Pretty cool!
One day I will understand Jazz as much as I enjoy it (and I enjoy it a lot), but it really just overcame me. We're still not on Miles Davis' level.
It's interesting for a band as iconic as Queen to have their sophomore album be a cult classic and not initially recieved well. I think it's because their later work and even their earlier singles from Queen I are way bigger than this. Depite that, it's a very fun record that shows that whatever you think Queen is, it's a little heavier and more prog and more weird than you remember/imagine.
This album is brief and beautiful. The skill and talent to craft a complete artistic statement across years, recording locations, and life's ebbs and flows is the gift of the artist. They teach us that it's possible for a dream to survive.
A beautiful collection of songs. An incredible second album from one of our more iconic singer-songwriters. Would love to own this on vinyl.
Nice enough album. Really liked the tracks "Long Time Gone", "Helplessly Hoping", and "Guinnivere".
Needs more Neil Young.
Listened to the mono version. I liked this a lot. My Generation as a song doesn't do half as much for me as "The Kids are Alright". Some really nice non-singles here. Doesn't hit as hard as some of their later albums or their live set. Listen to Live at Leeds!!!
Really pretty record. Bowie stripped of theatrics but not losing any sense of purpose or presence.
When this album game up for this challenge, I was pretty excited but also nervous. Kings of Leon is a band I got into just after their breakout hit single, but I only loved their early albums, including this debut album. I was wondering how well it would stack up in my memory and the fact is that there are a lot of favorites on here that still hit, but definitely hit less-so. It's definitely a matter of my taste evolving but I was obsessed with garage rock as a teen and those days are past me now. Still, it was nice to revisit this band's debut--before they got into fuckin' NFT albums or whatever the shit else they're doing now.
Beautifully recorded album, so crisp and moving. Love it.
Absolutely love this record. One of my favorites. Was really nice to revisit. RIP Robbie Robertson!
Quite good! I love the song common people but the rest of the album packs a punch as well.
Great album. Not my favorite Pixies record, but I really love it. Thank you to Heather for showing me this band in High School and making me 100x cooler (in my own head).
Pretty good. Eddie's guitar playing is legendary but the songwriting is not the best. Very sleezy at times. Highlights are Running With the Devil, Eruption, You Really Got Me, Ain't Talkin' About Love, and Atomic Punk.
Phenomenally stupid and cringe album. Really pretentious musical theatre vibes coming off this lead singer.
An absolutely beautiful work of art. Solange's voice commands attention but never takes attention away from some of the incredible production beneath her. The inclusion of so many interludes adds a sense of clarity to the album's themes and message and makes the album stand out in the world of pop.
I've only heard the Jimi Hendrix & Traffic jam thing on YouTube. This was some very white folk/blues rock.
A lovely opportunity to revisit a (sonically and physically) beautiful album. The first three tracks are all time favorite songs that make me smile. The rest of the album is a surprisingly varied affair; a short, acoustic ballad in "Elizabeth My Dear", to the psychedelic remix/mashup pre-empt "Don't Stop", and the finale, an 8-minute beautiful sendoff in "I Am the Resurrection".
They didn't make another album after this for five years and it's easy to see why; not much can be really said that hasn't been said perfectly here. Early singles like Sally Cinammon also hold a dear place in my heart. Check out this pillar of late 80's, early 90's Britpop.
A wonderfully recorded record. Kinda curious what a mono mix would sound like. Really loved the tracks "Monday, Monday", "Straight Shooter", "California Dreamin'", and "Somebody Groovy"
A nearly perfect album. What a ride, emotionally. Absolutely love the songs "Nebraska", "My Father's House", "Johnny 99", and "Used Cars".
What a gem of an album. Love the title track.
