Catchy chord progressions, moody blues, and sick dirty riffs that certainly don’t belong in 1971!
The lead singer sounded like a female Lou Reed. I can tell this was inspired by The Velvet Underground.
Has a bit of past hard rock sprinkled on to it, while having that pop-rock energy that most old bands had back in the 90s. Wasn't the best Aerosmith record, but was a good record to sculpt a red panda to.
Blending in the love of contemporary 60s pop and soul with today’s pop, picky with the beats and chords, sprinkle a bit of brass and spice in there. You got yourself an album that surprises you with every song! Full score!! It's such a shame it had to end so soon.
A little bit of 60s and 70s rock with a mix of new wave, and you got yourself an album that actually groves pretty well.
Peaks at “21st Century Schizoid Man” and goes down in interest after a while. The album just ends up being very slow after the opening track. I’ve listened to this album 2-3 times and I still couldn’t get into it.
Very Rainbow like. Nice hard rock!
Theatrical. While the album kept a linear tone the entire album, I love how they decided to take every song in this album and put a theatrical mood to them, like a concept album.
Very new wave. Like Talking Heads.
Has hints of Rainbow and soft Mettalica. Even for 1980, the techniques they used were great for their time.
Very unique type of blues rock.
Interesting instrumentals, huge mood changes, and with an orchestral feel. All without a big mention of a drummer. Definitely a new age album. Feels almost timeless.
Creative chords with an indie vibe.
Very new wave!
The sampling choices and production job are top notch!
A rap album that sounds modern and timeless, with great vocals and new-wave instrumentals.
I sense a bitter(sweet) lofi nostalgic mood while listening to this album. Imagine a safe cozy place where the only outlet to the outside world is a cozy album like this.
First of all, “I’m a steamroller babe, I’m ‘bout to roll over you.” It was a folk album, until it wasn’t. That’s all you need to know.
A 70s album / but with BONGOS!! Combine Stevie Wonder and 60s Contemporary Jazz and just add bongos. You technically have a “BONGO” album.
This duo takes folk to its greatest peak by delivering great melodies that I never associated folk with before.
Experiments a little between folk and country, but there isn’t much to say about this album…
Combing the usual sound I know as The Police and the sound before I knew them as The Police. Definitely progressive new wave.
Brilliant production! Best I’ve heard since I heard a couple songs from the Phil Spector Christmas Album!
Is this an indie album or a Prince album?? I will say, the house production is top-notch, even for 1989!
Sounds like a proto successor to The Velvet Underground.
A soul album with brilliant production, and/but mega-experimental songs. Long, drawn-out, instrumental heavy. Unlike any soul album I’ve heard.
The guitar pedals make this album very atmospheric. You still have plenty of unique music! Feels like a Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd album, maybe even a touch of early Rolling Stones. Though, when you get to the B-side, the songs get more creative with their genres.
You hear the first song and its unique genre, but then all the other songs follow the same genre of digital synths and drums. Aside from the singles, this is usually the case. Kind of boring if you ask me… Especially if some songs are as long as 8-9 minutes, it doesn’t usually work unless to have something different enough to show for it. Overall, it’s too repetitive and structured for me to enjoy this properly… On the flip side, it’s as if Lou Reed did New Wave.
With the music and electric effects of Neural Milk Hotel and the creativity of The Beatles, this is an album I think most people will have fun with. And though it slows down the mood by the last couple songs, the mood matches them as they all sound beautiful!
This album goes from atmospheric to semi-theatrical in the longest, but hard-hitting way I've ever heard. I just listened to this album for the umpteenth time, but this hits different. After hearing the lyrics during what seems to be a scary burnout, it didn't cure me, but it's like talking to someone that understands you; nearly brought me to tears. Anyway, driving more towards modern synthesizers rather than pure rock like in their other albums, still in that experimental phase, though in here, it's more realized, as it's less a synth demo and more of an example of what happens when you combine soft rock/folk/easy listening with otherworldly sounds that come with the synths.
I love the raspy female lead vocals. I’ve never heard a female blues singer of this rasp. Though, the songs do get repetitive pretty quickly.
Nice and jazzy bossa album! The A side is full of surprises, however it starts to slow down by the B side. But overall, the album has very creative surprises in it!
This is one of the weirdest jazz fusion albums I’ve ever listened to…
I like how the album to most soft acoustic to most hardest electric in the span of 35 minutes.
The story may be confusing at times, but the whole thing is played in an instrumental way ahead of its time. This was kind of an era when Genesis was proving themselves to be more experimental and to go past the 70s era of their production. I would give this album a 9/10, but this website doesn't support half ratings.
Very avant-garde with a sense of direction.
Alternative styles with catchy riffs.
The lyrics, chords, and the passion in her voice as she sings are the standing points of this album. It’s a comforting album, though it’s one that understands the hardships and struggles of life.
The classic late 50s jazz you love to hear, folks!
Unreal glam rock instrumentals for ‘72. This is quite ahead of their time.
May have been repetitive. Not much to say about this album.
Really interesting riffs and/or sampledelia used in a very unique way.
This album’s production feels several years ahead of its time on some select songs. Otherwise, the lyrics tell great stories.
Breathtaking production with catchy chord progressions. Mixing may be off as the vocals may be hard to hear.
Cooper plays around with the instruments and production while still keeping the heart of the rock and roll genre!