Thoroughly Stevie Wonder. Been a fan of his music for most of my life but have only been really exposed to compilations of his greatest hits. Nice to hear some of his classics in the context of their original album.
Typical classic rock from the late 60s. Heard some Beatles influences along with Beach Boys and other bands from that era. None of the songs particularly jumped out at me though. It was just fine.
Norah Jones is a fantastic jazz vocalist. Don't Know Why will always be a classic for me.
Pleasantly surprised by this album which I didn't know existed before this. Though that's not to see I knew all about his discography anyways. But I hadn't heard any of these songs before. A good album to listen all the way through to. None of the individual songs stood out to me as a highlight that I'd want to listen to on its own.
I've heard this album referenced so many times in discussions regarding great albums and I'm glad to have finally gotten around to listening to it. This was a solid album and I can easily see why Radiohead has the following it does. High and Dry is a song I've heard before but never knew the title to. My Iron Lung was also a standout. A good listen all the way through!
Definitely not the kind of music I’ve been exposed to before. Baaba Maal’s Senegalese music is impressive and the instrumentation is enjoyable. Unfortunately, for my taste, the vocals didn’t do it for me. Technically impressive, but just too nasally for my taste in music.
I've never really looked into ABBA's discography before, mostly just being aware of their hit songs that became public knowledge through things like popular culture, most notably the Mamma Mia musical franchise. That being said, this was a great album that I could see myself revisiting. "The Visitors", "Head Over Heels", "When All Is Said and Done", and "One of Us" were standout tracks for me. The album is like a pop-opera in some ways which makes it for a good listening experience all the way through.
Never heard of this group before, much less this album. It seems like an album full of tracks that are just recordings of this group jamming in a studio session, which is nice in its own way. There's great technical musicianship on display throughout the whole album. Instead of math-rock, it's like 80s-inspired math jazz. Standouts were "Favourite Shirts" and "Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)"
Based on their reputation, this U2 album is very U2. I imagine this album being a foundation for what became their identifiable style of music with Edge’s shimmery guitar riffs and Bono’s iconic voice. First 3 songs were pretty great and are widely known already, but I also liked Exit.
I've never heard of Liz Phair before, but she seems like a singer-songwriter type based on this album. The music itself isn't quite my taste. Perhaps an uneducated opinion, but she kinda sounded to me like Taylor Swift if she leaned slightly more punk instead of country or pop, and there wasn't enough variation in instrumentation or complexity going from one song to the next to keep me invested, unfortunately.
I've been aware of Jimi Hendrix for a long time but never dove into his discography before. This album was a nice listen and its clear to see why Jimi is such a respected musician and guitarist. Obvious highlights are "Purple Haze" and "Fire" but I also enjoyed "Hey Joe" and "Highway Chile"
Louis Prima seems like he's one of the quintessential singers for that Italian-American big band jazz style of music. I don't have much exposure to this kind of music, but the energy and vibes of the music is fun and upbeat, and Louis's voice carries a lot of power with it. "Oh Marie" stood out to me, but a different song of Louis's, "Pennies from Heaven" will remain the one I always think about for this kind of music.
A great jazz album from the legendary Herbie Hancock. Would definitely look for this album again were I to be searching for this kind of music
I wanted to like this album so much more than I ended up, because the first song, "Just like Honey" sounded alright. Classic 80s soft rock ballad. But then the rest of the album took such a huge dive for me. I listened to the album on Spotify on Lossless quality, and yet several songs had me questioning my equipment. The distortion and screeching on some of the other songs was just so unbearable that I couldn't make it to the end of them for fear of giving myself a headache. Some better mixing could've made such a difference here.
I happen to like several Fleetwood Mac songs, but none of them are from this album, and unfortunately, nothing from this album really grabbed me like those songs did. I expected more honestly.
