Reviews by nofaithmed11

I quite enjoy the first few tracks. Then…it keeps going…

2/5

Excellent production and sampling. This could grow on me over time.

3.5/5

I have a lot less tolerance for Dollar General 80's soft rock. To me, "While You See a Chance" is the poster child for once-interesting artists devolving into cheesy banality. I like Winwood in general, and this record just barely gets to 2.5 stars on the strength of his voice, the title track, and a few other interesting moments, but the appeal of this overall sound is completely lost on me.

2.5/5

Mysterious, calming, hypnotic, melodic, emotional, and beautiful. Every single musician on this record does exactly what they’re supposed to do (including Wayne Shorter, who becomes one of like, four people to ever make the soprano saxophone sound good). Probably my third favorite Miles record. Simply remarkable.

5/5

There are songs and moments I don’t mind, but overall, the musical theater vibes and proto-Joanna Newsom inability-to-stop-singing-for-three-seconds are hard for me to overcome.

2.5/5

Still my favorite Neil studio album after all these years. Every song feels like a warm hug, even the more rocking ones.

5/5

I'm not *totally* convinced of this album's essentialness, but it's far from the worst thing I've ever heard.

3.5/5

Not their best - Fun House takes that crown - but still a solid debut.

4/5

My favorite of his, I guess? Power to everyone who digs him.

2.5/5

I really, *really* dig their arrangements and musical ideas. Vocalist sounds like a British Jim James.

3.5/5

Would be 4 stars if not for the skits/if it was trimmed down a bit. Still damn good.

3.5/5

I appreciate some of the lyrical content, but it ultimately becomes a chore to sit through.

2/5

Probably my favorite Marley record so far. Very, very high 4 stars.

4/5

There are a few tracks here I dig fine enough, and I think the production is solid overall, but I just don't love the style as a whole.

2/5

Sounds super ahead of its time. Excited to go back to this one.

3.5/5

I think there's just a clear disconnect between me and a lot of the styles at play here. It seems like most people lose their minds over "Pyramids", for example; I recognize that it's well-constructed, but it's nothing I care to listen to. I feel that way about quite a few songs on this record. I want to acknowledge and give credit to the diverse production elements, but there's still such a prominent smooth R&B thread throughout the album that I just don't jive with. Still, there are multiple songs I enjoy to some degree, even if I don't love any of them. "Crack Rock" and "Lost" are quite easily my two favorites, and I can see a few more potentially growing on me in time. As someone who had only heard select Frank Ocean songs, hearing this entire record gave me a slightly better feel for his talents, even if his music still isn't something I inherently love. Was considering a high 2.5, but enough moments made me perk up to go with a light 3.

3/5

This is far and away the best Bee Gees I’ve heard. I’ve always liked “To Love Somebody”, but I was nervous going into this because I tried Odessa a few months ago and wasn’t feeling it at all . Very Elton-esque on this record. Far too many ballads overall, but there’s some really solid stuff.

3.5/5

I'm not all the way there with it yet, but I think I could be one day.

3.5/5

I don’t think this was supposed to make me laugh, but it sure did anyway.

0.5/5

No. Don't stand so close to me.

2/5