Reviews by leekelleher

MEIN GOTT!

Ladies and Gentlemen I have been floating in space!

Best enjoyed late at night.

I didn't get into this at the time, but have listened to it several times over the years, it's a solid rock album, but for me it never quite lives up to the expectations that my mates put on it. Don't get me wrong, there are many tracks that are great, but overall it doesn't grab me.

It's fine, I guess. 🤷

I'd been looking forward to listening to this one, as I thought the artwork looked a bit bonkers. Of course, you should never judge a book by its cover, but this was kind of accurate.

Ambient music: "as ignorable as it is interesting"; which, I guess, this album achieves.

4 for the calm.

I have a soft spot for a concept albums... and this one is a great pop punk rock album, that also kicks dirt at the GW Bush era, win-win! 🤘

Nope, I didn't need to listen to this before I die.

Hadn't heard this album before, much enjoyment!

No doubt there's an experimental pioneering aspect of this in 1972, and probably inspired a bunch of our now well-loved artists, but it doesn't hold up to modern standards, it's just, well, annoying. 1.5

Quite like this album, minimalistic, low-key beats, subdued duets, it's a chill vibe. The downside is that it's largely forgettable. The Intro is such a solid opener!

Yet another ex-1001 album!™
http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex

Wonder if this is what The White Stripes would sound like with more guitar pedals and low production values? Meh, landfill material. 1.5

It's a perfectly fine album, but my trouble with Stan Getz (and any other kind of bossa nova) is that I always find myself humming The Girl from Ipanema.

My uncle was really into Sparks, I didn't pay much attention to them back then... I should have done, enjoyed this album a lot!
Cover artwork photo is great too!

Yet another ex-1001 album!™
http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex

At first I was like "what is this load of old shit?", ready to give it 1 star... then it grabbed me by the head and shook me until I submitted "okay, okay, jaysus christ, I'll give you 2 stars!" ... alright, an extra star for the guerrilla tactics!

✔️ Crazy
✔️ Sexy
❌ Cool**

** with the exception of Waterfalls, that's pretty cool.

Although I found myself head bopping throughout this; and I liked Drop The Pressure; the In My Arms sampling remix one was weird; Destroy Rock & Roll started off amusing... "David BOO-wie, Cyndi LOOP-er", but went on far too long. The rest of the tracks all seemed to blur together in an EDM soup.

Of course the opening track is a classic, but when the second track kicks in, you know you're in for a real treat! Enjoyed this album much much more than The Verve's previous album.

It was weird, I kept wanting to dislike it, but I really didn't. Angsty yet subdued, a bit like Dinosaur Jr with a hint of Mclusky, but felt that they kept pulling their punches. Could have been more edgier, although overall, I enjoyed it.

On a side note, I couldn't help think that Placebo ripped off "Soul and Fire", felt a lot of similarities with "Burger Queen" and "Lady of the Flowers".