Wow! I mean I knew The Clash influenced a lot of punk bands, and I can totally hear a few in this album. Operation Ivy and Dead Milkmen to name a couple.

Not really my style but I can hear why they were popular in the 70’s era. While listening I could hear how they may have been an influence for Belle and Sebastian.

To be a fly on the wall when this album was made.

Enjoyed this before bed with headphones. Doesn’t grab the way Kind of Blue does but a good listen none the less

Where has this album been in my 48 years. Funk, R&B, Soul, Style and Essence. What an album.

Never heard of Count Basie before. Enjoyed this album. The bass, meets and horns are all amazing.

Love that I’ve found this album. Screams New York City to me. I have a hard time liking albums with female lead singers (I have no idea why it’s just something I’ve noticed) but I love this album.

Very Beatlesque. Seems like they went away from the pop hits on this one.

Definitely not an album I would have ever listened to. I did listen to the album 3 times thru. The last time I listened while reading translations of the lyrics into English. Not an album I would listen to again. Not my style. One of the first things I thought of when I started listening to this was that there was so much art and changes going on in the world in the 60’s and this was definitely not part of the progression.

I gave it 3 stars due to Tiny Dancer. It says that this is his prog album but I’m not hearing much of that genre.

Fucking so weird. My first taste of Zappa and I am blown away. Genius. Punk. Psychedelic. Funk. Blues. Dripping LSD. Psychosis. Complete mind fuck.

Pure teenage memories. Angst, anti system, anti imperialism. It formed a part of me that I can’t deny. The entire album does not let up and just continues to deliver on its message.

Solid album. Definitely took me back to a time in my life during a rough breakup. Great songwriting and a great shame that he left us so early.

Complete miss on all accounts. Not sure what they were going for in this album? I want to call it experimental noise jazz? It’s fine to set out to make an album that sounds like nothing else ever done, but I feel like it has to have something that keeps the listener engaged.

1970’s glam rock…so bad. Basic, theatrical, shallow, over produced. 2nd spin was a better listen.

West coast meets east coast production. Definitely feel the Public Enemy’s production team on this album. Cool backstory with Ice meeting Chuck D and Chuck D dropping him off in a warehouse in Long Island filled wall to wall with records for 10 days and have him pick out his records for the album. Dr. Dre nowhere to be found to hand him the beats. Ahhh the days before the East Coast West Coast beef. Great record and his 1st stepping away from NWA and heading east.

Not my style. Definitely came in on the back end to capitalize on post grunge Portishead wannabes. Had some ok songs but felt over produced.

I guess you would call this Big Band Jazz, at least I would. Not something I would listen to again. Definitely appreciate the talent, just not for me

Can definitely hear who inspired Brandi Carlile with this album.

Bass lines are good. Decent album from the ex bassist from PIL that got his nickname when Sid Vicious drunkenly pronounced his name wrong and it stuck

Not much to say…just is not my style. I understand what the critics say they she’s going for, but I couldn’t get down with it.

Drone sounding, lush, definitely early 90’s sound that influenced bands a few years later…The Sunday’s, Lush, Ride. Appreciate the musical direction of the album but just didn’t grab ahold of me.

What a silky smooth voice. Just closed my eyes and listened to one of the greats.

2 1/2 Stars. First half of the album is pretty basic. Starting with the track with Marley which is a banger, the rest of the album is tighter.