Reviews by steelermade28

Not what I expected. But totally fine

My headphones got pregnant listening to this

Annoying. Not very good, and a bunch of covers. 1 star on principle

Pleasant to listen to while I worked. Not much more than that.

Liked this more than I thought I would. Barely hard rock, closer to pop.

This album couldn’t decide what it wanted to be. Some good moments, some bad

A few good songs, some not as memorable ones. Averages to a 3.5 but bringing it down a half star for the "must listen" portion of it. Better Kinks on here

Better than the last missy Elliott, but too long for my taste. Also think busta rhymes has had better verses

Classic. But not my taste

I think the only good Green Day album is American Idiot. This dragged on too long, even with the hits

Too much Morrissey on here, man

Interesting. Unfortunately can’t get the “this sounds like a chef from South Park” comment out of my head. 2 stars

I got the other Todd Rundgren album last week - liked that one much more. This one tries to do more without the sonic benefit. 3 stars

Real up and down week so far. A classic in soul. A must listen in every respect. 4 bumped to 5

Really not a fan. Like a worse Alanis Morisette (and I didn’t like that album either). Maybe if this didn’t directly follow the greatest album ever made I’d cut some slack, but no. 2 stars

What a way to start a Monday!

THE greatest album ever made. No questions asked. Every single song (on this DOUBLE ALBUM, no less) is influential and wonderfully produced, not to mention Stevie Wonder's singing being otherwordly. I simply cannot say enough good things about this album - I think I Am Singing and Summer Soft are both criminally underrated, so maybe that's a start. How lucky am I to be able to exist at the same time as this work of art.

Forgettable sampling electronics.

Not great. Felt like it was acting super provocative with nothing to show for it.

There is a LOT to like here - Beach Boys and MoTown influences are everywhere, plus some awesome chord progressions/guitar riffs - but a chunk of uninspired/experimental songs that I am not a huge fan of and makes this album a bit of a slog. If this was cut down to a single LP, this would be an INSTANT 5 and one of my favorites off this list.

Not as good as I thought it’d be. Maybe I’m not huge on Janis’ vocals.