Sonically, the album is calming and smooth. It makes for great background music, but that makes it hard to truly engage with the music and write a solid review about how it made me feel. Very palatable, but jazz isn't my first choice when I'm looking for something to listen to while studying or relaxing.
From a musical perspective, I can see why it's influential (supposedly, I don't know enough about jazz to back up that claim) and innovative musically. The Wikipedia article was interesting and I would like to learn more about modal jazz and explore similar albums in the future.
tldr: The music student in me wants a video essay, the music listener in me wants a pillow.
This album exists I guess. Pretty much every song sounds more like stylized talking over instrumental loops than music. The lyrics don't make me cringe and successfully convey their ideas, but are only memorable because they're repeated, not because they're special. It was kind of funny seeing Genius annotations try to give deeper meaning to some of the lyrics only to be ratio'd by "this song is about sex".
Kind of just a good rock album nothing too special.
Hauntingly beautiful. Simone's voice and writing convey a degree of yearning I've never heard before. The message and performance on Four Women also stand out, as the anger Simone's voice carries without compromising her sound is impressive.
Amazing energy here. The singing and the band is so good that I wouldn't believe this was live if it wasn't for the screaming crowd. Too bad I wasn't born soon enough to see it live.
Decent jazz record. First time listening to jazz with organ, but other than that it wasn't too special. The album cover goes nuts though.
The excitement I felt when I was given this album by the generator is only comparable to the excitement I feel when pulling a 5 star in a gacha game. This album has been on my list of albums to listen to since I first played Sir Duke in band class in high school and it didn't disappoint. Despite the crazy runtime it never feels like it drags. There's not much more I can say about Stevie's infectious energy or incredible songwriting that hasn't been said. Incredibly easy 5 stars.
I enjoy the sound of this album, it sounds similar enough to latin music that it's not completely new, but is still different enough that it's a new experience for me. I am an especially big fan of some of the trumpet parts on this album. My biggest complaint is that it lasts way too long, and the songs do kind of start sounding the same after a while. At least I have Africa on my RYM music map now.
The guitar playing is great, but the album is quite long. I wish Layla was closer to the start so I could properly enjoy it before my ears become numb to the sound of the album. Sounds like more of a rock album than a blues one. I really like the art on this one too.
This is the type of music I would have listened to in high school if I were in high school before Juice WRLD released music. I still like it though. Also Shrek.
This was my first experience with prog rock and I must say I will be coming back. The jamming style of playing and the rock elements both give the album life in their own ways. As a fan of English folk music, I also really liked the track John Barleycorn.
The album sounds alright, I just don't vibe with the style of writing.
Solid 80's rock. Nothing too crazy musically but the fact it's all female is pretty cool.
I listened to the first song and thought "Why do people compare LCD Soundsystem to Talking Heads? They actually sound good." Then I heard the rest of the album. The instrumentals here are better at least.
Sounds good but not really my thing.
Beautiful singing and instrumentals paired with solid songwriting. Quite cozy.
Was a shock when I heard Neil Young's voice for the first time, but I got used to it after a few minutes. The fusion of hard rock and country is really interesting and sounds great. The playing is stellar as well. My one complaint is that I don't really vibe with the style of writing.
I listened to this album while digging out a chunk in Minecraft and when one of the songs started I was like "Hey I've heard this one before" and I checked Spotify and it was Stairway to Heaven lmao.
I wish I had heard the rest of the album before as well.
I was expecting this to be happyslop, and while it's happy it's anything but slop. I've only known The Beach Boys as cringe old rock that someone who hates modern music would point to as the pinnacle of song. While some of the songwriting didn't age well in my opinion, there is some masterful vibe cultivation musically. I also love anything with harpsichord in it so there's that.
I love folk music and she has a very good voice for the genre. Pleasant listen.
I think it's safe to say I'm not crazy about Radiohead. This album didn't assault my ears or anything but it's just kind of bland.
Very fun energy here and amazing playing. Sometimes feels like the band is doing more work than Louis, and the parts where they take over are my favorite. Nothing of substance but the pure positive energy makes up for that in spades.
I can tell that this must have been revolutionary in its day but electronic music and the technology behind it have come so far that I just don't think this holds up as well anymore. At the same time, it is still very cold, distant, and metallic, and it conveys its message very well. I wish I was around to hear this album when it came out.
Highway to Hell (the song) is a staple on my long drive playlist so it felt kind of wrong to be listening to it through headphones. Then the rest of the album also felt kind of wrong cause everything on here sounds the same.
British rock bands try not to sound the same challenge. Difficulty: IMPOSSIBLE
Some songs are way better than others and there are a few too many skits, but it's a good album overall. Much better if you have the lyrics pulled up as you listen.
