Reviews by aineslee

Much preferred this one to our previous SY offering. Lots to like and the sound is great.

Not really sure what to make of this one. Started out ok but only so many times you can listen to a variation of the same song. Not really sure if it’s a good album or not!

Pleasant enough.

Not too much to get that excited by. Felt like they were trying to by U2 at their blandest.

I had to resist the temptation to leap out of my chair and start line dancing.

Probably biased here with R.E.M. in my top few favourite bands but it’s a good record.

Feels like a bit of a transitional record sitting between the early more insular college rock style R.E.M. and the later more popular bigger commercial numbers. Bit of both covered on this album. Obviously a couple of standout songs but others have grown on me over the years and are good listens.

Hard to believe that this was 5 albums in and it still feels like they were just getting going.

I quite enjoyed this one, had a nice vibe to it. Nothing really stood out but overall a decent album.

I think I prefer the Bruce songs that have a bit more life. Apart from the first track here a lot of it is a bit of a snoozefest. Some nice tracks mixed in but overall not one to get too enthusiastic about.

Not quite sure how to rate this one as I was listening to it whilst working which I suspect is not the best place to be doing so. I remember these guys being very popular at the time and some of this was decent enough. A few didn’t really hit the mark though.

Largely unlistenable and turgid.

One swallow doesn’t make a summer. Similarly one alright song doesn’t mean an album is one of the top 1001 ever.

This one grew on me the more I listened and the further it went. Very melancholic and one dimensional in places but engaging as well. In the right mood I might listen to this again.

Sometime ms you’re just in the mood for some generic rock that doesn’t need you to think and puts a bit of a smile on your face. This was one of those days and this fitted perfectly. Never going to be the greatest record ever made but enjoyable for what it is.

I guess it’s alright but surely these songs are better when accompanied by the visual effect of the sections of the films they were made for? Not quite sure how I feel about soundtracks being in this list but hey, that’s not my call.

Most tracks all sounded the same. Not terrible but not particularly interesting either.

Tried to be chilled but just came across as bland. Needed a bit more oomph.

At the risk of sounding like my mother, it’s just a lot of noise isn’t it! Hard to find too many redeeming features in this one unfortunately.

Can’t go too far wrong with a nice bit of soul. And this was a nice album full of nice soulful songs.

No doubt this is a quality album full of great songs. I did enjoy it but not sure having it playing in the background whilst working is the best setting for a listen. Managed to save myself from hurling my monitor out the window and flinging the keyboard to the floor and stamping on it. Which is a shame as I suspect that’s what the band would want me to do. I’m just not ready to fuck up the system quite yet. So in that sense maybe the album failed on me.

I’m still not sure how I feel about live albums being in this list. Maybe ‘best of’ albums should also be included

Overall not the worst listen but equally didn’t feel like it set the world alight.

I’m not really a fan of any songs where the instruments used have to be introduced to the listener whilst the song is ongoing.

It’s not great is it.