John Barleycorn Must Die
TrafficOld music. Good, but after a few songs, I started tuning out.
Old music. Good, but after a few songs, I started tuning out.
This grew tiresome for me. Hearing a few songs was nostalgic, but that's about it.
Lovely, and too dull for my tastes overall.
Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River resonate. Always loved this album overall.
Old music. Good, but after a few songs, I started tuning out.
Dear God that was awful. After the first track (Take on Me) it got painful.
I enjoyed this, though it did not grab my attention overall.
Not to my liking.
Metal is not my genre, though a few songs got my head bobbing. I'd imagine it would hit me different live, but it will not get me further exploring the band.
What if They Might Be Giants teamed with Towlie? This was unlistenable overall.
Ugh. Not to my liking. 1 song started out with appeal, which quickly faded.
Nostalgic, but slow and uninteresting for me.
Beautiful voice and not my vibe. Bookstore or cafe music.
Boozy Rainy Day, a bluesy Pledge, beautifully worded Johanna, a mattress on a bottle of wine... I've always dug the lyrics and the music.
Though they may have been badass personalities, the music was too pip for me.
Dull. It may be acclaimed, but nothing here grabbed my attention. No irritating, just...dull.
Oof. No thank you. I prefer rhythm over harmony though.
Blur always seemed like nondescript background music back in the 90s. Still hit me that way today, 2 + decades later.
I understand the appeal, but it's not for me.
No thank you. Too dull. Pretty, and dull.
Too mellow for my liking.
This music was too slow moving for me. I can't call it bad, but it's awfully dull.
This reminded me of a band from the 90s, Hothouse Flowers? But with less energy. Irish band if I recall. I preferred HHF.
This is a band I always want to like more than I actually do like. I'm not a fan of the distorted vocals I think.
African Blues. I found myself moving along with some songs and less affected by others. A second listen to the first two songs was worth it, but most of the remaining songs lost that energy.
The first two songs had me thinking this was Spinal Tap. I loves me some punk, but metal can often fall flat on me. This album did just that.
I like my drugs as much as the next person, but this would have taken more substance use than I can handle to enjoy. Songs reminded me both of Three Dog Night and of the Mamas and the Papas at various vocal points. This was band was new to me, but I will not seek them out again.
I enjoyed hearing songs from an era gone by. Lots of identifiable songs, perhaps half.
The music hit me more like punk/thrash, which I like. The lyrics are just plain dopey. I know, I'm not their target audience (anymore). Hail Satan!
I'm not sure if this is ingrained in me as a good album or if it's just my imagination. Many individual songs grab me, but the album as a whole can drag. I've often heard it said that this album influenced many to start a band, but aside from The Feelies, I'm not knowledgeable enough to hear VU in other bands. But damn I enjoy some songs deeply.
Somehow I missed this band in 1989. But now that I hear it, I don't feel like I missed anything. Not offensive, so above one star, but I don't think I'll seek any of it out again.
I wanted to like this, but it did not engage me like some Curtis Mayfield songs do.
Ugh. More metal. Death Metal at that. Yes, I do bob my head to portions, so I get how some could get into the music and it gets old fast, for me. I'm certain a metal fan would think the same about my Raggae habit.
Nope. Not for me. And it's from 2021. I did not think it was old enough to make a list of classics.
Wonderful harmonic blending with classic songs that bore me in succession. Hearing one of these songs on the radio pulls me in. Hearing the full album did not enhance my appreciation though.
I enjoyed hearing this. Though I never liked Led Zeppelin enough to buy any albums, discs, or downloads, I do enjoy hearing them. Driving rhythms, searing blues and family friendly lyrics. Squeeze my lemon until the juice runs down my leg.
Apologies to a R&R HoF recipient, but I am not a fan of the music. It is a beautiful voice, and it fails to hold my interest.
I like Prince. But not this particular album. Great guitar playing, some songs I grooved to, and lots of songs failed to connect with.
Aahhhh. Finally. I've tapped so many "not my thing" reviews I was starting to wonder about this 1001. This album is a 4 or 5 for me. Imma listen again and decide.
I don't dislike this, and I'm not likely to seek it out. It feels factory cranked out, though I have no basis for this assessment. If you're looking for deeper incite, I leave you disappointed.
I like the horns, and I lack the appreciation of Latin rhythms. It's odd, as I'm drawn to the rhythm of Hip Hop, Reggae, Ska, Afro, Rock... But most Salsa grates on me after a couple of songs.
Nice to see Supertramp had more than the one album. I do prefer the one I own, Breakfast in America. This was not as alluring, but that could be due to less familiarity.
I appreciated some, especially Me and Julio. Overall, not what I choose to listen to, but I'd sing along with a song or two if it was on.
Never listened to this album, though I certainly knew most songs. I'd have been okay shedding some, but then a super bluesy one was a surprise and a sax stood out in another, each I had never heard.
Wow. That was bad.
Never heard of this group. At first, I thought I heard a Miles Davis sound under some more rock-like instruments. So I suppose it's Jazz Fusion? This experiment did not hold my interests enough to have me revist the album, though I may check for other albums, as bands willing to experiment have my respect.
I appreciate how impactful this sound must have been when it came out. I won't listen to it again, but I'm happy I heard the songs I did not know.
Solid album with songs from my teen years into my 20s. So nostalgic. At least four great songs from my perspective, a few that are really good and none that are bad.
More bluesy than I expected. I always associate him with 80s pop. I kept hearing Stay With Me in a few songs, even though those songs were not SWM. Overall, I tired of the sound after 2 or 3 songs.
I had been waiting to hear Korn as I've frequently heard their praises. Normally, metal has me hopeful, and then disappointed. This was no exception. Metal, Nu Metal...so far, not to my liking, even when given a fair chance.
I JUST WANT A BIT PART IN YOUR LIFE. I love that snippet. This has some great songs. I own the album (CD), so it was not new to me. Happy to see it included in the 1001.
That was great. Though I've always liked some Aretha songs, I've never listened to a full album. It's an easy 4, with a five being I'm buying it now.
I liked a blues-based song early on the album and then the album became meditative. So, I think this is the second album I've gotten by the artist, and that's enough.
Well, I love the dead more than I love this album. Simply put, it was boring. Not sure it would have struck me this way 45 years ago as a young teen. But now? Blah.
As much acclaim as Pavement gets, this left me flat. Nothing bad about it, just nothing that appealed to me or hooked my interest or got me to move along with it.
Ummm. Show tune to open, shit to follow and then country, crooning, more shit. wtf? This was a #1 album in UK? I was 2, so may have missed the zeitgeist, but thank God I did.
I perhaps would have enjoyed his collab with Lee Scratch Perry, but as good a guitar player and innovator as this guy may have been, I did not care for this album. Dull, for me. Though I believe the music was expert.
It's amazing how something as simple as moving to a cold climate can so radically change the sound of a band. Here I thought this band was so old, and some had even died, that they could sound so much different than they did back when they had a warm weather based TV show in the 1970s. I mean look how much younger Mike Nesmith looks on the cover. That Arctic climate seems like a frozen fountain of youth. Great album.
What's nice about this album is that if you miss a song that you like, the next one will be just as good, if not exactly as good. Being that I did not like one song, they were all equally unappealing to me. But equally as good, as I promised.
After two covers (Stones/Doors) annoyed me, the sitar sound deepened this low irritability. I can see how the sound can become meditative, but I'm not high when I listen to these albums. Then, Ain't Misbehavin' comes on with no obvious sitar, and the album leveled out for two songs before returning to provoking liw irritability in me.
Though not overly appealing to me, this was a good album based on voice, and musicality (seems like it's a word). Overall too slow for my liking.
As ridiculous as the concept seems to me, this album felt, dated. I normally don't think this way, old music is still music. But this did not resonate like The Animals, or The Birds still do.
This is some timeless music for me. Take 5 stands out as it's the one I've most heard. But the full album is solid, and engaging.
Not at a Method level album. No song stood out, though I was fine with the album as a whole.
I appreciated this, though I'm not likely to revist it.
Embarrassed to say, I still just like the one song that was their "hit song."
Ugh. I don't like the genres of dance music overall, but this lacked distinction for me.
I get how music can resonate, and if Metal did with me, I understand the deep and visceral connection one could have to it. But it does not hit me that way, so yet another 2 from me.
Always found Genesis to be dull, and this album solidified that view.
Great album. A distinct sounding band with short, sharp action. I'm not sure what that communicates exactly, but it makes sense to me.
Classic sound. A lot of talking on this recording. 1956, and live, so I suppose it's authentic. But great music.
Bluesy Neil. Good stuff. I enjoy it, but in moderation.
Nope. Every once in a while I think I hear some funk, and then it goes flat. Disco has little to no appeal, to me.
I made this vinyl purchase in 7th grade and still play it every so often. I think my memory of the movie, vague though it may be, influences how i listen to the album. I like this when falling asleep.
Never heard of them before. Though nothing really stuck out for me, I do dig the use of a stand up bass. Precursor to The Happy Fits?
It's cool. A nice groove for me while ad lib cooking a dinner. Subtle overtones of R&B, soul and a serano pepper. Nice.
I like Igggy overall, and did not know many of the songs on this album. I liked it, though not enough to seek it out for a listen in the coming months.
I tried to listen to this, but only heard sounds similar to a fax noise, then some faint notes... more silence... some children? It must have been a bad internet connection or something. Eventually, some music came through, but it too was disrupted by a poor internet connection. Oddly, no other music I listened to this day was similarly impacted by my spotty connection. I suppose it would be funny to learn the artist intended this. But I joke.
Melancholy. That's when this evoked. If I ever need to quell myself, I'm sure this could come in handy. Though it's pace may have the opposite effect. Though Macbeth was grooving.
I don't like metal and was hopeful I'd understand it more through this project. Up until now, I've been disappointed with the metal I've come across. This one differed some and has me remaining hopeful. To me, I hear the roots of hard-core or thrash, which moves things closer to punk, a raw energy genre I do like. So, I higher rating than the other metal I've heard, though not enough to relisten to the album.
Though there were some songs that I found compelling, the high pitched dinging on some pieces goes right through me and hits the annoyance center if my brainstem. Happy to have heard this, but I'm not going to seek it out again.
Though a fan of War, Boy, October and Unforgettable Fire, my interest in the music of U2 waned. This album is a good example. Each song is quality, and overall bland to my taste. I'll listen to it again, but I'm not in a rush to do so.
I love the genre, and really dig most of Marley's music. I've never listened to this particular album, so it was great to hear a few that were new to me.
Wonderful. All piano. When I'm down for hearing some piano music, I'll dial up Mr. Jarrett.
Happy to see this come up. PIL was one of those bands I mostly missed and wondered how much I would like them if I got around to listening to them. I did listen, and I realized that they rated now, just were they had before today. Ok music that I would not turn off, but I'm not likely to seek.
Delicately loud and thoroughly enjoyable. I missed this band years back and just 2-3 years ago gave them a listen and found I dug the sound, lyrics and drive.
Though I knew the name, and likely heard his music, I couldn't have named one Cohen song. At all. This album reminded me of Tom Waits, though that may be unfair, as I don't know who came first. Slow, but not dull, the lyrics and music blend to set mood. Well done.
I loved the texture of the first song with chimes/bells. Tricky, Walk This Way, and one other, are classics. The roots of many future rappers can be heard in several tracks.
Though not enamored of soul in general, the quality of Brown's band is remarkable to me. I'm a sucket for horns though. I hope to see more James Brown on this journey.
Ok, now I like a fair amount of rap, from across 5 decades. I would not include this album among the most influential or best 200. Half of those are likely Wu related. But I digress. The beats are not unique, the lyrics lack originaly. This album is not awful, but for me, it's lacking. Maybe hearing Run DMC in the last couple of days has skewed my estimation? I don't think so, but I'll pass on Dizzee.
A driving meditation? I did not fully comprehend this. It was not bad, so it's not a 1 for me. I may check it again later, so it's not a 2 for me. But its nit as enjoyable as my 3s. But I'm at a loss to review it.
New to me. Sounded like alot of 1980's danceable rock. Yawn, for me.
Great album. This was my first exposure to RHCP, and though elements of some of their other albums stand out, this is the one I prefer to the others. I love that in Pandora, though I never seeded a channel with RHCP, they come up on many of my channels.
Another album of well executed music that holds llittlethat is interesting to me. Kind of like this review may be for another reader.
I think I prefer the music he made under the name "Lou Reed." Quiet, and we'll done music that drags. I little more pace and a touch of heroin my help.
Recognizing the band name, I couldn't say if I'd ever actually listened to their music. The name brought either Grunge or Metal to my mind. The first song's first verse had my thinking, "punk" and the quickly caught its metal edge. With lyrics like, GRWOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR, GWROOOOOOAAAAR" how can one argue? Man, I want to appreciate Metal, but...
I don't deny the talent, but the album bored the hell out of me. Perhaps that's its intent? Cleansing to soul by putting it to sleep first? Ok, joking at a genre's expense. Just not for me. I did notice a few bits of music that have been looped into other songs, both hip hop and other.
A couple Dylan songs I had not heard. Generally, I prefer music that moves (punk, Ska, rock, Reggae...). But Dylan is an exception. A like pondering the lyrics. I'm drawn in by the music. This album is deceptively simple. There are other Dylan albums I'm sure will show up here that I like more, but I'm happy to have listened to this one through for the first time.
Liked the music, but not the voice on many songs. Overall, I did not find it engaging enough to seek it out again.
Ok, so not a pop music fan, and can't name one Swift song. So about to dive in for the first time. First few songs are not to my preferred pacing. Her voice sounds consistently in tune, and the lyrics are clear. That's where my positive comments end. The music does not appeal to me as it sounds bland, and canned. Lovely though the voice may be, I prefer grit, like Winehouse grit. But I've half an album to go, so maybe something will change? Nothing changed. The mellow carried on, and on. I don't get it. Is there a back story to how something so dull was a pop smash? I do not not denigrate the singer's voice, and if you want a melancholy mood, I can see this being right up your alley. But it fails to hold my interest on any level.
I said, Baby, baby, baby, this album has mucho grande style. I dig the vibe that runs through this album. I own this, and at various times, I can't get enough of it. They have a distinctive style. Jazz, hip hop, rap, rock, driving rhythms, story telling. I find the songs infective and many are frequently triggered in my head with certain stimuli from the environment. If someone says they were "running around", my brain adds in the beat and the lyrics, "robbin' banks all wacked..." Surprised to see this on the list, and thrilled. Especially as it followed the painful evermore.
A punk sound not to dissimilar to The Buzzcocks in my head. I had never heard of them, and nothing was a turnoff. A song I recognized as covered later by REM "Strange" is in the mix. Cool to hear it's original structure, which highlighted how bare bones this album was.
Back in the 90s, there was a cluster of bands that in my head were indistinguishable. Blur, Garbage, Oasis... This is not to say their music was indistinct, just that none of it caught my interest enough for me to delve further. The Killers, The Strokes, Arcade Fire...fell into that category for me in the 2000s. Arcade Fire broke from this for me when I listened to a full album based on one or two songs catching my interest. As for this album, still indistinct. Not bad, so I'm not panning the music. Just meh.
Really long blues-based tracks. Good music for me, that also set the stage for better music, punk. After digging this sound, I can see musicians saying, "shorter, faster, louder, more intensity." And I like both.
So here's a band I never paid attention to that had a more appealing sound than I thought. The reason? Horns. Still wore thin, as 80s music tends to do for me.
Such a solid album, with so many distinct songs. A fun album, and xylophone (marimba?). You cannot fuck with the Violent Femmes! Ok, that's not on this album, but it fits.
Sounded lovely. Boring as hell, but I'm sure it was well produced. Talk about music by which to commit suicide. I'm open to this being appreciated by others, but I don't share the same taste.
My feeling is that the music of Joe and his fish have aged as well as fish in a hot marketplace. I was bored. Some portions of songs provided a glimpse into what may have been appealing 50 years ago, but I don't use drugs at that level, so this remained disappointing.
Classic.
Straightforward, good, loud and I enjoyed it. Though not enough to listen more. This falls in the category of, I would not turn it off, but nothing grabs me enough to actively seek it out.
Always like her voice, though not the music. Country music has yet to resonate with me.
This album was more painful than [Insert pedophile joke here]. Sorry Mr. Jackson. It's not you. It's your music. Disco. Never found it appealing, and often find it grating. Like many songs on this album.
I like Tom Waits and I'm partial to Nighthawks at the Diner and The Heart of Saturday Night. I'll have to give this a listen with headphones as I'll likely appreciate more of the music's subtlety. For now, I think a solid 3 on first listen.