Reviews by marcusmuck-again

Not my favourite Yes album by a mile (Close to the Edge is a triumph) but it still has the signature style it's true.

I can understand that many people don't like this genre but Jon Anderson's vocals plus virtuoso performances all round show this is still Prog at it's best and not even the lack of Rick Wakeman spoils the proceedings.

I listen to a lot of music- a lot of Facebook polls like "Best Rap album" and "Best Experimental", "Best Jazz" and best 80's" etc etc and I wouldn't say I have good taste but I do get to hear a lot of stuff.

Any album that has the lyric: "You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham" is something special.

In fact i'll also go as far as to to say this album is a triumph. These guys are Yorkshire lads and the accent is so stylised it's a pleasure.

Mellow and safe.

Well produced covers of big songs by a big name.

Nothing special but I guess by 1978 Willie had said just about everything he wanted to.

So 80's............so Sade.

So smooth..........so Sade.

She was like the early Nora Jones and used as the inflight entertainment for a million longhaul trips along with a choice of chicken or fish with a roll in a plastic bag.

I love this stuff and WEIRD fact I knew someone who went to art college with her.

So overall she's beautiful, artistic and talented.

I know this is kinda like a compilation of his previous work 'before he got famous' but it's good solid ambient, trance music to concentrate on work with or zone out to.

I like Paul Simon and this has just enough hits to make it worth listening to.

Lots of different styles and musical traditions here (which has always been a feature of the chap).

It's a nice soothing album.

I like the early Elvis Costello- not so much Punk but early New Wave and perfect pop.

I remember when this came out - it was so cool.

I like the sound to this- not suprised to see J Dilla as co-producer.

I like the mixing, sampling and beat- really interesting to listen to.

I just love this genre- really fun and accessible.

The only slightly negative thing I can say is sometimes I find it difficult to distinguish different albums and bands.

Still good to listen to though.

Quite simply one of the greatest albums by one of the greatest artists.

Not my favourite mind (that's Hunky Dory) but pretty close.

It's glam, it's weird, inspired and catchy.

I've always liked Phil and his swagger.

This is a fairly standard live rock album though- most of the hits are on here.

This is so unique and niche I can't help but like it.

I can see where Tom Waits got some of his ideas from.....

When I was 7 my auntie emigrated to Australia and left me all her LPs.

This and Abbey Road were my favourites.

Quite simply one of the greatest in this genre. Unmatched in intensity or virtuousity.

This was mega popular and I didn't like it then.

I hate it even moreso now. It's really vacuous and indulgent.

Bleh!

It's ok. I appreciate the sentiment.

I mean for an album that's 20 years too late it's ok.

Listen to X-ray-specs from 1978. Poly Styrene was an astonishing person.

But then she never made it to Tik-Tok.

Very formulaic- song structure and verses, taglines with guitar solo and doo-wop backing singers - almost a look back to the 60's merseybeat.

Having said all that it's bright and poppy, simple and feelgood music. Not suprisingly produced by Ian Broudie.

Good for a happy sunny day.

Weird contrast between discordant piano and the rest of the band.

I've never been able to really love Jazz- I enjoy moments but that's all. I can put it on in the background.

Having said that I recognise this is one of the biggies and it has class emanating from every note.

Unmistakeably the Fall and the tones of Mark E once you get past the attitude and toneless tirade is quite mesmeric.

The band is marginally better than a pub band and the production sounds like it was mixed in someone's shed.

But at the end of the day it's The Fall.

I've always liked the Hives. Their sound is so honest and fresh to me even now.

Not the most musically diverse, best produced or cannily written lyrically but good to groove to.

There's so much energy here.

There's nothing here that hasn't been done 200% better on their previous albums.

This needs to make way for another band and album that deserves it.