Some weird vocal stuff throughout but cool guitars. Plateau had lyrics that I remembered the most, teenager one was artsy with symbolism. Overall pleasant experience, probably wouldn’t listen down again though.
listened to half, very listenable and even pleasant. Cool harmonies, would listen to some again
solid consistent vibe, lots of lyrics for the mood I am in
Before listening to anything I am excited about this because there is a book I read forever ago (cannot remember the name) where an astronaut on a long space mission used Talking Heads albums to remember her humanity.
This man's voice is so ridiculous but I think I love it. I enjoy the layers of instrumentation, there's always an interesting bass line or percussion fill to focus on.
Off the bat, realizing I still have some negative emotion towards seven nation army and the amount of times we played it in pep band... so much 6 to 1.
Quite grungy, there was a point in my life that I would have had this on repeat. As it stands now, I wouldn't be mad if someone queued songs but I would not be the person doing the queuing. I did appreciate the more unique/bluesy instrumentation. The last song was so cute and unexpected, very campy.
I only knew orange crush going into it which was a good omen given its heater status.
I was surprised at the presence of the mandolin, a rhythm mandolin line is always going to make me enjoy a song more. The singer's voice has such a unique tone, it lends itself well to the style they have going on. A solid album all around, as a whole not unique enough for a 5.
I was not expecting to know multiple songs on this album. Similarly to Speakerboxxx/Love below, there is a lot of cool instrumentation and little details. It was slightly less listenable for me with all the funny interludes. Some highlights:
-Kim and Cookie surprising highlight for me, love the horns, bird noises and girl chorus
-Rhythms in humble mumble are outstanding
-Some nice bass on Toilet Tisha
This album was a surprise hit for me. I had heard of Jeff Buckley and didn't know why until I hit "Hallelujah" and by then there had been plenty of other hits. I really enjoyed the engaging guitar lines sprinkled throughout. Multiple songs had an almost formulaic build in layering and intensity that didn't necessarily detract from the song, ex Mojo Pin. Almost a 5...
-MEH ON "LILAC WINE", SUDO JAZZ BALLAD WITH THE BRUSHES
-"Hallelujah" LOVE SHREK, THE ONLY SONG WHOSE CHORDS I STILL HAVE MEMORIZED ON GUITAR, unfortunately I think it draws on a bit longer than it needs to, hearing "hallelujah" 24 more times doesn't add to the song for me.
-"Lover, You Should Have Come Over" is a lovely ballad that wasn't really on my radar, awesome choir arrangements towards the end
-vibe shift crazy between "corpus christi" and "eternal life"
-"forget her", organ!
Definitely expanding my music horizons. I enjoyed the water sounds in "Tides" and Carnatic melodies throughout the album. Nothing stood out enough to warrant a save for me, a tad too electronic. Bjork coded but not as engaging
I was bored. I found myself wanting to skip multiple songs, it was like I had heard it all before but done better by other bands.
They made a musical where the soundtrack was this album and that storyline/images from when I saw the production sways my vote up. This is the perfect angsty girl album for me, songs you have to sing from deep within you. Not super listenable in my day to day life as a whole
I'm a known Tom Petty denier because they overplay him on classic radio stations. However, when the first track started playing I was excited to have my mind changed, it was such an interesting composition compared to other things I heard from him. After that, it devolved into typical pop rock but I enjoyed more than expected
Conversely to the last album, I expected to like this more than I did. It ended up feeling like the same song for 40 min broken up by track 6/7/8 and some cool samples on "Time to Get Ill".
The album had a movie soundtrack feel to me. I thought they did a good job of adding/changing a layer right as the phrase was about to repeat too many times. Not something I would listen to again but I could appreciate it as a basis for the genre.
I was pretty surprised at the number of covers in there, six! Overall pleasant to listen to, not their most influential stuff yet. 3.5
I love folk sounds like this. There were so many interesting layers and the vocalist's tone was haunting.
Pretty generic pop-rock sound. It ended up being true background music for me.
Timeless! So many good songs on here, you can see why she is lauded as one of the best songwriters. I love the strength of just her voice with her playing piano and the build as more instrumentation is added.
I love how experimental and silly this album is. Solsbury Hill honestly comes out of nowhere with how mainstream it is.
-Moribund the Burgermeister was so immediately captivating to me, love songs like this
-tuba in excuse me!!
-full orchestra in down the dolce vita??
silly song lengths. Overall inoffensive but nothing stood out
I love this version of Girl from Ipanema. Nice smooth sax, perfect for a nice dinner but not much listenability for me beyond that.
I liked the back half more than the first, it mellowed out a bit. Some of the screamier songs had me watching the clock for when they would be over. Could enjoy this situationally, would not listen to the whole album again
it took me until listening to a few songs back to back to realize that they are british... embarrassing! Very enjoyable album
too punk for this guy. I was watching the clock waiting for the end
This was lovely! Not what I expected based on the title and artist name. Reminded me a lot of Fairport Convention with different instrumentation. Minus points for having Sally Go Round the Roses on there THREE TIMES
I was expecting more from this as a whole tbh. Every song was just a bit longer and more repetitive than I wanted it to be, even some of the hits like Shout. Head Over Heels is so so good and the lead in from the song before was clean.
an album of jazz standards from a country artist?? no idea this could exist. It was a lovely collection. I enjoyed the addition of harmonic throughout the album. The whole thing is very nostalgic to me.
Inoffensive soft classic rock. Strength of strings was the only song that had me going to check the title. Won't be revisiting.
Pretty similar feelings to No Other. The use of brushes instead of sticks on some of the songs was interesting, lent itself to a fuzzy feel.
I could not take this seriously very silly lyrics and tone. I enjoyed a lot of the beats, there were unique tones in there.
Enjoyable! Very consistent vibe throughout the whole album.
I love the vocal harmonies going on. It also feels like they used an infinite number of instruments, almost every song had at least one weird couple bar inclusion that made even the simplest progression more interesting.
An album where I liked the back half more, pretty rare. The consistent theme was lovely along with the sick harmonies, very engaging.
this one grew on me. It was very easy to picture things happening, a smokey noir movie, a disney villain, REPO! the genetic opera... Jazz police will be heavily replayed
Classic americana rock. A very short album with distinctive sound
The fadeouts to end every song felt so abrupt. A lot of cool bell tones throughout. Started disliking more as it went on with how repetitive it all felt. Would have rated higher if I were roller skating
typical long boy jazz songs. Some good stuff in there but not something I would listen to regularly
very different than his first album, reminds me of simon and garfunkel but with less instrumentation going on. Love the sneaky bagpipes and general upbeat turn in so long, marianne. Another highlight was the aca and digeridoo moments in hey that's no way to say goodbye
This was not engaging me. The echoey quality of the vocals were a huge turn off, none of the music was catching my ear. TG I didn't listen to the 4 hour version
I felt pretty neutral about this album. Something about his voice rubs me the wrong way a bit. I enjoyed how upbeat yet chill it was, cool Fairport Convention crossover.
Very fun bluesy start to the album with the harmonica in "School" and the beat of "Bloody Well Right". This thread ended up continuing through the whole album, I really enjoyed the piano heavy instrumentation.
Forgot how hard Dreamer bangs.
I was very surprised overall, I was expecting some pretty generic classic rock which can be hard to be actively listening to for a whole album. I had no problems staying engaged.
I wanted more variation in vocal lines. The punky music was fine, maybe even a little enjoyable but I ended up wanting to skip towards the end because it felt like the same some. More anger would have made it better I think
Never knew who was bittersweet symphony before this, banger. The rest of the album felt pretty samey towards the end but I liked it enough to stay at three.
This album was just so much fun. It was cool to hear songs that have been sampled in other places. I loved the multitude of languages used and the cool electronic sounds. On a whole the album seems like it was made more recently than 81.
Very solid. Couple of known bangers and more discovered. It's a good mid-range energy music for me.
Very solid. Many artists I like cite this album as being a big inspiration and I can seem why. The instrumentation and the way layers are used seem like the start of the indie we think of today. Some of the drones did tend to make me sleepy, no 5 today. Also hated the transition into the last song but the rest of the noise in the album transitions has a cool effect.
I really enjoyed the bell line in pilgrimage. Other than that the album was pretty generic and didn't push me towards anything else.
cool pop. Had no idea he has been around so long.
sick cover. the organ and guitar trading solos was awesome in speed king. The organ really added a lot for me throughout the whole album. At times it almost sounded like it was doubled with xylophone? Overall a level of musicianship and intrigue that really surprised me
I liked the bass lines especially in the front half of the album. The second half was not as strong, started to get a bit too repetitive.
Frank Sinatra's voice is just so iconic. The scoring in this album is quite cinematic, a very similar feeling throughout the whole thing. It was too similar for me to up the rating. There was no growth or differing intrigue from song to song. Voice awesome, the album as a whole did not stand out
Not at all what I was expecting from a band named Hookworms. Very cool electronic effects throughout.
This was fine. Some cool driving beats. I enjoyed the radiohead cameo, overall not for me
I noticed how much blues influence exists in the Beatles' work for the first time. Very cool album, so many little treasures in the back half.
Not always lyrically there... ex I LOVED the instrumentation on she's so bad, cool running bass lines/organ riffs/etc and then there are ten words. Which is fine but I'm a vocalist and want more haha.
Shortie. Pretty standard and poppy love themed album, Not as impressed as I was with abbey rd. 3.5
Delightful album. Soft acoustic love songs. His voice comes out as so stripped down and intimate regardless of what is going. Highlight was the chorus moment in the last track. 4.5
Super cohesive album without getting repetitive. There was a lot of fun instrumentation experimentation in this one like this strings in "Elenore Rigby" and french horn solo in "For No One."
Overall solid album. The first half was much stronger than the second with unique melodic lines throughout in flute/piano.
Highlights: Aqualung (song) = banger. I LOVED the flute highlight to start the second track. Classic renaissance/madrigal tone to mother goose. wondring aloud lovely little love song
He's really working through some stuff on this one. Felt quite angsty but not in a way that spoke to me. He quite often used repetition but it didn't serve to advance the song. Hold on John is captivating and I like the punch at the end of God, brought it up to low 3
Despite my jazz background, I am not a fan of the 20 min instrumentals, what are you trying to prove? This though?? I definitely feel that that attitude shifting. The whole thing was so good, dripping with noire. The inclusion of prominent guitar (flamenco style??) was unexpected, especially for jazz.
This album is why I continue to do this project! What an awesome jam session. The auxiliary instrumentation was fantastic, rippin on organ, flute, sleigh bells, flexatone and more. I really liked the guitar/organ mix that opened City, Country, City.
what in the SNL skit was that. Going into the album I was excited because I had never listened to him specifically and there is clearly a lot of hype... the hype was not for folks like me. His voice was so irritating to me that if there were profound lyrical skills, I couldn't catch them. The harmonica was kind of fun, brought it up to a low 2.
Better than blonde on blonde because voice slightly less grating. Lyrics to idiot wind were funny
symphony putting in WORK. I'm really interested in how the arranging process was for this album. I think my enjoyment was enhanced by knowing the original versions of so many of the songs, and most of the time the extra instrumentation was adding some cool depth. There were a couple times that I think it lightened the song a little too much for my liking (angry section in one for example). High 4 rounded to 5 for the novelty
I cannot believe this is the guy that did lime into coconut. The whole album was a delight! Eclectic in a way that I enjoyed. There was a lot of unique layering with organ, orchestra especially in I'll never leave you and drums on jump into fire. 4.5
very cool. The Doors really made the organ work for them, cohesive vibe throughout
I really love his guitar style but his voice can make it hard to get through at times.
the interludes were very fun, not expected for music of this genre. I am not very often feeling the amount of energy to LOVE this album, might be revisiting on a gym day...
first song makes me want to be in packed club with lasers. Rest of the album was pretty mid synth stuff
one of my first instant 5 that came up. Steely Dan is just so funky and cool This is the first time I remember listening to this album strictly with headphones and so much more comes across, prime example is the beginning of Rikki.
not influential to me but I'm sure it's influential to someone. They had a variety of interesting sound bites like the nature recordings throughout flow my tears the spider said.
freak is right. A lot of progressive stuff, kind of scary at the end. Clever lyrics lending to the satirical nature of the album
The use of vibes created a whimsical thread throughout the album. Chill, sweet, and lightly jazz is normally a combo for a high four for me but I did not enjoy his voice for most of the album.
Delightful collection of covers. Ironically "Respect" is one of his only originals on the album...
Rating plummeted the more the album went on. Many of the lyrics were whiny and inSANE sentiment. The music aside from his voice is pretty fine and has a lot more potential than what he ends up doing with it. Honoirrible mention: autotune song... bullgod does kinda go...
Was not expected to know so many, he really produced a lot of christmas classics. The Ronette's sound was my favorite of the groups, a very unique tone and fun harmony. The layers of instrumentation were consistently high on every track in the album. Unfortunately unlistenable 99% of the year
Tusk is one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. The rest of the album was chill, more subdued than their other work and didn't appeal to me as much
really solid melodic rock album
verrrrry fun but entirely too long. Can't wait to break this out again in the summer. A cool premise too, can't think of modern examples aside from maybe "goat rodeo"
very cool samples, super dense lyrics. glad I listened but nothing saved from me
banger of a find for me. I love Alabama Shakes and there are quite a few songs on here that remind me of them.
really really solid. Best 20 min long song I have ever heard my a long shot. The depth of sound is just so awesome
that was fine. Inoffensive, feels older than the time it came out.
very unique album I would not have heard otherwise. Some CRAZY mallet solos, good vibes all around. Strong 3.5 rounding up for how cool it is
so many bangers in one location. I was noticing the bluesy bass lines a lot more on the intentional listen
this style is a bit too talky for me. There were some interesting lyrics but I wanted more to back them up
A good collection of different moods. His higher range didn't have as much support as I would have liked, lent itself better to sad songs rather than tender. Can see how it made such an impact when it came out.
passively enjoyable! high 3. they had some interesting ideas but the album wasn't as engaging as others released around this time
wish I was dancing!. Half of the songs really could have had the same title
there was a lot of looping, it became almost meditative. I wish they had done more singing than speaking.
awesome and chill vibes. very consistent tone throughout, wandering star is personal fav
wow. what a journey. That was so so awesome. The spoken word sections were delightful and there were so many cool effects and instrumentals. I think this is a great example of making music with the album as the end product and not a collection of singles packaged as an album, ya know?
what the hell was that. unhinged lyrics. the synth was just droning half the time??
really solid and cohesive album. I was surprised at how many songs I actually knew! love how much bari was in there
