Stones, free jazz, Kurt Weill, there's a lot going on here. In 72/73 the genre lines weren't so bright. Thankful for that.
Intimate and warm. A goth AL Green with god and love front and center.
I realize the chooglin' jams are to flesh things out and provide variety, but the short songs are so good. The 6 short classics take up as much time as the two jams.
Heard it a million times as a young'un (born in '64), but songs like "Up around The Bend" still crackle with energy.
I don't understand a lick of Portuguese and this is still a great record..Brazilian and Funk classic.
Calliope pop with all sounds considered. Cheeky, sarcastic fun.
Amazing sounds and textures on the instrumental tracks. A couple of recognizable David Bowie vocal cuts..and yeah I can see why folks were divided at the time of release. If this is what writer's block/kicking addiction sounds like..it is a great record. It isn't one I'd return to often,but a must hear in the Big Bowie Picture.
Not my go to Neil Young record. Old Man still hits, especially since I'm older.Hard to be objective after hearing the hits so many times...Love Neil, but this one is not for me.
Blues, gospel, and jazz...mellower than I remember it. Mr. Smith is so smooth on the organ.
The title cut is an all time tune for me. Joy and Can't Let Go are amazing. An A album and probably a 4.75.
Making an archive come alive..The players of some of the most influential pop music of the 20th century are brought back to share their stories. Brilliant.
Not as experimental as her later stuff..but still 100 per cent Bjork..bouncing from club sounds to torch songs.
Aaah lofi...I always appreciate the crunchy guitar mixing with the jangly.
Less dated than I thought it would be. Turns out the the problems of 1992 haven't gone away. New names, same games.
Godfathers of goth deliver. Bass parts alone make it worth it. Danceable in stretches. Not as gloomy as they say.
Whoa..a 20 minute dream suite about an alien race(I think)..nice. Instrumental sounds are top notch, Mr Lee's vocals..an acquired taste.
Haven’t been intimate with this one for ages, although I did buy the LP the day it was released, back in 1985. I loved New Order, because I loved Joy Division. Low Life continued in the dancefloor direction that would eventually push me away from the band, but in 1985 there were still a few hints of the goth past.
Today I remember fondly my New Order/ JD fandom, but with Unknown Pleasures and Closer a click away it is hard to see putting this record on over those 2 at any time. For the dance floor it's straight to the 12” collections.
Very groovy for 68..not rock. Jazz sounds, r&b vocals, painted from memory lyrics. Dug it.
This is what guitars should sound like. Mali, the real home of the blues!
It is a lot, but the songs are so sharp, ironic, thoughtful, funny,emotional...and the sounds are varied enough. In terms of an exercise in writing unique material on the most wtitten on subject of all time, it is epic.
Folks say it's depressing, but it's just a love story with junkies and sad children and death. Yeah, come to think of it, kinda depressing.
Energy..yes. Warmth..very little.
Miles leads a big band toward bebop..he wasn't ahead of his time, but he was right on time.
Dylan vs. Lanois...Dylan wins, becomes New Dylan.
Broadway style but with enough Jacques Brel to make it interesting.
Save the vocals, I love. Short, sharp rock
Guitars played loud in the service of pop songs. A dying breed in '97. Sounds good to me.
The drums on this record almost ruin it for me. A fun little revenge record.
An exhortation for boys to dance..ultramodern beats (for it's time),empowerment finger snaps as songs..meh
Poppier than I thought..graded up for having real guitar sounds. Probably where guitar based rock had to go to live in the pop world.
Must've been a blast of fresh air in it's day. I've heard later stuff from her and liked it. A book end to Belefonte at Carnegie Hall. Good stuff.
Solid! The slow jams are less memorable, but the rockers deliver.
Surprisingly subdued.
An all time favorite. I listen to a lot of music, but mostly song by song. I've returned to this record twice a year since it's release.
I liked her more with the twang..but I see why she did this and she is an incredible singer.
First time with the Furries...enjoyed the crunchy guitars, the attitude, the psych touches and the group singing.
I was 15 when it came out, but the wanton rock god thing was something I already knew about, so that wasn't shocking.A lot of the older rockers seemed to want to tap into the punk rock energy. Didn't happen here. There are some amazing guitar solos and the sing/hum along recurring themes. Not my fave Floyd, but still good.
A short record with a variety of Bowie styles..still prime Bowie.
Some of the famous edits are very harsh. When Miles's trumpet comes in it sounds great. I would've liked more.
Heavy Blues Rock but with pop elements as well. Solos are there, but the songs are short..lyrics..comical
It becomes so clear where the roots of the blues are planted. Soya is sublime.
The beats are just ok and Lauren doesn’t have enough verses. The ones she gets are excellent and worth the price of admission.
Just OK for me.
Sounds amazing..crisp and clean 60 years on.
Blues and psych intertwined...Dug it.
A wide variety of progressive r and b styles. Salacious, but not just for the sake of it. Even though she collaborates with many producers, it's her record. No easy feat.
Led Zep filtered thru Broadway. The guitars really rip and Freddy,Freddy, and Freddy sound good. Much harder rock than I remember.
Spectacular. A perfect sense of place and time delivered.
I would usually say GP is my fave, but upon review this one is right there.
She sounds good. I don't connect t with this like I do with Jorge Ben or Os Mutantes, but glad to hear it.
First time hearing this one. I was not expecting a lot, but this one lives up to the billing. Hangs together beautifully.
It didn't grab me sonically, so I didn't get a chance to connect with any lyrics.
First time hearing..I was expecting something scuzzier.
Still hits..Anyone who's seen a pile of disorganized, dusty records and drooled knows for sure..but anyone with an open mind should see this record is made with so much care and musicality, that it puts the whole sampling is stealing trope to bed.
In the end it is a pre cursor of the mid 80's pop metal. Yes, great soloing, but not hard or heavy at all.
Next to Van Halen Sugar seems harder and heavier.
Sassy,snappy..loved!
In the big Bowie picture...kinda mid
Aaaah, when computers sounded like computers and all the more human for it.
Pretty succinct for Prog. Excellent organ, but nothing else stood out for me.
Came out my first year at college. Between it, B-52's, and Prince the entire party soundtrack was set. Which had me hating REM at first. I was more Clash and Hip Hop at the time. Sounds better to me now.
Just rips.
Cringe moments with the lyrics take away from the abundance of sonic goodness. First time with the band and I may have to go back and check out a few of their back records. Never thought Id hear so many Jacques Brel songs on the 1001.
The encyclopedia of guitar riffs (some stolen,some original)..and drum riffs and bass lines. Songs are long but the grooves are solid. I don't know if any vocalist/lyricist could match what this power trio laid down.
There are moments, chord changes, perfectly timed samples, that are sublime, but I'll take DJ Shadow or Little Axe or Dilla over this one.
If I was between 10 and 17 when this came out...maybe. I was 35 when it came out and it barely registered. Now, I can't.
Can’t get over the voice and the squeaks and squiggles of 80s synth. I do like some of the wrinkles in the drum programming.
First time with this LP. The quality is evident. It won’t enter my pantheon, but it seems to fit perfectly into it’s time.
Side 1: Killer chamber psych, Side 2: 19 minute jam.
