Reviews by tealedfleet

Lots of different elements blended together that make this album decent, but not excel in any way.

Pretty dang good. Kashmir is an all-time hit.

Dryer than cardboard. At least I can use cardboard for something practical.

Most palatable country I've listened so far on this list. That doesn't make it great in my book, it's just average poppy stuff that is catchy and -fine- to listen to. I'd give it a 2,5 for sheer okayness, but, alas. I guess it's because I don't drive a Silverado.

Lots of good pizzazz. Great riffs.

All in all, quite great! Difficult to decide whether Starlight or Knights of Cydonia was my fav track. You do get the feeling that there's something missing, though - it all starts to sound samey in the end.

Good, languid tones, but it starts getting real preachy fast. I do feel like Gaye was trying to address the ills of the world in his own way, but perhaps looking back on it in 2025, it comes across as a bit sanctimonious.

Good ol' fashioned metal. That's what I'm talking about, baybee.

Smooth, buttery jazz. It's good background lounge music, that's for sure.

Huh. It's got morsels of creativity and interesting tidbits here and there, but it didn't quite stick the landing for me.

Relaxing to listen to, but the moment you've listened to the first song, you already know the deal here.

A nice calm breath of fresh air. Just relaxing to listen to.

For the most part? Decent. Good, even. Tasty. But my god, some of the songs on here (notably free form guitar) make you feel like your headphones are malfunctioning and there's just static crackling into your ears. I realize some call it 'experimental', but there's a point where experimental just becomes an experiment in 'how grating can I make this guitar sound'?

Creative! Lots of interesting themes across the songs. Second album I've listened from Blur, and so far, they've been grand. The frantic outros on some of the songs make me feel like the train on the cover, chugging at full speed frantically on a track that goes to nowhere.

Pretty grooving good. Good rhymes on good beats, what more could a man ask for? I like the consistent theme of it being a game show, and it feels like they really tried to experiment with what's out there on the album.

Damn, I didn't know Zappa was chill like that.

It feels like a 43 minute long guitar solo, and I say that with every ounce of appreciation in my heart. Damn good funk.

Should have renamed their band to the 'Talking Asses' judging by the sheer amount of incoherent, infantile lyrics. I feel like the singer is singing at me like I'm a toddler in kindergarten. It's a damn shame because the instrumentals are good, funky even, but if I have to hear this guy do one more na na na na~ or Oh Oh OH~...

Decent, but nothing that really stood out to me except for One. Though I'm missing the vocals of Mary J. Blige.

Love the world-weary charisma of Waits here. It's an eclectic album, and not really for everyone. I put this on not expecting a flawless, perfect poppy album, but a human album that felt personal and beautiful.

If I were a woman these fellows would be yearning for, I'd think they're obsessed. Hackneyed love songs through and through. Only redeeming factor is that it is undeniably catchy.