Reviews by brndnnll

This does not need to be on this list. To me this is nothing more than an artifact from this time period in pop music. Slick production and too much autotune. It has a bit of an electronica and trip-hop vibe to it at times. But man this feels so forgettable and inconsequential. Just feature Madonna's good stuff on this list, no need to add this here.

Karen Carpenter is obviously an incredible tragic talent. Nothing but admiration for her musicality at such a young age. This album is pretty run of the mill and polished. A bit too smooth and especially with the cover songs, things sound a bit forced. Not my favorite by any means, but not bad at all.

This is my second Arcade Fire in the past 3 days on this list. "Neon Bible" I thought I was not going to be familiar with at all, but I was mistaking that for "The Suburbs." This is the album of theirs where I was uninterested when it came out and never really listened to it. It's certainly big and ambitious and compelling, and it likely their height as a band. I wish I would have paid more attention to it when it came out, because I probably would have appreciated it a lot more. It's great but as it is, it's a bit much and not really for me at this point.

A fun little avant French pop album. Serge is always great.

I listened to Arcade Fire's first album "Funeral" a ton when it came out and for whatever reason feel like I didn't listen to this album much at all. That being said, listening to this now, it's way more familiar to me than I was expecting it would be, and it's a great album. Really enjoyed listening to this with fresh ears all these years later.

This album rips. It straddles that line perfectly between the no wave and experimental that Sonic Youth was transitioning out of into the alternative more recognizable song structure. I love the mx on this album so much, it just grinds.

This album is a bit of everything, post punk, psychobilly, gothic. It has a great vibe and energy and just great punchy songs. Really enjoyed it all around.

Adjacent to Britpop bands are not my favorite. This is about as textbook 3 stars are you can get. Totally fine.

Some high level wankery. I really hope this is the last Steely Dan record I have to listen to on this list.

This album aside from being a classic is just an all around incredible album. Everything about these unique musicians and humans and seminal band being at their best. A truly monumental record.

This is certainly a Paul Simon album.

I had never heard of this, and based on it being a live recording from both Fillmore East and Fillmore West in 1967 I figured it'd be pretty heady. Heady it is, I guess. This type of record certainly serves the purpose of just being an artifact from a specific time and scene, and if you look at it in that context, than it's a fine thing to include and listen to. But this is not nearly as far fucking out as people might think it. It's honestly pretty one note and pretty boring.

A classic record from a classic band. The punk/psychobilly blended genre has a great sound. It's never grabbed me the way other things adjacent to it has, but it's a good time and a good vibe for sure.

Not really aware of this band in the context of who they are. Looks like they have a couple song that I have heard hundreds of times, of which I just never knew or cared who made them. This album was fine, seems like very feel goody middle of the road late 60s American music.

Definitely a throwback for me, it's been a bit. This album is great and just has a wonderful groove and vibe to it, nostalgic for sure. Listened to it a couple times. Great stuff!

Elvis really coming in to his own as a mature and gifted singer/musician. This record is a feeling for sure.

Not quite what I was expecting. I guess they are more proto-punk and glam than they are punk, which I guess I didn't really realize that. Fun record for sure.

I guess this is fine thrash/death metal. It's just not for me by any means.

English electronic music that I know nothing about. I think Massive Attack was a big deal at the time? I don't know. This was not for me, hardly kept my attention.

I have not thought about Grizzly Bear for years. I used to listen to their album that came out before this one, “Yellow House” a lot when it came out but never listened to this one much. It sounds very much like a product of its time but it’s a lot better and more interesting than I expected it would be after all these years. Cool that Grizzly Bear is on this list.