Reviews by calvin

Quiet and contemplative, amateurish sound. Pretty, but requires close attention to profound lyrics to truly enjoy. Not my favorite Elliot Smith album. Wish it had a standout track to truly disrupt like Needle in the Hay.

That was fine. Good rock. Nothing notable.

How is this gorgeous masterpiece already over a decade old?!? I was hoping Janelle was in here. Love that for us all.

Reminded me of a lot of different bands. i don't know that any of it was masterful, but it was all interesting.

Smooth, pretty, dancable, great all around

This was fine. I can tell it's Iggy's full performance, not just his vocals that makes this notable. Though The Passenger is a real stand out gem.

So Many Cool and Interesting Sounds. This felt ahead of its time while not simply being noise. Of course, if I didn't have 2023 sensibilities, maybe this is just noise.

Is this... polyrhythmic electronica? from 89? Okay, that's cool

You don't get more classic disco than this. I wish I could hear this with fresh 70's ears and be as blown away as it deserves. This is clearly immaculately produced and masterful. So smooth. So Funky. So lovely. So cool.

What a incredible beautiful soundscape. The wonderful harmonic vocal serenade intermixed with the vibrant synth and the haunting vocals, just gorgeous.

Wow. That's all guitar?!? Incredible.

Grew up on this album, know and love every song

These cats clearly inspired The Mothers of Invention, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Group of Four, The Talking Heads. Unusual sounds in pop/rock is such a wonderful concept, and this is some of the best early execution.

Everysong a beautiful statement. She pulled no punches.

Gorgeous. Simple beautiful and powerful.

I've bee sleeping on Jane's Addiction too long. Such cool sound. Vibrant and rebellious but interesting and pretty at times.

Yes more Queen of Soul. Sock it to me.

So many gorgeous songs. It took me three lisitens before I realized I had heard O Trem Azul before, being covered by Elisa Regina. I loved the call back, it gave amazing context.

How can this not be five stars? Sound track of the decade. Five transcendent songs surrounded by excellently crafted bangers. I'm not even an Adele fan, don't care for her voice, and I still recognize this as near perfection.

The tight driven production paired with the beautiful mournful melody is just magical. I'm so sad I missed them in the 90's. Will listen again