I don’t listen to jazz, but wow. It’s long as fuck but that makes it really great for background music if you wanna deep clean your entire house and pretend to be a 1950s housewife. Would I listen again? Probably not all songs in one sitting, but I definitely enjoyed it and would totally be open to actually exploring jazz. That first disc is great, but it gets a little exhausting. My only complaint. It’s background music, not something you consciously listen to
I didn’t think I’d like this one because I’ve always been a fan of louder/faster rock music and I’ve only heard snippets of the Beatles. Safe to say I was proven wrong. The instrumentals and production was awesome and it doesn’t feel dated at all to me. Absolutely timeless and I think it’ll hold up for a long time
I’ve been meaning to listen to more hiphop & rap and this absolutely ensured I’d do just that. The lyricism is incredible and I’m a sucker for the transitions between the tracks. The songs are cohesive and memorable and I’m really fond of it. Definitely something I’ll revisit in the future
I want to give it a 4.5 honestly. Pink Floyd is one of those bands I’d tell myself to get into eventually but kept putting off. Welcome to the Machine was a personal favourite on this; huge sucker for all things industry commentary. I really enjoyed how despite the lyrical vagueness of the album overall, you still felt as if you were immersed in a sort of universe of its own kind. Big fan of the instrumentals. Add a half star system already..
I’m conflicted. I love the big production for about 15 seconds and then I get overwhelmed by it for another 15. I adore loud music for the most part but there’s so much going on in this. Love the piano though. I do think the production is great, albeit overdone, but it’s just so much I can’t listen to this as an album. I’d listen to Thunder Road by itself maybe or honestly most of the tracks on this, but I can’t revisit it as an album. I’m not a working class boomer or even American for that matter so this shouldn’t reaaaally resonate but I’ve always been drawn to music about running away and fighting for yourself with nothing to lose. I dunno. His vocals are great for a good 30 seconds and then he starts straight up shouting and I don’t know how I feel. I’d give it a 2.5 really, but then that feels mean because I actually do like it for a while. Such a strange piece of music..
I feel mean giving this a 2 because I didn’t hate it at all. It was just kinda nothing. Theres a few good tracks and I do enjoy the instrumentals but it’s just not really my thing and I probably wouldn’t seek it out again. It’s very fun though. If you put this on I’m not complaining
This is spectacular… I prefer the first half to the second to be honest but that last track is incredible. I would’ve given it a 4.5 on a half-star scale but I feel like rounding up. Reminds me a bit of the Cranberries but more mystical? Whatever. My First 5
The organ is fun. Hanging Around and Go Buddy Go were great. The misogyny is laughable, although I did enjoy Peaches a lot too. I liked this record and I might listen again someday but the first 2 tracks felt excruciatingly slow. Overall it’s good though, you can tell they don’t give much of a fuck and I like that lots. Guitar solo in Go Buddy Go is Delectable too
Ridiculously smooth. I like it. That’s about it.
It’s got a really pretty sound though, Cherry Pie is my personal favourite
I didn’t think I’d ever hand out a 1 star. This is music so devoid of any emotion that even my cousins who can only handle sanitized club music of a similar wavelength wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole. I didn’t think it was possible to make something so empty sounding
If you’d shown me this in 2018, I would’ve thought it was the deepest album of all time. It’s really bland. I wanted to like it because the album cover is gorgeous but there’s nothing that sets this apart from every other pop girl to me; I am seeing people say she pioneered this sound that’s so prevalent in pop music and while I applaud her for that, I’m also tired of the breathy sad indie girl vocals. The Louvre would’ve been better with some bigger production though.
I didn’t think I’d like these guys for some reason. Definitely a great album though. Awesome guitar solos, fun to listen to, very 70s. It’s a bit more digestible than the kind of rock I usually listen to, but I liked it. Great stuff. 4 stars from me.
I can always appreciate an album where a story is being told, whether it’s with the artist itself or an intentional storyline with a universe. This is a case of the former; I feel like you can really see how this would go on to become so prominent, but you can also tell that these guys were real people from the skits. I’ll never hate skits tbh. This album is like looking at an old photo album while knowing how future events play out. 3 stars because it was good, only reason it’s not 4 is because it’s just not something I’d listen to all the time. Great album though, 3.5 really.
hippie music. awesome
I don’t know what I expected from an album called Armed Forces but I really can’t stand military glorification. His voice is also annoying and the slur isn’t helping
I love her voice. her lyrics are allowed to be kind of nonsensical in this case. her whole vibe is just really strange and whimsical and I like that a lot, it works really well. she just sounds so happy to be here and even if I don’t like some tracks as much I can’t hate her for having fun
There are so many elements of this I enjoy, it’s tough to narrow it down. I love how the different instruments and vocals all come together in this really great cohesive piece that’s still has individuality between the songs. Nothing sounds quite the same but they all go together. Infectious. It’s smooth in a way that’s just really good on the ears, kind of like a balanced diet on the stomach with a really good dessert; I feel like I’m being spoiled
I have no reason to not give this a five. There is nothing I can find wrong with it. Just a super pleasant experience, and I don’t even listen to this kind of music often. So so good. Wow.
Very pleasant. I think most people “dislike” country because they assume it’s just men singing about beer and beating their wives which is just.. not true? It certainly exists but no genre is a monolith. One listen to this would tell you there’s more to country than meets the eye for most. Country isn’t really my thing anyways but I can respect it, and Dolly sure has one hell of a voice
First 2 songs were nice. The rest sounds like background music. It’s not offensive at all and that’s what I don’t like about it. The rest of the songs all sound the same. Her voice is nice at least
it has some good moments, the instrumentals aren’t bad (but are sometimes empty), and shiver is pretty damn good. it’s kind of boring though, and I zoned out through trouble and parachutes before remembering I’m supposed to be listening to a coldplay album. other than that, most of the lyrics are just so nonsensical I can’t help but laugh about it. what the fuck do you mean the spies are coming out of the water but you cannot touch them because they are spies. and I thought the ending to that song was pretty good, actually!
tldr: it’s getting 3 for shiver, but it’d be a 2.5 without it. the vocals are really grating for most of it and I’ve heard yellow too many damn times over the course of my life. still annoys me
Finished my chemistry homework to this. Not bad. Inner Crisis was great. I can’t say much else about it though
Pots and pans and pots and pans. Definitely deserves another listen though; I feel like some of this could grow on me a ton. Reminds me a bit of Blanket Forts
Really loving this dreamy ethereal rock sound. Very pleasant
Gimme Shelter is an incredible opener but unfortunately the rest of this album doesn’t quite carry that same energy, which disappointed me. Still great though!
I do not like the singers voice, but it could probably grow on me. I’ve always preferred the vocal style in bands like Orchid or Pageninetynine to the kind of lower-pitched guttural growling you get in a lot of extreme metal; though this does remind me a bit of Restraining Order, great band btw. I do love hardcore punk so I think the guitars and production are fucking awesome, though I’m sure it would probably be even better live.
I get why this would be hard to listen to for a lot of people; this kind of thing is an acquired taste and I would not have been able to digest it myself had I not already been familiar with hxc. I don’t listen to a lot of metal though, so that was new. 3.5-4 probably but I’ll round up for the bit :)
Great album, I have a friend who’s a huge fan of these guys so my expectations were a bit high going in. They’re great :)
It just doesn’t stick out to me. 2.5 rounded up
Solid electronic album. Don’t know what else to say. I like the transition between the first two tracks though
I don’t know how to word this. Holy fuck. Incredible. Opening track sounds like I’m communicating with some insane deity
Old Country is quite good
