Reviews by londonhawkredux

Ah yes, the Cocteau Twins. Makes you want to lie in a field with a pretty girl on a warm sunny day and watch clouds go by.

Didn't mind a bit of trip-hop / electronica "back in the day", but Red Snapper was not a name I recognised at all. It's definitely of it's time, so not sure it would be included in a 1001 great albums list put together in 2030.

tldr? "It's OK, but no Portishead"

Screw in the light-bulb............ pat the dog.....................

But no, this is why I love this thing - unlikely I would ever have come across this album in the course of my "normal" listening and it's a lovely lovely thing. Will it be a "go-to" in future? Unlikely. Am I pleased I heard it? 100%

Have managed to never listen to The Stooges before now (despite clearly being aware of the Iggy link). And .......... yeah, kinda like it. It's dirty and scuzzy and rumbles along.

6 out of 5. No notes.

Am I a bad person for not getting it? I'm can just feel someone in a velvet jacket with an impeccably waxed 'stashe and a jaunty Gitanes hanging out the of corner of his mouth calling me an "uncouth clod". Yes, they're talented. Yes, it's a pleasant enough sound. But where are the feels?

A band that I've always been vaguely familiar with, without ever having really felt the need to listen to. Very much from the early-90s punky / grungey / indie vibe, and that's no bad thing to be honest.

Probably just the nostalgia of teenage years full of promise and hopes and dreams, but the late 90's really were awesome weren't they?

Oh, *another* Elvis Costello album. Familiar from the last one tbh - jangly? Check? Punky? Check? Unique vocal styles combined with observational lyrics? Checkity check.

The animaaaaaaaaaaaals. How straaaaaaaaaaaaaange. Try. TRY to stick it innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

If you're of a certain age, then this album was *everywhere*. Perfect to put on the 3 disc CD changer if you'd invited an attractive lady over "for dinner" on a 3rd date.

"Somebody to Love" is surely one of the tracks that embodies the 60's vibe but hadn't appreciated how strong the whole album would be. White Rabbit is obviously another classic of the psychedelic vibe, and "Embryonic Journey" a classic from multiple TV shows.

Hi-hat, some occasional synth "booop" or "ping" with hip-hop lyrics not about killing someone that you have beef with.

Aged 19 AND female, I can see why this would be worthy of inclusion. Whilst not being entirely my bag.

Not quite in the "desert-rock" genre where the rhythms are absoulutely relentless. This is more "desert-folk" I guess, it's softer, kinder, certainly more relaxed. More at home next to a river than a sandstone mountain in the blistering heat

A little too lo-fi for me. Where are the party tracks dagnamit? "Are We Here" is a delight though

Fon-KEY. Feels like something that I would hear on a GTA soundtrack whilst driving around one of those cars with the ridiculous suspension springs. BOING.

Had forgotten how heavily linked to the early 90s trip-hop sound this album was. Unique vocals, great beats

Memorable primary school joke - Q. "Why did Michael Jackson call his album Bad" A. "Because he couldn't spell terrible"

Clearly, it's not terrible, but for one of the biggest selling albums of all time, it's not amazing either. Smooth Criminal is a banger, but that aside, there's a lot of over-engineered generic 80s pop here.

Hmmmm. Not as dreadful as some of the reviews indicated but not that special to listen to either. Somewhat bland southern-fried rock I guess.

*BLOCK ROCKING BEATS*

1997, back when the country was full of hope and optimism and life was a non-stop party, this was undoubtedly one of the soundtracks. Not all the tracks are as epic as the opener, but still a fantastic body of work.