Rated 4/10
Killer Queen has always been one of my favorite Queen songs, but as an album this one is lacking. Thought Mercury's writing and sometimes vocals weren't as good as his band's playing was which is a shame.
Rated 4/10
Just kinda a strange album with his voice. Surprised its so liked, he doesn't have the vocals for a synthy album, at least not one that's as upbeat as this. Would've thought traditionalists would've taken issue with it. It's not terrible, and some songs like Everybody Knows are fine, while I'm Your Man is solid, but its just not a very solid record that I usually expect from him. Jazz Police is terrible though.
Rated 6/10
I will never give a positive rating to an album that promotes DANGEROUS drug use. Other than that its pretty neat. Some songs are kinda chill like Burial , and Why Must I Cry is genuinely really neat and heartfelt. The title track is very not good though, boring and repetitive.
Rated 6/10
Pretty enjoyable album with a very enjoyable cover. Nice piano melodies
Rated 6/10
Kinda like a modernized version of some of his very old stuff. Good but not that's groundbreaking. When it is *super* different like If you Can See Me, its not too good.
Boring grandpa rap
Rated 8/10
The restraint and playing on the title track is insane. Absolutely insane. Obviously a great album throughout but wow. Only issue is some parts of Wars of Armageddon being goofy
Rated 8/10
A good but more chill SJ album. Sadly one of my favorite more instrumental tracks in Transylvania Blues is followed by their weakest song, a way too upbeat Let's Not and Say We Did. LUCKILY the last verse of that song really really redeems it. Tennessee is also fantastic as is Friday Night Fever. I feel the peak of Berman's whole artistry in that Friday Night Fever song. Enough earnest and heartfelt country sound to counterbalance the sardonic and almost depressing lyrics and delivery.
Masterpiece
Rated 10/10
One of the best singing performances EVER. Simply incredible
Rated 6/10
Its solid but I've unfortunately never loved Higher Ground or the spoken word/skit segments.
Rated 4/10
Bitches Ain't Shit is clever at least
Rated 8/10
I love Kate Bush man
Rated 6/10
Surprisingly uninventive. Do not listen to this after Homogenic, Post and Vespertine.
Rated 2/10
80s rock music is BAD. There are maybe some ok ideas for a song in here and every non hit is miserably boring
Rated 6/10
It's got some good ideas but tracks like Smile On are painfully conventional and really hold it back.
Rated 4/10
You kinda get the whole sound after one song. The Lip sounds a ton like his later song Pennies From Heaven. I don't really like it, it sounds very dated and goofy to me. I kinda liked Buona Sera though.
Rated 2/10
The title of this series is 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is NOT the 1001 most influential albums. This album is pretty terrible from its beats to the rapping, which is bad even for the UK. It was definitely influential, but that doesn't mean an album is good or that it needs to be listened to
Rated 4/10
Interesting ideas musically but wow are the vocals bad
Rated 6/10
It's pretty good, nothing crazy. Sometimes her covers were noticeably weaker than other big name covers which is a shame
