This is a fairly solid Album that I used to listen to quite often when it was released. Kind of the beginning of the more modern blues-rock / Sleaze rock popularity boom in my opinion, at least to get really popular in mainstream media.
Everlasting Light, Tighten Up, Howlin' For You, and Too Afraid to Love are my top songs on the album.
Okay album. But I personally am kinda bored listening to it. Production is phenomenal. I just dont ever find myself wanting to listen to Bruce Springsteen in general. "This song is NINE MINUTES LONG?!"
I'd much rather be listening to Dire Straits.
Stand out song is the title track "born to run".
This is the most 90s pop sounding 2000s jazzpop album, and not in a good way.
The production between songs is pretty inconsistent.
Pretty sure this is her first release... as each song goes on it sounds like Amy Winehouse is discovering that she sounds like Amy Winehouse.
Ohhh doing a reggae thing now?...nope we've changed direction after the first verse, just the music has a reggae feel.
Stand out songs:... Fuck Me Pumps... otherwise, they all sounded the same.
The 60s era pre rock is something that over the years has become a little boring to me as I had friends that only listened to music from the era. That being said this album surprisingly caught my attention and held it. It's a little ahead of its time while still living in the 60s - early 70s.
I'd like to find rubbish album pre 2005 remastered since the sound stage sounds cool, Being able to locate each instrument inside of the room is super cool. I like the placement of the vocals, each one has their own spot in the room, right, center and left.
The guitar tones are fantasti. Guinnevere guitar gives me a mild modern midwest emo feel.
Wooden ships has a cool bass line, super catchy.
Stand out tracks: guinnevere, you don't have to cry, pre road downs, wooden ships, song with no words
This album doesn't resonate with me at all. Just because an album came from the 60s doesn't mean that is automatically good. I kind of struggled my way through this one.
This album is not one that resonates with me. Madonna just isn't something I listen to or ever go out of my way for. I'm just not a fan personally. That being said, this album sits right at the end of the nineties and doesn't feel like it ever left the nineties. I feel like this album is a major influence for some more modern pop, but the album itself is a time capsule for the year 1998. Overall, this album feels like a mediocre sci-fi / rom-com that takes place in a yoga studio film score from someone who has never seen a sci-fi
As the album progresses it just get more and more boring..... there is no need for this to be over an hour long.
Stand out tracks:
Swim - Feels like I'm watching a straight to VHS rom-com.
Ray of Light - It's a little catchy and sounds like an anthem for another straight to VHS coming of age or rom com film
Skin - The music feels like playing play station 1...... but then Madonna is just kind of singing over it
Sky Fits Heaven - is one of my least favorite songs I have ever heard
Shanti / Ashtangi - Feels like it does not belong on this album
This album drags on for way too long. 11 minutes for a song that starts with a looped track then just keeeeeeps goiiiiiinnnngggggggg. This album might have been good if you grew up in the 60s and 70s and were on LSD when this album released.
The Deluxe album has extended versions, and I promise it is not worth the extra time to listen to the same loop for an extra 3 minutes per song.
It is quiet and repetitive, so maybe as background noise but it also feels too abrasive to not pay attention to.
There is no flow between tracks. this album is just 20 different ideas mashed into over an hour of music.
Dieses Album ist wirklich schlecht
Stand out tracks:
The Sad Skin Head - Started out strong then was kind of just meh.
Jennifer - The first one minute was okay.... the middle 5 minutes was too many minutes... the last minute was unexpected and a nice change of pace.
Giggy Smile - is the first time on this album that I felt like I was listening to a song that had thought put into it and not just a few guys in a studio for the first time playing with all the equipment.... oh no, one of them found a saxophone laying around. and they all forgot they were playing a song together. it just ends abruptly after 4 minutes of the same loop....
It's a bit of a pain - soothing..... and then its not. they discovered more knobs on the tape recorder that makes it make weird noises that don't belong in the song.
It's like the Beatles if you somehow did more drugs
