Reviews by leekelleher

Musically felt repetitive throughout the album, enjoyed the lyrics.

Didn't expect this as a must-listen. It took me back! 3 for the album, extra 1 for 90s nostalgia.

Heard of Donovan, but never listened to him. I liked "Sunshine Superman" and "Season of the Witch".

I try to consider the albums as a body of work, so while Otis Redding is an incredible artist and I enjoyed the individual songs, the album as a whole didn't work for me.

I found it boring. Felt experimental just for the sake of it. Maybe on a different day, in a different setting?

Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic, wondering if that means glorious musical masturbation for the soul?

The more I hear this album (over the years), the fonder I get of it.

Interesting part for me is with the tracks, midway the general tone changes, and I think about how vinyl LPs were the main distribution medium back then, the A-sides/B-sides. I wonder how much the distribution medium influences the end product... and how well that translates to 21st century music streaming.

I like Paul Simon, but found this album quite boring.

Some days everyone needs a bit of Rock Lobster in their lives. For me, yesterday was one of those days. Great upbeat tunes, I was bopping along all day!

Bring Tha Noize!

Oh FFS, not Coldplay!! To be fair, I listened to the whole album, it was alright, but not sure it's a "must hear before you die" though.

I wonder if it's a little dated? Still, a classic pop/rock album!

I wasn't overly familiar with The Flaming Lips. I enjoyed this album.

The opener Fight Test threw me slightly, I initially thought it was a Cat Stevens cover, (then I read the back story on Wikipedia, interesting!)

It's alright, good for passive listening (background music).

As much as I try to like PJ Harvey, I always end up getting annoyed with her music.

Partly of my hope with doing the 1001 albums was to find a hidden gem that I hadn't heard of before... I think this is one of them.

From my first listen, I enjoyed it, no idea of the lyrics meaning, but felt really good. Musically it's a great mix: vibrant, pleasant, upbeat, dreamy and (in places) hauntingly beautiful.

Some albums need more than a day to appreciate them.

Hadn't heard of Hugh Masekela or this album before. Without a doubt he's highly talented. Good vibes.

From my one-time listening, it felt like good background music, to work or walk to, or sitting in a coffee shop. "Where's my frappuccino damnit?!"

It was alright.

Cult of Personality. What an opener!

I wasn't too familiar with the rest of the album. Enjoyed it, but nothing else really stood out.

I didn't like it.

Aside from Heroes - which I still like, despite it being overplayed by the media over the past 18 months - the rest of the album felt too self-indulgent.

Maybe it's a better album when listening late at night, after a few glasses of wine.