Rated 8/10
Overall: 7/10
This took a couple songs to really click with me, but once it did I was all in. I'm sure I'm not the only person to mention how great the bass playing is on this thing, but it truly is exceptional. Funky, danceable and fun.
Fav Song: I Want Your Love
Overall: 5/10
Despite being an Alex Turner project made at the same time as my favourite Arctic Monkeys albums, I found this to be a little bland and overproduced. I thought the string arrangements were super distracting and didn't add anything worthwhile to the songs.
Fav Song: Only the Truth
Rated 10/10
Overall: 9/10
I'm glad I avoid listening to albums that are on this list, because I love having certain expectations with an artist and having them blow me away. This is everything I want a Brian Eno album to be. It has all of the funky strangeness of Here Come the Warm Jets, but it also mixes in some of his later ambient stuff at the end of the album. His vocals sound superb here as well, which has been an issue for me on past albums. I think if I were to recommend any Eno album to someone, it would be this one.
Fav Song: Julie With
Overall: 3/10
The best thing I can day about this album is that it didn't piss me off! Still wasn't good at all though, the mix is terrible, the vocals are annoying and there wasn't anything that stood out about it. John McVie plays bass on it though!
Fav Song: What'd I Say
Rated 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Some people that I know find Billy Joel to be pretty corny, and in a way I can see where they're coming from. However, I really enjoy his songwriting, and he has a wonderful voice. I do find some of his songs annoying but none of them are on this album. There's not really any bad tracks, but there's a couple that I don't love as much as the others.
Fav Song: Vienna
Rated 6/10
Overall: 5/10
This is kind of a mishmash of a bunch of different genres. I had a decent enough time with it, even if there wasn't much of an emotional connection. Just a meh album that could be good to dance to.
Fav Song: Te Estoy Buscando
Rated 6/10
Overall: 5/10
Did this really need to be a double album? The songs aren't bad or anything, but none of them stood out as exceptional and quite a few felt like throwaways. It's dissapointing as I generally consider Stephen Stills to be a borderline genius musically.
Fav Song: It Doesn't Matter
Rated 4/10
Overall: 4/10
Despite the length and repetitiveness of the first 2 tracks, I actually really enjoyed them! After those 2, the repetitiveness got on my nerves and I ended up not liking the rest of the album. Not the worst british electronic album I've gotten though!
Fav Song: Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream Of
Rated 8/10
Overall: 7/10
The title track on this album is over 20 minutes long and it takes you on a pretty wild ride (pun intended). They did a great job of making you feel like you're speeding down the highway. After that, things slow down and get a bit more ambient, but it's all pretty pleasant to listen to overall.
Fav Song: Autobahn
Rated 10/10
Overall: 9/10
This album feels nostalgic to me despite only hearing one song in the past. It's one of those albums that is able to transport you to a specific point in time in a specific location. In this case, I imagine myself fishing in a creek in Louisiana. I love when albums can do that. I definitely prefered it over Big Pink.
Fav Song: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Rated 8/10
Overall: 8/10
I listened to this with my 4 year old and we both had a blast. The tunes are catchy and the synths are suprisingly not terrible for a late 70s album. Cars has always been such a fun song and I'm glad the rest of the album was enjoyable as well.
Fav Song: Cars
Rated 10/10
Overall: 9/10
It's goofy. It's weird. It's corny. It's all over the place. It's so much fun to listen to that I had a stupid grin on my face and laughed out loud several times. Anyone with a childish whimsy and sense of humour is going to enjoy this.
Fav Song: There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
Rated 6/10
Overall: 5/10
Very mediocre country music. There were some good moments but I mostly found it corny and lame.
Fav Song: Someday
Rated 8/10
Overall: 7/10
The lyrics on this album have aged like milk, but this is one of the first albums that got me into rap music as a kid so it holds a special place in my heart. The beats are great and and Marshall has such a unique voice/flow for rap. I also think he's very creative, and songs like Guilty Conscience show that he had cool ideas.
Fav Song: My Name Is
Rated 4/10
Overall: 3/10
This genuinely really sucked lol it was a lot of noodling and nonsense and the vocals were terrible. The best thing about it was that it was so short.
Fav Song: Out of Focus
Rated 6/10
Overall: 6/10
Honestly, this was fine but nothing really stood out to me. Kind of standard late 60s rock. Bland but not bad.
Fav Song: No Time to Live
Rated 10/10
Overall: 10/10
If this isn't the greatest rap album ever made, the it's at least MY personal favourite. Every member of the group is so full of personality and I always feel like I'm being taken on a journey to the slums of Shaolin whenever I listen to this.
Fav Song: Shame on a N***a
Rated 8/10
Overall: 8/10
I love these beats so much, they fit great with Common's lyrics and flow. There are times I don't enjoy the lyrical content, but that's mostly due to personal preference. Common is clearly a talented rapper.
Fav Song: The 6th Sense
Rated 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Wow, Tim Buckley had an insane voice that truly does not fit his face at all. I don't think I've ever heard any of the songs on this album, there's a tenderness to them that feels like a warm blanket. I would love to have this one on vinyl.
Fav Song: Pleasant Street
Rated 4/10
Overall: 3/10
So much cheese that I can't poop.
Fav Song: Small Talk
