I used to work at a video store and we had a section of non-Disney animated features like Simba the King Lion: The Final Battle, stuff to make grandparents stock up on garbage so their grandkids can have lousy sleepovers. Anyway, crank this up and enjoy some Zaggy Moondust and the Arachnids from the Milky Way.
Aerosmith could have used a ghost song writer. The band is on fire and Steven Tyler is one of the greatest rock singers, but you expect the lyrics to be a professional firework show, but they are cap gun, at best. Also, whose idea was it to record Joe Perry's solos through two tin cans and a string? This would be best listed to while using a belt grinder, or mowing the lawn. Maybe over $5 computer speakers. Better equipment left me wanting.
I am enjoying this record more that I think I should be. The first track is more of a test than I would have used, but a) I wasn't consulted, and b) it is a pretty good primer for what is about to come. Something that interests me in noise rock is that I typically use music to separate myself from the chaotic racket of life. Rarely does that noise create anything resembling music, but occasionally the thunk of an air conditioner does match up with the splat of a dripping sink. So I appreciate it when a band chooses to focus on wrangling the chaos into art. I still don't think I will spend much time thinking about this in the future.
10 out of 10. The idea that an old metalhead like me would be so enthralled by Young's slow and easy guitar solos astonishes me. On one hand you have some Herman Li solo with 10 billion notes, on the other Young hangs out on 4 or 5 notes, but the emotion is bleeds nourishes my soul.
6* - that is my rating, and how many times I listened to this record today. Holy Cats!!!! The mixture of pop, trip-hop, and Indian music was exactly what I needed.
10 out of 10, delightful record.
It is interesting to hear some of the origins of what would become 90s britpop.
By the end I felt very present in my boredom. It's all very evocative and moving. The first several tracks felt like being on vacation in paradise, but by the end it like you realize that they have just as much traffic in paradise and you're ready to be home again.
Absolutely beautiful and human performance that I love listening to.
If someone were to lay a claim again me stating that my vitriolic opinion of disco was originated because of a Disco Sucks t-shirt I saw on TV once, I would not be able to refute them. Have I heard many disco records? No. Am I excited to list to more disco after hearing this record? Also no. The thing about this album that drove me insane was that musically it was terrific. If you hear the notes of the singing it meshes so well with the instrumentation to craft a hyper-danceable sound that could make it impossible to not bop along in your chair. However, when I listen to the words this album is about as entertaining as running a marathon wearing underpants made of razor wire and salt. [Pre-Chorus] You don't care It's not fair And you're only smiling When you play your violin [Chorus] Dum dum diddle, to be your fiddle To be so near you and not just hear you Dum dum diddle, to be your fiddle I think then maybe you'd see me, baby If this were an album of Swedish folk music played on fiddles, accordions, or nyckelharpas, then it is a banger. As dance music, however, it just doesn't work for me. None if this would matter if as a listen would be justified in immediately turning off the record when they realize that track one is a song about a female student sexually abusing their teacher. It is difficult to imagine a time when a producer or record label would be cool with this. Either way you shake it, this is a mesmerizingly good album that I don't expect I will ever choose to listen to again.
I looked in the index of this book and saw that there are no Warren Zevon albums. This three songs with filler is, but no Zevon. Oh well.
Key things to note. This record sounds better over loud speakers. The mix is very peculiar, the vocals are fairly centered, but most of the instruments are about 90/10 either left or right. I imagined it was how it might sound to be around a campfire. My favorite tracks were My Back Pages and C.T.A. - 102 Over all enjoyable but I don't know when I would be itching to spin it back up.
For whatever reason Sonic Youth just doesn't connect with me.
Listening to this was a religious experience. I wish I had been listening to this for my who life. But I have it now.
Very enjoyable. I was unable to stop from dancing in my seat.
Last year they released a super deluxe edition of this record. There are 5 discs in total, 2 of which were alternate tracks, including 2 of Eleanor Rigby of just the orchestral parts, they were gorgeous. It is a beautiful album.
I have listened to a lot of albums in my life which makes me uniquely qualified to say that this is one of the sluttiest records ever produced. It is also a good reason why multiple listens is helpful. After my first play through it was a total miss. Buckley's voice hovers right around that grating and irritating zone, but he is saved by the brilliant musicians he surrounded himself with. Zoning out and imagining his voice like a jazz sax made it more barrable. It also gives you the ability to ignore the words, which were icky at times. If it weren't for the first 2 songs this would be a 5 star record. Side 2 was excellent, but I could go the rest of my life without hearing the first two tracks again, which will, sadly, keep this one shelved for me. I will give it three stars on behalf of the backing band.
I cannot imagine ever returning to this, however it was nice to experience an early entry in the industrial/noise genre, and it was well produced.
I have been all in for Tom Waits for over 20 years, which makes me feel very old, but it is good to have an old faithful to return to so I can remember the other times.
I am a fan of this record. It is interesting to see some of the early aural building block for what would become favorites of mine.
Can I kick it? Yes I can!
While the opening moments feel like barely getting to the bathroom in time and having a mystic experience and feel like you are peeing for the very first time, the rest of the album seeming like a fine addition to a crowded glam rock aisle. High energy and fun are two things that are available in spades. It is a fine album to visit but I am sure I will quickly forget it.
It is beautiful and very enjoyable, as long as I have a need to a total focus moment. I can see myself returning as needed.
This record has been a constant in my life and I will not imagine it otherwise.
BAD by Michael Jackson is one of the best produced records to which I have ever listened. Or best engineered, at the very least. The pureness of the vocal recording is a testament to Jackson's skill as a singer. This sterile, candy shop, pop isn't a genre to which I typically find myself returning and I don't see that being different this time.
While this is not my favorite genre of hip-hot I really appreciate giving it a listen. I wish I remember who said it, probably RZA or Method Man, that the experiences in this style of album, while many are first hand they can also be an accumulation of the stories of several people and are not immediately autobiographical. It is a share that there are so few BIG records. The ASMR aural oral was a bit much for me, so heads (heh) for that.
During one of my listens I seriously through the record was finished and auto-play started a Breeders song. I really enjoyed hearing the roots of so much of the punk and early 90s alt rock tracks. It pays to remember the progenitors.
This album is pure joy. I am sad I didn't know about it sooner, but that doesn't matter now because I have welcomed Michael Kiwanuka it has earned a place in the BREAK IN CASE OF DEPRESSION collection.
Another very well recorded album. Fever was my favorite track and I felt like I was in the room with them. I never really questioned the popularity of Elvis, but this really helped me to understand it better.
Dirty old man, making dirty old man music. Jethro Tull seems like the band that only ate at madrigal dinners while they were following alongside a Rush tour. There is undoubtedly a time and a place for this record, and those are infrequent for me.
While there are moments of sheer atmospheric beauty I felt unfulfilled by the end. This is a strike against it. A while back I learned that I need to consider Yorke's vocals as an additional instrument rather than a vocalist and that helps my ability to enjoy the band. That said I bet I would like instrumental tracks a tad more.
The mixing of psychedelic rock and blues felt unnatural during my first listen. But that is my problem. I was trying to impose my will on something that was finite. My favorite tracks were Tales of Brave Ulysses and Sunshine of Your Love. Luckily those two tracks are on a greatest hits collection.
I have always appreciated Sepultura's ability to build on their sound through their career rather than constantly attempt to catch the same bolt of lightning in a bottle. I would also consider Igor Cavalera one of the most interesting metal drummers, while ARISE has tracks with bland speed/death drum blasts, Igor still sprinkles some Latin flairs that will turn your head.
6* - that is my rating, and how many times I listened to this record today. Holy Cats!!!! The mixture of pop, trip-hop, and Indian music was exactly what I needed.
25 seconds into I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG when Redding slides between the two notes in the word time feels like when love is driving you back to her and it needs to gun the engine to get through a light because it cannot be apart any longer. Mmmm. My issue with the album is how disjointed it all is when considering it is 'an album'. It feels like an other-artists greatest hits record, which is fine, but considering the source of this site feels like a disqualification. But they didn't ask me. Redding in unquestionably a revelatory performer, so I am conflicted.
Listen pal, I am the aggressively depressed person here, that's my schtick. Sure, he electrified blues, accidentally created rock and roll and can be pinpointed as a genesis shift that makes me who I am. But tone it down bud. I was washing some dishes during a play through and some of the weird dance movements I made gave me an understanding of why parents might have thought that the blues and rock and roll was a literal demonic possession. I was bopping like a zombie with a live powerline zipped into my pants. Oh, and ixnay on the ittlele irlgay, it is super creepy. 5 stars for the cultural importance, -1 star because of how fucking creepy it got. -1 star because it was so damn aggressive that I felt like I needed a time out after listening.
I could have been listening to this album for 33 years and yesterday was my first time. I will never be able to change this, but I will have to move forward. I blame my parents, really, who takes responsibility for their own actions any more anyway. The first side is terrific. The second side made me cry. That is magic.
Imagine you are David Crosby and you convince your band to record this song HEY JOE and you are like, "trust me, ours will be definitive. Trust me, there is NO CHANCE a once in a generation guitar player will release a superior version in a few months. This will ABSOLUTELY be BANK!!!" Then you're like, lets fire the main songwriter, pfft, afraid of flying? The BYRDS ain't got no time for that. Anywho, this was okay, a bit fractured and a passible opening act for the seismic shift that would be Jimi Hendrix.
I think I would be better served going back in time, to high school, to listen to this record. I still don't think I would like it, but thematically it would make more sense. I think I would prefer instrumental tracks. It was the lyrics that kept pulling me out of the moment.
As a very petty person it is incredibly irritating that the bad was so young when they recorded this masterpiece.
I just realized that MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER was a straight up murder song. There are just too many bangers (pun very well intended) to be any less than five stars for me.
Early Morning Breeze is a beautiful song. It was nice to hear a Dolly album, but I am not inspired to look further and I don't see myself returning.
It is interested and beautiful, but I don't think my life is any better having known it. +1 point for a cover of Nick Cave's STRANGER THAN KINDNESS.
While I really enjoyed listening to it I doubt I will return. The moment I realized how much it reminded me of Lou Reed my interest waned a bit.
This is a difficult record to rate. For all intents and purposes it is a five. Production and performance is perfect. Winehouse's career cracked the protective shell of music history letting the spirits of 50s, 60s and 70s soul and R&B to re-infect music for years to come. Yes, I am aware that this music was always alive and well in a genre sense, and there have always been artist build on it and perfecting it, buy Winehouse jammed it into the mainstream shoving pop music contemporaries out of her way. Can I call it a five if I am not tickled enough to want to come back to it with any frequency? I might listen again, at some point, but when?
While I will not argue the power of WONDERWALL, and CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA listening to the full album for the first time in a long while felt like a chore. I never expected to feel that way about this record, but it was releases while I was in high school, so I viewed it through the formative years glasses.
Timelessly beautiful. It as nice to visit with an old favorite and I hope we aren't strangers in the future. However, it is not a go to genre for me.
I am enjoying this record more that I think I should be. The first track is more of a test than I would have used, but a) I wasn't consulted, and b) it is a pretty good primer for what is about to come. Something that interests me in noise rock is that I typically use music to separate myself from the chaotic racket of life. Rarely does that noise create anything resembling music, but occasionally the thunk of an air conditioner does match up with the splat of a dripping sink. So I appreciate it when a band chooses to focus on wrangling the chaos into art. I still don't think I will spend much time thinking about this in the future.
My socks are still firmly in place. I never saw the draw of Queens of the Stone Age. It is serviceable rock.
If there was a bingo game of life and one of the squares was "Become a fan of Dire Straits" I would have counted that row out as a possibility the moment I saw the sheet. Did I have a reason to feel that way? No, I filed the band off as a bland claptrap of 80s and moved on with my life of heavy metal. So pure ignorant snobbery. This record has a permanent place in my collection.
I really enjoy this record and understand how important it is to hip-hop. However, it has never been a go to rap record.
I used to work at a video store and we had a section of non-Disney animated features like Simba the King Lion: The Final Battle, stuff to make grandparents stock up on garbage so their grandkids can have lousy sleepovers. Anyway, crank this up and enjoy some Zaggy Moondust and the Arachnids from the Milky Way.
What really impresses me about this record is that it is two albums in one. If you don't know anything about Rob Halford post 1998 this is a great boys being boys, youth in revolt, record. I can see high school football teams using this record to be ready to win the game. If you know anything about post 98 Halford then this is one of the gayest metal albums ever. It is ::wink wink:: boys being boys. BREAKING THE LAW, for the first 15 years of Halfords life homosexuality was illegal. UNITED and GRINDER, pretty self explanatory. I am here for it, we need more LGBTQIA+ metal records. Perfect.
I pride myself on being socially aware. I strive to be the cognizant of the struggles and the pains of those with different socio-economic backgrounds than me. Now I understand what is it like being trapped in a car with me after I find an opportunity to "educate" those around me. Major, major buzzkill. This is a very important, time capsule, record that is a testament to its moment and a sad reminder of how little progress has been made. Because of that I couldn't give it one star.
If several songs were about 70% shorter I am sure I would have enjoyed this more.
A damn near perfect record. Instrumentally it was perfect. Lyrically it was perfect. Vocally it was trying to play basketball but each bounce changed the psi by a random level so you can never really get good at dribbling. I would love to see actual notation of his vocals then have an opera singer, who never heard Dylan sing, perform one of his songs. I really want to give this record 4 stars to punish it for having the vocals of an out of service oscilloscope, but fuck, it is too damn good. It would be like marking down a James Joyce novel because of his punctuation style.
I can't put my finger on why this is connecting so well with me. It is far more aggressive that what I needed yesterday when I heard it for the first time. But I likely realized the value it may have on a day when I do need that power level to push me those extra few feet. I really appreciated the albums representation of the evolution of punk, to hardcore, to this mixture of the two, with a few shakes of noise rock, and complex time signatures. Like a proto-progressive metal album. I could see Drive Like Jehu opening for Tool. I have almost talked myself into that fifth star.
I love prog and I love jazz, but this was insufferable.
While I enjoyed the album, within an hour of listening to it I had forgotten everything about it.
This record benefited from multiple listens. With a single spin it would forgivable to presume that the band is an discount store Oasis knockoff, especially if you tried to pick between Liam Gallagher and Richard Ashcroft in a police lineup. This is where multiple listens helps. First, ignore Bittersweet Symphony because, if you are my age, you have already heard it a billion times. Giving the songs room to ruminate eventually reveals enough uniqueness to see their value in the oeuvre of modern music.
Bowie, in any form, brings me joy. With that said, YOUNG AMERICANS would not be my first pick if I was able to be choosy. The difference is negligible, like choosing a non-Allstar NBA player over a high school b-ball star for your pick up basketball game. It is still a W.
This record is a beautiful connector between my beloved post-punk and early Brit-pop and I am here for it. Exactly one time, 55 records into this project, has found me immediately purchasing an album. Several were close, but this was paid for within 20 minutes of pressing play.
My experience with The Flaming Lips is limited to YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS and trying to get borrow four CD players to try and listen to the complete ZAIREEKA, prior to MP3 technology. (I never got it quite right) I think the only reason why I didn't experiment more with the band is because at the time it was financial and availability restraints. I wish I listened to this back then, it is magnificent in every way.
While this record is undeniably essential it doesn't scratch my hip-hop itch the way faster rappers do.
This was a transformational album for me when it came out. From it I learned that music could be so much more than I had ever expected. The sounds that I head that day convinced me that anything was possible.
On many occasions I have tried to like U2. Sure, they have a few bangers, but when all is said and done it just never really worked for me.
Dan the Automator and is a genius and DJ Qbert is one of the best DJs. This record is evidence of that. Kool Keith is also incredibly talented. That said, the sexually explicit lyrics made me a little uncomfortable. I would love an instrumental version.
I have always been a fan of this record, but it has been a long time and it was nice to spend some time with an old friend.
While this record is enjoyable I can't see myself returning to it often. I don't find myself listening to ambient as frequently as I used to and when I do I find some random artist on bandcamp. It is beautiful though.
It is rare for me to prefer live recordings, however there are some musicians where their magic truly only thrives when they aren't confined by the studio. Sometimes, though, you have to appreciate that you have anything by the artist to gnaw on.
I wish I listened to house music in the 90s when it was becoming popular so I could have had more time enjoying it. I supposed young, ignorant, musical tastes are designed to be refined. I really enjoyed this record, however, there are other house subgenres that I prefer and am more likely to return to.
While this is a very well made, and terrifically performed record, the frequency in which I listen to bossa nova records is so miniscule that I will certainly forget this album well before the next time I get the itch.
This record means a lot to a lot of people. This may sound like a boast, but this was the first time I have listened to this full album and it left me feeling rather ambivalent with a twist of sadness. So, basically a day at the office.
Well, hello young Admiral, this record is a flashback. I don't want to admit it, but hearing EPIC was definitely one of the earliest times where I heard rapping. I remember getting the album from the library. It was a tectonic shift in what music could be.
It's good, but just a bit outside of what I would choose to listen to on a daily basis. I really appreciate the recording quality and engineering though.
This was a beautiful album that was recorded so intimately that I felt like I was in the room with Drake. This was my first of his recordings and it clicked immediately. Then I learned his story and I gotta stop falling for musicians who kill themselves. I considered listening to the other two records immediately, but I think I will spread them out.
My life is fuller knowing that this record exists. Unfortunately my inherent desire to sing along will prevent me from listening to this with any frequency.
Generically fine. One of my tests is whether or not I remember the days album but the end of the day. I did not.
I don't know what instrument is playing at the beginning of DREAMER, but it is amazing. Between that instrument and the song THOUGHTS OF YOU this record is earning a permanent place on my shelf. It is albums like this that make spending 4 years listening through a book well worth it.
I really wish I knew why country music doesn't click for me. I have attempted to listen to this before. It was fine, but I am unlikely to return.
It was fine, but I am afraid I was not enthralled enough to want to plan a second date.
It is good, but I have heard these songs before and completely forgot they exist. I imagine I will forget again.
The only issue I have with this record is Kiedis. The lyrics are weak and all I wanted while listening to the album was for him to hush so I could focus on the terrific instrumentals.
The aspects I liked I can find elsewhere and the aspects I need are nowhere to be found. It was infuriating that every time I expected a crescendo to explode it just fizzled, the beats I expected to drop were caught before the hit the ground.
Purely spectacular.
I am not overly familiar with Bruce Springsteen, but what I have heard enjoyed more that I did this.
When I hear ultra-pop music like this I feel compelled to question the artistic humanity of the end product. This has nothing to do with the artist and all to do with the conspiratorial nature of this listener. There are some really good tunes on side two of this album. The pop of the first half is enduring, but the super-produced pop doesn't work as well as the emotionality of some of the more sparse instrumentation of the slower more personal tracks. -1 point for saying this sick beat, without providing said beat. :)
It was well recorded and a nice break, but my tolerance for Christmas music is about 15 hours per annum.
This album didn't really do much for me. It felt like if Jeff Buckley was the lead singer of Coldplay, but not nearly as engaging as I'd want it to be.
Not my favorite, but still a very moving record.
While I was mildly entertained, I found the repetition monotonous. Two stars because I recognize the skills
10 out of 10. The idea that an old metalhead like me would be so enthralled by Young's slow and easy guitar solos astonishes me. On one hand you have some Herman Li solo with 10 billion notes, on the other Young hangs out on 4 or 5 notes, but the emotion is bleeds nourishes my soul.
I am familiar with this album by name only. This will be a first time listen. I have heard the song Take Five plenty of times, just not the rest. The drum section in Take Five is a masterpiece of frustration and beauty.
There is nothing new to be said.
Aerosmith could have used a ghost song writer. The band is on fire and Steven Tyler is one of the greatest rock singers, but you expect the lyrics to be a professional firework show, but they are cap gun, at best. Also, whose idea was it to record Joe Perry's solos through two tin cans and a string? This would be best listed to while using a belt grinder, or mowing the lawn. Maybe over $5 computer speakers. Better equipment left me wanting.
This album is neat and I'm glad it exists, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
This was my first Beatles record I bought. Maybe the five stars has a tinge of nostalgia, who is to say. I stand by it though.
As a part time drummer, HOLY GUACAMOLE!!! That, alone, is worth 4 of the 5 stars. Unfortunately, I don't know how often I would listen to the other 69 minutes to justify the 5th star. Very fine album, and expertly recorded.
Some electric music hit, and some misses. This one, today, missed. It felt too crisp and perfect.
This inspired me to revisit an electronic subgenre rather than listen to this record.
Absolute banger. Cowboy Song made me think that Thin Lizzy walked so Bon Jovi could run.
I am not sure what it is about funk that doesn't connect with me. Instrumentally is was tight, but I was ready to be done about half way through.
Just south of perfect. I would have cut a few tracks. Nothing in particular, it just felt a little too long.
I am glad to have heard this, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
I have been a fan of The Beta Band since the early 2000s and I love any chance I get to revisit them.
This record turned me off of hip hop for the until my 20s. The issues I had then still exists. I am just lucky I was able find more palatable rap. 2 stars because I recognize it's value.
Yes is a band that I had never made time for. This was a mistake. After listening to this record twice, I listened to 4 other albums by them on the same day. I must not have been in the right frame of mind all those times in the past when I had false starts.
Very good, I need more than 24 hours to really develop a fuller opinion.
There is something about this album that sucked me in from the first 30 seconds. I ordered a physical copy so fast I could have been dreaming.
I am a lifelong fan of PJ Harvey.
It was nice to hear The Humpty Dance again after so many years, but I was quite bored by the halfway mark.
I enjoyed this album much more than I expected. We've Got the Beat was so far out of my wheelhouse that I never bothered trying anything else. I can't say I will ever listen to this again, but I am glad that I can.
Enjoyed but it felt like more of the same with a few recycled tunes.
It was well made, but not the style that I would typically go back to.
This album was just short of 5 stars. It is definitely one of the best mixed records I heard, especially the drumming. I just got bored by the repetition near the end.
This album is a solution in need of a problem, only the "problem" was "What would an Ennio Morricone indie band record sound like." Only, that isn't a problem as much as it is an opportunity. And these folks, took it, ran with it, and finished the race with the aplomb needed for something so garish and extravagant that the world is better off.
I enjoy this era of soul, when it has a cinematic feel.
Another album that I would enjoy more if it was instrumental, or maybe a singer other than Don Henley, perhaps.
Changes, Queen Bitch, and Life on Mars are all-timers for me. Not to mention Life on Mars and Queen Bitch being a direct through point to Ziggy. Even with a few of my lesser liked Bowie songs this is a five for me.
I can appreciate how challenging this record might be for a first time listener, 25~ years after its release. It was difficult back then, too. However, letting its oddity wash over the ears can make for a transformative experience.
Absolute magic. Immediately ordered a physical copy.
It gets 4 stars because of the inclusion of one of my all time favorite songs, Summertime. Musically it was great to hear, but technically is was irritating. The mix on the opening of track one almost left me skipping this one.
I am not sure why British mumblers irritate me, but I also don't care. I struggled to get through this, and while I can hear the likely influences on The Libertines, I just didn't get the same pizzazz.
Interesting, but I am unlikely to return.
I feel like this is the sort of band with fans that presume you aren't smart enough to "get" their music if you don't worship the music.
A rare 4 star All-timer? While I say that I love this album, it seems that I love the first several tracks. All of the tracks are good, but I rarely make it to the last few songs because I am ready to move on before I get there. Still, aces though.
Just shy of perfect.
The only, single, issue with this record is that I know how good Doolittle and Surfer Rosa are. That said, as leadoff batters go Bossanova is a treat.
So delightfully raw and wonderful.
Interesting, but forgettable.
I am glad to have heard this, and promptly forgot what I listened to.
A delightful record that I would only listen to again if I start this project over again.
Another that I am glad to have heard, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
I don't typically go for county. There are some neat moments.
Is this my favorite Talking Head record? Maaaaaaaybe
While I think Gimme Shelter is an all timer, the rest of the album was just okay for me.
Interesting, but I just don't see myself returning.
This is an all around no for me.
For my money, Jack White is one of the finest songwriters to ever live. Maybe song creator might be a better title than just writer. Acting as the producer and mixer of this album, as well as multi-instrumentalist, his finger prints are all over this album. Pure joyful genius.
It was enjoyable, I just can't think of many times that I would turn to this record when I need some prog.
Bonus points for an awesome cover. I enjoyed the music, but there is something weirdly unnerving about British blues music.
As much as I appreciate this record and what it has done for music it was never really my bag.
I wish I enjoyed this record as much as I know other do. Prince is a terrific musician, but the hyper synth sound doesn't click with me.
A curious choice. Fairly average to my ears.
I think this one needs more time to really stretch its legs, but there are plenty of options that don't.
Overall I was not very impressed. That said while I was listening it got to a really great track and I thought it was picking up. Then I realized that Tidal started a post-album random playlist, that great track was by The Lemonheads. I laughed.
The older I have gotten, with my broadening musical influences, the less I have enjoyed Elton John's music.
More stars than are in the night sky. Magnificent. Everything I want in a record. Ordered a copy, immediately.
Ace of Spades is an essential, gateway, heavy rock record to lead listeners to the glory that is metal.
I am not entirely sure what to think about this one yet. However, I cannot be sure how frequently I would be in the right space to revisit. That said, it is gorgeous.
I don't often listen to punk so when I do I have a few standard records to which I turn. That said, this is a really good record, but I like their debut a little more.
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Not even perfect cover art can make me eager listen to this record on any rotation. The US mix on a few of the tracks made me pretty uncomfortable.
I rather enjoyed this one. I didn't get into this indie genre until recently and it is nice to have a large catalogue of options available.
It was just a phase.
Longtime Cohen fan here.
Masterpiece from start to finish.
Masterpiece from start to finish.
Tracks one and two held so much promise. By the midpoint I thought the sound was very familiar. By the end I switched over to Elvis Costello to confirm my suspicion. Whether Prefab Sprout was trying to mimic (the true) Elvis's style or not, I don't know. What I do know is that, while I appreciate the attempt, I am good with the original. The opening two tracks reminded me of The Libertines, which is why it was so promising.
I enjoyed listening to this album, but I doubt that I will ever think to listen to it again.
A strong choice when you need an energy boost. But far from a daily driver.
Very good album. Minus 1 star sexually explicit material that made me uncomfortable.
I have heard plenty of versions of this that it didn't interest me.
I enjoyed listening to this and it reminds me that I need to do a deeper dive into Stevie Wonder.
There She Goes is an all timer, but is it enough to lift the rest of the album to make it essential?
While Eminem is one of the most skilled lyricists I have never been able to connect to this record. The violence and cruelty are not something that I want to listen to at any frequency.
Very strong on the nostalgia factor and a strong punk entry.
Enjoyable, not my favorite Gabriel, but still a delight.
I enjoyed this record a lot more than I expected. A mention of Green Lantern is almost enough to bump this to 5.
Early punk is too chaotic for me. I appreciate it, as well as its fans, but I am glad it has been refined.
There are few albums that stick out in my mind as a musical waypoint in this journey of life. Vulgar Display of Power is one of them. With its title and cover image it feels like a feature so generic that it would be a running gag in a video game, especially if I wasn't there when it came out, and I didn't witness the virility of Pantera live. This is a perfect encapsulation of a band. Side note, I prefer Cowboys from Hell, but I would never challenge the validity of this album being a necessity.
There is just something in the voices of the boys that pushes me away. Not much of a fan, but they don't deserve 1 star.
Love it. I did start to get distracted when the fart sounds started.
This album didn't connect with me m
I appreciate what Prince does, but many of the tracks don't connect with me.
It was nice to visit an old friend. But I remember why I moved on. It is fine, but repetitive.
It was fine.
I enjoy this record, I don't think it is a 5er, but my wife does and I am grateful to skew the numbers on her behalf. She, like this album, is pretty great.
It's not my favorite Marvin Gaye album.
This did not click with me.
I couldn't finish, zero connection.
Magnificent. 4.5 star
The Doors never really did it for me. It is good though.
It is fine.
Had to turn it off after the punch her in the stomach moment.
It was fine, just not my jam.
This album is a pillar of my musical experience and I don't want to imagine what my life would have been without it.
An issue that I have with not being a long time listener of the Stones is that since they are the prototypical rock and roll band they don't directly employ the years of advancements that you would get from all of the artists who build off of your sound. I know that is a little bit like condemning Mozart for not sounding like Hans Zimmer, but I struggle to avoid situation. The Stones are not bad, but I prefer the evolution of the sound more than the original.
Just shy of perfect for me. I was familiar with the name, but not the music. I am very glad to get some exposure.
Enjoyable.
I tried. Definitely not for me
For me this record is been a corner stone.
I wish I knew what, exactly, it is that makes this record perfect to me. That doesn't really matter though. It is here when I need it and gives me the opportunity to disconnect and live in Fiona Apple-ton for a period of time, and that is a very valuable trait.
I enjoyed it, but doubt I would ever choose to listen to it again.
This record has some hits and it undoubtedly elevated by the presence of Bohemian Rhapsody. That said, it is not my favorite Queen record.
There is something about Sting's voice that never clicked for me, so the Police have never been my bag.
I like it better now than I did in the 90s, but with more experience under by belt I can hear a lot of influences. This is a no brainer, but Butch Vig's production is a masterpiece, some of the lyrics are just okay enough to cost it a star.
I tried, it was a non-starter
I'm glad I listened to it.
A rare perfect album. Than you 1001albumsgenerator. I loved every second.
I was good to hear others songs by the Zombies. It is not very likely that I will return, but still nice.
More perfection by Drake. So very unfortunate that we only have 3 records from him.
This is a top 10 album.
So that's where that was from. This is enjoyable and unique, but I can't imagine wanting to spend too much time with it.
I wish I was more familiar with this part of Iggy Pop's career. I need to allocate more time.
Not my favorite Foo Fighters record, but still damn fine.
This has always been on my to listen list, but I never got around to it. The only song I was surprised was not on here but Cars, but then I remembered that was Gary Neumann and not connected to The Cars. It was very nice to hear some early new wave/pop crossover.
It was fine, not memorable in any way.
If this is your first entry into The Velvet Underground and/or Lou Reed remember that they are inventing (or aping) new methods and pushing the boundaries. Some of their stuff, this included took me several attempts to truly appreciate it.
It was nice, but didn't really do anything for me.
Prog isn't for everyone, but it is for me, and this album is of the highest caliber.
It was too good for 1 star even though that is what I think it deserves.
I am a long time fan of Bauhaus so it is always nice to give them a listen.
This just wasn't for me.
This is a dirty rock and roll, all timer.
Very enjoy.
This is a beautiful, classic, jazz record. A nice entry point.
For the most part I enjoyed this garage-esque record, especially picking up on a bunch of Bowie sounds. I just can't see myself revisiting.
Magnificent. I expected nothing and that was greatly exceeded.
An album I've been meaning to listen to, and it didn't disappoint.
It didn't grab me.
While I prefer Nine Types of Life I will forever appreciate that this site (and book) will but anything by TVOTR in the ears of more people.
Very solid album that I will likely have to listen to several more times to make a final determination, I am not sure I want to do that.
Not the pinnacle, but we are getting there.
1000/10. This album is a masterpiece from performance to recording.
I know that Elliott Smith is a corner stone in the mopey xennial scene, but It just didn't grab me.
I really enjoyed this album. I am unfamiliar with the band and it is always nice to be directed to new old stock new wave.
A fun little delight.
Absolutely stellar record.
I am so sorry for this, it pains me to make a pun here, it does, but, the thrill is gone my friend. The Thrill is gone.
They are talented, but it isn't really my jam.
For the correct audience this is surely a banger. I am not that audience.
I'm still unsure about Radiohead, but I know a banger when I hear it.
This is one of the seminal albums that shaped what music could be. The first time I listened to this it did not connect at all, now I see it for what it truly is. We are better as a society because if this.
I am glad to see that the waitress from The Blues Brothers has so many great songs. :)
It is like a visit from an old friend.
Bonus star for the memories. I didn't care for this nearly as much as I did as a young pup. That is mainly because of the lyrics. Musically it a straight up masterclass of trip-hop.
Lorde of one my favorite young vocalists. While I am not a huge fan of the genre, their voice and lyrics go beyond to lift me when I am down.
While I appreciate the importance of this album, I just don't care for it.
It was fine, but didn't do anything for me.
Very strong record.
I tried two times to get through this and I couldn't. Not bad, but not good enough to try any harder.
Very fine record
It is impossible to downplay the importance of this record in the annuls of music. There are people out there who fell in love to this record. I am not one of them. But I certainly appreciate it.
This isn't the Pulp album I would grab, but it IS the second pulp album I would grab if I needed more after listening to Different Class.
Enjoyable, and I am glad I listened.
A banger from start to finish. It is always good to revisit this one.
THE example of recorded samba. It is always a joy to revisit this chill masterpiece.
10/5 One of the most important metal albums of all time.
This was a chore to listen to.
I just don't get Alice Cooper, but I am happy for those who do.
It was fine, but I doubt I would have missed it.
A perennial favorite. It is difficult for me to pinpoint what it is about the post-punk music that revs my engine, but it does.
I didn't get into this at all. Couldn't finish, but I feel bad with one star because I may have missed the bangers, but I don't feel like I will actually miss any of it.
Enjoyable but a little too poppy for me.
Love him or hate him, the trilogy of Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad (all produced by Quincy Jones) are a masterclass in audio production. Personally this isn't a goto album, but I also have to respect all of the artistry involved, from the musicians, to the engineers, to the mixing and mastering, there are few that do it better.
I have loved this record since the first time I heard it when it originally came out. Masterpiece.
A delightful one off album for me. I'm glad to hear it.
It was fine
Good, no great.
I cannot disrespect all of the bangers on this album with a lower score, even though I don't personally want to hear them again
Masterpiece 10/10
The angst is lost on me. I appreciate it, though.
In response to the query in track number one, no thanks.
It didn't really connect with me.
I should have taken the weekend to write a treatise on why this record is so important to me, but then I just listened to it over and over again and forgot to write anything. This album redefines what an album can be when the music is consider more as movements in a symphony. Obviously your mileage may vary so I would recommend a few test drives before making your decision.
Always good to revisit.
I enjoyed it, but I think I prefer my memories of when it was in heavy rotation.
I highly recommend that you listen to this with a good DAC and headphones. The separation is really intriguing.
This worked a lot more for me as a much younger man. Now it's just okay metal with unbalanced angst.
It was fine, but forgettable
Very fine songs.
This would be a 5 out of 5 without the vocals. Instrumentally it is perfection and would prefer an instrumental version.
I need a lot more time with this one.
10 out of 10 for sad bastard music.
Good ole classic rock.
Real crackers, this. Ive been a fan for years.
A very good album that this list confirmed that I cannot listen to at the drop of a hat, sort of like medication. I didn't NEED this yesterday so it sounded like a, well produced, temper tantrum, but I know it is there when I need that precise product.
I am glad to hear this record and need more, fast.
I can't explain why, it just is.
There's is a time and a place for this record and a random assignment is neither. This is a mood record through and through.
Enjoyable, but not my bag.
Without besmirching their skill and talent, is this really real? GLove and Special Sauce? C'mon, for real? :)
This is a chill masterpiece that helps reduce stress and keep me grounded.
I appreciated this record and am excited to spin it up again.
I enjoyed it when I listened to it but by the end of the day I thought I had forgotten to listen to todays album. That is not a good sign.
Several fine tracks, however this is one of my least favorite album by the Beatles.
An all time great record!
I will need to listen to this one a few more times before I know what it deserves.
No sir, I did not care much for this.
This is my first Arcade Fire record. I don't have a good reason for that, but it is what it is. This was a mistake on my part. Don't be like me.
I am capable of truly respecting Eminem's skills. But I seeming am not capable of wanting to listen to this record. 5/5 skill, 1/5 listenability = 3/5
I couldn't make it through, probably my own fault.
Quite enjoyable, but I don't want to add it to my physical collection.
Harvest is an essential record for me. It nearly had me in tears this time around.
I am a fan of this record.
This would not have been the Slipknot record I would have chosen, but it still do appreciate it. Perhaps Iowa is also an option, we will see.
This Elvis is my favorite Elvis.
I love Rush, musically. Lyrically I am left wanting much more, but their musicality easily bolsters their score.
In the ears of this listener, when you have a perfect record anything else, however good, can never top the best.
It was fine.
Not my cup of tea.