Reviews by tjehl

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

The melodies are wonderfully crafted and the vocals, especially when they both join in, are as good as they get within the genre. Just sit back and enjoy.

Aside from the opening track, Gabriel spends the entire Side A trying to find himself after his departure from Genesis.

Side B, with its longer songs, seems much more well-structured, but Gabriel’s solo debut didn’t quite see him emerge as the legendary solo artist he would become.

There’s something strangely homely about this type of country; and I’m from Denmark.

George Jones has me intrigued in the start, but The Grand Tour quickly turns out to be a one trick pony.

A rare 1 star album that actually deserves a spot on this list. Because of course it does!

The title track is a pop milestone, but there are so many horrible tracks on here that it’s hard to fathom - “Soda Pop” anyone?!

Some of the lyrics are also weird if not problematic when you consider Britney’s age.

Nevertheless - this should definitely be here, 1 star or not.

I really, really like Tom Waits - but there’s too many of his albums on here.

Heartattack And Vine is a good album, but it does nothing that his other albums aren’t already better at.

Incredible debut from PJ Harvey.
Clear vision from the get-go and the ability to make it work.

I hate dancing, so this “dance album” should be right down my alley. It isn’t though.

It’s pretty much the birthplace of the rock opera. Some of the wild ideas might not have worked as well as they do if it wasn’t for the story behind it all - so if you’re not buying into that sort of stuff, this might not be for you.

Damon Albarn is easily one of the most important musical figures of this generation. He seems capable of doing just about whatever he wants to, while still letting everyone else have their place in the spotlight.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen is the perfect example of supergroups not having to be flashy and showing off individual skills. No one stands out in particular and that’s really part of what makes this album so good; it’s just excellent musicians creating incredible music.

Peak bossa nova.
Easy 5.

So this is it. We’ve come to an end (for Costello-albums at least).

There is absolute no need to throw 6 of his albums in our faces, but I can’t argue with the fact that he should probably have one or two records on here - and This Year’s Model is one of those.

The rap is good and so is RZA’s production - though not as interesting as it usually is.

It might be 90’s hip-hop fatigue on my end, but very little caught my attention in the end. Also I get the feeling that there’s as much talking as there’s rapping on this. There isn’t, but you can’t convince me otherwise.

Basically a greatest hits record. Beyond insane that this is Oasis’ second album.

I don’t think I will ever grow tired of listening to this. I might just put in on again right now in fact.

Be ready to act as DJ on the volume button - King Crimson mixing is in a league of its own.

Larks’ Tongues In Aspic contains some of what you would expect from a KC album from this era - but then it also contains what could easily be described as progressive metal … In 1973.

It’s an insane album and a formidable journey through an ocean of ideas and inspirations. Fripp is a mad man, but a welcome one.

B-Sides by the The Beatles.

Old skool kool.

I’m not head over heels and there were parts of it I didn’t quite get - but I mostly enjoyed it.

Steven McQueen opens with a promise to be one of the greatest 80’s albums of all time. It doesn’t quite keep that promise as we approach the end, but it’s a great album nonetheless.

“Dirt In the Ground” made me pause my walk to the station and almost miss my train - outstandingly beautiful. I almost can’t believe it.

Bone Machine is an insane album. It’s definitely not pretty, but you can find immense beauty in ugly. This album is proof of that.

Is it a boring album? Sure.

Is the most boring album on this list? No - but mainly because her debut album, Shadowland, also appears on here.

It reeks of Timbaland (that’s not necessarily bad) and it’s hard to grasp the reason behind the spoken introduction (that, in the other hand, is quite bad).

Apart from that there’s a lot to really like on Under Construction. The cast of guests is legendary but they somehow don’t take away from the talent of Missy Elliott.