Rated 6/10
Pretty sure I will always struggle with the signature sounds of the 80s, and this is no exception. It's not a bad album and I certainly didn't hate it, but the production just doesn't agree with my ears.
Rated 6/10
Has anyone considered that maybe they are actually opposed to the band The Police and pigs the farm animals, and not the law enforcement apparatus? Makes ya think.
Rated 6/10
Is it just me or is there a melody in Oh, California! sound a lot like Pink Floyd's "Craaaaaazy, toys in the attic, I am crazy, truly gone fishing" in The Trial? This came first, so I wonder if this was in Pink Floyd's heads when they recorded The Wall.
Overall this album is a pleasant, gentle listen. Nothing spectacular, but the songwriting is interesting and the songs are decent enough.
Rated 6/10
It's as though they aren't capable of pushing songs beyond the 1 interesting idea that they started with. Pretty much every song sounded kinda interesting at first, but then just kept repeating the same thing over & over without going anywhere else. Kinda fits the album title, I suppose. A fairly forgettable listen, but not terrible.
A buttery smooth voice with some gentle funky sounds and a social conscience. It didn't all land with me but overall it was a very enjoyable listen.
Aggressively mid.
Rated 8/10
Can't go wrong with some Pixies! This is a fun album and really helped lead the way into the 90's alternative era that I love so much.
Rated 4/10
I didn't hate it, but it's also definitely not up my alley. Mostly I fear if I listen to it any more it might drive me to really boogie-hee-hee.
Rated 8/10
Samba & jazz aren't in my usual musical wheelhouse, but I found myself really enjoying this album. My interest faded a bit in the back half, but this was a quality listen overall.
Rated 6/10
Ahh the pleasant Sixties. Music this is both nice & unexciting, with a splash of psychedelia. I could listen to this anytime and be perfectly content, but will I?
Rated 6/10
They're good at what they do and this makes for a pleasant listen. Lacking variety, though.
Rated 8/10
Another truly enjoyable Neil Young album. This one feels like a light, breezy, relaxed summer day. I've never been able to get into the orchestral songs, but that is just a small segment of the album, so it's all good. Happy to get this one back into my ears.
If you like good ole classic 70's rock, then this one's for you! Luckily, I am particularly partial to that particular genre of music, so I really enjoyed this. Not perfect, but let's face it, it's perfectly good.
Rated 8/10
What a cool album! The songs are interesting and did a good job capturing my attention.
Rated 6/10
Not a particularly exciting or engaging listen, but made for decent background music.
Rated 6/10
Look, Steely Dan are very good musicians, and pretty good songwriters. I never dislike anything I hear by them, and this album is no exception. But despite all of their green flags, they somehow just don't overly resonate with me.
Rated 6/10
A couple of stone cold classics accompanied by good but not great songs. It's an enjoyable listen, but the deep cuts don't hit the highs of the hits.
Rated 4/10
My first reaction on seeing today's album was "ugh". I don't really care for Kings of Leon, mainly because I once had a downstairs neighbour that would loudly play Sex on Fire OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER again for the entire year I lived above her.
While I didn't hate this listen anything even remotely close to that year's experience, it still didn't really do anything to endear me to Kings of Leon. It's paint-by-numbers for rock music.
Dramatic songs for dramatic times. Didn't overly connect with me, but certainly an interesting listen.
Rated 4/10
I'm sure there are folks out there that appreciate this, but I'm not one of them.
