Reviews by de_baron

Very dancy, but wasn’t in love with the vocal performance. Probably not something I’ll return to.

Fun collection of short ska/reggae songs, and they even sound quite punky at times. The only ska I ever really heard was by Madness so it was fun to hear another band, although I think I like Madness better - but that is only after having heard this one album for the first time.

I guess this was fine and most of the songs rocked pretty hard, but I’m not the biggest fan of live albums or The Who. Surely there must have been some studio albums that could have been on here instead of this.

I think he is heartbroken guys

I enjoyed this very much. Reminded me of Bowie and The Clash and it sounds so ahead of its time. Definitely strange, but in all the good ways.
Favourite songs: Shot By Both Sides, Motorcade, Parade

Not bad at all. I was tapping my foot along with quite a few songs. But I have to agree with what other reviews have said: this album is just very repetitive. Plus, I’m not the biggest fan of club sounds.

I never knew I would enjoy one hour of piano improvising this much. This never got boring at any time and his playing is just incredible (I can only dream of being able to play the piano like this). The backstory behind this concert is very interesting as well.
This list needs more albums like this.

This really was a miss for me. It was all very boring and I did not love his vocal delivery. There were some nice guitars here and there but that was all I could appreciate.
Also, I hate sitars.

What kind of name is Devendra Banhart

Latin American jazz and tango fused with triphop.

This shit slaps.

I’ve never really been into The Rolling Stones, and this album did not change that. It was a long album and all the songs felt pretty much the same to me. I constantly felt like I had heard the track before already. There were not really many standouts, and especially with a runtime of over an hour, it turns into quite a boring listen.

Favourite tracks: Rocks Off, Let It Loose, Shine A Light

It is hard to ignore the importance of this album, as a fundamental glam rock record. And while I enjoyed listening to this, some of the glam rock that was to follow is very much superior.
I liked a lot of the songs - mostly the hits (Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Get It On). But there are definitely some weaker and repetitive songs on this album. Planet Queen was my least favourite, and I didn't feel much for Girl and Rip Off either.
I'm torn between a 3 or a 4 out of five, but I'm feeling generous today so 4/5 it is.

This album sounds cringe for some reason. It’s boring and nothing special. Not the worst I have listened to but cannot give it higher than 2/5

This was okay, but probably not something I will return to anytime soon. The weird synth sounds didn't do much for me, and the singer's voice also wasn't really my taste. My favourite song of this album was therefore the instrumental YYZ, although I enjoyed The Camera Eye as well.
I was planning on listening to Rush for some time now, as several people had recommended them to me. I don't know if it is something I will enjoy, but I might listen to them some more. So this was a nice introduction, I guess.

This is absolutely awesome. It’s so over the top, but in all the best ways possible. The album stays interesting all the way through and has such an amazing energy that drives the whole project.
Favourite tracks: Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, I’ve Seen That Movie Too, Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)

I liked this quite a lot, especially musically. And while it is undeniable that she has an awesome voice, it unfortunately did not always click with me and the raspiness was a bit overwhelming at times. Still, there were more than enough great moments to make this a 4/5.
Favourite songs: Me and Bobby McGee, Get It While You Can

I don’t know what I think about ABBA. Sometimes I really enjoy their music, sometimes I can’t stand it. I had the same with this album: I liked the hits of it, but the rest didn’t do anything special for me really.
“Why Did It Have To Be Me” surprised me though: I did not expect to hear such a bluesy song on an ABBA album.

I’m not really into jazz, but this is pretty great.

Very chill instrumentally and I like the range and fusion of styles on here. It sounded very grand yet at the same time very intimate. I did not know Gene Clark before, but the story I read about this album and his life after was very sad.
"Now I see that in my visions
That my eyes are seeing twice
Once for every expectation
And once for what I realize"
- Some Misunderstanding

Enjoyed this, but it did not stand out to me as anything special. It felt a bit all over the place at times.
Favourite tracks: On Sir Francis Drake, Beautiful, Quicksand