Reviews by love2listen

I don't understand how the Bee Gees made it as a musical group before disco.

The music is all right, I guess, but I can't really listen to it because I know how he abandoned his son (who at the end of the day was the superior musician). I can usually separate the art and the artist, but not here. I'll leave it to others to analyze it.

Where has this album been all my life and why am I just now discovering it? When I was a kid, I saw the heavy metal album covers, thought they were creepy, and avoided the whole thing. People just talked about how it was satanic and about Ozzy biting the heads off birds and whatnot. Nobody ever told me it was actually good music, even without all the theatrics.

OK, it's a solid pop album. And?

Yawn

The albums before and after this one, Blue Lines and Mezzanine, seem like more complete visions. I like some individual songs (Karmacoma, Sly) and always love Tracy Thorn's and Nicolette's vocals, but too many tracks seem like rejects from Blue Lines. I think 1001 albums should keep Blue Lines and Mezzanine and let this one go. It's not Massive Attack's best work.

I admire her, but this is more challenging than I like my music to be. It's like a cross between Bjork and Les Mis. Too experimental electronica for musical theater, too musical theater for experimental electronica.

A sadder, more thoughtful Chrissie Hynde.

You can't go wrong with a classic Prince record. This one came out just before he reached his pinnacle with Purple Rain.

The thing about Bob Dylan, yes, he's an amazing song writer. Legendary. But he's got an annoying voice and an annoying harmonica. There are very few Dylan songs I like or can even stand to listen to. And none of them are on this album.

An album that feels like a dream of a long lost home. You can really hear the Irish influence.

This is a fantastic album that rewards a listener with a good set of headphones. Muti-layered with interesting sounds. There's lots to admire here, both musically and lyrically. The lyrics for Fell on Black Days are poetry. Spoonman is great fun and has an interesting time signature. There are many great songs, like Fresh Tendrils and the title track, that were never released as singles too.

Ska is blah, imo. The vocals are nothing special either.

Chris Stapleton but in the 90's

A solid 1970's rock album, but it feels like others have done the same things better. There's nothing special or memorable about it.

90's Britpop. Obsessed with sex and infidelity to a boring extent.

Get this one on vinyl

I respect it, but it's not for me.

Inoffensive, mildly interesting musak

A classic for a reason. I'll never get tired of hearing this album.