Reviews by marcusmuck-again

Beyond merely good- this is proto......well proto Indie at the least.

Refreshing and quirky and...well just interesting.

41 years old and still fresh as a daisy.

Not unpleasant although I don't see what this 1997 album is doing here.

Totally out of context with it's surroundings.

Low key, off kilter and bizarre but weirdly compelling.

Gotta give it 5 because it's so damned odd.

Didn't expect to like this but it's well made and enjoyable although I would struggle to identify one Wu-Tang album from another.

I'm pretty sure this is the same as a lot of mid-90's Grungey/Alty/Rocky Garagey-type bands that existed?

Not that it's unpleasant. Just samey.

I love Brian's later work but this seems like leftovers from his Roxy music days.

Quite Glam-influenced and quite 'Rocky' in places.

I'm not keen

Not sure if it's just the mystique surrounding him or his tragic death but this album has an aura.

Even the fact that some of these are covers he did some of the best covers.

Accomplished guitarist and beautiful fragile voice.

I'd only heard the big hit but playing the rest of the album I really like the vibe.

I really like Caleb's voice- so gritty.

The music is pretty standard post 2000 stuff but really good rock nevertheless

I had this album! A present from my auntie who emigrated in the 70s.

Still a great album- weird how his biggest hits weren't written by him. He has an incredible voice though.

I like all the tracks from playing them a zillion times. They are slow burners- not big and theatrical but good natured and personable.

Distinctive and charming - it an easy listen but ultimately there's only the title track that reaches heady heights.

Alternative Gothic Country just about sums it up.

Slow and brooding.

I've always liked a bit of Norman but surely this isn't his best album?

I think I might go with another reviewer who notes this is one of her later albums and although quite pleasant it's not really that groundbreaking or unique.

I'm quite shocked how divisive this album/band/singer is but to me it's a real slice of life and highly distinctive regardless of whether you like(d) it or not.

At least 3 big hits on this and they really strike me now despite struggling to think what's REALLY different about them?

Same structure, instruments so maybe it's the swagger and the style?

Another reviewer hit the nail on the head with this. These are great songs but they are on other albums too so they shouldn't really count?

Great live album by a great band but there are other albums that should be in this...

Bjork has always passed me by - I recognise how talented and individual she is but nothing has ever reached me emotionally.

It's sad to see though how poorly she has done with spurious 1/5 votes being handed out left, right and centre.

For that reason I'm giving her 5/5 in an attempt to partially redress the balance.

People are a bit harsh, I mean this was 1988 in the middle of wedges and flares and these guys were doing this kind of thing.

I initially hated this band but now realise they're worth exploring.

I do like this album and it has everything to do with a certain William Orbit.

In fact I consider it more his than hers but that's my opinion. It shows how important a producer can be.

Some great tracks on this and a good vibe for chilling or dancing.

Well, it's well produced and professionally executed but it doesn't hit a spark with me.

Elton morphed from a sensitive songwriting soul to a rocker then back to a sensitive soul and then to a pop-icon in the 80s and beyond and this I reckon this was on the cusp morphing to a rocker.

He did better albums later on from this.

Heavily connected to the whole British Bluesey-Rock thing with Rod Stewart and a host of others- very talented and very good if you're into this sort of thing.

Having said that you have to be in the mood. I can see why they say this album is a proto-heavy Metal influence.

I do like it.

What can I say that hasn't already been said- lots of hits and even the other tracks are well known.

Not my favourite album of theirs (that's Abbey Road) but I still like it. It's the Beatles starting to get their stuff together.

They were so incredibly successful and even now are lauded as the greatest but a lot of people are sick of hearing it. Maybe we overplay them a tad?

Still gets 5/5 stars from me though.