Reviews by nofaithmed11

About as high as one of my 3.5’s can be.

3.5/5

My "lightest" 5 stars of their first four albums, but 5 stars nonetheless.

5/5

Remarkably cool and a fantastic new discovery!

4/5

Nothing about this particularly appeals to me.

2/5

I’m sure most people think Graceland is the high watermark of his solo career, but give me this one.

4/5

Another one I should like more than I do. Otis is awesome, but I don’t think many, if any, of these songs are the best versions of them. Definitely enough to give it the 4 star 1001 bump, but not enough to actually get me to 4.

3.5/5

“It’s Tricky” is undeniable. Of this era and genre, this is the best. Is it my favorite? No. But I can dig it.

3.5/5

I love and respect Ella and Billie. But Sarah is *my* jazz vocalist. She is perfect and divine.

4.5/5

Very good, highly listenable. Unsure why it’s considered essential by these standards, and don’t see much of a reason to go back to it, but nothing wrong with it.

3.5/5

Welp, it appears I’ve discovered yet another album that I’ve slept on for too long! Room to grow for this one.

4.5/5

Pixies have historically been a songs band for me, but tonight, this one really clicked with me as a whole for the first time. Just fucking fantastic, and definitely has room to grow as I continue to spend more time with it.

4.5/5

The title track is a true masterpiece. Everything else is great, too.

4/5

Pretty good stuff. Opening track my favorite.

3.5/5

The guy is a fucking prick, but he makes great music.

4/5

I will never return to this intentionally, but I’ll be damned if it’s not a solid listen and very well done.

3.5/5

Some of my favorite songs I’ve heard from this style of music so far.

3.5/5

What a voice. First song is unbelievable. Love how this sounds. One of my favorite new discoveries, excited to go back to this.

4/5

Biggie's flow and timbre are truly otherworldly. I'm blown away every time I hear "Gimme the Loot". I respect some people's reservations about this one, and it's certainly not my place to determine what is or isn't misogynistic, but in my opinion I don't hear some of the more "questionable" lyrics on as glorifications of said behavior. And regardless of whatever passages haven't aged well, so many other themes of this record still resonate deeply today. I can do without some of the skits and it runs a bit long for me, but I'm pretty good with it overall.

3.5/5

I've always had a lot of respect for Jay, and the best stuff on here is truly so damn good. Excellent production across the board, and his flow is iconic. My level of personal enjoyment is a mid-high 3.5 stars, but undoubtedly a 5-star album in terms of craft and significance.

3.5/5

Not a fan of Patton, but some good musical ideas and performances.

2.5/5