Reviews by krautwerk

I always find the Kinks a bit difficult. In my opinion, they were always a bit like the Beatles. I can't say whether the bands influenced each other, whether the inspiration only went in one direction or whether both bands existed largely independently. But it seems to me that the Beatles would have developed more quickly. I particularly liked two tracks on the album that I had almost forgotten about. Death of a Clowns and Waterloo Sunset. I also liked Two Sisters, Tin Soldier Man and Afternoon Tea. Pieces like the latter give me the cozy feeling of an afternoon tea house visit in rainy weather.
4/5

Actually, Cat Stevens' music is exactly the kind of music that was strummed around the campfire by zeitgeist-moving teenagers in my day. I found it quite annoying back then. So I had rather low expectations of this album. But I was wrong. I liked it a lot. I had almost forgotten about Wild World and Father And Son. And it was nice to hear them again. The music won't make it into my daily stream, but I'll be happy to listen to it again in between.
4/5

As so often, I have only listened to individual tracks from this album (All Along The Watchtower and Voodoo Child), but never the whole album. It was worth it. A great album.
5/5

After the first few bars of the album I was a bit skeptical, but as the album progressed I became more and more interested. The album is a cool mix of soul and funk. And when Sly really takes his time, as in SexMachine, it becomes psychedelic. It was fun to listen to. It's worth listening to these 1000 albums for discoveries like this.
5/5

I've never heard The Velvet Underground's album before. I liked it a lot. It probably doesn't fit into my daily playlist, but it would be a candidate for it.
3/5

A terrible noise. I can't get anything out of this droning noise. I find machine noise more pleasant. Slipknot sounds as if the machine is broken. Unfortunately, there is no redeeming silence. So I had to stop playing after 3 minutes.
1/5

I keep trying, I just can't get that much out of Prince, maybe he was a musical genius. Even though he inspired many other musicians I like, I can't get on with him. And it's the same with this album. Maybe it's great, but I don't feel that way. I probably won't listen to it again.
2/5

Janis Joplin, the old rock star. I like listening to her every now and then. I liked the tracks 'Cry Baby' and 'Me and Bobby McGee' on the album. I was surprised by 'Mercedes Benz'. I didn't know that song. I had a lot of fun listening to it. All in all, I won't be listening to the album again any time soon.
3/5

Frank Sinatra's music reminds me of movie music from the 50s. That's no coincidence, of course. After all, he also made a lot of film music. Listening to this music gives me the sleepy feeling of a Sunday afternoon on TV in rainy fall weather. It's quite nice and cozy. But I won't be listening to it more often. 3/5

It brings back memories of my dark gothic days. A weird time that only began for me well after the release of this album, but then lasted a while. In this respect, the Sisters were a rediscovery for me. Nice to see them here again. I'm curious to see if I still like the album as much.
Ok, now that I've listened to the album again, I realize that the fascination has disappeared. I still like a few things. Dominion and This Corrosion are among them. But the album won't be integrated into my daily stream.
3/5

A well-known Stones album. However, in my opinion it is not particularly successful. It seems kind of irrelevant to me. The story behind the cover is the most interesting thing about it.
3/5

I was curious to see what the album would be like. My relationship with ELP has always been somewhat ambivalent. I was enthusiastic about Lucky Man and I can remember standing in front of the album in the record store for a long time as a teenager and thinking about buying it. But then it was too expensive for me and I wasn't convinced.
So now I've listened to it. It was good that I saved the money as a teenager. I wouldn't have been able to cope with the album. And even now I find it quite exhausting. There were some nice passages on the album. But all in all, I don't think I'll listen to this album again.
3/5

I was really looking forward to the Eurythmics album. The track Sweet Dreams in particular is still great. Unfortunately, I wasn't particularly interested in the rest of the album. It's too 80s, and they weren't always nice.

The song Green Onions keeps popping up in my playlists. It's so cool and always fun. I've never heard the rest of the album before. Unfortunately, the guys don't manage to keep the level as high as on their opening track. Overall, the album was quite fun, but reminded me in part of the music at private parties where a solo entertainer wanted to try out the possibilities of his new synthesizer. I will continue to listen to the Green Onions track with enthusiasm, but probably not the rest of the album.
3/5

I haven't listened to the album for a while. Good opportunity to change that today. I first became acquainted with the band through the track Scar Tissue. That was an eye-opener for me. I've since had the pleasure of seeing the Peppers live a few times. It's incredible how much energy they have. Californication is a great album.
5/5

I liked the album surprisingly well. I haven't heard any of it yet. It won't be one of my favorites, but maybe I'll listen to it again.
3/5

I finished this album quickly. Amy Winehouse had a great voice. Her music was great. She was eccentric and unfortunately broke herself far too soon. Back To Black is a great album that I haven't listened to for a while but will listen to again on this occasion.
5/5

I was really looking forward to blues and soul with Ray Charles. Unfortunately, my expectations were not fulfilled. The album title actually says it all: country and western music. I can't usually get into these genres. But hey, it's Ray Charles. so give it a try. And there were also 2 or 3 very nice tracks on the album. However, the music mainly reminded me of somewhat corny film music from classic western films in black and white. After just under an hour, I'd had enough. I probably won't listen to this album in its entirety.
3/5

It's remarkable how unimaginative some great musicians are when it comes to choosing titles for their first albums. Tracy Chapman's first album was called Tracy Chapman, Marla Glenn's first album was called This is Marla Glenn and now McCartney by Paul McCartney. Wouldn't Mc have been enough? Or would the risk of confusion with Ronald have been too great? Either way, the album was fun and I really liked some of the tracks. I'll gladly listen to it again.
4/5

Uninteresting. Boring. After listening to 3 tracks, I didn't feel like wasting any more time with the album.
2/5