is the template for the how it started/how it's going meme?
Around the time of Earthling, David Bowie played 4 small club shows on the east coast of the US and I somehow found my way into the Boston gig. The man who plays stadiums in a 2,000-person club. I went with my friend Alyssa and Low is her favorite David Bowie album. I picked it up around that time and went "eh". I knew of Brian Eno as an ambient pioneer and working with U2, so I was honestly expecting a whole album of side 2. Haven't really listened to it since.
Now that I know Brian Eno from Roxy Music as well, I totally get side 1 now.
4 lads from Manchester formed a band called Warsaw inspired by Warszawa, but since that name wasn't dire enough, they changed it to Joy Division.
This is a great album, but I think the legend precedes it a bit.
It wasn't until a few years ago that I realized The Fall were covering Victoria. This album was downhill after that.
"Why don't you dance with me/I'm not no Limburger" was how I felt about every boy in 1990
Didn't hate it, wouldn't choose it.
One day a guy walked into WFNX in Boston with a white label 12-inch and dropped it off. That guy was Beck and the track was Loser, and for months I had folks looking to buy it at the record store. I remember the first one I brought over to Jeff Beck and he looked puzzled.
Having to say "no" every day for months kinda soured me on Beck. This was probably the first time I heard this start to finish since it was released, if ever.
Clint Eastwood was heating up when I was vacationing in London and I'll always remember that.
Kinda cool idea, but also didn't make an impression
I was taking the escalator up into South Station when Mea Culpa was playing and everyone was running around like insects.
Never heard front to back and better than expected.
“What kind of music do you like”
“Oh, I like everything. Except reggae.”
I was ready to go all in 5 stars on this but after revisiting- this was on fucking sophomore slump, huh?
I thought this might be good at one point and then it wasn’t
I really wanted to knock down to 4 stars but I bought his on vinyl when it came out.
I've only heard this a few times.
I recognized a track. Wouldn't listen to again though.
not as good as I expected
in 1988 I was tripping on acid and lying on the floor in Kristen's dorm room, and she had a poster of this album cover. I became convinced that the cover was a secret code showing that Simon and Garfunkel were lovers, and to this day I have to remind myself they were not. Or were they? I'm still not sure.
I like this - I probably would have loved it at the time it was released.
agree - listen before you die but this isn't definitive for dk
This was not nearly as terrible as I expected
I expected this to come it at a 3 but it didn't. Was never a fan outside of Girls and Boys.
This is the first Bjork album I hated. Listened to it twice upon release and once again now.
Much better than I remember it.
Better than I remember it
Not the first Neil I would reach for.
I almost listened to this twice.
never heard it before, just the hit
I'd listen to this one if I wanted to hear The Doors
Everything I listen to says I should love this but I don't.
I don't think I've ever heard this one and it was better than I expected.
i liked the other one better
i feel like i should change my rating criteria. i'd never heard this and probably won't listen to it ever again front to back. but it was good while it was there.
They have others I like better
Never heard this and better than expected.
generally in rotation for me.
not the neil i would reach for
it was almost saved by farther along
not the beatles i would reach for. almost a 1
better than the other one
not bad, i was never a huge fan
what did david bowie see in these guys
still not a huge fan, surprisingly
great songwriter when covered
i listened to it, but don't remember listening to it
desert island disc from day 1
not as good as I remember
I've tried to get Kendrick from the start, but I must be genetically deficient. On relisten, I did like this one better than expected so I may be warming up.
not as bad as I was anticipating
this was popular at the time
not my thing but wasn't especially painful
not the kd I would reach for
I was ok with this until hours later i still had the weight stuck in my head
noisy. better than expected
I keep thinking 'this is not the album by X I would reach for'
its almost like it was a greatest hits record
this was the height of me hating 90s popular music and it hasn't changed
not bad, surprised i'd never heard of them
mother would have hated this
By the summer of 1988 I was taking acid once or twice a week and this album is woven into the fabric of that time period.
i did not need to hear his before i die
wasn't worth the trip to youtube
sounds like the other one
i hate opera but this wasn;t bad.
i already don't remember this
this is the beatles i would reach for
probably my favorite album of all time
i used to say only the first two solo albums were good but i was wrong.
grade school art teacher used to play that starry starry night and we all laughed at her
i thought this was supposed to be legendary/amazing. it's fine.
i was busy and this (surprisingly) made no impression on me
not the arcade fire i would reach for
i wonder what ever happened to these kids?
oh.
even contemporary morrissey can't ruin this for me.
i'm mad at how plain this alcum was. i didn't need to hear this before i die
granny always said a shitty xx album is better than the best beck album
see, i did need to hear this before i died.
better than the other one
is this really the Elton John record I should hear before I die?
I guess this means their followup Cruise Yourself is 6 stars
i thought this was better than the other one but not really
I used to cry myself to sleep to this as a teenager when it came out
god this band is terrible
I'm not crying you're crying
remember when you smeared honey all over joe's dorm room door because he fucked a hitchhiker even though you were fucking both Chris and Sean and finally when driving route 90 clean came on and you were crying so hard you had to pull over?
good times
can you believe I've never heard this? but I did see Fugazi in 1990 tripping on lsd.
I think I like the other one better but this is still good
the (only) talking heads that i reach for
i first thought 'this one'? but it is good.
I kinda only needed to hear one Black Sabbath album before death
not the fall I would reach for
in one ear and out the other
overrated but also not bad
i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry
more unnoticeable than i expected
oh wow, i had a song from this already saved
i did not think i could like meat puppets less
how come i never liked this? i guess it's just not depressing enough and the songs stop once they get started
really 4, but +1 for nostalgia
didn't like it at the time, but it aged well, but morrissey didn't age well.
is this the best one or 2nd best?
better than i expected. they kinda don't get a lot of credit for their sound.
this needed an editor to cut the runtime by half
is this the original sadcore?
how do i know this back to front without ever having owned it
i think that SNL skit has ruined Abba for me
they really are a singles band, huh
actually disappointing. i wanted to hear this for the first time and like it.
how many albums in and i finally get a nice surprise?
if i inflict the pain then baby only i can comfort you, yeah
better than i expected and there was a song about feet.
god this cunt is insufferable
didn't like it then, don't like it now
on its own it's really just 4 stars, but it did change a lot of things
long but not as horrific as i expected
should have made heaven or las vegas 4 so this would be better
reggae is never going to get more than a 1 from me, just be glad i listened to it to make sure.
Did people actually like this? +1 for kool keith
i had this on cassette tape
i always forget sunworshipper is here, but boy this falls off once the bangers stop
never listened to an album by them but knew the name, and did recognize two songs
pretty much just born at the wrong time for this
negative stars if i could
it was fine, it went a little long
not the 80s i would reach for
not the U2 I would reach for but a great throwback
better than the other one. the highs were high and the lows were low.
i remember when this came out
not the bill callahan i would reach for
an unpopular opinion but i never liked her
remember when the music league theme was songs about eating ass and someone dropped 'down in a hole' and you died?
not even the brief tolerable moments could bring it out of a 1
It does peter out at the end.
NOT THE HOLE I WOULD REACH FOR
very good - should listen to it more
I like this one more every time I hear it
kinda more like a one hit wonder
the worst part of the 90s
i've already forgotten it
I thought I would like this more
wasn't terrible i suppose
not the TD i would reach for
she was looking at 2 stars until that cure cover
no. we have britpop at home.
not the hardcore i would reach for
i feel like this will only get either 1 or 5 stars
idk. i just can't with 1990-205 rap and hip hop
not the flaming lips i would reach for
i want to trust this book that it provided the best in class for this jandra but i don't
ignorance is bliss? i don't know that much french
better than the other one
i was thinking 4 so i could give FOABP 5 but i can't count that one is included
"what is this, a freak out?" - v. beauregarde
i actually don;t like the pixies very much
he's done both better and worse
was in 3 territory until i had to suffer through stand by me
there's actually enough cheese here that maybe it wasn't that good after all?
Not the PSB I would reach for
it had a moment, and certainly experimental
better than the other one
i'd rather hear a don henley album
who the fuck samples these drums? was it ciccone youth?
is this the best he does?
never heard this and was very underwhelmed
i bet that was a good show