Was listening while heading to the shops in a lot of pain. I liked the drugged out aspects, the chilled vibes to some songs, the torment, and it greatly complemented my day. I choo-choo-choose to listen to it again with my eyes on the song titles too next time.
Listened twice - really enjoy The Police, and even saw Sting in the late 90s in Dublin. Great music but rather disturbed by the middle of the album - Mother in particular rather jars! Recommended to all.
Most enjoyable, even though I was reluctant to listen to anything as I was having a day of pain again. I was familiar with much of the album, and was in my late teens/early 20s when I listened to its singles first. I worked as a lounge girl for IR£2.50 an hour when I was in college, and often felt conscious that was I was role-playing as one of the "common people" he was parodying. That song was released when I worked that job in a pub (The Barge) so I heard it regularly, and it always resonated. It made me cry a little, the line " if you call your Daddy he could stop it all", particularly as my father passed five years ago, and I'm always grateful for his care. It feels a million miles away now since I first bopped around to Disco 2000 (but is, in fact, about a quarter of a century). Cocker's voice is still interesting and pleasing, his stories and scenarios in the lyrics draw you in and intrigue, while the tunes are bouncy, fun, and appealing too. From me, four stars, and highly recommended.
Brilliant - love this album, and listened to it loads over the years, from when it first was released to lately. Would listen to this, and also Moby's Play, for a chilled-spaced-out-lounging-philosophical vibe.
Jorge had me dancing, chilling, and imagining myself sambaing in the Brazilian sun. Never enjoyed a song about a footballer so much since "Oooh, Ahh, Paul McGrath". Great energy and joy - well recommended.
Interesting listen though prog rock is not a genre I normally veer towards.
Got me coming over all romantic, heartbroken, and I may have let the sun catch me cryin'... Well recommended, just for a thrill... ;)
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I've loved Joan Armatrading for quite some time, and was particularly seduced by Love and Affection in my 20s when I used to try to mimic her smooth, rich voice singing about such emotions, and always being conscious of her aching need for love. I hadn't heard some of the songs, but enjoyed the news ones with the older familiar ones. Highly recommended.
I remember it from our choir master playing it as we streamed out from chapel - didn't realise it was Mussorgsky. Interesting, but again, prog rock isn't really for me. Obviously, from the cheers at the beginning of this album, it's the shit for some, but it doesn't push my buttons. Who knows... by the end of this exposure to prog rock, it may end up converting me...
The title song is iconic and has a truly 60s vibe to it. However, many of the rest of the album has that similar sound with the tambourine-playin' man having plenty of studio time which can get a little repetitive.