Liked the dark gothy vocals and there was some cool songs design and ambience, but I just really don't like the boxy 90s snare clap sound and rigid midi rhythms. Enjoyed it more than I expected, definitely sounds like a product of its time
Really cool, better than I was expecting. Such good grooves, even with the drums pretty low in the mix which was surprising. Two filler tracks I didn't really rate, sister morphine and you've gotta move, but can't you hear me knocking is a stone cold bop. Awesome guitar work and you can really hear big influences on Wilco and beck in tunes like midnight mile, will definitely give it more listens in the future
Probably not the best person to judge this, but it seems like a very good version of what it is trying to achieve and I have to some there is an element of historical significance but I don't really have any contact to make that call. It's a bit samey but definitely created a vibe and I could definitely imagine listening to it driving through the desert in a cranky old car breaking bad style. The main thing that stood out was the quality of the vocals, a really big, rich, warm sound that is at odds with modern production and fantastic harmonies on the leads or backing vocals. Liked that there was over doing with some horns and wish they had included them on more tracks too break things up a bit. Nothing really bad to say about it but not my cup of tea and probably won't go back to listen again
Very cool, I already knew life during wartime and heaven and have tried to get into the talking heads a lot before as they should be right up my street but never listened to this album. I really like the blend of disco beats, additional percussion and very angular quirky guitar playing. David Byrnes vocal delivery is great too, not necessarily a great singer but a fully committed performer who is delivering exactly what they're intending too. You can definitely hear the influence it has had across multiple genres since and I can only assume it sounded pretty ground breaking when it came out.
Way cooler than I was expecting. I would love to know more about her writing and production process. A bit 90s house heavy for me in a few places, like Depeche mode I just don't like some of the drum machine and synth sounds, but on the whole some really really cool stuff going on, interesting arrangements, pretty melodies and odd instrumentation and she has an amazing voice. I get it now
Awesome! Loved it front to back, nothing fancy just great songs all the way through. Like a nerdy Springsteen. A bit samey but the songs are short enough and up tempo enough that I didn't get bored, can't really fault it, should have listened to him a loooong time ago
Killer album, captures that quintessential Britishness that maybe never actually existed. Great production quality (for the era) and strong songs all the way through, not really anything to complain about, you can hear the influence to and from peers like the Beatles and Hendrix whilst still being very much it's own thing incorporating bits of folk and psychedelia without sounding like a pastiche
Pretty good. Not normally a hip hop person and generally prefer the more old school side of it where the funk and soul samples and influences are more apparent, but there were some solid grooves here and lyrics were very good. Very much a product of its time though and not sure I'll come back to it
Sick album! Expansive yet cohesive, covers a lot of ground musically but still makes sense. Really good flows to the rapping and a surprising psychedelic freak out jam in the middle. Loved it
Impeccable recording and production quality and stunning vocals as you would expect. Enough variety to keep it interesting throughout, despite being predominantly sad woman with a piano. I thought the run time was the right length, most of the songs are over 4 minutes but it didn't drag. Just not my kind of thing really and I didn't connect with it emotionally, but I don't think that would ever happen for me with this style of music.
Awesome, felt like I was 14 years old again, should be mandatory listening for all teenage boys. I want to give it 5 stars, but I think dookie is a better early 90s pop punk album so it has to be a 4, would be 9 out of 10 though
