A lot of the tracks felt more riff/vibe based, was expecting catchier tunes. Would probably grow on me with repeat listenings, but didn't immediately grab me.
Liked it, nice mix of feels within the blues rock style. Brown Sugar and Wild Horses stand out as you'd expect but show off very different aspects of Jäger/Richards' writing. Couple of jam-style tracks feel like filler material though.
Some foot tapping grooves, and you can't help but know the hooks from 90s TV ads. But it's background music, not something you listen to.
A collection of beautiful songs in a range of styles. Didn't gel as an album as much as I'd imagined it might.
I'm a fan of this album, but I've listened to it for 20 years and know the songs well.
The first half has the stronger, more accessible material- End of the World, One I Love and Exhuming McCarthy are the highlights. The last few tracks are more droning and repetitive.
Straight forward 1980s soft rock, then out of nowhere you're hit by these weird incongruous guitar solos. I know EVH was a hero to many, but I don't get it.
Pretentious rubbish that thinks it's clever.
I clearly haven't taken enough drugs to appreciate dance music.
In Pursuit of Happiness is wonderful, but I've always felt this album tails off very quickly. Lots of dirges.
Very cool, chilled. Simon and Garfunkel crossed with Pink Floyd.
When I first heard this in the 90s I thought that (with the exception of Bittersweet Symphony) the songs were all either dour acoustic ballads or low-fi discordant jams.
Enjoyed the re-listen much more than expected, though doesn't feel like groundbreaking stuff.
Had no idea what to expect going into this one. Very cool 1960s blues rock.
Found this much less offensive than Orbital 2, but it's still music by computers. Take a 3s sound clip, loop for 10 minutes.
A lot of basic two chord vamps. Background Muzak.
Can see the influences on a lot of later bands. Reminded me a lot of Joy Division.
The definitive 1980s hard rock album. Still brimming with swagger, full of great songwriting, memorable riffs and awesome solos. It all fits together amazingly well.
Sounds very much like Hendrix or Cream to me, not sure why it has any more right to be "early heavy metal" than either of those. Nothing wrong with it.
Very listenable 80s pop.
This just oozes cool. 40 minutes of pure party funk.
Some nice blues rock and some cool covers. The full version of Layla is a highlight.
A bit over-long though.
Sounds tame by modern standards, but it's got the same proto-punk energy as The Kingsmen. Bit of a hotch-potch but very listenable.
Wow, that was tedious. 75 minutes of beepy noises.
Epic soundscapes with delicate melodies woven through.
Was looking forward to this and thought it'd be my sort of thing, but didn't get anything from it at all.
Possibly need to give it another chance when I'm less distracted.
Cool album, with some of the Stones darker more experimental stuff on there.
Great chilled album.
There's a listenable groove going on. I don't listen to enough rap to know if this is a good, bad or indifferent example, but it's pretty same-y throughout to my ears.
It's good, takes a little while to get into the groove. Cross between Tori Amos and Vampire Weekend.
Early folk rock. Listenable, undemanding.
Cool album, some classic riffs, some great melodic tunes. Maybe overstays its welcome by a handful of tracks.
Liked this, melodic, interesting. I often find Bowie's songs too repetitive (thinking of things like "Rebel Rebel"), but none of that here.
It's proto-punk, very much in the style of The Stooges or Dead Kennedys. Too discordant for me, a really difficult listen.
Really interesting album. Can hear some strong Beach Boys influences in the vocals and composition, in turn must have been a major influence on acts such as the Flaming Lips. Slightly too long perhaps.
It's nice, but feels pretty middle of the road.
Fantastic big band swing. You can feel the energy and excitement in the room. And I'm a sucker for a good shout chorus!
Some classic singles and a lot of filler.
Bland, tedious, and his voice is annoying.
Enjoyed this, very punk, very goth. A bit repetitive perhaps and no stand-out "wow" moments for me.
Mostly unremarkable, MOR pop, with occasional moments of jarring weirdness. Nothing wrong with it, but didn't strike me as anything special either.
Was surprised not to enjoy this more. Think I would get more out of it having heard it a few times. There's obviously some fine musicianship on display, but it doesn't always feel like it serves the songs.
Liked it, but both the album and the individual songs felt overlong. Got a bit samey to my ears- everything felt like the same groove and tempo.
The music is infectious and has a great groove, but could do without the little "vignettes" between some of the tracks. Found the album overlong as a whole.
Appreciate the light hearted silliness, but at times it spills over into plain stupidity. Could do without the self agrandising in places too, but I guess that's just part of the genre.
Pretty unremarkable voice. Mellow, strong country influences. Nothing that grabbed me. I didn't really notice when it finished.
Tons of punk energy. You only need to hear a couple of songs to have heard the whole album, otherwise it's just minor variations in how to achieve the soft-loud dynamics. Twelve songs in under half an hour; they don't overstay their welcome.
I already knew Block Rockin' Beats, so I enjoyed that out of familiarity. Otherwise it was fine to have on in the background.
Dance/eletronica albums always feel fundamentally flawed to me, as let's face it, sitting and listening to an LP isn't how this music is supposed to be enjoyed. Maybe this project will introduce me to the album that changes my mind, but this isn't it.
This one isn't new to me, but it is magnificent, as is the tv broadcast. It's really impressive how well the unplugged format shows off the strength of the songwriting underneath Nirvana's usual loud-soft dynamics. There are a lot of interesting and well-chosen covers in the set list too.
Pennyroyal Tea is the weak link (although it scores points for being just Cobain by himself performing) , but The Man Who Sold The World and Where Did You Sleep Last Night are spinechilling.
Wow. Years ago I'd only really heard Sultans of Swing and Money for Nothing and I bought Dire Straits' Best of on the strength of those songs. I never really liked that album, I've always had the impression that all the other songs were sluggish and soporific.
I wish I'd bought this instead. It's magnificent, great tunes, tasteful guitar playing and just a wonderful vibe throughout. Wild West End is an early example of the style of music that put me off the Greatest Hits, but it's perfect here as a change of pace. Really pleased to have been forced to give Dire Straits another chance.
This album is for life, not just for Christmas. The Pogues fusion of Irish folk music with punk energy is totally unique.
A collection of classic songs. All individually great and it deserves to be a classic. Just something missing for me that doesn't inspire ever putting it on heavy rotation.
I really wanted to like this more than I did. This kind of stripped back funk doesn't do it for me, it doesn't feel like the music is going anywhere when you're just getting the same two-bar guitar riff over static bass and drums for 99% of a song.
Hadn't realised quite how old this album is, always though it was late 80s.
It's ok. I didn't inspire me, and even on the tracks I enjoyed, I'd rather be listening to "Walk on the Wild Side" than "Can I Kick It?"
It sounds like the 80s. Didn't do it for me, wasn't even that swept up by the (heard many times) singles. Inoffensive.
I didn't hate this as much as I'd expected. Quite enjoyed the general vibe of the music, and the vocal didn't draw too much attention away from it. Usual complaints about the self-aggrandising rubbish in the lyrics.
Why the hell does this need a 12 minute outro of "shout outs"? It's like the credits at the end of a movie - the bit where everyone stands up and walks out before they finish scrolling. There wasn't even a post credits bonus scene.
Wikipedia tells me Sam Cooke is the most important soul singer in history, but this is pretty much indistinguishable from early rock'n'roll with a lot of the same blues and doo-wop song structures and instrumentation.
Feels like his intros are longer than the songs on a lot of these tracks, and it's a short album to start with! Great voice though, and you can hear the energy in the room.
It's ok. Took me until about Tumbling Dice to get into it, and I was ready for it to be over before it finished. The Rolling Stones with the Americana turned up to 11. Felt a bit nondescript.
