Reviews by de_baron

Such a cool album. Loved the sampling which made for some very interesting beats. I liked the medley type of short songs that ended the album very much as well.

Influential? Sure. Very early heavy metal type of music. Does it make for a fun listen? Meh. Only in some parts.

Pretty fun and enjoyed this more than I initially thought

I’m not sure. It’s decent and a bit boring I think. Did not do very much for me. Also, goofy (especially Cars Are Cars).

Great album. Loved her voice and knew quite some songs apparently (though mostly as covers). Definitely will listen to this again when I’m in the mood for it.

There’s so much going on. It’s difficult for me to rate this, because some moments I really enjoyed while others annoyed me. Also not sure what to think of the vocal performance.
Overall, not a bad album, but I’m having some mixed feelings. 3/5

This is so weird, but it’s awesome. It’s so out there but in the best way possible. This was a really fun listen.
I should probably dive more into Brazilian music, since I also really liked África Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor and Getz/Gilberto (featuring João Gilberto of course).

The only thing keeping this from a 1… is One.

His son makes better music

This is very different than the previous album by The White Stripes I listened to (Elephant), but I’m not sure if I like it better. I like the pianos that are present here, but Jack White’s voice can be annoying sometimes.
I’m very torn between a 3 and a 4.

Wait, what did I think of this album again?

Oh yeah, forgettable.

This is such a cool album cover, but the album doesn’t really hold up for me. It’s trippy, psychedelic, and all over the place. It’s definitely unique and pretty fun at times, but I’m not sure if I’ll ever return to it.

It’s sad, it’s beautiful, it’s rich, and overall a great album. You can really feel Cave’s grief. Listened to this one quite a few times and while it is not a clear 5/5 for me, it can see it become one someday.
For now, a 4/5.

Awful voice. I can see how this was way ahead of its time in 1977, but there is honestly nothing enjoyable about this album.

I don’t know. White Rabbit and Somebody To Love are great songs but everything just kind of sounds the same. Not bad, but not as fun as I had hoped.

I don’t know, a bit boring. Heard better stuff from this era and this genre. Between a 2 and a 3 for me

This was just such a fun listen. It’s funky, it’s funny, and the beats are so cool. I love A Tribe Called Quest

I’m not sure why I didn’t like this very much. I enjoy punk, it’s an iconic album, it’s produced by Bowie… a lot of the ingredients were there but in the end I did not like listening to it that much. But I understand how influential this record was.

Together with Blackstar and Low, my favourite Bowie album.
Here, Bowie perfected his “plastic soul” that we first saw on Young Americans, but it’s also way more adventurous: the opener is a 10-minute epic, and one of the funkiest songs Bowie ever made. We can hear the soul also in his vocal performances, specifically Stay and Wild Is The Wind.
The whole album has a non-stop drive that makes these 38 minutes fly by in an instant. Such a classic.

This was okay. There were some songs that I quite liked (the opener especially), but there were also some that were a bit mediocre. It’s also a bit too long. The beats are very cool tho.