Reviews by steelermade28

I have always wanted to listen to this album. Well, maybe WANTED to is the wrong word, needed to but put off is the better term. I know Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter possibly ever, and this has been on every "greatest album of all time" list since before I was born, but I cannot STAND the guy's voice. I've tried but I can't. This album reaffirmed my opinion on his voice, but the songwriting was also very good (outside of the 11 minute closer, christ). 3.5 rounded to 3 because of the voice.

Again, pretty solid Elvis Costello album! Bumped 3.5 up to 4

Never listened to this album before because I heard it was Kid A leftovers. I can hear why this is the case (Morning Bell is literally on here again, love that song so I can't hate). A lot of boops and beeps. I'm not a huge Kid A fan so that doesn't help, but Pyramid Song alone bumps this to 3 stars for me.

Great as always. Slower than the other three I’ve listened to before, but still high-quality hooks and songwriting.

Liked this more than the last Kinks album! Felt more cohesive with better hooks, plus I love that mid-late 60s sound.

Not nearly as bad as the reviews would dictate. Not particularly memorable but certainly inoffensive new wave.

Christina Aguilera suffers from the Adele problem of having an incredible voice but making the most mediocre, bland, derivative soul-pop imaginable. (Maybe it’s the other way around?)
Now, I gave Adele the benefit of the doubt because I grew up with her music and I have a lot of nostalgia associated with her sophomore record, but Aguilera doesn’t have that bias within me and as such I feel like I can see it for what it is. Not even to mention that this is a DOUBLE RECORD???? I admire the passion, but this does not have the uniqueness or staying power to last that long. I got the vibe of this album after 4 songs, lol.
1.5 stars, rounded to 1 for disappointment.

Every David Bowie album that shows up here further solidifies my opinion that I’m just not a fan. I wish I liked his voice more!

Much better than astral weeks. Really enjoyable music! The sound of the 70s imo.

Honestly this is getting 1 star because I couldn't get this on Apple Music and when I did it was just not that great.

Not bad. Judging by the "albums you MUST listen to" criteria, though, I'm not sure that this album belongs on this list. Just inoffensive soft pop. Middle of the road. 3 stars.

Had higher hopes going into this. Just not my favorite older rap album I’ve had so far. Beats sounded similar on most songs, but they were generally still good.

Not great. Not enough happening outside of the spoken word parts to justify the song lengths. Gloria is a good song, but the rest is immensely forgettable and not anything I wanna listen to ever again.

Some good tracks, some bad ones. They all combine to sound like something I feel like I've heard before. Not sure how to take it other than 2 stars.

Perfectly fine! Not a fan of the title track but there are several other decent tracks here.

Shocked that this album didn’t come out in 1985. Hugely influential, very poppy but largely for that reason. Loved All Mixed Up as well as the hit singles

Enjoyed this more than I thought! Catchy hooks, voice was a little annoying but I got over it by the middle of the album. 3.5 rounded to 4

Man, I do like pink floyd, but this feels pretentious and long even for them. So many forgettable tracks. Only keeping this at a 2 because i'd feel bad having them in my least favorite albums at all.

Honestly this is the first album I've laughed at on first sight. What the hell did Cee Lo Green do to get an album on this list, and if there was one, why is it one that's over an HOUR LONG?????
That said, music itself wasn’t offensive, but also laughed out loud at Cee Lo rapping. I’d love to speak to whoever decided the man with the golden voice should be a rapper. 2.5 rounded to 2.

Didn’t like this as much as Let It Bleed, but still enjoyable! Wild horses and brown sugar are the highlights, great blues rock all around. 3.5 rounded down