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16 - Taylor Swift - Folklore - Its too long but this one did grow on me a bit in subsequent listens. Of note, Ive continued to enjoy the song Exile, and have found myself going back to that particular track many times since we ranked this album.
17 - The White Stripes - Elephant - Im just so ambivalent on this album. Its listenable but not something Id seek out to listen to. Its the same way Ive felt about all those White Stripes singles over the years, so I guess its no surprise Ive the same feeling about a full length album.
18 - Phil Collins - Face Value - I dont have any particularly strong feelings about this one. As an album, I enjoyed this more than So, even if it doesnt have as good of singles. Its mostly just a pleasant, fine listen, other than the bizarre Beatles cover that ends the album. That ones just a big miss for me.
19 - Black Marble - It's Immaterial - Theres such a dreamy, almost ethereal quality to this album. Or maybe its that it feels like it was recorded on the other side of a thin wall and were getting only 80% of the soundl. I dont know. I feel like I was so close to really liking this but theres just some thing or element thats missing.
20 - Vast - Visual Audio Sensory Theater - I appreciate some of the artistry here but something about this just did not click with me.
21 - System of a Down - Toxicity - I said this at track ranking time and Ill say it again, this is just a sound that no longer appeals to me. I enjoyed it, and System of a Down in general, when I was in college but its hard for me to revisit.
22 - Peter Gabriel - So - EIGHTIES!!!!! This album is so screamingly 1980s its ridiculous. Its also an album with a pretty strong split between songs I like, songs I think are okay, and songs that I did not like. The singles, such as Sledgehammer and In Your Eyes are great but the bottom tier is so bizarre that it really brings the album down for me.
23 - The Cranberries - No Need to Argue - Another album I dont have particularly strong feelings about. Its fine enough but it doesnt thrill me, which isnt really a fair criticism because this isnt the type of album thats trying to thrill. But thats just the way it goes sometimes.
24 - Faith No More - Angel Dust - I just did not enjoy this album. Its hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that rubbed me the wrong way, I just know this was a chore to get through. I guess I kind of liked the cover of Easy, but its so tonally different from the rest of the album it hardly even counts, in my mind.
25 - Portishead - Third - Third is an enormously moody and atmospheric album. Its also slow and depressing, the exact antithesis of the generally upbeat and energetic albums that form the top of my rankings. In short, this album was a huge bummer for me that felt like it was sucking my energy away. Easily my least favorite album of this cycle.