Not my favourite genre but original and best of it's type for a reason
Not mad keen on this but wouldn't want to join Trump in calling Bruce Springsteen overrated. Just not my thing. So don't know if there are other Springsteen albums I would find better than this one but I suspect not :/
Mr Brightside leapt out because of Trainspotting. Other tracks consistently good
Featuring Fame and Young Americans, I expected more tracks of this standard. Perhaps if I listened again they would grow on me but they felt like fillers. The production sound didn't do much for me either. Over produced on most tracks I thought but the the title track and Fame are simply perfection.
Long and not my kind of thing so found it difficult to wade through. I suspect there are some tracks that I would rate higher if I had a second run at this but don't find myself compelled to keep at it. Making belief in God a thing also a turn off for me.
Very distinctive sound, but perhaps a bit too distinctive. Almost has a novelty disc production sound going on. Enjoyable enough, liked the Father Ted moment
This is an era defining band. An amazing sound that was so new in the post punk era and was highly influential for so many indie bands.All tracks are quality.
Yes, ABBA are pop royalty. But this is not a good album. Even the singles featured vary in quality (Fernando, no thanks). The rest of the tracks are of the poor B side type. When ABBA are great they are great but sometimes the trite rhyming of lyrics demonstrates too clearly that the English language is not their forte. As to 'dum dum diddle when you play your fiddle'... this track is an abomination. Mastering pop and the singles market should be applauded for sure, but ABBA albums? No thanks.
This is truly awful. I waded through the screaming and screeching always hoping (in vain) that I might begin to hear something even vaguely tuneful. The lyrics were also meaningless nonsense. There's not a single track I could recommend. It seems to be a sort of anti-music album:(
Many tracks here are quality, but I'm not sure if I'm judging the music or am feeling nostalgic about the era they remind me of. There is probably an argument for calling some of this album 'easy listening' which is not much of a compliment. However, tracks like Wishing Well, Sign your name, If you let me stay, Dance little Sister are excellent. Terence Trent d'Arby exploded onto the music scene with this debut album. Am I using my memory of that explosion to judge this album? Maybe, but I think it still sounds pretty good.
Enjoyable pre Bohemian Rhapsody Queen showing an interesting range of work, some of which is quite unlike what you would expect if you only know them as the mega stars. Lily of the Valley is a good example.
I was all set to hate this but have to admit it's pretty good. A small number of tracks, many of which are longer than the singles version. It's a strong and distinctive sound including ballads as well as heavy rock.
This seems like pretty average Prince, but average for Prince is high quality. An enjoyable listen.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without this album. All tracks are great, too many to list. The lesser known The Bells of St Mary stood out as one that doesn't get much airtime and should. Motown gold.
I played this album end to end and found it pleasant enough. No tracks have stayed in my mind.
I'm not much of a fan of live albums and the live aspect of this one was particularly distracting. Too much chatter from the MC for sure. The music itself is classic stuff.
This is fabulous. Wrote a long review and forgot to save it! I was saying something about not being a musician but being able to hear great composition and imaginative use of a wide range of instruments (including vocals) to create their unique sound. We might miss the genius that lies behind this if we just hear pop. Particularly enjoyed Let's Go Away for a While
This album seems like it might have been an important milestone for popular music as a very accessible hip hop sound. I'd be interested to know the assessment of people who are really knowledgeable about the 21st century music that shares roots with the Beastie Boys. Were they important or just pop? I'm pretty clueless on this so just taking this album at face value - of its time and a fun sound.
This is good, a great indie band. Somehow Into you like a train stayed with me as a strong track. Pretty in Pink is probably my least favourite track as it has been overplayed and the title is ultimately naff.
This was very popular at the time but seems very middle of the road, safe and ultimately boring. The title track is loved by many people but generally I feel that anyone who likes this is exactly the sort of person I wouldn't like. Mildly pretentious, smug and dull
I'm not familiar with Leonard Cohen beyond Hallelujah. I thought this was really good and listened more than once. I suspect I might enjoy other Leonard Cohen albums too.
I can imagine this album being well received at the time as it's probably one of the best of its type. For me, with the benefit of knowing music before and after this era, I'm not hearing anything too innovative or memorable.
The emergence of this genre is undoubtedly as significant as punk. Have not been familiar with NAS. Seems good of its type and I would defer to music historians and lovers of this album and the work of other artists inspired by it to rate it. Seems quite melodic and nuanced with some good production sounds but the whole rap thing does nothing for me unfortunately.
I liked the sampling but there was very little else I liked about this album. I only managed one listen and didn't feel inclined to listen too closely to the lyrics. Macho and quite possibly misogynistic. Musically this is not my thing at all but if it's made it to this list perhaps it is a very good example of this type of stuff.
I guess it's possible to see why Springsteen has a large fan base. If this is your kind of music then this album provides consistency which can be read as a mark of quality. Probably great of it's type but not my thing.
