I enabled editing just it go back and give this a 1. In hindsight, it’s insulting for this album to be among the others in this list. It’s boring while masquerading as hard rock. I usually would not want to judge someone for the things they enjoy, but if someone told me this were their favorite album, I would have a lower opinion of them and not trust their taste in anything. I just… hate this.
Very nice voice, but I don’t see myself ever intentionally playing this again.
I used to say that my favorite stuff to listen to was dad music, but in recent years I’ve had to stop saying that. Now, I call it grandpa music. This is the height of grandpa music.
I really appreciate how this project gets you to listen to tracks from artists you already love that may have been outshined by their hits. I love The Who, but I overlooked Going Mobile until this listen. I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without having Going Mobile on the top of my brain, ready to be first up in a road trip playlist whenever the opportunity for a road trip arises.
To be fair, how could anyone even remember Going Mobile when it’s immediately followed up by Behind Blue Eyes? And then Won’t Get Fooled Again after that?! Well, I’ll remember, because I added Going Mobile to my main playlist. Next time I move, that track will headline the day.
I didn't like this album at first, but I just had to keep re-listening to it until I did.
I was initially optimistic about finally giving Mudhoney an honest shot beyond their hits. But my first impression was... disappointment? And disappointment at my disappointment? Mudhoney made grunge possible! They're the *cool* band! They're from my area! How could they be this boring? The first three tracks were just okay on a first listen. It gave me flashbacks to the Foo Fighters album that I had a couple days ago. Good Enough is by far the most popular song on this album, but I didn't feel like I wanted to continue listening until after I got past it.
Broken Hands, placed in the exact middle of the lineup, had something interesting to offer. At six minutes long, it's double the length of most other songs on the album. It's nice when a song has enough variation to make you perk up and realize that hey, this is good! I *will* be listening to this again! Next up is Who You Drivin' Now?, which was where I found my footing with this album, because I immediately liked this one, and soon I was adding every song left to my main playlist. Fuzz Gun '91 has no vocals and isn't even two minutes long, but made me trust that Mudhoney has more to offer, so I will be digging through their other albums ASAP.
I did skip past the snoring in Don't Fade IV, though. It's a shame, because I love the rest of the song, but 30 seconds is too long for me to be willing to horrible snoring!
Yeah, whatever, as cool as it would be to hate this.... God, I love Morrissey's voice. Do I like this even more than The Smiths? Maybe! This is embarrassing!
After listening to the first couple sounds, I started to think this could be 5 for me, but then If It Takes All Night came on, and I knew it would not. And then Bitter Sweet was next, and I started looking for an exit to the circus that I was apparently transported to. I skipped the last minute and a half of that one.
I like Roxy Music, and I love how experiential and groundbreaking they were at the time, but the experimental nature of some of their tracks makes making listening to a full album a bit painful. How could this album have come out in 1974?
Even though I absolutely hate a couple of these songs, what’s important to me is this: They were not boring. I’d take annoying over boring any day. At least they were *trying* something!
I’m so glad I listened to this before I die. It’s not going to be for everyone, but for those who don’t hate it, it’s fun!
I’m only 20 albums into the project, but this album cover for On The Beach is my favorite so far. There’s details like the newspaper headline and the vehicle (?) in the sand, but I really am simply drawn to the 70s yellow floral prints on the seating. I want to hang out there and listen to this album!
Neil Young is so easy to listen to. There’s not a track on here that I felt like I wanted to skip. This is going straight into my rotation of albums that I actually can put on without babysitting the skip button. Without relistening to it again, I don’t have much else to say, it’s a damn fine album.
