It's all technically very impressive, it just doesn't give me much emotional response, nor does it leave me wanting to come back for repeated listens.
This album's OK, but there feels like so much filler. I suppose it was paving the way for their amazing albums at the end of the decade, but I don't think it's good enough on its own merit to be here
Feel I'd need to give it a few more listens to tell these songs apart, sorry Bruce
Bit too long and self indulgent at points, at other points its amazing.
Wow, WHAT an album. I mean I’ve heard it 100 times before but there’s a reason for that
So many bangers, and then Sex Machine...
Really, really good. Very varied sound on the album. Really adventurous music styles and great songwriting. Would definitely recommend.
Have listened to this many times before so will not do so again. Tbh if it wasn't for the cover this would be a very forgettable album, even as a massive Bowie fan. For the first time in his career he stays still and doesn't move forward, keeping the Ziggy persona going, which is great for those who got to see him on tour. Not great artistically however.
Hmmm, it's OK. Some alright beats but it's quite meandering at points. E.g. do we really need 10 minutes of that 10 second riff in Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis? One Nation Under a Groove, Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock? and Into You all great songs though
It was alright, there was some nice little melodies dotted around. Obviously the singing is a bit of an issue but I guess that's Kraftwerk for you. I would say bands inspired by Kraftwek are much more enjoyable to listen to than the band themselves.
This guy has got an incredible flow. So impressive. Great melodies and isn't too reliant on a sampled hook to take him through. Also the lyrics are brilliant, totally unexpected for a rap record (well for a complete rap outsider)
I mean, even as someone who isn't a stereotypical Amy Winehouse fan this is an incredible album, absolutely packed full of incredible songs. And of course an outstanding vocal performance. Back to Black, the centre piece of the album is still just as devastating even after hearing it a hundred times. The only criticism is towards the end the songs are a bit half formed or too short.
Some OK songs, a lot of filler though. Feels very much included to capture a certain period or sound. This one mid 60s garage rock/pop
Wow these drums sound bad, it's like he's hitting some tin cans, no bottom end whatsoever. Also really not that fussed about most of the songs, even the quite popular ones (other than One). I think a huge disappointment after Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightening. Obvs there's the no bass issue as well which just leaves the whole thing sounding tinny, it's the metal equivalent of someone playing music from their phone.
Well there’s a reason these are all staples on the radio come Christmas time. The wall of sound displayed with devastating effect.
Enjoyable if not entirely memorable. This really felt like Minutemen, lo-fi and short songs, but just not as good.
On the evidence of this and the Joshua Tree I really think U2 are a singles band, in the pop tradition. But yeah, second half largely forgettable, but it's also not really my jam so I can't hate them for it. But I do really like Sunday Bloody Sunday, so will give them an extra point for that.
Well, thank god I'll never have to listen to that again
Brilliant, wonderful songs and absolutely incredible acoustic guitar interplay between the two artists (although most impressively Dave Rawlings on lead). Lack of diversity in the songs themselves is keeping it from being rated higher.
Really, really good this. Yeah Yeah Yeahs the most bankable band in the biz.
Madrugada Eterna - Club Mix - completely took me by surprise, beautiful pedal steel in a dance context, very surprising! Overall very enjoyable though, as sort of light dance music that I can somewhat get behind.
This is an incredible album. After there first possible career blip in Amnesiac this is a complete return to form. Considering there at 14 tracks each one is incredible and unique. This is probably their most underrated album and just goes to show why they're one of the greatest bands of all time
This is where the band peaked, with the perfect blend of blues rock and pop sensibilities. Perhaps along with El Camino, but after this the wheels really fell off. However enjoy this peak period for what it is, a brilliant selection of blues rock numbers by a band at the top of their game.
Great music for those with ADHD. Genuinely very good muscianship, far from a novelty act that they might appear to be first. Some decent songs littered about in there, but yeah some could maybe use a bit more padding out, or even a chorus, call me old fashioned.
Eurgh jazz
Not really my cup of tea, I suppose it's goth rock? The Man with X-Ray Eyes, really sounds like the cure, especially the forest. Mask was quite enjoyable, at least the did something a bit different with that track.
Tbf it's quite nice as a jazz album. I mean there is little form or structure. He is sort of just playing notes, but that might be me misunderstanding it. I presume that's why there are no actual titles for the songs, just a Love Supreme Pts 1,2,3 & 4. Still quite enjoyable though.
This feels like the UK's answer to the Ramones, with the number of one dimensional power chords. I like some of their songs, but not really in this album unfortunately. I think it gets better towards the end, but it already feels a bit dated by 1978, where punk bands had moved on to more broad sounds
This is a really, really good, full bodied album, especially for a soundtrack album which can often be just one or two songs and filler. Curtis Mayfield is a brilliant songwriter. This album goes way beyond just the most famous title track. Highlights include: Little Child Runnin' Wild, Freddie's Dead, No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song), Think - Instrumental
I really wanted to like this more than I did, especially with Scott Walker and David Bowie such big fans. I suppose it demonstrates a certain level of sophistication to enjoy Jacques Brel, sadly a level I don't appear to have.
There was quite decent interplay between the guitar and sax at points. With little other music existing at the time of its release I can understand its popularity, but there is now no reason for it to exist.
There is like no structure or form to these songs, I'm amazed they're even 'covers' at all. This is just mindless noodling, which I really dislike.
A full album of this angst is quite a lot. It can't be denied though that there are some incredible songs here.
It's alright, even though the lyrics of country music are up my ally (unrequted love, loss and sadness) I just feel this is played too straight for my liking. I suppose I much prefer Gram Parsons take on country.
I just felt that there was nothing to this, they 100% picked the wrong Throwing Muses album, should have gone with The Real Ramona.
It’s a bit basic at times, like they've just got a drum machine to work with, but cool seeing the start of rap's evolution
This album is much better than the The Scream. Really like the discordant guitar work especially. It creates a really haunting atmosphere. Most importantly the songs are bloody brilliant.
This is just a really good album, from start to finish.
Was OK, especially first half, I feel it somewhat tailed off though, even though the bigger hitters were towards the end
Obviously it is very much of its time. The album is different to what I thought it would be, having of course only known the title track. It's pretty good though, more psychedelic rock than the proto metal of the title track. Overall the songs are just decent, well written, tight numbers. Tbh the only let down is the 17 minute title track, which is just self indulgent jamming at its finest.
Also remiss of me not to mention 'Marge remember when we used to make love to this hymn' (most likely along with everybody else).
I probably shouldn't have been but I was a bit surprised that the album is just the work of two DJs, rather than more traditionally crafted songs of their later albums. They have some interesting beats of course, but some really don't need to be that long (4 around the 7 minutes mark (not that I have anything against long songs as long as it justifies it)). I suppose if DJs are playing them to dance to though it makes more sense.
Anyway, interesting enough, not quite my kind of music though.
Meh, I mean obv the initial track is pretty recognisable but the rest is instantly forgettable.
It's nae bad. I mean, obviously not really my cup of tea. But there are some very well crafted pop songs in there and of course some very talented singing.
Standouts: Off The Wall, the first two (although they're pretty obvious)
I enjoyed the You Never Give Me Your Money refrain to Party Girl. In general the songs are alright. I do just feel it is somewhat lacking in replay value and does it do enough to warrant a place on the list?
This is really great so far. A bit jazzy but definitely no jazz overload, which can get too much for my philistine ears. This really showcases his wide variety of talents, Gil had an amazing singing voice as well as lyrics/poems that hit to the heart of America, both at the time and present.
As far as albums about a pedophile go it's OK. I feel sometimes the backing is surprisingly a bit basic jam like. It's also nowhere near as sexy as I was hoping. I feel that sentence shouldn't follow the other one I just wrote, but you know what I mean, I thought the backing would be a bit silkier like Je T'aime.
Tbf I am enjoying this jazz fusion much more than usual, run of the mill jazz that featured so heavily at the start of this list. The first half of the album is particularly good. The grooves are amazing and it is jazz which actually feels innovative, which might be why I'm enjoying it so much.
I would however still always struggle with an all instrumental album with little in the way of structure or melody.
One song in but tbf this sounds much better than the easy listening MOR hit of Sign Your Name. Edit: more than one song in and it is a lot more vibrant and fun than the album cover would suggest. Every song on it could have been a single. Overall I would say this is a phenomenal debut album, even if it isn't my usual music.
Obviously Nicks and McVie didn't get Buckingham's memo about the new wave style on this album. Like most double albums the changing between them is a bit jarring at times. But overall some amazing songs, especially the Buckingham ones where we find him thinking out the box a great deal here. After the rouring success of Rumours it would have been easy to try to make another, so credit to them for pushing the bounds of their creativity. Although Sara really is just like every other Stevie Nicks song she wrote.
I mean, is there a better debut album in the history of music?
A lot of this is just sort of background music tbh. When they attempt to do an actual song they are usually decent. But I don't love the mix of 'dj' music with just one motif on repeat interspersed with actual band music, with you know, a verse, chorus and bridge. But I suppose it was the 90s after all, this blend of styles was in vogue at the time.
Really, really good. Had the perfect blend of raw sounding guitar and great hooks and melodies that made them so big. Easy to forget just how incredible the first two albums were given the over-polished MOR crap that followed.
I thought I was going to end up saying 'R&B/pop isn't my sort of music' (if it was someone's I highly doubt that they would be doing this list), but I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
Infatuation has nice latin beats. The vibe of Underappreciated and the melody for Cruz are also great. Also Quite surprised Get Mine, Get Yours wasn't made into a single, it's got the raunchy lyrics and hook that would get repeated playings on early 00's radio. I'm OK is a surprisingly reflective song about her upbringing
My main gripe (other than overhearing Dirrty and Beautiful in my early years) is this album is just SO long, it must be one of the longest on the list.
This was pretty good, not quite as good as Superfly, but there are some great tracks and production here. He really thinks 'big' in terms of his sound, padding out the music with big brass band. So in Love and Jesus are particular stand outs for me.
Basically every song is co-written with a different producer which gives an interesting variety to the album. Tbf she does have an amazing voice. But yeah, not really my jam (sorry to be one of those guys).
A very good album, it would have been a truly great album had it not had Everybody Hurts on it.
Man on the Moon is an incredible song, one of the best I've heard on the list.
Find The River not a very good closer.
God, I'm glad that's over. I'm sorry but Ad-Rock (I think?)'s voice is SO annoying. Looking Down the Barrell of a Gun not bad tho.
If you want a good early rock and roll record listen to Here's Little Richard, now that's got some energy to it.
I suppose it was kind of interesting hearing the big band jazz compared to the other more improvised, strung out 'cooler' type. I feel this had a bit more going for it, for someone completed disinterested in jazz that is
I don't really think this guy should be a singer (and I'm a massive Dylan fan), but he's giving it a good go and in a way I'm happy for him. But not so happy for me having to listen to it.
OK, this isn't a bad album. It's just perhaps a little much having the whole thing in this chanteuse style. I don't want to say 'oh it's not for me' but I do think a few songs to dabble in is probably best. I was also pretty relieved when it was over.
There seems to be an insane revisionism that because Morrissey is a world class knob and a right wing bigot that The Smiths weren't really that good. As an awkward, lonely teenager in the 00s The Smiths were basically like family.
This is still an incredible album, sure maybe the lyrics don't hit you the same way when you're a mature adult, but they are still brilliant displays of wit, tenderness and some degree of morose from Morrissey. The guitar work absolutely brilliant as ever, Marr is probably the best rhythm guitarist out there. Andy Rourke's bass work on Barbarism Begins at Home is the stuff of legend. Mike Joyce ain't half bad either.
Overall still an absolutely incredible album that is criminally underrated here, likely due to the issues I mentioned at the start.
Man I was relieved when that was over. Realised I'd been listening to a whole song with the radio also playing and had no idea. Shares very little of the melody or good vocal hooks that their later music has. Alive Alone a decent example of things to come for them though.
Man I was relieved when that was over. Realised I'd been listening to a whole song with the radio also playing and had no idea. Shares very little of the melody or good vocal hooks that their later music has. Alive Alone a decent example of things to come for them though.
Really good!
Quite enjoying this so far, it's a bit of fun. Realise it's probs pop jazz, but for my untrained ears it's bearable.
Radiohead's most consistent and varied album. Absolutely incredible. Each track could feasibly be a favourite song off it and with good reason too.
There are some lovely songs on here, actually enjoyed the album through start to finish. I do think that the lead guitarist has had a bit too much free reign on the songs, especially That Lady, Summer Breeze (outro), Sunshine (Go Away Today). Other than that getting a little tiring there is a brilliant blend of covers and originals. The harmonies are of course a highlight.
It's an almost unique demonstration of a band emerging from Motown as a 60s vocal group to a fully fledged 70s full band with full artistic license and songwriting control. All credit to them for it.
Really enjoyed this. Ethereal.
I can't get over how much better Lust for Life is than this. The production on this is truly awful, but I can see the Joy Division hard edged influence.
Wash Me Clean is lovely. Still Thrives This Love. Season of Hollow Soul is quite incredible. Overall this is a really good album, varied enough to keep you interested.
P good
Like the title suggest it is an interestig blend of rock n roll and soul music. Solomon melds them well, and he has a fantastic voice to do so. But a lot of the songs are fairly uninteresting.
Tbf I started thinking this was a bit forgettable and one of those where you wonder how the heck this sneeked in. But then it started growing on me. Jenny is quite a beautiful song tbf, Bad Liqour something different. Western Sky is also good. But I don't think I'll ever listen to it again.
First Tom Waits album I've ever heard. I feel he's playing a character and the music and singing is either tongue in cheek or with a sense of irony. That probably isn't as cutting an insight as I think it is.
Good album throughout. That ending to the final track is particularly incredible.
This was not as bad as I was expecting tbh. Very surprised to hear a cover of Talking Heads here. Jericho is a funky little number, a sort of meandering number with no chorus or even a hook to speak of, but it works. Look at You Now a fast paced, heavier number that shows Hucknall's not just doing soulful MOR crooning. Overall it's better than holding back the years would suggest.
S'alright
And this album goes on & on.
Started strong but why do pop focused albums of this era have to be so incredibly long? The beat just sounds exactly the same from song to song in the middle section.
15 year old me would never forgive me if I gave this less than 5 stars. Nearly 20 years after hearing it for the first time this still holds up as an incredible work of art. Lyrics that range from hilarious (Frankly Mr Shankly, Bigmouth Strikes Again) to the equivalent of a sucker punch to the heart (I Know It's Over, There is a Light That Never Goes Out) to hard to decipher but still pretty cool (The Queen is Dead).
The instrumentation is of course second to none. Johnny Marr one of the best musical writers out there. I feel the since Andy Rourke has died I have appreciated his bass playing more, the interplay with Marr's guitar(s) is excellent.
The best band of the 80s bar none.
I just couldn't enjoy this. I know there's a lot of talk about how influential the album is, some of the tracks are traditional songs with melodies, verses and choruses. Whilst others it seems to be just one idea, which is my perennial problem with a lot of these DJ albums.
Sour Times was good though.
This is actually very good for a blues album. I realise there is a pretty similar style throughout all of the songs but he really has perfected that style. It being a live album it also works as a sort of greatest hits for the blues legend, which is handy for the layman like me.
