Liked it more than I thought I would, really picked up steam on the back half. Most of the skips on here are the songs that I associate with my preconceived notions of the band, competent strumming and singing but nothing really pulling me in. The songs where they bust out of that, which are plentiful, I really appreciated. The Razz -> Velvet Snow section was the highlight for me.
i respect it and I'm sure it hit different in its day but just does nothing for me
The guys got a nice voice and I liked a handful of songs, most of them were just background tier for me though. If there was a 2.5 stars, I'd give it that. Didn't dislike it, there just weren't a lot of songs that I liked, and really none that I liked *a lot*.
Oh hell yes. I'm a Bowie fan but really have never given this album the attention it deserves. 'Low' is such a fitting name, as its really understated and sublime. I can see why it wasn't as commercially successful as his other releases, and in its time I was more consumed with the outright punk scene, but what a treat to listen to decades later and hearing how well it stands the test of time.
this album goes so hard for 19fucking73, jesus
just can't stand this album, ugh
This album's so well done that I like it despite not caring much for the genre as a whole. The guitar work is just incredible. Also I really love the cover art.
I think I've heard more James Brown impersonations than actual James Brown so I was excited to listen to this.
"I'll Go Crazy" is such a banger to kick things off, then I love love love 'Try Me' and 'I Don't Mind'! The tracks are just laid out really well, eg 'Lost Someone' works really well because the steady buildup of 2 minute songs chained together by breathless bridges puts you in the perfect place to hear it.
Very impressed, can only imagine how cool being at this show would've been.
The story behind the album is really cool, but listening to it didn't really do much for me. I don't speak Spanish so I'm sure I'm missing a lot of good lyrical content.
Was a big fan of Whiskeytown and I'd heard a few songs off of this album back in the day but not the whole thing. Really enjoyed "To Be Young", "Oh My Sweet Carolina" ('spending money like the way it likes to rain' is a great line) and "Come Pick Me Up". Still think I like his Whiskeytown stuff better but this was a good listen.
Really loved this album when it came out. Its hard to convey now how new and different this sounded in the moment.
"Once in a Lifetime" is an all-timer, also some of the deeper tracks like "Crosseyed and Painless" and "Listening Wind" stand up really well today.
oh hell yes
just reallly love this era of Bowie, these songs hold up so well for me
Thoroughly enjoyed this. My mom listened to a lot of the Thompsons when I was growing up but I'd only heard the title track to this album. I quite liked it but thought the album might be a little on the folksy/americana side for me, I was dead wrong though, solid 4 stars and will be adding several of the songs off of here to my current rotation. Album really holds up well 50(jfc) years later.
A friend of mine gave me a home-made cassette of this right after it came out and I played it to death. I'd never really liked metal but this was something different and it just this evoked this vivid portrait of late 80s LA decadence that as a 17 year old I was all about lol.
My boy had cut Sweet Child for space reasons (80s problems) and when I started hearing it on the radio the guitar riff blew my mind. I asked him how the hell he could cut that of all songs and he said he thought I wouldn't like it because it was too soft lol
have never been a springsteen fan but this album surprised me a little. none of the songs particularly grabbed me and i don't love his voice, but i liked the overall vibe a lot more than Born in the USA et al
Talk Talk were MTV mainstays so I was familiar with their more top 40 friendly stuff, but by the time this came out I was in full blown teen rebellion against synth pop. Its definitely an interesting listen all these years later. Most of the songs don't really "land" for me, but still I respect it and wish there was a '2.5' rating I could dole out here.
This was always one of my favorite Zep LP's. Disc 2 is a six star effort for me. Ten Years Gone ("Do you ever remember me baby" has to be one of my favorite hooks of all time), Down by the Sea, In the Light et al were so different from what we'd gotten used to from them and were also so fucking good.
Great album, Smiths at their best.
Hadn't heard this one before, really liking a lot of these songs
Had no idea what to expect from this ones. Pretty much liked it, definitely worth listening to a couple of times for some of the songs to hit.
Version I listened to also had the acoustic versions at the end. I'm not including them in my rating but they were quite good.
Played this xmas morning after getting it as my album of the day and its going to be a tradition going forward. Liked almost all of these versions.
love it, mayfield's music was synonymous with 'cool' when I was growing up.
28 songs in 33 minutes lol
honestly not as inaccessible as i was expecting. the screaming is whatever, but the music in a lot of places is just 4 on the floor driving rock.
not going in the rotation or anything, but also wasn't straight up nightmare ear poison as some of the reviews had me ready for
this album and Faith were such a vibe
good album, love the beats and really liked Blood on the Leaves
kanye being such an idiot lately does negatively impact replayability for me unfortunately, but I'm not factoring that into my rating
wasn't sure what to expect, but i liked it overall. the mid-70s vibes are on 1000 here, feel like I need to go watch some Rhoda.
Had no idea what to expect here. Ended up reminding me of music for a James Bond movie set in some exotic locale. Also really liked the bongos. Probably never listen again but didn't hate it.
good blues if you're into that sort of thing (i'm not)
classic metal, can't even imagine how hard this hit in freaking 1970
I've heard the Velvets classics like Sweet Jane et al and was familiar with Pale Blue Eyes from the REM cover, so I was expecting to like this one a lot and discover some new stuff. I'd say it was a bit of a soft disappointment, Beginning to See the Light was pretty good but I felt most of the album was pretty mid.
definitely some classics on here, Like a Rolling Stone's probably one of my favorite songs ever
don't really listen to Arabic music. its not bad, if I understood the lyrics I could see liking it quite a bit more.
had this on one side of a bootleg cassette and Eat to the Beat on the other in elementary school and I still love these songs to this day. 6 stars.
its interesting, good background music
My first exposure to this album was my mom playing it to death when I was a punk rocking elementary school kid, so I'm predisposed to finding it a bit soft lol.
That said I find it an altogether enjoyable listen now (with the exception of Moondance which I feel like I've heard about 50,000 more times than I'd prefer)
Had only heard "No More Mister Nice Guy" going in, and after listening its still far and away my favorite on the album.
Album was all over the place lol. I was expecting a lot more songs like "I Love the Dead", but was really pleasantly surprised by numbers like "Hello Hurray" which I could see having a place on the indie charts today.
As much as I liked the Jackson 5, I've just never been huge on their solo careers. This album, when it came out, was pretty much elevator music to me and that's still where I place it. Its odd because I consider myself a pop fan today, but dear god did 80s pop sound like bland crap.
Some of the songs, Like "Miss you Much" and "Escapade" I could see liking with a different arrangement/production but as it is I couldn't even make it to the end in one sitting.
thought i'd like this more but just not feeling it. some of the music's ok, i really am not crazy about the vocals
Good find for me, had never heard of Shuggie and enjoyed the album, added a few of these songs to the rotation. The better tracks gave me Curtis Mayfield vibes. In the upper tier of my 3 star albums.
Liked this much more than I was expecting. Ry Cooder's great.
my man has very particular boundaries with regards to his footwear
Never heard this before but I like it and have added a bunch of these songs to the rotation. Nice upbeat poppy punk.
man this album is such a vibe, dropped while i was in college and really takes me back
not something that i really feel like listening to anymore, for some reason q-tips flow just feels too specific to a moment and its weird listening now. still, the way it hit in its time was epic
if i'm ever in the mood for call&response bongo music in a language I don't speak this is my go-to
Wasn't really my thing when I was younger and it was getting heavy radio play, but I've really come to enjoy a great many songs on here.
"the n-words are coming, the n-words are coming"
damn, i didn't think you could say shit like that in '72 lmao
great album, i guess i thought the Temptations were like the Four Tops or something, did not realize they got down like this
p good, added a couple songs to the rotation
based on the reviews and me generally not being crazy about instrumentals i wasn't expecting to like this much but it was pretty groovy
my VT heritage demands "enter sandman" by my favorite off of this album, but so many bangers , best version of "whereever i may roam" i've ever heard
thought this was a guaranteed 2 star but i actually like a few songs enough to listen to add to the rotation, and even the songs i wasn't crazy about usually had a riff or melody or something i at least found interesting
this is actually just the kind of thing i was hoping to discover with this list
previously my exposure to Genesis was just the more radio friendly Phil Collins stuff. this was really different than anything I'd ever expect from them based on that.
i really liked a lot of the songs, and its a concept album where i wasn't even following the story so i'd imagine it really gets better and better the more you listen
there are a couple of songs I like but overall I've just never been a fan of their songs. lowest tier of the 3 stars
on first listen 25 years ago: meh
current: meh
pleasant enough i guess. i really tried to like it, gave it a couple listens this morning but its like even when i hear a riff or run that makes me perk up for a second it just descends straight back into meh
wasn't sure what to expect but i quite liked this and will be listening to the rest of their albums
initial thoughts:
war/boy/october were all "bootleg cassette on a walkman" favorites of mine, and the pre-Josua Tree stuff (when they sold out, man!) is still my favorite U2 era by a wide margin. still remember that video for NYD where they're all jamming out in the snow lol, iconic stuff. this was always a top-heavy album for me, but i'm guessing the straightforward arrangements and production mean it ages pretty well. Solid 4 stars.
after relisten:
really didn't hold up as well as I'd expected. no issues with feeling dated or anything, the songs just didn't hit the same. (notable exception: 40) not sure if its because I'm now listening to bono through a post-superstardom filter instead of front man for a new wave band, or something else. still great stuff, but lower tier of 4 stars.
before listening: i think "tell me when you're light turns green", which i love, is the only song off of here I'd heard before. hadn't ever listened to the rest as I kind of wrote these guys off as the "Come on Eileen" band (being on mainstream radio was a cred killer back then lol). Expecting a solid three star "uk new wave with horns" experience.
after listening: several skips on here where the singers weird tortured delivery is the only notable thing, but I'd also forgotten about "Seven Days Too Long" another song I'd heard previously and quite like.
I used to have "Rid of Me" on cd but never listened to "Dry". (fake-edit: on listening, I realize I'd heard "Sheena-na-gig" before). Finding I like this a lot more than liked RoM, which I remember as somewhat less accessible and doing more with discordance, although to be fair I probably need to give that a re-listen. Was expecting this to be weak 3 stars, buts it ended up being a no-skips 4 star. I'm adding most of this album to the rotation, great find for me by the site. This was the kind of album I'd overlooked which I was hoping to get turned on to when I signed up.
what i expected: background music
what i got: background music
not really my thing but not bad, my grandmother loved this stuff...i remember her singing "hey good looking" all the time lol
expecting: instrumental background music
got: fun music with words
Unexpectedly liked this quite a bit, added several songs to the rotation. Quite liked Now There is Nothing, Where we Are, and Night & Day.
before: never heard this before, expecting Latin Disco, we'll see...
after: ...as expected lol. pleasant and lively enough, although not something I'll be listening to again. if I spoke the language I'd probably like it even more
before: never heard of these guys, kind of expecting post-pet shop boys or something...
after: mellow, subtly catchy, like the vibe. ended up adding a bunch of songs to the rotation, it really picks up steam in the middle imo...Don't Trust the Stars -> Starstruck -> How Could I be Wrong -> Housebreaker -> Valet Parking was a really solid run
I've been hearing The Who my whole life but this album definitely sounds a little different than what i'm used to from them. Lots of songs I'd never heard before that I like and just the overall sound and vibe really does it for me.
When this came out I was in highschool and already an REM fan and thought this was when they "sold out" lol. A lot of the songs fell flat for me then (and now), and I wasn't a fan of the lead single (One I Love) but there were some highlights, and mediocre early-REM was still better than 99% of what was out there.
before listening: Fast Car dropped when I was a high-school punk rocker, so no great memories there. I don't think I've heard any of the other songs and my tastes have shifted greatly, might end up liking some of the other songs...
after listening: Nope. It sounds like Fast Car with 10 b-sides. Not unlistenable but just doesn't hook me at all.
The song about tying shoes was pretty good, but overall that was pretty much a slog to get through. I'd rather they ditched the instrumentals and just released the vocal tracks as an EP.
i'm not crazy about her vocals which tend to drone, but i like the music on a lot of tracks (not the ones that sound like old english folk music)
Had no idea what this was but on listening I realized I'd heard "Sexy Boy" before. Solid background music.
pre-listen: Really intrigued. I remember Big Star being the band that all my favorite bands hyped up, so I'm hyped but then looking at the average ratings is making me a little worried.
post-listen: Not bad, I think its better than the reviews here would imply. Can definitely see how it would be influential for the indie bands that followed.
initial impression: for scottish dudes they're pretty easy to understand
halfway through: no bangers yet, but no skips either. overall the songs are well done. 'Lion Thief' is my fav so far.
final: Not bad, I don't know why its on this list but not bad. 'Out-Side' is going in the rotation.
honestly don't think i'd ever heard the name of this album but I know like 90% of the songs...great stuff
would probably give this 5 stars but i hate Backstreet Freestyle too much
lots of 12 bar blues, lots of euphemisms for sex...no surprises here
Liked this more than I was expecting, didn't really sound like the couple of other songs that I'd heard from them on compilations and stuff. Really liked "She is Suffering".
A classic, Soundgarden at the top of their game. Thayil's guitar work on here is iconic.
So many amazing songs. Hearing Cornell sing 'Fell on Black Days' was always heavy but hearing it now, jesus. 'Day I Tried to Live' goes so hard. '4th of July' is a freakin' masterpiece.
buffalo girls go round the outside round the outside
BBGM (british background music)
for spotify, this version doesn't have songs greyed out:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4TECsw2dFHZ1ULrT7OA3OL?si=MaBigZ0vT_mE3RF92ys26A
listened to this when it came out and liked it but was surprised to see it on this list, on relisten I'm really struck by what a great song "I'm Comin' Down" is.
one of my favorite albums of all time since it came out, and still keep Spanish Bombs et al in the rotation today
* The album that gave us 'deeeeez nutz' *wipes tear away*
* Dropped while i was in college and was the soundtrack to my senior year lol
* All the Eazy disses hit different after how that all turned out and seeing the movie and all :(
Didn't think i'd ever heard anything from these guys but then I hit the "heroin is so passe" song lol.
Nothing crazy but its a pretty decent album top to bottom
this album sounds like Young is trying to channel some of the Curtis Mayfield-ness of the era. The effect is kind of the same as seeing a really old stiff white man trying to bust a move while waving his cane in the air, but in a good way.
not on spotify, found full album on yt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo3n2nZdkMs
pretty cool throwback to the days when hiphop was overtaking gogo and gangster rap hadn't come on the scene yet
loved this album in college, The Post, Budge, and Freak Scene, which I saw them play live (apparently a rarity) are my favs
so many songs from this album are still in my regular rotation
I'd never even heard of this album but as a fan of a lot of Kinks deep cuts this sounded pretty good: "lauded by contemporary critics for its songwriting. It was embraced by America's new underground rock press, completing the Kinks' transformation from mid-1960s pop hitmakers to critically favoured cult band." but it didn't really hit like i was expecting. Decent but no songs really grabbed me.
sounds like a Tribe record from the 90s, which is fine by me
stoned teenager me definitely listened to this a few times
before listening: what in the world? maybe international bg music?
after listening: oh wow that was pretty cool lol
Hadn't previously heard much from these guys other than 'Could Well Be In' and 'Dry Your Eyes', which I liked.
After listening, I also liked 'Empty Cans' and those three songs would've been a tight EP, but "Oliver Twist spoken word over 00's beats" couldn't really carry a whole album.
Had no idea what to expect but I like it. Picks up steam towards the middle, really enjoyed "Tiger Mountain -> Quiet Houses -> He Doesn't Know"
kind of sounds like chase scene music for a 1970s Portuguese cop show
Primarily familiar with these guys from getting them confused with the sub shop.
Not bad, feels like an outtake/b-sides album. Guitars a little tinny for my taste on a lot of tracks but some worthwhile stuff here for sure.
Excited to give this a relisten. When it came out I was somewhat receptive, but still thought Gish was the greatest album the gods had ever delivered to us, and that the newer stuff was getting a little too radio friendly.
On "relisten", I realize I don't think I've ever heard the whole album lol. I like a lot of songs and it feels like you could curate a 4 star single album from the tracks, but at this length is an "almost 4" for me.
Wasn't expecting much but this was pretty decent, definitely a vibe. Saved a few songs to the current rotation.
The American series is what turned me on to Johnny Cash, and this was probably the best of them. The Hurt cover is iconic, but also love 'Hung my Head', 'The Man Comes Around', the depressed mode cover, Desperado...just a really great album.
jfc these 70s double albums are self-indulgent
lol was not expecting the prototype version of Party and Bullshit, that's dope
strong album but it'd just dropped when my wife and i started dating and she played that shit to death so now i kinda hate it lol
this is like an endurance challenge
before listening: "world music" :(
on hitting play: "oh damn, ok"
somehow both weird and boring
I think decades of seeing Common acting has made it hard for me to immerse myself in his music, I'll get a flashback to hard times on the railroad when he delivers a line a certain way
Four stars just based on how much i loved it in college, Left My Wallet in El Segundo & Bonita are all-timers
bummed this isn't on spotify, listening to it for the first time on youtube and loving it
youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILCs0sP-F6Y
this album just reminds me of being woken up hungover in highschool because my little sisters rented the video every weekend
TIL Another Girl Another Planet was not a Jesus & Mary Chain original
