Funky, brief, good Not great. Would relisten
Liked the first song, kinda fizzled out after
Couple good tracks, a little sloppy eh
Def an album I would’ve never listened to otherwise
Kinda boring, not much variety
Some catchy tunes, not super memorable
3 bangers on the track then pidder ditters into borderline boring emo gobbledeegoops
Not right now, maybe never
Album was a vibe, a sexy one
80s melancholy with a dash of electro. Not a single hook on the whole album but somehow still pleasant
Can’t get past the ridiculous screeching vocals.
Billy Corgan can’t sing… plus I hear he’s a free market libertarian
An album I’d never heard of but enjoyed
Yea ok interesting find, but still a little boring at times.
Great album start to finish
A few classic bangers and the whole album was very listenable
Seemed like ambient music. Not very interesting ambient music
What a trash album. Every song was boring and went on for like 6 minutes.
Def a couple bangers on here with you shook me and back in black, but overall just sounds generic. Dude can shred a guitar but missed the part about how to write moving songs, drum and bass add next to nothing, vocals are at least unique if completely lacking any range
What a depressing slog. I’ll never listen to a single song from that album ever again
“arguably one of the most influential rock albums ever recorded”
I really wanted to hate this album, but I listened a couple of time and didn’t? Can’t say I liked it tho
An album full of memorable tracks, easy listening, delightful melodies and harmonies, with great composition. The differences in songwriting between John, Paul, Ringo, and Harrison are on full display. The Beatles are in a class of their own, this isn’t the best Beatles album but still an easy 5/5
It was ok, nothing special, not terrible.
Good ol euro pop. Easy listening, not much was memorable
Our second pure jazz album, first was Mingus. At least Mingus stirred some emotion, this didn’t really do anything.
Utterly unremarkable. Listened to it twice and both times it didn’t catch my attention once. No context cred either Cody.
5/5 no context needed, easy album to listen too several memorable tunes
1 of a million generic sounding British gobbledygook
Great album, only downside is it’s hard to find. Had to go to YouTube to listen. Apparently there’s a licensing beef
Clearly didn't hate it as much as everyone else...
Hotel california carries this album, life in the fast lane and New kid in town are classics, but then the last 6 tracks are all disposable.
Hey I liked it. Better than a kick in the nuts
La grange surrounded by a bunch of boring mid tier songs
Up on cripple creek and Dixie are classics, suck it Kris
It's simple, either you recognize the greatness in this album, or you're retarded. A friend called Joni Mitchell a budget Sarah McLaughlan. He's retarded. 50 years later we're still listing to this album for a reason. Sarah McLaughlan, on the other hand, can't be forgotten quick enough.
Hot for teacher might be the best 80s song. Jump might be the worst. Yin and yang bitches
Too bad some people will instantly disregard cause the artist or the genre. Long before he was whack job he was a seriously talented artist. First half of this album is a 5 then is trails off near the end. Will revisit for shre
Certainly not unpleasant, just a bit stuck in time
Threw this album on, listened to the first two tracks then the rest just kind of blurred into the background. I guess that's the problem with reggae, even a really great album just sounds meh. A very generous 3 stars here
fuck Devo and fuck everything they stand for.
Yap yap yap blah blah blah
Well I woke up this morning and grabbed myself a beeer
I mean, wtf. This is the kind of album that makes people hate jam bands. No structure, no melodies, no progression in the songs, they just seem to meander forever with no resolution.
Wow, typically hate everything 80’s related but this wasn’t bad. Enjoyed it
Delightful South African jazz
Talented multi instrumentalist and good songwriter, some interesting melodic songs, but the vocals are poor
Yea def fell into a whole groove thing there. Liked it much more than I was thinking I would
Bit torn on this. It’s clearly a well written beautiful sounding album, but definitely requires active listening or it just fades into the background. Could be a 4 but because it didn’t grab my attention it’s getting a 3
Good, not as epic as my childhood self remembers tho
Not that it was bad, just nothing caught my attention. It definitely sounds of an era
Really wanted to like this, but it was like nails on a chalkboard. A 23 minute opening song that takes forever to built then goes nowhere, another track that’s literally just called feedback is a 7 minute slog of guitar feedback. None of the musicians seemed very good or like they were even listening to each other. Painful
It’s good, this genre just suffers cause at that pace all the songs just end up sounding the same, glad I heard it but if I want thrash I’m turning to Rust in peace by Megadeath
I don’t know, I get there’s something there, but having a hard time finding it in just one day. this album really feels like something I’ve heard before but I can’t place where. Will file this one away and relisten on a dud album day
Infinitely better than the other Sonic Youth album we've already had, E.V.O.L., but that really doesn't say much. Pretty unremarkable and had to skip through a couple songs as they were unlistenable.
Some interesting stuff, but trying too hard to be edgy
Interesting enough, might revisit a song or two from this album, but largely indistinguishable from other records of the era.
Not sure what’s important or memorable about it to deserve inclusion on the list
About 30 mins, 15 of it is just “avant garde noise rock.” I imagine this album is a big deal because it’s “different” but as a stand alone piece of art it kinda sucks
Nice getting these actual great albums sprinkled into this list. Been quite a week of 1-2 star albums
Pretty approachable for a jazz album
The weird to focused ratio too far off
Not terrible but also fairly unremarkable
Unfortunately these “you had to be there” albums don’t translate very well if you weren’t there. I’m sure they were making a statement that was “avant-garde” at the time, but it’s a poor musical effort bordering on unlistenable
1 star for the fight club song, 2 for boobies
Expecting the worst when I saw “Bristish grime rap” but it was ok. The skits were dumb as shit fam
Great album, will revisit
Is it just me or does every song sound the same? Lazy singing, lazy guitar work, the rhythm section actually seems to want to go somewhere but can’t. Very yawn inducing
A whole bunch of meh 80s music
Yea I mean pretty good, not sure there was much memorable on here. The skits were nice and jazzy, the rest was just a bit too goofy.
Can we just be honest when there's a bad album. This is objectively bad music. It might've been making a statement 40 years, but who cares when the music is so bad. No thanks
Starting to think Bowie might be overrated. Fame is a banger, young Americans is pretty good, most the other songs are mid to boring, then the across the universe cover is pure trash
I know half dozen kinks songs, none of them on this album. Seemed a little goofy maybe, or like a budget Beatles. Pretty mid
So this is bjork apparently. Didn't really realize until I was almost through the album, so had to do a relisten. Not that I like Bjork or know anything about her other than she was a diva at some point.
Track 1 starting with 20 seconds of silence, like why? So I crank the volume trying to hear something then it blasts me away once it finally starts? Definitely diva behavior Bjork, I don't appreciate that.
First listen through I though the album was pleasant, but found myself wanting to return to it a few days later when there was a dull album. A solid 4
Bloody well right and Dreamers are bangers. The rest is very forgettable innit it
It was pleasant. A good listen, nice quick little catchy tunes, but like nothing to revolutionize your life.
Was it bad? Not really? Will I ever listen to them again… not really
It was a good listen, great storyteller
If someone says they’re a Beatles fan then lists this as their favorite album… well… they’re more of a Beatles tourist than an a fan. Interesting concept, some interesting songs, but not heir best work. Still a less than great Beatles album is always a 5 in my books
Wasn't thinking very much of this until I read one of the reviews saying it's a headphone listen. It is. So many more layers and complexity to it. Still, a bit too much of the self-indulgent crap that prog rock is always guilty of, ie) two minute long meandering intros to 10 min long songs. TIghten it up King Crimson!
I enjoy the occasional metal like megadeath or Metallica, but this just kinda sucks. Guitar seems a bit amateurish, drum is just double bass to death, and every song just sounds the same. Could not listen through full album.
Good album, a good amount of recognizable and catchy songs, but with all Beck there's just something missing. Maybe it's overproduced, maybe it's the lack of passion, it's just too steady eddy. Nothing really moving enough to make me want to keep it in the regular rotation.
Writing this review after only 7 songs but whatever, it's a banger, happy to give this a 5. Love that they took their classic songs, added full orchestration, then performed it live. At 2 hours a bit long in the tooth for a one day listen but that's my only complaint
Timeless? More like too much time, am I right? At an 1:53 this is about 1:45 more drum and bass than anyone could ever really need. I see 14 songs listed in the track listing, I have to believe it cause it just sounded like an endless drone. Every song sounds the same, boring as shit.
Beautiful voice, greats hooks in Turn me on and Come away with me. Would relisten.
1979 England isn’t usually what I think of with ska so interesting in that sense
