I know half the songs from this because in junior high school, I had the Beatles red double disc. It's hilarious that on Drive my Car they actually say, beep beep 😅 The song Norwegian Wood reminds me of my ma. Nowhere man reminds me of Dad Overall, pretty good, 4.0/5.0 stars
This album feels like a relic of the past. It's got the sound of 60s sweeping arrangements. she has a sort of honeyed voice. her vocals are super forward in the mix. It's not my usual jam, I'm not really into vocal drive singer highlighted music, but I get why this is considered a classic. I get why this is an important album and the woman can sing but it sounds like it's 55 years old, which of course it is. The recording is just too dated to me. It's great, it's just not for me
I know this one and I know it well. It was the first Boss album I got into in 2006 when I first met Andrew. It broadened my musical tastes and got me to branch out a bit more. Badlands might be one of my favourite songs of all time. I know that many people say this album is dark, gritty, raw and intense. And while I agree, I also think it's hopeful. The songs are about having hope for the future even when things are dark. Perseverance, belief in oneself, hope for a better future... this is the stuff that can keep a person moving forward. 5/5
Neon bible?! How about Neon Babble. I get it, the music is sonically pretty decent and I can see how it was influential in creating the stomp/clap music like Mumford and Sons... or more like Blandford and Sons! God I'm right some funny. But the lyrics are just unbelievably cringe. Like, embarrassingly bad. I only made it to Black Wave/Vibrations before I just couldn't do it anymore. It really started with track 4, Intervention. The lyrics sound like an untalented 15 year old asshole was trying to be clever but should have just continued to jerk off in his jerk sock instead of trying to lyrically come all over the listener with this absolute drivel. I would give this 0 because of how bad the lyrics are but that's not an option and truthfully, the music itself isn't half bad. Would not recommend, would not listen again. Regret having spent this much time listening to and thinking about this. Two thumbs down
Yassss, kween. Excited for some jazz. This jazz is busier than I'm used to listening to. I also have no basis to know or understand if/how this album is good or important. All I really know about jazz is if I like it or not. I actually know track 1, Move. I have no idea how but I somehow do. Track 3, Moon Dreams, feels like it's from a noir film, I kinda love it. Track 5, Budo, is great. It's busy but still familiar to other jazz I listen to. Track 7, Godchild is great, feels very classically jazz, so good to listen to whilst working. Oh man, track 8, Boplicity is soooo good.
I first heard this album in 2002, pushing 25 years ago now. It felt huge to me at the time. I really enjoyed it, even if it wasn't my favourite Zeppelin album. I don't often return to it so this is definitely a fun relisten. I mean, what else to say, it's seminal, and completely foundational for modern rock and eventually metal. 5 stars
I get it. It's really good, especially for 1989. I don't love how many interludes there are, but those are easily skipped. Apparently, it was a massive commercial success that produced seven top-five singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and is the only album in history to have number-one hits in three different calendar years (1989–1991). I always associated Janet Jackson with cousin Mary, which lets me sit in comfortable, warm memories.