Reviews by sushirrito89

First Bowie album here. Very instrumental, kind of meh. Second half is very atmospheric. Maybe ahead of its time or something. 2*.

Song 2! Except apparently this is nothing like the rest of the album, let’s see.
Have to agree, all very different from song 2, which is unreal how hard it goes. The rest of the album was ok, 3*.
Highlights: beetlebum, song 2

Repetitive soundscapes with bad singing. I just don’t think I like the velvet underground. Cool Andy Warhol cover though? Finishing it was rough, wth was that last track?

I don’t know any of the songs on this one.
Nevemrind, I recognize and enjoy Knives out. The rest is a little too experimental for me to enjoy. 2*. Sax on the last song was interesting.

Yo what’s up with the album cover? The album is good vibes, but not mind blowing. 3* because I enjoy this sound.
Highlights: big sleep

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP YEAH!
Oh damn. Back in the day when I binged the Beatles for 6 months, this was my favorite album; it felt like their first departure from the boy band look/sound and they'd stopped touring at this point. Let's see how it holds up now for me. Fuck it, easy 5* for me.
Instantly in a good mood with Drive my car.
Norwegian wood just has a great guitar groove.
You won't see me: I was always more inclined toward Paul songs.
Nowhere man: obsessed. Why did I just praise Paul, when this and In my life are in this album??
Think for yourself: even when I'm not a fan of early George songs, this is still great and catchy
Michelle: so lovely. Also all the harmonies in the album are so on point.
Girl: another John great
All my life is such a GOAT track.
All good, 5*.

This is a longboi. Singer reminds me of the yeah yeah yeahs. Good energy and drive but I'm not sure why this is here. Not going into my favorites, but the vocals are great, 3*.
It starts very punk rock, then stop your sobbing is like a pop bonanza.
Recognize: brass in pocket

Why did I think kraftwek was a more modern group? This album/band is from the 70s! After oxygene maybe I'm a sucker for old school electronic music. This albums feels like a good prototype of other albums I'd enjoy, 3*.
Enjoyed: the groove of autobahn (but then it got weird around halfway through. Such a goofy song)

The original girl from Ipanema! Rest of the album has a very mellow, chill sound, but kind of repetitive. Nothing blows my mind.

Never listened to Steely Dan, except maybe in passing. A very chill album, I feel like I'd hear this on vacation or a long road trip. Enjoyable, 4*
I recognize: do it again, dirty work (enjoyed it), fire in the hole (piano)

That is a crazy list of accolades. The fact that it's a live album from the 60s makes the audio quality pretty bad, and the screaming is just ugh. You can feel James Brown's energy, and it's crazy that this is such an early album. Overall didn't wow me though, 3*.

Another whole lot of what? Why is this here? 2*
Once again, Spotify took me to something better after this, aka Duran Duran.
Enjoyed: a foreign place

Another "advent of punk" album? Ice cold ice kind of reminds me of Green Day, lots of it reminds me of REM. Meh overall, why is this here, 2*.

Surprised to see this one before Elephant. It started strong, but got weak in the back half. I appreciate them branching out but meh. 3*.
Highlights: blue orchid (goes hard for an opener), my doorbell, the denial twist (similar groove to my doorbell)

Woof, country, getting through this might suck. It starts super generic, and continues to sound super vanilla in the production. It's also very telling when the first song Spotify plays after an album is already miles better than the last 40min-1hr of listening (Mama tried, Merle Haggard -- and I really don't like country).

Strong surfer rock vibes from "I'd like to know." Overall a fun, high energy album, but I'm not sure why it's on the list.
Highlights: Alright (I loved this song!)

A solid, soulful rock album. His singing reminds me of Radiohead/Thom Yorke at times (dream brother!). Great range and variation. It's amazing this came out in the 90s, it sounds so much more modern. A solid 4*.
The jump from corpus christi carol to eternal life was jarring and a clear example of the variety in this album.
When I saw he died young I quickly assumed drug OD, but reading about his death it's tragic and a huge loss.
Highlights: last goodbye, hallelujah (a haunting version)

Sounds like a musical, some epic orchestration. Overall, it's ok. Not sure why it's on this list. 2*, not 1* because it's not total garbage like some albums on this list.
Highlights: everybody knows
Like wtf is this:
If you were a dog
I'd feed you scraps from off the table
Though my wife complains
If you were my dog

Never heard Portishead before. This is mellow, not really my jam with the airy singing. Has potential and similarities to other music I enjoy, but meh. 2*.
Enjoyed: the rip (reminds me of Simulation Theory Muse)
Did not enjoy: dissonance in we carry on, magic doers

Ok, very cool! Electronic music from before the digital age really blew up and made it trivial to produce. Unexpectedly cool. This is the kind of album that makes the 1001 albums a really cool thing to get into -- discovering gems that got lost to time (at least to me).
It starts so ethereal, reminds me of 70s television interstitials. I dig the theremin sounds. Space-age-y. Really dig this one, easy 5*.