Reviews by cmhess98

A strong final statement from The Police — sharp playing, ambitious writing, and singles that still hit with nostalgia. “Every Breath You Take” and “King of Pain” hold up beautifully, and the band interplay is as tight as ever. Not quite a five-star record for me — “Mother” feels like a jarring outlier — but as a whole it’s focused, memorable, and a fitting swan song.

I can see why this one is a landmark — the opener “Peaches en Regalia” is tight, inventive, and joyful, and the whole record shows Zappa’s adventurous spirit. That said, the extended jams start to feel a bit much for me, and the busier bass parts gave me flashbacks to playing with bass players who never quite left enough space. I liked it overall — somewhere in the 3.5/5 range — but for ranking purposes I’ll call it a 3. I wouldn’t go out of my way to spin it again, but I also wouldn’t change the station if it came on.

Now I wish I would have spent more time with this artist!

Respect for the clear talent, but the package is really difficult to get through at times.

So sad that some people consider this elevator music. It’s fantastic.

I've heard this compared to Sticky Fingers-era Stones. That's a tall bar and it just doesn't match up for me.

Hard to argue with the rhyming fluency, but the subject matter can be rather cringe at times. I think he got stronger over time and the seeds for that are found here.

That electric jug was not a decision of sober people.

Not their best, and kind of all sound the same, but I also like a "usual".

Much more solid than I expected. Liek happier Cure, but funkier and with horns.

I mean I respect the genre-combining aspect of this, but the material is kind of rough and I can't get past his need for shock value.

This is a great record. Actually like it top to bottom better than Thriller.

Solid, still not my thing.

Really like this one and such an inspiration for a lot of music I like that has come out since then.

Pretty interesting that so many of these are covers. Cool to see some of their influences.

I have a lot of nostalgia for the Eagles, often listening to it with my mom who loved country and it wasn't as bad as some of that for me, but the songs don't stand up as well as I remember. Yes, there are some catchy gems, but I had to focus not to tune out some of the back half.

I know this is a "classic" but I just don't like it very much.

I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I expected but still not my thing.

I know this probably should be a five but just not as much what I love about music compared to many others.

I can appreciate this, but just not my cup of tea.