I guess this could be called emo soft rock. Classic in it's genre, but not my thing. Few good pop tracks, but not enough to make me want to spend more time with this album.
Not my kind of music. Maybe would be enjoyable live, but this album sounds like muzak and is way too long.
Soft rock with progressive touch. Sounds bit like Paul McCartney and Wings and very much a product of it's time. The very dry 70's soundscape and the mix is technically really enjoyable. On the other hand the songs on the album are quite mediocre nonsense pop with a slight progressive twist. Maybe the album is worth 2,5 stars, but more leaning towards 2 than 3.
Middle of the road rock, which suites quite nicely to the background while doing office work. There were also some echoes of Talking heads, which is never a bad thing...
Kinda enjoyed this album as a teenager, but i had to refreshen my memory and listen to it again before rating it. It's a solid rock'n'roll album. A-side is really strong, but there are mostly fillers on the b-side. Maybe worth 3,5 starts.
Never been a big fan of substance fuelled blues jamming
Irresistible groove by the Wailers, but not my favourite Bob Marley record
Timeless art rock album filled with great songs full of clever pop hooks and Bernard Butler's guitar playing at it's best. Not a single weak link on this album. Bit pompous and over dramatic at times, but always catchy and groovy.
The jazzier and atmospheric stuff on this album is really good, but the hectic breakbeat rythm parts just make me nervous. Ambitious and experimental debut record that created whole new genre, but not quite my cup of tea.
Songs like This is a call and Big me are great power pop tunes. Bit like Nirvana, but without the angst. These first few Foo fighters albums had the relaxed and innocent atmosphere of just enjoying making music, before Foo fighters turned into stadium machine. I quite like this album, although it gets bit monotonic towards the end
I remember this sounding quite OK at the time it was released. Now it just irritates me. This post punk revival did bring to light few decent bands like Editors and Interpol, but Franz Ferdinand's indie disco already feels quite outdated.
Not my kind of music, but i kind of like these thrash metallic vibes. There are some progressive elements and usually these records are really well recorded and mixed. For this kind of soundscape anyway. Not my favorite, but wouldn't mind hearing it again sometime in the future...
There’s real element of danger on this record. Iggy groans, moans, screams and even sings at times. Ron Ashestons merciless guitar riffing and the brutal groove of the rythm section. Not so much of great song writing, but double the attitude and precence. The Stooges was inspiration to so many different bands and even genres (punk, post punk, alternative, grunge and whatever) that came years later. On top of the totalistic band sound of the Stooges there’s the crazy saxophone adding to the cacophony. Great stuff and ground breaking record!
At first it was bit unfair that this record came right after Fun house by the Stooges. But i listened this two times to sheriffit off the comparison. Difficult to comprehend the kind of effect this record had on youth and whole society when it was released. They were even banned to play in Finland by the government :-D So, the adults dissaproved, but the youth after prog were ignited with a spark that anyone can do this! Musically this album is pretty simple street rock, but i guess the big fuss was more about the lyrics and public appearance of Rotten and co. swearing in television etc. It's a solid rock'n'roll album that probably did not create punk movement, but was very much part of the big bang.
Never been much of a metal head, but i’ve always liked Black Sabbath among few others. This album includes many Sabbath classic riff’s that have taught generations of guitarist’s to play.
This album has the best balance of all sides of Talking heads. The groove, experimental side, hits, the wit. Remain in light and the debut are my favourite Talking heads albums
Started well with the sound of upright bass, but after that it was pretty common hiphop.
This album sounds bit like the English version of Wilco’s Yankee hotel foxtrot. The songs have deep connection to English pop tradition, but the album also has the experimental twist to it. I like it! Was thinking between 3 and 4 stars and i give it 4 because i think it is a grower. Will definitely listen to it again!
I know that this is some kind of shoegaze classic so i should like it, but i’ve never really had the patience with this one .
"Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" is one of the greatest opening lines on any album ever. Patti Smith is a real trail blazer for all women rockers out there, but for some reason i've never quite fully understood her magic. Poetry and punk however is a solid combination worth of 3 or 4 stars. This time i randomly chose...
Includes some great the Who tracks like Pinball wizard, I'm free etc, but the musical bits are bit heavy. Ambitious project which does deserve some credit and listening to this made me want to see the Tommy movie again, last time seeing it as a teenager.
Excellent background music for office work. Not the kind of music i listen to usually, but enjoyed this one while it lasted. Also very tasty pedal steel playing.
Quite generic radio pop of it's time. Presumably good stuff in this category. I liked the Ryan Adams song to song version of this album way more.
Not the best Hendrix album, but a solid start for his career
I guess this could be called emo soft rock. Classic in it's genre, but not my thing. Few good pop tracks, but not enough to make me want to spend more time with this album.
Groovy stuff. I like this!
Interesting album. Badly recorded, but the Ramblin' Jack's intensive performance and the small stories really make you listen. This must have been on young Bob Dylan's playlist.
Works on the background while doing office work, but not the kind of record i would listen intentionally
Proper feel good roots rock music. CCR has got a very unique band sound where everyone plays to their strengths and knows how to contribute to the band sound together. There are loads of bands I really dislike in this roots category, but CCR is definitely from the better end of the spectre.
This early 2000's new wave of American indie rock bands were a real breath of fresh air, after the period where all indie rockers wanted to sound (and look) like Oasis. Strokes are among the top indie bands on this side of the millennium.
I've got mixed feelings about Simon and Garfunkel. Well crafted songs for sure, but sometimes they are bit cheesy and the arrangements are somewhat pompous. This floats on the background and most of the songs sound quite familiar, but probably wont deliberately pick this up for re listening.
Not really fan of this type of music. It had it’s moments but mostly it just floated in the backgroud
There were some special chemistry between Jack and Meg White. White stripes didn't invent anything new, but they did have their own vision, which definitely is audible in all of their records. Also, one of the best live bands i've seen!
Bit like Midnight oil, but the songs are not as good...
College rock classic. Early REM albums were my gateway to American alternative music and have been huge inspiration younger alternative generations in different genres. One of the greatest debut albums of all time.
Quite basic 60's pop music and the Bo Diddley cover of 'I'm a man' even sounds a bit silly sung by 21 year old Daltrey. Album closer The Ox sounds much better than the rest of the album and perhaps is a sign of what was to come for The Who.
Pretty generic country pop. There's nothing that would make me spin this one again.
Probably the best britpop album of the 90's, filled with great pop songs with punkish twist. Great sounding record too. The absolute rating is probably 4,5 stars, but Graham Coxon's guitar playing deserves the extra half stars.
Leonard Cohen was really original singer-songwriter, like whom there are no other. Or any alike are just followers. Songs on this album are beautifully crafted and the musicians really do honor the songs and Leonards vocal delivery.
Stevie Wonder is such a talented guy. He writes all songs, masters the groove by playing most of the band instruments and produces his own records. This is great album, but maybe few songs too long.
Solid street rock album
Hard to understand how influential to the development on alternative rock (and other genres) Velvet underground has been. Would there even have been Bowie as we know him without Lou Reed and Velvet's? I can hear so many of my favourite 70's, 80's and 90's favourite bands influenced by this. The song structures are quite basic, but the song topics and the band sound are quite rough for it's time, and maybe even for this time. Timeless stuff!
Really like the sound of the band on this album, and of course Willie's interpretation is great. Enjoyable record for Sunday chilling.
For some reason I've never really liked Eric Clapton's version of the blues. The man undoubtedly has skills for guitar and he's a decent singer too, but still there is something that irritates me. Feels like he's tryin too hard to be the ultimate blues man or something. If i feel the urge to listen to blues or blues orientated rock music, I'd rather stick to the original blues masters (or Hendrix or even SRV) than this version of it.
Interesting album that covers many different genres in a Butthole surfersian way. Might have to listen this one again to figure out what the heck just happened. Sounds like a really good live band too.
My very little experience with Venom is from my teenage years, when my metal head school mates were wild about this band, and they had Venom sleeve patches or even back patches in their denim vests. Now listening to this, it's obvious that this same enthusiasm were shared by loads of future trash metal kids around the world. Venom sounds very much like the speed/trash metal bands that came bit later. Probably will not listen to this album on repeat, but it definitely deserves to be on the list.
From this trip hop movement i always liked Tricky or Massive attack more than Portishead. This record has quite cool jazzy vibe, but as an album it is bit monotonous.
Possibly the best RHCP album and at least the only one i’ve listened more than couple of times. This album suffer’s a bit for the 90’s CD syndrome, when records were mostly over hour long instead of the 40-45 mins of the vinyl age.
My favourite album of the grunge era. Great songs and the Smashing pumpkins playing at their peak.
Elbow is original band and i really like Guy Garvey’s voice which sound quite like Peter Gabriel. Seldom seen kid is seen as Elbow classic, but i think they’ve made better albums than this.
Best album by The Cure
The last Metallica album worth listening to. Maybe there was still some Cliff Burton magic left for this one. Somehow the weird bassless mix works as kind of a tribute to Cliff.
Groovy stuff that has been hugely influential to bands like Talking Heads and their followers. It would have been great to see Fela and his band live, as this is the kind of music that makes even people who don’t dance want to move
She is a decent singer and probably OK as a songwriter too (even though her songs offer nothing that hasn't been heard many times before), but I just can't stand those big and sentimental Adele ballads. I do understand why she is so popular, but this definitely is not my cup of tea...
The Temptations classic soul meets Sly & the family stone type of groove. I enjoyed it. Probably 3,5 star album, but maybe more leaning towards 3 than 4.
There's quite a lot of different styles on this album, from sound collage to jazz and baroque pop to ambient etc. Interesting stuff, which i will probably have to listen to again, to get the full grip on things.
At the best this band grooves like a moose, but there are some lazy moments especially on the B-side (the over 13 mins of Sex machine jamming). Solid grooving though...
Somehow i can't get the grip of this album. It's probably technically competent, but somehow clinical and lacking edge.
Don't know the classic jazz well enough to criticize it. Quite enjoyed this one, but probably wont feel the urge to listen to it again, at least not in the near future.
There are groovy moments on this album, but maybe over an hour of it was bit too much. I enjoyed this more than the Outkast album few days ago, so i guess i have to give it better review, that's why 3 stars...
PJ Harvey's "grunge album". Solid debut, but her more original work was still yet to come.
For some reason i haven't listened to these early Sonic Youth records. Evol is not the easiest record to approach, but it has the ingredients that made the band one of the coolest ever to exist. Have to give this more spins, to really get in to it.
Folk rock classic. This one time the stars really aligned for this quartet. Nothing much to say about this that haven't already been said many times. Solid stuff.
The album has a promising start with swamp bluesy title song that has great guitar riff. After that it just isn't quite as good.
Adult oriented country music. Doesn't really speak to me. The Daniel Lanois like production is smooth and at times makes this album enjoyable.
Monotonic beats and loop repetition song after song. Had to skip most of the songs after few minutes. Maybe this might work on the dancefloor of some smoky club while toxicated enough. Otherwise it's just boring.