Reviews by georgeburgess

Been a while since I listened to this in full - Kanye used to be genuinely funny and brilliant and such a tonic to the Bling Era of rap. Such a shame listening knowing how it’s all ended.

Blisteringly fast first half and slower more groovy second - and ending with a hidden track and Shepard Tone?!

Couple of tunes on this but just not a big Pearl Jam guy. Very same-y in parts, wacka-wacka guitars, similar drum rhythms, Eddie Vedder’s signature vocal style.

Very fun tracks, varied too. The Stevie Wonder tribute song is hilarious. Raps are occasionally TOO simplistic but all round a fun album!

Beautiful album, v nostalgic for anyone growing up in the 00s

Some absolute classics on this album. Deeper cuts are pretty good too!

Some nice indie psychedelic rock tunes, never blew me away but a pleasant listen

Never really grabbed me, similar pace. Saxophone seemed like the main instrument rather than the organ. Organ not as striking as, say, Billy Preston. Might be nice to have in the background

Started really well, thought it was starting to lose momentum but then had an incredibly strong ending.

Really liked the first half, felt like it lost its way around the second - never heard poop mentioned so much in an album before

Loved the first half, liked the second - decent flow, nice to have prog elements that are in a tightly written shorter song

Song all time classics on this album - final song even went a bit prog!

Great! Loved the big band tales of country songs - maybe needed one more big and faster number midway through the second half to keep the pace up, but fantastic nonetheless

SBS is a tune, but the rest sort of blended into one - 40 was a decent album closer

First half is like DJ set, second is more spaced out. Loved this.

Basically invented the ambient genre so have to give it props. Not really made to be an active listening experience but a good vibe.

Generational voice, the slow bluesy soul beat and progressions were a little samey after a while. But enjoyable.

Yeah this is fantastic. As raw as this album is, the melody and solid songwriting is what makes it. Classic.

Musically very good, enjoyed parts of this - really liked the first track but not really my thing as a whole

I mean, the title ain’t lying. Lyrically brilliant, musically both joyous and emotive. Just brilliant.