Reviews by tjehl

I don’t know how I’ve been totally oblivious to this. It’s absolutely incredible.

Almost didn’t notice that 77 minutes went by. It’s ridiculously grand to the point of almost reaching megalomania - it never does though.

“Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane” ended up being the highlight for me.

There’s really no need for more music like music like this on the list - but there is a need for some Nik Kershaw. Human Racing is a great choice.

Really fun and catchy with some extremely memorable songs in “Wouldn’t It Be Good” and “Cloak And Dagger” just to name a few.

You’re a pretty cool guy, Mr. Cameron.

I don’t think I fully get the concept behind his solo stuff yet - if I did this might have been a 5? Extremely catchy!

One of the most danceable interpretations of pain and sadness in recent history.

I really enjoyed Underwater Moonlight, but this solo effort just doesn’t cut it for me.

The sparse instrumentation never develops into a unique and engaging sound and while there are a few great tracks, I won’t be revisiting Eye as a whole.

Not nearly as catchy and memorable as I expected a solo album with Bob Mould playing every instrument would be.

It was fine, but I don’t remember much of it half a day later.

Exotic punk!

Way heavier than I thought this would be.
It’s a blast and incredibly fun from start to finish.

It’s basically a concept album about a man waking up and going about his day.

It’s as fun as it sounds.

I thought being done with the original list meant being done with long and shitty electronic albums.

I appear to be wrong on that one.
This is one of the shittiest ones yet.

I normally don’t care that much for language barriers in music - but there’s always artists, that are much better if you know the language. You probably wouldn’t be a Dylan fan if you didn’t know any English?

Hombres G sound quite fun at times, but my Spanish is, unfortunately, insufficient. "Él es... Rita la cantaora" was a highlight, but most of the album lacked something for me to hold on to.

This. This right here might be the most glaring omission from the original list. Not Hand. Cannot. Erase. necessarily, but Steven Wilson himself.

Easily one of the most important figures in rock in the 21st century and not a single album. Ridiculous.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. is a beatiful example of what Wilson can achieve on his own. Majestic, tragic and, as always, brilliant.

I remember Susanne Sundfør being very popular when I was in high school.

I didn’t get it back then, and I really haven’t been thinking about her since then.

Turns out I still don’t get the hype.

It’s pretty, but also pretty boring.

14 punk songs in about 30 minutes?
Please and yes.

Fun, energetic and fast.

Surprised to find Bob Seger here.

On Stranger In Town he uses two different backing bands - and it’s very noticeable.

When he’s backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section he sounds like any other blues rock singer-songwriter. It lacks nerve and authenticity.

It’s a different story when The Silver Bullet Band is present.
Suddenly everything sounds organic and full of life. Had he stuck to the band, whose name is on the cover, this would probably have received another star.

Not including Yo La Tengo is another obvious miss from the editors.
There are way too many bands with a handful of albums on the original list, which means that stuff like this is overlooked - it becomes very apparent due to the user list… And I’m only 9 albums in.

A few of Yo La Tengo’s albums could’ve fitted in; including this one.
Great variations between lovely, short ballads and longer, more intricate compositions.

Great band, great record.

A live album is probably the right way to get acquainted with the work of John Dwyer - it’s chaotic, noisy and wild.

I could have done without the lengthy ending track though. It’s ultimately the thing that makes this a solid 3 instead of a 4 for me.

Another fine, middle of the road country album.

Starts if strong only to take a dive from “I Feel Lucky” through “Not Too Much To Ask” until a Lucinda Williams cover saves the day.

It should be noted that this really isn’t my genre - but Come On Come On is worth a listen.

Public service announcement.

If you’re currently listening to Elvis Costello, stop immediately and listen to Joe Jackson instead.

Daft Punk laid the groundwork with Homework, but they changed the game with Discovery.

This would have been the obvious inclusion on the original list.

It only dawned on me as this album appeared, that Bon Iver had not been included on the original list. One of the most influential indie bands of the 2000’s?
What a weird and wrong decision that is.

“Perth” is one of my favorite album openers of the last 20 years and while Bon Iver don’t keep that level of intensity throughout, this is an obvious miss from the editors.

Thank you, person who submitted this.