Not a fan of the slower tempo songs, the faster ones are more to my liking. Not a major fan of the vocal style but I like the guitar. I know of this group but didn't know the songs from this album.
I only knew a couple Peter Gabriel songs before this (In Your Eyes was one of them) but I'm glad I've heard some more. This album is pretty in line with my taste in 80s music. Didn't care much for Don't Give Up sonically, it just didn't stand out to me. The rest of the album was good! I like how dynamic/layered a lot of 80s music can be, and I enjoy the instruments and synths used. In Your Eyes feels very nostalgic to listen to, I used to hear it on the variety radio station as a kid. Overall nice album and I added some of these songs to my massive 80s playlist.
great album! i've heard some of these songs before. i ended up adding the entire album to my liked songs on spotify. i'm a big fan of Muse and one of their biggest influences is Radiohead, so i knew that i already enjoy this style. i've been meaning to listen to more Radiohead anyways. overall enjoyed, would listen again/add into my regular rotation of music.
Not my typical genre but enjoyed it
definitely vibed with this album, love the style, love the variety from song to song, great lyrics, great vocals, great instrumentals. added the whole thing to my library. definitely my jam and i need to listen to more music like this
definitely out of my wheelhouse here, not particularly vibing with it partially because i can't really relate to anything about these songs and it's just not my style of music. people who already like hip hop would probably have more to say about this but i'm just leaving it at a 2 because it's not bad music at all, it's well produced and clearly influential in the rap/hip hop scene, just not my thing. didn't end up finishing the album because i was busy and ended up zoning out/not really listening beyond the first 5 or 6 songs.
nice album! i haven't listened to a lot of stevie wonder before but i've liked everything i've heard. this album's sound really encapsulates the 70s for me. great vocals, guitar, and synth. favorite tracks- Golden Lady and Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (a classic)
the only track i was already familiar with was Two Weeks, i love the vocals and piano in that song. this album kind of lost me, i ended up sort of zoning out because i was working on something else and didnt realize i had gone through like 4 songs because nothing particularly stood out to me or caught my attention except for the haunting, choir-like vocals in some parts. i wished there was a stronger pulse through more of the songs to keep me interested. i dont think id come back to this album except for the few songs i added to my library.
i'll give this album some merit for being the first credited rock opera, though i'm not sure how i feel about the subject/plot. it's a compelling story at first and then it gets weird. it definitely feels like a product of its time due to some of the language used. the music itself isnt bad, i knew one of these songs already without realizing it was part of a bigger interconnected story (pinball wizard). i didn't particularly like or dislike this album overall, i'm giving it a 3 because i can see why it's included in this list but i personally don't care much for it even though i do listen to similar music. the songs are not memorable to me.
this album was hit-or-miss for me. i liked synchronicity, o my god, miss gradenko, synchronicity ii, every breath you take (who doesn't know this one already? it's a good song but not a favorite). king of pain and wrapped around your finger were alright. i didn't care for mother even though the lyrics are cool (it's hard to listen to). i feel like i have to be in a specific mood to enjoy The Police because the vocals in some of their songs can irritate me sometimes. not a bad album at all, but not my favorite. added some songs to my library.
i added half the songs to my library to put into my 70s playlist. overall liked it but it's not memorable for me, maybe due to it being a little more atmospheric than i usually prefer. not a bad album though, and i know brian eno is a skilled producer and musician. giving a 4 because i still think it deserves one
i'm not super familiar with soul or funk, but this was mostly enjoyable for me. i did not enjoy the second track or sex machine- i listened to the whole 13+ minutes of that song and some sections were good but i didnt end up actually enjoying it as a whole. however this album has made me have a greater interest in checking out more funk, as i'm probably not much of a soul listener but i like funk especially for rollerskating music.
i've been wanting to listen to amy winehouse for a while now! her vocals are incredible, and her lyrics have both humor and tragedy. i like the jazzy, jukebox feel to these songs. her style is iconic, i didnt realize i had already heard snippets of some of these songs before and didn't know they were by amy winehouse. i read up on her history and it seems like she was truly a lovely person, just with many struggles, and that's reflected in her music. RIP 💔 i personally liked this album but it's not a 5 star for me.
loved it, her vocals and lyrics are so powerful and i love her attitude
just can't get into the purposefully off-beat rapping and somewhat out of tune tone of voice 😠the only songs i tolerated were "get out of my house" and "fit but you know it" (which i had heard before and thought was kind of funny), and "dry your eyes". i definitely see the comedic appeal in some of these songs (is that the goal? to be funny? or do i just think British accents are funny when paired with rapping?) but it's just not that enjoyable for me to listen to especially not the entirety of the album. i gave each song a chance but ended up skipping all of them partway through.
