Big vibes, big memories for me personally. I think could seem corny through a modern lens BUT the voice is butter. The lush instrumentation feels like - St Vincent or Belle and Sebastian could never. Definite source material, origin story for a lot of popular sounds and or samples in modern music.
Had never listened to a Stevie Wonder album, nothing beyond the hits songs! Big vibes and the album flowed well. I liked the funk moments, like the signature sound stuff, but what impressed me most were the slower jams, stuff I don’t always associate with him.
I’d listen again.
Ok.. this is chill. I'm into and it's wild that they released this in 2001. Music still sounds like this today, it's that future is now vibe.
I liked the vocal tracks more though the instrumentals but those were solid, gave me Dam-Funk vibes.
I'm not sure I'd come back to this album often but would definitely keep it on when shuffling and appreciate the groundwork re: dance music, indie club dance sounds.
London wasn’t calling me at least not today.
I get the importance of this record but it wasn’t clicking for me.
Joe Strummer’s (I think that’s the right guy, didn’t bother googling which probably tells you all you need to know) voice has a style mimicked for generations but I think I’m just more connected to the bands who ripped the Clash off. I’m looking at you Jawbreaker.
I mean Joe’s dead, he don’t care.
Stevie didn’t disappoint on this and finally some of the hits I know- Higher Ground & Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing.
Loving Stevie’s vibe and can see (no shade) how influential he is/was/will be
My first write up was better, but this sums up my general thoughts. Go Stevie!
Tito was solid. I can appreciate the music and the influence of the vibe here.
Love the steel drum sound.
Ok Tito!
Didn’t listen all the through. Not me.
Wow, very into this. I’m gonna be looking up the discography.
My first 5 star moment. Come through Fela!
None of the records I love would have existed without Sonic Youth. While “Daydream Nation” is not my personal
SY fav, it’s obviously more than worthy on this list. Someone clone Kim Gordon. She invented cool.
Ok.. I listened to this CD, on my disc man, for probably 6 months straight. It was like '91 and I was like 11 or 12 lol. That summer into fall it was this record, Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's 10. There are so many songs about heroin on here which is wild as I had no idea as a pre teen.
Also the lead singer and bassist both worked as hustlers in Hollywood before getting famous. So that's hot sort of if we're objectifying sex work. Are we anymore? Not sure.
By the end of the 6 or so months, I honestly never touched this CD again. I don't know if it was the fault of RHCP's but also Nirvana just became my whole world and with them came like dozens of new bands from their scene and a bish got put on big time.
Still the skill level is there, they were obsessed with funk and I think are owed a debt bringing that funk sound into rock or punk or whatever this is haha.
Was a vibe, I didn’t dislike but got repetitive. He’s a hottie though and his daughter is amazing.
This is clearly iconic and also sad as fuck. Billie's voice is everything and I'm thinking about how important she's been for gay men over the decades- there's Frank O'Hara's "The Day Lady Died" (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42657/the-day-lady-died) or the Magnetic Fields -- My Only Friend (https://genius.com/The-magnetic-fields-my-only-friend-lyrics)
She's miserable and beautiful and the gays have been eating since the 50's. Sop it up!
Better than I'd assumed based on my meh impression of the dude who is behind the band, sort of glossed over the back half.
Yo, 5 out of 5! So hype on it.
Legends forever just yeah legends.
Queer and can’t listen to Breaking the Law without thinking about the Pansy Division parody song.
Oh this is a vibe. Have wanted to listen to them for a while. Happy to finally hear them. Can def hear the impact they’ve had on indie/popular music.
Undeniable classic from a band I’m just so so on lol
I love Sheryl Manson and she’s a spitfire live.
Ok lez talk about it KD! I see you momma. Love the vocals tbh.
Very solid, will download others by them. Yoooo!
This was wild to me. The parts that were “tough” just seemed cute to me. But the drums and guitars are 100%
Ok big vibe and influential sound! Would listen again.
Pretty! Need to give a closer listen but wow.
