Wow! What an album. Ethereal, Sad, Happy, and everything between. Yeah, its got a rap of being like starbucks music, but honestly sometimes you need something like this to relax you. My first 5/5, and saved to my albums!
Kinda okay. For me it started strong then fell off as the album went on. 2.5/5
Quite an enjoyable ride, but its half hits half misses. Can't call myself a "Mr. Brightside Lover" but my white heritage requires it of me. 4/5 for me, it has too many oddities to make it a 5/5, but the hits on this album HIT.
Wow! What an album. Ethereal, Sad, Happy, and everything between. Yeah, its got a rap of being like starbucks music, but honestly sometimes you need something like this to relax you. My first 5/5, and saved to my albums!
A great time! Never thought I would enjoy a live soul album, but Sam Cooke's energy was infectious. 4/5!
Was not very impressed on my first blind listen. Just really not my vibe, and the 90's indie scene doesn't tickle my fancy. Lyrics are just not great, signing is meh, and it just doesn't make me feel anything but bored. 1.5/5. The lyrics remind me a lot of the Beatles, but not in a good way.
I only really know Mariah Carey from her Christmas stuff, so I was excited to get into her more R&B side. However, I was quite disappointed in just how boring the whole thing was. Her voice is the only shining star throughout, but overall, its just a boring, not so fun voice demo. Also reminded me of Christmas in mid-august so that took a star off. 2/5
How can something so punchy be so boring?? The instrumentals and punch behind the guitar/drums in each song is so strong, but the lyrics just completely get lost in the music for me, making it hard to come away with anything other than "meh". It somehow gets worse as the album goes on, from being a half-decent listen, but then once I actually start hearing the lyrics to some of the songs, they just aren't good. I'm really not sure what is being attempted on this album. I have no nostalgia for this era of Indie rock, so its honestly pretty boring and not something I would re-visit. 2.5/5 As I continued, it kept getting worse. 2/5.
What a fun experience. There were a few songs that I didn't particularly love, (Highways of My Life, Listen to the Music), but overall, the album was superb. 4.5/5 for me, and the guitar!! What a pleasant surprise.
Yikes. I... really did not like this album. Something about this just screams "boomer music" in the worst way possible. If this is your favorite album you have to be 65+ and also be on the best drugs that the 60's had on offer. Her voice is good, but, everything else is just so weird and surreal? Sometimes I feel like I'm listening to a children's show, then I'm in a french coffee shop. 1/5.
Overall, it wasn't my favorite. Its entirely a decent album that showcases Janis's vocal abilities, but I didn't find any of the songs too enjoyable for my tastes. I just don't think I would ever hop back into this album, and even the most popular song on it (Me and Bobby McGee) was not as good as I had hoped. 2.5/5.
This is one of the more "Experimental" albums I've listened to, and from what I know of Bjork, which isn't a lot, is that this is her style. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the wide variety of styles present, and couldn't find or enjoy any of the songs beyond a "acceptable background music" level. As usual, I'm viewing this from a modern lens and not accounting for how potentially genre-defining Bjork was back in 1993, but the album does pick up a bit in the second half. As the album goes on, I keep adjusting my rating from a 2, to a 3, to a 2.5 and back around again. Does that show how much my taste varies song to song? Probably. 2.5/5.
You ever start reading a book, and its not quite fun to read? And as you keep reading it gets less and less fun? And you're thinking "Certainly there's a point to all this reading" and about halfway through you realize that its not going to get much better than this and you couldn't be bothered to continue? Yeah thats this album. Its just... noise. I expected some sort of depth or interesting concept behind it, but about 4 songs in I just couldn't subject myself to it, and I DNF'd. 1/5
Great listen! Not a ton to go on here, but I enjoyed the lesser-known songs by Aretha, and never really felt like it went in a bad direction. Solid 4/5
How quaint! This album was full of surprise hits and enjoyable guitar alongside some heartfelt lyrics. Something about the album cover conveys the message of the album so well, and was such a pleasant listen. 4/5! I wish Tea For the Tillerman was longer, and a couple songs weren't as strong, but the recognition of Wild World and the songwriting of Father & Son really shone.
A fun listen! There were plenty of great lyrics and I really enjoyed the guitar and instrumentation throughout. As it jumped from sub-genre to sub-genre, it still had a connected feel to it that I really enjoyed. A nice 3.5/5
This is a really weird album. It just... doesn't feel right. Like this thing came out in the late 70's, but it feels like a 90's album, but not in the best ways? I can still feel the 70's smoke lingering in most of the songs, and I'm not a huge fan of Costello's voice. 2.5/5? Its hard to rate this one, but its perfectly average, but leaning toward the 2/5 rating.
Few hits that I know of, but the rest of the album falls pretty flat. Otherwise, its a decent record that I probably won't be replaying very often. 3/5.
What a fun ride, like a bat out of hell. Honestly, the album cover goes so hard it deserves an extra star for just bringing so much emotion to the album, and on top of the unique and sick guitar that exists plus the "musical" style that I think it does really, really well. A solid 4.5/5 album for me, leaning 4 because I can't put some of the 9 minute songs into any of my playlists.
Noise for noise sake. I liked the guitar parts only a little bit, but the lyrics really turned this down for me. 2/5. I can see the vision but it just doesnt land in any capacity.
Enjoyable album, but nothing absolutely crazy. A solid 3.5/5 if I've heard one. Enjoyed a couple songs a lot more than others, but not something I'll be revisiting from the ZZ Top catalog.
Great album! I actually listened to it twice I enjoyed it so much. I mean, Hallelujah was just such a good cover and high point that it made the rest look bad by comparison, but I enjoyed every song. Easy 5/5 for me.
Fun, upbeat and interesting. Loved the vibe of Last Train to Trancentral, and plenty of songs I was bobbing my head along to. A nice 4/5
I listened to this album on a road trip and about 3 hours later promptly forgot everything this album had to offer. 2/5.