Reviews by brndnnll

This is the mega hit pop album that certainly has a right to be on this list for it's cultural ubiquitous. This is the first that I am hearing any of it, and it was fine. Modern pop is just not for me.

This was so much better than I was expected. Very grounded, just very pretty songs. Really enjoyed this.

This was fine, but I don't think this is at all deserving of being added to this list. The Cure already have 3 albums on this list and adding a late stage career album is unnecessary.

The first of the albums added to the new edition I'm listening to. I expect to not understand why most of them were added as new additions. But I think I figured out why this was added, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize, that is pretty much an auto add for these out of touch tastemakers who maintain this list.

I have been aware of Lankum for a bit but have not dove in. This album was phenomenal. Dark and brilliantly brooding folk that feels like it's from the land and timeless.

This does not belong on this list.

This is interesting enough as an experiment, but it's nothing more than that and is overly long.

Much better than I was expecting. I am not a fan of metalcore at all so wasn't expecting the best. This seems good and enjoyable and seems like it was a very well respected album when it was released. This was fine.

I didn't have high expectations for this but this was a lot better than I was expecting. Overly long for sure, but whimsical in that 60s British sort of way. I enjoyed this for sure.

I know this list is going to have a lot of Tool. And I knew this album would definitely be on it. Tool is not for me. This album is super long and super angsty which is Tool in a nutshell. I am sure there will be a lot more Tool to listen to before this is finished.

This made zero impression on me.

Maybe one of the few soundtracks that actually deserves to be on this list, and I am frankly shocked it's not on the original list. I think this is was the first time a ton of people ever heard reggae or rocksteady or ska music. And listening to it now, it's wild how ubiquitous every single one of these songs on this album. I feel like they've just always been playing forever. An easy 5 stars.

An altogether excellent third-wave ska album from a band I have never heard of. Always stoked to dive into more third-wave ska.

I don't think I ever need anymore MGMT at any point. Feel like pretty one trick pony and this didn't do anything to suggest otherwise. It was enjoyable enough though.

I saw Jimmy Eat World on this tour, opening for Weezer and Tenacious D. I never got super into them, but this album feels very familiar. It's not for me at all, but the familiarity is nice. I assume this was their breakthrough and entry point for a lot of people. It was enjoyable to revisit.

Always happy to listen to another Beach Boys album. They all end up being so unique and singular and have their own vibe going. I quite like Beach Boys from this era. There is nothing particularly amazing about this record aside from it just being another great and unique collection of Beach Boys songs. Really enjoyed this.

There is not enough proper new age/ambient music on these lists. This was altogether an excellent listen.

You know I have been listening to Ty Segall albums for a long time and he certainly has a lot of them. Emotional Mugger is right around the point that I started losing interest. This record is okay, but really falls short of his highs. Certainly not the album of his I would pick, but I'm happy to see an album from Ty on this list.

Some 90s post-hardcore alt metal. Certainly not of any interest to me.

This is certainly a mid 90s alt rock album.

A long messy collection of all the most vapid EDM trends from the 2010s. This should not be here.