i remember dancing to Holiday in my friend morgan's house when we were 10 years old, having no idea what the song meant, but rocking tf out. my best friend Marie and I were obsessed with Boulevard of Broken Dreams and we thought the "uh huh uh huh" refrain was really funny for some reason. I heard Wake Me Up When September Ends so incessantly on the radio that I grew to hate it, and still I really dislike that song. Otherwise, I always appreciate Green Day's ability to diagnose hypocrisy and flay the myth of American exceptionalism and while some may see this album as too pop, i was so young when Green Day were putting out their more punk albums that I just thought they were cool.
fucking transcendent
Wasn’t for me but I can understand why it had the impact it did. It was hard to latch on to melodically for me. I heard a lot of Lou Reed in it.
how can you not love rock lobster? my heart's crackin like Krakatoaaaaa.
listening to jazz is like playing chess - it's a mental workout. It's dynamic. It makes sense to me that this album was written as a ballet - it's film noir, cinematic, unexpected (hello Spanish guitar), and romantic. The kind of music you'd expect to play as a veteran detective, hands stuffed in the pockets of his trench, walks dejectedly in the rain. The piano was resplendent. I definitely picked up on a lot of classical motifs. First album I've listened to so far that I'd characterize as a true work of art.
bookending the album with Young Americans and Fame is all time. Young Americans might be my favorite David Bowie song. Luther Vandross surely has something to do with that.
love the abandon of this album. such hooky hooks.
I actually do really like the ambientness of this and the ethereal nature. I think ultimately it was sort of boring - if one was on a hallucinogenic drug it would probably be amazing though.
Lost in the supermarket might be my new favorite song. It seems so modern to me. I wasn’t expecting to hear something like that on a clash album. Shows how much i know about the clash! The clash is COOL
first album I got where I truly had no idea what to expect and had never heard of them. a little too out there for me to go back and listen multiple times. i would jam if it came on the radio though, but the whole thing sounded like spongebob on ketamine.
loved this album in high school and listening again was really pleasant. Heart Skipped A Beat is probably my favorite, as well as Intro. There are some downers on the record, though, and it can be maudlin at times. It's a complete 180 from the Pere Ubu album I listened to yesterday.
maybe it's because I haven't had my coffee yet but this album is really pissing me off.
this was so nice to listen to after Captain Beefheart. The Elusive Chanteuse DAHLING! Some of the songs reminded me of the end credits of a 90s Disney movie. If I could give this a 4.5 I would.
Quite listenable but didn’t grab me in any particular way. hero was a stand-out
Liked this a lot
Blowin' in the Wind, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Don't Think Twice, It's Alright, Girl from the North Country - if only ONE of these songs were on this album, I think it would deserve a 5.
The cultural legacy of his protest songs is undeniable, of course, but I'm even more impressed when Dylan takes a turn for the personal. To me, Don't Think Twice It's Alright is one of the greatest breakup songs ever written. And, Girl from the North Country, maybe one of the greatest love songs of all time (though I'm partial to the Johnny Cash version). I'm not saying every song on this record was a winner for me, but given the massive impact it had, it deserves a five.
I've tried not to read reviews of albums before I get a chance to listen to them on my own, but in this case I felt like the Tribe album was such a seminal and groundbreaking album, and having not been born yet, the additional context was helpful. Such a thoroughly enjoyable album that clearly influenced EVERY rapper/hip hop artist to come.
It’s giving rococo court intrigue. Really liked the title track.
Loved "I'll Be Around" and "Mood Indigo." I'm only giving this a three because I can't see myself going back and listening to it very often, unless it's background music for a dinner party or something. That's not to discount his voice or the arrangements - they really are sublime.
First half of the album I liked - second half got a little too jammy / Grateful Dead-y for my liking (aside from little wing & Layla). Patty Boyd was that bitch apparently.
