Love the bass on the first track. I feel like this track has a fun psychedelic vibe, musically as well as lyrically. Track 2: I know this riff! :D This track has got me bobbing my head; it has a good beat. I feel like this track has great vibes for lazing around stoned on the grass on a sunny day. 3: The vocals on this give me Beatles vibes. Not my fave so far but still a good beat and intriguing mysterious lyrics. 4: Love the opening riff, really enjoy the syncopation. A bit slow, but interesting lyrics again. 5. This gives me Beatles vibes too a little bit. I could see this track pairing well with some psychedelic visuals. 6: This track reminds me of Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. I like it a lot; it’s sexy! I wonder if Led Zeppelin were inspired by Cream? Their track was released 4 years later than this. 7: I like the guitar on this song. Don’t particularly care for the vocals. 8: Great guitar riff. Meh vocals again. 9: Looove the opening riff and drums! This song makes me think of Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple a little bit. This also came later in the early 70s! I wonder if Cream inspired them too? 10. I like this one, it’s fun! All the elements work well together, and I like that it’s a little faster-paced. I like the slightly country vibe too. The rhythm is great. I think it doesn’t all quite coalesce fully for me, but it is fun. 11. Flanders and Swann vibes hahaha! This feels so English and I love it. This song is funny and I love it. I wonder if they were inspired by Flanders and Swann? I also LOVE that the album ends with the spoken words “do ya wanna do it agin?” XD

Ramble tamble: love the opening! Love the beat and the instrumentation. This track is fun! Defo reminding me of a few other songs but I can’t put my finger on what they are right now. The instrumental break is maybe giving me stairway to heaven again? Which came out a year after this - more inspo for led zeppelin maybe? Went on longer than I was expecting, but I’m not mad at it. That said, I wouldn’t be mad if they released a much shorter version without the instrumental break either. Before you accuse me: this is fun, it’s giving old school 50s rock & roll vibes, a la Elvis Presley. Travelin’ Band: this rules, very rock & roll! Short & sweet. Ooby Dooby - ditto! The opening reminds me of Black Dog by Led Zeppelin. Lookin’ out my back door: welcome to the country! This is giving me homesteading in the hills. I like it. All the elements are working well together. Run through the jungle: I enjoy the dramatic opening! I don’t have much to say about this song, but I enjoy it and would happily listen to it again. Up around the bend: I like this song. I like the guitar, the drums, the harmonising vocals.. I like it :P I like that I feel like I could sing along to the chorus of this song. My baby left me: this is giving me rock & roll again, leaning slightly more rock this time. I think it’s a good song but I don’t find it very exciting. I wouldn’t mind this song coming on but probably wouldn’t seek it out - it feels a little filler-y. I like the vocals on Who’ll stop the rain! The guitar and drums too. I’m a sucker for vocal harmonies. This song is a bit slow for me but overall I like it. I like the instrumental break! I heard it through the grapevine feels like more straight-up rock to me. I like this song! I think it’s well-done and all the elements marry together well. There’s some great guitar on this song. Another longer song - did they put the long songs at the beginning and end like a sandwich? …I just checked and this song is 10 minutes long. That’s pretty self-indulgent, but I respect that haha. Leaves room for a tasty guitar solo or two. I like the way it slowly fades out. I enjoy the instrumentals on Long as I can see the light a lot. I like the melody and lyrics of the vocals as well but wish the voice was a little smoother. This is a nice way to end the album, it’s like they’re celebrating and saying goodbye lol Overall I feel like a little bit of a traitor to my country cos I think I like this album better than the Cream album we listened to yesterday.

Burnout: This sound is very nostalgic for me. It’s the kind of music alt kids listened to when I was a teen :) I can see the influence of these guys on artists like Avril Lavigne who was big when I was an adolescent. Having a Blast: I can see this song playing in a teen movie montage! Chump: Love the opening lyrics haha, what a mood. Looove the drums on this track. The last few days of albums have made me think we don’t have enough instrumental breaks in music any more. I don’t particularly love the break in this track, but I do respect it :P Longview: Love how the last track rolled so smoothly into this one. The middle reminds me a little of Parklife by Blur, which came out the same year! Welcome to Paradise: LOVE the opening. I really like the pace on this song and how all the elements work together! I love this track; I would definitely seek this song out to listen to it again! This track also gives me Blur vibes a little bit. Pulling Teeth: Not my favourite but the chorus is catchy. Basket Case: Ohhh I remember this one! I see why it was so popular, it’s rad. She: I like the drums and guitar. Overall a pretty good song that I wouldn’t seek out but wouldn’t mind listening to again. Sassafras Roots: Ditto! I like it better than She. When I Come Around: I like this song, feels like a good driving song. Will definitely be listening to this one again. Coming Clean: This one’s going on the driving playlist too lol Emenius Sleepus: This one too! In the End: I’m gonna listen to this again too. I like the pace, the guitar, the drums, the vocals… I like it! F.O.D.: What a banger. This one gets a “fuck yeah!” from me! All by Myself: Another fun way to end an album haha. I enjoy a cheeky ending song. Overall, it started a bit slow for me, but once we got to Welcome to Paradise this album really picked up for me and I really enjoyed it! The penultimate 5 tracks have all gone on my liked playlist, plus Welcome to Paradise and Basket Case. I wouldn’t be averse to listening to this album back-to-back again, and I will definitely listen to my favourite individual tracks again. This album was a win for me!

Them Bones: Not my kind of music, but I can’t fault it. Rain When I Die: I can hear the connections between rock and metal. I see how this album fits together with the rock albums we’ve listened to. Down in a Hole: I like the chill, soft start to this one. It has a ballad-y vibe. I think I like this track best from the album so far. It’s got some catchy refrains. Sickman: It’s well-made, but I’m just really not a metal guy. The break is cool. I continue to think more songs today should have more fun with breaks. Rooster: Oh, I LIKE this one. The slow, smooth start makes the drop so much more satisfying. I wouldn’t mind hearing this one again. Junkhead: …I’m not sure how I feel about this one :P It feels like a great anthem for getting lost in a drugs hole XD Dirt: I like that the title track is in the middle of the album. It feels like a statement. I vibe with this one, big abuse survivor vibes. God Smack: interesting lyrics, not my fave. Hate to Feel: I’m starting to see a storyline emerging in this album. I like that! I also like that it doesn’t shy away from difficult topics - in this one I see the cycle of abuse. Angry Chair: Lordt, this song is long. I like the refrain though. But yeah, I think it could’ve been tightened up. Would?: A solidly good song. I think it makes a good end to the album. Overall, this album still isn’t my bag, but I respect it. It has a good flow through the album and is well-made and performed. I like that it tackles hard-hitting topics.

I don’t have a lot to say about this album. It was fine, but not my fave. It’s interesting in the context of this being a response to his mainstream success.

Really like the use of stereo sound in Pendulum. This is good music to vibe to.

So far, 2 tracks in, I am ???? about this album. The Good Thing has got me bobbing my head. Same with Warning Sign, and I love the walking bass! I liked it better before the vocals came in tho Same with The Girl Wants to be with the Girls - I like the instrumentals but not the vocals Ditto for Found A Job. I really like the guitar and bass on this one. This is probably my fave song on the album so far, although it is dragging on a bit. I like Artists Only! It’s got a good beat! I like the opening of I’m Not in Love. New fave of the album so far! I really enjoy the chorus too. I like the instrumentation on Stay Hungry I like Take Me to the River! The Big Country is fine, I don’t love it or hate it. This album wasn’t really my thing, but it was alright

This first track is alright but why is it SO LONG? It feels very self-indulgent :P Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but I think that I would enjoy it better if it was tightened up significantly. I like the 2nd track a lot better. It’s still long but it feels like it has more structure and direction. All the elements work well together - the drums, bass, vocals, keys - it’s good! I say again, more songs these days should have fun with instrumental breaks! I have mixed feelings about One Woman - the melody and instrumentation read very romantic but the lyrics are pretty skeezy :P Again, I like By the Time I Get to Phoenix but it is SO LONG. I really didn’t need almost 10 mins of intro :P The single version of Walk On By works a lot better in my opinion. But it does ALSO read kinda skeezy to me - it feels like fuckboy music? Idk. I like the single version of By the Time I Get to Phoenix better too. I like how it feels like it closes out earlier than expected too - it fits nicely with the story.

I don’t really like Young Americans. It falls pretty flat as a soul-type song. Win is also pretty meh to me. I like Fascination a little more, but not by much. I’m not sure Bowie is really suited to this genre - I like his rock a lot better. Right is a little better again, and again with Somebody Up There Likes Me. But I can’t help but feel that these songs would be better with a big bombastic soul vocalist instead of Bowie. Across the Universe is meh to me but I can see people having fun singing along to it. It really drags on for me, I don’t think it needed to be 4+ mins long. I can see Can You Hear Me as a soundtrack song in a sad romantic scene in an old movie. I think it works in that context but still doesn’t fully stand on its own for me. That said, I do think it’s the best song of the album so far. Fame - oh!! I actually know this one! This feels more Bowie to me; I think on a different album I would enjoy it well enough. I like the funky guitar riff and syncopated bass + drums. I wouldn’t seek it out but it’s easily the best song on the album. Who Can I Be Now? is okay but I don’t really vibe with it. It’s a pretty fun ending song for the album.

I like the kind of 80s futuristic vibe of the first half of Blackstar - it’s very smooth. The break is cool, and I don’t understand what this song is about but I enjoy the sound. I wasn’t really listening to the lyrics of Tis A Pity She Was A Whore but the vibes felt pretty rancid. I like Lazarus, and love the riff at the end. Sue is dark and weird in the best way. I love the drums and guitar. Girl Loves Me is so creepy and I’m into it. Dollar Days feels like a swan song, and that makes it very powerful and affecting. It’s very striking. And I think that I Can’t Give Everything Away was a cool final song! Overall, I liked this album and can see myself listening to it again!!

I like the.. I don’t know what to call it other than breath work? In Tame. I also like that these songs are short and sweet and to the point - they don’t overstay their welcome. The female vocal hook in I Bleed reminds me of the female vocal hook in the Sex Bob-omb song in Scott Pilgrim! I wonder if that was inspired by this? I like the slightly 50s rock and roll vibe of Here Comes Your Man. Mr Grieves has an interesting off-kilter vibe. I like no 13 baby. Not a big fan of Hey.

I liked this album! It was very chill vibes, and I love that the tracks tell a story. I really enjoyed the laid back nature-y vibes.

This album wasn’t really my thing, but I can see how it probably spoke to a lot of people and was pretty influential. I liked that it was short and sweet and to the point; it said what it wanted to say without wasting your time.

I quite enjoyed the dark, moody vibe of this album. I liked it!