Reviews by marcusmuck-again

So this is a live album which is basically a 'Greatest Hits' compilation? I don't think it's a particularly good live album (let's compare with Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison for example). It adds nothing.

I ended up listening to the original songs from earlie albums.

This is poor.

I really like the Stripes energy and integrity however I think we should temper this against the passage of time.

Will this be considered so highly in 30 years time? I think not.

It's this attachment people of a certain age group have with the records they grew up with.

I've heard this guy before- I like his music and love his French rap. So smooth.

Not entirely sure how original he is or how revolutionary the music but it's still nice to chill to.

I love REM generally but this isn't one of their best in my view.

A couple of hits but a bit MOR

Incredible album. This was where Synth began.

Full of hits and with a real attitude.

Love this era.

Not normally my kind of thing but this is a great album - very authentic and a real eye-opener.

Cash was a great showman and really knew where his roots lay.

Just spent the last 2 hours listening to ok-ish albums on this chart to catch up after a wayward weekend.

Then this appeared.

There is a definite wide gap between merely good albums and records that are legendary, a definite quality and prescence that marks them out for greatness. This is one of the latter.

Their sound conjures up a swagger and a time. It's pure bliss and even 30-odd years can't erase that.

Well produced and slickly delivered.

But that's the problem really- they seem to be going through the motions and there's there's no soul.....

(geddit? see what I did there?)

I respect these guys - the music is pretty laid back generic Jazz and it was done under a difficult oppresive environment.

If this was a band from NYC from the 80's it wouldn't be on this list though.

I wouldn't throw all the accolades they seem to have thrown at this band but it's pretty good.

Energy, passion and integrity. I reckon they were pretty good in concert.

A good album.

I do love me a bit of Stereolab.

Consciously retro and nostalgic for a time that never was (is it the mid-70s or late 60's perhaps?)

Poppy and intense- their sound envelops you.

Heard this one before- not the most revolutionary or original but I've always been a sucka for ambient chill music.

It's pleasant and relaxing sounds.

Not my favourite of theirs but it's still at the very pinnacle of Prog.

The musicianship is beyond belief and it's a pleasure from start to finish.

Sit with your headphones on in a darkened room with just the music playing.

It's spiritual :-)

Pretty good- reminds me of a lot of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd (which came later I think?)

Not sure why they didn't get the credit but they are good to listen to.

Clear and crisp- intelligent and easy to listen to.

Sadly not my cup of tea but I can recognise this is a good record.

Not a bad album to be honest- there are other earlier albums though that I think are better.

There's a couple of decent tracks but again I just ended up playing earlier album tracks.

Not a standout album for me.

Pretty chill and a good vibe.

There's the big hit of course and the rest are good for general chill background music.

It's Bob innit.

It's difficult to be objective with his songs since he's such a big name in music history. The songs emanate integrity but they're just not my cup of tea.

Well sung, played and produced but they'll always be a historical object to analyse rather than enjoy.

Strange I missed these guys entirely at the time. Not bad but I guess you needed to be in the crowd.

It's not unpleasant and maybe repeat listens might endear me to it but how many albums can you say the same about?

Of course there's the Nirvana link.

Would anyone have listened to them apart from that?

Would they have made the 1001 chart otherwise? I suspect not but this is in fact a really good album and deserves to be listened to all on it own.

I found myself dipping into this all day so maybe it's a new discovery?