Easy to listen to; hard to not start moving to the beat. His singing comes so naturally. Must have been an experience to be there when it was recorded.
It was darker. Good album to illicit a certain brooding mood.
Classic 60’s rock… Clapton, Bruce, and Baker(Epic drummer!). More than just Strange Brew here…
Can see how it might have been 'undone' before, how it 'pushed the limits' at one time... but it sounded a bit noisier and less talent to me. Not a fan
Smokey rock and sultry jazz, these guys blend even more elements in mix of great songs sure to set your toes tapping. Singer reminds me of Tom Jones
This is an authentic ticket that allows you access to the true Mothership and the vibrations of the very roots of P-funk. Buckle up, Buttercup, 'cuz thang's 'bout ta git FUN-KAY!
This album is notable for a few reasons. It signals a definite change in direction for a band whose main audience was primarily scores of screaming teenage girls who adored their pop love songs. Secondly was the new recording equipment being developed which allowed for multi-tracks and layering, something the Beatles began to experiment with heavily in their productions. This album pre-dates the Beach Boys 'Animal Sounds' by about 6 months and doesn't rely as heavily on the technology as that album or 'Sgt. Pepper's', but marks the beginning of MY personal favorite branch on the Beatles tree.
Mellow album. If you enjoyed the Paul Simon 'Graceland' album, you have an idea of what you are in for here. The guitar work is sublime... crisp and elegant in its execution.
It was the Eighties. The fuckin' 80s. These guys were MTV darlings, and this was the sound of the times. It's not my cup of tea, but it does have some fun basswork, and a few of the tracks get credit for what they were for that generation. Always loved their use of Nagel, graphically clean and what the 80s wanted to be.
Good music from when punk was becoming more of a thang. These guys definitely had a distinct sound. Dexter was on to something here..
Though it's no Candy Apple Grey or Zen Arcade, this double album is still a solid offering from Minnesota's own and their second release on a major label (previously on SST Records). Who knew it was their last. Bands like Nirvana, the Pixies, Green Day, and the Offspring (just to name a few) cite them as heavy influences that led to their respective sounds.
The Beatles are an American institution. 'Nuff said .
The first UK punk rock band to sell out and record on a major label, then toured the USA (another first). Sitting here knowing what we know, you can hear the influences of this band in so many of today's bands. One of the first...
So the story I always heard was how the group was so stoned during the recording of the track 'In the Garden of Eden' that not only could they not pronounce the lyric properly, but they didn't know where to end it so they just kept playing. It's a "solid jam".
How appropriate to revisit this album with the recent release of 'The Death of Slim Shady'. This one was the birth. A new sound, a new style of rap, Like any of the other times whites have stuck their noses into what was a predominantly black art form, you end up with something slightly different. Jazz becomes smooth jazz, Blues becomes Led Zeppelin, etc.. Where the Beastie Boys were more about a certain sound, Eminem boasts lyrical prowess and it shows. He can twist the words to tell a story or make a point. This record was the first taste by many.
What a ride. Man, these guys are heavy. What a drummer they had in John Bonham, and what a guitarist they had in Jimmy Page. Throw in some lifted Blues, and you get a great album. This is that album.
Traffic was a great group with any talented musicians. And this is one of their great albums.
I must be missing something... this record comes up every so often, and I mean it's ok, but...
Hadn't heard of this album or this artist. Seeing the cover gave me no clue as to what to expect. I'm about halfway through the fourth track and I do not quite know how to process what I'm hearing. As the sixth track starts I notice the album was released in 2017, and I'm starting to feel like maybe I overestimated the project and the reveal that would make sense of all this just isn't going to happen. Track ten has me wondering if that's Kendrick Lamar lending his words to the groove and a little research verifies it, along with contributions from Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, and Pharrell. Very jazzy, funky, smooth yet trippy.
A few of the classics on this earlier work. You know what you're in for...
a little too lite, a little too late.
I fought REM for a long time, but there's no denying the depth of their catalog. This album finds them firmly rooted in their craft, but still floating outside the mainstream. 'It's the End of the World as We Know It' was prophetic because it pretty much broke them into popular airplay, but it's probably my least favorite track on the disc. 'King of Birds' and 'Finest Worksong' are favorites, along with tracks that must have been spill-over from the last album, 'Fables of the Reconstruction', like 'Oddfellow's Local 151'. That is no slight, as that might be my favorite REM project.
Wasn't really my scene, but they were definitely in the air. Sure I know the words, and I probably secretly do like a few of the tracks. It was an era.
