Parts of the album were beautiful, while other parts did little for me, sometimes within the same song; “A Sailor’s Life” was gorgeous for the first 3-4 minutes, but the additional 7-8 minutes of instrumental lost what I loved and felt excessive.
This came out when I was in high school. What fun to revisit it. Joyous, quirky, and unique. I didn’t even remember Fishin’ 4 Religion and that might have been my favorite track this time through.
Very solid. 8/10
Talking Heads can be a lot of fun, they can also feel pretty repetitive. I feel I should love this album more than I do, but 7/10
The album is uneven, but the highlights are so high. When Grace Slick sings, this album soars. 8.5/10
The first album on this list where I let it play a second time through straight. I knew Time of the Season but couldn’t have told you who sang it before today. Really enjoyed the album 8/10
Perfectly fine.
There’s certainly talent in blending all these voices together. But I couldn’t get into it. 5/10
Some of these tracks would be cool background to a gathering or behind poetry, but as a stand alone album, it doesn’t feel worthy of a straight listen, let alone an inclusion on this list. But I would have given two stars until the second to last track came on and was just absolutely grating. 2/10
5/10
Fun and unique with great energy
The only thing I liked about this album was when it ended.
Tracks 6-11 get five stars. The rest of the tracks on the original release get a 3. I guess we’ll split the difference.
Johnny Cash, at the end of his life, sat with an eclectic mix of cover songs and turned them into a powerful meditation on life and death. A poignant and sometimes haunting death bed serenade. 10/10
Didn’t do much for me
Bruce being Bruce, which isn’t a bad thing. But not necessarily a great thing either. 6/10
Nothing Compares 2 U is gorgeous, and the rest of the album is very good. 8/10
I know I’m supposed to love Radiohead, but often they’re just perfectly fine to me. 6/10
Feels like an album I might like even more on repeated viewings. 8/10
Great flow and energy. 8/10
A little inconsistent to me. But when it’s on, like Heart of Gold, Old Man, or the Needle and the Damage Done, it’s terrific. 7/10
I wasn’t into the first several tracks, but it ends well, with the last track being my favorite
Since college, The Smiths have seemed like a band I should really like, but I’ve never fully gotten into them.
Enjoyed, didn’t love
I loved this album when it was new. I love it just as much now. I was excited to see it make the list.
It was perfectly enjoyable I’ll probably forget about it in a few days
The album has a good sound, in music and vocals. The two songs where they shout the title repeatedly for way too long cost it a star.
Very solid album
If you ever listened to the Beatles and thought, “I wish they had way less talent, and horrible production, and circus music,” then do I have the album for you…
It wasn’t bad, but I just couldn’t get into even one track. I do like the cover art though.
This album is so quirky and crazy and still so damn beautiful