Let's Stay Together
Al GreenThis was a good, relaxed listen. Let's stay together (pulp fiction) and how can you mend a broken heart stood out. Went back and relistened to last track too.
This was a good, relaxed listen. Let's stay together (pulp fiction) and how can you mend a broken heart stood out. Went back and relistened to last track too.
Enjoyed this. New album for me, a bit different stevie wonder, slower tempo. Really enjoyed heaven is 10 zillion light years away
Need more time to listen fully
Quite liked this and surprised it has passed me by in the early 2010s. Mixed pop, folk and Country sounds. Lyrics I thought were interesting and quite humorous at times. Will probably listen again
Difficult to know how different/new it was for the time. Recognised a few more songs here than I expected
Struggle with jazz overall. Not sure I'd listen to this again
Banger, start to finish. Good techno funk, with catchy beats. Loved it, very nostalgic album
Bit strange, some classical riffs and a simon and garfunkel cover. Talented musicians for sure, album felt a bit all over the place- maybe what prog rock is supposed to be?
Really enjoyed this. Brighton rock was a great opener and in the lap of the gods at the end felt like a prelude to bohemian rhapsody on a later album. Enjoyed misfire and the thrash of stone cold crazy, incredible talent
Really enjoyed this overall. Some timeless classics and others I enjoyed that I hadn't heard before like neighbourhood threat for example. Really enjoyed the whole thing and will listen again
Necer heard The Fall. Pretty uninspiring stuff. Got as far as Mother Sister then gave up
Never heard of this or The Soft Boys but enjoyed it. Lyrics were a bit strange but melodic and interesting. Will listen again
Pervasive album, feels a bit overhyped to me.
Not for me
Wouldnt normally listen to missy elliott. Some catchy tunes, quite a few collaborations. Overall good listen
Enjoyed this.
Mixed bag for me. Quite a unique sound, narcos vibes, interesting but unlikely to listen again.
Classic.
Not for me. Inclusions like the Lear jet song add nothing, poor covers too
No doubt an important rap album. Let me Ride, lyrical gangland were track highlights. Subject matter not something I can identify with and can be hard to listen to. Skits also felt quite infantile. Production was very good
Light hearted 80s. Big guitar + synthetic.
Kids loved it
Really good. Directors cut included a few more tracks, will definitely listen again
Couple of big hits but found it a bit bland overall
Enjoyed start to finish. Not sure I get the whole alien coming to earth concept storyline but as a piece of work seemed well structured and interesting
Bit strange, gave up half way through.
Dreadful
Only half songs on spotify
Thought I would enjoy this more than I did. Quite samey throughout and not particularly interesting
I liked the live recording. Album was enjoyable bluesey rock.
Pretty meh easy listening rock. Not something I'll go to again, found it bland and boring. I wouldn't say I hate the eagles but this did nothing to convince me to give them more of a listen
While better than the byrds I found this pretty bland and forgettable
Very enjoyable listen. Highlight tracks - I know it's over, there is a light that never goes out.
Another good album. Highlight tracks nowhere fast and I want the one I can't have
Good for what it was. Kids enjoyed it
Better than last tom waits album. Won't listen again but interesting, felt a little like a soundtrack or theatrical performance. Odd instruments and a self produced sound
More punky than o expected. Good listen
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Slower than what I expected for EWF Also am I imagining it or is 1:15s into Africano the drum solo sampled on the I'm a celebrity theme tune??
This was very 90s teen movie, i think the standout song being a cover says it all. Not my taste
Very dull, each song totally indistinguishable from the next
Very of the era, I see the similarities with fleet foxes and arcade fire. Good musicality
I agree purple rain is a better album but I really enjoyed the wide range of instruments and styles on the go here. 80s &90s rock sounds, ballads (the cross), bit of hip hop (housequake), soul stuff. Truly talented man. Feels like he was making a bit of a statement with it all
Decent stuff, quite musical and enjoyable overall
Weird, quirky. Enjoyed it. Heaven, and Life During Wartime were the stand out tunes for me
Very raw, simple and haunting.
Not for me
I've been listening to the wu tang all day today and gone down a rabbit hole of recent reviews of the album at 30 year anniversary. Album itself is gritty, dense and snappy lyrics with interesting samples, I very much enjoyed it
Didn't really enjoy this. Interesting clash of styles (a bit world music, hip hop, reggaeton, others) but won't be listening again
Great album. Excellent Sunday morning. Would say a couple of the songs seemed a bit long at the start but I guess that's what the roller disco demands
Couple of classics, mostly felt like background music. Did enjoy it though
A talent for sure. Definitely shock factor involved and pretty juvenile at times but overall a good listen
Didn't like limp bizkit back then still don't like them now. Obviously were socially important part of youth culture for Americans but wouldn't say they aged very well
I have never listened to pink Floyd. This feels a level above the other prog rock we have listened to on here. Quite experimental and big compositions. Still not convinced on prog rock or that I'll listen too much after this.
Caveat that British/english folk rock isn't my thing, and was concerned about comparisons to the the byrds but I quite enjoyed this. Lead singer sandy dennys voice quite haunting and melancholic.
Didn't get a lot from this
I liked it. Very nostalgic, early uni album. I forgot how many songs I liked on it. Production and samples top notch. Going for a second listen
Pretty rowdy and brutal stuff. I think the second half was better. In all likelihood will never listen to this again
Was never to my taste but certainly a definitive album.
Meta version of country bands I don't particularly enjoy
No doubt there is musicality here but its a style of music that I can't appreciate
Possibly my favourite album reviewed here so far. Lucky enough to see J5 in Edinburgh back in 2004, and this was as fresh now as it was then: beats, lyrics, breaks and production. A classic
I found it all over the place. Not bad but strange, I guess the legacy of something unfinished and the earlier context. The Wikipedia entries were useful backstory. Mrs o'learys cow was very strange.
I think it's held up pretty well for being 20 years old. I wasn't a huge fan at the time but this sounded pretty good
Not a great listen
I found this very listenable and like Nick, nice background country music. Some good covers and this was a nice take on some I didn't know he'd recorded. Decent 3.5/5
This was a good, relaxed listen. Let's stay together (pulp fiction) and how can you mend a broken heart stood out. Went back and relistened to last track too.
I quite liked the guitar sound but the overall package wasn't for me
I'm filing this with the other weird 60s psychedelic curios. At least only 33 minutes long. I kinda liked jump sturdy
New artist for me and really enjoyed. I like a bit of jazz rap so will listen to more of this!
I think I've only ever heard this in parts but really enjoyed it
Did not find this very intersting at all. Recognised the first song but gave up just over half way through
Second best selling album of all time (at one point) and 25x platinum. Its quite the accolade. I can understand the appeal, sped up blues style with big solos and brash performance. Good entertaining music but not particularly interesting to me. Decent listen
I enjoyed this. Not as strong and rounded as parklife but had a wide range of sounds and great blur writing and tempo
With a name like grateful dead I expected something other than soft country rock
Just back on this album now. Never heard of jorge Ben but I'm a fan, wish I understood a bit of Portuguese though! Good voice, funky tunes.
This is dross
Good Sunday morning funk. 1st song is 10 minutes of guitar solo. Last song is 10 minutes of experimental freestyle/weirdness with lots of drums and sound effects (lions, cows, aeroplanes and cuckoo clocks) Think I preferred the first half
I can see why younger me liked this. Not so much these days; listenable but not particularly interesting
Sombre and melancholic, fine but unlikely to listen again
Although not bad felt a bit flat and nondescript
Preferred what came after song 1. Not really my thing though
While I started enjoying this, it didn't hold my attention and ended up as background music. Very talented though
Pretty dreadful. Sounded like the backstreet boys
I feel Billy's music/voice isn't for me but appreciate he has something to say. I don't normally listen to close to lyrics but did for this one
Overall good listen. Clean production, punchy and raw lyrics, distinctive voices throughout. Express yourself is a classic
I'm sure my dad went to see him in Belfast in the 70s/early 80s and said Jerry was out his nut, came on late then eventually passed out and got carried off. For as far as live albums go this was good, high energy coherent, short too.
I found the vocals quite bland and album overall not that memorable
Smoke on the water, others were non descript dad rock
Shoegaze isn't for me but this felt like it was more about sound effects than anything else.
Based on the short album wiki and rock opera comment I wasn't expecting much, took a couple of songs to warm up to and tailed off to the end, but thought the middle third was quite interesting
I enjoyed this and wpuldve been a fan in the 90s. I actually didn't mind the ropey production as it seemed to play to the slightly post punk sound. Short songs, overall good listen
Good listen, very cool. Hard to differentiate the songs but seemed more about the rhythm and sound than anything else.
Blinding lights is a cracking tune. I think this is one of these albums that is influential more than anything else. Skinner bridged garage and hip hop styles and talked about the mundanity of british life at a time that we had Keane and Katie Melua sitting at number 1 for weeks at a time. It likely paved the way for a lot of what came later- grime, dubstep etc.
Enjoyed this at first then fell away. All felt a bit filler background music
Hard to argue that it's 2 classics either end of a load of middle of the road stones stuff
This was fine, 21 songs in 35 minutes. Kept my interest for the most part
Didn't know it but I'd heard it before. Felt the album was pretty creative and although very 80s, plenty felt ahead of its time. Strong start, bit weird in the middle but overall good listen
I didn't massively enjoy it. I did about 4 songs then went back and listened to Kate bush again
I tried to listen to this critically and objectively but just ended up singing along
Prefer the black cherry album electronic sound although this was interesting
Good album. Meanders a lot but quite interesting. Unlikely to listen again
Too much drums for me. Every breath you take was the highlight. Mother was an awful song
There is something about neil young albums that seems to make them greater than the sum of the parts. Not a great singing voice, slow folksy guitar brought together with great lyrics. I hadn't heard this album but really enjoyed it. 5 stars from me. Highlights were See the sky about to rain, On the Beach.
A bit long, a bit dull. Album felt a bit all over the place
I did about half and got bored.
I only know the Nina simone classics we all do, so interested to hear a full album. This was a good listen (in the car, sunny day), amazing voice, nice piano and guitar. very little to complain about
This has good associations for me. I remember downloading it from the uni halls FTP and also it was on a lot at the bouldering wall. Feels like it's aged pretty well
Quite liked this
Not what I thought Ryan Adams sounded like. All felt a bit bland
I enjoyed it. Rock the house probably my favourite track. Singles are good, the rest quite forgettable. Probably cultural significance a big part here. For me later gorillaz a lot better listening. The two remixes at the end are better than the originals