Reviews by james_mir

This is what comes to my mind when I think about Radiohead, and unfortunately is the worst Radiohead album I got on the 1001 list (this is the sixth Radiohead album I got here). It's sad that, since they are a band I like, the "standard" song that comes to my mind is not their best work and instead is this one. This is a 2-star album with an extra point for the excellent jazzy last song.

I almost liked the first 2 songs, but after more than 1 hour, I realized it was annoying, and that is it.

I enjoyed it a lot, but it lacks something (I can't identify precisely what) to be a perfect 5-star record.

Classical albums are defined as it, usually, for fair reasons and this is not different, even with this lack of some spicy that I expect in this kind of music. So I hope to have more Afrika Bambaataa on the 1001 list to try again and ensure that the problem was me or my mood and not the album.

It's hard to define the album and band style, and I think it is a little messy. However, I enjoyed almost all the songs, which gave me the will to look for more of this sophist-pop stuff.

I had never heard about "Lightning Bolt" before, so I was completely surprised by this one. I enjoyed it, especially for being so different from everything else. I really enjoy it when this happens.

Highlight the Wikipedia page that points out this album as the "most accessible one" of the band. I'm slightly afraid of what I'll get if I look at the others.

Despite looking like a juice of 80s rock sometimes, It's possible to see many differences and highlights here and there in some songs that are really hidden gems. Maybe a less long album would be better, but I enjoyed it.

I got the Second Paul Simon solo album on the 1001 list, and I enjoyed "Graceland" much more, but this is not a bad album for my taste—a solid three stars, even if not the exact music style I usually enjoy.

Yes, it's punk, but it's so repetitive that it loses 2 or 3 stars in my rate

I don't know if I didn't get it, but it's annoying. Not the worst thing ever, but far from the base quality of a great part of the albums on the 1001 list

Ok, it's possible to do the worst album ever and still be part of the 1001 list. You convinced me.

A masterpiece is not defined as a masterpiece by mistake.

"The Lack of Focus: An Experiment" should be the name of this album.

The album is very interesting. Reading the Wikipedia page it's sad to know that she didn't like the result and considered the production as a sabotage of her work. It truly affects my rate of the album since it's always better to have the artist's view, especially when it is an artistic album like this one.

I enjoy the experience, but it could be better if it was Nico's true work, even thinking that the strings were a very good addition to her raw folk.

I bet I can't say anything different from anyone else about this album, so I'll just let my 4 stars to it.

When the right thing is done almost correctly, this results: Soulless but quality songs. It's not a bad album, but totally forgettable.

Looking at the cover art, I'd not guess the power of what I was about to listen to when the first song started. But, despite the last song, which was a total anti-climax for me, I enjoyed the album.

Worth to mention that the 1001 list includes a good number of other punk albums, so I guess this is not the most memorable, but punk is always a good choice, so give me more.

This was highly surprising and outstanding music for my mood today. I'd never heard about this "new tango" stuff, but it was almost instant love.

I enjoyed this album a lot! It's impressive how this album really shows how much ahead of his time McCartney was in 1970. His first songs with more experimentalism mixed with some songs that still sounded Beatles-esque but included much more texture, which was really impressive.

I hope to see more McCartney in the 1001 list because this is someone that deserves to be listened to.

I immensely liked his voice, but the songs are annoying and repetitive. So it's not bad, but not something I'll listen to again by myself.

"Invocation of Ratiocination" was an excellent surprise to break the feeling of repetition, but it's very dislocated from the whole album, so it loses the primary purpose.

Jazzy and introspective. It could be better and more impactful with some less duration, but it's good.