Reviews by stevebonus26

Didn't particularly care for this. The songs are okay at best, and I often found any potential enjoyment squashed by the annoying drawn out vocal melo-dieeee-eeeee-eeee-eeeeee-eees & the eye-rollingly simplistic rhymes & the poorly aged 80s instrumentation.

All of that said, when Dear God came on at the very end it nearly singlehandedly raised the album rating an entire point. Now that's a song right there!

A classic for a reason. Completely chill & laid back vibes with nice songwriting and pleasant music to go with it. Can't go wrong here.
4

Somehow both interesting & boring.

Holy wall of sound Batman. There is good & interesting stuff going on here, but getting bashed over the head by the kitchen sink for 70 minutes is a bit much for these ole ears.

What a phenomenal & innovative album this turned out to be! Combining the traditional Indian sounds with the (then) modern Western sounds made for a very pleasing sonic experience. The covers are nice, but the melodies that Ananda Shankar came up with on his own compositions are what really elevate this record. It fell off just a little bit toward the end, but this is still one of my favourite new finds from this project so far.

Somewhat sonically interesting. Somewhat vocally painful.

Next to impossible to consider this album with fresh ears, as some of these songs have been all-time favourites for most of my life. It's an absolute masterclass in songwriting, and another example of how incredible music from one man with a voice, a guitar, and a harmonica can be. As good as it as an overall piece of work, there is some room for improvement, and Dylan would achieve that as his career progressed.

Franz Ferdinand really tapped into something here. Plenty of a bangers here, a few duds too, but a strong album overall. Still holds up pretty well.

20 songs over an hour and 9 minutes and I didn't hate a single one!

20 songs over an hour and 9 minutes and I didn't love a single one!

A true shrine to all that is mid.

Turns out disco does kinda suck.

A decent listen with a few standouts. The Iron Man cover took me by surprise but I kinda love their groovy take on it.

DAMN! Chef sure can cook!

I prefered the first half of the album, but this was a really fine listen start to finish.

Now this is some top shelf hip-hop right here. Now, I bet I'd appreciate it more if I was into hip-hop, but even so, this is some good shit.

A very pleasant surprise. Had no idea what to expect going into this album, and was immediately met with a strong run of excellent tunes. Even the songs I liked the least were fairly decent.

Bowie has always been a bit on my periphery. I know the hits and have been aware of the reverence for this album for a long time, but this is the first time I've actually sat down & listened to it.

As you may have already figured out, folks, I'm an idiot. This needed to be in my ears long ago. Better late than never, I s'pose, because holy tapdancin' moly what a record this is!

I've been a fan of Sunday Shining ever since I first heard it back in the late 90s. This was my first listen of anything else by Finley Quaye and I would classify it as....just okay.

Absolutely phenomenal album. One of the best of its era.

And I know everyone that loves it likes to call out Teen Age Riot for how great it is, and rightly so, but 'Cross the Breeze is the absolute knockout punch of this record. A true behemoth of a song if I've ever heard one.

A lot of songs gave the vibe of Thom Yorke singing over uncompelling music. It isn't BAD, just not all that interesting to listen to.

Like anything featuring Info & Danger Mouse, this album sounds INCREDIBLE. Absolute top notch production. Music-wise, I think I need more time with it to fully appreciate it. I like what I heard, but wasn't fully gripped by the music. This has all the classic signs of being a grower.

Some nice, soulful music. Nothing stood out as being particularly outstanding, but it's a decent listen overall.