Energiek, maar niet helemaal mijn ding.
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.
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!!!
Gospel/soul is not one of my favourite genres, but 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 hear through the sound of Dexter Holland's voice I can kind of enjoy the album. Unfortunately, my personal antipathy for way of singing is enough for me to never want to sit through an Offspring album 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, but because there was no one song that caught my ear, I'm giving it 4 instead of 5.
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 Magic 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 dramatical singing.
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 the goal.
Both confusing and catchy. Want to dance to it but really can't. Would listen again.
Cool, influential, and simply a classic. I'm glad I heard it once, but I won't put it on again.
