Not my kind of music; a lot of noises that generally do not harmonize with each other.
Sounds a lot like Franz Ferdinand but in more bizarre and messy way.
Great storytelling. Very smart, very edgy. Liked the conceptuality of it
I appreciate to find this very album as the RHCP's first in this list. I love Under the Bridge and loved hard rock riffs and rythms, although I prefer later albums
I didn’t get any of the lyrics and I fucking hated everything about this album. I’m sorry
Really calming and comforting music, makes you feel good and light. Like a big hug or a big blanket. No big emotions. I think we all desperately need it.
Also reminded me of Julie London.
Very good music. And idk something just keeps me from giving it 4. The music is really good but sounds a lot like many other funky music? And lacks uniqueness and novelty?
Didn't like it nor hate it
I really loved it. Great music that sounds really unforced, pure Bob Dylan in every way possible. Although I didn't get the idea of the album as of a whole and complete unit and shamefully think that one can listen to this album on shuffle.
Generally enjoyed the album, the second half more than the first one. Also cringed a but at the Imagine cover but must admit it was not necessarily a bad experience.
Good action/family movie soundtrack
Realy enjoyed this one and the experience was great. Felt new to me and very fresh. And although it felt like the mixture of Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Cigarettes After Sex, the sound is still very unique
It’s not completely bad but I didn’t like it
Raw and authentic. I appreciated a live recording and of course loved drums solos.
Also this album helped me understand why exactly ‘The World is a Ghetto’ was a 3 - it was too ‘right’, too aligned and ironed. It is generally not bad but not for this style and genre where the feeling of musical freedom is greatly desired.
Fresh and experimental, I absolutely loved it.
Every song and every turn is completely unpredictable and as a result very new and fresh.
Great mixture of industial/electro sounds with Hispanic/African/Eastern/Indian motives
Not my kind of music in general and not that I will listen to any of its tracks ever again but the album is really decent. Too many sounds and noises for me but there are some interesting tracks and the whole sounding is good.
I'm really far from being a shoegaze fan but if stars align I someday might relisten the whole album.
I really loved it.
We all know these songs. And we've heard a million versions of them. Every other well-known artist has brought their own unique sound and meanings (mostly through their vocals), be it grandiosity, overwhelming longing or endless pain. But Willie Nelson has brought the serenity and acceptance of your fate. No hard feelings.
Nelson's vocals are so calm and tender. So are the instruments. There is no storm of emotions but it doesn't mean there is no emotions at all. It's just about having this modest inner strength and not making a big deal of what your life brings.
Perfect album for a demure autumn day, which is what today is.
08.01.25 update: it's been 3 weeks now and I find myself returning to this album very often. It calms and comforts me.
I will forever love La Grange but ladly that’s it
I am no hip hop expert and honestly assumed that Kendrick Lamar’s tunes are innovative and new. I was wrong.
It was interesting and felt like mind-expending experience
I used to think the Stones’ music was noisy, vulgar, pretentious and generally overrated. Whis album proved me wrong. Very nice root rock sounds. ‘Dear Doctor’ is my favorite from the album
So whiny. But hey, thanks for inspiring the Beatles!
I am really disappointed that I didn't love this album because it's the first full Radiohead album that I'd ever listened to and my expectations were high. Generally the sound and harmonies seemed ok - not bad but not super exciting. Maybe I miss some context or something, idk.
I loved Jigsaw Falling Into Place and that's it.
Honestly the never ending unremarkable electric guitar sound just made me exhausted. Only bass lines were nice. I understand why this album is not bad but I completely don't understand why everybody think it's great
Great accordion and generally interesting sound but half way through I got soo bored
I love blues rock and I love Eric Clapton. But this album seemed so fucking long and boring. Also I think Layla doesn't fit into the album at all. Expected some good songs like Layla and didn't get it.
Ugh
Mind blowing and just fucking awesome
Beautiful. Enjoyed every song
I absolutely wasn't aware of the progressive rock era of Elton John and was nicely surprised. I can't say that I loved every song but the title song is extraordinary.
Glam rock is not glam rocking
It’s Elvis
There is a lot of vibe and distinct style but I got a little bored by the middle and by the end of it
I'm not a fan of metal/heavy metal but this is beautiful and really surprised me. Osbourne's vocals and the instruments are heavy rocking but at the same time are also harmonic, symphony-like even.
Although it gets a liiiittle boring because a lot of songs sound the same, this album is a 100% match to my music taste
Besides the fact that Dolly Parton is an absolute treasure (and I’m not even American) and that my heart simply doesn’t allow me to put anything less than 5, I really enjoyed this album. And I felt like being supported and like I’m not alone.
Conceptual, non-trivial indie rock, which is rare in my opinion. Enjoyed it very much
Shitty metal album. I could not get through it
It was nice and I actually danced to some tracks but that's it
For a long time I've been loving Love, God, Working Class Hero, Mother. And really wanted this album to be a 5. But all other songs in this album are just a bunch of crazy weird shit and sound boring. Yoko's vocals is what these other songs are missing.
08.01.25 update: it's also fucking pretentious
It’s ok but not my kind of vibe
This side of Bruce Springsteen's music is praised and recognized less than it deserves. Unlike his more popular songs, this album is heartbreaking but also does not give this overwhelming and almost unrealistic feeling of joy and freedom.
Except Take on me everything else sound absolutely uninteresting and untalented
My ears and brain really enjoyed it. Somehow sounds jazzy but still it's rock music
It must be good but I didn't get it and generally do not understand jazz. And I'm really sad about it
It would be much better to have more of female vocals in this album. Somebody to love is a banger; White rabbit is tense and just great. And guess what they have in common?
Yeah the message made in this very form and shape is clear and strong and I understand this album's significance and impact. Nevertheless all songs sound almost the same - it's just shouting and torturing the instruments. Also shouting not more than 10 words per song.
Beautiful dark vibe. Not suicidally dark but like romantically and gothically dark.
I honestly did not expect much because always thought that Muse is not my kind of music. But from the very beginning this album absorbed me fully and took me to some beautiful intergalactic journey where thanks to the beauty and the power of the music I could touch and experience a huge energy and a lot of love that is there in every one of us
Badly aged 90s shit
So many emotions and images right now. Felling easy, fearless, dreamy, eager for life, full of joy, free, overwhelmed with the feeling of freedom even. Listening to Bruce and this album specifically just took me to my happy carefree teenage years that I never had.
I'm amazed how Jim Morrison can be rough and wild in one song and gentle and meditative in another. Loved this album and was happy to hear new songs that were unknown to me and find out they all are just as great as the popular ones. Easy 5
Although the title song is ok, the rest of it is annoyingly boring
I thinkh Elliott Smith is genius, I think this album is heartbreaking and fascinating in all aspects.
I've been loving this album for a long time but only today I realised how MUCH I fucking love this album. I wish I could erase my memory and listen to it for the first time again.
In my toughest moments I can find comfort and support and sympathy and solidarity in this only album. And that is because I feel like through this album Elliott Smith takes a share of every listener's suffer and pain.
Impressive range of vocals, musicality and genres.
How can a live recording from 1964 sound that good?
I knew the first 2 songs and I love them so much. Just for these two songs I think this album deserves a 5. I really enjoyed other songs too. Whole album is well-balanced and gentle and even tender I'd say. Also the message is presented quite clear but not aggressive in any sense.
I felt really uncomfortable and didn't enjoy the vocals at all. And cringed at some lyrics. Also felt like I'm witnessing someone's mental breakdown and it's realllly bad
The whole album is so polished it became so basic and absolutely bleak. On Spotify there are demo versions included and imho they sound much more authentic and interesting. Enjoyed the 'Bit Part' and really appreciated the 'Mrs. Robinson' cover, it's really good.
The whole albums is a 2 for me. I didn't hear anything spectacular or slightly interesting. But 'My generation' is fucking wild and genius and we, as a fucked up society, are so lucky to have it. I'm putting 4 just because of this song.
Jazz can be good apparently
Ok I know now that Randy Newman is a movie composer among all other things. And yes this album sounds like a movie soundtrack. But in fact while listening to it I felt like I am watching a movie rather than just listening to movie soundtrack album that is just a supplement to some movie.
Also loved this chill vibe.
I hated the "Pink Moon" with all my heart and was horrified when saw Nick Drake again...
But I really loved this album, it's really nice and gentle and harmonic and has these nice jazzy tunes in "Poor Boy". And I just adored "Northern Sky". BUT I STILL HATE THE VOCALS AND STILL CANNOT FATHOM FULLY WHY BECAUSE BOB DYLAN ALSO SINGS OUT OF TUNE BUT I LOVE BOB DYLAN
All good but each song being 4-6 minutes long? Why?
Did Elvis Costello invent the 90th rock in 1977 or did everyone in the 90th just steal from Elvis Costello?
New music frontier I did not need to experience
Sounds harmonic and very sweet and calming. Despite the impact it made I wuld rate it 3 but I fucking love Wouldn't It Be Nice and its feeling of nostalgia.
It was really boring
2 too noisy and I couldn't get through all of the songs. Although I understand the significance Sonic Youth made
Bruce Springsteen the way you expect him to be. But I felt a bit suffocated by this album
I liked the rythms but it's too screamy for me
I was never into Coldplay but it just so happened that I listened to this album while commuting to work on the first warm and sunny day this year in my late spring/early summer clothes and this vibe just hit me. Teenage vibe of easily enjoying your life and each day it brings.
Just nice funk music. Couldn’t finish every song because they all sound similar
Beautiful and balanced. Full of strong emtions and even heartbreaking sometimes. The sounds really give off neon and holy vibes.
Disturbingly experimantal. Not the type of experiments I enjoy.
But this impression is solely based on my listening experience. I should get into more context
Raw, against everyone and everything while not being even slightly pretentious and not trying to be musically likeable. True punk as it should be. Also beautifully gives an understanding of the chaotic absurd and cruel world we live in.
Sounds are interesting and I hear a lot of Pet Sounds influence. But historical narrative is uninteresting itself
It was okay
This is not a music album - it’s a full audio musical play. I felt like I was watching a musical performance with all those decorations, lightning and Kate Bush dancing and signging. Can’t imagine Kate Bush sitting in a small studio recording this
Each song is a really strong statement in both sound and lyrics but they get so boring and tedious so fast. The repeating melody and lyrics line. I got bored of these songs a few years ago and I still can’t listen to them without getting bored
I love the funky sounds of Billie Jean and I understand the significance of this album but it just didn't catch my attention and I didn't vibe with it despite all the funk and disco and pop sounds. Also I thought that pop music must be catchy and this one (except Beat It and Billie Jean) is not
Like a weighted blanket and a cup of hot herbal tea on a frosty autumn day, a gentle invitation for confession. You hear Leonard Cohen confessing but it feels like you are the one actually confessing with your bear soul
I liked the dark vibe and hard sounds that actually sound soft and not noisy. Also loved the punkish sounds of Interzone
