Rated 8/10
Very sonically interesting rock album. Songs tend to start slow before exploding into grungy dissonance. The vocals mirror this by being softly spoken word on the quieter parts and loud singing on the louder parts.
Rated 8/10
An electronic album with clear hip hop influences. This has a nice vibe to it that I liked, and it has notable stylistic variation between the tracks, which is a plus. Some tracks drag on too long, though. The Light My Fire cover is dog shite.
Rated 10/10
This album is some pretty interesting electronic music. The vocals are great, and the songs are very good chill music. Some songs have a definite hip hop influence to them, especially towards the end of the album. In short, this album has a nice vibe that I enjoy.
Rated 6/10
Rather generic 60s folk rock with a hint of country. Not much of note here, except for the last track being a shift in style to a more psychedelic sound.
Rated 8/10
Some fairly enjoyable 80s pop. The songs are all solid, and the vocals are decent. However, there's not much passion in the arrangements. The songs are quite processed, which makes sense when you consider the type of music.
Rated 8/10
This album is more energetic than I expected from Bob Dylan. His vocals suck ass, and the faster numbers really make this clear. The instrumentals aren't mind-blowing, but the songs are very enjoyable. Desolation Row is way too long, though.
A nice 60s rock concept album. The songs are all high quality, and for the most part enjoyable. The harmonies and singing are quite pleasing, and the instrumentals are pretty good.
Rated 6/10
This album sounds like every 90s alt-rock one hit wonder on rock radio. It isn't bad or grating, but kinda boring. The songs are very short, with only the Mrs. Robinson cover being over 3 minutes. This is good, because there's not much of note here. It's solid, but fails to stand out for anything.
Rated 10/10
A bunch of quality slow jams. This album is very well put together musically, and Gaye's voice is both soothing and emotional. The album doesn't overstay its welcome, either, clocking in at a rather lean 31 minutes.
Rated 8/10
I'm not that into hip hop, but this album is definitely pretty enjoyable. I like the flow of the songs and Hill's singing is very much welcomed as a counterpoint to the rapping. In turn, I think this is a nice introduction to rap for me. However, the outros of the songs were a bit long and annoying.
Rated 4/10
A straight 60s pop album with lots of strings, horns, and crooner vocals. I don't think this is a great album, especially coming from the King of Rock and Roll, but it's not offensive(except for the overbearing horns on a couple tracks.) I don't think this should be on a list of 1001 albums to hear before I die.
Rated 8/10
High-quality 70s hard rock album with strong guitar harmonies and vocals. There is a clear line from this to NWOBHM bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Diamond Head, as well as many 80s hard rock bands such as Motley Crue and GNR.
Rated 10/10
Solid blues rock album with strong vocals. Lots of emotion in Joplin's voice. This is probably the best blues rock album I have ever heard.
Rated 6/10
Musically solid mix of electronic rock and psychedelia, but nothing too outstanding. I didn't really vibe with it, but it wasn't offensive either.
