Reviews by aroomacanvas

While I generally prefer the work that came after this, so many of those seeds were sown with this album. Tom's unique voice really shows here.

Lovely off-kilter indie rock from the pre-Funeral era. Brings me back to a time alongside Elephant 6 that I have a lot of nostalgia for.

Great trip-hop. This album does enough to separate itself from Massive Attack while still clearly building off of Tricky's work with them.

2009 best year in indie don't @ me! This is my favorite YYY album and an absolute classic of indie rock. It makes me really happy to see it included here.

Classic rap and probably 2Pac's peak. Mixing his style with G-funk works so well.

Such a nostalgic album for me. I think it's aged a lot better than many of their nu metal peers. I love how they integrated funk in a really fresh way.

One of my favorite Takling Heads releases. I definitely think this is the album where they truly came into their own. It's darker and more experimental than their earlier stuff, while retaining the pop sensibilities. Eno's production is fabulous as well.

While I appreciate their later, more experimental work more, this album still absolutely slaps. It's more straight to the point punk which has its own place. Lyrically it's on point.

Gorgeous vocals and piano as usual from Nina. She’s just fantastic.

Bit too hair metal for me. Needs to be a bit heavier. I can appreciate the musicianship though.

Such a cool mix of influences. I love the Indian elements combined with the chill downtempo vibes.

Some decently entertaining stuff here but overall this album feels very dated and doesn't bring nearly enough to the table to justify its long runtime. Not to mention the heaps of casual misogyny.

Interesting and certainly something I wouldn't have listened to otherwise. It's just tough for me to engage without a lot of added context that I don't have. It's enjoyable though.

Pretty consistently filled with hits. I'm rarely in the mood for Zeppelin but if I am this is one I'll go for often.

Fairly safe and stuck in its influences. This album is pretty and pleasant but doesn't really jump out to me much.

Eminem's beats and rapping ability are impeccable here. It really holds up. Lyrically though damn this has NOT aged well. Truly from a different time.

Moog-filled classical/prog what's not to love?

Springsteen is basically the antithesis to what I want out of music. "Heartland rock" sums up the sound perfectly and why I'm not a fan. I can't stand the heartland of this country.

Memes aside, Wonderwall only got so overplayed because of how damn good it is. The rest of the album is no slouch either. Truly THE britpop album.

Definitely a must-own record for any collection and a seminal record in the jazz genre.