Fantastic blues album. Awesome voice and guitar. Not my favorite genre but probably my favorite expression of it. Would listen again to get in a southern / blues mood.
4
- Incredible voice & like the horns, but overall just not my kind of music. Can appreciate the quality but not for me.
- Really enjoyed Tears Dry On Their Own
3
Insanely good guitar playing. Never have been a huge fan of Ozzy’s voice. Guitar on NIB and bass on Evil Woman went super hard. Overall a pretty great album, last three songs had a hell of a run to finish the album.
4.5
Fantastic vocals and guitars/horns. One of my favorite singers … chill, creepy, catchy. Loved the whole album beyond “take a walk on the wild side”
4.5+
Incredible album overall - so many great songs. Carry On possibly their best song and no bad songs on the album. Was interesting to listen to which songs they pieced together and which they all performed together. Fantastic album
5
Pretty decent sounds - I did like the haunting nature of some of the music - but not really my favorite genre. Really liked "A Forest" which also turned out to be their top single on the album. Overall pretty solid .
3
Vibes were … interesting? A somewhat light trippiness. Wasn’t really my jam / didn’t do too much for me. Wasn’t super jazzed about the country-ish songs.
2.5
Objectively great, but not very into soul/funk. Fantastic voice / horns.
3
I could not get through the album. Genre is just not for me … his voice is great, the piano is fantastic, but I could not stand the background singers and slow tempo of each song.
2
Really enjoyable listen - solid album overall. Would agree with the review calling it grandiose. No one song stuck out in particular but liked the sound / vibes.
4
I get why it’s so beloved … but it didn’t do it for me. They did some really cool things here with the audio (particularly on the first song), and had some great hits, but a lot of the songs felt borderline filler and totally inconsistent.
3+
A fantastic album overall with 5 A/A+ songs. Probably an effect of growing up in this time period, everything comes together for me and any comments critiquing the voice/music ... or the distinct 90s of it all ... are more nitpicking than anything. Bumping up due to the sheer amount of fantastic songs and to drown out the idiots complaining about the feminism.
4.5+
Had never heard of Tricky before - enjoyed the listen, pretty dark/trippy/chill throughout. Pretty solid overall but no real interest in exploring other albums.
3
Honestly kind of loved it … great mix of folk rock / electronic. Some upbeat music with chill vocals. Had no idea these guys existed or that I had another liked song from them. Really solid listen.
4
Probably the highest variance of any album I’ve ever listened to. An incredible amount of amazing singles … and basically everything else is terrible. Enjoyed the one non-single of I Know Places which was a preview of Reputation. Find it really hard to grade … overall a 3 but do I give more credit to the incredible highs and absolute bangers. Lean more towards a 3 given just how bad most of the songs are (welcome to New York may be her worst song?). But an incredible pivot / achievement that led to much higher highs down the road.
3+
British REM / reminiscent of early gorillaz. Pretty decent
Not my jam - similar to ELO or some Pink Floyd but not that great.
2
Really liked the music … kinda can’t stand her voice. Just really grating to me / not really into her overall style
2.5
Really not my cup of tea. Can appreciate it for what it is and the themes … but man I really dislike country
Undeniably solid - went in far more pessimistic than I got to listening to the full album. Liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Really enjoyed the listen overall.
4
A fun listen … I enjoyed the sampling throughout.
3
Surprisingly good - really enjoyed it. A lot more raw than their popular songs. Great album
4+
Really enjoy Neil Young overall - Southern Man a fantastic song. I do miss the rest of the crew on the album, but overall still a really enjoyable listen.
4
Very solid overall in addition to the hits … clear how he influenced a ton of artists with his style.
4
Overall really good funk/soul, and enjoyed the covers. Not super into funk/soul generally, but enjoyed this a lot.
3+
Absolutely fantastic - loved it. The layering of the guitars and technical sounds were outstanding. Had never listened to the full album before and really enjoyed it … not as “grunge” as expected, much more reminiscent of traditional classic rock
5
I have no idea what the hell I just listened to. Pre-Avalanches executed horribly. “They should have left it at 1000 albums…”
1
Didn’t listen but know all the songs … was never a big fan of this album to begin with and also can’t separate the man from the music.
1
Very solid but clearly a debut - hints of what would make them so great
4+
Just not really a fan … understand why people appreciate it but didn’t do it for me
2
Honestly still holds up and is entertaining … some excellent singles
4+
Overall pretty solid but honestly a bunch of the songs seem to run together.
3
I really like it … it’s great overall but it’d be disingenuous of me to give it a 5. Overall body of work is a 10/10 and I love him … but this album is very good.
4
Overall solid but didn’t enjoy it as much as his previous album
3
Pretty solid … not the biggest fan of punk but see how they influenced a bunch of artists. Liked the instrumentals a lot more than the vocals
3
Overall pretty solid but blends into itself on the back half. Still really enjoyable rock
3.5
Really solid overall - had never heard of them. Fantastic guitar playing
3
Really enjoyed this … excellent chill / reggae vibes throughout
4
Overall excellent throughout - a number of fantastic songs and some great ones I hadn’t heard before
5
High quality hard rock - liked it more than I thought I would
4
Putting aside how often I heard these songs growing up on the radio … just a plain awesomely fun album. Influenced so many to come / so many great songs throughout.
5
They’re so good - excellent album top to bottom
4.5
Super disjointed / not a cohesive sound throughout … a few highs but a lot of wtf songs. Didn’t really enjoy it
2
Overall really enjoyed it - solid beats throughout.
4
Entertaining roots of rap - generally enjoyed it
3
Overall solid … feel like if I grew up with them I would’ve loved them
3
Really gave it a shot … but this is just godawful atrocious breathy panting / singing. She has a great voice, but wow this is not my kind of music
1.5
Overall solid - really good instrumentation throughout
4
Sounds highly corny but he’s got a great voice. Can’t listen to Freedom without thinking of Always Sunny and laughing which kind of ruins the song for me.
2
Fantastic funk … and fun to see it was basically the basis for Dr. Dre’s The Chronic
4
Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would based on the cover - really solid production throughout
4
I get that they’re a great band and supremely talented musicians and get this is a classic … but man did it drag. Even life in the fast lane isn’t that great of a song to me. That said, Hotel California as a song is just fantastic even if it’s overplayed. I was going between a 2-3 but a 2 feels like it’d just be for the sake of being contrarian. It’s a fine album, didn’t think it was a classic by any means
3
Thoroughly enjoyed it
4
Overall pretty good but the heartbreaker to ramble on trio is fantastic. Otherwise ok … never been a big fan / think they were massively overplayed when I was growing up
So good … great guitar throughout
4
Overall enjoyed the chill vibes but think it eventually gets a bit too one note
3
Even as a kid and a fan of the prior album I thought this was crap. A handful of decent songs but overall pretty terrible
1.5+
Love Oasis, fight me. Only critique is some of the endings of their songs draaaaaag on a bit. But still love this album
5
Overall very solid musically - some great instrumentals and absolute bangers in here
4
Pretty solid, overall great musically but a lot of the album didn’t do a lot for me
3
Really interesting listen. Bit long but continues to build on itself so the back half felt a lot more rewarding. Overall very solid
4
Really interesting Indian music intro - overall relaxing
4
Overall solidly enjoyable listen - couple really good songs / chill electronic vibes
4
Some decent / chill songs but nowhere near as good as I remeber
Overall solid … not the biggest fan of classic reggae but this was a really good album. Ironically the title track was probably my least favorite
4
I never really enjoyed this style but impressive that this album basically (fire)started a whole genre - this is very much of a time and place
2.5+
Pretty solid / overall decent but didn’t really stand out to me.
3
Overall solid, with an especially distinctive guitar sound. Other than La Grange no particular song stood out
3.5
Had never heard of him despite how popular he is … this album was awesome. Trippy journey through a ton of different styles with a soul anchor. Really solid album.
4
Understand the significance and the quality … it’s objectively good … just never done it for me
3
RIP. Overall very solid - not super into country but her voice was incredible & makes everything easy to listen to.
4
Could not get into it / slog of a listen … the techno beats weren’t fantastic and the singing was painful.
2
Super fun and and incredibly impressive debut. Yeah a bunch of the songs are overplayed but there’s a reason for that. The opening riff to welcome to the jungle might be one of the greatest artist introductions ever.
5
“Springsteen for theater kids” is perfect. Fantastically overblown and the highs are excellent.
4
Eh, it was fine … picked up a bit at the end but overall pretty forgettable
2.5
Wasn’t really invested … fame is great but everything else just sounds a bit weak.
2.5
