I do love some R.E.M., but I have fonder memories of playing Green on repeat in my car. "It's the End of the World As We Know It" hits harder now than before. Mike Mills' harmonies are still essential. There were a couple of songs I no longer remembered. Still, the album as a whole is classic.
"Alright" is a great song, but I could not have come up with the band's name. I like the energy of the album, especially "Sitting Up Straight."
I didn't hear The Killers immediately when this came out — I heard a cover of "Mr. Brightside" first — but once I did discover them, I've enjoyed them. "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" are definitely classics of the era. As catchy as they can be, the lyrics are sometimes cringe. "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier"?
I don't think I've ever listened to Tusk in its entirety before — I didn't remember it as a double album. Not that long ago, someone asked me what my favorite non-Rumours Fleetwood Mac song was, and I came up with "Tusk." (Their best song of all is obviously "The Chain.") After listening to that song today, I wonder if what I like so much about those two is that they don't sound a lot like the standard Fleetwood Mac stuff to me. Marching band? Come on! But that makes it great.
No disrespect intended to their other songs — a good upbeat Christine McVie track is always welcome, and Stevie Nicks solo or with the group is her own special brand of mystic. Most of the songs on this are fine, but just fine.
The combination can be very strange — "Something" followed by "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" followed by "Oh! Darling"? I had forgotten how much I like "Golden Slumbers." That second side medley has always been interesting; the songs mostly shouldn't really fit together, but they do. Is that just something I've become used to?
I had never heard this before, although I had heard _of_ it. I like "Vampire Blues." Overall, though, it doesn't grab me enough to want to listen to it again right away. Maybe it just doesn't fit my mental state today. The album cover does exactly match the vibe of the music, though.
While this is not my usual thing, I did enjoy it for driving today, especially "Jesus Built My Hotrod" and "Scare Crow."
Absolutely classic. The opening notes of "Chain of Fools" set the stage for a great album. I didn't know it before, but "Ain't No Way" wails in a good way.
I probably haven't listened to this all the way through since the 1990s. I think my favorite song on it is still "Don't Look Back in Anger," and I remember wondering back then why it wasn't higher-charting than "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" in the U. S. I'm also really liking "She's Electric" today.
I've never heard the whole album before, just the singles on the radio (and they were certainly not new then). I own a couple of Jefferson Starship/Starship albums, and Grace Slick's voice is always a highlight. However, this album is just okay for me.
Less than 22 minutes! From "Look Back & Laugh":
"What can we do, what can we do?"
I like it. It reminds me of 90s indie a bit. Since it's from 1988, I wonder if this influenced any of the sound I'm thinking of. If I listened to it multiple times, I think some of the songs might stick. It's too soon to say if I'll come back to it.
