eh, didn't hold my attention
Soundtrack to my adolescence. A classic.
Not my favorite, but some great songs.
I like this one, too bad it was ruined by some dang cruise line.
Fair, but not my style. Lot of talking?
A classic, really like this one.
Kinda...eh. Not really my style, maybe too mellow.
Excellent work, love this one.
Meh, a little too mellow. I appreciate his contribution but not really my style.
Love Bone Machine, this one was tough for me.
A classic, really like this one.
The soundtrack to some pivotal times in my high school years, holds up very well.
Quite like this one. Inspired me to explore their entire catalog.
I see what they were trying to do but not for me. I like experimental and electronic but this just didn't blow my hair back
Pretty good, recognized the obvious, rest was decent. The lead singers voice got to be a little much by the end.
Liked it more than I thought!
I quite liked this. Have listened to 'work it' a million times, but enjoyed a lot of the rest of it as well.
Oh man, rolling into downtown Lincoln with this one playing at full volume. I loved the sound and I loved the unique approach to being cool. Holds up so well, just vibing to the great beats and nobody samples like the Beastie Boys. Would be tough to pick a favorite between this one and Paul's Boutique.
Very drum 'n bass. Ok for background, nothing too crazy. Did recognize the band from the Trainspotting soundtrack.
I can appreciate it, but not really my style. Not one I would have on regular rotation. Recognized Cry to Me from somewhere and then realized it was from Dirty Dancing.
Just looking at the red shirt first 🧐
Really like this one, been listening to a lot of Jimmy after the intro. Fun to listen to
I had this one on in the background most of the day yesterday. It has some good jam band grooves but nothing really jumped out at me.
This one didn't really do it for me. I'm sorry Mr. Bowie, I respect your legacy but had a hard time getting into this one.
A bit too renaissance faire for mlady
I think it is surprisingly musical, but too screamy for me. When I wore a younger man's clothes I dug it but now that I'm old it is a bit much.
Great one to revisit. Really like this one. Uniquely part of my DNA growing up.
Really liked this one. I did a little reading about how it wasn't commercially successful until it was remastered, very interesting. Takes me back!
I couldn't do it. Listened for 30 seconds and just wasn't willing to give it a shot. It isn't you, it is me.
I like this a lot. The story behind it was interesting too. Dave is a talented mofo, what a life. I really wanted to love the album but wouldn't quite go that far.
I liked it. If I had been alive in the 60s I think I would really like it. Nothing really grabbed me, but I can appreciate the evolution of their sound.
Ok, didn't grab me but Worth a relisten
I'd only heard the one popular song, but quite liked the whole thang.
So far off to a good start. Music is Love rockin intro with some bongos maybe? Djimbe? Ultimately felt nice if a little predictable.
Kind of funny to me about all the reviews complaining how this is "pop not punk." Longview's video found me at the perfect time and I've probably listened to this album 1000 times so not really an unbiased review, but while this isn't masterful songwriting or amazing musical composition it wasn't trying to be. It is expression of emotion, and I think it does a fine job of that.
I would have said 3.5 if I could. Amazingly talented artists and easy to listen to, it is just that nothing really jumped out to me about this one. A few songs that I've heard a lot on the radio and really enjoyed, but I honestly don't see myself queuing it up for repeated listening.
Way better than I thought. Actually a fair degree of musicality there, sort of listenable and foot tapping in parts. If I would have encountered it at 14 it would be a different story, tougher sell at 51.
All good ones. It is 29 December so unfortunately no additional capacity remains for listening to Christmas music. !RemindMe next Christmas.
Stripped down and catchy. If these guys were in your living room you'd probably be a little uncomfortable but it sure is fun to listen to. Wish I could remember how this one came to me, I had the cassette when I was 14 or 15 and listened to it all the time. Is there some connection to Stephen King?
I enjoyed this one - definitely nice to listen to. Kind of mellow and dancy.
I could probably do this as I was watching a movie or a play or a shower with shampoo but it felt pretty over the top for straight up listening. As usual, I can appreciate the artistry but not going to make heavy rotation.
Part of the fabric of my youth, although I don't think I ever listened to this one all the way through. I dig it.
Good, not great. A nice change of pace from Slipknot but not making it to my heavy rotation.
This did not make me feel good or happy. Dislike.
Hadn't heard this one in probably a decade, I thought it held up really well. Very easy to listen to, and brought back a lot of memories. I saw the Zoo TV tour a couple of times and that was a pretty transformative experience. I read a little bit about the backlash to Rattle and Hum - I really enjoyed that one back in my teens but had no idea about all the critical hubub. Interesting to see the pivot, confirmation I guess that U2 are great image marketers.
I liked it quite a bit. A few gems, and interesting to see the development of the complex, layered songs.
Really enjoyed this one, great party music. We've loved BVSC for years, and I did a lot of reading on Mr. Puente, sounds like he is one of the good ones.
Jill likes it. I think I like his son better (musically at least) but not bad.
First listen was a little bland. Seemed better on the second go. I've never quite clicked with Mr. Bowie. Respect, just never loved his stuff.
I listened to it again a 3rd time and it started to click. Definitely will give it another listen. Maybe it was just too early in the day the first time, Bowie is kind of a night artist. 3.5 stars.
I think the first song is about street life.
I like classic jazz, modern jazz all sounds a little too samey for me.
Much better than I thought on the first pass.
Quite listenable, I never really gave her much of a chance but will come back to this one. 3.5 stars. What a voice.
It is hard to tell, but it almost sounds like the band wasn't held under house arrest and subjected to psychological deprogramming for a full year eating nothing but soybeans while practicing for this album.
I was surprised that I couldn't remember hearing about this band, and as far as I can tell I've not heard any of these songs before. It seems like the kind of thing that I should like but it felt disjointed and I couldn't get into it.
Oh my, this is an emotional one. I found this at a time in my life when I was hopefully disillusioned - beginning to recognize that the things I wanted weren't real and wouldn't make me happy. I don't think I knew it at the time, but the feel of this album perfectly expressed my smiling dread. Beautiful and hard to listen to at times for me personally because of the emotions it evokes.
Need to give it another listen. I felt like I was listening to VU. Some catchy songs but didn't love anything in particular.
I kept waiting to get my melon twisted, could hear the buildup to that track on the others but they all seemed a little flat to me. I was spoiled by the overplaying of that one from my youth I guess.
Perfect. My only regret is that I can't listen to it again for the first time.
On an extended road trip with my dad, we had a handful of cassettes - Full Moon Fever, Green, and One Second by Yello. At that age I was drawn to Stand because I was instructed to by the radio / video powers that be, but listening to Green over and over really caused this one to burrow into my brain. I moved backward into Document and forward into some of their later work, but this one stands alone. At times haunting and meaningful in an accessible way.
Definitely listenable, can appreciate but had a hard time getting into it. My Gangsta Rap days may have been left in the past.
So far off to a good start. I have a feeling these guys got more ass than a toilet seat in their day. Liked it more than I thought I would, a couple goofy songs but I liked the jangly guitars. Would give this another listen, 3.8 stars.
Nothing jumped out to me. I really like some of their songs but this one played without evoking much of a reaction in me.
Strangely my wife liked it more than I did. It grew on me, had obviously heard the hits but never the full album. Will come back to it. 3.8
Gave it several listens. Some of the tracks were very atmospheric and moody, really liked those. A few in the middle were not so interesting. 3.8, will definitely give it another listen.
Quite good, interesting reading about the approach to sampling used. 3.8 stars
Well, I didn't hate it as much as some of y'all did. The opening track is fantastic, no doubt about it. I really wanted to latch on to something else but it felt uninspiring to me. A lot of mid-tempo plodding. Maybe you just need to be in a mellow mood for this one. 2.5 stars.
I tried - I really did. Initial listen I assumed was a parody. Then I read a little bit about the origin of the album and the interpersonal dynamics and gave it another listen with an open mind. I enjoy country and bluegrass, can definitely appreciate old timey music. I just couldn't turn the corner, sorry fellas.
I don't play golf, never have. When I was in high school my dad gave me a ticket to a golf tournament in our town. It was a nice day and I didn't have anything else to do, so I went. I thought I might see some pretty girls.
When I got there, I fell in with a group of spectators, and followed them to a green (for other non-golfers, that is where the "hole" is - the target the golfers golf at). Not 30 seconds after I arrived at the spectator boundary, I see a ball rolling across the green and plop directly into the hole. Oohs and aahs all around, I look back to the gentleman who made the shot understandably excited, dancing and high fives &tc. It was a "hole in one" which is one of the best things you can do in golf and apparently pretty rare. I knew enough about golf to know this.
At that point, I clapped and then turned and walked back to the parking lot and left the course. I don't remember what I did next, but I knew that it was all downhill from there - I could spend all day following those guys around and would definitely not see anything like that again.
Tusk is sort of like if I would have stayed for the rest of the tournament. Not unpleasant, a good walk perhaps, but nothing like what came before it.
The first truly pleasant surprise from this exercise. Had never heard of the artist or the album and it was all very good and entertaining. Concept albums are not my jam but I enjoyed this a lot and will definitely revisit it.
Sweet Dreams is amazing an Annie Lennox is a treasure. Album is good, not great. 3.8
I have listened to 1984 632 times but somehow never listened to this album. In my defense I was only 4 when it came out.
Very technically clean, lots of energy and a lot of fun. I can see how you would get tired of it if you listened like 718 times but Eddie and David were quite a combo.
Two handed is the only way to tap.
4.3 stars, my only ding is that the second half of the album was a bit of a comedown.
Somehow Legend got injected into my cultural awareness when I was 14 and I have a lot of fond memories of that album and reggae in general. I'll often turn on Reggae Classics on Spotify and play that for a couple of hours as good background music. When that is what you're in the mood for, the 'one note' feeling isn't really a bad thing.
I liked this one, some good tracks beyond the obvious ones but I couldn't really find anything to latch on to. I'll probably revisit this one a few times, but (from my perspective, anyway) nothing terribly interesting or eye-opening here, just sort of follows the formula.
3.2
I had this one in high school. Didn't listen to it then.
I didn't hate it as much as some of y'all did, but pretty lite and not super interesting aside from the main attraction. I went back and listened a 2nd time and softened a little bit.
floot grooves.
I'm sure it was great in the context of the movie, struggled to engage without.
I liked this one quite a bit. Marquee Moon I had heard several times, but the rest of it was good. Just a few soft spots but will definitely put this on rotation.
Dig this one, lot of fun.
I once saw the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion open for the Breeders in Columbia, MO. The day of the show I was driving around with my friend Chris from New York and we saw this land yacht driving around COMO with something spray painted on the side (I think it said ORANGE).
Chris goaded me into a high speed chase to catch up to them to meet his heros from Pussy Galore, which cassettes he loaned me to expand my musical horizons. We never caught them, but a wild start to a wild day that ended with me getting my shoulder dislocated at the show and loving every second of it.
Anyway, this album captures that energy and what I guess you'd call the "angular" new york sound.
I've tried for years unsuccessfully to track down Chris to see what he's been up to. Would love to jam with him to this album.
I read about this album before listening and I think it was built up a little too much. When it came out I am sure it was revolutionary but maybe didn't hold up that well. I found a few moments of brilliance but after a couple of listens just didn't get that engaged. 3.5
How Mr. Reznor can take so much pain and suffering, translate it to industrial sounds and make it so listenable is amazing.
I grew up with Pretty Hate Machine and this came out when I was 20. It resonated with me in a profound way then, and I was surprised how well it held up to a relisten when I'm in my 50's.
The textures are so interesting and engaging, I thought I would be turned off by the screaming now that I've mellowed a little bit but it still hits.
I only docked it a half star just because I couldn't listen to it very often because of how angsty it is. 4.5
Y'all five star mafia making me feel like a cretin here.
I can appreciate the talent and I recognize the cultural and historical significance, I just didn't think it was that fun to listen to.
✅ Sad
✅ Atonal
✅ Challenging
I was on the periphery of this aesthetic in high school - my 'weird' friends listened to Peter Murphy and Skinny Puppy and Joy Division, and my jock friends listened to Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli.
I quite like a lot of the darker music, Swing the Heartache became one of my favorites from that time.
This one just feels hard, not really enjoyable or musically remarkable. I know the backstory and can appreciate the outpouring of emotion in this album, but it wasn't listenable. 2 days ago The Downward Spiral popped up on my list - arguably a very similar 'suicide note' type of album. That one felt raw and visceral and textured in a lot of ways that Closer didn't.
2.5
I read another review that described this as a "limp dick dipped in cold custard."
I thought to myself "how can I know for sure?"
I asked my wife to whip up some crème anglaise as depending on how you make custard it can be quite a bit thicker and not really good for dipping. She's taken a shine to baking shows (especially the Great British one) and loves to practice the staples she sees there.
As described, after preparing it we put it in the fridge to chill - the anticipation was quite overwhelming to be quite honest.
When the moment finally arrived to put our plan into action my part was a little more difficult but the temperature helped a lot. She said it was actually not bad - a little sweet perhaps but good mouthfeel and smooth texture.
The album though - what a stinker. My first one star review. Sorry, Blue Eyes.
This is pretty good. I do like the Cure but this is not my favorite album.
Mr. Smith turned the dial to "sad & dark" from "dark & weird" for this one and it was a little more than I was ready for. 70+ minutes of mid tempo goth without a palette cleanser is a lot.
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me had a couple of 'template' songs but I find it to be a lot more fun to listen to, and nothing really compares to Staring at the Sea.
3.4
Not always in the mood for shredding to the max but this is pretty fun. Good for Friday night field party with jean jacket natural light &tx
On the heels of Disintegration it was a relief.
Sounds like some controversy about how live it actually is, but if it sounded anything like this I would have rocked out with my hawk out.
Just between us girls my wife said it was scaring our dog and made me turn it off but she left so we're jamming..
3.9
Have had this one playing in the background for a couple of hours, it really blends in and while nothing jumps out it is easy to listen to. Definitely enjoyable.
Albums like this make me wish there was a 10-point rating scale. 3 doesn't do it justice, but 4 feels a little much. 3.8.
I couldn't love this more. It was a permanent fixture in the CD player of my car for years. I can't think of many albums that mainline fun and energy to my brain quite like this.
Listened to it again yesterday for the 2,567 and 2,568th time. Still holds up.
