Top 30th-26th Albums of 2024

Scoring System:

https://kit10phish.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024-album-ranking-scoring-system.html

30

Halsey 

2 Awesomes /19 tot = 10.53%

0 greats

7 good-ish

47.37% output is good & up

Concept album, Personal, storytelling, detailed, health, sadness, regret, fear. 

I hadn’t really listened to Halsey before, aside from that song she sings with Kelsea Ballerini that I am certain I hear Taylor’s voice on. Anyway, going into this album with no expectations, I was moved by Halsey’s story of health issues and motherhood. The album was emotional, angry, sad, and raw. It should have been ranked higher by all the critics, but sounds like Halsey wasn’t upset the old, white, men of the industry didn’t get it. I’m sure plenty of people in this healthcare-hellscape did. 

29

Jelly Roll

3 awesomes/28 tot = 10.71%

1 greats

0 good-ish

14.29% output is good & up

Rehab, therapy, white knuckling, churchy, gospel. Real downer. Real complainey. 

Most of the music felt like a wet blanket thrown over me at a beach party, with 

a couple upbeat or sassy outliers. Not a fan, sorry Kathleen.

28

Zolita

2 Awesomes /8 tot = 11.5%

4 greats

2 good-ish

100.0% output is good & up

27

Justin Timberlake 

2 Awesomes /18 tot = 11.11%

6 greats

6 good-ish

77.78% output is good & up

Catchy, similar vibe to 20/20,secret break up? Disco, deep bass, jazzy piano 

tinkling. 

Was the music's reception colored by the recent negative press of Justin? Yes. Was the album largely a let down and disappointment even when employing ‘death of the author’? Also yes. 

26

Green Day

2 Awesomes /15 tot = 13.33%

5 greats

8 good-ish

100.0% output is good & up

Pushing boundaries, open minded, rockabilly? 

This album is solid, and still has that thing that makes Green Day the subversive 

“punk” band of its roots. They added a distinctly 1950s flair to many of the 

songs, which I thought was interesting given the ‘Make America Great’ of it all. 

They are probably reminding society that even the idyllic 1950s had problems, 

and not everyone thought things were perfect. Just the old, white men of a 

certain economic status, per the usual. And my thoughts were substantiated 

when I was looking for a picture for this entry:  Apparently the band routinely 

denounces Trump and the MAGA agenda. Good for them.