Reviews by alex_burke

Easily one of the best nu metal albums(in a much maligned genre this album is a breath of fresh air), not too long so didn’t overstay its welcome, great riffs and great blending of singing and rapping. Chester has a great voice that really made linkin park what it was.

Although not a long album, it felt long, took me having to stop and come back a couple times. Some of the songs were hit or miss and wasn’t the biggest fan overall.

I think Nu metal is fine, I kinda like how slipknot was a bit different and added in the theatrics. The vocals are impressive Corey Taylor was made to scream and his actual singing vocals are really good, the rapping is something that nu metal could lose. The production is great and this is a good sounding album. However over an hour of screamo is a bit much and I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this album again

It was ok, she has a nice voice and the songs weren’t bad, but didn’t blow me away, was quite long too

I really liked this album (I’m a fan of indie/alt rock) the songs were great. However I did find that the length hurt it a bit as I had a break to finish it off

A really pretty and very relaxing album, very diverse without being very whiplashy. Norah Jones has a lovely voice too. Will definitely be revisiting in future, could possibly have been a bit shorter but overall very good

It was ok, didn’t blow my socks off but also was fine to listen to

Was expecting another britpop album but I actually think they did a better job than others of the era being more experimental and trying different sounds and I think it works really well.

I’ve always heard about this album but was not expecting how much I would enjoy it, all the songs fit and the length is perfect. Great songwriting too and I know a lot of people don’t like Reed’s voice but to me it’s very charming and works with the art he’s telling. Goodnight ladies is also such a perfect song to finish the album with, so much fun.

A perfectly serviceable blues rock album, there are 2 songs that I genuinely enjoy but besides that it’s a long album that doesn’t blow me away and at times overstays its welcome

A great album, the concept is great, the songwriting is great and the performances are great. I was led to believe that this was a rap record with r&b but no, it’s a R&b/soul album with a couple rap songs. It’s close to getting a top score but I think the length hurts it because the inclusion of the song ‘nothing even matters’ took me out of the experience and was quite a boring song compared to the rest of the album (I had to skip it), without that song it’s a perfect album.

This was a very welcome edition to the list, never heard of this album or artist. It was so close to perfect, The first side was pure magic and sounds very ahead of its time, this album does not sound like it’s from the 70s and can definitely hear how this inspired many albums after, the last couple songs were a bit slow and dragged the album a bit.

I think Dusty has a great voice and son of a preacher man is a classic and love to listen (also one of the best sample uses by cypress hill). I don’t think however it’s fair to say that this is a classic album when all the songs where written by others, and a few songs don’t really have the staying power as others

The second Bob Dylan album, and such a major jump up from the first. A lot of people who say Dylan can’t sing should listen to this album because he actually does sound really good here and doesn’t have the stereotypical sound you get from say Blonde on Blonde. I do really rate this album but some songs on here especially on the second side are a bit lacking but he also has some of his masterpieces on here too.

I knew one song from this album, it starts off really strong and then kind of teeters towards the end, it feels more like a David album and hasn’t consolidated the Gorillaz sound yet imo. the gorillaz sound is definitely in Clint Eastwood but wanted it to be a bit more consistent throughout the album

I tried to do this in a day but I just couldn’t, music should be enjoyable and not turn into a chore. Ella Fitzgerald has an amazing voice and did great justice to all the songs on these albums. But 3hrs is pushing it. There is only so much 1950s jazz standards I can listen to without getting bored. There are some really good songs on here but there were some really boring moments that took me out of the experience. Happy I listened but I probably will not be coming back for a very long time

I was not expecting this from Alice cooper, I always thought he (technically the band at the time) were a lot harder then they actually were. The album was quite good, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Mary Anne but everything else was quite good. I really loved the song I loved the dead, the lyrics do not match the glam rock aesthetics and it’s such a smart choice and made me laugh

I was surprised by this album, the first half was kind of dreamy and lofi and the second half was a mixture of punk and post-punk sounds which is strange as this is quite a few years before. It could get a bit repetitive but I do like the overall vision of the album

At times this could be entrancing and quite beautiful while others it’s down the line 80s pop and quite boring, I think they could’ve pushed the boundaries a bit but stayed quite safe

I thought this album was only going to be 2 hits but I’m surprised by how cohesive it is. Most of the songs are really good actually, but I feel like some songs could’ve been cut to make it tighter. Do I think this album has had a large impact on music itself, I don’t think so but it’s still quite a fun listen