Rated 4/10
I just don't like the Rolling Stones -- I keep finding myself not enjoying their songs that didn't stay in the mainstream. Maybe they were revolutionary for their time, but I can't get into them. This is my 3rd or 4th album from them, and no dice. 2*.
One thing I'm learning is that the Rolling Stones drew from blues waaay more than I thought.
Highlights: sweet virginia
Rated 10/10
Amazed that this is from the 80s, could have come out 2008-2014. Some Cure vibes. Really digging this album. This is why I like doing this project, for discovering albums I really enjoy like this. too bad it happens like once a month and >30% of what I come across is terrible. 5*. Good vibes, pleasant sound, enough variety.
Highlights: waterfall, i wanna be adored, this is the one, guitars in i am the resurrection
Rated 8/10
Didn't know any of these Aerosmith songs before this album. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 4*
Highlights: last child
Rated 4/10
This is fine? Another nothing-burger IMO, but not trash, so 2*.
Fuuuuck that last track, annoying self-serving, rambling mess.
Rated 4/10
Generic '60s cover album. She's a good singer, but nothing outstanding here. Why is this here? I should keep track of how many times I've asked myself this, probably 10+ times so far. 2* for not being terrible.
Rated 4/10
Ace of spades goes pretty hard. The rest of instrumentals and vocals feel a little repetitive, nothing special here. 2*
Rated 2/10
I see avant garde, I become suspicious. The singing in the first track is already rough, I can't imagine it gets any better. The singing makes this album unbearable.
Another why the fuck is this here?
Rated 4/10
I'm not huge on the rolling stones, this is ok. 2*.
Highlight: you can't always get what you want
I had Spotify on shuffle and missed half the album. Went back to the beginning and my opinion hasn't changed. Something about these guys doing honky tonk is meh. Good for them for branching out, but meh. Only the highlight stands out.
Rated 8/10
Have heard of these guys but never any of their music. This album is great vibes, 4*
Highlights: cheap day return
Rated 4/10
It's on the minimal side; has some features of electronic I enjoy, but not breaking into favorite album territory.
I couldn't believe how long the first track went on for, and every track thereafter. I generally enjoy this type of music, but this just went on too long. Again, not a 1001 thing you should listen to before you die, not missing anything by not listening to this. 2*
Skipped the last 2 edit tracks in the end, I was done.
Daft Punk's 'Around the world' is less repetitive than this.
Rated 8/10
Excited for this one, I like some arcade fire songs but never dug into their albums (a common theme in this exercise). Wall of sound. Enjoyable, but it does get a bit weaker after the first couple of tracks. 4*. I would typically give albums like this a 3*, but I'm too biased toward early 10s alternative.
Highlights: the suburbs, ready to start
Rated 6/10
Oh wow, lots of classic ACDC in this one. I just don't like the singing of ACDC (I just learned they switched singers during this album), but musically I dig this album. 3*. It's also too dude-y for me.
Rated 6/10
Refreshing after the last repetitive-ass album from UB40. You can tell how much more experimental this is. Sax in the national anthem? I think I lean more toward the earlier Radiohead sound.
Highlights: everything in its right place, how to disappear completely
Rated 2/10
I only know "red red wine" from UB40. Every song feels endlessly repetitive. 1 hr of this was unghhhhh
Rated 6/10
Highlights: blitzkrieg bop (iconic)
Beat on the brat -- fun to hear after playing Cyberpunk
This sounds clean and polished for a first album, especially for a punk group. Solid album, 3*. It's repetitive, obviously their trademark style. Maybe this is a good running album as the BPM is so steady.
Rated 6/10
I love the beach boys but never heard of this before. I hear a lot of the harmonizing goodness. This was enjoyable, with some tracks having the BB charm, but not as good as the OG. 3*.
Hold up, this is a thing? I freaking love Mussorgsky's piece + the Ravel orchestral adaptation, so this will be incredibly biased if they do it justice.
Honestly super refreshing. Adding lyrics is kind of interesting, but also kind of works. Sucks that the oxen, my fave movement, did not make it.
Highlights: blues variation, curse of baba yaga
3* because of a fresh take on a classical fave of mine, but not all great. Lyrics were not necessary.
Oh boo, my review didn't get cached. Another great, this one with RESPECT, but not my kind of fave album.
Rated 2/10
Hm, two versions of this album, going with UK version. This sounds nothing like any famous RS song I've heard before. It's not very good at all, even if different for the RS. Inclined to 2* (1.5 rounded up) 3 tracks in.
Maybe I should have listened to the US version with paint it black, and that would have earned it another 0.5 star.
Have heard some of these before, but not the whole album. Dude on the cover always looks like Adam Sandler to me. Great energy in this album.
Highlights: mardy bum.
