Tracks flow really well into one another.
Production very crisp little reverb in your face classic plexi tone, everything cuts through really well balanced and warm sounding.
Absolute classic of an album cover
An absolute classic, the guitar work is unforgettable and a nice raw production. A true piece of art
Chump has a hypnotic bass line really got me in a trance really showcases mike dirnts underrated bassplaying
The transition into long view into the tom section is awesome then kicks you in the face
Production overall super in your face compressed, the whole album in one sitting really fatigues the ears, but does the job. Listened on good headphones CD quality but i bet on a good HiFi blasting it'd kick your ass
Welcome to paradise really has all band members playing to their full ability, the part where it drops out into the middle section with toms panned right then kicks into the full tom groove in stereo makes it sound huge, pretty underwhelming going into the track pulling teeth after such a banger.
Nothing to say about basket case that hasn't been said before, absolute classic everyone has learnt on the guitar at least once, and really creative drumming from tre, never gets old.
F.o.d the acoustic guitar is just recorded badly and it sounds great when the band kicks in but just too weak on the acoustic intro, I lost interest in this song
All by myself is a funny humorous classic but by this point im pretty tired with fatigued ears from the compression on this album , good in small doses .
3/5 as a whole
Definitely can see how this influenced future rap albums with the adlib talking sections.
Production is basic, but definitely a signature sound of the era and probably started with bands like this.
Extremely repetitive from a musical perspective, but this kind of rap is all about the lyrics and rapper. Unfortunately for this reason it bores me listening to this album as a whole.
I do enjoy some tracks from this though and would listen to them as part of a playlist but this is quite a tough listen as a whole entity/album.
The intermission just got on my nerves, I don't wanna hear them bashing on about crap, bad quality recording as well on that keeps distorting, to be fair they probably did this on little equipment and not pro studio but still , not enjoyable.
Good rappers but the instrumentals again are just dull and repetitive.
Standout tracks for me are:
7th chamber (at a push.. At least they tried to put some musical interest in there with synths and saxophone, but its totally out of key and makes no sense).
No other tracks were standout for me, I wouldn't relisten to this.
I heard a lot of good things about wu tang over the years but I just don't get it.
From the first track that warm classic motown sound we've all grown to love wraps around you like a comforting weighted blanket, you can't help but be enveloped and sucked into the world of this album.
Transitions like Save the Children into God is Love are seamless, I can imagine that this was groundbreaking stuff back in the day - it's as if the listening experience continues and it just keeps on going, really nice jamming to this.
Every track has a richness of sound to it, each listen reveals something new - be it bongos panned quietly to the left, horn patterns at the right, a quiet piano, strings playing their own melody.
Then into mercy mercy me, wow - this transition really makes you smile, from the brightness of god is love, including the bright bass tone and "harsher" quality of god is love - into mercy mercy me where the entire tonality drops down akin to a warm hug, dropping the bass into the background with a much warmer tone, letting the percussion with reverb take centre stage.
Throughout, Marvin's vocal performances are next to none, it doesn't even seem like he did double tracking - his voice carries itself with little help required, the same can be said of Jamerson's bass riffs, the famous story of him even playing one of the songs drunk after being dragged from a bar to perform.
Right on is a hypnotic jam, reminds me of a latin track with the percussion going on in the background, near the end of the track when it drops out for a few mins and the drums kick in crispier than fried chicken, how can you not smile??
A definite solid addition to my library I'll listen to again and again.
I never knew Bjork had a band in the late 80s is my first thought on this!
Mixing really nice and wide, dreamy chorus bass similar to the smiths actually.
Bjorks high vocals sit nicely just on top of everything.
Definitely a young album listening to the lyrical content and song titles, for sure influenced by some new wavey bands with the reverberated guitar drums and chorus on the bass.
Blue eyed pop got an interesting bass line with the deep slides at the start, cool jam but the lyrics really let it down in my opinion..
Deus is an annoying track, not a fan of that one
The band are decent but the album as a whole is nothing groundbreaking to me except for the fact it introduced the world to Bjork. Now, if it were one of her albums in its place maybe I would understand but I don't brink this is an album you have to listen to before you die at all.
I'm a big prog guy and enjoy soft machine but having this as an album you just listen to before you die? Nah.
Starting with an 18 min live jam then the following 3 tracks are jams too is just a lot to take in.
I do enjoy parts of it but it just feels like recorded jams than planned and thought out songs, plus not much thought put into this as a coherent piece of art. I mean on this list comparing it to Marvin Gaye's what's going on, which really thinks about song transitions is just incomparable.
Can't rate this high in the context of this list, its just repetitive and the jams get dull. Maybe if you smoke a joint or have the album on in the background of a party you're throwing while drinking wine and eating your fancy canapés.
Sorry prog fans but this is not an album you must hear before you die, I'd say most should avoid it.
Great hip hop track to start then tough guy comes out of nowhere, wow actual musicians who can do both! This is a rarity in this world , mixing so many things!
Root down a true blend of funk, rap with the church organ going I'm sure they were the first to ever do things like this, amazing.
Into sabotage I mean who doesn't know and love this track already!
Eugene's Lament is really surprising, combining middle eastern sounds with varied instrumentation, you can really tell the Beastie Boys are passionate musicians and have so many influences.
Ricky's Theme could easily be a Marvin Gaye backing track, it just lacks the production shine of motown but the instrumentation is there, in a much rawer and in-your-face form.
Heart attack man is like hip hop hardcore which is interesting to listen to!
It's really hard to tell which parts the boys are playing on their instruments, as they're all talented musicians, apart from the parts they've samples. True masters of blending the two arts
Smashing album, love it for what it is, a jazz classic but sadly I have to put this as a 3, thinking of the general music listening populus
Andalusia quite a simple track but one of the more enjoyable ones for me on the album. His vocal style pretty dull though.
Production is well done, not a fan of the songs so much though!
Macbeth is all over the place , I actively dislike that track, one for US army to use for their sonic interrogation techniques.
Paris 1919 has nice orchestration but the lyrics are pure wackiness, speaking of whacky I think Mr. Cale smoked a bit of the old whacky baccy working on this one. The middle 8 string section is nice but a bit out of place, and chorus just more of the same, dull!
Half past France is purely forgettable.
Antarctica starts here, well honestly what the hell is that, great instrument recording and quality when it kicks it but it seems as though he did the vocal takes at home after his wife and kids had gone to sleep, and he didn't want to wake them up singing the vocal, listen again and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about.
As a good friend of mine said, Mr. Basten, this reminds of a cheap version of Paul McCartney, he probably listened to Paul's albums coming out around about this period and thought oh I'll have a bash at that.
The lyrics are just odd, and pure Beatles imitation with some of the instrumentation but not executed with the same finesse.
For me, forgettable, and has no place to be on a list of albums to hear before you die. Sadly, I will die having listened to it when I could've saved this time reading the ingredients on the back of a cereal box instead, at least I'd have given my eyes a bit of reading practice.
First listening notes, nice airy and natural production style, with breathing room. I like the imperfections in the first track, the vocal pops when he gets close to the mic and distorts a bit and the bass strings buzzing - pure rawness, which means good energy to me! I read that this album was mostly recorded live in the studio which makes sense now! Awesome!
Flows nicely into Speakin' Out, a classic blues swingy-style song. Great guitar playing I find out its Nils Lofgren, a guitarist I'll definitely look into more now, and his band he had with Neil Young - Crazy Horse. Already this record is introducing me to even more music, a great sign.
Come on baby let's go downtown - this is a pretty simple song but that classic blues rock formula that never fails and I personally really like the guitar work in stereo. As a song I don't rate it that much but I do enjoy the sounds in it!
Mellow my mind my worst track so far, another simple blues jam with so-so vocals over it.
Roll another number also making me kind of sleepy.
I enjoyed the acapella parts on new mama.
Lookout Joe great chord progression and guitar playing again, tasteful - although its eeriely similar to some of the other songs on this record heh.
Tired Eyes is a great name for the penultimate track of the album, as this is exactly what I have at this point after listening heh.
Tonight's the night pt 2 just seems like an alternate take of the first track.
I'd say altogether some good tracks on here, but nothing special for me as a whole.
All I know of Hole is her association with Kurt and the fallouts with Dave Grohl etc. Celebrity Skin is an instantly recognisable track everyone's heard from the radio play back then, a well made pop song, it can't be denied!
Notes for me:
Second track well written pop too, I'd probably have more of an affinity to it if I had listened to it back in my teenage days, but this is first listen.
Third track feels like Billy Corgans touch, I'd not be surprised if he's lent a hand on this one
Hit so hard my favourite so far
Malibu also decent with the guitar parts and cool engineering
Thinking this is probably a good band I didn't give enough attention to because of all the negativity around them back then, but its a decent listen so far.
Malibu into reasons to be beautiful great transition.
Thoughts been put into this album as a work of art as an entire album, how tracks flow into each other
Promised me has a lot of dynamic range, saves you from just walls of guitars blasting your ears off every track
Use once and destroy feels middle of the road, little boring musically, funnily enough this is a track Corgan has not had his hand in, maybe the title of the track are actually instructions for what you should do with it?
Northern star immediately reminds me of an REM track, like a bad cover with hints of tonight tonight by the pumpkins with its tom rolls.
Overall enjoyable listen, nothing smashing it out of the park for me as a whole but thanks to the hell they had songwriting its hard to deny this has some bangers on it. I would have given it a 3 but I would bump up it to a 4 because of its influence its had, and 3/4 of the players on this record are women its influenced a lot of young girls to give this a go, but I'll stick with a 3
Art of peer pressure favourite one so far, but in feel like for a rap album I'll have to have lyric sheet with me along with the music as that's the main focus .
Never ever listened to an album of this style from this era, its interesting to keep broadening your musical horizons!
Money trees catchy but lyrics I can't identify with at all, I'm a world apart from all of this so it just sounds kind of parodied to me to be honest.
Poetic justice liquid shite, crap beat and lyrics shallow and just about sex and asses, again, how can you not laugh at this stuff heh, pure parody.
He's got some other famous rappers on this album, maybe that's why it was marked as influential? True, some of the lyrics might be about him growing up in gang culture etc but personally I don't value rap music too much unless they put effort into the song writing, e.g Beastie boys. Not just random samples on loops.
I mean look at the credits on the album, so many producers - too many cooks spoil the broth?
I won't rate it a 1 as there are some genuinely catchy songs on this, some people probably love it but I don't. I can tolerate one or two tracks isolated but as an album as a whole? Not a chance in hell.
Recording quality for 1963 is superb, and for it to be a singular continuous composition, wow. I can really see that Snarky Puppy have swallowed the entire discography of Mr. Mingus (their track named Lingus an obvious nod), and I can really hear some compositional techniques used here that Snarky use too.
The Spanish guitar really hit me out of nowhere after the beautiful descending piano and flutes goes back into the main motif, that blew me away! Its a musical piece which really uses every single part of the 11 piece orchestra, screaming emotion throughout.
Loved it, even though it is a difficult listen at times, but for music to evoke joy, disbelief, happiness and discomfort all in one composition, that's something special. Once you listen you have to give up control as it floats you down the river.
First disc so far great rock n roll with motifs spanning the songs, making the tracks make sense as you go through the album
Side one of the record amazing songwriting and performances, the tracks flow into one another, I really can't believe I never heard this before!
When disc two kicks in I instantly get reminded of them crooked vultures, they definitely took influence from this spread out arrangement style with rattly instruments playing out of the box vocals. The lyrics are really cheeky and amusing with clever rhyming play, like poetry along with the great music.
I really love double albums which are ying yang styled, one soft one hard, and the mixture of great poetry, songwriting and beautiful performances and sounding record.
Outstanding, for me. Added to my classics list.
Probably helped I listened to this on a great sound system while the sunset happened leaving a pink fading cloudy sky. Oops, I tried doing a bit of a nick cave there didn't I..
Well, this one is a definite classic I've enjoyed a lot of over the years but I've never done a deep dive on it as a whole album. Just listened to a few tracks such as Human Behaviour or Violently Happy from this release.
I mean, her style and voice are like nothing else. There was a Sugarcubes release earlier I reviewed and wow, you really forget how much better she is suited to be left to her own devices and experiment as a solo artist.
Some of the samples and sounds are a bit dated today, but the essence of the songs and work that went into sonic exploration for this record is evident.. imagine this being your first release!
It reminds me a little of the album Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp but then you see that this was released 7 years before that!
Flows effortlessly from electronic into jazzy pop, all while playing with samplers, recording unorthodox instruments and arranging the songs in irregular ways which keep you hanging.
The live from the milk bar toilets track is a pretty funny idea, imitating the sound of the live performance, then as the listener leaves the bar it sounds like you're at the side of the road or a windy atmosphere while being serenaded by a harp; who would think that those two ideas would ever flow into each other or work, not me, but it does!
One day is my least favourite track, so aeroplane is a breath of relief once that one is over.
I'd say listening today I'd rate the album a 4, but putting it into context, of the electronic music capabilities at the time, and the fact that this record launched Björk into the the world; it's a 5 for me. (Even though Post, her second album is better in my opinion!)
This really got me back into rediscovering her discog (and all the albums released since my last dive) - so thanks to the project for that!
Only things I know about Soft Cell are Tainted Love and stories about Marc Almond and his love of depravity and nightclubbing heh. My dad probably has this one in his collection at home as Soft Cell are from Leeds and he was involved in that scene.
I mean, Tainted Love is a certified banger and classic.. but when you get to the song Youth, the music isn't too bad but his vocals, kinda chalkboard-y at times and cringey.
Sex Dwarf is a synth banger, love it for the title and bopping music in its own crazy way, and I mean the lyrics are just fun. Trent Reznor covered this one apparently in the 80s, which means points up for me.
Marc Almonds voice is pretty iconic, even though it's out of tune and atonal at times but also alluring, you can't help but enjoy it even though you know you probably shouldn't.. some classic synth work on this one too, I bet this was fun to make in the studio playing with all those toys, in that way, I envy them. These boys also influenced so much pop music that succeeded it, for that you have to give them credit.
Is it an album I'll listen to again and again? No.
Are there some tracks I'll add to my playlists, yep - some good ones on here!
Probably a 2/5 for me but I/d bump it to a 3 just because they're our boys from Leeds, they influenced so many great English and international bands. But I just can't bring myself to give it a 3.. sorry!
So many classics on this. One record with hit after hit, they really lucked out with the great songwriters in the band in this formation. Everyone you know knows at least one or two songs off this album, and they are great songs which sound awesome too!
Great musicians, great songs and awesome sound.
Is this it? Exactly. I can't tell one song from another. Classic early 00s boring indie stuff.
I love their later songs like juicebox and Reptilia but this album just isn't it for me, a bland production that doesn't capture you and id say the same of the songwriting, except for last nite which is a banger.
If you play this album alongside any of their later works its as if the while mix has Vaseline smeared over it, making the dreary songs sound even worse. Not for me.
I even had a relisten as I see this so highly reviewed but I just don't get it at all. But that's wonderful because it shows how subjective music is! One mans art is one mans toilet paper.
Straight away I'm familiar with these guys a little and the late great Duane Allman amazing slide guitar player.
Surprised to see this is a live album, sounding great as a live mix for 1971! And the band firing off at all cylinders showing their tightness and musicianship right away. Let's see how it develops.
Second track amazing back and forth from the harmonica and guitar players. I think many people might find this dated but this kind of era of live band jamming all about the sound and musicianship right up my street
They were in their 20s when this was recorded too, now that is impressive!
In memory of Elizabeth reed fantastic guitar playing on that track! Whipping post too that classic guitar harmony, I think other famous guitar solos have used that lick in homage to Duane allman, who died not too long after the recording of the album sadly!
Only thing I know of Lorde is her song Royals which used to play on the radio constantly back in 2013/14 when I worked in a factory so it did my head in.. But I'm entering this with no bias and open ears!
Got to track four and all a bit samey so far, nothing standing out and making me pay attention, perhaps the lyrics are those songs saviours?
The music writing and production is very minimal and low effort in my opinion. This doesn't seem like art for arts sake but rather a product for radio play. This would fit nicely in the background at any supermarket.
I was hoping for something with some dynamics, tempo changes , key changes, textural changes, instruments but no. Every song follows the same minimal electronic style. For me a great album should have variation in some of the above ways and more.
Not for me at all.
Wow what an experience this is, you can absolutely tell he was experimenting with psychedelic drugs for this record. I know knew of him by his pop hits until this.
Some tracks are true self indulgence and exploration into sound textures which can be a bit much, but the second half of the record a true star gets a lot more musical and the transitions between songs are excellent.
Really difficult to place I think it's a 4 but I'll have to give it a 3. A day is nowhere enough time go understand this.
First two tracks like a warm blanket of great folk music, perfect harmonies with acoustic guitars, then it kicks you in the face with Almost Cut My Hair (love that song title and its lyrics heh).
Listened to this album about 3 times already, glad it was selected as the weekend one - I'm really diving into their music and solo music, It's opened up an entire world to me.
Solid 4 for me here, I think with time it might even grow to a 5 but not yet for me at least.
Some of the sampling and arranging is groovy and gets your head boppinf that's undeniable.
Although it gets pretty repetitive, pretty quickly, and there's not a lot of variation in the musical arrangements, so for that reason, it doesn't really hook me.
i haven't read the lyrics sheet yet but if i do i think i'll be disappointed because it sounds like there's a lot of negative topics being discussed in there.. I'm totally out of this world.
Probably an album I'd have loved as a bong smoking teenager but it's kind of a parody now to me.
When you put this alongside something like the Beastie Boys, it's just childish and surface level elevator music. Sorry. Gangsta, ni--er-, fuck, shit blah blah blah.
Is this on this list as an example of how music can be made by anyone, if so it covers the lower end of the spectrum without a doubt.
Aja, one of my favourite albums of all time, I don't even have to listen to this to review it as I've probably listened to it 100 times already, but I'll listen to it again today to remember it's greatness.
Just the absolute perfect recording of this album, it's used as an example of perfect engineering and mixing often for tuning HiFi systems for its sheer crisp quality.
The musicians Steely Dan used on this album, just sublime. Some may not like Donald Fagen's voice which I understand, kinda like Geddy Lee's, bit the compositions and arrangements are pure gold and luxury wrapped in silk to me.
Highlights for me are Peg for the absolute pristine backing vocals from Michael McDonald, Aja for the blazing drum solo and Josie for its pure cool sound I mean that main riff come on - how cool is it!! Deacon Blues too, great lyrics and story.
A record I'll always love, listened to the songs on this album at different points in my life and still will always have a place on my top shelf.
Didn't have too much time to listen but undeniable 4
Great album showing the true range Sabbath are capable of, beautiful string work with the acoustic guitar on some tracks and changes what a classic and unexpected turn for them to do a piano ballad.
FX is the only thing that makes this a 4 instead of a 5, but it's also a true peek behind the curtain of the coked up madness which created this album heh
Classic 70s funk vibes on this one, I've already heard a few of these tracks and the famous wah guitar chugs, maybe this is the record which made this famous? Also interesting to have an album that was scored for a film on here.
Can't deny the musicianship that went into recording this, it's flawless and many have tried to imitate this style and failed. On par with Marvin Gaye's what's going on, in pioneering the soul genre. They were only released a year apart too!
Favourite track: Eddie Should Know Better. The drums and that snare thwack at the start with the percussion, into a controlled dynamic drum performance with poetry from Curtis' smooth buttery voice. And the strings! I really can't fault the production on this either it's very tasteful.
I have to go and watch the film this was made for now! I'll also bet money that these drums have been sampled on many songs, they sound so fucking good!
Just got to the track Think, the guitar in that is really gentle to play with such a light touch too, so tasteful!
Love some Latin music and this is a really great listen.
One downside is I would say Spanish is much less sexy when you understand it...
Favourite track: Meeting Across The River
This surprised me, I didn't expect there to be so much instrumentation with the saxophone and piano in his songs, as I haven't listened to him before I just expected something akin to Status Quo guitar rock.
Not my exact cup of tea but its an undeniably good record.
Disc 1 I know very well, just straight rock bangers. One thing I love about this album is how loose it is, the guitar playing is so loose and sloppy at times but that's what makes it so human, the drums which sit so far back you'd be driving a car from the back seat! And John Paul Jones genius instrumentation and sonfwriting! He is the glue that holds it all together and the tightest of them all, without him it'd be nothing! To be honest I'm not Robert Plant's biggest fan as he's a bit waily for me at times, but still an amazing singer.
Disc 2 starts off with some more experimental stuff in the light is like a heavy Beatles track. Going into bron-yr-aur some great folky guitar playing there giving Jimmy boy his time to shine. Apparently that's the name of the cottage in Wales they wrote a lot of the tunes. Down by the seaside love that tract but never heard it in context of the album, flows so nicely into ten years gone which is a great composition full of juicy chords for a rock band!
Unfortunately I think Custard Pie and The Rover just drag on too much, they're great tracks but I get bored, they could've been much shorter and more interesting. Trampled under foot and houses of the holy great jams.
I really don't care for the majority of the lyrics on this album though they're just downright cheesy, bad or creepy, check out Sick Again if you want to see what I mean... It was the 70s but a song about being tempted to fuck fans that turn 16 soon that followed you since they were 13.. Nope nah I'm out.
At least the music makes up for the lyrical shortcomings, I enjoyed this music more when I was a bit younger but now I think this album does drag on a bit as a whole. Something you should definitely listen to but not a regular rotation, some tracks off it sure but as a whole it's a bit like eating custard pie after custard pie..
2.5 as a whole for me but I'll round it to 3
Sublime production on this one, I love the arranging too.
Songwriting stays unconvential but keeps its swing and heartbeat going throughout thanks to the musicians playing. Station to station starting with the train noise panning across the speakers really kicks off the album as if you're about to embark on a journey aboard the train, filled with interesting and funky songs.
The whole album keeps it short and sweet too, it's hard to get bored throughout, TVC15 is a fun track with whacky lyrics, I really enjoyed that one.
Wild is the wind although a cover probably my favourite track on this album, its just sublime and I have a lot of good memories listening to that in the past. And that drum fill after the vocal solo, damn man!
Was going to give it a 4 but after having the weekend to really chew over it I think it's a 5, doesn't set a foot wrong this one. I love anything Bowie too.
Where is my mind an absolute classic of a song everyone knows and loves, but as for the rest of the album it just felt disjointed and thrown together haphazardly. Some songs were more noise than song..!
I don't rate this one highly I'm afraid, sorry Pixies lovers! And they influenced Nirvana a hell of a lot, it's just Nirvana refined this into something cooler and more palatable.
I've known Fela Kuti before from his water get no enemy track, which is super infectious.
But this album is just a non stop groove it really puts you in a trance and to say it's live too - awesome real human music.
Love this one.
Pretty cheesy to be honest 1 or 2 semi good songs but it does drag at you after a while
The album that has eruption on it, that's all I gotta say.
Couldn't really get into this one, can be a bit repetitive and all over the place but I'll give it another try one day.
Tina has a great voice, that's undeniable but I just can't get into this album. The production is just flat 80s overcompressed, and the arrangements are just a bit bland for me.
Shes done better stuff than this, unsure why this one was picked!
Elton at his best, kicking off with Tiny Dancer just a really, result well-written song which sounds fantastic too. This is the first full album I've listened to of his bar just listening to the odd songs here and there.
The title track Madman across the water surprised me, quite a great groove there with crisp strings and nice guitar work.
Least favourite track was Indian Sunset, that was missing a bit of substance for me plus the lyrics are just plain cheese.
First Dylan album I've ever listened to and so far I'm impressed. His performance is on point and to imagine the talent it took to do this in '63! 22 years old when he recorded this too!
Not massive on some of the harmonica passages they can really dig in your ear. This is a 3 for now but it could grow to a 4 over time, as you need time to digest songwriting and lyrics such as his.
Good music to have on in the background of a chilled party, but not exactly a super enjoyable singular listening experience. Lots of long repetitive jams, which Fela Kuti also did but this lacks the soul which Fela had. I don't hate it, but I don't think this will be an album I'll come back to. I much prefer his sons work, Grace is a masterpiece and I hope it appears on this list one day.
Great sounding album enjoying the textures and blend of instruments. I just feel that a lot of the songs sound a little similar, and towards the end of the album I can't remember which was which. They undeniably sound great though, it just misses that song separation for me
Everything started with this album! It might sound a bit repetitive by today's standards but his screaming voice really got people started at writing music with more gristle, awesome stuff!
Doesn't get better than this as a metal fan, I really forgot how great and influential Iron Maiden were especially to bands such as Metallica and Machine Head etc etc.. Steve Harris' thundering basslines and those guitar riffs! This album is just full of straight bangers, production is awesome and really kicked off the whole clicky bass drum that punches through the mix, fucking awesome stuff!
"I've been sleeping with your wife for 16 weeks, smoking all your cigarettes, drinking all your brandy"
Have to give it a better mark just for this banger of a line.
Not really listened to Pulp much but this album surpriaes me, there's some really good songwriting in there, and even if the lyrics are super sexually charged or cheesy at times they do tell a story.
Also always avoided common people because of how popular it was, it put me off a little bit but its actually a great tune
Nice to enjoy some Dylan with a band behind him, great to hear full arrangements of his music.
I just couldn't get into this one, at all!
A really surprising listen, tonnes of influences from other artists and songs. This whole album feels like one big trip and journey, it gets really crazy towards the end, I need a few more listens to understand it better..
Their cover of come together is probably the most original one I've ever heard, how they split out the verses and choruses is really creative.
All in all a great listen but nothing that blows me away, solid middle of the road.
Album starts like an assault on the ears, the first track I kinda liked was Jimmy, but even that verges on the edge of annoying.
I'll give this a 2 instead of a 1 just for Paper Planes which is a tune. Hopefully she started to explore more palatable music like this in her later albums, but sadly I found most of this album to be annoying!
Drugs won't work is a banger of a tune, so is bittersweet symphony even if I've heard it a million times!
Not convinced on this as an album as a whole though, there's not much that stands out..
Absolute classic, instantly recognise that old Motown sound, could it be James Jamerson on the bass with that thumping line driving the track? Really a mood lifter is this album!
I've never heard of this band before, but listening to this record I'm impressed by the musicians playing on it, and just the sheer amount of styles they seem to effortlessly cross, one minute it's soul another jazz, another rnb. The production on this album for 1968 sounds awesome, it still holds up to this day. When I got to the track Spinning Wheel, I do know it! I've heard it on films and the like, what a song!
Overall enjoying this one I'll be adding it to my collection, solid 4.
One of the few Fukadelic albums I've never heard! As a big fan I'm loving it already, such a tight band with really cool guitar work and George Clinton, come on not much more to say! Got a nice special live version of Maggot Brain on the end, Eddie Hazels guitar masterpiece!
Really enjoyable record, solid songwriting and playing throughout and come on free bird one of best solos of all time!
Like the Cure mixed with Kate Bush, I'm very partial to some dream pop and had no idea this style with phased guitars went this far back!
Planet telex, the bends, my iron lung, just, nice dream, street spirit I mean come on!
Big favourite album of mine unparalleled songwriting and instrumentation, a classic!
Its fine
What can I say about Abbey Road that hasn't already been said. The first time ever hearing the insane outro of I Want You (She's So Heavy) blew my mind. Absolute classic throughout.
Very nice listen to this to start the week nicely. Love Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Head over Heels, just great and classy songwriting. I also really enjoy the singers voice!
The Steven Wilson remixes sound amazing too.
I didn't really understand it, some songs I thought oh that's nice bit as a whole it doesn't sell me at all
Enjoyable album nothing particularly standout for me but a good classic rock record all in all
A guilty pleasure for sure, this album cranked up makes you wanna dance!
Not a bad album a few good songs I like off it but can get a bit repetitive!
I was skeptical of this but it's a really relaxing record to listen to, some describe like a musical cleanse which I'd agree with. Really made my day this one, shame its not on streaming services but I'll have to download a copy for future listens!
Knew a few of these songs, not a bad one but I don't think I'd come back to the album!
Wefight/Welove is a right jam!
Decent rock album!
Really enjoyed this one, classic sounds
Not a huge fan of Elvis, I know he impacted music a lot but I just can't get past the funny voice he puts on. You can really tell when he sings normally on a few of these tracks then switches back to the uh huhh honey voice. He also didn't write any of these songs!
An absolute classic for me, I've listened to this countless times in my life!
Enjoyable album overall and some very catchy songs on here. I don't think I could listen to them often as the singers voice could easily get on your nerves
Classic albums I didn't hear this for absolutely years, always strange to hear songs without brucey
Minus the proud Mary this is a classic sound!
Never listened to a full 10cc album, just tracks here and there so I'm excited to see how this plays out! Awesome tracks great songwriting and the production of 10cc is always sublime, I have to listen to more of these guys!
Reslly lovef the sound of this one, seems more westernised and accessible than Fela Kutis afrobeat stuff, but I like them both equally. For sure going to enjoy this one again
Not as good as rumours for me but still got some great tracks on it and I'm a guy who really loves 70s productions... Just a little bit too long of an album for me, it can get tiring!
Picasso's last words drags on a bit drink to my health... Other than that love this album thoroughly enjoyed it. Band on the run is a masterpiece
Never listened to Mudhoney but love this kind of music, really does sound like a prototype before Nirvana
Gotta give this a 4 locsd it when it came out still stands up today and loved it for shock value when it came out sneaking it behind your parents back
I didn't really enjoy this one at all, a usual flat 80s sound
Not a kiss fan even less so of this
Loved this album since it came out, my favourite song is probably from the Ritz to the rubble, great chord progression. I love how raw and sloppy it is especially with the dry as a bone guitar tones, a true classic that'll always be fun. Oh, and, YORKSHIRE!
A nice rock n roll album this one, I enjoy the loose guitar and catchy riffs. PJ Harvey is a mainstay on some queens of the stone age songs too, it's got that desert vibe
Enjoyed this album a lot, I'm a big fan of David Byrne and his whacky vocals. Favourite track is life during wartime 4/5
Liquid shite
I'm not a fan of country music at all, I don't think this is bad per-se but not my cup of tea.
Pure cheese, got a few catchy songs but I really never understood Aerosmith....
Not the biggest green day fan but undeniable how influential these guys have been. Some great chord progressions on this too plus the production pure punk rock in your face
Love this album
One of Stevies best albums, full of soul this and he started to explore more expanded arrangements here away from the 60s sound.
Bowie's final masterpiece peppered with little nuggets he left us as he died. Pure art!
Masterpiecr
Great album, he did this at 26 it's mind blowing
Absolute gem of a record, shine on you crazy diamond inspired so many bands that came after this, its really a true experience listening to it back to front.
An enjoyable album very similar to madman across the water the Elton John record that was on this list too.
Van snoozeson. As dull as dishwater!
Very similar to XTC with their happy pop style. I really enjoyed this one,
Classic album, steward Copeland's drumming is the highlight, super innovative and tasteful.
Walking on the moon, that guitar tone and drumming is iconic!
Not bad musically nice production and songwriting but I really can't get behind his vocals, they're so timid and sound like he's whispering into the mic.
Best song is let it grow, great chord progression
Not a fan of this one at all, there's a few tracks I could get into but just not for me
