Reviews by aroomacanvas

Gorgeous album. The melodies are simple but so effective, and his vocals are simply heavenly. The lyrics are powerful as well.

Otis's voice is just so iconic. Such a shame we didn't get much more of it. This album is one of the rare albums from this era that still 100% stands up today and doesn't feel dated at all. It's just all bangers.

I love electronic rock so I do really dig this. I'm not sure it really has the relevance or influence to justify being on this list though in spite of that.

This kinda glam hair metal classic rock stuff just does nothing for me.

I love the jazz aspects mixed in here. The parts that push that forward are the most interesting to me. The vocals don't do a lot for me but thankfully it's instrumental for a large portion. Not sure I'd listen to it super frequently but it's fun and different especially for a 60s album.

The wild industrial percussion is definitely the highlight here for me. I love when bands use found objects for percussion. I can see the influence on other later industrial that I love like Nine Inch Nails. The vocals are a bit grating though.

Love this album. Honestly I think it’s Muse’s best. Lots of variety but almost all bangers. Knights of Cydonia in particular is an all-timer. Also the best music video ever in my opinion.

I've never given Billy Joel much consideration beyond just what you get through cultural osmosis, but I actually really enjoyed this! It's catchy throughout with clean and upbeat production.

Kala is definitely more iconic but this album has most of the same positives. It's fun and eclectic throughout with influences from everywhere.

GOATED. So much of this album is just iconic. The beats especially, you can hear the influence so clearly even to this day!

Classic hardcore punk. It goes hard af, what more do you need to say?

It's a little basic as you'd expect from a pop rock album from '66 but it's still fun and has some neat proto-psych production at many points.

Meh it's inoffensive but just kinda standard fair pop songs? Just doesn't really do much for me. The production is very clean.

Definitely one of McCartney's best post-Beatles releases. The title track and Jet are both insanely good singles. The album is just solid and catchy throughout with no filter. Maybe not as mind blowing as you know he can be, but that's only because of the insanely high standards.

This Madchester scene is new to me but if they're all like this I'm going to have to check more out. This is really great stuff. Very dancey and psychedelic while still being clearly rock. I can hear a lot of influence on later dance punk and psych music I listen to.

Interesting but hard to connect to. The sparse instrumentals don't really give me a ton to latch onto especially when I can't understand the lyrics.

A hip-hop classic. Fun, funny, and danceable with just a hint of psychedelia. It’s impossible to put this on without smiling.

Another killer album from Iggy Pop. I like how rowdy and upbeat this one is. The title is accurate. The drumming in particular here is a highlight, with rollicking beats that really propel the songs.

It's really cool hearing this time capsule of such an insanely huge turning point in music history. I can't imagine what it would've been like to be there in person. Dylan really had to have an insane amount of confidence to trust his gut that this move was the right one, and history has clearly proven him right. Both halves of the set are killer but you can tell that the second electric set was really the future.

Fire! I know the name but I'm not sure I've ever listened to them before and I definitely regret it. Female-fronted punk is always amazing. This is super fun. I love the sax too.