Not really vibin' with it. Some catchy pop hooks. Dreamy synth sounds. Like that, but is largely "not for me".
"Dreaming of the Queen" is the stand out so far. "One and One Makes Five" is also alright. I can hear how this album was influential.
I was never particularly enthused by the album... then, while I love Bowie's singles, I've never really had a whole album resonate with me. "Heroes" is an all-timer and I adore "Moss Garden" as a bit of ambience, but the rest of the album I could miss.
Initial impressions: I don't care for it.
Alright. As a Bowie album I find it more listenable overall, but it lacks in my mind a killer single to elevate it. Feels like background music overall so it all balances out I guess.
Generally alright. I could toss this on in the background. Enjoyable. Inoffensive. Isn't really gripping me.
"You Can't Love'em All" is a banger though. Great track. Was the only one to really jump out at me, but in general I was whelmed by the album.
Genuine bop. Like a template for what good pop should be. It's timeless.
That cover of "Across the Universe" is wack. "Win" is good. In general, I don't really care for early Bowie nor have I really like his albums. Love his singles... could do with a Changes, haha.
Never listened to Neil Young before. Or, if I have, I was never aware it was Neil Young. Can't say that I really recognize any of these songs... but perhaps some were vaguely familiar?
Anyways, pleasantly surprised. Don't know what I was expecting, but I quite enjoyed this. Young's voice is a bit reedy in some tracks, hard to listen to. Overall, though, very listenable album.
Decent. Like it more than Back To Black, but I'm just not a big Amy Winehouse fan.
There are moments where I'm really digging what's going on and then the music gets weirdly cacophonous or discordant and it takes me right out. I can what Bush is doing, but it's not for me. I say this as someone who generally likes post-punk and experimental stuff, but eh, you don't have to love it all.
Winehouse has a great voice. And the drums on this album are consistently good. Like them on "You Know I'm No Good" best. "Love is a Losing Game" is also solid.
I liked Frank as an album better than this. If I could give Frank a 3.5, I would. I'd much rather listen to "Cherry" or "Magic Man" than what's here. It's fine. All fine, I've just come to the realization that I'm not a big Amy Winehouse fan. Her music is Not For Me.
Another one of those albums that are hard to rate. I'm not the biggest blues fan. At all. I know that big artists have cited this band as very influential to them (i.e., Santana, Clapton, Mayer--I'm not really a fan of any of them either, ha). That said, I recognize and appreciate the influences of B B King... but I don't really enjoy listening to this album.
Has some bangers ("Real Slim Shady") but as an album I never really dug it. I don't like "Stan"... so...
Okay. I have never really understood the appeal of Sonic Youth. Just doesn't hit for me. Justice for Nardwuar.
Brilliant album. Whole thing is a bop. Helluva debut album, damn. Revisiting it has been a joy.
I always thought this was one of Radiohead's weaker albums. Too experimental, not listenable enough. I've come 'round to it upon relistens, but not by a lot frankly. High points with "Pyramid Song" and this album's version of "Morning Bell", but a long drag in between those.
That said, I appreciate this is an early attempt at the sound the would continue to cultivate through "In Rainbows" and "A Moon Shaped Pool", or even Yorke's solo "The Eraser".
Would easily listen to this over "Pablo Honey" though, haha.
Eh. This style of country rock is not really my jam. I can recognize this is a foundational album that set the stage for the genre... but I've never liked the genre. I appreciate the authenticity of the sound compared to, say, a lot of country pop rock nowadays, but this all blends together and just does my head in.
Not for me. Didn't hate it. This isn't an offensive listen by any means; my ears weren't assailed. It's just... there. None of it resonated with me.
Lot of fun. I have heard so many of these songs over the years without ever realizing they came from one album. Would play again
Man, this album is a vibe. Very dream-like. Has a real timeless quality to it. I was listening to this wondering why I'd never heard of this guy before. Surely I'd've heard one of these tracks on the oldies stations...
But no, this album dropped in 2019. Ha.
Hard to pick a favourite track. "Hero" seems like the popular choice, but the album sure sounded strong too with "You Ain't the Problem". For my money, "Hard To Say Goodbye", a sprawling seven-minute soundtrack-to-a-movie-sounding thing, is the one.
I don't like this as much as "After the Goldrush"... and of the two, this feels the more mainstream. The Neil Young songs I heard on the radio before knowing who Neil Young was were definitely off this album.
After a few listens, I've come around to it more. "Old Man" and "Alabama" are standouts. Wasn't expecting "There's a World", but pleasantly interesting.
I saw an article once call Alex G the Neil Young for the modern generation. Considering my love of Alex G, I think it makes sense that I've coming around to Young's work so quickly.
Woof. I'd been wondering what it'd take for me to give an album a "1 star". Here it is. This was physically painful to listen to. The most generic elevator kind of pop. Sounds like the drums are some cheap Casio midi percussion. Moments where a song might start come together are killed by the cheap sounding instrumentation.
Maybe "Blue Moon Rose" is the least offensive track, but I've definitely found a new band I don't like.
Decent. Listenable. Doesn't really strike powerfully me in any way, but there were a few decent tracks and otherwise the album made for something nice to listen to in the background.
Whelmed. I was whelmed.
Hey, that guy who appeared in the "Who Shot Mr. Burns" Simpsons episode.
This is really good! Super danceable. Wound up getting super pumped and doing chores around the house while listening to this. Really catchy.
Immense respect for Public Enemy and their influence... but I've never liked old school rap. I've always struggled to parse lyrics in music, so I always come around to songs based on their sound first. And with old school rap, the samples are harsh, cacophonous, and real lo-fi. It's a real punk aesthetic, but just as I don't like seminal old punk bands (i.e., Sex Pistols) because it's not pleasant to listen to, I don't like this.
I got far more enjoyment out of reading up on the Wikipedia article of this album than I did listening to it. So then how do you rate an album like that?
So how do you rate an album you appreciate the significance of but found unpleasant to listen to throughout? A two, I guess.
It's alright. Inoffensive. Listenable. I wasn't too impressed with the Neil Young cover. My kid liked it, haha. I came around the latter half of the album. The movie sample quotes were decently used. It's fine.
Real solid album. My personal preferred Elvis, ha. "Pump It Up" seems less interesting over time, but "I don't wanna go to Chelsea" remains a banger.
Solid album. Very listenable. Has some catchy tunes on it scattered throughout and some others that are just kind of background noise. Considering the trajectory of The Beatles, this is a pretty tame album. Everybody's gotta start somewhere, I suppose.
This is an all-timer for me. At a time when I only wanted to listen to the most obnoxious indie and experimental tracks or most obscure punk bands, this album and "A Ghost Is Born" both managed to pull me in. Honestly, it's what got me to start listening to folksier artists, so I credit it for getting to be less of a pretentious teenager, ha. It's not even that folksy of an album, Wilco's got other ones for that.
Regardless, I adore this album. Not a bad track on it. If pushed, I guess I'd say "War on War" is kind of mid. Otherwise, this is pretty much a perfect album for me.
I might even consider it a desert island album, in all honestly. Love Wilco. Their early 2000s output was titanic.
Solid album. Always has been. "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" are such obvious bangers. "YYZ" has been a personal fav since Guitar Hero.
First and foremost: I've never been a big fan of Prince's music. Charisma is off the charts, respect him as a musician, and he is clearly insanely talented. Guy can make a guitar sing.
But sonically, I just don't enjoy this type of music. (Exception made for Raspberry Beret, I adore that track--but it isn't on this album). I gave a try, honest, but the whole time I wished I could be listening to something else. The synths are just so unpleasant sounding. The drums like some cheap Casio keyboard. At times it sounded like something off a 16-bit SEGA Genesis beat-em-uo, for better and worse.
I dunno. This really isn't for me. At all. There are moments of the album I can appreciate, but again, I just found it all so unpleasant.
