Reviews by kdes621

I wish this were just an Antonio Carlos Jobim album. Frank makes this album worse, frankly.

Absolutely an album you must hear before you die. Great music and necessary to understand American popular music and folk direction it took through the 70s and now.

Wildly creative but I could not get into it. Felt a little indulgent after so many songs.

Should be on this list. I was just not in the mood.

Liked more than I thought

Decadent. Insane. I appreciate the Viking invasion of England as a topic of song lyrics.

Lovely. It makes me think the cult classics of the 60s and 70s were classic for a reason-especially very satisfying harmonies and instrumental prowess. You just don't get music like that anymore.

This is a bit nostalgic for me, but genuinely this is such a beautiful album. Norah Jones has a beautiful voice and the lyrics are so thoughtful. Lovely, sparse instrumentation.

No consequences music. giving me some whacky vibes to write this email to a contractor.

I feel like this would be better live, as if I came across them playing on a beach. I could come and go, listen with a beer or a seltzer water.

I liked the first song then struggled to listen through the rest. Not sure why this is on here.

Annoying singing about a disturbing topic with righteous guitar?

This album rocks

I felt the stress melting off my body. Beautiful and boring.

I was dreading the amount of David Bowie on this list. This is really enjoyed however! Still not a fan of Bowies signing voice, and groaned out loud when the first track was 10 minutes long. But it was 10 minutes I got into because, you gotta have that funk.

Opened the doors for ambient/electronic music! A classic but I did skip most of the tracks.

Love the Strokes. Didn't want to listen to this whole album at the same time.

I like this! It does make me wonder why this made the list. It has less gravitas than other must-listen records. Very aligned with emo vibes of the time. Beautiful acoustic guitar and singing.

Classic for a reason. I had never listened to a Billy Joel album start to finish and this was a great one to do! Some songs too long.

Absolutely iconic singing and piano playing. You do get the sense you are listening to a blueprint for rock and roll.