Rated 4/10
I don't get SZA, it's nice but not my genre. 2*
Rated 4/10
I don't get SZA, it's nice but not my genre. 2*
Rated 4/10
Maybe there's a reason (murderous) Phil Spector shelved this. This was ok, kind of generic pop, nothing new about it, not sure why on this list.
Rated 4/10
Sounds like many other 60s albums; very few exceed the Beatles for me. Not sure it's held up over time, it was just ok for me. 2*
Rated 4/10
Anything CSNY (or its components thereof) has so far been pretty mid for me. Not bad, but doesn't do it for me. 2*
Highlights: the end of jet set
Rated 4/10
Like a more boring version of Bon Jovi. Meh, 2*
Rated 4/10
YABA!!!!
(Yet Another British Album)
Lately, a whole string of these; they must comprise 80% of the list. At least this one is short.
Nothing special, Temu Morrissey sounds. 2*
Rated 8/10
YABA
(Yet Another British Album)
Ska-ish, kinda fun, but nothing outstanding enough to be on here. Liked it more than expected. 4*
Highlights: dreaming of you
Rated 2/10
Why would I be looking forward to "a mix of sheer abuse and welcome diversity, for a truly challenging listening experience"?
This shit is just noise. It gave me anxiety listening to it.
Rated 4/10
Honestly this was a breath of fresh air after the recent string of boring albums. However, not one of my favorite hip hop albums on this project.
Rated 4/10
This guy uses vibrato how I use vibrato when playing the violin to cover wrong notes, aka, all the time. I think this would have been nice without that on every note. Did he just learn this technique the week before this was recorded?
Rated 4/10
YABA
(Yet Another British Album)
(I've written this so much lately; the makers of this list just really suck and need to listen to music made in other countries)
Pretty mid and brought nothing new to the table, 2*
Rated 6/10
YABA
(Yet Another British Album)
I wanted to hate this, but it was ok. Good background noise as I sit here, jetlagged.
Rated 4/10
IDK what to make of this. Punk-ish, but also 80s-ish. It's ok, not sure what merits it being here. 2*
Rated 10/10
OH MY GOD, FINALLY THIS MASTERPIECE GRACES MY DAILY DROP
5*, no notes, gets better on every listen
Highlights: secondhand news, never going back again, go your own way, don’t stop, the chain
Rated 10/10
Only knew Killer Queen going in. I feel like there's so much to Queen I didn't even know existed (stone cold crazy), executing on so many genres with incredible musicality. 5*
Highlights: killer queen, stone cold crazy
Rated 6/10
YABA (Yet Another British Album)
"Turning point as a maturing artist" WTF is this amateur hour shit where the moment it's mildly ok, it deserves to be on this list?
Meh, it was fine, not bad, 3*
Rated 8/10
Fun, punkish album. Needed to hear before dying? I'm not so sure.
Highlights: connection, indian song
Rated 8/10
Lots of fiddle, honestly sounds like it could have been 2000s-2010s alternative. Enjoyed it, especially the more instrumental pieces 4*
Rated 6/10
I think it's fascinating that having a 20-minute track these days is not of note, but back then it represented an entire side of a vinyl. That track should have been 21:12 long, just needed 40 more seconds of guitar jams.
I actually enjoyed the guitar/drum jamming, don't like the dude's voice
Rated 8/10
Funky as hell off the bat.
Highlights: we are family, he's the greatest dancer