NPC music - Latin edition.
Boring, an on paper decent album of mixed influence that moreso sounds like taking garage band preset tracks and smashing them together.
Totally fine, I’m sure great for the time, but not for me. A real happy snoozer
Wish I’d have listened to this 10 years ago. Haunting, beautiful, awesome. A new fav
Didn’t make it through, will revisit
I unfortunately kinda get tired of her voice, the hits hit, the rest was ok.
Maybe I’m messed up by listening to aja before this, maybe just not the time for me right now but I’m just not feeling this. Will have to revisit sometime later.
It’s like Kate Bush leading you through a bad trip. Well made, very interesting but I wouldn’t say I had a good time.
In its own lane if rock that I hadn’t gone too far down. It’s better than I expected even if it’s still not really for me. I get why people never moved on. Like the souths Beatles, honestly would prefer people go back to this than the creed revival we’re seeing right now.
Not my fav Bowie, another fine album.
Good, feels essential 70s. More than a feeling is actually a crazy opening to this album. (Didn’t finish tho ahhh)
Fantastic, will return for further investigation
Singles were the best. Maybe just not in the mood for it.
I apologize Mr.Wonder, I was unfamiliar with your game. Fantastic record, fun, heavy at moments, just lyrically on point. Musically nailing it, just a banger of a record.
A classic album, including badly done unnecessary skits. Versatile, bombastic, and of the era but good beats. Made me consider getting an oversized jersey and tennis hat.
This is just not up my alley and I think primarily it’s the vocals for me. Better than I thought though and have a newfound respect for ZZ Top.
Hurrying up to show Rachel how this works, but wow American girl is a great song
Fantastic, busy right now or would write more but I get why Kurt was so inspired. Top tier
Rock solid, love CCR my el sobrante bros. A bit short, sweet and to the point.
Always like the flaming lips more than I think I do. Closest to the internal songs of my soul than anything else so far.
So funny how Sam and I were just stalking megadeth. Solid, shreds but I see why they never rivaled some others of their era. Sometimes it feels like the song structure just is too long, like intro - verse - chorus - solo - bridge - solo - solo - bridge - solo and it began to drag. Would be more into a more focused record from em.
Really spoke to the inner millennial in me, fun 2000s jammers. Saved!
I get why people were obsessed with this band during their reign but it really feels like a specific time and place. Doesn’t particularly hold up well to me.
It’s easy to assume Hendrix will be overrated, but I’m always reinspired by how underrated he really is. Guitar skills I still can’t wrap my head around and a smooth voice over some incomparable jammers.
This album in particular has a little bit of everything, from laid back to trippy bangers and some classics on there with All Along The Watchtower, an essential top 50 song imo.
I liked cheap trick before this but this helped me get it more. I would even go on to say that there are moments on this that channel the Beatles in a way I couldn’t have expected. Wish I could have been there myself, fantastic.
A classic, pinnacle record.
Ok ok, this lived up to the hype.
Both fleetwood and max have great pipes. Front loaded for sure though, kind of a weak ending imo.
I wish the beats were a little more distinct, flows as well all just a little too similar but for what it is it’s great. It does feel like Common kinda just coasted off this for the rest of his career though.
Slower pace than what I usually prefer but once I accepted that I heard a fantastic record. No wonder people sample mayfield so much.
Super fun record, def going in the mix for just fun background jammers. Surf rocky, fun melody, they really know how to lead into a good chorus.
Catchy, hooks you in immediately and has the power to sustain throughout. Fully understand why Jbj became a star off this. Added to the library.
This is an essential 2000s banger of a record. Although hearing a lot of the songs, I hadn’t listened to it front to back before and it’s like if interpol got a bit more poppy and focused.
AC/DC is probably too ingrained in my commercial psyche to review adequately. Like Highway to Hell is good, but it’s so culturally built in rock that it’s almost like listening to a windex commercial.
It is good for what it’s worth, a bit one punch but to the point with their sound.
Seemed fine but not for me.
3 legends of their instruments come together and make an album I would never want to listen to again.
The most southern stuff I've enjoyed since Kurt Vile. The night they drove old Dixie down is an all timer song. Feels very 70s but they were onto something here. It doesn’t hit the highs I felt like they could have, maybe a rick Ruben or someone could have pushed them just over the edge to make this a legendary record. Almost
Never gave Gang Starr enough attention before this. Immaculate samples (as expected by premier, even this early in his career) and Guru, while not immune to 90s corniness sometimes has such a well paced smooth flow. Loved this one
Laid back yet energetic. Really into hobos seemingly. Great background music not in a negative way
This is in my top 5 80s records. It’s just so fun with great riffs and melodies that just keep you on board throughout.
An essential 80s jammer. Slick production, catchier than hell.
One of the first albums I bought as a kid so a lot of this is forever engrained into my memory. I would say it’s a great into to modern rock at the time, varied enough, some harder parts and some slower jams with a general anti gov tinge in response to Bush that resonated with me. Zoomed out, I appreciate Green Day being the only ones at the time to speak out against Bush and the War on Terror but it’s a bit muted and as an album it’s fine. The singles are so 2005 I can’t help but be teleported there in my mind but I don’t think they’re great songs? Holiday is alright enough but idk if I just want to ever listen to it really.
Cool album cover, wasn’t super into the music. I listened to it last week and have really forgotten what it was. So I’ll say forgettable.
Entirely unique did not think that this would be anything like it was something I will go back to you to revisit. It’s to really fully formally my thoughts I don’t think I can do this off one spin but very interesting. I don’t know. I don’t know what this is piano man music but this isn’t piano man is this what Billy Joel was talking about as the piano man interesting is all I can say that’s all that comes to mind. Interesting. I wouldn’t say it’s my most favorite shit but it’s pretty cool it’s not often. I hear stuff that I feel like I haven’t heard before so for that alone, it gets a forward from. four from me.
I went in thinking this would be more killer than filler but I was completely incorrect. The singles feel like they were written by a different band they are so much better. Not a single track I hadn’t heard before that I’d want to revisit here. Did spend some time looking at the cover and appreciate the little details there. Also Billie Joe and co were just jerkin and singing about it still 4 albums deep? Lotion on the rider must have been insane.
A fine Bowie album. More fun than I expected.
Inspired most musicians I like after him, and the hits here are hits but largely I’m not super into it.
Better than I anticipated, very much of the era but maybe that’s because Coldplay was such a force in the early aughts. Forever muddied by the 40 year old virgin bit haha
Definitely inspired tons of guys I do like. Similar to bob dylan that way, where I don’t love them but I love what they began.
The best damn hold music you ever heard.
Thought I liked this more than I did with this re-listen. Great at times, blah for many. the first half of total trash is so good, shame they torch it with the latter.
I have tried repeatedly to listen to this and his other records and I just can’t finish them. It’s good, it’s fine I’m just not here for it. It doesn’t mesh with me really at all, I’m not mad at it, I just can’t care. Not emo enough to draw me in there but not anything else enough for me to stay interested. Glad it’s there for people that like it.
A vibe defining record. We didn’t understand the vibe was possible til this dropped and that lax laid back vibe still hits.
Somewhat blends together for me, good but idk if I’ll ever enjoy it more than passingly. At the time it may have been sick but doesn’t stand out to me.
I forgot how much I listened to this in middle school. Better than I would have thought. Slipknot may be one of the best intro to heavier music bands out there.
Fine background music. End of the world is always fun, idk REM has never hit for me, just kinda boring imo. I can see how they inspired acts like Interpol, and the coming big arena indie wave but man I like interpol way more.
One of those that probably hit better at the time. It was great background stuff but didn’t make me want to revisit again or blow me away at any point.
Glimpses of brilliance, a bit meandering and a fun jackass reminder. I gotta say this is so much better than nick cave, man I hated that record. These guys rock, chill, jammy but short and punchy.
This is divorced dad music. Never seen the appeal in nick cave from any angle. Devoid of anything particularly interesting but no major faults as in it’s not gratingly bad I just can’t fathom why anyone would put this on. Mediocre
This challenge has made me appreciate Young in a way I never would had. Fantastic writing and song structure. Listened to this a few times already and it’s rock solid.
Short, doesn’t overstay its welcome and kicks ass.
Huge fan of the singles here and Gorillaz later work but the album itself I was less impressed with. Feels very dated and sparse, straightforward tracks with not much to them. Clint Eastwood and Del pushed them forward 100%
Crazy how close to the Beatles they sound at times. It’s like if they had 1 more Beatles level member they could have truly been their rivals or outshone them. Will have to do a discog run but really a big fan. It’s really from the jump, party line sounds like it could be Paul.
Highlights: party line, house in the country, sunny afternoon
I have heard the hype about fatboy slim forever and wasn’t impressed by the singles I had heard enough to dig deeper. But damn if I didn’t love this record. Fantastic stuff
A great album when I’m in the mood but right now is not that time.
r.e.m isn’t bad, just forgettable.
Anyone putting the Stones over the Beatles is someone I wouldn’t trust making a bowl of cereal. Should have called this Sympathy for the devil and 33 mins of blue’s filler.
This isn’t the best album of the 80s but god damn if it’s not close.
Shreds, rips, just fuckin rocks.
