Reviews by tjehl

I don’t take any offense in the religious disowning on the sublime “God”.

But no five words on any post-Beatles record hurt more than: “I don’t believe in Beatles”.

Emmylou Harris’ vocals are hauntingly beautiful. I’m just not that interested in this style of country.

Listening to Closer it’s no surprise the remaining members of Joy Division would go on to form New Order.

It resembles dance music much more than the debut whole never letting go of the dark substances in which Ian Curtis seemed to thrive musically.

A haunting and beautiful epitaph from one of the most important post-punk bands.

Brothers In Arms was obviously an attempt at writing bigger and more radio friendly songs suited for stadiums - but if writing “So Far Away”, “Money For Nothing” and “Walk Of Life” is you selling out, I don’t care.

Knopfler’s songwriting is on point all the way through and especially “Your Latest Trick” and the closing title track are chillingly beautiful.

Beastie Boys took hip hop places no one ever imagined hip hop would go with Licensed To Ill.

I have absolutely no idea what this album is. It’s probably a 2 if I’m honest - but it really made me want to dance.

When there’s barely any info to be found on either artist or album on this list, it’s usually either a good sign or a massive red flag. This is most definitely the latter.

Quaye’s father (who he grew up without) was of African heritage but born in London. Yet Quaye still chooses to deliver the entire album in a fake Jamaican patois - it’s not exactly the greatest of choices.

The fiddle takes a less dominant spot on Unhalfbricking as it did on Liege & Lief.
It really suits the songs and gives Denny’s vocals a more prominent leading role.

The fact that most songs are also written by the band and not “just” rearranged traditional also makes the album feel more alive.

Lou Reed tells a captivating story on Berlin. It’s not my favorite Reed album, as I feel there are too many tracks that just don’t quite reaches the highs you would expect from an artist like Reed.

I especially feel this way about the 2 “Caroline Says” tracks - but he manages to close this concept album with such force that Berlin still manages to stand out.

I have a tendency to grow tired of too much funk - but whenever George Clinton is involved, it doesn’t seem to be the case.

I’m not as much in love with the Parliament side of P-Funk, but its groove is still unmatched.

Burning Spear’s politically charged roots reggae feels almost like a manifest at times. Backed by the impressive Black Disciples, Marcus Garvey is a reggae album not to miss.

With a runtime of just over half an hour it still manages to contain a few songs, that doesn’t quite hold up to the rest of the track list - it’s nevertheless an intriguing listen if you’re into the 70’s reggae scene.

I really miss John McGeoch’s sublime guitar in this debut record. It’s the thing that made Siouxsie And the Banshees truly shine on their masterpiece, Juju.

The Scream is just fine - and that’s not quite enough coming from such an influential group.

“Look up here, I’m in heaven”

It might not have been intentional, but releasing those words just days before your death … That really hits hard.

Inspired by both jazz ans hip hop artists, Blackstar perfectly exhibits the ever-evolving, curious and experimenting artist that Bowie was right until his final moments.

Some 700 albums in and I start to think this might be the last Morrissey album for me? I hope so.

I might be repeating myself in this review:

- He is obviously not a bad singer.

- There are some GREAT tracks on this record (“Irish Blood, English Heart” and “I Have Forgiven Jesus” being two).
The rest I don’t really care for.

- His discography really isn’t diverse enough to grant him this many spots on the list. What is You Are The Quarry doing that his earlier albums didn’t showcase?

Might actually be the most boring album on here… k.d. Lang isn’t really that great of a singer and her band sound like they are on autopilot.

It’s not offensively bad - it’s just boring.

It’s not hard to understand why this is one of the best-selling live albums of all time.

Frampton is an excellent guitarist and most of his repertoire is harmless - which is also his weakness.

There are some stone cold classics along the way and ending on this legendary rendition in “Do You Feel Like We Do” is masterful. It’s not enough to fully forgive the cover of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” but it’s close.

It might get a little repetitive a little to fast - but boy can Ray Price sing.

Swordfishtrombones is as wonderful and unique as its name implies. It lives in a world completely of its own - such is the land of Tom Waits.

One minute you find yourself listening to the most beautiful piano driven ballad; the next someone is banging recklessly on a steel pipe.

I guess it’s one of those albums you either love or hate.

It’s not quite Bayou Country, but it’s still half an hour of John Fogerty’s iconic vocals.

The first half of this MGMT’s debut record is some of the best work recorded during the 00’s. The track list is beyond insane, sprawling with hits and huge anthems that you can’t possibly have missed.

That being said, the latter half isn’t bad at all - it’s really quite good. It’s just difficult following in the footsteps of the epic that is the 5 opening tracks.