Rated 4/10
While the musicianship is good, the songs all sound like they were part of a jam session instead of fully fleshed out songs. Don't dislike what I heard but also not interested in revisiting this one.
Rated 6/10
Nothing groundbreaking but decent enough.
4
60s Dylan is always a treat. Some fine performances of some fine tunes here.
Rated 4/10
It's always a shame when good musicianship churns out such uninteresting songs.
Rated 8/10
Interesting, whimsical stories with catchy as hell melodies, and some real nice playing to go with it all. John Prine did his thing extremely well.
Rated 8/10
I am fortunate enough to have been raised by a dad with excellent taste in music, who introduced me to many fantastic albums on long car rides when I was a kid. Graceland is one of those albums, and although this is my first time listening to it start-to-finish in at least a decade (maybe even two!), it makes up for the quantity of listens with its quality of music.
Rated 6/10
Well this was a pretty fine listen. The highs are really high, if you know what I mean, man.
Rated 8/10
Johnny Cash just being his bad-ass self.
Rated 2/10
If you have a beef with a neighbour you share a wall with, you can definitely blast this to take it up a notch.
Rated 6/10
Definitely the type of sounds that are right up my alley. Fairly rough around the edges & the singing leaves something to be desired, but my fuck does it ever rock!
Rated 6/10
Perfectly inoffensive music that'd do to throw on in just about any situation. Nothing particularly stood out, just a decent all 'round album.
Rated 4/10
This reminds of back in my high school days when one of my teachers told the class - with a proudly carried shame, but shame nonetheless - of the time he bought this record right after it came out. He was going back to his side of the muddy river by walking across the causeway, and a big gust of wind hit him and pulled the record out of his hands and off into the mud below. Lucky guy.
Rated 6/10
A bit more electronic-y than I typically enjoy, but I could see this one growing on me if I give it more listens.
Rated 6/10
Incredibly catchy, but leaves me wanting Electric Light Morechestra.
Rated 4/10
If you're gonna go all-in on the unce-unce-unce then I'll only ever listen to it this once-once-once.
Rated 6/10
I don't mind some Bowie, and the first half was fairly decent, but the back half just kills the vibe. Secrets of Arabia with the big save right at the end of play!
Rated 6/10
Average tunes with 1 standout because Jackson Browne is a hell of a songwriter and covering him is a surefire way to get a boost.
Rated 6/10
My perspective as a Middle Aged Canadian commenting on a 20-Something Brit's album Young Americans is...not bad man, not bad.
Rated 6/10
A couple of standout tunes, and an overall unoffensive record.
Rated 4/10
If I wanted to listen to Nine Inch Nails I'd just listen to Nine Inch Nails.
