Rated 8/10
Enjoyable piano album, doesn't sound like jazz to me, but maybe because it's solo piano. The story and how it was fully improvised, especially for what the final product sounds like, is amazing. 4*.
Good background music, had to listen to it twice. The random yells are weird though.
Rated 4/10
This is ok. I enjoyed some of the instrumentals and singing, but no songs really stood out to me.
Rated 2/10
Yo wtf is up with the gift? I tuned out all that nonsense.
Off the bat, this is garbo, maybe this is on the list because of the band name, not because of how the album is. Or maybe this is here because it "pioneers a genre" -- just because of that. it doesn't make this a good album.
Rated 6/10
From the description, a truly iconic album.
Highlights: That cymbal sample in Peter Piper! It's tricky (from that one game I played), walk this way (don't think I've heard this version before)
The beat boxing in hit it run is a little bit ridiculous
3* overall
Rated 8/10
Enjoyed: the golden age
I have mixed feelings about Beck's "lazy" vocals usually. I enjoyed the instrumentals in this album and the vocals in a lot of the tracks. A nice melancholy album, would listen again. 4*
Rated 6/10
This is the kind of 90s electronic that felt so edgy and fun at the time. Electronic music doesn't sound like this anymore. Repetitive overall, but enjoyable in the background. After a while I couldn't tell tracks were changing anymore. 3*.
Highlights: smack my bitch up (lol), breathe (excellent groove)
Rated 4/10
She has a nice voice and this album feels simple -- just vocals and guitar. Not really enjoying it though, maybe I need to hear the instrumentation come through more, 2*.
The vibrato in her voice I found a little jarring after a while. Super repetitive, many religious lyrics.
Enjoying the guitars in I looked away, backup vocals in it's too late, Layla (a classic, cool piano interlude)
Overall enjoyable singing and instrumentals since I'm a sucker for blues, 3*
Rated 6/10
Queen Latifah made music? I must be too young that I only knew her as an actress.
Dance for me is a fun start, girl can rap! A fun album, very 80s hip hop.
Mama gave birth has some weird chipmunk shit, fuck that.
Also enjoyed Ladies First.
Overall 3*, fun album.
Rated 4/10
Even as I'm listening to this I'm finding it forgettable. It was ok, but not loving it.
Rated 8/10
Ooo walk of life! An excellent song. This song alone puts this album in 3+ territory.
Love how so far away starts the album, love the twangy guitar.
Enjoyed the sax in your latest trick -- brings me back to grocery shopping with my mom in the early 90s.
Why worry is so chill and lovely
Enjoyed overall, 4*, although I wonder how much I like this because I *should*.
Rated 4/10
Don't love the vocals on most of the tracks. Overall meh, 2*. Bailed during the long outro because there was just nothing there.
Enjoyed: help the aged (kinda reminds me of Ok Go)
Rated 4/10
An album that is on this list because it inspired other amazing artists is not a good sign going into to from my experience so far. I'm not sure what psychedelic rock entails, kinda get the vibe in positive vibrations. This is enjoyable, not bad, but also not outstanding, reminds me of late Beatles/George Harrison. A whole lot of blah. 2*
Only the stones remain: Rolling stones vibes, was that the intent?
HOLY FUCK, 40 SONGS?? 2.5 hrs of this? Yo, cut the crap, trim it to the good stuff. Oh, maybe it's all these bonus tracks that are unique to Spotify? The longer this went on, the less points I wanted to give it. But it doesn't suck completely, so 2*. I had to stop at track 22, this album kept giving me anxiety. Maybe I will finish it tomorrow. Got through the non-bonus tracks anyway.
Rated 10/10
The description says salsa but this starts funky as hell? I'm into it. This is ageless. I have heard these before, just not sure where (Buscando guayaba). A solid album, just good vibes. 5* Each track is unique and doesn't just have the same salsa rhythm, it's layered with so much more.
Highlights: plastico, maria lionza (cool starts and groovy bass)
Rated 8/10
The strokes are such an iconic sound for this era. Outside of my highlights though, didn't love the rest of the album.
Highlights: modern age, last nite, someday (LOVE this song), hard to explain
Rated 10/10
Wow, this is different, but in an enjoyable way. The reviews gave me little hope, but I'm thoroughly enjoying this. Maybe it's my affinity for funk and groovy basslines. Never heard of Thundercat before and I don't know how much of this album is him vs. his collaborators contributing to the sound, but this is a solid 4-5*, will decide at the end. Even with some meh tracks, I really like this. In a sea of samey albums in this list, this is a delight.
What do the fast funky basslines remind me of? It's on the tip of my tongue. OH I KNOW, BILL WURTZ!! Holy shit, this so reminds me of his short random-ass songs on YouTube.
Enjoyed: captain stupido, uh uh, friend zone
Goofy shit that got me to giggle: a fan's mail, tokyo
Rated 8/10
Highlights: good times bad times, your time is gonna come (love the guitar groove)
Very interesting guitar and music effects; is this vamping? Almost jam band like. Lots of blues. Not as many top to bottom highlights like LZ4, but lots of enjoyable tracks. The unending-ness of some songs takes some points away.
Rated 10/10
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR TIME WILL WASTE YOU
Muse?! I'm incredibly biased, but this is an instant 5/5. Not my personal favorite Muse album (that goes to Origin of Symmetry), but this one is top to bottom full of bangers. This band will always have a special place in my heart. Muse may not have the best lyrics, but musically they are outstanding.
Top to bottom highlights. Map of the problematique, a top 3 Muse song for me, is here. Whenever I get to hear it live, my heart explodes in happiness.
No lowlights.
Starting with Take a bow? Such amazing buildup.
Starlight is a little overplayed by now, unfortunately. Cheesy Muse.
SMBH guitars just go hard, and Matt's vocals really shine on the high end.
Soldier's poem, although slow, melts my heart.
Invincible is another space-y, cheesy song, but great in its grandiosity. Matt's vocals are so passionate.
Assassin is so powerful, and hearing it live, the Grand Omega Bosses version, is epic.
Hoodoo: piano! And I've had recurring nightmares that I was loved for who I am and missed the opportunity to be a better man
Knights of cydonia is an epic album closer and the signature end to Muse's shows these days with Man with a harmonica.
I'm trying to figure out where the "southern Italy" influence is?
Rated 10/10
The Stairway to heaven and Black dog album! Classics. Also enjoyed: rock and roll, when the levee breaks
Lots of energy, classics, and variety in this one. Unlike most 70s-80s rock albums which sound so samey after a while, this one is special. Solid 5*, every track slaps.
Stairway to heaven is well known and established as a classic, but it's also a bang-for-your-buck song -- one of those epic songs that feels like has 3-4 great songs in one.
Misty mountain hop has such juicy guitars.
When the levee breaks has such a cool blues feel
Rated 6/10
A more melodic take on punk/pre-punk stuff that's been coming up lately. I like their sound, but not in favorite album territory. Solid 3* album.
Enjoyed: Villiers terrace (keyboards)
Very Cure-adjacent
