I understand Elvis's place in music history & I love him but alot of these hits are done better by other people. He kills the vast majority of them. Still loved the album.
Alot more mature then Liscense to Ill. You can see their punk influences. I never really went beyond Sure Shot & Sabotage, but it was a great album
Meh. Not for me.Bloody Well Right is the best song. Asylum is an interesting song. Musically they great musicians its just not my bag.
Alot more jammy than I thought it would be. Solid Neil Young album.
Fantastic renditions of stone cold classics. Satisfaction & Respect are Fantastic
Funk, Funk & nothing but the Funk. Enjoyed it but I was a little disappointed and I've seen Parliament live.
Loved it even though I'm not into punk. Politically charged, interesting musical genre mix.
If your opening track is Being Boring boasting lines of Never Being Boring, you best not be boring. You were! Even when the beats picked up, I was still bored.
My first exposure to Nick Cave beyond Red Right Hand. I found it to be a bit uneven & long winded & over indulgent. When he hits though it can pretty interesting & dark. For whatever reason his voice sounds like a poor man's David Bowie to me.
It may sound cliche but I've always felt this album feels like being stoned without actually being stoned. To the dream like trippy feeling of music & voices to giggles & hypnotic heart beat like drums. You can feel you eyes deepen & relax like being stoned. Great Gig in the Sky is overrated. It's just a gospel singer screeching over trippy music.
This is a Missy Elliot exclusive review. Her flow is good, the guest rappers are good & she has a good singing voice. I just found it to be annoying & didn't care for it. She's really only on here due to her frank nature of talking about sex. Oh & did I mention this is a Missy Elliot exclusive.
I'm a tad disappointed. This nice bluesy, 60s sound that the British did is nice. I'm A Man is a nice cover. My Generation is a classic song but rest is meh to good. 2.5.
To get this outta the way, Bob Dylan can't sing. Even when he could "sing" he wasn't all that great at it. This bluesy album works in that way with his voice. Somebody done did break Bobby's heart & he's gonna tell you about in 5 minute+ songs that desperately needs trimming. When the songs are on they are fantastic. When they are not on, its just boring. Cold Iron Blues is great. Trying to Get Into Heaven just sounds like he rewrote Knocking on Heavens door. Decent breakup blues with long winded songs.
Pleasantly surprised musically how good this is. The drums can be hypnotic, the guitar pleasant & his voice is wonderful. I can't speak lyrically as there is a language barrier but I'm kinda assuming this is this culture's gospel music. I'll probably never listen to this again but I'm glad I did.
Fun, infectious 80s cheese at its finest. Boy George surrounds himself with amazing musicians that makes this better then it ought to be. Man Shake is hilarious. Very much a product of its time 3.5
Amy Winestone shoulda went to rehab but that's not this album. She is one of many stars that I like to call burning stars. You know, the Jim Morrisons, Hendrix & Joplins of the world. Genius who went hard & fast with drugs & booze then later died young but left a lasting impact. Amy Winehouse wasn't that for me, while others might find her fascinating, i was lukewarm on her. Her voice is undeniable, there's some good tunes here. Nice arrangements. BUT there doesn't seem to be any hits here. Mr. Magic? FUCK me pumps? I liked it, didn't love it. 3
Is this a good album? Is it Great? No, not at all. The problem I have with this album is: Sweet Emotion & Walk This Way are too damn good & seem way too polished. They almost stick out like sore thumb. Big Ten Record plays like drunk, horny Weird Al song but it's not funny. Round & Round sounds like they are trying to ape Zeppelin. I want to score this higher but I cant.
Pick a song, any song. They all sound the same with enlightened lyrics that they think will change the world. Connected is all you really need to listen to & you've heard the whole album. Fun & upbeat hip-hop electronica. 2
This is intriguing. I've heard most of REMs music but for whatever reason this doesn't sound like REM. You can see the glimpses of their future self. Its interesting to see how they have evolved as a band. The drums are awesome on this. Just everything that hits that sweet spot. I really 4
I don't know what to make of this. He looks he would be crooner like Sinartra bur it's more like beatnik spoken word poetry jam. It reminds me of William Shatner's attempts at singing but Cohen has some talent. His prose throughout is too similar in the vast majority of his songs. So Long, Marianne is the best song in a sense that it's a more melodic song than others. He is songwriting is good but I just see anytime I would listen to this beyond this list. 2 only because it's more interesting than good.
I've heard that early Genesis was progressive as I'd only heard their hits after Phil Collins took over the band but didn't realize how awesome they are as a prog band. Collins' drumming is amazing. Musically this is amazing prog music with face melting guitars & a flute!? With a dash of folk music.The songs run a bit long but thats expected for the genre. Lyrically though Genesis did little to nothing for me but I'd willing to go down the rabbit hole for more Genesis. 4
He sounds like the lovechild of Don Henley & Bob Dylan who doesn't know how to properly end a song. Your soundscapes aren't interesting enough to end every song like that. The songs tend to be needlessly long. To me the drummer makes this incredibly better then it ought to be. Fun upbeat keeping the flow really saves alot of the songs.
I want to give this a 4 but it's the instrumentals that drags it down. They are wonderful atmospheric songs that sounds like a score for an unpredicted Horror with Bowie but they don't fit the rest of the album. The rest of album great I really dug it.
I made the mistake of telling my son about Music Boners but he said that was too crass. So I changed it to Music Errection, but that was still too crass. So I settled of Music Attraction. Or what it is that attracts you to a certain that just turns you on Musically. This album gave me a Full On Chub. While a handful of songs just sound like Brit punk, the rest you can hear the groundwork of early alternative music.