Solid effort. Not in my top three S&G albums, but some standout tracks, and Homeward Bound is an absolute American classic. Solid 8 of 10 for me.
I get why people dig Sufjan, I really do. Just like I get why people like pineapple on pizza. Just isn't my jam. Appreciate the listen, but not a go to for me.
Ahh...my first 'cool older girl next door' record. To be honest, she was so cute to me I'd have given the Osmonds a second look if she wanted me to. Luckily, she had great taste. She was blasting this in her room and I could hear it in our driveway, shooting hoops with my dad. Saw her out in the yard later and mustered up "I like your music" with all the bravado a 12-year old with braces can in the face of a devastatingly beautiful HS senior. "Cool. I'll put it back on and put a speaker in the window." Asked mom to take me to the record store the next day so I could get a copy. Then I saw a kid her age kiss her as she got out of his car. Spell broken. Heart broken. Still have the vinyl, tho. So there's that. A top-ten metal album for me. And Changes is epic.
Okay. Not a popular take, but this record is not my jam. A couple of high notes, but overall, pretty meh. He rebounded like a mother, though.
Classic.
Stunning. Classic. Reimagined the genre. A black man at that time in America singing C&W. Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, et al thank you. As do I, sir!
Ok, haters: I am not a Cream fan. I mean, I appreciate the talent, and it's not like I don't dig some of their work, but, hey, who tosses Pet Sounds on the turntable on the reg. Great Clapton. Great Baker, but for me, meh. Sorry.
Epic. The first true peek into Pete's genius. Immortalized not by the movie or play, but by the spoof, 'Happy Jack' by Spinal Tap. Not my personal fave Who album, but so many bangers, so much influence on later bands, and such a precursor to what would become one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Worth a spin once a month or so, fer sher.
My personal fave Cat record. Every tune still holds up, from the classics to the (criminally) underplayed.