On The Beach
Neil YoungThe instruments and sound are good. Neil’s voice is okay but get’s on my nerves at times.
The instruments and sound are good. Neil’s voice is okay but get’s on my nerves at times.
Liked the gospel backup, lyrics were a bit dark at times
Liked the percussion and more acoustic guitar sound, majority of album was solid
Couple of good songs in this album, Flea’s bass sounded good, overall songs were not great
Very innovative music, solid sounds and soothing rhythms, later songs were nice instrumentals
Had some good songs, reminded me of a lot of the alternative albums of late 80’s/early 90’s
Guitar play is amazing. Didn’t realize one of the Allman brothers played with Clapton on this album. Great songs.
It was okay. Lyrics and songs did not really move me. Singer has a good voice. Certainly not what I consider alternative music.
I know folks either love or hate Johnson’s voice, but you have to love a guitarist named Angus who always wears shorts when performing. One of their best albums with many hits. The electric guitar is crisp and simple with great percussion.
Besides the horrible cover, the music is pretty mediocre. Songs don’t really so much nor have any great instrumentals.
She has a nice voice. Lyrics were a bit much and trashy. Most songs sound the same and very repetitive words in songs.
I forgot how many great songs are on this album. Gabriel’s voice and variety of songs come through strong. One of the great albums of all time.
Love The Beach Boys and their harmonies. The orchestra background was a nice touch. Sloop John B and Wouldn’t it Be Nice couple of my favorite songs of theirs.
PIL was much better in the 80’s/90’s. I think that I could pick up an electric, strum a few chords and sound as good as the guitar on this album. 70’s London post-punk is just not that great.
Voice is okay even with the growling/roaring, but lyrics are horrible and language is a bit much. Guitar is actually not bad.
I’m sure this was innovative punk sound for their time as you can see their influence on the US punk rock scene. They certainly have some strong opinions about the British government and society.
Very solid album with many classic Eagle songs and some new ones that I had not previously heard, but really liked. Frey and Henley do such a great job sharing vocals. Guitar is great throughout the album.
I wasn’t sure what to expect as I had not listened to this when it came out. It was blasted upon release. I don’t find near as offensive as portrayed back in the day. They had some good self reflection points related to the black community and were not afraid to call out some within their community, especially around fatherhood.
I liked the horns, percussion, and keyboard on this album. It was soothing to listen to while I ran.
Sounds are interesting and enjoyable. Major drawback is not being able to understand what he is singing about. It seems highly repetitive.
Yesterday, I wanted to know what the artist was saying in English, today I wish that I did not understand them. I thought it was hard to be on a level of bad like PIL, but they found it. Feel like it is all a show to them and they don’t know what they are really even against. I mean is Bodies a pro-life statement or what were they really trying to say.
Instrumentalist were very good. Very solid album, but still middle of the road.
Really liked this album a lot. The songs varied and Stevie’s voice is so good.
Singer has a good voice. I found the music and mix upbeat while not too repetitive. Good listening, despite not being really my style of music.
Music was nice background, especially where they played actual instruments rather than synthesized keyboard.
Well if you don’t like a song just wait for the length of a commercial and you get something new. They had some okay stuff, but just sounded like a lot of complaining mostly. I appreciate it was over in less than 20 minutes, probably kept their studio costs down.
Very pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this album. She has great pipes and the music is solid. She does not sound like a Brit.
Nice horns, piano, and voice. The last song story telling could have been just a little shorter.
Sounded like listening to a pub band on certain songs, then plugged in for some electric, nice mix.
Like listening to Brick Top from Snatch sing. Love the movie, but not a big fan of it as a music performer.
Pleasantly surprised with this one. Liked the music style, his voice, and the guitar. Appreciated there was no screaming despite the name.
Typical Talking Heads album, some songs really like and others just seem rather quirky. I have always liked the band overall and Byrne singing.
Really liked this band a lot. Great instruments and voice of lead singer. I am willing to give them a listen on some other albums.
Decent sound, her voice is nice. Thankfully not as melancholy as some of their work, though couple of songs could have ended about three minutes sooner.
Percussion on this album was great. Echo is good, but this album is not their best.
This is the true start of rap right here. Their lyrics rhyme with ease, words are clever, relatable to all, not much language, and mixes are smooth and right on time.
Loved this disco throw back. The horns, guitar, and vocals were great.
Very solid album, though I think they have some better. Really liked the couple of blues type songs. You can tell they are going to be a great band.
Singer’s voice sounded like a 13 going through puberty and was very shaky at best. When they started singing about spider bites and flying insects, they lost me.
First couple of songs, I was like this is going to be decent, then it went full trash with language and topics. First album that I have had to quit listening.
Having not seen the movie, the music itself was good and Mayfield can sing with a soulful voice. I liked the upbeat songs about getting out of the drug lifestyle and bettering oneself.
Nice simple songs about relationships and religion. I thought Lou’s voice sounded decent on this album compared to his solo work.
I’ve always thought Ulrich was an amazing drummer, guitar is insane, and Hetfield has a solid voice. I really enjoyed this album with symphonic sounds. It slowed the music down some and you could understand the words well. I appreciate that though they thrash there is some substance to the songs about psychotic struggles, fear of death, and things under your bed. If only it would have been about 45 minutes shorter.
Obviously she has a great voice and the piano songs were very good, but can she sing about something else besides just love or not being in love.
Enjoyed this album, their sound varied and reminded me of several different bands. Nice guitar licks and good vocals.
She certainly has a nice voice and can flat out play a piano. However, she clearly has been wounded by religion along with a rough life it seems in general. Just a little more positivity would be welcomed.
The instruments and sound are good. Neil’s voice is okay but get’s on my nerves at times.
Some very classic Elvis songs on this album. Really enjoyed the Ray Charles cover.
Liked the guitar and percussion on this album. A lot better than I was kind of expecting.
I guess we know the limit of war and peace songs you can have one album, too many.
I did not know that Roger was so engaging with the crowd. His voice sounded good back then live. I always knew Peter was good on guitar but he really goes off live. Moon is great on percussion and bass is solid as well. Despite 17 minutes of My Generation, this is a very good live album. Magic bus was a great send off.
I liked the piano play with the rock. Songs were okay, not sure I would choose to listen to this full album again though.
This album was great. He has a smooth voice and sound.
Not a big fan of his voice, too much vibrato for me.
Pleasantly surprised by this Bowie album. I really enjoyed the more soul/r&b sound on this one. Nice cover of a Beatles song and soulful background vocals.
Typical 80’s pop. Obviously Take On Me is a great song. Rest of album was similar sounding.
Clearly he had a rough life and feels the need to hate so many people and things. He would say some positive things and then next sentence go back to hate and cussing.
After a few songs this all kind of sounds the same. I guess it would be good rave dance music but that seems about it. It was decent to run to as I didn’t have to think about the few words and little meaning. Crab picture was cool.
Interesting that their most famous and best song was last on the album. I am not a big fan of bands that only play synthesizers and no real instruments.
Not really my favorite as the songs just didn’t speak to me or feel that relatable. I would have given 2 1/2 if could.
Love some Johnny Marr guitar and Morrisey’s voice. Probably one of my favorite albums of theirs. There is something about the British story telling that the Smiths produce that is very melodic.
I have always like their sound instrument wise, but they sure are lyrically depressing. I guess the album is aptly named.
Could have done without the add on interview and song versions, however the main album section was very solid and relaxing music. Enjoyed the JT cover very much and had not heard it before. Definitely a very talented musical family.
Felt like NSYNC version 2.0. I didn’t like that boy band and same holds true for this album.
Painful, how did he get not one, two, but four albums in this list. There are plenty of other better albums than his.
Really enjoyed the album despite only understanding a few words. The sound varied and was very upbeat.
Her voice is very good and she has a lot of range. Enjoyed the variety of music types on this album. The video for tightrope showed she can flat out dance as well.
It sort of went downhill after the first song, Changes. This album was just sort of ho hum. The previous Bowie album was much better.
Two in a row, I mean come on man. I think each album gets worse than the previous. I just find it hard to get behind a whole album about an alien rock star trying to save the planet.
I enjoyed this one a lot. I liked her voice and the music did not seem too over the top with electronics.
She is a great song writer and vocalist. Certainly not afraid to tell her opinion on all sorts of social aspects.
Had not really listened to much Beck except the songs played on the radio. His mixture of style, voice, and music is top shelf.
I enjoyed the bluesy songs and the three classics on this album. The Doors have their own sound that is for sure. Would have given this a 3.5 if I could.
No better than the last Cohen album, still makes no sense and he should learn to play more than three cords.
Really enjoyed this jazz and blues. This is great background music and very relaxing. They can all play incredibly well.
Why is this in the top 1001 songs. How do you call a replay of movie clips or tv clip a song. This was not enjoyable.
It is sad that they have a good anti-drug message in some songs, but then have such other trashy songs and language.
I liked their sound and thought they had some good things to say.
This was ho hum for me. I did not really enjoy the mixture of English and random other languages that happen to sound good in the song, but did not have an applicable meaning in English.
Outside of the overly sexualized songs I liked the throwback sound on the album. She has a great voice.
I liked the sound of this band. They had a almost late Beatles sound with an alternative edge.
Sade has a great and very distinctive voice. The sound and songs all seam very similar though. Clearly she has not had any even good relationships based on the sadness of the majority of her tunes.
It is decent background music, but it is no Miles Davis.
Not my cup of tea. This was just bad pop late 80’s music.
Despite not finding the full album anywhere, what I could find was pretty good. It sounded like the 60’s.
Costello has always had his own type of sound that is a nice mix of music styles. He has a way of telling stories in his songs as well.
I am going to be kind and round up to 3 from 2.5, since they had a couple of songs that I liked. Some of their songs just seemed to make no sense though.
This is a great rock album. John has great vocals with solid guitar and drums. Best album that we have had in a while.