Reviews by somelocalloser

Driving Blues from start to finish. Probably won’t be on regular rotation, but I will come back for more listens.

Saccharine 60’s folk. You see some glimpses of the Paul Simon that will emerge. 59th Street Bridge kills me.

What’s not to love? Classic record, you’ve probably heard all of these songs and not known it.

As a dude growing up in the 90s it was fashions to hate Courtney Love, so this is my first listen all the way through to this. Honestly this is fun Riot Grrl - would listen to this again in a heartbeat.

Made it about halfway through this before I just couldn’t go any farther.

If I never hear the song Imagine again - I’d probably be ok with it.

The rest of the album is ok, Jealous Guy is a tough listen once you know how shitty John was. But the song shitting on McCartney is fun as is Oh Yoko!

Not sure why I’ve never listened to this Talking Heads record before? But I did and it’s good - the combo of African rhythms, art pop and post punk make for a satisfying listen.

It’s no Dusty in Memphis- but a solid debut. A bit more pop than soul.

Fun record. Made me want to shake my hips.

This record is better than a double shot of espresso in making you feel alive and energized. I dug every second of this.

I really enjoyed this. I had no idea who Little Simz was previously, but will be checking out her other releases.

Outside of the singles this album is a snoozer.

Really dug this. Good mash up of Soul, classic R&B with improvisational piano/organ jazz.

The politics of the lyrics are completely applicable today which makes it ageless, but tragic.

Not for me. I felt like I was trapped in a 90s British Indie film. Also super long - made it through about an hour and there was still close to an hour left.

Good to listen to if you want to feel like your being chased by Robert Carlyle though - hence 2 stars instead of 1.

Classic album introducing Biggie to the world. What’s not to like? Hooks, lyrics and questionable content.

Solid early R.E.M. - would say there’s some skippable tracks, hence the 4 stars. But enjoyable and would listen straight through again.

The Great American Rock and Roll record. Has everything that makes US rock-n-roll great distilled down to its finest form.

From the Wall of Sound to songs about love, lost, longing and manifest destiny.

Not a fan

This is one of those records where I knew every song off of it - simply through Classic Rock radio osmosis- without knowing they were all Boston songs.

They all sound basically the same. No edge. Saccharine.