May 06 2021
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Seemed alright, I mean we were playing gta at the time so I didnāt fully listen to a decent amount. I donāt think Iām usually a fan of really long guitar solos and I guess Hendrix is the king of that so it was never gonna do great for me. Generous 3 star cus it seemed funky (in a good way)
3
May 09 2021
Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Notes:
2 seconds in and Iām scared the flood are gonna creeping up on me.
First song was alright. After 2 Iām starting to think this album is basically a very early 2000s weird indie movie soundtrack set in a nightclub.
Feels experimental, very background music-y. Was this the LoFi of the 2000s?
Lick my WHAT
2 star cus I donāt wanna say itās god awful, but Iām not sure that was an album I NEEDED to listen to before I die like the site says.
2
May 10 2021
Pink Flag
Wire
Usually donāt like punk at all really, but this album was a more subtle punk ting so I didnāt hate it. I might be wrong but wasnāt 1977 really early for punk? Maybe this album inspired/paved the way for punk?
Maybe a 2.5 star for me cus Iād be more likely to put the previous Hendrix album on instead of this but itās pretty good as far as punk goes tbh
3
May 11 2021
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Notes:
7mins into first song: SOMETHING JUST PLEASE HAPPEN THIS IS LIKE GUCCI GUCCI PRADA PRADA ALL OVER AGAIN
8mins in: Ok maybe I should have been careful what wished for.
You know when you get stuck/lost on a video game level and the soundtrack just loops? Yeahā¦
Some of the effects were nice just not used in a nice way. I was constantly checking how long was left on this album and I paid more attention to it than other albums weāve done so I feel a bit more confident with my vote. This album was the equivalent of a long drive on the autobahn for someone who doesnāt like driving.
1
May 12 2021
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Stuck on what to give this cus I quite liked it, but a 4 star is maybe a bit too much. I will say I donāt think I heard the whole album, maybe missed 2-4 songs. She had a good voice, not much more I can think to say really.
Maybe somewhere between a 3.25 and 3.5 star
3
May 13 2021
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
Haha itās very 80s ain't it? Dude sounds like George Michael in Wham! a bit. I think I liked āHorsinā aroundā the most with the Bossa Nova style cus it was a little different, not really my thing as a whole though.
3
May 14 2021
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Notes:
Ah the World Cup is on guys letās go.
āBah bah baah, bah babybelā - about 4 mins into āThe Rolling Peopleā
A bit like Bran said in a different album, this gives me a kind of a non-specific nostalgia and though I wouldnāt be likely to actively put this album on, itāll get a better score cus of this (well probably if there was a better rating system)
Ok boys Iām being nice to you today donāt ruin it with a stupid fucking hidden track like that
4
May 15 2021
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Notes:
š³ ok⦠weird off the bat.
If you listen to this album on a regular basis then thereās an 83% chance youāre a serial killer. This album was designed for use in Guantanamo. This album is how they brainwashed the numbers into Masons head.
Really not a fan of random background noise being a focal part of all of your songs (I also hate kids singing or having lines in a song so one of them I found especially awful)
Realised I donāt need to do this. Nobodyās forcing me to listen to this. Iām an adult. I can do what I want. Wow the album just gave me an epiphany - 5 stars.
Jk itās fucking awful 0 stars gave up at song 10 āRoygbivā which actually was a nicer sounding one of the lot but Iām not subjecting myself to anything else
1
May 18 2021
Savane
Ali Farka TourƩ
I really enjoyed this, very fun to drive around to. Itās not something I would have listened to before but I can actually see myself listening to it again should I be in the mood. So for an album Iāve never listened to in a style I donāt usually consider Iām gonna give the 5 star
5
May 19 2021
Different Class
Pulp
Didnāt listen to it all just cus I hadnāt got the time, wasnāt a huge fan of the small amount I heard tho. Pretty sure a 2 is what I would have given it anyway so Iāll just stick with that
2
May 20 2021
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Notes:
Had to skip the first song half way through, just too much going on for me.
Oh āOnce in a Lifetimeā is a famous one, recognise it from like a current Netflix show advert. I assume this is gonna be the better song of the lot, but Iām not sure Iām a huge fan of this song anyway - not awful but not anything special.
A lot of this, especially the lyrics, feel like theyāre being made up on the spot. Even though I think itās because of an intentional style theyāre doing (idk maybe to make it sound more informal or like a live performance?) it just sounds a bit messy to me.
I think it got a bit better as it went on but I also started paying less attention. Still not something Iād listen to.
Rating 1 cus I think if the album was put on while chilling at a friends I would notice it and want the music changed - not as bad as the last 1 star though
1
May 21 2021
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Loved AC/DC as a kid, was more used to Brian Johnson but Jon Bon Scott is just as iconic for ACDC (always think itās cool how similar singers they are) and I think it was his final album before he died.
Canāt think of much to say⦠itās ACDC. It rocks.
5
May 22 2021
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Didnāt start off great for me, first 4 songs I didnāt really enjoy. Trampled Under Foot was better but not amazing, then Kashmir came on and the album got a lot more enjoyable from then on. It did start to dwindle again towards the end but not with anything bad or irritating.
Stuck between a 4 or 5 rating, some stuff I like, some not as good maybe higher 4 ffffffgffƧ (I drifted off while trying to type this so review is over sorry)
4
May 23 2021
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Gonna be honest, never listened to an Eminem album. Obviously heard a lot of his more popular songs and remember listening to a few from The Eminem Show, but never specifically an album start to finish (havenāt really done that with many albums in general).
But holy fuck this is the edgiest shit, Guilty Conscience had me somewhere between this š and this šØ
It was a funny album, My Fault was a funny story.
I think the problem with the way I listened to this album was that rap is all about the lyrics not necessarily the music. Listening to the later half while on discord playing games made me lose that closer attention to the words and made the music as a whole sound a bit same-y.
However, itās Eminem so Iām stuck on my rating a bit. Maybe another album would be higher.
4
May 24 2021
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Ron Swansons favourite artist, automatic 5 stars.
Seriously though, couple songs in and really liking the vibe. Could imagine listening to this on a long late night drive and just chilling.
How relaxing is this album man. Not too long either, a nice in and out experience.
I can really see myself listening again to fit a calm mood.
5
May 25 2021
Kala
M.I.A.
Really like M.I.Aās voice and really like the influences of different cultural music in the album. Some songs were on the verge of just being noise but not overly so. Paper Planes obviously great.
4 cus it was fun but Iām probably not gonna go out of my way to listen again
4
May 26 2021
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Another one I had to listen to on shuffle, so that may make an impact on score. Not sure what to rate this one, somewhere between 3 & 4 was decent, but not really anything special to me. Probably a 3.5 but Iāll rate it as 3 cus I think there has been better 4s.
3
May 27 2021
Live Through This
Hole
Oh shit this is Courtney Love yikes š¬
Nah not my thing, apparently this album was a bit more significant cus it was a prominent band with a woman as the lead which was rare at the time? Think itās more of an American thing too. You can see how theyāre similar to Nirvana.
Not my kinda stuff.
2
May 28 2021
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Iāve heard great things about Leonard Cohen so I was curious going into this album. Another album I had to shuffle so that maybe made a difference but damn it felt slow.
Some of the songs were nice musically but I feel like Leonard Cohenās singing and lyrics kinda put me off. Couldnāt stop thinking I bet this guy wears a fedora describes things as āgroovyā and calls people he likes a ācool catā. Also it felt weirdly jarring every time he started talking about wanting to see someone naked like you were hearing your grandad say it.
I wasnāt having an awful time listening to this but it wasnāt great.
That all changed when āJazz Policeā came on. I couldnāt believe my ears, this music itās⦠itāsā¦
HYSTERICAL.
Dunno if it was meant to be but damn it was a good time. Apparently this āJazz Policeā are āWild as any freedom loving racistā. Are they racists? Or are they arresting racists? Are they after Cohen because heās racist or something else?
Regardless Cohen says āJazz police I think I'm falling, I'm falling for youā heās falling in love with a WHOLE POLICE FORCE?? WHO MIGHT BE RACIST??
The plot thickens when we find out āJazz police are working for my mother (š±), Blood is thicker margarine than greaseā (š¤·āāļø)
Whether you think Cohen is guilty or not (ofā¦uh⦠jazzing?) at this point should not matter as he condemns himself with the following lines āStick another turtle on the fire, Guys like me are mad for turtle meatā
What a sick bastard.
10/10 song.
((Side note: after this album finished his song āHallelujahā came on which I believe he originally wrote and god damn he ruined his OWN song, I can think of 4 versions of this song better than the original and thatās rare))
2
May 29 2021
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Iām writing this hours after I actually listened to the album so I donāt have much to say cus I donāt actually remember too much. Rap isnāt usually a genre that holds my interest and this was a long one so a lot went over my head from my lack of attention which again, I feel like is crucial for rap.
There were some good bits like the pimp battle and I love that his dad has his own track on the album.
Main gripe is length.
3
May 30 2021
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Jacob get the fuck off my MySpace account
I agree with the stuff he said though. Pretty spot on actually.
I donāt think it was awful, just an outdated genre/style that I have no attachment to. Again, listened on shuffle, couldnāt get round to them all and Iām writing this hours after I listened so that probably does make some sort of impact on the score.
2 star, there have been worse 2ās though
2