Shining star is a classic, Title Track is fine but Africano and Happy Feelin' are the two best tracks, don't really care much for the rest. I wanted more horns, more groove and for the drums to do anything interesting. Bass & guitar player rip, and I can get down with some xylophone. I'll round up to a 3, but I feel like I'll look back on this as generous.

I could take or leave the first 3rd of this album, but I really dig the final 2/3. Love that every song has a big intro- feels like goth jam band. Some songs the vocals absolutely hit for me, but the instrumentation & the production take this over the top. If I listened to this album when I was 13 I may have gone through a goth phase.

I've not heard this album in years (it's 12+yrs old?!), but I knew I enjoyed it coming in. It's a solid album and doesn't feel like an R&B album, lots of experimental aspects. Sweet Life, Pyramid & Pink Matter are standouts. There's a few songs that I don't love, but even in those songs, I typically like the music/beat. They really should have half & quarter stars on this. 4.5/5 so it gets rounded down, mainly because I feel weird rounding up in this instance.

I really only knew of the isley brothers as Ronald & Ernie, so it was kinda wild to learn there was other Isley Brothers and they even let a Brother-in-law in. Somehow, I had no idea they wrote That Lady. I can't unhear it now. This is Ernies first album as a member (leas guitar) and he kills it in every song. Some songs feel a bit like Grown-Up Jackson 5, and some have a Stevie Wonder vibe with the Clavinet. There's also moments that give me 90s r&b vibes. There's so much groove & funk in this album, killer guitar licks and solos and Mr. Biggs' voice is amazing throughout everything. There's a miss or two, so I'd call it 4.75/5. I'll round down again, since I think it's hard to rate 5/5 if it's not perfect.

If you only listened to the 4-5 remastered songs, you messed up. The original album is pretty damn good. I've never run into anyone in my life who gives a shit about Thin Lizzy, and I guess we're all wrong? The front man is kind of corny at times, but probably wasn't corny at the time. He's got a good voice though, so whatever. Music wise this is great, guitar, bass & drums all find time to shine together and in their own thru solos & intros. They're all over the place- there's some funkyness with a sax, bluesy feels with a harmonica, metal vibes with driving bass & drums, and a ballad that they abandon like 3/4 thru to rock instead. 4.5ish, The Boys are Back in Town sucks & some of the mixing is a little odd & inconsistent. Apparently some or a bunch of stuff was overdubbed, depending on who you believe- there's a few parts that are real obvious. I'm beginning to think I'm going to like all 1001 albums, or maybe Thin Lizzy rocks

Seems like these guys influenced a lot of punk down, there's familiar guitar licks and some of the vocal choices feel like late 80s/90s punk. Got some Rancid vibes here and there. While I can appreciate their influence, there wasn't a whole lot that grabbed me, no real reason I could see myself coming back to this album It seems like all of our albums have been from the 70s and maybe I'm just getting a little burnt out. 3.25/5

Like the guys voice. Seems very 60s, it's fine, but everything is pretty similar. I like the guitar tone in You Won't Give Him & Hard, Ain't It. The horns coming in, in a later track gives a much needed change. High 2s for me

Hated the first song & thought that was what I was getting into, but it turned around immediately. There's a few songs or pieces of songs that just feel like UK- Beatles vibes. I don't know how you can hear Magic America & not think Beatles. I like a lot of the punk leaning stuff a lot, but the odd ball stuff even more. Like we're really doing some waltz stuff with a woodwind section or some shit? They are cause it works! End of the Century may be my favorite song we've heard so far, London Loves was a close second. There's so much variety in this album, from the laundry list of instruments they use, guitar tones & genres they dip into. Probably my favorite album so far, 4.8, but that's still a 4.

I liked this a lot, way more than I thought. I didn't recognize anything at all on it. Everything was different but still fits together, never felt stagnant, never felt repetitive. Felt very 60s, but in a good way. Got CCR vibes at times, didn't realize this would lean as country as it did. I loved everything on this, a couple of long songs that I didn't want to end. I thought Down By The River was the best song, then heard Running Dry and I almost forgot about Down By The River. Then I heard Cowgirl on the Sand, and forgot about the other two. I feel like a bunch of Indy Rock bands have been chasing this sound and feeling for my whole life. I could believe that it came out 5 years ago, instead of 50. I think those 3 songs are all in the top 5-7 songs I've heard through this so far. If this isn't a 5, I'm not sure what is.

I can't figure out how to say "didn't listen" after the fact. I fucking hate christmas music, so it's getting a 1.

I really enjoyed this album, there were a couple songs that were just "eh" to me, but the ones I liked, I liked a lot. Oasis definitely has their sound figured out, but this album hardly feels repetitive. It did make me interested to listen to more Oasis to see what their range would be. I'd give this a 4.7/5, I thought I knew what I was getting into coming in, and I was right, but I wasn't disappointed.

I had no idea what to expect coming in. I've heard a lot of current artists (Kendrick, Frank Ocean) site Sade as an inspiration. I expected maybe more of an R&B tilt to this album. I was pleasantly surprised, its kinda funky and groovy, but I don't really know how to take this album. There's time that it feels like they set out to make the most jamming elevator music, but then there songs with a more poppy slant that end up feeling really jazzy. At times songs feel like they're just fluff, but I'm not sure how true that is. Lyrics don't seem to completely matter, and for being sort of poppy it's wild how some of these songs are structured. Sade doesn't seem to follow the pop music: verse, hook, verse, hook, bridge(?) hook. Instead some songs feel like they have 3 different hooks, or no hooks. Because of the atypical song structures, I'm not sure if this album is deep or just fluff. Songs flow and evolve, almost making them feel more raw, real, deep. Many listeners turn to lyrics to bring everything together, and some of the lyrics feel like they're just there to occupy the space. The last song is good, almost doesn't feel like it completely fits, but the previous two songs are amazing- they have almost a smoky jazz club vibe to them. I liked this way more than expected, but still don't really know how I feel about it. It was probably the most interesting thing we've heard so far. I'd rate it mid 3's, maybe higher after another listen.

Love this album, I came in thinking this was a 5 and I couldn't find a reason for it not to be. I hate skits & interludes, but these were all quick & painless. I've usually skipped Toliet Tisha, but it's really not a bad song. Stankonia is one of the best hip hop albums of all time, but might not even be the best Outkast album.

It's fine, I can't say any of these song really crack my top 10 favorite Ray Charles songs. I like the big band stuff way more than I like any of the ballads, but there was nothing that really hooked me. All the songs with the big string arrangements felt like they should be on a Disney soundtrack. I can't say that's a bad thing, maybe a testament to how good Disney songs usually are. Production wise there's some spots that are harsh and distorted. Some of it happens on the vocal tracks and I think it almost adds to the recording, but it just sounds bad when it happens to the horns. I'd call this middle of the road, completely average, 2.5/5, but I'll round up because I really like a decent amount of his music, just not much on this one.

I think I'm supposed to quote El Duderino and call it a day, but I actually gave this one a chance. This felt like they wanted to make a safe 70s rock album, realized it was boring and looked for a new slant. There's these little country feels coming through, but it's all so polished it doesn't feel authentic to that style. I love the harmonies, but not really enough The hits are fine, just massively overplayed, but that's not really The Eagles fault. It's probably a good thing if you were looking at it from the bands perspective. For the amount of people that say they Hate the fuckin' Eagles, this should be bad. I'm indifferent to the Eagles... maybe that's worse?

I really enjoyed this, so much so that I feel like I've been missing out by not really listening to Dylan. While the production is simple- dude, guitar, harmonica, it fits perfectly. There's nothing to get in the way of his words. All the more folk-y stuff is top notch. I love the Talkin Blues style and Dylan I'd one of the best I've heard do it. There's a few songs that feel like poetry with a guitar. While I usually don't care that style, I love what Dylan does in that realm. He makes things feel like they carry more weight- fuck your rhyme scheme or rhyming at all, I got stuff to say. Favorite song is easily Masters of War, it feels timeless. The minor chords give the song a dark and brooding feel, the lyrics and delivery are so raw- he's mad, you should be too. It reminds me of a few emo/alternative bands acoustic sets, feels so emotional. There's nothing less than great on this album, no skips. I like the not so serious stuff, love the serious and emotional stuff. Easily a 5.

Queen is one of those bands where I don't give a shit about their studio stuff, but love all of the Live stuff I've seen/heard. Everything is so big and grandiose, Freddie's vocals sound so perfect it feels fake/manipulated. I don't love the heavy use of effects on the harmonies and they go back to that well a little too often for my liking. Of course, they rock, guitar player shreds, drummer and bass are perfect in the pocket together. It feels like a pre-pop album thinking about the scope and all of the time the mixing and layering had to take. I don't really care for any of the stuff that sounds ragtime-y, but everything else is pretty damn good. I'd call this a solid 4.75

Like most of these older bands, I'm only familiar with their big songs. This is a really solid debut album by itself, but it's fun to see them trying to discover their sound. There's stuff that feels like classic rock, but other songs that sound like great versions of classic rock. Some of the bluesy stuff kind of caught me off guard, but thinking of British Invasion days it doesn't feel out of place. Some of the vocals sound like a bad James Brown impression, but the instrumentation, mainly drums make me look past it. I'd give it a low 4. Liked it but didn't love it.

I felt like I was in Blade or Crank for most of this album. There's a lot of weirdo techno elements throughout this album that keeps it interesting, but it's a bit long. I think there's a good mix of samples and synths with what sounds like legit instruments. There's some cool builds and drops, that got me moving a little. I'm a sucker for synchopation, and there's a good amount in the album. The Fat of the Land is much more of a Prodigy album I would listen to. There's cool parts in this one, and some sounds that carry over through to the next album. In a few tracks, but mainly the last track there's this crash/bass hit combo you hear all over Firestarter, Smack my Bitch Up, Breathe. It's kinda cool to see where it started. I prefer a bit more lyrics but there's some earwigs in here for sure. I can't imagine anyone in our group going over 2, I'd call it a 3 and chang though

I don't get it. It's like no one told these guys they're a band and they're just out there playing 4 separate songs at once. There's seconds that sound like music and then it goes back to noise. Maybe I'm just too dumb to get it.

If you love the tambourine this shit is for you. While I don't love the way this was mixed, overall I enjoyed this more than I expected. It's a bit more gritty than I expected, I thought The Monkees would be more polished. There's some interesting experimental tracks that I'm unsure about, but credit for taking chances. I wasn't expecting strings, banjo & steel guitars but it all fit. This is the kind of stuff I think of, when I think 60s pop, I just usually think of better bands. It was fine, a bit boring.

I didn't expect the range shown on this album. The heavier rock and blues stuff I was completely expecting, but the folky and country stuff threw me a curveball. I really wasn't expecting banjo and mandolin, spoons (?) and bongos (?). The steel guitars was also a surprise but didn't seem that crazy. There's a lot of depth here, the harder stuff rocks, the slower stuff rocks, even the acoustic stuff has some experimental vibes and that all rocks.

I didn't expect how electronic this was, from drums all the way to synth and laser sound effects. There's even lots of atmospheric and textured layers throughout songs that lean more towards rock/alternative. I've mentioned this in other reviews, but I love synchopation and atypical rhythms/polyrythms and we have some of that in a lot of these songs. There's songs that feel like they don't stay in the same time, I assume it's on purpose or I'm wrong though. Super interesting, not really what I was expecting, low 4s because some of the electronic stuff did sorta drag on and mix together. It's made me interested to listen to more of their stuff and see how they evolved from their first few albums into this one.

There's a couple good songs on this and some really cool guitar parts, overall I like his voice. I don't really care for her voice except for a song, maybe two. There's a decent mix of blues, folk, country vibes, but nothing that really hooks me. End of The Rainbow is solid, probably best thing on this album.

I loved this shit, Ghost is what I think about when I think New York rap. The beats are just ridiculous- there's legendary producers all over this album. There's so much swing and samples arent chopped in a way that things always feel perfect. Its right up my alley. This hits on like 2 different layers of nostalgia. The worst parts of this album were the skits and the features. Raekwon holds his own most of the time, Method absolutely kills his one appearance, and Dirt's spot is perfect, but almost no one else could hang in the pocket on some of this weird stuff like Ghost. Not counting the skits, I didn't love 1/3 of the songs, but I liked them, the other 2/3 I loved. There's a 5 star album in there that's maybe about 45 minutes long, but as a whole I'd give this a 4.6

Lots of this stuff feels formulaic and a little too polished. Their harmonies are solid, but still a bit of a snoozer. The songs that Dolly takes the lead are solid, Wildflowers is great, Rosewood Casket is killer. I didn't really care for much otherwise.

Lots of harmonies, takes a little while to get used to. They made a lot of songs feel floaty and dreamy. I didn't think I was going to recognize anything, but knew a few. I really liked the dynamic or like the mood changes throughout songs, it's not something I can think of other people doing. The mood changes along with the lyrics that don't always follow traditional rhyme schemes kept things interesting. I appreciate the experimental aspects of this album while still feeling a bit poppy.

I can never fully get into albums with the huge production and Orchestra vibe because I base it off this album. I love the harmonies- the vocals and lyrics in general. The mixing of the vocals is amazing. There's so much going on musically in all these songs and it's not distracting, it adds to the feel. There's not a not great song on this album.

It gets funky and groovy, bass player is a killer. The lady has an awesome voice, the dude not so much. I think my Fresh Thyme might play something from this album. Maybe it's good shopping or on hold music. It does a good job of bleeding together, the only time it got much of a reaction from me was when the lyrics were so bad "I hope you never change, I'll call you Jimmy call you James" "Every Monday is goodbye Sunday" ... no thanks

This flew by, there was a lot of diversity in sounds and vocal delivery that helped the album never feel stagnant. I was surprised how punk-y some of the songs leaned. Their drummer is a killer, really loved a lot of what he brought to the table.

Love a lot of the 80s Dance pop feels, its like if Paula Abdul tried to tap. It feels like she sings nonsense and I think I love that the most. "I'm in a home run, on the last stretch" "I'm in a home run, on the left foot with the right foot" what the hell does that mean? I don't care, it's such a jam. I didn't really care for the rap other than a song or two. Felt very "rippity rippty rap", kind of cool she was bringing rap into something the feels very poppy. Some of the shit is so goofy it just doesn't feel like it fits. It's a little long, but I'd be a liar if I didn't say I had that Buffalo Stance hook in my head the last few days.

The first track feels so different than the rest of the album, it's kind of confusing. There was cool stuff happening, but set up a weird expectation. I love how raw and unpolished it was, guitar player shreds and drummer is awesome. It felt like a live album at first, and it feels real dirty, gritty, sort of punk- I think that fits well. It feels like it has misrepresented itself as a live album, and the two live tracks at the end feel a little tacked on. 4.5 there were a lot of really cool elements and the shit rocks.

I tried to listen to this album like 10 years ago and turned it off after track 2 thinking that he's just not for me. I still didn't care for those first two songs but I enjoyed most of the rest of it. I'll take Freewheelin' over this but I'm still interested into listening to more of his stuff.

This was great, his voice is amazing, the whole band is amazing. I listened to it twice cause it flew by so fast.

I dont really get it, I wasn't even sure the genre I was listening to through a lot of this. Is this like pre-ska girl punk? Dub-Jazz? I like her voice at parts but there's a lot of stuff that feel out of time. There's moments in this album that I dig, track 5,6&7 makes sense to me and some of it gets groovy, but there's lots of just artsy weirdo shit that I can't really figure out.

I guess these are songs. The drummer and bass player did their best to salvage it, but the shitty synth textures and swells do a solid job at taking attention away from the only interesting thing going on in most these "songs"