Rated 4/10
Was hoping to like this more after hearing about its cult status. I’ve grown to enjoy the whole “quiet to loud” thing, but a few of the songs here are just quiet. Without the loud part for contrast, it’s just kinda boring.
Rated 6/10
Unique blend of sounds, with hints of Bowie, post-punk, disco, and baroque pop. Fun listen.
Rated 10/10
Can’t go wrong with the Beatles’ favorite artist. Every track is quite different, but they all feature masterful vocals and melody. An absolute joy to listen to.
Rated 4/10
It’s like rap without lyrics. Don’t really get the point.
Rated 2/10
Sounds like she’s just making up the melodies as she goes along. Absolutely awful.
Rated 2/10
Sone of the most soulless generic shit I’ve heard in my entire life.
Rated 6/10
U2 are really, really good at producing consistently mid music.
Rated 6/10
One of the better early punk albums on this list. They actually write some decent songs, and the moments between songs give it a raucous feel.
Rated 6/10
Had no idea what to expect from this band despite having heard their name for years. I love the more disco-inspired tracks, but the slow and mid-paced songs really drag the whole album down.
Rated 2/10
A band with this image should not sound like this. It’s bad. Bad production, some truly awful vocals on some songs. No consistency.
Rated 6/10
Nice high energy. Production is immaculate, especially compared to a lot of other stuff coming out in the early 80s.
Rated 6/10
A few great songs and a few repetitive clunkers.
Rated 4/10
“Monitor” is a real standout song that sounds about 15 years ahead of its time, but the rest is pretty meh.
Approaches the idea of building interesting, evocative soundscapes, but ends up shoehorning lyrics delivered in that awful British New Wave fashion into nearly every song.
Rated 6/10
One of the better post-punk albums on this list. The addition of the orchestral instruments really adds some much needed dimension to the songs.
Love the high energy, improvisational feel.
Rated 4/10
Every song is very similar. All slow-paced, anthem-adjacent with a hint of Radiohead whininess.
Rated 4/10
Not a single syncopation to be found.
Some nice sound choices. Like the more chill songs and the songs with voice samples.
Rated 4/10
All the songs kinda hit the same tone. The one country-ish song is the best one on the album, and that makes sense considering Sweetheart of the Rodeo is easily their most enjoyable album.
