Reviews by rfried25

If I’m ready to go back to the mid-80s

Grow out my hair, put in some glitter and pop some pills with a bottle of vodka.

I know what I’m putting on.

Sorry miss jackson...less interludes!

But legit, when they are on...they are ON...when they are not, meh.

But Miss Jackson + BOB = 4/5.

I have always had a hard time with Wilco because i could never pinpoint what they are. Are they alt country? indie rock? folk? just Chicago...?

This album definitely did not help - but whatever they are...i like it.

U2 has always been Coldplay?

Rock's Schmaltz

Take the more pop side of The Clash and mix it with black flag and throw in the absolute classic of androgynous…easy 5

Freaking love this band- best thing to come out of post-punk and 2nd best thing to come out of CBGBs.

Not their best album imo but so solid as always.

Sounds like a bunch of Swedes wrote what they thought American hip hop was?

I know they were going for Paula Abdul more than tribe called quest- but just kinda sounds like a suburban mall talent competition.

Feels like artist like madness and social distortion perfected the sound more than a decade later.

But it’s cool to both see the outlaw punk and it’s early farm and post punk bands actually be a little - punk, even with a fiddle.

Mostly great spots with a few very weak response but that’s on last dance makes up for all of it.

Have had some slogs on the list recently, this ain’t one of them. It flew by!

While the mix isn’t great- which is understandable- the king of soul’s ability to still makes you swing 60 years later.

Miles really redefines what jazz can be- jazz is hard, not sure how often I’ll come back to it, but the groovy-ness is of this album is fantastic, especially how early it was and how great it sounds.

Besides video game and sci fi movie soundtracks not sure who this is for...what a slog.

The opening track is one of the best dance songs ever made…the opening track!!

Some funky beats on here that would make parliament blush. If there is anything to critique it’s how much disco doesn’t hold up and how much weaker the 2nd half is (you can tell how much he was listening to Stevie though).

Man...it's hard to take Prog Rock seriously. But I'll give the other reviewers creisdt here - the muscianship is extensive, even if its not osmething i'd come back to often.

I’ll take that mojito in a dark Havana night club any day.

Solid post punk- anything that separates it out from others? Not really

I know why the weird theatre girl in high school was into Kate Bush, I don’t know…both weird and leaves no lasting impression.

As an odd comparison as this is - sometimes the "i want to say something art-y" conecept album becomes blovated crap...so with the Wall by Pink Floyd so goes The Dreaming.

Why is it when you turn into a father you just understand Steely Dan. Is it magic, hypnotism in the smooth saxophone?

Legit though- maybe not the greatest album ever written but up there with the greatest ever mixed/produced/sounding.

No Women No Cry- not be my #1 album. But name a Marley album that isn’t fantastic

The roots, the blues-y guitar and the production value is great. A preview of what was to come.

I thought i liked shoe-gaze....maybe i dont.

Beautiful guitars and of course power vocalist- just as a western trained listener hard to really know/fully enjoy sounds like Qawwali.