Soul Mining
The TheThis album has quite the range. Started off bouncy and fun, and then got more introspective and instrumental. Interesting! Definitely started off stronger than it ended for my specific tastes.
This album has quite the range. Started off bouncy and fun, and then got more introspective and instrumental. Interesting! Definitely started off stronger than it ended for my specific tastes.
Not my jam at all...
Wow!
Beautiful! So happy that I am finally listening to Dolly Parton :)
I appreciate that I'm finally listening to these David Bowie songs, and some of them really are brilliant. But I just think I'm not as enamored as others.
Loved listening to this whole album!
Not bad, but nothing amazing. Some songs really did transport me to a different time though!
Easy listening, I really enjoyed this!
Another easy listening album. I felt transported to a different time.
There are so many gems I haven’t listened to and this is one of them!! Love the voice and passion!
So smooth, completely transported back in time. Must have been amazing to see this live.
There is something that I really don't like about songs that seem chaotic - they don't follow a beat or there are multiple different types of sound within one song.
One of the draws of doing this is to see if I can like some genres that I am just convinced I will never like. I don't think I'm there yet, but I did like This Corrosion!
Nostalgic, transports you to another time :)
My first time listening to a full beastie boys album and I didn't realize their style was so varied! This was fun, but no song blew me away.
Some good songs in this album, but otherwise it's all kind of the same.
Smooth!!! First time listening to more than the one Marvin Gaye song everyone knows. Really great! Particularly like "A funky space reincarnation" and "Falling in love again"
Not really my vibe, but some of the songs that slowed down and just leaned into a relaxed, smooth pace were enjoyable.
This album feels like a blend of different genres - there is rock, country, jazz? Liked "No Expectations" and "Factory Girl", but some of the songs were a miss for me.
What a range, not what I was expecting at all! The visitors song felt like it was straight out of a dark opera, but should I laugh or cry was more what I expect from ABBA. Very interesting! I would say this was a 2.5 for me, but I’m rounding up to 3!
Wow, I absolutely loved this album. Obviously I know Vienna, but this was my first listen to all of those other songs. Love the vocal range and passion.
Smooth, brilliant voice. Big fan!
Feels like spoken word with a beat, and that isn't really my vibe.
Never listened to this full album - but I LOVE the song Pink Moon. The rest of the album was also enjoyable, but didn't have the same draw as Pink Moon.
The first album in this list that I've listened to before! I absolutely love this album, I love her voice, emotion, and depth. Beautiful!
WHAT! This entire album is fire. Skills all over the place.
This is fun, and the skills demonstrated are impressive. There are varied instruments being used, more complex arrangements. Sometimes I feel like I can't listen to a lot of punk rock back to back because it blends together, but I did enjoy a lot of these songs. Untitled, (I'm) Misunderstood, International Robots, The Ballad!
I am finding it so hard to rate these albums. I’ll be jamming out to some songs and then be completely disinterested in others. Really liked We Got The Beat, Can’t Stop The World, and Skidmarks On My Heart.
Okaaayyy, was not expecting the explicit lyrics, but definitely appreciated it. Unfortunately, instrumental heavy electronic music is still not my preferred choice. Respect the work, but didn't love it for myself.
I was vibing the whole time. This album definitely shows why Jack White has the standing that he does. Loved the composition of the album.
I turned around on this album. Started off very skeptical - I find certain country music sounds very whiny. However, the more we got folksy songs, the more I enjoyed it. I like his voice, and I liked the lyrics.
Pleasant surprise until I googled the band… it’s hard to disentangle the accusations from the music (and should I?). The first song made me worried I was going to hate this but when we got harmonization and unique cadence and rhythm in the songs, I really liked it. I would say it’s a 3.5 but I’m rounding down for the other reasons…
One of the reviews for this album said that it's like a soundtrack to Halloween and I completely agree. Not my usual genre, but I did find this hauntingly beautiful.
Beautiful, emotional, soft. Really enjoyed this album, though I do sometimes find the high notes overbearingly sweet. Fav tracks: this flight tonight and river.
Nothing special and something about the songs felt off to me.
Similar to some other British punk, this album was fine. It fades into the background, nothing is really keeping my attention. I liked my white devil, and some of the other songs that showcased unique uses of instruments.
Turns out the songs I know from the albums are also the only songs I like... but I do REALLY love those songs.
Wow everyone really hates on the British bands in this list haha. I'm just 47 albums in so maybe I haven't been inundated to the same extent. I don't love the electronic mix in a lot of the songs, but I was vibing to a few on the album: pure for, rhododendron, and space.
Rush is polarizing? I had no idea. I feel like they had a lot of fun with this album and I think the lead singers voice is fantastic. Songs I liked: Red Barchetta, Limelight, Camera Eye.
LOVE. Passion, fun, excitement. I like the range, both in voice and in style within the album. The live versions showcase how fun their shows must have been.
Creative, original, smooth. Especially sex machine!
The variation! I love the beats, the vocals and harmonies. Absolutely loved this album from a band I've never heard of.
A lot of the sameness through the album. It does transport you though and has a sense of nostalgia.
Wow. I am just so glad I am doing this. I know this is a famous album but I’ve never listened to it. I’m obsessed. I love the gospel collaborations. Every song showcases different skills.
What did I just listen to? People think this is more than random noise?
Very relaxed vibe but there isn’t much creativity.
I actually found this powerful and moving. There is depth to the composition and repetition.
What a range. I listened to the album through several days instead of one sitting, but it felt like it was a different album every time I picked it up again. Really beautiful melodies and beats. What a unique album!
Why do people have such an issue with the flute?? This was a complete surprise of an album to me. I was vibing to every song and was impressed with the lyrics and his voice.
Odd? Experimental? Soothing? Smooth beats? All over the place but they seem to be having a good time.
I read a review saying the rest of us should be reviewing these albums better but I can't think of anything else to say about this album than mid. It's just all over the place. I like swaying songs like Thinking of Ways, dancy songs like Barney (and Me) but some of the other songs are just mindless. What is happening here?
I did not realize how polarizing the Smiths were! I liked this album. Great musicality.
Wow, all the skills demonstrated here are unbelievable but especially the electric guitar!!
Turns out I only really like a select few Lana Del Ray songs. It was a good album to have on while I was cooking, but I wasn’t all that impressed given how much I like some of her songs.
Okay did not realize he held very racist views. Ignoring that, this is another middle of the road album. Sounds like many other British rock bands.
Soulful, full of emotion yet also easy listening. Excellent album!
Techno, heavy metal. Oof, this is not for me. I really dislike music that is designed to make me feel like I'm in a drug spiral.
My kind of easy listening album, but why did this need to be 2 hours long? It also does matter that these songs were essentially not deemed good enough to be played by the Beatles. I liked the upbeat songs - it's Johnny's Birthday was a fun surprise!
I really like Never Said, Shatter, Strange Loop. My favorite genre is indie but the indie albums I’ve heard so far on this list have been very average.
I really love the Foo Fighters. Maybe because I’ve seen them live multiple times and just love their casual energy. They seem like they are talented without ego (whether that is true is unknown).
I will admit I have very basic music tastes. Part of my goal with this challenge is to broaden those tastes. But this album is just so much of what I like. Music that showcases singing, relaxed vibes. I had no idea this artist sang This Year’s Love (a song I love!).
Nice ambient music but not something I want to listen to a full album for. A lot of the songs sounds like they’ve been featured in movie soundtracks!
This was so fun and creative. I had it in my head that I don't like this band, but turns out I was very wrong. I loved it!
I am in love with this album. It’s political and fun and creative and just has such great vibes. I felt like I got something from each song.
I am a sucker for harmonization, and softness in music. This album has quite a range - I enjoyed the first few songs the most (Walt Whitman's Niece, California Stars, Way Over Yonder, Birds and Ships), but still appreciated the rest of the album.
Objectively I understand this is talented, but it was too one tone for me.
A beautiful album, I especially love the more ethereal songs.
Brilliant. Love the tension and build up. Great album to just lose myself in.
What I dislike about post hardcore is that it’s repetitive, heavy, scratchy, and pointless. Also it feels like they take themselves too seriously. It’s so monotone.
Hard to disentangle nostalgia from my review of this album, but I had not listened to many of these songs and I LOVED them - Head Over Feet, Mary Jane? So good! How is this my first time hearing it?? Fantastic voice, emotional. What a great album.
Starts off slow but really builds up. You can feel the emotion and depth as you go through the album. The songs also get more creative in musicality and range of voice. However, there weren't enough great songs for me to rate this album very high.
Started off mediocre and build up to some good songs that highlighted more range and skills.
Talented, relaxing.
I thought a whole album of Sigur Ros would be too repetitive for me, but wow I just get so emotional listening to this music. There is something transcendental about it.
This album has quite the range. Started off bouncy and fun, and then got more introspective and instrumental. Interesting! Definitely started off stronger than it ended for my specific tastes.
Just such a unique voice. You can really feel the passion.
Beautiful, relaxing, impressive compositions.
I was very surprised by this. It is rock with creativity and emotion, and it worked well!
Should this be on a list of 1001 albums to listen to before you die? Probably not. It is like many many other punk rock bands. Songs are forgettable, but I didn't find them bad so I'm giving a 3!
Nothing special but absolutely up my alley. Easy listening, evokes reflection and emotion. New band and album for me to add to my listening!
Clint Eastwood is an excellent song. Latin Simone was so surprising, but lovely. Other than those two songs, I found all the other songs on this album just okay.
Not my kind of music, but I actually enjoyed the melodies for some songs.
Damn, loved this. Her voice is so unique. I love the emotion coming through in all songs. I love the lyrical creativity. Big fan of this :)
Instrumentals on point. Fun vibes. Nostalgia. I can't help but rate this album high.