General notes:
Blues inspired album, nothing too remarkable but competent. The bass does not have a full sound, very thing and lifeless. Lot's of second and third voices on top of Mick's. Good guitar work.
Song by song
**Rocks Off:** Starts the album OK with lots of honky tonk and horns. A fun, festive tone. Nothing too memorable at first listen though.
**Rip this Joint:** Classic fast rock'n'roll.
**Shake your hips:** Interesting ambience, reminds me of Chris Isaak. harmonica, the blues.
**Casino Boogie:** It's a.... boogie. Nothing special.
**Tumbling Dice:** One of the most recognizable Stones song for a reason. Great riffing, chorus, all the Stone ingredients are here.
**Sweet Virginia:** Slow folksy blues, reminds me of León Gieco. Overall a solid song.
**Torn And Frayed:** Mid tempo song, slide guitar, organ. Nothing too special, but the Black Crowes borrowed heavily from this vibe.
**Sweet Black Angel:** Acoustic song, no drums. Kind of boring and generic.
STOPPED LISTENING HERE.
⭐⭐ ⭐
## General notes:
Funky, soulful music. Wha guitars, staccato bass-lines, break-beats. Very chill relaxed voice and vibe. Lots of instrumental pieces and sections, lots of keyboards and drum machine too.
A lot of times this album sounds like experiments and jams that doesn't seem to go anywhere. It has some great moments though. Both Pling! and Strawberry started boringly but managed to get interesting along the way. Other highlights include Sparkle City, Ice Cold Daydream and Happy House.
## Song by song
- Inspiration Information: Good opener, very funky and lively but chill at the same time.
- Island Letter: Laid back, relaxing vibes, tremolo guitar to the left, slow wha to the right, bass is almost reggae like, understated bolero percussion.
- Sparkle City: Straight funk, starts instrumental. Cool song.
- Aht Uh Mi Hed: The Bolero drum machine again, not a great song, not that bad either.
- Happy House: Funky and jazzy. Really visionary in its structure, not your regular funk. Interesting find.
- Rainy Day: Laid back again, blues guitar instrumental.
- XL-30: The drum machine is back, now with all the samba. At least there's some real drums. The song evolution is jazzy and experimental. Another instrumental piece.
- Pling!: The energetic onomatopoeic title will misguide you. This, again, is a slow laid back affair with electric pianos and drum machines. At a distance, like, across the street a sax is joining the jam. Good to fall asleep to, but not much else. Should have called this one Zzzz!
- Not Available: Funk's back! Very guitar and bass oriented. Sadly, goes nowhere, one instrumental piece again.
- Strawberry Letter 23: Some singing. This is supposed to be a hit song. I haven't ever listened to it before and I don't find it terribly interesting. Oh! Scratch that! There's a looping psychedelic guitar section at the end (complete with phased choruses) that's fresh and interesting! Sounds a little like Terry Riley. In all, that section elevated the whole song. That was cool.
- Sweet Thang: Oh, the blues. All the right sounds are there. Westerny guitars, obstinate bass, a lonely hammond. A soulful voice. Goes nowhere though.
- Ice Cold Daydream: What a start. Full of energy, wha guitars, frantic bass playing, turning into a really funky verse. Really nice descending bass-line. The hammond to the sides hammering like crazy. Wha guitar panned jam and electric solo are really interesting though short.
- Freedom Flight: Hendrix meets Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain" after a long night of partying. Miles Davis stop by and say hello too (though there's sadly no trumpet playing, but he's coming from recording "A Silent Way" and brought the whole band). You get the idea. A slow, airy jam constructed around a bass groove and an improvising guitar. Really nice.
## General notes:
Really solid album, mixture of hard hitting rock songs with more relaxed blue moments. Pleasant sounding, very competently executed and overall very enjoyable.
## Song by song
- I Ain't The One: Riff heavy rock. Hard rocking guitars. Grooving. Raspy voice, alcohol smelling sounds. In all a solid offering.
- Tuesday's Gone: Rock ballad 101. Acoustic guitars, a hammond. Knew this one from Metallica's version. It's very similar. Emotional, melancholic and bluesy. Really like the singing on this one with the slight yodeling and overall whisky infused belting. Two songs in we're already into three stars rating territory. I'm surprised!
- Simple Man: Hard rocking slow song. Not that interesting, save for the dynamics of "soft part heavy part". This is from 1973 so maybe it was more innovative ATM.
- Missisippi Kid: Stripped down blues. Really well interpreted and enjoyable.
Got distracted, don't have any more comments.
## Notes:
This is a group I always heard about but never listened to. A VERY pleasant surprise, this is blues infused early rock. Flawlessly executed with lots of great ideas and a superb sound. Don't know if the original is like this, but the one I'm listening to has 31 songs, 14 of those are mono and sound great!
I see myself coming back to this album, too bad the cover is really awful, like something a bored high-school pupil will draw in it's notebook in class. I like to get vinyl that is both great to listen to as a whole piece (this album is like that) and to see at the same time, as a complete object. Sadly that part is not well executed.
Not my cup of tea... Entertaining but not much else.
## General notes:
Maybe it was ground breaking at the time, but I found it uninspired and ultimately boring. REALLY reminiscent of early Daft Punk while not bringing anything fresh or unique to the mix. Not for me.
## Song by song
**Genesis:** Glitchy house, not an interesting progression, but nice sound. Some Daft Punk influences.
**Let There Be Light:** Vintage drum machines, more glitchy sounds. A sense of theatrics. Really interesting distorted bassline. Nice electric piano coda. String machines and airy synths, Opens up the range a little of what was shaping as a kind of boring record so far. Ends in interesting cacophony.
**D.A.N.C.E.:** Wait. What if I made the beggining of the song like I'm tunning on a radio? What? That's already been done? A thousand times? Nevermind, lets do it again!
Kind of interesting house/disco sounds but also kind of boring ultimately.
**Newjack**: More of the same really, this is not getting better.
Dropped the album ultimately, I'll listen to something else
Really enjoyable. All songs sound very similar and all sound similar to Toy's Story OST. Nevertheless a good album to relax in the evening with a glass of wine.
Experimental, unusual, slightly psychedelic, funky. In all a great experience.
I already know this album to death. I had it copied on tape back when it was released. What a ride it is. Lots of fun and energy.
Nothing too special. Not into hip-hop really.
You'll hear: "Choo, choooot ayaya ayaya chooo chooo ayayyaya".
But it means: "I've been deceived by my friends and this is where our friendship ends"
GREAT, relevant, political lyrics, too bad you can't understand anything. The music has a lot of energy but gets somewhat boring after a while.
A great album, the sound is a little dated, specially the drums. But the mood is still great. I think this album would be actually better without the repetitive, kind of boring beat. It would then become a timeless ambient work.
Really love this album. Was a late discovery for me (already on my 40's). I recommend the whole of Drake's discography actually. Specially Pink Moon.
Not bad, rural and psychedelic at times. Well executed but a little bland for me.
Wasn't in the right mood for this. Still great though!
Nice, easy sounding album. Guitar playing is fine but not outstanding. In all I think it merits more hearings to really get into it. Nice, but not sure I'll devote the time it needs to grow on the ear.
Nice soulful voice, great tunes. See myself listening to this again.
Very funky. Knew this album already. Great bass playing by Jamerson, great tunes.
Decent blues album. Nothing too special. I enjoyed it but prefer other bluesmen.
Groove is indeed in the heart. A record that was seen as trendy and inconsequential at its time but it stood the test of time well. The tracks that weren't hits are also very solid and funky. Good hearing.
Really interesting. Sort of "progressive light" sound, innovative. A good listen.
Don't need to look it up. Pretty sure that's Jamerson on the bass, what an unique sound and style! The GOAT.
Really like the sound, the production, the mixing with voices and guitars and drums hard panned to the sides.
Some of the singing is a little... too much for my taste. But most of it is still great.
Very good. Considering getting it on vinyl.
Pretty good album to relax to.
Found it boring and monotonous.
Reminescent of Tom Petty, Dylan, Drake. Acoustic guitar and harmonica folk. Really nice songs. Good discovery.
Very funky. Not that engaging.
Just excellent. As relevant today as it was visionary when it was launched. A masterpiece.
Never listened to its entirety before. Very nice album.
One of my favorite bands. This album is so good. So much new ground broken, and sounds as good today as it did at its moment. Visionary, orginal, creative.
More notes missed than hit but still somewhat interesting to hear. This whole aesthetic and atmosphere is different.
Love the cover typography treatment but Nico's photograph with the droopy moody eyes definitely a turn-off.
Musically has some interesting parts and some boring moments too. In all not a terrible listen.
Sounds way more modern than it is. Enjoyable and a great cover.
Good and highly influential.
Tope guay. Los que lo puntúan en 1 tienen la sensibilidad de una babosa borracha de tequila y sal.
Already know and love this record. Brilliant.
Good old rock & roll. Good craftsmanship, great sound. Overall great.
Very good, one to get on vinyl if possible.
