Reviews by krautwerk

I am still enthusiastic about Genesis' old albums, including this one. Selling England by The Pound is an album that I enjoy listening to again and again. 5/5

Little Richard has driven the development of music with this album in particular. Some of it is still good to listen to today. All in all, I probably won't listen to this album more often. 3/5

The Beatles again. They are quite strongly represented in this list. And rightly so. After a clear rejection in my youth, I have been realizing for several years now, and even more so with this project, how good the guys' music is. And it's the same with this album. My favorites here are Drive my Car, Nowhere Man, Michelle and Girl. 5/5

I have probably never consciously heard of Thelonious Monk or this album. As a rule, jazz is too complicated for me, although I am definitely interested in the genre. So I listened to this album with great interest. Perhaps the first track on the album is particularly difficult. I didn't really understand it and found it difficult. I enjoyed the other tracks on the album so much that I spent the rest of the day listening to Jazz Classics with great pleasure. 4/5

What kind of crap was that? The 80s were really weird. Strange music developed and strange oddballs crawled out from under their rocks. But there were also great things. This album is not one of them. My life would be nothing poorer if I had never heard of the band and the album. This purring, irrelevant and boring pop even managed to fail as background music. The album got on my nerves so much that I only played 3 tracks and then switched it off in frustration. 1/5

This is Tom Waits' third album in this project. The sound is - once again - very unusual. But I like it. I like Tom Wait's smoky, raspy voice. The music and sound aren't very catchy, but I like them. The album won't be in my daily stream, but it's quite possible that I'll listen to it from time to time. 4/5

A comprehensive work and a great album by a great musician. Nevertheless, I don't really warm to it. There are a few tracks on the album that are so much a part of my musical world that I've never thought about who they're by. But I didn't get really excited when listening to them. 4/5

It was a bit difficult to find the album on Spotify. The link on the website led to a shortened version. In my search for alternative versions on other albums, I luckily came across the deluxe version. After reading the first comments, I was a little skeptical. I love Krautrock. Back then, groundbreaking things were created in Germany. But even for me, some of the genre's aberrations are too weird and I can hardly follow them. It wasn't like that with this album. Even though Klaus Schulze hasn't been a member of Tangerine Dream for 5 years, the music still sounds very much like him. Or is it the other way around? In any case, I'm glad to have come across the album as part of this project. 5/5

Folk is not necessarily the genre that I particularly like. The music didn't bother me, but it didn't excite me either. The album was playing in the background and it was only when Rufus Wainwright was mixed in that I became aware of it again. 3/5

I think I can remember many beautiful things by Björk. But somehow I can't think of any at the moment. Well, I didn't particularly like the debut album Debut. Björk's voice is great. But I'm not impressed by the music. The piece Violently Happy got on my nerves at the end. 3/5

Oh my goodness, what a racket. It sounds like my music system is broken. And if it's not, then it will be soon. Metal, thrash metal and all that stuff is not for me. To protect my ears, my mind and my speakers, I left it at short samples. That's even worse than gangsta rap. Although ... Let's see what I say about the next Gangsta Rap album. 1/5

Amazing, I've liked Air's music for a long time. I didn't realize that they were a French band. I usually have a bit of a problem with French electronic music. Although I was enthusiastic about Jean Michelle Jarre as a teenager, and in particular about the albums Oxygene and Equinoxe, this cooled down a lot over the years. I was also not particularly taken with the album by the French band Justice in this project. Well, with the band Air I realize that I don't have anything against French electronic music in principle. I quite like this album. Yes, it even arouses interest in the movie, although I don't particularly like Sofoa Coppola's films. 5/5

David Bowie was and is always good. I also find the story between him and Iggy Pop, the ghost, exciting. As always with Bowie, I don't find the whole album catchy. But I liked it very much. I particularly enjoyed Warszawa and Art Decade. 4/5

I've been listening to Depeche Mode since their early days. Despite early reviews, I also liked their poppy stuff. Then I forgot about them a bit. I was lucky enough to be able to attend the concert for the album Faith an Devotion in my home town. The first time I felt a bit old and out of place at a concert, among all the girls who adored Dave Gahan. But the concert was great. My top favorites on the Violator album are Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence. But the other tracks are also simply great. 5/5

The band was unknown to me until today. The cover seemed rather off-putting to me. At first, the album sounded like weaker Beatle covers. But then a few really nice songs came along. I could also remember Groovin'. It was nice to hear it again. Overall, the album wasn't as bad as I expected from the cover. Despite being fond of it, it's not enough to be a candidate for my daily stream. Maybe I'll listen to the album again, but probably not. 3/5

Sister Sledge didn't mean anything to me. It was only when I listened to the album that I recognized many of the songs. The music is actually not bad. I didn't know You're a friend to me and it's the track I like best. The vocals are really good. But overall the album is so disco and I don't like disco. 3/5

Sade has a very nice soft voice. I've always liked this album in particular, especially the tracks Smooth Operator and Why can't We Live Together. Very cool and very smooth. 4/5

I used to put Dusty Springfield in a wrong corner, namely that of the stupid American pop song. I'm glad to have been proven wrong here. I've liked the song Son Of a Pracher Man at least since Pulp Fiction. And here, too, I realized while listening that I already knew and liked other songs by Dusty Springfield. The music is soft and the voice is great. 4/5

I had never heard of Rufus Wainwright before. As a fan of Shrek, I was of course familiar with the song Hallelujah. The cover of the album reminded me of a funny book about pre-Rafaelite girls explaining the internet. However, this rather lowered my expectations. I found the first track a bit difficult. But I quite liked the second one. I wasn't sure whether I would listen to the whole album. But suddenly it was over. It was fun and sparked my interest in more music by Rufus Wainwright. That's exactly what this project is for. Great. 4/5

Das Album hat mir gut gefallen. Auch die Geschichte der Band fand ich interessant. Gestern habe ich ausführlichere Notizen zu dem Album geschrieben. Leider sind die verschwunden. Daher bleibt es jetzt bei diesem Kurzkommentar. 4/5