I feel like this album peaked with the first song and was pretty flat for the rest of the runtime, with the exception of the couple moments I enjoyed, I was bored everywhere else and found myself rolling my eyes to the cringey lyrics and annoying vocal delivery very often. Almost all of the humor did not land for me and came off childish and obnoxious. The production however, while dated, still sounded listenable and was by far the star of the show.
2 Stars
Full of electrifying music and catchy, lighthearted songwriting. This record didn’t make me think or analyze too much, which I don’t mind doing, it just makes for a good passive listening experience, something I’ll listen to for road trips, for example. It also didn’t get boring because the album went in a different direction each time my attention was slipping.
The instrumentation was my favorite part about this album, but even that lost me at times. The vocals were grating and got annoying very quickly. These songs might be creative and ahead of their time, but I still don’t find myself enjoying most of them. Three songs stood out to me, Blister In The Sun, Confessions, and Good Feeling.
For my first time listening to Led Zeppelin I was pleasantly surprised, even after all the praise I’ve heard, still I underestimated this band. I could see myself calling this a 5-star album in the future, I just need to sit with it a while longer for that to happen. Nevertheless, this album is amazing. Everything is done so brilliantly. From song structure, to instrumentation, to vocals, all of it is being done at the highest level and that makes for one hell of a debut. There is so much nuance to these songs. For example, the band knows when to be patient, when to speed it up, when to turn left, or right etc. The sheer number of ideas on this album make me very excited to hear more from Led Zeppelin.
I wouldn’t call myself a fan after listening to this album. However, I did pull a couple of songs away that I like, Down to The Ground being my favorite. A lot of the songs I just didn’t find catchy enough to make me want to listen to them again. There isn’t really anything wrong with this record, or any things that I would change, rather it just isn’t my preference.
This album is surreal. At face value it’s just a lot of catchy pop songs that at times can be cryptic and almost nonsensical, that alone makes for a good record for some people. What takes Sweet Dreams to the next level for me is the amount of charm and nuance that reveals itself with repeated listens. That is what I want from an album, an empty space for my imagination to live inside of. For example, several songs lead me to believe something far darker is going on, and this mysterious energy is exactly what draws me into this album and in turn leaves me wanting more.
This album was a cool first listen and it had some interesting moments, but I don’t find myself coming back to any of the tracks at all really. Each song has something to offer but most of them lost me at some point. I think this comes down to my personal taste because I can see that there really isn’t anything wrong with any of the songs, this just isn’t what I typically listen to.
This album was a good first listen but I still feel like it could be better. Where this album falls short for me is purely personal preference, nothing was really wrong with any of the songs. This just isn’t typically what I listen to so it’s a little hard for me to critique this album with any authority. As far as the positives go, the thing that stood out to me right after finishing the playthrough was that every song has a unique personality, meaning that Morrissey really made sure to cover all bases when it came to soundscape and topics. This was noticeable because I didn’t feel like the tracks were getting repetitive or formulaic. Another thing that stood out was that the writing on this album is good. It is refreshing hearing an artist write from the heart, something that can’t really be faked. Some of the lyrics seem to be lacking context but that’s only because Morrissey was writing for himself as opposed to trying to be relatable or even catchy really. It’s obvious that as a listener you aren’t really meant to understand some of the songs, and that's okay to me.