Rated 2/10
Not a chance I am listening to that Nazi prick - he has no place in this list, mostly because of his shit music - he just can't sing, or write good lyrics - but also because, and I can't stress this enough, he is a terrible conspiracy theorist and racist.
Rated 4/10
Repetitive, instrumental, strange, trippy, evocative, repetitive, weird, lyric-less, bizarre and repetitive.
Rated 6/10
Not very exciting - sounds really dated. To be fair, I only listened once through, but it didn't grab me in that time.
Rated 6/10
Very pleasant, but not super exciting. He has a lovely voice, and moves in an engaging variety of styles, but the lyrics are a little simple and there's a slight lack of emotion at times. Enjoyable enough, and an artist I would be happy to hear again, but not one I can give a really high score.
Rated 10/10
Awesome - like the skynyrd/steinman crossover that we didn't know we needed! It's long, and heavy, and emotional, and absolutely brilliant.
I will definitely listen to this again (and again) and look forward to checking out the rest of their stuff.
Rated 4/10
Bland, samey, dull, with only a couple of songs worth remembering - the one about killing a guy, and maybe the one about going home for Christmas and dick.
Other than that, it sounds pretty rushed and unfinished, like it was too soon after her last album and she hadn't properly thought through what songs would be on this record.
Rated 4/10
Very old and lush and boring; sounds like a soundtrack to some terrible pretentious movie about nothing. He is clearly a good singer, just all a bit dull.
Rated 6/10
American landfill indie, pretty bad but not offensively so. A couple of really upsetting puns (e.g. 10 I see / Tennessee), fairly dull music, but difficult to properly hate.
Sounds like another three to me!
Rated 8/10
Great, sounds a bit like they're riffing off the Beatles and the Stones at the same time! Very 60s, very British Invasion sounding (but from the US), very very good.
Rated 8/10
Very enjoyable and fun, sounds like they were having a blast while making it!
Not really my kind of thing up to now, but maybe it should be!
Rated 10/10
Classic, not one I would have listened to all the way through without this, but I'm glad I did! Spoonman and the peerless black hole sun are the best known, but every track has its own charms.
Loved it
A bit sloppy and messy, like live albums often are. Really enjoyable, and interesting, and sounds like it was an awesome gig. Weirdly also sounds like he was already kind of a heritage act, even so close to his heyday.
Loved it!
Rated 10/10
Absolutely class - both interesting as the start of the golden age, and immensely enjoyable on its own merits. It's like that and rock box and hard times and wake up are all pretty perfect, and so are all the other tracks!
Rated 8/10
Very cool, very fun, not one I would have listened to without this nonsense!
Rated 8/10
Really really good, but not quite brilliant - so I guess it'll be 4 🌟! The big hits and that title track are the most immediate, but it's all pretty solid - just missing a bit of spark in my opinion
Rated 8/10
Background music, which is what he apparently intended. Really pleasant to have on while driving, studying or relaxing, as it is nice but not too engaging. Surprised I liked this so much, after previous Eno experiences, but it was (twice) a lovely wee reset in my day.
Only four tracks, but it might as well be one to be honest.
Rated 2/10
Got served this on the morning of September 9th, the day after Queen Elizabeth II (I of Scotland) passed away. So much for randomisation.
Anyway, this is shite.
Shite singer, shite songs, shite production, shite lyrics.
The guy sings like he has been kicked in the plums, but I don't think we are that lucky. Turns out he is a nazi too, so fuck him. Would give it zero, or even less than that if I could.
Absolutely pish
Rated 4/10
Not great, but at least no Nico! The best song was The Gift, a mad spoken word story about a guy who posts himself. Many of the others are sloppy and unfocused, and there are way too many outtakes and live versions as filler on the linked version of the album.
Rated 8/10
Unlike much else I have listened to, a mix of instrumental tracks, samples (or recreations) of news reports, and songs about both of the above. Like a concept album about nuclear weapons, but cheerier than that sounds!
Also, it was really interesting to hear his music, as I know him better as a radio and TV presenter
Rated 8/10
Wow! What a voice, and with interesting lyrics and music too.
