Reviews by pfernfsu

I should have liked it, but it was just bland and meh.

This album is fantastic from start to finish. Where I think it shines is it's breadth - it has something for everyone and every song is very unique. Like drums? Savior is a very drum first song. Like fast-paced almost rap-like lyrics? Right On Time is yours. The title song Californication is almost ballad-like. And then it ends with Road Trippin' - an acoustic gem. Lots of others blend some of these traits into one song. The versatility and range of this album is just top notch (and the band itself is incredible). Every song on the album being unique is something more artists should strive to do.

If there is a bigger "right artist; wrong album" I have yet to find it in this challenge.

Pretty terrible. I should have loved this but it just wasn't there. Admittedly, I only listened to the first few songs so it may have gotten better? But I doubt it.

Really good. Clapton is so damn good with that guitar. I think I like some of the acoustic version better, but this entire album is hit after hit.

A timeless classic.

Love Beastie Boys. They are in my normal rotation. But this is one of their worst albums.

It was acceptable. Solsbury Hill is a class for a reason but the rest of the album was kind of mediocre. I think Genesis is way way WAY better than whatever Peter Gabriel put out in a solo career.

Never heard of this guy but really liked it. Went down the rabbit hole and started listening to other albums of his even after this. Decided I am going to add him to my rotation.

An hour and 20 minutes is just way too long for a mediocre album that is entirely forgettable and just blends into one long heap of normal. In the words of Randy Jackson, "that's a no for me, dawg"

Phenomenal album. His Brown Eyed Girl gets the most air time but this album has banger after banger that are way better songs. Into The Mystic is phenomenal. The album starts out with And It Stoned Me and just keeps getting better, which is hard to do because that song is amazing. 10/10. I need to listen to ole Van a little more.

Was real good. Wish I had more to say except I really liked it.

Love Willie. Saw him in concert multiple times. My only complaint is Willie has way too many songs and has like 100 albums or some such. But this one is a really good one. Georgia On My Mind and Blue Skies are phenomenal. And then add in Unchained Melody and it is just a really awesome album. That being said, I am not sure why THIS album is more deserving than some of his others. It is his 22nd album and hardly groundbreaking even though it had some bangers. I do think it is hard to pick just one album of his though since he has so damn many. But yea, it is good stuff.

As someone who loves country music, this just ain't it. The lyrics were good, especially for something as old as this. But the rest of it was just bad.

Never heard of these guys before but I really liked them.

I used to love this in High School. However, since then it seems like my musical palate has changed and quite substantially and it is not what I had remembered. It wasn't bad but it certainly wasn't great, which is probably why NIN has not been in my regular rotation in a long while now. All that said, I can see how this album/artist was very influential, especially for people like me who were rocking out to it in High School.

Neil Young is always great. And this album is one of his bests, if not his best.

I had never heard of her before but I really liked it. I don't think it can be in my normal rotation, but is a good one-off. The first song gave off serious Lion King vibes.

I thought I would like this album more. I should have liked this album more. But I just didn't. The album didn't do much for me and thought it was just solidly mediocre.

Never heard of this guy but I did (mostly) like it. If this was just an instrumental album it would be 5 stars, but the voice - while not really bad - just didn't seem to go with the music.