Rated 8/10
The opening track is interesting; makes me wish Metallica would do similar for Metal music.
This album is definitely worth a listen, at least once. Educational and inspirational.
That said, I did zone out as it faded to pleasant background music.
Rated 4/10
Afro-Islamic transcendent vibes baby!
Shame it felt far too long, I got bored after 30 mins. 2.5
Rated 4/10
Not something I'd actively seek out, but glad I listened.
As an album, it's far too long, interesting mix of arabic rai with western pop, (obviously a Beatles fan), good start, lagging middle and picked up towards the end. 2.5
Rated 1/10
When this first came up, I listened to 30 seconds of it and couldn't be arsed.
Second attempt, I'm struggling to understand why it made the 1001 list, must be quotas for genres.
Certain Basement Jaxx tracks (like Red Alert) are great at the right place at the right time; parties, nightclubs... but this, as an "album", nah!
Rated 10/10
OK Computer is one of the all time greats!
I'm not heavily into Radiohead, I struggle with most of their experimental stuff, I preferred their earlier stuff, but with OK Computer - as an album, it seemed to capture me at the right point in time.
Re-listening to the album today, sat down with headphones on, totally uninterrupted. I got to appreciate all the extra details, the layering, the production - it's a crazy equal mix of bleakness and inspiration, quite a journey.
Rated 8/10
Again, there's so much content on Ice Cube's albums, I struggle to digest it all. The -isms feel intentionally uncomfortable.
Musically, there's a layer of cinematic soundscape that I easily get lost in. But lyrically, it's not a world I wanna be in. Fuck, it's 2024 and doesn't feel much has changed for Black Americans.
Rated 6/10
It's a funny one, I'm glad I listened to this, I'm glad it exists, I'm sure folks love it, do I like it? No. Well, maybe a little.
Rated 6/10
Oh FFS! After yesterday's Coldplay, I wasn't ready for another knobber. Okay, putting reservations aside (again), giving it a solid listen. It turned out to be alright - maybe a few jarring rockabilly moments - but overall, it's a good, consistent, well produced album.
Rated 1/10
Oh FFS! That was my initial reaction when this album came up. I had to stop for a moment and question, why did I hate Coldplay so much? Putting my reservations aside, I gave it a go. Less than a minute in, it's Chris Martin, does my nut in, yup those contrived predictable lyrics, droning on and on, give me a fookin' break. As for the music, majority of it is so bland, but then there'll be an odd chord progression that strike me as interesting... gotta be one of the other Coldplay guys screaming inside to get their creativity out there. Jesus wept!
Rated 4/10
Not sure what to make of this. It kinda feels like an AI generated Queen tribute band.
Rated 6/10
Knowing nothing about Gene Clark (other than he was in the Byrds), about 10 seconds in I was ready to skip, but glad I stuck with it, turned out to be a pleasant enough album - many tracks felt a bit middle of the road, but a few standout bits that piqued my interest. 3.5
Rated 4/10
I do like their cover of Hard to Handle. The rest is middle of the road blues hard rock. 2.5
Rated 6/10
Good album, though I kind of zoned out for most of it, (in a good way). Velouria stood out, the rest blurred into one big surfy spaced out grunge trip, (again, in a good way).
Rated 6/10
I got confused with the linked album on Spotify, was it "Throwing Muses" or was it "In a Doghouse"? Turns out "In a Doghouse" is a compilation album, with "Throwing Muses (1986)" being the first 10 tracks.
As for the album itself, it was alright, but then I'd listened to it straight after Pixies' Bossanova, so maybe not the fairest canvas to start with.
Rated 6/10
After reading the review in the 1001 book, I still can't work out if that album is parody or genuine.
Rated 6/10
This album was alright back in 1999, feels mostly dated and cringe in places. Still has a few good tracks, I still seem to regularly add Drive to my various rock playlists. 2.5
Rated 6/10
Yet another ex-1001 album!™
http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex
Aside from the opening track, the rest of the album was unavailable on Spotify. Listening on YouTube wasn't fun. Turns out my neighbour had a copy, (thank you Sam! 🙏)
This album wasn't what I was expecting at all. There's a big old mix of genres and influences going on here, definitely worth exploring. I'd picked up on Chali 2na on the Who's To Blame track, (such a distinct voice, who I mostly know from Linkin Park's remix album).
Overall I enjoyed it, but it's a bit all over the place to be a classic album.
Rated 8/10
I'd never heard of Little Simz, this was way better than I'd expected it to be! Digging the low key beats.
Rated 4/10
Turns out that so far through my 1001 albums journey, I don't care much for Bruce Springsteen.
Still, as a 9/11 tribute, it's worth a listen, probably what his grassroot fans needed at the time.
Rated 6/10
Digging the blues rock and crunchy riffs, and La Grange is a classic. Not sure the fast cars, loose women and drinking beer tropes work as well today.
