Starting with thriller!? I dont think i need to write anything about this album history wrote itself.
At first i thought this album was not exactly my cup of tea but more and more i listened through the album i really liked it. The riffs and guitar works in this album was wonderful and reminded me of early led zeppelin. My favorite track from this album is warning.
I already knew 5-6 songs coming into this album and i think they are really great, especially fake plastic trees which is one of my favorite radiohead track at this moment. But the album have some downs for me. There are songs like fake plastic trees, high and dry, just, nice dreams but also some songs i would not listen. i cannot just decide on whether it is amazing or just good really good.
This was my first time listening to Paul Simon and this album has a really unique african, country-ish sound. The vocals kind of reminds me of billy joel. It is quite joyful and peaceful. Would i listen to this album in my day to day life i am not sure but it is a quite unique album that everyone must give it a listen at least once.
Boring. I found myself wanting to get over with it while listening to this album. Songs mostly sound similar. Certainly it is not a bad album but this felt more like a background music type of album for me. Don’t think i would listen to it again. Favorite song from this album is A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours.
First time i’ve skipped a little since starting this 1001 albums journey, probably will not come close to listening to this again. Although it gets better towards the end. An energetic song felt like cure after listening to it. Also couldn’t stand looking at the album cover. But it’s not bad music, just not for me. Some parts of it felt radiohead-ish but mainly it’s like songs you would hear in a documentary about the arctic sea or Antartica. You can easily tell this came from a Scandinavian country, which is Iceland. And if you were to listen to this album, i would advise you to listen to it when there is a cold, dark weather. Believe that is the appropriate weather for this album.
It’s impressive that only one person has done all this by himself at 19. Very strong opening, but after that felt like a bunch of unfinished progressive rock pieces put together, there are some good and familiar sounds in it. Also it’s so random, it’s like a soup that you put every single food you found in your kitchen, you’re mostly like wtf? also the part in Tubular Bells pt. I where he introduced the instruments was so stupid. I don’t get why would he include that. This album might be influential in it’s time but today i don’t see anything special. As an album this kind of sucks. Wouldn’t listen to it again. Other than that i don’t have much else to say about it, TB I and II are ok as background music i guess.
As someone who dislikes 90s-2000s american punk, pop-punk(basically american highschool music), naturally i was very skeptical coming into this album. The only song i knew was Boulevard of Broken Dreams that i think is a great song which i enjoy from time to time. I believe it was a well made album, but still i don’t like this genre and felt like an american idiot listening to it.
Not a fan of the singing in this album. It’s ok in one or two songs but in every song? That’s a no from me. Other than that it’s a decent album. Can’t seem to figure out why this made it to the list tho. I don’t see anything special with it.
Nothing special stand out to me but also nothing stand out to me as bad. You can hear the gorillaz genes in it. Kinda boring, forgettable, just ok. Another album i don’t know why made it to the list. I will give it a 2 but a higher 2.
First time listening to Pretenders. And at first i thought this was another one of those mid albums i have been getting the past days, but this album really surprised me. Definitely gets a lot better in the second half and i enjoyed it very much. Loved Brass in Pocket.
As someone who likes soul and jazz, i thought this might be interesting. Piano was wonderful and the singing was very powerful, yet it felt a bit shallow. I didn’t enjoy it as much as i thought. Will give it an another shot sometime in the future.
This was my first time listening to PJ Harvey and oh boy it was a weird experience. I have really mixed feelings about this album. First off this album sounds raw, grungy. Reminds me of Nirvana. Especially when I first heard Rub it till it bleeds, Heart Shaped Box was the first song that came to my mind. The first song in the album, Rid of me starts very quiet. So I increased the volume to hear more of the music and suddenly it got so loud at the chorus, it literally startled me when i first heard it. I wasn’t ready for it. I am really on the middle with this one. On the one hand I really liked the sound of it. It’s raw, harsh, explosive. Even after I finished listening I wanted to listen more to that. First song I played after this was Heart Shaped Box. On the other hand it was veery sexual, at one point I was like what the horny fck is this. Especially Man Sized Sextet, it was a hard listen and I just couldn’t finish that song. Nonetheless this was surely an album that deserves to be on this list. It makes you uneasy in a weird, good way. Also I think the album cover reflects the album perfectly.
Not for me. But i respect it.
It was my first time listening to this album, of course i knew a couple of songs from this album with Down in a hole being one of them and one of my favorite grunge songs. So i was looking forward to it, but unfortunately this album did not match my expectations. I was expecting it to be a bit less metal. In some songs it’s hard to tell what’s going on. It is a very dark, haunting album. Also knowing that it reflects the reality, justifies the lyrics feeling real. Layne Staley’s voice is incredible. Some songs were ok, like Sickman, mostly good songs. The highlights are Down in a hole, Rooster, Would?. Overall, solid album, a bit too hard for my taste but still.
This album could be best described as: You’re in the middle of a heist in GTA V and ts plays in the background. Normally I’m not very fond of electronic music. But this was unexpectedly so entertaining. My only complaint is, it gets a bit repetitive and boring towards the end. Also, One Too Many Mornings, I did not like that song.
I put this on while doing something in the background and it was an ok experience. Might be boring if you just listen to it from start to finish, with this album being a 73 minute jam session. Also feedback might be the worst song i have listened since starting this. I am not even sure if i should call it a song or just some weird sounds. Best track was Dark Star for me. Overall decent background album, except feedback.
Edit: I played it again, while i was studying. This time I payed a little more attention to the music than my first time listening. And I must say this sounds like that you put a couple of musicians with different instruments in a room, and they just randomly play. My opinion about the album changed a bit, in a bad way.
I wasn’t able to experience the change over the country music, because i haven’t heard the originals. But i listened couple of the songs original version right after the Ray’s version and this album was a whole lot better take in the genre for me. Normally i am not a fan of country, but Ray Charles’s style made me listen to it and like it. He is brilliant. Great album for a chill jazz evening. My only complaint would be the choir singing in the album, not a fan, but that was how it was back in the day. Also the album is quite long.
This album came to me in a day which i had a very little sleep and i was very moody. At first i was hating it, but listening more and more to it changed my opinion drastically. It has a calm, indie sound to it, very pleasant to listen. It was a fresh change. Also I believe Beatles might be one of his inspirations. My favorite song from this album is Once Around The Block. In the end, I think this might be a gem for someone but i am not that someone. Still, that doesn’t mean I didn’t like it, quite the opposite.
I Very much enjoyed listening to this album. Just good old rock’n roll. This album made me realize how much i missed listening to just classic rock’n roll. American Girl, Breakdown and Anything That’s rock’n roll were excellent songs. But what bothers me is that, this is the only Tom Petty album they’ve included in the book. Full Moon Fever should definitely have been included. And I must mention Stop Draggin’My Heart Around with Stevie Nicks, absolutely love that song. My score for this album is 7/10.
A bit too old for my liking but this is great.
Not a big fan of hip hop. Rarely listen some of the classics from tupac, 50cent, Ice cube and Eminem. So I don’t think I am the right person to talk on this album. But it is certainly better than the so called musicians of today. It was well made but it wasn’t enough for me to listen all the way. I got pretty bored while listening to this. It felt like a chore to finish it. Not something for me.
This is something unique. At first this album feels very weird but there is something catchy about it. I immediately knew the song genius of love, but I used the think the Mariah Carey version was the original. Not a big fan of the singing, there were times I thought they must be inventing new words. It is very random, I am sure that at one point they were shouting James Brown. Nonetheless it is a very fun album.
This is a great and entertaining album. Very Beatles like at some points. Has a chill vibe to it and I very much enjoyed listening to it.
