Reviews by beamer4444

It has been a long time since I've listened to this full album. I was dreading it a bit going in because of its length, but I knew it had some songs I loved on it to get me through. I forgot how many songs I really do love off this album. "Another Brick In The Wall", "Mother", "Young Lust", "Hey You", "Comfortably Numb", "In The Flesh", and "Run Like Hell" are all songs that I love on their own. I can listen to them anytime anywhere.

This is first time I really paid attention to the other songs. Reading the quick synopsis on Wikipedia about the albums theme really helps when listening. The entire story of a man's life who isolates himself from society really comes through. The interstitial songs that I ignored in the past help paint the picture that the album is trying to show. I was really invested in the outcome of this life by the time we got to "The Trial". It's one of the few rock operas that I truly enjoy.

Before this listen I thought I would give this album a 4. Some good songs but way too long. However, I learned something this go around. I learned that you can't just have your dessert without eating your dinner. Listening to one or two songs off an album will be nice in the moment but will ultimately leave you empty. Consuming the entire course will introduce you to new flavors and leave you completely satiated.

After all... How can you you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

How can you not love Otis Redding's voice? I do wish we got some more original songs though. The covers he does are very well done, but they're not that much different from the original. I wish he would have made them more of his own. I pretty much prefer the original version to all the covers. That makes it even funnier that I prefer Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect" more than the original. Most of the songs on this album I wish were a different version.

A mix of Bruce Springsteen, and John Mayer?

I like this a lot. From all the comments, it seems like at the time this wasn't a big hit and Ryan Adams might not be the best person, but in 2025, this is a nice breath of fresh air. I'm glad his producers cut out five songs though. Not sure I could do a full double album.

I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but Ryan Adams looks like a poster child for autism in this cover art.

This is an album I've seen all over the place but have never listened to you. I always wondered why and now I realize it's because this album needs to be listed as a whole. There aren't really any big poppy songs to make it onto the radio, but the album works so well together. Nas has great story telling, and everything is crisp and clear enough to understand on a first listen. I definitely want to listen to this again.

The temptations have such a weird history. They have had so many members and so many hits, but it's been going on for so long that the great ones are scattered few and far between. Their lows are never really that low, but I was expecting some bigger highs on this album. Decent sound, but it's not a greatest hits that I was hoping for.

This didn't do much for me. I don't really remember the next day, and I wasn't crazy about it while listening. I'm glad I listened to it because I've heard about Jane's Addiction in the background of conversations before. I won't be going back to it though.

Really had a good time with this album, and two songs that I'd really forgotten about but absolutely love.

Not bad, but not great. I was vibing with some songs, but then there were long stretches of mediocre boredom. High 2, Low 3.

Cool album art!

A really good punk album, but still not that rememberable. I think I would really be into The Clash if I was around when this was coming out. There is so much else out there nowadays that this doesn't really standout like I'm sure it did in the 70's.

I listened to this album twice over the weekend, and I find myself in the same conundrum as did with RHCP's Califonication. The highs are really high, and there aren't really any lows, but the length is ruining the 5 stars for me. There are 5 or 6 songs that you can easily cut from this album and no one would notice. Back in '73 I'm sure the extra songs were a plus, but in the streaming age, it's just too much. Don't get me wrong, this is easily a 9/10 album (it might be a 9.5/10), but I don't think it quite makes it to a 5 stars because of the length.

It's kinda wild that "Karma Chameleon" is so big. It's a good song, but it doesn't really feel that much different from all the others on here. The whole album is really easy to listen to. Some songs get a little repetitive though. Overall a decent experience.

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I'm glad this album is on the list. It's stuff like this that I want to discover. It's weird, it's different, it's something that I've never heard before, and it's not another Britpop album. That being said, I'm not that crazy about it. I really liked "Neon Lights" but none of the other songs did anything for me. That song is probably a 4 for me, but every other song is a 1.

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I was so bored with this album. It did nothing for me. Every song I was looking to see how much time was left. Dylan's voice is really rough as well. It's like seeing your favorite action movie star 20 years past their prime shirtless with beer belly on the beach.

The only thing that might save this from a 1 star for me is "Make You Feel My Love", and I much prefer Adele's version.

If I was a kid buying CD's with their pocket change, this would be the deal of a lifetime. As someone who's reviewing one album a day for 4-years, I could use a little less content.

This listen was the opposite of what I thought it would for me. I thought I might like one or two songs of Big Boi's, and the overall vibe of Andre 3000's. Turns out it was the opposite. I really got into Speakerboxx. For someone who doesn't like rap, it was really approachable, and all of the features in 2003 were a lot of fun. On the other hand, The Love Below really lost me. Every song was super repetitive and not in a good way. That being said, "Roses" is fun, and "Hey Ya!" is one of the greatest songs of all time.

Overall I liked it, but what a weird way to packaged these albums together. It's like one of those combo movie DVD's you would find in a bin at the grocery store.

If it wasn't for Sunday, Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day, this would be a mediocre three star album. I do think those two songs elevate this to a four, but I'm not sure if it's because they're good or just recognizable.

Dude, I love these riffs! The guitar is fucking sick. The baseline comes in perfectly. The drums are spot on, and the vocals are brutal. It's almost like the vocals are a way of gatekeeping to some really good music. It's a textbook setup for punk music. I can see how influential this album is to punk. I can't sing to save my life? Who gives a fuck. I'm still going to rock the fuck out!

Give me more!

Hot damn! What a 1, 2, 3 combo with "Good Times Roll", "My Best Friend's Girl", and "Just What I Needed". There are so many radio hits on here. I didn't realize that this album should be in the conversation with best debut albums of all time.

I really liked the rest of the album as well. "Moving in Stereo" had some fun synth in it. I was singing along to "Don't Cha Stop" and "Bye Bye Love" by the end of those song despite never listening to them before. The only song that I didn't like was "I'm In Touch With Your World". It was very jarring after those first 3 hits.

This is probably another 9/10 album for me, but I'm going to give it another listen to see if it can tip into the 5 star range.

This album is kinda all over the place. After the first few songs I thought I was going to get really tired of their sound, but then they changed it up. I don't know if it was necessarily better, but it was different. I was more just confused by this album.

Jazz-Rock? Rock-Jazz? Not sure what to call it. If you like long meandering instrumentals then this is for you. I got bored about halfway through "Willie The Pimp" though. I feel bad giving this a low score because I do think it has it's merits. The songs aren't all the same which is tough on an instrumental album, but I get so bored with long electric guitar solos. The first and last songs are the more jazzy side that I like. I'm glad this is on the list, but I'm not going to go back and listen to it again.

A perfect album for Sunday morning while making pancakes. Vaughans voice is silky smooth, and I could listen to it all day. I just wish this wasn't a live album. I want the cleanest recording for her voice. The audience didn't really add much to the performance which is the only reason you would want a live record rather than in studio.