This album is pure nostalgia, I immediately rated this 5* because I got so excited that one of my fave albums was served up to me as soon as I embarked on this 1001 journey. I then came to quickly regret giving it 5* as it isn't a 5* album, and am thrilled to have found the edit function.
I will however give it 4* with the caveat that this was a time and a place and I still think this is an excellent album but I'm aware that it holds a special place in my heart, therefore inflating the rating perhaps.
God I just wish I enjoyed listening to Jazz. It's probably a very excellent example of a style of Jazz that I simply don't derive any pleasure from listening to.
I've always liked the odd bit of Sufjan, but yes, this album is very much the muchness and gets samey quite quickly. However, a few songs I really like and it is a product of its time. I'm a sucker for indie folk rock of the mid-00's but this doesn't do much for me really. I don't know, It's fine.
2 seems mean but 3 too generous
Zavid, he's one of my faves, massively influenced my musical interests. However, haven't ever been drawn to this album and it's not my favourite iteration of Bowie. Listening again confirms this, some lovely ones on there but not a no-skips album for me
Like, really lovely and stuff. I feel it's very much of the early 2000's which ushered in these kinds of female vocals. Anyway, I think it's just not for me. I think it's popularity at the time has done it a disservice in that it sounds like i'm watching a naff 2000's romcom whereby this is the soundtrack, or in a cafe, or something.
Judged this prematurely and think I actually really like this. Some songs yes sound like I'm hungover at a festival laying down listening to whatever inane indie-rock band is on but not really paying attention and can't be arsed to scout out other stages. However, truncated then by a lot of songs which are really up my street and I actually love.
It does itself a disservice by including a lot of weaker songs, could have been a much tighter album. Alas.
Very happy to have discovered this, it'll be in my rotation.
Annoyed by the 5 star system as this doesn't quite warrant a 4, but due to my own personal enjoyment I'm giving it a 4.
As the antithesis to a Jazz enthusiast, I can't say this does anything whatsoever for me. Much much more pleasant and preferable to a lot of the proper frenetic brass-y jazz which I actively derive displeasure from, however this seems no different to me than just very capable cocktail lounge music
Haha God what has happened to me, this is the kind of shit I would have HATED a few years ago. But after having been made to listen to so much glitchy electronic ambienty shite these last few years (new partner and his friends) whereby I have gained a real appreciation for well constructed noise, I actually really quite like this and think it's very good.
I also feel like Hometime is undeniably lovely, no?
Is it Emperor's New Clothes? Have I just been indoctrinated into the world of pretending you like shit music, and over-intellectualising bloops and bleeps? Perhaps. In any case, I can see this album's influence on proceeding electronic music and think it's very listenable and not the total load of rubbish one may immediately think. Feels like I'm at an exhibiton.
Despite my best efforts over the years, and feeling like I really *ought* to like The Kinks, I've always found them unbelievably irritating. Put the sodding kazoo down. I can never shake the palpable arrogance that I can hear coming through the music of Kinks, Beatles et al.
However some lovely songs also, so y'know...Swings, Roundabouts.
I've always really liked The Coral, some of their songs I absolutely adore. But they've always appealed to the slightly naff side of my music taste. And in no way is this a *Good* Album.
And actually, having always loved Dreaming of You, now that I listen to the whole album, I like Dreaming of You a little less...
I like campy fun glam rock but this ain’t it
I’m not even a huge Adele fan but this is such an accomplished album and also giving extra stars for the amount of American centric reviews without any idea of British cultural/musical influence.
LC is one of my all time faves. Through many pub conversations, I've come to the conclusion that some people just derive more value from lyrics & storytelling, others from musical and technical ability. I'm the former. It's poetry set to music really, this is.
THAT BEING SAID Cohen has like, 4-5 albums which are far better, and more enjoyable, and interesting than this one.
I mean it has everything I could ask for.
Had never listened to Jennifer before, what a tune. Or the Satellite of Love cover! Ace.
Torn between 4 and 5 stars.
Gets quite samey, and I wouldn't opt to listen to this often as I don't find it enjoyable to listen to, but epitome of its genre and does exactly what it says on the tin. Iconic, a smasher, significant part of British musical history.
This album (and Dylan in general) should be everything I ask for in an album/artist but I just simply cannot stand listening to him. I don't think it's even fair for me to rate it. Yes it's excellent, yes he's a great writer, yes how impressive at the age of 21, and yet...
Whilst fun, it's just not my cup of tea at all
Superb album, superb album art, I’ve always liked this one
An audible sigh as I get fed another Jazz album - however - defs my preferred type of Jazz. Fun, relaxing, cheerful, beautiful.
For me this is a far poorer version of every artist it is trying to emulate. Thought I'd love it, alas!
hmmm I thought I'd like this but I really *really* don't
Despite thinking that -- at their core -- REM sound quite dweeby, I've just always loved them. Love Stipe's vocals, and their music just always hits an very enjoyable spot in my brain + ears.
However, it gets a bit samey samey and I prefer their other outputs. It's a high 3 low 4 for me.
Absolute nostalgic smasher of a album for me, God I loved this. But can't let that cloud my judgement too much (says she who too-excitedly rated Arcade Fire, Funeral 5*).
I'm such a sucker for poppy indie-electronica of this era, not because of any technical mastery but purely based on how it makes you feel.
I've never really listened to Springsteen as I've never really been able to take his music seriously, there's something very comical about it to me, but I enjoyed this! Not enough to listen to more really but I did like it.
Self indulgent, not particularly good, or interesting. Stuck this on during a slow tempo 7k run which actually did me very well.
To my surprise I started really enjoying the final songs and then I realised Spotify had gone onto artist radio.
It's like, a fictional tv band playing music
An absolute tonic after some pretty crap late 60's/early 70's albums which try so hard to achieve what this one does, but aren't able and are a shoddy imitation.
Have always loved many many songs from this album but don't think I've ever actually listened all the way through !
Bobby is always fun, this is a fun groovy album, but it's not particularly remarkable for me. It's very much a middle of the road.
I think I treat my rating system not as a rating as an album in and of itself but as a response to it being on the 1001 albums list, and therefor it gets a 2*. Not because it isn't good but i'm just very apathetic towards it and it stirs no strong emotion good or bad.
You Wouldn't Steal A Car...
Chemical Brothers have always been on the cheesier side of electronic music for me. Kinda like Fatboy Slim, iconic and beloved but not quite my jam. Is it maybe just Big Beat electronica I don't like? Just find it all a little bit naff.
This album in particular I find unremarkable. I like One Too Many Mornings and Alive Alone.
I really like this but it's not that remarkable, or consistently strong. Some songs I really love (Whispering Pines, Drove Dixie Down) and others are just meh.
I think there are too many other artists of this ilk/era who absolutely smashed it out the park. This comparatively falls flat.
Oh God, I know I'm supposed to like it but I just don't. I just don't like Nirvana, in my ears, or in my brain, or in my body. For some reason, despite liking Nirvana adjacent music, I cannot derive enjoyment from listening to this album. All apologies is doing the heavy lifting for the rating.
Feel like a traitor to my fellow countrymen but this is not that fantastic. However, I can't believe anyone thinks Oasis are groundbreaking when HM exist. This just sounds like better Oasis to me.
I'm feeling a bit shit today, and am in need of a warm hug. Despite having listened to this before, I thought this album was going to be too jarring and frenetic to listen to on a sad day, but pleasantly surprised.
I Talk to the Wind and Epitaph, Court of Crimson King, all excellent. Moonchild I liked, the 5 mins of bleeps + bloops didn't bother me.
I don't dislike this but what is there really to it? Don't really have any opinions about it at all. It's nice...but definitely not a 1001 albums you need to listen to before you die.
Mike Skinner is such a parody of himself haha. Non-Brits must be like ?????. Dry Your Eyes always reminds me of my mum - good nostalgia value
Why is Original Pirate Material not on this list instead.
I really like The Streets but I can't pretend this is a necessary or great album album.
I love Freddie's vocals so so much. Really like Father & Son. But I can't really be arsed with this long proggy stuff and the rest just blend into a bit of a mess
Thought I'd enjoy this far more than I actually did :(
No idea what's wrong with me today, have rated 6 albums (needed to catch up) all of them 2 or 3 stars.
Aside from a few songs this is mostly forgettable for me, it's not The Doors' best album either. I really thought I'd love this but it's not hitting it
Was very apprehensive about the potential for a crap but pretentious jingle-jangle folk band. Happy to report that I loved this, the same feeling and relief I had with the Fairport Convention.
Can't really be arsed with this today. Nowhere near as good as other Neil Young outputs, or Young + Crazy Horse outputs at that.
Absolute _stunner_ of an album, a perfect no skips album for me that offers up for every mood and desire. Sexy attitude; reflective; introspective; witty; beautiful, mournful; big & bold, soft & gentle.
Instrumentally accomplished, alongside Guy Garvey's lovely lovely voice. Has everything I want lyrically too: some proper gut punch, clever, beautiful lines of poetry but in a way that doesn't make a big deal out of it. You could easily miss the lyrics for the music takes precedent in many cases.
Had never paid much attention to Weather To Fly, Wowzers, what a beauty. Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver too. AND a lovely bit of Richard Hawley chucked in there, for good measure.
Lit up with excitement seeing this one today. Haven’t listened to fully in over a decade and never really paid much attention to it beyond the big hitters. Quite annoyed I've wasted so many years of my life without this front and centre of my fave albums.
The first review I've written which isn't just essentially 'yeah I like it' - or - 'not for me'. Which probably says something.
And the first time I'm actually quite annoyed at the low user ratings, get to fuck if you think this is anything other than at least 'really quite good'.
5 big fat well-deserved stars for me.
The major upside of any breakup is no longer having to pretend that you like/care about/enjoy certain things. Turns out, I was lying to myself about enjoying this truly ridiculous nonsense music and all the other albums of this ilk. Pretentious drivel.
God it's so funny isn't it, I'm like 'how on earth is anyone rating this 5*', but the very people rating this album 5* are probably the same people rating my fave albums 1* thinking the same about those.
It's almost as if music is subjective
Just really not my cup of tea ! Sorry ! I think it's probably 'good' but I still don't like it very much. Down in a Hole was nice enough
I've always disliked the song 'Peaches' so much that I've never listened to the Stranglers, but this album is good, I really enjoyed it. However, got a bit bored of it after a while
Some really really lovely ones truncated with noise I just don’t care much for.
I have a real soft spot for EP but this album doesn't do much for me
Serendipitous that legend Brian Wilson passed away today. Always has been a 5* album for me
This is one of my favouritessss. A Desert island discs album. From the gentle and tender (Monolith, Life’s a Gas, Girl) to the unbelievably fun (cosmic dancer, mambo sun, get it on). Just a stellar album and boyyyy is Marc Bolan one of the most gorgeous men. What I’d do for that hair.
I resent rating this highly, because I got so annoyed looking at this website's top rated albums and them all being the most predictable crop of albums you could possibly imagine. Like what is even the point in doing this exercise if we all just discover that Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon are the greatest albums of all time. I could have told you that decades ago.
Like, wow the general public hate Throbbing Gristle and love The Beatles, shock fucking horror.
(I know it's about musical discovery, I'm being glib).
I don't think this album is heads and shoulders better than any other similarly fantastic albums, and it gets wanked over far too much. BUT - it is excellent and I love it lols. 5*
This should be right up my alley, and it's nice but doesn't really hit. I'd go and see them at a festival, and may very well stay for the whole set, but equally likely to go and get a drink after 20 minutes and see who else was playing.
20 track one hour album :'( Very good.
Prob worthy of 4* but I don't know how to listen to this album/where to find it so don't want to give an innacurate or over inflated rating
Wahhhh. Apparently! I! Don't! Like! Jazz!
It's like the kids from School of Rock wrote an album. I mean It's ite, but it's very silly isn't it. It's pretty forgettable but I kinda enjoyed it (in the same way I enjoyed the song that the children from School of Rock wrote. 'Maybeee we were making straight As..' etc).
A few really nice ones but overall I find quite underwhelming. I think _on the whole_, I find The Doors quite underwhelming.
God here goes, I'm excited for this after reading the reviews. I'm scared I'm going to love it...
Crikey, there was no need to worry.
Ha! Very surprised to see this on here...As much as I used to love this album, it certainly hasn't stood the test of time, nor does it stand out above the rest of really great music that came out around that time.
He's got a right grating voice too doesn't he, that was quite a typical vocal quality circa 2010s.
I still enjoy it, I'll happily listen to it, it's worth more than 2* but just not on this list.
I really like Pavement, and this is a lovely album but feeling a bit stingy today and nothing stood out to me, just consistently good but lots of forgettable ones. I wish we could do 0.5s.
I've always pretended to like this album more than I really do. It's good! But not that remarkable to me
One of my desert island albums, perfect no skips. So much fun
Blimey, how have I never listened to this before? I've always really liked Suede but this really took me by surprise. No skips album and a real vibe mix. Quite a long album mind!
These moments are the real benefit to committing to this daily exercise.
Big love to Richard Osmond's brother
V happy to see this album on here, think it's fantastic
Usually love French Electro shiz but found this a bit samey and boring, and dare I say actually quite annoying in the end. Grating! If you will...
Christ, please fuck off. Can't actually listen to this.
I really love The Strokes, I love early 2000's indie rock, and this has some absolute classics. However I can't say I find it that remarkable, they're very repetitive and I get a bit tired of their sound after half an album.
The New Abnormal their 2020 album I would give 5* however.
I really love Nina Simone but there are other slumps I much prefer than this therefor this is a 3/5 on the Nina Simone music rating scale
