Oh HELL YES, what a starter! Basically every song on this album is a hit, I completely forgot these were all on the same album. Now, this isn't my favorite Skynyrd album, I think my favorite is probably Street Survivors, but its impossible to argue the strength of this album. This is one of the greatest debut albums of all time.
Great jazz piano album. I think I prefer Dave Brubeck or Vince Guaraldi, but this was good. I was surprised by the bass playing.
I mean, what am I supposed to say? This is a classic. The thing is, this is a great album, but I find myself coming back to The Wall and Meddle more than this. I actually really do like this album, I don't think there's a bad song on it. But if I want to listen to a prog rock album from this era, I would rather pick Selling England by the Pound. If I wanted to listen to a Pink Floyd album, I'd rather listen to The Wall. Time is a 5/5. Money is a 5/5. Us and Them is a 5/5. The rest is simply good.
Man, this one is rough. Overall disc 1 of this album is like a 4 or a 5, but the second disc is all over the place. Every song is either something crazy and groundbreaking, or its forgettable and...bad. And like every song it alternates. Like I'm sorry, I dont enjoy listening to "experimental" music. And maybe there's some cultutral context I'm missing, like maybe this album was really important when it came out, but I don't think its aged as well as something like Revolver or Rubber Soul. Overall, I like just over half of the songs on this album, and 10 or 11 of them are on disc 1. So the question I have to ask myself is do the great songs make up for the bad ones...
Not my favorite Sabbath album, that would probably be Master of Reality, but the debut is undeniably good. Ozzy's vocals and theatrics are so good on this.
I was waiting for this to be a masterpiece, but it lost me in the second half. Fight Test was great, and I'd already heard Do You Realize before, the rest was just alright.
By the start of the second track, I wrote down on a piece of paper "PLEASE GOD BE GOOD". It was a little prayer I felt that I had to say. I was so let down by The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi and the Beatles' White Album this week, I really needed a win. I'm a big fan of Arcade Fire and Black Country New Road. A British Art Pop/Baroque Pop album with theatrical vocals? This should be right up my alley.
I love this album. The only complaint I have is the lyrics are repetitive. But, I was so enthralled by the orchestrations and Neil's vocals that I needed to hear more, so I went to listen to some other Divine Comedy and...wow. Just wow. Its not going to be a band I listen to all the time, but it scratches an itch. Its like Jethro Tull but more contemporary. Its like Arcade Fire but more clean. And there's so much to the Divine Comedy discography, I can't wait to consume it.
I think this album is probably only a 4 for me, objectively, but wow did I love it. I can't wait to hear the rest of The Divine Comedy discography!
Great album. Not the biggest fan of Nirvana, but its easy to see why this album is so beloved. Their covers are great. Their original arrangements are great. The vibe is great. Its not an album I'll come back too all the time, but its great.
So this is supposed to be a modern classic for French House? I don't think its any better than Daft Punk's albums. There are certainly good songs on this album, I really liked D.A.N.C.E, Phantom pt 2, and One Minute to Midnight, but the rest was just okay dance music. I think it'd worth a listen for the good songs, but I can't give this more than a 3.
