Reviews by tealedfleet

The more I listen to folk rock, the more I'm starting to realize it's not for me.

Don't get me wrong: compared to Astral Weeks, this was a breeze to listen to. It was lighthearted, and while Van's creepy lyric writing peeks in here and there, it was contained enough that it wasn't too much of a slog to get through. But I doubt I'm going to revisit this album ever again.

The album cover's panels on the left side clearly show my reaction to this album as it went on.

As legendary as Elvis is, and while I do have to give props to the man, it's remarkably lukewarm due to it being dated to hell.

Gloomy without much substance. It's decent background music, but you feel like something's missing.

I already listened to her debut album before this one, and I have to say - this time, nothing really stood out to me. I guess because it felt like more of the same? Though I do love the ethereal notes here.

This was their debut album? God damn, that's incredible! And it still holds up - the poppy, synthy goodness is on full display here and I vibed to every second of it.

The first album on this list that we get from David Bowie is also the last album he ever recorded. Weird place to start listening to him. And it's also the vibes I get: weird. It feels more like the last gasp of inspiration from an artist, which it sadly ended up being.

It's quite decent, but I think the biggest flaw here is that it is way too incoherent of an album. Is it punk? Is it ska? Is it rock n' roll? Beats me, but it gives me whiplash of the mind just to listen to it.

Catchy, a good rockin' tune with some commentary here and there.

Nope. It's like these guys are trying -way- too hard to stand out with their vocals. The guitar work is impressive, but nothing that isn't better than other bands out there.

Pretty dang good. Despite its outer façade of just pop hits over and over, there's a good amount of depth here. Might revisit!

Honestly? At this point, Led Zeppelin might as well be the cue for me to give it an instant four. It's all good rock, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but there's a part of me that wonders I just like it because it has this legendary status. It's a band of mythical proportions.

Some good stuff in here, kind of brought down by some of the angst in the lyrics and general 'don't care' attitude.

Some good diverse tracks here and there. But the thing about hip-hop without the bars is that it feels... lackluster? Like the entire time I felt like there was some essential ingredient that I'm missing.

Honestly, it's not for me. I will admit that some of the musical performances on this album do break the mold from the folk albums on here, but it just doesn't jive with me man.

Funky, with some good basslines. Some of the songs on here do tend to drag on.

It's catchy, and also has a more diverse array of themes around its songs than I thought it would have.

Pretty decent background music! Though I'm not the kinda guy to appreciate tango music, I did genuinely like this.

It's decent, but the entire time you're just waiting for something interesting to happen. Good background music, I guess?

Catchy, memorable, and just straight up fun to listen to. And sometimes, girls just wanna have fun.

Now I know I ain't no country boy. I don't live anywhere near a ranch, and I don't own a truck - hell, if I owned a car, I'd probably drive a prius. But this was lovely compared to some of the other country albums on this list, and it's because Dolly, Linda, and Emmylou have some fine vocal performances on here.