Not my kind of music but I can appreciate it for what it is.
I'd never heard some of these. Sheer Heart Attack was a nice surprise.
Good but too much for me all at once. It's the synthesizer.
Lots of sax but not too jazzy. Wouldn't have known he was from Northern Ireland.
I would have never known these were country songs. Ray is a genius.
This was described as beautiful by some Celtics. It's not really though. It does have a couple good songs and the rest are pretty good. I can see how they were pre grunge.
This is on my best albums of all time list. This was made while U2 was pure and idealistic. They were trying to make a difference and weren't blinded by money and fame. They were so good that I was able to forgive that they were a Christian Rock band. When I think of what U2 was, I think of this album.
Things I don't like: falsetto, fading out at the end of songs, and so many ooohs and aaahs. Things I do like: meaningful lyrics, good rhythm This album was bold for sure. Musical talent here is unquestionable. So creative with the choice of instruments. It is not enjoyable to listen to with the ooohs, aaaahhs, and falsetto. I wonder how it would sound with no falsetto. I imagine this album would be more enjoyable for me at "An Evening with The Beach Boys" where there was no expectation of dancing.
If you put talented musicians in a room and they are all tuning their instruments or playing a few moments of a tune they just made up, this is what it would sound like. I was able to enjoy some of the songs that had words and melodies. The honks, jingles, and brongs don't do anything for me though. Many of the reviewers could not tolerate those chaotic parts of the album but I was able to deal with it. At times it seemed like a poetry slam with music accompaniment but the musicians were possessed by their instruments, like a Pentecostal says they get possessed by the holy spirit. It's kind of like the musician was being played by the instrument. I can feel such arrogance when they speak. It's edgy, noisy, raw, and chaotic. For me, albums need to be enjoyable to listen to if I'm going to consider it good. This was not enjoyable.
Nice funky music!
So many bitches. So misogynistic. The homophobia. The violence. These are fighting songs... Then there is Dido. It bangs and I feel like a hypocrite enjoying it.
Not my kind of music but I can appreciate it for what it is.
Jazzy, blues, funk. I liked that the songs were about a variety of things.
At the end of the album I got excited because I liked a song, then I realized the album finished and Pandora put on another song in the same genre. Typical 80s pop. Inoffensive - not entertaining.
Lots of nostalgia but it was hard to get through the sex noise. It is easier to enjoy the songs individually. I know it's supposed to be a biography, so that's cool. Parts of is it just felt like he was trying to be controversial and it was difficult to enjoy. I do remember what a big deal this was when it came out. Pretty ground breaking. Just not good music to me.
Basically 37 min of generic chill love songs
Sure, she's using different instruments in a song, but she still uses the same singing style. She uses her whole voice when she sings, but that's not always fun to listen to.
Don't listen to the extended album. YouTube Music and Pandora sends you to 59 and 73 song extended versions. Spotify will too at first so be sure to only listen to exactly Ella Fitzgerald The Gershwin Songbook with 12 songs. Beautiful voice, no question. A few songs got me dancing across the floor. 12 songs is just about right for this style though.
I don't subscribe to Spotify so it took some time to listen to the songs in order. I can't believe this is on here and zero Tool albums are. Regardless, I did find myself dancing a bit to these songs.
Most of the songs sounded like generic 80s pop but then I heard some U2-like drumming in Kilimanjaro. Won't be listening to this one again.
I always thought of her as folk but this is pretty country. If I hadn't heard her other work I'd have thought she was a C&W singer trying to sound like Dolly P. Not my favorite Nanci Griffith album but I still enjoy her overall.
Oh the misogyny.