Reviews by itomenglish

Huh. I actually thought I liked this album more than I do. I think Bound 2 is one of the highlights of Kanye's career but the rest of this is kind of the worst. Not even looking to start in on Kanye himself.

Good album, I really liked Orange Moon and Green Eyes. Just probably won’t be one that comes to mind as something I really need to listen to again.

Season: Late Autumn
Favorite Song: Orange Moon

This album felt more like a concert than an album. And that’s not like, my favorite thing? It was a good album but I thought I was close to the end and then It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night just kept going forever. This is like, a very high 3 for me.

Season: True Summer
Favorite Song: Housequake

You know, I really love Just What I Needed and expected to like the rest of the album but it was just… fine.

Season: Early Summer
Favorite Song: Just What I Needed

Mumble mumble a very solid 2.

I prefer to hear the lyrics and unfortunately most of the lyrics were in cursive.

Season: Late Summer
Favorite Song: The Bucket

Ok so, I think I owe Paul Simon a formal apology. In my review for Graceland, I wrote that “His solo career post Simon & Garfunkel had promise but Graceland was a difficult and confusing choice made by a man trying to find himself again in other people’s culture.” And you know what… when I wrote that I thought higher of Simon & Garfunkel. But now, after listening to this and Bookends, I want to say that maybe Simon & Garfunkel wasn’t as great as I thought. And maybe Paul Simon had to do what he could to regain relevance.

Onto this album though, there were exactly 2 songs I had heard from this album prior, Homeward Bound and 7 O’Clock News. And those are probably the only ones I will relisten to. Mostly Homeward Bound although 7 O’Clock News makes an interesting christmas playlist.

Season: Early Winter
Favorite Song: Homeward Bound

Incredibly 2012 Tumblr feeling. Really shockingly bland. Felt like it belonged in a short Hulu series about young millennials.

I just felt a little unimpressed. Picking a favorite song felt difficult but not because there were so many good options.

Season: True Spring
Favorite Song: I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better

Wow, this album really took me through a whole range of emotions. But like, lowkey /neg. Some of these songs are already on my playlists. The rest of them did not exactly compel me to add to rotation.

Season: True Autumn
Favorite Song: Old Man

This album made me go and lower the rating I gave the other R.E.M. album. It’s just so much better to me. Almost almost a 4. Most every song was either a 3 or a 4 on it’s own.

Season: Late Spring
Favorite Song: Radio Free Europe

I would rate it high for the genre. Love a short little album, was good to listen to for the time I was listening. Probably not going back to this one but wouldn’t hate to hear it out in public at a state fair or something.

Season: Late Summer
Favorite Song: Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through)

Yeah it just feels weird ranking something that I remember coming out. Idk. There’s some great hits on here, I like thinking about how an album like this impacts later releases in her solo career. But on the other hand… eh.

Season: True Fall
Favorite Song: Graveyard Train

There’s something about The Kinks that makes me respect them a little more than the Beatles. I think it’s because I kind of think that they believe what they are saying more than the Beatles? Don’t crucify me though, I literally cannot care about either band less. Hence the down the middle score.

Season: Late Spring Nights
Favorite Song: Water

Ok I kind of think that I am much harder on albums/bands that are more recent and I never took the time to investigate but am now learning from this project that I don’t like.

Season: Early Fall
Favorite Song: Starlight

I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I just can’t get behind long songs. Covid fried my brain is2g.

Definitely a different time… but I do love a draft dodging song. This album took me through a whole range of emotions in a nice, short package. There were some songs I liked the sound of and some that I liked the lyrics of. My Uncle is also joining regular rotation.

Season: Late Summer
Favorite Song: My Uncle
Runner Up: Dark End Of The Street

I can only imagine how cool it must have been to be a teenager when this came out. Unfortunately when I was a teenager everyone I knew was listening to Brendon Urie. Anyways, good album. Felt a little all over the place ranging from iconic to uncomfortable (for me). A solid 3.

Season: Early Summer
Favorite Song: Killer Queen