Reviews by tjehl

Pop has a tendency to age rather quickly.
It's a genre closely tied with the present fashion.

LP1 is now 10 years old (a lifetime in pop years) and it still holds up brilliantly. The production is stellar, FKA Twigs' vocals are hauntingly beautiful - but the most impressive thing is that if this was released tomorrow, it would still feel new and fresh.

I actually quite enjoy this horrendously titled album when it focuses on the ambient jazzy techno. The opening song is a great example.

What I don’t like is Goldfrapp, the length and “Quality Seconds” in particular.

According to Max Cavalera, Roots ends on “Dictatorshit” with “Canyon Jam” playing after the record is over. For the purpose of this review, I’ll stick with that being the truth.

Sepultura fully embrace their Brazilian heritage and incorporates a great amount of culture and rhythms on this beast of a 90’s metal record. I remember discovering this when I was 13 and being gobsmacked by the entire rhythm section.

It’s still a bit too long, but the intensity delivered by the Cavalera brothers especially is wild.

Blink and you miss a song.

So you should probably apply some duct tape; it'd be a shame to miss any of Pollard's creative overload.

(I know it's a shit metaphor for sound, so please insert a better one mentally, if you have one at hand. Thank you in advance)

There's so much British post-punk present on this list, it's fair to call it a pandemic.

Luckily some of it is still as exciting as Killing Joke - even though you probably know the formula by heart at this point.

With Dog Man Star Suede seemed to distance themselves from the britpop wave. And while it’s by no means a bad record, it’s not as captivating as the debut - and a lot more grandiose and borderline pretentious.

I’ve already had One World by Martyn on this list - a boring album with a phenomenal closing track. So I’m honestly surprised to see, that he’s got more albums on this list.

Solid Air is more bluesy than One World and I don’t really get the point of that. I found him way more interesting, when he experienced with ambient music.

Michael Stipe called Fuzzy the greatest album of 1993. Since its release falls just in between two years of stellar R.E.M. releases, he might actually be right.

With a cover like this you could be cheated into thinking you’re getting a banger thrash metal record - instead it’s one of the greatest big band albums ever produced.

Either way, you won’t leave disappointed.

For a brief moment one section reminded me of the soundtrack to Spyro the Dragon by Stewart Copeland, so I put that on.

Amazing soundtrack; nostalgic, fun and immensely creative. 5/5

Everything The White Room isn’t.

This was a “nope” even before “Fodderstompf”. Easily one of the worst songs on this list so far.

Released in 1956 it’s no wonder Elvis became immensely popular.

Elvis is definitely cool and the song choices are just as you’d expect.

Ultimately it’s one song that really stands out; “Blue Moon”.

The distant guitars makes the entire song have an ethereal feeling and at times this version almost feels like it touches on a psychedelic vibe way before it was close to being a thing. It’s easily the most progressive piece of work he ever did and the obvious stand out track on this legendary debut.

Rowland’s crazy vocal is probably enough to carry this entire album alone - but solid songwriting is absolutely helping as well!

I had a feeling this would be bad.

Then I found out the members are called Super DJ Dimitry, Jungle DJ Towa Towa and The Lady Miss Kier Kirby.

That’s when I knew all hope was gone.

Deee-Lite is the reason the 1001 Songs list exists.

If James Murphy wants to become the new Talking Heads, why not let him?

It’s been 53 years since Marvin Gaye raised these questions … And it’s as relevant as ever.

What’s going on?!

Acid House is a bit like heroin.

I’ve seen what it does to people, so I’d rather not get too involved.

Imagine being allowed to sing the lyrics of “San Quentin” in front of the actual inmates.

Then imagine doing it twice.

Cash delivered the performance of a lifetime, but unfortunately the people putting together the format of the physical release didn’t.

Marley, Tosh and Wailer never failed to produce world class and genre defining music.

Catch A Fire is no different.

Definitely not the biggest fan of Kravitz.
His production in this debut is a bit rough, and there are definitely some improvement needed on some of the songs - but he still enters the stage early thinking he’s the next Prince. And you kinda have to admire the confidence (he isn’t, of course).

What ultimately makes this a 3 is the great “I Built This Garden For Us”. A nice revisit.