Amazingly thick funk-soul album. Great backing back and Stevie is on top form. Still not as perfect as Talking Book and Songs in the Key but a fantastic album nonetheless.
This beauty blends jazz, funk, soul, rock, dissonance and far-out experimentation. This is Miles Davis at his most groundbreaking. Let your mind and body float away while you listen to it.
Never liked Britpop bands but this album goes away from its formula. Creative compositions, it flirts with experimental pop, the production is varied and creative. Good album.
This is pure 70s David Bowie. Moody, pensive and manic at times. Classic songs.
Scottish derivative power post-punkish indie rock with nice abrasive and high-tuned guitars, but not much else to show.
Dreamy, eerie, beautiful ethereal melodies... Like being violated by a crying angel... ever so gently.
Waylon is great but this album feels very empty musically, despite having a full band. It fails to separate itself from the droves of 70s country albums. It is just not remarkable.
Quite accessible Peej but its impact is no lesser. Amazing elliptical song structures.
Unusual song constructions, quite artsy and adventurous at times. But even more than that, one great song after another, not a single dud.
I do like my prog. But there must a limit. This is the extreme end of the spectrum. While their technical prowess and complex compositions are undeniable, I missed a bit of heart and some rawness to match some of the lyrics. It's better when progressive rock does not sound like robots masturbating in sync. Except the last song 'Are you ready Eddy?'. They sound free and like they were actually having fun. Ah well...
This is when SY found the perfect balance between noise and quiet somberness. This and Daydream Nation are just nearly flawless albums.
I really like the guitar sound on this thing. It's full, organic and gritty. The rest? Garden variety, abrasive melodic noise post hardcore that adds nothing new. A poor man's At The Drive In.
Even though I don't care for Air I still respect it as something well made, well put together and consistent. Bonafide retro lounge. Even though I don't like it personally.
Quiet, contemplative and delicious VU album. Pale Blue Eyes is a mega tune.
I'm a stupid white man and rap does not do it for me. However, I cannot deny how impactful listening to this album was. It has some much anger and resentment when talks about the black experience of that time in America. I don't care about the gangsterism and misogyny of some the lyrics but I can surely understand where they are coming from. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy E delivery is intense and powerful. I still don't care about NWA and rap in general, but I can still appreciate what this album meant.
Ah, I love myself some trippy and druggy music. So I'm a bit biased with this. This has some very interesting unconventional song structures and great vibe but the songs are maybe too short to be effective psychedelic drug taking music. You're just starting to ride the wave and then it's already gone. Ideally this should have been one 22 minute song o Side A and another 22 minute song on Side B for more optimized tripping.
Musically (only), Kanye is great. But Yeezus falls very short of My Dark Twisted Fantasy in manner of creativity and production. And I cannot stomach some of those misogynistic lyrics.
Unless you hate Bob Dylan for whatever reason you choose, this album is undeniably one of his great ones. His refusal to conform to the "folk music" rules is in full display as half of the album is with an electric full band, the lyrics start becoming more personal, poetic, and cryptic, and less protest-based. This is filled with absolute classics.
This is just plain hard rock with some operatic theatricality coming out. But is quite plain. I guess they would peak later when embraced multigenre blending. The most interesting song is The March of the Black Queen. At least this one does not have any of those tiring overplayed hits. And no, I don't care about fantasy-themed lyrics.
Right out of the bat I'll say I'm not a fan of Genesis or over-structured prog. I prefer them weird. However, this has interesting song build-ups and progression. Well put together, even though the synths quickly outstay their welcome.
Do I care about the Beatles? No, I don't. Am I able to write an honest review that does not take my personal taste into account? Yes, I am.
I Want You (She's So Heavy) is the best Beatles songs ever. And arguably invented the evil heavy metal riff. Some really solid songs here, but it feels more like a collection of songs than an actual planned out album, as it goes into a lot of different directions, even thematically. But the solid songs are so well built, with such a rich palette of sounds, varied influences and intensity that make this a really good overall effort.
While some people, probably with too much anxiety issues, see this a boredom. I see myself tripping in acid on top a glacier as it melts in ultra slow motion. Of course there's a time and a place for this, but nonetheless it is an immersive and contemplative sound.
I don't care about Green Day. But this has brought me back to when I was 18 and this album had just come out. It was quite a jump from their Lookout Records stuff that I was used to. This album represents when teenage angst went mainstream. But I can't deny the songs are catchy, poppy and the lyrics funny, even though you have to be of a certain age for them to be relatable. It was nice to revisit this as a nostalgic piece, especially in my near middle age. I'm ok to forget it for a long time now. I'll enjoy going back to this when I'm 60.
Deliciously half-sung half-spoken declamatory beatnik-like performance by Patti Smith with great, creative art-rock instrumentation built around it. There's this barely contained anger on the verge of exploding that keeps you holding your breath. Such a great album.
The sound of an era. And this is confirmed by the whole roll of guests on this album. Graham Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and members of Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and the Grateful Dead. The semi-improvisational blues-rock, that reminds me a lot of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, is absolutely contagious. Music to watch the sun set while melting on delicious drugs. Cowboy Movie is an absolute trippy banger.
I don't care about Duran Duran. Will never do. Don't like this type of music. But I think I can write an honest review.
Add new wave, rock, pop, a lot of synth, springly bass lines and a ton of cocaine to the blender and you get this album. It is energetic and fun. The songs are catchy and highly danceable with the correct mix of drugs.
Dude... so much cocaine and Ambien.
This is a tender and touching album. It reminds of the Emmylou Harris classics. Nanci's voice is sweet and lyrical. And the compositions are rich with different layers of instrumentation. The songs are great and lingering.
