Banger. Glam rock perfection. No bad tracks. Was supposed to contain “All the Young Dudes” but Bowie gave it to Mott the Hoople because he wanted to throw them a bone.
I made too many people listen to Jeff Buckley in college. Sorry Shane.
Banger. Glam rock perfection. No bad tracks. Was supposed to contain “All the Young Dudes” but Bowie gave it to Mott the Hoople because he wanted to throw them a bone.
“I… don’t like that”- Annika, regarding “Fuck me (interlude).” Really good but the messaging sure didn’t age well
I understand the merit here but I don’t like punk, I don’t like indie, and I don’t like the British. Three strikes you’re out
Love this album and love Nick Drake. Pretty unique blend of folk, classical, and jazz. This is a 5 star collection of songs that ultimately coalesces into a 4 star album.
Boy was I ready to absolutely hate this album. By “John Wayne Gacy Jr.” I was intrigued. By “Jacksonville,” I was smiling and toe-tapping. Weird album but very authentic and hey, that’s worth three stars even if it’s not in my lane.
From the hills of the misty mountains to the Mississippi delta, this album rips. I was traveling and didn’t have time for a lengthy review but I wanted to pop back in and make it clear that this may be the best rock album of all time and maybe is my favorite ever. The big 4 get all the love but evermore, misty mountain, four sticks and especially going to California are fucking awesome. Ok back out.
A few years ago I tried to rank the songs on this album because I love ranking things and I was dismayed to find out that one of them had to be last.
I don’t like being growled at. There is some interesting instrumentation in some of the songs but it just isn’t my thing.
This album might be for you if you are a 90s skater boy with a bleached Mohawk and an inclination to sit on the stoop and say “oh shoot girl! Sick fit!” to passerby. Alas, I am not this.
A couple clunkers but the glimmers of Paul Simon’s writing excellence are here. Homeward bound in particular is fantastic.
Kind of tough rating for me because there’s some fun stuff on here. The only problem is I don’t think any of it is very good and it doesn’t feel like this album belongs on this list to me.
This is a really good album and it’s one of the better new wave synth albums I’ve heard. It’s just not a genre I really like that much. All through the night rips though.
Good pop gives it a 2. Go west is a banger and that gives it a 3 Upon further reflection, go west is not enough for a full ‘nother star. But great song.
Listen, there’s nothing wrong with this album, unlike some other bottom feeders of my rankings. But god damn it is unforgivably boring to me.
Not always huge on Prince and this album is way too dance-synth-pop for me. I like the couple big songs on the album but the rest do absolutely nothing for me. Sorry.
Pure undistilled rock and roll, baby. Don’t mind the double album here, even the less memorable songs fit well.
This could have been from the 70s and it could have been from 3 years ago
Great album. Some awesome hooks, licks, and solos.
There’s some interesting moments but the songs all kind of meander along. Need some structure or something with a little more pop
I made too many people listen to Jeff Buckley in college. Sorry Shane.
I don’t know what irks me about Bono’s voice so much. Maybe it’s the way that every note he sings is drawn out longer than it should be and it sounds like he’s moaning. One extra star for some interesting instrumentation on some of the songs
Far too angry. Once upon a time perhaps we could have danced but that ship has sailed
Really liked a lot of the rapping. However, a lot of the beats were mind-numbingly repetitive. Hard to keep much momentum in most of the songs
I don’t think I had ever heard a Cure song. Not too bad! But that’s about all I have to say
Some really awesome stuff. The first two thirds is really strong. Sex Machine kills the album. Can’t be having 13 min jams that don’t really go anywhere.
Long live Bowie. There is some fucking awesome instrumentation in this album. Dude was pushing the boundaries up until the end