I have very little opinion about this album. I don't mind hearing it, I wouldn't have minded to not ever have listened to it. In between 2 and 3 for me, but I'll give it a 2 just because I find the album a bit boring.
I can understand why people with long hair feel cool / enjoy themselves when listening to this, but too many owows and aeeaeeas for my taste.
Nice voice and comforting music, but wouldn't necessarily listen again.
I enjoyed the background choir and I like Suspicious Minds, just don't like Elvis.
Big Poppa is a classic, but the entire album feels quite aggressive and I'm not very into rap in general.
Bit unsettling but not too much to not want to listen to it.
Very powerful yet with ominous undertones. Love Hey. Would give between 4 and 5 if possible.
Had never heard of it before but thought it was fine. Wouldn't necessarily listen again.
Made the mistake of listening to the full 2,5 hours only to find out the original album was only the first 10 songs. Still, did like it, would perhaps listen again in a while.
Update 2 years later: I did not, downgrading from 4 to 3.
Really not my thing, did make me laugh listening to it while drawing.
Really not a fan of Christmas music in general, but the variety of great artists and the amount of Christmas classics makes up for it. If I would be a bigger fan of Christmas this would be my favorite album.
Nice background music, but no song really stood out to me enough to want to listen to it again.
I like Dusty's voice and love Summer Is Over, but I wouldn't necessarily listen to the album again.
Calming music but never boring. I had never heard of Robert Wyatt before but I really enjoyed this album; it reminded me of both Nick Drake and Blackstar by David Bowie. Will probably listen again.
I am generally not a big fan of Coldplay, and particularly dislike their music of the latest years, but I guess this album is okay. Still I found it quite boring and wondered 2 times during listening it whether it was close to ending already.
One of my favourite Bowie albums, so much so that I don't listen to it that often anymore to avoid the songs losing their magic.
Although all the songs have a weirdness to them, with some unconventional build-ups and unrecognizable sounds, the first 70% of the album consists of absolute bangers. Then the strangeness diverges into a very ominous final part, which is both a shame and a bold move. Even so, I can appreciate the contrast; it makes you leave the album with a very different feeling than when starting it.
They are unique, out of this world, and apparently their live performances were phenomenal. I'm happy that I knew them before I started listening, otherwise you don't know what's coming to you.
For their legacy and uniqueness, I would give them 4 stars, but this is the most unsettling album I have ever listened to and I don't think I would ever want to listen to it again, so 1 star off for me.
Very R&B, which is usually not really my thing, but some interesting polyphony gave it some extra appeal. Just like most R&B, it would be suitable as background music in almost any situation, but if I have some attention to spare I think I would prefer a different album.
In general, I enjoy a song or two by Rufus Wainright, but for an entire album all enjoyment is lost. His voice is producing sound 95% of the time, and I found myself wondering multiple times when the album would be done. Still the classical/orchestral elements are interesting, and probably the music is qualitatively good.
I love the deep and scrapy sound of Michael Kiwanuka's voice that with its limited reach is not even always that pitch perfect. I enjoy all his albums, but this album in particular is a masterpiece. It starts out super energetic, but also has a very melancholic, almost depressing, sound throughout the entire album, with melodies and features coming back once in a while. Atm I especially enjoy I've Been Dazed, and the transition from Interlude (Loving The People) to Solid Ground. A very much deserved 5 stars!!!
Her voice and lyrics are so powerful I cannot give anything below 4 stars. I don't think I will actively put the album on again, but would never mind listening to it.
Didn't particularly like nor dislike. Listened to it two times now and it still hasn't made an impression. Probably I just don't know enough about it, or didn't know the songs well enough, to truly enjoy the live album. I only give 2 stars if I dislike listening to it, so 3 stars for me.
It's a nice album, but my personal preference would go out to Brothers in Arms rather than this. Aside from Sultans of Swing, all songs feel kind of the same, and after having finished the album I don't feel any different than before.
I'm no particular fan of hiphop, but this album got me bouncing for the entirity of its duration.
Somewhere between 3 and 4, but I already gave Coldplay 3 so I have to do 4 now.
I actually quite liked the music and the messiness/punk-sound of it, and if I do my best to listen through the sound of Dexter Holland's voice I can kind of enjoy the album. Unfortunately, my personal antipathy for his way of singing is enough for me to never want to sit through an Offspring album again.
Not into hiphop in general, although this album has some fun elements to it. I do feel a bit uncomfortable listing to this as an introverted white woman, so I'd rather not listen to it again.
Probably well-deserved in terms of quality and progressiveness to rate this high, but I've listened to the album three times now and not one song really seams to stick. Only, each time I get to ``Tears'' I remember that I'm actually listening to the album, and I do enjoy the melodies and chord evolution. The rest is probably just not my particular taste in music.
Ideally I'd give it somewhere between 3 and 4, but I listened to it twice now and enjoyed it enough both times to give it the benefit of the doubt.
No particular fan of drum and bass, so don't think I will listen to it again, but it did put me in quite the focus while studying.
Fun and messy! Never heard of them before.
A bit too much Elton John for me, I really started to dislike his way of singing about halfway through. I do like many others of his songs though, so I'm looking forward to getting one of his other albums.
Moving album and beautiful language. 'Svefn-g-englar' and 'Hjartao hamast (bamm bamm bamm)' blow me away each time. First 5 I'm giving to an album I hadn't heard before.
Not the most riveting album, as the songs are very quiet and modest, but I very much enjoy Nico's voice and slightly exotic pronunciation. Would give a 3.5 if possible, but rounding it up because <3 Nico.
All of the songs are very Meat-Loafie in the sense that all of them reminded me of Paradise By the Dashboard Light. I don't necessarily mind that, but I also don't enjoy it, so no more than 2/5 for me.
Solid 3,5 in my eyes, giving it 3 stars just because of chance.
Not bad, just not my personal taste. There was not one song that stuck with me.
Personal faves of the moment: Right & Somebody up There Likes Me
The first track (Metronomic Underground) really sparked my interest, and made me think this might be a 5-starrer for me, but it turned out to be my favourite track in the end. For that, I downgrade it one star (might regret it later...), but really happy to have become acquainted with the album, and the voices of stereolab that seemed to act as additional instruments from time to time.
Some fun songs, some good songs, but not one particularly within my personal taste in music, so can't give it more than 3 stars.
I'd say a spot-on 3.5 for me, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, just because their sound and songs are so unique and silly, and there are some bangers there.
Doesn't do enough for me to want to listen to it again, but doesn't put me off enough to give it any lower than 3.
Energetic, rough, a very distinctive sound, makes me feel like driving on the highway with the windows open.
Sounds fun to attend a live concert of, but I probably won't listen to it again.
Not in my top 5 favourite Bowie albums, but <3 Bowie so still 5 stars.
Overall a very soothing and pretty album, and I like when they do the doo-doo-doo (Lady of the Island, Song with No Words). Although I usually really appreciate polyphoy, it's close to an overkill for me. I wouldn't want to listen to the album twice in a row. Based on that, and the fact that not one song really moved me, I'm keeping it at a humble 3 stars. Might regret later.
I prefer Blood Sugar Sex Magik over this one, and I'd give that one 4 stars, so makes sense to give this one 3. Don't intend on listening again.
I quite like More Than a Feeling, but other than that I can get a bit tired of the dramatic singing style.
Great energy. The song Lust for Life is amazing. Love the occasional back ground singers. Would have given 4 stars half a year ago, but tend more to 5 now that I've seen him live.
Most of the songs don't even do that much for me, but I find Lilac Wine and Wild is the Wind so incredibly beautiful that I want to give it 5. Her voice is so unique and fitting to all her songs, wow.
Very intense, sometimes a bit uncomfortable to listen to, but I guess that's part of the appeal.
Both confusing and catchy. Want to dance to it but really can't. Would listen again.
To me it turned out not to be the most memorable album, as I had to listen to it at least 3 times to remember it well enough to give a rating later on. Still, it is a very energetic and generally fun album. Also ahead of its time; a similar album could have been released decades later. Would listen again, although not at the top of my list.
Industrial, sometimes bombastic, and a very 80s sound. A sound that disappeared after the 80s, and has therefore ruined its own timelessness in my opinion. Modest 3 for me.
Cool, influential, and simply a classic. I'm glad I heard it once, but I won't put it on again.
Can't fully explain why, but I just really enjoy the sound of The White Stripes. It seems very unpolished, with Jack not having the most conventional singing voice, and a bass drum that is more in the foreground than in any other song I know. Apparently, this is their least appreciated album, but I don't care, I had a great time anyway.
Agreeable album, probably influential in its time, but to me nothing to write home about now. I wouldn't be against listening to it again, but most likely I will completely forget its and therefore the band's existence. 'Smug' was my favorite, because of the Beach Boys-like elements in the singing, and the '... you have cheated you, choo, choo, choo'.
Perhaps the most difficult one yet. I feel their soothing and sometimes even experimental sounds deserve 4 from me, but for no particular reason I don't see myself putting this album on any time soon again. Draft Morning & Tribal Gathering are personal favourites.
Hiphop classic, but I'm just not into hiphop. When I listen to music, I barely listen to lyrics and mostly listen to melody. In this album the focus is reversed, making that I cannot really enjoy its qualities. In between 2 and 3 for me, but bumping to 3 because I can enjoy the oldschool sound.
Soul is not really up my alley, but I am a sucker for horns and background choirs. It's insane to think this album is from 1969 (and by coincidence this is also my 69th album reveal :o). 'One Woman' is absolutely amazing. I can imagine listening to this album while walking through a field in the sun and feeling like the happiest person alive. In between 4 and 5 for me, but just for that hypothetical feeling I grant it a 5.
Amazed that I never heard of this band before, and I am very happy to have listened to this album. The indierockish sounds combined with the high vocals of the lead singer sometimes remind me of other bands as The Shins and DeWolff, but then it surprises with some more 'weird' elements. I even get a bit of an Animal Collective feeling from 'I Live With You'.
Slightly on the fence about this one, but I'll give it a 5 anyway. I think this album is a fan favourite among many of the hardcore Radioihead fans, but I am (still) in the stadium where I prefer In Rainbows and OK Computer. Maybe later in life, I will have found the maturity to enjoy this one most.
All-time-classic. However, I've heard the holy trinity in the middle almost too many times to still enjoy, and most of the other songs (excluding Wanna Be Startin' Somethin') are simply okay in my opinion. I don't think I will ever really 'mind' to hear the album, so I will give it a 4 anyways. Do prefer Bad and Off the Wall though.
Ironically, there is something about this album that really stresses me out. Instead of being calmed down I start thinking about the purpose of life and the future death of everyone I care about and myself. I'd rather listen to something that distracts me from those thoughts. I can imagine it being a very influential piece, but for my own unease, I can't give it any higher than 2.
Dark, industrial and messy at the same time, 80s, and very British. The combination is fun enough to see through the fact that all the songs sound the same.
Classic country sound, and a nice voice, but apart from that I cannot think of anything positive. Apparently in 2016 she said about Donald Trump "I just think he's the only one who's going to turn this country around.", and she might have been right about that one.
Overall happy and hopeful album with a killer opening and closing track. In between 3 and 4 for me, but the singing, harmonies and unique elements make me lenient.
Amazing album, there is no single bad or boring song on it (ignoring Fitter Happier). My personal favourites at the moment are Subterranean Homesick Alien and Lucky.
