Mid 3 Beautiful sound, it started a 5, but not quite enough idea establishment and development for me. It demands your attention but I can't remember how most of it goes. I need a bit more cohesion in the chaos.
Low 1 Its exactly like spinal tap! Sadly the 2 hour run time is no joke. I couldnt face it. Something talentless about the songs I did listen to
Mid 1 tuneless vocals, undanceable groves. doesnt even appeal in a retro synth way
Low 4 Best song: strange brew Hated this album at first but I kept coming back. Production is so good, guitar sounds especially. Vocals too grew on me
High 5 Best song: up on cripple creep the best
High 2 best song: highway patrolman Would probs be great if I listened to the lyrics more
High 4 best song: Islands Great songs, unique sound, close to a 5
Low 4 Best song: Jackie Scott 3 would of been a 5. Songs are much worse here but still great scott sound
Mid 4 Perfect for working as a software dev
Mid 3 Beautiful sound, it started a 5, but not quite enough idea establishment and development for me. It demands your attention but I can't remember how most of it goes. I need a bit more cohesion in the chaos.
Mid 3 Best song: beetlebum Damen and the boys show here why they're a quintessential "best of" band. Bold choice putting the 2 bangers right at the front. Rest of the album has far less effort in production but is p good, but it gets worse in second half
Low high 4 Best song: cowgirl in the sand Great raw sound here, very few overdubs which is cool. Neil's songwriting isn't quite at its heights sadly. I dread to think how long the solos were when they played live.
Mid 2 best song: sunken treasure Default post beatles music. Strum the chord pattern, plod the drums, why not a bit of piano, backing vocals etc
mid 3 nothing wrong with it, i quite like it too
High 2 thought id be all over this. i blame the vocalists for failing to win me over
Mid 5 best song: station to station ITS TOO LATE Title track is top draw as good as it gets. Stay is amazing too. Golden years and tvc15 both very good. Word on the wing drops it a bit. Wild is the wind cover is what it is
Low 4 Best song: girls just want to have fun Definition of a 4. Hard to love because the voice is a bit gimmicky, but a fun listen all the same
Low 5 Best song: zombie
Low 2 Best song: the ones from the first album Most of this is hard rock at its most generic im afraid. We dont need a drum fill every bar keith. Bonus points for how lovely and polite the boys seem in between songs
Very high 3 Thought this would be a boring hard rock album, 80s synth stuff sounds a lot less synthetic now we live in the digital age. Shame there's only 2 synth tracks plus the intro The rock tracks arnt just repeated riffs with guitar solos. Complex and engaging. Not a fan of the singers voice tho
Mid 3 I found it a tad boring sorry amy
mid 1 I enjoy dark humour, I'm happy to explore the plight of poverty stricken America. This fails to be either, it's just horrid
High 4 Really liked this one. Nice clean sound, melodic song writing.
Low 3 best song: youre my best friend feels surprisingly mid 60s this, with the mock musical hall numbers etc. its patchy. some unbelievable stuff with the famous songs, but then theres also "im in love with my car". not really for me
mid 2 This is what 2 star is all about
Mid 3
mid 2
Low 3 nothing wrong with it
Low 5 Mr Cohen conjures his haunting world as well as ever. Production is really tastefully done and keeps the songs different despite Mr cohens limited vocal range. The whispered vocals and minimalist backing combine for a striking and completely unique sound. It warmed my heart to hear one of my favourite artists produce such a great album right at the end of his life. Best I've ever heard by an 80+ year old by a mile, and best from this challenge for some time.
Low 1 "Alexa, play chill music" Worst album yet. It feels incredibly empty, ai generated even. If I gave amy winehouse a 2 this has to be a low 1. Take away Amy's voice, her cutting lyrics, the modern twist on the instrumentals and what's left is this album. Ie absolutely nothing. The voice doesn't interest me, the backing and songs are utterly bland. Pure background cafe music
low 3 nothing wrong with this at all. i never know if im going to be into this kind of thing. why do i love the black parade but not this? i dont know. maybe its because ive been listening to leonard cohen exclusively for the last few days
mid 4 same issue as all sonic youth albums. way too long.
Mid 4 I should of got into this when I was teenager. I could see it being a 5 if I had. Very good instruments
High 2 I like this kind of sound but this got very boring. I blame the vocalist. Its not very melodic, he just sings. Fails to keep it interesting.
Low 4 Its good but too long, and drifts dangerously close.to hard rock
Mid 3
Mid 4
Low 3 This band have something special. They've worked out how to infinatly generate average songs that sound vaugly like REM
Mid 3
Low 1 Its exactly like spinal tap! Sadly the 2 hour run time is no joke. I couldnt face it. Something talentless about the songs I did listen to
mid 2 ive often wondered, whats the deal with U2? today i learned the deal. theyre eh
Low 4
Its hard to rate things like this
Mid 4 Feels a bit late to be so into the blues. Classic doors sound tho cant go wrong
Low 5
Mid 3 Im usually all over stuff like this. Im sorry to say ive never liked Ella's voice, I find it a bit characterless. I love the ambition of this project tho
high 4 This is so close to being amazing. An extremely entertaining listen. Really impressive stuff. But somehow, I dont find myself coming back to it often. Maybe she goes a touch too far?
Low 4 Great to have on and some classics here. Some of the album tracks didn't stand out.