Might change later once we have other albums to compare to
beeeeeeetllleeeees in the bog La la la la la la
Half of the album sounded like the same song, although that song is pretty good so I'm not complaining.
First 4 songs are fire, album drops a touch after that but it's still pretty good. Also Jake is NOT Johan Liebert.
Had an album review made but it got deleted :sad face:
This is reverse-triggering my autism. Like I'm not even joking it has certain reverse-triggering noises for me I really like the sound of this. I'll listen to the rest of it because I'm not already checking out at 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' cuz this song specifically goes hard.
Rest of it seems to be pretty good.
wowie zowie, this just might be the best music I've ever heard in my life!!
(I didn't type this idk where it came from)
Mfs really said "lets make a concept album" with no concept of what they were doing
(idk if it is a concept album but it must be because of the goofy ahh songs they have on here)
Had some nice songs but didn't care for most of it.
Really liked it, drug on a bit too long though.
Initial thoughts were that it felt ahead of its time, although ig I forgot that soul/jazz music existed.
Also who does bro think he is making a 3 part song split up across the album, Pink Floyd???
Okay, didn't really care for it much. Looking back, I definitely rated Eliminator and Led Zeppelin too highly, Led Zeppelin is a 3 and Eliminator might be a 2, didn't really have my sense of scale figured out but oh well
All the songs blended together into a just okay smoothie, although there was still some small chunks of unique sounding songs in that smoothie that were pretty good.
More like 3.5
Really liked Tom Sawyer and YYZ
Very unique sound
so fire that it's burning down the house!!!!!
Really good album, maybe more like a 4.5 or 5, although it wasn't 100% my type of of music, if that makes sense?
Don't care to make track reviews😂😂😂😂
Low 4, maybe better than Marvin Gaye, worse than Sheer Heart Attack and Cyndi Lauper
Tall in the Saddle was the most notable for me, although the others are really good.
he looks so happy 😀
Brighton Rock is the most goofy track of all time at first, but pops off once you get to know it
Killer Queen is the bomb!!!!
Tenement Fuster I don't care for but it still pretty good
Flick of the Wrist is really good, very notable
Lap of the Gods is also goofy ahh at first but then it pops off, the revisited version is also pretty cool
then a lot of the album isn't really notable but I still like it enough to give it a 4 overall
Kinda fire, drags on way too long though.
Waterfall is an absolute banger
Bro waht is this :skull:
not conpletely unlistenable
1969, more like 1984!!!!!!
iggy slop
I despise the way that he stretches single syllables out for multiple syllables, makes it sound so jarring
A lot of the instrumentals are nice though, and it's not all bad
better than a certain velvety album
spotify really hit the screw with the nail when they described them as "A group whose distinctly ethereal and gossamer sound virtually defined the enigmatic image of the record label 4AD." Music is so ethereal you would think it exhausts if it was left in your hand at the end of your turn (only real slay the spire G's will get that one)
still pretty good, probably 3.5, really liked tracks 1, 4, 5, and 10
Whag jake said
If albums were food, this would be a cookbook printed in latin with every recipe torn out, that still manages to cook
The deep lyrics of Underground rock, song goes galactic
Tom waits voice is so marvellous that he makes yapping songs sound good
Out of the "albums that sound goofy but probably have some artistry going on" this is the most interesting to listen to
I'd give it a 3 on the basis that he's cooking (silently)
ehat jake said
Does the carpet match the drapes? Nay. Came in expecting emo rock, instead received emU2.
Really liked the sound, almost like a mix between Cocteau Twins and U2.
Did drag on too damn long though, felt like it had already been an hour by the 5th song, and then it actually went on for an hour. Still kinda fire, albeit extremely repetitive
I remember playing just dance to funky soul brother at my friend's house when I was 6, song goes hard
I must commemorate Fatboy Slim's artistry, and give him props for his achievement of making the first song that was so bad I had to skip it, and then he made another on the same album
Real rating is a 2, I just want to give him a 1 because Fatboy Slims is fucking in heaven
Live music haters when Peter Frample stops singing so the crowd can say "Is by your side":
Loved this album, and they even had a cover of my favvvvourite part 6 fight, Jumping Jack Flash!!!
Ig the live music made it a bit worse quality, but the crowd is my g
High 4
Also he made the original "Baby I love your way," (also the best track) but then some mfs made a cover and that's the more popular version. lah-my-owh
what jake said although I probably liked the music parts with the harmonica a little more
maybe 2.51
Was a vibe, maybe 3.5??
Rip it Up and I Can't Help Myself were really good
Hokoyo was groovy but the lyrics/vocals are cooked
what jake said minus the meh
Liked it as background music, but didn't care for it too much. Ipanema was really good.
Hit and run raper in anger song is good trust
jake is a monkey man who can't always get what he wants
This is in fact, music. Maybe 2.5
There are some parts that pop off, mainly in the choruses when the vocals and instruments actually harmonize, although the rest of it sounds very cacophonous.
It's like The Stone Roses, except the vocals get drowned out and aren't clear. It's also like Cocteau Twins, except it's like chunky peanut butter instead of smooth. (although chunky peanut butter is better so this analogy doesn't work)
Funky kong type beat
Track reviews:
Chameleon - Pretty funky, cool motif throughout
Watermelon Man - tribal ahh???? The didgeridoo or whatever was integrated pretty well. Worst track, but not far behind.
Sly: Best track on the record imo, really liked how it was able to contain everything it had going on at the end (unlike some certain street preachers) and tie it all together in the finale
Vein Melter: Slower vibe was a nice way to ease back in from the album's narrative climax in Sly and round off the album
Also the beetle fella on the album cover looks like if hollow knight nailsmith was a jojo stand. Maybe he just looks like a jojo stand.
On the higher end of the "high-quality background music ergo 3" gang.
Wowie Zowie, I'm Not Satisfied after this one!
My biggest issue with this album is that it sounds very dated, and just doesn't hold up, much like The Stooges, and with some songs on Led Zeppelin. It's hard to tell exactly what makes it feel dated/not hold up, especially when older artists like Frank Sinatra hold up quite well, although I think it's a combination of that unclear, blurry, "garage rock" sound that sounds like they ran their guitar amp through an television missing it's antennas; the jumbled, drawling vocals that simultaneously drown out, and are drowned out by the instruments; and the yap-congested, obscene lyrics sung by someone who took singing lessons from SimplyPiano, and I'm not just talking about that one guy, it's all of them. (CREAM CHEESE!!!! 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥)
On that note, the one "inbred guy" (Reich, 2024) on the vocals sounds like a deeply Québécois homme qui chantant en Anglais.
It's not all bad though, there are some good tracks, even the bad tracks are kind of a jam, and the most notable track, "Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder," doesn't contain any of the aforementioned issues.
Child in Time was the only notable song for me, rest of the album was enjoyable, although I could never see myself returning to this, although it is pretty groovy.
Low 3
I would be a god-forsaken sin-filled liar if I said I was a huge fan of Country Music, although Creedwater Clearance Resuscitation strikes a nice balance with their country/rock sound that is literally and figuratively music to my ears.
Gotta turn it up for Bad Moon Rising, which is one of their most popular songs, although like herding sheep, you can't neglect Green River, Wrote a Song For Everyone, and The Night Time is the Right Time, as some other notable tracks.
As an aside, the last two tracks sounded a lot like Led Zeppelin's debut album (in a good way), they did release in the same year, and are probably both quite defining of that time period.
Maybe 2.5?
No notable tracks, kinda bland sounding, although I did enjoy listening to it.
I read a lot of the reviews, some of the ones that aren't attacking his character just say that the music is bland and depressive, point is that he can't function without the rest of The Smiths.
idk, don't care for this album at all, although it's probably better than some other albums I've given a 3. Am I going to go adjust everything down because it feels like everything approaches 3 as x limits to infinity? idk
The general sound is pretty good, although that's really all this album has going for it since every song kinda melts together into a lump of goo. The lyrics are yap, but aren't the focal point of the songs so it doesn't bother me too much. "Mildred Pierce" is atrocious, although it is the only bad song. The album does fall off after it, although I still enjoyed the last 4 songs.
The part of "Dirty Boots" where they say "Dirty Boots" a lot is the most notable track.
Captures the country sound without coming on too strong with it. (contrast this idea with something like "Banjo Odyssey" by The Dead South-don't listen to that, it's awful). Creates a nice balance with Folk Rock.
There's a couple bangers on here, most notably "Nobody Girl" and "Gonna Make You Love Me More." The other side of this though, is that there 80 minutes of bland, repetitive, generic country/pop/folk rock in here. I can't find it in myself to care for most of this album, especially for songs like "Wildflowers." The other interesting thing is that he proves that he can sing in some songs ("Where the Stars are Blue"), but then he maintains a shaky voice for most of the album that takes away from the music when the focus is his vocals.
If he cut out half of this album it would be a 3, maybe it's still a 2.5. It is competent music after all, I just can't care for it.
Would listen to this as background music, Scarborough fair is an absolute banger, there were some other bangers in there as well.
Definitely very talented so I'll give them the jump to 4, I also enjoyed it a lot more than other backgroundy albums
What jake said
Once in a Lifetime might be one of my favourite songs of all time (top 25 at the very least)
first song restored my faith in humanity 🙏 🙏
Album had a really nice sound, but did get a little mind-numbing after a while. Would probably be better if they cut the worst 30 minutes. Definitely enjoyed the first half more than the second half, especially after the last track had SIX MINUTES OF SILENCE, and then a "secret track" (which was awful). "Bro thought they were cooking with that one!!" -in talha's voice
I do really like the first half though, Bitter Sweet Symphony was the best track, Sonnet, The Drugs Don't Work (I kept hearing "The Trucks Don't Work"), Catching That Butterfly, Space and Time, and Lucky Man were the most notable tracks.
pleasant
Vocals are off putting but grew on me, they were kinda cooking near the end of the album
Still pretty good though
went kinda hard, can't care to write more
also Modern Lovers was meant to be a 2 😭
Don't Starve Bunnymen really brought out Cynthia's piano from Gen 4 Pokemon for Villers Terace????!!!!?
Very nice album, I'm tempted to give it a 4 although I just think it's not quite there. Crocodiles, Rescue, and Villiers Terace are 4-worthy, although the rest of the album is a solid 3. The instruments and guitar riffs consistently pop off, and they work with the vocals well. There are some songs with a bit of that "Doors-inspired psychedelia" (Spotify description) guitar drivel, although it's not as often as other albums...
I give it a 3.51
progressive rock before the green party of canada
vietnam war protest music before the rolling stones did it
concept album from the same time as modern art before modern times
would listen again
WE BACK!!!! Everything gets a 4
Album had that unique sound that could be expected of some wack-ass indie band no one's ever heard of to try and capture, except this album is actually really good
Black Mirror was the best song, although the album never fell off significantly, and there was quite a wide range of different themes within the same style explored. Other notable songs include Keep the Car Running, Intervention (bro is NOT bruce), Black Wave/Bad Vibrations, and No Cars Go. Additionally, the album was only 45 minutes, so it gets bumped up from a 2 to a 5, unfortunately they have a song called "(Antichrist..." so I have to knock them down to 4.
(Also there's a lot of 4's I've given out that should probably be 3's, but this one is actually a 4. 4 likes and I'll email the guy)
First song was funny but unlistenable
"ants love it"??????
Skipped ahead to another song, genuinely painful, whatever Jake felt when listening to Cyndi Lauper I think I feel here
Maybe a 2.5, just Goo by Sonic Youth but worse. Probably an auditory representation of the second section of Celeste 3A, except that level's actually good. End of the album gets a little better, but the start still drags it down.
Has some okay songs, Beetlebum, Song 2, On Your Own, I'm Just a Killer for Your Love, but there's too much slop to justify a 3
Tracks are somewhat indistinguishable from each other, although album does go hard. What Jake said 😎😎😎
Prince was truly ahead of his time with 1999, only mf horny enough to know how to party like it's 1999 in the year 1982
Prince leaned much more heavily into the electronic synth-dance style of his music which I don't like as much, only utilizing the guitar-ballad style of Purple Rain and When Doves Cry in the track Free, although this was 2 years before Purple Rain.
Rest of the album is funky riffs, catchy lyrics, and enough innuendo that this listening to this album counts as credit for grade 8 sex ed. thank you prints for retuning the signature Prince wail to us in International Lover 🙏 🙏
I give it one star for each testicle that Prince had if he had as many testicles as Josuke Higashikata from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: Jojolion
Was pretty good, although I didn't care much for it genre/style-wise. No Action, This Year's Girl, and Little Triggers were alright, rest of the album was kinda brain-numbing.
Better than Ermes Costello as a character.
Really makes you *feel* like the titular "the Alchemist" from Paulo Coelho's famous book "The Alchemist" describing the escapades of “the Alchemist”; not to be confused with the “Fullmetal Alchemist” from Hiromu Arakawa’s manga “Fullmetal Alchemist,” which describes the escapades of the titular “Fullmetal Alchemist.”
Thank you to the Sufis for not banning music, this shit slaps. 🙏🙏
yuck
there's some coal in the rough but it's mostly rough
AND THE NEXT ALBUM
AND THE NEXT
AND ANOTHER ALBUM
🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Really enjoyed this album, I only half-listened to "Heroes" (album not song) while in call and gave it a 3, assuming that that rating is accurate, this one was much better.
Bowie has a great voice, and the music lets him shine while also going hard. Great sound.
Notable tracks:
The Next Day - best track, banger, lyrics probably have some deep meaning
Dirty Boys - cool riff
Boss Of Me - the saxophone in this song could beat could beat up Stan Getz in a fight
Dancing out in Space - groovy
How Does The Grass Grow? - did he take inspiration from My Singing Monsters with this one? (yes it came out before the album)
This is the kind of music the Squid Game Elites listen to
This is the kind of music you need Spotify Premium to listen to
This is the kind of music that I listen to on a polyvinyl chloride record when smoking a high-quality very large Cuban cigar with Cuban hero and subject of my IB History HL Historical Investigation Fidel Castro and/or when getting Tipsy with Shaboozey, my favourite country artist!!!!!
Starting a song with "my skin is black" is a next-level maneuver, also what is with the album covering having what I presume to be sponsors, but also glazing the "unforgettable" Four Womenl; they got that part right. Artistry is pretty good though.
gotta love the wine from the lie-lock tree.
This album is really good, I have no serious qualms with it, I thought that it would be 3, but it picks up after the first 2 songs, leaning more into delicate vocals with a masterfully played light and aflight piano. My pre-dispositions against this album made me reluctant to give it a 4, mainly because everything gets a 4 nowadays, but it felt like a disservice giving it anything lower, truly a piece of media of a time.
Tangent crashout: it might just be me but why does every Black Women from the 60s/70s on this tracker sound like a man? Crazy premise, but it happened with this album when I first listened to it, and with Joan Armatrading as well. Starting with Armatrading, from the name I thought she was a woman, then I saw the album cover and thought she was a black teenage boy, and her vocals supported this hypothesis. Then I saw her spotify profile, and couldn't draw a solid conclusion. A google search settled it, and I didn't think anything of it until this album. The first song has Simone's deeper vocals contrasted with more feminine background singers within a back-and-forth love song, creating the illusion of a male vocalist. Knowing that both Simone and Armatrading are female breaks the illusion, but you can still picture a man behind the microphone in certain songs. Is it just coincidence that all black women(?) (sample size = 2) from the 1960s are somewhat androgynous in name, voice, and appearance? Is this what republicans feel like when they see a trans person?? Valid crashout? (most certainly not)
And on the topic of Joan Armatrading that album should have been a 3
Cocteau Twins but worse
Psychedelic guitar slop
Best track is So Hot
Lord Can You Hear Me
Is pretty good as well
Artistry has props
for this one, I write 2 haiku's bc it's a 2
MJ really put all his eggs in one album and they all made omelettes!!!!
thank you michal jackson for being the first and only person to ever have vitiligo
album cooks
Someone in global said "something a rat might here when trying cheese and grapes together" (5) This is not the Ratatouille ost lil bro!!!!!
Anyways, spectacular album, both absolute bangers, without a doubt the best jazz I've ever heard, and I'd probably say it's tied with some songs from Brothers in Arms for the best background-type music I've ever heard.
Manages to be calming and engaging at the same time, it will enthral you if you give it enough attention, but it will also gently embrace your ears if you focus your mind elsewhere. Beautiful Album. Also a jojo reference so we'll move it up from a 2 to a 5.
this mf ripped a leitmotif off of the hit song "The Rain Formerly Known as Purple" from the Risk of Rain 2 ost!!!!!
Tremendously good, each song has so much going on, yet it stays crisp and fresh.
Great use of the synthesizer, legendary guitar solos, incredible singing (even when he uses his signature Prince wail).
I had only heard "When Doves Cry", "Purple Rain", and "Soft and Wet" from Prince before. I assumed that those were some of his biggest hits, and that the rest of his music was lacklustre, although after a full album I understand why he gets the acclaim that he does.
thank the LORD for a bad album so I can keep giving everything else a 4 in good conscience
I thought it was getting good around Soy Loco Por Ti America, but then I realized that the portugese mafia were drilling a hole into my skull and brainwashing me with visions of the Girl from Ipanema to make me think it was good; maybe 1.5
yk Bossa Nova is cooked as a genre when the Kyle Gordon parody makes me want to gift Antonio Frankfurt a butterfly knife to the back of the neck
had to bring out my dad's vinyl record of this one for the deluxe experience!!!!
It's a fairly jazzy album that does an upbeat, lovey sound pretty well, but then beats it to death with repetitive choruses and indistinguishable songs. That's my main gripe with this album, although it is still pretty good. Karma Chameleon is Oliver music, although their deep cuts, especially the instrumental bridge of Miss Me Blind kinda pop off. Victims is low-key fire.
Stairway to heaven goes unimaginable, almost caved into the peer-pressure from myself and gave it a 5, but then I realized that I don't actually care for the rest of the album!
Rest of the album was pleasant to listen to, although if it was on some less-highly-regarded band from the 60s-70s then I'd probably give it a low 4. I've defined a 4 for myself as an album that I'd willingly put on time-to-time. I do this a lot with She's So Unusual (Cyndi Lauper) and Let It Bleed, and have a bit with Brother Darkness. Other 4s are a lot more just more high-quality artistry that I enjoyed, and that's about where I'd place this album (Stairway as the exception, that's a 6)
To sum up the rest, Misty Mountain Hop popped off, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and When the Levee Breaks (global reviews glaze this track) were pretty good, although nothing spectacular. Going to California and Battle of Evermore were really good as well, didn't care for Four Sticks much.