OK. This album and I did not agree. I think it wanted to be whimsical and 'true to the people'. It made me feel constantly on edge, yearning for a Monty Python-esque comedic payoff but never getting one. My guess is the vivid, disjointed imagery would go over better with some chemical enhancement.
I really like Nirvana but, also, I'm not sure I really like Nirvana. At least, I don't think I like them as much as I'm supposed to. The two singles on this album are great and are probably about as Nirvana as I go. The rest are a little too much for me. I'll always be grateful to Nirvana for unleashing Dave Grohl on the world.
I feel like I should like Lou Reed more. I love his voice, I like the musical style and the odd lyrics and concepts. Maybe I need to dive deeper and find my connection. Not a bad album and well worth it just to listen to Walk on the Wild Side again.
I'll admit it: I'm a Black Album Only Metallica fan. I just can't get into this, not sure if that means I'm well adjusted or repressed. Don't care, i don't wanna listen to this.
A little reggae goes a long way with me. All I know of the genre are the Bob Marley hits. No Woman, No Cry is the obvious highlight here. The rest of the album has nothing else that stands out as unique or re-listenable. It's possible that this is the album that cemented the reggae sound but years later after hearing all the copy cats this sounds just like the rest. I'm sure a toke would mellow my opinion a bit.
I'm only 6 albums in on this list and I would be very surprised if not every Beatles album shows up. This was their second album in a year. Lots of covers but lots of original classics. The album photo is just as iconic and copied as the tunes inside.
It's interesting to listen to a genre of music that didn't really survive long after it was popular. I really enjoy the flair and unabashed earnestness of it and, man, does that guy have a voice on him. I am going to search him up some more to see if he ever did anything outside the Western thing. Most of the songs are told, basically, by the ghost of someone who just got shot, hanged, stampeded or otherwise snuffed out but instead of dread or depression they seem to accept their end and reaffirm the choices that brought it on. El Paso is a masterpiece and all of the other songs play catch up. Big Iron is just so great and Cool Water is pure longing. What an album out of time but still up to the task.
Criminal is SUCH a 90s song. Love it. Not sure the rest of the album is my bag.
I think all of the Stevie Wonder songs I know are from this album. It is a good collection, I especially like I Believe - probably because of its connection to High Fidelity. While this is not really my type of music I can recognize that it's very unique and impressive.
I'm pretty sure I've never been cool enough for this music. That doesn't mean I don't like it. It's a great combo of weird, catchy and hyper-produced. I actually quite liked it. Well done to all three Yeahs.
I feel like I should have enjoyed this more. I normally like folk-rock experiments but I just couldn't with this one.
Oh, this music is smooth. There's so much repressed energy and tension. It's beautiful and confident and deprecating. Full disclosure: I spent two years in Brazil so the Portuguese brought back amazing memories.
I must preface these comments with the fact that I LOVE Meatloaf. I love the songs, I love the swagger, I love the earnest devotion to rock. I'm also amazed that something like this got made in the first place. It's outlandish and odd and epicly vague. Who would green light this project? It must have taken such a force of will to make it happen and I respect that so much. There's no shame or guilt in this music, it feels uninhibited and unleashed. They are playing to their tribe so there's no judgement and each song lets loose with honesty and rage and disappointment and hurt and lust. It's OK to feel these things about all the other things. This is rock and roll and only you can define what that actually means.
I know this is the soundtrack of a specific movie but it feels like the soundtrack to 95% of all movies from the 70's. A great listen.
There's good punk rock. I believe that to be true. I also believe that a lot of punk rock is made up of songs that aren't very good shouted out with confidence. That's what I hear here. One song does not make me want to listen to the next. Maybe there's politics in there somewhere, the music does not convince me to dig for it.
I loved this album. Dude can write a song. I hope this isn't insulting - because it's not meant that way - but I can't decide if Steve's not putting on a character with the over the top accent and twangy guitar. It seem so put on and so authentic at the same time. Gonna be listening to this one a whole lot .
I'm realizing that I don't really know what David Bowie is all about. That may be by design. I know the radio hits and I know that musicians the world over think he's awesome but I wasn't really ready for this album. Lots of R&B, much more mellow than I thought. The only one I really knew was Fame and I kinda think it's one of the weaker entries. Knowledge gained.
These are great songs performed very well. I was surprised at the hits on this album and the variety of tone and energy. This feels so 70s, in a good way. I'm so glad that someone gave Carol a chance to record this album, it's very good and easy to listen to. I will say there's a very happy-sounding tune about a guy who brings a shotgun to church that seems a bit out of place...
80's music in the 70s? Pretty wild. I was really into the first song then it really didn't go anywhere and the rest were about the same. I'm sure this was super influential on so many 80s bands, it just wasn't very influential to me.
I can tell there's some creativity here but everything seems a bit bleak and brutal to be very enjoyable. Oddly, it's very produced but still kinda sounds like it's recorded in a bedroom. I don't mean that in a negative way, if that's what you want, you nailed it.
I don't know if I'm too smart or too dumb to enjoy this music. If you know the answer, please keep it to yourself.
