Reviews by daniel

I haven't found this album thrilling at all. Instead, what I've found is a pretty post punk-indie scene album. And, to be honest, I've found it very boring at many moments. It has not much to talk about, and the songs feel very insipid and uninspired. Also, uninteresting. The indie influence here is exactly that, a kind of bland music that does not transmit anything. This is also found on the vocals, which are very lazy and make the listening a very slow and weary one. Added to the fact that the songs do not have any kind of interesting instrumental parts. They accompany the vocals, and that is remarkable in the moments in which there is no voice at all... they feel very bland and tedious to listen to. I understand the background of those kinds of albums, but they are not very interesting musically talking. They all sound the same. And, if it were the first album that I had ever heard like that, well, then I may have been at least impressed, at least for a bit, but it's not the case, and I can't say I've enjoyed listening to it at all.

This album is... well, not my thing. And, actually, it's something pretty bland and uninteresting. So, I'm surprised I've liked some parts. And maybe it is because there are some nicer songs and some quite different stuff, but the overall is britpop, which is a genre I tend to dislike. Not because I think those songs are horrible or something disgusting for the ear, but because they are so plain and boring that I can't find anything to really like in them. And that applies to this album. So, just because I liked some parts, I will consider this a bit better than other albums of the genre. But it is not something I would be willing to listen to ever. It was nice at times, I suppose. But just for one listen. It's not bad, although.

This album is... really impressive. There is so much going on, but also it is so so cohesive and with so many different sounds that it feels very vivid and enjoyable. It is pretty funny, and also very interesting at the same time, with some variations and changes within the songs. I've found this listen a very pleasant and lovely one. It has been great – it is great.

This album is surprisingly so good. It's a very enjoyable record with some great tracks. And the different sounds that appear in here are all so well combined and majestic that I've loved listening to every single second of it. So, I'm very delighted by this one.

This album is like a little movie, with such a strong introduction that feels very uplifting and leads to an album of different sounds and that translates different emotions. I've been delighted by this one, and it's no big surprise... the greatness of the musicians here is breathtaking. And this album has fantastic songs, which are very enjoyable too. So, it's been an amazing listening experience.

This album is fantastic, and I didn't think I would like it that much at the beginning, but We Will Fall is a fabulous moment, such a great song, with hints of drone music, but also a very folk sound, and, definitely, the one that has convinced me of the greatness of this record. It's pretty solid, with a very cohesive sound and a dark atmosphere, so delightful. And the songs are all pretty great, some better than others, but very pleasant and enjoyable. So, at the end, I can say I've loved this.

This album has some really great songs, some others are not that interesting, but, sure, I've enjoyed this record. There is a bit of everything it can offer without being just soul. So it's a pretty enjoyable and pleasant listening. I haven't loved some tracks although, so it hasn't totally convinced me yet. But it's a beautiful record, it really is.

This album is really enjoyable. I've loved listening to it. There are some nice songs, nice melodies. What else can I ask for? There is also some variety too. Although, honestly, nothing really sticks in me. As much, some songs that I've truly loved. However, overall, it's just a bunch of songs that come and go, very volatile. They enter, last a few minutes, and end. Yes, the album flows so quickly, and there are pretty good tracks, but at times it didn't feel like listening to an album. Some songs start as they end, and, honestly, I've liked listening to it, but I don't feel like most of the songs have been interesting. For sure, I see the potential here, and this album could have been much better... just that it hasn't been more. And with more I mean I feel this album isn't developed. It lacks of more consistent stuff. Not just short tracks that don't go anywhere and a last song that is enlarged until it becomes bland and meaningless. So, there are some not that nice things here but, overall, it's a pretty decent album.

I've actually found this album pretty funny, with some very interesting things. Surely, it's not much innovative, but those subtle changes in rhythm, silences and some very stripped instrumental parts in contrast with the very saturated overall give this album both, dynamism and a lot of identity. And it's been a very enjoyable album. I don't know if it's something I would listen to voluntarily or just a project that has surprised me. But, either way, it's been pretty nice. And I'm glad to have listened to this one.

This album is delicious, such a great and enjoyable record. I've loved listening to it, so folky, but at the same time with some interesting touches and a nice blues sound. It may not be an unforgettable album, one of fabulous songs, but it surely is one that is very pleasant to hear, and one that you can put on and enjoy every second of it.

I find this album both enjoyable and frustrating. Enjoyable because, for my surprise, it's a very funny record. At least at some points. And that's something surprising because I rarely like repetitive music. And this album is very repetitive. But, I can't find interesting songs that are all the time the same. Yes, they are funny, but just that. I don't think I would like to listen to it again. So, surely, I've liked this album, at least at times, but I can't find it much of my taste, and, definitely, not something I would call good.

This album is terribly enchanting: at times beautiful, at times wonderfully raw (also in the acoustic side). But it's great how all converges in layers and layers of sounds and different ideas that merge so well between each other. And it's not for me a spectacular album, a flawless record, but its flaws add to it a very interesting and delicious side, a more human and very warm aspect that I've loved.

This album is such a fantastic record, so dreamy and with a great cohesive sound. It almost feels like a one big song, with some differences, some more classic moments, other more experimental ones. All through a very psychedelic and eclectic atmosphere. The medley is not the best thing off the album, for sure, but I love how all the small songs/fragments flow so well, and it's such a pleasant track, with some pretty beautiful instrumentals (I've loved listening to a flute, even though it appears just for a few seconds, and the more bluesy end with those organs is such an uplifting, energetic and great addition to the track). And it's great to find some longer songs in an album so full of short tracks, which, on the other hand, blend into each other so nicely. So, this album is pretty impressive, so experimental at the same time as pretty classic too. And it's so wonderful to find so many influences and genres here, from rock and soul to more electronic things and even progressive rock touches. It's completely an amazing piece of art.

Coldplay... they really leave me cold. This album is as bland and insipid as they can be. It doesn't get any better, and the songs are a mixture of ballads and some more upbeat songs that I have not ended up liking at all. There is some nice stuff in here, although, but it just consists of good ideas of which its execution and delivery have not impressed me the least, so I don't even think I've really liked any song on this record. I just find this band a very popish one, and in a very bad sense. All colourful and stadium-focused, with a personality that is based on cheap emotional tracks. And I don't like any of this philosophy, it's very stripped from the essence of music itself for me. It's not something organic, but rather made very consciously, and trying to push emotions as a tool for selling. I don't know, I can't find interesting this music, it has been very boring for me to listen to this album. And this dynamic of paused songs that are clearly concert-stuff gets me off of a possible more in depth feeling or understanding of the music. It feels that it's made commercial just for the sake of having hymns to sing in front of an audience rather than focusing on making music to connect with the listener. And I lack that close feeling songs that are similar to the ones in this record have.

This may be Taylor Swift's goose of the golden eggs. And I'll give her the recognition for making such an album full of hits, with fun and enjoyable songs –well, some of them, at least. But this album doesn't tell me anything. Some (most of the) songs are pretty repetitive, and that repetition makes them overwhelming and boring (I mean... Out of the Woods is a pretty annoying song, just to name one of the many). And it's a very popish and bland album. So, what's good here? Maybe that it's a very mainstream constructed record, paradoxically. The songs are good for what they are made for. They are very radio-friendly and sometimes shaky. So, it's been nice listening to it (I doubt if enjoyable, but nice anyway), and I had previously listened to this record, so it's been good even for a second or third listen (I can't actually remember). The thing is I can't take this album seriously, and sometimes it's a nice thing, but it is so repetitive all the time with Taylor shouting the same thing over and over that it becomes very uninteresting. And there is no soul neither. So, even not taking it seriously, it's not even an album I find appealing. I don't need something deep to enjoy it, but I need some more personality, and this album is so polished pop production perfection that it doesn't sound real or genuine. It lacks of something more personal, another kind of connection with the music. I can't find Taylor (if there is any), I can only find the work of many people in a very perfect construction. Again, the goose of the golden eggs. So many bops but no originality or a more genuine connection with the music.

Well, it is not bad, actually. I've found this album both interesting and pretentious. And I don't meen it to sound bad, but there is so much in here, and sometimes the songs work, but there are some that are pretty bland. So, considering that a nine-minute-long song should give a bit more to justify its length but that it also recovers with more bluesy (and even jazzy) songs, combined with a nice touch of Americana... well, I may forgive some not that well executed tracks. Not for saying this album is amazing, for sure, but I'll say that it's a pretty decent one. And it is even very enjoyable when the songs don't try too much to sound intense.

Now... I couldn't care less for this kind of music. A very popish, mainstream rock which, in fact, is indie (what a surprise!). Maybe one of the blandest genre ever. But, here we are. The album has, at least some nicer songs, and one I liked a bit. So, I'll give it an "it's not good neither bad, just something in between". And, in fact, this album is pretty mid. I wouldn't neither say it's bad bad, but it's just a collection of uninteresting and insipid tunes that are carried by some strange kind of stadium sound. So, have I liked it? No. Have I enjoyed listening to it? I wouldn't say so, but it hasn't been a disgusting or boring experience. Would I listen to it again? Of course not! But, even though, it's not that bad. It is merely an album that feels very background-ish. I can't find it thrilling in any sense.

The Rolling Stones are always a pleasure for the ear, and this is something that can be found in this album, which is absolutely fantastic. The first songs are breathtaking. Then, there are some songs that are not that immaculate, but this record is brilliant, so well delivered and with a pretty interesting mixture of sounds that make it flow through different musical styles and even genres (all through a blues-rock sound). So, for sure, this is another gem from such a classic but also amazing band.

This album is a very enjoyable one, so moving and funny. I've loved listening to it. It's not a big thing, though. I find it to be a very great album but not one that has much to offer, just fun and a pleasant experience. Which is nice, and something necessary sometimes, but I wouldn't say it's a fantastic record, or something to highlight.

At first, I wasn't much convinced by this album. And some parts are far from enchanting me, but I've found it a really great record. There are some fantastic tracks in here, and, sure, other "experimental" ones leave not quite a great feeling at times, but the last songs really make it grow. So, maybe I am too generous today, but the overall has been very impressive and, even if I don't love some songs, most of them have amazed me. Also, this album is very enjoyable, with such a great bluesy touch.