Reviews by krautwerk

Not bad at all. I like the voice. It and the arrangements remind me of the German dark wave duo Wolfsheim with Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhard. A bit melancholic, but I like it.
4/5

That‘s rock that rocks

Sweet, enamel-eating love songs. Even if you're not diabetic, it will kill you. Boring.
1/5

Unfortunately, I don't have a chance to listen to the album. My streaming service doesn't have it and I'm not going to buy it on spec.

Ok, I don't need to listen to the album. It's present to me. As a 16-year-old, I was thrilled. I was very sorry at the time that I had neither the money nor the opportunity to see the live show in the neighboring city. All I could do at first was watch the movie in the village cinema. In the run-up to the show, the cinema operator was happy to show the film "Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii". At the time, I was already a fan of the band and liked many of the songs that were played there. I was very amused that some unsophisticated moviegoers expected "Another Brick in the Wall" to be played. :-D
Many years later, when Roger Waters gave a guest performance with his show nearby, I was there.
I was lucky to be able to see Pink Floyd concerts live in the 80s/90s. Roger Waters' "The Wall", on the other hand, is more of a very elaborate show than a rock concert. Nevertheless, it was great, even if I don't like his political opinions.
I've come to view Roger Waters critically and that's not just to do with different political stances, but also with his unfair attempts to suppress other opinions. In this context, I liked Nick Cave's handling of this.
Against this background, my enthusiasm for the album has cooled somewhat. To me, it seems to be a self-actualization project by Roger Waters, in which he mainly deals with his childhood. I now find Tommy from The Who more conceptually ambitious here. Nevertheless, the music is great and I always enjoy it.
5/5

I like the album quite a lot. I was very pleased to hear "You Really Got Me" again. Man, it's been a long time.

I tried, but Latin American dance music doesn't suit me. I do listen to a bit of Argentinian tango from time to time. I'm particularly a fan of the Gotan Project. As I don't dance the mambo, I find it a bit tiring in the long run.
2/5

Extraordinary. I only knew Sufjan Stevens from trip-hop music compilations. I liked his pieces there. Illinois - funny name of the album - I like it, even if the music sounds different from what I remember from the mixes I mentioned.
4/5

So far I've only heard of the rock opera, but never listened to it myself. I tried it once, but couldn't get to grips with it. So now I'm doing it again. Admittedly, I wasn't really gripped this time either. But I did get the impression that this opera was something bigger. It brought back memories of Roger Waters (it was his project, even though Pink Floyd is written on it) The Wall. But Tommy seems to be bigger. I'll have to listen to it again. Very interesting.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

And once again hip-hop. It sounded reasonably cool. The best thing I can say about it is that it wasn't quite as annoying as many other hip-hop albums I've heard from this list. It's just not my kind of music.
2/5

The album was fun. It was nice to have heard it. But it's not one of my favorites.

It was fun to listen to the album.

The first album I heard by Massive Attack that I was enthusiastic about was Mezzanine. When I heard Blue Lines, I was pretty disappointed. I was expecting something completely different. When a friend told me that he had been the other way around, I gave the album another chance. I'm glad I did, because it's great.

It was great to hear Areatha Franklin again. A wonderful voice. Thrilling music.

At first I found the album unspectacular. It didn't sound bad, didn't bother me, reminded me in some places of bigger hits by others. Otherwise it seemed boring. But then that changed. A couple of very funny things happened and the album became interesting. I will listen to the album again.

Apparently I don't like white rap either.

At first I found the album quite funny, quirky and exciting. After half an hour, the novelty wore off and it became annoying.
3/5

Good old 80s pop. Even back then I found the music uninteresting. It does evoke nostalgic feelings. But it hasn't gotten any better over the years.
3/5

The album is really quite funny. It was fun to listen to it. But it's not one of my favorites.

3/5

I've never heard the album in its entirety. Hot Love brings back memories of teenage parties long gone and fills me with a little nostalgia. I also find the music a bit boring.
3/5