Reviews by aroomacanvas

Iconic. Definitely an album that everyone interested in hip-hop should know just for its place in the genre's history if nothing else. It's just a fun listen even setting that aside though. A bit dated sounding but way less than you'd think for something over 40 years old.

Hugely influential and for good reason. This album really set the stage for music of the 70s. On its own it's a really great release too. Lovely harmonies and guitar playing. My biggest complaint is the absolutely abysmal stereo panning.

Oh and fuck David Crosby.

One of the most gorgeous slices of psychedelic pop ever put to wax. The vocals and harmonies in particular are just beautiful. Brief Candles is an S tier track

He absolutely butchered Hurt.

An alternative hip hop classic. The beats are consistently spectacular and lend a really cohesive vibe to the whole album. The vocals are gorgeous and thematic throughout. Just straight fire.

I'm not really crazy about disco in general, but as far as disco goes this is pretty good. It leans less on the cheese which really helps it.

Very unfamiliar territory for me but I dig it. The drums and rhythm in particular are fantastic.

Cool mix of 60's blues and British rock. I miss the psychedelic aspects but this is still really cool. Has a nice variety of sounds.

Slaps so hard. Hardcore is my favorite subgenre of punk, and this album is an iconic example of it. Mixing in the reggae/funk elements adds so much to it.

Honestly really fantastic. I've always written them off a bit as too boomer-y, mostly because of their fanbase I think but there's a ton of cool stuff on here. Really varied while still feeling cohesive.

Maybe you just had to be there but I just can't stand hair metal. So lame and cheesy.

Very ambient and chill but still super jammy. I can definitely see how much this influenced post-rock down the line. I need to listen to more Can.

GOATED. Next question.

Bit too generic "rock" for me but it's not offensive or anything. Just very vanilla. I bet they would put on a good show though.

I've heard her collaborations with The Chemical Brothers but never listened to her own music. Some really great production and instrumentation here, and she has a great voice. It gets a bit hokey for me at times but overall I enjoyed it.

In spite of listening to tons of stuff in this realm, I've somehow escaped ever listening to White Denim. I really dig it though. Indie rock with a lot of psychedelic influences with some gorgeous production. I'd honestly say that the instrumental parts are my favorite, but the vocals aren't bad either.

Bowie just rules. This is another absolute classic from him. More intense and rock focused than a lot of his material which I dig.

Some cool early noise elements here which I dig. The rockabilly aspects aren't my thing as much. Not my go to brand of punk but I can respect it.

I'm generally not into southern rock but this album I can fw. They mix in a lot of influences that really diversify it, with lyrics that sometimes touch of the typical southern rock cliches, but often transcend them. And Free Bird... memes aside it's just an insanely epic song. Loved it in Guitar Hero too lol

I can appreciate the talent involved and the place in music history, but I just have a really hard time enjoying '50s music because it sounds so dated at this point. There's some really great musicianship here though and the story of the '99 reissue is quite interesting.