I was super surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. Solid headbanging music that was interspersed with some genuine jazz influenced jams.
Uhhh.... this was a hard one for me to rate fairly I think. I know that the album is extremely good at being... what it was - a weird, synthy, artsy 80's pop album full of hairspray and nasal-y vocals.
However, it's just not for me. I get that Kate Bush's dramatic voice really adds to what she wants her music to mean, but I don't like it all. I probably won't ever listen to this album - or any songs from it - again.
Interesting album - my first time listening to Pulp and I can absolutely hear the "Big 4" 90's brit pop sound. Not really my jam, but decent.
Having listened to Everything But The Girl's earlier work, it was kind of jarring to hear the change in style. Jazz-influenced guitar and horns was replaced by house music. Nevertheless, her voice remains fantastic, and this album was certainly revolutionary to the genre.
Really good! Groovy, with a great mix of styles and influences
I think I'm always surprised by how clean and smooth so many of the 90's metal records are. I've never listened to Megadeath before, but I came away from this album very impressed. Really thumpy, head-banging tunes. Love how instrumental it is. Great gym music.
Simply a great album. I will say that I had never listened to most of these songs before (and certainly never the album in-full), and I had no idea how bluesy it would be. Not all the songs were as smooth or catchy as I normally prefer, but great classic rock.
Really solid. I tried to do justice for this album and give it the respect it deserves as someone who has never really listened to that old country music. The lyrical content is really cool - I love the narratives. Where the album stumbles a bit for me is in its repetitiveness - I do feel like there's not too much variety in chord structures or overall sound. Really really good at what it does though.
I have to admit that I've always kind of scorned CCR - something about hearing "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" fifty-thousand times before the age of 16 kind of let me to push them to the side. I obviously always loved Run Through the Jungle (Rising Storm 2 baby), but I have to admit that this album is really quite good. Unfortunately, John's voice is a tad rough for me - it's 5* perfect for what they we're doing, but I just can't quite sing along with it. Nevertheless, I'm going to give this album the respect it deserves.
I'm a bit conflicted about this album. I feel like every song is indicative of the album itself - it typically starts off strong, groovy, with a driving beat that makes me want to get hype... but then it goes on and on and doesn't always make changes that make sense to me. Maybe I just don't really understand electronic music, or maybe I'm not listening to the album as a whole enough? I'm not sure. I'm sure that if I was at a rave I would really dig it if it was playing.
I never really listened to Adele at all, and I tried to go into this album with really fair expectations.
I have to say... this album was full of songs that sounded EXACTLY like an album full of Adele songs to sound. And that's okay - she has a good voice, the songs sound meaningful, etc. But there isn't enough there for me to rate it more than average. Ultimately, Adele sings a ballade everytime.
The beginning of the album wasn't the strongest IMO. Nevertheless, this is one of the more emotional albums I think I've ever heard, and Tori Amos seems to be (despite her top-flight piano skills) a songwriter and lyricist at heart.
Not fully my cup of tea, but a really solid album that fully encapsulates an entire genre of sound.
What more can you say? Classic Van Halen with Eddie-riffs all over. Several amazing hits.
Seems like an important album for the genre, but it's a bit to 'lazy' for me (not meant in a derogatory way). Probably won't really listen to it again.
Classic Tom, classic 70's rock sound. Several hits
Maybe songs about whole families being murdered just aren't for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What a fantastic listen. Steve Winwood is truly a genius, and his instrumental and vocal expertise is highly evident all across the album. That being said (and not knowing much about traffic), I was pleasantly surprised by the impact of Capaldi and Wood on the overall sound. Winwood is still the star tho
This album was pretty awesome. In a vacuum Billy Corgan's voice doesn't blow me away, but it absolutely kills it in the greater context of their music. Loved the variety of this album as well as the production value, especially in the little melodic breakdowns towards the end of some songs.
Very pleasant listen. Karen truly did have one of the great voices. Can get a bit too soft and 'cute.'
I decided to bring the hammer down on his one. The instrumentation and melodies in this album are SO GOOD. There's even a point in the 4th or 5th song where the strings remind me of Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, and it's fantastic.
Unfortunately, this guy has the most ANNOYING voice I think I have ever heard. His falsetto thing makes me want to go postal. With a better vocalist, this album would be a 4 or 5.
