Reviews by brndnnll

Aesop Rock is objectively good. Great production and great lyrics as always. Kind of just used to him being on in the background from my college days. Enjoyed putting this on.

This was better than I was expecting it to be. Sad boy music, much less pretentious than something like Sufjan Stevens. This was a gem.

This is an incredible album. Excellent inclusion on this list.

The energy on this album is over the top too much. It combines all the worst elements of metal, electronic, synth pop into something that is pretty unbearable. At least it clocks in with a short runtime.

A decent number of people somewhat regularly tell me that QOTSA rock and kick ass. When I listen to QOTSA I find myself absolutely loving the guitar tone and riffs, the production, etc. I don't really love much else. Sometimes I wish these guitar riffs would go on forever, I don't care much for the vocals of their supposed "sense of humor" or whatever. That being said this album rocked and I really enjoyed it.

When I was a teenager I was very much into Catch 22 but kind of grew out of it, and never listened to Streetlight Manifesto. From what I understand they re-recorded Keasbey Nights years after the original Catch 22 release which I loved. I would have been pumped if that came up, I haven't listened to it in over 20 years. I guess this is the album that came out after that re-recording. It's fine, sounds just like Catch 22. Third wave ska rules.

I initially kind of rolled my eyes when I saw this pop up. I love Wilco but I think what was included on the original list was appropriate for them. That being said I obviously love this album, and while listening to it for the thousandth time today, I couldn't bring myself to justify giving it anything less than a 5.

Just an all around excellent early punk record. It's title is apt.

Based on their name, I did not expect this to be so straightforward blues based roots rock. It was fine I guess, but wholly uninteresting.

A plenty decent British folk revival record. These are always great listens, but I certainly don't need to delve deeper into that movement.

A long loud droney ambient shoegaze metal album. About sums it up.

I wasn't thrilled to get this, and am honestly slightly surprised INXS is not on the original list. This was fine, some songs I recognize, but just doesn't do it for me at all.

Shocked this is not on the original list because this fits squarely into the severely overrepresented British post-punk from the 80s. Which is to say, I don't think this list needs any more of that.

Totally unfamiliar with this and it felt a bit gimmicky at first, but this was a great album. Feels very much like he's in his own lane doing his own thing. Really enjoyed this.

A stark and beautifully dreamy work of art pop folk. Loved this album.

At it's surface this is pretty boiler plate 90s rock, however there is slightly more to it than that, and there were definitely some interesting and very catchy parts in there. This was fine.

Submitting this is an all-time top tier goof.

I don't care for holiday music in the slightest, but there is something timeless about Peanuts and this record that hits all the best nostalgic points, while at the same time being incredible on it's own merits rather than just measuring up to other holiday music. This album is a classic and I love it so.

This comes with all the preconceived trappings of the specific time and place of late 2000s indie rock/folk. Unfortunately it doesn't offer much to rise out of that. Pretty meh for sure.

I am slightly surprised that this album wasn't on the original list, and totally thought it was, but on another inspection it looks like their first S/T album is on the list, so I'm happy to know they are at least represented. I am not a prog metal or nu metal fan by any means, but something about System of a Down hits the nostalgia just right. This album kicks ass and I had a blast revisiting it.