Rated 6/10
Talented? Yes! Backstory? Yes! The reality of listening to an hour of live improv piano solos? Maybe in the right setting, late at night with a whiskey in hand, sure, less so on this particular Thursday morning.
Rated 6/10
On a whole, I liked it, but there are several places where the songs drag on a bit.
Rated 4/10
The deluxe edition is 2 hours long! (At least that's what the link for Spotify goes to). I found one of the shorter versions, (still over 90 mins), https://open.spotify.com/album/3tZ7O5gGQmkg8FEfqE5wGw
Artwork looks like a family photo album book cover.
For a live album, it's alright, all the hits are there - Smoke on the Water and what not. Whilst I love a bit of dad rock, this all got a bit too self-indulgent for me.
Rated 6/10
I'd listened to this album when it first came out, but it didn't really gel with me, recalled it being depressing, but re-listening now, while probably still a bit depressing, was much better than I recalled.
Rated 6/10
It started off well, until the dreaded harmonica strikes again! 😭
Despite this, it's not a bad album. Heart of Gold and Old Man are decent songs.
Rated 1/10
Did you know that Rhythm Nation used to crash Windows on old laptops?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220816-00/?p=106994
Rated 4/10
Great opener with Buffalo Stance, then Manchild is okay, but it's all downhill from there on out.
Rated 6/10
I hadn't heard of Laura Nyro before, she sounds way more contemporary than the late 60s, great voice.
The album was alright, could have been shorter; enjoyed the up-tempo tracks; the crooning ones less so - half of them sounded the same; there were moments when I could see how the likes of Tori Amos could take inspiration.
Rated 4/10
I'm still laughing at the Little Richard orgy anecdote.
I like the few songs that were the big hits, overall the album is okay, but it's so short that it's inoffensive and you'd end up forgetting the rest of the tracks anyway.
Rated 6/10
I'm always thinking that I'm going to dislike an Elvis Costello album, then end up liking it.
Rated 6/10
My only prior knowledge of Elliott Smith was his Figure 8 album which came out a couple of years before his death.
Either Or is good, but not something I'd actively listen to.
Rated 6/10
This feels like a Jeopardy answer... "Which album is considered to be the epitome of UK 80s pop music?"
Still, I found myself bopping along.
Rated 8/10
Hadn't listened to this album in a long time, enjoyed re-listening. Solsbury Hill is a classic.
Rated 6/10
Undeniably, a unique voice.
I wasn't particularly in the mood for this style of music yesterday, songs felt quite dull. Still appreciate the musical arrangements. 2.5
Rated 4/10
I knew of the opening title track, it's got a catchy chorus, but no one needs 11 minutes of it! The rest is like background music at a casino.
Rated 8/10
Great, hadn't listened before, enjoyed this! Damaged Goods was a stand out for me.
Rated 4/10
It was alright, bit indifferent towards this, hadn't heard of Gang Starr before, guess I'm not the target audience, nothing really stood out for me.
Rated 8/10
Having never heard of Justice before, I quite enjoyed this. Some tracks felt a bit too long, but in the right setting that'd be fine. Some parts felt Daft Punk-ish, maybe more like Daft Grunge, anyway still enjoyable. Iconic album artwork too!
Rated 4/10
Take On Me will always be great, the rest felt bland.
Rated 8/10
Yeah, yeah, I'm a fan of The Big Lebowski AND I like the Eagles.
For me, this album is all about nostalgia, it got played a lot when I was a kid. The production, musicianship and guitar work are top notch. The opening of Hotel California gets me every time!
The second half (in terms of side B on the LP), starts to feel a bit dreary.
I like the anecdote about "The Last Resort" taking days to record, because they kept messing up because Black Sabbath were making too much noise in the studio next door!
