Excellent album. Superb energy throughout as exemplified by the bristling opening track ‘Search and Destroy.’ Also liked the few slower tracks such as the brooding ‘Gimme Danger.’ Love that it was produced by Bowie.
I can understand why it wasn’t more of an immediately massive commercial hit, given when it was released, and also why it became such a template for the punk movement a few years down the line.
Only knew Tom Petty from his 80s hits and the Travelling Wilbury’s, so this was great. Really catchy, well written songs. Particularly liked Anything that’s Rock N Roll and American Girl.
Pleasant enough in a Jazz Club ‘Nice!’ way, but not my cup of tea. Take Five is the only track I knew (and it’s good). Also liked ‘Strange Meadow Lark’ as it’s quite pretty.
Laid back, funky and interesting in places. Title track is ok, but nothing really engaged me past a first listen.
Excellent album. Soundtrack to my last year in Uni. Great tracks throughout, especially Welcome to the Jungle, Mr Brownstone, Paradise City and Sweet Child of Mine.
Didn’t like it when it came out because of the same paced songs and her style of vocal. Listening to it now, I still struggle with those two things, but Baby Can I Hold You Tonight is a good song.
Quite enjoyed this. Very upbeat and catchy. ‘Christmas (Please Come Home) is a standout track.
I’ll never get that hour plus back. Tried, but just not my style of music.
Very biased with this particular album as it was a revelation when I heard it for the first time back in 1982. I’d never heard a female singer sing like Kate or be as stunningly inventive and original. Extremely experimental in parts, superb melodies and storytelling. Hooked me immediately and still sounds amazing 43 years later. Not her best or most accessible album (Listen to The Kick Inside, Hounds of Love and The Sensual World, but still superb.
Ok. A decent album. Striving to be epic rock, but nothing truly stood out for me. Much preferred the follow up Urban Hymns.
Much preferred this to the later albums. It has some good tracks such as ‘Do it Again’ and ‘Reelin’ in the Years.’
Great playing, but songs which are too smooth and a bit lacklustre for me to fully appreciate.
Peculiar, but not in a good way. Lost interest after a while. Persevered, but no improvement.
Really struggled with his voice and the songs were so insipid. Very little life and frankly depressing. More like I Am a Turd Now.
Enjoyed listening to this. Great energy in places and I’ve always liked Too Much Too Young and a Message to you Rudy.
Love this album. Strong throughout with excellent singles.
Not a massive fan of prog rock. Sea Song was ok, but nothing else interested me.
Some nice guitar riffs, singles are ok, but not awe inspiring and the remainder are a bit meh.
Pleasant, middle of the road songs. They wash over you without too much of a lasting impact. However, ‘Constant Craving’ is an excellent song and her voice is wonderful. I also quite liked Miss Chatelaine.
Good album. Standouts being Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound 59th Bridge St. Song and For Emily.
Other tracks such as The Big Bright Green Machine and Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall are worth a listen too.
7 O’Clock News/Silent Night isn’t.
A brilliant album. Loved it when it came out and still do today. Really enjoyed listening to it again. Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, My Own Way and Save a Prayer are obvious highlights, but Hold Back the Rain and The Chauffeur are equally engaging. Incredible bass playing and huge hooks. It took Duran Duran 29 years to come close to the consistent level of brilliance on here with the album All You Need is Now. That gap included some great albums too. Absolutely recommended.
Grim. Don’t listen to this if you’re depressed.
Not necessarily a fan of dance music, and this does tend to drag a bit in places for me, but they were brilliant when I saw them live at Milton Keynes as a support act and I do like Rendez-Vu and especially Red Alert, which is excellent.
Where to start? It’s so over the top, melodramatic and heavily arranged that it’s difficult to fully know what I think.
Love his voice though-really soulful-and the songs (all four of them) are all powerful. I especially loved One Woman. Really good overall.
Ok. Not really the kind of music I generally like, but to be fair there are some decent tunes.
That was just really peculiar. Feel like I’ve been at a strange propaganda rally, where the vocalists/speakers all have sore throats. Pounding drums, cheesy 80s synths and 59 minutes of weirdness. Won’t be going back to this.
Pretty, melodic and a bit dull. Doesn’t really go anywhere. I liked Caravan Girl, but otherwise it’s just a bit too mellow and bland to be engaging.
Fantastic album. Best from U2. Loved it at the time. One is the absolute standout, but so many others are great. Superb energy, fantastic musicianship and wonderfully creative.
Good album by a great group. Wistful, nostalgic and endearing. The title track, and Picture Book are excellent. Only wished they’d included Days on it too.
Camp, cheesy and a fair amount of fun in places. Great guitar work and several highlights such as Breaking the Law and Living after Midnight. Not bad overall, but not brilliant.
Love a bit of Brit Pop. Especially when it has this amount of attitude. Good songs, particularly Stupid Girl, Queer and Supervixen.
Quite interesting in parts. A real mixture of styles. Some decent songs, but didn’t really make a big impression.
A difficult one as I love Blur, but have never really enjoyed Damon Albarn’s side projects that much. This very downbeat. A few tracks such as Herculean and the Northern
Whale raises a pulse, but otherwise nothing sticks in your head.
I know it has cult status and the storytelling is good, but nothing really thrilled me. Title track and Cocaine Blues have a bit of zip.
Too long, too uninspired, too much.
Very dark. A bit limited compositionally, but I liked the energy of Carcass and Hong Kong Garden is a standout.
A bit overblown and too long in places, but varied stylistically some very strong tracks too such as Kashmir, Houses of the Holy and Trampled Under Foot.
Not a massive fan of prog rock to be honest and this is too experimental and weird to really have gained a higher score from me.
Quite enjoyed this. Great energy and superb guitar playing, but the constant talking/shouting irritated me a bit!
Is this really an album to listen to before you die???! No.
Loved the singles way back and still do, but the remainder of the album is a bit too lightweight and poppy for me. Look out for Nick Heyward’s later solo albums. They’re much, much better.
Really strong album. Slightly dodgy lyrics in places, but the music is excellent.
Inoffensive, largely dull, elevator music. Remotely pleasant in a few places but just Muzak really.
