Rated 6/10
It's different and interesting, but I didn't really like it. Techno and electronica should make you want to dance, and this does not. It would be ok for a chill game soundtrack, but not much else. It's not atmospheric enough to be ambient, but not bouncy enough to dance to.
Rated 6/10
It's not bad music, but it's too theatrical for my taste. Bruce feels like he's trying to fill a Broadway stage by himself with no PA system, and he's going to explode if he doesn't get it out.
Rated 8/10
Soulful. This felt like music from a gentle giant. Nothing is pulling me back in, but I wouldn't complain if someone put it on.
Felt like more modern jazz than jazz. Interesting.
Rated 8/10
Good album. The only track I'd heard before was "Call Me Al", which anyone learning to pop radio in the 80's heard about a thousand times. Every track has some African influence in it, and some are collaborations with make African performers.
Rated 6/10
It's Aerosmith. You know what you're getting. It's not bad them, but it's also not awesome.
Rated 8/10
It's CCR, what more do you need to know?
You know what you're getting into, it's all right there on the tin. Plenty of Southern Rock hits, and the lesser known trakcs are still good as Southern Rock. "Heard It Through The Grapevine" drags on a bit and feels a little "jammy".
Rated 8/10
Really good rap album, but I think it's before Eminem got really good at chopping. He's still dealing with a lot of demons here.
Rated 10/10
Wonderful rustic album. Dolly is always a pleasure. She's the most wholesome trashy woman in the world.
Rated 2/10
The Kinks? I thought this was the Beatles. Or the Monkees. Or any one of half a dozen crap British pop bands from the era. This does not belong on the list.
Rated 8/10
Committed to the bit!!!
It's iconic, sure, but there aren't a lot of hooks to bite onto. The symbolism is deep but obtuse. The centering on that symbolism makes it difficult for outsiders to grab onto.
I wish I had minded the bollocks because that's all the sex pistols ever amounted to. Yes, they're the original British punk band. That doesn't mean they're good. Not a single song I'd ever want to hear again. Johnny Rotten sounds like the tosspot that would stand in the back of the Christmas pageant and sing off key at the top of his lungs just to ruin the show, and then giggle with his friends afterwards behind the gym whilst smoking a broken cigarette he stole from his dad. Revolutionary, yes. Do they belong on the list, yes. Are they good, no.
My rating: 1/5 earplugs.
Rated 6/10
Meh. Just another female fronted rock band. Nothing stood out, nothing special. Just more blah, boring music.
Rated 4/10
Not impressed. Just more 60's era rock. I didn't think there was anything groundbreaking here.
My rating: 2/5 tabs
Rated 8/10
Infectious beats, lyrically precise. I'd never heard anything from this album before. It's good, but nothing hooked me to pull me back in to it or play it again.
Sam belts it out here for the Harlem Square Club, but too much of the crowd competes with him and the band, distracting from his performance. Awesome music, but I wish they'd turned down the crowd mic or filtered it out.
Dreamy, floaty electronica. The whole thing uses sampling and echoes to build a feeling of deja vu, but not quite. Like maybe you've experienced this, but you're not quite sure. It's interesting and good, but I don't think I'd put it on to come back to it. There's not a single standout track, because the whole album feels like a single unit you have to listen to.
Rated 10/10
Love this album. Feels like little Havana in Miami.
Rated 2/10
Nope. Could not do it. I dig world music and that's the whole reason I got into this project, but this felt like a weird mix of Indian and troubadour music. I couldn't even use it for background music.
My rating: 1/5 bongos
Rated 4/10
I respect that the Japanese audience didn't make a lot of noise during the songs, she I appreciate that. There were some of the big hits, and some some that is y never heard before, because I'm not a big Deep Purple fan. But the "second" disc was largely unnecessary because it was the same bloody song three times, and I only needed to hear it once. And the lead singer scatting the guitar notes was annoying.
My rating:2/5
