Reviews by ella_ayates

This album deserves its spot on the list for the wikipedia read alone- at my count this guy has five albums he produced on the list, and then you reach the murder section. The album itself was exactly what you'd expect- lovely to listen to on Christmas morning but hard to rate Christmas songs that highly.
Favourite song: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Least: The Bells of St. Mary

Good beats and the occasional satisfying turn of phrase but mostly the lyrics made me cringe, think at some point he called himself (or the song?) the eighth wonder of the world. Also not a fan of how much Kanye is all over the production.
I do enjoy the lyric "so much coke you could run the slalom".
Favourite song: U Don't Know
Least: Girls, Girls, Girls

I enjoyed the vibe but could have done with a few less songs- they started to get a bit much of the same thing by the end. Could even say they got a bit... pointless... (the bassist is Richard Osman's brother Mat Osman, now read the joke again and laugh please!)
Favourite song: New Generation
Least: Daddy's Speeding

Peeled many many potatoes while this album was on and my dad was singing along- not sure Crosby, Stills, Nash and Yates is quite as good as the original. Or if either is as good as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Favourite song: Helplessly Hoping (or Guinnevere)
Least: Song with No Words

Every now and then a pub quiz asks what the first music video played on MTV was, but now I'm prepared for if they ever ask what the first music video on MTV Europe was. Opens very strong, didn't like the middle few songs as much- was thrown by the jazziness.
Favourite song: Money for Nothing
Least: Ride Across the River

A lot of variety and yet I still found myself bored, at least on the songs where I wasn't actively annoyed. Feels like one of those cases where someone was in a famous band so their record label just lets them make whatever they want afterwards with no direction or comments. Not a fan.
Favourite song: Here's The One That Got Away
Least: Me Ship Came in

A teacher at our school once told me and Lola that the Come on Eileen music video was filmed nearby so we (I think unprompted) went to the locations of the music video and recreated the dancing- these videos will not be shared but does mean I sometimes cringe a little when I hear the song.
But regardless of being 16 and finding everything embarrassing we still stood out on the street and danced and laughed at ourselves. Come on Eileen is exactly that kind of song, a bit silly, a bit infectious and a whole lot of fun when sung with a crowd, or just one friend.
It's an album to put you in a good mood- I definitely enjoy the less upbeat songs a lot less but overall I still enjoyed the album.
Favourite song: Come on Eileen
Least: Old

This album is a collaboration not only between Wilco and Billy Bragg (and Natalie Merchant) but also Woody Guthrie whose daughter gave them these lyrics that Woody had written some 50 to 60 years before this album was recorded. There is sometimes a noticeable difference in the songs with music written by Wilco vs Billy Bragg but I enjoyed both the softer and more upbeat songs, however the transition from Birds and Ships to Hoodoo Voodoo was jarring.
I heard a couple of the songs on this album before but I like them even more knowing the story behind them and the amount of love and respect that had to go into making this an album.
Favourite song: Way Over Yonder In the Minor Key
Least: Hoodoo Voodoo or The Unwelcomed Guest

Lovely album. Quite easy listening vibes which isn't always bad but parts of the album just felt a bit too simple. Fun but not incredible.
Favourite song: Mamunia
Least: Bluebird

Didn't blow me away as much as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Tiny Dancer is such an iconic song that the rest of the album just really doesn't compare, especially Indian Sunset which feels very unnecessary.
Favourite song: Tiny Dancer
Least: Indian Sunset

Went into the album only really knowing (and loving) Everything in its Right Place so I had high expectations. I was very much let down, there were some pretty good songs but there was far too much annoying noisy headache inducing beeping bullshit. By the end the whining of his voice was also annoying me, had to go back and listening to Everything in its Right Place again to not rate this any lower.
Favourite song: Everything in its Right Place
Least: Idioteque

Maybe I'd like it more if I could drive. Or was German. Or didn't have ears. I know it was super culturally/musically significant but I just don't think I'll ever be a Kraftwerk fan.
Favourite song: Autobahn (would be better if there was about 18 minutes less of it tho)
Least: Morgenspaziergang

Fun concept album! Some of the songs went on a bit too long. Honestly I was pretty excited for this album when I saw it and felt a bit underwhelmed, might be a bit harsh but nothing on this album was better than the Kinks songs I already knew. Maybe the next Kinks album we get I'll go into with better expectations.
Favourite song: Victoria
Least: She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina

So torn from how much I love the song Common People and how much I hated the Pencil Skirt lyric "I love it when you tell me to stop". Think in general it's a decent album with a few great songs and a few truly awful songs. I wouldn't listen to the full album again- probably wouldn't relisten to any of the songs I didn't already know.
Favourite song: Common People
Least: Pencil Skirt

Think I reached my funk limit at some point listening to this album. Maybe I'd enjoy it more if it was playing at a party rather than at my desk.
Favourite song: Yearnin' Learnin'
Least: Africano

Some nostalgic hits that I’d happily sing along to on a night out but other than that the album didn’t do much for me. There were points where I found the way he was singing a bit annoying and singing about a 17 year old is an odd choice
Favourite song: Use Somebody
Least: 17

Oh no! We're rich now and they want us to pay taxes! Shut up! Think the Indian influenced Love You To feels a bit out of place as well. But overall it's a classic Beatles album, can't get much more Beatles than Yellow Submarine and Eleanor Rigby! It's got the proper Beatles storytelling and vocals, really can't complain (more than I already have).
Favourite song: I'm Only Sleeping
Least: Love You To

Feels like they were having fun making this album! Good beats and fun lyrics, just a really joyful listening experience. Never heard of these guys before and am very happy to have heard this album. Tiny bit too long/repetitive but still overall a good album experience.
Favourite song: What "U" Waitin' "4"
Least: Belly Dancin' Dina

This was his fifteenth studio album and he was 22, hate hate hate. Superstition won him his first and second (of 25!!!) Grammys .None of the rest of the album lives up to Superstition but I'm glad to have heard the rest of the album (even if I won't ever go back to it).
Favourite song: Superstition
Least: Maybe Your Baby

Some of the songs were a little "Look how good i am at guitar!" but overall still enjoyed the album, fun variety of songs
Favourite Song: Going to California
Least: Black Dog