Reviews by marcusmuck-again

It's pleasant enough- I like Paul Simon but there better albums by him.

This is quite clever- ever changing, comical, nonsensical and satirically making points about the current state of US society in the 60s.

You can pick melodies and references fleetingly before it changes to something completely different.

FlowerPunk is an example- funny and poking fun at the Hippy culture.

But all this of course makes it dated and just an intellectual exercise- not enjoyable in a musical way.

Ahhh I remember this. Very talented lady and Mabel's mum too.

Her Wiki page is an exercise in talent name-dropping but sadly most of these tracks now sound very 80s which is a big no-no in today's climate.

Still, there are enough high points remaining to warrant it's place in the 1001.

It's certainly Bluesey and certainly Heavy.

Without the 'was it the first Heavy Metal album?' questions it's an enjoyable record to listen to- not especially well played, sung or produced but I think they stumbled onto something that caught on.

Good for them.

This is masterful.

Not the sort of thing I normally listen to but I know enough to realise greatness when I hear it.

This album has it all- the beats, the groove and the lyrics are cutting.

I love these guys- grew up listening to their songs so why shouldn't I like this album? I can't understand the bias against them.

Sure there's a couple of fillers but the overall vibe conjures hot Californian nights, sat in an open top car and drinking ice-cold beer by the beach.

This is feel-good relaxing music.

It's a bit cringey but bless I remember these guys.

Urban British white rap dealing with their 'real' council house issues.

It's interesting to listen back to, funny at times and I'm glad it was made but I wouldn't put it in my top 1001.

Lol, I went from listening to Black Flag yesterday to this.

Sarah Cracknell is one of my all-time crushes so I can't help but love this.

It conjures up hot Summer holidays by the seaside. It's so airy and dreamy.

Perfect pop.

1981 is surely too late for Punk?

Regardless this is fun energetic, talentless and crass.

I can understand why it was popular but really speaking you should be listening to the Ramones, Pistols or some other band who did it sooner.

Quite dated now and actually more a novelty record than anything else.

Mariah has a great voice and is beautiful. I wonder what music she would have made if born 20 years earlier or later?

Good to listen to the hits- a trip down memory lane.

Not much else there though, there are lots of better all round albums or more cutting edge sounds surely?

Genius.

Pure and simple.

Yeah so some of the songs are a bit blah but who cares when it all ties in with one big concept.

This concept is a noughtie Icon.

Ahhh I get it. This is the proto-group that inspired a host of pop-rock glam bands in the 70s that were responsible for awful clips on Top of the Pops with fans dancing in flares and horrible knitware cardigans.

The tunes are eerie- a cross between folk and pop. Well played but without a semblance of personality.

It's kind of addictive and I feel it drawing me in. I feel myself reaching for the knitware catalogue.....

Was it groundbreaking/influential? = yes.

Is it any good? = No.

Is it enjoyable? = questionable.

Let's see, the only track I liked (Daydreamin) was a cover of a cover which covered a cover (no joke, look it up).

The rest are so generic and cliche'd as to be indistinguishable from thousands of other songs in this genre.

It goes to prove you can fool a hell of a lot of people most of the time and get away with it.

This guy is a businessman.

I can't say I either like or dislike this as it's a diluted version of a lot of other things I like.

I guess I should be happy they made the attempt to mimic a lot of the bands that had already been there, done it and moved on.

Love the big guy and this was the pinnacle of his time with us.

Needs to be played loud. Everything about this is theatrical, overblown and beautiful thanks mainly to Mr Steinman with a small part played by Marvin Lee Aday.

Song after song is a mini-opera in itself and it finishes off with one of the greatest songs ever: For cryin out loud is 8.45 of pure pleasure.

I mean, "Can't you see my faded Levis burstin apart"........it's sheer poetry.

I pity the fool who doesn't get this.

This is a real 70's iconic album with tracks like 'Everyday people' and 'I want to take you higher'.

It's great to groove to- contagious fusion of Funk, Soul and even a bit rocky in places.

This was actually quite interesting to compare to other rap bands out at the time and where all the samples come from.

Some tracks were pretty one-dimensional in their message, music and meaning (the 'police' song especially) but others were better (Express yourself). I liked the interplay of the different MCs (although this had been around for a decade at least) especially since some of them went onto megastardom.

Finally I'm loving reading all the wokes struggling to cope with the nature of the lyrics. Bless their little sensitive souls.

Listened on YouTube.

Mellow and smooth, jazzy and occasinally rocky but very 70's. There's nothing for me to latch onto and I couldn't engage.

Joni is so accomplished and clever but there's a barrier- she leaves me cold.

Perfect in what it is but there are so many albums out there- Blue for instance is far better imo.