Reviews by dburke

I think I know a few of these tracks, but I don't believe I've ever listened to this album start-to-finish.

Yeah, based on what I already knew, I'm not really into this. It's not bad, but it's just not my thing.

I recognize a couple tracks by title, but have never listened to this album start-to-finish.

I guess I'm pleased that this system made me sit down and listen to this album. But it's just okay... good not great.

I don't think I recognize this artist at all, so I'm going into this completely blind.

Almost instantaneously, I could tell this would be tedious to get through. This just isn't my thing. What makes this album special enough to be included on this list?

I recognize a few of these tracks by title, but have never listened to this album start-to-finish.

This album made a big splash, and everyone raved about it, but the things I'd heard from it just didn't grab me. I still feel the same way. I am glad I listened to this if only to confirm that this is certainly not a bad album, but maybe just not something I was missing out on.

I don't think I recognize this artist, so I'm very much going into this blind.

I'm quite enjoying this and wondering how this has remained below my radar. Though, if I'm being honest, I don't usually go out seeking this sort of stuff. I'll be adding this to my list of albums to listen to again.

I _think_ I've heard _of_ this band, but I'm not sure I've heard any of their music. So this is definitely my first time listening to this album and I'm going into it mostly blind.

I don't know, is there something I'm not understanding here? Why is this album on this list? It's not very good. And it really feels like it drags on towards the end and overstays its welcome.

I've heard about this album, and recognize a few track titles, but have never listened to this album start-to-finish. I'm looking forward to it.

This is great. I'll be adding it to my list of albums to listen to again.

YES. I haven't listened to this in a long time, and this is reminding me that I need to add this album to my library.

I'm aware of this album, and I believe I likely know a few of these tracks, but I don't really recognize them by title. Otherwise, this is my first time listening to this album start-to-finish.

While it's interesting to listen to Ryan Adams try to emulate his influences, he never rises to the level of them, and I'd rather listen to them instead. This isn't bad, just not as good as other similar music and thoroughly meh. And it really seems to drag on as it goes.

I'm not familiar with this album, and I don't think I recognize any of these tracks by title. This is my first time listening to this album.

I was anticipating something more like the Beach Boys, and this was unexpected and pleasant.

I think I only know "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by this artist and I'm not a fan of it. I've never listened to this album though.

I enjoyed the more groovy tracks more than I expected I would. They should stick to that stuff and drop the ballads. Also, why _did_ "Bitter Sweet Symphony" become such a hit? It's just boring and not a good example of the rest of the album. In the end, I'm happy this list made me listen to this album because it changed my opinion on the group.

I'm aware of Dr. Octagon and this album but I've never sat down to listen to this start-to-finish.

I quite enjoyed this and will be adding it to my list of albums to listen to again.

I've heard some John Zorn stuff and also some Ornette Coleman stuff too. So I suppose I know enough to expect the unexpected. I don't believe I've ever heard of this album though.

This was more musical than I expected and thus more enjoyable.

I feel like I'm more aware of this album because a lot of other artists love this album. I'm not sure I recognize any tracks by title, and otherwise this is my first time listening to this start-to-finish.

This was interesting. It felt much less commercial compared to Bowie's other work, and less like typical Bowie songs. I enjoyed it and I think I'll add it to my list of albums to listen to again.

I have heard of this artist and album, though I don't believe I recognize any of these tracks by title. So I'm pretty much going into this blind.

I enjoyed this more than I expected to. I think I'll add this to my list of albums to listen to again.

I think I only recognize one of the tracks on this album by title. Otherwise, I've never listened to this album start-to-finish.

This was okay. Good but not great. Steve Winwood tends to shine a little brighter than the rest of the group.

I don't believe I know anything about this artist, and am going into this completely blind.

This isn't bad, and I don't dislike it. I just wonder what makes this particular album stand out as something one must hear before one dies.

I recognize a few of these tracks by name, but have never listened to this entire album start-to-finish.

This was good, but not great.

I only recognize this artist's name, and I don't believe I know any of their songs. So this is my first time listening to the artist and to this album start-to-finish.

I kind of like the noisiness of this, and the riffs are pretty solid. I'm not sure I enjoy the vocalist's style. This might require a few more listens for me to decide whether I like it or not, but I'm also not sure I feel compelled to listen to it again. This isn't bad, but it's also hard to rate on only one listen. I'll add this to my list of albums to listen to again, but with a note that I was uncertain about it.

I only know this artist because this site had me listen to Robert Wyatt's "Rock Bottom." I didn't really enjoy that album, but let's hope this one is more enjoyable.

I enjoy prog rock and jazz. This is somehow neither and both. And on top of it all, still not enjoyable. To paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcolm: These musicians were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.