Definitely adds psychedelic to 60s folk music. But it's also very drone-y and rather boring. Innovative, but not very interesting.
Great album, already added to my playlists. Good example of proto-metal and shows a high degree of skill and enthusiasm.
Sweet, ethereal and melancholy. I really like this album. It reminded me of Beck, a lot. Another that will join the rotation.
A fascinating album, like a mix of danny elfman and david bowie. frenetic energy and almost stream of consciousness lyrics. very unique.
Incredible. Electric blues with an African touch. Usually, this kind of "folk" music tends to be done with native instruments, I really enjoyed hearing blues done with modern instruments played in a Malian style. Good stuff.
an interesting soundscape, intricately constructed. pretty much the model for industrial rock. that said. its too "noisy" for me. i can recognize that it's good, but i wouldn't listen again.
A decent album. It's perhaps misogynistic, but I do wonder how much popularity they have enjoyed had it not been for Kurt Cobain's death. The album isn't bad and has its moments, but it's rather straightforward grunge/post-grunge. Nothing really that groundbreaking.
I've always found Neil Young's voice to have a sort of ethereal beauty. It's very soothing. The music is simple, for the most part, and has a lot of country influence. Which I don't like as much. But it's unique and easy to listen to.
I didn't really like this one. Not that it was objectively bad, but it's really just not my cup of tea. It's a kind of early glam, kind of album, with a lot of blues inspiration. And that's what I don't like about it. Glam sometimes tends to be just a big nothing to me. They don't really sing, more like talk to the music. And the music isn't all that interesting, just fairly straightforward. Again, I'm sure some people really love this stuff, but I didn't.
Quite fascinating. Not sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. I think I expected some kind of pop/hip-hop thing but this was far more energetic. I actually really enjoyed this. If the rest of her stuff is like this, I'm a fan.
I was never much of a fan of grunge. I understand it was a stripping down of rock to its basics after the excesses of the hair metal days. But it was always a bit too simple and muddy for me. Nirvana's Nevermind was a masterpiece though. Melding pop sensibilities with grunge. In Utero seems like Cobain was purposefully trying to alienate the casual listeners to their first album and see who was left. As such, there are a few good songs on there, but the rest are loud, noisy and brash. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not for me.
Okay, Brian Wilson is an undisputed genius. However, this is what happens when even a genius is unchecked by a producer. It's wildly overproduced and he throws everything including the kitchen sink into it. Subtle banjos, penny whistles, circus organs, you name it. The harmonies are brilliant, as usual, and the songwriting is great. But it's just got too much in it. Kinda like late Beatles, actually, same problem. Good album, potential to be great, but needs someone with a critical eye to edit.
My first repeat of an artist on here. Still love Neil Young. His voice is still aetherial and the songs on this one are well crafted. It's a mellow album, AM Rock at best, folk rock otherwise. Still a lot of country influence, but leans heavier on the Rock. 1969 was a hell of a year for music, I guess. Good one.
Wow. Grating, loud, brash, literally made my skin crawl at times. Well done. Industrial music at its purest, though I still think there are people who listen to this just to annoy others and drive them away. It's interesting and innovative, but not for me.
One of my all time favorite albums. I started listening to these guys with Ride the Lightning in the mid-80s. At the time, they were some great thrash metal. With this release they really graduated into speed metal. Precise, complex, deep lyrics, the whole show. After this they devolved, in my opinion, into more straightforward rock. And they never recovered. After this album, and maybe the black album, the only thing they've done well since it Death Magnetic. But this is peak.
I only have a Ph.D. in Linguistics, so being a humanities professor, I suppose I should like this. And I do, actually. I'm not a huge fan of rap, but I can get into hip-hop, and this seems to lean that direction. It's not my usual style of music, but I enjoyed the album and could see how well crafted it was. I'd give it three stars, but I'll give an extra to balance the math better.
No, sorry. I don't like this. Her voice is nice, the guitar is simple, but effective. My problem is the harmonies. I can't stand country harmonies, they irritate my ears. Something about the harmonics. Anyway, I also find it slow and dull. But pretty. To each his own though.
Old school rap, aaaawwwww YEEEEAAAAhhh.
Good stuff.
Not as refined as their later works. But a promising start. Simple rhythms and beats but composed in a way that is pleasing and, well... groovy.
An iconic 80s album. But I just can't get behind it. Many of the songs are pretty catchy, some are brilliant. But the whole album is just so smug and self-important. It's over-produced, too many instruments, too many sounds, but even then, it's hard to say if there are any real instruments on the album or if its all just synths. I've never been a fan, but wanted to give it another try and I still feel the same. Overhyped and overdone.
Clearly this is the the origin of Creedence, and The Eagles, and all of those types of bands. It's... I dunno... cute? But it far too country for me.
Holy Crap, what a voice. Every song on this album is a banger. Love this!
Not bad, standard jam band stuff. Very much like other bands of the era, Creedence, The Eagles. I like it, but it's kinda background music.
