Three songs in, this album is WAY ahead of its time. Love the use of electronic elements. So far I can't predict anything.
Notable tracks -
I Might Be Wrong
Knives Out
Overall pretty solid and unpredictable. Seems like a good jumping off point for more Radiohead for me...
8/10
I'm surprised I haven't heard this band before. They're like the Housemartins if they were women. Great indie rock and roll. Wait, Belinda Carlisle is the drummer?!
Okay the Housemartins similarity has faded as the album has gone on...a lot more punk rock this second half.
Notable Songs -
How Much More
Tonite
Lust To Love
Overall pretty good. Surprisingly the more punk side started to wash over me a bit more, a lot more interesting in the first half.
7/10
Ohhh okay Son Of A Preacher Man? I know this chorus. Instrumentation is really nice, and the mix is interesting too. Drums hard right, strings, guitars and bass in the left. One ear listening allows for completely different experiences.
The pickup in Windmills was the first thing that perked my ears up a bit.
Oh, Randy Newman and Burt Bacharach are credited writers on this album. Burt died like two days ago.
This album nearly put me to sleep, honestly. She's got a good voice, the instrumentation and orchestration were nice but man was it slow and tiresome. The whole album is the same song.
Notable Songs -
The Windmills Of Your Mind
2/10
YEAH! REM! Can you really go wrong with REM?
I wonder if people actually know ALL the lyrics to ITEOTWAWKI...great song though.
Michael Stipe's voice is so irreplicable. What a pleasure it must have been to hear him in the studio.
I can absolutely hear where their influence has passed down from this record.
King Of Birds - I love the sound of the Dulcimer. Very Trashcans!
Notable Songs -
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Lightnin' Hopkins
6/10 - it's a good album but I know there are better REM records than this one.
My first Pearl Jam album.
I understand all the Eddie Vedder memes.
Once is a great opener.
I love the drum sound on this record. I wonder who engineered it?
Dave Hillis...can't say I've heard of him but he's worked with some big big names.
It's slightly become a bit of a "set and forget" album...easy to just put on and not pay much attention to. Still good background music.
Notable Songs -
Once
Black - Mainly for the outro!
6/10
STRANGEWAYS! I love this album. A Rush And A Push was probably the first Smiths song I loved. Something about that keyboard line.
I could very easily add the whole record to the Notable Songs list...
It's just too good.
Notable Songs -
A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
Girlfriend In A Coma
10/10 Album. No skips or lesser songs. No complaints. Love it.
[Alan Partridge Voice] A-HAAAAA!
Take On Me is one of the greatest songs ever written. Fight me.
I didn't know Take On Me was the opener for this album...strong start. What a great snare sound...never really paid attention to the snare like that.
Following such a strong opener is always difficult, Train Of Thought does okay. Reminds me a bit of a Bowie type of song.
Title track is excellent. I love the more understated sound of this one. The switches from major to minor in interesting places was very refreshing. It's suddenly become massive. BIG DRUMS! Love the orchestration too.
The Blue Sky was nice, left a bit to be desired though towards the end. Just kinda fizzled out.
The Sun Always Shines On TV...I feel like I've heard this before?
A-Ha are at their best when they go for more minor chord progressions imo. That's where they hit my interest points the most.
Notable Songs -
Take On Me
Hunting High And Low
I Dream Myself Alive
9/10
This is some Cowboy stuff! Wild West!
I love how big storytelling was in music back during this time.
It's a bit...depressing.
It's objectively good and interesting, but not for me I don't think...at least not now.
Notable Songs -
Big Iron
3/10
Dark Side Of The Moon. Perhaps the most iconic album cover ever? It's certainly up there.
I don't think I've sat and listened closely enough to this album before, so this should be a good one.
Yeah this is WAY ahead of its time.
It's so seamless.
Great Gig had me until the wailing.
Another timeless record. Loved it.
Notable Songs -
Breathe
Time
8/10
This one is completely new to me. I don't think I've heard anything by this band before.
Dirge is a very good opener.
I like the vibe, vocals reminded me Charlie Kelly high on spray paint doing his impression of Bob Dylan though.
Notable Songs -
Death Threat
Flying
Lever Street
Luther's Funk
4/10 - Good but a little over indulgent. Gratituitous song length.
