Reviews by cherry_coloured

Maybe it’s the childhood nostalgia setting in, but I’m not gonna lie, this is absolute fire. It holds up pretty well imo. If I could pick one album to define the (dubya) Bush era, this would be it. Pretty incredible album tbh.

At the risk of sounding like a boomer/my dad, this album is the definition of a true classic. Absolutely iconic. Easy 5.

This is a great album, with interesting production choices. Obviously more novel at the time of its release, it’s still a fun listen. God Only Knows is one of the best songs ever written, so this is a strong 4 stars.

Kind of boring and didn’t really resonate with me at all. Made decent background music though I suppose.

I enjoyed this album! Lots of elements that made this sound pretty ahead of its time. Sounds more 80s than 70s for sure. Pretty solid.

Not unlike the shoegaze I’ve listened to already, I really enjoyed this! Such a great discovery, one album I’ll definitely have to revisit!

I thought Bob Dylan could not sound worse until I heard him sing for a live performance. Holy shit, few people sound worse singing live. I should not have to hear his mouth sounds right in my ear as he practically swallows the mic. An absolutely unbearable hour and a half.

Pretty solid punk/post punk! Wasn’t loving the last track or two, but I really enjoyed this overall!

A punk classic. Everything else (from this era, at least) pales in comparison. The actual blueprint for punk rock.

A classic pop album. While there were a couple of songs that were pretty meh, this was overall a super fun listen!

Pretty good, but this was way too long and while I get its a double album, each one could have and should have easily been cut in half. If all the filler/fluff was removed, I would rate this a lot higher. I did prefer The Love Below to Speakerboxxx (although The Way You Move does fuck heavily). The hits were amazing, and some others were just meh.

I get that this is some sort of fundamental rap/hip-hop album, and I respect that. However, this clearly wasn’t for me, and I probably won’t listen to this again.

Definitely a darker, more morose vibe than I would expect from The Beach Boys. I really enjoyed this album.

Great storytelling and lyricism, not super my thing but I do have a lot of appreciation for the wonderful writing and vocals. Makes me miss what country music used to be before 9/11.

While I appreciate how novel this must have been for the time, this was not easy on my ears. A pretty tough listen.

I liked this! It was fun, not too cheesy/corny, with great vocals. Really enjoyable the whole way through.

Unlike the other two U2 albums I’ve gotten already, there were actually a couple of songs I liked on this one! The first half of the album was, for the most part, pretty decent, but fell off and became the kind of boring and flat U2 that I’m used to in the second half. Higher rating because it isn’t as corny, bland, and unoriginal as Achtung Baby and all that you can’t leave behind, but it’s still pretty overrated.

Our House is a decent enough song (only one of theirs I knew prior to today) but not enough to salvage this mess. Goofy ass circus music. Would’ve been a 2 but the brown/black face and fake Indian accent on one of the tracks was atrocious.

A really strong album with some classics and truly wonderful tracks. Paul McCartney’s willingness to take risk and creativity really worked here. Strong 4-4.5

Fun, almost reggae/ska vibe? I enjoyed it enough, pretty decent discovery.