Nice surprise. Very diverse and has some original sounds.

See previous Costello reviews.

Als je hem aanzet en iets gaat doen is het alleen maar soms heel kut, meestal best oké en heel soms best vet

Her voice is nice and the production is cool but gets a bit dull on an active listen. Doesn't really have many outstanding moments. Works nice as background music and I can imagine this is an album you could get more into when getting to know it better.

Love the sound and general weirdness of it. For a 5 star rating it would've needed a few more outstanding songs like Psycho Killer.

Like the general REM sound and its cool to hear their debut. For me this album stays a bit flat and on the background.

The production is cool and the instrumentals are tight but it s just too poppy for me a

The first song was very promising. High energy mix of Deep Purple and the Eagles. After that the acoustic guitar part got me out of it and I didn't manage to really get back into the album. Was waiting for it to be over through the entire listen.

Decent listen. Default Lana album I guess?

Has some of my favourite Radiohead songs and is just great as an album. It stays interesting throughout the entire album with a huge variety in sounds.

It has a few classics but as an album it doesn't hold keep my attention the whole way through. 3.5/5

Pleasant surprise. Feels like the Cure on steroids. Not exactly my genre but a nice listen nonetheless

The band die great but the vocals of Buckley made me want to turn the album of many times. Felt like a parody at times. Lyrically it also felt very one dimensional. At least he gave us Jeff!

Liked it, didn't love it

Love it, only downside is that it tends to move to the background of your attention real fast

It has some cool stuff but sometimes a bit too challenging. Feels like an acquired taste I couldn't acquire in a day

Meh

Didn't stand out to me. Streets of Laredo had me listen to Johnny Cash for the first time in a while which was nice :)

On the first listen I thought the car radio was broken and had to skip. On the earbuds it was okay I gues but I remember very little of it

Autumn is starting to kick in, I'm a bit cold and a bit hungover. This album does a great job amplifying these feelings. It's decent but not outstanding

Fun refresher

Nice.

Lot's of Fender Rhodes is always a win

First couple of songs are absolute bangers. Kinda loses its edge after that

Love this album. Especially the layering in both the instrumentals and the vocals create an amazing sound!

Good energy. Sometimes a bit too fuzzy

Not that good

Feels like their practice album. The general FF sound is there but without the strong riffs on the later albums. Still a nice background album

Not much too say about this one, just didn't like it all that much :)

One of those albums I knew to be iconic but never got to. Nice to finally give it a listen and I really liked it. The melancholic voice of Nico really adds to the whole thing with Lou Reed just completing the 'coolness' of the whole affair

Nile Rodgers!

Has some nice vibes

Bit over the place at times but great energy and original ideas. The flow of individual songs is good, flow of the album a bit off sometimes

Beautifull storytelling and mood building. Not my favourite Dylan but it's up there.

A bit too smooth

Dont know how I missed these guys until now. Great sound!

It's a cool album and it brings some nostalgic feelings

Britpop at its finest

At first I thought I liked it but then it became a bit of a chore to finish the album.

Never listened to this one before. It feels like a nice template for a Bowie album. No huge highs, no huge lows, just the nice Bowie sound :)

Made my day!

Realy not was I was expecting based on my knowledge of Genesis. Didnt enjoy it too much

Has cool Parys. Feel like it could get better on another listen, which I didn't have time for today. Will revisit this album

Hype energy, get's you nicely riled up as I guess they intended. Too much 'over the place' to enjoy a full album listen but has many cool parts

Expected a boring wait between hits but it was actually quite a steady album.

Always been a fan of the old White Stripes songs but never really got to this album specifically. It captures the sound nicely but I feel like they fledged the concept out a bit better/further on the next albums

Nice vibe, didn't leave a huge impression.

Can appreciate the influence these guys had but musically it feels to much like an early draft too really enjoy a full listen. Also I really want hiphop to use more real drums so I'm a bit mad at these 808 pioneers :')

Not as terrible as expected, still pretty terrible

Fan of QOTSA but I never actually got to their pre-"songs for the deaf" albums. It's cool, a raw interpretation of their sound. Personally prefer the later albums which are a bit less raw.

Wasn't a chore but don't think I'll listen to it again.

Like the breakbeat/triphop stuff some of it's a bit to 'uneasy' for a casual listen during work. Might work better for a late night booze infused listen. The spotify radio that came on after this was perfect

Not sure about this one. Had some high hopes after the first song but the album went into way too many directions for my taste.

Meh.

Harmonies harmonies harmonies. Can't find much wrong with this album so it's definetly a high 4! Saving the precious five stars but this comes close

A bit better than the last Yes album we had (the Yes Album). That one started decent and went south, this one starts terrible and becomes decent. Still not my cup o' tea though.

Classic. Can't You Hear Me Knocking has always been a personal favourite!

Cool album but a bit hard on the ear after a while. I prefer the somewhat more 'friendly' Tom Waits music

Nice surprise. Never know what to expect with these kind of albums but I enjoyed the drum & bass. Made for a nice workday.

Enjoy the overall vibe, the improvisation and the mad drums. I typically prefer a bit more of an underlying structure.

Sounds decent but seems very overrated. Top review gave me a chuckle

Huge nostalgia. Prime indie rock for me

This album is right there at the start of my concious musical discovery. Still great today. Has the early raw energy of the band and at the same time sets a mood like only Alex Turner can in songs like Riot Van.

Better than the last Enon album we got. Has some talking heads vibes at times. At the same time I really had to force myself to actively listen to this as it tends to slide of to the background real fast

Nice. Feels a lot better than the last MBV album we had, less 'white noise'.

Pet Shop Boys always get me in a good mood. Did conclude that they are mostly a 'greatest hits' band for me.

Never really go into this one, I get why now. All the elements and sounds are there and many of these songs get remixed into perfection later in their carreer on Alive. But at this stage.. hard to enjoy, bar a few exceptions

Pleasant surprise. Kept me interested throughout most of the album for a couple of listens :)

It's a decent listen. They set a nice mood but its a tad overdramatic at times. The lyrics are also a bit hit and miss. Good, not great

Great guitar tone, some absolute classics and an overal nice 60s vibe

That was a fun experience :)

Great Motown album

It definetly has its moments but it fluctuates a bit much.

Like it! It's quite straightforward and took a couple of listens to land. Nice punk vibes. Definetly mad about stuff now, not sure what yet.

Very much a product of its time, but it aged well. I like most of the songs. The skits could have been left out, I feel like the message was clear without them explaining.

Opens really strong and has some great songs. Just a few too many dull moments for it too be 4 stars. Great listen though!

A bit bland..

Not a fan. Can't feel any heart in the music and lacks cohesion. Feels like 90 minutes of trying to sound badass

The overal melancholy is appealing but it's just to noisy

Upbeat joyous album. Nothing groundshaking but a nice listen

Elvis Costello has a great overal sound. Not many songs stand out too much but as a whole it was a really enjoyable album

Amazing album

Musically I really like it. It succeeds in setting the jazz club vibe but sometimes the audience is a bit too present.

Wonderful! Had to spin it a few times for the songs to land, I'm not used to Abba beyond the hits. Much less upbeat and much more melancholy than what I'm used to from them. Works like a charm

Lots of love for this album. It's not something you can listen to at any moment, it requires a certain mood. When that mood is there it's absolute gold. The Andre 3000 verse it the cherry on top

Decent album but kinda kept forgetting that I was listening to it.

Tight, clean, energetic. Nice album :)

Amazing gritty sound. Lacks a bit of 'breathing room'. Pretty much two songs that aren't driven by the heavily distorted bass sound. D.A.N.C.E. is an absolute banger but I'm unsure if it belongs on this album. Still very cool though, could've gone 5 stars with a bit more room.

Has some outstanding tracks but as an album it doesn't do much for me

As good as you can go with a christmas album

Iconic. The mood, the storytelling, the recurring musical themes and the great music makes it an all time classic

Very soothing

Great album. Shows of his genius quite well :)

Cool sound, very 80s. Went on for a bit too long

Nice album, gets that jazz face going. Love the bass part on In a Silent way. Drags on a bit long for my taste

Classic album. Captures that old school sound verry well. Nas has a great flow

Lyrically and musically very uninspiring. Could've gotten 2 stars if it would've ended a few songs sooner.

I'm not well versed with the genre enough to say if it's actually generic but it feels generic too me. The sample sources were a fun surprise tough!

Decent listen. Probably won't remember much of this in a day.

Just doesn't do it for me. Lyrically it doesn't reach me and musically I find it fairly bland.

Very typical grunge album. Always feels like just a single emotion exists with this music which makes it a bit flat but it's nice for a few songs.

It has some okay bits but it's mainly angry white men screaming

Great album

A bit whiney at times but still a decent listen. Gets a bonus point for reminding me of the great 'Only You Know' rendition by the Arctic Monkeys

It has plenty of good songs but it's way too long and lacks any form of cohesion. Does not feel like an album too me

Bit of an odd one. Very decent background album

Has the nice old school vibe but I'm not the biggest fan of Ice Cubes flow

I used to be a big fan of the modern British Indie rock. Has elements from that that I really enjoy. The singer kinda ruins it for me with his moany falsetto

Did not know this. Has a cool vibe. Spellbound was my favourite but was also a bit of an odd one out. 3.5

Wicked.

Has some cool elements but as an entire album it felt like a bit of a chore.

While it's moer palettable then 'Greetings from LA' the gist of it is the same. It has some decent sounds but also a lot of whiney annoying parts.

It took Johnny Cash an entire life and meeting Rick Rubin to find his best form. The result is stunning. The voice, the production, the harmonies, the songs that are picked. Absolute masterpiece

Has a nice vibe. Nothing extraordinairy

Probably my favourite Dylan album

Love B.B. King but those albums always sound exactly the same.

Nice sound but nothing special.

Opens up very funky but it kinda dips later on. Overal a decent album but won't listen to it as a whole again.

The hits are great and Andre 3000 has an amazing style and flow. As an album it was a bit much tough. A bit too long, a bit too much energy, a bit too incosistent I guess

Love it!

Had heard the opener a few times before which is also the highlight. The rest is okay but does not stand out.

Cool album, has nice energy. Can be a bit intense at times.

Way better than the last Wilco album we had. Much more coherent. Jesus Etc. is a very good song, the rest is not too memorable.

Better than expected. Well produced, nice vibes. Can't identify with the all the teen heartbreak themes though

Love the two songs I allready knew (Movin' on Up and Loaded). The rest is decent but not too memorable

Really like this! Very genuine and heartfelt. Right up my alley

Nice surprise. I had heard of Sade but never got into it. Well written, very smooth songs.

I can appreciate the existence of the Beastie Boys but an entire album is a bit much

Meh

One of my favourite rappers. This is one of his better albums. Has a few lows but overal an amazing piece of work

Amazing album

More fun then expected!

Not my thing

Wasn't familiar with the existence of this album. Came as a really nice surprise. Exactly what I hope to get from a Simon & Garfunkel record. Bit short but that's probably why it doesn't have any dull moments.

Just a very decent album with some nice highlights

<3

Was probably very influential/groundbreaking at the time but it's not for me...

Very mediocre

Could have gone without the skits but has some great flows

Classic. Nice album to return to every once in a while

Autobahn is fun for a while, not for 22 minutes. Not much else on this album

Way too experimental for me but has some nice moment every once in a while

Very forgetable. Gets an extra star for Life's A Gas

Nice album! Never had a proper introduction to Duran Duran. Solid all the way through. 3.5/5

Nice surprise. Very diverse and has some original sounds.

Find it hard to form an opinion on this. But I think I kinda like it?

I like it. The overly Britishness of Blur just appeals to me I guess.

I liked it but it also didn't leave an impression lasting more than a day. Onto the 3 star pile it goes!

Very nice album. Feels like textbook reggae but in a good way.

Did not know about these guys. Could have easily carried on that way

Great album, especially Lilac Wine and Corpus Christi Carol hit home for me

Took me a few listens to appreciate it. Sounds a bit like the Style Council, kinda nice

I can appreciate Ryan Adams. Nothing all too special but a very decent folk album

Solid

Fun but not mind blowing

It has some interesting bits but overall its way too noisy and way too long.

I guess this would be about the message and not the musical ideas. If that's the case it would've helped the cause to make the lyrics audible.

Something very soothing about these old, friendly records. Nothing groundbreaking is happening (at least not from our 2023 point of view) but it's just very comfortable to listen too. Like and old comfy sweater. Great stuff.

Great iconic album which overflows with energy. Feels a bit more like a long live/jam session than an album tough.

Not my cup of tea. Bit too noisy

Very simple in both song and execution but they somehow manage to transfer the energy and excitement making it a great album in my book.

Pretty cool

Very 80s, very melancholy, very relaxing. A tad much of the same but a nice album nonetheless

Awesome.

Pleasanlty surprised. Tacky album cover lowered my expectations quite a bit but the guy has a pretty nice flow.

Early Beatles, still relatively simple pop songs but allready great in execution.

Feels like a bit of a filler Springsteen album

Terrible fever dream

Very soulful

Has some high hopes for this because of what I know of Bobby Somack. All the ingredients are there but for some reason it doesn't do it for me. Can't lay a finger on why.

Instrumentally it has some cool stuff but the vocals just sound kinda meh.

Nice. Very 80s, not extremely memorable but still solid. Could listen to this again sometime.

Meh. So angry..

I like Deep Purple and I like what they do here. But as an album it's just way too much. Had a hard time getting through it.

Ken Leeeeee! Tulibu dibu douchuuuuuuu!

I guess punk is about the message so I read along with some of the lyrics. No substance was found there. Musically it's also very lazy. Punk can be great but can also be an easy excuse for bad musicians too record bad music.

Doesn't quite resonate with me

Magical

Starts of strong but becomes a bit dull after a while

Great album, really shows the brilliance of Queen. Tough every song shows the creativity there are some bits which are a bit harder to enjoy (looking at you prophets song)

Great album, extremely soulful!

Astounding show of musicianship. Production wise it's absolutely flawless. As an album I've heard more enjoyable Steely Dan stuff.

Think it sounds pretty good but extremely forgetable

Was more interesting than imagined. Thougth it would be more hard rock. Actually some quite decent songs.

Very hard to rate as it's 2 complete albums and it's so so long. All in all I don't think it works as an album for me due to it's length but it does have many great moments

As I've said on the last Sonic Youth album: Not my cup of tea. Bit too noisy

One of my all time favourites. One of those albums which I have to listen to as an album. Broad, wide open instrumentation, vulnerable voice, great melodies. Amazin album.

Great folk album!

Extreme calmness. I like it. Can get a tad bit repetetive on an active listen but a great album nonetheless.

Nice. Was not very familiar with the guy. Good stage performance, some nice hits :)

Definitly a vibe. Makes me want to punch stuff in a good way. Can have this on in the background for hours when focussed on something else. Bit much for an active listen.

Lot less angry then the last Hole album. Liked this more.

"The Beat" is a favorite of mine. For the rest of the album... I guess it's good but it doesn't quite stick

Get's me nostalgic to a time I've never experienced.

High octane rock & roll. Simple yet effective.

Its ok

See previous Costello reviews.

Not sure where to categorize this in my head. It's ok I guess

On the one hand I really like the dreamy atmosphere van Morrison creates. Very unique sound. As a an album it becomes a bit boring

Very well balanced. The somewhat toned down May songs on side I are a nice counterbalance to the extravagant Freddie songs on side II. Makes for a great total package.

Has some cool songs but it's way too incosistent

Was not familiar with this album. The uptempo beats combined with Cohens timbre create an amazing eery distopian vibe. I'm ready to take Berlin.

A whole album of Beastie Boys is still a bit much but I enjoyed this one a lot more than Pauls Boutique

Very unique band with a very unique sound. They set a great mood with very little. Also a bit of a nostalgia hit :)

I like it! Didn't know this. Early Arcade Fire vibes

Starts a bit slow but amazing once you get into it. Songs like Helicopter and Revival are the type of songs I can get addicted to.

Very volatile

Always tought I hated Janis Joplin. Enjoyed it a lot more than i thought. One album is enough though.

Surprisingly enjoyable!

I don't get it.

Great on paper. Average in reality

Such low energy. Not in a good way. Usually into folk rock

Janis Joplin is a bit of a loose canon which can become a bit much for me on here solo records. I feel like the band is keeping her at aim making this a much more pleasant experience

She is amazing. Very enjoyable album. She has some better records tough.

I like the general vibe but it's a bit too much for me as an album. As I'm typing this I realise I've listened to a lot of the songs twice (take1/take2) without realising this which might contribute to the fact it felt a bit montenous at times :')

So much soul

Could be worse but a bit boring. "No Peace For The Wicked" could have been a Velvet Underground track

The singular hit on here was fun. The rest is very forgetable

American Recordings alpha-0.0.1

Pixies are just not for me but Where Is My Mind is a banger

Requires a certain mood, took me a while to get through

Very pleasant

Not their most outstanding

If you would split this into 3 or 4 records I would probably rate each of them 5 stars. The sheer length of it makes the full album feel like a bit of a chore

Funky

Good allround but lacks some outstanding songs.

Great piece of art

I'll never get bored of Supertramp.

I love it. Quirky, dreamy. Feels like a modern classic.

Uninspired

Very solid album/performance

It does not spark annoyance, it doesn't spark much joy either.

Very palletable. Not outstanding outside of the hits.

Lovely

Starts great, becomes a bit boring afterwards.

The songs I like from the offspring, I like because they came to me when I was 13. Most of these songs didn't not and I'm not 13 anymore.

Looking at the length I was expecting some boring parts but there were none. Every song is musically great and exciting. "As" has to be one of the greatest love songs ever written. It's a bit lengthy for a full active listen but I guess an album that could be split up into two 5 star albums deserves a 5 star rating!

Haunting, alienating, melancholy. Beautiful soundscapes wich keep you awake with complex rythms

Depeche mode has found a unique and amazing dark sound and mood but on this album they dont manage to keep it interesting enough for me to be blown away by it

Has some good songs, reminds me of Rufus Wainwright at times. Becomes boring a bit too soon tough, the small fun interlude at the end is not enough counterweight.

I like the general concept of the Talking Heads but the albums and songs do all seem to blend into one. The kind of band where a greatest hits album is probably enough

Has some nice flows here and there but won't listen to this again.

Lovely album. Really pulls you into a mood

A decent listen but a bit too 'run of the mill' 90s brit pop.

Makes me want to listen on repeat

"Into My Arms" and "People Ain't No Good" have been longtime favourites of mine which gave me high hopes for the full album which I had never listened to. Unfortunately it failed to grab me like those two songs for the rest of the album and it became a bit on the boring side.

Surprisingly interesting! high 3.

Great album, amazing production. I have been conditioned to expect a Chic album to be filled to the brim with hits which is not that true for this one.

Dreamy

A great album and an absolute classic. These are those guys from TikTok right?

Among my favourite Beatles albums, just like most other Beatles albums.

It has it's moments but it's just too much noodling

It's so sophisticated. Doesn't grab you by the balls and makes you want to constantly listen to it but it is very pleasant and very impressive.

Certified dad music. Solid but all a bit too much on the safe side

Solid

Great sound but can become a bit of a drag after a while

They keep it simple but they make it work

Lesser known Radiohead album for me. Love that I'm getting to know it. Eerie vibes, great blend of electronic music and instruments. A nice slow burner.

Exactly what you'd imagine an Eels record to sound like I guess. Nice.

Nice, very 70s.

Sounds like a rock coverband on a local festival

Had some high hopes for this but turned out pretty mediocre. Friend of the Devil is an alltime favourite though!

Sparks joy

Takes you to a different world. It has you believe you can overcome a life you've never experienced in the first place.

Starts out nice with Genesis Hall but becomes dull after a while. Very narrow in range

Weird one to be on the list. Feels very much like it's a 2010 album instead of a 2018 one. Might've been a fan had it existed and come to my attention at that time. For now it's just decent

Listened to this two times now but it fails to leave any impression. I have no clue what the album sounds like

Iconic <3

Love Cohens voice on this combined with the dark ambience. The title track is absolutely stunning.

Very high 4. Amazing album but in the grand scheme of Beatles there is stuff which is better as an album.

Becomes too much of a concept with too little palletable music

Best way to enjoy Nirvana

Decent but forgetable

Amazing energy

I like the mood it sets and it has some very cool parts. All in all it's just a tad too long.

Gets on my nerves and feels a bit edgy

Feels very one dimensional

Nothing seems to stand out on this but it has a very soothing effect.

Liked it. Orion was a nice surprise

Love this. Have grown a great appreciation for African/western blends like this Nice surprise to have it in the list

Does the same for me as all other Steely Dan stuff

I like ghostface as a rapper, raekwon a bit less. Has some cool flows but as an album it doesn't do it for me

Lovely album

Teenage Riot is a cool song, after that it's mainly a lot of noise again as we've come to expect from Sonic Youth

Amazing piece of soul

Very interesting album. Bit weird at times but I like the energy and emotions involved

Air <3