I don't think I have ever listened to this album. I think I have heard all the songs on it, but I don't know if I have ever really listened to it from beginning to end. I enjoyed it more than I would have thought.
I just did not enjoy this album like I did in high school. I am having a hard time putting my finger on what isn't connecting for me, but I wasn't feeling it. I tried twice to listen to it, but it never connected.
Never heard this before, and I loved it. Great listen that caught me by surprise.
Okay, I’m gonna be vulnerable and admit I’ve never listened to this album before. I am really sad that this is my first listen of it. It is shockingly good. I can tell this is gonna be one I come back to a couple times this summer.
I was surprised how much I liked this album. Not a top tier for me by any stretch, but it was far more-- enjoyable?-- than I thought it would be. Classic and captures very clearly who Leonard Cohen was. It isn't for everyone, and I think a lot of the critiques are valid. But it does capture a moment in time and an important musical influence.
Well... this album. I think this was the first R.E.M. album I listened to, and then R.E.M. became endemic to my high school experience. I can honestly say this is not my favorite R.E.M. album, despite its impact on me. Automatic for the People? Murmur? One of those two. I want to say Murmur, but if I am being honest, I probably would reach for Automatic for the People first. What I wouldn't reach for is Document.
It is super interesting to me that this is their "big" album. Most of the folk I listen to music with don't rave about this album. I feel like the general experience I have amongst my friends is similar to my personal taste. Although I don't think anyone would find this album objectionable. Although it will be interesting to read each others reviews.
This R.E.M. album is super R.E.M.y, but it doesn't feel like it comes together like their other albums. This sounds way too vague, but something feels like it is missing from this album. Just a gathering of grunts and greens, the cogs and grunts and hirelings, a meeting of a mean idea to hold.
Wellllll this album. Oh man, this is nostalgia central. My dad loved this album and would put it on when we had yard work to do, which is really funny because my dad's go-to was usually Kenny G or Fleetwood Mac. But Bruce came out when we had work to get done. Whether it was working on the deck or fixing the car, he was our soundtrack.
I am not an enormous fan of Bruce. I have tried multiple times over the years to get into the album but have never been able to round the corner. I don't know if it is because of my childhood or if he just isn't my jam. It is hard to say.
What I do know is that this album is iconic of 80s Americana Rock n ' Roll. There is something about this album: summer, fresh cut grass, barbeques, and living the best life you can. Or maybe that is the nostalgia talking again.
I will definitely listen to this album today and anytime someone else puts it on.
I love it. I did not anticipate it but it was fantastic and terrible all at once. I might grow to hate this album if I keep listening to it, but for the time and place that it showed up on my playlist, fantastic. You think you had a decent pizza? Well, not like this.
Well, I gotta say that was just a delight. I find punk is generally a hit or a miss with me, and this was a solid hit.
I have never heard of The Damned before but I am in now. I think I am going to have to listen to this a couple more times and really let it sink in. Also, I really like the album title. I don't know if that should count in the scoring, but it does for me on this one.
Great album and glad it was on the to-listen list.
This was fun but not entirely my jam. I dug it well enough and had a good time listening to it.
Pre-Listen: I am not a real big Elvis fan, but I am in for the listen. I know he is the so-called “King of Rock and Roll,” and is a cultural icon whose influence on music and popular culture is immense. However, I struggle to get past his problematic social, cultural, and musical history. As Ray Charles said, “He was a person who came along at the right time when he was a white kid that could do his rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm and blues, and the girls could swoon over him. Nat Cole got in trouble in Alabama when the women swooned over him, got put out of town.”
Post-Listen: Better than I was gearing myself up for. Still not my cup of tea but it was a pleasant enough listen.
As a general fan of classic country music, especially folk and bluegrass, I've Got a Tiger by the Tail occupies an interesting space in my listening experience, and this is the first time I have really heard this album, despite being generally aware of its existence. I know this album is often cited as a landmark in the development of the Bakersfield sound, and in that regard, Buck Owens and his band, The Buckaroos, certainly deserve credit for shaping a path for artists.
The title track is undeniably catchy, and I really liked Let the Sad Times Roll On. However, while I see the album’s historical significance and craftsmanship, it didn’t fully resonate with me.
That said, I've Got a Tiger by the Tail is still a worthwhile listen. It captures a pivotal moment when country music was evolving away from string-laden ballads and toward something grittier.
Nick of Time is one of those albums that clearly matters to music history and to fans of adult contemporary. I feel like this album is powerful and resonates more with me now, at this point in my life, as it does offer a earnest and vulnerable portrait of middle age, love, and loss.
That said, I found myself more appreciative of the album’s significance than genuinely moved by much of the material. As someone who leans more toward "rawer" sounds or more "envelope-pushing" music, I found Nick of Time a little too polished and radio-friendly for my tastes. Still, there’s no denying Raitt’s talent and the album’s place in music history.
I am in love with this album. I have never heard it before, but it immediately gripped me, and I am now all in. Who knew!?
Maybe I am just a sucker for anything Northern Ishish Grunge Rock.
