Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda WilliamsSo glad to see this gem on the list. So many amazing songs.
So glad to see this gem on the list. So many amazing songs.
Loved it! Serious Oingo Boingo vibes!
Iβve long lived this record. Perfect on those rainy days. Beck is versatile and amazing.
Powerhouse of a voice. I got pretty excited by track 1, but then couldnβt find another track to match it. Some close contenders include βFly By Nightβ and βLookinβ For The Time (Workinβ Girl)β. So close to giving it a Four, but itβs lacking some quality that distinguished my favorite albums of this genre.
I found myself being pleasantly surprised by the lyrics (including on βWake Upβ), but I just canβt get behind the background music.
Struck me for how original it is and the songs are thoughtfully composed. Iβve always loved βLullabyβ and βPictures of You.β To be honest though, some songs make me sleepy and I look forward to them ending.
Great singing and good energy, but just canβt get fully behind the butt rock genre.
Iβve long loved this one but havenβt listened to it in years. Great reminder, especially of more obscure songs like βPigs in Zen.β
What a voice, but I was ready for it to end about three songs prior to it ending.
Iβve long been a fan of this album and this band!
Solid collection of catchy hits!
Couldnβt get through this one.
Solid album thatβs a pleasure to listen to.
Fugazi and Sonic Youth had a sweet baby with this one!
I went in planning to give it 4 stars to make room for βBlueβ to be ranked higher, but thatβs only because I forgot how amazing this record was! Itβs right there with βBlue,β Iβd say.
Few can make a sax sound cool on a rock album, but by jove Bowieβs done it!
Love the lyrics and rapping, but wish the background music was less monotonous.
I never owned this one but always wanted it. I realized listening to it that I must have accessed it at some point because every song was familiar. Beautiful production (such clarity) and itβs definitely unique and fresh.
Went in wanting to like it, but got bored quick. Good background music.
This album made me smile, and Iβm not a fan.
Nice atmosphere; love the singerβs voice; this album has a vibe I am digging!
Listened while working and just canβt imagine listening in a more direct and attentive way.
Started out really strong, but I got less enthusiastic as it labored on. I think small doses of Pet Shop Boys works best for me. First couple songs: great. βIt Couldnβt Happen Hereββ¦ well ultimately I wish that one couldnβt, and hadnβt.
It was better than I expected, but expectations were low. Some good singing and there was certainly some heart put into it.
Wish it wasnβt so repetitive, but you know if this albumβs playing Iβm taking Anita out on the dance floor to BOOOOGGGGIIIIIIEEEE!!!!
A masterpiece! Great energy; great instrumentation; great creativity.
Awesome record. Love the moodiness and psychedelic guitar riffs.
An epic undertaking and David Gilmour is a master guitarist. Standouts include: Another Brick in the Wall, Mother, Young Lust, One of my Turns, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, and Waiting for the Worms. I might be getting loose with the 5 star ratings, but an ambitious project like this with so many infectious songs is worthy, I think.
I enjoyed this very much, but like so many jam band albums I know, the songs lacked a distinctiveness thatβs needed in my mind for a 4 or 5 star album. There are exceptions of course (Voodoo Chile, for instance, and I was captured by 1983β¦(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)).
This album is a big reason Iβm doing this project: to discover an album/artist I didnβt know that is good. Great is better, but good is good, and I think Grant Lee Buffaloβs βFuzzyβ is pretty darn good. Major Bowie vibes at times, but set against more rootsy music. I listened to it once and then half of it again in the evening because I was still intrigued!
I wish I could have been there live, but I wasnβt digging the recording because the singing just never stopped. Would have liked some space in there so instruments could shine. Cookeβs voice is outstanding but too relentless.
I listened to it while working and totally enjoyed it. Honestly, hearing Anita talk and rave about it and how unique it is among jazz albums elevated it in my mind.
I want to like Massive Attack so much, and I totally dug the start of this album, but I ultimately got bored.
I dug it. Need to give it another round where Iβm able to listen to lyrics closer.
Much grittier than I was expecting. Liked the energy and the chaos of it, but stopped it before all the bonus tracks were done. At some point, I was done.
I need to give it another listen. I definitely dug it and was close to giving it four stars.
An awesome unplugged grunge show only to be rivaled by Alice In Chains. Loved the covers they did.
Gotta hand it to them: they know how to write a catchy southern song.
I loved loved loved this! Super creative and interesting. Great performance. Super bold and it just never let up in its awesomeness!
A nice sound (great voice) but not my jam.
I was way into grunge in the 90s but heard so much Nirvana on the radio unsurprising never got their albums. This was my first listen to βIn Utero.β Great intensity and overall solid, but I do prefer my grunge with more guitar leads and harmonies.
The songs all sound the same to me and while Iβll dig any by itself, Iβm not a fan of the album.
Nice album to work to. High Tide or Low Tide a stand-out surprise!
Glad I listened to this. Not my favorite genre, but I appreciate it.
That was a joy!
Gorgeous album, and I can understand why my dad calls contemporary music mere βnoise.β This album breathes!
I loved song #1, and then the album fell apart for me. It was like Velvet Underground and The Rolling Stones had a baby, and it was one of those babies you look at and cringe. It has value: itβs a baby, after all. But good lord!
Love the feel, love the poetic verse and voice, but canβt do more than 3 stars because I was very ready for it to end by the time it did.
I havenβt listened to this one in a while but my first bandβs guitarist was obsessed with Roxy Music and this album particularly. Bryan Ferryβs vibrato is legendary! This album is a pleasure for me.
I went in thinking I would love this more than I did. A couple gems and I love this band, but the album didnβt blow me away.
I need more Nick Drake in my life. Lovely guitar and vocals. Solid album.
Creative, atmospheric, unique, but ultimately boring.
Felt like a disaster of an album to me, right from track 1 (and I donβt hate funk).
Nope.
Awesome album. I was disappointed with LA Woman and Iβm not sure this record is all that different, but it just struck me as more solid. Jimβs voice is legendary.
Loved it. Super dark and gritty. Never heard of this band before!
I enjoyed listening to my first Madonna album front to back. The hits are great, and the B-sides are surprisingly interesting.
A trip into Brian Wilsonβs mindβ¦as I expected, it was interesting, weird, super creative, and surprising. Not the kind of album Iβd spin most days, but I appreciate it for the art that it is.
Too many drugs were consumed in the making of this record.
This was the perfect album to have recommended to calm my nerves before a job interview with my employer Clark College.
I enjoyed this quite a bit! Great voice; good vibe; solid set of songs.
Solid collection of great folk tunes. Bobβs got a gift!
All in could hear on every song was βCome On Eileen.β What should recognizable voice. Overall fun album and band, but not one Iβll revisit much or at all.
Particularly dug the βIn Love With Youβ duet with Stephen Marley. This album is solid front to back.
Loved it. Smooth, well written songs!
Gave it two spins in a row cause itβs been a while and itβs so refreshing. It was better than I remembered it being, and I remembered it being very good.
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Loved the slide guitar and rootsy feel.
I enjoyed this one. I could hear how they influenced artists I really like, but I kept thinking that the artists I really like took what this band was doing and made it better, which is why 3 stars is the most I can give.
I didnβt give this one the attention it deserves. I loved hearing it as background music to grading papers and cleaning house. I will come back to it happily, which is evidence for me that itβs a 4 minimum.
One of my all time favorite albums. This one opened up a world to me.
A great collection of catchy songs that fail to move me emotionally but do keep me listening (and happy).
5 stars, only cause thereβs no option to give 6. Iβll always remember showing up at Target before the store opened, getting in at opening, grabbing the disc, playing it in the parking lot, discovering the secret book tucked underneath the CD holder, and just soaking it all in.
I really liked 3/4 of it. Great energy and creativity. Not a 4 cause the 1/4 I didnβt like, I really didnβt like.
Thereβs a formula they stick to, for sure! Loved βLove Hungry Man.β Pretty sure the last vocal on the album is the lead singer hurling.
Iβm familiar with another album from Travis (βThe Invisible Bandβ) which I liked much better. This one was alright.
I gotta say, I was often impressed!
Not my style. I appreciate the abilities of the musicians, and hence the two stars.
I know this album well and listened to it on earphones this time around. Itβs a masterclass on creating atmosphere.
This album had so much energy and originality I feel bad not giving it a 4 or even 5, but I couldnβt emotionally connect and I donβt expect to listen again (but who knows), so alas a three.
Loved hearing the songs Iβd never heard, like the Andy Warhol song!
Appreciating the poetry, but a bit monotonous for my taste.
This album checks so many boxes for me, but somehow I just couldnβt get into it.
Really dug the βReason to Believeβ and βHelpβ covers.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one. A great album to cycle to!
Great collection of songs! This one brings me back a ways!
Well that was epic and awesome!
A grunge masterpiece. Every song memorable. βWould?β is the perfect ending!
Saw it in London in β96. Loved it then; love it now!
Thereβs enough cringy stuff on here to cause it to fall short of a five for me, but thereβs just as much inspirational stuff and the music is darn good. I enjoyed this!
So much to love!
The hits hit hard! The non-hits are cringy are times. Overall, quite enjoyable.
Stellar live album! What a voice.
It was alright.
Loved it! Serious Oingo Boingo vibes!
What a gem! Glad to have heard it! Beautiful voice, guitar, recording.
Haunting. Freaked over βLilac Wineβ and the last two tracks were awesome.
Beautiful performance. A bit to monotone to keep me coming back, but it was nice to work to and listen in intently every once in a while.
Masterpiece
Love the singer. Songs are decent.
Nice tunes, but nothing really leaped out at me. In fact, I canβt remember a single song just 30 minutes after listening (albeit I was working while listening, but a 4 or 5 star record will at least distract me at times from that work).
As hard hitting now as when it came out.
Great collection of songs! βStrange Brewβ is of course outstanding!
Listened to it all. Ambitious undertaking with many perfect moments.
Nice sound. Good music to work to for sure.
First time hearing it. Hit machine. Only criticism is that thereβs a formula they never ever stray from, so feels repetitive. They even say something to that effect in FOB: βLet's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before.β
Liked it but didnβt love it. βSunny Afternoonβ was a clear favorite.
And I now know where βThere She Goesβ came from! Enjoyable set of tunes.
That wasβ¦a lot. Not my cup of tea, but I do appreciate the spirit of the record! Scott Walker had a unique vision and he went the $&@# after it!
Dang, that jam at the end of βLoving Cupβ! Delicious! I like how you feel like your in a garage with these guys, listening to them play. I never listened to whole Stones albums before this, and Iβm grateful!
I like them best when acoustic. Felt major Costello vibes at times. Overall, liked it fine but it doesnβt excite me.
I liked it a lot. My criticism is that most of the time thereβs so much going on with the music itβs overwhelming.
This one brings back old and very strange memories of traveling from San Diego to LA to record bass in a studio for a guy I never met and who showed up extremely late and very inebriated (I think). Deep into the night we played and recorded Tim Buckley songs live that were on this album. The session was trash and I never heard results. I drove home VERY late (2, or 3am), fell asleep for much of the following day and vowed never to do such a thing again. As for the album, itβs very pretty.
Powerhouse of a voice. I got pretty excited by track 1, but then couldnβt find another track to match it. Some close contenders include βFly By Nightβ and βLookinβ For The Time (Workinβ Girl)β. So close to giving it a Four, but itβs lacking some quality that distinguished my favorite albums of this genre.
That was quite enjoyable! It appears I need more Iggy Pop in my life!
Iβve long lived this record. Perfect on those rainy days. Beck is versatile and amazing.
Love the sound of The National. Iβve heard them before and I actually donβt quite understand why I donβt keep coming back to them. Whatever that reason is, itβs why I give this a 4 and not a 5.
I kept thinking over and over again: βJust because you can doesnβt mean you should.β
There were some moments (for instance, on βOn A Ropeβ), but not many. Overall, meh.
I liked it and learned that βChina Girlβ was co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie. This album is dark and moody and I found myself digging it generally. Still, it didnβt incite the excitement I got from βLust For Life.β
Definitely some great jams on this one.
Some lovely chaos, but ultimately lacking memorable hooks and rifts I crave in music of all genres. βTarpitβ was a highlight.
Fabulous. Was on the road to five stars when suddenly βJamaica Jerk-offβ came on and I thought, βNo Sir Elton, you have to be penalized in some form for that.β
Just not feeling it. Bored mostly. Started out great with their hit, and then waned on.
After multiple listens this weekend, Iβm concluding that this album that Iβve been meaning to listen to for decades is absolutely wonderful!
Loved the first half more than the second. Power, followed by All of the Lights followed by Monster was the highlight for me.
I got excited during tracks 1 and 2, and then was thoroughly bored for the next 50 minutes. Itβs painful when s as seven minute song never goes anywhere, and much worse when theyβre lined up one after another.
Some sweet jams. Nice to work to.
The last song was good enough to almost change my mind, but I donβt see why this album is on the list. The set of songs are decent enough, but it didnβt strike me as particularly special.
Dug it! It was like Sleater Kinney met up with Phoenix and had a sweat little baby.
Great album but doesnβt hit the way βAbbey Roadβ does.
It struck me that the album starts like a Tool album, if Tool had only chimes to work with. I got through half of track one and just canβt spend my time on this one. I see the value but itβs not my thing.
Quite a few hits, so Iβll give them that, but in my opinion: dull.
So many moments causing so many shivers down my spine. If ever there was a masterpieceβ¦
βOneβ is the bomb, and the rest is good.
Beautiful atmosphere. This album made me a fan of the band, and in my opinion their best work came after this gem.
I wanted to like it, but it dragged on and on and I was quite happy when it was over.
Loved it. Knew the hits but didnβt know they played βLong Black Veil,β a song I love and forgot about.
My god the mood this man createsβ¦
Nice to revisit this one. They were definitely syncing on this one.
Groovy and fun, but the Stevie Wonder tribute kind of killed this one for me.
Loved much of it, and particularly βIn My Bed.β
Found myself digging these songs more than the last Black Sabbath Γ‘lbum assigned.
Heard a few tracks, which was enough to appreciate the vibe but recognize itβs not my jam.
I enjoyed the heck out of this! Only thing making it a 4 and not a 5 in my view is that some songs lasted about 1 to 2 to 4 minutes longer than was warranted. (But I also get that the band was jamming.)
Nice and catchy; exactly what I expected. Lacked that quality βPet Soundsβ has and so good but not amazing.
Independent, rule breaking, punk AF, majestic voice. I get it and love it.
If every song was βHotel Californiaβ: a 5. However, every song is not βHotel Californiaβ and the band is just too sleepy and reserved for my liking.
Brilliant in every way: song writing, palpable energy, performance of every instrument, vocals for the ages. This album and band have long been an obsession!
Caught my attention right away and I enjoyed it. However, it dragged on with similar-sounding songs. I think Iβd like this band best in short spurts.
I was underwhelmed after hearing βA Night at the Opera.β This albumβs production was problematic for me. The instruments and Freddieβs voice often sounded muddled. But the songs also felt less than special. I think Queenβs brilliance hurt their rating from me: I compared the to what they can be, and on this one they fell short of their own excellent standard.
Catchy, of course.
Came in biased (love Billy Bragg!). A nice, predictable set of tunes from the union man.
Weird stuff, man.
A masterpiece Iβve long relished from start to finish!
Thatβs was great, and itβs clear how influential Black Sabbath was on Alice In Chains!
A collection of great pop songs. A couple album fillers, but overall a gem! Favorite line: βSex is natural, sex is fun, sex is best when itβs one on one.β Good lord.
Awesome sound. Iconic voice. More please!
Nice melodies and a nice album to work to. A pleasant surprise!
My first Taylor Swift album. Nice sound and some good originality. I did get bored, though. Close to a 4, but Iβm not quite there.
I enjoyed this. Would have loved some added instruments and vocal harmonies.
I can see how they were influenced by Midnight Oil and influential on EMF, but Midnight Oil and EMF are so much better I canβt justify anything more than a 2.
Great originality and energy. I came in wanting to love it, but the style just doesnβt grip me, so I came out liking it.
Nice to work to and I imagine pretty rad in a club.
Easily one of the most important albums in my musical education. I was a big Radiohead fan from their start (Pablo Honey). I adored The Bends. But it was OK Computer that elevated them to Gods. What a masterpiece!
I love this album. Following OK Computer? Wake me up, I think Iβm in Heaven!
I really enjoyed this, and Iβm thinking now that I need more Kate Bush in my life.
Love the variety, the energy, and of course the grittiness.
Some good moments; liked when it was jazzy; donβt expect to come back to it.
Great energy; loved the hard rock elements.
Serious Rolling Stones vibes. Good stuff.
That was so, so bad. Painful and awkward.
A masterful double album. A masterclass in weaving between heavy and tender. And so many hits!
Dug it. Great playing and song writing.
I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Smooth vocals.
This albumβs a GEM!
Dug it!
Predictably solid.
Wow, so many of the Xmas tunes that come up on a holiday playlist came from this album. Gotta give it all the stars, despite its producer being a murderer.
Canβt believe Iβd never listened to this before. Now that I have, I get it!
Fantastic, start to finish!
This album just did too much to define a musical movement, a generation, to get anything less than a 5. My favorite has long been βMary Jane,β with βIronicβ and βYou Oughta Knowβ close behind. I loved revisiting this album and I played it loud in the car as nostalgia washed over me.
Nice energy and much fun!
I was recently turned on to this album and so this is my third or fourth listen. Itβs awesome and gritty.
I like the feel and the singerβs voice. Just wanted it to be a bit better. I suppose I was craving more memorable hooks.
Not bad to work to but also not my thing. I appreciate it but wouldnβt turn to it when I want to listen to music.
Nothing great here. I perked up only after the album ended and Spotify played something like it.
Great album! Would have been a Five if (1) it ended differently, and (2) there were a couple more songs that had a vibe similar to tracks 1-7.
Loved it loved it loved it! What a voice!
Oof, not a fan.
Album is full of positive messages and a good beat. Itβs community wisdom in song, built for sharing. Respect.
I dig it, but too much repetition for my taste. Chic is perfect for a wedding and I can imagine theyβre fun live.
Iβll admit: first time listening to this album from start to finish. Came in grumpy (canβt give The Beatles all the stars just cause theyβre The Beatles! Grrr!). Then songs like Happiness is a Warm Gun, Julia, and Helter Skelter kept coming on and I thoroughly loved it and Iβm giving it all the stars.
Nice vibe. Great to work to; great for ambiance. Thereβs only a few tracks I can imagine myself sitting down and focusing on.
A great album through and through! I love The Clash for their vocals, rhythms, riffs, and garage-y sound.
I loved it, and especially when the whole band was jamming and getting delightfully bluesy!
Dug it!
I had totally forgot about βThree Days,β one of my favorites. Great album!
I am so thankful for this 1001 album project for the way itβs got me listening to Ella Fitzgerald.
Canβt do it. Recognize its energy and it does have its merits, but at the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, most songs are annoying and the lyrics are stupid.
Enjoyable but nothing grabbed me.
Excellent from start to finish. One of my favorite all time albums. A game changer in my life (but not the first U2 album I heard: looking forward to giving Achtung Baby all the stars too!).
Enjoyable and seemed a bit more raw than other BB records Iβve heard.
Found myself enjoying this much more than expected, and if every song was βShe Bop,β itβd be the easiest five star rating of my life.
Super strong start but I soon lost interest. There was a certain formula that kept repeating itself that caused me to lose interest even as I appreciated the musicianship.
I love Repeater and guaranteed every time I listen to a Fugazi record I think, βdang the bass and drums sound so goooood!β
Joni is hit or miss, and this one misses. I think I need clear structure, with a memorable verse and chorus, and I never found it on this record.
Had its moments, good musicianship. Ultimatelyβ¦not feeling it.
Found myself liking it (in particular, liked working with it playing). Nice energy.
The only way I can explain why Iβm not into Yes, but I love this record is: Peter Gabriel.
Creative, exciting, nerdy. I like it!
I like how it starts and how it ends, but just couldnβt get swept up in everything in between.
Really dug βAsβ and βAll Day Sucker.β
Nice set of songs. An enjoyable listen.
So good! Great recording and energy! My one hang up is a hang up I have with all blues records: I love them off the bat but the songs end up sounding the same and Iβve grown tired by the end.
Like many grooves. Lyrics leave a lot to be desired, especially when the βsex packetsβ that are referenced over and over and over again seem to be done kind of date rape drug.
Always original, but not my favorite from Queen.
This one replaced Rain Dogs as my favorite Tom Waits album!
Some real gems on here. Took me right back to high school!
Found myself enjoying this more often than not, and I particularly like the last instrumental track.
Never heard of this group and it was definitely a pleasant listening experience.
A classic through and through!
Something about this reminded me of open mic nights at various coffee shops in the middle of the week in the early 2000s.
Nice and smooth (operator).
Friend of the Devil is definitely the highlight.
Thereβs a lot to live on this record (and a lot to be bored by on the B-Sides).
Catchy. Listened to some tracks twice, which is characteristic of a four star rating from me.
Glad to be reminded of this band and this very solid record.
Great closing track. Love this bandβs sound, but was a little surprised I didnβt love this album more than I did.
Never heard of John Cale and enjoyed this album.
I listened while doing yard work, so I was admittedly distracted, but I wasnβt grabbed by this one.
Nice to work to.
I found myself being pleasantly surprised by the lyrics (including on βWake Upβ), but I just canβt get behind the background music.
First listen and Iβm better for it. I had to struggle through track 1, but right after it the album sucked me in. Loved the horns!
Nice sound. Did my due diligence and listened to both the English and the French 1.5 hours of music, which is a testament to its being enjoyable.
Ambitious and inventive and weird at times. I liked it, and thereβs no denying the dudeβs got a great voice.
So, so good. I must return to this!
Beautiful album with many of my favorite Joni songs!
Nice! Full of bangers. I particularly loved βUse Once & Destroyβ.
Thereβs so much talent on this record, and I think I would have liked it much more when I was younger, just as I loved βThe Eminem Show,β but times have changed for me. Thereβs too much glorification of domestic violence, murder, and homophobia to get behind it.
Really nice and surprising album. Loved the psychedelic synth. Teetered between three and four (started to lose me in the middle but got me back with βThe Architectβ). Landing on a four because it was memorable and unique.
Wow! Loved this! Such awesome bass, among many other highlights.
Pretty surprised by the instrumentals at the end, and then the disco finale. Bowie is always surprising! Loved the first and last tracks. Liked but didnβt love everything in the middle.
Worked with this as background music and I think I now know what itβs like to work as a receptionist in a primary care doctors office.
Very nice, just as I expected.
Catchy and some memorable tunes. I like it.
Gritty AF. Glad to learn about Nick Caveβs roots. Boy he got A LOT better with age. The gem on this one was βSeveral Sinsβ but most was hard to endure.
Nice easy listening. Evokes a strong 60s vibe.
Original and was surprised by the sudden presence of Norah Jones.
Iβll admit it wasnβt a super close listen. What I heard was pleasing but I never had a βwait!β moment that drew me in. Reminded me of The Rolling Stones a bit.
It grew on me more and more as it went on. I donβt love their sound enough to give 4 stars, but I do like this album.
Definitely dreamy. Freaked out a bit on βLover of Mineβ for how dang close it is to Vampire Weekendβs βUnbearably White.β
I liked this one much better than the last Beastie Boys album assigned. Was digging βBodhisattva Vow.β
I have to a knowledge the artistry and production. Many songs made me feel uncomfortable, which makes an album stand out.
Had the good fortune of having this one on vinyl. Very nice, solid, pleasing record.
Smoooooth!
A solid REM record! I forgot about βKing of Birdsβ and how much I love it!
Such strong Cure vibes on βSunriseβ! Interesting thing: as I listened I just kept thinking of what other great bands they sounded like. That means they were epically influential or they were riding a wave. Not sure which, but ultimately I like the bands they remind me of more than them.
If you like song one, youβll like them all. Thereβs great consistency in this one. Maybe a little too much. Some variation in sound would have been nice.
I expect to come back to this one for closer and closer listens. Very nice production, layers, vocals, and more.
A wall of constant, unyielding noise. Couldnβt wait till it was over. The only positive: I can imagine rearrangements of some songs being performed by other bands coming out decent.
Thereβs no doubting the talent of the bandβs members or the uniqueness of their sound. Just lacks the needed edge to match my tastes.
I love the iconoclastic attitude, and liked the songs that evoked Bowie, but I mostly found this album to be work to get through.
Had me at βThe More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get.β Love me some Morrisey!
Much to like. Pretty dark and relevant today (thinking especially of βLiving in a World They Didnβt Makeβ and itβs ending).
I canβt figure out if this is a 2 or a 3! The ballads kill me, but the high energy stuff (and the occasional slap bass) is pretty good. 2.5.
I canβt explain it, but I was sort of dreading listening to this one. Iβm a Beatles fan, but not a solo McCartney fan. That said, in the end the album was not as painful as I expected. It was mostly pleasing. And Iβm also glad to move on.
Forgot about βThe Long Day is Over.β Goosebumps.
Nice jamming. I enjoyed it.
What a bizarre album. Itβs a tale of two halves, with the second half being much better than the first and nearly redeeming it. Overall, not my jam.
That was surprising and delightful!
Spun the vinyl. Side A is good (3 stars). Side B is brilliant (5 stars), starting with one of my favorites: Wooden Ships.
βDonβt You Want Meβ is a classic, but I found myself mildly annoyed and agitated through the rest.
Plenty to like, but I just canβt get excited about The White Stripes in the same way I can other Jack White projects.
I loved this collection of songs!
Full of hits I recognize, appreciate, and like but donβt love.
It started so good (Shining Star) and ended so badly (See the Light). Love the hits but just canβt hang with the rest.
As much as I want to give members of Talking Heads all the stars, I can not. Decent to work to, but kind of repetitive and boring.
Gave this one two listens, as the first was while driving and I couldnβt hear everything as closely as I would have liked. I was thinking three stars at the time, but a few songs grabbed my attention and made me want to give it a closer listen. So, got home and spun the vinyl (inherited from Anitaβs mom) and Iβm glad I did. This is a solid record with some lovely songs beyond the great βTusk.β I anticipate more listens in the future.
Always interesting. Loved the hits, but also quirky tunes like βMoods for Moderns.β
Iβm so torn on this. After track one I was thinking, βoh wow, thisβll be a five!β Later I was down to a four, and ended thinking three. I love the voice and instrumentation and creativity. Just think ultimately I like it in small doses.
What a clear and memorable voice. βCan I Sleep In Your Armsβ was a highlight.
An extra star for track one but the restβ¦ugh.
A lot to love beyond the hits - most notably the album opener. They were certainly on fire as a band when they recorded this.
The orgasmic moaning in βGirlβ made me even more uncomfortable than the droaning synth on every track. Ugh.
Very nice!
Great to listen to on a bike ride. Not sure Iβd dig it as much if I was only listening. The last song is one for the ages - hilarious.
Enjoyed working to it but not something I see myself returning to.
Couldnβt find this exact album on Spotify, so I listened to βFats Domino Swingsβ and enjoyed it quite a lot. In particular loved βAinβt That A Shame.β
Everything came together for the great βSuperstition,β but the rest of the album sounded like a jumbled mess to me. So much going on musically, but the instruments werenβt working together in my mind. For instance, βMaybe Your Babyβ drove me nuts for the fact the drums were not driving it along and there were so many instruments soloing at the same time. It could have been so much better! The rest didnβt drive me nuts because I didnβt hear the great potential; it was simply an unpleasant experience.
I appreciate the creativity but I just canβt get into this at all.
A beautiful and haunting record from start to end.
An excellent way to listen to Metallica! I enjoyed the whole show, appreciating the symphony parts throughout.
Reminds me of Shakey Graves, with less energy. Very nice and Iβll be listening to more.
Great energy, as I expected.
Great album! Loved the piano snd recording quality.
Much to like and they kept reminding me of other bands I like, which might speak to their influence on 80s rock.
Spun it on vinyl and it sounded oh-so-good!
Very enjoyable. Loved the singing and instrumentation.
Wow, I enjoyed the heck out of this album. I anticipate more rotations!
I didnβt want to listen, and took days to hit play, but then immediately liked it.
I liked it, but was mostly struck by how much better they got.
Nice sound. Fun to work to.
At times I felt Nick Cave vibes, but never as good. I appreciate this record, but I donβt anticipate another listen.
Interesting and unique sound and vibe. I enjoyed this.
I didnβt give this the attention it deserved, but 1 1/2 rounds in the car as background while I chatted with Leo makes me confident that itβs a solid three. I hope to return to it on some future day and listen more closely.
Wow, I really disliked this album. It made me angry that no band I was ever in got a record deal.
SΓΊper good and a great 1001 connection as I discovered the song βSin Cityβ on a previously assigned Billy Bragg record and loved it.
I never heard of Wire and I immediately recognized how influential they were. When I heard βThree Girl Rhumbaβ I immediately thought of Elasticaβs βConnection.β I was shocked to hear βStrangeβ and realize this was not an REM song. They covered Wire! Iβm a fan now!
Iβm thankful every time I listen!
Just fantastic.
Very nice. Loved the production/sound. Excited about the song βHeroβ.
Some shocking stuff-notably βGang Bang.β First half beat the second, and I mostly enjoyed it.
Good energy.
Solid album, although not my favorite by them.
The band was definitely on fire for this record. I was delighted to be reminded of the song βHighway Chileβ!
Nothing like the awesome βReintarnation,β but some good, well performed tunes.
I recognize the talent but just canβt get behind it. Just wanted it to end, mostly.
Enjoyable.
Smooth as usual. Was delighted by βUnchained Melody.β
Nice and smoooth!
Love Iggyβs energy and the subversive nature of it.
An easy 5 stars. A pivotal album in my youth.
I never heard of them and I admit I came in skeptical, but this band captures a lot of what I love about 60s music: poetic lyrics, good vibes, harmonies, creativity, harpsichord⦠I enjoyed it!
Very nice live performance!
Consistent and thereβs much to like.
Great album and of course a fantastic ending.
I liked the first half. The second half was quite unpalatable for me.
Thought #1: initially enjoyed the fuzzy sound of the instruments, but the album wore on me quick. Thought #2: if Golem from Lord of the Rings ever had a chance at being a singer in a band, it was with this band.
As with all Eminem records: great wordsmything but juvenile as hell. This one started to grate on me a bit more than others.
So many gems! Easy 5 from me.
Such a voice. Many great songs on this one.
Boy you hear the seeds of Sleater Kinney on this record! I was immediately excited by what I was hearing, but it started to wear on me as it went on. Iβll love this one in spurts!
Loved it. I canβt believe I missed this band in the 90s. Itβs so up my alley!
I love Ice Cubeβs voice. Oddly, more than once the album triggered thoughts of a rap duo I listened to as a kid: Kris Kross. Where that was G rated, though, this was R. Looking into it, Kris Kross did sample Ice Cubeβs music in their own.
Gotta give it credit for being a major hit machine. Problem for me is I find these hits a bit boring for the most part. Iβve long appreciated this album but also have not gone back to it since I first heard it, until it came up on this list.
Spun the vinyl. So beautiful.
I mostly enjoyed it: the oddness of it, the lead singer and background vocals, the weird drumming. It was unique and had quite a few fine moments. Definitely an attention-grabbing rendition of βI Heard it through the Grapevine.β
Thereβs a lot I like on this album and some cringy elements as well, for sure.
Iβm trying to figure out why βStick With Me Babyβ is so very, very familiar! That was a highlight. Overall - pleasant album.
Consistently good, and great trajectory with its βWatching the Detectivesβ finale.
A classic! Love the atmosphere.
A rock solid album from Morrissey. I knew the hits and am grateful to now know the album. Iβll be returning to it!
I recognize the shredding talent, but good lord I just canβt. At least not alone in my house. I could see this being fun live.
Well that was an exciting 15 minutes.
Canβt get me enough Smiths! Love the bass on βBarbarism Begins at Home.β
Two words: butt rock.
Very nice, and βI Shot the Sheriffβ is a superb cover song.
Trying not to think about the Pink Floyd tie which would likely increase the stars I give. With that, Iβm not impressed with this album. Nothing really grabbed my attention.
A blast from the past for me. It holds up!
Loved the concept, loved the performance, loved the closer written by an inmate. A unique and landmark live album.
An album with a lot of creativity, energy, and talent.
I nearly made it through the 3+ hours, but Iβm taking a break from working and I think Iβm done with this one.
An onslaught of greatest hits until you hit the second to last song, βOh Daddy,β which is also awesome. This is a great record (and yes, I spun the vinyl for this listen).
It had its good moments, but overall this one was a flop for me. I found the repetitive vocals annoying along with at least half of the guitar solos: a bad combo for this genre!
Smooth voice. Maybe Iβm grumpy today but I just wasnβt feeling it. Second 2 score today Iβm issuing.
That was unique and powerful and angsty and I wish Iβd listened to her from the start (kept hearing about her in music mags but never sought her out). Great album!
Many of these songs were on the βBest Ofβ album I had, including me favorite Crowded House song, βWeather With You.β In the end-good, solid, and also not mind blowing.
So glad to see this gem on the list. So many amazing songs.
I got excited for a moment because I thought the great BAND Idlewild was assigned. Turned out this was the kind of music I was relentlessly subjected to back when I worked at Rite Aid.
Thereβs much to like on this one. Dug the tempo changes and the smooth vocals.
The background tracks were atrocious in my opinion, with βMr. Sandmanβ as an example of a particularly terrible one.
As expected, haunting and good.
Solid.
I found myself intrigued and enjoying this. Iβm glad to know about this band now. Very creative and gritty.
Any album with βEveryday Is Like Sundayβ and βSuedeheadβ is a four minimum. The rest was good but not enough to bump it to a 5.
A super tight metal album with memorable songs (havenβt listened to it in over ten years and remembered just about everything).
Starts with an absolute banger and then a string of mostly boring (while pretty) ballads.
I think my favorite from Mr. Waits. Such grit!
Great voice and some standout beats/vibes, but not my thing.
I feel a mix of excitement over the energy trapped within this record and annoyance that all the songs sound so similar to one another. I was pretty into the first half but then lost interest, except when the great βAnarchy in the UKβ played, of course.
Enjoyable to work to. I dug the cover of βListen to the Music.β
I found myself enjoying this much more than I expected. The instruments sound really good tonally and the performance is tight. Single tracks contain multiple tunes which is interesting. Well done Green Day.
Iβve long loved this record, but I will admit it starts to lose me towards the very end. The gems on the front end push it to four stars in my book.
Sleepy rock. At times I got an alt-country vibe that I appreciated. I liked the first half more than the second. The lead singerβs voice started to bug me.
More of this please. Love the voice, the horns, the grooves.
I did it, I did it! All 69, all 2.5+ hours. Am I better for it? Not really. The songs are mediocre, which made me kind of mad. What hubris to put out almost three hours of mediocrity! There were great moments and ultimately I wish this was boiled down to ten stellar songs. As it is, a harsh rating for the sheer audacity of this project!
Spun the vinyl. Side 1 is decent but not great. Side 2 is mostly magical. Itβs not my favorite Police album but does contain my favorite Police song, βKing of Pain.β Overall - mixed review, so β3β.
One of the best albums of the 90s, I think. It struck me as I revisited it that the songs are very much stadium anthems, but delivered in a way that makes them sound so strange and alternative and non-anthem-y, if that makes sense. I think this album stands out too for its production: compressed so extremely that it comes off as quite loud, which makes its quiet moments all the nicer. I love Siamese Dreams and was so happy to be reminded of it on this list!
Enjoyable and rootsy but nothing really pops out at me. I canβt remember the tune of a single song 15 minutes later (which might be a result of my own superficial listening, but even when Iβm listening while working, the great albums will slap me across the face and make me *listen*).
That was pretty cool. Nice bass, nice energy. I was pleasantly surprised!
I was often surprised by this record and I enjoyed it much more than I expected to. It has soul and style.
Quite theatrical. At times I felt I was listening to a musical. Mostly though I just wasnβt feeling it.
Wow, pretty intense and creative and recalcitrant. Great in your face recording. Consider me a fan!
I was unimpressed and all ready to give a 2 and then a favorite 80s song comes up as the last track: βDear God.β Then I was all confused and not sure what to do! Iβm sticking with my 2 but itβs really 2.5 for itβs fantastic ending.
Not a big fan of the lyrics but the music was good and there was great originality in this one.
Original and very often catchy. This was a joy.
That was a painful struggle to endure. I think their name got me a little too excited and it all came crashing down immediately and I was pining the whole time for The String Cheese Incident for some reason.
Memorable, smooth vocals, great melodies, classic!
That goes down as my favorite Nick Drake record. Lovely.
Great voice. Nice sound. I enjoyed it.
Fresh and kept me on my toes.
Solid album from accomplished musicians.
Ugh. Besides a couple decent moments, always involving woodwind instruments, I found this annoying and really hard to get through.
Blast from the past! I owned this album and listened to it a fair amount when I was young. Still, I donβt see why itβs on the list. 3 stars, and thatβs with a bit of a nostalgia bump.
What a great album. The closing medley is just magnificent!
The leap from Pablo Honey to The Bends was incredible. This album is packed with gems and revisiting it was pure pleasure.
Nope. Didnβt enjoy. But didnβt hate it so much I had to turn it off, so 2 stars.
Just fantastic!
Always happy to be immersed in Ms. Baezβs world.
I was immediately intrigued. A lovely sonic experience on earphones and I love the Bryan Ferry-esque vocals. The ballads were unfortunate but luckily there were only a couple. Very close to a four for me. 3.75!
Weird and so often cool. Kudos for originality and killer vocals.
Beautiful, and so appreciated after an hour of Deee-Lite.
I was excited to see this one at first because I owned this CD when I was young and was looking forward to the nostalgia. But oof, this was a flop. I didnβt know it then, but I know it now.
I should have listened to this ages ago but for some reason didnβt. Nice grunge. Moments of five star rock, but in the end a 3 for me and I think the main reason was minor sloppiness in playing and songs sounded the same enough that I was ready for it to end when it did.
I was not digging this and it made me appreciate how unique and special The Clash is. Couldnβt wait for The Fall to finish.
Nice punk record. I remember Offspringβs cover of Smash It Up on the radio when I was young. Now I know where it came from.
Loved it and hated it. Some song (Paint It Black) are outstanding while others (Going Home) are annoying AF.
A cool vibe and energy.
So great! I didnβt know Bjork was in this band and hearing her vocals in the background of track one perked me right up. Superb singing and instruments were consistently βoffβ in such a delightful way. Dug it!
Great energy and Iβve been meaning to listen to this band for a long time. Glad to experience the rawness and grit.
An interesting stylistic turn for the band and this album is the best of this augmented sound.
Iβve long liked their sound and listening to this album was a treat!
Loved it. Enjoyed the sound front to end.
High quality and some instant classics.
Nice deep voice with a lot of power to it.
This one captured my attention right away and held it.
I thought the singer sounded familiar and then BOOM, a song took me right back to my days working at Rite Aid Pharmacy!
Artsy but lacked a hook to pull me in.
Not my jam, but I appreciate the theatrical nature of it.
Grit, creativity, masterful performance, perfection.
I donβt think they were going for high marks on this one.
I couldnβt for tge life of me find this, so I listened to βOne Nation Under A Re-Grooveβ by The Clinton Administration and it was awesome. π
There are some real gems on this record. Meat Puppets rock!
I checked out Wikipedia and learned heβs scored some movies I like. Respect.
Why do I feel like I just got unwittingly indoctrinated into a cult?
Solid, consistent, enjoyable.
Intriguing double album that at one point had me looking up info on George Wallace.
Couldnβt get past his voice, which sounds like Rod Stewart. Liked the instrumentals most.
Great tunes and I love hearing Emmylouβs voice. The record just a bit too nice and smooth for me to go past three stars. I like a big of grit in my country.
Intriguing. I grew a bit tired towards the end, but βThem Changesβ is great and I enjoyed the sound and unique vibe.
Had its moments, but nothing really stood out to me or smacked me and yelled, βlisten!β
This one grabbed my attention right away and held it. Dark, jazzy and industrial. Pretty delicious.
Consistent, great performance, fun. Gotta love Little Richard!
Never heard of them. Nice throwback sound. Sweet jamming. I dig it.
Very nice vibe, sound, performance. Really enjoyed working to it.
Nice to work, but when I hear an album like this I think about all the amazing albums I know that are not on the list and I scream into the heavens, βWhy???β
Nice voice, creative songwriting, but sort of forgettable too.
A lot of gems here. Great trajectory: I enjoyed it more and more as it went on.
Nice to work to, but when the work stops, the stop button is pushed.
Classic and the guitar and flute hit hard!
Trying not to be biased by the Mott the Hoople reference from one of my favorite bands, REM, but I think I genuinely enjoyed this, especially when they channeled Bowie.
Beautiful, as always with Gillian Welch.
That was very nice. I kept thinking about Beckβs Sea Change album, thinking he must have gotten some inspiration from this record!
Nice, energetic, gritty.
Not feeling it.
Loved it.
Creative, unique, but not as amazingly good as βBat out of Hell 2β.
Beautiful, haunting, perfect.
Nice and recognizable sound.
Very enjoyable music; not down with messages though.
That was solid end to end.
Good butt rock, but butt rock nonetheless.
βLittle Girl in the 4th Rowβ gave me Beach Boy vibes.
βThe Roseβ was a highlight. I consistently liked this album and itβs grit and energy.
Ten out of ten for βTen,β but alas, there are only five available.
This one does not deserve to be on the list, Iβm afraid.
Fresh and consistent. I enjoyed it. βPaper Planesβ is of course fire.π₯
Nice and rootsy. I enjoyed it.
So haunting and intense.
I enjoyed the energy, singing, and saxophone!
Constant energy, which I appreciate. Started to feel a bit monotonous though.
Saw him live cause a friend invited me. Finally listened to this great record!
Appreciate the talent and really love βThe Stranger.β
I liked it a lot. Nice drumming. Good vibe.
I never heard of this and it was chill and enjoyable, but also forgettable.
I appreciate the energy and the Talking Heads cover, but itβs just a bit too cheesy for me.
So lush, those voices harmonizing!
Surprised by how religious the ending of the album was. From bootylicious to godbewithus!
So good. Love this group.
I appreciate its iconoclastic nature, but I just wasnβt feeling it.
Itβs alright. Often pretty, but overall meh.
I liked the energy and creativity.
Two stars for their influence on the punk scene, but I did not like this record.
A lot to like here. Original and raw. I dug it. Close to a four for me.
βHomemadeβ saved this messy garage band album for me, but thereβs still the rest to deal with.
So good. Leaving off a star for Toxicity, which is better.
I can hear its influence all over (for instance, the tribute to Lenny Bruce had me thinking about Stone Temple Pilots βKitchenware and Candy Barsβ) and I love βThese Days,β but overall this just isnβt my jam.
Consistently interesting and the performances were great. This was a nice surprise!
Do eighties and so so so.
Descent folk tunes. Not bad; not great.
Just what I expected after 30 seconds of play: nice to work to but not an album I must hear before I die.
Such good performance and energy.
SΓΊper cool Γ‘lbum and it was nice to be reminded of βLike a Friend,β which was on a compilation disc I had when I was young.
I mean, the guy has a smooth voice, and thatβs not going unappreciated. But this record doesnβt do much for me.
Listened on earphones while cleaning. I can definitely imagine getting really excited for this while high. Good to work to too (for me, listening while cleaning house), but to be honest I couldnβt wait till it ended about 45 minutes in.
Sure, it had some moments.
Definitely interesting. Kept getting Pink Floyd and The Who vibes.
I mean, what a voice!
Enjoyed it as I expected to.
My initial thought was I really donβt need an hour and 17 minutes of Thin Lizzy in my life. The album confirmed it.
Yeah!
Solid album. Interesting moments.
Not feeling it but do recognize its influence. Spotify played Suzanne Vega right after and it tracked with this influential artist.
New Order is great, but songs start to sound monotonous. Driving forward always, but a little too similar from one to the next.
Dramatic and surprising. I nice find!
Well that took me back to a different version of myself.
I wanted to like it more than I did. It was tiring to listen to straight through.
I listened to a double album. I think the first disc was Inspiration Information anx it was 2-3 stars. The second was Wings of Love and it was darn good, 3-4 stars. So, going with 3.
I have this on vinyl and hot this great reminder to spin it (itβs been a long while). It was better than I remembered it being and I will make it a bigger part of my vinyl rotation!
Pretty, but Nick Drake songs start to blend together and sound the same in my opinion.
Iβve always liked this one and it sounds oh so tasty on vinyl.
A lot to like. βMildred Pierceβ almost knocked me out of my chair!
Yes, Radiohead, yes.
Cheese. And oof, clearly some dude in a weird fever dream wrote βBorn to Make You Happy.β
Meh. The parts I liked were when they sounded like The Rolling Stones.
They were on fire for this one.
Nice and melancholy.
Matched my mood and vibe today. I loved it!
There were moments where I was thinking, okay, as a Talking Heads fan, I can get behind some of this. But itβs not Talking Heads and I was over it quickly.
βAishaβ is a banger. This was good to work to.
Rough. Energetic. At times exciting. But oh so tiring.
Mostly gems but a couple disasters (A Man Needs a Maid!).
That was so hard to muscle through. At times I got REM vibes, but I love REM and I hated Ride. Just couldnβt wait for it to be over.
βKeroseneβ was a banger, but I wasnβt feeling this on the whole.
So dark, so intense, so so good. Iβve long been a fan of this record. Gold.
Some delightful melancholy tunes like βStanding in the Doorwayβ and βNot Dark Yet.β
Pretty standard Steely Dan: smooth, skillfully executed, boring-ish.
Many classics. The boss was on fire for this one.
Good one to work to. I enjoyed it.
If I had to describe this album with one word, it would be βboring.β Couldnβt wait for it to end. Two stars rather than one because it was palatable enough that I got to the end.
Annoying.
Two days, two very annoying albums Iβve listened to.
Fun with good performances. A new band for me.
Deep voice, mellow vibes, part special, part boring.
Always love the lead singerβs voice and the bandβs originality, but this record was missing something I canβt put my finger on.
Interesting, spirited, fancy!
I liked the intensity and I have no issue with the thrash, but songs were so repetitive I lost interest and looked forward to it ending.
Borderline 3; 2.8 rounded up. A little bump for punk cred.
I found myself often tapping my feet and moving from side to side.
Interesting, creative, fresh.
I got a lot out of this one. Some Court and Spark vibes with some more experimental moments.
Perfection!
So so trippy. A lot of brilliance in this one.
Oh so boring. I can hang with a greatest hits compilation (a short, 30 minute one), but I canβt hang with βSigning Off.β
Great story telling; a special live album.
Iβm not 100% sure I listened to it all, but Bjork-style music utilizing harpsichord is a sure-fire win in my book!
Nice vibe. I enjoyed this from start to finish.
Love that honky tonk. Nice sound on the recording too.
Iβm partial to this kind of music. Soothing.
I liked hearing Sinead OβConnor lead things off. I was shocked when doing my research and discovering that Jah Wobble had connections with the Sex Pistols.
Fresh and a nice sound.
Nice and gritty and dark.
Track one got me really excited, but it was kind of downhill from there.
A nice listen but mostly forgettable. Nothing really grabbed me.
This band jams so well. Enjoyable!
I found it boring and I looked forward to it ending (both bad signs).
Iβve always liked this one. They were definitely gelling in the studio.
I appreciated the rap about education and the references to mysticism, but this style also just doesnβt do for me what it did when I was a kid in the 90s.
Recognized one song from a Robert Plant/Allison Kraus record and got so excited!
Dark, disturbing, 90s gold.
Seeing them live was one of the stranger rock moments of my life. Listening to this was a weird experience, and I dug some of the deep tracks I was not familiar with.
A profoundly important album for me growing up. It holds up and is awesome!
Nice vocals. The first listen to βWe Are Familyβ the song was pleasant. But their βExtended Versionβ album rolled into remix after remix of the song and it took me a moment to set aside my work and realize what was happening and just how agitated I was! Almost ruined it for me. π€£
A solid, often times lovely, album.
Wonderful!
Nice! Hoppinβ!
Haunting and lovely.
It ended strong, but this was not a good album.
Gotta respect performance like that!
Confused how this got on the list, honestly.
Pretty, quiet, peaceful. βSweet Janeβ continues to hold up.
I donβt really care for the out of tune singer, and not because theyβre out of tune (I love Janeβs Addiction). Something about this singer irked me. So, Iβll take the instrumentals over the songs with singing, but mostly Iβll leave this one behind and never revisit it.
I liked this abrasive record and I was really appreciating Sonic Youthβs warm, fuzzy sound.
Fun and enjoyable and strange.
Energetic and fun, but they are not my new favorite band.
Predictably great instrumentation, and a fun set of songs. I consider myself someone who doesnβt like Rush, but I admit to liking this.
Fun, good performances, but too cheesy for my tastes.
Dark and moody and includes βA Forest.β I like but donβt love it.
Chill, enjoyable.
Iβm not totally sure I listened to the right album, but Iβm glad I had a listen to this one that appears to have come out the same year as βWater From An Ancient Well.β
I just canβt get into this genre.
A soundtrack for all the drug stores out there.
Fun. Quirky.
So many layers, so lush, the Pet Sounds of my generation!
Creative and pleasing.
Fast Car is such a GEM!
Well that was exciting and awesome!
High energy, but kind of annoying.
Something special about this one.
I want to be a man who hates this, but I am not that man and I couldnβt help but tap my toe and despise myself as I enjoyed this record.
Gave me Jesus Jones vibes.
Strange and enjoyable.
This was a seesaw for me. I immediately hated it, and song 2 was βSad Old Red,β which I know and appreciate. Back to hating, then a Talking Heads cover. And so on and so on. Wanted to give 1 or 2 stars most of the time, but the periodic gems (βHolding Back the Yearsβ and nostalgia from working at Rite Aid) pushes it to 3.
Brutal lyrics and so enjoyable.
I dug the sound for the first couple tracks but then it just kept going on and on as if the whole record was one unending song.
Loved it.
Full of hits and such a great opener. Loved it!
Many references to rigor mortise.
A half-baked record from a fully baked band.
Excellent from beginning to end.
That voice!!!
Smooth vocals, good acoustic guitar playing. Also kinda dull.
Lovely, moody, uniqueβ¦always love me some Lana Del Rey.
Smooooooth.
Impressive jamming for sure.
Spun vinyl for this one. A well worn record that is very good!
Is it a 2? Is it a 3? Itβs got βRelaxββ¦ Cmon, itβs a 2.
Lovely voice.
Iβve always liked this bandβs sound, so I was surprised to not like this as much as I thought I would.
It had its moments for sure. I like βRandy Scouse Git.β
Dramatic.
A great record!
Kinda cool and kinda annoying.