Reviews by 1001mjanzai

Oh man another album that doesn’t belong on this list.
This kind of music has been done much better by bands from the ‘70s.
Not a great singing voice either.
Makes it harder to try to enjoy this.
It’s as if the appeal of this is that we’re supposed to empathize with him for being such a fuck-up.
I can certainly do that and am pretty sure I have with other musicians but this album doesn’t really get me there.
Listening to this doesn’t make me care about him or the music.
Kind of just seems overly pathetic and pretentious.
I’m a very open-minded music listener so I can’t believe how annoyed I am by this one.
Still not the worst on this list probably because there’s real instruments played by real people.
Maybe I’ll get it some other time when my life has gone completely to shit.

This is a good album.
I loved it when it came out.
I haven’t heard this in years and putting this on really took me back to those days of carefree youth.
This album still sounds good and the songs are written, arranged, and performed very well.
Maybe the album is 2 or 3 songs too long and the juvenile lyrics may not resonate as much in my later years but it’s still fun as hell to listen to!
It is odd though that there are no albums on this list by Bad Religion, NOFX, and Pennywise because those bands did put out some albums that are better than this one for this genre.
It seems that the way the choices in this list often works is to highlight albums that have sold a lot, which is a poor metric to go by when it comes to judging great art, but Dookie ain’t half bad so I’ll take it!

Ok not too bad.
This came up after I already heard Exile so now I can see where they were kind of coming from.
Some strong songs on here but also some weak ones.
A nice variety of tunes here though.
Kept things interesting but maybe a few too many mellow songs as they mostly just went in one ear and out the other.
Only repeated listens will help me distinguish the weaker tracks but at this point I don’t know if I have the time in my life to do so.
There’s still so many albums by them I need to get through.
Not to mention all the other albums by other artists.
I guess to me this does sound a bit dated and doesn’t seem to give me the urge to come back to it.
But there are some good songs on here so who knows?

These guys have a great and interesting sound probably because of all the unique tunings they use.
It really makes the songs sound different and out of this world within the format of conventional riffs and song structures.
The problem I’ve always found though is that it takes a long time for any of these songs to stick in my head without any strong melodic or harmonic hooks but it’s definitely worth putting the work in as I really appreciate how these songs sound with all their experimental touches.
I haven’t really dug into their discography much (other than Dirty) due to the difficulties of getting inside the material but I’m definitely looking forward to getting around to the other albums on this list.

I’ve heard a few albums by them but not this one and this was a great listen.
You can probably put all of their albums on this list since whenever I hear one it always has such a deep vibe.
It’s interesting how the first album rocks so heavy with such a creative and exciting sound then the second album tones things down but with a different take on heavy.
Nick Cave should definitely be remembered as one of the greats of lyric writing, right up there with Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

I only know of the tragedy and not any of the music so I thought I was going to be heading into some sort of pretentious lo-fi indie rock garbage but what a nice surprise this was!
This guy can actually write some really good, interesting songs.
Definitely need to check out the rest of his discography and to learn more of where he came from.

I don’t know why I never got to hear Roxy Music but I’m sure glad this came up as it was a great listen.
It was more progressive and experimental than I thought it was going to be which made for a fun and engaging listen.
Now I’m hooked and need to hear the rest of their discography to figure out how this fits into Brian Eno’s works and who this Bryan Ferry guy is.
Also what a great album cover.
I love the expression on her face!

Another example of how this does not seem to be randomly generated as I had “In A Silent Way”yesterday.
I’m kinda stoked to get these two back to back but also bummed tbat I won’t hear anything else like this ever again for the rest of the journey which will be for at least a couple more years.
It would have been great to get these two spread out so that I could get another amazing ‘70s Miles Davis album later, probably after another string of crappy albums.
What a big ask it would have been for the average listener to make them sit through those two albums back to back!
Fortunately for me I completely understand the genius of this period of Miles so these last two days were a highlight of this project.
Oh how I wish we could get some albums removed from the list so that we can add all the Miles Davis albums from 1970-1975.
But alas I’ll enjoy them later on my own time, maybe after I have to listen to another shitty album from the 2000s to clean my palette!

This album still sounds way ahead of its time, so much so that I still can’t imagine how amazing it must have been to hear this back when it came out at that time.
It’s unfortunate that only this and Bitches Brew are the late representations of Miles Davis on this list because all the albums after those are absolutely mind blowing.
I mean come on, how can you leave On The Corner off this list!
Also the two long pieces on Get Up With It are two of the greatest examples of not just experimental music but all music ever made in the whole history of music!!
The more I get through this list, the more I see how badly it was made but that just makes me realize that I just need to make my own list!

I grew up with Jeff and somehow never got around to exploring the lineage of his talent.
Tim was never talked about or around my environment when I was growing up.
It’s uncanny how similar they look in appearance and how similar they sound when Tim sings in a higher range.
I’m not convinced that these kinds of blues-rock, soul-vamp pieces should be considered essential listening though.
I see that this album is more mid-career so am curious to hear the albums in the beginning as well as at the end.
I wonder if any of those would be more interesting than this one.
The musicians are doing a fine job here but the stand out performance is definitely Tim’s vocalizations which Jeff clearly inherited and utilized so well.
I do get the feeling that I need to hear more from the elder in order to understand this album better so for now it’s been a good listen and we’ll see after I’ve dug into his catalogue if I’ll be able to understand this album any better.

This started out promising but after a while it just meanders around.
It doesn’t help that the base of the sound is a softer take on soul.
A little more excitement and urgency in the performances would have helped.
I read that she had writer’s block before this and it sounds like she’s still stumbling around trying to find these songs.
At over 71 minutes this album is way too long and a few more passes at tightening up the arrangements and editing out some songs would have helped immensely.
Man I feel bad saying all this because I really love her voice and I appreciate the experimental sounds throughout this album.
All the backup vocals are great too.
But unfortunately without a little more attention to the way the songs and arrangements are presented here this is not going to be essential listening.

Of course I know these guys but I sure don’t know their albums!
What a way to kick off their albums on this list with this one, a double!
One things for sure it’s rock ‘n roll and it sure highlights the importance of the blues to this genre.
At this point in time though it does sound a bit dated and I think there’s bands that came later who do this better but gotta give it up to this classic band.
Also I think Mick Jagger’s vocals might be a bit one dimensional to carry a double album but like I said, gotta give it up to this classic band.
As I get towards the end of the album it seems that the third side has the more interesting pieces on it.
I’m not exactly gonna be in a rush to put this on again but I’m glad I heard it and if I hear this again I’ll be sure to keep in mind how the beginning of the album fares against the third side.

I’ve never heard of this band before.
I was a bit hopeful seeing that this was released in 1987, still an exciting time for music, but was pretty disappointed with how bland this album sounded not just in style but in production.
Another one of those albums that makes me wonder what kind of biases helped put this on the list.
It’s not entirely terrible though.
Maybe I’ll check out their albums before this one to see where they came from but I’m in no rush to do so and there’s a good chance I’ll never get around to doing that.

I didn’t get into Bob Mould until quite late in his solo career and I really enjoy some of those later solo albums.
I did go back and listened to and enjoyed the Hüsker Dü albums but for some reason the Sugar albums never clicked with me.
Listening to this again it definitely has that trademark Bob Mould sound but the songs seem a little under-developed.
They just don’t seem to go to certain places that his late solo material gets to so I’m not sure why this is on this list.
I did still enjoy this listen, maybe a little more now that I understand his style a little better, but in the end I know there’s much better stuff coming up later in his career so I would say that this album is not essential but still a nice listen if you like jangly pop rock.

Ok so here’s the second album I’ve heard by these guys on this list and once again it’s turning out to be a good listen.
Maybe it’s a bit more song oriented than the other album I heard and there are some great experimental touches to the production.
These guys seem more popular than the music suggests which is surprising because of how experimental it is sometimes but maybe that’s why I never got to hear anything by them until now.
After listening to this I definitely need to make some time to check out their back catalogue.

Ooh nice, a classic for sure!
Paul McCartney still in fine form only a few years after the end of The Beatles.
Great songs and arrangements and of course that great ‘70s analogue sound.
Definitely a must listen for any music fan but hopefully with some interest in learning the history of how this fits into Paul McCartney’s vast discography.

Not bad, some good moments here and there.
I do appreciate the creativity and abstraction of these raps but in the end nothing really stuck with me.
Likely will take many listens to have any of these stories be interesting to me but I dig all the rap styles on here.
At least there’s some interesting sounds in the backing tracks although a lot of the beats can be quite bland.
The biggest stand out has got to be the amazing scratching of Q-bert!
This was a decent listen and makes me wonder how it all fits in Kool Keith’s career but I would say that this is not essential for me but I can see why it may be for some.

One of those albums I always saw everywhere and always wondered what it sounded like.
It was a nice listen.
Another warm sounding album from the ‘70s even with all electronic instruments.
I wonder what it would sound like on psilocybin or LSD?
Now I’m curious to hear his other albums.

Holy smokes this album is dripping with so much feeling!
It’s the ‘70s so the recording sounds nice and warm which complements all these great one take jams.
Great to see that someone as capable and knowledgeable as Johnny Winter was involved with this.
I don’t know much about all the old blues guys but this makes me realize how much more work I want and need to put in with the blues to round out my musical knowledge.

I do enjoy electronic music but why the hell is this on the list?
This is background music of the most boring kind.
I think Muzak might be more interesting.
What a waste of time listening to this was.
Ugh, so lame.