Reviews by dcspool

Having listened to a few Prince albums during the 1001 I’ve become of the opinion that he’s an incredible musician but lacking as a curator. Every album has some filler, even concise so-called classics like this one. The lows here are not so low, but there are a lot of uninspiring moments. On the other hand, When Doves Cry and Purple Rain exist, so there’s that.

Purple Rain first chord really hits different. One of the most simply powerful starts to a song I can think of. This track really towers head and shoulders above the rest of the album.

Fave Tracks: Take Me With U, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U, Purple Rain

3.6/5

This is fine. Most of the tracks are good but not that interesting. They all sound like less good version of Orange Crush. I'm actually surprised this is relatively late R.E.M., it sounds like an early stage of the band (or at least what I'd expect that to be).

2.8/5

Jackie is amazing. I can’t think of another song that hits the same spot for me. I love this. Scott Walker is so fun.

4.5/5

Very nice, one of the best jazz albums.

4.2/5

A lot of strengths on this album beyond the title track, though I do think its mysticism is kinda unmatched. Overall I think it’s the beautiful guitar tones, vocal harmonies and overall crisp production that really elevates the album.

Fave Tracks: Hotel California, New Kid In Town, Life in the Fast Lane, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Try and Love Again

4.6/5

Doing very little for me

2.3/5

Too long, too much of the same track, but there are some bangers. Mainly just the singles, but still they’re some big hitters.

Fave Tracks: In Da Club, P.I.M.P.

2.9/5

I like the first few tracks here. So much swagger. The more g-funkier this album is the better it is.

Oooh haboglabotribin, nice.

Fave Tracks: G-Funk Intro, Who Am I, Gzs and Hustlas

3.8/5

What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

Fave Tracks: City, Country, City, The World Is A Ghetto, Beetles in the Bog

4.2/5

This album impressed me. I remember well the singles. I remember finding them a bit annoying. A lot of Coldplay energy. But in my maturity I like this much more than expected. Lots of nice instrumentation. It lacks a bit of edge, sometimes too slow and monotonous. But overall enjoyable.

I quite liked all the first 5 tracks. Grounds for Divorce is good fun. The line "I've been working on a cocktail called Grounds for Divorce" I simultaneously find amusing and corny.

The latter middle half drones on a bit for me without doing too much. I guess I'm not a Richard Hawley fan.

One Day Like This is the perfect microcosm of this album. Its a little bit corny, but its also quite beautiful and undeniable. It was made for tv adverts and themetunes, but how could you hate it. Those strings stabs hit different.

3.8/5

Every Tribe album is great, every instrumental on here is smooth. I don't think there's a bad song. I think PITATPOR lacks a little bit of the cool of Low End Theory, and is a little bit unconcise, but these are small gripes.

Fave Tracks: Push It Along, Luck of Lucien, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, Bonita Applebum, Mr. Muhammad,

4.5/5

These guys are so fricking boring, how did they get multiple entries in the list. The first time something happens on this album is 2 and a half minutes into the third track.

Fave Track: Cool Waves

2.4/5

Decent but not the most exciting Stevie. You can probably cut it from the list just because there are so many classics in his catalogue.

3.7/5

This seems like a weird inclusion, because I think Goldfrapp's cultural relevance was fading by this point and its not even necessarily their most critically acclaimed work.

Still its not bad.

Fave Tracks: Happiness, Road to Somewhere, Caravan Girl

3.3/5

Didn't enjoy this one. Sounded like a bad Madonna album.

2/5

Always difficult for me to rate metal. I really would need to be in a very specific state of mind to enjoy it, but I think I appreciated this album more than many others.

Fave Tracks: Ratamahatta, Born Stubborn, Itsari

3.6/5

I thought we had another 1 star review incoming, but honestly this wasn't that bad. It was slightly less offensive than his personality. There are catchy songs, so I can at least see how this would appeal to a certain demographic. It definitely doesn't deserve a spot on the list though, that much is an insult to many fine musicians.

1.5/5

Lame album cover. Just doesn’t do it for me.

2/5

I think I had Spiritualized and Suicidal Tendencies mixed up in my head. Was not expecting something so Stone Roses-y. But with less groove. Not a big fan through the first half of the record. The album is so sleepy and dull.

Weird one, in isolated moments I think I should be enjoying this, but the overall impact was so much of the same uninspiring sound.

2.6/5

This album is so great. I had a preconception going in that its overrated, but I take it back. The intro to Blue In Green I'm so familiar with from the track Luck Both Ways, Dunham Place by Hobie.

It's not necessarily that I find every moment of this album perfect. But in totality its mood, its purpose as an album feels perfect.

Fave Tracks: So What, Blue In Green

5/5