Interesting narrative driven songs (lyrics wise)
Stand out track was "i", could probably listen to as an album again
Not my favourite genre so difficult to give an unbiased rating
3.5/5
Interesting lyrics but not an enjoyable listen for me, the vocals are essentially spoken word and the instrumental section did nothing of interest
Unmistakable REM sound, I enjoyed the instrumentation on this record, but the mix made the vocals sound a little bit muddy.
Personally I enjoyed the second half of the album more than the first, the stand out song for me was Shaking Through.
Overall this is a decent debut album but it didn’t blow me away.
3.5/5
Separating art from artist here, this is a fantastic album, I really like the way the skits break up the album.
My stand out songs were Spaceship and Jesus Walks
I was not hugely knowledgeable about Billy Joel outside of some of his biggest hits, so this is my first time listening to an entire album of his.
This Album is a wall to wall banger for me, it has the perfect balance of fun upbeat tunes and more thoughtful songs like Vienna and she’s always a woman.
Yes some of the lyrics are a bit cheesy, but that adds to the fun, I enjoyed this album so much I’m gonna get it on vinyl.
I also think it’s the perfect length for an album (45 minutes), I find the longer the album the more likely you are to find filler, this album has no skips for me.
Favoutite track is The Stranger
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The only song worth listening to on this album is song 2, the rest of this album is an in-cohesive mess, I actually had to pause it multiple times during Essex Dogs it was that bad to listen to
Would give this a zero if I could
Cocteau Twins - Tressure ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I quite liked the instrumental elements on this record but I really wasn’t a fan of the lyrics and vocals here, I’d probably rate this 3.5/5, I had a listen to some of their hits and preferred them to this album, I think this album was a little bit too artsy for me.
I wanted to give this album a higher rating, but I feel like there’s a decent amount of filler on here.
The sound of this album is pure 90s Britain, Bitter Sweet Symphony is a classic but I’m going to give my standout track to Lucky Man, I enjoyed the lyrics on the majority of these tracks but the music started to feel repetitive about half way through the album.
Would listen to again if I was in the mood for some Brit pop but don’t think I’ll be rushing back to this one.
It was nice to have on in the background while I’m working, other than that this Album left no lasting impression on me, other than recognising the opening track as it’s been used in countless British TV dramas.
2.5/5 - boring
To quote Patrick Bateman, this was a “little too, ‘new wave’ for my taste”.
This one wasn’t for me, not a fan of the vocals and it just didn’t do anything interesting for me, was happy for it to be over.
I’m surprised how much I enjoyed this, I’ve never really listened to Jazz and wasn’t looking forward to trying this.
I can see how this was considered revolutionary at the time, the musicianship here is top notch, I would say my favourite track is either Spanish key or Miles runs the voodoo down.
It misses out on one star for the fact that it’s not something I’ll be adding to my regular rotation at this point, but if I’m in the mood for Jazz, I’d definitely give this another play.
I’m certainly no fan of Grime and this has done nothing to change my mind on the genre, was very happy for this one to be over and done with.
Really enjoyed the instrumentation on this album, it misses out on an extra star as I wasn’t really a big fan of the vocals or lyrics, but I’ll definitely be listening to some more of their albums.
Definitely not my usual genre to listen to but this was a decent listen, quite relaxing to listen to while working but probably wouldn’t seek it out again, a solid 3 star album.
This is barely scraping a 3, really liked the instrumentation but the vocalist had a really annoying voice paired with poor lyrics.
This is music for the type of person who thinks WWE is real.
Really enjoyed this album, it feels like a blend of punk, metal and grunge, I’d give this a 4.5/5, I’m debating rounding this up to a full 5 as I can see this just sneaking into my regular rotation.
Favourite track: Gotta Get Away.
Easy listening but pretty unremarkable for the most part, Another Gr, Another Planet is the stand out track by a big margin.
This is my second Dylan album on this challenge, I’ve got to say I preferred it a lot more than the first album I listened to, I’m debating giving this a full 5 stars, will give it another play to be sure, my favourite track is a toss between Idiot wind and Tangled Up in Blue
