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The Sensational Alex Harvey BandI hate to admit it, I was ready to dislike this album. It couldn’t get released today with those lyrics…but the further the album went on, the more catchy it became. I’m a big fan….a closet fan maybe.
I hate to admit it, I was ready to dislike this album. It couldn’t get released today with those lyrics…but the further the album went on, the more catchy it became. I’m a big fan….a closet fan maybe.
This music really is in my wheelhouse so I believe I’ve rated It higher than some. Great melodies and interesting lyrics from the time period. I’d sit down and listen to this album again and really enjoy it
I enjoyed the album. His music is so easy to listen to. Aside from the first two songs, nothing really stands out on this album. But you can’t help but get sucked in to his cool melodies. I’ve always preferred his music with the Beatles, but he created music you could play at a concert. There is really nothing to dislike about the album…it just doesn’t give me chills. That’s what will make my 5’s in this rating system. It’s a 4 star album to me.
I’ve never been a huge Neil Young fan and listening to this album doesn’t ,make me a bigger fan. It is rock…it’s message rock that is appropriate for the time but It’s not great. I can see why people like it…guitar is awesome in it. Just wouldn’t put this album in my rotation.
Wow! I had this album when it was released. I remember the big 3 but had little recollection of the rest of the album. Those are 3 of the most iconic songs of the mid 80’s. The rest of the album is melancholy with a lot of sax and slow rock. I guess they are sort of the forerunners of Coldplay or Keanu. Arena rock driven by piano/synthesizer, Overall, I can see exactly why this became an iconic album of the time. I could stand another few listens.
This kind of reminds me of the strokes. the synth pop…the lyrics are off the wall. Is this something that I would listen to regularly. No. However, I’m really glad I listened to this album. It is a trip. As with earlier albums reviewed, it feels like 2000…punk. Something you would hear at a nightclub and need to be on drugs to get it.
Just really not my thing. For techno geeks, maybe. It was just kind of boring and repetitive. I think that is what they were looking for but I just couldn’t enjoy listening to it. As an experimental, I can see its value. As an enjoyable listen, not so much
A fun early rock and roll album. Short rockin songs from the 50’s that would fit into a playlist.
Completely blown away by this album. How had I never even heard of this group before. It’s rare that I love an album on first listen, but this is one of those. From beginning to end, it is a great album to listen to. It has some Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthew’s,….I’ll have to listen to it more to see what else, but it is one I will add to my playlist and listen to regularly. I even want to go check out there other albums!
I was surprised how much I enjoyed all of the other songs on the album. That were not on the Blue Album of the Beatles. I enjoy a deeper dive into the Beatles archive and understand why this one is so popular. I could listen through this album again and enjoy it just as much.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed all of the other songs on the album. That were not on the Blue Album of the Beatles. I enjoy a deeper dive into the Beatles archive and understand why this one is so popular. I could listen through this album again and enjoy it just as much.
You forget that there are 8 more songs on the album which are very, very good. I think this is the Eagles at their prime. Writing good songs and just making great music. Am I huge Eagles fan, no. Is this a great album? Yes.
Highway to hell is a great album. Feels like most of the other AC/DC Albums, with a few great songs, some really good songs and some songs that just aren’t as memorable. But they certainly are rocking! And if you are in the mood, it’s hard to beat AC/DC!
It’s an okay album. I’ve never been a huge steely Dan fan and this doesn’t really change my mind. When you listen to the album, it has a jazzier feel than I remember from them….but its just okay.
That deserves a second and third listen. I enjoyed the album and would listen through it again. I didn’t love every song, but I loved a few and liked the rest.
I didn’t hate it. After reading a couple reviews, I thought I would. It was interesting and I can see why people like it. Once is enough for me
A great listen! Might listen to them again. They had songs I remembered hearing on the radio.
Catchy songs on this album. Very grungy and hard rock with some songs you just can’t get out of your head. stupid Girl is one of those. But there are others. Don’t see this being a casual listen. However, I could see putting this in my run list. It would be good music to run to. I just don’t honk I could take it in large doses.
It really is a great album. As with revolver, it is always good to hear the “other” songs that aren’t on their blue album or on a greatest hits type list. From front to back, it’s an entertaining album with fun and well written songs.
Classic country from George Jones. It was a good listen. It is singable, easy to digest, good tunes. I actually really liked it. But I don’t love it. And not enough to listen to classic country stations.
I was really surprised at how much I liked this album. It is not something I would have likely listened to on my own. I put it with a group like the Black Keys….I could put songs from that album in my rotation and enjoy them. While I can’t pick a favorite, that might take a couple of listens, I enjoyed the album as a whole.
It was one listen through the album and I thought it got better through the album. I think I would have enjoyed this band if I had listened to them when they were popular. The album was good, but not great.
While I can see the significance of the album and find parts of it that are genius….it’s not an easy listen. In some cases it just sounds like a lot of noise. Sometimes you can hear some funk and some musicality. Sometimes it is almost unlistenable. You really have to be geared up to listen to this album. It’s not my cup of tea, but I’m sure there are plenty that love it and more power to them.
Little Richard was having fun making music and was helping to create rock and roll. These songs could show up on a play list and I would enjoy each of them. We’ve come a long way, so I won’t likely throw on the album just for fun. But it’s a good listen
I guess I just don’t get it. That is not music that I would ever choose to listen to. It hit #1 in England….so there are people that really like it. I am not one of them.
Pretty unmemorable. While yesterday’s album wa terrible to me, at least it was memorable. I can’t say the same for Syd Barrett. Occasionally I would hear a touch of Pink Floyd in it, but it was just kind of boring. Not a fave of mine.
It’s an entertaining listen. I’ve never loved Bowie but think he’s done a cool job of constructing his albums. I enjoyed listening to it but it may not make it into the rotation.
Love it! Love it! Love it! I wish I had listened to this a long time ago. I knew Blueberry Hill, but that was it. The rest of that music is awesome. Loved every song. I’d listen to that album again, just for fun!
I suspect if I heard this album in the late 60’s, I might have enjoyed it more. I didn’t really enjoy it. Don’t know exactly why it made it to the list.
I like it…and I think that multiple listens will make me like it more. He has influenced performers like Chris Isaak in my opinion….He kind of has that new country sound before others did. Really good album.
Well, I didn’t hate it. I could hear how it influenced other bands in the future. It was much better than stereolab or Chemical brothers. It is musical but very odd. It feels like the precursor to They Might Be Giants or Jonathan Coulton. I could probably listen to this album again…and I’m really surprised by that.
I love the first 5 songs on this album…and while I enjoy the rest, this is one of my favorite sides of an album. It’s hard to have a consistently great album for 8 to 12 songs…there are only a few of them. But I could sit down and listen to this album any day of the week.
I am not a big Neil Young fan and didn’t enjoy the last album we listened to. But this one is really very good. I can see why this is a must listen. It’s a really good album.
I like Green Day…I love punk angst. This would have been an interesting concert to be a part of. While I don’t love it…I love that there is a record of this. There’s nothing like live music and this was a great recording. I probably wouldn’t go back and listen to this in Spotify, but I sure wish I had been at that concert. That’s why you go to concerts, you just never know.
I’ve listened to Ryan Adam’s before but never this album. I like many of the songs on the album. He must have a had a really rough breakup. He’s a little bitter. I think this is an album I need to listen to again. I think this one will really grow on me.
This was a fun album. I have seen them in concert….a version of them anyway. I totally get why people would go see them in concert. This group has that 60’s mellow rock feel. The songs are good.
Really enjoyed listening to this album. I sort of like having music like that to listen to when I am heading to bed…but also when I’ve got busy work….I will definitely listen to this one again.
This was an awesome album that I need to listen to a few more times from beginning to end. I knew some of the songs, but this is exceptionally consistent and great.
So after listening to the first song….I thought maybe I might really like this. And then it just got bizarre and while I can hear the musicality in it. It’s not like listening to a Jazz album. It’s a mishmash of stuff that occasionally has something interesting. I will likely not be listening to this again.
Underwhelming. I really thought I would love this and just didn’t. Nothing really stood out and it was kinda blah.
Every time I wanted to like it, it just got real weird. I just assumed it was an older album…the voice and the songs reminded me a little of mark knopfler. In the end, the album was only okay. .
I kinda like this group. It’s a rock album and really good. Do I love this album, no, but I really like it and will listen to another of the Pixies albums.
Wow….I really, really like this album! However, repeated listens I believe will make me love this one. It gets 5 stars!
Very 70’s message soul. I think it is okay…but don’t love it.
Wow….I’m a Swifty. I love evermore. It is a great album that is right in my wheelhouse. And also unusual, first listen and I love it. I guess this means I need to listen to folklore. I haven’t given many 5 stars, but this is a 5 star album to me.
I can see why people like this album. I couldn’t listen to it all the time, but it’s a really cool album.
Enjoyed the album….but I love his next album, King of America and I love it so much more than this one, it makes it hard to give it 5 stars. I knew the song Allison…and would listen to this album again. I think I even enjoy Spike more that this one.
Wow!! It is hard to listen to this album. I’m not sure why the black community thinks this is a tribute to them. It certainly describes the plight that they are in. But the way that they refer to themselves and their women, their kids, their mommas…..How can that be empowering? I can hear some of the musicality and how clever some of the lyrics are. I also love the continuity of the album and how they tie each song to the next. I just can’t how the lyrics are tolerated.
Fascinating going from Fishscale to Gunfighter Ballads. We have been glorifying violence with guns since the 1950’s probably longer. With this album, it’s romanticizing the west for entertainment. And it really is good and fun. It seemed like the transition from old country western to a new country and western sound. I did love this album…just find it fascinating to hear Ghostface Killah that day before and then this. Quite a contrast dealing with similar subjects.
Totally underwhelmed by this album. I was totally expecting to love this album and it just didn’t resonate with me. It was kind of boring. There are other songs by them that I was more impressed by.
I really enjoyed this album. A mix of rock and angst and just a very listenable album. Makes me want to go listen to more of their music. I will also listen to this album again.
I was surprised I didn’t know more of those songs. I didn’t realize just how synthesizer, moody they really were. I enjoyed listening to the album, but was underwhelmed. I had a different recollection of what I thought the Cure were at the time. When the Cure sang of angst and love, the songs popped. It was an okay album.
This was a great album. Very punk, very 70’s!
I forgot just how awesome this whole album is from beginning to end. It is timeless. I believe it could have been released today and been popular. It is just great music from a great musician.
I liked this album. It is definitely not Brian Wilson. Smile is a great one that I’m sure we will hear in the future. This was good, but not great.
Wow! This could be released today and it would fly up the charts. It is truly timeless. An awesome album that I only knew the popular songs. This was ahead of its time.
I liked this album. Amazing how awesome Janis Joplin sounds. I thought that the crowd noise gave it a live feeling without actually being live. I love that The Who would be there in another week…at the same venue of the last two songs. This sounds so late 60’s…I don’t think this is going into the rotation though.
I can’t say I really like this album. A couple of songs were good and I could see potential. Then there was Nothing Is….which sounded like the needle was skipping back the whole song. I am not a fan.
I still don’t get it! I can’t tell if it’s just bad, or if I don’t have an appreciation for this type of music. I need to listen to a universal 5 or at least 4 album.
That is an awesome album. It is a snapshot in time! There is no one as good as bb king. Fortunately, I got to see him live in his later years. The man can play the guitar and perform.
While I appreciated the artistry and would love to see her live. I didn’t love the album. I am very happy that I listened to it. I’ve heard numerous people find Nina Simone as an inspiration and I totally get that.
That is certainly a jam album. I’m usually not a huge fan of that type of music. I like the lyrics, I like the voices. Some of that was very good. Just like I love Dave Matthew’s, but at concerts, those jams can get really long. This is one great big live jam… don’t love it…but they are good.
Loved the album! That was the beginning of that singer/songwriter genre being big and he is the epitome of it. Great album. It’s also in my wheelhouse. That’s my favored genre, so it gets a great rating.
I’d listened to this before and while I still don’t love it, I have a greater appreciation for it. It is a perfect album for the transition from the 80’s hair rock and the 90’s rock going into grunge. It’s not a repeat listen, but a fun one that I can certainly see why people like it.
Love, Love, Love this album. I still love their greatest hits more…but that’s not really fair. I could listen to this album anytime and enjoy every moment of it.
It’s a pretty good album. I love Louder then Bombs though more. There is no mistaking the smith’s sound. I would listen to this one again.
Love, Love, Love this album. It’s the beginning of the singer songwriter era….and definitely with a message. I may not always agree with the message, but it’s funny how the music makes. The message more palatable even if you don’t agree. There is a reason that Bob Dylan is a legend, and this was just an early chapter.
I certainly liked it better than some of the other techno stuff from that time. I could actually listen to this and enjoy a bit of it. I might be able to have this on in the background for working.
I think I am becoming a David Bowie fan. I really enjoyed this album. I didn’t enjoy it as much as Heroes…but it really grew on me and even if there are no more Bowie albums in the list, I need to check more out.
I hate to admit it, I was ready to dislike this album. It couldn’t get released today with those lyrics…but the further the album went on, the more catchy it became. I’m a big fan….a closet fan maybe.
Another album that I wanted like…..didn’t for the first few songs and then got into the groove. Not an album I loved, but more listenable than I expected and I will have to listen to more Gorillaz.
I’m afraid this was just too Brazilian for me. While I can appreciate the genre, I just couldn’t enjoy the music all that much.
I’m a sucker for this kind of music. How can you not want to draw a pint and sing along with all your new friends from the bar you’ve been in all night. While it is not my favorite from the pogues, and maybe because I am not as familiar with it, it is a great album. I could throw this on with all my Irish drinking buddies…because aren’t we all Irish?
I understand why. They were one hit wonders. I love the use of horns in their work. The songs are not particularly memorable. I see why they had some fans in their day. Just don’t feel like their music translates past when it was written.
It’s still rap. And while there are some moments of interest for me….A couple of songs that are something more than rap, since I don’t enjoy it, it’s hard to get wrapped up in lyrics. There are some interesting ones.
I continue to find that I love David Bowie…the piano driven music is a change for him. The music has a different feel but is totally Bowie. I think I liked Alladin sane about the same but Loved the Ziggy Stardust album that followed this a whole lot more. Changes is an awesome way to start an album.
Fortunately listened to this with a fan of her album and it helped me appreciate it just that much more. She can sing…And this is such a personal album that you feel invested and immersed in it. It;s not my genre, but it is a very good album.
What a bizarre album…feels like a classic 60’s Vegas act, but he words are just bizarre. However the songs about girls and dogs was so good, i gave it 3 stars. Maybe overshot a bit, but it was interesting.
Heard this album within days of it being released…if it weren’t for the last 2 tracks, this might be a perfect album. I love this album and it deserves accolades.
More rap…however, this tells a very dark story and i give it credit for being interesting. There were some songs I enjoyed listening to and I can’t about all rap. So 3 stars it is.
I wanted to love this album. I love purple rain and had heard that this was a great album. I thought second disc was far superior to the first and thus it jumped a star. I appreciate what he does, just not a huge fan of the genre
Early experimental paul Simon that feels very raw…and I can see the seeds of Graceland growing in the melodies and the experimentation. It’s a very good album…just not as good as some of his others.