Reviews by ninexnineteen

It's hard to overstate this album's importance in my life. This came out when I was in high school, and it's strange to read it wasn't very popular on its initial release because my friends and I were immediately and continuously listening.

Jeff has an incredible voice, and the way he he uses it to convey beauty and anguish simultaneously never fails to bring me to tears. Grace and Last Goodbye have gotten me through innumerable tough times. For this piece of art, I am forever grateful to Jeff. It's tragic he was only able to release more than one.

Thank you Jeff for all the healing and beauty you have given to me over all these years.

For folks who liked this, check out Live at Sin-é which is a much more personal and intimate look at Jeff's songs before they were so polished

4.5 stars

Didn't realize this album was a one man show. I like Steve Winwood, and I liked this.

On vacation in Barbados, so I probably won't review for a while

This wasn't bad, but roots/ultra-raw "real" punk isn't for me

2.5

Too many discordant passages in this for me to really like. I like other music from Monk, but I didn't much care for this album

2.5

It was alright. First half was better than the second for me

Short, sweet, and goddamned good music.

Dolly's straightforward storytelling style is very impactful to me, and while listening to this album (Coat of Many Colors, in particular), I was able to put a name to a feeling I have had for a very long time.

3.75

Not bad. Overly long songs.

For anyone wondering why this album is on this list, I had to read the artist's Wikipedia page to understand a bit more because the album's article was pretty sparse

2.75

1. What in the blue fuck is this? No. Like, really, just...no

2. OK, this is actually music. Not good music, but recognizable as music

3. Not offensive. Not really enjoyable either though

4. Not offensive. Slightly more enjoyable than the previous track. This artist is showing me in this song he has the potential to be one I like

5. Pretty bland

6. Eh...

7. This was the single?

8. Inoffensive, I guess

9. I feel like I have the gist of the album at this point. I'm not listening to 22 tracks of this.

2.0

1. Couldn't listen to this all the way through

2. This one either

3. Nope

4. Hey! Not bad! Maybe this album is getting better?

5. Nope

6. Listenable, but didn't enjoy

7. Meh

8. This guy might be restless? Skipped a little more than halfway through

9. Tedious. It's a good thing punk songs are so short

10. Sigh...

11. OK, I guess?

12. No thanks. Fortunately, this album is over

While I like this album, it isn't my favorite Amy Winehouse album. That said, I appreciate the 50s crooner sound with a modern feel and Amy's signature overt trashysexy lyrics. 3.75

I miss her presence in the world.

Firstly, I did like this album. There were some sections with atonal or just irregular/seemingly not fitting with the note before parts I didn't much care for, but as a whole, this was enjoyable.

Reading the Wikipedia article gives me some insight to maybe why I generally don't care for post-hard bop Miles Davis. I think a lot of this comes from the modal nature of the music instead of the "normal" chord progressions that I'm used to. I'm not a musician, nor do I really know anything about music theory, so I'm not really sure if what I think counts for anything here (and, I suppose, in any of these reviews I leave here for albums...)

This was enjoyable and I'm glad I listened. I still don't care for Davis' later work, but I suppose that's my fault for not knowing more about it?

I took a second pass at this later in the day, and the off pitch / squawky noises are just not for me. For a while, I'll be enjoying the moments, and then the screechiness comes back and pulls me right out of it.

I just can't rate this very high on my personal enjoyability scale. :(

2.5

School's Out: I'm not sure if this was "just alright" because of its ubiquity and because it's just alright

Luney Tune: meh

Gutter Cat vs The Jets: funny to hear a West Side Story reference here. Overly long, the lyrics are a real reach, and uninspiring instrumentation

Street Fight: this seemed like the last part of the previous song, but they made it its own pointless track because they couldn't release an album with just 8 songs

Blue Turk: this was good. I appreciated the jazzy surprise

My Stars: not bad at all. Enjoyed this

Public Animal #9: this was ok. Kind of the bare minimum quality of song that should be on an album, but definitely of lower quality than I'd expect an album on this list to have

Alma Mater: this sounded sort of Beatlesy to. Understandable, given the time period. Kind of a sad ending

Grand Finale: This was alright too.

This album was okay. Sort of confusing, but definitely some nice moments. However, there didn't seem to be much consistency between those moments and the rest of the album. "Lacking coherence" is maybe what I'd say about it

2.5

1. The most energetic elevator music I have ever heard

2. Absolutely anxiety-inducing. Couldn't listen to all 9+ minutes

3. This sounds like music for a chase scene shoehorned into a 70s porn. Would have been fine listening to it for a minute until the next scene, not any longer

4. Too many musicians playing different songs at the same time. Not enjoyable

5. If yaks went to blues bars, this would be their favorite saxophone riff. I, as a not yak, am unfortunately not the target audience for this song

6. I like Scandinavian Jazz, French Cafe Jazz, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, and Jazz Trio (guitar-led AND piano-led). I do not like Anxiety Jazz, which is a genre I hadn't heard until now.

Hard pass on this album, and I fail to understand why it's on this list. Perhaps for inventing Anxiety Jazz..?

This was a big surprise. Like everyone else, I have heard Brimful of Asha before. I hadn't heard anything else from this album before. I was impressed with the funky/DJ-heavy/Indian-influenced music; super refreshing. This is pretty well-recorded too.

Least favorite track: Funky Days Are Back Again

I was absolutely compelled to tap my foot and bob my head during What Is Happening

This definitely wasn't for me. The first several tracks were unbearable, but the latter half of the album was listenable (though not enjoyable)

This is my second favorite Elton John album, behind Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Elton is one of my favorite artists. I had a really good time listening to this

Better than I remembered, and first time I have listened all the way through that I know of

I remember when this came out; nothing had ever sounded like this before. I appreciate the black origins of hip-hop and the samples they used, based on music that inspired them to become musicians themselves. White kids growing up listening to Led Zeppelin and CCR obviously had different musical interests early on, but converged with hip-hop, bringing their own flavor to an emerging genre, while still using similarly-styled lyrics/cadence/flow. This might be the first album on this list I recognize as a true "essential." I hope to hear some of the earliest hip-hop albums on this list too.

Also, name another album with more singles than this one.

Not bad at all. New to me and enjoyable

3.5