Reviews by james_mir

Strange, noisy, and not too much memorable. Not exactly what I wanted, but maybe what I needed.

When I saw the album cover, I was sure it would be another 1 star that got a spot on the list just to be removed some years later.

However, to my surprise, I kind of enjoyed the album. Aguilera's voice is something unreal, and I think this is not a discussion, but her singles normally don't catch my attention in any way.

Listening to the full album, I found some cool songs on CD 1 and CD 2. Of course, I agreed with some of the critics I saw on the Wikipedia page, like the fact that the album is lengthy and the emulation of the 1920s–1950s idols is sometimes just fake, but overall, I found it pretty enjoyable.

I still think that it's an album that will be replaced on the 1001 list soon, but now I guess it will last at least for 2 or 3 editions, at least it deserves.

It's not the best R.EM., but even their average is still dope!

A straightforward no-skip album (yes, even "Sweet Child o' Mine")

It is an interesting album, but I think that psychedelic people should really enforce some time limit around the 40 minutes of the album. The interesting becomes boring too quickly to support more than that.

It was a good and unexpected surprise for me. It's not so memorable, but her voice and the lyrics will stay with me for some time.

I only know about Billy Joel by his famous name, which I see here and there in movies and TV series. Apparently, he is important for TV productions as a reference, but I have never listened to one of his albums.

This one was a nice introduction. It still sounds like I am listening to something purposely made in 2024 to sound like something from the 70s/80s, but being really produced around 1970 makes a lot of sense.

Given that I'm far from a specialist, this should be the essence of post-punk. It contains all the energy and riot-vibes that I expect from punk with all the strangeness that I expect from anything released after 1980.

Risking to be repetitive, I dislike this album almost to the same extent I loved "Parklife." I don't know if it's too indie for me, but I found it almost annoying. It won one extra star from me for song 2 and all its history of a joke that became a success.

I enjoyed the "In It For The Money" I got here some time ago much more, but this is the kind of energy I expect from a rock band. It's not perfect, but it's a solid 3.5 album.

It was another old-school hip-hop in a row, but noting how some songs aged much better than others was interesting.

It's far from my favorites, but it's a nice album.

Old School hip-hop has its place, but it's almost impossible not to sound outdated in 2024. Sometimes, the qualities can be so astonishing that we can try to analyze it with 90s eyes, but sometimes not.

A good number of songs on this album can be appreciated without the bitter taste in the mouth, but the whole album is much more historically significant rather than enjoyable to listen to.

It deserves the spot on the 1001 list, but I'm unsure if I'll re-listen to it as a whole album after today.

For some unknown reason, I feel that I should pay respect to this release, but I can't really enjoy it so much. It's nice and somehow cozy to listen to any indie British rock from early 2000, but in 2024, they lack something important that I can't name, but I can rate it with 3 stars to represent it.

After listening to "Cloud Nine" on the 1001 list some time ago, I was excited for the next Temptations. Expectations are born to die, and that's the cruel truth.

This album is not bad; it started with some very funky songs, but then it suddenly became a generic soul/Motown album with no personality, which is fairly disappointing, especially when compared with "Cloud Nine."

It probably deserves its spot on the list, but it's not something I'll remember.

Despite the "Strange Currencies," this is the least R.E.M. album from R.E.M., and I'm still wondering if that's a good or bad thing.

Until I decide my opinion, I'll give it a rate of 4 stars.

You made it. I enjoyed listening to electronic music.

What surprises me is to call it trip-hop, since the example band of this style is the Massive Attack. I cannot see any similarities, this is much better.

This was a very nice experience! Another time, a band I had never heard about with all the energy of punk music but without the exaggerations that were commonplace in the 80s (and maybe 90s).
Even the slow pieces were great to listen to.

It's a bit longer for my full appreciation, but plenty enjoyable.

I recognize Syd Barret's importance for music history, but I cannot handle a very well-produced rehash; sorry about that.

It's very unexpected for a Pet Shop Boys album. Altough honestly, I don't know if I know what I expected from Pet Shop Boys, even after 2 or 3 albums from them on the 1001 list.

I can say that I liked it, even though it was not so remarkable.

Just another day with another country album...let's go to listen to it and then forget about it tomorrow.

The last song was almost enjoyable and resembles a bit of Johnny Cash.