okay for a road trip i guess

hey man that's an okay jazz record. i will listen to it again probably, it actually got me going. - dude who dislikes jazz records as a personality trait

what a comforting record. definitely will be returning to this one!

unique, timeless record. 2009 i miss you

i have no idea why nobody told tracy chapman slapped this hard. she rly knows how to hit wtf

solid one, robert smith band. kinda weird to find out this late into my musical explorations that so much of my guitar playing style is owed to this dude. i thought i was learning from kele & russell bloc party. learned better today

instantly loved this one. pretty healthy amount of contrasts & a particular taste for textures & musical narratives. cool intro to this guy!

weird to listen to this one in full being more familiar with their later work, which pivots more toward... rock opera type sounds. here they're at their most stripped down i've heard them & that's fine, it suits them better imo. the orchestration in their later records rob them of the simplicity that gives this particular record charm imo. that said, there's nothing in particular here that draws me in.

maybe bc i listened to swordfishtrombones first this one didn't hit as hard. what i did get from this one is what justin vernon wishes he sounded like when he shouts! good to know waits was accompanied by pretty fun instrumentation more than once. definitely made me curious to dive deeper into his stuff

going into this always having experienced a particular dislike for every single bowie song i've ever heard i was rly surprised to enjoy the first track on this record. i have been pulled in. i am a sucker for deliberate attempts at pushing songwriting somewhere it hasn't been before & a handful of tracks here are very obviously exactly that. that's commendable. i might just have to change my mind on this dead dude.

why do ppl like the rolling stones. television is right here??? whatever. i was into it at first but as the record dragged on i felt more & more detached from it. it's okay.

gonna be real i am so relieved all of the tracks on this one are under 3mins long. i have no idea why this thing is on this list. all of these songs sound the same. what the fuck

positively dripping with personality! & it's not vapid either, it's earnest, focused, fun & concerned with having something to say. p good!

bro, i cannot believe nirvana is among the first 5 stars i give these. grew up thinking these dudes were overrated af bc i only knew their overplayed singles. listening to nevermind now i can't help but feel like we would only have stood to gain if Kurt had managed to hold on a little tighter. on the other hand, that tragedy confirms just how disgustingly predatory the music industry is. nothing has changed. anyway, this record has zero skips for me & it still sounds fresh & necessary today. that's impressive.

didn't rly do much for me if i'm being honest.

not my jam, tho i can give them credit for how innovative this probably was at the time. the lyrics mostly took me out of it but again, i can understand that this is when this type of music was first starting to get some traction. on one hand i wish songwriting like this made a comeback, on the other hand i know songwriting like this still exists & i -don't- listen to it nor seek it out. cool cover!

what a smooth little record. perfect for a monday morning shift, as comforting & warm as cupping a freshly brewed cup of matcha tea. p sweet!