Hadn't listened to this album in its entirety and while the hits are hits for a reason and still hold up as true classics, I thought the album was a little slow at times. I still think "I just cant get enough" doesn't fit on this album - the mood is light and fun and the rest of the album is dark and moody. I did really like The Blue Dress and would add that one to a b-side playlist.
Really liked Changes (hadnt heard that before) and the rest of the album seemed pretty much like Black Sabbath -- killer guitar solos and wailing vocals from Ozzy. Good album
You wanna be starting something? Yes. Maybe it’s a dance party. Maybe it’s getting late after a cordial backyard bbq where most people have gone home to put their little ones to sleep. Maybe yours is asleep. But you — you’re far from asleep. Maybe you’re ready to start something….anything. and because you’re a good neighbor you corral the 10 stragglers left who also want to start something and don’t care about their little ones getting enough sleep into the garage where the music can be turned up without waking a baby or a neighbor. And maybe you drop the needle on side one of Thriller and hear that fucking beat and look around to see the hips start to shake. You shove strollers and wrenches and baseballs out of the way to make space on the dusty cement floor of the garage so web developers and writers and project managers can move freely. A whiskey bottle appears, more champagne, a beer bottle explodes on the floor but you just laugh. You hear Michael talking about babies “if you can’t feed a baby, then don’t have a baby” — “is he talking to me”? you wonder through the fog of booze and push the thought away to keep dancing, hoping the music doesn’t wake your sleeping kid. The beat is pulsing and urgent. “You're a vegetable” you sing along (can that be the right lyric?) and if feels like a brass band is in the room with you. It starts getting hazy and Michael’s frenetic singing makes you feel like if you keep moving you’ll stop time and tonight you want to make it all stop and just stay in this moment, listening to this beat forever. Sweat is starting to drip from foreheads, as you dance together in a hypnotic rhythm to the familiar beat that’s been in your collective consciousness for your entire lives —moving more freely now like you did when you were 5 dancing to this song in your best friend's bedroom. Maybe you look around and see your friends flailing their limbs — also pushing out thoughts of babies and middle age and waking neighbors and crushing responsibility. Because tonight we have one — to start something and have it never end. We move and shake and start to clap in a state of ecstasy as we all scream “hee ha” together. It doesn’t matter what song comes after, because this song — this moment — seems to last forever.
It feels like my birth and the release of Thriller happened at nearly the same time. There were nights sitting at the top of the stairs when my parents had a party below, this album playing too loud for me to sleep. It was the 80’s and they were in their prime. They’d shout “hee ha” while downing vodka gimlets and giggling, no doubt also wondering if they’d made the right choice about kids, worrying about their own crushing responsibility (me) and no doubt hoping that that moment could last forever. Maybe it’s still going.
We’ll never have an album so strange and so popular and so good ever again. This was it. Nonsense words (tenderoni), breathy “huh huh ugh” and “the funk of 40,000 years” spoken by a ghoul will never again be on an album that is as mainstream as this one. But it all just worked. (All except the girl is mine…that song should not be on this album).
This was a fun one to listen to on a Saturday morning while making pottery. I like this genre a lot but prefer some other albums of the era to this one. I can see where he influenced a lot of people. Not sure I would listen again in its entirety but would pick a song out to put on a playlist.
Nice jazz. His style is a little frenetic for me, but you can't go wrong with a classic jazz artist like Thelonious Monk. It's more accessible than some of his other albums.
My only exposure to The The was "this is the day" which is a killer song that I sing in my head when anything important is going to happen. Like when we push Folders live -- that song will be the anthem for the day! I thought this was a weird album and want to continue giving it some time to process. It sounds very of it's time (the intense saxophone feels so '80s).
This was the last album David Bowie made while he was dying of cancer. You could hear it in the music. It's a great final album from one of the best creative forces this world had to offer us. Not sure I would listen repeatedly (maybe I'll save find solace in it if/when I experience my own suffering). I really loved his words around being free like a bird -- he has a melancholy outlook on his fate. He's not ready to go yet but somehow imagining death as something other than an end. RIP to the best.
You know that moment in the party when the periphery friends leave and it’s just you and your forever bestie who you’ve known for a million years. You’ve had way more to drink than you care to admit and the energy mellows and the conversation wanders to the “old days.” You talk about who you were and how you got to be who you are now and how music has changed (or have YOU changed?) The playlist ends so you crawl over to the bookshelf and start riffling through the records. You find it. The one. You both sit on the carpet, directly in front of the speakers (it’s the only way to consume music properly) and you are primed to properly consume THIS album. The conversation fades to singing, because who can resist these goddamn harmonies. Some basic instinct kicks in and you let the vocals spring from you in a laughable attempt to harmonize at the loudest volume your diaphragm can handle. You Feel. Every. Word. Your bestie Feels. Every. Word. Your partners have long abandoned the two of you lest they feel left out of the singalong that only two old friends could truly participate in. You start softly rocking back and forth, holding hands, eyes closed, trying to harmonize after the many bottles of wine and only one of you really sounds like Simon. The other is off key and fucking up the words, but it doesn’t matter because this is poetry, man. Fucking poetry.
Like the rough draft of Bohemian Rhapsody! I thought I knew every Queen song but this album was all new to me! It had a cool rock opera feel to it, which I really enjoy. I could see owning this on vinyl and listening to it again on a proper stereo system. Ogre battle was cool -- in fact the whole B side was really good.
I can imagine there’s a girl who’s 18 in 1993 and she’s checking out a show at a basement bar off-campus that serves up both vegan sandwiches and punk rock and this band is playing. She hits it off with a guy wearing a wallet chain and a hoodie under a jean jacket covered in Black Flag patches and they date for like 5 minutes. He’s 24 and lives way off campus and thinks Eddie Vedder can suck it. His room is painted jet black and he smokes unfiltered Marlboro reds in bed and drinks coffee all day and all night when he’s not drinking PBR tall boys. He’s aloof, slightly alcoholic and doesn’t return calls and he’s all she can think about. He ghosts her. She goes to the record store and gets this CD so she can wallow in her heartbreak. She listens to “I keep coming back” on repeat until the CD starts to skip. She walks around in a state of depression with “Brother Woodrow” playing through her walkman headphones. This album will get her through that painful first breakup.
Sadly this wasn’t my first breakup album, but it should’ve been. If only I’d been born earlier I could see where this would’ve seeped into my psyche. I can also see how it can feel anachronistic to listen to it in 2024 when the angst-ridden patina of the 90’s seemed to wear off long ago. I still happen to love the jangly guitars, off-key vocals and weird indie cult mythology of this era so I'll likely listen again when I want to reminisce about my old love -- the 90s.
I love Nick Cave and admit that I hadn't heard this album. He is one of those artists who puts out an incredible amount of work that spans decades and so sometimes I can be overwhelming. I'm impartial to his early work that's dark and creepy and verbose, but some of the later albums are so beautiful (No More Shall We Part is incredible). This one starts with a bang and kind of ended with a whimper but I will still come back to it. The more you listen, the better it gets is what I've learned about Nick Cave. Seeing him again live in May. He's a force onstage and a true artist. (Also, funny side note: Nick Cave the visual artist is also amazing. Look him up!)
This is a solid album! It feels like an indie rock musical with themes that keep popping up throughout. I always love when this album comes on but I dont always reach for it.
I love Sound and Vision. The minute I hear the beat it makes me so happy. I hadn't spent much time with the full album and it's a little hard to get into. A lot of instrumentals I could probably do without. Not as great as some of his other albums in my opinion.
I actually really liked this album. The first track was really cool and some of the beats on various songs were great. A cool, quirky soundtrack that would be fun to have on at a party. I'll put a few of these on my party playlists (yes, my parties are fun)
I've studied French since 7th grade, spent several summers living in the French alps in high school and have a degree in french studies, so I knew Jacques Brel well. The stereotype of the french (he was belgian) crooner, talking about ships and drinking and the cold northern cost of europe really appealed to me. When I was given a mix tape with a Scott Walker cover of the Jacques Brel song "Sons of" years and years ago, I was again drawn to this wildly reclusive, stylish, overly bravado'd musician. (It helped that the mixtape was given by a guy I truly loved). We'd smoke cigarettes and fist pump to the overly instrumental earnestness of Scott Walkers delivery and pretend we lived in another time. I get that this is not for everyone, but damn, this man can sing. And digging into his life a bit, he has quite an interesting story (there is a cool doc about him making a record in the early 2000's) as a recluse and Brian Wilson-type genius. Anyway, I will gladly put this record on and revel in the melodrama.
The highlights here for me were the Neil Young tunes -- Broken Arrow, Mr. Soul, Learning to Fly...all great tunes. I happen to love Neil Young and this era of music. With an older brother who picked up the guitar at 13 and dove deep into the cannon of 60's and 70's guitar rock, I went along for the ride. There was always something I could connect to in Neil Young lyrics and voice -- maybe it was that he didn't have the polish of CSN -- but man, he had the soul. Where they built beautiful harmonies, he built tension.
As an album, I thought it was little disjointed. I really liked "A child's claim to fame" and the Stephen Stills tracks. Generally a decent 70's rock album.
I love this album. The bravado, the anthems, the Britishness -- it's all there! Common People is a banger. Disco 2000 -- love. Sorted out for Es and Wizz basically tells the tale of being high without a cell phone in the 90's. Even after all this time, this album makes me happy from start to finish.
Can't go wrong with Frank Sinatra. Great listening for the fall to feel cozy and comforted.
This was a great album. I had only listened to Al Green's hits and as a full album, this really came together for me. I would 1000% grab this on vinyl and add it into heavy rotation.
70's, CBGB-era New York is my Marvel Universe. I listen to podcasts, read books, watch any movie about this particular era in music. I can't get enough. Imagine squatting in a 3,000 square foot loft in Soho making art in a leather jacket, then heading uptown to Max's Kansas City to catch a show and there's Lou Reed and Andy Warhol. Really cool time to be alive (I wasn't to my dismay).
Blondie was always a peripheral in that universe -- not as punk as the Ramones and not as artsy as Patti Smith. But there was style. There was attitude. There were killer hooks. "While Heart of Glass" is a great tune, "One way or another" is where it's at. I enjoyed all of this album.
I have tried over and over to get into Blag Flag and it's just not for me. The manosphere is too strong to get through. I need my punk rock spiked with a little sugar and this was pure adrenaline all the time. I get why it appeals to people, just not for me.
I remember listening to Girlfriend in a Coma when I was 13 and fell in love with the Smiths. I loved the dark themes set to jangly guitars. I didn't listen to this full album until much later and there are some great songs here. Definitely not the best Smiths album in my opinion, and not a great album to start with if you dont know the Smiths. (That would be The Queen is Dead). It gets a little too "Morrissy" in some parts like "Unhappy Birthday" lol. But overall it's a solid album.
Again, 70's punk is my Marvel Universe. I eat up the lore around these bands. To be honest, Sex Pistols were not my favorite musically (New York Dolls and Richard Hell were wearing safety pins first and more interesting musically). But without Sex Pistols, we wouldn't have the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, the Fall, the Smiths etc. etc.
I stopped listening to The White Stripes after Seven Nation Army song hit so hard it was everywhere. I loved the first few albums by the White Stripes but as they became more produced the sound became more classic blues rock vs. sparse garage rock. A subtle distinction. That said, I did really like some of the less well known tunes on this album. And Meg White is a treasure -- seriously her drumming and singing is the best. If they removed the two massive hits (Blue Orchid and My Doorbell) I would listen a lot more. (I think Jack White got high and was waiting for pizza to be delivered when he wrote the Doorbell song.) Blue Orchid is far too overplayed at this point which can ruin any good song.
I like Fats Domino. So Long is a great song. This was more of a compilation of songs by a great artists rather than an album. He obviously influenced every soul and rock and roll artist of the 20th century so for that I'm forever grateful.
Embarrassingly, I hadn't given this album a proper listen and only really knew "I want to be adored". The influence of this album on Brit Pop, though, is so clear. I hear Oasis, Pulp, Belle and Sebastian, Blur. This album is the British version of The Replacements "Let it be" -- jangly, poppy, dancy, serious all at once. I love it.
Meh. I do like some Doors songs but there are so many better bands of this era and frankly better Doors albums. Jim Morrison was an inspiration for the early punks, so I have to give him that.
I didn't give it to close of a listen, but could not get into the slow saxophone. Maybe there is a better album to listen to, but generally a little too slow jazz for my preference.
Love the first song. The rest of the album was cool -- a bit Blur, a bit Yes, a bit all over the place but fun.
This was my first Wilco album I listened to and I loved it. The first half of the album has some amazing songs -- War on War, Ashes of American Flags, Jesus etc. The album looses a little luster toward the end, but I still think it's a top album for me.
I remember getting this album in the Columbia House CD racket (that my parents ended up paying for dearly) and finding it a little hard to grasp as a 12 year old. It's an ok album but not an REM stand-out for me.
Cry me a river is a good song. Too bad it destroyed another woman's career.
I went into this unenthusiastically but ended up enjoying it. Feels like a great album to have on while doing chores around the house or sipping coffee in the morning. It brought back memories of riding our bikes into Red Hook in Brooklyn and heading to the back room of Sonny's bar. Musicians would sit in a circle playing improve bluegrass. Anyone could participate, but you only would if you had actual talent. I imagine they covered some of the tunes on this album.
Jimi Hendrix can be overplayed but these songs are killer. May this be Love is a favorite and the Wind Cries Mary. You can really hear how he influenced punk rock later in the decade and guitar rock in general. good album.
I love Different Class by Pulp but could never get into this album. Feels like brit pop had hit it's peak by the time this came out. The song Dishes really feels like it's trying hard to find subject matter. I'd probably stick to the first two pulp albums.
I haven't listened to Grizzly Bear since the mid 2000s and they are pretty good band. I loved the song "While you Wait for the Others" and of course their hit is a good tune. Sometimes it dips into this land of improv jazz, discordant chords that I think ends up sounding all the same. A fine album to have on while reading a book or having dinner.
I usually don't listen to this genre. There were a few songs I thought were ok but probably won't listen again.
A pretty decent brit pop album.
Loved this Dolly album. I had only heard Coat of Many Colors (great tune) but the full album had a nice funk groove for a country album. I'd 100% buy on vinyl for a crowd-pleasing listen.
This is a perfect album. "Gigantic" -- banger. "Where is my mind" -- slaps. "Broken face" -- perfect. I love the tension in this band between Black Francis and Kim Deal. It's salty and sweet all at the same time. I don't remember when I first heard this album but remember spending the year after college with this and Doolittle on heavy rotation. An album apropos for heavy life transitions that really nails the excitement and dread of getting older.
I know the song One from, you know being alive and hearing it on the radio. It's a killer song to be honest. I didn't think I would like this album, but I actually really enjoyed it. It was far more melodic than I expected on an album, almost pushing into prog rock on some tracks. I also felt like I was invincible getting so much shit done while listening to this.
It's just solid, middle-of-the-road, rock and roll. Nothing super unique or surprising but everything was just... good.
10/10. No notes. A perfect album
This is an easy album to listen to -- great from start to finish. It's not on my personal favorite albums which seems strange for someone who usually aligns with the boomer sentiment around music, but it's a true classic.
I remember buying this album the day it came out and listened non-stop. There was a clear departure from The Bends and Ok Computer that felt like ushering in a new era of music. The National Anthem bass line - swoon! Motion Picture Soundtrack is a perfect final song. Idioteque is by far a favorite song of mine "We're not scare-mongering, this is really happening" gets me every time and became even more poignant during the aftermath of Sept 11 when we were all grappling with what the fuck was happening.
Not my favorite Blur album. Girls and Boys is good and To The End, but it didnt' really hold my attention the rest of the album.
Dummy is one of my favorite albums but I hadn't heard this one. Love Beth Gibbons (check out her album Out of Season) and this album did not disappoint. Maybe not as catchy as Dummy, but they make a great low-fi ambient record with beautiful melodies over eery guitar playing. I loved it. Also, just because I can't help it....the first tune reminded me of the Can song Vitamin C from '72. lol If you like any of this album, you might enjoy that one.
Some day, if you find yourself with a newborn baby who you spend hours lulling to sleep, you choose "Our House" to sing to them. This song became my go-to lullaby every night for ~6 years and still hits for me. "Life used to be so hard, now everything is easy cause of you" became a reverse psychology mantra that helped me get through the rough infant years. Rewind by many years to a my teenaged youth, and I had Helpless on repeat, to process the incomprehensible angst I suddenly felt. These songs are timeless and gorgeous and poignant. Deja Vu is my 2nd favorite to So Far (mainly because of Helplessly Hoping) but it's a classic.
Cranes in the Sky is such a good song. This album is really cool. I love the slow vibes and message of the album. I especially liked her inclusion of the Interludes and the colabs.
I think I checked this CD out from the downtown library when I was in high school (yes, the Columbus Public library had an amazing music and movie selection for rental) mainly because I thought the album cover looked cool. I was only vaguely familiar with Joni Mitchell, but I couldn't stop listening to it. Carey is a highlight for me, along with California and A Case of You. The whole album is perfection.
I thought this album fell a little flat. Papa was a rollin stone is a classic. I love "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", but I prefer the Roberta Flack version. I'm sure this was a great album at the time for the Tempatations to break out of their Motown pop era, just doens't seem to hold up over time.
Band on the Run is a great song. I haven't gotten too much into Wings and enjoyed it. I would listen again and give it more time to sink in.
As a collection of beats from the infancy of hip hop, it was pretty cool.
Love Big Star. They were never successful while alive and have a harrowing story of depression and addiction but influenced so many bands. This is maybe my second favorite album after Radio City but love tunes like Feel, In the Street, Thirteen.
This album felt very Donald Fagen-y. In line with other Steely Dan albums, but with a little 80's influence. New Frontier is good. I think I'll need to give it more listens!
Jane Says hits so hard, still to this day. This album was really ahead of it's time (it came out in '88! I mean, Faith by George Michael was no. 1 in '88 (I just looked it up)). Perry Ferrell is a freaky bohemian addict who made weird music that defied genre. Not sure I love it per se, but I love the spirit and how it felt slightly more like "outsider art" when it eventually got lumped into grunge. Not on this album, but Being Caught Stealing music video is a marvel and is burned into my brain as the most bizarre thing I could see as a child sneaking into watch MTV without my parents knowledge.
"This is the day" is a classic. "Giant" is on my Shazam playlist because I must've heard it somewhere and liked the vibe. It's a nice vibe. I feel like this is one of those albums you need to spend a bit of time with --I thought it had potential.
Side B hits hard. This is a great album and has instigated many living room dance parties (mainly with my mom haha)
10/10 no notes. If you havent seen the music video for Karma Police, it's a masterpiece.
The Ramones still hit. A classic album that had a huge influence. Love!
classic rock n roll
Like a Prayer slaps. Express Yourself - chefs kiss! Cherish is a fav probably because it hit my neural pathways at just the right time as they were forming. There rest of the album is meh.
"Would" is a great song. The rest of the album is not for me, maybe because it's been overplayed?
Fun psychedelic album. White Rabbit is classic and maybe best of the genre. "J.P.P. Mc Step B. Blues" was great. Still can't believe this band became Starship and created "We built this city" but anything can happen with enough LSD.
Got into the Sonics back in my record-spinning days in Boston and I love this album even though most songs are covers. One of the best garage rock albums and a perfect album to put on at a party or DJ set. Would give it 5 but knocking it down for it's overindulgence of covers.
Loved the mix of reimagined old country classics (and Lou Reed) with originals. Her voice is amazing. What a beautiful, chill album. Would 100% put this on rotation at my house during the early morning hours working and sipping coffee (like right now).
I hadn't heard this album in full and felt a little eye roll happen when it popped up. But I was pleasantly surprised to listen to the hits mixed in with other songs I'd never heard. The intro track (Funeral for a friend/Love lies bleeding) caught me off guard. I was like, hell yeah we're at a fucked up 70's roller rink on cocaine, but it's also a musical! No one can deny Candle in the Wind is a great tune. Benny and the Jets and Goodbye Yellow Brick road wormed their way into my ear and I spent the day with those two worming about interchangeably. The B sides are equally as good and less well known. I enjoyed it more than expected and will keep an eye out for the vinyl.
Bonus: my son's review "8.5/10 I really liked it"
Yeah, pretty spot on Metallica. Good for inducing a speed-like energy for getting shit done or lifting heavy weights.
This was my first time listening to this album all the way through and thought it landed right there in the middle of turn of the decade rock/pop albums. If my parents had played it more as a kid I might be more into it.
Coldplay is like the high you get from smoking a cigarette for the first time. It's fun in the moment, not too dangerous, you know that there are better, more interesting highs to be had, but this one was easy to achieve because you just stole one from your grandmother's purse without her knowing and the plus side is it won't last too long that your parents will find out what you did.
But seriously, if Chris Martin were not Chris Paltrow, the pseudo-christian rock, overly-earnest-yet-annoying-as-fuck celebrity we know him today, and if you ignored the fact that he exploits collabs with black youth culture in order to stay relevant, imagine hearing the first half of this album at an open mic night -- it would kill. Politic, In my place, the Scientist, Clocks. Those are great pop songs. I don't care that a crescendo culminating with a single chord strum was done better by Radiohead. Fine. The Scientist still slaps. Come at me!
U2 is CVS-core that has been co-opted by the corporate algorithm and shoved down our throat for our entire existence. Perhaps if we bury this album in a time capsule, go about our lives without "with or without you", and open it up in 100 years the next generation will find something interesting about this album.
I can't argue that Jimi Hendrix is an icon, a virtuoso guitar player and all around peace seeking good guy. This was the first time I put this album on in full and enjoyed it. Cross Town Traffic sounded like a guy who's lived in New York City too long and has to get some lyrics down on paper before the recording session (my one hot take, even though the tune is great).
Great album with some fun beats and hard hitting lyrics.
Some classics on this album. The other songs on here didn't hit as hard for me, but "Arrival" was a great interlude.
I prefer Nash's solo stuff. Check out Better Days - it's a great album.
I met a friend Jodi in middle school on the cross country team and unlike all the other kids on that team, so was cool. Not in a mean girls way, no, like in a far more interesting way. She lived in a mid-century ranch and had a far cooler older sister named Hailee who ran the school's Amnesty International group and protested private prison labor in her spare time. Jodi was an artist. She made a fucking wood dining table as a high school art project. Her mom bought her a pack of cigarettes to use in an art piece once and she invited me to smoke one in an alley behind her house. In 7th grade Jodi made me a mix tape and one side was just The Smiths. The track list was written out on the front in handwriting I can only describe as "intentional" with small flourishes to dot the i's that I could only hope to think of incorporating into something mundane like handwriting.
So if Jodi and Hailee were this enigma of cool within suburban Ohio middle school and turned me on to this band, it was Morissey, with his fucked up lyrics and sad boy, woe-is-me attitude that hooked me. So many quotable song lyrics that explained my angst to a perfect T -"And when you want to live, how do you start, where do you go, who do you need know?" "And if a double decker bus, crashes into us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die." It was all a little fucked up and dramatic (just like a teenage girl). The Smiths still stand out as a band that has it's own unique sound, untethered to a decade musically, and still hits the same way it did for me back in middle school. The Queen is Dead stands as a fully fleshed out album and perhaps their best. Bigmouth Strikes again, The Boy with the Torn in his side, There is a light that never goes out -- all bangers.
Jodi is now head of design for Kohler which is still cool.
Wow! The first Beatles record we've seen so far. I get why this album was important and love a lot of songs on it, but I don't often come back to it as a favorite. A Day in the Life is a killer song obviously and this album influenced nearly all music that came after it in some way so I appreciate it's place in musical lore. But my favorites albums come after this in quick succession, culminating with their final. In any case, you can't have hot takes on a Beatles album so it gets a 5!
Hadn't heard this album in a long time. Love the fusion of jazz, punk, rap, etc. Q-tip's voice always makes me happy. This stands out as a modern day classic (well, not so modern anymore given its 30 years old ha!) but like fine wine somehow doesn't age.
I never understood the hype around this band who thought they were gods but put out mid music at best. Far inferior to Pulp and Blur.
The best. I love T.Rex so much. No notes.
Live albums do not do it for me, so as an album this feels a little jarring. But no one can deny the influence of MC5 on the next generation of punks and for that I will be forever grateful (and so sad to not be at this actual show).
For some reason I could never get into this album. Still prefer the earlier Radiohead albums to this.
Best lyrics on this album: "Kathy, I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping. Im empty and aching and I don't know why." this really got me
Bookends Reprise is the best 1.50 minute song I can think of. "Time it was and what a time it was, it was." ugh love.
I can't help but still love Mrs. Robinson. What's not to love about this song?
Some Dylan songs really hit for me and others just fall flat. It's the kind of album you can have on and make everyone happy though. Still think Paul Simon is a superior singer/songwriter.
oooh I love The Jam. This was a fun album.
This is Spinal Tap! Fun album. I dig it.
Not my favorite solo album of Paul Simon's but he can do now wrong!
Marvin Gaye is a national treasure. Let's get it on will forever be a jam -- reminding anyone when it comes on that love is indeed supreme.
I lived in France in a small town in Brittany that was land locked and less charming than you'd imagine if you peel away the architecture and cafes. This small town in particular was similar to any small town in America in a lot of ways, with the same struggles and addictions. I was 22 and lived with two other Americans in school-provided housing and we seemed to attract a motley crew of town locals who began drinking in the afternoons and played cards all night. Many a night, into our tenth game of poker and 2nd pack of cigarettes Manu Chao would come on and we'd all sing and sway to this album, stumbling over words and enjoying our odd, multi-cultural debauchery.
Great album. Not as high on the list as Doolittle or Surfer Rosa, but they are a great band.
Honestly, I get a little tired of Bob Dylan's whining voice. When he hits, he hits. I just dont feel this record as much as everyone else does.
I didnt realize Janis Joplin was in this band! Sounds like a good band to see live
Love this album and all those weirdo all female bands it inspired. Typical Girls is a hit and I just love their spirit.
Great album. One of my favorites of all time.
Fun album. I hadn't heard of these guys before but enjoyed it.
Love the buzzcocks
Great album.
I enjoy Elvis Costello, but don't regularly go back to his albums. This had some hits - Watching the Detectives is a great tune.
Whew, this is a hard one for me. His relationship with Puff Daddy (who is currently in jail for allegedly raping women) plus the lyrics about raping women...it's always been hard for me to stomach. Even back in the 90's when the boys had this blaring out their windows in the suburban streets of Ohio. But beneath it all that there is a an artistry that is top notch, some great beats and poetic lyrics that expose the dark side of growing up in the projects of New York.
standard 90's indie rock.
A perfect jazz album. Classic.
I had this on cassette, taped from my brother's CD back in high school, so it always holds a dear place in my heart. Dirty work is a jam.
A top 5/5 album for me. It's just solid all the way through from Big Exit through This is Love, finally ending with We Float. Gorgeous and so perfectly reminds me of the year 2000. Oh how many times I found myself on a rooftop in Brooklyn. One in the morning. Watching the lights flash in Manhattan.
Great Talking Heads album. One of my favorites.
This one is a classic now.
Despite my love of the Beatles, I hadn't given this a listen. Really enjoyed the sparseness of it. It still felt Beatles-y, not yet totally Wings. A good middle ground.
Hell yeah. Love this album. Late 70's new york is my Marvel universe.
I was hit and miss on this album. As someone who went to school in Ohio, it felt very Ohio - somewhat familiar but also somewhat cringy at the same time. I really like the Minutemen, so parts of the album were good but I'm not sure I'd go back to it.
My first reaction was to dismiss this entirely and I did not listen to the whole thing but then saw that there are a few good songs on this record - Janie's got a gun for one. But I have not space in my soul for Aerosmith. I do love Liv Tyler tho, so Steven Tyler did one good thing for the world.
an ok brit pop album. Not sure I would go back to it, but can hear how it was probably good at the time.
My brother gifted me this CD when I was 13 or 14 and I've always been a big fan. There are some hits, but I really love the lesser known tracks on this album. Taxman, Here, there and everwhere are great. It's a solid album I put on quite frequently.
not for me
I love Nina Simone so much and oddly had never listened to this album all the way through. It's fantastic. Four women is obviously such an important song and I love the way it's intentionally slow -- almost uncomfortably slow -- to make us stop and think about what she is singing about. It's made to make us feel uncomfortable and that's why Nina Simone is so great. I also really enjoyed more the jazzy love tunes on this album.
