I love Purple Rain but I've surprisingly never heard any other Prince albums aside from that one. This definitely *feels* like the precursor to Purple Rain but I can definitely tell it's situated in the 1980s. There are definitely parts of this album that made me uh; feel certain ways. I didn't necessarily care for all of on the nose sex stuff. Like nothing against it, but Purple Rain does it SO MUCH BETTER. It was a nice '80s listen but I doubt I'll be revisiting this anytime soon.
Interesting to see the progression of the band from this to London Calling. I definitely see how early Green Day was influenced by this sound. It was a fun album, just not something that I'm particularly dying to go back to again like London Calling. Lots of catchy hooks :)
Grace is one of the most beautiful albums I have ever listened to in my life. Period. Every single song on this album (including forget her on the expanded) contains an entire world which Buckley brings to life. No matter how many times I listen to this album I find something new to appreciate. The subtle neighing when Buckley sings "the white horses flow" on Mojo Pin, the vibrato on Hallelujah, the chord progressions on Grace, the rawness of eternal life, the pain in Forget Her. My mom and I saw a documentary about his life last year, and she knowing next to nothing about Buckley, was still mesmerized by his music and life.
I love jangle pop so this was a really fun listen! The instrumentation was layered and everything I could have ever wanted from a jangle pop album. I also noticed certain elements of baroque pop in some of the songs that reminded me a bit of the beach boys. Will definitely be coming back to this when the weather is a bit nicer outside...
This was a really fun listen! It feels like if Wu-Tang were in LA and also had more electronic instruments. I loved the variety of styles that are played around with in rapping here and... I actually enjoyed the skits lol
I listened to this not once, not twice, but three times! I love this album so much, Julian Casablancas was my bisexual awakening pretransition and it still holds up so well. (he does too by the way), The guitar tones are that distinct post-punk revival/garage rock sound and julian's voice is just so iconic. How can you not love this album come on.
Ok so full disclosure here, Nick Drake is a weak spot of mine. My roommate LOVES him, and it's February in Boston so I feel like this is perfect listening for the moment. I have heard River Man before and the chord progression was haunting. This album is lush, ornate, and melancholic all at the same time making it the perfect listening for the short winter days. I also just appreciate how much variety there is here between the songs. It's one of those albums I can't wait to listen to when the weather starts to get cold.
It’s Nina Simone. Do I have to say anything else?
Rest in peace to Lo Borges, he passed away recently. I love this album. It's such a rewarding listen and it's one of those albums where the melodies get stuck in your head long after you finish listening to it. It takes me back to my childhood summers; maybe it's the album cover but it transports me to an entirely different time and place. It's albums like this that make me go "oh ok so this is why i'm obsessed with music". It would be so easy to overlook a masterpiece like this, but I find myself wanting to further explore the sounds of this genre in the future.
