Rated 10/10
Warning: DO NOT DRIVE TO THIS ALBUM!
This is a high-octane speedrun of an album. The first track starts off fast and the whole thing does not let up. Even when a song backs off A LITTLE it's just the spring winding up. The songs are interesting, sure, and the lyrics are tight. It's a go-go-go album.
My Rating: 5/5
Rated 6/10
It's fun, but it's OVER THE TOP. Like... It's just too much ska, too much politics, but not enough funk and not enough hooks. Like... chill out and let's have a little fun with this.
Rated 4/10
Someone take the speed away from him. The title track is very chaotic and grating. It sounds like Bowie doesn't even like the song. I don't get the whole "Ziggy" thing, so any story is lost to me. The other musicians accompanying him seem to competing with him instead of playing alongside him, and it creates a very discordant sound.
My Rating: 2/5
Rated 10/10
Wow, just wow.
It felt like someone handed Jimmy a mandolin and said, "Let's see what trouble you can get into with this.", and he did. I had only heard "Immigrant Song" and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" before listening to this album, and tracks like "Gallows Pole" and "Tangerine" blew me away. Awesome album all the way through.
Rated 2/10
Opened up with the strongest song, and fell into droney mediocrity. Just not enjoyable. Sorry, maybe I just don't like shoegaze.
Rated 10/10
This is an amazing, lush, sweet album. The love Marvin has for his fellow man and humanity and the world at large is here in BUCKETS. But this is not the ROMANTIC live album everyone thinks it is. There's so much soul and emotion here, Marvin practically weeps for what we're doing to the environment for our children and each other. This is not your sex album, though. You thinking it is.
My rating: 5/5
Rated 10/10
Fun pop punk album. Made me feel like I should be paying crazy taxi or Tony hawk.
Rated 2/10
This sounded like someone learned how to play the drone string on a banjo and forgot that they needed melody to go with it in order to ACTUALLY MAKE A GOOD SONG. Drove me spare. Occasionally I'd hear something reminiscent of a lyric, only to wonder if I actually heard anything. No. This is not music. My bloody Valentine? More like my BORING Valentine. I'd rather listen to Kid Rock. At least he can modulate his voice and speak above a whisper.
My Rating: 1/5
Rated 6/10
Some of the songs are very childlike. It didn't feel like a full album, but more of a musical sketchbook of what was going on in his head at the time. I could hear hints of "The Wall" in here, but there wasn't enough similarity to pull me in. It all felt a bit chaotic.
My Rating: 3/5
Rated 6/10
This album felt like a female lead, gothy version of Talking Heads "Remain In Light". It's kinda atmospheric with an art-school vibe. The album your older sister would have listened to and said, "you don't get it". Lots of tight grooves. You can dance to it, but it's not comfortable. I got into "Night Shift" and "Halloween". Not bad all the way through.
My Rating: 3/5 wooden masks.
Rated 6/10
Not impressed. I know Lou Reed is this musical heartthrob of the critics, but the lack of hooks and meandering turned me off. And his lack of melody. And the fact that he sounded like he needed therapy. Sorry, this is a skipper for me.
My Rating: 3/5
Rated 8/10
This is a thinking man's album. It's good, but it'll make you take pause. Not something you just casually listen to.
This album is Southern Rock bedrock. You could walk into any bar with a cover band and play any one of these songs and have the whole bar singing along with you. Distance the art from the people, folks. And stop viewing everything through today's lens. Amazing album, even the weak spots are good. And not written by 15 people, produced by 20. Let's see Beyonce do that.
My rating: 5/5
Rated 8/10
From the album art, I expected classical sitar music, NOT THIS! The covers of classic rock tunes and originals are refreshing and interesting. Just like other Indian themed albums on the list, I feel like I should have been handed a mango lassi. It's cool, but I don't think it's essential. I'm glad I heard it, but I wouldn't have been heartbroken if I hadn't.
My Rating: 4/5
Rated 10/10
This was the first Jimi album I listened to in college. Jimi, through all the haze, spins picturesque lyrics to his songs. You feel the anger in "Hey Joe" over betrayal. You feel the sadness of a missing love in "The Wind Cries Mary".
My Rating: 5/5
Rated 4/10
It reminded me what Duran Duran might sounds like if they took some Paxil and got out of their funk. And every bloody song sounded the same. Just one long track where it was all one beat, over engineered electronica and bland lyrics.
My rating:2/5
Rated 8/10
I normally don't like jazz, but to deny Thelonious would be like denying Satriani or Yo-Yo Ma or Aphex Twin. This is excellent thinking music. His chords feel like they were carved out with a pocketknife. It's not groovy, but it sits there, built on angles and odd rhythms, giving you something to think with, and occasionally jumping up and biting you, giving you friction to think against.
My Rating: 4/5
Rated 10/10
Simply beautiful.
Haunting, lilting at times, harmonious. Reminds you that simple music is good and wholesome and sorrowful and beautiful all at once. Yes, it's country. Get over yourself. Not all country is twangy yee-haw Nashville crap.
My Rating: 5/5
Rated 2/10
I don't think I like steely Dan much.
Rated 10/10
You can never go wrong with Jimi. I thought that Voodoo Chile went on a little long, and the cheering from the audience didn't add anything, which is why I hate live tracks. Even with the weird lyrics, Jimi is amazing.
My Rating: 5/5
