I feel like I've heard this album hundreds of times, although it's the first time I've ever sat and listened to the whole thing. A few times I broke into singing songs that were influenced by this.
Gets repetitive, and most of the songs are long. Easy to let the songs fade into the background as there isn't much depth to the lyrics.
Historically important, but not a terribly compelling listen. Would probably be a good album to use when I'm out walking.
I love Prince. I admit though, that I'm a fan of his later (90's era) stuff maybe more than this.
Interesting to compare to Planet Rock, which was my album yesterday. Very funky, very synth heavy, a lot of long jams, but 1999 is so much more interesting to listen to.
Hard to say a whole lot about a perfect album.
When I'm not in the mood for the 25 minutes of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" I still have 3 of my top 5 Pink Floyd songs here. That being said, that 25 minutes is nearly perfect.
Great early 70's R&B/funk/soul record. Surprised by the number and quality of the cover songs on here. Most I preferred to the original.
Only negative, the last 2 songs, a cover of "Summer Breeze" (a song I've never liked), and "The Highways of My Life" were slow, and kind of disrupted the vibe the rest of the album had built. Loved it to that point though.
I have tried many times, but I cannot do jazz. I appreciate the talent on display, but I did not enjoy this album.
Extremely fun pop album. Heard some shades of Tori Amos in there... another listen or two, and this may become a 5 star album for me.
Amazing how fresh this still sounds.
I can hear so much influence on the electronic music styles I've listened to for decades now.
Weirdly enough, the title track is the only one that didn't do much for me. A little too repetitive without much variation. Otherwise, great album.
Not my thing. Messy mix of punk and reggae influences. Just a bit too esoteric for my tastes. I can certainly see how it influenced so many acts to come later.
Kind of mixed on this one.
Quite a few songs I enjoyed more than I ever did while listening to the songs driving around in the back seat as a kid.
Some of the tracks like "Marrakesh Express", "Guinnevere", and "Lady of the Island" just faded into background noise...did not care for them at all.
Amazing harmonies.
This whole album would be a 3-page long Facebook post or a 10-minute long TikTok with no context that would somehow get 10 million views anyway.
You know, maybe making an album about your divorce made WHILE GOING THROUGH SAID DIVORCE isn't the best idea.
If Marvin Gaye wasn't so talented, I think this album would be borderline unlistenable, I don't find it a classic by any stretch, but it's not that bad. I think the second half of the album is weaker than the first half.
The first time I've ever heard singing during an instrumental track...
Two Marvin Gaye albums in a row. This one is a fair bit better than "Here, My Dear" that I listened to yesterday.
That being said, a couple tracks really fell flat for me ("Save the Children" and "Wholly Holy"), and "What's Happening Brother?" felt so much like just a variation of "What's Going On?" that I thought I had accidentally hit the replay button...so it still *only* ranks as a 4/5 for me.
It seems blasphemous to say anything critical about one of the best regarded albums ever, and I don't have much bad to say.
The 2nd album starts with my least favorite Stevie Wonder song (Isn't She Lovely") even worse is that I've never heard the 6 minute version with the kid squealing noises halfway through...which made it worse.
If it were me in the producing booth, I might have pushed for a couple fewer songs, or maybe a shorter edit here or there... but for the most part, this was truly an excellent album.
Chaotic mess of an album. Tons of punk vibes, and then the saxophone shows up and the album gets weird. I think it starts to lose its way, and the last track "L.A. Blues" is just noise. Iggy Pop is a force of nature on this album. He brings the whole experience up a star.
Absolutely outstanding. Had me captivated the entire time. When it was over, and the album restarted, I didn't want to turn it off.
After all these years of hearing about this album's reputation, I finally sat down and listened to it, and... it's ok?
The big hits are all great, but the other tracks didn't do much for me. This is the perfect album for where the whole star rating system doesn't work. I think it's a 3.5... I'll give it a 4 because Stevie Nicks.
As a white 18-year old in rural Ohio, this was a foundational text for my early adulthood years.
Profane, funny, and funkier than I remembered. Doggystyle holds up quite well.
Never heard of this before. Surprised because this would have been right in my wheelhouse in the 80's.
I don't love it as much as I probably could have. Too many songs feel "samey". A few standouts. Probably one I would put on for background music..
It's fine. A couple memorable tracks, and a lot of pleasant background music.
A debut greatest hits album? 12 songs, none over 3 minutes… foundational for r&b, rock, and punk??
#Swiftie
Taylor's 1st COVID-era release is her best album, and it's not even close. One of my favorite albums ever. Listened to it twice while out walking today.
