Good but I can't see myself listening to it. The start would be awesome live, and then end would be nice in the background. The vocals sound good but aren't saying anything special, but the big band stuff makes up for it with its excitement.
Not bad, but I wouldn’t say great either. The instruments are vibrant, tight, and interesting, but nothing that makes me really want to listen again. With a Gun is good. I found everything else to sound too similar to the rest of the album to stand out to me. Something I would put on in the car driving around with an old guy or my grandpa.
P.S. I have heard so much hate about how boring this album is that my 2 or 3 rating might just be influence rather than my actual opinion, but likely not. Definitely nothing wrong with it, just a little shallow.
4.5. I am a big fan of this album. It's rare for me to find enjoyment in some of the more rock focused stuff, but this album really stood out to me. 7 Nation Army is a classic hit, but on top of that, There's No Home For You Here, The Hardest Button to Button, and even It's True That We Love One Another all resonated with me very well. All over the place in a great way, and I think that the acoustic tracks break everything up nicely. Jack's voice pairs very well with the instruments all throughout the album, and the lyrics were clever enough to keep this music in the foreground of my thoughts during this first listen. I'll be back
3. I was a bigger fan of this album than I anticipated. Where Is My Mind is an obvious classic, but I was also very into Gigantic. The drums were my favorite part of this album, staying a consistent driving force throughout the stop-start style that is synonymous with The Pixies. Some of the vocals had me questioning meaning, but I reckon that was what they were going for in a way. The speaking bits were also tastefully included, besides maybe the whole "You fucking die" part. I thought it was spot on in "I'm Amazed." I think with another listen I would like it even more.
Another thing I really enjoyed with this album was finding the influence. I had heard that they were one of the the more influential bands of the 80s, but listening to Surfer Rosa I was able to find this to be true. To name one, I found my favorite Silver Jews album - Across the Water - to be reminiscent of a lot of these songs. Fun.
I enjoyed this album. Very glamorous and bright in my ears. The instrumentation was lovely, especially the piano. I also liked the instrument that was played in Holiday Inn, although I have no clue what it may be. Elton John's voice is also incredible, no matter what he says or what he sings over. I would have to give it a more attentive listen to say anything about the quality of the lyrics, but I thought the variation was at least interesting (Indian Sunset was good, not just another love song). It seems like everything I listen to is love, or heartbreak, which is reckon is more of the same, so it was nice to hear Elton John move away from that, albeit just for a couple of moments.
I am not sure where this music fits into my life. It is a bit too much for casual listening, and I don't see it being played while driving either, with the exception of Tiny Dancer, of course, and maybe Indian Sunset, and Madman Across the Water. Maybe I need a new playlist for this music to fit into, because I did enjoy it.
Obviously Fast Car is a masterpiece in itself. Tracy Chapman sings about all the problems she sees in the world, from domestic abuse to racism to sexism. I personally found Behind the Wall to be pretty powerful. Mountains O' Things was one track that stuck with me for whatever reason. I don't know that I have ever heard another song take on our consumer society in that way, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Unfortunately, I felt like throughout the rest of this album I found myself feeling bored. I am not sure if the quality dropped off, or I can just listen to so much Tracy Chapman, but I didn't find myself enjoying it at the end. I found For You to be very weak compared to the rest of the release. However, don't let this take away from the brilliance that this album opens up with.
The reign of 3s continues. Maybe not something I would listen to a lot on my own timing, but I couldn't possibly call this bad music. Gets ya going you know?
Don’t have too much to say. A lot of quality in here, enjoyed it much more the second time. If George Harrison had the discipline to keep it to a single disk, I would be much more of a fan. I’m not sure if it just doesn’t inspire me or I hate double disk albums, but I’ll give it a 3+. Objectively probably better than that, just not to me.
Fun, exciting, Britpop
Brahh. Not my thing. Maybe if I was hammered at a club.
One is honestly pretty good, I just can never see myself throwing this type of music on.
Is Marty Robbins the greatest? I love this album. The instrumentation is amazing, the vocals are amazing. It is a bit predictable, and everything sounds a bit the same. However, the context and time period that this dropped in more than make up for it.
4. Fresh, makes me excited. The fact that this came out of a shed makes it all the merrier. Binnell Bay was a favorite of mine.
