3/5 - a lot of the songs on here remind me of a worse version of bruce springsteen. heart of glass is so above the rest it’s actually crazy.
love this album. feels like a warm hug.
great listen. no standout tracks. def a whole album experience
kind of weird that all of the songs i liked from this were either written by or sung by someone in queen that wasn’t freddie mercery. i will this album suffers from one song being leagues above the rest in quality (bohemian rhapsody) (this happens a lot)
least favorite smiths album. this one is featured in 1001 albums to listen to before you die? sure there are some good stuff but it’s plagued by what i call “songwriting that will be a staple of morrissey’s solo work” i can’t stand girlfriend in a coma it’s easily one of there worst songs. funny enough after relistening this album has some of the strongest songs in their catalog. and some of their weakest lol
fun! like a dirtier version of early beatles. they prob hated that comparison lol
torn by this. on one hand i love the production and the back and forth missy does with rapping and singing. on the other hand… DAMN she’s booorrrrinnnggggg and this is bloateddddddd
i really don’t like grunge. it’s like they take everything good about blues and remove it. nu-metal version of blues. lame and sonically boring. i liked even flow but that’s mostly because of the steezus meme.
classic case of one song being astronomically better than the rest.
i gave this one a relisten. i’ve always liked the cure, never loved. always found their LPs to be a a bit inconsistent. although when they make a good song they make an amazing song which is why i never wrote them off. this album is considered one of their best, but id disagree. a pretty okay A side and a great B side. there are maybe two songs on here that i would consider great. also i think i prefer the cure when they write pop songs over their goth songs. i just think smith’s songwriting really shines when he’s writing pop music. moodiness and vibes can’t hide boring songs
it’s really not that great. he’s pretty corny and that edgelord shit gets old real quick. the beats aren’t anything to write home about either. stan is probably the only good song on here lol the rest is either terrible or okay at best.
“oh man why do people think i’m a homophobic, misogynistic, violent person???? it’s just a joke they don’t know me!!!”
*next song*
“i’m a homophobic, misogynistic, violent person! i mean everything i say!”
i don’t really have much to say about this one. the sonic landscapes are nice and lush but it all kind of blends into the background for me
great tunes. great singer, powerful. big issue is that this album can be a little samey (he uses nearly the same vocal melody on like 75% of this) but it helps that most songs on here are great
excellent a side… revelation is uh… it’s okay! it’s got some great parts but it’s a bit bloated and sloppy
definitely feels transitional but that’s probably because i know what’s coming next. fake plastic trees and street spirits are major highlights
interesting listen, i feel as tho this isn’t monks best work however. not totally in love with some of the work here
incredible. each song is its own world. walk on by might be the greatest soul song of all time
incredible. they invented an AI slop album 25 years before the invention of AI slop music
not the biggest fan of grunge, just not my style. i will say that this is a lot better than bleach by nirvana and a lot of what’s on here makes it seems like kurt bit off their style hard
we are family (the song) suffers from extreme overplay in american culture, but i actually really liked the rest of the tracks off of this album especially he’s the greatest dancer and you’re a friend to me. awesome tracks
probably his best. quiet, spiritual, yet grips you tight for your attention and never lets go. some of the greatest guitar work on a jazz album i have ever heard (not surprisingly)
a couple of standouts but overall i really didn’t care for the arrangements. The instrumentation felt very bland from track to track. The lyrics, of course were fantastic and kept me interested.
a very cool and heavy album. planet caravan is so underrated. metal music is always best when done by a bunch of stoned nerds
no it’s good for sure it just sort of sounds like a parody of a popular album from the late 70s :p kinda miss the hard swag they were showing on their second album
oh yeah this slaps easily. the chemistry each member has with one another is really something no one really got close to since this release (even they haven’t either) RZAs production is absolutely prefect for the vibe they went with.
Side B + the bonus tracks are astronomically better than side A holy shit. talk about lop sided. i really don’t care for gothic post-punk. it always comes across as the songwriting gets tossed to the side in favor for “mood” and “sadness”
swagged out and full of grooves. how i like my post-punk
absolutely a joy to listen to! one of those albums where you have to be moving regardless if you’re good at dancing or not!
