Reviews by thomasdominus

Fascinating album. I was not familiar with the artist, the album or the story. There are a few very skippable tracks, but the majority are well produced and well written.

King Crimson is Prog rock for people who enjoy going to Renaissance fairs. Fantastic album with a surprising variety of instruments.

One of, if not THE, best rap albums of all time. Aside from the minute and a half long intro, not a skippable song on the album. No interludes, no skits, just track after track of awesome lyricism and rhymes combine with early 90s New York beats.

I’ve always been a big fan of the band but I don’t know if any of their albums would be five stars. They all have at least one throw away track on it, and this one has a few. It also has some of my all-time favorite songs but the throw away tracks hold the album back.

I am a sucker for 80s new wave so I went into this optimistic but it is the Pet Shop Boys in 1993. Half of the album is reminiscent of their 80s new wave style and the other half sounds like it was remixed for an early 90s dance club.

Meh. Lots of potential but the singer doesn’t seem to be able to get out of the rest of the bands way. Melodic, somewhat dreamy music but some of the vocals really take me out of it.

Great album! My expectations were low because I’m not an Eric Clapton fan and the only Cream songs I was familiar with where the hits. Not a bad song on the album and they are all really well composed.

I always forget how good this album is. When I think of Beck‘s best albums, this one never manages to pop in my mind but it is fantastic, especially through headphones.

I have never been a Bruce Springsteen fan in this album is a perfect example of why. The music is fantastic. The lyrics and the singing are terrible. Bruce cannot make up his mind whether he is a New Jersey rockstar or a Texas cowboy and keeps alternating between the two, half the time not even pronouncing words intelligently.

The birth of punk. You have to respect it for its impact but there is nothing overly impressive from a musical standpoint. Not a destination album for me, but one to listen to and reflect on its cultural impact.

I love electronic music. And was excited to listen to its early roots. This album did nothing for me. They were on the cutting edge of sequencing in the 70s and really paved the way for future electronic music but this album is so monotonous and the lyrics and vocals just really take me out of being able to even try to get into the music. After reading the Wikipedia article, I’m even more amazed that the LA times considered this one of the top pop albums ever made. How is this even classified as pop?!

I’ve enjoyed all of the fusion albums by Miles Davis but somehow I had never heard this one. Considering it is his first journey into the fusion world, I loved it! I’m a fan of cool jazz, but most other jazz can get a little repetitive if not seen live. I’ve never felt that way about fusion jazz, especially the way Miles uses such a wide variety of instruments and electronic elements.

Not my favorite album of his but still a classic. A few throw away songs but the bulk of the album is bangers.

The greatest album ever made. Period. The end. Want to fight about it?

Fantastic album! The opening track, the big single off the album, is probably the worst song on the album. 90’s Brit pop-rock at its finest!

I tried. I got through half the album, 30 songs to be exact. I just can’t give it another hour and a half. It’s great music. It’s all the same - Ella’s beautiful voice over jazz. Great to put on while making breakfast on a Sunday morning. Not a destination album.

Great blues driven jam band classic rock but I always prefer studio albums to live recordings.

One of the best debut albums ever. And one of the best hard rock albums ever. No criticism.

Not my favorite Megadeth album but still a good one. Relentless thrash metal. Your neck will hurt when you’re done listening to it.

Bitingly sarcastic and sometimes funny lyrics over soft rock and strings. What’s not to like?