Reviews by krautwerk

I listened to about half of the album. Yes, the music was okay. But overall I found it a bit boring. I wasn't interested in the album. That's why I didn't listen to it all the way through. I also wonder why this album is one of the 1000 albums you should have heard. 3/5

Phew, how cloying and boring. Even Tracey Thorn's good voice didn't make a difference. I didn't have to listen to this album and won't do so again. 3/5

I remember Roxy Music from the 80s. I thought the soft pop was okay back then. You could hear it everywhere. I hadn't heard their debut album before. It reminded me a lot of Talking Heads, a lot of whose music I don't like. This album was a bit catchier. But I won't be listening to it again. 2/5

The band Rush was previously unknown to me. Surprising, as I was into the prog rock genre. The band's sound is quite pleasing. It reminds me a lot of the Canadian band Saga. My brother was a fan of them in his youth and so I had to listen to this music all the time. At some point I just had enough. Maybe that's the reason why I'm not particularly enthusiastic about this album. 3/5

I had known the name Dolly Parton for a long time. I had probably forgotten that she is a country icon. After the last country albums as part of this project, which I found surprisingly not so bad for myself, I was looking forward to this album. Well, after listening to 4 tracks, I knew again what bothers me about the genre. I don't need this southern whining. 2/5

I was already familiar with Chicago from my youth. However, I didn't really know their music and was confused because I expected something different when I heard an album by them. I find this album remarkable. You don't hear much of the later Softrock here. Because of the brass, which is unusual for a rock band even now, some tracks sound jazzy or funky. I like that. The long guitar solo in Free From Guitar is extraordinary. It reminds me of psychedelic experiments by other bands, but it's also a bit exhausting. Overall, I quite like the album. 4/5

It's actually the first rap album that I don't switch off immediately. It reminds me a bit of a cross-over album. I don't need to hear it again and life without this album or Kid Rock wouldn't be any poorer. At least I hope to be able to categorize Kid Rock in the right genre in the future. 2/5

The album has been showered with praise time and time again. I like David Bowie's music. I also think this album is very good. Somehow I feel a bit strange with it, but that seems to be the case with many David Bowie albums. 4/5

Hip hop. I don't waste my time on it anymore. I've heard it in three pieces. The usual stuff, I don't hear any differences. It didn't seem as bad as other hip hop albums, but I wasn't the least bit interested. 1/5

Unfortunately, my experience in jazz is not so good, even with the classics. That's why I always look forward to hearing gems I haven't heard before in this project. I haven't consciously heard anything from Sarah Vaughan yet. She has a very good voice. However, her album is too vocal-heavy for me. I didn't like it that much. 3/5

I've certainly heard Leonard Cohen's music before, but I'm not really familiar with it. I was skeptical when this album was suggested. I listened to the whole album and found it very interesting. The title track appealed to me straight away. Overall, the album is a bit too depressing for me. Apart from You Want It Darker, I probably won't be listening to any more of it. But I think I should look into Leonard Cohen's work more. 3/5

I've never understood why this fuss is being made about Bruce Springsteen. His music isn't bad. But I find it a bit boring. I also don't like Bruce's voice. I wasn't particularly interested in the album. It's very easy for me to imagine a life without having heard this album. 3/5

I can't get anything out of the genre. I only knew Sepultura by name. I don't know the album. And it will stay that way. I played the first 3 tracks. Admittedly, the instrumental part wasn't as bad as with other representatives of the genre. I had heard enough by the time the so-called vocals kicked in. 1/5

Led Zeppelin is always great. However, back then I started with album III. I wasn't that familiar with II. There are great tracks on the album, but I like other albums better. Nevertheless, it's a very good album. 5/5

I only knew Van Morrison by name. I couldn't remember his music. I was curious to see what the album would be like. R&B is definitely a genre that I like. I have difficulties with folk, but I always find jazz interesting. I liked the beginning of the album. I didn't find the rest of the album uninteresting either, but it sounded too much like folk to me. All in all, I probably won't listen to the album again. 3/5

A great album. Like the album, Alex Harvey was unknown to me. When I started listening to it, I was very pleasantly surprised. A cool sound. And then there was also one of my favorite songs - The Faith Healer - on the album. I didn't realize it was by Alex Harvey. I take part in the project for such music and (re)discoveries. 5/5

I actually like electronic music. It can also be repetitive. But I can't do much with this album by a band I've never heard before. It might be suitable as a background soundtrack. But even for that I find it too boring. No, this album didn't bother me, but I wouldn't have missed anything in life if I hadn't listened to it. 3/5

Hip hop again. I always thought this was about music and not lifestyle. As usual, I played a few tracks from the album, found them immediately off-putting or boring and chose the next one. Then I followed the crowd and listened to Big Poppa or watched the video. Is this the representation of a certain kind of big city life? Clubs, (white) wine, gambling (at best :-)), money, pretty girls? The sound was quite cool, but very repetitive. No, I can't do anything with this genre. 1/5

Elvis Presley stands for the fifties/sixties in America in the same way as the Korean War, the Vietnam War or Richard Nixon. But somehow it was also a time of new beginnings. Elvis Presley's music was groundbreaking for his time. He had an unmistakable and great voice. Nevertheless, my relationship with him was rather ambivalent. I didn't like many of his songs and the ones I did like were always a bit cloying. I thought his movies were horrible. His late performances and his demeanor made me ashamed. Only now have I become more gracious. Now I can concentrate on his music. And some of it was and is very good. Unfortunately, I hear less of it on this album. The only track I really liked here was Fever. In my opinion, there are better albums by Elvis. 3/5

A really good album from U2. I knew many of the songs from the past and haven't heard them for a long time. It's nice to hear them again. Overall, U2 and this album are not among my top favorites. 4/5