday spin.
Beastie Boys
3/5
Perfectly good but I feel like Beastie Boys had reasonable representation on the list already. Still, I enjoyed listening. Funky Boss hit me as especially fun today.
Songs: Ohia
2/5
Didn't click for me. For context, I also don't like Neil Young.
The Vaccines
3/5
Catchy, energetic, unchallenging, fun all the way through.
Debbie Gibson
2/5
So sunny and wholesome my teeth hurt. User 180, favorite album Live Through This, you are an enigma.
Q65
4/5
I'm quite pleased to have learned the word "Nederbeat". I thought we didn't need another straightforward psychadelic rock album from the 60's but this album turned out to be an interesting, enjoyable share.
Boards of Canada
2/5
I liked the one on the main list ok but this one is too fraught I didn't enjoy it. Solid album art, though.
At the Drive-In
3/5
New to me. Has a lot going for it. I might have liked it in the day. But at this point, to my current ears, it was actually pretty annoying by the end.
Foo Fighters
4/5
This is great stuff. I have no problem giving them another slot on the list.
Turnstile
5/5
There is so much to like here. The guitar riffs, the energy, hard but somehow still keeping it light. Mayhem without any bristling. Completely new to me and I love it. Great share!
The Mountain Goats
3/5
I respect people who love the Mountain Goats. I want to too. But, if I'm being honest, I just don't.
Everything Everything
5/5
Boy if they felt like this in 2015 I wonder how they are doing in 2026?
The opening refrain of the opening song is such a compelling way to kick off an album. The album art captures the sunny colorful vibe containing quite dark content.
Pop Will Eat Itself
3/5
A little bit meh to me but with some fun moments reminding me of things I used to like. Actually grew on me over the (lengthy) run time.
Steve Reich
5/5
Pretty sure listening to this made me smarter. Thank you for sharing. I have to think this album is one of the pinnacles of human acheivement. Well chosen user #741, even if it does stretch the definition of the list (if I thought it was in bounds I would have shared an album of Bach Fugues). But Steve Reich didn't let people put him in a box so why should you?
Self Esteem
3/5
Self Esteem certainly feels like she is swinging for the fences with this one. Big, dramatic, anthemic pop with lots of power and attitude. An enjoyable entertaining listen but I'm not sure how timeless it will be. Two thumbs up for the perfect album art which represents the feel of the album to a T.
Lift To Experience
2/5
This is very specifically and in every way not for me. Star for the ambition though.
Frank Ocean
3/5
Nothing here to not like, except maybe the falsetto. Impressive range and creativity. But just doesn't grab me where I live, for whatever reason. Good share and addition to the list.
Gaelle
4/5
Chill and beautiful. Makes me feel cool and classy listening to it. Album art captures the mood perfectly.
The 1975
3/5
Feels so generic typical even boy band sounding. I rolled my eyes through the first several songs. Part Of The Band started to grow on me. The album is pretty catchy in places. I warmed to it. Beffore getting bored again by the end. I'm scoring on the high points because I'm in a generous mood.
Zamilska
4/5
Super moody, certainly evokes the weird and spooky, the album cover art nails the mood. Personally I don't tend to lean this dark in my listening but found myself liking it quite a bit. A solid share; interesting album that most of us wouldn't have heard otherwise.
TOOL
3/5
Certainly some TOOL should have been on the original list. Which album(s) I have no idea, I'm not a fan. Not like you guys. But I liked the other albums and I like this one too. Keep sharing these and I'm sure I'll eventually love them too.
Girl Talk
2/5
It is fun, sure, some of it quite clever, but wow there is a lot of it. One might argue too much of it. Certainly took me back to a moment in time.
This is the kind of share where you know without even looking that the sharer hasn't finished the project.
Midnight Oil
4/5
Absolutely solid share. Beds Are Burning is an iconic 80's song. A worthy project comprising more than competent rock and roll. I was surprised at how many of the songs I still recognize.
J Dilla
2/5
I did not enjoy this one very much.
Frank Zappa
3/5
Wildly creative and relatively listenable. Witty obviously. But somehow doesn't quite connect with me personally. But I certainly respect the intellect.
Damien Rice
2/5
Almost heartfelt enough to overcome the glumness. Really pretty, The Blower's Daughter in particular catches the ear. But oof. Not a vibe I want to hang out in. A worthy share, but not for me, at least not today.
New Order
4/5
Amazing how hard and fast a song can take you back in time.
Slapstick
3/5
Fun, energetic, enjoyable, but ultimately not sure what new this brings to the table. Didn't mind listening, though, so not a terrible share.
Nine Inch Nails
4/5
I enjoyed the album; I generally like NIN but hadn't ever listened all the way through this one. So good share from that point of view. I'm not sure it adds much to the list, though.
Gary Clark Jr.
4/5
Great album, loved this. Very happy for the share. This Land is a stunning opener and the rest did not disappoint. Probably should have been on the main list.
Supertramp
5/5
Great album, great share. Should have been on the list, absolutely. A high density of great songs that are firmly woven into our collective culture. Also such witty, well executed cover art.
Poets of the Fall
2/5
I'm embarassed that I actually kind of liked this in places. It is song after song of silly derivative lyrically inane grandeur, like it was designed in a lab to win Eurovision but very much won't. However the moments of breathy bass in the vocals work on me. Objectively terrible. Subjectively hit and miss.
Hayden
3/5
Not my kind of thing, charming that feels like it is trying to hard. None the less I still kind of liked it in the end.
311
3/5
On paper I should go for this. In practice pretty much nothing about it appealed to me. I warmed to it a little by the end maybe. But overall I'd say good ingredients, meh results.
Built To Spill
4/5
A good example of what it is. Nice share.
Allan Rayman
2/5
The opening strains of the first song were very evocative and I was looking forward to seeing where the album was going to go. Pretty soon it settled into mildly annoying. By Sweetheart I was pretty much over it.
Gorillaz
4/5
Initial listen: perfectly pleasant but unexceptional, especially compared the the album on the list. Second listen: there's some pretty infectious stuff on here, and nice use of superstar guests. I guess I'd call it deceptively good. Nice share.
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
4/5
I thought this was new to me but of course it isn't entirely I just never paid attention. Great fun album, a fun romp as they say. Also love the little guys on the cover art. An all around pleasure.