As soon as it started I knew this was a production. Which now makes sense as I know how big Muse got/ how much of a production their gigs are/were.
I bet people that are into Sci-fi love this.
I never think of myself as a Muse fan, I do love Plug in baby but that’s it, however, as soon as Starlight kicked in I was reminded I quite like this one too.
Okay as soon as Supermassive Black Hole kicked in I was bopping, this definitely hits different now I’ve come to understand the majesty of Twilight. And YES I only watched it last year GIVE ME A BREAK, #iwasateenagefilmsnob
Don’t love ‘Map of Problematique’, already the lyrics are too fantasy for me, I don’t love the over saturated production of this one and the actual bones of the song just aren’t interesting to me. There’s nothing there to keep my attention. In the words of David Byrne, you’re talking a lot.. but you’re not saying anything!
Oh it’s all lyrically and musically a bit basic for me, nowt to write home about. And I think I’m getting a headache from the overproduced music along with his whiny drawl.
Assassin drew me in with the interesting intro but then just became too overwhelming to keep my interest. I think I just don’t gel at all with the juvenile sci-fi lyrics and his layered breathy vocals are fingernails on a chalk board to me.
God it just all feels like I’m sitting through the end credits of a Final Fantasy game on PS1 trying to hold out for some extra info or something.
Wow I can’t believe I got through that in one piece.
I’ve listened to New Order before of course, think I even have a vinyl of theirs somewhere. But this ain’t my bag. I almost liked Elegia but it just felt like it didn’t go anywhere? I’m not here for middle of the road non-committal weekend-dad Rock.
In the end, I could manage with sub-culture and Face Up but this won’t be an album I reach for again, and certainly wouldn’t be in my personal list of must-be-heards!
You can’t say this is bad, because it’s not. But when side by side with his other albums it simply can’t compare. It’s apples and oranges. It’s just that this is an orange, and I’m an apple kinda gal.
This is one of my favourite albums of all time, so I was very pleased this popped up and it was an easy 5/5 for me.
Wow, I loved this. Shockingly I’d never heard of King Crimson until now, let alone heard this album so this was an unexpected delight and I look forward to delving into the rest of their discography. I’ve only stuck to 4* because I could have happily listened to double the length of this album.
Oh no… do i like prog rock now?!
I’d really hoped there would be something redeeming here and it would maybe challenge my lifelong hatred for this band, but alas, it was not to be. Unfortunately, I still feel the same - which is that oasis is simply the Beatles, vommed on by the smiths and slowed right down to a painfully repetitive middle of the road ramble through lazy lyricism and the combined frontman charisma of a windswept empty crisp packet. Let’s put it this way; my estranged ex-addict older half-sister’s ex husband is a huge oasis fan with their logo tattooed proudly on his anaemic bicep in keeping with the rest of his tattoos and he exemplifies their average fan to me and after giving them a (truly, honestly!!) good go by listening to the whole album I remain on my high horse with this one. If you enjoy this, unfortunately to me you are an uninteresting idiot.
This is what oasis fans think oasis are capable of. But having these albums back to back the space between the two skill levels was vast. This still isn’t my kind of music so not something I’d reach for, but it’s still objectively good straight out the gate. Several songs are standouts and whilst it isn’t something I’ll likely reach for again, I’m glad I gave it a go and know a little more about the band and the album now.
I was so pleased to see this appear and even more pleased to find I loved this album as much at 33 as I did when I was 9 - and still remembered most of the words!! I would have given this 5* but after hearing ‘Apple Pie À La Mode’ again I knew that would be a lie.
I had never heard of Scott Walker and I don’t think I ever would have decided to listen to his work but I’m so glad I did. From the second it kicked off it really reminded me of Nick Cave and then it became Nick Cave crossed with an old crooner and turns out I really like that!! Thoroughly enjoyed the whole album in particular ‘Rhymes of Goodbye’ which seemed like a pretty lose to perfect way to end a record. I’ve since listened to his album ‘Scott Walker sings Jacques Brel’ (who I’d also not heard of) and adored that album too.
I’ve loved Fiona Apple since seeing the ‘Not about love’ video on an obscure music video channel as a young teen and I savour any opportunity to revisit her work. This time this album soundtracked a particularly difficult morning and was just what I needed. It’s not my favourite record of hers but it is brilliant. Kicking off with powerful ‘Sleep to dream’ you know you’re in for a fun ride. My particular favourites were ‘Slow like honey’ and ‘Never is a promise’. She really shows up for all the sullen girls out there and this sullen girl felt inspired, as always, by listening from my bed on a rainy Friday morning.
I’m definitely a Kate Bush fan so I knew this would be a good time. I thought she was gonna lose me in the second half but it was just a couple of songs I didn’t vibe with that knocked it down a bit for me, particularly ‘Waking the witch’. I didn’t skip, I persevered but I really didn’t enjoy that one or the following track. But she reeled me right back in with ‘Jig of life’ which I thoroughly enjoyed.
There is simply no way anyone considers this a must listen, I won’t have it. Even if country music is your thing, this is the low-fat natural yoghurt of country music. Have a word.
I will be honest, I was so un-enthused by the prospect of listening to Beck I put it off so much I had to listen to it early doors the following day. Anyway i don’t know why because im yet to hear a Beck song i don’t like. This album didn’t include anything I didn’t like but it was nothing groundbreaking. There were a couple that just pipped the others to the post like Girl - which I think in hindsight I liked the first 30 seconds of more than anything else, and the chorus was a little early Nirvana in a different font, Broken Drum and Farewell Ride which were maybe my joint favourites. Ultimately, I was disappointed to find Chain Reaction wasn’t a Diana Ross/Steps cover but hey, we can’t have it all.
This album was exactly what I needed exactly when I needed it. I’d heard the odd song by them before, probably in films and liked it but never revisited. But this blew me away, truly. The first album I’ve had which I hadn’t heard before that I wholeheartedly agree is a must listen. I’ve already been exploring more of their discography and it’s made a fan out of me, that’s for sure.
This was such a lot of fun, I don’t know a huge amount about this genre of music so can neither confirm nor deny if this is the best of it - but I had a good time. Felt like I was in an episode of Dexter. (Compliment)
I’m lucky enough to have seen this album performed live for the 25th anniversary, well a little later as it was delayed due to Covid - what a time, ey? Anyway, this album holds a place in my heart for sure. I always think of it as a 5* album with no skips but actually there are a couple of songs I’m less obsessed with. However due to the restrictive nature of no .5*s, the INSANE amount of iconic singles on this album plus the gorgeous hidden track I always forget about (can we bring that back pls???) I had to go 5* and I think I’m okay with that.
Obviously, like every other lesbian, I love Dusty Springfield. And there are of course stand outs on this album, and the cover is iconic…but this isn’t an album you MUST hear, it’s just not. I had to rate it 3* because of the quality of the singles otherwise I fear it would have been a 1*!
Generally I love this genre and I hadn’t listened to this album before but unfortunately I was having a horrendous day so I didn’t appreciate this the way I would maybe have usually done so I’m giving it 3* and will revisit when it doesn’t feel like the world is ending.
I would say this is a must listen for sure, simply for the sheer amount of iconic singles and how they have in turn been sampled, interpolated or inspired music that came after it. Kinda sad that it seems they had a whole battle over the trademark amongst the sisters though.
This was fine, and I enjoyed the live element of it. But even for this genre I wouldn’t say this was a must listen so it didn’t do much for me.
I thought I liked Cat Stevens but I don’t think I do actually. This was a tough listen. The Wind kicked in and I was like oh I like this one however I thought I’d heard a sound bite of it but that is simply the whole song so it felt more like a jingle than a record and I didn’t care for any of the other tracks any more than that. I found it lyrically basic and musically forgettable. I love folk music, I love acoustic guitars , I love singer songwriters… I did not love this.
This was fun, something tells me there’ll be more in his discography more worthy of being here. And god I hate that everything comes back to Scientology, gimme a break.
This was a hard one to get through, I can’t lie.
This is one of the few Bowie albums I’d never sat down and listened to in its entirety and I’m so glad I did. A favourite would be the cover of Across the Universe especially as it led me to discover John Lennon did the backing vocals for Fame! Definitely a fun listen.
Wow I enjoyed this so much. I would never have picked up a Cardigans album but I’m so glad I did and I already think I’m gonna be listening to more of them and that I’ve overlooked their stuff in the past! That’s why this is such a fun thing to do because I’m finding things I love that old wouldn’t otherwise have given the time of day.
