I enjoyed every song on this record, however there are songs on other Zeppelin records that I certainly enjoy more. I'm torn between giving this a 3 or a 4. I think my actual ranking is a 3.5. Given that 3.5 isn't an option though, I'll round that up to a 4. It may not be my favorite, but it is incredibly good for a debut album.
I've been meaning to listen to this album for a while. Over the years, I have heard such high praise for it and was quite excited going in to it. After listening, however, it didn't live up to my expectations. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't know anything about it going in. It is still a fantastic album, but not the perfect 10/10 I expected it to be. I'll be nice and give it a 4/5.
I have a fairly controversial opinion. I think the White Album is the Beatles' most overrated album. Don't get me wrong, there are some fantastic songs on here. If every song on this album was on the same caliber as Blackbird, it would be a 5/5 easily. However, there's also sooo much filler here. Songs like Why Don't We Do It In The Road never needed to exist. For that reason, it's a 3.
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I am Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da's biggest defender. People who hate Paul's "Granny music" just hate fun. Y'all need more whimsy in your lives.
These songs were very catchy, and I love this style of music. I added most of the songs to my library, so I can definitely say this was an album I enjoyed.
With that being said, however, I don't really understand it's inclusion on this list. Was it a really influential album during it's time? My opinion is biased since I wasn't alive when it was released; but there's nothing in here that really sounds unique to me. After all, how influential could this band have been if this is my first time ever hearing about them? I don't know, is that a bad position to have?
In conclusion, I liked it, but I also think I could have died without hearing it and I wouldn't be missing out on anything. So it's a 3/5.
It's an album full of very basic, standard rock songs. There's nothing on here that really pushes the bar. And sometimes I like listening to basic rock music and that's okay! They might be a little vanilla, but goddamn if the songs ain't catchy.
I do wish there was more variety in the lyrics. I don't want this to sound prudish, I don't have a problem with songs being about sex. I do have a bit of a problem when almost ALL of the songs are about that. It's hard to knock the band for that because songs about love, sex, and breakups have been overdone by nearly artist since the beginning of time. But it does get a little irritating when a band does the same topic over and over without bringing anything new to it. Yet again though, the songs are so. goddamn. catchy.
It's soooo close to being a 4 for me. I give it a 3.8/5.
Let's say, hypothetically, that I can't speak a single word in English. And I hear this album. Judging this album by the music and only the music, I'd give it a 3. Now, as a person who *does* speak English: the lyrics take this album down to a 1. On top of that, knowing that Kanye West is a literal fucking nazi? I'd give it a 0 if I could.
I just love this style of music, so it's hard to give it anything below a 4. It's not a perfect 5 because there isn't really anything here that absolutely "wowed" me, and the last track went on a bit too long for my tastes. But other than that, the songs on here are really good and I think they'll grow on me the more I listen.
On some songs, her voice reminds me of Phoebe from Friends. On others, it sounds like Yoko Ono.
Ok, mean jokes aside, usually I'm all for folky anti-war songs; but something about the sound of this just isn't for me. It sounds like she's got a decent voice hidden somewhere in there, but the melodies and the stylistic choices she makes ruin it. The lyrics don't stand out to me either. I do like the instrumentation on some tracks. My favorite song was Hanging In The Wire, but I didn't like it enough to find it playlist worthy. 2/5.
