Classic acoustic soft rock. I know wide world and father and son; longer boats and sad lisa stood out of the new songs. album mood ranges from soft background to if you're in the mood for a few tears.
come together--we all know it
something--reminds me of wish you were here (or does floyd remind me of something?)
silver hammer--ok?
oh! darling--classic little rock ballad start
octopus's garden--me too, john, me too
here comes the sun hits different after i want you
ope interrupted album, vibe broke
lot going on after here comes the sun
the end--mean drum solo
her majesty--catchy
good start, it's a vibe. strong instrumentals, vocals are moody
getting some religious imagery--"i'm born again" in airbag, "G-d loves all his children" in paranoid android; but it doesn't necessarily sound like positive imagery
loving the style shift in exit music; oh my that took a turn
ok i think the intention is not antireligious, but antiestablishment
fitter happier??? 100%. unnerving computerized voice lists a bunch of expectations for a balanced life then just: "a pig. in a cage. on antibiotics."
slow burn ending, nice bell to finish it off
3/5
ah i recognize this tradition of english folk--belle & sebastian followed it. they took more license, i think, but definitely there
very nice cadence to time has told me
loving the strings in river man
fruit tree--so good
love the album will need to listen more to fully absorb it.
5/5
goes hard with lots of van halen classics.
north americans--anthem to house parties getting shut down by cops?
someone great--love the syncopation
us v them--kinda weird
sound of silver--lol, fair. what is the sound of silver tho?
new york i love you--sad little waltz
it's good but not my style. 3.5/5 rounded to 4/5
seamless transitions. flawless classic rock sound. the classicest of classic rock
fallen eagle--little fiddle going on
move around--going electro here, i dig it
good contribution to the drawl-ey, southern rock sorta genre, but imo doesn't stand out on its own. it's long, probably a larger dose of southern rock than i would prefer
3.49/5 rounded to 3/5
scratch that
blues man--great end to the album
points for versatility, between the standard southern rock, fallen eagle leaning more folksy, blues man going full blues..
3.75/5 rounded to 4/5
blue öyster cult riff going on there
... well that was fine? but really didn't catch my attention so i guess 3/5
... and the gods made love--i had no idea jimi hendrix sounded like this
have you ever been (to electric ladyland)--ok this is more the hendrix i know
crosstown traffic--oh yeah now we're rocking
his spoken word / singing is iconic, never heard anyone do it like hendrix
voodoo chile--the guitar intro, oh yah. organ n all
don't even need to listen to the rest lol 5/5 jk i ofc i'll listen to the whole thing
wait voodoo chile is 15 minutes long?!?!? that was like 7 min max
little miss strange--great guitar riff, then some beatles vocals coming in
come on (let the good times roll)--great going. you can hear chuck berry's influence
rainy day, dream away--oh wow this is incredible. the light rock beat, the sax and guitar, jimi hendrix singing softly. a talking guitar???
1983... (a merman i should turn to be)--also getting some pink floyd vibes here.. except the first pink floyd album was only released one year prior. IS THAT A SITAR??? seagulls
moon, turn the tides... gently gently away--great transition from 1983. love that this entire track is just transition
still raining, still dreaming--talking guitar is back
house burning down is a rocker
all along the watchtower--iconic, the only song on the album that i already knew
voodoo child (slight return)--ooooh listen to that guitar intro
easy 5/5. 100% musically cohesive, every track fits into the album as a whole, from 15min voodoo chile to 1min moon turn the tides. no one can match hendrix
purple haze--"excuse me while i kiss this guy"
5/5 no notes.
third stone from the sun--apparently i am not experienced in the ways of jimi hendrix. sick slow guitar solo though. is that riff from... rasputin? well obviously not this song is 11 years older
are you experienced--ok this ones a bit ... riskier. definitely more experimental
hmmm this one is tough. i might lean 4.49/5 rounded to 4/5 because it was long and experimentally outside my taste. iconic opening tho
keep on movin'--this is a vibe
fairplay--loving this. her vocals are fantastic. "cause. it's all. about. expression."
holdin' on--oh this club beat is strong. the spoken word is strong, unique style
feeling free live--ok that's not my style but again strong spoken word
african dance--killer flute solo. kinda wild how long or short a song feels can change completely by song. Like this is 6 minutes and is streeeeetching long, but jimi hendrix pulled off a 15? minute song effortlessly
dance--not the biggest fan of soul ii soul's own vocals--looks like the first two songs had another vocalist on the song
this album has a very strong beat. kinda headache inducing?
feel free--good. balancing the beat and vocals better. nice electric guitar in there too
jazzie's groove--ope yep londoners
ambition (rap)--good soft rap. british
ok verdict is....honestly maybe 3/5? good album, not great, but i just wasn't with the driving club beat nonstop for half the album and the spoken word wasn't my favorite
i don't even know the slightest place to start with this...
necrophobic--some good beat changes here
but all these songs sound the same to me
ok the scream halfway through postmortem was impressive
raining blood--dramatic intro. some variety from every other second of the album. outro guitar sounds like animals bleating.
bleak. morbid. sounds the same thru 90% of the album. 2/5
i have no idea what to expect here.
soft guitar intro. loving it. OH my he has a good voice. so deep and just on the line between smooth and gravelly
eid ma clack shaw--what is that title??? this is sad boy music. well balanced between vocals, piano rhythm, percussion
rococo zephyr--"i used to be kinda blind... now i can sorta see"
too many birds--this one is a little less melodic than the others
my friend--good crescendo. "my friend" growled is a bit unnerving
faith/void--i don't love this song, but i get it
overall 4/5. thoroughly enjoyable, unique sound executed skillfully. his voice is incredible. some songs were outside my tastes; but would certainly listen again.
ok this is gonna be incredible i know it
down to zero
help yourself--amazing. ahh i think she's the british tracy chapman
water with the wine--oh yeah
love and affection--ooooooh those backup vocals are so deep
join the boys--oh this is a. g r o o v e.
somebody who loves you--emotional lyrics, but does not sacrifice musical balance. the intentional pause before the next song is perfect to bring the song home. silence is an oft ignored musical element, but so impactful.
like fire--like fire
tall in the saddle--oooh love me a good slow ballad. her singing. the guitar solo. perfect.
i don't know enough to say what genre this is--i'm inclined to say it's blues moving a bit towards r&b but really what do i know???? what i know is that this is a 6/5 album. joan balances the album perfectly between emotion and groove--and both at once--with impeccable vocals, guitar, organ, backup singers, the whole nine yards. coherent, lyrical and melodic.
ah love the incoherent lyrics of subterranean homesick blues
she belongs to me--is there a live version of this on self portrait? i think so? or maybe just the intro? "she's an artist" i know, but the rest of the song isn't familiar.
maggie's farm--seems like this is gonna be more of a rocking dylan with a slower interlude here & there
love minus zero--ooh this one is new. it's more serious in musical tone & lyrics than s.h.b. or maggie's farm, but it still has that lively band going at it
outlaw blues--also a new one. ope.
on the road again--i think this is new but it sounds so so familiar. lyrics seem a continuation of sub homesick blues, i.e., utterly nonsensical
bob dylan's 115th dream--now i'm imagining that every nonsensical dylan song is just a narration of one of his dreams. capt. arab? moby dick is ahab.. arrested for carrying harpoons, waitress he was handsome, lol house with american flag turns him away says i'll tear you limb from limb i said you know they turned away jesus too he said you're not him. this is a ballad of bob dylan getting knocked down
hey mr tambourine--an absolute classic
gates of eden--hmm this one is new too
it's alright, ma (i'm only bleeding)--new one; this is a nice slower one. ok i'm digging this, kinda surprisingly progressive
it's all over now, baby blue--another classic
do i have the slightest idea what any of that was about? nope. a nonsense album full of nonsense songs. subterranean homesick blues is the most well known of the nonsense songs, but several of the slower songs are also more well know i think (i'm probably a bad judge of how well known a dylan song is...).
is it actually nonsense... maybe, maybe not. he definitely addresses some social themes, but he dresses it up in fast paced little nothings.
not his best, i'd say it's in the 3.4-3.6/5 range. i'll decide tomorrow. final verdict--3.5/5 rounded to 4/5. presence of classics like subterranean homesick blues, mr tambourine, and it's all over now, baby blue add to the rating. a range of nonsense ballads appear on the album; 115th dream presents a critique of authority and its use of tradition to restrain people; most of the other ballads i could not decipher.
oh i was expecting a hair band, no this is earlier rock. not country rock, but leaning a bit that way. also he was 26 at this concert? i'm slacking...
show me the way--oooh i know this song. the opening riff is iconic.
all i want to be (is by your side)--is this a sampson & delilah reference? i don't care if they cut my hair? i dunno, that kinda discounts the fact that delilah also gouged out his eyes. probably just reading too much into it.
wind of change--good solo acoustic song, lot's of feeling
baby i love your way--oooh yeahhhh get the full band in there now
penny for your thoughts--lovely little guitar solo there
ok i dunno i kinda zoned out there. solid rock album but not my listening. enjoyed it, probably wouldn't listen again. 3/5.
sail away--oh hmm ok. this is slow. a 2:53 song has never felt so long.
lonely at the top--this is a polka vibe, love that. still slow. pokey lafarge has definitely heard this song.
he gives us all his love--still slow. jesus song.
last night i had a dream--ope there's a single fast beat, back to slow. i need to actually listen to this album for its musicality
simon smith and his dancing bear--ahh sad boi circus music?
old man--i'm starting to get a temp on randy newman: sad slow emotional music, where the lyrics express a range of emotions across songs but musically, vocally, rhythmically, etc. they all sound the same.
political science--ok maybe that's not right; this song is the most upbeat so far. but what in the world is this song??? "boom goes london, boom goes paris..." ah love some good old fashioned cultural american imperialism singing about... nuking everyone???? wait what?!?!
burn on--cleveland, ohio, that perennial subject of song and verse.
memo to my son--
dayton, ohio--dayton, ohio, that perennial subject of song and verse.
you can leave your hat on--
G-d's song (that's why i love mankind)--is this a prayer for G-d to leave people alone? idk
1/5. this album is painfully slow.
ope lost some notes. look i'm not gonna write liner notes for every track on a two hour album. i'll report back at the end.
it's a two hour album... listening to the beatles hammers in how influential the beatles actually were. wish you were here clearly derives from harrison here in several ways. love his rendition of if not for you.
but... it's a two hour album. was that really necessary, george? a lot of songs honestly just blended into background noise for me.
3.49/5, rounded to 3/5. good, influential, too long.
going good with this opening riff
definitely more my speed than slayer. still not my favorite genre but ya know.
lotta record scratching going on here
in the end--i like that opening piano. i think i recognize this song? i dunno it feels like a classic.
a place for my head--oh my these are quite the lyrics
this exudes angst in the way that can only come out of the '90s (i know i know... not the '90s. still pre-2001 tho...).
cure for the itch--weird
ok that was it. i don't know, 3.x/5. probably 3/5. looking forward to not listening to any angsty albums over the weekend.
nooo it didn't save my notes.
ok this is another side of the beatles from the little side that i know. abbey road they're all singing about octopi, here it's more folky songs about women's eyes and watnot. looser in an almost stomp-n-holler-egg-shaker-jam-session sorta way? as in leaning acoustic with more interesting instruments (i knew i hear a sitar!!) and a more down to earth lyrical approach. of course most of what i know of the beatles is *after* this, so i'm sure in a few hundred albums i will get to listen to what they actually started out as.
i'd say in the 3.5/5 range. probably rounded to 4/5 for the benefit of the doubt because it didn't save my notes
bombtrack--driving beat. the name suits them.
in the name of--wow. incredible. acab.
take the power back--loving the bass
settle for nothing--d.a.m.n. musically interesting and balanced. each song provides variety & contrast. a range of vocal and instrumental techniques. hard hitting lyrics on social issues. this is gonna score high.
bullet in the head--imperialism
ok not noting every song, but refer to notes for settle for nothing for overall impression. 4/5. miles better than slayer reign in blood. oh hmm i gave that album a 2/5, but this is more than 2 stars better than that. consider either promoting this to 5/5 or demoting slayer to 1/5.
incredible. no notes. 4.5/5 +/-
hmmm what is this? the tin can percussion is a vibe
hmmmm sad girl indie?
move like honey--oh real slow
never is a promise--nice harmonies going on with the background vocals. the string section, too.
pale september--good lyricist
carrion--nice crescendo
final verdict: it's slow, it's sad, the instrumentals & vocals work well together to create the intended atmosphere. it's balanced. i probably won't listen to it again. 3/5.
