This is not the typical genre I’d enjoy. The first 7 songs including their hits made me want to give it a two star. But things began to change from Sabrosa where I can find my own space to hide from the complications, and get ready for a second wave. The same goes with Eugene’s Lament. What on earth is this. I love it. I’m having a zen moment while I’m listening to this loud album. The feeling is incredible. The flute loop, oh my, nice hook. This was the point when started really enjoying the album. I also had to mention Bodhisattva vow. I didn’t check the name of the song when I was on it, but my brain went: “this sounds like what they played when my grandad died”. And then I checked the lyrics and it was about achieving Buddhahood (to reach the end of suffering). At this point I can confirm the boys know what they are doing and have a solid reference on what they want to commute with the audience. Solid 5.

Amazing intro, I had high hopes. But the rest 55 minutes sound like one single song. The overly enthusiastic and ott sound made it feel like sensory overload, especially when I was not in the high-energy mood. Almost gave me an anxiety attack at work.

Nice album. Interesting chord progression, great vocal performance, and impressive production in 1970s. Likes: more than a feeling, peace of mind, let me take you home tonight Not sure: smokin’ (well technically it’s really good in all aspects, but personally not too sure if I enjoy it ..)

Amazing intro, I had high hopes. But the rest 55 minutes sound like one single song. The overly enthusiastic and ott sound made it feel like sensory overload, especially when I was not in the high-energy mood. Almost gave me an anxiety attack at work.

Am I right that all the songs are within one octave? and I believe about 90% of the notes are between A3 to D4, which makes the album sound very dull. Apparently this album influenced Oasis and Britpop in the 90s, so it has some value. 2.5 / 5.

A good album. Simple but not too boring. The fact that the intro is now still widely used by TikTok/insta/youtube shows its enduring appeal.

A very good album. Nice vocal performance. Smoothing and beautiful arrangement. The recording is a bit off, and doesn’t really make her voice shine. But it is still a very nice piece of work, considering it was released in 1969.

This is not the typical genre I’d enjoy. The first 7 songs including their hits made me want to give it a two star. But things began to change from Sabrosa where I can find my own space to hide from the complications, and get ready for a second wave. The same goes with Eugene’s Lament. What on earth is this. I love it. I’m having a zen moment while I’m listening to this loud album. The feeling is incredible. The flute loop, oh my, nice hook. This was the point when started really enjoying the album. I also had to mention Bodhisattva vow. I didn’t check the name of the song when I was on it, but my brain went: “this sounds like what they played when my grandad died”. And then I checked the lyrics and it was about achieving Buddhahood (to reach the end of suffering). At this point I can confirm the boys know what they are doing and have a solid reference on what they want to commute with the audience. Solid 5.

A good album. I like most songs. But I also had a feeling that some singles sound a bit too familiar? Confusion ~= sitting on the dock of the bay? But still a nice album.

I opened my window, facing a motorway, then turned on noise cancellation—still sounds just like the album. But then I realised the album was recorded in 1972 when the motorway was probably not as busy as today. It was a nice attempt and a good imagery work for the space and “future”!

I didn’t pay much attention while driving..but I could still get the world war ii theme, so it appeared not too bad for me? I like their simple yet dramatic arrangement. But there’re really nothing outstanding or memorable..2.5/5

I love sitars and the idea of bringing sitars to rock music. Paint it black is amazing but the rest doesn’t really stand out for me. 3 stars for the album, and 1 extra star if paint it black is included.

I played the album twice. There are tons of repetition of the same “melody” but I can’t really remember any of them. I don’t like screaming either. I know the album is historically important and I fully respect that. But sorry I am the mistake, not the album. I’m just a basic person whose attention span has been fully polluted by all the TikTok videos in 2025. I know it’s bad but it’s happened, and still on going. Right. So, my very honest opinion: rubbish. One star.

Weird chords. He can sing though.

Amazing fluid guitar solo on Tornado of Souls. It was a wow moment for me. The album reminds me of playing little fighter 2. I’ll just blast a “tornado of souls” to slay all my enemies. Err.. cringey but secretly gratifying..

I actually liked one of her songs before. But this album is confusing and so long. My first thought after listening: global warming is a big problem. it can affect people’s mental health now.

Sometimes weird sometimes just mediocre. Nothing stands out.

Not too bad. But nothing really excites me either. Was fun listening on my way home. I knew this album was old, but the production was a bit disappointing? At some point I found it almost impossible to hear his voice. I remembered I turned up the volume couples of times but still can’t hear him clearly. (I was comparing it with Boston by Boston - 1976) Musically, I think the album is beautiful and refreshing. A nice 3 star.

I think it’s a nice album. It matches the artist’s personality very well so it doesn't sound contrived. Musically, I like the melodies - they don’t sound old. There are some light hearted elements that can still be appreciated today. But I do notice that they sampled some weird sound.. For example, in the beginning of <Here Come the Warm Jets>, I could be wrong but I feel it unnecessary to put some extra dingdong chimes. It’s barely noticeable but once you know it’s there it just becomes a bit annoying…

Nice album. It was pleasant to listen to. But waking up this morning, I don’t remember anything specific about the album anymore…

I’m confused. I can make myself like it, but should I? Well the album encouraged me to think hard, 3 star.

A very pleasant album. Very good production and vocal performance. I did expect a bit more from them, tho this is really good.

A nice album. I enjoyed it. It’s hard to make music like this now. It ages really well.

At some point, this feels like Björk..

They can do better.

was tying to imagine how it would have sounded like if it was made in the 80s or later. In the album, drums just sound like someone was hitting a plastic stool..

Very nice album. I enjoyed it. Leaning towards 4. I didn't why I was waiting for a very pop catchy green day style song…

His vocal performance is a strong 5. The album is beautiful too. At the end some songs gave me a feeling that it’d be a pity to not include them, but they just won’t contribute much to the album. But overall it’s still a very pleasant listen.

It’s good. But it’s not something I will strongly resonate with. Also I find it not very memorable. Maybe it can be a 4 if I spend more time on it.

The bassline of Jacqueline sounds a bit like <Here come the warm jets> (by Brian Eno)! Take me out is just so outstanding, yet blended into the album smoothly. Love a natural centrepiece in an album!

There are plethora of interesting elements in this album. Tempo swift from 3/4 to 4/4, layered accordions/choirs/strings, modal shifts etc. I like some depth of an album, and I also like that they don’t fixate on death. But I’ll have to say.. I’m very picky about vocal performance.. and their primitive voice does affect the enjoyment a bit 😂 5 stars for the album, and -1 for vocals.

It’s good. I thought it was released recently, but it was an old one. Personally I didn't really enjoy the album. I can’t really point out what’s “wrong”.. could be lack of dynamic shift or harmonic movement.. could be the attitudes.. it’s like going into a nice well decorated hospital. I don’t hate hospitals, but the way the doctors and nurses look at me puts me off.

They tried hard. But it was still dull. Also, I was driving when I played the album. Got tricked by some unnecessary sirens!! And many other strange sounds that made me doubt if I had some issue with my car!

When I saw “brown sugar” I was expecting brown sugar bubble milk tea with cinnamon sea salt pumpkin spiced cream on top. But I was given a cube of brown sugar in tap water. Still good tho. I like the vibes and his vocal performance.

It’s an easy and short album. I actually listened to it four or five times, and it grew on me a bit. It didn’t really feel that old, and I liked the melodies of most songs. Then I did a bit of research, and I found I like Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran more..Blue Cheer changed it a lot but it still hit differently when you knew there was an original which was better. And many sound tracks are not synced..I get that the technology was not there yet.. but at least make it less obvious..

Very nice! It’s a very pleasant album. Nice music, good production and arrangement. I appreciate it’s a well planned, not a jam album. I am not a fan of harmonica but it blends perfectly well into the songs because of the well-thought arrangement.

I love an introspective and honest album. Many songs really touched my heart. Music wise, lots of interesting instruments (love banjo in old man), beautiful melodies, etc. This album has cleansed me. At some point I just wanted to say “Thank you, Neil Young”.

This album has a very good story behind it. It was so nice to learn more about the culture and how music creators reacted to the “Exile”. Music wise, I’ll have to stay true to myself and I personally prefer more well thought out music than jamming music. I could feel the energy, but without checking the story behind, it was a bit difficult for me to get naturally instinctively focused on the music. Still good but not yet a four for me.

I could imagine it might have been very good in 2001, but some hooks and beats do sound a bit old for me. I was not really paying much attention tho. Could have missed some good arrangement or details.

Beautiful work. Wow

Classic. Good vibe. Is creepin by the Weeknd created based on Ready or not? This album is timeless.

It’s all fine until the last song. Hesitating to give it a four but I don’t like screaming.. It’s a very brave to put two 8-9min tracks, and the album is just 37 minutes long. I like the first two songs.

Feeling a bit excluded.. they are having a party but I am not invited 😢. also it sounds like more like narration than singing. I could tell this was on purpose but not really my type of music. Not a huge fan of head voice either. Music wise it’s not bad. still a good listen

I really like one of the guys’ tone (from the second half). The repeated melody of catch the sun is exactly the same as one line of an old (released in 1994 but still quite popular now) Chinese/cantonese song, which put me off a bit. But I still liked the song and I also liked the man who told everything. In general this album matched our mood very well as our bus drove through the mountains under the rain!

It’s actually not too bad for me. The lyrics are cringey.. especially the middle class heros.. but I believed he created this album purely to entertain people not just because he thinks it’s cool. And it kinda worked.. people have strong opinions about it. One star is better than 3 stars. -1 star is as good as a four. Music wise, it’s not too bad?? I do like all the theatrical elements. And I love IT crowd, so this is a four for me.

Sounds like J-Pop for me for some reason! Love most songs, especially let it rock, and wanted dead or alive. Sometimes I felt there’re too much grit.. sometimes I was just impressed by his belting technique..he could easily reach D#5, and I believed he could still go much higher than that. Im being picky but many songs are more like ballad? It lacks one unique element to push it to five. It’s a nice album but what about his artistic personality and originality. It’s a perfect commercial album but this doesn’t make it a five. Still very very good tho. I enjoyed it a lot.

very enjoyable jazzy music. Good vocal techniques. At first I didn’t quite like her deep vibrato but very soon I realised it suited the music so well. Plus she has a very nice tone! Easy 4 star.

experimental..ad hoc-ly. They created some tension and discomfort but didn’t give me the solution.. I felt lost sometimes.. I might need to pay extra attention to appreciate the album but I didn’t want to. I prefer lying in my bed to be pleased. I like that it still has some jazz gene.

The album was actually not bad at all but I really disliked the vocalist’s contrived nasal voice..he doesn’t have the most recognisable tone but he can sing! He doesn’t need to pinch his vocal cords that much when he wants to sound different? Music wise, not bad at all. Liked woodpecker from mars where he didn’t sing!

A nice one. I could be wrong but I think it’d be more tasteful if the vocalists could do more emotive delivery. Most songs are indeed very good but many times I just wish he could do it differently, like one or even two keys higher, to align with energy. But in general, a very very good album. Catchy songs and it really feels timeless.

Personal choice: I like more polished music..