Prog rock lost its appeal for me by the early 70s. I'd never heard much Rush, and am not a fan of Geddy's voice. Great playing, though, by all three.
Interesting, pretty low key. A few songs really stood out (Safe From Harm, Unfinished Symphony, Be Thankful). Not my kind of thing really, but I'll give a listen to their other records.
This one still pops for me. A different sound from the first two albums, less echo and reverb, stripped down drums, but still distinctive. There are a couple of songs that aren't really memorable, but this is still a 5 all day. A regular listen on any media.
Not really something I would usually listen to, but that is part of the point of this exercise, for me anyway. I did find some if the cuts interesting but surprisingly I found it all ran together for me. 3/5
Not something I would normally choose for myself, but I liked this one. Backing tracks were interesting and not over the top. Strangely, I found it on the mellow side. Maybe I need to turn it up! 4/5
Two great songs, but the rest just seem overblown.
This site owes me 71 minutes. I didn't want to listen to this, but I did it anyway. Just awful. Congratulations to whoever signed this guy, you made some people a bunch of money. 0/5
If I'm going to listen to country music it would be something like this. Spare, relatively raw, not over produced and layered with instruments and voices that take away from the lyrics. I don't think of this album as done by a country artist, but by a singer-songwriter (Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Guy Clarke, etc). It's about the story-telling.
Not a metal fan tbh, but I didn't hate this. I've heard a lot about Dimebag and this was my first time hearing the band. The shouted vocals drop it a star.
Not my favorite by them, but you can hear where Paul Simon is heading in some of the songs.
Meh. Not sure why this one is a must listen before oyu die album.
The Killer! Not sure how I have never heard this one. The energy just kind of jumps off this record. Loved it.
I liked it, but probably is not something I would normally choose for myself.
This is always at or near the top of any top albums ever lists for a reason. Great songs, great production, new techniques and sounds, but still them. Thanks LSD!
Neil at his electric best. 4 guys in a room - guitars, bass, drums, turn it up to 10 and play.
The first indie lo-fi album! First time I heard it Maybe I'm Amazed was the only song that made any sense to me. I could only relate it to the Beatles, and the rest didn't. Listening to it now brings a different perspective. There are still some songs a producer might have told to scrap, but there are a few gems on this for me (That Would Be Something, Every Night, Teddy Boy). 3.5/5, so I'll round down.
Really good. I had no idea what this was going to sound like (knew the name but not the music), but this was more than I was expecting. Music to chill by. Will definitely add it to my playlist.
I had not listened to this for a long time. Although a Beatles fan, I never really got into Lennon's solo stuff. To me he came across as a bitter and angry at the world, and I think this album reflects that. I always expected more from his songs, but the lyrics feel forced and a bit naive.I'm sure I didn't feel that way as a younger man. A few good songs, but it's 3/5 for me.
Their is genius in there somewhere, but it is beyond me. I wanted to love it, but it wasn't for me.
Talking Heads on mushrooms. It's interesting but not something I am going to listen to a lot, or even occasionally. Good background music for something.
This is the kind of thing that made me dislike rap. I am way out of the target audience here but the mostly middle-school level lyrics about how tough they are, how they treat the "bitches', guns, weed, blah blah. I don't have a problem with the abundance of n#$%az and motherf$%&ers, that is the language they used in their lives. I'm just not sure what they are trying to convey other than "don't fuck with me". Take away the lyrics and the beats were cool, although a bit dated now.
Liked it then, still like it now. There are a couple of songs the drop it to 4/5 but still a great listen.
Thanks, but no thanks. While this was recorded 20 years ago and may be recognized a a great record, I can't separate the music from the man. Either he has last his ind, or he's just an incredible asshole, or maybe both. No matter, I won't be listening to this or anything else by him.
In the top 3 Stones albums, could easily be #1. For me, this is where the band, having filtered all the American blues, R&B, country, folk, really wrote and played in their own voice across the whole record. Loved it then, love it know. Gimme Shelter, Live With Me, Midnight Rambler and the rest.
Too much doom and gloom for me. Sounds like an art school band gone wrong.
Dreamy, airy. I liked it but didn't love it. Would listen again. Hearing the words she is actually singing would be nice, but it adds to that dreamy sound.
I'm here for the hits, the rest are ok. Reggae doesn't move me, I'm afraid the songs mostly sound the same to my ear. But on a warm summer day, it can't be beat.
Four good songs that are mostly too long. This was my first time listening to the entire album since my first year in college, and time hasn't brought any new appreciation. The playing and production are great, just too much space-filling for me. Still, 4 stars for the production alone.
I get it - hard, fast, loud. Really nothing musical about it, but I guess that is the point. I'm sure teen-age boys love it.
Hard to take seriously, even back then, with songs like Gang Bang and Giddy Up A Ding Dong - rocking music, awful lyrics. The Faith Healer, Vambo Marble Eye and Teenage Idols save this from getting 2 stars.
The Chronic, Part 2.
Low key Velvets. This one doesn't grab me like their previous records, but I like that Lou Reed wanted to change gears and not get pigeon-holed. The ballads drag, but the up-temp songs are good and save this record for me.
Terrific record played by three guys who know what they are about. Straight ahead, no bullshit bluesy rock and roll. Billy Gibbons, 'nuff said.
I'm familiar with her albums (I have daughters who have been huge fans since her first), and I generally like them. She writes, she plays, she sings, unlike many other pop stars. Yes, she has co-writers, , but I think in the end she makes the songs hers. I like evermore and Folklore, Taylor with much of the glitz removed. I'df listen more of this kind of thing from her. 4/5
Not a huge reggae fan, but I like this record quite a bit. Reggae can start to sound the same, but this one had some great songs and some very good ones that held my attention.
I had put of listening to this for years, I think because I was under the impression it was a downer, sad and bleak. That is not at all what I found on the first listen. Yes, some sad songs, but not doom and gloom. More upbeat than I expected, great guitar work. The songs pull you in, the quiet voice forcing you to really listen. Really liked this one a lot. Looking forward to listening to his first two.
Early 70's hard rock. Great songs, but too long for my tastes now. As a teenager, this record ruled. And yes, like millions of others at the time, the Smoke on the Water riff was the first thing I figured out on guitar.
Such an influential band. I tend to lean towards Doolittle as my favorite, but this is a great record.
I can't believe this was released in 1979. So unlike anything that was getting played on radio in the US, and such an interesting progression from their first two albums. Fresh, different and unusual in a good way. In retrospect, I realize I didn't listen to side 2 all that much back in the day.
Harmless, mindless, nothing that compelled me to want to listen to it again.
Love the Black Crowes. Derivative of 60s/70s blues rock? Sure, but this record sounds great, . Not nearly as good as their second record, but not a bad start. I'm not sure how other reviewers lump this in with alternative, unless they mean alternative from lame hair metal and shitty pop records from that era. I don't know that it is a "must listen before you die" album, but it is staying in my collection.
Loved Buffalo Springfield, and Stills is my favorite out of CSNY. I got this for Love The One You're With but played the shit out of this record for the rest back in the day (Church, Sit Yourself Down, Go Back Home, Black Queen). He's an underrated guitar player, love his voice. 8/10
Could have, and should have, been a single album. It was ok, just way too long.
Interesting, but not something I would choose for myself.
I am not sure I would have listened to this when it came out but I might have been stoned enough to appreciate it. It is a little to meandering for my taste generally, but I do like the swampier sounding songs like Happy House, Sparkle City, Miss Pretty. I'll be checking out his other records for sure.
My favorite album by a band wearing on their influences on their collective sleeve. For me, this is the culmination of was a move back to what they originally started out as - playing American blues, R&B, and rock and roll. Beggars' Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and then a sprawling 2 LPs of everything they were. Is it loose and sometime sloppy? Yup, in the best way possible. Is it too long? Not for me, and it doesn't matter. If you're looking for the hits, this one isn't for you (except maybe Tumbling Dice). This is a band at it's peak playing everything they loved when they started, everything they learned along the way. A top 5, deserted island record for me. Love it.
Meh. Lousy rap, middling vocals, and music that can't decide if it wants to be heavy or maybe a little poppy. The lyrics are so fucking tormented but they feel naive. Maybe if I was in high school this might mean something. This just goes nowhere.
Compared to today's music this seems like a quaint little oldies record, and maybe that's true. It is still a must listen to anyone interested in where what we have now came from and how we got here. There are some great songs, like Not Fade Away, that influenced the next generation of bands (see British Invasion), and that influenced the following generations. Yes, the lyrics are corny in today's world, but in the late 1950s this is what performers sang about and what the audiences wanted to hear. Times change, but of it's time, this was (and still is) an important record.
Loud raunchy guitars, much riffing, interesting songs. I enjoyed the first half much more then the rest, but I like what Josh Homme is doing here, and really like his later efforts.
I hear Pil, Gang of Four, among others. I would listen to more of this.
My favorite Springsteen album. Moody and dark, you can almost feel the dirt under your fingernails and the sweat dripping. Pretty good imagery from a guy that self-admittedly never had a "real job". The E Street Band sounds great, as always. This band is way underrated.
Psych pop, baroque pop, or pure pop, this is a terrific record. Great harmonies, catchy songs (for the most part). I didn't really care for it when I first heard it at 14, but listening years later it felt like sunshine. Beach Boys and Beatles come shining through these songs. Love it.
The Byrds, with some David Crosby hippy-ness.
