Amazing, top 5 live recording all time for me. Absolutely cemented their legacy and music as a whole is different without this album. Hot take: Best Nirvana Album?
Trip Hop is weird. Probably going for Portishead over this. Seems like they found their sound more on Mezzanine and this is closer to generic trip Hop. Still decently enjoyable in the background
Amazing. One of the best singing voices of all time and incredibly political songs. Such a strong and important performer. Might need to finally deep dive her whole discography. The Story of OJ sample and the Lilac Wine cover were fun to hear too
I wish I liked this more but these songs are just so ubiquitous to the point they feel cliche even though he's the originator. Still an enjoyable listen but just songs that have been over played and have crept in everywhere in pop culture for 50 years
Hard to review this it's definitely fun. I'm not sure where I have it ranked in the beastie boys discography maybe 2nd? What an interesting discography and well curated legacy and this album does a lot to cement that. Love the addition of punk tracks and Sabotage is iconic.
I always forget about the Stones. This was a very enjoyable listen, kicks off the string of 4 really great all time albums from them. Loose and fun rock n roll. Sympathy for the devil is one of the best songs of all time
Always avoided Common because his aesthetic seemed kind of corny to me. I've been sleeping on this it's great! Solid production from early era Kanye West on this. And Common is a more than capable MC. Crazy that Common got to work with peak era J Dilla and Peak Era Kanye West.
Not my favorite Dylan record but a clear improvement over his debut and kicks off one of the best and most consistent album runs on music history for Dylan from 1963-1966 with Dylan Releasing 6 albums in 3 years all of which are bonafide folk music classics. Blowin in the wind, girl from the North Country, and Don't think Twice it's alright are all incredible and really no duds on this album he just evolves to get even better over the next three years.
Definitely not their best, but a fun record that is a bit of a transition from what Kyuss was into what queens of the stoneage would be. Enjoyable jammy, desert/stoner ROCK.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Debut and probably their best. 4 Iconic singles, three of which are ballads which is interesting. I feel like Sweet Home Alabama has become their true legacy song but Free Bird is obviously iconic and the solo section does hold up as overdone as it is. Gimme three steps is a classic and what I think of when I think of Lynyrd Skynyrd Sound. Tuesdays Gone and Simple Man are underrated. Solid Southern Rock album from legends of the Genre.
Never really got into The Doors...didn't really get this album. It doesn't seem like their best. I guess it's a vibe, but I found it pretty uninspired and would probably put on Strange Days or their debut before going back to this.
Not my favorite Zeppelin. Though Since I've been loving you and that's the way we're highlights on here that I forgot about. Oh and immigrant song is pretty awesome. One and two and 4 are just so consistent and physical graffiti and houses of the holy also have more bangers.
Probably the most I've ever enjoyed listening to this album. The production is very consistent and fun and obviously way ahead of its time. And a huge leap creatively and artistically from their debut. However, this is just never gonna be my favorite beastie boys album it lacks the great singles that other albums have and I'd rather have a little more chaos and adventurous sounds to have those banger singles rather than this album which is tighter and more consistent but lacks singles and is less quirky and all over the place. Important for their catalogue and important for rap in general and I kinda get why it's everyone else's favorite but it won't ever be mine.
Nick Cave Rules. Never listened to this one before it was a cool concept and fits his style perfectly. Duets with PJ Harvey and Kylie Minogue were cool and the Bob Dylan Cover at the end with all the different singers was a perfect cap. Probably not the best Nick Cave Album but a fun listen and something I'll probably go back to.
Lou Reed is so fucking cool. The Beatles are the most important band in history but I think Velvet Underground are the coolest band in history. I have no idea how they invented this sound, kinda glad it was such a pressure cooker/flash in the pan that just went on to live out forever in numerous influences, most nakedly and I think maybe my favorite in Jonathan Richman/the Modern Lovers, though I think it's fair to say literally thousands of bands built on this sound and aesthetic. But also thankful that we got all of Lou Reeds wild and wacky solo career. Pale Blue Eyes is a top 40 all time song for me and for some reason I was immediately compelled to put it on my funeral playlist. Not a band song on the album I don't think but beginning to see the light is also great. Huge pavement influence heard very clearly on The Murder Mystery.
God I wish I could unheard this and have the joy of hearing it again for the first time. Simply one of the most original documents of music of the past 25 years. I can't believe that after 16 years wildflower was nearly as good as this album. What a joyous, wonderful, fun, unique album.