Enjoyable for the initial 8 or so tracks. Well recorded. Delicate craft with certain instruments mixed into one or both channels. Then, like most Dylan’s songwriting it becomes incessant.
High craft and the usual structural experimentation. Lacks the Macca counterweight. It’s nice, but that’s about it. Favorite track: I don’t want to be a soldier man.
Pinnacle of the Clash’s work. No album is better sequenced with 100% lean material, no fat. Brilliant song writing, as songs and as a suite.
I can hear the talent. But the R&B inflections don’t resonate well with me.
Not a hip hop listener. But this has a good groove and doesn't seem to have aged. It's of its time, but clearly timeless
Never really listened to any track off this entirely until 1001 albums. A lot more variety going on here than anticipated. Tony Iommi is a far more interesting guitarist than originally understood him to be. Production is pretty good in terms of subtle shades adding dimension to some simple but creative ideas. Ozzy's voice is obviously super young, lacking the experience (and studio trickery) to create the full blown evil howl of his subsequent work. There are some lesser tracks that get a bit repetitive in an annoying way, not in a drone, overtoning sort of way. All in all, excellent but probably not something I want to listen to much.
Nothing like this album. Legendary
Only decent Coldplay album in existence. It was all downhill from here.
Definitely the peak of Ride. But not the peak of the sound, which is very niche and is not readily transferrable to bands or to create a 'scene'. Shoegaze is kind of weird that way. Perhaps all the fuzz and feedback simply takes too much of the nuance out it unless your Kevin Shields.
Never my style. Guitar work/style is thin
Absolutely vital to who I am to this day. First concert was Pixies on this tour - Ritz, NYC with Happy Mondays opening. I have no way of being objective. Some will say Surfer Rosa is the better album. But this one has the better production, IMO. And you can dance to it.
This is so awesome. Better than the first time I tried to spin it ~4 years ago....I've Been Dazed really kills. My favorite track so far.
Only gave it 4 stars because Loveless is peerless at 5 stars.
Better than expected. Clearly thoughtful and layered. Very easy-breezy in many ways despite this being their punk-influenced record. Still not a F-M fan, but major props for good tunes.
When this came out, I was already deep into Autechre, Aphex Twin/Polygon Window and Coil. This as wimpy compared to that. Still is.
oh bessy. A beast. Huge for the time. Still chugs and dominates. Not my music type, but there's no doubt this is a miraculous creation.
Lots of Van Morrison vibes in that shambolic, urgent way. The WB's are always floating around in the background and I've never done them the decency of listening to a range of their catalog, as I know it varies greatly. This is one that I may not get my groove on that often, but I appreciate the songwriting complexities along with its straightforward earnestness. And a Bang on the Ear hits me hard...maybe it just took 7 tracks in to get me warmed up?
Epic and iconic. You cannot escape the myriad of contexts this album has been inserted in within culture. And YET. It's tedious, overwrought/overdramatic, loud-folksy with blues giving it the backbone.
The British transformation of the blues is far more interesting than the British interpretation. Kind of a yawn compared to JL Hooker, BB King, Albert Collins, Junior Kimbrough, etc.
No. Fuck the Eagles. And James Taylor.
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Cute. Clearly talented, but feels frivolous.
Of all the Waits albums, this one doesn't conjure in the top 1001 of all time to be heard. I'll have to regroup and think this through. It's fine, but kind of Waits by the numbers at this point in his evolving career. I think the earlier records are a better representation of this phase and Swordfishtrombones is a better watermark for what was to come.
Still not as good a Loveless, but Kevin Shields is a master...
Best album she ever made. Period. End of story.
Love this album. Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere.
Before it really all changed... Surprising how albums on either side of this one get greater recognition. The raw edge here is still appealing more than the slicker elements of the later work. So catchy but with a bit of a middle finger. Unpretentious and also not sappy compared the majority of Sting's solo work. Copeland bangs those drums like a snotty punk while Andy makes crafty, curling, novel guitar runs sound simple. Sting's solo career is such a wet blanket compared to where he began.
I don't care how crafty they are. Steely Dan sucks.
Masterwork. Titanic. Glacial shift. A spell, an incantation.
The album that has our courageous anthemic heroes rest on their laurels and realize that they couldn't afford to leave behind the money train. Rinse/Repeat becomes all they couldn't leave behind and there's no sign of that changing since.
I get it, but I like how this influenced Bowie's work more. Transitional to the true ambient work that is his real legacy.
Country-fried redneck buffett-party git-off-mah-land with a budget
I really like the interplay of the multiple instruments, overlapping, coalescing, drifting and seemingly falling out of sync. Feels like a Waits album without as much bite. Maintains a sense of live play with the added clarity and precision of the studio recording equipment. I’m not a fan, generally. His later work is better for me. But there’s always something I’m looking for that I feel it lacks: a good punch in the gut. Go figure.
This is one that grows on you. Multiple listens, surely, unlock new subtleties, reveal nuances.
I remember how we were all blown away by the vibe of this album. The timing of its release fit the pocket of alternative becoming big, but not formulaic, yet. That said, it's angry pop music that is of a time and place. Not sure I'd say this has longer legs than that.
Never really did the Go-Go's, but one has to admit there are some songs here that are just now part of the cultural psyche. Good hooks. Legendary bandmates.
Overly romantic sop. I can barely take Gainsbourg. This, not at all.
Good enough for what it was, but he's still fumbling, looking for his own identity. The Roxy sound was never something I fully embraced. Too twee compared to other glam bands of the era. So there's that.
