Rated 8/10
Funky jams, but not quite as funky as Off The Wall, a bit more pop- and rock-focused. Still, incredible number of hits for one album, incredible production, songwriting and vocals are on point. Just missing a bit of a soul.
Rated 8/10
One of the few hour-long albums I’ve listened to so far that didn’t feel way too long. Great, catchy songs that all feel connected, yet sound quite different.
Rated 6/10
Some cool instrument choices, and a psychedelic sound that goes beyond the usual mountains of reverb and legato delivery. Wish I could understand the lyrics!
Rated 8/10
Very pleasantly surprised by this artist that I’ve never heard of! The music is sorta ethereal in the way that it’s very jammy and formless, with a variety of sounds in each song.
Rated 6/10
One of the most overrated albums ever. Sloop John B is the best song, by far. A lot of the other songs are very forgettable.
Rated 6/10
Missing a lot of the darkness and rawness that I love in the very early Sabbath. This is trending a bit more in the direction of Les Zeppelin, which might be good for some, but not for me.
Rated 4/10
The sampling and chopping is great fun, but it gets tired pretty quickly.
Rated 10/10
Incredible vocal melodies delivered with an effortless rasp. Engaging instrumentals that bring new and interesting chord progressions into what is usually a by-the-numbers genre. Just an all-around amazing album that really works as a collection of masterfully-written, varied yet cohesive songs.
Rated 6/10
Some great tunes between a bunch of slow, boring ballads.
Rated 4/10
Another case of a lot of people liking an artist because of the circumstances of his death. Just a bunch of whining over some very uninspired instrumentals
Rated 8/10
This could have easily been a 5-star if some of the fat was removed. “Runaway” alone almost makes up for some of the mediocre songs.
Rated 4/10
The vocal harmonies here were just made for country, but they insist on playing all this psychedelic crap. Gram Parsons was the best thing to happen to this band.
Rated 4/10
Some chill PlayStation game menu vibes, but not much substance.
Rated 2/10
Who is this for? Atrocious singing. Instruments sound like they’re coming out of a Casio keyboard.
Rated 6/10
Some nice high energy songs with plenty of variety. Nothing really stuck out though.
Rated 6/10
This is more like what I would expect from a band called “Funkadelic”! Maggot Brain is hardly funky at all, and feels more like experimental rock, but this has some nice funk to it.
A lot of incoherent British rambling. They’re trying to be high energy while not being exciting or danceable. The best parts of the album are the couple slower parts where you can actually understand what’s going on.
Rated 6/10
One of the few synthy 80s albums I’ve heard that doesn’t sound completely soulless. You can feel the passion here. The songs all blend together, though, and there are no real memorable hooks.
Rated 2/10
Hot take, but I don’t think people who can’t play their instruments should be putting out records
Rated 10/10
Great songs from one of the greatest songwriters of our day. Immaculate production.
