I liked the grooviness, and the abstract absurd lyrics for some of the songs. … genuinely enjoyed listening to the whole thing. A few songs were kinda blah, but overall, I really enjoyed the blues sound mixed with strange psychedelic vibes!
Mother’s lament was so fricken strange! But I can’t say I didn’t actually enjoy the weird humour.
The second half is very fun. Mostly I appreciated the vocals. Favourites were Nevermore and the Black Queen one. I’d give it 3.5.
All-around a fun album, made me wanna learn some groovy 1950s dance moves. The slower songs were a bit boring.
As my first real introduction to Kanye (other than his radio hits), this was really unexpected. The album takes you on a journey through Kanye’s world, it feels raw, honest, and personal.
I was impressed with the diversity of sounds throughout the album, he really knows how to combine bits of different genres (and all that orchestra!) to create a unique sound. The songs are super catchy….
Damn, this whole album demands your attention, whether you’re a hip-hop fan or not. I give it a 4, only because I’m biased and not actually a fan of hip-hop.
I loved the vibe. Catchy and dancy and fun. I could definitely listen to that Sunrise song on repeat. 3.5
Not gonna lie, 3 songs in and I was already thinking, oh god how many left do I have to listen to. Definitely felt like “homework”. Same three words again and again for 6 minutes? Kinda put me to sleep. Maybe they were the best out there at the time? I just can’t say I enjoyed much of it.
Easy to listen to, interesting stories within each song, with some really beautiful instrumentals and harmonizing. The lyrics got me thinking, this artist is a real poet.
I enjoyed the whole album.
The John Wayne Gacy song, that was quite an interesting take on/ portrayal of a serial killer. 4.5
Very first song sounded like noise, but the rest of the album kinda blew me away.
Overall, I liked the vibe/energy. Favourites were In the Crowd (very relatable song and that reference to baked beans on toast, whaaaaat) and English Rose was beautifully simply and pleasant.
Funk and Soul are two genres I’ve never given much attention to. I didn’t expect to like this very much, but the whole album had such a “feel good” vibe, I quite loved it despite myself.
I could not enjoy this no matter how hard I tried. All the songs put me on edge… I don’t know how else to describe how I felt listening to it. Parts of it might have made for a cool movie soundtrack. I did not like the over-dramatic vocals.. at all. I could hear a little bit of a Beatles sound, a little Pink Floyd, but way too much weirdness.. it was too prickly to my ears. 2 stars because I’m sure they’re all talented musicians, in their own way.
Rating this based purely on how much I enjoyed listening to it, solid 5 for me. First one minute of this album and I already felt transported to a dreamy magical place. For me it felt mysterious and cool and beautiful and emotional … at times creepy? But I loved it. Can’t believe this is from the 70s, feels way ahead of its time.
This really vibed with my soul.
Also, would make great inspiration for a Sci-fi/new life emerging on another planet/futuristic novel of some kind.
I really enjoyed this! Sounded like an album full of talent to me. Vocals were beautiful, loved the acoustic guitar and folk/country sound. A few songs at the end were kinda boring, but overall I loved the sound, I imagine it would sound really great live as well.
Very.. very… dry and boring. Not a single song was memorable enough to comment on.
Okay, it’s Michael Jackson… I don’t even know how to objectively rate this album, because he’s such a legend, and so many of the songs on the album were already so familiar to me.
Okay, I’m just gonna unashamedly give it a 5.
Only song that’s bad is The Girl is Mine,
“The Doggone Girl is Mine”, how corny is that line… actually the whole song was like a bowl of corn flakes.
But besides that song, I love MJ’s music, always have.
I felt like the album’s potential is entirely overshadowed by the cringe vocals, I could not get into even one song on the album. Swap out for a different singer and it may have earned a couple more stars. I almost stopped listening before the last song, but I powered through, and the last song did, again, disappoint.
Slow and sappy love songs are usually my least favourite kind, but I was definitely impressed with the smoothness of his voice, and I did actually enjoy that from start to finish. Generally, I’d listen to that kind of music more as relaxing background music than for the sake of listening to it. Anyway, guy’s got such a damn smooth voice, I’ll give it a 4 just for that.
The sound of the whole album was different than anything I’d heard before, definitely has a unique sound. I didn’t actually enjoy it that much though. 2 stars for originality. It did suck though.
Wasn’t my vibe. I don’t know, but this raw kind of hip hop doesn’t even sound like “music” to me. I’m really not into hip-hop at all.
Honestly I’d never listened to any of Eminem’s less well-known songs before. I thought this album was pretty great, not just for his flow and his way with words but also the stories themselves.
It was pleasant but didn’t excite me at all. The acoustic strumming was nice… guy’s voice kinda annoyed me to be very honest. I get he was trying to create a certain folk-y sound, but it came off as unnatural and over-exaggerated to me.
V-v-v-v-v-v-v-v ….. make it stop! Lol
It was nice, enjoyable.. kind of sounded like elevator music, reminiscent of sitting in the dentist’s office as a kid or something. Not my personal taste, but it also didn’t make me want to pull my hair out.
Ermmmmm, just no. Not my thing. I actually had high expectations because I knew one Massive Attack song (Teardrop) that I really liked. But this album did nothing for me.
Lots of familiar songs, they’re catchy for sure, but do I actually enjoy listening to them? Not very much. Okay, maybe I like singing along to “All my Loving”… I kinda liked the Postman song as well. That was about it though.
I like the sound a lot. But one, I just feel like it’s the kind of music that sounds better live. And two, I couldn’t listen to it for too long. But overall, very cool and funky. I’d give it 3.5.
This kind of music doesn’t do much for me. It gets repetitive and boring very quickly. I mean, maybe it would be fun to make up some groovy dance moves to go along with it. I just couldn’t get into most of the songs.
I really liked River Man, so poetic and beautiful. Guy has a really nice, easy-to-listen-to, calming kind of voice. Three Hours was nice as well. The whole album was really pleasant.
Try as I might, this sounded like cheese to me. Does cheese have a sound? This would be it. If I had been born a decade or so earlier, I might have said about it… uplifting, positive, energetic, all-around great vibe. Unfortunately I wasn’t, and my rating reflects that.
I enjoyed it, she has a really nice voice, and very poetic lyrics. To me, the lyrics actually gave off strong Taylor Swift vibes, it’s the stories she tells and vulnerability in the way in which she talks about her emotions. Her and Swift may be decades apart in their age and musical careers, but they have the same inner emotional landscape driving their song-writing. Well that’s my take anyway.
I liked this more than I expected. The songs were mostly fun and energetic, there were none that I wanted to skip over.
Maybe a 3.5.
This is just my own very biased feelings, but I did not enjoy the album at all. It’s just not my vibe. Not saying there’s no talent here, it just didn’t speak to me, at all.
I felt like there was a lot of serious and meaningful stuff inspiring the song lyrics, but musically, my brain can’t really enjoy it or even analyze its merits/flaws. I don’t know how to rate this. That’s all I’m gonna say
It felt very “noisy” and raw, kinda fun though. Good summer music festival music? Favourite song was Sludgefeast.
Singer’s vocal style sounded pretty unique to me, especially the way she kinda talk-sang in some of the songs. It was bold and funky, can’t complain too much.
I really liked the vibe. Black Hole sun is great to sing along to, singer’s voice has so much depth, it’s dark and grungy and heavy in just the right way. Other favourites were 4th of July and Half.
Super corny, repetitive beats, but I didn’t despise it, makes okay background music.
I enjoyed the whole album, but no single song really stood out to me. It was pleasant enough to listen to.
I don’t really listen to jazz, but I can say I genuinely enjoyed the sound of this album. For me, it’s music that evokes a certain mood. I could just listen and think, or listen and daydream, or clean, or have a conversation with it in the background. It’s very abstract and spacey sounding, but put me in a good head space.
I couldn’t like this no matter how hard I tried. Some of the more blues-y sounding songs were okay. It’s just not my jam.
Not really my thing, I didn’t connect to the music very much, but I could still appreciate the stories he tells.
I liked it, cool fusion of music from different cultures. Every Man’s an Island stuck out as a good one. Overall, I enjoyed listening to the whole thing, it was surprising and strange and unique, and most importantly, pleasant to my ears. 3.5
Upbeat, obnoxious, funny, dumb, lyrics that make you say, Did I hear that right? … it’s not really something I’d listen to again, but it definitely had some worthwhile moments.
Funk is something I’ve never gone out of my way to listen to before but there’s nothing bad I could really say about this album. It was just really fun to listen to, put me in a great mood. Maggot Brain is such a beautiful song.
I’m no music expert but this album sounded very amateur, and tinny, like they recorded it in someone’s garage. None of the songs stood out to me in a good way. Some of the lyrics definitely stood out in a this-is-really-bad-song-writing kind of way. I was pretty glad when it ended.
Sounded like Christmas music to me. I don’t know what else to say, except that I might have enjoyed it more if I’d listened to it the week before Christmas and not the week after.
Sounded very 80s and very jazzy, I was surprised I liked it as much as I did. I liked the first half better than the second.
It was okay.. kinda meh. This was my first time really listening to David Bowie and it felt underwhelming.
Punk music is just not for me. Some of the guitar solos were worthwhile.
I applaud her for her vocals and lyric-writing abilities. Her songs come from the soul, they’re heartfelt and personal and you can really feel that in her voice as well.
