Rated 6/10
I've really grown to appreciate Bowie, but this is just absolutely not essential listening from him. Blackstar is a far better pick for late Bowie, and this isn't different enough from his early stuff to really merit a listen. It is impressive that he was still making decent music this late in his career, but unless you're a diehard fan, not much worth listening to here.
Favorite Songs: The Next Day, Love is Lost
Rated 6/10
Probably not fair to this album, but I'm just not in a mood for this. Could see it going up in other circumstances. Just your typical British pop punk
Favorite Song: Down in the Tube Station At Midnight
Rated 4/10
I hate the lyrics on this. Better than The Chronic, but not for me.
Favorite Songs: Pump Pump
Rated 4/10
Boring dad rock. About as vanilla as it could possible be
Rated 6/10
It was pleasant enough Americana, but it really wasn't all that amazing. Probably shouldn't be here, but I'm not upset to listen to it
Favorite Songs: Jupiter and Teardrop, The Hook
Rated 6/10
I guess I just don't rock hard enough for this, but I found a lot of the songs too samey.
Favorite Songs: Enter Sandman, Wherever I May Roam
Rated 4/10
I did not like white people doing Reggae
Favorite Song: Message in a Bottle
Rated 4/10
Honestly, I don't love thrash metal, but I just found this really boring either way. Uninteresting lyrics, plain drums. Just nothing to get excited about
Favorite Song: Buried Alive, At War With Satan
Rated 6/10
A ton of great songs, but just kind of lacks the emotion that Darkness on the Edge of Town has
Favorite Songs: Born In The USA, Cover Me, Downbound Train, Dancing in the Dark
Rated 6/10
I'm just not sad enough to listen to Elliot Smith. Though I can see why people like it
Favorite Songs: Speed Trials, Between the Bars
The first half of this was just unrelenting noise, and the second half had some more typical Jazz fare. I didn't hate the first half like some, but I also wasn't that blown away.
Favorite Songs: Enfant, Ecars, Feet Music
The most 3/5 album of all time. Not much to note, but pleasant enough.
Favorite Song: Do You Wanna Dance, California Dreamin'
Rated 10/10
YEAH FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS AND YOU'VE GOTTA BELIEVE ME
Favorite Songs: War Pigs / Luke's Wall, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots
Rated 6/10
I gave this two listens and, while it does rock, I just don't know how much I love this. It's objectively pretty fun, but I don't think I'd ever come back, and a lot of the songs do kind of blend together.
Favorite Songs: Heard it Through the Grapevine, Ramble Tamble
Rated 6/10
Ummm not sure how to feel about this. A nice change of pace, but far from standout. I think The Man-Machine was more inventive and interesting, although Europe Endless was an excellent starting song for this. Maybe just a bit too repetitive for me
Favorite Songs: Europe Endless, Trans-Europe Express
Rated 4/10
I remember liking Rock Lobster a lot more than this... The whole album feels like it's trying really hard to have fun, but I'm just not convinced
Favorite Songs: 6060-842
This wasn't exceptional, but it was so different enough to keep it interesting.
Favorite Songs: Step On
Rated 4/10
Not really this album's fault, but I've heard this music so many times before. Absolutely nothing stood out, despite having promise at the very beginning
Rated 8/10
I hate that I can't hate this album. I was expecting to only like Seven Nation's Army, but this album has a pretty great energy. A bit too long and some songs are a miss, but it surprisingly rocks.
Favorite Songs: Seven Nation's Army, I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself, Little Acorns
Rated 6/10
Despite making me want to go to a lounge to drink whiskey at 2am, this album doesn't go anywhere itself. It's not bad, but it becomes background music relatively quickly. Billie Holiday's voice is hauntingly gorgeous
Favorite Song: I'm a Fool To Want You, The End of A Love Affair
