First Album in our joint project!
I dont think Dylan will like it...
...not sure I do 😂
Themes are subdued and hard to distinguish maybe im too dumb to get it, jist doesnt click with me.
I do really like the moody synth and modulated guitar soundscapes, wouldnt be out of place in an 80s b movie. Just a bit fckn artsy.
Top Tracks: In Your House, A Forest and Secrets
Look, im not typically an Abba fan. But theres no denying some of these bangers. This album has a particular charm whose spell I wasnt expecting or prepared to fall under. Dont get me wrong, there are some themes that probably shouldve been left in the 70s but still it carries that charisma and high production value.
Top Tracks: When I Kissed the Teacher, Arrival, Fernando and Happy Hawaii
A timeless classic, im always in awe of the amount of nuanced detail and mastery of musicality and instrumentalism led zeppelin are. The medieval origins shine through apparent and the fantastical element to there spmgwriting is continually in the foreground, which is no bad thing. Bonzos drumming is impeccable as always but still not fully realised, in contrast however, Plants vocals are at an absoloite pinnacle on this album. Loved it.
Angsty and moody, loved it way more than i thought. Heavy themes of loneliness, incapability and the struggle of everyday mundanity.
I love the fusion of rap and metal and the overtures of classical in the background, heavy use of piano really helps this album standout and lives up to the title of "Hybrid Theory". Pleasantly surprised.
Top Tracks: Papercut, One Step Closer, Crawling, Cure for the Itch.
A brilliant snapshot of the era this album was released in, reminds me of getting tic tacs stuck up my nose and watching jackie chan movies.
Never given much time to Raitt, thoroughly enjoyed the album, especially wnjoyed love letter, themese of romantic love and changing times.
Really wanted to like this album more than i did but the opening two tracks prevent it from being any lower. The final track is british humour at aome of its best.
Listened to this 3 times on the bounce, i had heard it previously but forgot how thunderous the opening track is, I aint the one.
I feel this album hasnt aged incredibly well, though there are some timeless classics throughout. I think this album suffers from trting to keep up with the fashions of 1987, when it should have gone for a more timeless approach. This is mainly to do with Bad vs Smooth Criminal; I feel the album would have bettter stood the test of time if the look of the album went with a smooth criminal look, 1920s gangster as opposed to the 80s thug look, which michael jackson does not pull off.
Liberian Girl and Speed Demon are trash, Man in the Mirror is excellent and Bad is mid.
Bought this on vinyl when I went through a period of listening to Elton John, generstional opening tracks what else can I say.
My kneejerk reaction for this album was to give it a 5, however ive revisited this over the past week and feel the middle of the album drops off in favour of a stronger third act, nothing wrong with that i just feel theres a missed opportunity to capitalise on such a strong opening (maybe one of the all time track 1, side 1s). Unexpecteded brilliance of Water of Love, Wild West End and Lions was incredibly refreshing. Mark Knopfler's mastery of fingerstyle guitar is as prevelent in the early Dire Straits as it is in their later and more eatablished albums.
A heavy focus on setting and atmosphere, but i feel it doesnt deliver on the content or character. This album has beautiful scenery and musicianship, i just feel like the replayability is missing for it to score higher. Id like to revisit this album more but im struggling to find the motivatikn, whi isnt to say it wasnt enjoyable fieat time round; kimd of like the Isle of Whight, Ive been once, I'll try Blackpool next thankyou very much.
Beautifully composed and orchestrated, it's a wonderful deep dive into the era, however I feel it hasnt aged well foe the modern ethos and fits more into a niche catergory of preference today, a preference I sadly do not fall into. I can appreciate an incredible talent however.
No Compilation album will score higher than 2.
No Christmas album will score higher than 2.
Them's the brakes.
Punk aint dead, it's just always smelled like that.
When I saw i had the offspring today I was not looking forward to it. Fuck me living, thats got some attitude. Certainly one of the longer tracklistings but just so fast paced and manically produced its hard not to head bang along.
I was also surpised at the diversity in sound and rhythm, certainly was 90% thrashing drums and hammering chords but there was alot of dwpth and nuiance throughout, even paving the way for some early ska revival and pop punk precursors.
Top Tracks: It's Been a Long Time, Not the One, Smash and What Happened to You?
One thing Ive never really considered is how rugged and rough Hendrix vocals are in a stark comparrisson to the virtuosity of his guitar playing. But I guess you dont listen to an Experience album for the vocal quality and even Hendrix had his own reservation about his vocal ability. That being said, the way I choose to enjoy this album is as a storybook and the vocals are a naration from song to song. Id also like to reiterate i think the contrast between vocals and guitar work is such a and underrsted element of Jimi Hendrix. Way before it's time.
Absoloute thrill ride, start to finish.
Massive sounds and big neon, this album is hard to ignore
Grade: 4A
Top Tracks: Photograph, Rock of Ages, Action! Not Words.
Enjoyable enough, painfully 80s, pretty boring IMO. Sorry Heaven17 fans...
Very long and not a whole lot of variation, which would be fine if I liked the base formula. Unfortunately im not the biggest pixies fan to begin with (hoping that will change in the future). Yeah i mean okay, i love his vocals and theres some great guitar work but eh, bit of a nothing album for me.
Grade: 3B
Top tracks: The Hostess with the Mostest.
3A
3A
3b
Perfectly toes the line of heavy and subtle. 4A
