I think the album Boston by Boston was the quintessential album and a fair representation of the music produced and promoted by the group. Did I like it? It was fine.
This was the first time I actually listened to this group. When the song, "Stupid Girl" played, I realized that I had heard this group before and just kind of written them off. Once I listened to this album, there were two songs that I really liked enough to listen to them more than once and I just couldn't decide whether I liked "Only Happy When It Rains" as the tune was so upbeat and cherry compared with the song lyrics or the very evocative, "Milk". I will listen to this group again.
On the whole, I enjoyed listening to this album. I recognized several of the songs as they were played on the radio and it seemed to me that there was a certain sound to the songs which made it understandable as to why they were popular. I was surprised by the song "I Believe" as it wasn't played on the radio like some of the others, and I really liked it for its difference.
First time listening to this group and this music. I liked the beginning of some of the songs, but the music became quickly repetitive, so what I liked in the beginning changed to just mediocre noise/sound. Most of the music was instrumental although in a few tracks there were words spoken out but not really sung. Not a big fan.
Bongos! Drums! I thought the Latin American rhythms were very obvious, but what surprised me was that at times I felt like I was listening to African music also. Although there were some repetitive moments, I liked listening to the album; however, it won't be an album that I have on repeat.
I loved this album. I understand why it is considered one of this group's best. I liked that all the songs were different from one another; from the silly song titled "Worms" to the more serious song titled, "Fairytale of New York". I enjoyed the use of several musical instruments and different voices. I appreciated the inclusion of the Dubliner's on a couple of the songs also.
I thought the first song of the album would never end. I liked the song, but I thought that it could have ended sooner. I thought that at times the lead singer was being over-the-top emotional while trying to sing the song which I found distracting. I didn't care for the tracks of the interviews.
I thought the first five tracks had a more folksy sound to the songs where the last four tracks were more hardcore rock and roll with electric guitar riffs. Before listening to this album, I was ambivalent about Neil Young's work; however, I did like "Pocahontas" a lot.
First time I listened to this album, my attention drifted off, and I didn't even realize that the album was finished. Maybe its just me, but there wasn't anything in the songs which really captured my attention. I did hear brief snippets from popular songs which I recognized, but on the whole, I found the album bland.
I liked that the artist explained some of the musical components of music from India; however, I thought a lot of it sounded the same. I realize that the instruments were those which are associated with India, but I did wonder if the sound would have been more varied if different instruments would have been used.
I liked this album a lot. This was my first experience with this group and these songs. I will seek out more music from this group.
Although I remember when this group was popular, I wasn't a fan, so I really never listened to any of their music until this album. After listening to this album, I'm still not a big fan, but I did like "Under The Bridge" which I thought was different than most of their songs, and more of a ballad than most of the other music this group produced.
Great album. I have long been a fan of Dusty Springfield and this album showcased a lot of her vocal talent. I liked the diversity of songs and different types of music.
On the whole I liked this album, except for the first song. I found the first song irritating and I was glad when it was over. There were a couple of songs that I really liked, especially Run and Love Less.
It was really hard for me to form an opinion of this album as I just found the way Patti Smith's sang, irritating. Most of the time, I just couldn't wait for the songs to end, and I thought she dragged on the ending of many of the songs way too long. I liked the different instruments which added to the music, but I was biased as I just couldn't get past my dislike of the way she sang. All that said, my favorite song on the album was "Elegie" which was surprising as it was basically just her singing with a piano. Worst song, in my opinion, was "My Generation". I just felt like she was trying too hard to be a "hard-rocker". The second half of the album were live versions of the songs, and I've never really been a fan of live versions as I really don't want to hear all the clapping, hooting and hollering from the audience. The more than 17 minutes of the combination of the songs "Land: Horses Land of a Thousand Dances etc" was entirely too long.
While listening to this album, I realized what a traditionalist I am. I liked the songs, but I would be happy not to have to listen to all the extraneous material which was included, an example of this type of musical format was "Third Stone From The Sun" and even "Purple Haze" had some of it. Of all the songs, my favorite was "The Wind Cries Mary".
On the whole, the album was fine. I thought the first five tracks were pretty similar in style and musical instruments which were typical of this group. It wasn't until "New Religion" that the songs seemed to start being different from the normal for this group. I was glad that the songs started to vary somewhat. The last song, "The Chauffeur" really reminded me of a song that could be played in a music box with its staccato and repetitive sounds.
Since I couldn't find the deluxe edition on youtube.com, I listened to the Tom Tom Club Full Album 1981 and then listened to their second album "Close To The Bone" since according to the Wikipedia synopsis this was how the deluxe edition was packaged. I totally understood why this music would appeal to the dance clubs with the repeating beat, strong drums, and swinging rhythms. There were a couple of times where I found my own toe tapping to the rhythm; however, I can only listen to this type of music for limited periods of time as there is too much similarity in the style of music and songs for me. I did appreciate that the band used some varied musical instruments which helped. I was amused by some of the words which were expressed in "Wordy Rappinghood" and I appreciated the change into French words also. I'm not sure why I didn't like their songs, "Booming and Zooming" and "L'Elephant" as they were more of the same, but something about these two songs just annoyed me. Although I thought the girls' voices were sort of breathy, I missed their voices on the purely instrumental versions of their songs on the "Close To The Bone" album. I liked the laid-back, cherry sound to the song, "Never Took A Penny".
The thing I like about a lot of folk songs is that the songs tell a story and this album is definitely the quintessential folk album. I don't think that Joan Baez had what I call a pretty voice, but it was definitely a voice with character. I can appreciate her singing; however, when she starts that caterwauling I just wish it would end. I know that some people think that adds emotion to the song, but honestly, does it? Worst song for me was "Fare Thee Well" and best was "Donna, Donna".
I'm trying to be more open to punk music, but so much of it descends into just noise for me. I'll start to like the song, but then the drums and guitar riffs take over. What was up with all the laughing in "These Hands", I guess laughing can be music? "Noise, Noise, Noise" Most appropriate song title ever! I liked the beginning of the song, "Smash It Up Pts 1&2" but then with the melody change it just descended into chaos. This was one of those albums where I liked snippets of the songs rather than the whole song. Worse song was "Anti-Pope".
I liked the lilting melody of "The Nurse" but I didn't like the drums or electric guitar parts. Too many of the songs had repetitive lines and segments of music repeating. I was surprised at how many of the songs just ended abruptly. I liked the use of bongos on "As Ugly As I Seem". Worst song, "Red Rain". I liked the piano in "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)".
As I was listening to this album, I realized that this was the first full album of David Bowie's that I had ever taken the time to listen to. I heard some of his music on the radio, but I just thought he was okay, so I never took the time to listen to his albums. While I was listening to this album, I thought it was pretty typical of David Bowie's work. It was pretty amazing that he would go back into the studio after approximately seven years away and at the age of 66, and if I had been a fan, I don't think I would have been disappointed in the album; however, I still just think he is okay. Best song: "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die" and worst song: "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".
I don't think there is any denying that The Beatles were one of the biggest influences on music for decades, but having written that, I've never been a big enough fan to ever purchase any of their albums or even to listen to a whole album in one sitting. I've basically heard just their music which was played on the radio; some of which I liked and some of which I didn't. If I never hear "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" again, I'm totally fine with that as that was the worst song for me. Best song is harder to choose as I've always liked, "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun". I do think some of the songs are just kind of silly like, "Maxwell"s Silver Hammer" and "Octopus's Garden". I could have done without the very long medley of songs also.
On the whole the album was pleasant. As I was listening there wasn't anything that really captured my attention, it was just pleasant music to listen to as I thought about other things. I did noticed some foul language which some would find objectionable, but nothing really grabbed me. I had to listen to the album twice to find: best song, "Rose Parade" and worst song, "Cupid's Tricks".
The first two songs were good dance songs with their rhythmic melodies. Four songs, "Soft Machine", "Disco II Disco", "Jacques Your Body Makes Me Sweat" and "About Funk" featured musical instruments and sounds which irritated me from the beginning to the end of the songs. I just couldn't wait for them to end. I thought "(Hey You) What's That Sound?" was boring. I thought "Mdc Vendredi" was just noise; another song I just wanted to end. Best song, "Take A Little Time" as there was more to the song as far as the lyrics were concerned. I also liked, "Sometimes". I thought "Damaged People" was too repetitive both in lyrics and in music. My takeaway from this album, what's with all the weird sounds?
Great album which really showcased Stevie's talent. It was really hard to chose a favorite song as I liked the ethereal sound of "Visions", but I was moved by the realism expressed in the song, "Living For The City". So many of his songs have rhythmic melodies with deep messages which lead to very inspiring music; however, my most favorite song from this album is "All In Love Is Fair". Although I don't really have a worst song, I will choose, "He's Misstra Know-It-All" as it is a little more repetitive than I like. On the whole, I don't have many complaints with this album.
An enjoyable album. Marty had a pleasant voice. His songs told a story. I liked the Spanish guitar in "El Paso". Worst song: "Cool Water" and two very emotional songs: "They're Hanging Me Tonight", and "Utah Carol", and best song: "El Paso".
I've always liked this band for its dance songs with their rhythmic beats. I remember when I first heard them, I thought their sound was different from what was on the radio at the time.The opening song of this album is pure Depeche Mode. I liked the low key sound to the song, "The Things You Said". I liked really Dave Gahan's voice which helped to make this music easy to listen to for me. Song I liked the least was: "Pimpf" the piano was too repetitious and the song had an ominous sound that I just couldn't connect with. Song I liked the most was, "I Want You Now" but I could have done without all the heavy breathing.
Another electronic group that added sounds that weren't musical instruments which I found interesting. Too many songs with repetitive lyrics, repetitive sounds, and repeating musical lines, I'm just not that into this type of music. The first song, "Break and Enter" with its more than 8 minutes just depressed me. All their songs were entirely too long. Since all the songs sound a lot alike, I can hardly tell when one song ends and the next begins. I started to wonder why this was an album that had to be listened to unless it was to show the worst of electronic music? "Speedway" had me wanting to bang my head just to knock myself unconscious, and if I wanted to listen to car speeding noises, I would go take a drive. I knew I was in trouble when I started adding up the minutes of each song: 105.76. The best song of the album was "One Love" as it was the shortest song of the album. If I could rate this album with zero stars I would but then my vote wouldn't count, so I gave it a one star rating. There wasn't a single song that I liked and although I'm trying to experience a wider range of music this was one album I could have never listened to and been just fine with it.
What surprised me the most was that I didn't hate the album. Heavy metal music has never been my go to music, but with the slower, heavier sound of this album, I thought it was more than long and loud guitar riffs which would often hurt my back teeth; plus, it was a nice change from the electronic music I had to listen to yesterday. Still, I'm not a big fan as the lyrics were quite depressing. My biggest problem with the album is that so many of the songs have the same sound, so it becomes hard to distinguish one song from the other; still, best song: "Enter Sandman", worst songs: "Wherever I May Roam" although it could have been, "The Struggle Within" or "Of Wolf And Man" also as they all sounded pretty much the same to me.
An album that starts out with several people talking at the same time and using a lot of foul language, I'm already wondering what to expect, so I looked up exactly what is hip hop only to find that it is a style of music which includes rap, DJ turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumentals with a cultural exchange, so this album made a little more sense to me. It isn't my style of music, but I'm glad that I experienced it at least once. Some of the beats were rhythmic and actually easy to listen to, but the random talking and all the cursing just kind of got annoying. I didn't mind the rapping portion of the songs, but I just wish there wasn't so much swearing. Best song: "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" for the upbeat, cheery melody, but the lyrics, singing, and talking need to be removed; worst song: "For All My Niggaz & Bitches".
When I first heard Led Zepplin on the radio, I just wrote them off as head-banging music and kind of just ignored most of their work, until "Stairway To Heaven" came out. The song was just so radically different than most of their work aired on the radio, that I actually liked the song, but then I would hear, "Black Dog" and again I would kind of ignore them, so I can state that this was the first full album that I've listened to in their repertoire.
Most typical song: "Black Dog"
Most known song: "Stairway To Heaven"
Worst song: "Four Sticks"
Song I was most surprised about and liked the most: "Going To California"
When I started listening to the first song, I thought, "Oh no" another group which I'm not going to like; however, the second song, "Words" was better and I liked the beat. I liked the way that "M62 Song" started. Worst song: "N.Y.". Best song is "Friday's Dust" as the music and lyrics really captured my imagination. After listening to "Pounding" I could understand why it chartered in the top 30. On the whole I enjoyed listening to this album in spite of its unusual first song.
I liked the covers of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Light My Fire" as the addition of the sitar, drums and Indian rhythms put a different spin on the sound while the melody was still recognizable. I loved the song, "Snow Flower" a lot. Worst song: "Metamorphosis". I liked the start of "Sagar (The Ocean)" but it got tiresome after a while, and then the key change made the song more dramatic and pleasing to my ear. I liked the addition of the voices in "Raghupati Raghava".
Since I'm familiar with this singer, today was a pleasant musical surprise. The album was a magical blending of Bonnie's gravelly voice, steady beats, and rhythmic melodies. Best song: "Too Soon To Tell" and Worst song: "Real Man"
I'm just not a fan of live albums and this was no exception. I thought Johnny Cash showed a certain amount of chutzpah with his opening song of, "Wanted Man" in a prison. While I was listening to "San Quentin", I wondered if the guards were side-eyeing each other with uneasiness as I know if I was there, I would have been uneasy. Then Johnny did a reprise of the same song, what was he thinking? Best song: "I Walk The Line". Most known song: "A Boy Named Sue". Worst song: "San Quentin"
On the whole, I enjoyed this album. Whenever the songs were getting a little too repetitive for me, they would end except for "Jump Into The Fire" which was the longest song and for me, the worst song. Most known songs: "Without You" and "Coconut". Best song: "Gotta Get Up".
Not a lot to say about this album. The music was fine; her voice was fine but definitely had the country twain. I liked the variety of songs. I enjoyed hearing Linda Ronstadt's harmony. Best song: "If I Could Only Win Your Love' and worst song: "Bluebird Wine".
I guess I just don't get the appeal of this type of noise, oh, I mean music. It just seemed to grandiose men, denigrate women, and made sex some kind of punishment. The constant hard drums. electric guitars, and foul language were actually giving to me a headache so that I had to stop and let my ears rest from all the sound. I did finish the album. Every song was the worst song with the exception of, "Only God Knows Why" which was different from the rest of the album. Best song, "Only God Knows Why".
This was my first listen to an album by this group, although I had heard the one song, not on this album, which was played constantly on the radio. I liked this album, but I would not have called this album. rock and roll, maybe alternative rock, but not really rock and roll. Still, it was an enjoyable listen, and I would listen to it again. Best song: "Hide In Your Shell" and I didn't really have a song that I didn't like, but my least favorite was, "Crime Of The Century".
This was the first time I had ever heard of gothic rock, but I totally understood why these songs were considered by that term. They all seemed to have dark themes, with a resounding and implacable drum beat with the exception of the last song. Oddly enough, I didn't hate the album; however, after I was through listening to it, I had to go and find some more upbeat music to get over the feeling of depression I experience after listening to it. Best song: "A Short Term Effect" and worst song: "Pornography". Not an album I would normally listen to and not an album I plan on listening to again.
When I was young, I didn't care for this album when it first came out as it was so different than what I was used to from the Beatles. As I'm older now, there are several songs which I can appreciate. Best song: "When I'm 64" and worst song: "Within You, Without You" as those sitars were making my back teeth ache.
When The Doors made the radio scene, the disc jockeys played the song, "Light My Fire" constantly and although I think it is a quintessential rock and roll song, I can only listen to it once in a while. Best song: "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" and worst song was, "The End" as it just seemed to go on and on and on.
I liked the first two songs as I liked the instrumental music as it was calm and relaxing. It actually made me sad when the vocals were added to "Leb' wohl" as they took me out of the song. I enjoyed the sound of the surf as part of the music. "Hero" was definitely more upbeat and again I thought the vocals were the worst part of the music.
Definitely a rhythm and blues album which could easily be found in most dance clubs has each song had a definite and repetitive drum beat. Best song: "Back To Live" and worst song: "Jazzie's Grove".
I enjoyed most of this album. There were really no surprises as the songs were what I've heard on the radio and come to expect from this group. One thing I really liked was that the songs were different enough to not get bored with this album but definitely held together by the vocals and the sound which identified this group. Best song: "Mr. Blue Sky" and the worst song: "The Whale".
I will never really understand the appeal of this album as much of it just sounds like noise to me. Best song: "A Warm Place" as it was noticeably different than the rest of the album and I also liked, "Hurt", but the rest of the album was something I won't choose to listen to again. Worst songs: the rest of the album excluding the two songs mentioned previously.
I couldn't listen to this whole album. The songs were way too long, so after about 3 minutes I would forward to the next song. Most of the songs seemed to be the same with very little differences from song to song: same repeating beat, same instruments, same monotone rapping with the exception of "Packet Prelude". I wish the group could have done more songs like it. Best song: "Packet Prelude". I recognize the difference found in "Digital Underground" also, but again the song was just too long. Worst songs: the rest of the album.
The album was pretty much the same throughout. I didn't hear a lot of differences in the songs, but they were all pretty short which made the album tolerable for me. Best song, "Let's Dance" as even though it was a cover, the group definitely put their own spin and sound to the song. Worst song, "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue".
As far as Christmas albums with various singers, the album was an enjoyable listen. Best song: "A Marsh mellow World" and worst song: "Silent Night" because I thought the harmonies sounded off.
I always thought Sonic Youth was a flash in the pan group. I had no idea they were so influential in the music scene and after listening to this album, I'm not sure why other people thought they were. I just decided that there was something that I was missing as once I heard this album, I decided that I can go the whole rest of my life without hearing another from them.
This was an album which recognized the hand in hand quality of jazz and blues. Jazz music often has several instruments playing different notes which work together to create a sound with the musicians improvising and then returning to the melody, while blues almost always has a vocalist providing the emotional expression through the melody and lyrics, and this album was a great representative of that sound. Sometimes the lyrics were too repetitive for my taste, but the varying sounds of the instruments saved this album from getting boring.
