Reviews by de_baron

A 3.5 for me. Pretty fun and not a bad listen but it was also quite long and if lost my interest towards the end a bit.

I don’t know. Pretty boring album actually that went on too long. So many skit intros that could have been cut to reduce the long runtime. The rapping didn’t seem too groundbreaking or unique to me either.
It was fun however to realise where the “Avalanche rock” sample came from on the Since I Left You album by the Avalanches.

Pretty good album. Not usually the biggest fan of long blues rock jamming sort of albums, but Led Zeppelin has always been an exception.
It’s quite a long album, but luckily it is packed with good songs. Highlights on the first half are In My Time Of Dying, Trapled Under Foot, and of course Kashmir. Side C has Bron-Yr-Aur and Ten Years Gone as amazing standouts.
But honestly, side D could have been left out. It’s the weakest side and nothing really comes close to the highs of the rest of the record.
Still, pretty good album.

Amazing album. It’s between this one and Animals for my favourite Pink Floyd album.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, all parts/both songs, is of course an awesome track. Although very long, it keeps me engaged by introducing various riffs and repeating them throughout.
The other songs are great as well, especially the title track.

One of the most generic albums I’ve ever listened to.

It was okay. Pretty fun tunes, but not sure if I would ever return to this

Just a very solid pop/singer-songwriter album, where every song is, or could have been, a classic. I don't think I really am the target audience for this, but the album bangs.

Liked this a lot better than most hard rock/heavy metal albums on the list.

I never felt bored listening to this, which is an achievement with its runtime, but did not enjoy everything equally. There are some really beautiful songs on here, others don’t do much for me. All the short songs in between were a bit weird.
And the excruciatingly long songs titles bug annoy me so much.
I would say it’s a 3.5, and I’ll round up this time.

The pacing of this album feels off. I was pretty bored halfway through this and wished it was over. I don't know, I think I might not be the person for 10+ minutes blues guitar solo jamming. All the way at the end of the record are my favourite songs, but I don't want to wait one hour before I can listen to them.
So yeah, a lot of the album felt too long and slow for me, but the greatness of All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are undeniable.

While Songs in the Key of Life is Stevie Wonder's best work, I find myself returning to Innervisions more. Probably because of its more 'manageable' runtime,
That is not to say that the music is not good. In fact, it is amazing. The album is funky all the way through, and the basslines are amazing. Too High is a great opener, and the jazzy instrumentals and back-up vocals draw you in immediately. Living for the City addresses socio-political issues of racism, while Golden Lady is the total opposite and is incredibly catchy and fun. All in Love is Fair might be Wonder's best vocal performance. Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing is another funky and fun, almost goovy song, while He's Mistra Know-It-All is a chilled-out closer.
While very different from Songs in the Key of Life, Innervisions is in its own way a perfect album. 5 stars.

Pretty boring. Some good moments that built to something but a lot of the times the climaxes did not do it for me.

I remember how the first time I listened to this I did not think much of it. It was alright, it was fun, but I felt there was too much happening and that it was too quick at times. There were many ideas and in my opinion not everything worked out well.
Returning to it now, my perspective has changed. The strength of this album is that there is so much happening. It keeps the 1 hour+ runtime interesting and shows the diversity of the musicians. A lot of songs are catchy while others are more introspective. Reading up on the context, it is inspiring to read about these musicians making an album about friendship, liberty, and youth in a time of authoritarian ditatorship in Brazil. Great move. Great album.

Not sure if I’m the target audience for this. Not bad, mostly just a bit boring.

I got all Johnny Cash albums generated over the last month, and this is definitely my favourite. Though not all of Cash’s renditions are better than the originals, I liked almost all songs better than the ones on his other albums. Maybe less country-ish.

Cool album jam-packed with some awesome soul bangers.

Johnny Cash is on fire in this album and is quick with a joke. The music sounds good and his voice as well. I just wish I was more into country as a genre, it’s not really my favourite.
And to whatever producer or engineer that bleeped out his swearing: f*ck you

I’ve seen some people say on here that this album doesn’t go anywhere. I sometimes agree, but for me it is not really important. This is such a cool album soundwise, and is perfect for studying, chilling out, or on the road.

I’m listening to this after Christmas and usually hate Christmas songs, but this was still pretty good. I didn’t know all those classic songs came from this single album. Better than expected.

Before this, I had no idea what to expect from a Bollywood soundtrack. And I understand each soundtrack is very different, but it was fun to listen to something really different.
I had high hopes after the opener, but some parts felt a bit dull to me, it maybe too foreign. But there were exciting and interesting songs as well.
Better than expected. 3.5