Diverse style in first few songs before The Police sound I knew of. All time great song Every Breath You Take but only 'O My God' did I also want to add to my library.
Songs in easy to listen order, has a couple songs that scream the 70s, you've heard in countless movies. Love the insrtumental and the blues song. Added 6+ songs to lib. Solid, nothing made me want to skip to the next song, good variety but still sounds like JA.
Funky groove to open, followed by a 60s spy song? Living For The City is good but the mid interupt will grow on me, already loved higher ground. Good sound overall, enjoyed it even though its not what I would normally pick. Nice and short, doesn't overstay itself.
Classic Xmas songs, plenty you times you heard these versions growing up. Sound like they should with some motown swing.
Discordant intro that makes me want a bit more. Like the sound, songs feel slightly drawn out at times. Artsy to be artsy, like it was made as an itunes exclusive for Ipod launch. Chill vibe despite the discordance liked how it all came together, sum is better than the parts, not sure how replayable just one song is, what do I add to my lib?
Chill, dreamy vibe. Can't understand a bunch of lyrics but don't care. Just want to close my eyes and sway. Makes me want to put it on loud in the house and get lost cleaning. Are they hypnotists?
Slightly earlier version of sound I grew up on once branching out from what siblings played. Early alternative rock. Light, goes by quick.
I hate live albums. I really hate live albums. I love JC, and really enjoy his interactions with the crowd, and some songs just sound right with him infront of inmates. I want to like this more than I do :(
Quirky, funky, poppy, always themselves. I am biased though, I think Talking Heads is the best "80s" band. Fun songs, makes you want to move. Simple constructed lyrics but not shallow. Not a sound replicated by other bands, like they are their own style. Not their best album though :P
First album I don't know if I've ever heard a song from. Digging it, first few songs have good sound and flow well. Middle piano songs are ok but just changed the mood too much and songs started to just sound formulaic before switching back to better development in Hard To Say Goodbye thru the finish. Can't stop thinking it reminds me of Black Keys if they had more diversity in sound, with clean and solid vocals instead of distorted.
Floyd doesn't produce songs, they make albums that are a whole experience and just the songs never sound right without that context as amazing as they are. Making albums like this is a lost art.
Overproduced pop, a genre I normally steer clear of with some exceptions. This isn't one of them. Human is ok, rest is uninteresting noises with some good singing. Then the good singing gets weird just to be weird. Reminds me of college and the "I'm gunna be a pah-du-cah" crew.
I don't mind it. Got some bop and jazzy funk, I don't hate saxs so digging those solos. Sounds standard late 70s, liked the mid tracks the most. I'd almost rather just hear the band jam for 40 mins.
Takes me back to high school, had some friends who would always play this or Godsmack, and I remember watching the debut on Conan. Scream metal isn't usually my thing, even with my taste in music expanding greatly. It can be hard to recognize bands or albums that are great at what they are but not in your wheelhouse. Raw energy that is contagious this whole album but exhausting by the end. Something that I would still only listen to situationally or as a part of another media (songs in video games) not casually on my own.
Thought I'd like it more than I would. Some En Vougue vibes at times, I grew up in the 90s so this pop isn't new, it's all my sister listened to. Nothing stands out on this album a whole lot, just got kinda boring.
Full disclosure, I love the movie Harold and Maude and this album is like it's unofficial sountrack. The song the album is named after is a low key all time favorite of mine I awlays want more than the 1 minute it gives us. Nice albumb to listen to in the car when you need a change of pace from something heavy.
Clean your house music, in a good way. Good beats, repeatative in the right ways not droning. Poor Leno reminds me of that cosmic russian yodeling video too much though. Not something I'd choose often but def worth another listen. Took me way too long to figure out where I always heard Remind Me from lol Geico commercials.
Had a couple songs from this album already in my playlist, but never listened to this album as a whole yet, or really much of Finley Quaye at all. Lots of influences merge into something thats kinda groovey, jazzy and bluesy at times, 90s uk pop at times. I liked it as a whole but the end is harsh.
Who knew I was a Dead Head? I even loathe live albums and this just felt like an hour long song. Very little crowd interaction good or bad which I prefer, just straight up funky, groovey, bluesy jam session.
I didn't get them back in the day when my friends liked this band, and still it's just drums beats as men take turns yelling words into mics. Every now and then there is a riff. I didn't hate it but no tracks really make me want to listen to anything more from them.
It wouldn't get meme'd on if it weren't either amazing or amazingly bad. Short album in which half of it is an all time classic, song.
Seems like a B or C album even back in the day, sounds ok but pretty basic cheesy/corny lyrics on any song that isn't a cover, very big "meh" or shrug. Reminds me of corperate country today in that regard.
I liked one or two of the songs...but man does this go from listening to music to filling out a restraining order on the behalf of someone and back. Some of the songs are just fever dreams of noise. Mixed in will be something more attune to playing in an elevator.
Thought I would enjoy it more but found most of the album to just drone on. The songs start off ok but end up just being the same progression throughout, not very dynamic. I may have to come back to this one later.
Whoever produced this album did Kid Rock too many favors. It's not great music, has some pretty self absorbed lyrics, but it's fun. Small bias cause this came out when I was in high school and songs from here played at every party. Sometimes its nice not to think too much about it.
I'm sure if I were from the UK or going to bars in the midwest were my thing, this would be a band I'd listen to. I like the mix of modern and traditional instruments but the shanties get old after awhile.
I was familiar with lots of his songs but never listened to an album before this. Loved it, Randy's music is one of kind. Lots of decent tracks and unique tracks.
Super fun, pure, simple rock.
A couple really good songs, and a bunch of average to good ones.
I'm familiar with Kinks songs, but this is the first album of theirs I've actually listened too. I thought it started off strong then faded to average. It does make me want to explore more into Kinks but I'm sure 1001 has another album of theirs.
As a whole, pleasant to listen to. First Billy Joel album I've listened to though very familiar with some of his songs including the "hit" from this group. I ended up liking Viena the best. Not something I'd really choose to put on but not disappointed if it is on.
Ok funk songs, but all longer than they need to be with incredibly shallow lyrics featuring random French buzz words
Lots of good classic songs. I like The Beatles but also like other artists of that time more.
A bunch of all time, one of a kind classics, with some filler mixed in. Love Jimi's slower blues songs.
Fun at first, and good to move to but mundane after awhile.
Worth a second listen, I wanted to like it more but often felt something was missing like how Smokin Joe has some technically correct blues music that lacks soul. The album sounds like it was contractionally mandated.
If you want to havea albums on this list, they need to be a step above board tapes. This sounds like it was recorded from a TV broadcast. I'm not buying the time period as an excuse.
That being said....its some ok jazz. Thats about it.
Listened to this on a walk, and had a jazzy, dreamy soundtrack. It does just kinda keep going on, no real breaks but not exhausting just hard to latch onto something other than album as a whole. Would totally listen to again and enjoy.
Lots of hits I already knew, really enjoyed the songs I hadn't heard, solid all the way thru. Boogie rock at its best.
The hits on this album do a very good job of encompasing the music of my youth (90s Alternative) and I've heard them lots but not the album, read enough that people think this album is amazing. The hits are as great as they've ever been, the rest of the album left me on the brink of believing those other statements but never quite finding the magic. It may grow to 4 stars after a relisten or two.
I like Muddy Waters. I loathe live albums. This sounds like they could only record with two mics, gave one for vocals which sound great, and one for the rest of the band as an overheard. Everything else sounds muddy, flat. I've heard board tapes sound better.
It smacked everyone in the face when it debuted and today it still....sigh...slaps. Already had 5 songs in my library, I can remember both of my sisters playing the shit out of this album growing up.
A couple all time songs, a unique sound, but halfway thu every song just came and went nothing stood out after the hits. Bummer too, when I was in college I ran sound for a Jethro Tull tribute band once and it was such a fun show. Another album I expected to like more than I did.
Reminded me of Judas Priest a bit with more prog rock elements but then instead of expanding on the elements they just go for a few bars then stop. Songs were on the verge of OK until something in them just didn't click and it was like that for every song for me :( On to the next one.
