Beats and sampling are innovative and fun but the lyrics full of misogyny, violence, and profanity detract from the overall creation. Despite Dre being in his late 20’s feels like he’s permanently stuck in adolescence.
Was a little excited when this popped up next in the album rotation. Live Rock album. All right! But after first listen it’s a meh. Songs rock, and live recording adds energy but keep thinking how is this album and band different than the plethera of other stadium rockers during this era??? My unfamiliarity with much of the songs probably didn’t help. Maybe with another listen this album would grow on me. For now 3 stars.
What an album. Starting off with the classic “Let’s get it on” and only getting more sensuous as it goes. Smooth R and B for all occasions. Rated 426 on Rolling Stones top 500 albums. Agreed. Going to add a decimal to the star system. 3.8 stars.
All I knew of Judas Priest was the song Turbo Lover. This album widened my appreciation of the group. The songs rock although the lyrics are lacking. Flat out fun! 3.5 on my scale.
Enjoyed the beats and the lyrics. Think it’s better than The Chronic which came out 2 years before. Ranked 44 on Rolling Stones top 500 albums. 3.8 on my scale.
Psychedelic wall of sound. Grows on you. Like fungi. My rating 3.3
Loud. Unpolished. Beatlesque? Noisy. Experimental. It’s like they had fragments of songs and then added music and recorded it. Even with that, some of them are catchy. My rating 2.5
Notes of early REM, Violent Femmes. Great musicianship. Songs ok. My rating 2.3
I mean it’s the Beatles. Enough said. My rating 4.8
The songs aren’t bad but that voice. Whoa. Is it a choice? Is a result of stretching her voice? Either way, it distracts from most of the songs. My rating 2.8
It was fine. My rating 3.2
Harmonies blend nicely on these catchy folk pop tunes. Can see why they were liked in the 6Os. My rating 3.3
Great rocking album. Metal made accessible to the masses. Musicianship spot on and lyrics well thought out. Amazing. Still, a 4.4 on my scale.
The King of Pop at the height of his powers before all the Ickiness kicked in. The bass lines drive all the hits and the synthesizers freeze it into a certain time and place. My rating 3.6
Punk pop perfection. This debut album is a nice introduction to what the 80s sound will become. My rating 4.2.
Fantastic! Top to bottom. Complete listen. My rating 4.8
British Folk music. Not my bag, but the songs grew on me the longer I listened. My Rating 2.8.
My Rating 2.4. Not for me. I have enjoyed other Latin selections on this list but this one fails to impress.
My rating 3.8. Loved it. Screams 80s new wave.
Quite enjoyed this. My rating 3.5
My rating 3.0 Nothing offensive nothing that really stands out. Yellow paintish
My rating 3.3 Loud snarling rock and roll. Essence of punk music.
My rating 3.0. Besides Bang a Gong and Jeepster what do you really have???? Mediocre pop.
My rating 2.6. See beginnings of electronica and industrial but seems incomplete.
My rating 4.2 Fabulous album. Love the nostalgia sounds alone side the cutting lyrics. Just Great.
My Rating 3.8 Fun, meandering album with styles taken from all over the place.
My rating 1.2 This is a bunch of self important pretentious crap. Even he can’t believe people bought this con.
My Rating 3.8. Great Album
My Rating 3.2 Fun but repetitive
My Rating 2.0. How can you make this album sound so sad and boring when you have templates already set up for you to transform your poetry into something insightful and catchy???? See Dylan (Freewhelin Bob Dylan) and Simon and Garfunkel ( Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme)
My rating 3.2. Loved the first song and appreciated the political nature of the second but after that got bored with the string of overly melodramatic torch songs. I guess not for me. Maybe give it another listen????
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My rating 3.4. I’m just not a Neil fan. The longer I listen the more I think , ok, but what’s the fuss about????
My rating 3.2. I enjoyed this. One of the reasons I like this experiment. The chance to listen to artists that you haven’t heard of but enjoy.
My rating 3.0 Enjoyed the variety of songs included and her guitar and vocal work is excellent. I could do without the warbling but atleast it’s not on every song.
My rating : 4.8 Again it’s the Beatles. Second album of theres so far. I’m sure not the last.
My rating 2.6. Not for me. Mediocre rap.
My rating 3.2. Reggae infused ambient electronica. Ok but nothing special. Liked Protection and Karmacoma.
My rating 4.2. Really an amazing album. Not a bad song and different throughout. Incredible to me this came out in the early 70s with its use of synthesizer and guitar.
My rating 2.4. Even with Detroit Rock City and Beth this album is bad. It leaves me thinking what was the Kiss phenomena all about??? it seems to me it was all theatrics covering up mediocre song writing and musicianship
My rating 4.0. Excellent album but then again I love the blues. The line up is fantastic as is the execution.
My rating 2.6. Ok. I enjoyed the layered guitars but the wailing/singing got to be a bit much.
My rating 3.8. What a fantastic surprise. This is a great album. Love the mix of soul and R&B.
My rating 3.8. This was another surprise. I really enjoyed the whole album despite only knowing him from World Shut Your Mouth.
My rating 2.0 The best I could say was I didn’t hate it. The low growling of the lyrics are nearly indiscernible but the wall of sound and noise from the instruments are jarring and profound. An all out assault to the ears.
My rating 2.8. Not sure why this was released. Nothing new. Nothing exciting. His stint with Tin Machine was more inventive.
My rating 2.6 Psychedelic. Sure. But also total nonsense. Once I realized that Syd Barrett was behind every song it all clicked. Having listened to his solo album from this list before this album you see the influence. I was not impressed with either.
My rating 3.0. Not bad. Liked the mix of rap and music
My rating 3.6. My second jazz album and nearly as good as the first ( Kind of Blue).
My rating 2.8. Not in my wheelhouse. This album shows they wanted to stay ahead or away from the upcoming Grunge wave that they helped usher in. That may have been a mistake.
My rating is 4.3. I have always loved this album despite the many controversies surrounding appropriation.
My rating 3.1. Album became better the further along you listened but think other groups with the same sound did it better. Namely the Gin Blossoms.
My rating 3.3. This was better than the first offering of Young’s from this list (On the Beach). Again, songs are fine. Raw but from reading about it that’s what Young was aiming for.
My rating 3.3. Experimental? Yes. You can see a blueprint for other bands but beyond the first song it’s just odd.
My rating 4.2. Great must if blues, rock, and country. Loved the horns and Hammond organ.
My rating 2.6. Medieval ballads pretending to be rock music.
My rating 3.2. 3rd Neil Young album. Want to listen to the three I order of release. Again, this is ok. Hit songs (Old Man and Heart of Gold) worth the price of admission but rest of album. Meh.
My rating 3.2. German industrial prog rock. I’m here for it.
My rating 2.8. Nope not for me. Worst version of 80s music.
My rating 2.2. Unremarkable.
My rating 2.4. Why is this on here??? Did we really need 2 Amy Winehouse albums on this list? And besides that it’s just not very good.
