Really starts off with a trio of bangers. The influence this album has is readily apparent. Sometimes it can be hard to view a work of art separate from the art it has influenced. It is hard to view a work alone and not think of the many pieces it has gone on to influence. Sometimes a work of art might not stand the test of time on its own but rather as a piece of all it helped create. I think this album is not that. I think it does stand on its own. I might like some of the music is inspired more, but I liked this quite a bit.

Really starts off with a trio of bangers. The influence this album has is readily apparent. Sometimes it can be hard to view a work of art separate from the art it has influenced. It is hard to view a work alone and not think of the many pieces it has gone on to influence. Sometimes a work of art might not stand the test of time on its own but rather as a piece of all it helped create. I think this album is not that. I think it does stand on its own. I might like some of the music is inspired more, but I liked this quite a bit.

It's Miles Davis. I mean... cmon.

Nothing wrong with it, just not very interesting.

The instrumental song "R.L Got Soul" is quite good

The short instrumental section in "Hard Feelings" is the best part of the album. Overall, not a big fan of Lorde's singing voice.

Nice blend of punk and bluesy country. A bit long for what it is, but I dig it.

This rules. Probably my favorite album up to this point.

Could I listen to most of this album while playing Skyrim and it not break the immersion? Yes. 4 star album

I can't think of any other band that incorporates the guitar the way Dire Straits do. It isn't just a guitar solo or two per song. Used almost like punctuation during vocal sections. And the guitar sound is so clean. Really stands out during an era that was progressing to heavier distortion.

The Weight is already one of the top songs of all time. The rest of the track list could be nothing but white noise and this would be a 5 star album. Luckily, the rest of the songs are good too

Singers in bands tend to get all of the attention and credit. So when singers go off to do solo work, it offers the chance to recognize the unnoticed impact of the other band members. This is readily apparent for Morrissey. His solo work here isn't awful by any means but clearly Johnny Marrs's songwriting and instrumentation was a key aspect to The Smiths's success. The song complaining about Indian immigrants knocks this down a star though. There is something nefarious about hearing Morrisseys' sad wistful voice - so commonly heared mourning some lost love - complaining about non white people in the subway station. Yuck.

Dat sax tho

A trio of good songs (Tainted Love, Where Did Our Love Go?, and Say Hello, Have Goodbye) surrounded by meh.

I do not like Red Hot Chili Peppers. They are the music equivalent to licking an ashtray. That said, I liked the song Breaking the Girl decently enough. And Under the Bridge is good

Smooth as silk

Classic for sure. Not necessarily something I'd think to put on, but I won't complain when I hear it.

Probably my favorite Miles Davis. Not as accessible as Kind of Blue

Forgettable.

I went in not expecting to really like this because I'm honestly not a big queen fan. But I ended up liking it a decent amount. There is a noticeable drop when you get to a song that doesn't feature Freddie on vocals. But those songs do serve as a good pallete cleanser from the bombast of the Freddie songs. A 3.5 for sure but this site doesn't allow half stars for some god awful reason.

It might be due to very low expectations given the terrible album cover, but I didn't find this too bad. Some enjoyment to be had. I'm glad british people aren't real though.

Really wishing I had that half star increments... 4.5 album. Very good. Talking Heads rule

Good instrumentation. Worth another listen but didn't really draw me in

Electronics is tricky because it does not lend itself to just listening. It works better in context to something else. Be that dancing or as the soundtrack to a movie (for this album, The Matrix comes to mind). Without that context it risks becoming stale and repetitive. That said, I found this album to be pretty well paced. As soon as a song was nearing that repetitive state where my ears tune out, it added something new to the track to grab my attention. It would be a killer score for The Matrix.