A good album with intricate arrangements, I fancy the acoustic guitar parts that often take strange directions. Although a little bit repetetive when you come to the end of the album.
I can understand the geniosity of DJ Shadow and his complex sound and drum patterns, but I found out to challenging to endure listening to more than just a song.
All in all a good album with many cool hooks, however the length of many of the songs tend to be a wee bit long.
I liked it, especially the three part harmony singing.
Paul takes us on a journey a bit away from Beatlesland, and it's quite a fun ride with groovy basslines and tight musicianship. At times it feels like the songs are a bit too messy, a little more straight forward approach would have made it a better listen in my opinion.
I'm not really a jazz cat, but I feel like this album is a good introduction to the genre and I can sure feel the groove starts to grow on me.
Hm nah I appreciate the idea of the album, but it didn't hid it right
All in all a good album, but too many songs leaves me unmoved. However is the ending with the more "upbeat" songs A Hazy shade of winter and At the zoo a happy suprise, and therefore I am raising my rating from a 2 to a 3.
Can't be much better than this!
I feel obliged to give this classic a rating of 4, although I'm no Stones fan.
I like the idea of the album with it's LoFi-elements and sparse instrumentation, but I have to listen to it more times before I give a more true rating. Also this is more of an evening album than a morning album (I always listen to my daily album in the morning, half asleep...)
Rough and rowdy in the right way, although as a non-English native speaker it's a bit of a challenge to understand all of the rambling from mr Waits.
A bit overrated, but all in all a solid album that laid the foundation for a lot of upcoming grunge bands. RIP Kurt
One of few of the 1001 albums that I heard before and I looked forward to revisit it in its entirety. Jack and Meg rock the socks off and I enjoy the insertion of the slower songs to cool things down a bit.
Robert Zimmerman has gave us a good piece of art, and there is a lot to say about the album but I can't really say more than I enjoyed it quite a lot after only one spin. "Tangled up in Blue" is a great start and I actually enjoy the length of the songs, which is not that prevalent in modern country/singer song writer songs.
No this brazilian bossa nova or what it is, is not for me.
Not my cup of tea
Aha now I get where the band Mustasch got its inspiration! Harsh vocals with fuel drenched guitars and that perfect distortion on the rhythm guitar is nothing but icing on the cake.
Starting off strong with "Finest Worksong" which is quite up-beat for being an REM-song, but then it get's a little gloomier overall and that's where I start to lose focus. But a solid album and absolutely worth a listen.
Gimme the loot man, so funky I can't even... and don't get me started on "Juicy", slaps so hard and the delivery is real tight. Little did I know that I would enjoy ready to die so much 32 years after its release, also as a super white male with barely any hip hop experience, thank you 1001 album generator for this surprise!
Yeah this was a fresh fruit for me, punky and raw in its right way! The jangly guitars and the overall chaotic instrumentation fits like a glove, I'm sure going to revisit Dig Me Out again.
I can't decide on a fair rating on this one, so I give it a 3 until I have thought it through. A little to winy singing so it's a weak 3.
Not bad, especially the guitar work from Andy Summers is on top, love his usage of effects.
I can't hear "it" through the grapevine, nor feel I so engaged, not godnatt relisten
I like the weirdness and oddness about the album, but one have to be in the right mood to really appreciate it.
Absolutely impressive with the chops from these fine gents, and the panned bass is nice to really hear it. But once again, I am no jazz cat and I have trouble to get this genre
Starting off strong with American Pie then the rest is quite mellow, frankly.
Okay this is all solid, good song writing and all, but I cant really attach to it for some reason.
FREAK OUT! This one makes me wanna sit dance really much!
Not sure how to summarize it, the album balancing on the edge of being to weird but at the same time stays interesting
Not sure what to think of it first, but after hearing I cant dance (I do think you could dance mister Parsons!) and Love Hurts I got the vibe right and understood his impact on country rock!
When the funk gets too souly, that is where I pan out
First of all I'm surprised how I have completely slept on this! I like many things about it, perfect crisp production, the Sam Beam-like singing, the fun and surprising instrumentation and resemblance to Belle & Sebastian. There are a few things I dont quite like, the lack of vocal dynamics and the brutal length of the album and that it is too "pretty", I long for some rawness. However I'm glad I was introduced to Sufjan and his universe!
Every now and then you give me albums like this that is really hard to listen to, Im sorry but this jazz or what it is I cant stand
Longed for this classic album, every song is a banker!
Really impressive that this is all improvisation!
Fresh surprise with some weird 70's music, I like the amalgamation of a lot of different genres. Especially appreciate the progginess. Hail Spirit!
Sure is impressing how many gems this album spits out, Cecilia and The Boxer are my standout songs.
Never heard a song from this album in particular (but of course I'm not new to Floyd, I haven't slept under a rock), I enjoy the spacey sound and intricate production and the craft overall, this is exactly my cup of tea!
Nick Cave you wonderful human being, this is nothing but amazing! I hear so many bands you have influenced with this record, and the vastness of genre that doesn't feel too wide sure is admirable. Only listened to Disc 1 so far so even if "Lyre of Orpheus" disappoints me this album is worth a 5-star rating!
Compared to what Beatles or the Eagels did at the same time, this falls a bit flat honestly. Nothing bad about it really, the album just feels a bit mid, like they are holding back. If more songs were like "Look out cleveland" which is quite groovy I would rate it higher.
Exactly like the truckers sing on the first song "You know free bird is a very long song", this quote also describes Southern Rock Opera perfectly well. Just bland old southern rock drenched in Skynyrd references and never really gets exciting.
After a pretty poppy and catchy start with "Teen age riot" we're heading in the opposite direction to a punkier and darker territory in track nr 2 "Silver Rocket". Now the jangly guitars and harsh vocals takes over, and it doesn't feel like an uncomfortable transition at all. I admire the weird guitar chords and the use of feedback, and I can hear so many bands that are influenced by Sonic Youth that I listen to, Senses Fail, Refused and even a bit of Ghost. However one gets a little too fed up before coming to the end of the album, so therefore I can't give it a 5 but a solid 4.
Unfortunately I'm not that keen on brit-pop, but I can hear XTC are a talented punch of bowl cuts. Haha now I get it, XTC = ectacy, my brain giggles a wee bit!
Don't understand why it got soo many streams, cool production and tight muscianship yes but otherwise it feels boring
This is like Weezer therefore I like it. However it not enough Weezer for it to get a 4.
Oh yeah Elvis with your devilish swinging hips, never heard a song from this album before but one can get why you got so popular, good presence and nice production. Best track: "Such a night", you get both the famous tremolo vocals plus a surprising belting in the middle of the song which was quite uncharacteristic and pleasant.
Quite a pleasant start with plucking guitars but when arriving to the fourth track "A Sailors life" (which clocks in at astongishly 11 minutes!) I have to set sail for another record and leave out all the rest. And what is up with the album cover, how dull can it be?? However my wife says it's the best cover she ever seen...
