You can clearly hear their inspirations throughout the album. They must listened to a lot of Greta van Fleet. I don’t know old rock well but Zeppelin always stood out as my favorite. Per individual song most of the pick-ups were fun. Thought we’d have a slow song then it escalates halfway through. Slightly exhausting/repetitive to do that multiple separate times.
Had no knowledge of Deep Purple coming in. Wasn’t a fan of Speed King. Thought it was going to be a generic stadium rock album. Got a little lost in Bloodsucker, forgot I was listening at some points but enjoyed the experience. Child in Time rightfully so is the most popular song. I’m an absolute sucker for long songs, especially over 10min. 100mil+ Spotify listens for a song that long is impressive. The next three were pretty damn good, not super notable, particularly enjoyed the instrumentals and solos. Hard Lovin’ Man was a nice finish, probably second favorite song.
I wasn’t sure why Mr. Follow Follow was named as such until 7 minutes and 18 seconds into the song Fela says Mr. Follow Follow
A strong goal of mine is to make it through the full album for each of these. I was mentally exhausted with this album after like two songs. I made it to Sunday’s Best and quit. In 2025 I don’t know who this shit is for but it’s not me at least. Annoying voice, corny tunes, possibly outdated lyrics. I’m saving 1 star for farting into a mic or some poorly done Noise
I liked it but don’t know if it will stick with me. Pretty groovy and intricate at points. Made me think of Gizz. I’d still prefer a lot of modern psych rock over it, biases not aside.
Let’s hear it for Frankie! What the fuck is this? This album forced me to use decimals going forward. Girl and Frankie Teardrop steal the show. What a backloaded album. With Girl you’re experiencing another man’s orgasm. Really coulda done without all the moaning at the end. Can’t say I enjoyed that but hey can a man not get a nut and record it? Now Frankie. Listen, a smarter and more ambitious man than I would confidently know what this album is trying to convey. All I hear is sexual gratification straight into murder suicide. I can see how this might have been controversial and new at the time, so much so I can’t think of a natural predecessor in the years that follow. One could argue you don’t have old school Tyler the Creator without this. The song went on comically long. All songs had solid tunes and questionable but not bad vocals. This felt like Mr. Garrison, Timmy and Cartman collabed on an album. It grew on me second listen when I started to treat it as a comedy album. Perfect spooky undertones for Halloween. 2.5/5
I wanted to like this more but it didn’t do much for me. Instrumentals were fun at points and vocals were here and there. Happy Day was really annoying and Psycho Killer is a classic for a reason.
Preface, I’m on a work trip the next two weeks so the listening opportunity is limited. Just squeaked in this album. I’m personally not big on Bob Dylan’s kind of stuff. I can acknowledge the quality of production and songwriting but just doesn’t tickle my ears a ton. Loved the harmonica and particularly the organ parts 3.5/5
Oh boy this is it for me! I gotta come clean, I’ve actively listened to Hendrix. I’ve never jumped on my phone and pressed play on a track/album. Apparently been missing out big time. Favorite tracks: Spanish Castle Magic (!), Wait Until Tomorrow, Little Wing (!), If 6 Was 9, Bold as Love. I love his voice, the guitar work is all-time of course, and everything else like percussion flowed really naturally. Didn’t listen to intently cuz I was at work but overall I was just jamming again and again. It’s crazy that it sounds like it could have come out today, in the sense that the sound is timeless in the most positive. I can’t wait to listen to more Hendrix through this and on my own.
Good. Fun! Not anything super standout.
I listened to this three times, just Disc 1. I didn’t like it much then I liked it a lot then I didn’t like it as much. The songs have blended in my head so specific callouts I’m not doing. I love synth pop so this album gets to ride to coattails of that genre but I imagine it had a bunch of influence over what I listen to today. I just prefer most of my new age stuff to this. Listen to the first 10 seconds of Promise You a Miracle on repeat. It feels like you’re trapped in a never ending fun house