Really nice autumn album. Visions especially. I think I've heard All is Fair before?? the speaking parts in this album are interesting lol. Don't You Worry Bout a Thing is maybe my favorite!
GREAT ALBUM COVER GETS BONUS POINTS
I can imagine old white dudes getting absolutely smashed at a Santana concert. I need an outdoor venue and a margarita with a crazy straw please. The instrumentals are great, whenever there were vocals it was a nice addition. Multiple layers to each song and can shift to a totally different sound by the end of it. Oye Como Va is the obvious banger here but was also a fan of Incident at Neshabur, Mothers Daughter, and the one with the weird title lol. Songs kinda blended together so it was hard to tell when a new one starts and one ends,but they all had amazing energy it made up for it.
There's a Jojo character named after this!
I don't know if I've ever actually listened to 'It's Tricky' in full but DAMN this is a bangerrrrr. THE AEROSMITH FEATURE??!! fuck that's good. The clonky drums in Is It Live??? the beat boxing in Hit It Run??? god I love the blend of rap and rock. this did not disappoint, a legendary album. if this was outta 10 I'd give an 8 maybe.
This has made me realize I don't think I've ever REALLY truly fully listened to this album. isnt that insane??? Anyway, my connection with Gorillaz has always been present and in orbit. Everytime I found an undiscovered(to me) song of theirs I always loved it. So happy for this to be the album of the day especially since it's so important to *YOUUUU*
I fucking loved this, I have some new favorites in the songs I didn't know. An incredibly dynamic album that truly makes you feel like you'll neva know their next move.
Songs I was unfamiliar with: M1 A1**, New Genius, Man Research, Punk, Starshine**, Slow Country**, Dracula**
Favorites: Tomorrow Comes Today, Rock the House, M1 A1, Sound Check(Gravity), ah fuck this is just my favorite bass lines list. I'm noticing a pattern
random notes:
Gorillaz(band) is integral to my bass playing journey as Feel Good Inc was the first song I learned!!! Client Eastwood was the second and is one of my favorites. Fuck the bass lines in this are unreal. That's one of the biggest draws for me in this album and the band as a whole(hole).
Vinny thank God you led me to this version of the album otherwise I wouldn't have known to listen to Dracula which is so groovy. again, BASSLINES!!!! thank you
M1 A1 using a sample of Day of the Dead is sooo fucking cool especially as someone who was obsessed with George A Romero movies as a kid. This is a new favorite.
*Minor thing the low slide bass in Re-Hash sounds exactly like the power off noise for my ear buds. kept fucking with me but good song.
I really wish I could hear Rock the House for the first time again.
I'm sorry is that TINA WEYMOUTH FEATURE IN 19-2000?????!!??!??! she is an inspiration
Alright we're watching Bananaz.
not for me, though I can appreciate some elements this was not easy to listen to
liked the speaking part in "You Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth"
I don't think I'd listen to this album again but I did enjoy it. I had a The Police phase when I was a kid and by that I mean I just liked their hits lol. Not bad and Every Breath You Take is iconic
O My God, King of Pain, Murder By Numbers
There's a Jojo character named after this!!!
oh my goddd YESSSS
I've never heard this version of smooth operator but I love it
sades music is absolutely timeless. the basslines go so hard
favorites are: smooth operator, hang on to your love, cherry pie
no skip album!!! also this is a Jojo reference!!!
Not what i was expecting at all. Pleasantly surprised? I kinda fw this, I'm hearing a lot of different influences here and some songs feel very experimental. I like it!! This band apparently changes genres a lot so may listen to more of their stuff. 3½✨
Come Together, Loaded(Fatboy Slim vibes here), Damaged, Shine Like Stars
Tina Weymouth you are everything to me. I love the way she plays and the basslines are usually my favorite part of the song. An iconic staple of their sound!!! Along with David Byrne's frenetic vocals and lyrics- which btw, autism be damned, that man is autistic. I definitely relate to some of the lyrics in a way that makes me feel seen lol, neurodivergent music fr. The more I listened the more I honestly really like this.
<3The Good Thing, Warning Signs, Found A Job, I'm Not In Love, The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls<3
"Judy's in the bedroom, inventing situations" REAL!!!!!
++Talking Heads has a very interesting history, lot of band drama lol(mainly on david byrne's end) Fun deep dive!!
+++FUN RADIOHEAD FACT they got their band name from a Talking Head's song called "Radio Head"
This is a Jojo Reference!!
I don't hate this, I just wish it wasn't 28 songs long. And maybe that's on me for picking the version of the album that was initially released and not going for the Remastered which is only 15 songs long. But fuck it I'm a purist and I wanna listen the way it was originally intended. Anyway this is a solid brit rock album, just not anything I'll listen to intentionally I think. I liked 'Do You Remember Walter'!!
*edit okay it's not actually 28 songs oops sorry guys
I can see this being played in an early 2000s British indie film.
jestermaxxing in the taverns
Definitely heard of Green Onions
The kind of music you'd hear in a funhouse of pain and torture. Okay that's really dramatic, this is such an influential album and I respect that. Not for me tho</3
First it's Green Onion now Green River?? What's next, Green Day? *pause for laugh* Anyway I liked this, the melodies were fun and bass was killer. These were all new to me except for Bad Moon Rising which is already a great song. I also liked Commotion and Sinister Purpose. Would give this a 3½ stars!
Jojo reference!!!
Little bit of a nothing burger, I'd hear this in an early 2000s Teen Nick original movie or something. I'm not sure why but there are moments where I almost hear Michael Stipe's voice (R.E.M). I do like grunge for the most part though, it has the ingredients of something I'd like. Songs kinda blended together for me tho. Maybe 2.5, it's fine I guess
I liked A Good Idea
Just crushed a beer can on my forehead on top of my red Chevy truck in my denim cutoff shorts.
I liked Legs and TV Dinner just bc it kinda made me laugh.
wait, cinna from the hunger games was a singer??? some babies were probably conceived to this one or two of these songs. straight up bonin music dawg yet the lyrics can be really hard hitting and takes you out.
FEAR, Does Anybody Out There Even Care
Sometimes I'll hear a live album and think "wow this sucks" ((van bore-ison)) and other times I'll listen and think "fuck I wish I was there!!!!" Luckily BB King falls under the second category. The energy is amazing and the crowd is going crazy understandably so. Without seeing him I can tell he has such a presence. I love the moments of him talking to the crowd. Listened to this album a few times and it made my morning a little better! Idk this was just very fun and full of pure skill and a passion for performance.
How Blue Can You Get?, Woke Up This Mornin', Help The Poor
"I FUCKING LOVE HOOOOOOOLLLLLLEEEEEE" - me if i was a whac-a-mole but also as a lover of this band
God I don't know, this album is just so fucking iconic. From the cover, to Courtney Love's voice, to the heaviness of the lyrics. I cannot put into words how relatable and personal this album is to me.
I first listened to this album around the same time I was getting really into punk/riot grrrl music. I know this is more grunge than either of those things, but to me it brings out the same feeling. Anger is a difficult emotion for me, it's hard to express and I don't like being angry. But this album is an incredible outlet and makes me feel so empowered especially as a femme person.
Fun fact, the song Olympia was Courtney Love mocking the Riot Grrrl scene lmfao. Her and Kathleen Hanna((le tigre)(bikini kill)) had some serious BEEF. I know that Courtney Love is a controversial character, and I definitely have some feelings about her... all I'll say is that I respect that she spoke up about Harvey Weinstein before it was public knowledge that he was the evil person we know him to be now. But anyway, this is about HOLE and I just love this band a lot.
One of my favorite album covers ever!! And definitely in my top 50 albums of all time. Maybe even top 20???
Listened to this on my CD player :))
<3Doll Parts, Miss World, Asking For It, Violet, Olympia, Plump<3
easy, breezy, beautiful, cover girl <3
this isn't a bad album, it's not really my thing but I don't hate it either. if I was at a TJ Maxx and this was playing I don't think I'd leave immediately. maybe I'd even sway slightly to some of the songs. kinda confused how this ended up here though lol.
Slow Burn, Happy & Sad, High Horse
no :/ these are the exact kind of live albums I dislike lol, at least bb king's was fun
much more soulful and bluesy than I thought. I definitely did not mind it but nothing really stood out to me. funny to learn that Bob Dylan did the album art tho!!
the epitome of honky tonk shit God please get me out of here
Patricia Smith, the punk icon!!! Had this album on my radar for a long time now. I love her poetic lyrics and the way she tells a story. The way she uses her voice is incredible, she is so good at bringing out that raw emotion and the spoken word bits add so much.
I have her to thank for inspiring some of my favorite artists, namely Florence Welch(+ the Machine) and I can really hear the influence. Florence wrote a song about Patti Smith called "Patricia" that I really like. There's a part in Birdland that I swear Life Without Building was inspired by in the song "The Leanover" (I have no proof). Redondo Beach gets stuck in my head regularly and was in one of my favorite movies ever Perfect Days!!!! Such a fun bass line and great song.
<3Redondo Beach, Free Money, Birdland, Break It Up<3
I DIDN'T KNOW PROTOTYPE WAS A COVER,!!! holy shit I love the cover done by Woom it's a totally different vibe. this was a fun album, I think I like the second half of it more. it was super long. some of the sketches were kinda funny I guess and some weird just not funny lol. I chuckled at Good Day Good Sir tho. Too many songs to pick from but I liked the obvious hits, reset, and prototype.
wow that was the longest song ever
really fun and energetic! Good hype music. parts of it sound like they'd be in a Bratz movie/game lol, I know that sounds weird but this is a compliment in the best way. I love each of their vibes and they seem so cool!!!
I haven't really developed an ear for jazz. I feel like jazz is something that I enjoy seeing performed live but listening to it casually is not something I really do. Not to say this is bad, I respect and admire the craft and skill it takes to play an instrument so intuivitely. I love when each player gets their moment to shine and it's very much a collaboration.
damn they sing about California A LOT.
One of my first internet friends, Kai from Belgium, sang Otherside on the karaoke game me and our friends would play a lot and that exists somewhere in YouTube lol. Shout out Kai, the first person who ever said I had a nice voice.
There was this ad I kept getting on YouTube for bass lessons and it started with Otherside EVERY SINGLE TIME and so I got very annoyed with hearing the first 5 seconds of it and only the first 5 seconds.
Favorite song: Scar Tissue
Favorite Basslines: Right on Time, Purple Stain
I mean yeah like, whatever man. it's a classic and highway to hell is one of the songs of all time. this genre of music isn't really my flavor. don't take it personal, kid
Okay so last week I watched a movie where Tom Waits played an angel and I just have to say I respect this man.
so, respectfully, this should've been much shorter. what a drag!!!
It's another "I wish I was there" live album!!! EXCEPT IT'S NOT REALLY LIVE. that is an added audience, I find that concept really interesting. it certainly paints a picture and a vibe so I can't be too mad at that
Eggs and Sausage was fun
Under the Pressure, Red Eyes, and Suffering were my faves! really good sleepy time music actually. I could feel myself getting lost in the instrumentals, kinda psychedelic at certain points. maybe strange to say but I think if I was introduced to this album at a pivitol time in my life, this would be one of my top albums. this feels like one of those!!
Perfect for a crisp autumn morning walk :)
Always wanted to get into Tupac, I wanted to understand his legacy. I understand it now.
The flow went too hard i couldn't focus on my amongus game. Instantly captured me and I knew it needed my full attention. He's telling stories with his raps and the lyrical flow is so tight. a wordsmith at work. dear mama hurt. if this isn't considered some of his best work I really need to listen to more of his stuff
BEATS. CLEAN.
yeah this is fucking good. i need to watch a tupac doc now
Her voice and style of singing are incredible ofc. So smooth and jazzy. She understood heartbreak and knew how to use that pain more than most. Probably not her best album but still enjoyed it.
<3Favs<3
You Sent me Flying
In My Bed
Amy Amy Amy(sounds like a song that would be on Hadestown)
Wrong of me to think this would be an instrumental band.
some pretty cool space jams, some were Bowie esque and very of its time which is enjoyable to listen to.
starlight, mr. blue sky(had no idea they sang this!!)
can't tell if this is how it should sound or if it's just my shitty gas station headphones I had to buy during my lunch break, but I like the fuzziness of this
whiskey woman best song on the album in my humble opinion. some songs kinda had an Elvis vibe??? don't know how I feel about that as a certified Elvis hater but since it's not actually HIM I can look past it. Can we talk about how fucking weird the album name is??
Overall this is not really my thing, this era of rock and roll is not one I have a lot of love for but it's easyish listening
MAN ASS AS WHAT????
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. maybe it's because I was driving as the sun was rising and it just felt right. some songs were very miss but what worked, worked.
that one song sounds like the start of the George Lopez theme and it awoke me like a sleeper agent (anyway)
note about the album cover, i do enjoy that it lists everyone's name, it's like the start of a powerpoint group presentation. everyone is included!!!:)
faves:
so begins the task
Johnny's garden
two ac/dc albums within two weeks? please please give me a break.
still not super into this band, I get they're classic but nothing sticks when I listen thru.
a fun mix of songs that almost sound like an arctic monkeys demo, and then some songs have a classic rock sorta sound to them?? idk I thought this was gonna be an electronic album!! I like what this is though, definitely early 2000s indie core ova here which is great.
I like when there's a hidden track :))))
<3The Ha Ha Wall, Music When The Lights Go Out, France<3
my initial thoughts with the first song was "this sounds like it'd be in a pixel adventure game." lowkey giving city pop??? like, if I heard some of these instrumentals in a Pokémon game it wouldn't feel THAT out of place.
sometimes I fear there is a wall between me and certain 80s music. a certain threshold that gets reached before things just start to feel the same. it feels like it was kinda reached here but the interesting instrumentals and my video game connect kinda save it for me lol. which is why I'm giving this a 2 and not a 1 ☺️
Spanish Dancer ain't bad. Second Hand Women is a gross song but I can't deny that bass line is pretty glonky.
I will say I really dig this guy's voice, it's a little unique and he's got a nice bass to it. and I respect that he played all(mostly?) every instrument here
Never really listened to Bob Marley but he seemed like a good guy. Love having different versions of the same song. This was easy listening. I would always get the Kinky Reggae drink at Java's in college, never realized that was a Bob Marley reference!!!
<3High Tide Low Tide, 400 years, Concrete Jungle<3
STAR WARS REFERENCE
holy shit is that flavor Flav. Rememeber Flavor of Love??? this sent me on a blast from the past.
A fitting pick for Election Day
I really fuck with droning sounds and repetitive beats. 90s rap just has it going on. Can't Truss It, the looping horns sound like a specific part in persona 5 and I like dat
These are all my disjointed thoughts, I enjoyed this album, I'm giving it a positive 3.5!!!!
for years I couldn't tell the difference between beach boys and beastie boys and it's a gamble everytime bc I literally don't know. I was kinda hoping this was actually the beastie boys.
anyway I got the gist after a few songs.this is very okay
She Knows Me Too Well is kinda fucked lol
He's got a nice voice and there's some fun twangy instrumentals here that are fun listening. Not a lot to say about this. I don't think I've ever heard a Rod Stewart song maybe ever.
I Know I'm Losing You
this album came out during my peak music listening era. I remember the Tighten Up music video would play a lot on MTV, and the millennial hope that was vibrant during this time. ugh so nostalgic. I ended up liking their slower songs more than I thought. their obvious bangers are hits too. this is timeless indie rock that kinda blends together but there's enough variety that I'm not too upset by that.
<3The Only One, Too Afraid To Love You, Never Gonna Give You Up<3
So good. I had no idea King Kunta was on this one!!! That's reminds me of how my school had us watch Roots. Kendrick Lamar has always had such an incredible flow and the lyrics are cohesive and hard hitting. Just a solid album
yeah I'm fuckin with this, I have a feeling this is definitely not for everyone though. I really love the instrumentals and the spoken word and the absolutely depressing lyrics. this is RIGHT up my alley.
<3washer, breadcrumb trail<3
hahaha listening to the cd for this one :) perfect actually considering I've been feeling very British lately. I'm a blur girl for sure sorry not sorry oasis!!! sidenote, actually one of my favorite album covers.
It wasn't too long ago when I learned the connection between blur and gorillaz, I never deep dived into Blur's music til like several years ago and then one day I was like "this sounds like the guy from gorillaz lulz" thus began my britpop era. I have a feeling that if I grew up during peak Blur era I would totally have a Damon Albarn poster in my room, GOD he's such a heartthrob.
Blur also played a part in my bass loving journey. I can play Girls & Boys very poorly. 🫡 speaking of bass I WANNA LEARN ESSEX DOCTOR DAMN THAT'S A GOOD BASSLINE
beetlebum is one of the songs of all time and I stand by that. in my humble opinion, on your own is when I start to hear some early gorillaz influence but it's also kinda scattered through out this album. I watched a Blur documentary and I know this is when they started to stray away from britpop(ty Graham) I'm sure that gave Damon some freedom.
I know that Song 2 is in the overplayed song hall of fame but it's a banger that cannot be denied.
<3movin' on, beetlebum,
sex beat isn't bad, but rest of the album is unremarkable. don't love the racist lyrics even though it was purposefully written in that pov, I get that's what they were going for but it wasn't working for me. Just sounds like any 80s punk group ever. the extra star is for influencing Jack White
