Blitzkrieg Bop. Hall of fame track.
It’s historic, it’s influential. I don’t see myself listening to the full album again though. Most tracks really blend together.
I like this.
I don’t listen to much Bob Dylan but I swear I’ve heard much better from him. It was a bit repetitive.
I went into this one with some excitement as I’ve been meaning to try out his music because I’ve heard songs from him that I really enjoyed. Nothing really stuck out here but it wasn’t terrible.
Edit: You know what I KNOW Bob Dylan can do better than this and now I’m just pissed off with this album. Stupid.
I Zimbra: Really unique in a great way. Loved this one. Strong instrumentals.
Mind: Funky; loved driving to work with this on the stereo. Biased because I was already excited to hear Byrne’s iconic voice which didn’t really get spotlighted in “I Zimbra” but he sounds as good as ever.
Paper: Okay; weakest so far but it’s only ~2:30. Instrumentals were solid.
Cities: Catchy: added to library. Really energetic and looking forward to driving home to this.
Life During Wartime: Much like cities. Great stuff from Byrne here + “Pittsburgh, PA”
Memories Can’t Wait + Air: Okay
Heaven: Something a little more somber than the rest of the album; very charming.
Drugs: Eh. It’s something different I guess.
Yeah this was really really good. Each song did it for me. Wanted to give it a five because it was so impressive instrumentally but it didn’t feel like a five to me personally. In terms of raw musical talent and historical value it’s an easy five but I’m trying to rank based on my own taste in music.
Money For Nothing is such a good song man its unreal how they make 8.5 minutes sound so insanely fantastic (I'm a real sucker for that first minute of buildup in particular). Also, So Far Away kinda ruined my day lyrically but it's real good too. Walk of Life is timeless as well (look up the "Walk Of Life Project" it's a riot).
Everything is at minimum fairly good, with my personal weakest being That Man's Too Strong (which is luckily one of the shorter tracks and also offers a unique western twang that at the very least keeps me interested in the track even if I'm not loving it). Some tracks are lengthy but none of them overstay their welcome and they offer something distinct. I'd prefer fewer, longer songs that are all unique over albums with more tracks that are shorter in length but eventually blend together (looking at you Ramones!).
A couple amazing tracks, a couple really good tracks that are going in the library, and only one or two I'm not insane about. This may be my first 5; we'll see how I feel tomorrow morning.
It’s fine. It’s like a 3. I really don’t have much to say about it. There are a few strong tracks and I read about the influence of classical music on this album and did notice some parts with classical instrumentals that I did enjoy, but the album just felt fine as a whole. I don’t see myself listening to more than like two tracks from this ever again.
It’s okay. Yours Is No Disgrace and I’ve Seen All Good People were definite highlights. Lengthy tracks but I was never counting the seconds for it to be over. Didn’t feel uninspired or unoriginal but I kept feeling like I was listening to something Queen would put out (which I’m not a fan of). Doesn’t feel like a 3 as I enjoyed it significantly more than Boston but it definitely wasn’t a 4 for me. If I could give this 3.5 I would. Trying to see the vision that’s making Scritters give this a 5 but I just can’t do it. Maybe just not my thing. Really never heard of Yes before this so it’s kind of cool having them on my radar now.
Some highlights here for sure. Enjoyed this one and got to give it praise for making an 11 minute track not feel tedious. Idk I liked it for more than just Tom Sawyer; at least 3 of the tracks were very good and memorable. I’m usually not too impressed by 80s rock and synth sound but Moving Pictures was a pleasant surprise. Love the album art too.
I'm not particularly fond of Flava Flav's voice.
Really wanted to like this one because we've been going through non-stop prog rock the last few days (which I'm not big on) so I owed Public Enemy for giving me a break. Chuck D was a highlight for almost every track!
It's a shame because Cold Lampin' With Flavor was really good instrumentally. Probably would've been my favorite track (aside from She Watch Channel Zero?! which was awesomesauce) if not for Flav (he says flavor 28 times).
Mind Terrorist may be the worst thing I've ever heard. Impressive being under a minute-and-a-half.
Some really good stuff here, but not enough for me to not want this album to be over ASAP. 2/5.
A live album you say? 👀
This was solid. Vocal works was good but relatively brief. I was immensely impressed by the drum work which particularly shined in the final track. All the more impressive that this was a live album. Very very high 3.
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number got me out of bed.
Going into this I knew nothing about Steely Dan or their music but I was pleasantly surprised. I got to listen to this album driving on a rare sunny day and it just made me feel good. I just felt good listening to these instrumentals and they often put a smile on my face. I added several tracks to my library and would like to listen to this again.
I like it.
Was not familiar with Lou Reed before this and tried to kept it that way for the initial listen. This might be one of my favorite voices that I've heard. He really shines in Perfect Day, which was easily my favorite track and probably one of my favorites from every album we've gone through so far.
Unfortunately kind of an okay album altogether. The b-side was not good (I don’t know what New York Telephone Conversation was trying to do but I don’t care I didn’t like it at all). I’m So Free was probably the strongest track here but it didn’t stop the second-half of my listen from feeling like a slog.
EDIT: Actually never mind this was some trash dude.
Good albums probably don’t make people laugh at the second track while driving to work.
I enjoyed this slightly more than Blonde on Blonde, so it had to be a 2. It was something new and it never felt same-y throughout the time I spent listening. The “do that song again” thing that Green Onions did is here, but it’s nowhere near as effective. Cool sound and a one-of-a-kind voice leading the album but it kind of peaked with the first track for me and I kept waiting for it to sound that good again.
Album art’s cool as hell though.
Yeah this was really good. Added several of these to my library. So much variety and each track came with so much talent. I was stuck at an airport gate for two hours and it breezed by while I listened to Ella Fitzgerald. So many fun, charming lyrics too. Just all-around fantastic.
Really wanted to 5 this one man.
I just don’t like synth keyboard and I don’t like this falsetto voice that just feels like a worse Prince. There were like two songs that were solid (and one that fit the mold I described above but just seemed to “work” for me). Just not great but I gave Lou Reed a 2 and I enjoyed this considerably more than that.
https://youtu.be/AzF3j0wQ6EU&t=6s
Obligatory “Them Bones” + “Rooster library add”. “Would?” was like really good too :)
I usually don’t feel “I’m gonna listen to this again” on my 3/5 ratings but every song was at least good. No low points here really.
Okay. I admit it. I only listened to Disc 1. Forgive me.
But I will likely listen to Disc 2 because this was fantastic. Very diverse tracks on this album; I was more into their country-sounding melancholy tracks (Strange Boat was fantastic). It felt very country which I’m usually not too fond of but there was something immensely unique to the sound. Very impressed.
IT’S YOU!!! AND SO SOON!!!
I actually have listened to very little of Nick Cave’s earlier works (generally a wild god/boatman’s call guy) so it’s nice to finally have a chance to hear his earlier more intense rock phase that he had with Birthday Party. His voice has always been so intense and expressive but it’s usually not pushed very far in his newer albums which are more typically more somber and reflective.
With that said, I really wanted to give this a 5 based on my immense admiration for Cave, his life and his career, but there’s a reason The Birthday Party wasn’t a hit for its brief run.
It just isn’t great. Nick Cave has better works so I don’t know why this made the list. It’s an intense, expressive, violent album (which was Birthday Party’s whole M.O.) so it did feel like a worthwhile listen, but that doesn’t mean I loved it. The instrumentals are so discordant and the sound mixing is so off-putting (TF was that “Dead Joe” thing) that I’m driven by subconscious forces to beg myself to stop listening. Somehow, I enjoyed it a decent amount all the same.
A connecting thread for my 1 ratings is that they come from albums that are just plain boring. I’ve thought about moving Ramones down with Blonde on Blonde (which I think is my least favorite album so far) because it fits that mold of “doing what you’re okay at as safely as possible” that frustrated me so much. Junkyard does not bore me, and I did find myself glad that I listened to it, even if it may have been some masochistic amusement.
This is bad, and though it probably was meant to be bad it doesn’t mean it should be rewarded for being bad. A few good/great tracks kept this from being a 1 though (love you “Blast Off”!)
I want this album cover on a shirt ASAP.
Just a 3. Good voice, good instrumentals. Just didn’t do anything to impress me past that.
I like how the album cover makes my eyeballs feel.
That's about it though. Best bit of music I heard from this was the bit playing in the American Airlines ad that came up between tracks while I listened on YouTube.
Why do the vocals so mismatched with the instrumentals? I already just don't like synth but I especially don't like it with the moody voice leading the album. Maybe I'm just getting sick of the synth shit we get every other album but I feel like I've heard a better version of this album maybe 3 or 4 times this month. When they try to do something different (e.g. Nude Spoons) it just feels grating and I was just begging for it to be over. They can't do the overdone stuff well and they can't put a unique twist on it.
Skipping and Club Country was okay. Still not happy with the screeching voice but the instrumentals were pretty cool. In fact I may try to find a fully instrumental version of this album and see how much more I like it when there isn't a jarring, dime-a-dozen, britpop banshee shrieking in my ear every 15 seconds. If so, this could be the most tragic waste of a guitarist/keyboardist I've ever heard.
Really. Keep listening to Party Fears Two until you can make it through the whole thing without feeling a little sick at the end. I dare you.
This sucked.
Oh. Oh that’s gas. Thats just…just so gas.
The mall Sephora-type beats. “Homelands” and a few others had some cool instrumentals (“Tides” and “Immigrant” were actually pretty good).
WHAT THE FUCK WAS “The Conference”?!?!?!
https://youtu.be/p69XxYjfx-k&t=5s
SIOUXSIE SIOUX I LOVE YOU
I mean come on how good is that voice
She has had better stuff in other albums but I’ve been meaning to listen to JuJu. Spellbound and Monitor were gas. B side was okay (Voodoo Dolly was a nice little treat)
Fine.
I fucking LOVE maps so I was psyched to finally listen to the full album that it originated from.
Not great. Karen O has an awesome voice but I wish it was used on something more organized. I get this is punk but I’ve heard the band’s later albums and they can be quite good. Oh well!
It’s not really doing it for me too much
Hey this was good!
Haven’t heard of these guys before but there were some really great tracks here. One of the stronger B-sides I’ve heard but it did have some low points I’d avoid listening to again. Not the most consistent album but I really liked Here and Summer Babe, amongst others.
So boring. Do I just hate folk?
Wait that’s like 3 songs I’ve loved for as long as I can remember plus some other gems. Just awesome. Something told me this was gonna be a good one as soon as I saw it was yesterday’s album.
Okay. Jawbone was the best track but listening to this in one sitting felt way too difficult. Don’t love the vocals.
https://youtube.com/shorts/SjJxi_E0hEA?si=GRpdQziR3KW2lwY-
Yes Frank, the Beatles and hippies suck, but you are annoying and should shut up.
40 minutes that would’ve gone by easier staring at a wall clock. Now Tie Daddy was a favorite but it ended up being 30 seconds so that sucks. Thank God Absolutely Free was an actually great song or I would’ve had a meltdown.
I’ve got four hours of driving to go. I did not need this today.
Worse than Beyond Skin award 🏅
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Fine. Really great vocalist here and a charming live album but I’m just not that into it :/
