Reviews by ellesnayr

Apparently Bob Dylan never heard that quote about brevity. A lot of the songs on here I feel like he could’ve cut a verse or six. Ironically, the longest song on here, Desolation Row, is one of the only ones that didn’t feel too long.

I am not a fan of morrisey’s voice. The music on here has its moments, but overall I didn’t care for it.

Technically the music wasn’t bad, but I did not like it. It’s all sounded like one long song and that song was annoying. Also, this album should have been called I Have Sex because holy shit all this guy sings about is banging chicks. It’s a forty minute brag about how he gets laid a lot.

Is Marilyn Manson the ultimate edgelord? Jesus Christ this was bad. It’s like Nine Inch Nails without the talent or nuance. This is edgy to be edgy bullshit. I did not listen to the whole thing, I gave it a few songs and skipped through the rest. All the songs sound the same so I don’t think I missed anything important.

Some okay album cuts on here, but mostly I’m realizing why the songs that made it to the greatest hits were Turn to Stone and Mr Blue Sky. The rest of the songs range from tolerable to exhausting. It’s not that there’s anything necessarily bad on here, just a lot of filler. Okay wow, I just looked and this is their seventh album. No wonder there’s so much filler. Crazy that their biggest hit was on here though.

Man I just don’t likes blues music. I think it’s boring. This album was boring.

Jamiroquai is not who I thought he was. I always thought he made R&B music in the vein of Ne-yo or Usher. This came way out of left field for me. This was more like Stevie Wonder. I liked this album, it was upbeat and funky and didn’t overstay its welcome. It’s not something I’ll listen to all the time, but I wouldn’t be upset if it came on.

This was an eclectic and fun listen. Very high energy. Not sure I’d go back to it, but I’m not opposed to the idea.

I had another PSB album before this one and thought, based on that one that maybe I had misjudged them in the past. This is exactly what I expected on the last one (Behaviour for what it’s worth). This was boring uninspired generic 80s synth pop. There’s some amazing 80s synth pop out there, this just isn’t it. So maybe they got better as their careers went on but this album stinks.

If I was rating based on influence or cultural significance this album would be an easy 5. But this is a personal journal for me, so I’m ranking based on enjoyment. That being said this album was LONG, every song was 5 minutes plus and it was draining, I think that’s a problem with hip hop groups, every member has a verse so it makes for long songs. It was also very same-y throughout, so I was kind of bored by it. There are some good songs that stand the test of time, but a lot is forgettable. C.R.E.A.M is a banger.

It didn’t do much for me, but it wasn’t bad. It was a little scattered.

This would have been an amazing Velvet Underground album. The music behind the vocals is so great. Nico’s singing really ruins this for me, just like the songs she sings on The Velvet Underground’s debut album. If Lou Reed sang on this album it would be an easy 4 possibly 5 star album for me. I’m giving it a reluctant 3 because the music is so good but I won’t probably return to it because of Nico. Also, I never knew there was a connection between The Velvet Underground and the Eagles, but Jackson Browne plays guitar on some of the songs on here, and most of The Velvet Underground play on the rest of the album.

I didn’t finish this one. It was incredibly boring. What a snooze.

I remember this getting a lot of accolades when it came out but I never got around to listening to it. I wish I had checked it out. Before this all I knew was Royals, and I was a big fan of that song so I’m not sure why I didn’t explore her music further. I’m glad this album came up on this list because it is fantastic. Not a dud on here, just a really solid album that I will be returning to.

I’m sure this guy was very influential to a lot of people. But just like a lot of people who are influential, when you listen to them after hearing all the people they influenced it sounds dated. That’s how I feel about this album.

This was a big step up from her first album. I’m still not a fan, but this was a lot better. I think the production from Mark Ronson was a big part of that. She has a very good voice, I just don’t like her stuff. I can understand why some people might, it’s just not for me.

This I like! I love the guitar work on here, you can hear how much this band influenced future indie rock. The songs were also great. I will definitely be returning to this one.

This was like really bad. Most of this album didn’t need to be recorded. It sounds like some teenagers recording their joke songs in the basement. Maybe one of them finds the tape years later and goes wow we were really bad, but looks back on the time fondly. Seriously though there’s like 30 minutes of them just screwing around at the end of the album. Before that the actual songs feel like they’re supposed to be satirical takes on 50s rock and roll but they miss the mark by a mile and it just sounds stupid.

If this was an instrumental album I could see myself revisiting it, but I can’t stand the vocals. Musically very cool, but the singer is not for me.

The covers on this album were unique but I still prefer the orginals. The rest of the songs were fine. Good instrumentals but the songs didn’t really do much for me.