Reviews by deepee

Stop freaking screaming!!

I had high hopes for this one from the Wikipedia description. The first song was very interesting. Unfortunately on the whole it didn’t end up meeting my expectations. It felt like it got stuck in third gear, and then never really went anywhere. It was a nice change of pace though, to have music from someplace other than the UK or US, and did hold my interest just from the standpoint of being something different than I usually hear.

The folk guy at the party that likes to show off his acoustic guitar skills, and drones on and on.
It’s not painful but it’s not compelling and it felt much longer than it really is.

I’m not a fan of his voice, and not much into folk music. This was a miss for me.

Wikipedia’s said their music was challenging. Not wrong! Noise rock. Nope, no thank you.

Good energy! Let’s go!

I think this guy listened to the Eagles alot. Which is cool, I like the Eagles too. Way more than I like The Beach Boys.
So, I ended up liking this album much more than I expected! But it is pretty derivative. It brought me right back to the 70s stylistically (yep I was alive then), so it does represent an era in that sense. But none of the tracks charted. I had never heard any of these songs before, and yet they all felt familiar because they sounded so much like other songs. Not convinced it belongs on this list.

Mixed bag. The rhythms and backing music are smooth.It’s the lyrics that are uneven to me.
One highlight was A Song for Assata. I learned something there and will research more. He knows how to use his talent for the greater good but didn’t always listen to his better angels on this project.

Much of the backing music is good, but this is a Jay-Z album and he is the worst thing about it. What a boring rapper!

I fully admit that I was expecting to dislike this album based on the Byrds music that was played on the radio when I was young.
But I actually quite enjoyed it! Pleasant surprise. I also never knew they were moog pioneers. Respect.

It’s old school classic country music. Not particularly my jam but definitely deserves to be on the list as representative of the genre.

Once you cut it all the introductions the album is about half in length. Very talented musicians, classic jazz repertoire. In would give it four stars, which is a great score considering I’m not a jazz fan, but I have to deduct one because of all the talking. You can’t just put this on at a dinner party and enjoy the music due to all the interruptions.

Take on Me is a classic example of 1980’s pop. The rest of this album is instantly forgettable.

Southern Rock! Now we are speaking my language! Don’t think too hard! Close your eyes and enjoy. Just give me three steps…
Might not objectively be a five star album, but I’m not sure that I can be objective about this one.

I like Zep but this one isn’t my favorite. Little mish-mash of genres. Uneven.

I’m a sucker for blues rock. The more harmonica the better. These British boys were feeling it! It isn’t quite complex enough to rate five stars, some of the lyrics are clunky, but I did enjoy listening to this.

I’m a sucker for blues rock. The more harmonica the better. These British boys were feeling it! It isn’t quite complex enough to rate five stars, some of the lyrics are clunky, but I did enjoy listening to this.

The first track is a full on blues number, which I love.
The rest is soulful jazz with intense lyrics. Less my jam, but if you really listen to the lyrics (not my usual style) it’s very moving. Four women is intense/heartbreaking.
I’m sure in some ways it deserves 5 stars, but I can’t quite get there overall.

A couple of classic tunes on here, but my surprise favorite track was one I didn’t know called Samba Pa Ti.
Mostly instrumental album. Very smooth.

This album feels very incoherent. Not sure what his head space was during the making of this one. Some good individual tracks but they don’t vibe with each other. The mood is all over the place.