Kind of timeless-sounding chamber pop. Really like it.
Very funky. Just the right amount of rhythm workouts (I wouldn’t say jamming) and brilliant pop songwriting
Cool record from a culture who’s music I need to pay more attention to. Really all cultures who don’t play mostly English-speaking music.
Very beautiful voice and downbeat instrumentation. Gonna need more relistens for sure
A lot funkier than I expect fusion to be. I guess that's his style. I had already known the first two tracks but the whole thing is really great. I love his tone on whatever kind of synths he's using. Kind of moog-y
I had only listened to this once before but obviously “In A Jar” and “The Lung” are classics. A lot of energy and I can see how this was a big influence on shoegaze bands. A bit more psych rock influence than I always expect. So much wah and fuzz.
Very neat downtempo, electronica stuff. A type of music I really need to give more thought to. Not what I expected, since my perceived notion of them was definitely more folky indie music.
A very interesting listen with several really good tracks. Always sonically interesting but I do start to lose it when the song structure breaks so often. Also kind of a slog towards the middle pacing-wise.
Fun (garage rock?) that's definitely more on the blues end of the spectrum. Actually, I do know a bit about this band. Especially interesting cause they started out blues rock, changed frontmen, and then were more popular doing British invasion-y stuff.
Very fun, although apparently, Jagger thought it was a "better take on blues-rock" or something than Sticky Fingers. I don't know about that.
Glad I listened to it tho.
Probably won’t surprise you but I really liked this record. I love dissonant, overdriven guitar and monotone vocals
Absolute ear candy. More than anything it just sounds so good
Classic album that I think lives up to the hype. Funny in my “VU phase” I only ever really got into their post-John Cale albums. Definitely much more experimental.
Loud, dissonant and weird. Probably not surprising I like it. A missing link in Nick Cave for me. He definitely had something going already. Will probably grow on me
It's been a while but this is a classic and probably my fav Talking Heads album
Very sonically interesting, tho it gets maybe too cliche-macho-metal for my in some places for my tastes. The second side really picks it up tho, and even gets a bit funky
I get the hype around exile. Maybe not my fav but pretty much every track except one or two are bangers for me. 5. Still not my fav stones record
I dig this. Very mellow, striding Western songs with great melodies and hooks.
This is probably one of the great records. Just crazy how good every song is too me. Nothing remotely blends together or sounds repetitive. You can tell who Fogerty was emulating on most of the tracks I think. Travelin’ Band is definitely like Little Richard core, and I don’t think he gets enough credit for having that blues shouter type of voice. Lookin’ Out My Back Door is a good take on like Bakersfield Sound and Who’ll Stop The Rain is really George Harrison (All Things Must Pass) to me. Several great R&B covers with Grapevine being some of his best lead work. See The Light is the most Otis Redding non Otis Redding song I’ve ever heard. He can really belt it out. Awesome.
Such an interesting blend of different styles. Latin, rock, power pop and a little bit of hot jazz? Very cool, and will probably return to this record.
There’s some interesting house-y? stuff going on. Sounds like Daft Punk’s Discovery but punkier and more repetitive. The first half in particular feels kind of same-y. I like the second half better, Ig when there’s more vocals. The synth bass makes it very funky.
I enjoyed this record a good bit. She’s got such a great voice and really great phrasing that really heightens the pop song chords. Does drag a bit towards the middle but has some absolute earworms.
I liked this a lot. Art poppy piano ballads. Maybe less eclectic and perhaps harder than say Kate Bush. I guess that's who her voice makes me think of the most. I love the mostly just piano based songs but I think she uses just the right amount of late type 80s/early 90s production on the full band stuff. Obviously can get out-there lyrically but also just very real. I think it gets a four from me until I listen more.
I actually didn't have the time to get to this again, but this is just such a great album to me. It seems to be the phase where they took the post-punk (in very loose terms) thing they had going and put more of a singer-songwriter spin on it. Grant McLennan seemed to write (what should have been) hit after hit with infectious melodies and Robert Forster wrote these slower (but not meandering) songs just so rich with atmosphere. Maybe not my fav of theirs but I love it a lot.
I thought this was a fine live album. Obviously the hits are great (tho I’ve never been a “Boy Named Sue” fan) and the song he wrote for the show is touching (title track), but it’s about what you’d expect. I like hearing his live band in action. They don’t under or over play.
Fun heartland rock album. Some tracks better than others. If it didn’t have the Petty charm and personality I probably wouldn’t think much of it.
This was an enjoying listen, if mostly sonically. Like a mix of Fleet Foxes and Dirty projectors but much more downtempo than either of those. I love all the slow, atmospheric buildups and vocal harmonies kind of layered in the mix. Will probably return to.
Classic Cave and Bad Seeds. You can tell they’re just having fun on this one. As dark as it is groovy and soulful.
The most "professional" sounding (for lack of a better word) Traffic record at this point. As much as I love the Dave Mason era it shows they didn't need him to make a great record. The way Winwood and Co. meld blues, jazz and folk was definitely one of a kind.
This is a great melodic, grunge-y with super "y" album with so many different variations in tempo and sensibility. I can see why they were a big deal, even if they never matched up to the success of Nirvana or Pearl Jam. They were a bit different and I reckon that's what 90s radio needed. (p.s. Mayonaise has actively been one of my fav songs for several years now. Definitely 11/10 song for me).
Some very groovy and soulful beats indeed. I especially like the ones you can clearly hear the p-funk and Philly/Motown influence.
So I have to say I have a couple memories of listening to this one in the el camino. What a solid album. Honestly not one skip. Soulful blues-tinged rock by a group of guys who had already been doing their thing in their respective groups for several years.
Nice easy listening album that’s enhanced for me by the fact that it’s the Carpenters. I think the arrangements of the Beatles songs are particularly interesting but I don’t see myself returning to this as a whole work much.
The array of samples and how well they're layered on this record is pretty amazing. It runs the gamut from funky to industrial. Chuck D and Flav are both compelling emcees and have a cool dynamic. This record really held my attention
I think I'll keep coming back to this one. Incredibly soulful vocals (the lead and toasting) and dynamic interplay within a large ensemble of musicians. How they riff on a tune sometimes becomes a different song in itself. Also, sonically a masterwork in engineering.
Bonus for the Randy Newman cover
Varied and sonically interesting. The re-arrangements of Stones and Doors stuff is very cool
I enjoyed this listen. The kind of music that makes me feel super cool, and like I should be driving my El Camino around shooting people. Perfect stylistically.
She can write a killer hook, whether it’s using distorted guitar or just a wordless vocal melody. The lyrics really put you into the New York setting of this album and all its adventure and possibilities
This was a really pleasant listen. More of a rock record with rapping. Tight ensemble playing that serve the songs. Great melodies and pacing. Smart use of samples
