Reviews by kingboyd13

Blegh. It’s very much an album from 2001. And not a very good or original effort. Some of the songs sound fine, garage-y stuff that reminds me of Jet or Fran’s Ferdinand. It’s stuff that would show up on an EA sports game in 2003, you’d go yeah that’s okay, and never think about it again.

I only know this for Cult of Personality, which is an absolute banger. The rest of the album, uhhhhh hit or miss. Some things are great others kinda feel blegh.

Really liked this! It was so peaceful and relaxing, I listened to it while making my way to the train and it was very atmospheric for that experience. I’d definitely put this on when reading or napping, which is a complement.

This was pretty good, my tolerance for Neil is pretty low despite multiple attempts to try and get him. I dunno, the second half is much better, almost a punk album.

I was shocked to find Live Through This a very good album after years of grunge heads telling me Courtney Love was the worst thing that happened to music. So what will this bring?

What a great opening.

The only time I ever actively listened to Frank Sinatra was at the dentist. I listened to this on an airplane. I liked it. But I can’t remember a thing about it.

I think I’ve only listened to some of Stankonia, and obviously Hey Ya which I remember being EVERYWHERE in 2003.

This album is 2 hours long which is HOOO BOY.

My first reaction to GhettoMusick is my god this is fun. I’m really nostalgic for that early 2000s southern hip hop sound.

Really love the vibe on this so far, smooth and catchy and just feels good. Big Boi is really good too.

6 tracks in and every real song has been incredible, all for different reasons, all of which have something unique that sets them apart while still seeming like a part of the same album. My god this is amazing

Killer Mike shows up and is just as good back then as he is today with RTJ.

CHURCH, WHAT THE HELL THATS AMAZING

Megadeth is so fucking cool. The best thing that happened to Dave Mustaine was getting kicked out of that band of losers Metallica. This album cover is so stupid too. Look at George Bush and Gorbachev. God this rules.

This album references the Punisher, aliens, fucking wizards, nuclear bombs, and is the dorkiest thing ever. I loved every second of it.

Eugh, I want to like this but it feels like it never ends, and doesn’t really get into a fifth gear or feel more than what it is. Theres a few motifs that I really love but maaaan, it never sustains that level of goodness.

This album is really good, it just is missing something. You can definitely hear how much it influenced what came after.

Michael Stipe has such an interesting voice, truly unique and I feel like it isn’t talked about much. It almost feels like he’d be a poor singer but isn’t. Sadly too many songs on here are forgettable and samey. The hits stand out, so does McCarthy but the rest really melded together

Genuinely never listened to the Smiths before, I think in general I was scared away by Morrissey and in general I’m not the biggest fan of the moody British rock they play.

That said the first track is very nice. Shit I love the lyric my faith in love is still devout, a really good closing lyric.

I actually really liked this. The rare album where title track is the worst song, really too preachy even if I mostly agree with it. This song is probably part of why vegans have such a bad reputation

It’s short. It also doesn’t really do much to stand out from countless other punk albums. It’s good though

I LOVE THIS ALBUM. I totally get why it’s not for some people, especially Kevin Rowland’s voice, but to me it sounds so good, he’s got so much passion you can’t help but like the guy. And it’s so much MORE than Come on Eileen. Celtic Soul Brothers, the cover of Jackie Wilson Said, the long but never overstaying its welcome Until I believe in My Soul all out the biggest smile on my face. It’s not high art, and it’s not trying to be, but manages to sound better than so many things on this list. It absolutely deserves its spot here. Do their other albums? Well we’ll see (spoiler they’re also very good)

I don’t think I ever realized how weird the Police are. Not in the way like, The Residents are weird, but like, there’s a song about dinosaurs on here. There’s actually a weird amount of prehistoric references on this album. Why? And then the song another is just so out of left field. I kinda love it? Honestly the weakest songs are the two most commercially successful ones, I think Wrapped Around your Finger is the worst song in this album by a pretty wide margin, and Every Breath you Take is just kinda meh. But both Synchronicities? Miss Gradenko? Certified bangers, I loved them. The album is let down by its second half, it was so close to a five.

I remember actually buying this album on the strength of one song, and then never really listened to it again, so I'm happy to give it another chance as I've grown older.

Oh I know why I didn’t listen to it, it sucks. It sounds incredibly old fashioned in a bad way, it’s full of 70s cheese that’s long since gone bad. The songs are slow boring burns. Even the occasional witty lyrics get drowned in uninteresting schmaltz. This album sucks

I know literally nothing about this, other than knowing about CSNY. What a slog. I don't think this is bad but it's way too long and way to samey and boring.

OH FUCK. I’ve never listened to Elvis because he’s my mother’s most hated artist. Time to give him a fair shake I suppose

That sure was an album that I don’t remember anything about. It was fine

How can something that is theoretically exciting and hard be so fucking boring in actuality. I hate the drums, I hate James’s voice, I think I hate Metallica

I really think country, when it’s good, might be my favorite genre. Townes Van Zandt is my favorite artist (who doesn’t have an album on this list basically making the whole thing invalid) so I’m going into this with an open mind. Never listened to Dwight before.

Shockingly not terrible. He does shoot a woman in a song which was shocking. I think if you’re going to include an album that represents the birth of pop country in the 80s and 90s this is a good choice. It’s just not like. Great.

The hell is this. There are like 500,000 albums like this on Spotify that are by artists who have <1000 monthly listeners. And some of those are better, they’re more interesting at least. This shouldn’t be on this list it’s really fucking lame.