Really really really good when I could get into it. At times frustratingly dissonant (though I’m not jazz-pilled enough to really be able to appreciate it in its entirety). The titular track is incredible.
Beatles get a ton of hate from kids that reduce their entire discography to a handful of songs. I don’t love them either, but it’s cool to give their early rock stuff a listen. It almost sounds generic, but I know that’s just because of how influential they were.
Honestly I’m enjoying their instrumental more than any of the vocals, I kinda wish I could strip them all out on a handful of these tracks.
Enjoyed Roll over Beethoven. But that’s literally just a Chuck Berry song lol.
this hits for me.
There are a handful of skips on here but when it’s good it’s really good. Love the layering, such a great sound overall. Feels sincere, soft, emotional. I loike it
Mrs. Robinson is ofc the usual highlight, it’s just a victim of being overplayed for 60 years. I hadn’t heard Hazy Shade of Winter or Old Friends before and they are just beautiful and contemplative. Put on yer good time hat and hit play type album for me.
Liked it! A handful of songs I really didn’t care for, but what I liked I loved.
Oddly enough the faster more upbeat songs were not my thing
Was just listening to this album last week after rewatching Perfect Days!
Continuously surprised that VU never went more mainstream, but they definitely get the props they deserve.
Pale Blue Eyes is fantastic, I could take or leave *most* everything else. Some Kinda Love is pretty good. The closing track is really appealing to me even if it’s pretty simple- it’s got that rough-sketchy appeal.
I didn’t really care for the psychedelic Murder Mystery but I did lol when I realized I was hearing Chop Suey in the guitar riff. And the lightning quick “upon the carpet” vocals at the end of that track too.
🌽 🌽 🌽 IT WAS ALL YELLOW 🌽 🌽 🌽
Shiver’s good, like the drums and guitar pattern on it. I like the title track- it’s a nice little interlude. The twangy guitar on high speed is jammin’.
I think my big question I’m chewing on today is “why do I like Radiohead so much and feel the opposite about Coldplay?” Maybe part of it is the overplay. RH feels more vulnerable and sincere, although there were some tracks on here that did feel real to me.
It’s a shame newer Coldplay doesn’t seem to have the same stuff.
Nah not for me.
Wake up is maybe the only song I like here.
Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” album is the first instance I can think of where I brainwashed myself to like an aesthetic because it was someone I respected’s favorite thing.
Female vocalist is really low in the mix when she’s on, and those are the parts of this album I enjoyed the most— so I’m not feeling great about this one :\
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I liked this a lot more than I thought I would.
Human Cannonball rules. The opening track while being a Black Sabbath rip still owns by itself.
Some in between stuff like U.S.S.A. and Pittsburg to Lebanon is cool and atmospheric but I wouldn’t want to listen to them outside the context of the album.
Some skips if I ever came back to listen. Particularly The O-men, which was kinda funny listening to when I realized what the joke was but I already know would get old quick
Oh lol MFDoom samples that opening track “Black Cow”
Great bass lines across this thang, particularly on Home at Last and Peg
Probably closer to a 4
Read a review that said “ Sounds like the soundtrack to a musical I don't want to see.” and I think that’s totally spot on. There’s some cool stuff going on here but overall I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this. Cabaret type stuff isn’t really my bag.
Some of these songs have that sneaky “spy” quality that make me think they would show up in a Kojima game.
2
Not bad- I *would* listen again but I probably won't go out of my way to.
Vocals aren't particularly strong but that's fine
Probably Kanye’s best thingy.
The production is so good. All of the guests are great, Nicki kills it on Monster. Kanye’s actual vocals and lyrics are the weakest part of this thing.
It’s pretty great from start to finish, probably would only skip “So Apalled” and “Blame Game” if I ever came back to listen— but I probably won’t because the actual experience of listening to this is soured in with how much of a PoS Kanye is. There is so much music in the world to listen to so I’m not really sweating over it.
4/5 closer to a 5
Haven’t listened to these folks. Seems to straddle a bunch of different genres.
I’m not sure if I’m loving it, but it did grow on me. Won’t be listening again.