1984
Van HalenLike listening to the classic rock station at work… could be a lot worse but not really moving the needle
Like listening to the classic rock station at work… could be a lot worse but not really moving the needle
Always great, best xylophone solo in a rock album ever
Like listening to the classic rock station at work… could be a lot worse but not really moving the needle
This feels like something you need to listen to more than once to really dig into. Enjoyed it overall. It’s like Beck, Arcade Fire, and Phillip Glass all rolled into one.
The Mahler of soul - very cool, wow those tracks are long though
Great stuff. BB kills it.
Interesting - only got through the first couple tracks
Enjoyed but not my favorite Clash album, might have to give another listen
Didn’t give a dedicated listen, liked it in the background though
“A good pop album.” - J. E. Shaull
Beastie Boys are a treat as usual, could see this becoming 5 star with repeat listens
Not bad! Very New Wavey to my ears
Like rap without the rapping
“I’ve got an alligator suitcase under my arm” Take hair metal but make it actual music! Surprisingly enjoyable.
I feel like this this is setting the bar pretty high for world music - quite good
Really interesting and fun, she explores other genres a bit with that same spectacular voice!
Cool, want to listen again
Quite good!! Liked the anger/love theme
Really don’t care for Shout, likely from too much time hearing it in a certain dishroom, but rest of the album was quite good
Really great R&B - was pleasantly surprised that this album was included. Loved the themes of wealth and disaffection
Not bad - kind of like B-level Who in my mind
Almost didn’t make it through the first 2 tracks… Got whiplash from hearing a really great song followed by a song that I don’t really need to hear again. Would give this simultaneously 2 and 4 stars so will settle with 3
Le pédophile raciste
Great instrumentation and arrangements, starts strong and then tapers a bit.
A lot to enjoy but got a bit overindulgent at times. Didn’t expect any of their hits to have came from this album but was pleasantly surprised!
Got a few tracks in and got busy but don’t really plan to start it up again. Not a Chilis guy
Banger after banger - only complaint is that Simon is such a great writer of diverse songs he can’t help himself and the tone of the album is a bit disjunct
Didn’t make it all the way through but sincerely enjoyed everything I heard
Great beats and production! I wonder who was in charge of that… Seriously though liked the lyrical content and the flow quite a bit over outstanding production
I liked the song about being in the shower but every other song is like “we said this crazy thing… are you shocked?!?!”
Inject Moby Dick into my veins!!! Probably the most lewd of the Led Zeppelin og studio albums (not to discredit it) - too much incredible stuff going on to write about but what gets me is any time the beat drops out and Jimmy Page comes in strong is next level stuff
Lots of good music but would have benefited from being 2 albums instead of one… liked it a lot but docking for being unnecessarily long
Good but didn’t impress me - Radio, Radio is always good though
Wall to wall bangers! Lennon/McCartney really coming into their own as songwriters and the whole group maturing as musicians. Couldn’t help but sing along the whole time, an outstanding pop/rock record.
Enjoyed, great vibe
No thanks
Good stuff, didn’t amaze me though. Maybe a deeper listen would change that
Gets a little bit “hard rock” for me at times but some really great tunes interspersed
The Wikipedia blurb said it best: “jazz-funk”. Loved it!
Interesting how Bob does a lot of interesting wordplay in the verses and returns to the same words at the end of each musical phrase. Lots of good music that of course merits serious lyrical study that I don’t plan to do - oh well! Enjoyed it a lot.
Derivative
No one does it like Stevie! Want to spend more time with this album.
WOKE Neil Young strikes again! Really liked the first tune, lots of typically prescient political fare. Not his best but very enjoyable.
Cool vibe, felt like proto-Talking Heads almost?
Absolutely A+ vibe - I’ve always felt like I should listen to the Smiths and I love the feel. Lyrics a bit depressing when I was listening carefully and Morissey was a bit out of tune some. Should listen to more of their catalog!
Woohoo! Can sort of hear 2000s alt starting to develop here
Cool stuff. Not much to add!
Take the blues, put it in rock band instrumentation, and turn it up to 11. Absolutely insane debut album!
Some really great tunes and some “meh”. Great vocals all around though!
More of a mellow Jimi Hendrix vibe - got some great tunes but when I want to listen to Hendrix I’m looking to rock out a little more.
Actually really enjoyed, not sure what I expected. A good alt rock vibe.
Listened to the first few tracks and likely won’t go back but some decent, standard punk
Cool acid punk sound overall but the bookends feel a bit indulgent. Worth the listen.
The first disc could be a 5 star album on its own - outstanding songwriting, production, and performance from one of the most underrated musicians of the 20th century!
Unique Johnny Cash vibe here. If I’m not mistaken he was heavily on drugs in this period so that sort of explains a little bit of the goings on in this album. Really good stuff, A Boy Named Sue is an all time performance for him
Really fun and light. Super enjoyable but funny that this was objectionable music at one time.
Standard reggae. Fun to switch it up but won’t come back to this probably