Reviews by k-dot-r

not my kind of thing. lyrics, music, Instrumentation, vocals all just pretty bad. not one i will come back to

Very enjoyable, well written and well sung

An absolute masterpiece, with some of the greatest prog rock songs ever written. Enjoyed the story more by listening to it in full and in order.
Comfortably numb and run like he'll were my favourites before, and still are, along with the three "movements" of another brick in the wall

Interesting, challenging, different to anything I generally listen to, not my kind of thing, but could be.
Keeping it in mind for future listening

Very distinctive voice, but this means a lot of the songs sound pretty similar. Really good songs though, lyrically and musically, with production that lets them shine.
Enjoyed it more than I expected, even though I knew enough of the songs to be confident it would be good.

Very influential, on a wide variety of bands and singers. Must have seemed like it was from the future, cos it doesn't sound dated at all!

Decent enough, I guess, but disco sucks.

Genius

Not my kind of thing, but probably not meant to be.
Some interesting ideas, musically and lyrically, but feels a bit unfinished. Not terrible, but not great.
The ind of songs you would hear on BBC 6music, and then something better would come along.

Ok, I guess, like a better version of The Smiths.
Very 80s, very jangly, rubbish lyrics, annoying vocals, not my kind of thing at all.
One extra star for attending attending same uni as me!

Meh
He can really sing - obviously, but it all feels a little polished and stilted for me. Decent background music though, and reminds me of my grandad, so that's nice.

An absolute masterpiece.
One of the most quotable albums ever, with lyrics by two of the very best to ever write.
Songs are lyrically heavy, musically appropriate to the words, with flashes of genius every few seconds.
Almost unfair that one band would have two such poetic lyricists, and two genius all-round musicians, and one of the very best vocalists ever, and a drummer who is such a good all-rounder, and as a band they would even design covers/videos/artwork.
That that they would combine to collaborate with such a clear vision is almost unbelievable.
Favourite tracks are ... All of them!

We miss you Richey

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

Sloppy and unfocused, but ozzy's voice is still startling (in a good way) on virtually every song. Changes is my favourite track

Really good, like a country tinged Bob Dylan, but with a sense of humour!

Very noisy, but solid tunes in there somewhere too. Clear influence on royal blood and the white stripes, hints of the strokes, queens of the stone age, and plenty of grunge. Not one of the best 1001 albums, but an interesting one I would never otherwise have heard

Better than I expected, influences of/on the clash, manics, ultrasound, maybe even the jam. Didn't know they were Finnish before this, makes them 77% more interesting!

Awesome, almost unfair that someone could be such a good singer AND guitarist.
Every day I have the blues, worry worry worry, and woke up this morning were the best songs

Very jangle-pop uk 80s, some of the songs sound like Echo & the Bunnymen, or The Smiths, or Deaon Blue, or The Associates, or even Inxs. Wasn't expecting much, but really enjoyed it, and will listen to it again.

One thing though - Spotify has the (very) extended version, with more than twice as many songs, some of them demos/outtakes.

Better than I expected, but not really my kind of thing. Happy when it rains is a cracking tune, and they get a wee extra 🌟 just for being Scottish!