Reviews by sushirrito89

it opens with monday, monday <3
Love me some mamas and the papas, but never heard an album of theirs as a whole. Very sad all the shit that was slung at Mama Cass.
A few covers here, which was happening a lot in the 60s, but loved hearing the harmonies these guys added to these songs; fresh takes. 4*
Highlights: monday monday, california dreamin, go where you wanna go, spanish harlem

The second guy looks like Reagan.
This is hard to judge -- I LITERALLY just listened to the Beatles' Revolver, and I feel like these 50s groups walked so the Beatles could run and fly. It's very much the predecessor of a lot of great rock 'n roll. 3*
I loved the very simple percussion in Not Fade Away.
Highlights: that'll be the day (only song I knew of Holly's and it still holds up)

This is going to be an easy 5*, no question. Great to revisit since last time I binged the Beatles in 2009. This + Rubber Soul are my favorite Beatles era. I don't think I have any notes for this -- even the "weaker" songs are great (here there and everywhere has amazing harmonies), unlike prior albums where some songs/covers were lacking.
Opening with Taxman goes hard (even with mainly George vocals!).
Then Eleanor Rigby, a motherfucking classic with strings!
Then I'm only sleeping, another song I adore because it brings me hard back to 2009. 3 back-to-back very different but amazing songs.
I learned the for no one is only voice, piano, and french horn, how cool is that?
More highlights (here I list practically every track): she said she said, and your bird can sing, FOR NO ONE, got to get you into my life, tomorrow never knows, i want to tell you
Low lights: yellow submarine (because of its ubiquity), love you to (just not a fan of this category of George songs), doctor robert (but the carol-like harmonies!)

Oh hell yes, love me some SOAD, great to do their first album as a whole.
I'm partial to later albums, but this one has a lot of elements that make SOAD so fun and refreshing vs. other bands in that era. This list better have Toxicity. 4* because it's not an all-bangers album for me.
Highlights: sugar, mind

Alright reggae album, nothing super stands out, maybe all very samey. 3*
Highlights: stir it up

Because this is mellow, I'm enjoying it way more than prior VU albums on here. 3*
The murder mystery made me anxious

50s to 60s music feels like such a dramatic shift.
In the context of the 50s, this is super fun. I want to learn to dance to this. And as a Fallout fan, this has those vibes. The trumpeting is also great in this album. Silly lyrics all around. 4*
Highlights: I'll be glad when you're dead

Never heard him before. Having no contextual knowledge of him, this album feels pretty flat. Has elements of genres I enjoy, but in a blah package. The instrumentation had some good moments. 2*

Maybe iconic for its time, but didn't do it for me. 2*
Highlights: light my fire

Damn, what a controversial album cover for the 90s.
This was ok, has a lot of elements of other music I like, but nothing super outstanding. 2*
Damnit, I had it on shuffle and not even sure where it started or ended.

This one came and went, enjoyed the vibe. Some tracks were missing in Spotify/YT but I got the gist. 2*

Some good tracks, did not need the sex skits. When these old hip hop albums come up I don't pay too much attention to the lyrics and judge on vibes only, otherwise a lot of shit would get 1/5. 2* (would be 3 but the sex).
Enjoyed: big poppa
Worst tracks: fuck me, respect

Some fun songs I already knew in this one. Back half of the album came and went for me, 3*
Highlights: e-pro, girl

I can see how this album was vilified if it was the first thing that came out when the Beatles broke up. It doesn't sound as good as later McCartney work, and a lot sounds like unpolished demos or musical ideas. However, you can still hear Macca's musical chops in the variety of styles he threw into this.
3* because the ideas that are in here are great on their own. If every song was as polished as "maybe i'm amazed", this album would be a hard 5/5.
Highlights: junk, oo you, maybe im amazed

Love an album with a killer opening. I think I judged this harshly based on thinking this was yet another 80s dad rock album, but I dug the tracks. 4*
Highlights: tom sawyer, yyz, the camera eye

Loving the intro, not knowing what I'm getting into. Enjoyed the instrumentation and vocals of this album. 4*
Highlights: roundabout, we have heaven

Fun album, 3*. Nothing that blew my mind, but enjoyed listening to it. Some lyrics were super silly.
Highlights: soul flower

Don't know what to say about this. It was pleasant, and very cool to know that it pioneered ambient music. Of all "pioneering" albums I've heard on here, I liked this one a lot, but it's, by definition, background music.

Enjoyed the first half of the album more than the second half; this was ok.

First TSwift album, I guess I'll do the original because Taylor's version is 2x as long. I've liked some of her songs but never got the rabid hype, she just isn't for me, but I respect what she's done. 3*
Highlights: blank space (starbucks lovers, every time), shake it off, bad blood (maybe I'd like these more if radio didn't overplay them), this love