A complete miss for me. I tried listening to full songs at first, but then just listened 1st verses and choruses and skipped. I like David Bowie as a person, and I feel that he was genuine, but I just don't get his music. I haven't remembered any of the songs. I feel uncomfortable after listening to it, because I wanted to like it
It's a review from a fan of electronic music.
Paused listening to the album on Bring it Down because I was quite overwhelmed with the energy. But decided to finish the album.
It's a nice album! The music feels genuine, and I liked the melodies. Some backing vocals impressed me!
But I'm not sure that I would listen to the album one more time. Now I can clearly see that Oasis influenced Kasabian, which is the rock band I like (and they are more electronic too). It's a solid 3 for me only because I won't listen to it one more time.
I've never listened to Fleetwood Mac before.
The album is very melodic, pleasant to listen to. A bit too country to my taste.
Sometimes it reminded me of The Beatles, sometimes of Sabrina Carpenter.
I would listen to this album while driving a car, but I don't think that I'll reach for it again.
I'm a Depeche Mode fan, so it was funny to receive a Depeche Mode album on 4th day of the challenge.
I tried to approach it as someone unfamiliar with the band, and I noticed how unusual some of the song endings sound — some people might perceive them as weird.
I like this album, but I’m not a fan of Policy of Truth — mostly because of the sounds. It’s the only track that feels a bit outdated to me, probably because they tried to make it sound trendy at the time. So, I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite DM album.
Still, it's a great pick if you want to introduce someone to Depeche Mode. It’s a high-quality record that really breathes of the band’s youth.
I haven't heard someone make such long intros! I enjoyed that.
Honestly, I would prefer this album to be instrumental.
It's one of the bands which could become my favorite, but I hate the vocals. Instrumentally, I love the nostalgic atmosphere, the textures — everything is just perfect. But the vocalist's timbre is just not my cup of tea. It's just my subjective POV.
I'm glad that I listened to it thanks to the challenge. Very talented arrangements! I had so much pleasure just trying to focus on the music, not the vocals.
P.S.: I did feel that The Cure feels like if Martin Gore from Depeche Mode was highly depressed and less vain lol
This album for me is an essence of good quality mid 2000s music.
Some of the songs reminded me of Franz Ferdinand.
Too bad I didn't discover them earlier, I would listen a lot to them in my teens.
I really enjoyed a night stroll around the city with this album in my headphones.
Okay, it's not my cup of 5 o'clock tea... I could definitely survive without listening to this album.
First track is medieval, the second one — psychedelic rock, the third one starts as a classical piano piece... That's too much of a "Look, we're professional musicians" swag.
Previously I heard some hits by Genesis, and I quite liked them. But not this album.
The music is okay, but I'm annoyed by the sound in my left ear. It seems louder than anything else.
I don't like how this album is mixed and/or recorded.
I was bored by the end of the album.
I heard Losing my religion by REM previously, and this song is super annoying for me. The guitar is very annoying, and the vocalist's timbre is also annoying to me.
And this album has the same annoying guitar and main vocalist, so it's a pass from me.
I'm giving it 2 stars because the album has energy, and I'm sure some people might find it good.
Oh, and one more thought that I had in my head while listening to the album was: It feels like I'm at my classmate's house, and his dad forces us to listen to his band's music.
