Reviews by mikltabey

This album has always just been OK for me. I’ve never been super into James Taylor. Acoustic or Acoustic/Electric folksy music is usually my thing, but this guy seems so docile. Reading other reviews, I think the “sappy” and “sugary” criticisms are fair and probably the biggest knock against it for me.

Don’t get me wrong, this is still a three, but if Cat Stevens did this album, it probably would’ve gotten a five.

A lot of fun, a great album, absolutely deserving to be in this list.

These guys were so good. All the samples and production was done really well, and their personalities really come through.

My favorite Dylan album. I used to not like it, but it’s grown on me and now I love every song.

Lilly, Rosemary, and The Jack of Hearts? Banger.

Idiot Wind? Banger.

Tangled up in Blue? Simple Twist of Fate? Buckets of Rain? Banger. Banger. Banger.

I will admit, at times on this album, and on others, his attitude towards women in questionable. But you know what? FIVE STARS.

Fats is good and Blueberry Hill is top notch, but the rest of this was pretty just OK.

I like Beck and I liked this.

I saw my mom yesterday after listening to this and told her “Satan” and now I’m grounded and not allowed to listen to The Butthole Surfers anymore. I’m OK with that.

I like noise in my music, and I like some industrial, “experimental” noise rock. Kraftwerk. Can. This, though, was too far on the noise end of the spectrum. I guess all the noises count as music because there’s a steady pulse? This was unlistenable. Not for me.

Look, I like Leonard Cohen. But I feel like for a stretch there, he was a little too Leonard Cohen-y. And this isn’t even the best album during that stretch.

I was very not excited for this and it turned out to be my favorite Metallica so far.

It is what it is. No big surprises.

This had some powerful, well written messages. Musically, though, it was too same-y all the way through without being something I really enjoy listening to. A good album for sure, but perhaps just not for me.

I had never heard of this band or album. I liked it quite a bit.

It’s been a long time since I’ve given Bob Marley a chance. I’ve only ever really gotten into one or two of his hits. I think that’s a shame, because I really enjoyed this all the way through. I know it’s not a hot take to say that, but there you go.

This album has a bunch of under 3 star songs, maybe some three star songs, and Layla (which is a song I never really liked anyway). It sits pretty consistently at a 2, and that’s what I’m going to give it. And it’s so damn long.

Eminem is so talented and this album is a masterpiece. He’s a fantastic song writer and performer. I still listen to his albums every once in a while.

That being said: I can’t get behind his whole “I’m just saying it. I don’t mean it or condone it” thing while pointing at the media and parents as the villains. A lot of his content is reprehensible. So that all drags this down a star.

Listen, I’m by no means a metal guy. And I can’t dispute that this should be on this list. Buuuuuut….. This was pretty meh for me, and at times, I found myself rolling my eyes at it. I’ve heard metal that I like much more.

Jesus Christ, is Bowie’s entire discography on this list? We’re 250 in and this is, like, the 10th album of his to show up. I initially enjoyed it to the point that I started checking him out more independently. I don’t think he earned this type of representation over a lot of other musicians.

Anyway….this is a 4.

This wasn’t bad at all. I enjoyed it, but caught myself tuning out by the end.

Very Kinsky, very good. I had never listened to this one before and I think I might have loved it.

Oh, yeah. That’s the shit. *chef’s kiss*