How is someone allowed to cook this hard on a soundtrack? Was already familiar with ‘Pusherman’ and ‘Superfly’, however the rest is just as groovy. Truly excellent stuff. ‘Freddie’s Dead’ and ‘Pusherman’ the standouts for me.
Another banger. Have already listened to Tusk previously, stellar album (nearly as good as Rumours imo).
Groovy as. A a drummer, I loved the drums and rhythms on this. Do feel like the last track dragged on a bit however. Didn't feel as tight as the other tracks. Incredible nontheless.
Wasn’t sold after the first track, Ragged Wood piqued my interest pretty quickly though, as did He Doesn’t Know Why. Quite liked the majority of this, even if it isn’t something I’d listen to normally.
Was chucking in a random live track customary at the time? Was enjoying the album thoroughly and was surprised by the applause coming from seemingly nowhere.
I'm returning to this for a first full listen in many years. I remember not enjoying this much when I first listened; however, returning to this now, I enjoy it a lot more. Outside of the songs that stood out to me initially (No Action, Pump It Up, I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea), there are some excellent tunes here, with The Beat probably one of my favourites off the album. Do think it slightly tails off towards the back end, but other than that it's fantastic.
Really enjoyed this, having only been familiar with Walk On The Wild Side previously. Some songs were definitely a bit of a drag, but overall a very lovely listen.
New York is probably one of the best closers I've heard.
I was told these coats were supposed to be annoying and shit. Yet I’m sat here jamming the fuck out. Like A Song slaps.
Common People is a classic. The rest of the album is also amazingly strong. Massive fan.
Yeah this shit rips. This was my first Sabbath record listened all the way through and what a way to start.
Bunnings Warehouse - The Album.
Truth is this is maybe a 1.5 star but I will round up because why not. The start of this gave me a headache which is unfortunate as I think the rest of the album is not as harsh as those opening few tracks and actually has some interesting stuff. The first half of this album is genuinely just some German dudes rocking up to the plumbing section of Bunnings and hitting record, but after that they realise that they left their instruments in the car outside and they bring them in which makes things a bit better. I just don’t think this type of music is for me. There’s some interesting rhythmic notes here and there but man, it’s just a German guy yelling over hardware sounds at points. Also weirdly Hells Kitchen ass violin noise on one track. Very unforgiving. The title track, however, is excellent gear. Arguably the most musically interesting track on the album.
This really is a lyrics first album. And the lyrics are great. I wasn’t sold on this album until the very end. The final 4 minutes or so of ‘Hollywood’ is where the album finally clicked for me. Wonderful album.
Slightly disappointed by this given how much I love ‘Roundabout’. Opener and closer are incredible. What lies in between is more of a mixed bag.
Consider me whelmed. Didn't really do much for me tbh, it went by well enough but nothing stood out. Also Callahan's voice was a bit hard to get behind.
Actually had some nice moments rhythmically, and it's a good collaboration between Byrne and Eno carrying on from Remain in Light. Loses itself by the end of the album though.
I wasn’t expecting a cover of ‘Help’ on this. I also wasn’t expecting said cover to be quite fun and well done. Same with ‘Baby It’s You’. Obviously the highlight is ‘(They Long To Be) Close To You’, but the rest of the album is quite pleasant in its own right. The closer was also really damn fun, almost felt like a jam.
Is the average length of every song on this album nearly 7 minutes? Yes. Does every song justify said length? Also yes. Fuck this shit rips. The riffs go hard as, drums complement everything great. Fantastic stuff.
I enjoy a lot of the songs on this. It’s just a shame that on a few of them the mixing truly sucks. It actually reeks. ‘Get On Top’ is one of the most compressed, tinny songs I’ve ever heard in my life. And then immediately after that Californication is perfectly fine? Fuck were they doing in that studio dawg. Album also feels a little top heavy? Some serious filler in the 2nd half (Emit Remmus, I Like Dirt, Right On Time). Regardless, still enjoyment to be had!
Being jumpscared by the same sample as Glory Box on this was a surprise. Some cool stuff on this, some of which definitely escapes the confines of the ‘trip hop’ label (Black Steel a personal fav). Falls off a bit in the 2nd half, and I don’t think some songs justify their length like other trip-hop albums I’ve heard.
I listened to this independently a few days before it arrived on this list for me. Whilst it didn’t grip me in the way similar trip-hop records have (Mezzanine for example), I still found this a wonderfully rich listen. And the string arrangement on ‘Roads’ is truly wonderful. To hear that song again for the first time…
Who Killed The Zutons? Certainly wasn’t me, because they put me to sleep! I mean it’s ok? Doesn’t really do anything really interesting, and the quality of tracks really seems hit and miss. Just felt like another standard indie rock album.
Beautiful stuff. Centrepiece was such a lovely song as well. Seeing so many 1 and 2 star reviews for this so high up was sad!
This just bored me, aggressively. I don’t like using ‘boring’ as a criticism but man this just does nothing, and the vocals irritate me. This Ain’t Living a highlight but outside of that it’s slim slim pickings. Not sure I needed to hear this before I died.
Really incredible album. The only thing that let it down for me was the mixing on some songs, and some songs felt a little long. Otherwise fantastic.
Fuck me. Why do bad/troubled people have to make great music. This was great, and that sucks because of what Kanye has become. God damnit.
Purely from a music level, this was amazing. Production was great, beats were great, and the instrumentals were phenomenal. I do feel it was a touch bloated and there are definitely some savings time wise that could be made on this album to make it even better and hit harder. Blame Game, for instance, was a bit of a pain to listen to, especially the conversation tagged onto the back end. Also some instrumental sections feel long for the sake of being long. Other than that, flawless.
I've heard this previously but re-visiting this, I found myself enjoying it so much more (I already enjoyed it). Gloria is such a great opener, and some of the piano-driven tracks make this wonderfully enjoyable. Free Money is also a standout for me.
Bass work on this album is really funky. I found myself being engaged by this a lot more than I initially thought I would be, some really interesting passages throughout. Unfortunately at the back end there are just a couple of tracks where this is completely thrown out the window and it becomes a series of soundscapes and ambient sounds. This was far less my taste and was rather dull in fact. Extremely weird way to end an album that goes for over an hour.
Hm. Maybe I’m just not a fan of noise rock. Was just a very messy record that sometimes engaged me and did something interesting, and other times left me scratching my head. Some decent tracks to walk away from this from, however.
