Reviews by deepee

I have friends who rave about John Prine, and have heard many musicians praise him.
It’s all about his lyrics. He tells great stories. But in my opinion musically ist’s unimpressive.

Very cool stuff but a few of the songs near the end were just too repetitive.

This music brings back so many fun memories. If you are a certain age it is hard to hear Cyndi’s voice and not smile. Sit back -or Bop- and enjoy.

Well this is a revelation.
I was dragged to a Dylan concert in the late 80s (early 90s?). It was the worst concert I’ve ever been to. He was so wasted. Just standing there kind of mumbling, words indistinguishable. I was accompanying a friend who was a fan, who apologized to me.
So who is this young man singing thoughtful lyrics so clearly?
After 35 years of being a Bob Dylan NON-fan, I can’t deny the talent I hear on this album. Knowing it was ground-breaking in terms of musical style at the time, and the culture shift it helped suppory, I may have to give it a five star rating in spite of his voice.

Sounds just like Steely Dan. Which is, of course, a wonderful thing.

Pop music. On their better sings you can hear some Bowie influence.
Fun enough, but when the album repeated I was already getting tired of it, and I had never heard it before today.

My little brother loved this album back in the day. It makes me laugh that it made this list. Pretty straight-forward middle of the road stuff.

The beats are funky, the raps flow, the lyrics make it clear. They even give you something to dance to! I’m a 60 year old white woman here to tell you that shit was dope! Straight up 5 stars.

The man has a gorgeous voice but these songs just don’t hit like the Smiths’ did.

Great example of the music of the 80s. Brought me right back. Fun music with good rhythms. Bit of ska feeling. I’ve seen reviews comparing them to Duran Duran but this is far better in my opinion.

Once in a Lifetime is a five star song. But in the while this us not a five star album. Too much talking vs singing, percussion vs melody. I know they have an album I enjoy more, hopefully it will show up on the list.

Very atmospheric, moody. Easy to forget she’s singing words. In the right mood I might like it better. Today it seemed too long, too much of the same.

Mix of industrial (mostly), hypnotic repetitive, with a few moments of lyricism and melody and a random piano song thrown in.

Wow I REALLY liked this album. Has never heard it before, didn’t know what to expect. Good atmospheric music. Almost a five? Maybe not quite? Can an album I’ve never heard of before be a five? Can an album that I’ve listened to several times in one day NOT be a five?

Straight forward Rock

The slower jazz side of Elvis. Not my taste. I bet a different album of his will pop up that I will like more.

Loved this album when it first came out and still today. Brilliant songwriter. I am happy to see her getting more recognition recently.

Good stuff! More accessible/radio friendly compared to Autobahn, which I listened to a few weeks ago.

I was eager for this to be over from the very first song, and did not change my opinion along the way. My only 1 star rating to date has been due a vapid no “evident effort at originality” album. I can’t say that about this. I can say that I never want to have to suffer through it again. More painful than my 2 star ratings, but more creative than the 1. Wishing half stars were allowed - 1.5

Ok. This is why I love this project. I am not a metal head. This album was very popular during my teen years but i has never listened to it because, again, not a metal head. But as I approach this list with an open mind, much to my disguise- I liked it! And people i am an oldish lady now. Trying to figure out why I like it so much more than other metal albums I’ve listened to through this. More rhythm maybe? More structure to the songs?
Off to Google “what makes Iron Maiden so good” to get more insight.