This album rips. I had no idea how many absolute classics were here, a great listen.
A bit longer than it needs to be, but has all of the best parts of what Arcade Fire does included amidst some draggy sections. A fun listen, and it was great to have a reason to re-listen to an album I already knew I liked. However, this probably isn’t even the best Arcade Fire album, let alone something near the top tier for me in general.
Starts and ends with a bang, with Baba, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won’t Get Fooled Again. Outside of those (admittedly great) tracks, I was not in love with the rest of the album. I understand that this is a seminal part of the 70s classic rock era, but The Who just isn’t my favorite band of that stretch, I guess.
An album I had no prior familiarity with, in a genre that is a blind spot for me. Can’t say that I loved this one, although that certainly more on my taste than the quality of the album itself. The Intro is memorably great.
Welp. My mid-life crisis must be coming soon, because I really liked this. I nearly let out an audible “Hell yeah” when Reeling in the Years started, plus Dirty Work is an all-timer. A great listen.
I’m a sucker for some sad acoustic folk.
An interesting first listen to the "grime" style, and there were some tracks that were kinetic and energetic in a way I really liked.
Not the best Tom Petty, but it is still Tom Petty.
This takes me back to my college years, where so many of my friends found sigur ros. Wasn’t for me back then, but I’ve gained an appreciation for what they do over time. I really like that, knowing zero words in Icelandic, I can just treat to vocals as part of the music. Calming, chill album, just great.
I can usually get on board with “twangy” country, but I thought this was a pretty tough listen. kd lang has a great voice, but the choice to lean all the way in on older-style country production just did not really work for me.
Had no idea wha to expect from a guy who I only knew from crossword clues, but this was a pretty fun listen. The lyrics seemed to stray a bit further into “goofy territory” than I tend to prefer, but overall, this was pretty good!
A bit of a weird mix of what I would call “standard” 90s rock, experimental electronic stuff, and “jam band” extended instrumental bits. The main part that didn’t work for me was the electronic elements, which I found to be a tough listen. I didn’t think that there was anything special here either, though, and couldn’t strongly recommend this album as a whole.
I liked this one a lot. Walk on the wild side probably isn’t a go-to for me, but the album was consistently solid and a great listen.
At its best, this album’s spare instrumentation and cohen’s gravelly voice are haunting, especially in the context of the album coming out at the end of his life.
Still, though, I found a lot of the tracks to be repetitive, especially lyrically. There’s something to be said for hitting the theme consistently, but the album seemed to echo itself, rather than enhancing those themes.
I know that he’s a legend and that this album is similarly legendary, but I just don’t think I can make myself love Bob Dylan.
The concept for this album did not land for me. The Who consistently have awesome guitar/bass work, but it was kinda lost behind the rest of the components of the album.
I love when I band that I have no familiarity with pops up with an album that just clicks for me. This one was great.
This album grew on me as I listened, with a pretty good overall vibe, but didn’t jump out as anything special for my taste.
Great album. Doesn’t have any of the tracks that I know Neil Young for, and was therefore completely off my radar, but I really liked it.
Last night, my basement flooded during a storm. Today, I’m listening to Limp Bizkit.
Both experiences are equally enjoyable.
This was really cool and I enjoyed listening to it.
I don’t know if I’m really someone with the critical ear to put a ton of words in to the why, but sometimes I think the above sentence is all I need.
While this did not fall to the level of “I actively disliked listening to this album,” there was nothing here that moved the needle in a positive way. Lyrics were repetitive, vocals were borderline unpleasant, drums weren’t anything special. Some fun guitar parts, but nothing I haven’t heard a better version of dozens of times elsewhere.
