Reviews by salocin

A big band that plays some swing jazz. As I'm not fond of big band usualy I was a bit afraid of what was to come but in the end it's quite enjoyable.

Favorite Songs: After Supper ; Teddy the toad

Some strong & memorable songs. I has this modern take on Rythm'n'Blues that make it quite good but it has also those songs where while I recognize the performance in production and singing it just does not make it for me (e.g. Turning Tables ; Don't you remember ; …).

Favorite Songs: Rolling in the Deep

I have an history with this album. At first I hated it with a passion and when I saw them live at Dour it confirmed what I thought : pretentious and getting on my nerves with this psyche rock and those synth waves.

Then some years later a guy told me that this album needs time to get appreciated and indeed it clicked. The choral singing got me and the repetitive synth lines became hypnotic rather than boring. I was hooked and it became an heavy rotation for some times at home.

Favorite songs: My Girls ; Also Frightened ; Summertime Clothes ; Bluish ; Taste ; Lion in a Coma ; Brother Sport

I mainly know Neneh Cherry from her collaboration with Massive Attack. It's a mix of hip-hop and pop but it sounds way too much like the 80's shitty pop sound for me to like it.

Favorite songs: Manchild ; So Here I come

There is nothing especially interesting in the Foo Fighters but for some reasons this album works very well : it's raw, it's energetic, it's a blend of college & garage rock at its finest.

Favorite songs: This is a call ; Big Me
There isn't a song that shouldn't be there, which is very nice!

As often between R.E.M. and me it's a meeting that could have been but that wasn't. Although 9-9 almost deserve a star of its own.

Favorite songs: Pilgrimage ; Moral Kiosk ; 9-9

Soft and minimalistic but not very remarkable. I forgot I was listening to something and started working without thinking about it.

Favorite songs: Intro & Crystalized

It swings, it rocks and it rolls but it's a bit too dated for me.

Very bluesy album.

Great opener and closer songs. Those in between are less stellar although some are worth a listen.

Not at all what I expected from a James Brown album.
A good album but not one I'll listen to very often