A very sweet and chill listen. Feels a bit disjointed with the contrast of funk + pessimist (Superstition, Maybe Your Baby) with his ballad style optimism (your are the sunshine, you and I, etc.) Definitely enjoying exploring more of Stevie's discography w my limited knowledge of just top hits! 3.5 rounded up
Maybe Your Baby - so fun and funky, seemed like precursor to superstition
Superstition - a known banger, kinda comes as a surprise given the overall theme of loving + hopeful
I Believe - loved this as ending to the album
Ugh I wish I was more of Jazz girlie. Couldn't really get into this. Kinda cool that it was a live performance though!
Unfortunately, I am a Smiths fan (not Morrisey okay). Pretentious, sad girls unite. But actually this album wasn't even that sad. The upbeat melodies + guitar contrast sad lyrics and make the depression quite palatable.
Frankly Mr. Shankly - lol, very much relate to this after quitting my corporate job
Never Had No One Ever - good sad
Cemetry Gates - "weird lover Wilde" GAY
Bigmouth Strikes Again - "now I know how joan of arc felt" drama queen but same
Vicar in a Tutu - I don't get the abrupt ending tbh
There is a light that never goes out - classic but might be slightly overrated?
Some girls are bigger than others - this is a no from me
4.5 rounded up
Yas to more pretentious sad girl music. I do love The Cure, so excited to dive into this album. My first thoughts are that it feels very scenic and more like background chill vibes, which I still really enjoy. All songs have a super long intro, which I feel like I can get annoyed by. Both album and songs seem longer than they need to be? The album starts strong for me and trails off by the end, feeling like songs were similar to the last.
Didn't love: Last Dance, Close Down, Prayers for Rain
Loved:
Plainsong - good for high vibes
Pictures of you
Lovesong - slaps
Lullaby - most diff on the album, really enjoyed though
Disintegration
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I honestly can't stand Wayne's voice, and makes it incredibly hard for me to listen. Sounds like a pitcher version of the lead singer of Death Cab. I did really like the instrumentals in some, like Race for the Prize, but overall, it was not an enjoyable listen for me. Honestly, interlude-type situations can be so hit or miss and The Observer was a definite miss for me
So much fun. How have I not listened to more of McCartney's solo work?? Did get a bit too slow and repetitive sounding for me in the middle-end. But overall really good stuff.
Weird screaming. I like to look at the curated spotify playlists that have the artists musics - this one was stoner rock so seems fitting for me? Actually into it once I got past the screams but probs not something I’d come back to
Perfect album to work to. Know and love Northern Sky. Also loved Hazey Jane II & I, Bryter Layter, and Poor Boy. Curious why II came before I
My brain chemistry changed at 9 years old hearing Heads Will Roll for the first time. One of the greatest dance songs of this generation. Obsessed w this full album. Such chaotic, spooky vibes. Everything I love.
