The Reviews That Haunt Us: 10 Albums To Obsess Over!

Music feeds our soul and has the power to take us back to memorable moments in our lives. In this article, we will present 10 albums that left a mark so deep that their reviews still haunt us today. Get your headphones and prepare to be taken on a musical journey that will give you goosebumps.

1. Blue Lines – Massive Attack

This iconic trip-hop album, released in 1991, still sounds as fresh as ever. Its blend of silky smooth rhythms and moody atmosphere paved the way for the genre and inspired countless musicians that followed.

2. Abbey Road – The Beatles

The Fab Four’s final album might also be their greatest. Its gorgeously crafted songs, ingenious production and genius musicianship make it a work that transcends time and speaks to us across generations.

3. Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys

A work of beauty, “Pet Sounds” is intelligent, emotive music being pushed by utterly ceaseless creativity. It was perhaps the first exploration of pure pop musical sophistication of the kind that would be excavated by later musicians.

4. Purple Rain – Prince

As bizarrely indescribable as its mastermind, “Purple Rain” is a masterpiece both musically and as a complete, cohesive document. It deftly maneuvered Prince’s career from avante-garde funk poet to clear blockbuster material, while also kicking up the sexuality another several notches.

5. Kid A – Radiohead

Radiohead began solidifying their grip on forlorn atmospheric dysfunction with “Kid A”. Released in 2000, this album defines the sound of the new millennium and is a perfect synergy of musicianship, creativity, and futurism.

6. The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars – David Bowie

This concept album is inspired by the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. It changes the model of pop music glory and rock-style influence, and shows Bowie fully realizing his space-revamped folk god designs as Gnostitc-revival spiritual avatar, too.

7. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

Kanye West’s magnum opus might also be one of the most explosive rap albums of all time. The grandiose compositions on the record depicts the trials of fame and addiction but still deliver a potent message that celebrates perseverance that inspires its listeners every time they hear it.

8. Blood On The Tracks – Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan’s deeply personal album showcases some of his most starkly emotional music ever recorded without words seeming trite, and strong emotional connotations about recording in their place. When we listen to it, we feel as though we’re sitting around a faded, warmly nostalgic guitar warming up a microphone with him.

9. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine

While John Peel once called My Bloody Valentine “priceless noise,” he didn’t mean it pejoratively. Kevin Shields‘ creation defies simple characterization, it is an individual, immersive experience that marks rocks scene with an inventive and hyper-saturated sound, setting high standards for what alternative rock could be.

10. Graceland – Paul Simon

“Graceland,” released in 1986, merged South African rhythms with Simon’s natural melodic gift to create something lush and highly addictive. It sounded alive and celebratory, embracing its colourful complexity, its arguments hopelessly energetic, occasionally fractiously challenging and consistently appealing, reminding the listeners why cultures of different styles and recordings ultimately unite us.