Reviews by james_mir

Respectful punk/post-punk. Easy to enjoy

It looks like an album that is much better for being a very cult rather than because of its individual qualities (I'm just wondering if this is not the case on almost every album on the 1001 list).
It's a good album, and it's an easy listening session, but 3-star is enough

It's a bad imitation of what was happening at that time and context. It became a cult album due to other characteristics rather than the music.

It's not a bad album, but it's far from the quality of other albums here.

As pretentious as it should be in 2009. I think in the last 10/15 years, it's impossible to be "original" (for any sense of this word) without sounding at least a bit pretentious.

It doesn't make this album a good one, but it helps to understand and maybe enjoy it more.

The Pitchfork commentary about this album mentioned on the Wikipedia page is perfect. They were ahead of their time, and I'm sorry to listen to this album more than 40 years after its release. If someone presents this album to me without revealing that it was released in the 80s, I think I (or probably anyone who doesn't know it) will guess it was a modern album.

I think that the album sounds a bit dated from 2023 ears, but it's an inevitable album, and it's still great.

I have something against Jamiroquai, even not being a frequent listener. I don't know what, but I always turn off my brain every time I try to listen to any of their songs.

However, respecting the 1001 challenge, I tried this one and surprisingly enjoyed some songs. I still think they sound childish somehow (no explanations, just feelings), but now I can at least listen to 1 of their albums. I'll not try the others. Let's keep this relation in a good status.

I was expecting nothing from this album and it ends up being very fun and enjoyable. +1 on my list of artists I never heard about and discovered through the 1001 list.

This was my introduction to psychedelic soul, and I liked it very much. I'll watch everything from "The Temptations" and hope to see more of them on the 1001 list.

I don't know if they are bad at rapping if they are bad at sampling, or if they are bad at making music. The only thing I know is that this is a bad album.

It starts like any other indie rock from the 2000s; it gets some personality in the middle, and then it finishes like any other band from their time. It's not bad, but forgettable.

It is the best U2 (which is not so hard) and gives me some good memories, so an easy 3 stars.

My detailed evaluation of this album, step-by-step:

⭐⭐- Two from the beginning for not being from an English country.
⭐⭐⭐- OK, the music is a bit more experimental than I expected, but it's not bad
⭐ - (reading the Wikipedia page and discovering the plot of the album)
⭐⭐- Contextualized with some information regarding Serge Gainsbourg's career and importance for French culture

It's pretty hard to evaluate this. It's a strong album with a recognizable quality while still sounding like a Beach Boys B-Side, which is definitely something good, but it also takes off one star from my evaluation for the lack of personality (I'm afraid to be very unfair in this last sentence).

It's the best Brian Eno album I've ever listened to until now. This is not exactly a compliment.

Easy to listen to and even easier to dislike.

I was not too fond of it from the first note to the end of the last song.

They had their heart in the right place, and they were in the right place, but luck sometimes is the only way to survive. Nowadays, it is only an outdated 90s band.

It's another Todd Rundgren album and another surprise. It's not as good as the "A Wizard, A True Star" that I got here before, due to the inconsistency along the album. Still, it's the kind of thing that makes following this list worth it.

It's so much 80s that I almost typed this comment on my electric typewriter.