Reviews (page 8 of 8)
I didn’t love this album . It just wasn’t my style but I did appreciate the tempo and lyrics
I didn't care for this at all. 2/10
Yo
Whimsical, bit pointless, studio album using as many as effect as possible tempo changes key changes but all for the sake of it lacks purpose and direction. Forget it.
My god, this is irritating.
First couple songs were good along with one at the end but I really don't think this album stands out at all. Very repetitive.
Every song sounded like it was going to be good and then someone would do something stupid about a minute in and made me hate it.
I dont have patience for this self indulgent horseshit
@boopidoo said it best. This album is absolute shite! Track 2 should have been the name of the album to get the message across.
This is not a review, this is a prayer Heavenly music gods - please bring me a new album that is less shit than this one. The bar is low, I beseech thee. Forgive me for not understanding why your prophet Dimery makes us walk in the desert of crap, infantile and useless music. Help me to be serene and at peace when I'd rather tear my fucking ears off Amen.
lol wtf
1+ Stars (3/15)
I listened to this in the car on a work trip and I think it's the first album that made me want to buy the book just to find out WTF this guy was thinking when he decided people need to listen to this album before they die. It is preposterous. I laughed out loud several times. It sounded like an album written by a conference room full of people in suits who were trying to write something to be marketed as a disco-oriented Broadway play about yacht rock with hopes that ELO would do the soundtrack. Several songs reminded me of the Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig characters on Weekend Update who make up songs as they are singing them. I need to get on Genius.com and re-read the lyrics to this album because so many of the songs were utterly ludicrous. My first instinct was two stars just because I didn't think it deserved the worst possible score simply because I was entertained by how bad it was, but shouldn't that basically be a textbook one-star? (P.S. - one of the members of this band was literally named Lol. I bet the suits in the conference room patted themselves on the back really hard for that one.)
You what, sorry didn't quite catch the album title?.? Shit music, yes I agree old boy.
The origin of the band name is about a billion times better than the music said band made. It’s obvious that these guys were never told “no, that idea doesn’t work” at any point in their lives.
Awful. Felt like I was in a terrible musical.
The worst record so far.
This is the longest 37 minute album in history
Holy crap this album is hot ass, I can't believe they heard this after making it and thought "yea this is good let's release it". 0/5 but I can't rate lower than 1 unfortunately.
That's gonna be a no for me dog. Only because I'm committed to this little project did I get all the way through this one. I can grant that the recording sounds good, and there is some decent musicality in here. Now, pair that with songwriting that makes me want to punch out my eardrums and musical style that is equivalent to fingernails on the chalkboard to my aural palette, and this one can go back to the never space that it has existed for previous 47 years of my life. I cringe to think that the algorithm will think that the track I add to my playlist is an indication of "I want more" of this garbage.
Some doodling additional sounds can’t make this insipid record interesting
Kind of a cross between Steely Dan and Frank Zappa, but only the annoying parts.
There's a fine line between whimsical and goofy and they fell off it within 2 minutes. Extremely annoying.
reactivated your account, penis :3
I've heard of 10cc before, but I don't think I've ever heard any of their music before. I have no idea what to expect from this album, but here's hoping that I'll enjoy it! Well, that was certainly a bizarre experience, and not in a good way. After listening to this, I can't believe that the top review for this album isn't "more like shit music." This album sounded like it wanted to be competent power pop, but each song was a strange potpourri of influences and sounds. "The Wall Street Shuffle" starts off with bluesy guitar riffs, before switching gears to 10cc's stab at what sounds like baroque pop for the chorus. Choices were certainly made on this album. The songs that had a consistent sound were bland or just unpleasant to listen to. I didn't find anything particularly musically competent on this album; this was a mess from start to finish. I definitely wouldn't come back to this album, and I'm glad I'm finished with it.
Maybe not the worst band in the world, but definitely not good.
Corny AF
Didn’t get it. Liked the first song but thought the rest was pretty rubbish,
👎🏻
annoyingly in love with its own brilliance
The Wall Street Shuffle
Self indulgent silly crap. Frenetic music made for the enjoyment of 10CC, but not the listener. I suffered through this and I am a lesser person because of it. Another “1” to go into the “will never listen again” category. How did this ever even get produced??
Not for me. Rather clowny music in my ears.
Just pop songs, that’s all. No idea how it gets labelled ‘influential’ or ‘must hear’. I could quite happily have not heard this album before I die.
Shiit Music
Far too clever for its own liking.
Very English, Very 1974 - Prog Pop. Very bitty. Very pleased with itself. Clever-clever.
Honestly so horrible and not funny at all
Yucky
i think these guys should have written a musical or something it feels like that’s what they really wanted to do here. some of the melodies are kinda fun but they are just patently silly overall. THESE ARE NOT SERIOUS PEOPLE. they sound like if the who and the beach boys had a really annoying and mid baby. also whoa that song hotel is pretty racist!
Another subpar British band. Some of it's kinda fun, but none of it is a must listen.
Not a review. Definitely sounds early 70s and very English. Almost folk, with embellished as intelligent, psychedelic, or as humour? But perhaps too insular and rarified to translate beyond a very narrow group and time period. I think to understand it you need a deep appreciation for the Magic mother one where it really shouldn't be in the list except for academic interest or to tick a box on a MICRO GENRE. Merrigoround and a taste for Python, which makes very obscure white dude music. This goes onto a pile with about 20 albums on it already form this list: Albums - "other - only of passing interest" 20th century music, (including obscure micro genres no one will ever listen to again) ... This is really pushing the limits of pointlessness. I mean why is it on the list?
Not feeling it now, maybe some other time
Too much going on in every song. Some had good parts but then they threw in 12 other songs/genres and made them boring songs that kept going. Some songs seemed to be directly pulled from Paul McCartney riffs (1985, Long and winding road) Sometimes the Grateful Dead reared its ugly head into these songs too. Maybe this album was interesting in its time, but exhausting to listen to today
This was pretty goofy
Why is this record here? It’s not that great, in fact I did not like it at all.
Jeg var faktisk ret optimistisk til at starte med - Wall Street Shuffle var ret god og jeg lærte, at J Dilla samplede Worst Band in the World - men FUCK hvor bliver det irriterende i længden!! Get out of my face 10cc!! stor 1'er
Meget eksperimenterende.. Lige præcis den her type musik er virkelig ikke mig..
Garbage
First song was cringe AF. i knew i was fucked from there on out…. Each song sounded like some guy having a manic episode and singing what was going on his head. I hated it dude. I hated it.
I like their AM gold songs… who knew they could also sound so terrible
this album is all over the place and the dudes singing are too smily genuinely awful
Not for me 1/5
Some of these songs sound like they’re a joke band, and some sound like they want to be taken seriously.
Meh
When studio musicians get ‘above their raisin’! How did they last as long as they did?
I did not like this album. Some of the instrumentals were cool but entirely ruined by the vocals/lyrics
Sorry not for me, I know a few people who adore 10cc but that's sub par middle of the road AOR to my ears.
Awful. Why is this on the list??
I don’t know what this work of art wants from me.
This is the wish/temu version of queen
Sounds like a high school bad where all the dude in the band are having a blast, but no one else is. Rough.
I listened to this this yesterday morning and I literally can't remember what it sounded like. It can't be good if it had that little impact.
Boring british music
The “Wall Street shuffle” is a not so subtle indictment of Wall Street style capitalism. Next up is "The Worst Band in the World" which takes a bit of a poke at the music industry. Entirely sure about what the song “Hotel” is about. It sounds like they don’t like Americans and Americans’ tendency to buy the better things. They even want the Yankees to go home. All to a calypso influence “Old Wild Men is a melancholy, mellow ode to men, who apparently reached the end of their lives and, having seen better days are waiting to die. "Clockwork Creep" is frenetic and nonsensical. I have no idea what it’s about. “Silly Love” is a pretty rockin’ tune. And I guess it’s 10 cc attempt at doing a love song. If there was one good word to describe it would be silly... "Somewhere in Hollywood" predates Eagles’ "King of Hollywood" by 5 years while covering the same topic. "Baron Samedi" starts out as an uptempo since but then changes time signature about one minute in and then picks back up a minute later. Back and forth throughout. It’s just an odd song. It might be about a superhero. Or, I might be about a vampire. It’s a head scratcher. "The Sacro-Iliac" pitches a new dance for those who don’t want to. Not surprised that it never caught on. The album closes on a high note “Oh Effendi” as we move to the Middle East and oil based capitalism. 10cc was always very experimental. And making music for art sake is all well and fine but making records is usually a decision to make money as far as the music industry goes. I have no idea how this album ever got made. I can’t imagine a record executive thinking that this was ever going to produce even a single hit
Not that interesting
Borderline unlistenable.
I'd definitely heard of them and heard some of their songs on the radio, but even after listening to this album, they just don't do much for me.
Meandering pap and prattle. I didn't need to listen to this when there's so much better out there that didn't make this list.
Shit music.
Ärsyttävän musikaalimainen, ei edes nokkela
Haluaisin olla paikalla, kun he uskottelevat itselleen, että soittavat parodista hassuttelua, koska se on hyvää, eivätkä siksi, etteivät osaa kirjoittaa mitään parempaa.
Oh my! Definitely from of an era of inappropriate and racial lyrics. Sheet Music???? Should have been titled shite music!! I have no idea what genre these guys actually fall into, as its a mis mash of bits of folk and Country blended into something of a popish type melody. I don't rate 10cc or this album, I can only think of one hit song 10cc ever churned out, I'm not in love, or some crap like that, but it was long and boring.
Not for me
Not the worst album we've had, but in the bottom 50.
Just felt really lightweight and nothing really stood out Expected more
absolutely not
I like 10cc but this album didn’t find its lane for me
Prog-light and very definitely of its time. I never understood the fascination people had with 10cc.
Unbelievable crap
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope on a rope. Starts at nope and circles all the way back to nope. Not Leslie Knope but actual nope. Nope.
It’s an absolute mess! A stamping-together of numerous 70s trends, the resultant album just confuses and irritates. Is it mild glam pop? A Bonzo Dog Doo-Dahesque stab at absurdist comedy? A smooth country-infused rocker? An experimental proggy casting where the songs are suites with multiple movements? Parody? Self-parody? It’s all these things at different points. But does it work? God, no. Over the course of these reviews, I have realised that a sense of humour can elevate an album, but the most painful of spectacles is comedy that doesn’t work. This album continually tries to joke around, presumably claiming inspiration from the Beatles’ kookier stuff, but itself inspires only an embarrassed downward glance from the listener. Also, and it must be said, it’s overtly racist at points. As for the music, very occasionally you hear a snippet of a slightly interesting idea, but nothing is sustained, and all they do is swerve wildly to a completely unconnected style ten seconds later, leaving nothing for the listener to chew upon. This isn’t eclecticism, it’s senselessness. I was prepared to give this 2 stars, but a relisten proved this to be far more annoying and unpleasant than I was crediting it. Beforehand, I wasn’t ill-disposed to 10cc. Their singles were quite fun, and although I’m not persuaded that I’m Not In Love is a masterpiece, I understand why some people adore it. But this record demonstrates that, unless later albums actually show coherence, they only have worth as a singles band (which is not a bad thing to be). Also, there’s a typo on the cover: instead of Sheet Music, it should say Shit Music.
wank. just wank.
Corny. Couldn’t get into it.
Pff, dat was vervelend. Vooral dat nummer met die vogelgeluidjes deed me de das om. Om dan toch maar even in de onderbroekenlol van 10CC te blijven: zaaddodende muziek
Coming right after Cohen was always going to be a challenge but this one doesn't really land for me.
This is just straight up bad. Don't even know what genre of music this is. 2/10.
Not my bag. Creative, yes, but in the same way that some art can be creative yet not entertaining. Too much of a prog rock vibe for me.
Glam Prog? No thanks.
Naff 70s boring rock
This band sounds lost. Inconsistent sounds make it feel like the album is all over the place which in some ways is represented in their humorous lyrics over very serious sounds at times but also very light sounds at times. Could be talented, but they haven’t put it altogether in a way that shows confidence.
There's nothing wrong with this other than it sounds quite of its time. I just can't believe that this can be considered amongst the best albums ever.
A bit of a nothing album for me, expected a bit more.
It got a bit annoying
No