Reviews by beamer4444

Tom is trying so hard to be cool. It's like he's cosplaying someone cooler and more talented than him. The music is better on this album, but I just can't stand his voice.

I liked this album, but I still think it's really overrated. Maybe it's because of the time it came out, but I don't think it's that special. I still enjoyed it, but I wish it was a different singer.

A review by my coworker who road with me to lunch.

"Are all of the albums on the list this boring?"

I liked the song where he didn't sing.

I guess every other day of the week I'm depressed.

I like a few songs and their overall sound but why is this on the list? It's not bad, but I feel like there are a lot more deserving or influential problems that should be in the spot.

I'm just now realizing that Yes is an electronic jam band. Rather than a guitar, sax or banjo solo, they have synthesizer and keyboard solos. I'm starting to understand it now. The funniest thing about Yes is finding out that my father-in-law is into them.

It was fine. Totally forgettable but not offensive.

Growing up my parents would always host parties. My dad wasn't a really social guy, but he would always pull out is guitar and play near the end of the night. Everyone would gather around and listen him play through his set of songs, but the ones that always stood out to me were the Cat Stevens ones. I can't tell you exactly what is was about them but they just stuck with me. "Where do the Children Play" has become a staple in my lineup of lullabies for my kids along with other Cat Stevens songs like "Moonshadow". "Father and Son" is a perfect cap to this nostalgic album for me and my fathers relationship with music. We never really talk about it, but anytime the guitar comes out we always bond over Cat Stevens and Tea for the Tillerman.

Damn! Jimi Hendrix Rocks! Never really listened to him before, but I get the hype now.

This album is so smooth. I couldn't stop vibing even with its length. I needed one more big hit to go with "Can I Kick It?" for it to be a real standout album. This is so easy to listen to. I'm really flirting with a 5 here.

Can I kick it? Yes, you can!
Can I kick it? Yes, you can!
Can I kick it? Yes, you can!
Can I kick it? Yes, you can!

I have no musical talent, and I don't claim to be better than the Beatles, however........ I think I can make this better by cutting it down to a single album.

1. "Back in the U.S.S.R." (2:43)
2. "Dear Prudence" (3:56)
3. "Glass Onion" (2:18)
4. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (3:08)
5. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (4:45)
6. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (2:47)
7. "Blackbird" (2:18)
8. "I Will" (1:46)
9. "Julia" (2:57)
10. "Birthday" (2:42)
11. "Yer Blues" (4:01)
12. "Sexy Sadie" (3:15)
13. "Helter Skelter" (4:30)
14. "Revolution 1" (4:15)

Total length: (45:21)

I do really like this album but it's way too long with too many meaningless tracks for me to give it 5 stars. Cutting it down to 45 minutes with just the best tracks would easily bring it to a 5 for me.

A really fun live album that had me singing back the call and response to Sam Cooke while I was driving in the car.

Come man.... Did we really need to have Rufus Wainwright Want One and Want Two on this list? This was a slog to get through. I've never heard someone sound so bored while singing with so much vibrato. Every song sounded painfully familiar with drawn out drawl notes. I want this guy for the Shrek Hallelujah and that's it.

I loved this album! I've never heard of them before so this was a blind listen. I loved the jazzy piano and brass sections. There was enough variation in the songs and style that nothing felt boring. The cherry on top was that I did actually know a song with "Spinning Wheel". A surprise hit that I listened to 3 times over the weekend.

A nice little indie album. Fairly forgettable and under my normal ratings would be a three, but I'm feeling happy today.

You know, I thought that this album would be boring, dull, and droll. I wasn't wrong... but it kinda works. It's like a mix of Burt Bacharach and Johnny Cash. Feels like it should have come out of the 60's rather than 2005. Much better than I was expecting overall.

An awesome and unique album! I've only ever listened to the radio hits by Gorillaz, so this was my first time really diving into them. The whole album is a vibe. It's definitely long but I didn't notice it too much. You can easily flow through the whole thing. The idea of a "virtual band" feels like such a weird 2000's thing that shouldn't work. It's crazy to think that not only did it work, but the concept of a virtual band is bigger than ever with artist like Hatsune Miku.

Cool band, and cool album.

This album was fine, but I mostly found myself bored with it. I didn't dislike it. It just all felt the same. I will say, the ending of "Mildred Pierce" did get me. It shocked me out of my trance.

I remember enjoying it when I listened to it, but two days later I can't remember it at all.