It's old, and the production sounds old, but the songs themselves are still good and make you want to move. Despite the age it still holds up, and pretty much the entire album is stacked with bangers. Very obviously a blueprint for later music, and undeniably good. I think the instruments are overall too quiet, with Little Richard taking center stage of the mix, but that's not the worst thing to happen when the music sounds this good. Some moments also get a little harsh, but modern listening equipment couldn't even be imagined back then, so I'll give it a pass. Songs also sound pretty similar, but are just different enough to stand separately. Overall there wasn't anything I greatly disliked, rather it was mostly highs with some tracks slipping into mid.
Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Slippin' and Slidin', Long Tall Sally
Least Favorite Tracks: N/A
Started off with and carries an interesting sound, but by track 2 I'm not really feeling it. The beats sound good, but the vocals are meh and not overall something that clicks with me. I like the production, but the songs themselves feel hollow, for lack of a better word. They can still make me nod my head or tap a foot, but idk. I think the best way to describe this is forgettable and bloated, it's filled with average songs and then a good one every now and then.
5/10, I can see the appeal, but this album isn't for me.
Favorite Tracks: Man Research (Clapper)
Least Favorite Tracks: 5/4, Punk
I have no idea what a rock opera is, but this albums sounds good. There's a distinct sound carried throughout the album, and it's amazing how they tell a story across the album, although that has become a bit more common since this was released.
8/10
Supernaut is one of the greatest things I've ever heard. Actually, the whole run of supernaut to cornucopia gave me an eargasm. It just all sounds so good and meshes together so well. Cut FX and Changes and this is a 10/10, but my goodness this is an amazing album, and makes me wish I listened to more than just Iron Man, Paranoid, and War Pigs in the past.
9.5/10, but for this site it's worth rounding up to 5 stars.
Favorite Tracks: Wheels of Confusion, Supernaut, Snowblind, Cornucopia, St. Vitus' Dance
Least Favorite: FX, Changes
Not my first time listening to this one, first day that I'm familiar with one of the albums. Still as great as I knew it was. A wonderfully vicious, heavy album where every member hits their stride and plays amazingly well. This is *the* album anyone should listen to if they want to "get into" grunge. It's essentially an album about misery, and the instruments give off that vibe just as well as the lyrics. Some off the sickest riffs and chugging bass lines you'll hear in this genre, and tbh, I don't even care for grunge that much.
Favorites: Them Bones, Down in a Hole, Sickman, Rooster, Dirt
Least Favorites: N/A
10/10, First one so far (aside from rounding up Vol. 4)
Production kinda wacky on this. First impression is that the beat is too loud, but the beats are at least funky. Cube should be more forward but is still understandable. I don't exactly think the lyrics on this are anything groundbreaking or extra introspective, especially after his previous albums, but Cube still weaves interesting stories and has a point to make on most of these tracks. But at the end of the day, can I really knock the album with It Was a Good Day?
8/10, a solid West Coast Hip-Hop album with some Ice Cube classics
Very smooth and bluesy album. Lots of foot tapping moments, and honestly not a single song I would skip. The cover of "I Shot The Sheriff" was very well done, and the opener of "Motherless Children" did a good job of setting the tone for the rest of this album. Admittedly, Clapton didn't write most of these songs, but he performed them in a way that made them his own. A short and sweet album with absolutely no filler, I highly recommend this one and will be listening to it again.
10/10
Favorite Tracks: Motherless Children, Get Ready, I Shot the Sheriff, Let It Grow, Mainline Florida
I had heard a lot about this album, specifically good things and rave reviews, but hadn't listened to it, or really anything by Fleet Foxes, until encountering them on this website. My first impression is that it's a folksy, gospel-inspired sound, which isn't necessarily bad, but this is also a sound done by so many other artists I imagine it's hard to stand out or make something uniquely good. The first track didn't really capture me, but White Winter Hymnal is amazing, and helped me lock in, until Ragged Wood outstayed its welcome, and the rest of this album continued to disappoint me, save for Heard Them Stirring and Blue Ridge Mountains. It's not the most complex or lively sound, the music is moreso mellow and simple, without sounding trite, and at rare times beautiful. At the end of the day, I don't see why this lit up so many lists and garnered such rave reviews, as I don't think this is anything revolutionary or new, it just simply sounds good and doesn't do anything that could be seen as offensive. Maybe my ears are broken, or maybe I just don't like this brand of hippie folk, but I likely won't listen to this again.
Solid 6/10 thanks to 2 really good tracks, and one pretty alright one
Favorite Tracks: White Winter Hymnal, Heard Them Stirring, Blue Ridge Mountains
Least Favorite Tracks: Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Your Protector, Meadowlarks, Oliver James
