A bit of an inconsistent album to me. A lot of different styles, but not all of them work equally well. Also makes the album feel a bit disjointed at times.
"Our House" is an obvious favourite, but "4+20" and "Woodstock" are also strong songs. "Helpless" is easily my least favourite song on the project, and feels like it just goes... nowhere.
Overall a solid listen, but not one of my favourites
I adore the vintage rock sound on this record. The instrumentals really take centre stage, and for good reason: both the guitars and keys on this album sound consistently great.
The only real issue I had with the album is that, because the instrumentals are so present, the vocals tend to drown out a bit.
An example of this is "Sixteen Saltines"—which is also my least favourite track on the album.
My two favourite tracks on the album are the title track, "Blunderbuss", and the album closer, "Take you with me when I go". The former is a slower-paced, emotionally charged song that contrasts well against tbe rest of the album. The latter is more intense, with very strong jazz inspirations.
Park life describes a very specific type of British working-class council estate life, that is both immediately recognisable and deeply personal to me. Poverty is often turned into a caricature, but this is not what Blur wants to do here. Instead, we get reality mirrored to us: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Picking favourite songs off' this album is a near-impossible task. Nonetheless, I want to highlight "The debt collector" here. Lord, what a song. It's a carnival-esque waltz instrumental, that becomes more eerie the longer you listen to it. I also have to give a shout-out to the gender-fuckery that is "Boys and Girls"
"Morrison Hotel" is a really solid early 70s rock album. That's it, that's the review.
In all seriousness, The Doors managed to create a project that is almost consistently sonically interesting. The bass is a recurring highlight, and the guitars are obviously really good. I also adore the use of early synth sounds!
The reason I didn't give this album five stars, is because I sometimes found myself getting a little bit bored during songs. This mostly happened on the back half of the album, which I think is a bit weaker than the first. "The spy" is the chief offender in this category, and is the only song I actively didn't enjoy.
My favourite songs, on the other hand, were the two closing tracks "Maggy M'Gill" and "Indian Summer", as well as "Peace Frog".
This one's a weird one for me. On the one hand, I can really appreciate both the lyrical and musical intricacies of the album. Sufjan Stevens is a great storyteller, and an equally good musician.
On the other hand, I just... wasn't captured by the album? Though I wouldn't turn it off, I also didn't find myself remembering a lot of what was going on. This might be a case of 'wrong place wrong time', or maybe the album just isn't for me.
My favourite song on the project was 'Calimir Pulaski days'
'A nod is as good as a wink' is een heerlijk Brits rockalbum, dat klinkt alsof Faces iets te bewijzen had tegen Amerikanen. Rod Stewart en Ronny Lane hebben fantastische zangstemmen, die ook nog eens heel fijn samengaan. Over Lane gesproken, de bas op dit album is echt héér-lijk.
'Debris' is een overduidelijke favoriet, die het ongemakkelijke gevoel van een volwassen relatie met je vader prachtig weet te vangen. 'Stay with me' is ook een banger. Gewoon een heel lekker album!
Geen hele lange review vandaag (ik zou bijgod niet weten hoe)
Gewoon een heel lekker indrustrieel album.
I really don't care for this album.
Lyrically uninteresting, which would be okay if the production could carry the project—but it can't.
DNF'd
Heel moeilijk te reviewen. "Blue Suede Shoes" is een klassieker, en "Tutti Frutti" natuurlijk ook. Ik zou het album niet uitzetten, maar ook niet zo snel aan. Het klinkt gewoon heel verouderd.
