Rated 8/10
Highway Star is such a rock song. It really hits you in the face.
Ok I think this was a good rock album tbh. Quite a turn up considering how much I hated the live album and even Deep Purple in Rock
3.9/5
Rated 4/10
Boring outside the Soulja Boy collab
2/5
Rated 6/10
Generally solid chicy lil album. None of its really as good as Good Times.
3.4/5
Rated 8/10
Honestly, pretty overrated. Last Nite and Hard to Explain carry.
Fave Tracks: Someday, Last Nite, Hard to Explain, Take It or Leave It
3.7/5
Rated 8/10
This is a good Bob.
Fave Tracks: Like A Rolling Stone, Ballad of a Thin Man, Desolation Row
4.3/5
Rated 6/10
Fine
3/5
Rated 8/10
Something about the song names here really tickles my giblets. "Read the Book that Wrote Itself", "Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway", "There's Always Room on the Broom". Delightful,
The music is fun and weird. I like its inclusion even though I'm not sure I would listen to much if any again.
3.7/5
Rated 8/10
Terrible, I loved it.
4/5
Rated 8/10
Too long, but really quite a lot of fun times.
Fave Track: The Treasure (Take One)
3.8/5
Rated 6/10
A little disappointed by this. Generally I love the vibe, but didn't feel there were any great tracks, and some of them like You Didn't Have to Be So Nice were pretty corny.
2.9/5
Rated 6/10
This is definitely alternative. I would never listen to this again but I will absolutely defend its inclusion on this list.
I’m gonna give it 3 because it’s very bad to listen to but also it’s weird and I like weird.
3/5
Rated 2/10
The first two tracks here are terrible. What were they trying for? And what made this listworthy?
This is awful. Its cosplaying terribly as so many things at once and failing at all of them.
1.3/5
Rated 6/10
I had low expectations for this, but the start was pretty cool. Nice blend of plunderphonics and lo-fi indie. But it faded for me over the course of the record, the last few tracks becoming just background noise.
3.4/5
Rated 8/10
Miles
4/5
Rated 8/10
I've always kinda struggled to get into A&tJ and ANOHNI's work - they have an incredible voice but I don't find it the most pleasant to listen to. Undoubtedly there are real moments of beauty on this album, so I can't really knock it much.
Fave Tracks: What Can I Do?, Fistful of Love,
3.5/5
Rated 6/10
Second Genesis album experience here. I'm coming to the realisation, that for me, if they just had better lyrics (or maybe no lyrics) and certainly no spoken word passages, they would be exceptional, almost on a Pink Floyd level. But so much that comes out of Peter Gabriel's voice irritates me here - like all of The Battle of Epping Forest for example.
Fave Songs: I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), Firth of Fifth
3.2/5
Rated 6/10
This was fine, but lets be honest its mostly about Brimful of Asha
3/5
Rated 8/10
I just love the way Joni jumps octaves midway through a line. Its so beautiful.
California makes me so happy. Its my 66th favourite song.
River is a Christmas song which is kinda funny. This album is like so happy and so sad at the same time, I think that's the magic of it.
A Case of You can really wreck me. Its my 136th favourite song. Ahh its so good.
This is one of those albums where there are clear standout tracks for me, but the whole body of work still feels like a complete album. Not perfect, but such a good all round experience.
Fave Tracks: All I Want, California, River, A Case of You
4.4/5
Rated 6/10
Totally solid hip hop album
3.3/5
Rated 8/10
People tend to miss the old Kanye, but in my view the oldest Kanye music is a bit dated and lacks some crunch. Maybe he went off the rails with the crunch, but you need some crunch ya know.
This album in the first few tracks reminds me a lot of Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The same school theme, and the instrumentation, piano-led like in I'll Fly Away feels very of that ilk. Its all quite nice but very safe until Jesus Walks, what a song, what a great beat.
There's a too many stupid skits and filler if you ask me. There's also 4 or 5 of Kanye's absolute best tracks, so its a bit of a tough call. Kinda depends what you value in an album, quality or quantity.
Intro - 0/5
We Don't Care - 4.5/5
Graduation Day - 1.5/5
All Falls Down - 5/5
I'll Fly Away - 3/5
Spaceship - 3/5
Jesus Walks - 5/5
Never Let Me Down - 3.5/5
Get Em High - 2.5/5
Workout Plan - 1/5
The New Workout Plan - 2/5
Slow Jamz - 5/5
Breathe In Breathe Out - 2.5/5
School Spirit Skit 1 - 2/5
School Spirit - 3/5
School Spirit Skit 2 - 2/5
Lil Jimmy Skit - 2/5
Two Words - 3.5/5
Through the Wire - 5/5
Family Business - 4/5
Last Call - 4/5
3.6/5
