Reviews by mkw

This really hasn't aged well.

I had this album when it came out, and I'm fairly sure I listened to it non-stop for months. Listening to it now, I have no idea why. It has all of the distortion and volume of metal, but absolutely none of the edge. And what in the world is the flow on those rap parts?

I'm not a big Dylan fan. Mostly I really don't get along with his singing style - not his voice, but his way of phrasing lines. The constant pitch shifting in every word seems to be more controlled on this album though.

The production seems to be fairly dialed back, but constantly highlights different instruments, so while all the tracks are somewhat long, there's more than enough going on to keep the energy up.

Desolation Row might be one of my favorite ways to spend 12 minutes.

I just had "Talking Heads 77" 3 days ago, and wasn't impressed at all. In the 3 years between "77" and "Remain in light" Talkingheads have somehow moved from something that I didn't enjoy at all, to something I absolutely love, and that will enter my normal music rotation.

It's faster and more upbeat, and just all around more stuff going on.

Absolutely brilliant.

Not my favourite Depeche Mode album. Well crafted and most of what I'd expect from the band, but just doesn't really get all the way for me.

This one is not for me. I actually like the sound, and almost all of the tracks, but why in the world are they so long? Nothing evolves... The sound at the start of a track will be the sound at the end of the track.

Not really my kind of music.
Fine as background music, and a few interesting twists.

Some absolute classics, and some tracks that are an absolute waste of time.

Faith alone ensures that this will never be less than 3 stars.

Jackson and Prince most likely did music better. Morrissey most likely did gay better. But there's still Faith.

I'm really struggling to think of something nice to type out. I absolutely hated this album. I don't like her voice, I don't like the lyrics, I don't like the production.

This is an album I grew up with and have always known about. I know basically every track, but I would never actually choose to play this album myself. The music is super pleasant, so nothing really to complain about. It does top out at a 4 though.

British punk. It's not my thing, but this was a lot more catchy than I expected it to be. Tons of energy, even if it's not going to be one of my favorites.

I love this album, and I have absolutely no reason why this should be. I still remember buying the CD in it's orange case with the lego look and feel.
I know this album is a big thing in the queer community, and I can see why, but my love of this album is really not affected by that.
I guess I just grew up with this album, and heard it at the right time to have it leave a lasting mark on me.
I absolutely hate the impact "go west" had on media for years, but at the same time I absolutely love the track.

To me this the absolute picture of early european EDM. It is the sound of thousands and thousands of poor people dancing their issues away on any given weekend. The upbeat sadness propably didn't start with this album, but it provided a blueprint for how it would build for the next 20 years.

Perfectly fine album, with a few genuinely good tracks. I really don't like Sting as a singer though.

I'll never be a huge fan of Bob Dylan, but it's hard to deny that there are some amazing tracks on this album.

Somehow this album feels like it spans 3 decades, with a wildly varied style and expression.

This didn't really do much for me. Nothing is truly bad, nothing is truly great.

What a colossal waste of time.

I guess the type of person who think starting an album with an obnoxiously loud and distorted scream, is also the type of person that believes the rest of this nonsense album could be interesting to anyone not involved in making it.

After surviving the first track, there's still more than an hour of this muck to wade through. Lord have mercy.

Why everyone, before they die, should spend what felt like 20 minutes listening to a lady repeating "I can hardly see what's in front of me" in a dramatic voice is insane to me.

I guess it's a decent dance album, but every track is double the length it needed to be, and absolutely nothing happens or evolves.

What a trip.

I absolutely loved this. It's not gonna go into regular rotation for me, but albums like this is exactly why I started listening to 1001 albums. This was far away from anything I'd normally listen to, and made by someone I didn't know. Great album.

A few interesting ideas, but never really got going for me.

Very old school sounding country. Really not a fan of the lyrics, and his vocals do not sound all that convincing