Reviews by tedgar18

I first heard this album when I was 14 and it changed my life. I thank the Ramones, and I thank Hilly Kristal for giving them a place to play. Getting into this band got me into the rest of the CBGB regulars, and totally changed the way my brain processes music.

People complain about how these songs all sound the same, but really, who else could take four power chords and make one of the most influential albums of all time? Nobody.

Of all of the albums released in 1998 this one sounds the most like 1998.

I’m not crazy about the song Jesus, but that’s not to say it’s a bad song, I just don’t love Jesus. Every other song here was great!

Yesterday’s album was Urban Hymns by The Verve, and I hated it so much that I decided that today’s album would automatically be a 5/5 no matter what. Fortunately, I would’ve given this one a 5/5 anyway because Tracy Chapman is incredible.

For as long as I can remember I’ve fucking hated Bittersweet Symphony, it’s quite possibly my least favorite song of all time. Based on this I just assumed I’d hate the rest of the album and I was absolutely correct.

In fact, I hate these guys so much that tomorrow’s album is gonna be an automatic 5/5 simply because it’s not The Verve.

As smooth as it is forgettable. I think Steve Winwood has written some good songs, but I think all of these missed the mark.

A solid 4/5. I’ve always liked this album, but it doesn’t work for me nearly as much as the others on this list.

I was only familiar with a few of their hits after this point so I wasn’t sure what to expect from their first album. I was pleasantly surprised!

This wasn’t my favorite, but I enjoyed it more than quite a few 60’s albums I’ve gotten so far.

Why?

Huh, turns out I’m a CSN&Y guy.

Of all the forgettable albums I’ll listen to for this list, I hope I forget this one the most.

Thankfully this one was really short, and I’m so happy I only have to sit through one more of their albums for this list.

This is my second Stan Getz album in four days, and this one is just as pleasant. I think I liked Getz/Gilberto more simply because this one was purely instrumental and I liked having the vocals on G/G.

I’ve always been intrigued by the banana sticker, but I’ve never actually heard any of these songs. Anywhere. Ever. One of the most influential albums of all time and I’ve never heard any of these songs anywhere?

I think this is because this music isn’t very good, but the banana sticker fucking rules. Great idea, Andy!

I definitely enjoyed Parklife more. This one had some great moments, but every song had something that was annoying to me. It’s hard to believe this is the same guy who’d go on to write Demon Days.

I’m torn on this album because on one hand there are some songs I really like, but everything else is just super forgettable. 3/5.

I enjoy a handful of songs from Dire Straits, but it always surprises me how quickly this album loses steam after Walk of Life.

Albums like this are the reason why I started this project, I love as pleasantly surprised by this one.

I’ve known and liked Stop! and Been Caught Stealing most of my life but I’ve never felt a strong urge to listen to this album. I was blown away particularly by the back half of this album, and I’m definitely going to revisit this one soon.