Listened on a gray & brown fall day. Going to the gym, wearing a puffy Levi’s jeans jacket from the 70s.
Interesting to hear all these classic rock sounds from Queen (I knew their greatest hits being a bit more “poppy”), I can only begin to imagine how much influence they must have had in shaping the sound of the era back then.
Fuzzy summer tunes. Riding through town on my bike, hearing the iconic "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR" just before the guitars on overdrive come ripping in evokes a feeling of limitless youth. A feeling of excitement that rushes through your veins.
I enjoy trying to pick out their influences (some of the melodies are vaguely reminiscent of the era of Beach Boys) and also noticing the music that followed the Ramones and took influence from them.
All in all the fuzzy guitar and melodic punk melodies bring me back to my youth in the early 2000's, to the years of black skinny jeans, white T's, leather jackets, and garage bands.
The more I listen to these albums the more I understand why they're so relevant. This album sounds way ahead of its time. I was surprised that this modern sound stems from the late 60's. (Then again, possibly "modern sounds" also take influence from this.)
Very versatile album.
I thoroughly did not enjoy listening to this album. Most of the tracks felt corny AF and just overall not a fun experience to listen to. – HOWEVER I do appreciate why Kraftwerk was so influential and groundbreaking at the time, so this critique is solely subjective, nearly 50 years after the album came out.
I still stand by the statement that these tracks do not hold up against the test of time.
Some good jingles here for mellow times. It's nice hearing where melodies and phrases, that you were familiar with, came from.
A funky blend of sub-genres. It must have sounded so different and fresh back then, I can understand why it had the impact that it did. It also makes me wonder what music of today will bee seen as groundbreaking and formative, in the future.
Fun fact: This album was released on the SAME DAY as Nirvana's 'Nevermind'.
This is an awesome concept album and reading about its background was also very interesting.
Still, I’m treating this project how I SUBJECTIVELY enjoy the music (vs. an objective rating on the quality of the album…). From that lens, I didn't quite enjoy this album, but I'm also not a huge fan of psych. rock.
I hope no one takes offence by this low rating, but it might also more accurately reflect how these albums score in contemporary times, an interesting comparison in and of itself. (Possibly I would have enjoyed this type of music more had I been alive back then.)
I love the easter egg how there's a subtle sentence at the end of the album that loops back to the first track:
"Isn't this where we came in"
A bit haunting even, reminded me of Danielewski's 'House of Leaves'.
I'm questioning my taste in music a bit and also contemplating on how tastes are formed. I'd be lying if I said that I enjoyed listening to this album. Maybe I was just born too late ('93) any my taste developed differently?
Whereas I liked the overall sound of the production, parts of this album genuinely felt repetitive and annoying to me to listen to.
I'm sure academically / musically it's an interesting, complex dive but I don't see myself re-listening to this in the future.
I found this to be a pretty interesting listen, loving the worldly influences along the way. The images it evokes definitely allow space to dream and conjure up all kinds of mental images. Also gets you into the zone when focusing on a task.
