Reviews by k-dot-r

I didnt love it but, to be fair, didn't entirely hate it either. I can't get on board with his voice, and all the songs sound the same because of it. The lyrics are as not as good as his reputation would suggest, perhaps it was easier to be considered good when there hadn't been as much music.

Very random, but very fun! Didn't get some of the lyrical references, but I really enjoyed the music. Sounded surprisingly similar to some of the more interesting stuff going on in the anglophone world around the same time - with a Latin twist.

Sounds very like Lorde, which they would probably both be happy with! Not especially catchy, but very pleasant and atmospheric

I *hated* this band when I was a kid, didn't see the point and didn't know much of the music they were ripping off. I must have mellowed, because I thought this was ok. Only ok, but there's no way I would have given it more than one star a few years ago!

Good, but not great. Love the vocals, and the sound is pretty unique, but still doesn't quite make it to four 🌟 - not even with a bonus point for being Scottish!

Weird and noisy, and uncomfortable to listen to at points, but also awesome and unique.
An influence on loads of bands I love, and interesting as the first album by one of the great, but underappreciated, Scottish bands.

Nah, not for me thanks. Musically ok, lyrically and vocally sub-par. Very 80s, which is not a compliment. Far from the worst album on the list (still Nico) but a long way from the best.

Wonderful, if it's not the Sgt Pepper's of hip-hop, it is the Dark Side of the Moon of hip-hop! Absolute genius, even if it's not on Spotify

Not on Spotify unfortunately, but on YouTube plenty.
A classic, set out a path for hip-hop for years to come, and still the standard everyone is striving for.

Not one I would ever have chosen, but one I will definitely come back to! Might be better suited as background music for me, while studying or cycling, but enough to keep the interest if I'm listening "properly" too.

Absolute genius, from a band who knew for sure who and what they were.

Classic, still (sadly) relevant, and insightful.
Really interesting to hear from the start of rap and hip-hop, and an album that was an inspiration to so many throughout the years since.

Right at the intersection of folk and country, which is a very nice place to be. The band are very tight, the vocals are flawless, the lyrics talk of an America that doesn't exist anymore (if it ever did).
Wonderful

Brilliant, a country concept album with a coherent story and great tunes. One of the reviews said it was "the Sgt pepper's of country", which sounds about right!

Very unexpected to hear the guy from Toy Story using the n-word so liberally! Rest of the album is still not like anything I knew from him before, but not quite so startling.

Does not sound like classic beach boys, a bit darker and less intensely happy. The focus on environmentalism was way ahead of its time, but the music is more dated. I hope and expect to see more of their albums, and reckon I will enjoy them much more.

Very like his work in Genesis, showing how much control he had in the band. Solisbury Hill is far and away the best known (and probably with good reason) but the album as a whole is pretty consistent.

Brilliant

Classic Scottish indie, really reminds me of living in Glasgow at the time this was out. Every song is so catchy and bright that it can be hard to pick as favourite, but 40' and the imperious Take Me Out are definitely up there.
Loved it, and pleasantly surprised to see it on the list!

So 60s it would sound like a parody if it came out now. The whole second half, with weird narration and short songs, showed a whole different way of making an album.