American version of The Beatles - some decent songs, and some that really aren't my thing; Slightly folky indie pop. Cool that this guy was actually friends with John Lennon though. Most famous song in the album is Coconut (as in - put the lime in the coconut).
Blues/R&B, and a precursor to Rock and Roll. Always cool to hear where iconic songs like Tutti Frutti came from, but a lot of the songs on the album had a very similar beat/pattern that made everything feel a bit stale to me. The sax solos and riffs were always a highlight though.
Lightly psychedelic, melancholy, and mostly acoustic. None of the tracks really stood out to me as amazing (though Lonesome Tears was solid), but I generally liked everything.
Not in my usual rotation, but there are several classics in this one, and CCR has a very recognizable sound. Up Around the Bend was my favorite.
Decent, but nothing outstanding. Chill glam rock, almost like a less exciting version of Queen at some points.
Infectious energy and includes several big hits - Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child O' Mine are great. Lots of albums throw together a bunch of distinct, unrelated songs, or they are filled with very similar songs that get repetitive. I think this album finds a good middle ground though.
Not perfect, but way better than I was expecting given it's from 1969 - a lot of it still sounds relatively modern. I liked the orchestral parts a lot, they added some complexity that kept the album from getting stale. Time Has Told Me was pretty good, but my favorites were Way To Blue and Day Is Done.
Like a budget version of The Beatles. Some songs were just comically bad, especially Harry Rag. Two Sisters wasn't bad though.
"Today" is phenomenal and the epitome of 90s grunge, and "Disarm" is awesome too. I didn't dislike any songs on the album, but those two really stood out, along with the guitar whistle/feedback in "Mayonaise" Very vibey, and very grungy rock with some psychedelic and shoegaze elements.
If you set out to make almost three hours of music, not all of it is going to be good. I really didn't mind some of it, even if the lyrics and rhyme schemes were sometimes repetitive, but there were a lot of duds and no diamonds in the rough. "How Fucking Romantic" was beyond horrible, "Punk Love" was just the same words and melody repeated a ton, and "Washington, D.C." was basically a joke song. At first I was thinking I’d give this 2 or (maybe) even 3 stars, but most of the decent songs are in the first half of the album, so the back half was all downhill.
Sounds like TSO but with mostly piano so it’s more mellow, and a little boring because it doesn't have the same kind of energy or emotional range. It seems like a controversial album, but I didn't hate it, I was just a little underwhelmed.
70s rock - not horrible, but definitely not my style, and kinda boring.
I'm biased because Eminem is one of the artists who jumpstarted my interest in music, but this album is a great example of exactly why he got so popular. His alter ego Slim Shady is intentionally problematic. He's a villainous character who says outrageous, offensive things, and songs like Guilty Conscience and the Paul/Bitch skits play on this, using other people to call Slim Shady out. But the album’s main appeal to me isn’t its shock value/edginess. It’s the combination of clever wordplay and storytelling that makes each track memorable. Lines like, “Hi, kids, do you like violence? Wanna see me stick nine-inch nails through each one of my eyelids?” are graphic, creative, and hard to forget, while songs like My Fault create emotionally charged scenes that stick with you.
Overall a nice album, even if it was a little too simple for my tastes. I really can't stand harmonica though so that held it back. Girl from the North Country was my favorite of the bunch.
80s pop with a heavy social change theme. The beats are pretty catchy, but the lyrics just feel extremely cheesy to me because they're so simple and generally vague. I think the issues aren’t as noticeable listening to a single song, but listening to the full album makes it obvious how generic each song is.
Elvis has a great voice, but he always sounds like he’s overdoing it. Beyond that, the album is pretty standard for the time period and takes a lot of inspiration from Little Richard (including a Tutti Frutti cover), so it’s unsurprising that I’m not a big fan.
Overall a decent 70s album, but most of the songs were a little too slow, and the vocals on a couple songs were really annoying. My favorite song was The Whole of the Law because of the sax parts.
I would have liked the album a lot, if not for Nick’s overindulgent (or even somewhat pretentious) vocals. He’s a great singer but he sounds like he’s trying too hard. I didn’t realize at first that O Children sounded familiar because of Harry Potter, but it’s a great song and probably my favorite in the album.
I wasn’t sold at first, but it only took a couple songs for me to get into it. I don’t think Dolly will join my rotation of frequently played artists, but I’d happily listen to this full album again. I’m not a big fan of the singalong-esque style that I feel pops up at times, but she avoids the repetitive cliches modern pop country is known for and has a very inoffensive sound and lyrics.
Pretty good - latin psychedelic rock/jazz fusion leaning towards prog, and probably an inspiration for bands like Zeta. The album had a good mix of styles too, from very jazzy guitar/piano solos (Black Magic Woman), to more tropical or beachy music (Oye Como Va), to songs I could see in some older videogames (Se a Cabo), and more traditional 70s rock (Hope You're Feeling Better)
A much better album than I expected it to be. Not amazing or anything, but just generally good electronica and ambient chill music with enough variety to keep it from getting stale.
Funky and fun to vibe to. It really starts off on a high note with some great psychedelic rock in Maggot Brain , but it slowly drops off after that (other than Super Stupid, which also had some great solos)until you get to Wars of Armageddon which ends with a screaming lady and fart sounds?
Supposedly the best live album ever, but I wasn't impressed. It isn't bad or anything, I just expected more than generic 70s rock. My favorite live albums usually have extended solos, unique sound mixes, and an unpolished feel to them in general that this mostly lacks. I listened to the original six track album instead of any of the super long expanded or deluxe versions.