It's like Atom Heart Mother fucked Metal Gear Solid fucked Guilty Gear xx fucked ... Metallica. Is Hetfield autotuned on this? Did not finish. 1.5 stars.
Rick Rubin will burn in hell for what he did to audio recording standards. Some great pop songs and performances on this one, aside from the lead vocals
Aside from the hits, Porcelain and Emit Remmus are standouts. 3.5 stars
Easy listening prog. Side 2 stands out. 4 stars.
IMMMM GOINNNGGGG THROUGH CHAAAANNGGEEEESSSSSSSSSS
Probably the most fun I've had with a Black Sabbath record.
Wheels of Confusion, Changes, Supernaut, Snowblind, all stand outs.
Great Album! 4.5 stars
Fun, easy listening, pretty in some parts energetic in others. Awesome album and it made me go listen to Soul Sacrifice live at woodstock again, so bonus points for that.
Solid wall of sound. Love his voice. Corny but fun. A solid listen. 3.5 stars
It really sounds like they are on a stage performing these songs live
Neil's not the strongest singer, but his songwriting is great
Borrowed Tune, World on a String, Albuquerque, New Mama, all highlights
Some of the other tracks don't hit quite as hard
3.5 stars.
Feels like something I need more listens to
Tin Soldier Man and Waterloo Sunset were very fun
I enjoy Ray's vocals a lot
3? Stars? Maybe it will change
Pearl Jam was always my favorite of the big grunge bands
This album played around the house all the time as a kid, and I listened to it really often in high school
Love most of these songs. Some of them are a bit too long/overstay their welcome. Especially Jeremy.
Beautiful poetry on many tracks (Black, Ocean, Garden, Release)
Still overall an awesome revisit. Always found it weird how many people seem to despite this album/band online.
4/4.5 stars.
Short. Sweet. Fun. Energetic. Awesome.
Ready to get my pump on in the gym
4 Stars.
Pretty outstanding production, but not the most engaging songs or performance. Some songs stand out, like Oh Father. Overall pretty middle of the road.
2.5 Stars.
I've listened to this album over 50 times in high school, so no relisten necessary. The hits are obviously huge highlights, but I really enjoy most tracks aside from the joke ender, and a couple on side 1.
Still a great album and I listen to a lot of these songs still.
4 Stars.
Took 3 listens to get through. Dreadfully boring, a great voice can't save it.
2 stars.
Wacky harmonies (naavy), octave jumping bass(on the surface), unbelievable dumb lead vocals(dub housing), david bowie ass chorus's (caligari's mirror), studio fuckery (thriller!), post-punky jams(I, will wait) lavender town ass synth (drinking win spodyody), danceable "pop" grooves ( (pa) ubu dance party), repetitive jams (blow daddy-o), unsettling... everything (codex)
Overall a pretty awesome listen, and fun collection of quirky aspects. Enjoyed it more than their debut when I listened to it a few years ago, but I think I'll go back to check it out again because I enjoyed this so much.
Easy 4 stars, could be even better than that with more listens.
Never adored billy's voice, but this is a great crop of songs
Dynamic, lots of quiet and peaceful moments among the energetic tracks. Like the halfway point of Geek U.S.A.
Pretty engaging stuff! Great fun
Solid 4 stars
I'm pretentious, but not pretentious enough to rate this less than it deserves.
Hearing this album was a pretty huge moment in my life at 13, the first "iconic" and "best of all time" album I had ever heard.
Strongest 4.5 stars around, still love it.
Pretty easy listening. I enjoyed the big band tracks but I also enjoyed the slower, more harmonious tracks. Nothing special though.
3 stars
Simple, slightly uninspired 60`s singer songwriter.
Not the most impressive performances or songwriting, no real standout tracks.
3 stars
The danceable songs are just that, danceable
Some of the quieter tracks like Skeleton are very pretty
Overall an enjoyable listen, no complaints.
3.5 stars
I listened to this whole thing and don't really remember any of it. I'm not sure what that says about it.
I remember the machined drums kinda sucked, and the guitars sounded pretty good
2.5 stars, I guess.
They definitely be jamming
The vocal parts are usually annoying especially the horny breakdown on The Rough and The Quick
The last 3 tracks are pretty and are standouts
3.5 stars.
God I wish doctor strange and the fantastic four would help me force lbj back onto the farm.
Compared to the last RHCP album we got, I can't believe the performances are even better on this one and the vocals are EVEN WORSE.
Some of these songs super overstay their welcome, like funky monks
The acoustic track is kinda dreadful, not playing to their strengths
Also, god Anthony Keidis is so fucking ugly horny
3 stars.
OoOOOOoooOOO SPooooookKKKKYYYY
Never liked geddy's voice, and i think neil peart writes better lyrics when he's writing fantasy short stories.
The playing is outstanding though, so it evens out
4 stars.
I listened to the mono version of the album
Incredible that none of these dudes were older than 20 when recording this
Keith Moon is the greatest rock drummer and it was obvious even this early
An incredible amount of energy from everyone here, was surprised at how much I enjoyed this listen
Super strong 4 stars
Probably the best grunge riffs, but I don't love the chorus vocals
Probably a little over long, I got a little bored a few times
Overall its still a good listen though, 3 maybe 3.5 stars.
some good and proper rubbish here, I had to skip a few tracks halfway through
garish autotune, bewildering production choices, offputting genre medleys
there are some gem production moments in here that save it from a 1, but this is not a good album, that American pie cover alone takes off 3 stars
1.5 stars.
I liked this more than the last The Fall album, but I listened to it a week ago so I can't remember much. I know it was pretty good and I liked it tho.... so 3.5 stars?
Viscerally 80's, god the bass on the speed demon chorus!!
This is my favourite collection of sonic songs
Pretty fun album, the middle meanders around and is kinda boring..
3.5 stars
Easy, cute, boring, forgettable
2.5 stars.
I listened to this album so much in high school
I still adore lots of these songs, tho I wish they SOUNDED better
Even so, Summertime Rolls is one of my all time favourites, and I think Jane Says, Ocean Size, and Ted, Just Admit It are all fucking awesome tracks
4 Stars!
God I wish any other vocalist on planet earth was on this album
Fantastic songs, very bad lyrics and singing. A very frustrating listen for that reasons
Still probably 4 stars.
For how weird this guy is, some of these songs are downright normal! (Straight to you, When I first came to town). I don't adore deep voiced male singers, but this album is pretty fun and intense. Overall, good!
4 stars
Pretty standard and not very noteworthy country folk stuff, not the most engaging. Good thing I like the genre.
3 stars.
This guy sounds hella old for only being 17 years into his career
The singing sometimes sounds pretty okay, but more often than not it`s dreadful, and the instruments and songwriting don`t stand out enough to make up for it. And on top of that it`s too long.
2 stars,
Surprised just how much I adored this record for not being much of an R&B head. A pretty incredible debut
Strong 4 stars.
trite boring nothing even slightly interesting. I don't remember if I finished it.
1.5 stars
The instrumentation brings this up from a 0, but I do think these are the worst songs I've ever heard. 3rd grader lyrics
1.5 star
John Paul Jones did the orchestra arrangements on this record. That's pretty neat
3.5 stars
I think this is everything I want in an album. Groovy, goofy, and glorious! I'll be revisiting this often.
5 stars!
This album is too consistent in tone and concise to not be one of the best ever. Moody, with dark vocals, but still bright, uniquely played guitar. No album conveys as strong of a feeling as this. A magnificent record.
5 Stars
This is quite the collection of truly boring soft rock ballads. The hits are okay, and the guitar playing is fine, but I find no pleasure in the majority of these songs.
2 stars.
Haven't heard jam music this enjoyable in a while. It's still jam music tho. Great playing and the short songs are enjoyable, the closer also is a good 20 minutes of time. Overall I liked.
3.5 stars
Thus surprised me, as someone who never had much interest in mamba. So much fun! Had me dancing at work like a doofus.
4 stars
I can accidently let this album run through twice without even realizing it, it's just a such a consistent vibe the whole way through. Beautiful sounds, melancholy vocals, this is a near 10/10 for sure. And it took me like 20 tries to even get through it for the first time a year ago! Now I adore it
4.5 stars
Yeah it's great. Not much more to be said
4 stars.
