Reviews by brndnnll

Not really my jam or my area, but this is clearly a great record from a great artist. I fully get why it was included on the list.

I saw Le Tigre live opening for Beck back in 2005 and didn't know anything about them, and they were awesome. I haven't listened to them much, but man this record rules. Just a great sound and energy, very dancy and very much in your face. Love it.

What a great collection of soul songs on this record. Just impeccably excellent from start to finish.

I do not like Bruce Springsteen. If there's one thing this list has definitely done, it's made me realize that. This is the 4th one of his albums I have received thus far, and it's very different from the other ones, but not in a good way. I shutter to think how many more of his albums this list is going to generate for me to listen to.

I just cannot get behind this drivel from John Lydon. What a blowhard. I know this stuff is supposed to be ground breaking or whatever, but it just seems so trite and overly self-indulgent.

I have never listened to CHVRCHES and honestly didn't really know what to expect. And they sounded super similar to what I was expecting. This was fine, perfectly pleasant, not really for me on a regular basis.

This got my mind and my spirit right today.

The Pogues are great. I always expect that I am not going to like them all that much, but then I listen to them and it's great. This album is great and is probably their most interesting and their best.

This album came out earlier than I thought it did, and it's clear that this set the stage for a lot of hip-hop that came afterwards. Pioneers to the 90s hip-hop sound. Great record.

One of my top albums and an easy 5/5. I do not listen to this nearly as often as I should so I was stoked when it came up today, especially because it's been a while since I've had something I knew I'd love. Had a blast listening to this a couple times today.

I don't know anything about John Martyn, but certainly just kind of feels like a poor man's Nick Drake. I'm not so sure this is an essential record at all. It's just fine.

This band doesn't do it for me, this is the second record of theirs to come up on this list, which seems like at least one too many, probably two too many though.

Just a beautiful and masterful live jazz record on a lazy rainy Sunday morning. Perfection.

Never thrilled when I see something I have never heard of it and it's an English Electronic Duo. That being said this was fine, I listened to it while doing chores around the house. Totally inoffensive and fine. I probably will not ever listen to it again.

Deep Purple is definitely some very rowdy and some very rockin' Rock and Roll. No denying that. Yeah it's good to listen to and check it out, but it is that great? Tough to say.

Spiritualized is such a vibe, but it's the vibe I want on this lazy Friday afternoon. Just love this album.

Maybe as classic a Dylan album as there is. Fully electric and some of his best known songs, truly a measured masterpiece from start to finish.

In general this album was great. I really enjoyed most of it, though not a ton the few times that Ry Cooder's obvious influence seemed to take center stage. I think Ry Cooder is great, but I just love the Mali guitar stylings on their own without him asserting himself so much. All in all a great album and strongly recommend.

This album is weird. The mix sounds off, things sound louder and quieter from track to track. This is supposedly ZZ Top's best album, "top Top" from what I'm told. But I wouldn't know. These boys are not for me. I do prefer Zig-Zag vs. Top rolling papers though.

This is better than I was expecting, which is exactly what I said when I got another one of their records earlier in this thing. Still not exactly for me, but it’s fine. I dig the lead vocals.