Reviews by fernandodante

This is basically a psychedelic rock album, but with different instruments. And a great one at that.

I'll have to see where this one stands against "Dig Your Own Hole" ("Surrender" was really good too, from what I remember, but it's not on this list).

Anyway, listen to it.

Which tracklist are we talking about here? UK or US? I think "Foxey Lady" is the de facto opener of this record, and "Red House" belongs here for sure. That being said, "Purple Haze" also deserves a spot.

Ideally, you find your mix between the best of the US and UK tracklists. It's a classic anyway,

I've listened to this to absolute death. It was my favorite Beatles album for a while. I still think it's brilliant! But I'd sooner listen to Abbey Road or the White Album.

One time I saw The National at Lollapalooza. One of the most boring concerts I've ever seen. It was like someone tried to make a worse version of all the slow Radiohead songs you've ver heard.

This album was better than that. I may have actually enjoyed a couple of tracks.

But do you need to listen to this before you die? Absolutely not.

Exclude.

A very good White Stripes album. Not the best White Stripes album. They deserve credit for changing things up a lot and trying out new things.

I'd say the songs "Instinct Blues" and "Red Rain" feel a bit out of place here, they are not as inventive as the rest of the material. The rest is brilliant. But it's not a 5-star album, and I don't know if it really deserves a place on this list, as much as I love the band.

You can't mess with this. It sounds cliché to call it "beautiful", but that's what it is. So much more than your typical singer-songwriter album.

This is not for everyone.

But if it is for you, you're really gonna dig it. Unlike some of Waits' other stuff (which I don't like as much), the production and choice of instruments here really shines.

(I originally discovered this album because Queens of the Stone Age covered "Goin' Out West" arguably one of the best songs here. But do give the whole thing a try. Then another one, because you might hate it at first.)

A classic that holds up.

Side A has all the legendary pop rock, side B has songs that don't hit with quite the same impact, but are very good overall.

Never mind what the band has become in recent years. Go and listen to this!

Is it a good blues-rock album with actual songs?

Yes.

Can you do better?

Also yes.

I mean, you're going to listen to one Amy Winehouse album, make it the other one. This is ok, but it goes on for way too long.

Not my favorite kind of hip-hop. It's something about the beats being really fast and busy all the time. I don't think it's bad, but it's really not for me.

Classic "blues rock" records tend to age poorly, but this one still sound great. The longer cuts are the best.

I'd give this 6 stars if I could. Possibly my favorite hip-hop album of all time.

If you're a rock listener and have never given hip-hop a proper chance, start here.

I wouldn't say it's the greatest rock album ever made, but attributing fewer than 5 stars seems unfair.

Skip "Digsy's Dinner".

Really good album that overstays its welcome a bit. If you liked Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly", this is a solid next step.

On a side note, I saw Thundercat live, and his show is NOTHING like this album.

All those great vibes, those warm bass grooves and smooth melodies that take you along for a ride? Nah, none of that. JAMS. Endless bass solos. Whenever the concert would hint at finally taking off, he would launch into another improv, right in the middle of a song. It was frustrating.

When he played "Them Changes", the crowd finally stood up and started dancing and cheering. Too bad it was the last song of the set. He came back for an awkward one-song encore, and that was it.

It's ok, just barely reaching 4 stars, rather than 3. There are too many Kinks albums on this list though.

"Epic" is not synonymous with "good".

I can appreciate the scope and the ambition, but the overall delivery is too melodramatic. A "rock opera" doesn't work unless it changes things up every now and then, be it musically or thematically. That's why Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and the Smashing Pumpkins' "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" work so well, but Nine Inch Nails' "The Fragile" does not.

You need to change the tone, add a little humor, but in a way that fits - UNLIKE "Tommy's Holiday Camp", which just seems stupid in the middle of all the drama of this record.

Sure they can play. Sure Roger Daltrey is good (but inferior to Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne or Ian Gillan). But if you're gonna listen to a Who album, make it "Who's Next".

"Tommy" is, and has always been, overrated as hell.

Starts off pretty bad, but improves when Janis Joplin starts singing.

Honestly, though, if you want "blues rock", you can do a lot better than this. There's a lot of messy guitar and instrumentation all around, and most of the songs here don't even come close to "Piece of My Heart".

I don't have to relisten to this. It's a classic. No further comments.

If you really liked Bowie's "Low" and "Heroes", or Iggy Pop's "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life", this is a logical next step. It's weirder, but rewarding.