Reviews by microtonalpanic

This was NOT GOOD.

Love Cat Stevens. I was introduced to most of his music by an ex gf who adored the movie "Harold and Maude".

Father and Son is an all-timer.

David Byrne being his best self on this record!

pretty lame, not going to lie. The first song was cool, but it devolved from there.

Also the new album that's coming out here in late 2025 looks to have AI art. Lame!

This is chaotic and awesome.

When Is saw this was rated so low and was on the Global Stats list as one of the 1001's lowest, I was disappointed.

But yet again, the sensitive and boring ears of the British majority on this site have missed out on a gem. Go listen to Supergrass, it'll be ok!

This album has so many compelling themes, sick drum parts, and just an overall insane presence.

Love it.

Eclectic mix of great tunes. Very chill

Ok so on one hand, the large contingency of british people on this website HATE this album.

On the other hand, /r/Indieheads adores this album.

I fall somewhere in the middle. It seems like it's really trying hard to be unique and weird, and it doesn't always work.

It's not an unlistenable pile of crap, 1001. It's not amazing, reddit.

3/5

It's Good, It's Funky!

i'm giving all Costello albums a 2 and hardly skimming through them as a protest of the list creator's obsession with this meaningless artist.

Can't give it a 1 because then I'll have to see this clown's albums on my summary page for the next two years.

I don't hate it. I don't hate it.

"Look, there's a new crack started, even the bricks have farted."

lmao

Been waiting for this one for a long time! What a way to start my week.

I actually "discovered" this album through my favorite band Phish, who on some Halloweens would do a "musical Costume" for their second set of the show. in 1994 they did the white album. in 1996 they did Remain in Light. Some of the songs have remained in their rotation since, especially Crosseyed and Painless.

Anyway, this is a 5/5 and David Byrne is a big-suit-wearing genius.

ehh. it's whatever. I don't hate it at all. I like Norah, actually.

But it doesn't really belong on this list, does it? It's music for Starbucks, when Starbucks was still a thing that wasn't on every corner.

Elvis Costello bores me to tears, and the list creator's obsession with him is downright pathetic.

yeah....

This is a 5/5 easily. I wouldn't have said this a few years ago. My listening experience with the Beatles was from my Mom's record collection. For some reason, Sgt. Pepper's was the most damaged record, and I never spun it. I fell in love with Rubber Soul mostly, followed by Revolver.

Now that I've heard a version uninterrupted by scratches and skips, I know now that it's their best album. I still love Rubber Soul, but let's be real.

My biggest "ah-hah" moment today was listening to "Lovely Rita" WHAT IS THAT ENDING?! What a groove!

I still want to say "Rubber Soul" is my favorite, but this album is objectively better.

Obviously a lot of all-timer singles on here, but other than that it's a run-of-the mill 60-s cali album

so....Im not sure if this was intentional or not, but at 2:07 of "hand of man", there's an old-school Cellphone incoming call interference noise on the track. very subtle in the left channel.

Given this came out in 2012, I bet this was a real call and wasn't picked up by the producer. Which is hilarious.

I enjoyed the album overall, it's interesting. but good god does it DRAG on

recording feels....empty? hollow? the music is fine, but something about the mix is off.

other than that, it's a decent debut!

Why does he sing like that? Did the poor man suffer a stroke or something?

This album did not have a friend in me.

Decent. Perhaps a bit overrated.

I've heard the hits off this album many times. This was my first time listening to the whole thing. My first impression, of course, is that it's great. A classic for sure.

My second thought is that just about every song is far too long. I'm not usually one to complain that songs are longer than the radio-friendly 3 minutes, but its just true that the riff that's being played at minute 7 is the same as minute 2 and therefore is not necessary.