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
