Great classic album
Definitely a relc of it's time. However, while it is long and dense, it is also creative and atmospheric. You can easily see why this group has such an impact. Not really my thing, but I respect the work.
Bruce's strength is more his lyricism than musicality. He paints pictures with his words and tells stories of working-class people living in the state of Nebraska. To me his message is is getting by and surviving, in spite of the grind of everyday life.
Musically, however, there is certain hypnotic quality to this album. His vocals are drenched in reverb as if singing in the middle of an abandoned hall. His melodies are simple, repeating from verse to verse, lulling the listener into a state of meditation. The overall effect of almost hymnal and makes me recognize that there is something here that requires another listen, perhaps accompanied by a cup of coffee on a grey, rainy day.
One of the classic grunge metal albums. Crunchy riffs, vocal harmonies galore, groovy odd times. SICKMAN goes hard 🤘🏽 "What's my drug of choice? Well whaddya got?" Is a killer lyric. Overall a great listen
This is definitely a grower of an album. At first I wasn't sure, but I've listened again and yeah it's awesome. Production is so good, composition is packed with so many elements. Musically there is so much texture - light and dark are both on display here. Sure there's a bit of whimsy (mostly from the songs by the other 3 members other than Mercury ) but I think it is a well created and well-balanced album.
I guess the original Amy Winehouse? She has a killer voice and the songs groove really well. Based on the lyrics she seems to have a lot of trouble trusting her partners. Anyway, some nice arrangements but not really my wheelhouse
Mockingbird and 24 hours from Tulsa are my favs from this album. Anyone who has a heart also has a pretty cool rhythm to it. lyrics to Wishing and Hoping are hilarious
It just feels bland to me.
Not my favourite of theirs. Rastaman vibration or exodus are more interesting imo. But still a lot of big tunes on this one.
Non-thinking man's The Who? Led Zeppelin lite?
Fun arrangements, catchy rhythms and melodies, hooks everywhere. Pure entertainment.
I wanted to dismiss this album as being derivative but found myself tapping my foot along. Like I would for a really good pub band.
Bit of a vibe at the beginning. His voice has a lot of character but that token tremelo sometimes gets on my nerves. Guitar remind me of the dodos. Similar time frame so maybe that was a part of the scene at the time. Not a super long album but does feel like it drags on.
Classic Radiohead. This is right up there there for me. Great compositions. Everything in it's right place is such a great intro. I remember learning this on piano when I was a kid. Such a great vibe.
That bass tone on The National Anthem is gold. Sure there are a couple tracks on here that don't 100% click for me, but overall a top album and very influential.
Some of these songs would be considered indie today. I guess these are the proginitors? Minus a star.
The Boxer might be one of the greatest songs out there. Definitely a star or two there.
I like the diversity of songs on the album. It's not just one style.
Massive dose of nostalgia here. I guess they were influential - but I'm pretty sure other bands were doing the same sort of stuff even earlier like korn limp biscuit, Incubus.
Don't get me wrong. There are some absolute bangers on this album that still go hard to this day. But overall when I listen to this album I just can't get into it.
It just doesn't seem to have the depth I'm looking for even though they have some killer riffs. I think it might be the rap rock element - just feels a little overplayed, but maybe if I hadn't done this album review at the time that would have been something completely different.
Any case okay album but I won't be listening to at anytime soon although some of the tracks I definitely will have on my playlist
I understand this is a classic hip hop album but imo a tribe called quest holds up better. Production is pretty sick though
The songs are well written and diverse. And the harmonies are exceptional. The beginning of the album though sounds to my ear a bit of a relic of its time. Very 60s with a lot of the tunes that could have been written and performed by The Beatles. But as the album progresses it becomes more settled and in my view more interesting. Perhaps because those tracks are a little more "country", which is this trios real strength. Guinnivere and helplessly hoping are stand out tracks for me.
Crazy the times we live in. I have a bunch of songs of theirs already in playlists but have never listened to the album or even knew who they were.
Real nice easy listening electronica. Good for background. Top albums of all time? I dunno.
Solid album with a consistent vibe throughout.
Really interesting harmonies. Very relaxing to have on. However, while I do respect the amazing arrangements and recording here, for me it is not an active listen.
I wanted to dismiss this as Dad country/rock, but honestly there's to much intelligence behind the arrangements, the album composition and the playing itself to do that. Is it my genre? Not really. But that doesn't mean I don't find myself tapping my foot to the should-be-generic rockabilly grooves or should-be-too-cheesy lyrics on some of the show numbers. They obviously could get heavy if they wanted to, because some of the intros or lead ins hey really nice and twisted. But then they go into these songs that, if it weren't for the arrangements where they inject it with something unexpected tone or chord progression, or some loose jamming that they sometimes devolve into, would be just typical country rock. But it isn't and I have to respect the effort. Also there are parts that remind me of Radiohead and I'm a sucker for that kind of thing.
This album is for sure one of the greats. So many classic songs that if you picked up a best of no doubt half of these would be on there.
Well put together album. Great production.
However, I think "Wish you were here" may be even better? Tough call. In any case if this isn't deserving of 5 stars I don't know what is.
This guy's voice is incredible. This album is such a vibe. Or do I thought- Sort of ambled along towards the end and when I woke up again it was finished.
This is amazing album. Every track is varied and interesting. The skill on display is unreal and validates all the acclaim that he has received. The beats are unique and make your head unconsciously bop. The musicality is wild- guest musicians add real depth to this album. Conceptually the LP is interesting- songs flow from one to another with interesting and textured interludes to cleanse the palate and introduce the next vibe.
This is exactly what an album should be. For me a clear 5 stars.
This is a nice album, great melodies and solid hooks - as to be expected from the kinks. but my God does it not sound like a Beatles clone sometimes.
This is an interesting album. Not polished, often weird, but definitely worth listening to
Neil Young has a voice that I find hard to get into. But after a while this album won me over.
I liked this one. Obviously a bit dated in the sound. But still something engaging about it and the songs are well written. Personal Jesus is a genuine classic
Man what the hell is this. No thanks.
This album is good grunge pop rock– the perfect representation of the 90s sound. No wonder it won awards at the time.
For me, it is enjoyable to listen to, even though the wall-of-sound mix gets a little much at times. But I probably wouldn't dive back in as ultimately from this perspective it now just feels a bit....generic. Unfortunately there have been so many bands like this that is hard to separate them all. I suspect that at the time people welcomed this as a breath of fresh air.
All in all a solid effort, but not one of the greats.
Love this album. Chris Cornell has such an amazing voice. The arrangements are great as well. Felt the first half of the album went harder than second, so therefore ene star off for me. But there are some absolute bangers on this album and black hole sun is a classic .
This will definitely not be for everyone. But King Crimson is imo one of the greatest bands in history. Their strength is that they reinvented themselves periodically with, aside from bandeader Robert Fripp, a complete change of band members. This album was one of three that the 70s incarnation of the band recorded and as far as I know they played it differently every time they performed it.
The album is varied and doesn't shy away from experimentation. And the titular track is an absolute monster.
