It wasn’t super interesting to me but ofc the beats great cause it wouldn’t be Bob Marley if they weren’t
I was not expecting as much harmonica as I was generously showered with in this album. To be blunt, I didn’t like the way he sang 80% of the time, like he’s almost talk singing but I get that it’s a choice and I just don’t enjoy listening to that choice. Lyrics and metaphors were great though, and shout out to the line: “I’m helpless like a rich man’s child,” it did make me giggle. My favorite songs were visions of Johanna, one of us must know, and most likely you go your way. Those three were legitimately very good and I did enjoy listening to them though the album as a whole I don’t think I’d ever listen to for entertainment value but I appreciate it’s old timey, poetic, harmonica filled vibe.
The amount of style change throughout this album is amazing, I like that it shows his ability to create different vibes for different songs and he doesn’t just follow a formula, however it made the album as a whole a little confusing for me. It doesn’t feel very cohesive at times.
The contrast of sweet sad lyrics and dark background and outro music in broken drum made it a favorite for me. And I have to go with the masses on girl, it’s a banger. My other highlight was missing, I really like the lyrics of this one. Unfortunately as much as I loved go it alone it was ruined for me by the amount of nah nah’s in the song, just feels like cheap chorus writing. He also did this in E-pro, and with yeah’s and lala’s in rental car which I didn’t love.
Overall because my enjoyment listening to this album it’s probably 4 stars but truly as an album and not based on individual songs I liked it’d be a 3 because I don’t think its super put together to be an album.
There were many times in the album I was impressed by the writing and lyrics, but something internally in me just had a hard time taking a yelling man deeply seriously and earnestly as anything more than angry. Which is the reason I generally avoid metal anyways, but regardless I really liked a lot of it artistically because of the lyricism or musical riffs, I just wouldn’t listen for entertainment (such as holier than thou). Although overall I did like it more than I expected to.
One favorite has got to be the unforgiven because it dealt with my issue with many of the other songs that there’s little to no variation in singing tone, and when he sings in the chorus of this song, along with a great guitar instrumental made it legitimately enjoyable for me.
First of all, listening to Immigrant Song alone in my car instead of with a bunch of middle aged white men yelling along was a weird experience. It was overall more enjoyable than I expected. Lots and lots of drawn out, somewhat uninteresting, drum and guitar instrumentals in the first half of the album but what’s to be expected from classic hard rock. But then Tangerine hit and I forgot I was listening to the same album. From there the rest of the album was great in my opinion and I still liked somethings from the first part of the album but I wouldn’t go back to it because it wasn’t really interesting to me.
It was certainly a vibe. I loved the saxophones throughout the entire album and would absolutely turn it on if I’m looking for a chill, relaxing, schmexy saxophone vibe. But it didn’t overall grasp my interest cause I didn’t find all the lyricism amazing throughout the album. Definitely high quality stuff though, the lyrics just aren’t the focus, and generally very enjoyable.
This is possibly the most bland pop I’ve ever listened to. None of the songs stood out and it sounds like something you’d maybe put in the background of a birthday party while you’re not paying attention to the music at all. They didn’t do anything especially bad in the album but also nothing actually good. So there’s that.
This was a good vibe. Very groovy stuff, but I don’t think I’d really go listen to it again just for fun. Song to song there wasn’t a ton of variation it felt like but that did make a cohesive album, just not a ton of stand out songs.
I’m mostly rating this out of naivety because I think I’d need to listen to this at least ten more times to be able to phrase intelligent thoughts about it. This album is so dense and they put forth a lot of meaning in one album. The music was good and everything felt like it was a heightened emotion. It was deeply angry and sad (in a good way I think). I will say by the end I was a little sick of the amount of opening voice memos but I think I could get over that.
It was a cool ambiance, loved the blues sounds. But it was hard to really appreciate or connect to without understanding anything being sung, I’m sure if I did it’d be a higher rating so this is just based on my listening experience. My favorite was N’jarou. Unfortunately I don’t see myself ever coming back to this though.
I can’t believe I’ve never listened to this before. Bop after bop. He has so many good love songs specifically in this album which is in theme in a beautiful way with the album title. Sir duke is unbeatable and I wish pastime paradise wasn’t such a meme cause it’s also amazing.
At best boring, at worst irritating. The guy kinda icks me out, voice and lyrics. Also I’m not a fan of the string orchestral vibes which some of these songs had.
I had a good time, until it quite literally put me to sleep. And whether that’s on my sleep deprivation or the album, idk. The whole thing felt very very long
I was given very high expectations, which maybe it does deserve but as of two listens it’s not quite there for me. I like how he sounds honestly, I think some of the songs I could get into except that the amount of lyrics that use b**ch or just generally talk about women’s bodies as objects in a lot of the songs make it not very listenable for me. I get that apparently it’s like supposed to be not Kendrick’s thoughts but idk his impression of other people or culture or something but I don’t know where to make that distinction so that frustrated me. I appreciate what I’ve heard his commentary is supposed to be, I just don’t understand where to take his word at face value and where not to. I could see myself looking back on this and feeling completely different but this is where I’m at now.
Dude. I had a great time.
Don’t really remember any specific parts of the album even, but I know it was fun.
Nothing crazy, it felt like pretty basic alt rock. I think there could be some songs that grow on me and I listen to more over time but the album as a whole doesn’t seem to offer much.
After the first one I was hooked, though I think that was also the best track of the album so it set crazy expectations for the rest. It was still real good stuff.
I truly just don’t have like any feelings about this album.
I’m so annoyed that my draft didn’t save. But pretty much I’m glad this was finally a female artist. It’s been like 17 albums and this is the first one. Actually except the gogos but I wasn’t a fan of that.
She sounds a lot like dido at times but plus some twang. Quality music.
I definitely expected to hate it more. I disliked it and will never go back to it but some parts were fine and chillin.
I feel like I’ve really never heard Something but I really like that track.
Maxwells silver hammer is so so very disturbing but also somehow still palatable.
… and I stopped takes notes after that I guess. The album is great I can’t believe I’ve never actually listened through it. It may not be my exact taste in music but I liked it still and I can absolutely see how these are the greats.
I fear that during the first half of this album I was, dare I say, a little sick of the guitar instrumentals. The last few songs were much better in my opinion and I might go back to some.
I think got to get you into my life is my favorite Beatles song. The whole album sparked good nostalgia vibes tho. I think I prefer abbey road but still and easy five stars
Not a fan of how dance felt like monster mash or something for a second there. But maybe that’s just me. Other than that very very disappointing moment it was chill. There were times I was really into it and prob a little more time where I just didn’t care. I liked the last three tracks the most, and by far back to life was my favorite.
Amazing folk classics. I will be relistening many a time. I also didn’t realize one of us cannot be wrong was a cover so that was exciting. Such a good song. His lyricism feels like a journal of different characters the whole time.
Shout out to the album cover. That's the best part. The fact that 8/10 of the similar artists section on Apple Music also have black and white group band profile pics that look the exact same as theirs says a lot about how unique and special this music is. I honestly struggled really hard finding a song I’d be happy having in my best of playlist. Just boring and loud.
(I wrote this review for this album and then accidentally left it on Def Leppard Hysteria instead so…) Shout out to the album cover. That's the best part. The fact that 8/10 of the similar artists section on Apple Music also have black and white group band profile pics that look the exact same as theirs says a lot about how unique and special this music is. I honestly struggled really hard finding a song I’d be happy having in my best of playlist. Just boring and loud.
It definitely felt long. Some of the songs were bops and felt like they were meant to be included, others were kinda just more of the same stuff. While I don’t think it was bad, it really isn’t my taste in music.
I’m mostly disappointed that I didn’t hate it. Sure it was pretty basic and most of the songs sounded pottery similar, but it was real easy to listen to. I wish they incorporated some more unique sounds, and I didn’t really pay attention to the lyrics so I can’t speak on that. My favorites were yellow and everything’s not lost.
I really liked golden years and some other songs later in the album I remember liking. But idk why the opening track was a million years long. I have no problem with long songs but that one was long for no reason so it just made it less good.
Honestly I had a good time listening. I could see myself relistening to most of album multiple times. I did phase out in the middle for a few songs, but I thought it was all solid stuff, not too crazy or anything tho.
Hey I might just be feeling generous today. But I had a great time listening to this album. I gotta be honest I am kinda sick of the British rock but also they did a good job and for that I think it deserves a five. Of the many British rock/alt albums it’s one worth listening I think. There are several songs I definitely need to go back to cause I didn’t get them but I still had fun listening so.
I just did not vibe with this style of singing. There were times I’d be reading along with the lyrics and be like oh I almost like this stuff and then the way it’s sung just kind of ruined it for me. But also I think whether you like someone’s voice/how they sing is really just taste so it doesn’t lose it a ton of points for me it just isn’t something I’ll choose to go back to.
Musically, vibes are immaculate. His voice is like… grainy? In the best way that goes along really well with the brass. (After reading the wiki it’s interesting how I disliked the booker T & the M.G.s album we had but adding his voice complimented it really well and I was a fan of this).
Respect made me kinda uncomfortable. But then it was redeemed immediately after with change gonna come. His cover of my girl was absolutely great. Pretty much the rest of the album I just drifted a bit, would be real nice to fall asleep to tho.
This is a fun experimental album. Jack-ass was my favorite and I might have fallen asleep at the end, but I’m not gonna blame that on the album. It’s cool to see how many different vibes beck can hit on after listening to this and guero. Although between the two I’d have to say I prefer guero.
I’d say it beat expectations cause I was worried about liking their singing style. Which it isn’t my favorite but it didn’t ruin the album for me. I didn’t really love any of the music itself though. And all the repetition in the lyrics made that also generally uninteresting for me. I think after more listens I could better appreciate it but at this moment in time after the first listen I don’t feel it.
This is maybe the easiest five I’ve given so far. This is completely my taster in music. The man’s voice is so nice, and everything wraps together into a beautifully mentally ill package. I can absolutely see how Phoebe Bridger’s had pulled from his music for inspiration. I’m also realizing how much of the music I listen to probably has allusions to these songs that I’ve just never noticed. This entire album will quickly be integrated into my regular listening I’m sure.
I could spend a half an hour dancing around the kitchen to this most of this album. But that said, they’re not all that interesting of tracks, most sound essentially the same and don’t have outstanding lyrics. The first two were probably the best. I’d low key categorize this with ABBA in my mind.
Honestly better than I expected. They’re pretty basic rock but it’s also good. I don’t think it’s one of the millions of rock albums you ever neeeeed to listen to but I did like it.
Shoutout to a fun album cover, cool font. She has an interesting mix of styles in this album. The opening track is like electronic experimental feeling but then the immediate next track, did you see the butterflies, is chill acoustic. Then I think the moods mixed well in tracks like slow motion.
Also interesting use of bird sounds throughout?
I unfortunately listened to this on the airplane and downloaded songs don’t have lyrics available so that severely limits how strong I can stand on my rating of this album. However, I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt cause I liked how it sounded a lot of the time and seeing as it’s such a new album and someone had to think it was good enough to go edit it into the list it’s probably pretty good stuff.
I think simply having this album on the list is out of necessity because of his impact, but like what made Presley Presley was his performance right? So this feels like it’s missing an important part of the context of the importance of the album to be looking back on it instead of living in its time. Also it seems he was just like the palatable white cover for black music cause of the racism of the time which is why he was successful which is kinda lame. But aside from that, and actually relevant to the album as a package, it has a fun mix of dancy vibe music and quiet love songs (sometimes cute and sometimes misogynistic). His voice is iconic and the mood was fun, I felt like I was going back in time, which of course I was I mean this album is pretty dang old, but it was in a good way instead of how some albums just feel like they were meant for a different person at a different time.
Good but I could do without the misogyny.
Sometimes I need a reminder of why I don’t hang out with music snobs in real life. Reading the reviews to this album from boomers who hate to hear a woman’s name did that for me.
This album highlights Taylor’s voice in a way many of her albums before this didn’t. It’s beautifully written musically and the lyrics are illustrative and poetic. Listening to this album feels like going a nostalgic escape from life, yet at the same time is so very relevant to my real experience.
Tolerate it is one of my highlights of the album as it perfectly encapsulates my greatest fear. If I ever actually feel how this song describes, I’m not doing well.
No body, no crime is just such a fun song. She tells an entire story that feels like you’ve been reading a small town mystery novel, then twists it on you in the third verse so well that my brother, hearing it for the first time, actually gasped.
There are many others on this record that I also love and could write notes on but I won’t bother with all that. The one I do neeeed to talk about though is marjorie. It literally makes me miss someone I haven’t even lost. I definitely cried the first time hearing this song. I seek to live by the advice given through Taylor’s grandma here. And it’s a beautiful reminder of the joy and impact of human connection and love, even in an undertone of sadness and death, it lasts.
I actually had such a good time listening to this. I went in with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised. I could see myself actually going and listening to this album just for fun.
I am a little concerned for her with Mr Harris, I wonder how that age gap relationship worked out.
I think it is generally a little basic, she doesn’t have a ton of interesting sounds or lyrics going on but it’s good stuff still. And for that it’s a four.
“Cause I know I’m the poop. Steaming hot, stinking up the dance floor.”
On another note why was this literally two years long.
This is gonna be so fun. One track in and it sounds the exact same as Mr blue sky and I have trauma behind listening to that a million too many times in the car. Also very repetitive, they thought up five whole lyrics for this song.
Ok they sound totally fine actually, just an insane amount of falsetto. And for a listener from 2025 it feels very predictable and typical although that probably wasn’t true for the late 70’s. The songs mesh together and it’s crazy long but if you just gave me four of these songs randomly I might have rated this a three instead.
I really enjoy miles Davis vibes but I gotta say I preferred birth of the cool to this album. But he is certainly an amazing musician still, I know that. This was just a little more chill and on the side of “elevator music .” This is something that has a right place and a right time but it doesn’t really hold attention by itself. I enjoyed it but I also might fall asleep to it. And idk how bad of a thing that is or not so
This album is immediately one of the best I’ve ever listened to. I relistened like four times already. It’s scarily relevant to my life right now, but while he offers no solutions or direct help there is a strange peace exuded through the album in cohen’s surrender.
Also the circumstances of this album alone are just crazy. He sounded amazing even at his age on his death bed. The first time his voice is heard in the opening track was so ominous, creepy, and powerful but all in a good way. I was also a huge fan of all the background singers.
There’s a certain level of album where it’s good enough you can’t ever listen to it. Like I don’t think I can add these songs to my big rotation playlists cause hearing this album without being emotionally prepared for it could just side rail a perfectly normal day. So for that 6/5.
I just don’t know how to rate worldwide albums. So I’ll talk about all I can with any album which is my enjoyment. I liked their voices and the call style throughout. I also appreciated the straight simple acoustic music. I just think I’m the wrong person at the wrong time for this album. It doesn’t hold my attention (of course at the fault of my own inability to understand).
This is really tragic because I love the title, I love alternative, I love folk, and I love British people. But I hate this. Actually I can’t say I hate it cause this is no Scott 2. I just really didn’t like how he sang but honestly all the background music was chill, I think if a completely different person was singing this album I wouldn’t mind it. I don’t even know if the lyrics were good cause I couldn’t stand focusing on listening to him.
Also it was crazy long, what the heck man.
I will forever feel horrible for giving an alternative folk album a one but it has to be done, the genre’s quality has to be upheld somehow.
This album is full of great music. The man’s voice is sexy and smooth. I enjoyed it, tho I’m not sure if it was five material. It was good but idk if it was outstanding. I’ll be relistening
Honestly. This is the first album I’ve DNFed. I just am not interested and it’s so insanely long. WHY 31 TRACKS DUDE????? Maybe if I could have gotten through the whole thing it would be like a two cause it’s not offensive hideous music, it’s just very so much boring. But I don’t think I can give something I didn’t even make it through more than a one. The only note I have is that as someone who had NEVER listened to Fleetwood Mac and have no idea what they sound like, the first few tracks of this album is what I imagine they sound like. So do what you will with that.
They lost me once during the thirteen minute long sex machine, and then again during my brain. The instrumentals just didn’t hit for me. It was repetitive background music at best. But for the more active songs I could groove a bit, just not realllly my thing
I listened to this yesterday and already remember nothing about it. It was just a little too consistent throughout I think so nothing stuck out. If i remember correctly, wishing well was fun. I think if i could have just paid closer attention to the lyrics the whole time it could have been a good experience but it didn’t draw me in.
Honestly I listened to this a while ago and forgot to review it so I don’t have much to say about it. I liked the music I remember. I think the lyrics held up good, but clearly it wasn’t a perspective changing five star cause I don’t super remember it. Enjoyable tho
Count me so very surprised. Based on the album art and look of the music videos I went into this dreading the experience, and found myself pleasantly surprised. Loved the piano heavy songs.
Since I’ve listened to this before it wasn’t super shocking for me like it definitely had been the first time. This is an intense album and that’s no debate. It’s essentially unlistenable as singles from the album, at least for me because the language, ideologies, and general themes are no lighthearted fun rap songs. It definitely holds up for its place in history of west coast rap though.
Quite the moody album. The way the lead singer sings just feels like a sad teenager moping in their room, and I’m not seeing this is a bad thing. They capture a vibe. The music is good and I could see myself listening to many of these songs. Not necessarily profound or anything though
This was a fun rap album. Definitely could tell it was 2000s, just had a vibe to it. Some of the songs were bops and some were just pretty mid which I think is an effect of just having such a big album. They could have cut a few tracks I think, but there’s still a full albums worth of good content. I enjoyed a lot of it.
If you gave me three words to describe this album, well I’d only need one: band. For some reason this album just gives band. Like I would expect to see stock video of people playing a dark stadium and playing this music. They do band well for sure, it’s just not extremely interesting to my brain. The lyrics were interesting when they happened, which wasn’t a whole lot. I also liked the album as a package, I think they did a good job making it all work together. But the biggest dock on points may be that I hate the album cover. Bad album cover. Sorry!
Not sorry actually.
I mean it’s the queen of pop guys. I honestly have never listened to anything by Madonna knowing it’s by Madonna, and I went in with high expectations. They were met. I was a little worried this would be one of those things that was really fun for everyone in the 90’s but going back to it it would just sound like the 90’s. But actually it aged well. Also didn’t expect the religious confrontation in such a pop album, but it was great.
So when I agree to listen to an album that doesn’t actually mean that I also agree to read a “creepy short story for around the campfire” that someone probably found in a weird book at goodwill.
I will say I was grooving to the music by Sister Ray (which I’m realizing is literally the last track) but I couldn’t deal with all the lyrics about ding dong sucking.
This album didn’t really draw me in and I was unimpressed by the lyrics at times. Tho I’ll say, the music was vibing. And there was a fun variety of love songs. I definitely see why this was so important for its time I just didn’t love it for my own taste.
-Album sounds whole, not formulaic
-Drugs
-DRUGGGZZZ
-Should have paid more attention in the middle
-Sooo many animal sounds in good morning good morning (you could almost say: PeT SoUnDs)
-day in the life??????? Sad also.
-struggling to see how wanting to turn some one one was a relevant part of this song
-historically prob very important but not as fun for me
At first listening to this album I was like, man another 70s rock album that I did NOT need to hear before I die. But then I got further into the album and they added some nice folk vibes and stuff to it that made it much better than anticipated by the first few songs. The whole thing was still altogether not outstanding and I can’t remember any specific songs that stuck out to me, but it is more than just another rock album.
Just boring. I didn’t ever need to listen to this. Ever.
I listened to this like four times, and didn’t fully pay attention any of those times cause I had things to do. I’m a working woman, gosh. So I may have to come back to this to fully appreciate it but it seemed to me, really good but didn’t quite hit the level of hype I’ve heard on this album. I mean it’s the best selling record ever right? And I’m not sure I get that yet. Nevertheless it was a good album
Ok, I’m finally inspired to make it through all of Mellon collie and the infinite sadness.
Lots of interesting sounds throughout, but still very cohesive as an album. Even tho I don’t think I ever heard this album as a kid, it feels nostalgic like something my dad definitely listened to.
I listened to this a while ago, but I remember really liking it. It definitely felt obscure and like abstract if I remember correctly. Would, and will, listen again.
I feel like most people seem to prefer dark side of the moon to this album, and that’s where ima be a contrarian and say I preferred the wall.
This album is quite possibly the best packaged album on this list that I’ve heard so far. The repeating lines and melodies with slight changes throughout the album were wonderful. I’m not well versed enough to come up with great comparisons except one album I listened to by the bleachers once and I hated how they did it because it felt just repetitive but for some reason I really liked how it was done in this album.
The theme throughout the album was very consistent and I like albums that have a clear focus.
I will say it’s not one of my favorite albums, I just didn’t vibe to the music as much as I do other bands. And the theme wasn’t specifically personal to me so it didn’t hit anything special. But I super appreciate how good of an album it is
It was a short album. And it was about love. Promised delivered.
Generally uninteresting. Kinda sounded like musical/movie music, especially the first track. So not my taste.
I’m surprised it wasn’t written within the last year based on the track “If…” cause it low key sounded like something a guy would write after his girlfriend asked him if he would still love her if she was a worm.
I was surprised how much I vibed to this album considering how much I disliked White light/White heat. Took me a second to get into it though because I really disliked the first two tracks, then the next two were good, and just generally the album was a little bit of a mixed bag for me.
This is like a 3.5 but I don’t feel good enough about it to round up to a 4.
I’ve been meaning to listen to a Lorde album for a while so I’m glad this came up. Off the bat it reminds me quite a bit of Gracie Abrams music but I prefer this.
It entertained me the whole time and I like her voice a lot. Finally just gotta say I could really hear the Jack Antonoff in this and take that, positively or negatively, as you will. Good pop stuff tho
Some very solid songs, other much less solid songs. They lost me a bit at the end of the album.
As a monolingual English speaking American I just don’t feel like I can speak on much in this album. Except maybe the album cover: I’m a fan.
It did feel pretty dang long and I personally didn’t really jam to the drums falling off a cliff noise.
Eh
When I listened to Leonard cohen’s you want it darker, everyone was comparing it to this album and many preferred this one. So to set the story straight, I think you want it darker is much much better, but it’s also one of my favorite albums ever so
I listened to this way too many times because I couldn’t really get into it. But by like the fourth listen I appreciated the last three tracks I just don’t care much for the rest of the album. Big fan of the album cover tho.
The vibe of this album is definitely vibing. Unfortunately I gotta admit I was bored a half an hour in. Love the style tho
