I liked listening to this album and appreciate how influential it has been. but because of its age/the sound quality etc I probably wouldn't just put it on. still glad i got to listen to it.
took me back to the Napster era. Chris Martin has a beautiful falsetto, Spies is a cool song. Their sound is a little polished and emotion free for my taste but there are some fun and lasting pop songs on this album. Everything's Not Lost sounds like a billy joel song.
there is no option to give this a 7 but i would if i could
don't know tons about jazz, loved the bluesiness of this album and enjoyed learning about the music it influenced.
This album had some tracks I really liked but also a couple of pretty annoying ones. I enjoyed especially Second Head, Bouncing Babies, Ha Ha I’m Drowning and Use Me, which is more acoustic. Mostly very danceable/upbeat, surreal lyrics are fun. I’d have to be in the right mood for this.
It’s like Queen and the Beatles (magical mystery tour era) had a baby and that baby was a rock opera… sounds good on paper but this was not for me for the most part. Too theatrical, some of the blues-influenced tracks feel like parody. Might be a good guilty pleasure album for a person who is not me.
This is such a fun and joyful album, with such a diversity of influences from across funk/jazz/rap. I really loved Big Boi's side, especially Bow Tie, which is a hilarious song. Unhappy is also a great track. Crazy trivia that Rosa Parks sued them over this album. Takes me back to high school.
Beautiful harmonies and lyrics, so nostalgic. They were some of the best of the folk rock revival. Found songs I had never heard/forgot about including Meadowlarks and White Winter Hymnal. Album sounds like it was composed by medieval bards and performed in a clearing in the woods by a barbershop quartet. Easy and enjoyable listen, also good length.
I love Tina Turner and enjoyed listening to this. Some of it hasn’t aged that well (like the title track). The production is super eighties and a little too much for. Her voice is raspy and beautiful. The stand out for me was her cover of Ann Peebles’ I can’t stand the rain, which i had to immediately listen to three more times.
I have been listening to the Beatles since before I could speak, know less about their solo careers, really really wanted to enjoy this. I did enjoy some of it— mostly the blues rock tracks, even I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama. How Do You Sleep? is honestly a banger, amazing diss track, can't believe I've never heard it before — it's SO petty. But overall this felt kind of disjointed as an album. Doesn't help that the title track is truly bad. Also minus points for not crediting Yoko for her writing.
