Likes: warm and welcoming sound, stomp-clap kind of fun, straightforward and honest, joyful riffs, accessible af, each track its own vignette, even the spooky growly aspects feel wholesome
Dislikes: vocals are generally fantastic but can be grating for me at times, at times a little bored with how generally familiar the sound is
Favorite tracks: Commotion (great attitude and momentum), Cross-Tie Walker (fun bass), Sinister Purpose (devil's gonna getcha), Broken Spoke Shuffle (sunny melodies and chord changes)
Favorite lyrics: "wrote a song for everyone when I couldn't even talk to you", "burn away the goodness, you and I remain"
3.5/5
Likes: the smoothest blues, harmonica softened in the live recordings, tasty vocals, a slow heat up to an electric good time
Dislikes: the remastered bonus studio tracks sound more harsh than the live ones, I could leave all four tbh
Favorite Tracks: Got My Mojo Working (great time), Goodbye Newport Blues (that piano tho),
Favorite Lyrics: "I got $700, don't you mess with me", "got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you", "I got some red hot tips I got to keep on ice"
This took me a second to warm up to, but once I was in it, it's like wearing a fuzzy cropped sweater and just feeling groovy in it. Eventually got real lost in the sauce on Sex Machine. Things waned after that, but My Brain (Zig-Zag) got me back on track. Overall, not something I'd crave listening to regularly, but a cool experience.
Favorite tracks: Sing a Simple Song - Single Version, My Brain (Zig-Zag)
Likes: the opener is a jam and an easy favorite for me (the whole thing is just asking to be stimmed), Baby Be Mine is totally underrated (what a solid groove), Thriller is a bold move and a total riot, Beat It has always felt weirdly Westside Story to me (in a good way) there's just a level of camp and theatrics to it, Billie Jean's defensive ambiguity has always been cool, and Human Nature gets stuck in my head like crazy
Dislikes: The McCartney collab is a total dud and in spite of how catchy P.Y.T. is, I find the lyrics and general concept mildly annoying and even a little creepy? The last couple tracks honestly don't do much for me.
Favorite tracks: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Baby Be Mine, Thriller
Favorite lyrics: "you're a vegetable"(lol), "girl, I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try",
Only got 1/3 of the way through
Likes: talented vocals, a lovely echoing spaciousness to it all, achieves an oddly melancholic euphoria at its best
Dislikes: aimless and droning melodies, generally fairly nondescript songs
Favorite Tracks: The Queen Is Dead, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Vicar in a Tutu, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Favorite tracks: Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, Tourette's, All Apologies
Favorite lyrics: "I tried hard to have a father but instead I had a dad"
