Reviews by james_mir

I'm unsure if I listened to the right album, but it's okay. I'm happy to see some Latin (or Chicano) rock on the 1001 list, but I'm sad that it is far from the best Latin rock available. Being a 2004 album, there are plenty of options that can easily replace this one with much more success. Let's see if the book contains more options in the future.

I can rate it with 5 just by the cover, but it's still good music!

When it started, I thought it would be just another ABBA album without the greatest hits, but I found it very enjoyable despite all the ABBA cliches.

It's an enjoyable classic but lacks a bit of variation among the songs. Perfect for me 20 years ago.

Second Bee Gees and no "Stayin' alive"? It's unexpected, as unexpected as myself enjoying a bit of their music.

I bet he is a very important British singer-songwriter, but am I obligated to like it? I don't think so

Eith half of the length, it could be good.

How do I think I am to evaluate it?

I have never heard about them before, and I'm always amazed by how much good stuff has been around since the 80s, with no sign for me. This list is centered around the '70s and '80s albums, but apparently, all bands around that time were much ahead of their time, like the case of Violent Femmes.

Sadly, they decrease a bit at the end of the album with some slow songs, which makes me rate them with a 4, but I'll always love to listen to all this proto/pos/folk-punk music.

As I learned from the list, Tom Waits is always unexpected and always a pleasure to listen to, even when the songs have too many drums for my personal taste.

I loved her voice and this album contains one of my favorite songs, but it's a 4, because it is a bit repetitive

Too much uniform to be perfect, but very good stuff

Second time this month that I got a perfect album for me, but the teenager me. Joy division is a pearl for the sad young boy with no problems at all. Nowadays, it is good song.

Of course, it's extremely outdated, however, I guess this is the kind of album that probably really changed the game when released, spreading all these different music styles around the world. I bet that McLaren was probably not a music genius, but his marketing feeling proved one more time to be very sharp.

Krautrock is not for me. Period. This one is not so bad.

This is the kind of music made for my teenage self. Nowadays, it's just tedious. 3 stars for the memory.

I liked this album a lot. It's much nicer than I thought it was possible based on the description and Wikipedia page. So many styles are encapsulated inside the same album that it becomes hard to analyze them thoroughly.

It's better than the "Dear Science" album from the band (released later, but that I got on the 1001 list before).

It was an absolutely great discovery! I think it was the first time I thought an album was not long enough. I wanted more.

Although I didn't enjoy his voice so much, this is the kind of music I'm looking for when I open this site daily. Something different from the standard that touches on sensible themes and has historical importance, especially when it is unknown to me.

This Lam Toro album meets all points.

A classic is classic for some reason. It sounds (of course) old school for 2024, but still enjoyable. It's not a masterpiece tough.