Cee-Lo's voice is so annoying at times, like on Childz Play. His persona just irks me a lot on this album - starting with having his son speaking on the intro, such a weird brag.
Why are Hip Hop artists always so bad at curating their albums, this is way too long.
Fave Tracks: Living Again, All Day Love Affair
2.7/5
Rated 8/10
Armand est mort - nice Marvin Gaye sample.
Feels like a 3 and a half star album to me. I wonder how it might differ if I could understand more.
Fave Tracks: Matiere est grasse contre matiere grise, Funky Dreamer
3.5/5
Rated 6/10
I'm always happy to hear more interesting genres on the list, but sadly this didn't really grab me much. My favourite track was the last track, the Walking Wounded remix, with its dnb kick pattern.
Whilst listening I wondered whether this warranted a higher rating based on it being enjoyable background music, but then I thought about EBTG's big hit "Missing" and remembered how good this type of downtempo/trip hop can be, and this doesn't feel like it lives up to that.
3.1/5
Rated 8/10
Not the most sonically interesting jazz album, but still a pleasant experience.
3.5/5
Rated 4/10
There's an Undertones album on the list and it doesn't even have Teenage Kicks on it. The most popular track according to Apple Music is "My Perfect Cousin", which has one of the dullest and least rock n roll subject matters imaginable. I find it strange the way they reference the lyrics of Teenage Kicks on a number of the tracks here; sounds to me like a band desperate to remain relevant by rehashing what they know works. Doesn't work for me. Weird inclusion on the list.
2.4/5
Rated 6/10
New wave isn't really doing it for me atm. I guess there are some fun ideas here and this album has quite a defined sound, but there's not much I can imagine going back to. I find the vocals grating and they detract from some of the musical ideas.
3/5
Rated 10/10
How could you not enjoy Exodus? Sometimes I think reggae is a little monotonous (it's like Blues for me), but Bob just puts a smile on my face. Which was perhaps not really his intention when you think about the lyrical content, but oh well.
Fave Tracks: Exodus, Jamming, Waiting in Vain, Three Little Birds
4.5/5
Rated 6/10
Another Girl Another Planet is a timeless pop rock song. I was quite pleasantly surprised that the rest of the album had more substance than I expcted; The Only Ones have always been a one hit wonder in my mind. That being said, I can't say I really felt the need to go back to any other tracks, just an ok album for me.
Fave Tracks: Another Girl Another Planet
3.4/5
Rated 6/10
I don't understand why this isn't better. The Sunshine of Your Love riff is so iconic, and yet the song is so anonymous (to me at least). This whole album feels like something is missing, some character or passion or some critical instrumentation that would add some flavour.
2.6/5
Rated 6/10
I really like Pavement, but I think this might actually be my least favourite of their catalogue. Their later sound became more polished and I think many people dislike that, but for me the raw energy only carries this album through Zurich is Stained and then the backhalf is just a lot of the same. The scruffy garage band style on their debut doesn't leave space for Stephen Malkmus' sardonicism to shine through.
Fave Tracks: Summer Babe, Trigger Cut, Zurich is Stained
3.4/5
Rated 8/10
Brilliant and beautiful.
Fave Tracks: Four Women, Lilac Wine, That's All I Ask
4.3/5
Nice background music, nothing more to me.
2.8/5
Rated 8/10
Pretty good album, but doesn't feel like anything groundbreaking, hence I do question its inclusion. YHF is obviously on the list and is clearly the more influential and interesting Wilco album.
Fave Tracks: I Got You (At the End of the Century), Hotel Arizona
3.6/5
Rated 8/10
Never been a Stone Roses fan, but this album is jampacked with their heavy hitters, I enjoyed it a fair amount.
Fave Tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, Waterfall, Fools Gold
4/5
Really tight bunch of tracks. Down By The River is a classic slovenly rock rumble.
Maybe just lacks a certain je ne sais quoi that a 5 star album should have, but very very nice.
Fave Tracks: Cinammon Girl, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, Down By The River
4.4/5
Cooler than it is good. Just like heroin really.
3.4/5
Rated 8/10
Good album, so much more than just a Kurt Cobain conspiracy theory.
Boys on the Radio sounds an awful lot like The Replacements' Unsatisfied.
Fave Tracks: Celebrity Skin, Awful, Malibu
3.9/5
Rated 4/10
Overrated. Didn't even write his own songs.
2.2/5
Rated 6/10
Some good songs, sounds a little dated if you ask me.
3/5
Evidence that John was the least talented Beatle.
Not even half-baked, quarter-baked. A collection of badly executed ideas.
2/5
