Reviews by sushirrito89

I recognize Let's Stay Together. Enjoyable listen, 3*.

Liked the gospel-y elements of "Set the controls..." "Business as usual" was weird, it made me physically uncomfortable to listen to. Enjoyed some tracks, but some were too experimental for me. Strong musical/movie soundtrack vibes. 3*.

Smooth, easy listening, some sexy times music. Didn't love it, 1*. Not about that 18 minute song.
3-5*: albums I actually enjoyed to varying degree.

My first exposure to Neil Young, very lyrical, easy listening. 2*, don't think I'd revisit but I didn't hate it which is why it gets more than 1*.
I liked Southern Man.

Highway to hell: such a great album opener. Album is oozing with energy to the point that most of these sounds samey to me. 2* since I enjoyed it more overall than the last few albums, but I don't think I'd revisit it very often.

It's Nasty: that hook again! -- this is where I learned it came from the Tom Tom Club, Genius of Love.
Very groovy, fun listening for the first couple tracks.
Scorpio was weird. Then Dreamin'/You Are were like R&B ballads, took me by surprise. Feels disjointed.
And then The Message has the hook sampled by that "girls is players too" song! Iconic.
Overall maybe a 1.5 for me, 1*.

First Madonna album I've listened to end-to-end. Don't love 80s pop in general. Some interesting musical elements I never heard in Madonna songs I had listened to before (strings? something that sounded like Prince?). Overall a 1* for me.

As iconic as this band is and how it influenced so many other bands I enjoy, I didn't really enjoy any of these songs, 1*.

First of all, what badass history -- somebody died because this music was made? Having never listened to afro beat before, I really enjoy the rhythm with other instrumentals (this is reminiscent of Samba Jazz).
I enjoyed the album and introduction to the genre, 3*.
Favorite track: Zombie

Never heard of this band/album before. Initial vibes: Fleet Foxes. I like the instrumental things these guys are doing (An Audience with the Pope), dig their sound. 3*.
Standout tracks: One Day Like This, The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver

Some more criteria:
5-amazing top to bottom
4-very good album, but some weak tracks
3-enjoyed overall but not necessarily an album I'd revisit or that blew my mind. Middle of the road.
2-some songs I liked, but overall not a fan of this album
1-hated it

I really want to be *into* jazz, but it hasn't quite clicked for me yet. I remember learning about this album in a college music class, and how iconic "Take Five" is. So as iconic as this album is, I struggle to give it a high rating for me, but I can understand its cultural significance for the time.

Establishing some criteria for going forward for me:
5-all bangers, top to bottom a great album
4-mostly bangers (75%?), would happily revisit this album
3-like about half of it, but not a standout album
2-only like a couple of songs
1-dislike the album overall, hardly any songs I like

Oh I know this one, so many fave Killers songs.

Jenny was a friend of mine is a banger opener, love that bass line. A couple songs I did not recognize.

Just What I Needed album. Rest of it was ok, not really my jam. But JWIN is a banger, bookmarked.

Chill background music. I'm in Brazil.