Reviews by alex_burke

PROG pop rock is the best way to describe this album, very accessible with great tunes, such a banger of an album

A very good live album that sounded like a studio recording, obviously very bluesey but not too long which was good. I don’t think I’ll come back to this album too often as it doesn’t vary too much but still very solid and enjoyable

A pretty well crafted pop album, great use of hip hop samples, great vocals as always by Mariah. Great sounds all around and still sounds very modern 30 years later. A few gripes though, the first half of the album is really good while the second half drags quite a bit and also to that point it does feel like quite a long album

I really enjoyed the first half of this album by the end I started falling off a bit. The production is also a bit over the place with some songs sounding quite polished and then other songs sounding really dated. Still a good album though.

Rock lobster is a bop, the rest of the album unfortunately didn’t hit as much to me which was unfortunate because I do vibe with the aesthetic and the music and the mixing of pop, punk and new wave. Can definitely see why some people would rate this higher than me but unfortunately I can’t get super into it

This was so much fun, out of some of the international albums I’ve listened to so far this really did it for me. The production and instrumentals were awesome, although I can’t speak Portuguese I could feel the emotion in what he was singing. These are the albums I was hoping to come across by doing this list, something I would never come across normally but so glad I got the chance to dive in

The last ABBA album until Voyage, and I think this is great. I enjoyed this far more than Arrival. While maybe the songs are not as famous this album was cohesive and kept me engaged the whole way through. My favourite ABBA song (slipping through my fingers) is also on this album too. The songs from the deluxe addition also fit seamlessly on this album and I didn’t want to skip them to end the album early. Very welcome addition to my day

This was a tough one to get through, the starts of the songs were quite interesting and the vocals were sometimes cool but there was not much musical development and to me the songs were quite boring and too long

Hard one to rate. I appreciate the scope and intent of the art and at times this is a very beautiful album and at times her vocal performances are very good. In saying that these songs are super long and they also feel long too. They go all over the place and don’t feel cohesive, the songs themselves feel like mini albums with all the style changes within them, also back to the vocals, while for long times they are really nice and relaxing, some of the vocal infections are really jarring whether that be the squeaking going up in pitch or just ending phrases as spoken word similar to Bob Dylan, again all over the place. I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as people are saying because I do genuinely enjoy some of the moments but a very weird album nonetheless.

The most classic rock a rock album can be, right down the middle totally inoffensive with 2 big songs and that’s about it. It was easy to listen to and has one of the greatest songs of all time casually on it but besides that it’s really nothing to write home about. The best way I can explain this album is by using somebody that I used to know as an example. It was a massive hit single and many people bought the album and realised that Gotye was an indie rock guy and it was completely different to what they expected. I feel that is exactly what happened with this people heard hotel California and expected the album to be more like that and got a country/pop rock album.

Fun listening experience, great production and the album was the perfect length, kept my attention the whole way through, also has one of their biggest songs on the album too. Whilst I did enjoy it and I’m glad I listened to it I’m not sure this will be one I will revisit a lot in future, it just didn’t have the same enjoyment as some as the others I’ve listened to so far. Still good though

I think it’s ok, doesn’t knock my socks off and a very famous song that was recorded and performed better by an artist later on

I always knew that Hendrix was a great guitarist and you can hear that on the first album, but this is truly the culmination of that and is not just an exhibition of his skill only as a guitarist but also of his songwriting and production and that all coming together to make such a great album, the album kept my attention all the way through which is impressive for it being a double LP. Never listened in full before and only had listened to the last 2 songs before but so glad I got to listen to this all the way through

I wanted to dislike this album because Morrissey is a piece of shit, but I couldn’t. The songwriting and instrumentation is top notch and can definitely see what would consolidate into indie pop

Take my 5 stars. Jokes aside this is such a great album and such a lovely tribute to Syd. One of the great prog albums of all time that anyone can get into (I would still recommend dsotm first to get people to understand Pink Floyd). I listen to this album very regularly on both streaming and vinyl which I’m lucky to have a first pressing of. Great pacing and just such a great album.

I think this is a good album but I did feel it went on for a bit long and needed to take breaks to finish it, some very good songs some others that were take or leave

The good, the self written songs are classics, the harmonies are amazing and everyone has amazing voices. The not so good, the really weird production some songs sound relatively modern while others are super dated sounding. The covers aren’t done as well as the self written songs. Ok album and glad I listened to all of it

This is a good rock album, I will say that I was a bit tired of listening to it by the end, the other thing is that while yes I think this was a good album I do question this album being one I must hear before I die, again some pretty big albums have been left off and this album is in the list.

Did not appeal to me, probably won’t listen again. Not a fan

Very pretty jazz album, the performance is great and definitely kept my interest. The live atmosphere really helps with this record and it sounds great