"I don't know how to start this shit" 💀

Bitter Sweet Symphony and Lucky Man were standout tracks for me, but i didn't really end up loving the album, felt like watered down shoegaze and psychedelic rock. Didn't think it was boring though, Deep Freeze left me pretty interested, very chaotic and clashy at the end which I think would've paired well with the rest of the album earlier on. But yeah, in the end I saw a lot of small (like very small) details I like about shoegaze, psychedelic rock, and grunge, but nothing really amazing jumped out for me. None of the songs made it on my playlists, Bitter Sweet was the closest but didn't really do it enough for me, cool orchestrals though

pretty stale, liked the soulful energy, just not for me

kinda jammy and got better near the end, like Sunrise and Sooner than you think

only had listened to Roundabout from this album (which I loved) so had very high expectations, only to get a generic but slightly funkier version of Pink Floyd, not bad but still disappointed

i was trying to let this album lowkey rest on my ears but im forced to rate it early, thought it was a nice listen and kinda pink floyd esque, but a bit TOO randomly experimental at times

even mr brightside was mid

they really put their whole foot in this one, beautiful; little repetitive at times but a good listen

I think I've really liked every Beach House song I heard before so I had really high expectations, and yeah sure it is nice dream pop but it's not doing much outside of being "nice dream pop", album felt a bit empty although I did like Walk in the Park and getting to relisten to Silver Soul

"I don't know how to start this shit" 💀

I really wanted to like this record, but felt uninterested. It's clear that GZA is a great lyricist with a good flow and lots of dimensionality to his lyrics, but the songs as a whole were repetitive imo. RZA's a great producer but the beats don't match GZA's voice and flow which made for a dull listen; if I was rating off of GZA's spoken word rather than the album as a whole then maybe the rating would be higher

ts not the clash

This was a extremely strong 3, I'm only withholding a 4-5 because I'm sure I'll enjoy Elton's other albums even more (looking forward to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road!). There's a great mix of pop and rock on this album which is all accompanied by Elton's great vocals and even better piano playing; the lyrics themselves are also vivid and each song feels deliberately crafted. On the other hand there are a couple uninteresting spots on the album and the album became more dull as time went on.

I enjoyed the album more aesthetically than anything, it has a good mix of genres and themes I enjoy, ranging from ambient to synthpop to house, but doesn't really excel in any of these. The album wasn't bad at all though, some tracks did stand out (like Only Love Can Break Your Heart), and I usually do enjoy film samples in albums, which added to the bubbly quirky feel of the album.

Good folk rock album, much more soulful and energetic than expected, but still nothing too special.

I had listened to a few tracks from this LP before and had really enjoyed them, so I was expecting to give this album around a 3, or maybe a 4, but by the 8th track I knew I had to give it a 5. Firstly, the album is coherent and thoughtful (I'll come back to this in a second), it's a dark reflection on Eminem's childhood, relationships, and dealings with fame, all of which I thought were well done. The edginess and transgressiveness album did throw me off at times, and it obviously would've aged better without it (specifically much of the homophobia and misogyny), however on specific tracks I think the abrasiveness works really well, like on Kim. Outside of that, I enjoy the amount of character the album has while also being lyrically complex (as in rhyme schemes and patterns, not lyrical depth). As for the lyrics themselves, I found they were very hit or miss (in terms of humor), and more often than not a bit cringy, but not so bad as to make any song unlistenable -- exception for Ken Kaniff, I usually enjoy skits in albums and enjoyed the ones earlier, but this actually yanked me out of my listening experience and was unbearable to listen to for the few seconds I did. Despite all of that, I would still say the album tells a great story (Stan and The Way I Am really stand out here) with some angriness and abrasiveness that does manage to work really well on certain tracks, for every cringy moment (which there were a lot), there were moments of deep introspection, decent humor, and great word play -- overall I would give this album a weak 9, no less and no more.

Slower and not what I would usually listen to (for the most part), but still very refreshing, catchy, and melodic.

This another album I really wanted to like going in, but didn't leave very satisfied. I do see the appeal, I listened through it a few times and can say she's a great songwriter and lyricist. Outside of this though, I didn't feel engaged with a single song here, which felt like wandering through 50 minutes of flat chamber pop and jazz unable to find a single moment of music interest. Some tracks were conceptually interesting like 'Sleep to Dream' but I don't see myself returning to listen, hopefully will like more of her other stuff in the future.

Love some Stereolab.