Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of HiphoprisyI can appreciate the political drive behind the lyrics, but they favor message over music to an extreme. Nothing here that other groups (before and after) didn't do better.
I can appreciate the political drive behind the lyrics, but they favor message over music to an extreme. Nothing here that other groups (before and after) didn't do better.
Didn't know anything about this artist. Album was lyrically interesting, and I like the jazz feel of most of the tracks.
So, so good. This album is filled with undeniable hits (it could almost be half of a Greatest Hits double album), but I'd probably have to rate it 5 stars just for Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
Well it wasn't boring, so that's something. Just wasn't pleasant to listen to, at all.
Hard to separate the music from the feeling I got playing Fallout: New Vegas. Definitely transports you to dusty gunslinger days.
I liked this one alright, Janis Joplin's vocals and energy are definitely the highlight.
Obviously great vocals, and a nice sound that is reminiscent at times of some of the best Motown tracks.
Thoroughly enjoyed this- maybe not as much as some of the indie rock/alt rock albums that would come after, but it's easy to see the influence this had on them.
Phenomenal. Never get tired of listening to this one.
An enjoyable listen, but the more upbeat music is a bit odd coming from Elliott. I think I prefer his more brooding style from the earlier albums.
Enjoyable listen, but not one that had melodies that will stick with me the way some of his other works do.
Love Arcade Fire, this one doesn't quite grip me the same way as Funeral but still really enjoy it.
Pretty odd, I did like a couple of the tracks but didn't love the album overall.
Super interesting and unique sound. Probably the closest thing I've heard to Tom Waits.
This was alright, nothing really grabbed me.
One of my favorite bands, and a fantastic album.
Not a huge country/country-rock fan, but I thought this one was pretty enjoyable.
Well I'm a sucker for English folk rock apparently, as I really enjoyed this. Vocals were the highlight for me (lyrics were great too, but a lot of the credit there goes to Bob Dylan).
I've always sort of dismissed the Byrds as another 60s manufactured Beatles-wannabe band, that happened to have a couple decent songs. This album surprised me with its more experimental sounds.
Maybe not my absolute favorite Stones album, but still undeniably a great record.
Fun album with some real bangers.
Not bad, a few good tracks but nothing super memorable outside of maybe Waterloo Sunset.
While I prefer the albums he produced later (when he lived in the bass range much more than he does here), this one still has some of the same lyrical power and a couple really, really good songs.
It was short, but still felt repetitive. The sort of songs I would only listen to if I was playing Tony Hawk.
Not my favorite genre, but it is impressive how effortlessly it can evoke a certain mood and sense of place.
Great psychedelic rock. I knew Somebody to Love and White Rabbit of course, but the rest of the album had some other good tracks with a nice sound.
A great singer, but overall I thought the album was just alright.
I love the Black Keys' sound, and really enjoyed this album throughout.
Wasn't a huge fan of this.
I never really got into Alice In Chains, and I'm not sure why. Really enjoyed this one.
Love the sound on this album. Definitely transports you to the era of funk, but with some tracks that are timeless.
Prefer Wutang, but this was pretty good.
This was a new one to me, and I quite enjoyed it. "Everybody's Talkin" and "That's the Bag I'm In" were the highlights for me.
I can appreciate the political drive behind the lyrics, but they favor message over music to an extreme. Nothing here that other groups (before and after) didn't do better.
It's different, I liked the flow of it overall.
Steely Dan is one of those groups that I know are masterful artists and extremely musically gifted, etc., but that I just don't ever seek out to listen to in favor of other bands. I liked this album well enough, there were a few tracks that stood out as really good, but again nothing I'm probably going to think to come back to later.
So many classic hits on this one- "Fight for your Right", "Paul Revere", "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" are all ones I would hear blasting from dorm rooms in college (two decades after this album was released). Lyrics that would be juvenile or cringey from other artists just seem funny and charming coming from the Beastie Boys.
Enjoyed this listen, good background music.
Fun little indie rock album.
I was excited to get this album because I have such fond memories of listening to these songs back when it released (many of which I still hear quite frequently). For the first half of the album, I was not disappointed. So many huge hits on here- "Scar Tissue", "Otherside", and "Californication" are obvious highlights. Easy 5/5. But then the second half just kind of drags, you start to notice the poor mix quality (I'm listening to it now on with a much better sound setup than when I was jamming out to it in college), and there's no memorable songs to be had. Drags the whole experience down, but I still have to give it a 4/5 for the bangers on the front end along with the nostalgia kick.
Classic pop rock album, lots of well-known hits here. It's easy listening, and probably just as likely to be heard in boomer-directed advertisements as on the radio these days. Can't deny the catchiness of songs like "Just What I Needed", "My Best Friend's Girl", and "You're All I've Got Tonight".
Was not at all familiar with this group, but I thought this album was pretty catchy. "Grounds for Divorce" was my favorite track on this one.
Not a big fan of electronica, including of the hip-hop variety. This was still a pleasant enough listen, but not one I'm likely to want to return to.
Yeah this was alright, but didn't capture the same magic of the first couple Pixies albums in my opinion.
Classic 90s alt-rock/alt-folk album. Plenty of solid tracks on here.
Really enjoy this album and group, a couple timeless classics on there that I listen to regularly.
Classic voice, but only a couple songs from this album really stood out.
This was an interesting listen for me. The vocals sort of grated on me in the beginning, but grew me on me as the album went on. The instrumentation was pretty interesting though, seems like something out of time. "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" has a haunting, dark feel to it that was pretty captivating. Overall, not an album I would probably return to often but one I'm glad I experienced.
This was OK, I thought the mix of heavy/punk metal and funk made for an interesting sound. Just didn't have any songs that stuck out to me as very memorable.
This wasn't bad, by any means- I enjoyed the beats, and the flow of the MCs. I just don't think there is anything on the album that particularly elevates it above a lot of other hip-hop albums.
While it's not my favorite Beastie Boys album, and the second half starts to drag, it does have a couple legitimate bangers. "Sabotage" is on my short list of greatest hype songs of all time.
Outside of the title track (which I've heard countless times) I don't think I've heard most of the songs on this album more than once or twice before, if at all. There's some good stuff here, but it all has been (rightly, IMO) overshadowed by the iconic first song.
I liked this one ok, some catchy riffs on I Will Dare and Unsatisfied.
He's the king for a reason, and his influence is obviously felt throughout the whole history of rock music. But when it comes to this album, outside a couple tracks there's nothing here that really makes it a stand out.
Not my favorite style music, but a fun listen regardless. Shining Star is one of pervasive hits that pops up everywhere, and the album as a whole has a pretty nice upbeat energy that makes it easy to listen to.
Great album, not the best Springsteen ever produced but still powerful.
As a child of the 90s, when I think "80s music" the thing that always pops into my head is androgynous, brightly-clad singers in retro-futuristic clothing spouting nonsensical lyrics while backed by synthesizers. While this project has shown me plenty of great 80s counter-examples, this album is maybe the embodiment of that mental image. Some catchy songs, though.
Solid punk rock music with some seriously bleak and disturbing lyrics. There were long stretches of this album where I couldn't actually make out what was being said, and that might be for the better. Still an intriguing listen, and one that I suspect would grow on me with repeated listens (and that scares me a little).
Buckley is one of the great "what-ifs" in music for me. As it is, the one album he did make before his death is very solid. His voice is the star, but the instrumentation throughout the album isn't bad either. There's a definite haunting/melancholic feel that pervades the whole thing.
I enjoyed this one well enough, though didn't find a whole lot here to love outside the first track.
An iconic soundtrack that influenced a whole genre of movie soundtracks, and gets referenced still in popular music today. Such a great funky, soulful sound.
Any song or album automatically sounds iconic when it's got Elvis' voice on it. This particular one lacks any of his especially memorable tracks (save maybe "In the Ghetto") but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Overly long with a plot that would be impossible to understand without the Wikipedia page, this was still way more enjoyable than I expected. Pinball Wizard also has one of my favorite guitar intros in all of rock history. Have to give credit to what The Who was able to pull off here, warts and all.
Never has my 3 years of high school French felt so useless.
A pleasant, if unremarkable, listen. The most interesting part is that (aside from 1-2 tracks) this album could have been made in almost any decade. I actually was thinking it was a late 90s/early 00s album at first, then started wondering if it was from the 60s. Turns out it came out in '89.
Just listening to this without context, I thought it was just OK- a cool funky beat with some nice saxophone instrumentation, but gets overly long and repetitive. ... but after reading the Wikipedia page and understanding the real-life consequences of this album (led to the Nigerian head-of-state sending an army to attack Fela Kuti's compound and murdering his mother), it takes on some extra weight. Puts into perspective the serious risks this guy took (and the price he paid) compared to the American musicians putting out anti-war protest songs in the 60s.