Rated 6/10
Damn what a cohesive vocal unit. A nice newer iteration of the temptations that isn’t just “oooohh ahhh I like this girl.”
Also the deep bassy baritone guy popping in every once in a while cracked me up. Sounded like a cartoon charecter
Rated 4/10
I have a soft spot for a lot of these sounds. People like Aphex Twin would take this and iterate on it. So I see this album as important, but not necessary amazing. Probably very cool if you were into this when it came out tho
Rated 6/10
Incubus, Soundgarden for pop punk heads. This aged a little better than I expected! Drive was a good shot of nostalgia
Rated 6/10
Was going through this album thinking of how badly it needed a remaster. I couldn’t hear shit and it was just meh. At least in the context of Lou Reed’s full career.
Then “Sister Ray” came on at the end.
She was too busy doing HUH to WHAT????
Rated 6/10
Second greatest vocal harmonics in rock behind the eagles. Forgot our house is on here. More dynamic songwriting than I remember.
Last album:
Deep Purple. If you hang out around Emma’s dad enough you’ll hear Deep Purple.
Today’s album: CSN&Y. If you hang out around my dad enough you’ll hear CSN&Y.
Rated 6/10
Not quite the right rock opus that Machine Head is, but still solid. A little more sprawling and all over the place. I can see how these guys inspired a lot of early metal. I have gained knowledge and respect for them beyond the Guitar Hero 3 smoke on the water band
Rated 6/10
Very good music to start your work day to at 5am. Bill Withers type beat
Rated 6/10
This is what the list is best for - I would’ve never listened to this otherwise. Opening song was crazy
Rated 6/10
This was kind of a fun vibe! When I hear the term krautrock, I don’t really have much of a frame of reference so I assume it’s just very on the nose guitar based stuff. But this was much more nuanced and chill. Great background music that enhances whatever you’re doing at the time
Rated 6/10
Listening to U2 confused me a lot as a kid because some of their music is so sonically timeless. Like, this is from 1987, but With Or Without you sounds exactly like a mid 2000’s moody radio hit. No aged synth leads, no annoying programmed electronic percussion. All that being said, this album is just fine. Revolutionary and timeless for something from the 80’s, but nothing more than solid
Rated 8/10
Ten minutes in and I was already amazed by his ability to weave in and out of melodic ideas and different motifs. The audible woo’s and noises he makes confirms that he is but a vehicle for these beautiful motifs to manifest on the keys. I needed a new type of calming background music and this is it
Rated 6/10
I enjoyed this more than most rock from its time. They seemed to be on the cutting edge of punk. Probably had a lot of people up in arms back then
Loving the amount of “YEOOW” they’re dropping on these songs.
Never has a band been more synergized the EW&F and this album is proof
Rated 6/10
Solid. A little better than the first wailers album we pulled. This is like the 4th duplicate artist in 60ish days of this list
Rated 8/10
What a fun way to say “im not like the other girls”
Pop songwriting perfection and all-out performance
Rated 6/10
This is the quintessential sound of any GTA game based in the west coast. Highlight for me is the clean sampling in the production, the beats were clearly made to blow out the low-end of boomboxes and car radios. This sound is totally made for cruising in a convertible
Rated 4/10
Was this really so uniquely essential that it needed to be in the list? A bit of a nothing burger tbh
Rated 6/10
More “music to do lines to.”
A very solid 3 for me.
I’m learning a lot about popular musicians pre or post famous bands they were in. Steve Winwood in this one
John Barleycorn is an opp 🖕🗣️
Rated 10/10
I was so torn on what to give this album, until I asked myself “what’s holding this album back from being a 5/5?”
and I couldn’t come up with anything. So ladies and gentlemen we got my third ever 5/5 here.
It’s just so full of life, addresses very universal human emotion/struggle.
I’m beginning to create a scale for boomer music: on one end is the “songs to ride your Harley to” and on the other end is “songs to do a line to” and this one is more on the latter side
Rated 8/10
This is so close to a full 5/5 stars for me. I think the most impressive thing about this album is how many songs have absolutely killer hooks, all done by the trio, all sung by people who consider themselves rappers/mc’s before singers. Intstrumentals are so pleasing and easy on the ears
