Reviews by dburke

I'm not a fan of Kate Bush, and was unaware of this album. I didn't enjoy this.

I'm just not a big fan of Rush. There's like maybe 10 total songs by Rush that I enjoy, and none of them are on this album.

This album came out during my teen years. It was _all over_ the radio. The singles were inescapable. I'd never really taken the time to sit down with this entire album (again, it was inescapable on the radio, and I wasn't looking for more of it), and was prepared to rate it as just a 3. But really this album is hard to deny. Perhaps its biggest problem is that it's kind of over-produced. There's also some of Alanis' vocal quirks that I still find annoying at times, but I'm willing to look past them.

Another album that I'm completely unaware of. A very nice, calm-and-soothing vibe. Not bad, but not terribly captivating either.

I'd never heard of this, and it was kind of hit-or-miss. Some of it was enjoyable, some of it kind of boring/annoying.

I was not aware of this album, and oh man, this is great. Definitely going to listen to this again.

YES

YES. I prefer the 2010 release that's "The Complete 1969 Concert." It's about an hour long.

Classic.

Honestly, I'm not really sure I understand why this was such a hit. Lauryn is definitely the star here. Wyclef is overrated, and Pras' contributions are easily forgotten. I remember the hits well, but not fondly. They were all overplayed. The non-hits are boring and forgettable.

The hits on here are all solid, and even the songs I didn't know are good too. I'm not sure this is one that I'll come back to listen to again, but it was definitely worth setting aside the time to check this out.

I've never really listened to Nick Drake before. This one has quite an enjoyable vibe. Laid-back, sometimes sunny, sometimes a little dark. I'd listen to this again.

Not my favorite album by The Beatles, but still really good.

There can be a fine line between laid-back and boring. I'm afraid this falls into boring territory for me.

Just a really good collection of classic country.

Not great, not terrible. Probably not gonna listen to this again, though.

Ugh. Here we go again, another Radiohead album.

I don't like Radiohead, and it's mostly because of Thom Yorke. In addition, they are regularly described as an "experimental rock band" but I feel they usually just leave out the "rock" part of that. I like plenty of experimental music, but being experimental doesn't mean you have to ignore the things that allow a listener to enjoy the music in its usual context.

In the case of this album, there's some more "rock" things going on here, but still not quite enough for my enjoyment.

It feels like this is on the list because it was just the first Bowie album to be released after a long hiatus. These songs aren't really grabbing me. They're not bad, but I don't think I'll be listening to this album again.

I find the band to be more interesting to listen to than Van himself. The singles I'm aware of vary from "overplayed and kind of tired" to "unsung and deservant of more play." The other tracks are just kind of middling, and again, the band is more compelling to listen to.

Not specifically aware of this album, but this is pretty great.