I knew the title song and Train in Vain for ages, and liked them a lot. However, I hadn't listened to the whole album from start to finish until now.
It's like jolly punk-rock. I liked it, but it's not what I would associate with punk-rock (this has no bearing on the rating, who cares about genres tbh).
My first impression was that this album is just fire driving songs. I like it, but I can't really set my mind on what I'm listening to exactly. It's like rock, but kind of folk-y and mellow.
It's Judas Priest, what's not to like? The song "Grinder" might not have aged well, though. Energetic, but if I listen to it back-to-back, it gets a little same.
Melodic poetry reading.
Initially reminded me of Nick Cave.
Not for me generally, but I liked the feel of some of the later songs in the album.
I have listened to the Who before and my thoughts have not changed. Old gold!
I found myself in Skyrim.
This is not something I would seek to listen to myself. But it seems kind of cheerful and uplifting, if you're into this sort of music. I'm not, though.
It all sounds like the same song all over again.
I wouldn't turn this off if it were playing at a chill evening with friends and we're drinking wine, but you wouldn't hear me saying "Hey, we should put on some Leonard Cohen".
A few songs in, I was going to give this album a 3 out of 5, as in, it's cool, I kinda like it, but it's nothing special. By the time I was done with it Ms Carole King had convinced me that at the very least this is a 4, arguably a 5.
The songs resonated with me, and the storytelling is great and overall it just made me feel good. My daily 15-minute walk to grab some lunch disappeared, as I had not even noticed that I had already arrived at my destination in the blink of an eye. 4/5.
It's long and (to me) boring. There are parts of some songs that are interesting, but then Peter Gabriel starts singing, and it throws me off again.
I don’t have anything to say about this album, honestly. It’s not bad, it did not really register in my memory.
2.5/5
I can appreciate the music, and I can think of times and places where I would put this on; it's a vibe. But it's not really "my thing" generally. More like, I enjoyed the upbeat songs because of the mood I was in, especially I love your lovin' ways, and then the change of pace of other songs turned me off.
I have always liked this album. Listened to it again, and business as usual, liked it.
Love the guitar, but I know I like Neil's later music more.
It's alright, I think, but I understand why I had not heard this before.
Pablo Picasso and Hospital stood out, but the rest were mostly kind of same same. In contrast to many other non-5/5 reviews, I don't actually mind the lyrics/singing style.
First Elton's album I have listened to from beginning to end and it's great. Hard to follow-up a banger like Tiny dancer though, but the rest is still great.
Indian sunset made me want to listen to Tupac again.
It's an album and it has songs on it. 2.5/5
There’s some cool vibey guitar riffs that I enjoyed, but other than that this wasn’t for me really. 2.5/5
Pretty cool album. Has that surf vibe.
I had never heard of this band let alone this album. But it is exactly what I like. Listened to it while snowboarding. Excellent.
An excellent album. And that is notwithstanding listening to it on a balcony overlooking a ski town, sipping beers apres ski.
I love the Rolling Stones, but that being said, I love them for their later albums, not this one. It's not bad, though, obviously.
Summer BBQ with the boys drinking beers in the sun - The Soundtrack.
It’s fun and uplifting. The sax parts are awesome!
Fallout soundtrack to my ears.
Hell no. This is what my taxi driver listens to.
Why is this an album I must hear?
Jazzy and funky, as advertised. It's aaaight, but not my jam.
I think this is jazz for people who can't stand what jazz usually sounds like.
This album embodies the '90s rap beats and storytelling. Great listen.
This one’s a bit too whiney for me.
This was a very good vibes album. Some song names I’m expected to not say out loud though.
I couldn’t decide between 4 and 5, not even sure why. I vibe with this.
This confirms I am not a fan of progrock, but at least it's not as boring as Genesis. Still, not for me.
Dirt roads, pickup trucks, the homestead, nostalgia, good ol' country.
Like a rolling stone and Ballad of a thin man are certified bangers. Queen Jane Approximately sounds very similar to the latter. Am I the only one? The rest is alright.
What's the point of all the skits? It's already very long even without them. I was happy to hear Biggie, but that's about it.
Oh, the harmonies. And the White Winter Hymnal, of course, is astounding.
I like the album cover as well.
Usually, I am not a big fan of music in languages I don't understand. And I did not expect to enjoy this album as much as I did.
No chance I am going to put this on and listen to it casually, but I did really like it.
I actually kinda liked the last 18 minute long song the most, even though it got weird in some parts.
It's funny that I don't particularly like Morrisey, but I dig The Smiths. I do know this is not an uncommon opinion. This is however not my most favorite of their albums.
As reggae as you can get. A bit short. I wouldn't mind listening to this more.
You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side and Glamorous Glue are bangers, but the rest of the album sort of fell flat for me.
It's alright, but just because I really like rock. If one doesn't, then this album feels like it has nothing distinct to remember it by. For me, it's a default 3 just because I already enjoy the genre.
Love hurts earns this at least a 3. It's chill and makes me reminisce, as long as I don't listen too much to the lyrics.
This is produced by Kanye and the first word of the first song is "Ye". Coincidence? I think not.
In my mind, when I listen to this, I am watching a street skateboarding video.
Some songs of this are annoying to listen to and some remind me of Guy Ritchie movies.
It's different to most other rap albums I've heard, have to give it that.
This is an instant 5/5. If you rate this anything else, you're on a highway to hell yourself.
It's a bit samey, but I generally like it. This is such a bland review and rating on my part, but hey, the album made me do it.
This would probably be cool live, but meh for me
Gonna come back to this one one day and like it more, i bet.
Racial and cultural victim mentality expressed in song.
He's just talking, doing standup, and music happens to be playing in the background, but the two are only loosely related.
Like, perfectly pleasant in a background, low-engagement kind of way. But it doesn't really pull me in. I would ultimately like it or dislike it more depending on the setting I'm in or what I'm doing, so, vibes-based.
But I mean, I’m a zillennial, so anything I say on 50s-60s albums should be taken with a grain of salt as I’m probably not refined enough to fully grasp the importance of this album.
For me, it’s the musical equivalent of a slow head nod and a slight lip pucker like, “yeah, this is alright,” but I’m not going to put this on on my own any time soon."
Short and fun songs, mostly good vibes. Let the sad times roll on is a banger.
It's a pretty generic rock album. Nothing wrong with it per se, but I'm not sure why it's on this list.
I know I don’t like jazz and I knew I won’t like this pretty early on in the album. But I guess since this is not the most jazzy jazz album there is, and it sounds coherent, it wasn’t that bad.
wobbly wiggly freaky ahh music cuh
Perfectly average and slightly boring.
I'm sure that every single album on this list has someone somewhere in the reviews asking the condescending question "why is this on this list". I have the same feeling for this, but I thought on the other hand, why not. It's not that I don't like it just because it's a soundtrack for a movie. That would disqualify a massive part of music. I just plain don't find this evoking any emotion in me.
Frank should indeed be heard before you die.
Listening to this I get a pep in my step and just a little bit more enjoyment from the usually mundane.
I like the idea of an album covering the span of a human lifetime, but from a simple listening POV I would’ve enjoyed it more if all 12 songs were Mrs. Robinsons. And wtf is “Old people talking” hah.
I like the buildup of the story that forms throughout the album. Very dramatic in story and satisfying to listen to music-wise. Brilliant album.
Most of the songs on this album are absolutely legendary. This is one of the definitive 90s rap albums.
Never heard of them before. With a few exceptions, not quite what I like, but damn close.
Short and sweet. It's lovely folk rock with some of-the-times references. But it was short enough to be tolerable, any longer and I would have rated it lower to be honest.
This is the first Alanis Morissette album I listen to "cover to cover" even though I have listened to a lot of her songs in playlists one by one. What I realised is that one after another the vocals start to scratch the ears. I like the music generally, but this factor becomes harder and harder to ignore the more I listen.
I’m not a folk person, but damn it, if it has sad songs in it, I will like it. This was very nice, I did not expect to like it.
I sometimes find it hard to put into words why I really like an album. The feeling and emotion are hard to describe. I just really enjoyed this and will definitely come back to it a lot.
One alone deserved a high rating, such a GOATed song.
The rest of the album is solid imho, just good ol' thrash metal.
It's very sweet. I'm not particularly fond of sweets.
Surprisingly less dreary than his last album, which was the first one I listened to. But still, it did not do it for me.
If you’ve heard Anarchy in the UK then you’ve heard the album.
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
I forced myself to listen to this to the end. Sounds like an 1980s soap opera soundtrack.
I liked it in the beginning because it was powerful, but a few songs in it started to feel like very generic rock.
Janis' voice pulls the score up for me. I don't like the synth parts, but holy shit, when the piano drop hits and she screams her lungs out, hell yeah.
