Other than immigrant song, feels a bit too much like british guys trying to be southern blues/roots musicians. Actually surprised by how few songs I knew
Sexy, beautiful, and wonderful from start to finish
Classic Stevie. This is a different version of You Are The Sunshine of My Life than I'm used to though. A lot more guitar solos than usual, and I see now Jeff Beck is on it!
Very 90s acoustic protest song.
Artist: Tracy Chapman
Album: Tracy Chapman
Genre: Tracy Chapman
Better than I expected. Even outside the hits I knew. Good production, no surprise to find out it was produced by Bowie and and Mick Ronson
So many albums of Brits trying to be Southern bluesmen so far but they definitely pull it off better than Led Zeppelin . Still, some great hits here and rhythm guitar tracks that I never really listened to before.
Didn't expect so much instrumental jams!
Still bonkers, still just as creative 30 years later
I feel like I don't know bluegrass enough to appreciate this... Naima seems to like it though
Really hard to get through this one...Not a fan of the 80s vibe and the singer reminds me of a drunk Freddie Mercury....
Crazy how Come on Eileen felt like a bright spot
Not as averse to Talking Heads as I used to be but this still started to wear on me. Not a fan
Fun stuff. Can't believe I haven't listened to him before other than Jungle Book
more fun and listenable than I associate with Simon
Better than expected though I enjoyed the tight songs of the first half from the longer jammier songs of the second half
I don't understand how someone writes songs like this with such seemingly random melodies. His music is all vibe/no songs imo.
Not as even as I remembered carried on the back of 5-6 songs but damn they're good
Liked it better than I expected but still just kinda fine. Definitely more rock n roll than I thought Costello was
Liked it more than I anticipated and surprised that I actually liked the Iggy mix more than the Bowie mix despite everyone saying it was "unlistenable" online. Glad to know Search and Destroy and I Need Somebody were especially cool
Defininitely has the vibe but kinda funny how it doesn't sound that "heavy" today. Really weird noodley solos that remind me of being in middle school and "knowing jazz"
I cannot believe how wholesome this sounds...until De la orgee.... A bit sleepy other than Me Myself and I though
Some cool tracks, never heard of them!
So hippy. I wonder if Joplin's voice would have worked as well with better audio quality.
Never heard of him but solid. Surprised my fave track 'Holy Man' has so few plays
Very Queen, pretty cool but not one familiar tune though and probably won't listen to it again.
Way more fun than I expected, especially it not being the album I knew
Enjoyable but all just sounds like The Black Keys to me which prevents
Man this album jams so hard
More Zeppelin songs that I've never heard of. Pretty interesting how some of them are like 2-3 songs in one. I liked it better than Led Zeppelin III though!
Pushed to 4 by Only Love Can Break Your Heart
The strings go hard on this one. Some good ones I didn't know but the 4 stars is on the back of Tiny Dancer and LEVON
More songs I recognize but....still Steely Dan though. Feels so cheesy
Really surprised how this could be so up my alley but so not interesting...
Trippier than I expected but meh
Good hits but just too long. Lots of songs but few that stick
Pretty funky but I don't speak french...
Not as into this one. More meandery songs
Fine but not the temptations I know and love. Also the heard it through the grapevine just sounded weird to me
Such badass Rock songs almost all hit the bullseye
Had no idea Pink Floyd made hippie noise rock. Not a fan. Like Sgt Peppers without the songs.
Very country. Not many burritos
Still not a big Dylan fan but like Subterranean Homesick Blues
Wow surprise winner. So many classic songs!
Recognized and liked more songs than I expected!
Pretty standard british blues boosted by Layla
Not bad, kinda reminded me of my music back in college
Cliche? maybe but damn they pack a lot of hits on one album with only 3 chords
Never heard of her but really like the music and recognize a surprising number of songs!
Objectively good but melodies just sound so random
Great concert but I like the live at folsom prison better
Good opening song that I always thought was a Calexico song but the rest is kinda floaty hippie stuff that is pretty meh. I'll just continue listening to Calexico
Listenable but not my jam
Almost a 5. Crazy amount of jams on one album
Almost a 3 but too many bob dylan weird lyrics and bob dylan singing...
Still dig it and the drum grooves
What would high school jam sessions be like without this album?
Sounds like some Eugene music. I'm not cool enough
She doesn't get enough credit
Street life was cool, the rest is just "fun enough" smoother jazz
Started strong but kinda falls off and still not my favorite era of Metallica. Weak 3
Cisco Kid was good but wasn't a fan of the 13 min long songs
Pretty good! I never listened to WuTang before
Feels very experimental in a very dated way. Would rather listen to Dodos :)
Good energy but not that into the guitar tone and the frenetic energy. All the songs I like are on their AM album better apparently
Meh not into this emo stuff
Definitely the best "British guys pretending to be southern bluesmen" albums so far
Never listened to him. Not bad a little melodramatic
Solid, right down the middle but probably won't revisit
Gold. I had no idea I only listened to a greatest hits. Even had some great songs that I didn't know before!
Great hits and also liked the ones I didn't know!
Definitely a certain time period
Elevated by Sad Song from lower 3 star to middle 3 star
The second listen bumped it up to 4 stars
A bunch of stuff I've never heard and some surprisingly good songs!
Wow surprised how much I liked this. Really strong and a LOT of songs
Almost brought down to a 1 by the last track but at least the drums were fun
Pretty cool! Need to revisit when not driving on a road trip from AZ
The worst combo of punk, hair metal, reggae, and red hot chilli peppers sloppiness
Still like Peter Gabriel's cover better but pretty cool songs!
Almost slipped to a 3 but enough hits to clear the bar
Great songs. I think I need to actually revisit CSNY
Pretty cool, kinda reminds me of Peter Gabriel
Sounds very recognizeable as generic 80s band despite never hearing of them with dips into punk
Pleasant enough, surprising how many of the "hits" were actually covers
Some classics and generally undeniable energy
Not my first choice but honestly not bad work music
Not as offensively 80s as I expected. Squeaks into a 3
Surprised again. Expected to hate it, it was fine
Did not expect the ska but still not my fave
Thought I liked Pavement but I guess not
wow I didn't know they were SUCH trash
It was fine. Honestly, I found myself wishing someone else was singing the standards since everything felt too slow, too rubato
Was heading toward 5 if not for the duplicate songs
Decent but no real ear-grabbers
I could have sworn they were hair metal! Pretty enjoyable and surprisingly modern sounding!
Only reason it was a shakier 5 is because I listened to Kid A first
Alternating between rock out bangers and hauntingly beautiful ballads and tone poems. Could take out half the songs and still be a 5 for me.
Not bad but missing the song writing of CSNY
I think I'm just not a Wu Tang person
Surprising that I liked Speakerboxxx more than The Love Below but still holds onto the 4
So close to a 5 but on second listen, Try and Love Again bumped it down over the line
How can such an unmemorable album have such a memorable cover?
Started so strong, ended middling....
Only album so far to turn my standing desk into a dancing desk
Surprisingly good songs that I've never heard before but wow it sounds like a coke-induced heart attack.
War Pigs, so good. Some of the rest, a bit too jammy to keep my attention
Really thought I would have liked this more. No real songs, just atmospheric sound track to a New Orleans swamp
Made me feel like I was hacking the mainframe in the 90s with fingerless gloves, spiked hair, sunglasses, and goggles on my head
Like working in a 50s diner
Insufferable and almost bailed when I saw it was 32 tracks.....Good thing it was just a deluxe version with alternative versions...
Eh kinda boring and feels like she's trying to be edgy but maybe she was back then :shrug:
Not my favorite album of theirs but One locked in the 3 for me.
Fine but immediately forgettable
Starting the album with Rednecks locked in a 4 regardless of what the rest of the album was like but no one blends beautiful music and cutting wit as well as Randy Newman. Thank you Toy Story for starting me on good music so young
The voice dragged it down from mediocre to annoying
Honestly, some tracks could be cool if not for Morissey's voice
Liked it more than I thought I would!
Not my favorite Tom Waits but still has enough hints of the funky weirdness and beautiful ballads to lock in the 4
Classic, ageless, still so fresh sounding
Not a clunker in the bunch
Reading the lyrics is even better
Some good stuff some meh.
Interesting but I doubt I'll go back to listen to this one over some of his others
Almost a 5 but I just can't help comparing to Off the Wall
Squeaks into a 2. At least it's early punk so it basically has some doo-wop songs?
Dang.... some classics. I guess I never really listened to Dire Straits deliberately
Very surrised by how enjoyable this was for being 80-s ish synth pop
Blister on the Sun and Gone Daddy Gone aren't enough. 1.5 if I could
Pretty interesting! I didn't really know what to expect
Enjoyed the vibe of the album but wish there was just 1 or 2 more hits to push it to a 4 for me
WTF new wave pirate rock? no thanks
Best one from him yet though still not likely to pull me back later...
Expected to dislike this! it was alright!
They had a 3 until they started singing.... way better as just ambient music
Eh fine but immemorable bg music
Damn. Double album of non-stop gold. Maybe the easiest 5 I've given
Surprising how little I liked this. I guess I prefer their other albums
Danceable. 1-2 hits short of a 4 for me though
This is more the Springsteen I thought of before that never really caught my ear. Unoffensive but kinda one note and not as interesting as the other albums
Not bad, fun to hear David Bowie on bg vocals
One of the better punkier albums but still didn't hold my attention long enough to keep it at 3
Eh kinda bowie wanna be at the best points
Highway Patrolman pushed it to 4 for me
Definitely a vibe but not one I needed a whole album of....
Some songs were ok but they lost me 9 minutes into the first 18 minutes song...
Some good songs but the rambling 12 minute blues at the end capped it at 3
Jazzier and Funkier than I expected. I guess I never listened to Zappa before.
Almost dropped it down to a 4 compared to some of the other albums but skimming back through, they're all hits!
Wow very dramatic. It was a fine change of pace but doubt I'll come back to it
Really good. So many hits! And she made for a fascinating wikipedia read too!
I dream of having the confidence exuded by these songs
Organ trio origins. Brings me back!
Sweet Dreams is still awesome but everything else.....meh
Long, kinda boring, and way more country than I expected
Pretty fun and actually got me singing along. Something about his slurry singing soaring above the band rocking out...
So close to a 5. Love many of the songs but Sue
Feeling generous and enjoyed this one a surprisingly amount. Made me a MIA convert
So promising at the beginning, I thought I was going to get a surprise 4 but by halfway through, some of the songs were getting annoying and a bit boring
Kinda just tired of Jack White's voice and playing but probably wasn't as sick of his shtick when this came out
Love The Weight but so much of the rest is kinda annoying voice. Maybe I'm just grumpy but just slipped down from a 3 for me given I only liked the one song I knew.
Some really good seeds of greatness but not up to the high bar for them
Oooof just so old feeling
Pretty fun. I like when random non-english stuff comes up I've never heard of though
I know this is famous but his voice just hurts to listen to. No idea how he didn't tear his cords apart...
Some obvious hits but also a lot of "British guys covering blues" songs
Wow THIS is what I was expecting when I'd hear people rave about Leonard Cohen. Like a sad Tom Waits but whispering :)
Not feeling great now that I read about what the lyrics were about but the music is pretty good. Good enough to be ripped off by Beck
Very distinct and signature sound
Best WuTang adjacent album I've heard yet!
I don't think I realized how psychedelic Santana was
Eh barely slipped to a 2 for me. A little boring and samey sounding all the way through
meh dramatic 80s crooning
Most enjoyable Paul Simon album I've heard! I might be converted
Beautiful, classic, badass
Pretty interesting and fun samples. Makes me want to go back and listen to earlier stuff of his
Solid with some of the best christmas songs I know. Creepy that I have to think of Phil Spector being a murderer whenever I hear it now...
Way harder than I expected given I only know his groovy tracks
Almost had me at a 4 with a bunch of classics but too many drawn out, meandering strum strum strum harmonica songs with random-ass lyrics at the end.
Fine enough. I already forgot it though...
Didn't know as much of his stuff but really liked this!
Fine enough but I'm just not a fan of the 20 min ethereal jams
Might have made it to 5 if not for that cringey duet with Paul McCartney
Reminds me a bit of Mum at times and almost pushed it to a 4. Some very good, calm atmospheric stuff that I needed last week. In general, kinda surprised this is so old!
So funky! I only think of the temptations in the doo wop 50's style. I had no idea they did Papa was a rolling stone!
What a rollercoaster. First 5 songs had me about to give a 4 but it all went down hill and by the end I'm resisting giving a 2. I guess I don't like "real" grunge. Give me the radio stuff
Honestly, 3 great tunes and the rest just riding on vibes. Thought this was going to be a slam dunk 5 but ended up middle of the road 4
Eh.... 2 good songs and a bunch of stuff that's a bit too hippy for me
Pretty cool but not my favorite Mingus album
