I was excited to listen to this album, and was a little disappointed. Almost seemed improvisational at times with both the music arrangement and vocals. Still enjoy the heck out of it. It was one of the first really nice days of spring and I had the top down, listening to fly belt out some tunes …
Solid album. Not my typical wheelhouse genre but really enjoyable listen. PJ shows off some range musically, uses her voice well and the music is interesting…
The talent is undeniable. The style is unique and identifiable. Love the heavy interplay between percussion and guitar as well as the vocal style of Hendrix
Didn’t recognize the name of this artist at all. Was very pleased with this album. In my mind, it is one of the best I’ve ever heard of it genre in terms of quality of the music and vocals stylings, particularly with regard to the use of back up vocals/singing mixed with the rap. Lupe flexes Is using several different techniques on the album. With regards to the music, there are several songs that have a strong R&B feel with hints of jazz, which I liked quite a bit. I enjoyed the album so much. I dug it into his library a little bit and recognize a few songs. I also enjoyed variety of topics and the smartness of the lyrics.. If there had been just a touch more variety in terms of tempo, I would have probably given this a five star rating, as it is, is very, very solid. This is the kind of album. I was hoping to hear when I joined into this 1001. Journey !!!
Read the wiki page about this album before I listen it was kind of excited to hear it. Particularly after seeing The artist who allegedly credited this album as influential in their careers.… I don’t see it more importantly, I didn’t hear it. Sure it’s a blend of instruments with electronics, but that’s about the Extent of it. Not offensive, except the vocals when they appeared, but not inspiring.
I get why this album would be on the list, underground indie rock with (IMO) strong punk leanings but vocally and lyrically …. Not my cup of tea … Probs wound’ve been a lot of fun in concert but outside of the experience of them live …. Not so interested …. Gives me a vibe of what Elbow would’ve been playing in high school when they were trashed in a garage before they cut the lead singer/guitar player who was on an ego trip ….
I get why this album would be on the list, underground indie rock with (IMO) strong punk leanings but vocally and lyrically …. Not my cup of tea … i’d describe it as discordant, experimental overly indulgent in reverb/new technology for the time … wound’ve been a lot of fun in concert but outside of the experience of them live …. Not so interested …. Gives me a vibe of what Elbow would’ve been playing in high school when they were trashed in a garage before they cut the lead singer/guitar player who was on an ego trip ….
OK, this was a tough one for me to write. There are a lot of songs that I like on here, none that blew me away, none that got me hyped …. Again, a lot of good songs, Dunn I would put on a favorites type of list. Singing is bland across all songs of the album. Lyrically is it interesting and a little too much fascination with technologies/reverb blah blah blah for taste. A solid middle of the road album in my opinion
OK, this was a tough one for me to write. There are a lot of songs that I like on here, none that blew me away, none that got me hyped …. Again, a lot of good songs, and I listened to in its entirety multiple times… Liking it more each time. This is the kind of thing I would love to have in the background while I was working or doing something else… Might be the kind of an album. I listen to regularly if I listen to it a couple more times! Singing is bland across all songs of the album. Lyrically is it interesting and a little autotune makes the singing fit better… Really really like the use of odd sounds, and variety of Sounds used in the songs… Like the opening, which was fascinating to me A very solid album in my opinion !!!
OK, I’ve never been a big doors fan, but this album is really good. I still think the synth keyboard is a bit overbearing But the arrangements are good, singing is high-quality, music is interesting from one song the next … Got me to do a bit of a deep dive into doors music and enjoyed the ride quite a bit !
Well, that was interesting… I spent a good bit of time giggling about what you would be thinking listening through that album… Did you get through all of it? You skip through some songs after the first 45 seconds? That one might be interesting from a historical perspective in someway, but I don’t really get it…
I thought this album was fabulous… First, Rod’s voice is so unique and distinctive. Second, really impressed with the arrangements of the music. Several unique sounds, which set apart songs by featuring different instruments and different styles. But throughout the album, each song was its own creation musically. It didn’t fall into the trap of over using any single trick. Really like the opening song, Every Wind Tells a Story …. sort of rollicking tune that I don’t remember hearing before …. Surprised me a little. Obviously, there are some classics, Maggie May is a great song …. Mandolin, Wind and Tomorrow is a Long Time are tremendous as well …. What’s the surprise me the most were the two remakes,That’s All Righr Is one of my favorite classic songs. This version isn’t my favorite, but it’s such a unique cake from other versions. I’ve heard that I really enjoyed it. I’m Losing You On the other hand may be my favorite version. And if you can top the Temptations in my book… That’s some heavy lifting! If we were giving tenths of a percent, this would’ve been a 4.7 or 4.8 to me and I think you’ve got a hit at least 4.7 for me to round up to a five star! So, my first five star review !!!
All right, I like this shit… Not all of it, not gonna listen to it all the time or maybe even often … But I dig jazz and i enjoyed this !!!
After listening to this album, I graded too high on a couple others this week. This is a true 5 …. My favorite, Peter Gabriel album, and with the exception of Lead a Normal Life, there is not a song on this album that I don’t love (including the instrumental) ! Peter Gabriel does more with his vocals than any singer I can think of in terms of fluctuations in tone, pitch and vocalizations I could go through each song, but each has unique aspects either in the music, the vocals, or the lyrics, which are completely enthralling to me. This album and its songs don’t seem to pander to simplicity and popish stylings like some of his later songs which made it big on the charts seemed too do. Love this album and listened to it in its entirety 4 or 5 times this weekend ….
The music is good and reasonably varied but that’s it …. Don’t like her voice or how she uses it ….
Not what I was expecting … Honestly, I kind of enjoyed this one. Nothing earth shattering, nothing that’s going to make the rotation for me but, it was enjoyable. I would describe it as jazz fusion, and again, that is not what I was expecting …..
I get that some of the stuff might’ve been seen as innovative at the time but I just don’t like it and I don’t think it’s very good. I tried to keep in mind that this stuff was in the late 60s, but then I went back and listened to a sampling of some other bands’ albums that were released about the same time, the beach boys, the Mamas and Papas, Motown artists, and this album doesn’t measure up to their contemporaries
In some respects, this is like the Byrd’s album we just listened to…. Not my cup of tea necessarily, but the music was significantly better in my opinion. Certainly understandable why this was considered an all-time class stoner album! Would’ve thought a little bit more highly of it had they not used some odd flares in their music, like the whistle that, for me, simply served as a distraction from the song. But all in all, good music.
This was pretty good musically, not my cup of tea, but the talent is clearly evident. I’m struggling with how to rate these albums. So should it be what I personally think of them in terms of do I like them, will I listen to them again? Or should it be a rating of how I feel about the quality of the music/singing/arrangements etc. Obviously tried to factor in the second, but if it comes down to the quality of the album versus whether or not, I like the music, I’m leaning towards my personal tastes moving forward ….
Good stuff ! Easy to understand why Buddy Holly was so revered in his day …. Some truly classic tracks and a sound that affected an era …. Wonder where his music would’ve gone over the next couple decades ….
Hyper frenetic tempo throughout, vocals are simply dreadful …. If a zero star were allowable, this would be it ….
I was excited to listen to this album, and was a little disappointed. Almost seemed improvisational at times with both the music arrangement and vocals. Still enjoy the heck out of it. It was one of the first really nice days of spring and I had the top down, listening to fly belt out some tunes …
This album is interesting to me primarily because you can hear the beginning of the sound of Pink Floyd massive later on in their career, but they had a long way to go at this point. Not enjoyable, but not particularly enthralling or exciting. …
It’s not objectionable but not inspiring in any way. Much better musically than vocally or lyrically …. Meh ….
OK, feel like I’m gonna take shit for this one, but ….. not bad ….. Between the title and the intro song I thought, “ Oh crap do I really have to listen to this whole thing?” The song song was just Meh But then #3, Wilson really made me depressed that I was gonna have to listen to the whole thing. From that point on though, most of the songs had low-key club by that reminded me of Sade. The kind of stuff I wouldn’t mind having out in the background I was getting some work done. Maybe I like it as much as I did after the first three songs is because it lowered my expectations so far OK tunes made me feel somewhat elated !
Read the wiki page about this album before I listen it was kind of excited to hear it. Particularly after seeing The artist who allegedly credited this album as influential in their careers.… I don’t see it more importantly, I didn’t hear it. Sure it’s a blend of instruments with electronics, but that’s about the Extent of it. Not offensive, except the vocals when they appeared, but not inspiring.
Liked the male female vocalizing on tracks that utilized it ….. the ballads were not noteworthy as Gram’s vocal weren’t distinctive enough to carry them …. Musically, the guitar work was pretty impressive without being overused ….
I enjoyed the bulk of this album. Not great or revolutionary, but enjoyable. Take Your Mama and Better Luck Next Time were the highlights …. Comfortably Numb wasn’t, but they did completely remake it, practically unrecognizable ….
Pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this album… Rockabilly type vibe With rollicking vocals and musicianship …. And of course, there seem to be a running theme through this album. How should I put it… Oh, I know, Sex … Had never heard of Tim Buckley, but I liked it so much. I pulled up the rest of this catalog and listen to a little bit… Rest of his work, not so much… But I did like this one!
Art Rock, interesting… Musical.ly a three, vocally oh one… Not much more to say. … I kept wondering what this album would’ve been like with Paul Simon or Van Morrison or. Billie Joe Armstrong. …
I didn’t pick up on any particular sound or theme to this album. Admittedly, I listened to it A couple songs at a time rather than straight through, which is what I typically do. I didn’t dislike the music, but didn’t pick up on anything worthy musically, vocally, or lyrically.
I like most of this… Kind of feel like it’s a Composer/conductor Just picking and putting them together as he/she feels so moved… Not like it’s gonna be on the heavy rotation, but I’ll listen to some of this in the future.
Not my favorite U2 album, but it is undeniably great music… The quality of musicianship, vocals and lyrics are Impossible To deny.
This album was very surprising to me… I haven’t listened to much of Lennon solo stuff and as an album, I wasn’t expecting what I heard. To my ear is, these songs are very simple musically, the most interesting part about them are the vocal gymnastics, Lennon uses/experiments with and the personal nature of the songs. There’s several songs that I was particularly intrigued by such as Well Well Well, Isolation and Cold Turkey …. On Well Well Well, he uses vocal styling bouncing back and forth b/w standard singing voice and pseudo screaming (Cold Turkey as well -pun!) …. isolation he plays with the pronunciation of the lyrics …. Cold Turkey and Mother, mummy’s Dead and Hold On seem like he’s simply singing lyrics he needs …. Very personal …. Anyway, liked it a LOT, wasn’t expecting that ….
Not like to say about this other than it all-time classic. Whether it’s your preferred type of music or not, hard to argue the Quality throughout the Is top notch
Moments of brilliance with a whole lot of not much worthwhile in between. …..
Didn’t recognize the name of this artist at all. Was very pleased with this album. In my mind, it is one of the best I’ve ever heard of it genre in terms of quality of the music and vocals stylings, particularly with regard to the use of back up vocals/singing mixed with the rap. Lupe flexes Is using several different techniques on the album. With regards to the music, there are several songs that have a strong R&B feel with hints of jazz, which I liked quite a bit. I enjoyed the album so much. I dug it into his library a little bit and recognize a few songs. I also enjoyed variety of topics and the smartness of the lyrics.. If there had been just a touch more variety in terms of tempo, I would have probably given this a five star rating, as it is, is very, very solid. This is the kind of album. I was hoping to hear when I joined into this 1001. Journey !!!
Interesting album… I would describe this as folk more than alternative. Although I say that more because of the vocal stylings. Musical arrangements for to Intricate and layered, The guy knows how to put a song together! At the end of the album, though, not my cup of tea.
Some pretty good stuff on here, but a little less consistent than I would like…
You can certainly hear the beginnings of What became came the signature sound of Queen …. Certainly not my favorite album by them, but solid…
Not a whole lotta variety in terms of vibe n tempo but the vibe n tempo it hits are on the mark …. GOOD stuff …
Really like this album… Music and arrangements were interesting and varied …. Particularly liked tonight and Sun hits the sky They used instruments and interesting ways and in a larger variety than most bands, and I dug it !
Solid album… Didn’t think anything was over the top right although it to be fair, was kind of distracted by what I was doing while I was on.
A true blues album… LOVE IT !!! It is somewhat homogenous but when it hits the right note (pun) you don’t need to stretch into other areas. So much goodness, every song, fabulous collabs with awesome artists, doesn’t get much better !!!
Not my fav but it had its moments …
Well, that was interesting. Felt like it should’ve been the soundtrack to Broadway play drama? Stance? Not sure what kind of play but felt like I had to really concentrate on the music to get anything out of it ….
The talent is undeniable. The style is unique and identifiable. Love the heavy interplay between percussion and guitar as well as the vocal style of Hendrix
Really enjoyed the music. The variety of instruments, arrangements… Overall found this to be Slightly upbeat, but. very calming, Listen to it multiple times.
Didn’t find it to be particularly innovative or inspiring in anyway… May have been much more so it is time, but I found it very run of the mill …. Pretty good, nothing special for me. I certainly see how others could listen and get all hyped by it ….
Solid album. Not my typical wheelhouse genre but really enjoyable listen. PJ shows off some range musically, uses her voice well and the music is interesting…
Cool vibe throughout …. Considered this new school R&B back in the day but it’s a bit more unique than that …. Vocals are definitely R&B with the music has more of a jazz/funk leaning to it. Really cool collaboration between the vocals and music throughout the album. Not a whole lot of variety in the album’s vibe tough to argue with staying in that lane.
If you want the perfect example of early female rap …. This is as good as any album from that period …. Unfortunately, it is one dimensional, no real range or change in the music or rap (other than guest vocals). Liked it but it got boring
Don’t know a lot of the Smashing Pumpkins catalog and was a little surprised at how much I enjoyed the music/arrangement Of their songs. Not a fan of the lead singers voice, but he does a good job with what he has.
I expected an album of frenetic songs but there was a nice mix of songs with dif tempos/style that the album wasn’t one long homogenous tune …. Really like the album musically, not so much the vocals but all in all, enjoyable
Fantastic album, Winwood had one of the most distinctive sounds in the music industry and it remains unmistakable…. Solid album !
Not a fan, the best portions of songs sound like what I image Tool would’ve sounded like when they were in elementary school ….
Only one song on the album sounds like vintage Bruce. The remainder is clearly folk genre. Bruce, regardless of the genre is A hell of a songwriter. Not a big fan of folk music but Bruce had me listening intently to his lyrics…
Prob my fav album of this time period / genre …. Lyrics are interesting and thoughtful for the most part … good use of all the sampling …. Attack bullshit in society and do it with upbeat vibe n a great flow song to song
Enjoyed the up-tempo songs but a couple of slower songs were over the top dramatic, like someone pharmacist over acting in a local theater group production. Specifically, beauty queen and strictly confidential ….
Interesting album, that fast frenetic songs, Some. slow tempo songs, some that I would characterize as experimental. Flea’s Guitar work is Impressive. Would’ve rated it higher if there were a few songs that didn’t seem to match the brilliance of the better ones
With the exception of the remake, pretty much every song is the same with slightly faster or slower tempo… Something of a one Trick Pony, and the trick ain’t that good?
Theatrical ….. Unfortunately, I’m not a big theater fan…
Musically a seven. Vocally a three.
A couple of classics on this album, How Can I Be Sure and Groovin’ but overall a bit blase ….
Interesting, not my cup of tea… But interesting…
Enjoyable but unremarkable… Except for the Billy Fitz um I mean Hunt, Billy Hunt song, that ‘s fabulous !!!!
N O P E
Now that’s a good album ! Music, lyrics, variety …. Quality stuff. !!
There’s some decent Music hidden amongst all the discordant strains and horrendous vocals… not nearly enough.to make it worth while though !
Unique style and talent …. Would’ve liked to see a catalog of 20 albums over a full career ….
Interesting musically, funky and ethereal…. Interesting vocal stylings as well, but incongruent with the music IMO
Never been a big fan of Neil Young… Still not…
Interesting album… Enjoyed a few of the songs. Reasonably unique style with interesting vocals ….
Wonderful R&B album that is innovative in It’s musical arrangements and vocals. Incredible use of backup/supporting vocals throughout the album. She has a wonderful voice and uses it stylishly.
Not as bad as i was expecting ….
Enjoyed the vibe much more than anticipated …. Don’t think it’s going to make my regular rotation, but I will listen to them again !
Something of a one Trick Pony in terms of style… But he did it well …. The flow still plays well but the lyrics not so much today.
Solid
Yawn ….
I enjoy this album… I listened to an audiobook couple years ago and heads will roll was their lead in and out music And I really liked it so I went into the album thinking huh? This might be interesting and it was !!! Good vibes throughout considered giving it a four but not quite there, But I did go deeper into their catalog this weekend.
Noise with the application of rhythm and tempo ….
Musically a bit disjointed but vocals tie it together reasonably well
Listenable
N O P E …
Doesn’t hold up great, but still has some Juice. behind it.
Not sure which I find more appealing, the music or the vocals…
Top notch …. Big fan all around
Meh
Enjoyed it more than I expected. Found much of it Pleasantly haunting e.g. Jacob Marley’s Chain and Mr. Harris.
Only really hits one lane, but it doesn’t very very well !
Entertaining and upbeat…
Brilliant
Not Brilliant