This album was a bluesy one with smooth instrumentation. In fact, every instrument came through cleanly and blended nicely, so a very good quality recording. I liked how there were bits of experimentation sprinkled throughout (particularly midway through Land Ho!), and how some songs had ethereal qualities (Blue Sunday and particularly Indian Summer). Overall, it wasn't bad, I'm just normally not a big blues fan, mostly because of the abundance of organ and keyboards. I think my favorite song was Waiting For The Sun.
Jazz with lots of experimentation. Interesting to listen to.
I was already familiar with Adele as several of the songs on this album were hits I'd heard before, and I thought they were good. The entirety of the album has beautiful melodies and instrumentation. Of course her voice is big and powerful, but I sometimes felt like it overpowered the music (which it was obviously produced that way on purpose because it's the asset she has that differentiates her from others). I'm just a person that's more interested in instrumentation. Overall, I think it's a solid album and easy to listen to. My favorite song is Someone Like You because I do like melancholic songs and I think songs like that make good album closers.
This contains many of those typical 80's sounds (synthy and jazzy with drum machines), and I got the vibe of that era's sitcoms and movies as I was listening. But I could also hear dark undertones, which I particularly like in music. "Listen" was an interesting atmospheric tune I enjoyed at the end of the album.
I already like a lot of Green Day's songs, so I enjoyed this! A very upbeat punk album with relatable lyrics.
The guitars in this are so prominent and amazingly done throughout. I enjoyed all the melodies and different styles of music woven throughout the songs. The production quality was clean, and I thought it was quite an enjoyable listen.
I'm not really into this type of music, but this was an interesting listen (I even felt compelled to listen twice). It has public service messages (take care of your teeth because no one else will), social justice announcements (student demonstrations and the environment), and dark tones mixed in. I had heard of the Beach Boys, and I knew they were known for surf music, but this was better than I expected.
Smooth sounding jazz (both the music and the singer's voice itself). While it does have its groovy moments, it's just not for me.
The band name is certainly deceiving. With a name like Primal Scream I guess I expected heavier music. In contrast, this was pleasant and somewhat interesting to listen to.There were vocals, but I found myself more drawn to the sounds than the lyrics.
I like the general sound of this album (moody rock with the vibe of Oasis), but I felt like something was left to be desired. The songs kind of stretch out too long. "History" is the only song that stood out to me because of how the emotional feeling came through in it, which was reminiscent of their song I am familiar with and really like, "Bitter Sweet Symphony". Overall, I thought this was pretty okay.
I'm not really a rap fan. This is more than just standard rap, though. It has fun drum beats, guitars, and melodies. I also heard different sounds and instruments being used as well as r&b influences. I didn't really care for the interlude tracks, however. Overall, a pretty fun listen with real life themes, but I will say the first half of the album is definitely stronger than the later half ("Gasoline Dreams" and "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" in particular).
So obviously, everyone has heard of the Beatles and has listened to at least some of their hit songs without any effort on their part. I'm that 'everyone', and this is the first full Beatles album I've ever listened to on purpose. My best friend in high school loved them (still does) but I was into other music at the time, and being a stubborn teenager I wasn't interested in trying them out.
This still isn't my preferred style of music to listen to, but there are still several good songs on this double album, like "Blackbird" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". I personally have a preference for the acoustic numbers ("Julia", "Long, Long, Long"), because of the emotional resonance they contain. Other songs mix in blues, folk, classic rock, and psychedelia (which I'm learning I only really like in measured doses). The arrangements are of course melodic and I will admit some of the more strange lyrical and musical moments kind of put me off. In the end, it's not my favorite but I don't hate it, either. I think this album requires more than one listen, which I am open to doing.
Not really my thing. But I can appreciate funky bass lines and catchy beats. The songs did drag on too long, though.
This was my first deep dive into a full Radiohead album. I liked the various singles I've heard, and I liked this album a good bit as well. It's full of dark undertones, experimentation, some electronic moments ("Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors"), and the beautiful "Pyramid Song". There's even a short instrumental piece, "Hunting Bears". The ethereal and unusual (not super mainstream) nature of Radiohead's music makes for a captivating listen.
