RIP to the Prince of Darkness… This record serves as one of founders of heavy metal, and stands the test of time. The obvious classics are belters but I really enjoyed Planet Caravan and the mellow sections of Hand Of Doom.
Really relaxing soundscapes
Nothing particularly stand out, cool sound, very similar songs.
A comedy of an album, that doesn’t touch their self titled album. Last of the steam powered trains, is the standout song, and Do you remember Walter? and Monica, have replay ability, but the rest of the album I could probably never hear again quite happily.
Great beats and silky instrumentals throughout. Lyrics are absolutely wild. New fan.
Absolute 5* - has some of the all time great Dylan tracks
Thunder Road… enough said. 5*
I hate it… The opening track Overture sets the scene on this overly bloated concept album. Described by the band as a spiritual opera, it feels more like a self indulgent drug fuelled wank fest. Underture stands at an outrageous 9 minutes and offers nothing, other than making me want this album to end. I appreciate the musicianship, however it offers little to no enjoyment to my ears. The song Fiddle About, is grim, I didn’t need a song about molesting a deaf, dumb and blind boy… The album has Pinball Wizard, which itself is a 5* tune, but can’t save the album.
“it’s just another bombtrack…” Iconic and hype opening for one of the most important debut albums ever recorded. This served as a huge inspiration and paved the way for many bands. Tom Morello reinvented how the guitar is approached as an instrument. Bullet in the head is genius however I will say the ultimate version of that track is the BBC2 live recording, but the album version still cracks skulls. The bass tone and drums on this are a cohesive face punch 🥊
The album really shines when it leans into the up tempo glam tunes. The slower tunes don’t feel as interesting enough musically, maybe due to the vocal deliveries always being similar. The things this record wants to be, happened several months earlier on Ziggy Stardust.
RIP to the Prince of Darkness… This record serves as one of founders of heavy metal, and stands the test of time. The obvious classics are belters but I really enjoyed Planet Caravan and the mellow sections of Hand Of Doom.
Prior to this I have never heard of Todd, and I could have happily gone on that way, based on this album. The songs on the first side are nice enough, with tunes such as It Wouldn’t Have Made A Difference (a stand out track), sounding like a Bee Gees cut prior to their disco pivot. The album is designed as four sides, but once the spoken word Intro started, and he described a game to play, I found myself completely removed from the record. After that I listened to a few of the more well known tracks, which were underwhelming. Couldn’t finish, not for me…
Classic album, with multiple bangers. It’s not an album I would stick on all the time but it’s great to spin every now and then.
I had a skim listen to this, and it’s very non offensive and I could probably have it on in the background. Though it’s difficult to know a time I would opt to put it on.
I really enjoyed this album, and the songwriting is exemplified when listened as a cohesive body of work. I was so tired of Fast Car covers on X Factor, I felt I never wanted to hear Tracey Chapman again, how wrong I was!
My first time listening to Abbey Road in full and it quite clearly has some of the all time great Beatles songs. I particularly liked Side B, the medley side, the quick short songs keep it fresh and interesting and most of which I had not heard before. Oh Darling and She’s So Heavy are favourites. I really wish Octopus Garden, and Ringo in general would get in the bin…
This is a lovely little album with some great musicianship from an outfit I had not heard of. No particular favourite, however would listen in the background in the future.
Rebellious Jukebox, is a good tune and I can see the influence this band played on future bands such Modest Mouse, of which I am a huge fan. The guitar work throughout the record is rather interesting, however on the whole it is the vocals that make it a difficult album to enjoy, as spoken word-esque is not typically my style. I doubt I will listen to this again.
Smack My Bitch Up is just as good as ever, never fails to deliver hype with the great drums and that lovely vocal break in the middle. Didn’t know I knew Breathe until I heard that distinctive hook, unbelievable tune with really interesting noises panned off in the background. Love the suspense in this track with the spooky section near the send before that iconic hook drops back in. Diesel Power is the first time we get more vocals than just a hook, the bars were actually decent, and not what I’m not used to, with the Prodigy I’ve heard previously. It would have been nice for the instrumental to have varied more and been more interesting, but the driving beat and synths serve a purpose. Funky Shit is uninteresting to me, if I heard it in a club I’m sure I would enjoy it very much, but I can’t see myself sticking it on to do the ironing. From this point the album did feel slightly monotonous, very similar drum beats and bloated song lengths with minimal diversion from the main motifs. Tracks would work well in the live setting, no doubt. Firestarter springs us back to life, 5* tune, remember this video hype as fuck on Kerrang back in the day.
I absolutely love this album, it has the greatest rock guitar tones ever and the riffs are hype. Night Train is one of my favourite songs of all time in the genre.
The album is opens with a good pace with The Cutter, giving me The Cure vibes with a melancholic uplift. This whole record oozes 80s cliches and it really does it well at times, with ethereal synths, strings, and jangly guitar parts. The goth crooner shtick does occasionally gets tiresome on some of the slower / experimental numbers. There are better 80s album but it has peaked mg interest to listen to more Echo.
- Wow… I have really slept on this album! Absolutely excellent guitar work, the licks all over Brand New Cadillac make you wanna pull the fridge over. The percussion on The Guns of Brixton sound great, though I’m not sure on the “Bop It” sound. The blending of genres work well here and never feels too forced, though songs like Wrong Em Boyo, are my least favourite as they feel too playful. It’s a bulky album, and will need further listens but on first reflections I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would.
- Was expecting a Bee Gees album as I didn’t read it properly… What a surprise ! Glossy dream like keys on Punchbag which I really vibe with, and then the bouncy bass line driven Angry Man, with its infectious vocals. This genre bending record, keeps you constantly guessing where it is going, Sweet Like A Champion is a favourite and shows a darker side to The Bees song writing. Very relaxing, would use as background or travel music for sleep.
- A-Ha have written in my opinion the best Bond theme, with The Living Daylights, and the opening the track of this record is quite clearly a classic. Despite the outrageously good vocals, this album largely drifts by and doesn’t grab my attention until the in your face instrumentals around the 1 minute mark of The Sun Always Shines On TV. It then shifts back to drifting mode and doesn’t really pick up again.