Reviews by de_baron

This was okay but nothing really special. It was smooth and the music sounded good, but everything felt kind of samey and there was not a lot that stood out to me. This made the album feel a bit boring toward the end. More like background music.

This was okay. Pretty fast and all over the place. But still felt a bit long to me for some reason, even though the runtime is just normal.

I think I liked this more than I anticipated. I expected some goofy UK hiphop of some sorts, but this turned out to be a pretty fun dance album. The hiphop aspects certainly are here as I can easily imagine someone rapping over most of these beats. The beats are groovy and bouncy and pretty easy to listen to.
There are some great standouts, such as the opener, "Step It Up", and "Creation". The other songs all sound pretty similar. That, together with the runtime, are the main drawbacks for me. Still, enjoyed this album quite a bit, and it turned out to be good music to study to.
I would say this is 3.5 stars, but I'll round up this time.

I think this just isn’t for me. I was way too overstimulated listening to this. There were some cool beats, but then it was followed by some crazy steel pipe sounds or something. The lyrics feel edgy just for the sake of it and made to shock the listener.
Not everything was awful, though. Bound 2 was probably my favourite song, Guilt Trip was my least favourite.

Just a really fun and goofy album, and the beats and sampling are great. Although an hour long, the album doesn't get boring and most of the songs go by rather easily (except for De La Orgee of course). There are some weaker tracks here and there but this doesn't affect the final score too much.

A real chore to get through. I wouldn’t say I hated it (Beautiful Day and Ground Beneath Her Feet are still pretty solid songs), but it wasn’t a fun listen. It was mostly just really uninspiring music, and although I usually don’t pick up on the lyrics that much, on this album I couldn’t help but notice how bland they were. Especially on the song Grace, that track is easily my least favourite.

This was okay but it was nothing awesome, I guess. Everything just sounded very similar. While I did like the speed and energy in the beginning, this lack of variation made it a bit less enjoyable towards the end and overall did not make it very memorable for me.
I knew "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem" already and I think those were my favourites from this album as well.

I can’t praise this album enough. Certainly one of my favourites of all time. In 10 tracks, Radiohead shows what they are capable of. They are all bangers and it could have easily been a greatest hits collection, and it really feels like all the previous albums led up to this. There’s rocky guitar-based tracks, but the electronic aspects are not ignored here. The drums are tight on every song, but honestly all 5 are at the top of their game.

This album felt looong. I was checking to see how much was left and I was barely halfway through the record. Not a good sign. It’s just pretty generic and for the first half I didn’t really mind it, but after that it became a bit annoying.

Oooo I liked this a lot. It reminded me a lot of Portishead, especially the vocals, but it is still pretty different. Way more cinematic I would say, like something out of a James Bond movie at times, and pretty hounting at times.
I enjoyed this way more than the other Goldfrapp album on this list, "Seventh Tree". This was way more dynamic I would say and better overall. The only track I didn't really like was Oompa Radar.

Maybe my least favourite Beastie Boys album I’ve heard so far, but still a very fun listen. It’s energetic, quick, and not too serious.

I really enjoyed this. All the songs were very catchy and I loved the guitar throughout, especially on Orange Crush and I Remember California.
I was less of a fan of the vocal on this particular album than with other albums by R.E.M. But this didn’t take away too much from the score at the end.

Actually really enjoyed this. Wasn’t sure what to expect but this was such a fun listen. I didn’t mind the instrumental songs and it went by pretty quick, didn’t drag or anything.
But my god, that album cover…

Okay album, with some enjoyable parts. I liked the other albums I’ve heard from Blur more than this one, though.

Iconic album. Such a great debut and some absolutely awesome tracks.

The first half was awesome, very energetic. I enjoyed the second half significantly less. But luckily it’s not a very long album.

I wouldn’t say I really liked this. This album consists of pretty generic jazz music that is really forgettable. It’s a shame that the title track isn’t on Spotify (I had to listen to it on YouTube afterwards), because that was easily my favourite.

It’s okay, but I’m not particularly interested in bongo solos I think. The other music and instruments were nothing special, but not bad.

FUUNKY!! GROOOVY!!

Actually way more catchy than I expected from a Frank Zappa / The Mothers of Invention album. Very goofy as well, which was something I did expect.
Not sure if it’s something I will return to much, but it was nice to listen to.