Rated 8/10
I wasn’t expecting to like this. This era of rap generally isn’t my thing. But something about this ended up being very enjoyable. It just flows and is fun. Also there were quite a few songs that I recognized without ever having realized they were by 50 Cent before
Rated 8/10
This is very listenable experimental psych pop. It washes over you and sucks you in. I’m surprised at how negative a lot of the reviews are for this album here. Like it’s something completely original and new but very enjoyable and easy to listen to. What do you people want?
The kind of rap I really enjoy. Laid back with a focus on vibe/mood and clever lyrics
Rated 10/10
The attempt at falsetto singing on Ramblin’ Rose sounds like Homer Simpson trying to sing. Other than that this album absolutely rocks and sounds like nothing else from 1969
Rated 8/10
Maybe I do enjoy women yelling at me for 40 minutes
Rated 6/10
Oh look, yet another Elvis Costello album. This is the 4th one I’ve gotten so far and I really couldn’t tell you any difference between any of them. It’s not even that bad of an album, but it’s just unnecessary
James Brown works harder and puts in more in half an hour than most artists put into an hour plus long show
They were better when they were the Small Faces and didn’t have Rod Stewart. This is ok but kind of generic sounding classic rock
Rated 8/10
I really like the Kinks and Face to Face is a great listen. That said, I still prefer some of their later albums where they get a bit more weird with their sound
Rated 4/10
Soul music is so 50/50 for me. There’s some of the greatest artist of all time that are soul, like Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, and Marvin Gaye. But then there’s a huge chunk of soul music that is so bland and almost painful to listen to. Anita Baker falls into this latter category. It’s so smooth that it just slips right past you and nothing catches you
Rated 8/10
Kind of impossible to dislike Bob Marley’s music. It just grooves and jams and is completely unpretentious in any way
Rated 4/10
Bossa nova that’s kind of just bland and there. It’s a subgenre I’ve generally avoided and this album is precisely why
Rated 8/10
It’s kind of repetitive but I liked it. The songwriting is pretty basic but there’s something to the power of it that it just works
Rated 6/10
There’s a song where Ice Cube contemplates inducing an abortion by kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach just so he won’t have to pay child support
Rated 10/10
I feel like Pet Shop Boys are a bit overlooked when it comes to classic queer music. They weren’t necessarily as out or flamboyant as other queer icons but c’mon, they have songs about the aids crisis and It’s a Sin is an absolute bop!
Rated 10/10
Billie Holiday has such a unique and beautiful voice. It sounds a bit strained on her last album here, but she still makes it sound good. When you’re in the right mood, this is a perfect laid back jazzy/bluesy album
Rated 6/10
Properly weird in a generally good way. It gets a bit long and some parts end up a bit boring, but an interesting listen at least
Rated 8/10
Singer-songwriter stuff can easily go either way for me, and Tracy Chapman is instantly on the good side of it. Her voice is pretty amazing and the songs themselves are all good
Rated 4/10
This isn’t as bad as other stuff I’ve heard from Aerosmith. Like it’s still not good, but it could be worse
I like Damon Albarn so I’ll tune into whatever nonsense that funky little boy is up to
