All right. The instrumentals are enjoyable but I don't really like the main singer's voice and nothing really stood out to me.
I fuck with this heavy. Standouts are Mysterons, It's a Fire, and Glory Box.
It gives me this X-Files vibe, dark 90s, grimy and spooky but also very beautiful, hauntingly so. Definitely will listen to this again.
I felt similarly about this and the Rush album, except that I liked Rush a little more. I don't know, I don't hate this and I certainly don't think it's bad. On a musical level, it's good; I just don't care. All the songs blended together and I didn't enjoy listening to it. Maybe I'll try again someday but for now it's 2 stars since it's not the worst but I don't really like it.
The Wizard - sounds like a group of wizards and demons and warlocks and aliens all having a party in a barn
I liked it a lot more than I expected to, I would definitely listen again.
This is music to listen while cruising down the highway, windows down and the volume way up. It's a very specific situation that this abum thrives in but I still really enjoyed it. I have a very vivid memory of playing Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and playing "Smoke on the Water" as a Rabbid, so of course, the song is very iconic to me. I also enjoyed Never Before, they intended it to be their hit single and I get why, it's very catchy.
If I was hosting a cool cocktail party in my slick NYC studio apartment that was retro-modern, I would put this album on in the background to signal to my guests that I'm cultured and sophisticated. I don't hate this at all, it sounds nice (at least the parts I listened to because it's very long) but it's just not really my thing. I think it could be really great under very specific circumstances, but I'm not listening to this in everyday life.
This is proto-glam rock and people seem to really hate it. I don't hate it, I personally enjoy glam rock and all of that but I do really hate this album cover. I would say that I probably enjoyed this a little bit more than the Rush & Led Zeppelin albums (which I also gave a 2) but I don't think I can rate it higher because I don't think it's as good. It might be more enjoyable to listen to but I don't think that this album is very good, it's not interesting, it doesn't seem quite worthy of being an essential album compared to other albums.
I like it. Yes, the vocals are not great but I surprisingly don't really mind. I do enjoy the horns and the almost ska vibe. I didn't have a chance to really sit down and listen to the album in one full sitting, I think it's one that I could come back and potentially appreciate more or at least give a more decisive rating on.
Steely Dan is a very polarizing band, you either love them or hate them. I would say I'm closer to the former, particularly because my dad played us a lot of Steely Dan when I was young. I liked the first half of this album a bit more, or maybe I just didn't listen as closely to the latter half. Rikki Don't Lose that Number is of course a classic but I also quite enjoyed Barrytown and Night by Night; this is an album I'd come back to.
I love Gorillaz but I imagine their first album is not the best of their work, I wish that some of their other albums were on it. Still, this was very good and I enjoyed it. I think that this is an album that I would listen to again, especially since there are a lot of songs and they sort of blended together at points. Clint Eastwood is of course great but I also really liked Re-Hash and Tomorrow Comes Today. Overall, it's interesting, it's funky, and it's fun.
This is fire, it reminds me of summer nights and warm lights and stained glass lamps, it makes me want to salsa. This is is great getting ready/pre-gaming music, it's just enjoyable to listen to.
Love's Enough is good, reminds me of John Denver. I wish a John Denver album was on this list instead of this. I'd give it a solid 1.5, or even a 2. It's campy and ridiculous but necessarily in a good way, more in a way that makes me want to shake my head in confusion.
