Such a wild and crazy album! Loving it, especially the album cover which left a deep impression right at the first time I saw it
I’ve never really understood the hype around PJ Harvey. The album isn’t bad, but it feels fairly ordinary, perfectly listenable, yet ultimately unremarkable.
A beautifully literary and poetic album. I’m especially drawn to the surreal imagery in several of the songs, which, coming from a non-English-speaking background, compelled me to truly sit down and read the lyrics line by line, as if they were poems flowing out of the music.
Literarily, the album is remarkable; musically, it is relatively restrained, yet still engaging enough to occasionally make me sway gently in my seat.
This is pretty... mid. Few good songs but that does not make this album a great piece of art amongst other album in this list.
The lyrics feel clichéd and the music is fairly straightforward, even though the album is undeniably easy to listen to. Living outside the US, I may be missing some of the cultural context but I struggle to understand why this record was considered worthy of inclusion on this list.
As a Vietnamese... some of the first words I heard when this album started were "Viet Nam" and "Viet Cong" genuinely gave me chill.
What a wonderful album. The lead singer’s voice is truly one of a kind, with a style that is both melodic and warm, yet somehow carries an intense sadness and deep inner turmoil. Supported by music with dark, brooding tones, that voice feels gently pushed deeper into the listener’s mind, hiding behind places where light can barely reach, and there’s a light that never goes out.
I’ve known The Smiths for a long time, but I never really paid attention to listening to a full album, only their well-known singles. This is the first time I truly sat down and listened carefully to their music. An album called The Queen Is Dead, released on June 16th, and coincidentally, that date also happens to be my birthday.
Soothing, but nothing special. Maybe I'll give it a couple more listen
I live in Da Nang, a well known coastal city in central Vietnam. Perhaps because of that, I can feel the breath of the sea, the wind and the sand, in every sound this album carries. Its rhythmic drum patterns are both driving and gently swaying, pulling the listener along and making me want to step outside, sit on a beach at a distant Asian city, yet still feel a Cuban breeze blowing across my body. It truly is a lush and free spirited album.
This is probably the grooviest album I’ve ever listened to.
The instrumental section of “Think” sounds absolutely amazing and distinctive, making it my favorite track on the album. Curtis Mayfield’s vocals are smooth and effortlessly charismatic, pulling you in and making it impossible not to move along with the rhythm. A great album overall.
