Great listen. Some classics on here like Elenor Rigby, yellow Submarine. Always lovely to hear a remaster - however I wonder how different the original recordings sounded!
Was a good listen!! Eclectic AF. Liked the orchestration - lots of midi.
Goddess on a Hiway in particular stood out.
And then the first half of Delta Sun was a bangerrr. Admittedly the outro was a little bizarre lol
Good listen. Lots of sing-alongable sections. Sometimes overly repetitive but picturing in a live setting I get this would be very fun to sing along to.
Star Child! ✨
Was pretty chill! Enjoyed the harmonies. Would like to check out more of their music as I know they had a lot of influence on folk/pop music at the time.
Great listen. The first song got me hype and sent off into the rest of the album!
Acid Folk!
I liked the album, felt like it had some root folk influenced but also a lot of spacey almost Grateful Dead vibes.
Pink Floyd is not my particular flavor of classic rock but I really enjoyed this listen. Lots of MIDI and orchestras patches that caught my attention. Would def go back for a relisten
This was an interesting vibe! I thought the first few songs didn’t hook me as much as the Give It Up toward the end.
The singer had a very interesting voice, Michael McDonald esk. Liked a lot of the instrumentation too they chose too. Very unique.
Don’t know why I didn’t LOVE it, think that there’s a lot of space in the music where I felt that not much was going on, so maybe slightly lackluster of an album for me. Very happy to have been exposed to this one regardless!
Alright - I am GENUINELY embarrassed to give my first 5 star rating to a Billy Joel album but I do feel it deserves it. Every one of these songs is a HIT. Personally don’t care much for Italian Restaurant, but that still leaves Only The Good, Anthony’s Song, Vienna. I mean these are anthems and for some reason he was able to put them all on a pretty short album.
I think most curiously, I wonder why Billy gets a lot of hate. Most ppl I know don’t like his music, but I do think his song writing and piano playing is really dope.
Incredible listen. Never sat down to actively listen to Dr Dre, and this was the perfect introductory album for me. Everything from the big name features, to the immaculate transitions between songs made this a great experience.
My only reason for not giving it a 5 is that I found the transitionary tracks like $20 Pyramid and Doctors office to be abrasive. This might also be what ppl love/this isn’t even the music so it shouldn’t hold that much weight. But that was my experience with it.
Would definitely revisit and grateful I know this collection now.
As expected, the lyrics were incredible. My wife and I have loved Blowing in the Wind for years so I was excited to listen to the whole collection. In particular I loved masters of war. Wild how relatable the lyrics are to even today.
All that said, I can’t say I am a huge fan of the timbre of Bob Dylan’s music. I’m a huge John Denver fan for example, love folk, but I feel that Bob Dylan’s music lacks a certain type of musicality that I look for. That’s why I gave this one a lower rating, but his lyrical genius bright this back up to an average 3 for me
Very eclectic. Not my particular style, didn’t really draw me in.
Great album, can’t wait to listen again
Very eclectic listen. Was into the multi genre
Giving this 5 for two reasons. Foremost because I was generally surprised and how much I enjoyed it. The grooves/progressions were really nice. And two (part of one), I couldn’t believe that I recognized like 50%+ of the songs. I couldn’t name a steely dan song to save my life, but clearly I know it. So look forward to becoming more familiar with his hits and the discography.
Was a great listen! Makes me realize that 80s music was pretty rocking. I don’t believe I’ve heard these songs before but I felt a sense of familiarity with the sound in general. Made the experience very cozy and kept me interested
First time listening to an album by them! Was a little underwhelmed and thought the sound was very consistent between songs. Thought his singing style was more talking and sliding then singing. Wasn’t my favorite but enjoyed learning the album!
Enjoyable! Liked each song but feel like some of their other bangers are on different albums.
Big fan - folky but modern. Was surprised to see release of 2009. Actually gave me Leonard Cohen vibes too. Would definitely revisit.
Not a huge fan of The Who but I thought this live album was pretty good! There were definitely a few anthems on this that got me hype
Good listen, love the effects they put on the vocals. Always sounds like there are two singers in unison but I know that’s just like a splitter effect. Guitar tones were pretty neat as well, lead player can def shred.
Very different from Ok Computer which is the only other album I know by them. Such a beautiful voice and love how mysterious the band sound is, but I did feel like I his album was a bit TOO ambient. Almost like they had too much fun experimenting with MIDI in the 90s lol. Still enjoyed it but wasn’t expecting such a divergence from Ok Computer.
Fuck. So lush and beautiful. Never thought smooth jazz would hit so hard. Girl from Ipanema was a great kick off to the album
What a great listen! The music and lyrics really stuck out to me. Only thing I didn’t love was the topics were mostly centered around heart break which I think I got a little tired of after a while. Otherwise would totally revisit!
Was surprised by how much I liked this one! Lots of blues. Also noting that I always thought of Elvis as a Bass, but he totally has range! A very different yet sweet tenor sound.
A lovely listen! Would revisit
Honestly don’t know quest love or q-tip or even if they’re related LOL but I went into this pretty blind but with a little bit of a bad impression about this album that I heard from others. But was very pleasantly surprised. Gives me Anderson Paak vibes but better, I think the rap/spoken word had so much flow.
Awesome
Awesome listen. Big folk names on this one. I wonder if the timing was purposeful given Dolly’s death
A classic by them. Lots of hits so I understand why this is on this playlist. Not the biggest fan of the killers so that’s the only reason I didn’t give this a 5, otherwise in the pop/poprock world, this is a 5 lol.
Wasn’t my favorite cup of tea, but it was nice to finally listen to their music! Found it to be a lot of talking, with the choruses being more sung,
Guitarists are great. Lots of wah and effect tones that make it very bluesey and distorted.
Lots of ostinatos, they were all really good at first but eventually got a little repetitive. We Will Fall was great….for the first 5 minutes haha.
This is going to be a revisit for me. I feel like I wasn’t super into it, something about all the reverb in his music turns me off. However I liked Candy’s Room and Adam Raised a Cain. So there’s definitely elements I appreciate so I think I gotta dive deeper and potentially rérate this one!
Man, don’t know why but can’t get into this band haha. Think I dislike Axel’s voice a lot. Personal preference but have always appreciated the musicality - like Slash makes the music really good.
Some notable ones for me were My Michelle and You’re Crazy
Maybe a mixture of context and the content itself, but this was a home run for me. So ethereal, so vibey, and she has great vocal control. I think this being in another language also played a part for me liking it so much - didn’t have to worry about hearing words, just treated her voice as another instrument.
Honestly take a look at my last Bruce Springsteen review - clearly wasn’t super into it. This album on the other hand was a complete departure. Looked into the obvious why: they’re 24 years apart. But think that just goes to show that I’m not drawn to the dramaticism contained in 80s reverb, but rather the slightly more polished tone he brings in the more modern age.
Good vibes all around. Plenty of good crowd interaction and the band was grooving the whole time.
