Reviews by tjehl

The opening track features Neil Young and Graham Nash on vocals.

I guess that’s all you need to know.

I was getting really tired with the britishness of this list. Luckily The Jam really managed to pull me out of that hole.

It’s still really British, don’t get me wrong.
It’s just also quite fresh.

I’m three albums behind. Two of them are British.
Not particularly looking forward to that after this overly British show.

There’s a lot to love about Dexys Midnight Runners.
There’s a lot that’s simply too much as well.
It’s fun. But I’m also done with it for now when the record is over.

The Wikipedia page doesn’t include the word “progressive” other than once in a quote from a single review. Which is just nonsense. Master Of Puppets is thrash, but it’s undeniably a progressive metal album as well.

Every single track kills, the tempo on “Disposable Heroes” is beyond intense, and the songwriting is as good as Metallica will ever be.

Also, say what you will about Lars Ulrich.
He delivers an incredible performance on Master of Puppets and I couldn’t imagine the record without those at times messy but always fun fills.

What can I say? It’s an Aerosmith record.

It has its ups: The title track is fun and “Sweet Emotion” is brilliant.

It has its downs: The infuriating “Big Ten Inch Record” and a lot of Steven Tyler.

It’s not good, it’s not bad. It’s just Aerosmith.

I think Toys In The Attic is my 3rd record by the band on this list so far. Here’s to hoping that it’s the last.

There’s no one quite like Björk on the music scene … And whether you love or hate her, it’s probably for the better.

Vespertine is minimalistic in an almost claustrophobic way. I absolutely adore the intimacy.

Find me crying “Unison” on public transport near you.

The epitome of electronic music.

Oxygène sounds like something out of a Jules Verne novel. Wonderfully imaginative and decades ahead of its time.

Sometimes I wonder, if the rest of the world have actually caught up to 1976 Jean-Michel Jarre yet? Most likely not.

Funky effort from an undeniable legend of the genre. It’s just missing that special spice that I get from George Clinton. There’s something that’s just not quite there.

Hint: It’s not the drugs.

Don’t take it too serious and just enjoy. ZZ Top do whatever they do on Tres Hombres - and then “La Grange” comes along and almost makes this worth a spot on the list.

It shouldn’t be on here, don’t get me wrong.
Enjoy it nevertheless.

One of the coolest jazz records ever recorded.
Dave Brubeck’s visionary approach to time signatures came from even more visionary musical cultures - Turkey just to mention one.

No matter how many times I listen to Time Out it feels as fresh and new as it did when I first discovered it. Counting along to “Blue Rondo à la Turk” and listening to Joe Morello solo in 5/4 will never not be fun.

The Doors are a weird band.
When they’re good, they are among the greatest to ever play the blues. “Waiting For the Sun” and “Peace Frog” are clear examples of that.

I just think that a lot of their other material sounds like any other blues rock band. And I don’t quite get the hype, when they fall into that pit.

Rings Around The World feels like the missing link between Blur and Gorillaz. It’s the transformation from britpop to whatever you would like to call the schizophrenic mashup of genres that the British scene of the early 00’s experimented with.

There’s very little cohesion as Gruff Rhys and the band throws every musical idea towards you - and somehow succeeds to hit the target time and time again.

It shouldn’t actually work, but it does.
It’s too much, it could almost be misinterpreted as a joke of a band with no musical direction.
Somehow Super Furry Animals gets away with it - and it’s sublime.

When it’s good, it’s great! Early psychedelic rock featuring Jeff Beck’s guitar playing is a treat.
But considering the runtime only just exceeds half an hour, I feel that there are way too many fillers.

The cover art is an easy 10/10.

Stevie Wonder is at his best on this, the tongue-twistiest of his albums. There’s a wonderful balance between the slower, more soulful songs and groovy masterpieces like “Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away” with everything coming together on the harrowingly beautiful “They Won’t Go When I Go”.

One of those albums where you have to indulge in the lyrics to fully appreciate it. Prine is a quintessential country and folk songwriter and one of the few characters of the genre who can be compared to Dylan without overselling his talent.

Aerosmith is at their best on a lot of the songs on Rocks. “Back In the Saddle” is a great opener and “Nobody’s Fault” is so good that Metallica might even have stolen the opening for “Damage Inc.”

At other times Aerosmith goes full Aerosmith and delivers songs like “Lick And A Promise” plunging me back into a reality where I’m reminded that Aerosmith is only great in certain doses.

Is it beautiful and captivating? Yes.
Is it also very similar from start to finish? Yes.

Easily accessible to new listeners of the genre, but without giving up its dark and ominous vibes.
It just flies by and ends on a high note!

Not today, Switzerland.
Pas aujourd'hui.