Reviews by brndnnll

An incredible group of musicians interpreting the work of a musical genius. This might be the only album on this whole list that people truly must hear before they die. Incredible.

I don't love Neil Young and I don't love live albums. However, this hits some kind of sweet spot, the recording is great, and what's included comprises a set that is varied and succinct enough to give you a good sense of the multi-faceted Neil Young without it feeling like it's hitting you over the head being overly long. I quite enjoyed this.

RHCP are one of the easiest bands to goof on. They are so corny and wack. I know a number of people that will maintain that though they suck now, the Mother's Milk/Blood Sugar Sex Magik albums were fantastic. Those people are idiots. It is truly wild to me that people have been listening to this album for 30+ years and it's one of their most favorite things. I just can't with this band.

This is ridiculous. Obviously it has a big hit on it, but the rest of it is uneven and inexplicably contains cover songs. It's not bad by any means, just very much not essential.

Is there a more quintessential thrash metal album? I think not.

This album stands out from all the other American counter cultural music from the late 60s. It seems to exist in it's own space and is timeless. I love this album.

Eno's output is so varied and vast. It's wonderful to listen to something of his that I haven't before and have it exceed already high expectations. Listened to this on repeat today, just an incredible album.

Kate Bush is more interesting than I have given her credit for. This album is fierce and ambitious. Not for me, but it's a singular work from a singular artist.

This was so so so bad. Seems like a band that would be a great opener for Santana.

It's kind of easy to be dismissive of this record given how the Beastie Boys were when they burst on the scene, but man so many of these songs just rip and are so iconic. It's not the first, or even second, third or fourth Beastie Boys record I reach for, but it was great to listen to it this morning.

This album seems mostly not good. I get that it's considered to be rock and/or roll or whatever, and the very long title track has a place in pop culture, but it's mostly not good.

I saw Bob Mould a couple months ago and he definitely played some Sugar songs. I hadn't listened to this record in a long time, and found myself surprised by how much I was loving it. I don't know why, because obviously Bob Mould is great. Just so catchy and jangly and fun. Great record.

I was not expecting there to be more than one Captain Beefheart record on this list, so this is a pleasant surprise. Certainly more accessible than Trout Mask Replica, and certainly a lot more straightforward. Not necessarily a bad thing, as even though this is pretty blues based, it has those signs of the more interesting avant-rock that he'd move in to rather quickly. Very much enjoyed re-visiting this.

This is just unpleasant and not enjoyable to me. The only tracks that I found myself enjoying, I took a look and saw they were starred on Apple Music, so they are obviously the good tracks. Not sure if they were singles or big or whatever. But man this isn't it.

Unfamiliar with these artists and this genre, but enjoyed this record so much. Such a lovely soundtrack to a Sunday morning. I will come back to this.

This was not good. Seems like it might be slightly responsible for so much bad white rap music. What a mess.

CCR always rips.

I mean for real, does it get any better? One of the best records ever made.

Everything about this album rules. It feels fresh and relevant after all these years, even though there have been hundreds of bands that have sounded exactly like this since this album came out. Just an excellent record.

Seems like a great album from one of the torch bearers of a genre I don't care much about.