Rated 6/10
With a lot of these songs I feel so close to really enjoying them but some aspect of them is holding me back. Maybe this is something that will diminish with time and further listening. The Wikipedia articles I read about this album and it's loose influence, Philip K Dick, were very interesting.
Cotton crown was probably my favourite.
Rated 6/10
A little long but I must say I'm surprised by how enjoyable this was.
Rated 4/10
'Top Jimmy' made me think this would be a fairly good album, 'Drop Dead Legs' put a swift end to that.
'Panama' is excellent and easily the best song on this album. I'm not actually a big fan of 'Jump', maybe I just think it's too long or overplayed.
'Hot for Teacher' could have been good if it was about something that isn't so damn cringe for 27-30 year olds to write.
I don't think I've ever been excited about a guitar solo and they often feel a little unnecessary. This album is primarily guitar solos.
Rated 8/10
Fairly good songs in this album. Don't think I've listened to any of them before, at least not actively.
'Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard' sounded familiar and was brilliant. 'Paranoia Blues' was surprisingly good.
Rated 8/10
Considering all I know U2 for is having one of their albums forced into every iTunes library and nobody liking that I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Pretty damn good especially the first few songs.
Rated 6/10
Fairly good. Quite a variety of songs some much better than others.
Rated 8/10
Easy listening. Basically every song would work well during a night talking with friends.
The guy was in A Tribe Called Quest apparently.
Rated 6/10
Jazz isn't really my thing but this is quite pleasant and chill. Apparently there was a lot of improvisation and very little rehearsal which makes it even more impressive that it sounds so nice.
Flamenco sketches was the most laid back and I really liked it despite it being the only one from this album not in his ten most popular.
