An album I've constantly heard about but never actually listened to. I would see it posted almost every day on /mu/. One of the better Progressive Rock albums I've listened to. Definitely better than any Yes or Nektar album I've heard... Might even be better than DSOTM, or maybe I've just listened to that one too many times.
Not quite my pace. But seems like a solid album.
One of the weaker Talking Heads albums in my opinion. Has a some good songs, but the music doesn't carry the same punch as, say, Remain in Light... Which queued up after this album and the vibe was so noticeably different.
Certainly a competent album, but I can’t help but feel like among its contemporaries this album fails to be transgressive enough to hold my attention. I got a little excited by the song English Rose, as it started to add more depth to the albums sound, and it’s a good song, but everything just flattens out after. Just sounds like… how do I say… Brit slop. Like The Clash with no edge.
Very emotional. I enjoyed this.
I definitely didn’t NEED to listen to this before I die, as the book this list is based on suggests. The Doors songs are so hit or miss. Couple decent songs on the album, but I’m fine not listening to this one again.
I've only ever known The Verve from that one song. You know the one. So I was shocked when I heard something by them that wasn't saccharin and annoying. In fact, I quite literally enjoyed it. The last song was incredible. Not bad!!
Some music just wasn't made for me
Ya’ll mind if a white boy get a lil quirky in here?
Yessssss dude.
The simple and raw sound really forces them to be creative with the music, and they do not fail to capitalize. Honestly not every song on here is great, but I feel a 5 is still justified on a personal level
Four libtards from California larping as hicks from the bayou, and it’s never sounded better
THE quintessential pop punk album. Not my favorite by Green Day, but it is in my opinion the most approachable and cohesive album from their raw era.
Fav track: Pulling Teeth
An album with a goal, clearly stated on the album cover: ""...to combine Western and Indian music into a new form... that is melodious and touching"". The problem is, it fails at this in a few different ways... It's mostly either awkward covers of western songs, or just Indian music with a synthesizer meandering around the mix. It just doesn't work... Except once. Track 4, Mamata, truly is a melodious and touching song that blends the two styles into a new form. It's beautiful. If the album were full of songs that hit the mark like this, it would rate very highly for me.
Fav track: Mamata, obviously.
Seriously out of all the great pop albums released in the last decade, this is what we get on the list?
It’s boring, uninventive, low energy slop pop
Fav song: No Body, No Crime because she shouted out Olive Garden and I took my beautiful girlfriend there once and the lasagna was pretty good
I'm a sucker for sleazy 60's music. It's interesting that this is apparently the first album to use the term "psychedelic". This is a great album for seeing the evolution of garage rock and surf rock into what we now call psychedelic rock.
The electric jug was an... interesting choice. I don't think it pays off. But it's solid garage rock album that I'll place right here next to The Stooges.
One of the better doors albums. Still nothing to write home about but it’s an enjoyable listen
Fav song: Riders on the Storm
A good album full of overplayed songs. It’s seriously a shame, I would rate this higher in a vacuum
Bjork is actually an artist I haven't explored yet. This album makes me think I should perhaps start a little earlier in her discography...
I only really knew REM through a few singles, so it was nice to try an album out. I liked it a lot, and the mandolin definitely elevates it, bringing a twinkly edge to the mix
Fav track: Stand, The Wrong Child
I like The Smiths but Im sorry morrissey this one is a lil boring!! It was such a borrissey I started to snorrissey. The morrissey the less I know, right?
Fav track: idk they all sounded the same
My mom used to listen to Elvis Costello before she got hit by a truck. So I guess you could say I have an affinity for him
Solid album full of high energy songs that switch it up quite a bit. You could tell they really enjoyed making this.
I appreciate her for trying to have her own style away from her contemporaries, but I’m just not a fan. I find her way of singing a little cringey and I can’t really explain why
This one hit today. Scramble time at the brewery, I’m multi tasking, I hit the perfect flow state with this shit playing on the PA. It was a 4 star experience for sure
Never hit 5 so fast. Unparalleled vibes.
The closest I ever came to gender dysphoria was listening to this album. Not that I’m trans or anything, but I just remember listening to it for the first time and wanting to do feminine things like lay half off the bed with my arm over my forehead and like cook cloud eggs and hang up string lights and plants in my room
Fav tracks: Heaven or Las Vegas, Cherry Coloured Funk
I do not typically like live albums, but this is definitely an exception. A stellar performance, first of all, with new covers and musical guests make this a cut above the rest. Honestly, live albums rarely can replace the quality of the original studio recordings, so where this album shines is in the amount of covers that can stand on their own. The Meat Puppets section is my favorite.
Fav tracks: Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam, The Man Who Sold The World, Plateau, Lake Of Fire
Hip hop from this era really does not age well imo. I get the style was groundbreaking, but from the perspective of someone born almost 10 years after its release, it comes off as cheesy and tacky. Like I would hear it in a nickelodeon special one night after school. And I feel bad, it’s not their fault it was co opted that way. But that’s what happens man.
Fav Track: Hit it Run
Good album that unfortunately has to live in the shadow of 36 Chambers
I thought for sure that Van Morrisons eccentric singing would get grating after a while, but was pleasantly surprised. Gets a lil boring towards the end, but it’s front loaded with a few bangers.
Fav track: Moondance
Y’all mind if a white boy sing a little patois?
Seriously what the fuck was Sting on
Great album though.
A little hit or miss, but I really liked the faster, funky songs. Also there were a couple moments in the album they did some experimental synth/organ parts that were really interesting
Not my favorite steely dan, but a good steely dan nonetheless
