Reviews by de_baron

One of the most front-loaded albums I’ve ever heard. The first half is filled with only hits (I thought I only knew Mr. Brightside but I was wrong), but the last half just doesn’t have that same energy. Still, the hits alone make it a pretty decent album.
It’s not something I would return to often, but all songs from side one are good as standalone tracks.
That closer, however… not good.

This album cover doesn’t fit the music at all.

Pretty boring and too long. Didn’t seem to be going anywhere and I wasn’t a big fan of the singer’s voice. Some good songs but not anything I would return to.

Amazing textures, super super interesting sounds, and very experimental, which makes the album feel very distant and cold while also “easy” and almost catchy to listen to? How is that possible?
The National Anthem is such an awesome song. And so are How to Disappear Completely, Idioteque, and Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Definitely Billy Joel’s best album. The album is absolutely packed with hits, and there is not really a bad song (but maybe Get It Right The First Time is not on the same level as some of the other songs).

Definitely a very good album, sounding very smooth. I’ve listened to this before but honestly, apart from the opener, none of the songs really stuck with me. Doesn’t take away from the fact that it is really nice to listen to and that I don’t mind returning to it from time to time. Just not all songs are as memorable as others.

Such bizarre and strange music. I think I liked Rain Dogs better, but as with that album, I probably need to return to it a couple of times.

This was okay. A bit too long for me.

Boring. Also country. 👎

Not my favourite Led Zeppelin album. The Immigrant Song and Since I’ve Been Loving You are obvious highlights.

Really fun, there’s not much to dislike about this album. Except, maybe, that album cover…

Really enjoyed this album. The beats were so cool (I liked the jazzy feel on some of these tracks) and his flow and style were great as well.

Not necessarily bad, but pretty boring and too long. 30 minutes would have been okay, but an hour is too much.

Pretty good. Highlights were Cinnamon Girl and Cowgirl in the Sand.
3.5/5 rounding up.

Not very special. Just okay, but everything sounded pretty similar.

Didn’t like this. It almost sounded like a Michael Jackson parody (who I don’t really like). Not very enjoyable.

Never really listened to the Foo Fighters, but I enjoyed this album and can see myself retuning. Maybe I should listen to them some more.

Not my thing. A bit odd.

So many hits on here. Very fun beats and mostly enjoyed this, but wasn’t always sure what to think of the vocal performance.

It’s not like I want to hate on U2; I thought I did but then I listened to War and I quite liked that album so that sort of changed my judgement of them.
This album is just boring. Sure, the opening tracks are good but not really exciting or anything. The tracks that followed were very slow and didn’t grab my attention. I liked the outro of Exit, but the last track again didn’t do much for me.