This album rules. Prince is a musical treasure, a sensual explorer - musically sonically and otherwise. 💜
This album really surprised me in the best way. I had it as a teenager, but only really listened to Hurt and Closer. Listening to it from start to finish was quite an amazing and notable journey. The musicianship is absolutely incredible. Listening in headphones was a joy. It’s difficult, complicated, emotional, electric, technical all at once. Very layered. I’m embarrassed it took this long to get to it.
I liked it :) I’ve seen Willie Colon in the vinyl library of the jazz radio station I work at and never listened. I’m so glad I listened to this - I’m inspired to listen to more.
I understand its significance. Musically, it’s not for me.
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I love S&G and have loved them since I was a very young child as my parents exposed me to them being fans themselves. Simon is an incredible songwriter and only continues to showcase that throughout his career and the harmonies of S&G is unmatched. Nobody sounds like them together it's incredible. I read some reviews that some people found this music boring, it's hard for me to imagine it. Yes it's subdued, it's folk, it's soft and acoustic, but the words and the lyrics are anything but boring - they're introspective, challenging, eloquent, full of vivid visuals. I love this album and honestly I love pretty much everything S&G did. Major highlights are The Dangling Conversation, The 59th St. Bridge Song, Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall, A Poem on the Underground Wall. PS has anyone heard the live in nyc S&G album? oh man solid gold.
Ladies First is one of my fav hip hop tracks of all time. Love a lady’s pov in a sea of a male dominated genre - All Hail the Queen indeed. So much tasty jazz sampling tooooo
I’m a jazzhead and Mingus was always challenging for me. This is top tier orchestration and composition tho and I understand its significance here and in the jazz world, but it’s not a jazz album that I personally crave
Oh this is literally my favorite Stevie Wonder album - absolute GOLD what an incredible musical genius and treasure Stevie Wonder is. The way this album flows is chef’s kiss I seriously can’t get enough and it remains on heavy rotation, as in I listened to it 3 times last week. Every song on this album is perfect and sooooo tight. He was like what 21 when he released this album? Amazing. So far this is my favorite day of the 1001 album journey
Loved this when I was 15, still love it at 45. Honestly we needed more alt-grrrl music in the 90’s. Thx Hole for being one of them. This was an important record of the grunge era. despite all the bad publicity Courtney Love got she fuckn rocks hard! What a treat to revisit this :)
I don’t know this dude, but I love psychedelic and I love bossa. highly enjoyable, will def revisit. I could listen to Brazilian music for forever.
Metal is not my jam, but I liked this more than I’ve liked any other metal so far. Far superior to Metallica and Rage (not metal I know, but a band I don’t like). There’s substance here. I think I prefer British metal over American metal.
I like the Stones & I like Beggers Banquet. I listened to them a lot in college and I forgot about how obsessed I was with ‘Factory Girl’ until just now revisiting this album. As a whole this record is pretty okay, but whoever said that the stones mostly produce a couple hits per album that they’re known for was spot on. All records except exile on main st which is banger after banger in cohesive banger flow. That album better be on this list :/
It was pretty ok!
This album reluctantly grew on me. At first I was like what? why? Then y no fault of my own I started head boppin and the groove took control. I love this project so much - case in point. I had no idea I could unknowingly head bop to uk garage.
Literally love everything Stevie has ever created!
Hell YEAH this rules!!!!
Okay I LOVE this! What is this lovely gem? I had no idea but I know now!
I appreciate the intricate and lush orchestration within and around the music of this album, but I can’t really stand his sappy sad ass syrupy voice and the content of his lyrics - ugh sooo not for me. If you’re a big fan, I gotta tell you there’s way better substance elsewhere. Like try Joni Mitchell? This album is gonna be a no from me, dawg.
Wow. I really loved this one & I have no idea who this is until now. Amazing. I loved it more as it played like it just got better and better.
At first I was like what the ??? then Bear Witness came on and I was like okay wait a minute …. now it’s on repeat. Mind is blown - Kool Keith is interesting. I also appreciate and celebrate concept albums - it’s just this concept just creeps me out a lil bit no shade on creative expression though. Creepin ppl out is part of art sometimes. I looove old school record scratching too okaaaaay Dr Octagon I didn’t even think I’d make it through one full round but it’s 2 hours later and I’m on my third listen.
This was so very lovely just like Dolly! Traveling Man was a hoot!
It’s going to a no from me dawg. Yes the intros and outros of these songs have variety but once you get to the center it, they all sound the same to me. Their influences are much better imho
not the best, not the worst. It grew on me and I kinda like it but it reminds me of a guy who sucks who looooooved this band and it’s kind of tainted.
hell yes coldcut, let’s dance
HELL YEAH!!!!! I love this record and The Gogo’s and Belinda Carlisle foreverrrrrr! Also the gogo’s behind the music was one of the best of that series imho
