The House influences dates it a lot more than the best of her works, but the core sound is rock solid.
I listened to this in highschool, enjoyed it quite a bit, but don't really remember much beyond Common People (and what a song that is). As it stands, Pulp might by default be my least favourite of the Britpop Big 4, but that could very well change And what do you know... This is even better than I remember! The dark and acerbic lyrics are one part of the album's winning equation, but it's really the eclecticism that makes it so engaging. From synthpop to disco, this album covers a lot of ground and does so swimmingly. Common People remains the standout, but it might actually be the greatest Britpop track of all time
The House influences dates it a lot more than the best of her works, but the core sound is rock solid.
Another album I'd already listened to... Oh well, at least this one is great. Pink Floyd can be pretty hit and miss for me, but this record and Meddle are pretty undeniable. A beautiful sendoff to one of 60s rock's most mercurial figures. Sometimes I feel like this album sacrifices immediacy for atmosphere, but then I bowled over by the gorgeous melodies both acoustic and synthesized. Great record
An amazing album but man does the rest of its tracklist live in the shadows of its singles, barring Something in The Way which is epoch defining.
Ponderous plodding boomer rock garbage. Terribly dated both sonically and lyrically, and not in a fun way. The only reason this isn't a 1 is Money for Nothing kinda slaps and Knopfler is a competent guitarist (the less we say about his vocals, the better.) Maybe I'm a hipster, but the fact this got in over masterpieces like Silver Jews' The Natural Bridge and Fishmans' Long Season proves how old and out of touch the critics behind this book are.
Perfect Day, Walk On The Wild Side and to a lesser extent Satellite of Love are all truly excellent, but the rest of the tracklist feels anemic by comparison, even not using his highly unorthodox past endeavours for comparison. I'm also not really getting what's that transgressive about the songwriting beyond Wild Side. Overall, I still enjoyed revisiting this album for this list, but I was disappointed with it.
This type of straight ahead Bluesy rock usually wouldn't sustain my attention for over an hour and a half, but the strength of the lyrics combined with the central concept makes this project go from pretty good to great. Also helps that the second half is significantly better than the first.
Reggae is 100% not a genre of expertise for me but I really really enjoyed this one. Bob is just such an expressive vocalist, and his ability to convey such pressing social concerns with so little is always remarkable. This record made me tear up a bit with No Woman No Cry, even.
Pretty fun Synth pop with a couple genre essentials. A bit dated sonically, but that's not really a bad thing, and the homerotic undercurrent running throughout is pretty refreshing. Unfortunately the B-sides aren't as memorable.
Absolutely delightful. I really need to listen to more latin jazz. Loses a bit of steam near the end but it's not enough to detract from the sheer amount of fun to be had with this record.
Not my favourite thing over all but I definitely liked it. Sharp Dressed Man is as fun as ever, but I think my favourite track might be TV Dinners, as goofy as it is lyrically. The glossy production weighs it down a little, but there are certainly more dated sounding 80s rock records out there.