1001 Albums Summary

Generally good songwriting. Some good melodies that stick. Interesting production. Not a huge fan of the vocals. But I get why people like it.

Exactly what you'd expect from a Country Pop album of 1971. Great songwriting, performance and production. Standout tracks for me are the title track and the finale "A Better Place to Live".

Honestly, a lot better than I remembered. Great and virtuoso performances by all band members. Some risky ideas. I don't think I will go back to listening to a lot of Deep Purple (I had a phase as a teenager), but I have to give this album 5/5.

This is pure gold! 5/5

Surprisingly good. I like most of these tracks. And even with those I could personally do without, I have to acknowledge the creativity and craftsmanship. It won't end up on my favourites list, but I can't in good conscience give it less than 5/5. Probably 4.5/5.

Probably very unpopular opinion: I'm not a huge fan of the singing. She has a great voice and she can surely sing, but the melodies are often not very accessible or memorable and it feels like she tries to put too many syllables into them. Lyrics are good, but it feels like they were not meant to be sung. Pleasant exception: Raised on Robbery I can't really say I enjoy this album. It's pretty well produced and arranged and has some very good musicians. I would have liked it better if she had gone full jazz like in the last track Twisted. There she even does some great phrasings with those "too many syllables". But in the other songs, they just feel displaced. 3/5