Reviews by leekelleher

I was already familiar with this album, enjoyed re-listening. Tails off towards the end, but the hits still hit hard!

Grandiose, and boringly so!
Why this is the only JLH album on the 1001 list? Something like Urban Blues is a much better showcase.

I knew some tracks, but hadn't listened to the whole album before, enjoyed it more than I thought.

Similarly, I kept finding myself muttering "...and I miss you" on most of the choruses.

Enjoyed this album. For better or worse, I always saw it as McCartney's cathartic cleansing, to work through all those unused Beatles ideas.

I like the artwork.

The album itself is a bit bonkers, in a good way, I guess.
I'm sure I'll revisit some time.

The artwork is pretty cool!
...and I liked the B-movie sound bites, and that's about it.

It's a listenable album, nothing offensive, good rhythm. I did struggle to understand many of the lyrics, I'm not sure if they were nonsensical or it was Chrissie Hynde's vocal style.

After having 4 (of the 5) Springsteen albums on the 1001 list, I was hoping this one may pique my interest, but nope, I still don't care much for Bruce Springsteen.

Aww, this was rather lovely!

I knew of a few Stereolab tunes before, but hadn't listened to any of their albums. I liked it, it's great for background music, but nothing that really jumped out at me with a wow.

I liked it, short album, quite daft, but backed up with some decent 70s punk.

There are parts of this album I thought I was listening to The Doors. The standout tracks, I Wanna Be Your Dog and No Fun are still awesome.

Of course the standout tracks are still great! I like the hip-hop genre mixing throughout the album, taking much inspiration from mid-90's Tarantino movies.

Now That's What I Call... Post-Hardcore Punk '94!

Interesting in that it's a concept album, so worth a listen right? Well, it's a bit too whiney and wasn't all that interesting. 1.5

It'd been a while since I last listened to this, great debut album!

Wasn't on Spotify and took me a while to find a decent playlist version on YouTube (thanks to those who linked to it in the reviews!)

Quite a strangely powerful album, took me unexpectedly.

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

I've always been indifferent about Kings of Leon... even when everyone in the pub is roaring to Sex on Fire, meh!

A question about audio production, everything felt dampened down, was it recorded under a wet blanket?

I enjoyed most of this, although towards the end it all sounded a bit too samey. 3.5

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

I hadn't heard of MGMT, but 4 seconds into the album I recognised it from adverts. Decent enough modern pop, enjoyed it.