Reviews by moysauce08

I was actually disappointed to hear the first song and realize that the Calexico song that I love is just a cover of this song... :( Still slaps though but I really miss the instrumental interlude with the claps

I really enjoyed the instrumentation from a lot of the songs. I thought each song was pretty unique and had its own flavour. I wouldn't mind listening to it again, but I probably would never reach out for it on my own.

I listened to it all the way through and enjoyed my time with it. It's an easy listening album and if it was ever on, I wouldn't complain about but wouldn't go out of my way to put it on.

This album rocks, kicks, slaps, and raps. I can totally understand if someone has never heard of RATM, they probably wouldn't like them. They're aggressive, the rap flow is strange, the lyrics are very politically driven. But that's what I love about it. And, it's a fantastic album to workout to.

The rhythm section is what carries the band, with Tom counting as part of that because he's incredible and his guitar definitely makes you groove and fits so well into the bass and drums. When bombtrack plays, and if you're not banging your head when the band comes in, I'm convinced you're not a fan of music. And what bass player hasn't listened to Take the Power Back and not immediately fall in love?

This band rules, this album rules. It's not perfect, but I love it.

Listened to it this morning. There are ups and downs. The downs just being the repetitiveness, but considering it's 2002 rap, that's pretty typical. I recognize "A Day At The Races" from Tony Hawk's Underground (one of my favourite games as a kid).

For the most part, I liked the flow from the MCs. I don't mind the album,

Talk about a one-hit wonder considering the variance in the amount of listens on this album. From almost 1 billion on "Tainted Love" to 300,000 on "Insecute Me" and "Fun City". Usually that's a case where the album doesn't live up to the single. Definitely the case here.

I found that her voice was basically the same in every song. I think if I heard a few of her songs at a time, I'd be okay with it, but the slow pace mixed with the same tone of vocals for every song just made me want to move on to something else.

After the first 4 songs, I was ready to give this album 4/5, but it did seem to drag on. I like her sentimental songs more than I like her upbeat songs. There was a lot of really cool instrumentation throughout her music that kept me interested even though it was slower. For example, the syncopated drums in "I Miss You" was really cool, the acoustic guitar paired with her vocals in "Send My Love" I thought was incredible, the piano and vocals in "Remedy" were captivating. That's where I said to myself, "Yeah this album is incredible, wow!"

"Water Under the Bridge" came on, and I thought it was okay, and by "River Lea" I was starting to have second guesses on my 4 rating and the album kinda went downhill from there. Not in a "crash and burn" sort of way, but the magic that the beginning of the album had went away.

I think I'll still give it 4/5 because I did really like it and I'd like to remember how much I liked it.

I enjoyed my time with this album. This is a very tame version (on a scale of “weirdness”) of Radiohead which I enjoyed.

I'm torn because I liked the album, but I'm unsure if I want to give it a 4 because I think in comparison to the other 4's I have, it doesn't quite hit the same as those ones.

It's got the typical Michael Jackson dance bass grooves, it's filled with finger snappers, foot tappers, and party smackers, but by the end of the album, I was done with it and ready to move on to something else.

There's some great songs on this album, but honestly also some forgettable ones. Personally, I love The Who and they have some great tracks/singles. But the album as a whole I think only deserves
a 3

Too many love songs.

This album makes me feel like a hopeless romantic. And honestly just made me sad.

2

A modern and more upbeat Leonard Cohen.

I was okay with it at first, but the problem with a monotone voice over an entire album, is that it just gets stale. The instrumentation is cool throughout, but it's just the same voice with no really variety in the tone.

The last song "Faith/Void" really dragged on. I think he wants to put God away.

2

Honestly, if this was a biased review, I'd probably give this 4 stars simply because I love the first 3 songs on the album where I've repeatedly listened to this album just so I can hear those songs.

As an unbiased review, I think it really only deserves 3 stars because the back half of the album is simply not that great. It's listenable, but pretty meh

Maybe I'm just sick of The Rolling Stones at this point, but this album, especially compared to their others, just ain't it.

First song = BANGER
Rest of album, not really that good. It's got some high-highs, but also low-lows.

Sounds like a bad Weezer. Not to mention it was just weird throughout.
Some songs and riffs were cool, while others fell completely flat. I disliked it more than I liked it. Almost fell asleep while listening to it

The uniqueness in her voice is definitely a standout. I enjoyed the album. I don't really know what I can say about it apart from that I really liked it

The more albums that I'm listening to from The Rolling Stones, the more I'm becoming a fan. It's easy listening music, which can be both a pro and a con. There's nothing "exciting" in terms of their songs (at least from this album), but there's also not a lot of bad other than nit picks here and there.

This is kind of a jam out record. Put it on, crack open a cold one, and sit on a rocking chair on the front porch on a summer night. That's the vibe.

Gospal, Jazz, Soul, and Hip-hop. The way that Common is able to blend these different sounds so seamlessly is what makes this album stand out. I love his flow, it's easy to follow along but not so simple where it's the same cadence for too long. I love how he enunciates his words and you're able to clearly hear everything that he's saying. I love the mix of the record, everything has its own little island and nothing is clashing with each other.

That opening bass line had me hooked right away. Groovy, deep, immediately had my head bobbing. And then when Common comes in, again, his flow it's not like it's a simple cadence, it's got rhythm, it's got flow, it keeps me captivated.

I love how the bass is mixed throughout the entire album. It's deep, it keeps everything in line and is the backbone to each song. Great album.

4

Honestly, this was the biggest "whatever" album I've ever heard.