Reviews by leekelleher

Maybe it's dated, but thought Move Any Mountain was more punchier than it was. None of the other tracks piqued my interest. 1.5

You want it darker? Be careful what you ask for.

Even in his 80s, Leonard Cohen was still a badass!

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

The popular tracks are catchy enough, feels that the whole album exists to showcase their vocal range and harmonies, which I'm sure is a great talent, but feels all over the place to me.

I like the hits of the Pet Shop Boys, What Have I Done to Deserve This? and It's a Sin are great, the rest was alright, but didn't stick out enough to make this a solid album for me. 2.5

I liked it much better than I'd expected.

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

It was alright.

I can see why it was originally added to the 1001, noteworthy due to it being by a contemporary "supergroup", alas, in this case, time has proved that the sum isn't greater than its parts.

During the first 6 tracks I was thinking why is this a noteworthy album, then the closing track is 18 minutes long... and that sounded like a overindulgent jamming session.

It's not terrible, just not that interesting.

I'd heard of, but never listened to Jeff Buckley before. I liked it.

The Spotify link was to an odd version, I used this one: https://open.spotify.com/album/2WT1pbYjLJciAR26yMebkH

Whenever I listen to it, I try to find its faults, but always end up getting carried away on its journey.

I keep meaning to experience The Dark Side Of The Rainbow, one day... 5

No doubt Cohen is a masterful poet, full of wordplay, accompanied by those bittersweet melancholic chords. Not something I'd listen to regularly, but the appreciation is there.

...on a sidenote, who signed off on the typography on the artwork, it's dreadful. Would have been a stronger design without it, just have the photo of Cohen.

Hey, Kool Thing, are you gonna liberate us girls from male white corporate oppression?

Yeah, tell it like it is!

Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years!

Good grief.

I respect the musicianship, but was not in the mood for 40 minutes of bongos and Santeria chants.

First half of the album was like a Beatles and Monkees tribute act, with the second half taking a turn with a mature soulful set of tracks. As another reviewer on here said, "probably the blackest sounding white men I've heard".

Quite unusual. I'd expect in the right setting this would be quite cool. Just felt a bit odd listening in my office on a Monday morning.

Sure it's cliché, corny and dated... but goddamn it still rocks! 🤘

First look at the "artwork" - Emperor's New Clothes init?!

Yeezus Christ, when will these zealots tell him that Ye's not the Messiah, Ye's a very naughty boy!

I didn't know Dennis Wilson had done a solo album. I initially liked the artwork, felt bold. Started the album, and reading his Wikipedia page, he had quite an interesting life - had no idea about the Charles Manson association - wild! The album almost became a soundtrack to his Wikipedia page, ha!

It was enjoyable enough.

Always love The Kinks social commentary on 60s/70s Britain. It's a solid album, good tunes, great production. Sunny Afternoon is a fav. Not my go-to album for The Kinks, probably go for "Something Else".

I didn't completely hate it. More pop than hip-hop, okay beats, cringy rhyming lyrics though, overall I found it boring.

Controversies aside, his music performance could certainly bring a room alive. Wild, energetic and audacious. Still, controversies, eh!