As I understand, it's a classic of it's genre, which would pave the way for future british music, and I can kinda respect that. But it's not music that I usually enjoy and I felt that it kinda droned on, especially in the beginning. Most interesting songs for me were probably Chemical World, Villa Rosie and Resigned, which probably says more about my music taste than the album lol
*looks at album title again* Yep, sure is.
Jokes aside, the songs are very lovely and have a perfect traveling vibe. Big Iron outshines the rest of the album, unfortunately. El Paso and The Hanging Tree are some other nice songs.
I might've enjoyed this album more if I was at any other stage of my life. Instead I just felt kinda annoyed at the lack of energy and how down-in-the-dumps it was. I actually think there are some interesting melodies on this album, but having to listen to Michael Stipe tell me how much life sucks got old halfway through the album.
I don't think Morisette has had much impact in Sweden, because it wasn't a name I recognized at first. Very nice album though! Ironic was the one song I had heard before (of course), but I liked You Oughta Know as well. Will try to listen to this album again when I'm less busy.
I actually really enjoyed this! I love small progression things like these where the artists keep layering beats on top of each other, until it cumulates into the finish. To me, this is perfect background music while I'm doing tasks that require me to be slightly, but not completely focused. Admittedly, I wouldn't want to listen to this all the time, but definitely something I'll throw on while doing basketball statistics or boring paperwork. Favorite songs were Get Innocuous!, Somone Great and Sound of Silver.
It's difficult for me to tate Dylan's music since I don't know enough about the historical context of his songs. Having read a bit about this recording, I think you can definitely tell the shift in tone between the acoustic parts and the electric parts, but I can't tell if it's necessarily for the "better" or if I find the added instruments more interesting. Ultimately it's more of a historical album, and I can respect that. Not a big fan of Dylan as a vocalist though, and I had to hold myself back from laughing while listening to She Belongs to Me.
Feels like the entire album is made up of mixing two songs together and seeing what comes out. I can definitely tell how this would inspire future rock music and I think there's a lot of interesting melodies on the album. But a lot of it was just kinda cacophonous to me and I struggled to keep up. Cool concept album from a historical context, but hard for me to listen to.
I really should listen to Stevie Wonder more often. Incredible album from start to finish.
Songs for every part of the relationship. I actually enjoyed this album more than I expected, but I think it has more to do with how pop music doesn't really sound like this anymore. I did feel some nostalgia for the 2000's though, so I guess it means I'm that old now.
Another album that I feel like I have to rate higher due to historical context. Not that I didn't enjoy it, but I feel like I prefer newer types of electronic music over this. Can't however deny that this paved the way for modern electro.
It's amazing what kinda lyrics you can get away with as long as you have an excellent singing voice and a great orchestra backing you up. Fun songs that make me wanna get up and dance around.
Wasn't super in the mood for Soundgarden today, but Black Hole Sun and Spoonman are bangers any day of the week
I don't know what I expected from this album, but Come To My Aid surprised me and it just went on from there. I kinda liked this album actually, but it was mostly background music for me and nothing I needed to pay attention to, despite some of the lyrics desperately trying to grab my attention. Honestly the album felt fine to me, but I also remember very little about it a day later, so that probably says something about the songs.
Top Ten Ironic Album Names. Feels like I listened to the same song for an hour. I don't mind Coldplay every now and then (I even like Viva La Vida), but this album was incredibly boring.
I feel very experienced. Obviously Hendrix is fantastic on the guitar, but Mitchell's drums and Redding's bass compliment the songs as well. The album either has some of the best rock songs of all time, or it's Hendrix experimenting and seeing what works, which is very fun to listen to. I might be biased since some of these songs has been on my playlist for years, but I think this is an incredible album overall and one I will keep coming back to in the future.
This are some of the most poppy emo lyrics I've ever heard. It's not something I've really thought about before, but I guess sad boy songs have always been a thing.
Anyway, the songs are musically interesting and I like the vocalist's tone, but the lyrics started wearing me down after a while. Not a bad album at all, just not for me. Also my eyes started rolling into the back of my head during Melody for an Unknown Girl.
Starts of on a high note, but gets softer and softer as the album goes on. I like listening to reggae, but it did all kinds start to blend together for me towards the end.
Oh hey, an album I've listened to before. I really like Kendrick Lamar, but admittedly it's probably because I've spent most of my 20's hanging out in basketball gym listening to bad trap. Kendrick at least sounds like he's trying to do something with the medium and tries to get unique beats for his albums.
The problem with Kendrick's songs is that you feel like you need to have Genius open on another monitor in order to catch every reference. I think you can enjoy TPAB without it, since that's how I listened to it the first time. But I'm not gonna pretend that some of the songs are more art than rap. Overall I still really enjoyed it, but I won't be surprised if people rank this lower than me.
This is a very cool type of music, but nothing that really sticks to my mind. Admittedly I was pretty busy today and didn't really have time to dedicate to this album, so my feeling on it might be different if I had. But I'll file this under background music while I'm doing less important stuff. Definitely makes me want to check out more Portishead though, they remind me of some of DJ Shadow's stuff (which is unsurprising, they came up during the same wave of music).
A nice jazz album to round out a somewhat stressful week. I think it's funny that, according to the Wikipedia summary, this album's claim to fame is that it was on this list.
Albums like these are what I think of when it comes to instrumental jazz. While I generally prefer faster or harder music, I'll always have a soft spot for jazz. Playing around with instruments and just trying stuff, while still making it sound melodic, is something I think is more common in jazz than any other genre.
...Though it probably says something that I'm talking more about jazz as a genre, rather than this album. Water from an Ancient Well is an excellent listen, but nothing that's gonna stick in my head going forward. This, and Ibrahim in general I think, are definitely going on the list of albums/artists that I'll listen to if I wanna chill.
Oh good, I was worrying that I'd been too nice with my reviews recently. An album where the artists had just found out about the marimba and thought it was the coolest instrument ever, forgetting about all of the other instruments (and their own voices at some points!). Now I have to wonder if I'm too harsh instead!
I haven't really listened to The White Stripes before, so my first proper experience with them being an experimental album is probably not the best. But wow, I did not vibe with this album at all. I understand that the point of the songs is that they're all supposed to be about truth or Rita Hayworth, apparently. I just can't get over the tone and instruments feeling all over the place. If I'm not getting annoyed by the drums being too loud, I'm just confused by, what feels like, random guitars thrown in for the sake of justifying this as rock music. I think loudness can be fun to listen to, but usually not for a whole album and definitely not when it comes in aggressively without any real transition. I dunno, maybe my reaction to the first song soured me on the rest of the album, but I feel like you can represent truth in better ways.
Before listening: Wait, a Queen album with a bunch of songs that I've never heard of before? Guess Queen became more famous after this album, but I kinda assume most Queen songs were equally famous. Also I'm gonna assume this is where Quest got the name Ogre Battle from, lemme just double-check - yep sure did, lol.
After listening: Yeah, this was heavier than I expected from Queen. I liked it! I can see why this album doesn't have as many famous songs, since it's more of a 40 minute long song/symphony. But it was very cool and makes me wonder what else Queen did, that isn't mentioned as often as their more popular songs.
Yep, it's jazz. I would've prefered listening to this live rather than as an album, as it's kinda just the same tone for 38 min. Definitely something I like to have on in the background while doing other stuff. The second half of In a Silent Way is very pleasant.
Probably giving this a higher score than I should just because of Eddie, but his riffs are so good, even if this isn't the best album showcasing his skills. Also I kinda like Panama and have some nostalgia for Hot for Teacher, thanks to Guitar Hero.
Had no expectations outside of recognizing Cave and Costello, but this ruled. Lemper has a fantastic singing voice and the songs were very interesting. It kinda felt like I was listening to the soundtrack of a musical, even if it doesn't seem like that was the purpose of the album. Loved it and wanna listen to more similar music in the future.
I used to be a fan of Slim Shady when I was a kid. Unsurprisingly, I'm not anymore. Eminem has never really been a good lyricist outside of a few songs, and his Slim Shady stuff was almost always just shock value music. Obviously, that was the point: Slim Shady was Eminem needing an outlet for his frustrations with the world. And he's got a good flow to his raps! I just don't actually wanna listen to what he's actually saying.
Very lovely music, though I'm kinda curious if my rating would chnage if I actually understood the language.
Country is a vibe at the best of times. Today wasn't a country vibe for me, so instead I had to listen to an uncomfortable amount of songs that were about how much the singer hates lying women. I can recognize that it is good country, but this is definitely "turn your brain off and don't listen too deeply"-music, which kinda sucks. Might've given this a higher rating if I was traveling somewhere.
Not really my taste. Most interesting track for me was The Fly, but then Bono's vocals comes in and kinda ruins it for me. I actually like One as a song, but I'm more used to the Mary J Blige version, which I remember being overplayed on Swedish radio when I was younger (to the point that I felt like something was missing from this). Overall, the album isn't really bad, but I felt like I was zoning out during parts of it.
Genuinely fantastic jazz that is a joy to listen to. Though I'm not sure how I feel about the different takes of the songs following the first one: since the start of the songs are so similar, it kinda feels like you're listening to the same song again. Gloria's Take is the worst of it, and it might've made a better album experience if the second takes were set in the second half. But overall, I really liked it. Wish I had more chances to go and listen to live jazz.
I started out really enjoying this, but the more it went on, the more tired I grew of the sappy feeling songs. It's kinda funny that the song I enjoyed the most is Intro, but maybe it set my expectations for something else. Moodboard music I guess.
This is more my vibe. I don't have enough musical knowledge to explain why I prefer this, but I guess it's that it sounds interesting while also being upbeat? Personally, I think that when you focus on the instruments, you end up making more interesting phrases. Or maybe I've always been better at listening to the instruments than to the vocals
YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
I don't know how I feel about this. On one hand, I like the instrumental portions, which were quite fun and even surprising in some parts. On the other hand, I kinda just get annoyed by the lyrics. Like, they feel too simple, but also kinda comes off as pretentious, and I'm not completely sure why. Glad to hear he hates Westboro Baptist Church though, or other similar dipshit catholics.
As someone who mostly knows Steely Dan from Do It Again, the rest of the album was a tonal whiplash for me. Not a bad one really, jist wasn't prepared for the rest of the album to sound so chill? Anyway I probably enjoyed this more than I should.
Eh. Run DMC made rap mainstream, which was a good thing overall, but a lot of this album felt like padding. There are some great songs like It's Tricky and Walk This Way, but also cringe like My Adidas and Dumb Girl. I laughed at You Be Illin' rather than with it, and Hit It Run had some annoying beatboxing. Overall I wasn't impressed outside of the first third of the album, which is a shame since I wanted to like this.
Yeah, sorry, I disliked this a lot. There were like 2 songs that I somewhat enjoyed, but the rest of the album made me want to turn it off. I appreciate trying shit out, but most of this was kinda grating on my ears.
I definitely enjoyed this a lot more than the experimental album.
This had more groove to it, so I enjoyed it more than their debut album. Ultimately you'll never get me to really like an album where the songs are mostly about love and feelings, but I'm happy that they found the percussion tracks this time around.
While this isn't to my taste, I do think these songs are very beautiful. I might rank it higher if I wasn't basing it on mostly personal preference.
Well, should've expected that Kanye would show up at some point. I've always tried to keep songs separate from the musician, but Kanye kept being such a fucking asshole that I couldn't take it anymore and removed all of his songs from my playlists. Which is a shame, because listening back to this album reminded me how much I really liked his music. Hopefully he's finally getting the name he needs, but knowing Kanye's previous attempts, it's fully possible that he'll decide to double down again.
Funny that we get this right after a Kanye album. I enjoy listening to gangsta rap for the vibes and good beats, but I'm not gonna pretend most of this isn't just lyrical machismo. That's the whole point, obviously, but I get kinda sick of the grandstanding when I'm actually listening to the lyrics.
This just felt cacophonous to me. Maybe I'd appreciate it more if I was sitting in a bar, completely wasted. Which is annoying, because seeing critics rate it so high makes me feel like I'm missing something? Maybe it's the difference between casual and active/professional listening.
This was made by a Swede, so I have to give it a high ranking.
Nah, I actually liked the album before checking the Wiki for more information.
I've already listened to some of the songs from here, but never sat down and listened to the full album. I really like the start and the end, particularly I Am The Resurrection and Fool's Gold, though I can admit that the middle kinda loses me a bit.
Early Iron Maiden sounds very different than what I'm used to. I liked it, but it definitely feels like something is missing when Bruce Dickinson isn't singing
Funny album/band name.
I appreciate when bands are willing to try weird stuff out, but most of this was cacophonous to me. I think it's interesting that the first half of the album is more popular, at least according to Spotify, when it was the second half that I enjoyed more. Obviously, I have to respect that this was an early forerunner for what rock would later become, but I didn't particular enjoy actually listening to it. Maybe I missed the rhythm, or didn't understand the lyrics (saw that the writer was known for their leftist views); whatever the case, this was tough for me to get through.
Trying to ignore the screechy vocals is difficult, but I actually enjoy the instrumentals. There are times when the singer tries to hit high notes and, uh, fails.
A pretty fantastic album, but Jamaica Jerk-off was so bad that it made me question the other songs as well. Lowering a score because of one song feels petty, but god*damn* is it bad.
There were parts of this album where I feel like I wanna roll my eyes, but ultimately it's not bad music. I feel like I might end up really liking it if I had a better understanding of the lyrics.
The first half of this album was incredible. The second half was pretty pleasant, but didn't hit the same high for me personally (probably because I don't speak the language). Still, overall an very good album and I wanna listen to more Ozomatli now.
This was a pleasant album. Nothing really grabbed my attention, but overall the music wasn't bad.
I think your enjoyment of Public Enemy comes down to whether you like sample music or not. They're admittedly very hit or miss, and sometimes end up way too repetitive, especially on this album. Honestly, I might give this album too high of a rating since I have a lot of respect for Public Enemy, but even I get kinda sick of the instrumentals.
There's exactly one Taylor Swift song I like and it's not on this album. But I mean, it's not *bad*, I just don't like it.
I kinda loved Diamonds in the Mine because of how obvious the hate was in the song. Everything else was nice, but I feel like a lot of the true meaning was lost on me.
Already listened to this album before and I don't mind listening to it again. Prog Rock might be my favorite music genre when done really well and I don't think there's a single bad song on this album.
Considering how often I've seen or heard of Marilyn Manson, it feels that the only song I've heard from them is The Beautiful People. Honestly, I liked this way more than I expected.
Good love songs and Anita Baker has a wonderful voice while still feeling powerful. Not really my taste in music, but still feels good.
This is pretty excellent jazz.
It's kinda weird to think of this as a punk album, my mind went to slow ska at first, but I guess punk has always kinda been about trying shit out. It was a fun album to listen to, but I had a tough time trying to make out the lyrics.
Might just be nostalgia, but I really like Iron Maiden. Some of the songs are a bit cheesy, but the riffs are awesome and I don't care
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I thought this was a pleasant album, but not very exciting or necessarily interesting? It sounds very 80's, though there are some songs that breaks the mold. It's kinda funny getting this after an Elvis Costello album, which sounded very different.
It feels weird to do a vibes-based review on something that, as I understand it, is supposed to be a collection of modern takes on Mali folk songs. I always struggle with reviewing songs in languages that I don't speak, since I don't know what's being said, especially with music where the lyrics are clearly a big part of the songs. With that said, I liked what I heard; I just wonder how I would review this if I actually understood the language.
I'm not as big of a fan of Springsteen as my dad, but I like Born to Run, and I'm glad that he tries to have some excitement in his songs, compared to some of the recent albums.
An album of bangers and also that one weird Chinese restaurant skit. Maybe I'm rating this too high out of nostalgia for Fugees, but I really liked this album.
I like that this lulls you into thinking it's just gonna be a bunch of party music, which would've been fine, but then very quickly swithes over into being societal commentary and history lessons. I honestly like it and it's what pushes it into being iconic for me.
Imagine is a fantastic song, but I remain kinda lukewarm on Lennon as a whole. This is the first time I've listened to one on his albums and it was shockingly repetitive? The songs are catchy, but the lyrics kinda throw me off.
I think it's really funny that the band were surprised at how popular this album was. Hey, me too buddy.
(I think I understand why, but this definitely wasn't something I enjoyed.)
I'm not entirely convinced that I didn't hear the same song over and over again. Obviously I respect that Muddy Waters influenced so many genres, but I didn't like this, sorry.
This is definitely interesting and there are parts of the chaos that I actually really enjoy, and then there are parts where I just get annoyed.
Excellent country.
I wish Metallica were less dickheads because I actually like some of there songs. Thwn again, I'm not sure they've made anything noteworthy recently. Anyway, I like this album a lot.
Well yeah, it's Queen, obviously it's good. This one felt more like what I'm used to from Queen without necessarily being each one of their poo hits and I really liked it overall.
This was a pretty interesting listen. I was pretty disteactwd with personal issues while listening to it, but I did enjoy what I was hearing.
Incredible album name. Music was nice.
I can now confidently say that this is the most I've ever listened to White Stripes. I don't think they're a bad band, but it's a bit silly that they've now appeared thrice on this list and I struggle picking the songs apart. It's pleasant music, but nothing that really sticks in my brain afterwards.
Starts off with songs that I was really surprised came from 1978, but kinda settled into a more recognizable sound afterwards. Honestly some really cool music and definitely punk music that I enjoy a lot.
This is a pretty fun album and I have some nostalgia for RDCP music. Although some of these songs are really obnoxious (Apache Rose Peacock, Sir Psycho Sexy), overall it was pretty good.
It's pretty funny that the first album I hear from Tim Buckley is the one where he decided to tell everyone that he *fucks*. Honestly kinda respect it.
I really liked the songs that didn't sound as country-like.
I like Deep Purple a lot and I think it's funny that their most famous song is the song I think is the most boring compared to everything else they've done. Overall, this is a pretty good live album, though I'm not sure Space Truckin' needed to be nearly 20 minutes. But that might have been better as a part of the live experience? Pretty fun that the 2nd disc is nothing but encores (in this release anyway).
SZA got popular during the time where I wasn't really paying attention to rap at all, but I can definitely see how she became a big name in the first place. While this isn't necessarily my kind of rap, I did enjoy this album a lot. It's interesting that she apparently claimed this album had some trap influences, which isn't a genre I like, but I also didn't think this sounded like typical trap.
Yeah shocker, the prog enjoyer enjoys prog. While I'd argue that The Wall is a better album, DSotM is obviously fantastic.
Poppy without really feeling like pop. I liked the album but nothing really stuck to my mind.
To be honest, I kinda like this album more when the songs are rougher and more aggressive. Which there is plenty of, I just find it a bit ironic when this was supposed to show off the band's "soft edge". I liked it overall, a good album with songs that, unfortunately, have lyrics that still are very relevant.
We've already listened to one Dexys album and I remember really liking that at the start, but slowly liking it less and less. This was kind of a reverse experience: at first I was really annoyed by the vocalist, but they won me back over as the album went on. Ultimately, nothing blew me away, but it was pleasant enough to listen to.
I feel like I don't have a lot of thoughts on this album, which is a shame since it feels like it's supposed to be thought-provoking. To some extent, I'm glad it never went full ironic advertising and that it was mostly kept to the start. Ultimately, none of the songs really blew me away, though I do understand the concept of the album. Might be a victim of being from 1967 and I've heard later songs that explores the genre in ways that interest me more (including from The Who!).
If there's one thing this album convinced me of, it's that Prince was a genius when it came to instruments and using his vocals in line with the instrumentals. Everything flows together beautifully and while this might not be my favorite album ever, it definitely shows how talanted Prince really was.
Very nice collection of old American folk songs, and Baez had a fantastic voice. Unsurprisingly, I'm used to The Animals' version of House of the Rising Sun, so it was nice to hear a version that's closer to the original folk song.
I was expecting New Order to pop up at some point since, y'know, Blue Monday exists, but after searching around, it seems that never was released on a traditional album. Honestly, if you had told me this album was released after Blue Monday, I wouldn't have believed you; this sounds way more 80's than Blue Monday does. I still like it, but there's a lot more rock than I expected. It almost feels like they're taunting me with that synth sound at times, but choosing to focus more on the guitars.
This was an incredibly interesting sound, with a number of songs that feel like they could've been released during the 2000's. It's a shame then that I didn't really care for most of the songs? Maybe I just don't like art pop, but most of the songs didn't really vibe with me.
Rating this is a bit weird, but I guess I'm rating ELP'S cover rather than Pictures itself. I ended up listening to an orchesteal arrangement (Karajan on YT) just to compare ELP's version to something more traditional, even if the original song apparently was a piano arrangement.
I really like ELP's take. It sounds very similar and I don't think their additions detract anything from the original piece. I'm not sure the vocals were strictly necessary, but I like Lake's voice, so I'm not complaining. Obviously, ELP's arrangement is more rock-y, but the original already goes kinda hard in places, so again, I don't feel like the electric guitars, synths and solos detract anything. I do think this still captures the feeling of walking through a museum, going from painting to painting, losing yourself inside their worlds.
Overall, I ended up liking this way more than I expected - I really liked the way Pictures build up throughout the song, and finally ends in a bombastic manner. Also, I think this being a love album really elevated this - I'm not sure I would've liked it as much if it had been a studio album. Also, Nutrocker at the end was pretty funny.
Starting to realize that I just don't care for folk music that much. That, and it feels like we've recently had a lot of albums that are similar in vibes, and I'm getting a bit tired of it. Bragg's lyrics are obviously thought-provoking in a good way, I just think the instrumentals are kinda boring.
Sounds videogamey at parta, but I might just be saying that because I know this inspiried a lot of video game musicians. Pretty fun beginning, but kinda dwindles in the latter half for me
This ia probably the best from this era of Eminem and it features the highs where his controversal style works (Stan, The Way I Am) and where it just comes off as edgy (Kim, Amityville). At least this had some good songs compared to Slim Shady LP, though the lyrics is arguably worse, especially in the second half.
Prince is incapable of producing a bad beat, but some of the songs sure do drag on
Learning that Beastie Boys used to be punks explains a lot about their musical style. I ended up liking this a lot more than I expected, but I think it has more to do with the jazz breaks than their raps.
My only real experience with LL Cool J is the song that named this album, but I know he's a rap legend. I was a bit surprised to hear LL's vocal range, but it is funny that the album mostly sounds like any other mixtape, except for Mama Said, which sounds completely different.
