Rated 8/10
Like the Wiki says, very reminiscent of Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand. Never heard this before (except Golden Skans which reminds me of the Dandy Warhols) , but really enjoyed it. Lots of elements of an era/bands that are right up my alley
Highlights: golden skans
Rated 10/10
First full Bob Marley album for me, instantly a good vibe. Lovely grooves, well produced. 5*
Highlights: no woman no cry, lively up yourself, talkin blues
Rated 6/10
Second Who album this week, this one just has to be better. This is also the 2nd or 3rd "opera" I've gotten this week? For an opera, this has way more instrumental tracks than expected. Pinball wizard comes out of nowhere and is a total banger compared to the rest. 3*
Highlights: pinball wizard, i'm free
Rated 8/10
This is early electronic so maybe I should be more forgiving, but it's so repetitive in a way that could put me to sleep. After a couple of tracks, I could get into the groove though, 4*
TRANS -- EUROPE -- EXPRESS
To me Jean-Michel Jarre is king in this era.
Highlights: franz schubert
Rated 4/10
No, Apple Music, I'm not doing 5 hours of this. Not everything a good band puts out needs to be good or put on a list. 2*, +1 because of the creative idea but poor execution.
I like that pinball wizard came on after this album so I can remember how good these guys sound.
Sounds like a Rancid/Flogging Molly predecessor. Fun instrumentation, too.
A fun shanty vibe, this is the kind of fun discovery I'm here for. 4*
Highlights: fairytale of new york, shanne bradley
Rated 4/10
Soft dad rock. Honestly kinda bland for me. Maybe it had a lot of big names, but still 2*
Rated 2/10
This dude has no rhythm, he doesn't rap to the tempo of his music? Why tf is this on here? This is offensive to opera.
Rated 6/10
Hm, some good musicality and themes, but kind of a beige album. 3*
Also no way I'm listening to the 2.5 hr version of this moany thing on a Friday.
Rated 6/10
Outside of the highlights, maybe this just doesn't stand out over the course of time. Enjoyable blues by white people, but that's kind of it. I find it kind of funny that it reached #1 in countries without significant black populations?? 3*
Highlights: sunshine of your love (a timeless groove), take it back (love some blues)
Rated 10/10
Wow, the description in Apple of this album got me hyped for the concept album-ness of it.
Only knew another brick pt2 going in. You can call this self-indulgent but compared to a lot of the garbage in this list this is outstanding. I love the musical landscapes they create along the way. Didn't love the sudden musical number that was the trial.
Sometimes I think I need a bigger gap between albums to really digest them, because sometimes I have no idea how I rate things anymore, and sometimes I can for more coherent thoughts. Anyway, here's 5*
Highlights: another brick pt 2, happiest days, is there anybody out there (I love some twirly guitar), comfortably numb
Rated 10/10
What's with the album cover? Is it "this album will help you get white ladies like this"?
It made me second-guess my prior knowledge of who Otis Redding was prior to listening.
Anyway, great R&B album, awesome delivery, 5*. When I encounter "deluxe" versions of albums that are 2x as long as the original, I stop at the original length, but not with this one.
Rated 6/10
I don't know what to make of this -- british bard prog rock? Nice to listen to, but I don't know what else to do with this album, 3*
Rated 8/10
This blew my mind when it came out, but I haven't heard most of it since then (except the singles). This was ok.
5/4 was in 4/4. M1 A1 annoyed the crap out of me.
Highlights: 19-2000, clint eastwood
Rated 6/10
Yet another anglo punk album. It was ok, not sure worthy of "listening to before dying", like most entries in the list. Had some cool brass, but the female yelling thing is not for me.
Rated 6/10
Less hip hop than I expected out of NERD? Maybe I was just stereotyping Pharrell. This was a fun time, but maybe a relic of its time. It tried to do a lot, but nothing stood out. 3*
Rated 8/10
I know Fugazi influenced many bands I like, but I never actually listened to an album or song of theirs. Really enjoyed it, especially the first half of this album. 4*
Rated 8/10
Some good stuff in here, feels like it defines a lot of upcoming alt rock. 4*
Highlights: for tomorrow, villa rosie
Rated 10/10
I don't know anything about this guy, but this album was energetic af.
At this point I don't know which are covers and which are originals, but all were a fun romp.
Rated 6/10
Very 60s, a little Beach Boys-esque. It's ok, but nothing really stood out to me.
