Pretty iconic album, heard many of the songs many, many times. The one’s I hadn’t heard before, were surprisingly good.
Already loved this album, some songs I hadn’t heard were great. One or two songs weren’t my taste, but it was largely excellent. I’d give it a 4.5, but that’s not an option.
I’ve heard some songs before, but never the whole album. And it’s fantastic. Even the weird interlude things are enjoyable. I’m not sure if it’s the progenitor of the electronica sound that’s now commonplace, but by god, it’s an absolute masterclass in it.
A high energy, jaunty, and interesting singing style are the hallmarks of this album. It was an enjoyable listen, but nothing really stood out to me. I’ve heard Bobby McGee a bunch separately, and that song is just fine.
Started off strong, then got reaaaal weird with it. The first song is great, the other songs are varying degrees of strange and off putting lyrics. The musicianship is appreciated, and even the music itself is great. But it could’ve been edited down or broken up a bit more.
A really good album. The front half is kind of overloaded with all the best stuff, and the second half kind of waffles a bit. It does have a strong ending number though. It’s got some bluesy elements mixed with that indie folk nonsense.
It’s just not enjoyable to listen to. The vocals are off key and not in time with the music. The music would be fine, but it doesn’t jive well with the vocals. It gives off an extremely sheltered suburban goth kid that’s trying to be edgy, but just doesn’t get it. Like toothless punk, which maybe is the progenitor of the alternative music movement.
*Could only get the live album*
It’s like if you took the classical work and the made someone do an In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida to it. And also told someone else to rail on a synthesizer like a maniac. It’s a fun interpretation. Not something to listen to again, but not unpleasant.
Really enjoyed this one. It’s a lilting and light spread of songs, that in some points got a bit samey. Fortunately, they started adding different instrumentation and it really helped. Also, the lyrics being largely about some mundane Hollywood nonsense is kind of a pleasant reprieve.
An absolute blues reverie. I have a hard time discerning different songs due to the similarities between them. Not to say I didn’t enjoy it immensely. It’s the real McCoy and a stylistic original collection of music.
Really delightful. Not my normal musical taste, but I can appreciate excellent technique when I hear it. They have the hard hitting thrasher bits that are quality and the more melodic parts that make for compelling music.
A lovely album. Knowing the context that it was made during his divorce, it makes a lot of sense. It’s very slow, with some beautiful guitar work. It has a more somber tone overall in comparison to Odelay. Not really an upbeat number in the bunch, but still a genuinely pleasant album.
I think Kate Bush is America’s Bjork. If that makes sense. Sort of all over the place vocals, general ethereal pop stuff going on. Nothing really grabbed me, unfortunately. It wasn’t overly bad and it’s a competently made album. Just wasn’t my taste.
I was sort of looking forward to this knowing the punk roots of Elvis Costello, but it was just okay. His voice was mildly annoying. I got used to it the more the album went on. A couple songs stood out, but the album at large didn’t grab me the way I’d hoped.
A really great album! It was energetic, a lot of variety, and oozing with that quirky 90's music style. I've heard the usual Pixies songs, but never listened to a full album. I'm very glad to have rectified that. I get why they're held in such high esteem by people.
A nice little album. Kind of short and sweet. Plain vocals, with some great harmonies tossed in. Some nice variety between tracks. And the instrumentation on a couple songs was really cool. All in all, an inoffensive classic light rock experience.
A bluesy delight. I'm not usually a fan of live albums, it's more energetic, but the mix can sometimes be a little wonky. This did a really good job of splitting it down the middle. I honestly appreciated this one more than the other Muddy Waters album I've been exposed to so far. All in all, this one was really enjoyable.
It’s like if Led Zeppelin never got to the rock and roll parts. Just those light instrumental and poetic bits. It’s not a bad thing necessarily, but sometimes the music and lyrics don’t jive. It’s fine overall, but probably not something I’d listen to again.
A very interesting album. The vocals are kinda doing their own thing, in an almost trance like way. It’s so unique and meditative that it’s hard to describe. The music is really well done. I have a hard time telling if I really liked it, or if it was just fine. It was enjoyable, and I don’t think I’ve ever quite heard anything like it.
It's an okay album. I guess I just really didn't jive with it all that much. It was a lot of sing song conversation. And I think my biggest issue was that everything was too high in the register and very lilting. With almost no bass to speak of in the entire album. It just didn't have a depth of sound that could've added something to make songs stand out a bit more.
Separating art from the artist, which is very tricky. Although, this was made well before he did all those horrible, horrible things. This is a really exceptional album. The music was excellent and had such a good funk feel to it. The lyrics are fun and catchy. It’s something you can absolutely groove to. I’d heard the more popular songs from it many times, but the album as a whole is so good from start to finish. It just makes you feel good listening to it.
It feels like the Arctic Monkeys, but they added a lot more interesting instrumentation throughout. More horns, strings, and a lot of variety. It was a largely enjoyable album. As it went on it started to feel kind of samey and lost a lot of the cool musical elements, unfortunately.
It’s a bummer this came up a couple days after 4/20. Would’ve been neat. It’s a solid album. I’ve always enjoyed reggae music. This is no exception, of course. The music is good, the lyrics are pretty classic fare, the vocals are doing what they’re supposed to (especially the backing vocals). Nothing really jumped out at me, but it was a nice experience and I’ve got no real dings for it.
A nice groovy little album. Always loved Curtis Mayfield. Nothing really stands out, but the whole album went down smooth as can be. It's beautifully composed and the satirical bite of the album that underscores it makes it a very enjoyable experience.
An album that goes from folksy acoustic to electric rock and roll as it goes on. It's a very interesting transition. The opener is an iconic song that I've enjoyed before, but haven't really heard any other songs. Largely the album isn't bad, I prefer the acoustic beginning more. The end gets a little too, if you know what I mean. All in all, it's pretty decent and made me appreciate Neil Young more.
Such a great album. I've heard most of the songs many times, they're hits for a good reason. But the songs I hadn't heard were also fantastic. Especially the opener of the album. The lyrics, the instrumentation, the energy of it, all of it really makes for amazing listening. This is an album that deserves to be on this list, hands down. Top notch road tripping music.
A kind of tongue in cheek semi whimsical album. The music and album production is excellent, the vocals are okay, and the lyrics are great. I can't really say I loved all of it, but it was enjoyable. From what I've heard of Rufus Wainwright, I would expect nothing less than this.
It’s better than I thought it would be. I still didn’t care for it, but I expected something worse judging by the fan base with the masks and such (no offense). The metal parts were a little too edge lord-ish for my tastes. The chill songs were a bit more approachable and even good. My main complaint is to edit down the length of songs. It’s a long album.
