Reviews by dburke

This is my first time listening to an Everly Brothers album all the way through.

Obviously, the precision of the harmonies here is remarkable. Also obviously, the themes are pretty dated, but I mean, this album came out in 1960. There's no real malice in the themes, so you just kind of shrug it off. This is good, but not great.

UGH. I just can't stand Billy Corgan. I was planning on giving this a 2, but found myself so annoyed with this album and its length, that it's getting a 1.

Prior to this, I was really only aware of the singles from this album.

This is pretty great. The beats and production are great. Chuck D is an unrelenting firehose of rhymes. I'm gonna add this to my list of albums to listen to again.

I have heard other artists I like talk about how much they love this album. I've never sat down and listened to it, though.

Given that I knew other artists loved it, I had high expectations. But I don't think it quite met those expectations. It's not bad, but also not quite grabbing me. Good, not great.

I like some prog rock, but Yes tends to get a little too proggy... a little too "we're a prog rock band that wears capes."

"Roundabout" and "Long Distance Runaround" are kind of hard to deny as more fun prog rock songs. I'm enjoying this more than I anticipated. And the reason why is because they keep coming back to rock. There's the prog sections, and then rock sections, balance those out correctly, and it works.

I'm pretty sure my parents had this on vinyl, and I've most likely heard this entire thing before, though it's been a long time since then.

I should probably listen to this more often.

I've known about Fela Kuti for some time, and have been meaning to check him out, but this is my first time listening to an album of his.

This is exactly what I was expecting, and it's solid. I'll definitely check out more Fela Kuti albums.

I'm completely unaware of Bill Callahan, so this is my first time listening to anything by him.

I find this to be pretty boring. Sometimes I wonder if this list of 1001 albums just contains some albums that are designed to make you enjoy the really great albums more. It's like: "how can you enjoy the sunshine without the rain?"

I've got this album in my collection, and I don't listen to it enough.

This was my first time listening to Hanoi Rocks.

They've always been one of those bands that a bunch of other bigger-name bands cite as being the originators of glam. Unfortunately, this just doesn't do it for me.

I was completely unfamiliar with The Crusaders.

This is pretty nice and smooth, but not great, not terrible. I think I liked the first track the least. It's kind of a shame that it's the title track, apparently the single, and also has the most plays.

This is my first time listening to Tim Buckley.

I'm afraid this is just not interesting. There's just not even enough for me to really explain further.

YES

Have you ever found yourself wondering: What would it have sounded like if the Beatles kept making music together in the 70s? This album is the answer.

This is my first time listening to a Nick Cave album start-to-finish.

I don't know. This just isn't quite grabbing me. I've always gotten the impression that Nick Cave is more style than substance, and this album isn't doing much to change my mind on that.

I frequently feel like the first disc sounds like a slightly more garage-rock-ey version of Talking Heads, but somehow I'm not enjoying it as much as that sounds like I should.

And the second disc is mostly a snooze.

This is my first time listening to a Common album start to finish.

The production on this is top notch. There are a couple moments where the lyrics are a bit homophobic, but it's nice to hear that Common himself is displeased with that. This is a solid album.

YES

Maybe not my favorite Black Sabbath album, but that doesn't mean it's not a 5-star album.

YES

This gets 5 stars if only just for Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)". Yes, I'm well aware of what a terrible person Phil Spector was. But these are all classics.

First time listening to this album start-to-finish.

This album belongs on the list if only for "Love the One You're With." The rest is interesting, and I may need to add this to my "albums to listen to again" list.

I've never been able to get into Lennon's solo stuff much. This is my first time sitting down to listen to an entire album of his.

And it confirms what I already knew. His solo stuff just isn't as good as his work with the Beatles. This whole album felt pretty boring.

I was familiar with the hits from this album, but otherwise, it's my first time listening to this particular album.

And, as usual, Talking Heads are great. I'm definitely going to add this to my collection.