Reviews by jdd

Not bad but not great either. Loved some of the vocal production towards the end and there was some cool riffs.

Awesome beats. Can appreciate there wasn't really anything like it before.

The rapping was OK but I did struggle to make out some of it.

Very pleasant to listen to.

Needed a little more musically for me to really get my teeth into though.

It's beautiful and ridiculously ahead of it's time.

I feel lucky to be alive in the same timeline as this album!

I can see the appeal and there are some great songs in here. I just don't see myself choosing to listen to it on my own volition.

I'm a big fan of Blur but was not a big fan of this. Sounded like a combination of cool Graham Coxon riffs with some proto-Gorillaz tunes but it didn't really work.

Apart from Beetlebum and Song 2 of course.

Pleasant enough.

Didn't see too much of the appeal with this. Songs and performances weren't particular engrossing.

Fair play for making that kind of noise in the 60s in America though.

Had low/mid expectations of dreary dad rock but this is a proper album.

Sounds great with some serious riffage and soloing.

Not fantastic for every minute, but an enjoyable listen.

Evidently peerless. Amazing performance and production throughout.

The only doubt I have is every song a "hit" as MJ wanted it to be? It's close but not quite in my eyes. Saying that, the absolute timeless bangers make up for it.

I listened to this through my headphones after a few drinks and it was an amazing experience.

So many beautiful elements of production coming together to make such cool sounds.

I guess in terms of the songs themselves, they are good but nothing stood out too much and there's nothing really earworming this morning.

Super album! Production value off the charts. Some beautiful guitar, rhythm and vocal work throughout and just always keeps you interested!

It's main drawback for me is that it almost all sounds very much of it time - that is that it is not timeless... apart from Groove Is In The Heart.

Also, the album asks for big beats and the beats feel very underwhelming for most of it.

But I did like the track at the end that sounded like Streets of Rage.

Loved it.

Absolutely full of great songs and what else could you ask for from an album?

Surprisingly groovy at parts with some great guitar licks as well.

This has so many good songs on it. And lots have been inspired by it but I've still not heard anything like it.

Songwriting, singing and production all pretty superb. A very easy voice to listen to.

A very strong 4 stars.

Found this interesting! Definitely very raw and the guitar soloing kept me hooked.

Great songwriting (especially the music). This album is a classic without a doubt.

However, it's very difficult to listen to self-acclaimed nonce Anthony Keidis sing about "girls" so much.

Also, what is up with the distortion during the loud bits??? So distracting!

Production was amazing, all the songs just sat perfectly into my brain and had a strong message.

No particular bangers at such but still very listenable.

Didn't mind this one bit. The 20 minute opener intrigued me and kept my attention and the rest of the songs didn't do any harm.