Interesting folk prog rock. 3.5 stars if available. Aqualung, Locomotive Breath and Wind-Up are really good, middle of the album acoustic songs run together.
Perfect jazz album, what more could you want. Fantastic sound, musicians, solos, tunes.
Fantastic album. The hits are great, the throwback punk songs are fun and the instrumentals are really enjoyable. Probably a top 10 from 1994.
Great opening three songs. Drum solo opening of the mule is way too long and excessive. The back and forth Ian/Ritchie is a bit much too. When they are all jamming through songs it’s what live music is all about. When they start meandering and rambling it’s too unfocused for me.
Very nice jazz album. Easy to listen to and enjoy.
Interesting alternative album a few songs a liked quite a bit a few others I did not.
Great album, love the songwriting, production and arrangement choices. Will definitely listen many more times.
A few good funky moments but mostly repetitive filter sweeps that sound like a DAWless jammer with a Behringer 303 knockoff. How many times can I hear “around the world” in three minutes?
Very nice album. I was familiar with the singles but the entire album feels exactly like an album should, a flow, a theme and execution.
It’s The Beatles White Album.
Pleasant album. Would never have heard if not for the project.
Someone said it could be background music for a 90’s movie. I agree.
Great album. You can sense the evolution of the genre that this album kicked off. Sometimes I prefer the Di’Anno sound, most straightforward than what was to come.
Goofy until I got to “Energy Fools the Musician”, that’s the Eno I know. Through Hollow Lands is fantastic as well.
A few interesting songs, mostly not my thing.
Usually I am not a fan of primarily sample based albums and dance music in general but this is an aural delight, always new surprises coming at you. Another reviewer mentioned Paul’s Boutique and the Avalanches and I agree. An amazing array of disparate samples put together into a cohesive album.
Classic hip hop album.
I really like Vernon Reid’s playing but the songwriting is ok. Probably a 3.7 for me.
Interesting album, the ads interspersed seem revolutionary for the time. Enjoyable, with a little psychedelic turn from earlier albums.
When I first listened to this album I didn’t like the repetitive drum machine loops and Thom Yorke’s singing style. Many years later I can appreciate the music but Thom doesn’t need to make vocal sounds continually throughout the phrases. Rests and silence are music too.
I like this album far more than I thought I would. I’m not too into disco and dance but the music and the vibe are great. Much closer to funk than what I was expecting.
Interesting post punk, I’m glad it’s here as I wouldn’t have sought it out. I love the chorused guitars.
Maybe Metal’s best album?
Art rock is a tough one for me. I like when artists push boundaries but I also like listening to enjoyable music. There are quite a few moments here that remind me Pink Floyd (both 60’s era and 70’s era like Dogs) and Radiohead and there are moments that are a slog.
I didn’t realize how much ambient was on the the early Cure albums. The chorused guitars are a cliche now but it was brand new then. Also the drum machine was very innovative. I’d come back to this album.
I’m not really a hip hop fan so it’s hard to judge a lot of different albums, but Timbaland’s production, Missy’s raps, flows and tone and Busta’s guests are fantastic. The Rain is an all time classic.
I loved the title track as a kid and I still get a lot of enjoyment out of it. I appreciate the other tracks but I prefer artists like Tangerine Dream and Jean-Michele Jarre for the more experimental electronic pieces. A fun trip down memory lane for me.
Fantastic, genre defining album. I think there is still growth from here to the next Black Sabbath albums and they were still finding their feet.
Great rock and roll album, just too short!
Quite possibly the perfect folk album.
Interesting classic country album.
Real nice harmonic content for a pop album, clearly Beatles and other psychedelia inspired. Need some more listens to dig in.
Not a fan, out of tune singing and playing.
Not my brand of metal.
I enjoy the sweeping grand vistas of Robert Smith.
Great modern era folk album. Need to dig more into the catalog.
Thriller.
Interesting, contemplative album. Winter seems like a good time to get this one.
Some original synth pop.
Fantastic
I know it’s their breakout, but 90’s REM does more for me. Some great songs and some misses.
Is this album a joke? The grooves are fantastic but the put on accent is ridiculous.
Yes is the type of band I never think of listening to but I enjoy when I have the opportunity. Some parts groove more than they have a right to, you’ve got a little quasi classical section, a psych inspired section.
Great alternative rock album. Might be Grohl’s best.
Awesome psych record I never knew about, going to lookin into the rest of the discography.
Awesome takes on classic songs.
Raw and powerful rock and roll.
Fantastic album, great song choices and performances.
Very nostalgic. It’s not their best performances nor their best productions but it did change the world.
I get how people love Radiohead, I just can’t stand Thom Yorke’s singing. This one is better since it’s a full band and not mostly electronic bits and bobs with Thom. Great musical compositions with interesting guitar parts and effects.
I still prefer John Lennon with Paul McCartney, but still some fantastic work.
Traditionally good songs but not a style I particularly enjoy.
White Stripes are interesting, the production value and instrumentation was novel at the time but seems like a forced hipster vibe with the last two decades to reflect. In the end the songwriting is very good and it all feels honest.
It’s certainly an interesting album. I’m glad I heard it but I don’t see putting it on again..
One of the best debut albums of all time. Amazing that it was one guy.
Great album until you get to the 15 minute drum solo. No one wants a 15 minute drum solo. The first four songs are fantastic though.
Not sure how I missed this Beck album years ago, it’s a very enjoyable rainy day listen. Different than the Beck albums I am more accustomed to. I enjoy the meandering semi-folk style songs. One thing, he seems to have really latched onto a specific descending chord progression, it’s used on quite a few choruses here.
I really enjoy Sufjan’s style, it was so new and unexpected when I first heard it, but it has continually drawn me in the last two decades.
This album cover is like the banana on Velvet Underground and Dark Side of the Moon. I had seen it a ton but never listened to it. This album is fantastic, a perfect blend of alt rock and electronic/house keeping the interest of rock with the new textures of the emergent electronic scene.
Great synth textures but not a fan of the songwriting that seems to go on and on.
Fantastic hard rock blended with perfect melodies and virtuosic guitar playing.
Some interesting moments and some that drag.
Everyone loves Talking Heads and Byrne, but I can’t get into it and it’s not my thing. Psycho Killer is a bright spot for me but only because I’ve heard it so many times.
Very good blues album, it seems interesting that it’s a Joplin album when most of the songs were written by others and other than one guitar track all music is handled by a backing band.
If one wanted to write a pop song, just listen to this album on repeat about 100 times. Traditional and clever structures, progressions and melodies all that serve the song perfectly.
Fiery blues album that set the stage for what was to come for 60’s and 70’s rock music.
Better than I expected. Now I understand why he’s one of the modern greats.
Great vocal jazz album.