Reviews by meemesker

So you're telling me that the robot voice from Radiohead's "Fitter Happier" was actually a prototype A.I. which was given the nickname Johann Johannsson, and not only did it provide the famous interlude for "OK Computer," but it also composed "Exit Music (for a Film)," and was considered a 6th member of the band, who continued to provide guidance and input up through "Amnesiac," before suddenly disappearing, only to return in 2002 with a fully formed modern classical album entitled "Englaborn"? Unbelievable.

Surprisingly melodic metal with flashes of grunge, and do I hear some shoegaze in there as well? A more compelling mixture of genres than much of the metal on the actual list.

I'm generally a fan of Zappa but he's real hit or miss. Although this is one of his most commercially successful albums, I'm kinda baffled as to why. Across its short 32 minutes this just became more and more annoying as it went on.

Though I don't really believe in guilty pleasures, this might be mine. Not a perfect album by any means, but surely worth inclusion on the list. Some of the lyrics are cringey, but the combination of genres works for me. An undeniable part of the soundtrack to my high school years.

Heavy psych made by a commune. Like a mutant version of Hawkwind; a band with whom they shared a bassist. Not much outside of Black Sabbath was darker than this when it was released in 1970. Part of the primordial ooze from which metal emerged. This is their experimental magnum opus, up there with the likes of "Tago Mago" and "Faust IV" in the krautrock canon. Dark, sprawling, weird, and singularly unique.

A dreamy blend of electronic elements with a rock backbone.

Was put off by poppiness of the first song, but it got progressively more intense and experimental as it went along until I was finally on board.

A fun romp. I love the ambition, but I don't think this is infinitely playable.

This is some kinda meta-level irony that I don't have the time or the patience to come to appreciate.

What's not to like? Even the auto-played tracks that Spotify played after the album was over were fantastic. I could stay in this zone pretty much indefinitely.

Surprised this wasn't already in the list, but it seems that despite being both popular and lauded in its time, most prog has fallen out of fashion with critics and pop culture in general.

I wish they'd go hard more than they go pretty, and I wish they'd altogether avoid going twangy.

Robert Smith, what have ye done?!

I'm a TOOL.

#28 on the UK albums chart - how is this not already on the list?

I met a girl in college who was into Blink-182. Listening to this now makes me wonder what she saw in it. If I had ended up with her, I might have developed a special place in my heart for this. I think I dodged a bullet.

I had their debut "Glee" on CD back in the day, but didn't realize they continued to make more albums. Always thought of them more as a sort of one hit wonder/novelty act. It sounds like an excuse to get all your friends together to record a bunch of stuff, slap an picture of some tits on the cover, and call it an album. A sprawling incoherent mess.

I like this for a track or two, but a whole album drags. The piano based "All to the Wind" is my favorite by far. Makes me wish that was the primary instrument rather than guitar.

This kind of dreamy, semi-detached synth-pop is right up my alley. The loose concept album helps maintain its moody, cinematic appeal throughout the long runtime.

I'll take The Fleet Foxes or Bon Iver for this sort of indie-folk thing.