Being There
WilcoI like a few Wilco tracks, but none are on this album
I prefer Blur
Brazilian samba funk?
Gritty blue collar rock with saxes and a 50s diner vibe.
This is pretty great. Introspective. Iβd listened to Nick Drake a while back, but never to entire albums. Enjoyable.
Funkaay
Itβd be better if every single song on here wasnβt overplayed by every classic rock radio station everywhere.
Fell on black days, plus a couple radio mainstays.
This is pretty great. Now I know where a few samples on Donuts come from.
Turn it up and 2-3 other nice ones. I donβt want to go to Chelsea. Sounds like nothing else.
At its best - a bit like Moody Blues meets Bowie or TomJones, Leonard Cohen. At its worst? Reminds me of Shatner lounge act. Hey, at least thereβs that song about a movie thatβs in the Criterion Collection.
Cult of Personality and jaunty late 80s rock. If you get a chance, check out the music video.
This is an album where I liked the less well known songs.
Way ahead of its time.
Early Michael Jackson - Off the Wall, Donβt Stop Til You Get Enough. A couple songs sound like funky disco.
The real deal. What else can I say? Sure, maybe itβs overplayed. Sure, maybe youβre not a fan of the costumes. But listen to like anything else of its time and compare. Thereβs no comparison really.
Reminds me of Stereolab plus like indie pop?
I really like Time of the Season, but I think their best work is on other albums.
Iβve seen worse, at least itβs not Bette Midler.
Definitely worth looking into.
You want it all, but you can have it... Oh yes, the controversial video with the fish flopping around at the end.
Elevator music on acid. Some of this is neat, like King Crimson, or maybe KC is like thisβ¦ it feels sort of like a sequencer on random, which Iβm not real sure about.
Iβd probably really have liked this back in Sonic Youth days. 3.
Itβs getting to the point- where Iβm no fun anymore - I am sorry. Say, can I have some of your purple berries? Itβs a 5 if ever there was one.
At first, I thought it was plain old hip hop, but there are a few really nice tracks on here.
Honestly, every song sounds the same. And theyβd all be remarkable in about 1973, which is what itβs copying. But I like 1973.
Reminds me of Dylan, T-Rex and Bowie. At times is its own thing too. Can be heartfelt at times. Like Blue Moon, etc.
The Message and a nice sample / cover thing of Genius of Love. And a couple surprising RnB tracks. This would have been super innovative when it came out in the early 80s.
The Humpty Dance, Dowhatchalike, etc. Love the raunchiness. Takes me back to middle school dance parties.
Unlike other reviewers, Iβm not triggered by this. No, I donβt feel the need to go clutch my teddy bear or Rainbow Brite dolls after listening. Iβm not concerned if my heart rate goes up listening to it. But itβs not my thing either. Reminds me of Beavis and Butthead for some reason.
Peak Billy Joel. I hated this a lot more when it was on the radio for 20 years. Is it possible itβs not as schmaltzy or ick as I remember? No, itβs still schmaltz.
Reminds me of the Doors minus the weird mysticism plus a nice beat. Second song sounds like proto-Strokes. A couple of the others remind me of the Cars or Talking Heads. Wire. I like this.
American Pie, Vincent, etc.
I like this more now than I did when it came out.
I mean⦠for Christmas music, you could do worse.
I like Leonard Cohen, and this is a good album. I always feel morose after listening to this though.
Ah yes, raving in the β90s. I might have liked this then, but itβs not for me right now. Anyway, I always preferred Underworld (dubnobass).
Not my thing. If Iβm looking for Brit pop, I prefer Radiohead, maybe an occasional Blur.
I like New Order, and this is New Order. Most of it seems kinda gothic and synthy, which is fine. Face Up is happier, even poppy. I think I kinda prefer the 1983 album before this, and the 1987 one after it, but this is fine.
I like a few Wilco tracks, but none are on this album
Good album, but not my favorite from Neil Young
Not my favorite Talking Heads. David Byrneβs voice gets a bit old by the end of this. But I do really recommend giving Psycho Killer a listen.
Ah yes, the Flaming Lips. Proving that music peaked in 1969 and again in about 1999. If you get a chance, watch a video of their concerts. I donβt like everything they ever did, but nearly every song in here is inventive and surprisingly listenable. Some people like Yoshimi better. Theyβre wrong. This is better.
Itβs not really my thing.
Reminds me of Lounge version of Elvis Costello. With creative instruments. One thing that kinda drove me nuts: words not seeming to line up with music - like Goodbye Lucille #1. Some of this reminds me of something youβd hear in a mall in the early 90s.
Itβs ok
Itβs okβ¦
Low-rent Bowie with more guitars.
Ah yes, Emperor Tomato Ketchup. Lead singerβs voice is way more in tune than it ever seems to be live.
Tied for the best VU album ever (with the self-titled album). Gritty. Reminds me of NYC.
Yep, thatβs Depeche Mode
Jazz and funky beats on the moon. And a tune called βBig Muff,β which I want to look up the meaning of. And some ambient.
I like βWolf Like Me,β but itβs not on this album. DLZ is ok. This sounds like low-rent Prince or something. Also, the mix sounds off. Like Iβm not hearing all the instruments.
Lite rock version of At the Drive In?
I like the odd juxtaposition of beach music and protest music.
Not my thing.
Reminds me of Nirvana
Grey Seal, a few hits
Now I know where Tune Yards comes from. I wish I understood the lyrics. Flagging for later so I can grok this fully.
Costello albums for me usually have 1-2?songs that are great, along with stuff I barely like. This is the same. βI want youβ is a great track.
Not as bad as I remember
This is a great album
Come on Eileen. Not my style, but something different
Itβs not my style, but itβs still good music
Auto tuned country. Not as bad as I expected
Very good album
Pretenders and Sonic Youth had a baby
Temples of syrinx, etc