9.5/10
Considering I've only really listened to a few selected songs of the beastie boys before this I really enjoyed it - at no point did i want to skip or play something else (very rare for me).
You can tell they had fun making it and I had so much fun with all the samples (especially the Johny Cash right at the end of Hello Brooklyn, that was a great surprise). feel like i could spend days going through and pick new things out each listen.
Iconic, get it divas.
Song's added to playlist;
Johnny Ryall
Hey Ladies
Shadrach
Hello Brooklyn
7.5/10
I enjoyed the first half of the album a lot more than the second half, with exception of King Of Birds but that could just be primary bias - surprised that The One I Love is the single on this album because it's oddly mediocre in comparison to the rest.
All together i like the big drum section & the slap bass but there's just something I don't love about it.
The End of The World As We Know it just remined me of the big bang theory theme so idk about that one.
Song added to playlist:
- Finest Worksong
- Welcome to the Occupation
- King of Birds
8/10
This is my least listened to radiohead album but after listening all the way through, I don't know why - I don't think it's their best but I do think it has a lot of variety, it's a really good example of what radiohead sounds like all round with the rockier parts, jazz and more experimental bits.
it's not a very cohesive album giving it a higher replay value, in my opinion.
Songs added to playlist:
- Go to Sleep
- Where I End and You Begin
- I Will
- Scatterbrain
7/10
Obvs has some bangers on it, such an iconic 80's synth pop album but listening back to front was a bit monotone for me - good background music though. I do love Head Over Heels, always have always will. Going forward I will continue to listen to the songs I already knew.
Songs added to playlist:
- Shout
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- Head Over Heels
9/10
This is a beautiful album.
Songs added to playlist:
- You ain't the problem
- Piano Joint (This kind of love)
- Hard to say goodbye
5/10
Listen, we all like the hits - boulevard of broken dreams & american idiot are iconic, I can't deny that. But i had higher hopes, they use a very samey structure to a lot of songs and it started to feel like a chore. Long live Dookie.
Songs added to playlist:
- American idiot
- Boulevard of broken dreams
9/10
straight off the bat, I loved the raw production of this album. There's an honesty and intimacy in the song writing that took me by surprise, like it's very stripped back to deliver something deeply personal.
The bass and drums particularly shine throughout, giving the songs a grounded, emotional weight. Great album.
Songs added to playlist:
- Mother
- I found out
- well well well
- God
7/10
I enjoyed
Songs added to playlist:
- waiting for the bus
- jesus left chicago
- move me on down the line
- sheik
10/10
I read Legs McNeill's 'Please kill me' and this album made perfect, chaotic sense. It's raw, weird, and endlessly influential - it's punk before safety pins.
Lou Reeds poetic nihilism <3 the lyrics were controversial at the time (still are, considering our political climate) dealing with everything from addiction to identity.
Musically, it's a minimalist masterpiece, the guitars are primal and unpolished in the best way - if you think it sounds like it was recorded in a shitty basement, it's because it basically was.
I just think this album encapsulates the late 60s NYC underground scene with such precision you can smell the stale cigs.
Even if it's not what you usually listen to you've gotta respect it's place in history. It's a perfect album because it's not trying to be.
love u lou xxx
Songs added to playlist:
- I'm waiting for the man
- Femme Fatal
- Heroin
- There she goes again
- I'll be your mirror
8/10
Songs added to playlist:
- Que' Onda Guero
- Black Tambourine
- Send a message to her
This would hit a lot more for a halloween vibe, but i was just listening at work at it just wasn't the vibe / relisten value for me isn't high.
I liked the primative drums but it felt like all but the last two songs were fillers, leading up to "i walk on guilded splinters"
songs added to playlist:
- jump sturdy
- i walk on guilded splinters
6/10
I love funk but the only certified rump shaker on here is groove is in the heart.
Songs added to playlist:
- Groove is in the heart
- Who was that?
7/10
Bit of a controversial one for me, obvs we all know & admire elvis (this was the first rock & roll album to go to no1 and be endlessly influential to getting rock into mainstream) I'm aware that the tracks are a whitewashed version to be more palatable to the wider demographic.
That being said - I enjoy it, great bluesy voice & obvs a great performer.
Songs added to playlist:
- I got a woman (ray charles will always do it best imo)
- Trying to get to you
- Blue moon
- Money Honey
do i understand the lyrics? no
do i love it anyway? duh
beautiful instrumentals throughout - i like that it doesn't feels performative
I don't think I've listened to any african blues (through my own vocation) but it reminds me of random cd's my dad would acquire and play in the kitchen. I'll be diving deeper into this genre for SURE
Songs added to my playlist:
- Yer Bounda Fara
- Savane
- Soya
3/10
The opening track is actually really good but then the rest of the songs are all very samey - they all bleed into the other only really notice the progression with the singles that everyone knows. That being said, the singles are very nostalgic for me (I'm a 00's baby) but very much what you would hear waiting for your mum to finishing doing the big shop.
PS - when will grown men stop singing about teenagers? it makes me feel like i'm being turned inside out through my belly button
Songs added to playlist:
- Closer
- Use somebody
4/10
I don't listen to drum & bass (like at all) but I really tried to put my prejudice aside for this - not sure how successful I was.
IT'S SO LONG, no chance of me listening to 5 hours of abso anything.
I can respect that this is an iconic drum & bass album, some parts are undeniably groovy but it's just not for me
songs added to playlist:
- Brown paper bag
- New forms
10/10 album for me
I always wonder why sex pistols get the crown of british punk when the clash has the same amount of attitude, same level of social consciousness but like so much more musical ability.
I don't think there's a bad song here.
Songs added to playlist:
- Janie Jones
- I'm so bored with the USA
- white riot
- what's my name
- Londons burning
- Police & thieves
9/10
Always been in awe of his voice, I know it's not everyones cup of tea but the deep baritone just grips me. Deeply poetic lyrics.
Not everyone gets to say goodbye like Cohen did and I think he recognises the significance of that.
Songs added to playlist:
- you want it darker
- leaving the table
Love Ray Charles but I wouldn't say this is his best - it feels like two mini albums with the split of big band / ballads but still enjoyed it.
Songs added to playlist:
- Let the good times roll
- You won't let me go
- am i blue
- come rain or come shine
blasphemous but I just don't care about the beach boys. I've listened to this album many times and there are some abso classics but most of it elicits zero response from my brain, I'm sorry. That being said I KNOW it's a genre defining album and the first concept album which is so cool but just not my bag baby
Song's added to playlist:
- wouldnt it be nice
- I'm waiting for the day
- sloop john b
- god only knows
- here today
