Reviews by bob

The Good: though at first I was not enjoying this album at all, by the third spin it has started to grow on me a lot more.
The Bad: if Joni is to be considered one of the best female performers out there, then how many other ones belong to the ranking of "the best"?
The Ugly: that darn falsetto...

I am struggling on what score to give this album, seeing as it is starting to grow on me... maybe if I had started listening to Joni Mitchell earlier in my life I would give this album a 4 1/2*, for now a solid 3*

The Good: Annie Lennox's vocals and lyrics! Superb
The Bad: aside from These Dreams, the songs are too "experimental" in the sense of "look how high falutin we are using ambient sounds" without really drawing the listener in
The Ugly: one too many tracks should have been cut down to under 3 minutes

Still, it is an all-in-all '80s classic, and it merits 3* for production value alone

The Good: this album does contain a classic song in There She Goes
The Bad: after she is gone, there really isn't a reason to stay around
The Ugly: why do people keep expecting Liverpool to be the bedrock of good music???

One can not deny that this music is for the lethargic ones amongst us, as you are pumped with energy, or rage, the moment the album starts doing its thing.

And that is where the problem lies: its thing.
Angsty suburban rapper with almost the same cadence throughout the album, followed by our screamer screaming stuff... in the end, it doesn't really matter...

A solid 1 1/2* as I don't want to piss off the fanboys, and girls, out there.

Caveat: I was a teenager during the '80s

During the period when The Associates were creating their music, I was in the midst of a musical transition from Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life) to Prince (Purple Rain), and most of what we called New Wave was overlooked by me until the end of that decade...

I've listened to the album 3 times in the past 18 hours, and I will listen to it at least 1 more time, not because it is worth 5*, but because this old man is enjoying the momories of highschool parties, weird hair cuts, and monochromatic clothes that abounded those lovely years!

Future me again, editing… This album has been a goto when I need to be active, when I need to concentrate, or when I just need to wonder…
To think that this album is on the bottom ranking list overall… I am gladly given them 5*

Nice, and great throwback to the '90s

Sabotage is a classic to rival all classic songs.
The rest, is okay.

As I was not familiar with the artist, I read comments from others and got all excited about listening to the album...

The good, his voice! How refreshing to listen to someone just sing and not try and be a million things in one!
The bad, repetitive... for me. After a couple of songs I was ready for the album to be over with...

However, to stay positive, probably the best album produced in the past 5 years I've had the pleasure of listening to.

I don't know if this is coincidence, however, yesterday's album was Big Brother & The Holding Company, and today we get this...

Giving this 2* because it didn't make me happy, nor did it piss me off like some of the real garbage albums I am being presented with on my journey.

Also, electric jug; really?

The late great JJ... must be a drag to know that, as a band, she was the one made you and then just went off to do her own thing.

Lovely listen, but not something to write home about, so right down the middle we go....

Really?

I recall PSB having a couple of hits, none belonging to this album...

Snooze

Being an old fart, I know how HUGE this album was back in the day.
Not just with the sales generated, but the cross-over effect it had. Period.

Waterfall, top 200 song all time no problem.
And anyone who covers a Prince-song gets an additional point.

3*

Not a CW fan, but did enjoy the listen, and will enjoy the listen again I am sure.

3 1/2*

Bought this album in early 2000s, hoping that it would be like Pablo Honey, containing another Creep...

This is what I got...

Karma Police in my head all day!

With time, my appreciation for the album sure has increased, but it would be nice if we'd be a little more "chipper" or "up-beat" every now and again... even a Blues album gives you something to smile about.

4*

As this is the first time listening to this band, at least, to my knowledge, I do my best to keep an open mind....

So here's what that mind has to say:
Can we NOT sing with this faux falsetto voice?
Big fans of The Prodigy and/or Frans F are we?
Stop trying to be, just be!

I like the beat, I like the chords, I like the overall feeling of this album, but I can't get over the voices and my urge to just punch them in the face.

3* for the effort.

This has been an eye opener, what a lovely surprise after a couple of disappointing albums.

I wish we could score with half stars as this is a 4 1/2 * album all the way through, but not 5...

Not a fan.

Not a single song that I was thinking "yeah, let's hear that again"

Reading his bio on Wiki, I can but only get the impression that he's heralded as a great influence because it gives us a reason to put a spotlight on mental-health...

Removing those artists who either took their own lives intentionally, or accidentally, there are plenty of great artists out there who don't feel the need to shoot up, drink up, or stab themselves in the stomach because they don't agree with the girlfriend hiding in the bathroom and taking a shower...

1*

Though I am trying to keep an open mind regarding my journey... this is the 3rd The Who album within the first 100 albums I am listening to, and truth be told, I am getting a little bored with The Who.

Thus, considering that the link to Spotify made me listen to an expanded version, I'd rather have listened to the original 5-6 odd tracks on the album.
And while we are on it, why is this album considered one of the best live albums ever? From a production standpoint, I will agree that it was very well recorded, so good job there. But I'd rather listen to Jimmy Hendrix live, or Clapton, or Queen, or something else...

Here's me waiting for the 1001 journey to start amazing me again...

Yes... I mean... No...

Though I can agree with the viewpoints of many; stating this is the birth of EDM, that for the period when this was conceived it was groundbreaking, or that the group has created such a massive catalogue of music that it is impossible to overlook them. And yet, after listening... nay, after subjecting myself to this modern version of water-torture, I can but say that I am not a fan.

2** stars, as I'd rather listen to this for the rest of my life than several of the abject crap that I have labelled 1*

Finally, I thought, when I saw Metallica show up...
This is the band that I've seen live more than any other mayor act, and always had a great time!

Albums... that is not where their strength lies... I adore the song "One" as it is just raw as shit, and bangs you from left to right to up to down.
Rest of the album I could have easily skipped... but that is my opinion.
3*** just because of One

For many he's close to god-like, to me, he's annoying.

This album has no merit at all.