Reviews by nofaithmed11

If there was ever an album designed in a laboratory specifically for me to hate, it's this one.

0.5/5

A completely unnecessary addition to this list. I love the Stones as much as the next guy, but the inclusion of this overproduced, overhyped, inconsequential record is yet another ridiculous decision by Dimery.

4.5

R.I.P. to the queen

4.5

This one left an absolutely huge first impression on me. High 4 stars on first listen, and I anticipate it to grow from there.

4/5

"Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" is my jam. I've covered it a few times with a local group and it's always so fun. As for the other three tracks, they are all solid in their own right; I don't believe I'll ever be the biggest fan of the huge string arrangements or backing vocalists, but Isaac's voice and the killer guitar/keys work are enough to keep me mostly onboard.

3.5/5

Not a TRUE 5-star album - "European Son" is a tough sell - but for the purposes of this website? Absolutely.

4.5/5

I think it's entirely too long, and as much as I value diversity, I find it to be a bit messy, but the highlights are strong enough for me to give it the 4-star bump on the 1001 website.

3.5/5

I really dig a few production and arrangement choices here, but overall, I just don't dig this type of music that music and I really don't like these types of vocalists.

2.5/5

Some equally very cool and very annoying stuff.

2.5/5

I love love love "Sleep to Dream" and "Criminal"; I like the other tracks to varying degrees, but in my opinion, they've always paled in comparison a bit to these two tracks. Across the board, though, her songwriting is out of this world for a 19-year-old, and even though I think she goes on to do much better, this is an unbelievably impressive debut all things considered.

3.5/5

An absolutely ridiculous choice for this book. Not bad, but oh my God, why THIS?

3/5

Absolutely brutal.

1/5

Maybe not my favorite collection of Elliott's music, but still very solid.

3.5/5

Equally inoffensive and inconsequential.

3/5

Some of the more straightforward numbers on this one hold it back for me, but the more adventurous numbers and soundscapes are very much up my alley.

4/5

There are some songs I’m not crazy about, but the highlights are among my favorite Queen songs up to this point in their catalog. The two big hits deserve all the praise they get, in my opinion. “You’re My Best Friend” is an absolutely perfect pop song, and “Bohemian Rhapsody” is nothing short of brilliant. I know that overexposure and hype has probably ruined it for some people, but for me, it’s like “Stairway to Heaven” and “Like a Rolling Stone”: if I take time away from it and go back to it when I’m ready, its excellence is irrefutable. As for new discoveries, I really like the melody and Freddie’s vocal performance on “Sweet Lady”, I think Brian sounds awesome on “‘39”, and “The Prophet’s Song”, particularly the vocal breakdown, is nothing short of legendary.

4/5

I don't relate to this musical approach. The performances are obviously impressive (R.I.P. Ikey Owens, hell of a keyboardist), and there are certainly some passages that I dig, but it doesn't register with me whatsoever on a primal or emotional level. Also, I'm sure that Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a very nice person, but his vocals are very much a non-starter.

2/5

Relatively high 2.5, honestly. I like Sarah Cracknell's voice a good bit, and most of these songs have pretty strong melodies. Quite a few of them meander, and ultimately, the super clubby vibe is just not my thing, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would and I think I could potentially dig it more with repeat listenings.

2.5/5