This album is incredibly unique and diverse, but there are many tracks that feel unfinished or lost.

Bellamy's insanity genuinely helped this album from feeling stale or manufactured, but the last leg is somewhat of a drag.

"A Rush of Blood to the Head" has some of Coldplay's most memorable and eccentric songwriting ever, but it does drag towards the end.

While the production on this album can be god-awful at times, I do have to appreciate MCR's ambition and creativity on many of these tracks.

For an early 2000s record, Gorillaz's self-titled album has some of the most interesting production and instrumentation of any pop record of its time.

Phil Elverum expresses so much talent in his songwriting abilities across this record, and the roughness of each song doesn't always detract from that. I do find some of the tracks to be not as interesting in comparison to others, and I do not like how most of the ending is taken up by what I would assume the void sounds like. I think it's an interesting idea, but it just goes on for way too long.

For a record that consistently stays in the same style, there isn't a single dry spot in sight. Each song brings a new perspective to the table accompanied by some of the most intoxicating riffs in all of nu metal. Serj Tankian's vocals are humorous yet witty and add so much character to the songs that I believe would feel lackluster at best without him.

I hold the same feelings about this album as I do with "Homogenic", albeit with different concepts and sounds. I do think the beginning of the album is a bit too slow/monotonous, however "It's Not up to You" is one of Bjork's most beautiful tracks ever, and the album picks up quite a bit after this point.

While this record was recorded at the same time as "Kid A", I still find it to be a notably different listening experience. The concepts, instrumentation, and variety of styles on this record make it feel more crazed and apocalyptic. The downside to this is that you get some tracks that are a bit too ambitious for its own good.

It's energetic and bold with consistently stellar vocal deliveries by Matt Bellamy. The riffs on this record are something to die for, and even the quieter parts of this record incorporate instrumentation that makes them stand out just as much as the loud tracks (such as the bone drums on "Screenager").

It's Radiohead but more sugary. Songs come across well most of the time, but there are some tracks that make the listening experience drag.

The story, atmosphere, and progression of this record is unmatched in its depressive and spiraling themes and instrumentations. There are some bits of the record that haven't aged that well but are still quite essential for the concept.

This is some of the cleanest produced nu metal to ever hit the market, and there are genuinely a lot of bangers off of this record. It's biggest flaw, however, is that the style wears itself out pretty easily, and many of the songs are better off listened to outside the context of the album because of this.

It's definitely an interesting debut, especially with songs like the title track. However, Muse pulls too much from their influences and ends up making a record that typically varies between mildly amusing to boring to grating production.

Some of the most impressive singing on any record I've ever heard. The poetry also feels almost otherworldly at points. It does get a little slack for the instrumentation not always being all that interesting.

Lauryn Hill is one of the most talented vocalists and lyricists in hip hop history, it's a shame we didn't get more than this debut. Regardless, the songwriting and instrumentals on this record are timeless.

I really admire Bjork's ability to transport the listener to this fantastical realm throughout her music. I believe that there is no better example of this than in "Homogenic." I do think this could sometimes hurt the album as not every song is for everyone, though.

The sounds of "The Bends" are expanded on greatly in this record, but now there's another entire layer of storytelling about the mental and social struggles of a character that is constant throughout the album. The instrumentation is beautiful (even if a bit generic by today's standards) and the ebb & flow of the record is perfected.

Fun, charismatic, and witty lyricism combined with equally charming instrumentals that make this a record I come back to regularly. It does feel a bit bloated in the second half, though.

This record is so confusing but I like it for the most part. It's honestly hard to call this album "bloated" because of how all over the place it is.