Reviews by james_mir

It sounds intentionally boring. Well done, I guess!

Is this not the exact same album from The National that was selected for the official 1001 list? If not, they should really try to sound different and less sleepy for the next ones.

Far from being among my favorites, but it's a clear blind spot on the original list. There are many worse 90s albums out there that could be easily replaced by this one. Great closing song (I had never listened to it before)

This is not one album I would have picked by myself as an essential album in such a list of essential albums, but it's so fun that it deserves to be praised. Some of my favorite BABYMETAL songs were on this album.

Any short album deserves at least 4 stars, but being NOFX, I'll give it a 5 to be fair with my younger self who would have enjoyed it a lot

"The doctor is in" for anyone who gave less than 5 for this album

I initially found it a bit annoying and pretentious, but after a few songs, I started liking it. However, the last songs brought back the feelings I had when I began the listening session. I believe it's fair to end with a good old 3-star rating for the record. Not great, but now as bad as it could be.

According to the Wikipedia page, this album was selected as the best album of 1999, and this selection makes sense while listening to it now in 2025/2026. For the good and the bad parts of the best albums of 99.

These Prog-guys are now working with electronic music? With a similar album in the original list (in terms of style, release date, and content), this one didn't click with me anyway. Maybe in another day, but today is a 2-star at its best

The quintessential of a great concept with the worst execution of all time. I don't know if I reached the end, since my player was configured to restart after the end, and I'm unsure if I can distinguish each song from the others.

I'm often amazed by the hidden gems I've found on this list (both the original 1001 and the user's list). This is a good example!

To the same extent, I'm also amazed by how many English albums the world is capable of producing. Such small island(s) and so many musicians!

It is better the second time I'm listening to it, but still not exactly what I can call a classic. I like the idea of paying homage to the creators/important artists from dance pop in a more cohesive album. The entire project idea (RENAISSANCE + Cowboy Carter) looks promising and begs for a third act, but the album alone is a 3-star in its best.

It was nice to listen to some new and fresh R&B, but I can't say I really liked it.

Why is this one not on the official 1001 list? It's much much better than the one selected there. Thanks for the picker of this album.

I like to be challenged sometimes, but I don't believe that's the case today.

Datf punk: 👍 (almost always)
Tron: 👎

There is some stuff I'll never get.

Neo-prog is....just prog? I liked it, but didn't get it, I guess.

Hard to reach the end (it's my fault, and I know it), but it's one of the best albums from her that I listened to (note that I only listened to the ones presented in the original list in partnership with other artists).

I won't miss the rest of her discography (quite extensive, btw), but it was not painful to follow this one.

An indie and unknown (to me) album from 1993? Hmm, it should be something pretty ahead of its time, maybe some forgotten grunge or pop-punk? Female vocals are highly promising. Let's check it now!

Well, it was just another collection of noisy guitars. Ok, you caught me again. The next shoegaze album will be successfully skipped by me. I'm sure it will.