Not bad but not really that good either to be completely honest. Felt like I was listening to good music but with an ashwaganda filter on it so that it’s impossible to actually get emotionally involved in any of the songs
I have thoughts. Felt like I was listening to a weird funky version of elton john in a universe where he never existed and big dave copied his vibe. I liked the sax in Fill Your Heart and Life On Mars was my favorite. Otherwise it felt like I could’ve spent my time maybe listening to something else :/
What a sexy little album.
Lots of good jazzy and squoinkly almost discoesque beats with a couple good power ballads (see You and I and Blame It on the Sun). Ashamed to admit I didn’t realize Superstition was a stevie boy wonder originale. Nice closing tune too, it’s giving “closing hymn of mass” with a hopeful sendoff. Big fan of this album actually. Can’t see but damn can this gent sing
Really strong start to the album. Rip This Joint and Shake Your Hips back to back had me hipping and hopping around the room tbh. Those were my favorites for sure.
Felt like it lost a bit of momentum and energy once it got further in though which was disappointing.
Still, Rolling Stones once again delivered what for me can only be described as the perfect “going west” sound. It’s the vibe of hitting the road and watching the exit signs loom above fields of nothing with the windows down and a beautiful woman sitting at your side crackin a beer.
First listen thru felt like I was listening to 40 minutes of Black Sabbath slop. Second go thru was definitely better, but still felt like it was a long way off from some of their hits I’m more familiar with (ie snowblind). The use of harmonica in heavy metal was awesome though. Liked the Wizard and Wicked World the best probably
“One of the greatest albums of all time “ is not a sentence that comes to mind when I listen to this one. I can appreciate the fact it helped mould a genre and is a very significant collection of media for many folk, but to me this was just meh. When I think of shoegaze esque sad rockabye music I would think of Deftones, which outshines this particular album in every sense for me. Maybe that isn’t a fair point of reference, idk.
I did enjoy “sometimes” which coincidentally is also the only song available on Spotify, so maybe me and Big Music have similar taste. Sometimes had great dynamic shifts and movement throughout the song that I could follow and feel, whereas I couldn’t relate to the music in any of the others.
Overall just too much of the same repetitive tones without enough variation or energy changes. Even sadboy Tyler would not have approved of this album. Hopefully the only time I give this rating the rest of the project, but just felt there wasn’t much redeemable stuff here.
So smooth, so good. One of my faves thus far in the project. Brown Sugar, Cruisin’, and Shit,Damn,Motherfucker had to be my favorites.
The mix of RnB with hip hop and funkier stuff just had me shimmying away. The drum fills mixed with bass and chorals had me STANKIN.
D’Angelo showed off how much of a talented singer, lyricist, and arranger he truly is. This album WILL be making some regular appearances in my daily listening.
Jonz in my bonz and a couple other songs were just alright in my opinion, otherwise I’d rate it a 5. I want to rate these albums as a package deal, not just based off a few really stellar or really poor songs, so for something to get my 5 I need a true no skipper.
Wow wow wow. Wickedly good stuff happening in this one. Face melting guitar solos in the first couple songs, followed up with Smoke on the Water (I mean c’mon now), and then a ferocious drum solo in the Mule, and don’t even get me started on the call and response in Strange Kind of Woman, that was awesome. The 20 minute long Space Truckin epic length song was a touch long for sure, but it was a fun (if long and winding) ride. Don’t have a whole lot to say on the second disc because it’s mostly repetitive, but the keyboard was absolutely fucking going bonkers so that was cool. Really really really liked this one
Man I love this album. Santana always delivers such a unique sound. The bongos and the guitar get me every single time. Feels like I’m deep in the jungle when the album gets started, and then Black Magic Woman has such a witchy, yearning feel. Oye como va is a fun one, feels like we’re at the beach with a marg in hand. A moment for the keyboard in Incident at Neshabur. Whoa. Se a Cabo keeps up a fast, rolling tempo and a nice keyboard sound. Love the switch back to absolute rock sesh in Mother’s Daughter.
The album does a good job of keeping a consistent sound palette while still giving a lot of variety between songs. It keeps things short and sweet while still delivering kick ass music. There’s a lot of little bits in here that I think maybe Fleetwood Mac drew inspiration from, or maybe it was just the sound of the decade. Not sure but I want to dig in more. Another amazing album back to back.
This one didn’t really feel that special to me. Rush’s singer has an unforgettable voice and a helluva sound, and I would be a fool to not compliment that. However, this felt like a pretty average collection of music that felt good, but not great. Nothing memorable for me here, but nothing I necessarily disliked. The 20 minute opener was good in parts (the beginning five minutes I was involved and another few spats later in the middle) but I think I would’ve appreciated it cut and spread thru the album instead of one big jolt. Surprised this album was one considered significant enough to make the list. Favorite song was A Passage to Bangkok and Something for Nothing
Eh. I didn’t find it as horrid as Thomas did, but still wasn’t a fan. The album didn’t take me anywhere emotionally or otherwise, and it felt like it kept a pretty consistent energy. Felt like music you’d hear playing in a groundhog day/ time loop scenario. Favorite was SOFT. Looking forward to better stuff, I don’t understand how this had relevance to the culture.
What a trip. One thing that Shady is NOT known for is subtlety and that’s apparent throughout. Blunt, overly expressive, grotesque bordering on cartoonishly dark.
While I personally could’ve been fine with the album being half the length, I have to appreciate the pure insanity that Eminem has to have had to create an entire album written from the perspective of an alter ego.
I think the best tracks were the ones where he’s like “man I love violence and sex but I really wish I wasn’t so fucking poor.” That’s something people can actually appreciate and connect with, compared to the comically evil conscience.
Dre landed a gem with him and it was easy to see even this early on, though his storytelling style is way different than the norm.
Favorites: Rock Bottom and Bad Meets Evil
Also Jesus Christ I just recognized the album cover as the lyrics to Bonnie and Clyde. By the way PLEASE look up the story behind this one- those are Hailie’s actual vocals in there.
Goofy goofy fun time! I liked this Beatles album much better than the last one. Was definitely more into the middle third of the album. I know Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds is supposed to be a banger but I just wasn’t feelin it.
If I had a nickel for every time a white boy wanted to make an album around an alter ego…
Favorites were She’s Leaving Home, Within You Without You, When I’m Sixty Four
I actually really liked this one. Nice mix of nostalgic, melancholic and hopeful vibes. It unlocked some deep memories for me. I like the energy throughout and I like that the instrumentals guide the story more than the vocals.
Favorites: disintegration, pictures of you, prayers for rain
Love love love. The usual dire straits sound but with a bit of a twist.
So Far Away is really the only one that I’m not crazy about. Money for Nothing is a classic and has such a good intro and silly. Your Latest Trick, ugh. A moment for the jazzy night club vibe. Mmmmm. Same ish feel with Ride Across the River.
The last 3 songs close out the album so strongly, and there was little doubt in my mind that this would be getting a 5 from me. Such a great album and a good mix of vibes.
Eh. Nothing too special here for me personally. This is a low 3, but the inclusion of a part 2 of Green Onions called Mo’ Onions was too funny for me to rate it a 2. I know there’s a lot of popular songs inspired from this album but the general feel was rather level and underwhelming for me :/ kinda like green onions in real life
Surprised by how much I liked this one. Definitely felt like it was back heavy on the good stuff, but that could just be the environment in which I was listening. The flow was just SO good. I was so into how the words ran together. Not sure what else it needs to be a 5 star for me, but it fell short in something and I need to reflect more on what it was missing.
Big fan of everything from rainy dayz onward, with my favorites being verbal intercourse and spot rusherz.
Whatever this genre is, I hate it. Sorry to any lorde fans but this was almost arguably worse than loveless for me. It felt like the same energy as taylor swift and I was not here for it. Props to the album title being really apt, this was indeed a melodramatic album. Otherwise not a lot of redeemable stuff here for me
Favorite was Liability
Intro starts this one out so so strong, and it feels like it fades out quickly after that. I absolutely love Intro and I went into this album thinking I’d be getting 40 more minutes of that. Perhaps that was on me.
Shelter is another stand out for me, but I was hoping for a little more energy or at least advanced things happening instrumentally and production wise. Nothing wrong with a low key album, but I would’ve appreciated a bit more from a couple of the songs.
The vocals also felt pretty weak. You can tell they rely heavily on the guitarist and the beats to make the hits work, and the vocalists just can’t match that.
Basic Space in particular felt like a bad remix of some Edward sharp and the mag zeroes music. The reverb guitar was the only redeemable part of that song.
Favorites: Intro and Shelter
