Deserter's Songs
Mercury RevThe most forgettable album I think I've ever listened to. But then, if there was one more forgettable than this one, how would I know?
The most forgettable album I think I've ever listened to. But then, if there was one more forgettable than this one, how would I know?
Shleep is kinda shlitty.
2.5*
Big band's enjoyable, Ella's an excellent singer, but not a fan of the lyrics for the most part. Showtunes aren't my jam.
Pretty good.
Love it! Fiona's awesome and this is an amazing debut album, especially given her age at the time.
Classic. Some of his best, most popular work.
Meh. Not my cup of synthesizer tea. I think they're good if you like this sort of music, though.
Great background music. Upbeat. I enjoyed it.
This is an amazing album. That's enough of a review, I think. You should definitely listen to it.
I can tell that this is good music. But I don't like it. I don't hate it either. I can't see a day where I'll think, "Man, I sure could listen to some Leonard Cohen! How about Songs of Love and Hate?!" People view and use music for different ends. I don't see myself ever wanting to use music for whatever you use Leonard Cohen for.
I did not enjoy this album. Heavy 80's style synthesizers are still not my jam, 40+ years later. I didn't enjoy either of the covers. Maybe this is considered a great album because it was somehow new for the time?
Instrumentation is fun. Might go so far as to say funky. The lyrics are a bit lacking for most of it, but that's probably not the point w/George. Really wish you could do half stars. This would be a 3.5 for me.
Fun. Quite different than music I normally listen to.
Reading a bit about Suede on Wikipedia and the critics kinda nailed this one, I'd say. Overblown and pretentious. Not bad, necessarily, but I feel no need to listen to it again.
If you like Aretha, you'll like this one. Solid album. No complaints.
It was good. He's got a good voice. Overall, enjoyable listen.
I do not like this album. It seems to be far too experimental for me to see much merit in it. Don't enjoy his voice, the lyrics are hard to decipher at all most of the time and it's mostly just keyboard tones and noises. Luckily, it was only 1/2 hour.
Boo. Some clever rhymes, but overall lyrics are kinda dumb. Also, the whole "sex packets" concept album thing is wacky and dumb, too. 2* based on the strength of Humpty Dance and some catchy music here and there.
Decent rock album. Enjoyed more than just Song #2.
No real standouts aside from the radio releases. It's not bad, overall.
Awful. I can just see their smug, annoying. college avant-garde art collective faces when the released this shite onto an unsuspecting public. I would happily punch any one of the Residents in the face for this atrocity of an album. It's unfortunate that you can't give zero stars or negative stars. The world is a worse place for having this album in it.
Fun music.
Meh. I can see how it was influential, given the times, etc. But I just don't dig it much.
Thinking about other music from this era, this was a markedly different sound. Love the sax!
Strong performance by one of the all-time greats.
A good friend said it best, that this album was “fiercely okay. An intense beige.”
Started off rather ordinary before veering towards amusing, interesting, and entertaining.
Good singer, too much early 80's synthesizer. Overall, it's pretty OK.
I enjoyed it much more than I was expecting. Good singer, solid songs, overall. Enjoyed Jump in to the Fire, in particular. Can't justify only 3*, but 4 seems a little too high. 3.5 would be perfect. I'm going with 4.
It's OK.
It sure is a jazz album.
Yay. A jazz album.
This would be another great candidate for 3.5*. I enjoyed it and it's got several strong tracks on it. No complaints, really. Good representative of the genre.
This further reinforces that I'd like Bob's songs more if he had someone else sing them. I'm a lyrics guy and I find it hard to pay attention to them with his voice singing them. The music's good, the singing bad.
If you like guitar rock, this album is for you. Great lyrics, singing, instrumentation, arrangement. Very clean sounding guitars. Love the whole album.
Not bad. Don't love the singer. If I liked him more, I,d give it another star.
It was alright? I didn't like some some song, but most weren't bad. His singing changes quite a bit from song to song. Liked the music, though, for the most part.
The most forgettable album I think I've ever listened to. But then, if there was one more forgettable than this one, how would I know?
Better than I thought it would be.
Outstanding! Probably the best grunge album every produced.
I liked this album quite a bit. This is another one where 3.5 stars would be perfect.
Not bad. Some standouts, but a fair amount of ho-hum songs.
Classic.
Bad album. Lyrics are dumb and amazingly repetitive. Underlying music is simple and unimaginative. I know I'm not a fan of the genre, but come on! There's better rap/hip-hop out there for sure.
Solid album. Enjoyed it.
Meh. Not bad. Liked it better than most rap/hip-hop I've heard.
Possibly the wimpiest album I've ever heard.
Pretty good. Another candidate for 3.5*.
Lots of 80's synth. Annie Lennox is a great singer. Sweet Dreams is the clear standout for me.
This was pretty OK.
It was OK. Felt a little dated, but inoffensive. Decent background music.
Seems like a good representative of its genre. Sexy time music!
I'd never listened to Abraxas, but I love the old Greatest Hits album. So it turns out I'd already listened to most of this album. What a wonderful album. Couldn't be happier.
Excellent album by an excellent band.
I, on the other hand, AM angry enough at the world to enjoy the hell out of this. It's a perfect example of the genre. I'm not always in the mood for speed metal, but when I am, Vulgar Display is at the top of my list.
Solid, classic, rock album.
Considering the reviews this album got by lots of folks, I'm clearly missing something. It's not bad and I can see that Jeff had talent, but it just doesn't blow up my skirt much.
Don't really dig Leonard's jam. Seems talented, but it's just not my flavor.
It's good and I can see why a lot of people love this album. I'd like it more if it was shorter and it rocked a bit more. Maybe 20-30% more? Another good candidate for 3.5 stars.
Pretty good. I liked the variety. Didn't dislike most of the rap, which is saying something for me. Another great candidate for 3.5*. Rounding up with this one, for a change.
Fiercely mediocre at first, mildly annoying by the time you're done with it. He's a decent enough singer, but his lyrics are kinda bad and odd. "The dragon of disgust"? Plus, his scataly-boppity-do nonsense at the end of a bunch of songs just sucks.
It was pretty decent. I can actually see what they're talking about regarding this band's influence on later bands. They seem like they would have fit better into the late 60's than early 80's.
I mean, it's good if you like Morrissey's singing. I can only handle so much of it.
Rough. I know a lot of people like him, but MAN, those vocals. Couple songs I sorta liked. But the arglebargle is nearly unlistenable.
Not bad, but all the songs sound pretty much the same.
Better than I was expecting.
It's long, French, repetitive and has a wide variety of beeps and boops.
Pretty meh. Can't quite give it a 2. Good candidate for 2.5, though.
It's fine.
Pleasant voice. All the songs sound sorta similar, though.
This was an enjoyable listen. She's got a great voice and the music's varied, well produced and played.
Excellent rock album. Love the heavy 70's organ sound.
It was pretty OK.
It's not bad. I bet it's a fun live show, though.
I've never been a huge Aerosmith fan. This isn't bad, kinda like Rats in the Cellar. I'd give it 3.5 if it was an option.
Didn't really care for it. Dumb band name, too.
I like the Talking Heads more the older I get. But this one was not my favorite. Still good, but didn't love it.
Very meh. This band sounded like they were actively doing drugs while recording the album.
Personally, I dance to forget. It would seem I've been away from Classic Rock radio stations long enough to appreciate this. Probably the first time I've ever listened on headphones, too. The Eagles catch a lot of flack, but this is a solid album. Particularly enjoy the Joe Walsh guitar.
It was fine.
I liked it. I like big band jazz way better than the smaller scale style. Again, wish there were 1/2 stars. This would be 3.5 for me.
I liked it. 3.5 stars.
Meh. I think she's probably good at what she does, but I don't love what she does. Songs all sound quite similar. Don't love her singing style. I was ready for the album to be over before it actually was. 2.5
It's worth 5 stars just for the Boxer. The last verse of which is one of the best verses ever written. I'd never listened to this entire album, just half of it from the Greatest Hits album. All killer, no filler.
2.5*
It's good. But all the tracks are pretty similar sounding. Prefer Graceland, I've got to say.
Seems like a movie soundtrack more than a music album. I didn't mind it.
Shleep is kinda shlitty.
I know it's revolutionary for the time. But in the present...meh.
It's competent rock music. I neither love nor hate it.
Top-tier beeps and boops. I think it's excellent dance music. Is it brilliant from a song-writing or musicianship perspective? Nope.
I did not enjoy this album.
Clearly talented. I'd give it 2.5 if I could.
The only reason I'm giving this 4* is Norwegian Wood. There are some decent songs aside from that, but nothing that rises to 4 for me. I get that it was very influential at the time, etc. etc. But damn, Norwegian Wood is a good song.
Comically bad album.
That was a real trip for biscuits and now we're all wet, daddio. Not only am I not sophisticated enough to enjoy all this jazzy skittly-boppin', but I'm somewhat self-conscious of the fact that I don't get/like it. 2.5*, but giving it three so I don't seem like such a square.
Not my bag, really. Where my fucking dominos at
A fine album. 3.5, if it were an option.
It's something. That's for sure.
Excellent lyricist. I'd like his work even more if he were a better singer or had a good singer do that singing for him. Still, overall enjoyable experience for me.
Solid album. Not my favorite. Much like the other Oasis album.
3.5* and I might have gone 4 if I'd listened to it more.
Been a long time since I've listened to the entire album. It's still great.
Worth 4* for Born to Run itself, don't love the rest of the album enough to bump it up to 5*, but it'd be a 4.5* for me, were that an option.
Nope
I do enjoy the ska.
Solid 80's pop rock. Rio and Hungry were definitely the right singles to pick from the album.
Winter is an excellent song. I like her singing on this better than some of her subsequent work. 3.5*