Reviews by joejee

Really falls apart after the first track, but what a first track.

It's this the only album on the list that features a dulcimer? Should get 5 stars just for that. Joni is phenomenal, and proof (maybe the only proof) that American singer/songwriters aren't all dogshit.

Yup, sounds like an Aerosmith album. Loses points for not having any of their bangers, but I still enjoyed it.

Sounds like the easiest album to make, and at the same time, the most difficult. Could anyone else put this out and get it on the top 1000 albums ever though?

Cool as fuck, and honestly stands tall just for its attitude, but not a strong album all the way through

I like Beastie Boys, but not like some people like Beastie Boys. This album feels all over the place. I get that it was revolutionary, but if you didn't love it back when it came out, it's hard to find a space for it today.

It's alright, but just made me want to listen to Mclusky

When did harpsichords become de rigeour for pop albums in the 60s?

One of my first CDs, so of course it was on repeat all the way through my childhood.

But then my mum went to see them a few years ago, so they have automatically become uncool.

Sorry guys, I don't make the rules.

Doesn't get boring but it's all a bit shit.

There's a few albums I love and think are great that I wasn't sure if they'd make it into this list. This is one of them, and honestly I'm glad it's here. Pet Shop Boys were so far ahead of their time and laid the groundwork for electronic music in pop, and this album is just a continuation of that legacy. Having said that, Very is very short of bangers.

Nope

I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but I was expecting something more sophisticated

I got recommended this album the day after Ozzie died. The album is a legend from my childhood, but I suppose I never stopped to appreciate why I loved it so much. Each song is a journey, the whole album shows more dynamics than an entire symphony, it explores multiple genres whilst still feeling completely tight. It really is the perfect example of how to write ~an album~.

Undisputably legendary, but falls flat for me a lot of the time. When it slaps, it slaps, though

If I went and bought this in 1977 and played it on a crackly, cheap plastic record player in my bedroom at the family home, it would've changed my life.

Legendary music, but can't get past the murder and right-wing bullshit from John.

Older people often bemoan the repetitive styles of modern dance music as if it's a sickness of the youth. What the fuck, then, do they think this is?

Like Meat Loaf but even sexier

Yeah it's lovely but I'd never put it on my iPod