Reviews by daniel

This album is the example of how something that can be interesting is not necessarily something good. It has some nice layers, but it is too plain, at least for me. The songs do not evolve much and just constitute repetitive patterns that are not even that good to carry the weight of a whole song – sometimes pretty long, to be honest. Electronica is a complicated genre, mainly because sometimes (and more than I'd like to) it is just that, something that can be innovative but purely computerised without any soul, and simply reiterating in sounds that go nowhere but to fill up a long song. It does not transmit much, that's all.

This really feels warm; this album really has songs that breathe, that take their time to create some atmospheres in a way it sounds like some kind of music session. But it's pretty interesting in combining sounds (also with a very bluesy link) and bringing different textures. It flows slowly but being very immersive as well. There are lots of layers in the songs, of instruments, of melodies, and it truly is ear-warming, delicate, beautiful and wonderful to listen to. It is, definitely, a very pleasant listen. Not a rushed one, but rather one that seeks involvement. It is really a gem.

This is really a great album, so varied yet so cohesive at the same time. The songs are very folk-oriented with a rock/pop-rock sound, but include some pretty interesting elements. I can certainly see the link with The Beatles, as well as a very well-constructed sound that combines different traditions of music in a really clever and enjoyable way. It is a very pleasant and at times even energetic album to listen to, and one that has some quite interesting songs too. I really like how everything feels so well condensed and with such great songs. At least, most of them. But, even those that are not that exciting are still delightful.

This album has some strange combinations of sounds, but I loved listening to it anyway. It has truly a little bit of everything: from an Irish kind of folk, to rock and pop, without losing so much cohesion. The songs are all pretty energetic, and, for those that are not, there is something nice to say about each one. I really like also to find some interesting instrumental moments in here. Sure, nothing too original, but there are some pretty nice arrangements and sections that make of this album something else than just an average folkish energetic combination of pop and rock sounds. It has its charm. I would not say a remarkable one, but surely it is a very pleasant and even fun listen.

This album is pretty great, a bit diverse, but maybe it is because it's actually a soundtrack. I don't know how I would rate it as a soundtrack (I should watch the film first, I guess), but, as a musical project, it is not outstanding but has some nice songs and some really great compositions. I don't think, on the other hand, that this can beat some other albums, even other soundtracks, nor other Indian albums. But it has its charm, it is pretty enjoyable and pleasant to listen to, and there are some not-so-Indian sounds that play around the album making it a bit more eclectic. It is nice.

This is great, this is fantastic, and, oh, this is Deep Purple, and the reason why I love them. This album is both, a great live and so well recorded. It feels immersive and even you lose the feeling of being listening to a live performance (or, live performances) at all. It is virtuous, and so fun to listen to, so interesting, so energetic, so focused on details. I love how everything in this album is simply outstanding, not just the most famous tracks, but the whole itself. And it is just because all the songs flow so well, even when they flow from a more hard rock sound to psychedelic sounds. It is delicious. And it is great (and something that also characterises a lot of live albums) that there is place for every single member of the band, for every instrument. For sure, Ritchie Blackmore's guitars are delightful, wonderful, so powerful and full of emotion, but every instrument in here has a place, a strong place, and has the time to be heard and appreciated. And what an appreciation with such great musicians. This album is surely not just one of the best live albums I've ever listened to, but also one fantastic album itself.

All right, this was so funny, such a funny and energetic album, full of so many great songs and melodies. I can also notice a very Bowie sound in here, no wonder he is a producer of the record (as well as a friend and collaborator of Iggy at the time). But it stands on its own, so originally varied and wonderful, with so many fantastic tracks, so unique too. I've loved it, how it is ironic, and so interesting too. And so enjoyable overall.

This is actually a pretty great album, so energetic and with a very rock-ish kind of punk. It sure is so fun to listen to, so enjoyable. And, although it is not an album I would highlight, it is such a good one. I've loved how punk converges with other genres in some pretty decent and well-done combinations in this album, being also a very playful record.

This is what soul transmits after everything loses some kind of personality and it just tries to be smooth, delicate and pretty bland, to be honest. I do not feel anything with this album, it is very ethereal (not sonically, but literally) and it does not stick in any sense. The songs go on, some are better, some are worse, but there is nothing thrilling about it, there is nothing interesting about it, there is nothing moving about it. It is just polished, somewhat sexual and very well produced, yet it lacks of something more confrontational, something more original. It feels like background, it does not tell me anything, and it could be whatever album that sounds exactly like this one, I would not mind. So, it is good, but nothing spectacular, nothing exciting, nothing to highlight. It is just it. An insipid album that at least is pleasant to listen to.

This album represents perfectly what I always critique of atmospheric music: it may have some interesting layers (I will not deny), but it is far from being dense and immersive, purely superficial, insipid and uninteresting. It is a very dispersed album in which the songs relate in little, constituting separate soundscapes, but none of them is actually appealing. The songs in this album are just very reiterating and pretty plain at many times, not evolving, not transmitting anything and, what is worse, becoming annoyingly long for what they actually do. And, again, there are some nice layers and ideas, but the songs are just not good. The atmospheres do not grab any attention, do not feel stimulating. They just go on and on over the same thing just to try to persuade in some way that I have not loved. Neither liked. This album is very plain, that is all I can say.

This album is gorgeous, so wonderfully delicate and varied. I love how jazz converges with rock in it in a very progressive way, giving really outstanding musical moments, and a lot of cohesion too (also with the way it begins and ends). It is really a lovely record, so pleasant, so enjoyable, and so interesting too. There are a lot of different details and changes that the songs really flow very freshly. Gorgeous record.

I love how this album has a melancholic sound that really drives you softly and warmly through the different songs, having a lot of cohesion but some variety in it too. This is not amazing, but really pleasant to listen to, as well as a very delicate album. There are some great tracks in here also, even if it is an album that still works pretty well (and even better) as a whole. Although here is nothing outstanding, I can find certain things that grab my attention throughout all the record, making of it not something excellent, and sometimes not too memorable, but great and very enjoyable.

This album has some nice ideas, when they come out. But it is a very monotonous record. So soulless and insipid at many times, so tasteless too. It feels very reiterative and unoriginal. The sound of the songs, between trying to be a spoken kind of blues driven, hip-hop infused one... oh, so many bad combinations of elements that end up making very plain and uninteresting music. It is not enjoyable, not interesting, and not musically thrilling. It is just plain. For an hour long, I would have expected something else. I have found zero nice songs, and so many bad songs I cannot call something worse because they are also very complacent and warm. So many bad combinations and decisions surround this record, to be honest.

This album is really great, so energetic and fun to listen to. I cannot say it's the best thing I've ever heard, but it surely has some great songs. It's not the best Megadeth album neither, but still it feels so great to listen to. They always make such fun and enjoyable albums, and I'm here to listen to them.

Here we go again, another hip-hop album... and I am delighted to say I actually liked this one. Not to the extreme to love it, not to say I found it quite interesting. But it is cohesive, funny, some songs are pretty good, and I love how it flows, it almost feels short with all those interludes and changes between songs. It is not repetitive at all, and that is my main critique to hip-hop, so, well done. It is a hip-hop album I can actually like and enjoy listening to.

This album is exquisite. With capital letters. It is so delightfully wonderful. It is. I love how there is a blend between folk, even country, music with a more psychedelic touch, some great experimentation with sounds and vocals, and sometimes a melodically popish side too. It sounds great, it is sweet and interesting at the same time, with some peculiar switches in the songs that are very warm and pleasant. It is such a delightful album

This album has some nice melodies and sounds, but... this is very kitsch at many moments, and not in a particularly good way. It surely sounds dated, but at least it is enjoyable. And, in that sense, I do not care much about it sonically. But, it surely is sometimes annoying. And still kind of good. I would never imagine myself listening to something like that, but here I am, and I am afraid I slightly liked this. Not much, and I am horrified too, but I guess it has been nice at some extent. It has some good songs, that's for certain.

The Smiths... being The Smiths. That's the album. That's all. That's how it sounds. And the worst thing is, it is good, but it sounds as everything else I have listened of them before. And that really tires me. Some songs really are pretty good, others just have that sound. That sound that you know is theirs, and maybe that signature sound is what makes them original, but also pretty plain at certain moments. I like this album, but I also don't mind. It is not much interesting except for a few tracks that really grab your attention. But the rest is just the same. The same The Smiths. So warm and pleasant that you cannot say you dislike it, but it is just a moment of mesmerising, the rest is blandness.

At least this album has some interesting things, because, otherwise, it would be painful to listen to this. The Verve is just a band that makes bland music. Not everything is bad, just soulless. It is also a band that tries so hard to replicate others while still keeping a very insipid melancholic and broken atmosphere, what gives their albums not just a tedious sound to listen to, but a very monotonous sound too. Although, this album is not bad. It is, at least, nice at certain moments. It is not enjoyable, but nice. At least, it is not Urban Hymns, which is even more insipid and generic. At least this one can be listened without thinking how boring it is. It is boring at times, tho, but not too much to make it difficult to get to the end (well, that ending should be shorter, if I may object).

I mean, it is perceptible that this album has been inspired by Nirvana – and also some Beatle-esque hints are from here to there around it too –, but it is better than Nirvana. As much as it may sound offensive, and still in the blandness of this record, it is at some point pleasant and listenable. It is even good at many moments. The songs feel well constructed, with some rhythmic changes, some great instrumentals, some energy too. It is a pretty decent album. Not great, not very memorable (or not memorable at all), but still it has some really good tracks that make of listening to it a nice experience.