Reviews by deepee

I hear the Temptations and I think upbeat tunes like My Girl and Heard It Through the Grapevine. This album is grittier more soulful Temptations. Songs that focus on social issues, loneliness. So I didn’t get what was expected but am glad I heard. As far as rating it as an album musically, pretty average for me.

I had heard of but never heard this band before. Apparently they are considered grunge. They are from Seattle and were formed during the grunge era. To me many of the songs are more straightforward rock than grunge. There is also punk vibe on the song Let It Slide (my favorite track). Although the last song, Check Out Time, has a grunge buzz about it. I can see them being an influence on what became the grunge sound.

I’m probably going to get kicked out of the senior citizen white American woman club for this, but man do I find her singing hard to listen to! No thank you.

It’s hard to listen to this one with fresh ears when the songs on it have been so overplayed on the radio over the course of the past 30 years. I sincerely would be happy to never hear the song Jeremy again.
However, reading about it and remembering this was their debut album, and seeing how early it came out, I do have to respect this one. May not be one of my personal favorites, (I prefer Temple of the Dog, which was released the same year), but this has become a “classic” for a reason.

Ok so I know this guy turned it to be a douche. But I also remember SO MUCH HYPE about him when he first came in the scene. Somehow I never took the time to check out any of his stuff.
Dude this is BORING. It must have been a slow year for music in 2000 if this debut got so much praise.
Also, his vocal style is pretentious AF. These lyrics aren’t as deep as he seems to want them to be. I was looking for originality and did not find it.

Where is My Mind is the highlight for me on this one. Gigantic was a big hit I remember and that’s also a good listen. But otherwise I don’t enjoy this one much. Expected much more given all the hype I had heard about it.

Straight up old school country ditties. Honestly I’m not hearing anything special in her voice and am hoping hard that Patsy Cline is on this list.

Wait! A Google search says there is no Patsy Cline album on this list?! TRAVESTY

Ahhhh, Young Elton John when his genius was on full display! When the youngsters don’t appreciate him, understandably thanks to Disney, this album and Honky Chateau are where I send them to school.

What did I just listen to?
I have to Hope that most of this was meant to be ironic? Sung from characters’ points of view? So many misogynistic lyrics.
I can’t say the music is great. The lyrics seem meant to shock.
It would be easy to give this only one star.
But I think this was all intentional?
Which would make it clever?
Oh boy.
Still… mostly not fun to listen to…
Certainly a conversation topic so I’m glad to know this exists and be able to discuss it with anybody else who had the patience to stick with it through to the end.

After a night to think about it I guys I’ll give it 2 starts as a nod to its originality?

Just sounds like metal lite to me. Which appeals to me personally more than heavy metal, but also makes it feel somehow less authentic. There is some nice guitar work.

Strange to include this one in the book. I thought that we all agreed that Rumours is the classic Fleetwood Mac album. I suppose you could need to listen to this one to understand how ponderous much of their other music is.
Sara is the standout song w

21 years old, writing music like this, singing with that voice. What a gift she is!
May not be everybody’s preferred style, but the emotions she sings about are universal.

Nice little moody listen. Not much diversity of sound within it, so it feels a bit long, but very consistently pretty music. I think it best fits a cloudy day when you just want to lounge in bed and let your mind wander.

I get a sore throat just listening to this guy scream/sing.
This is not an easy listen.
I’m determined to listen to the whole album but I’m on track 4 of 16 and struggling !
What’s this?
Track 10 is a lovely little instrumental palate cleanser nothing like anything else so far !
Track 11 more tribal, no lead singer growling!
Ok screamer is back for tracks12-15, and now track 16 is an 13 minute percussion track.
Will the instrumentals be enough to get this album up from a 1 star to a 2? Gonna depend on the last 5 minutes of this last track, but it’s got a deep hole to overcome…
I predict/hope I will never listen to this album again.

Solid wall of sound. Brought me right back to the dark dive bars where I heard it when it was new. These guys didn’t just phone it in. Good stuff. Could have used a bit of editing. There are several absolute 5 star songs on here, but not all of them. Would give it a 4.5 if I could. Feel like 4 is selling it short but can’t quite give it a 5.

Great new find for me! I knew the song Cut Your Hair but somehow didn’t realize it was Pavement.
They manage somehow to sound industrial and melodic at the same time.
It’s a good sign when I immediately listen to the entire album on repeat.

The second time I’ve gotten an album by this band that I had never heard of before this project.
The first album I heard of theirs, I thought was fine, nothing special, gave it a three. But this one slaps! I’m not sure how they never entered into my awareness with this one. A blend of styles, kind of futuristic psychedelic pop. Good listen.

Love the lyrics, the beats are good, only lacks a little melody. Highlight for me is “Heaven”.

I won’t be Monkeeing around with this one again, that’s for sure.

The title of this album led me to expect something livelier. I suppose this is fine for background dinner music, but it left me wanting more.