The Dreaming
Kate BushPossibly the worst album I've ever heard. She should start a band with Yoko Ono.
Possibly the worst album I've ever heard. She should start a band with Yoko Ono.
Much better than I feared. I was familiar with "We Got The Beat" as I used to play that back in the day, but I never explored this album any deeper. I'm glad I did. It's not exactly a beacon of substance but as is often the case with me, I was turned off by the radio tracks and never delved deeper. This album is worth a full listen IMO. 4 stars.
Not my type of music but I'll give it two stars for its popularity back in the day.
Interesting, not really what I expected
An old familiar one. He was always a bit too pop for my taste but the wife was dancing around the house and singing along while it was on. 4 stars for longevity and wide appeal.
Possibly the worst album I've ever heard. She should start a band with Yoko Ono.
A fun time of recalling the songs that my parents enjoyed. Americana personified.
A classic that brought back fond memories.
Interesting album, and more enjoyable than I feared. First time I ever heard of this, thank you!
Outstanding, an old favorite. Thanks for starting my day with this.
An old favorite and a blessing with which to start my day, thank you so much!
The alleged "genius" of this album must be over my head. Sounds like a bunch of high school kids making noise in the garage.
I'm struggling to come up with something insightful to say. Everybody knows this one. I feel like I'm trying to introduce my kid brother to everybody at a family reunion.
Excellent album, previously unknown to me.
I can find nothing "wrong" with this, it's certainly masterfully laid down. I guess I just don't see the purpose. Why go to the trouble? What's the point? "Art doesn't NEED a point, it is because it IS!" Yeah, ok. Wake me up if I doze off.
Not bad. A bit whiny at times for my taste, though much of the music from back then shared that characteristic.
I've never heard of this band before, or this album. I read a review from a guy that attended one of their live shows. "14 outcasts in denim and pearl buttons, standing onstage and staring at their shoes, playing the pro-social sounds of country and soul with the graceful reluctance of indie rockers too polite to beg for attention but too obstinate to shut up and go home. " The wife liked it. I didn't hate it. 3 stars.
Not bad. Drug addled and spooky but, as Dr. John's debut release, it carries historical significance. Plus it's only 33 minutes long.
Marc Bolan and the boys. This one was my favorite of their releases. I wasn't a big fan back then, didn't dislike them, I just got distracted by other acts. 4 stars.
I got excited a couple of times when I thought I heard the beginnings of an actual song. False alarm. Just another abstract, meandering mess. 2 stars.
I can't believe I've never heard of this album. Although I've never been much of a country fan, this album is top shelf. Thanks for "broadening" me.
Interesting. I liked this. BTW the female singer on this album, Sandy Denny, was also the female singer on Led Zeppelin's song "The Battle of Evermore." She is the only guest artist ever to record with Led Zeppelin.
Never been much of a fan of the Byrds. This album didn't convert me.
A real classic. Personally I preferred "Sticky Fingers" from this era but this one is a monster as well, though with a bit more filler.
A big success at the time, though some of us that loved the first couple of albums found this one to be a bit more "pop" than our taste would prefer. There's no doubt that Eddie Van Halen redefined rock guitar technique and style in the 1980s.
I like The Kinks. I had never heard this early album before. I enjoyed it. Thanks!
This just isn't for me. Did his family own the record company back then?
I actually came into this prepared to hate it but was surprised. I managed to finish it and was pleased. Kudos to the brevity of it.
Not for me.
Other than being bald, the one characteristic I shared with the late David Crosby is that we both find Bonnie Raitt to be our favorite singer, period. This isn't my personal favorite album of hers, but any work by Bonnie beats the crap out of anything else this record club has turned up thus far. Thank you!
Any album produced by Danger Mouse and a fellow named Neill has got to be worthy. I'm well familiar with this one. Thanks! :)
I came. I saw. I tried. I can't do it. Not a Beach Boys fan, including independent splinter projects.
This is one of those albums that transport me back to when it was around, in this case the early 90s. What a strange time for me. Anyway, this isn't about me, it's about the album. Still worthy. 4 stars. :)
Not my favorite work from the era but there's lots of tunes on this album that were later (and better) covered by others. To me this album is memorable for introducing me to Larry Graham, one of the pioneering e-bass players.
Although old school, I enjoyed this. Plus the singer is from solid ancestral roots. :)
I started this all prepared to not like it, but surprisingly I started to tolerate it pretty fast. I've made it through track 5 without cutting it off, in spite of the wife's screams, curses and launching projectiles in my general direction. This might be my favorite hip hop album. I'm certainly no expert on the genre though.
I don't know about this. It seems rather silly to me. The wife likes it better than the last two though. She said it didn't make her want to kill people, so there's that. I'm just not sure that this fits into my lifelong internal definition of "music."
Oh yeah, now we're getting into my world. A high school/college classic for me. Not the best Steely Dan album, but definitely an old favorite. 4 stars.
haha! An old frat party staple.
These rifs remind me of 1970s tv theme songs and backing tracks. I keep thinking of Buddy Ebson as Barnaby Jones wandering into a nightclub to investigate a case.
Never heard of this band or their music before. Thanks for the introduction.
The best album the club has turned up thus far.
This album changed music for everyone in my inner circle back in the day and for me it's hard to think of one with more cultural significance. I think I am probably the only person I know that prefers Candy-O to this one but, that said, it's a short list of musical works that merit the ratings I'd give this album. Thanks for the jump start to this week.
Enjoyed this album. It was my first exposure to Elbow.
An excellent album which I hadn't heard before.
I made it through but it's not for me. I don't understand the appeal.
Mediocre at best.
While I personally find myself listening to the "Best Of" compilations these days, this album was a LOT of influence in my youth. Thanks to the album club for providing something of substance to start the week. :)
What better way to try to get Ray Charles to "cross over" than to orchestrate his voice like Frank Sinatra?
I had forgotten why I didn't like it in 1974 either. Thanks for the reminder. :)
I enjoyed this. It caught me in the right mood. :)
I like this album and have never heard it before today. I have to dismiss my preconceived notion that the Beastie Boys are a one trick pony. They can be much more varied. I saw a review on Youtube where a guy said that "I played a couple of songs from this album for my ten year old daughter who said it was awful, terrible. She's now doing well with her foster family." :D
A staple of my youth, such that I tired of it's constant play. I was reminded today that Babylon on this album was covered by Manfred Mann later on in the 70s. 4 stars for longevity.
I had never heard this album before and enjoyed it. The wife didn't run away screaming either.
Early Elvis that was a bit before my time but was well loved by lots of the parents in my life. Just not mine. :D
No AI, no autotune, just real musicians making art. One of the finest bands of the 70s IMO. Thanks for this one. :)
It's a good one. I preferred the first couple of Springsteen albums, before he got all racing themed, and quit him after The River, when he decided he needed everyone to know and adopt his politics. Still, this is a good album to show someone that needs an introduction to Springsteen.
No comment. It's not worthy of one.
Heard of this guy in passing but never listened to his album. The whine meter on this is pretty consistently high for my taste, and he seemed to be reaching to fill space with his chord progressions and lyrics, making it feel forced. Nevertheless I liked a good bit of it.
I liked this album.
An oldie from back in my day. It struggled to be contemporary at the time, which made it as dated as Hawaii 5-0 today.
Elvis's return to pop music and break from movie soundtracks. It was a notable album and a favorite of Elvis fans.
A bit pretentious and "highbrow" for me. I saw the movie and had the soundtrack album. It's just not an album that I'd sit down to and listen.
I very much enjoyed this album.