Fucking awful, if liking a modicum of melody or rhythm is a crime then send me to the chair. Despite it being critically acclaimed I can find no merit in this album brief moments where it seems like it might stumble into a cohesive tune are few and far between and never actually come to anything.
Solid, pretty dark, a bit of a slog in subject matter wise and there are no out and out bangers but good production and musicianship and pretty consistently decent
Just sort of passes by, no ebb or flow as an album, only real stand out track is cars as it has a bit of punch but otherwise it’s just pretty decent early electro pop - it’s fine. 3.2
Good album. Prefer the tracks with vocals especially the Beth Orton one. Need to be in the mood, best suited as music in a public space or when driving, wouldn’t sit down and put it on jus to listen to it as a full album but wouldn’t skip any tracks if the come on in a shuffle. 3.7
Percussionists wet dream. Sounds like music made for trendy late night bars. I liked it, the 15 min drum jam on the last track may have been a bit much for me but overall good stuff if you are in the mood or want something to play in the background to set atmosphere.
3.4
Hot take: this album is good but not great. It on occasion slips perilously close to tedious due to long songs with no real change of pace and Torn curtain is a weak closer.
Overall I like it and standout songs like the title track are excellent but overall it’s a solid album not a classic for me.
3.5
Very nostalgic, overplayed at the time but on re listen it’s a very good album. Actually more breadth than I remembered some tracks to me sounded a little “Massive Attacky” and the singles are good when you haven’t been bombarded by then on ever advert.
3.9
I like this, BB’s best album. When viewed against the hair metal / hair rock of the time of its release it stands out as being a bit different, a bit of a blend of metal/ rock/ funk/ hardcore with an 80’s production sheen.
3.4
Great debut album, by and large short sharp songs with only one or two that feel a little filler.
4
It’s OK, when they let things like melody and song structure shine through it’s actually quite good but too often it gets a bit tuneless in the name of being a bit hard edged. 3
It’s fine. Listened on the drive to work, was inoffensive, none of the tracks really grabbed me. Probably a little too long but overall a pleasant enough, if a little borning album.
2.8
“I hate the world and my parents” in album form. It made me want to pierce my eyebrow and wear mascara to rebel against society.
It’s good in places, but in others it’s fucking awful, especially that song with Fred Durst, a 30 year old shouting I hate you for 4 mins is a hard listen.
If it’s your genre I am sure it is seminal, for me it’s 4 or 5 good songs among a barrage of self hate filled teenage petulance set to repetitive Nu Metal groves.
2.2
Not my cup of tea but can appreciate why it is a revered album, the drumming and guitar work are really good and Tommy Iommi knows how to write a riff but if your not into this style of early metal it’s a bit of a slog.
2.5
I really like this Album, I think RW’s voice sounds a lot like Thom York, good songs, Walker Bros inspired arrangements. Really solid. 3.8
Of its time, the covers generally are good versions or in some cases improved versions of the originals and the 1 Jagger/ Richard’s song is one of the stronger on the album but I just can’t get excited about this era of British Invasion rhythm and blues. Objectively a good album but not my wheel house.
2.8
Good album, has some of Neil Youngs best songs in it. His voice sometimes grates on me after extended exposure but at 34 mins this is a sweet spot.
4
The good songs are good unfortunately I could only identify 3 on the album with the best being sort of standard vaguely industrial electro pop.
Nothing on it is bad per se it’s just not particularly great
2.7
Expected to dislike this but I really thought it was good. Expected the production to be good but the actual tune- smithery was excellent, it had more depth than I expected so if this is what teenage girls are listening to nowadays it’s way better than the boyzone of the 90s and 00’s in my day.
I wouldn’t seek it out but if it was put in I would be perfectly happy.
3.3
Like a few Beetles albums has way to many songs, 20 tracks is just too much unless you have a dozen or so bangers and unfortunately this has 5 good tunes (2 of them are all time
Beetles greats - While my guitar gently weeps and blackbird) but the other 15 tracks are fine or in too many instances total bollocks.
Maybe it’s a post war, memories of rationing, bang for your buck thing but as an album it is totally devalued by the sheer weight of its filler
2
Really good album, good tunes and I really like his voice. I had been recommended this when it came out but didn’t get round to listening to it but glad I did
4.2
MSP have been a favourite of mine for decades. This album can be heavy going lyrically but James Dean Bradfield is an excellent tune smith.
There are some real highlights that come when JDB’s music strains through with his melodic sensibilities against Richie Edwards lyrical content.
Overall a great album that stands up for me even when a lyric like “he’s a boy, you want a girl so tear off his cock, tie his hair in bunches, fuck him, call him Rita if you want” is not the darkest on there! 4.2
Everyone likes to shit on U2 but that’s just because Bono is a twat, I think everything they done from inception to 1992 was great.
This album sits in the middle of their output during that period, classics like Bloody Sunday and New Year’s Day carry some of the less dynamic songs but overall it’s a really solid album especially for its time, I imagine it would have sounded pretty great against a back drop of New Romantic pop.
3.4
Great album, really varied, good guest spots, I really like her voice.
A melodic hip hop classic
4
Can appreciate the quality, song craft, lush arrangements but to me this style of music is background music for an Italian restaurant, it jus can’t hold my attention.
This is music to listen to in 1993 the back of your parents 1991 Sierra Saphire, when clyde 1 is in the background and it’s this, simply red and stings solo output on rotation. Pretty non descript early 90’s dance pop.
But to be fair it’s the best version of non descript, early 90’s dance pop because the Pet Shop Boys made it so it has some good choruses and flourishes
The bit in the song Yesterday when I was mad where it devolves into a Base Generator - lite track with Neil
Tennant rapping literally made me piss myself.
2.9
This done nothing for me.
The man who sailed around his soul was the most interesting track, the vocal style must have been what Southpark aped for the Catholic Boat theme.
I found it boring and a bit insipid
2
I remember buying this when I was a teenager, listening to the opening track and thinking this will be up my street….. and some of it was, the more avant guard, art rock wig out stuff, whilst I am it sure was exciting in 1967, deducts points for me.
I like it overall but feel it could have been a stone cold classic if it had less…. How do I put this…. art bollocks?
3.4
This just sounds like “Novelty Indie”
to me…. But the novelty wears off after one track and is replaced by an intense tedium.
1.4
One of their darker albums
It’s a good album if you are in the mood for it, but you might not be in the mood for its all too often.
3.3
I can imagine sitting in a blues club, knocking back a few and watching this performance perfectly happily but this style of old blues is just not something I ever put on to listen to.
I can appreciate his voice, his soulful guitar work the quality of the band but it’s just not something to actively listen to for me.
2.3
People my age only say they like Credence because of the Big Lebowski. They have some bangers in their catalogue but this album is mainly just bland blues jams. John Fogertys voice carry’s it and
Another banger from Taylor, I liked the tunes, the 80th synth undertones and production.
Of this was released in 1989 by Stevie Knicks Davy McPhee would love it but he is not man enough to allow himself to like it now
3.6
Great example of early hip hop evolution, crisp beats, great riffs. A short sharp hit of 80’s electro / hip-hop excellence.
3.7
Another great hip hop classic. Great samples, great beats. One of the best of the era 4
Breezy 60’s folk pop elevated by a couple of great songs in California Dreaming and Monday Monday.
A perfectly pleasant album.
3.3
A great album, beautiful guitar work and I love his voice.
4.7
