Close To The Edge
YesI love prog. Canβt decide on my least favourite track on Close to the Edge.
First song is grating. It doesnβt get better. I misremembered Let love rule as an enjoyable song. I rarely pay attention to lyrics but these sound very primitive.
Nice, listened two it twice in a row.
Take On Me and The Sun Always Shines on T.V. stand out.
Reading how the band was formed helps with making sense of the introductory βMonk Timeβ. Nowadays this album doesnβt have a shocking/revolutionary effect, so thatβs hard to judge. I appreciate the Hammond organ. With some more repetition Iβll probably value this album just as much as the Beatles b-sides from this time. The bonus tracks (not included in the rating) are alright, they are intentionally more tame.
Iβm indoctrinated by regular exposure during my teenage years.
Wasnβt in the mood today, fine background tunes. I did not detract a point for Morrissey as a person.
Another three attempts at the famous Graceland albumβ¦ to me itβs cohesive and an easy listen. But it doesnβt reach any particular heights. Most of the instrumentals are good. Iβm eagerly awaiting Simon & Garfunkelβs βBridge Over Troubled Waterβ album.
Slaps right from the start. Then the second song sounds like an intro and the rest of the album washes over me. I couldnβt care less for the singing, but it would probably get boring without the vocals.
I wanna be your dog didnβt even stand out to me :(
Sounds great, my kind of thing. I didnβt know how varied her music is, and different from the radio hits Manchild, Woman and 7 Seconds.
Joni Mitchell is like a bad Billy Joel. The lyrics of βThe Same Situationβ made me angry. Having been an influential album 50 years ago is not enough for me. And Iβm usually partial to singer/songwriters.
Each of the four tunes hangs around a bit too long without enough changes. It probably works better if experienced as the live jam session in a club that it is. Or as background music, but not as focused listening experience on an early morning.
Fine for what it is. The last instrumental track tries its hardest to be good or skilled music, without success. It almost tanked the rating.
People do be having sex
I usually donβt care for English rap lyrics or pay close attention to them. For this album I read along and can appreciate them on a technical level. Everything else is excellent.
Mostly not very enjoyable to listen to. Spotify recommends a βdark, theatrical cabaret musicβ playlist alongside the album, and that is an apt description. Funny enough I didnβt notice that the album is almost an hour long. In the Colosseum and Goinβ Out West (the only song I already knew) were the stand out tracks.
Unremarkable
First track 5 mics. Second track outstanding chill. Third track groovy. Trumpet solos are tolerable. Didnβt keep more notes on the remaining tracks.
I love prog. Canβt decide on my least favourite track on Close to the Edge.
Might have hit differently if I had grown up to this album. The worst first 20 seconds of any song called Wake Up.
BEYONCΓ does not quite reach my threshold for a 4-star album. But I want to elevate it from the average stuff I put in the 3-star bucket. Good production and no filler track.
Iβm not the first to say this, but thereβs no reason to listen to this album instead of a βbest of ABBA singlesβ playlist. Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money are bops though.
No standouts to me but good hip hop
I was sceptical before and throughout, but after all I enjoyed the album.
You can discover far better artists in the genre these days.
Fun
ELO has a rather unique style. Whenever they come up on the radio they annoy me more often than not. But as an album I will return to them in the future.
Smooth funk sex
Bumped up to 4 stars because of the consistent quality throughout a long album
Started promising but got much too repetitive and annoying. For example in the title track.
Childhood classic