Incredible stuff - never gets old. Awesome songwriting

Incredible stuff - never gets old. Awesome songwriting

I'm def not a REM HATER per se, but this also didn't turn me into an REM lover - very hit or miss w/ some great tracks and some less attractive ones. Fun listen overall tho tbh, great twangy guitar new wave/post-punk with some cool song structure and production

Politically-charged lyricism, incredible song composition, a good mix of more traditional reggae textures with fun instrumentation/fusion feels mixed throughout - so much more than just a reggae album

Some really high highs, with a few not-so-outstanding lows, still a cool listen and an interesting blend of what I'd say plays within the confines of a 60's pop sound but obviously still expands on those structures to create such a special album - I bet this was mindblowing when it dropped

Not much I can say about this album - not even close to being one of my Sade favourites and its still so important as the genesis of the band's eventual evolution into a genre-blending/R&B fusion powerhouse. Such a treat to listen to this one <3

Pretty lackluster in my opinion, a really redundant sound that while a lot heavier and grungier than what they'd eventually morph into later down the line, just doesn't provide the stimulation I needed to enjoy this

Not bad, but not great. I find with Beach House generally but with this album in particular, the sound is almost TOO cohesive? Just did the Foo Fighters self-titled yesterday and ran into the same problem - it's mastery over a distinct sound but at what cost? Many of the songs on this project feel like they don't have their own identity necessarily but only exist as an extension of the album in-full. A nice listen nonetheless, but I feel like there's a fine line between loving and hating Beach House. Would love to give this a 3.5/5 but this stupid website doesn't allow for half ratings

Really cool engaging listen, fun and inventive jazz fusion that definitely serves as the blueprint for successive projects of the same tone. By no means an easy listen really I wouldn't think unless you're a Zappa fan, but if you can get into the space to want to listen to stuff like this then this should be on your radar. Very cool soloing Frank :)

Initial three-track run is ELECTRIC man sm good stuff jam-packed into that trio of songs... Unfortunately it kinda starts to run out of steam the further you get into the LP, which is not to say its a BAD album but I think sometimes the experimental sounds that the group were hoping to explore don't always pay-off (i.e. 2-4-2- Fox Trot). Still great, and so important to the development of the folk and psychedelia sound that The Byrds helped shape in the mid to late 60s. For ME, I lean a bit more towards their early-70's country/bluegrass stuff, but this I still really really like! :)

all this girl wanna do is party

this one's for the cougars

This album is so great - between the project's construction/track listing and beautiful storytelling/writing, it has such a cinematic or literary quality to it. Strikes a great balance between the 'outlaw' style of country that Willie was so integral in developing, and very tender lyricism. I think just as a tribute to the way that the album creates atmosphere it is deserving of 5 stars - its a truly complete body of work as opposed to just a collection of songs.

I'd like to give this a 2.5 but I actually just can't because of how this site is set up, it wasn't bad but then again, when the best song on the LP is a cover, that's not a great look. I'll take The Chieftains any day of the week over these guys.