Very groovy instruments as well as background vocals. Bowie much more jazzy than I had heard before. Overall a vibe I can appreciate more than the individual songs themselves.
Nothing crazy interesting about this electronic music, however, impressive for the mid-70s. Still overall great vibe and fun background/party music. Mostly wish songs were less repetitive and shorter.
Only having heard “Old Man”, this was a very folky sound, making it very appealing for me. Though not every track was as enjoyable as I expected, in large I would listen to some of these many more times.
Quite an average 80s rock album for me. Not a ton of interesting things going on and it seems that R.E.M. and their style are not my favorite, at least at this point in their career.
Sarah Vaughn is a singer I wish I had heard sooner because her voice is so very pristine and smooth. She has such a suave voice and completes the jazz band perfectly. The songs themselves stood out less, and seemed more to be average jazz standards that weren’t anything special to me.
Second live album in a row and I actually really enjoy them. The music here was decent but nothing exciting for me. I do really enjoy his voice and tone except for when he gets raspy. Johnny Cash seems like a tuff fella.
Quite different from The Beach Boys I know otherwise. Makes sense since this is a later album, but still a really enjoyable atmosphere in this. I wish the vocals Overall decent songs, but nothing totally up my alley here.
Love the instrumentals and energy with them but they get a bit repetitive especially for the seven-minute songs. The vocals and pretty fun and there are a few songs I would come back to, but overall not the best I’ve heard like this before
Quite different from The Beach Boys I know otherwise. Makes sense since this is a later album, but still a really enjoyable atmosphere in this. I wish the vocals Overall decent songs, but nothing totally up my alley here.
I should have been listening to these guys sooner. Mostly knowing of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as a collaboration between many famous solo artists, and only having listened to Our House, this blew me away. It is exactly the type of folk with blends of various other genres throughout, precisely up my alley. The harmonies are so rich and I honestly wish there were more.
Again knew only one song, but the rest was not what I expected. The blend of jazz and bossa nova is beautiful and there were many tracks I actually enjoyed more than The Girl From Ipanema. I really loved the instrumentation as well as the vocals which sometimes switched from song to song. Groovy stuff and very chill vibes.
Maintains a groovy jazz feel while incorporating some larger orchestration which is a feel I haven’t heard before. Vocals (especially background harmonies) are pretty fantastic and add a soulful atmosphere throughout. Super solid stuff and am happy to have heard more from this band.
For a live album this is quite solid but I find it hard to enjoy a live album of music I’ve never heard before. This was not bad and a few tracks were great but mostly felt like generic rock. However, the standout songs were really great and show off that The Who is an incredible and individual band that I don’t listen to enough of.
Like nothing I’ve heard before and just so diverse throughout. Love the rock mixed with Latin music and really enjoyed the songs not in English. The instrumental tracks were less my speed but otherwise this was quite a groove and I was very impressed by the quality here from 1970. I think this is the perfect combination of rock and psychedelia to keep a mainstream feel with many new and innovative sounds going on all the time.
Definitely the oldest rap I’ve listened to and though the beats weren’t really my style it was very cool to hear was the first iterations and ideas of hip hop were. Pretty generic beats and wish there was more instrumental variety. The majority of the songs mostly melded together and none stood out to me specifically. Keeps it simple but it’s almost too digestible and just a bit forgettable.
A bit underwhelming being a decent fan of The Smiths especially as their last album. The piano is pretty boring and vocals are noticeably worse and more annoying on a lot of these tracks. The whole thing felt a bit soulless and nothing stood out. A few songs I enjoyed a song or two I had heard prior, but even those are on the lower end of The Smiths’ overall discography.
Went into it a bit skeptical being my first Kanye album but really enjoyed a lot of the songs. I had already heard Runaway and POWER but the experimental production works so well. This feels like a coherent project while not being too pretentious. The sound goes back and forth throughout and the samples have great variety. Super cool stuff.
Immediately could tell Green Day was inspired by this band’s music (their album cover as well). Really liked this vibe even if it’s clear this was the beginning of the punk genre. Very fun and catchy tracks here with awesome vocals. Guitar riffs are cool but get repetitive when the song is 5 minutes or more. Regardless, I liked a lot do what The Fall is doing here and it really is cool to hear the start of a whole genre being developed.
I fucking love Nick Drake and this was the only album of his I hadn’t heard any songs from. I think my expectations may have been a bit high but nevertheless, this was pretty impeccable. His instrumentation is such a standout here and shines through with truly amazing composition. Almost every song was so wonderful to hear and I really enjoyed the faster tempos. One detail that stood out were the chord progressions that gave each song an incredibly unique and opinionated feel. Just some awesome work here and really outstanding for a first album on his discography.
I can see what they’re trying to get at but it’s kind of mediocre. It is pretty cool variety but the vocals in most tracks were kind of annoying and just nothing stood out. I appreciate the ideas thrown out here it just doesn’t feel cohesive. Nothing terrible but nothing great.
Really like Otis Redding’s voice and knew at least half the songs on here. Overall solid but nothing stood out in particular. I enjoyed the vibe and the band playing with him was pretty great so nothing to complain about there. Nothing terrible but nothing incredible.
Very consistent sound and energy on every track, except for a much longer one near the end. Otherwise I wasn’t a huge fan of what The Clash is going for here. It’s a bit jumbled and too loud overall to have distinctions between each track. It just isn’t what I like to listen to.
Really awesome sound and so confident in their uniqueness. It’s not 100% my thing but still completely respect what they’re doing I did really enjoy some songs. Having already known a few Pixies songs, this still surprised me with the beauty and rebellion mixed together throughout the album and it felt so cohesive and wonderful to hear all the way through.
Really space-like and hovering sound that I could immerse myself in more than I could enjoy. Also the vocals were not the most pleasing which didn’t help. Obviously recognizing Drive, the rest of the songs all had some cool stuff going on but nothing was especially my favorite. While this was cool I would not listen again.
Such incredible sampling and exactly the type of 90s rap I love. Though not every song was my favorite and some had beats that were a bit repetitive, this reminded me a lot of A Tribe Called Quest. Still having its own vibe and feeling extremely fresh for being from 1989. Super intricate production and a great listening experience.
Really dope guitar tone throughout and I really enjoyed the punk vibe. Many songs were somewhat indistinguishable from one another but the ones that stood out were pretty fantastic. I recognized two tracks from the radio and I will for sure be listening to a few others in the future. Nothing especially my taste but really solid stuff and music I can appreciate.
Precisely my type of groove with such amazing instrumentals and vocal harmonies. Michael Jackson was on his a-game here and truly employs all his musicianship. The popular songs I knew previously are just as catchy as the new ones to me. I could listen to these any day and I’d be put in an amazing mood. So much is going on in the background orchestration as well with quite incredible solos and an amazing band accompanying the singers.
Extremely surprised by how experimental this is for 1967 while also having very era-appropriate songs. So much cool guitar work and harmonies and throughout as well as a lot of super interesting mixing of the overall production. Some songs were honestly a bit too experimental for my taste but the ones I enjoyed were some really fantastic melodies and rhythms for the time.
Pretty great groove overall, but many songs felt a bit forgettable and too similar to others. Also many went on far too long and seemed like they were just milking it because Bobby Womack is this big famous guy who can do whatever he wants. Not to discredit this, because a lot of these are very catchy and have wonderful lead and background vocals. Simply it wasn’t as special or unique and feels like I will forget about most of these pretty soon. Still the groove was there and it was fun to listen to.
Super duper interesting sound and Janis Joplin’s vocals are quite literally out of this world. She has no right having such a cool voice along with equally as cool sounding music. A bit experimental for my taste but some songs were extremely vibey. Overall really cool stuff and didn’t know anything about Janis Joplin.
