Reviews by ellesnayr

This was weirder than I expected. The second half was what I expected, that’s the Police sound I’ve heard in passing. But the first half has some different stuff on it. I wish this ranking system was 1-10 because I gave Bowie’s Low a 3 yesterday and this I’m also giving a 3 but it’s closer to a two and a half, and Low is closer to 4 than 3 but wasn’t quite a 4 for me.

Another solid entry from David Bowie. I didn’t enjoy this one as much as others but it’s still really good. I think this would be a good headphones album.

Soya was listenable. The rest of the album I didn’t care for. Every song felt like forever, it was incredibly repetitive.

Pretty good. Solo Lou Reed is not my favorite, I love the Velvet Underground. There were some good songs on here, and some really sad ones. Some were just okay.

This is great! I was already a Watermelon Man fan, but the other three songs are just as good. Hancock refuses to let you get bored, it’s just one exciting idea after another and it all works together in a cohesive way somehow. Fantastic stuff!

At first I thought I didn’t know who this was and then he started singing and I knew it was the Steely Dan guy. This sounds like a steely Dan album. Maybe a little more synth heavy but it’s got that Steely Dan sound. I’m not a huge Steely Dan guy so this was just ok to me.

I dig how bass forward this album is. Lyrics are kind of cheesy but the overall sound is great.

I enjoyed the music on this album. I’m always a fan of horns and some of the songs have them. I can’t put my finger on why, but the singers voice bothers me. So I doubt I’ll return to this album because of that, if not for the singer this could be a 4 star for me. Mayfly and Judy and the Dream of Horses are my two favorite songs.

This isn’t something I’d usually go out of my way for, but I can appreciate this album. It’s raw and introspective with some songs bordering on stream of consciousness. And then there’s some fun ones thrown in there, like raised on robbery, and my personal favorite, the album closer Twisted.

I’m not a big Stevie Wonder guy but this was pretty good. I like his more uptempo songs, the funkier ones and ones with horns. The ballads/“message” songs were boring and cheesy. Also, while the album length never got excruciating I still think this could have been way shorter. First thing he could’ve done is cut out the 3 minutes at the end of songs that were just repeating the same thing over and over. And the kids yelling the skin colors of famous people was unnecessary. We got the message of the song from the song, it wasn’t subtle, none of his message songs are subtle.

This is probably influential in some way but I didn’t think it was anything special. The beats were solid and I am a fan of turntablism. The raps were good, sometimes silly, mostly end rhymes. I think for the time it doesn’t stand up to Chuck D, Rakim, or even Ice Cube.

This rocked.

I hated this at first but it grew on me. It’s not great but it’s fun. Cold Beverages a good tune.

I get why this made the list but it wasn’t my favorite.

I was not expecting this music based on what I know about John Cale. I was a little disappointed at first. I mean this is a pretty straight forward pop album. I was expecting more experimentation. That said, the album grew on me, it’s not the best thing I ever heard but there’s some decent tracks on it.

When the only memorable song on your album is a cover that’s not a good thing.

It’s always Beatles or Stones, The Who always gets snubbed. They’re light years better than the stones. My theory is that they rocked so hard that they surpassed that debate and are instead included in later bands like Zeppelin. They’re light years really do have two distinct eras, the early British Invasion years and then later when they turned it up to 11. Anyways, this might be their best album. One of the best openers and closers in rock history.

This album was really good until the singer started singing. He has the whiniest voice. I want to know what the other guys sound like if he was the best choice for singer. Still gets a three because the music rocks. Would be a four with any other singer.

It’s crazy that this is so compelling and it’s mostly just a guy and a guitar. Usually that would get old fast especially with a 50 minute run time, but this never bored me. Of every song was amazing, but it was consistently interesting.

The bass needs to be turned up, otherwise this is kind of elevator music. It’s not bad, it grew on me. I wasn’t digging it at first, but by the end I found a few things I liked about it. But the bass is way too low in the mix.