Rated 4/10
“A jazz-rock album which fuses cool jazz, blues, and pop into a masterpiece of an album “ ? Sounds like it should be brilliant , pity it is not.
I can like slow soulful jams and like jazz infusions normally but there is something in the high harmonies and keyboard here that leaves me cold.
But then “eye know” by de la soul saves the album. Peg is actually great song in a sea of mediocrity . Saving it from a 1
Rated 8/10
Sultry rap with notes of jazz all with flowing rap - just in French as good as anything from the east or west coast has in 91
Rated 6/10
Bowie taking a stab at soul- but couldn't quite make up his mind whether he wanted to be Ziggy Stardust or James Brown. Still quintessentially Bowie but with some good stabs at soul
It’s funny if this was done by Clapton I’d hate it but Bowie pulls it off with out feeling like a safari in the ghetto
Rated 6/10
Alternative rock does not get much better than Dinosaur Jr.
J Mascis vocals sit well with jangly distortion
His talking languid style is interesting to listen to
Based on the original recording not the “complete” version .
“culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant”
Rated 6/10
Of it’s time jangly almost naive 60s pop
Maybe it’s Ray Davis voice that just sounds so 60s.
Rated 6/10
Soulful rnb /soul with notes of jazz .
As highly talented he is his smooth approach to singing sucks the energy a little . Good just not great
“Shit damn Mr” could have been very misogynistic but ends up being about consequences- still has elements of ownership of women
Rated 6/10
Never really listened to the Mac ( as they are not known ) before . Nice , mellow rock.
Rated 6/10
Jack white if he has had no slept for 3 days -The angry stripes
Rated 4/10
Cult following normally means great but undiscovered… not in this case
Interesting shoe gaze adjacent like a 90s version of the velvet underground and about as good.
Rated 6/10
Interesting 90s east coast rap, still prefer west coast
Rated 4/10
Great in places but otherwise only okay . Not sure what all the fuss is about.
Rated 6/10
Introspective shoe gaze . Does not quite do enough to keep me entertained - might of liked it more with a female singer - Kirsten Hirsch would kill this album.
Rated 4/10
I mean it’s as catchy as any other forgettable US “Punk” , but overall a little meh
The name Hűsker Dű implies an industrial band or metal with the proliferation of umlauts… buts its just Green Day lite
Rated 8/10
The Beatles groundbreaking record but it’s not sgt peppers or the white album the it must be revolver
If your unsure why the Beatles are so highly regarded then remember that on Three separate occasions contemporary reviews were staggered by the diversity and innovation on display .
revolver sits in the middle and is no less worthy for that . Complete different to what came before.
Taxman - an angry jazzy rebuttal to actual tax problems . Still based on jangly guitars but with a driving baseline is followed by the symphonic pop of Eleanor rigby . Beautiful and slightly disturbing
The quaint Fab Four still can be found on songs like I’m only sleeping and she said but now with added sitar and the start of psychedelic sounds that would be expanded on in their next groundbreaking release
Yellow submarine and Dr Robot toy with being novelty songs but manage to stay relevant- just
Rated 4/10
90s chill trance was cool this is a little mainstream to be anything more than average.
The album cover is great though
Rated 6/10
80s synth pop band wakes up one morning possessed by NIN
New wave meets industrial, most songs are a bit more mellow and moody than “personal Jesus” but still good overall
Rated 4/10
sounded pleasant and I enjoyed the lyrics as I tried to engage with this run of the mill rnb
Nice sounding if forgettable . Trying to work out what it delivers to warrant inclusion
Combing the funk metal stylings and anger of rage against the machine or claw finger, the punk ( modern American flavor) attitude of green day , some musical influences of nine inch Nails … all the elements to be great album , just feels a tad puerile.
Loaded magazine as an album or the sound of booming from a 13 year old boys bedroom .
Rated 6/10
Flipping between early funk pioneers and run of the mill Motown . Unfortunately not enough of the former
