Mediocre. The clever lyrics are diminished by the arrogant smugness this guy exudes. The sound is loungy, nothing against that. But Costello needs to lay off the valium.
This wasn't bad, it showed some interesting variations in melody and sonic texture. In a way it is fitting I get this while in a ski-area in Austria. What goes for dance music here are crimes against humanity. Mylo is a reminder to those peddlers of bass boosted summer of 69 to up their game or even better: pack it in, there's standards that won't be achieved with cow noises.
Still don't think Mick Jagger has a nice voice. At its best during the jams. Without having heard their other albums, this might be a more soul-like addition? Might revisit.
Contains many bridges to genres and understandably, it is culturally significant. But the singing is grating and except for the title track, it never grips. The solo work is technically impressive but the sound is ultimately dry and boring. Important but dated.
Undeniably smooth and well performed. An album full of songs about the woes of love. Its main upside is also its downside, a continuous soundscape that fits a certain time and place
Eclectic, enjoyable, and at times delightfully strange. There's something for everyone here but not everything is for everyone.
This one does keep gripping. Stairway is a song I do not need to hear every day anymore on account of studying every note of it for learning the guitar. But the other tracks are great and varied. Only thing keeping this from being higher is a unifying theme or story. Songs I will definitely revisit at some point.
Standout bangers interspersed with pop-punk that gets you going. The sound may fall on the commercial side but the earnest themes about anxiety, loneliness and mental health prevent it from being cynical or trite. Will definitely relisten.
I seemed to not be agreeing with punk rock, but this I very much appreciated. Blazingly fast songs, so best listened as an album to keep the stream going. The use of fat fuzz gives the sound a slushy, grungy feel that makes it stand out from dryer sounding contemporaries. The vocals are on point and do more than the standard "don't care"-attitude. Recommended
The poetry and vocal delivery while very emotional, does nothing to compensate for the lack of musical cohesion. The songs that do stand out from the wave of disjointed jazz are not sticking with me. Was this influential? Yeah perhaps, but that's not what I'm rating here.
A strong narrative first half followed by a more existential second half. I like the former more. Instruments and vocals sell the swelling of dramatic tension leading up to the confrontation well. But why not follow through?
Beautiful, smooth and harsh at the same time, funky, rocking and mellow. The instrumentals are brilliant, the vocals are a love it or hate it deal. I am awfully biased by nostalgia, sue me if you must.
Sludgy, harsh and full of energy. The good is really good, others in between are tough to listen to. Go punch a nazi to this album.
A lush soundscape with plenty of cool sounds. The lyrics are unintelligeble and the songs flow into one another after a while. But the melancholic vibe just keeps sticking.
I have thoughts about jazz. How it is joining classical music as a genre that is used for meticulous study. It sucks the fun out of a genre that is meant to be about fun and freedom. I was subjected to this. The teachers were archetypical sticks in the mud who would sigh at their students not being like their favorite jazz musicians. Now that I have explained my bias: The music is fun, vibrant and manages to capture images beyond what would require spoken word. Situational, but undeniably good
Pop songs that keep on shining. Their major flaw is being so overplayed that the highlights were the songs that don't end up on the radio. I won't revisit but it was not time wasted.
I have no strong thoughts about this album either way. You can hear some of the more modern indie-rock in this record ahead of its time. But beyond that there is little lasting impression.
I learned that having a Renault used to be worthy of a shout-out. Otherwise, songs with all the same tempo, the same trite cliches and some lyrics are downright weird. The few "innovative" elements don't push anything forward, in the end it is just blues music made boring.
A shot of straight depresso. Perfect for a sad day. Deals with addiction, depression, hopelessness in an earnest and cutting way. Sounds are varied, harsh and unforgettably haunting.
Some folksy psychedelics. The first few songs were soothing and good for a cold day. The rest are quite strange. Nevertheless they are all performed well. Overall ok
Instrumentals are good but this singer's vocal stye does not work well.
Excellently sounding and played rock music. The live version of my generation is rich and filling, damn good. What took me out though is the downright porno-esque "a quick one while he's away". Its sound arrangement and style does not fit the rest of the setlist, no matter what your opinion on the subject matter in the lyrics is.
If you have to ask you'll never know.
This one did very little, it was well sung and the lyrics were good but the end result is not musically stimulating.
The three standout songs on this album are timeless classics and the rest isn't bad either. Nice rock tunes that keep on ticking. Well performed too.
Hadn't listened to PJ Harvey before, glad it came along here. Poppy but also grungy, accessible but also raw. It strikes a nice sonic balance. Looking forward to more from this artist.
This is great funk, the extended jam sessions had me looking up tabs to play along. The social comentary gives it an edge that cuts still today.
Strong songwriting aboutt he millenial struggle against capitalist urbanism. The soundscape gets a little too drawn out in the middle, could have done with a trim. But the standout songs are good.
Great beginning, great ending, but how is this a great album? The middle songs were forgettable and Mick Jagger's voice is grating as ever. I'm starting to feel the only way I will actually enjoy the stones is if some "greatest hits" album comes along. Too much chaff.
Sounds like every indie-pop band of the 2000's, which doesn't do much to me. Being first in that style of music will onpy give you the same grade which is: ok, not offensive.
This sounds like it should have been the sountrack to a movie. It is beautiful and descriptive, but also a bit drawn out. Ok but not for my everyday commute.
Pretty, audible hot chocolate. Goes on to inspire nearly all of the singer-songwriter ilk. But this one is a cut above that rest.
Well sung and written, but only the occasional song manages to break from the background to make a lasting impression
Sounds mysterious and nervous when the dnb is actually going. When the drums go away, the soundscape is drawn out and hard to actively listen to. Truly background music with too much excess.
Interesting fuzzy, gritty and wah-filled sound. Opens strong but "we will fall" takes all the steam out of it. Iggy pop has a similar nasaly voice that other punk artists do but pulls it off better.
Excellent vibe and sound. Cuts like a knife but also accessible through a layer of smooth synths and vocals. Have revisited again already. The trashest of the trash.
While the lyrics and themes are nice, the instrumentals are too reminiscent of country to my tastes. The voice of Neil is also not going to be a hit with me. I can still appreciate his writing though.
The loungy sounds evoke the atmosphere of an 80's cop drama intro or soundtrack. This voice can only be an acquired taste. Only the last song redeems it by the singer finally letting them music take center stage instead of the floaty generic sentiments.
The sound on the hits was good but the other stuff was a letdown. Trite messages and childish concepts on how to achieve peace through embracing Jesus are the bulk of the second half. I feel Lenny has nothing to say. And the music he makes, while suitable for radio is ultimately just passing.
Mediocre. The clever lyrics are diminished by the arrogant smugness this guy exudes. The sound is loungy, nothing against that. But Costello needs to lay off the valium.
It straddles a fine line between camp and punk, serious and kitschy. The sound on the standout hits is more dry than some of the others which feature nice uses of modulation. Consider this a low 4.
Controversial, loving it or hating it hinges on how you interpret it. Either you believe shady is a character that asks the audience why they desire music with such crass topics and thus this album is clever commentary on the industry and society. Or you believe this is a cheap excuse to be vulgar and juvenile. I tend to fall on the former, but understand people ruling the latter.
A strong opening rock opera album that only lets up a little by the middle. Ballads that have not forsaken to send the listener off with some energy.
This form of discount rolling stones/beach boys just feels dated. The sound is dry, the themes generic, and there is an obligatory song that would get you suspicious looks now.
Held up better than I expected it would. The energy is high, the lyrics obscene, the guitar riffs simple. These are not marks against it per se. Does repeat itself due to the limitations of the musicians in their chord knowledge.
It is pretty and performed emotionally but there is no standout here. Everything bleeds into one another, discerning meaning is hard when very few lyrics are made up of actual words. Won't revisit.
A juvenile and misogynistic rant, glorifies violent grifting for the grift. It is only saved by being so silly and delivered with some amount of style. There is skill here, but g-rap as a genre had a lot of growing to do back then.
The beauty of this one is in the lyrics. The arrangements are simple, intrumentally there is not much going on. But Cohen has a way with words that even if you don't understand them, they take you by the hand and drag you along.
I fluctuate between putting this on in the car for a long drive and thinking it is a bit too complicated for that. The musicians are undeniably talented and the standouts pretty damn good. I can see how people dislike prog anything though. The fans for this kind of music can be insufferable when they beat you over the head with how complicated their musical tastes are.
The coca- cola of metal music. One is the standout song here with the other pieces not being terrible or great. They sound quite alike. The album sounds harsh due to the absence of bass. Probably won't revisit. Putting this one down as a benchmark for the other metallica still to come.
Beautiful playing that remains relevant to this day. It tugs at the heartstrings with its opening and the poetic lyrics have not ceased to be applicable. Shine on and wish you were here are the standouts. But the long jams in between had me reaching for my guitar too to learn those riffs. Wish you were here is amazing, everyone should have listened to it.
Excellent psychedelic blues vibes, riders on the storm is still amazing. The inbetween songs are tasty jams with a good sound. I was trying to come up with reasons not to revisit but i guess i will have to now.
This one sent my spotify down a wintery bout of self-reflective music. And I do not mind that. I will have to listen to some more Wilco when this is done. Though it is hard to put my finger on why.
These were ok for christmas, fun for once. They are well performed but not all arrangements have aged as gracefully and it does not quite fit my european conceptions of christmas. My dad said it was a 3, and I agree.
This was quite ok, might revisit. It straddles the line between new and coming artist and one attempting to remain cool with the kids. It doesn't do bad at that.
I was expecting to be disappointed by the vocal style but wasn't. Then again I struggle to think of a standout moment from this album.
I am torn on this as it is emblematic of the unholy trinity of those bands that a certain type of boomer claims is "real music". It sits there along with metallica and ac/dc as that band your middle-aged, Harley-owning step-dad listens to and very little else. Nevertheless, the standout hits are good anthems with an unique unmistakable style. The strongest part of this band is Slash's guitar work on those hits. The in-between songs are quite standard hair-metal songs with lyrics that have not always aged well. If I'm being generous, it is that starting point for a development of a musical taste. But woe befall anyone who doesn't outgrow this.
I like the vibe of this one, it is simultaneously chill but also cuts. Lookong forward to more of Beck.
Harsh but at the same time groundbreaking. I find it hard to listen to but considering the circumstances, good on you slits for making this.
The titular sing is the standout here with the rest being very basic 60's pop rock. The other work listened to so far by the Who was more daring and had a more interesting sound. The drummer is still good though.
Same as the previous Neil Young album. The lyrics are good but the voice and style doesn't always resonate with me.
Like zeppelin but more excentric in the first half, uncut queen in the second. Contains none of the hits but that only served to pleasantly surprise. Good stuff.
This man has a good singing voice but the lyrics are mostly sleazy and the sound peak 80's bubblegum pop. Both of those two latter things don't do it for me.
Perhaps the better segment of the black-tee-boomer rock. The sound stradles a nice balance with good punch without becoming dry. It does seem like they have to try really hard to not play ace of spades every time.
I don't like the sound of this one. I get that this was somehow transformative for Lennon but I can't shake the feeling that if this was made by any other person, it would not have garnered any attention. What is there is saved by the honesty and vulnerability but marred by a thin sound and bizarre stylistic choices.
I found myself warming up to it as it went on. It borrows from the singer-songwriter ilk but places it in a much richer sound. The songs range from bombastic to quiet and melancholic. Cave's lyrics are consistently good.
If you can't get enough of rumours and wish there was more of it, even if it is not nearly as polished, this is for you. Sisters of moon is the best song on this. Other than that nothing stood out but it was not bad either.
An eclectic mix of styles while still keeping an overarching sound. The first half is the better one, it gets weird in the second one. Was definitely not bored by this one.
Knockoff radiohead. And I am not a fan of Radiohead. The hidden tune was the best. More of that, less of the crying in a corner.
Didn't really get to make a lasting impact. The sound was funky but lacked edge. The singer sometimes has that valium vocals going on. It was ok.
Starts off eclectic sounding but became repetitive as it went on. I only knew this artist from the one song they made with Idles so my expectations might have been out of whack. Was not bad though.
It was ok. Competently played, but a bit too layd back to make a lot of lasting impact beyond the occasional moment wherein you recognize that melody.
It is weird yes, it also made me laugh a couple of times. The 70's juxtaposed with classical music is jarring but it made me think. Classical music is considered far separated from modern pop music, as if the two don't and never should interact. I guess it just leads to weirdness like this.
A nice and lush album with great sounds and a couple of songs that really punch above their weight. I think I'm in love and cop shoot cop show the best of the album. There are some moments though where the droning drones a bit too much, making it hard to listen actively. If you like the noise it's great, if not you're gonna have a bad time.
The sound is a bit old-fashioned and folksy at times, but rythms and the occasional guitar solo keep it interesting. It has a punk edge from its lyrics that have aged surprisingly well.
The sound is nice but kinda dated. It serves mostly as a teachable moment now. The source material, country, gives a very limited set of chords and progressions to work with and Charles does great work with it. But after two discs, they all start to blend together into one big country ballad blob. You are my sunshine is recognizable by the lyrics and thus stood out to me.
Most of the songs are fun and give a good kick up the rear. But then the occasional strangeness comes along that is hard to vibe with. I feel almost peer-pressured to not give it lower than a four. To my modern sensibilities most of the then groundbreaking stuff is done by everyone now. So it just sounds less impressive. Oh well, second beatles album done, it was better than plastic ono, a four it is.
Most of the songs feature heavy use of experimentation with different genres and styles. Not all of them land with me. Though at the right kind of party this would really slap.
Pretty good as far as new wave goes. The vocals are nice, the sound is varied. Got some mild tears for fears vibes. I might revisist a couple of these songs.
It was a bit better tha Aja. Some songs actually stop being about playing fast and complex stuff and get to a point. Which is good.
Good bluesy rock with the occasional folk influence. Immigrant song and since i've been loving you are the top songs.
Supposedly this is his best work, but his voice is a love it or hate it matter. It would also take the right mood for this to click and I just wasn't in it. Props for the lyrics but except for I want you nothing stuck by me.
I like the voice, but whether the song hits or misses is down to the backing behind it. The clubby techno vibes of songs like big time sensuality work better than the more scaled back and experimental sounds. I took a little diversion into the sugarcubes after listening to this so it made some impact.
The music was ok, what could be found, but it is a mystery as to how this album is on the list. The content of the album is unfindable on spotify, the only trace on the web was a playlist on youtube, cobbled together from uploads of various accounts. Those videos had been up for over a decade and only had 10k views. Whoever owns the rights to this couldn't be bothered to enforce copyright or get a deal with Vevo or whatever. The spotify account for what else is available on this artist gets 1.8k listens monthly. To call the interest in this band obscure compared to the rest of this list is an understatement. If anything, this album is an example of how very little art that is produced survives into the future. Only 20 years ago this album made some kind of waves and now it is on the border of extinction. Have a think about that.
The samples are bizarre and arranged in a chaotic manner that surprisingly works. It triggered a nostalgic reminder of that one simpsonwave song that made the rounds in the early 2000's but this is a lot more refined. Crazy, but good fun.
The man has a great voice, excellent groove and writes good lyrics with varied topics and fusions of genres keeping it fresh throughout. It loses some steam on a couple of the ballads but that is not enough to knock it down a point. Definitely gonna spend more time on this pastime paradise.
He puts a nice spin on the arrangements to keep blues and r&b fresh. But despite that it will sound dated to modern ears. It also sent the spotify algo to a nice place after it was done. Enjoyed this one.
This wasn't bad, it showed some interesting variations in melody and sonic texture. In a way it is fitting I get this while in a ski-area in Austria. What goes for dance music here are crimes against humanity. Mylo is a reminder to those peddlers of bass boosted summer of 69 to up their game or even better: pack it in, there's standards that won't be achieved with cow noises.
Country isn't going to be my jam. Too much Jesus, not enough movement. The saving grace from the 1 is the occasional talk of loneliness and addiction. It looked like it was going to pick up momentum on the last song, but then the album was over.
Great grooves and funky beats with clever lyrics and a collection of voices that play off each other excellently. The social commentary is delivered with humour and style. Excellent.
A record with varied influences providing for a nice mixture of hip-hop sounds. The flow is good, the boys play greatly off eachother. It does lose some steam by the second half.
Stevie is insanely productive but on this record, the really fun and hitting hits are to sparsely present. Worse is that the in-between songs are really sacharine lovesongs with little that makes them stand out. Put Superstition somewhere on a playlist with songs in the key of life for the best experience.
Unlike some other electronic music on this list, this contained little variations or interesting sounds to keep it fresh. The sounds are also a bit old hat.
It rides a fine line. Exactly dirty and rough enough while also keeping it playful and wild. It is loud, as any good fuzz effect should be. I can understand though that this amount of noise is beyond some other's tolerances.
The trio has nice singing quality and the lyrics occasionally manage to indicate some interesting twists. But the same old country melodies and progressions hamper its impact.