Reviews by james_mir

I forgot how much I liked this album. Thank you for its inclusion on the extended list.

I've never heard about. Nice album, even though a bit repetitive.

Almost 1 hour and almost the same song. I learned to respect people from the electronic scene, but not this kind of album. Totally not for me.

There is a lack of musical theatre on the original list. It's not something I'll listen to without watching the movie, but it was a nice addition. It deserves a spot on my personal list

I really love to discover some good albums from different countries and people. Even without full enjoyment (I found it a bit repetitive), it deserves my 5.

Not bad, but after 1100 albums, it sounds quite generic. It's possible to be a pleasant generic singer-songwriter, but it deserves a 3-star rating at maximum.

Totally unexpected, hardly understandable, and fully enjoyed!

I enjoyed the Eels' album selected for the original list much more, but this is also a good one. It's my comfort zone, no challenge, and also not much to say about.

Much more a trend than a classic, it's not a bad album. I liked the upbeat on the initial songs and enjoyed the last songs less.

PS: "Watermelon sugar" should be part of another list like "1001 songs that you may try to do not to listen to before you die (and fail)"

I think this is the first trip-hop (a music style that I discovered following the original list) that I really enjoyed. It's so energetic, but not in a dancing way. It's more like an energy transfer or something like that. A bit long, but an impressive album.

How the original 1001 list can even be called a list with no solo Ozzy? This is a huge gap now solved by someone good enough to remember the prince of darkness.

The work is competent, but I've already seen so many people doing the same that it's tough to get something different from this record.

PS: I swear I yawned at least 1 time per song, but I probably should not blame the album for my sleepiness. Or should I?

quite boring and uninspiring.

Although I enjoyed it in general and they have a very nice energy, it reminds me too much of something like Jamiroquai, and only the resemblance to it makes me dislike it a bit.

From the cover art plus Wikipedia, I was expecting something quite boring and pretentious, but indeed I found something quite fun and enjoyable. If not a masterpiece or something like that, it's a quite competent work for the purpose. Post-metal is something I should explore more.

Given the cover art and the short Wikipedia text, I was expecting something very different, with more experimentalism and innovation. I got something fairly simple, well done, but simple. The only song that gave me a pinch of what I was expecting was the last one ("No Balance Palace"). An album following the line of this last song will be much more impressive and enjoyable, but we have what we have, so it's a competent 3-star album.

Spanish punk and chords? Take my 5

It has some style, but is too bland for another listening

Honestly, I don't like the album much, but Vaporwave is something important in 2025, and I believe this album is representative and deserves a spot on the list, especially being something from 2016; it's impressive how ahead of its time it was.

I'll take it with a pinch of irony, but indeed the 90s/2000s pop music owes something to Backstreet Boys and other boy bands like them, so it's a good pick for a list like 1001. As an album, it's as bland as expected, but I cannot say anymore that I never listened to one of their album fully.

PS: It's much better than the Justin Timberlake one that is on the official list, just for registry