I really enjoyed this album, I'm not sure I've ever listened to it all the way through. The experimental sounds and cinematic experience the album provides are always something I like from albums. My only real critique is that Speak to me (intro) ->Breathe in the air->On the run (interlude) felt like a slow, disjointed start to the album. I feel they did it better in Wish you were here w/ shine on you crazy diamond; but the rest of the album hold up to the Pink Floyd sound and feel I enjoy.
I really enjoyed this one! I'm not sure I have too much to add about this album that hasn't already been said; vocals and guitar are great.
I give it a "Would listen to again"/10
It could be that I've got a headache and feel a bit under the weather at the time of listening to this, but I did not care for this album at all. It's not that anything I listened to was bad, I was just bored the whole way through. The album failed to grab me at any point. Where as with albums like Nowhere I was able to put it on in the background and enjoy; I found my self clock watching all 12 songs. I'd probably partially blame this on the album art for setting me up to believe I'd be listening to something more energetic.
I'd give it a 2.5/5 but I'm going to round down. It may be better if I gave it another go another day but I don't feel like I will atm
I'm not really a Radiohead guy but I liked this album alright. The vibes of the album were enjoyable.
I decided to challenge myself this time by trying to convey my thoughts on this album using words from the album art. Below is my attempt to articulate those feelings:
Fine
Super enjoyable album. I loved the simple, effective and at times humorous lyricism in these tracks. The instruments and vocals were great as well. Not too much to say; the album wowed me on the first go.
I've been stun locked on what I was going to rate this album all weekend. I may circle back to this one and update my review at a later date, but I don't think I know enough about biggie as an artist to rate this higher than a 3 atm. I feel like the album wants to say something and I'm too stupid and ignorant of the artists life to have any sort take away. Which is unfortunate because I like his flow and the tracks themselves. without any context it feels like a 50/50 split of fuckin and killing
lot of men moaning on the mic on this list, but biggie took it to the next level with these interludes
The Smashing Midkins????
They're calling it the 'Headache Giver', because it gives you a headache listening to it
I hate the fuzzy ass guitar, it's like listening to rock with a gas leak in my apartment
Gen X can keep this one, cause I don't want it
I wanna try and give some real feedback here. This genre and sound from the 90's is generally something that I have never enjoyed. I find the guitar distortion to be absolutely grating, especially over an hour long experience. This paired with the soft vocals made each track bleed into one another; making it miserable to listen to when I already was not enjoying the sound. Something about the vocals feel like a tease with no pay off.
I can see the vision on certain songs like Cherub Rock, Mayonnaise, or Silverfuck. The musicians involved are clearly talented but the experience was not designed for me. I don't know how other to describe the sound than as the same feeling I'd have smoking 3 cigarettes in a row or going through withdrawal.
To give it a second go, I had the album on thinking of my more critical review; I had to turn it off because I found myself getting frustrated again.
idk kill me w/ hammers, I did not like it.
EDIT: Imma bump it up to a 2. I can't, in good faith, keep a 1 after the past 2 days.
I do have this one, Ready to Die and, Heroes to Zeros on my radar for a relisten in the next year.
I like it okay, bluesy and fun at times. Will I remember it in a month or 2? probably not
Weird and boring album here. I don't really know what to say or how to feel after this experience. Like, we all have guilty pleasure bands; bands we love and have nostalgia for that we can acknowledge why they may not have made the list. But then there are albums like this, and I wonder why it's here, or why not those other bands. I'm not particularly offended by the album but I'm left wondering what qualities qualified it to be one of the 1001 I should listen to before I died. It feels like a complete mirage of substance at times, where there's a lot of sound but like not a lot going on??? and then there are songs like How Does It Feel, where nothing seems to be going on at all. Really I challenge you to skip around the first 6 mins-6.5mins of that song and find a spot that sounds any different than the other. The only difference of the last min is the drums come in
Idk. Not sure why this one had me typing a paragraph but I can't really recommend it and I don't see myself revisiting this. 1.5/5 for being tolerable? rounding down
Wait... so you're tellin' me that Damon Albarn isn't a blue haired cartoon character?
Fun album to listen to, definitely see my self coming back to it. IT may be more of a 3.5 but rounding up after seeing damon's ass the other day (and because I do love damon's sound which is all over this album).
I didn't hate it, but I definitely wasn't lovin it. I wasn't big on the vocals in this track though I did enjoy the harmonies at times. Instrumental parts were good, though, there were sometimes I felt like it was a little over the top. There were just times it felt like they were REALLY leaning into the indie/folk side of things and it just felt a little comically overdone at times. The notable Legacy listed on the wiki page being that it was on Bush's iPod in 2005 was pretty funny
It's definitely not an album I would go out of my way to listen to in the first place. I'm not big on folk in general, but having some variety outside rock keeps the list interesting. I thought the vocals were fine and the instruments stood out more to me (in a positive way).
Despite my willingness to listen to a variety of genres on this list, there is a spiteful side of me that wants to give the album a 1. Mostly for br*tish people praising br*tish people for being br*tish, and including a traditional folk album like this on the list. Like, it's note worthy legacy on wikipedia was that it had some top tracks in the UK. Nice try br*tish people, I caught on. But, I did not hate this as much as Spacemen 3. If I were being objective about rating it as a folk album I'd give it a 3 for being decent. which averages out to a 2 for my contribution to br*tish hate this week.
I wasn't really familiar with Sinead going into this one, and based on what I read I felt it would be to my benefit to learn something about them before really getting in to this one. So I paused around song 4 and watched some small 10 min overviews of Sinead's life. Which... was a lot to take in 9am.
That being said, I do feel that it contributed a lot to my overall experience with this album; having more context of who the artist was and where their passion for music comes from. But, I'm not sure it makes the album any high than a 3 for me. There's a lot of emotion in her voice and her songs have heavy themes, but damn, I wasn't really wowed by any tracks here. I can remember her voice but not any of the melodies associated with the songs.
I was going to end this review with a joke about coming back to this one if I wanted to be depressed, but I don't think Sinead would've appreciated that. I liked it alright, not enough to rate it any higher than I did
I've never been a huge Eagles fan. In fact, I'm sure I've said a few time that I don't think that they've every really grabbed my attention. It's been quite a while since I've listened to this album all of the way through and I mean, what do you want me to say? It's a banged. I loved the guitar riffs and and genuinely enjoyed my time listening to this one.
Ngl, I was pretty bored listening to this one. I'm sure this went crazy in the 60's but, listening to it now, nothing on here really stood out to me. I did think the vocals and instruments were great and I actually enjoyed The Ox quite a bit. Though if I'm being honest, I think this one is a 2 for me regardless. I really can't see myself wanting to revisit this album.
I wouldn't be surprised if Phaedra is what inspired the boss theme for Giygas in Earthbound.
Very ambient and mysterious sounds from the first track that paint quite the picture/feeling of space. Parts of it feel hollow and somewhat haunting. The second track does provide more of an ethereal experience. They did kind of go crazy with the sound that resembles a metal sheet being shaken. The start of track three sounded like an alien beatboxing in my ear, which I didn't really appreciate. Personally, I didn't have much of a take away from the fourth track; it felt a little out of place being a 2min song amongst other 7-17min songs.
All and all I like it pretty well! I'd bet this album and a blunt goes hard
I'd give it a 'Earthbound PTSD'/10
It's fine(ish). My only exposure to Skepta before this was off a bonus track (How Far?) on Gorillaz: Song Machine. I liked him alright on that song but something about it just didn't click for me here.
I like his voice, lyricism, and flow on some tracks; but damn he raps over some of the most annoying beats I've ever heard in this album. Some of these tracks are absolutely goofy and the skits at the end of them really pad the runtime
I thought Numbers, Man, and Shutdown were pretty good. At different points I felt it was anywhere from a 1-3 so I think I'll just avg it out to a 2.
Definitely a fun album, love the Talking Heads. Though, I always feel like I really need to be in the right mood to listen to David Byrne's vocals.
My right ear enjoyed listening to the vocals, my left ear thought the instruments were good. I'm not sure what the thought process was choosing this over a studio album. I'm also not sure how to feel about James Brown as a person, but separating the artist I thought the performance was pretty good; the audio quality was not. 2.5 rounded down
Beefy album, way too much Dylan for me.
I enjoyed this one for the most part. Nobody is droppin' bars quite like Bob Dylan. The two disks really felt like I was listening to 2 really long songs. The harmonica almost got me to rage quit in the first half ngl. It definitely was a better live album experience than the James Brown album be I still think I would preferred something else.
Umm... hmmm... uhh... well, idk
Some parts I was vibing with but a lot of it came off as noise. I wish we got a few more straight forward songs on this one; I think most of them were a little bit too artsy/noisy for me to enjoy the whole experience here.
I can't lie, I had a great time listening to this one!
Their aim was to satisfy, and yet I felt nothing. I just think that there was really nothing on this album that left an impression on me.
The album really felt all over the place to me. I thought there were some decent tracks on here but it was mostly forgettable imo
The first 2:30 of The Gumbo Variations is goose music for geese.
Honestly, this was pretty great! I wasn't big on what vocals there were here, and I probably would've preferred if there weren't any. The sax went off the rails for a while as well. But those are really my only critiques; 40 mins of some sick guitar shredding.
It was fun music, but it's just not my jam.
