Reviews by vegheadjones

Always heard of Dinosaur Jr. but never heard Dinosaur Jr. What can I say? I like creative noisy guitars. I don't mind and kind of like atonal singing. Not every song worked for me but enough did.

A goat album for a reason. West Coast Jazz at its best. Always interesting rhythms that propel you through a very mellow experience.

There are very few triple albums in this world that when I finish I put on side A again. This is one of those albums.

Very interesting album, and interesting albums are always what I'm looking for so Frank is Frank. You either appreciate his phrasing and his style, best exemplified by Phil Hartman, or you find it annoying and/or old-fashioned. I appreciate it. The Brazilian music is excellent. Jobim is excellent. Put these two combos together, you definitely get a fine veneer of cheese but I guess I like cheese in my music.

While I may like the first album more due to its tightness, it's the looseness here that makes this album a near masterpiece. It is all over the place. Fans of Sandinista will find a lot to like. I could see how an album like this would make a band. I'm happy they recorded it before they broke up.

I grew up with this album in high school. I have close friends who loved it and loved Floyd but they were not my thing. I like "Wish You Were Here" fine but that was about it. I was more into the Kinks, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, et cetera.

I listened to the Dolby Atmos mix of the album with really good headphones this morning. While I can't say it blew my mind, it came pretty darn close. Hard to give anything less than five stars.

Interesting and pleasant, with some novel beats. 3.5 stars.

For me, it's all about Daniel Lanois and possibly Brian Eno. This U2 album has such atmosphere. The only albums I've heard that capture something similar are Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind, both of which were produced by Lanois. The first half of this album is undeniably killer. The quality of the songs takes a step down afterwards. Except for "In God's Country". I remember being very excited when this album came out and Very disappointed with U2's subsequent albums. At the time, at least. I look forward to re-evaluating them when they come up on this list.

The day before, I had Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and my comment was, "Need more Neil Young." Well, the 2001 album generator gods have responded. Always liked "Russ Never Sleeps," not my favorite Neil Young. I'm more of a 90s Neil Young guy. But the album always works. A few songs are a little bit filler and a little bit meandering. But the Horse rarely fails to deliver.

I have listened to this album so many times in my life. I even picked it just a few months ago. Though you'd think it would be a much higher rating than three. However, there was just something this time when I listened to it - how everything was the same, how everything was too lackadaisical, too sweet. As others note, could definitely use some Young. I don't know, I'm sure on another day I would give this a five as expected, but today it felt like a three.

I have to face up to the fact that this album isn't for me. I do like Prince, I do like 1999, and I really like the songs "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain," but the songs in between just don't speak to me. Not even "Let's Go Crazy." It's obviously not Prince. Easy genius, everyone knows that. It's just me, babe.

Never really listened to Blood, Sweat, and Tears before. I'll need to revisit again. Very enjoyable grooves. Look forward to hearing the first album as well.

I was very lucky to have Atomic Basie, Tito Puente, and this album. One right after another. I'm grooving like there is no tomorrow.

So hard not to like this album. Gets you moving and grooving, and the percussion virtuosity is hard to ignore.

Basie at his best, Big Band at its best. Lots of great energy and soaring melodies and a sweet ballad at the end. Reminds you why swing jazz is a real thing.

Tough choice between a 3 and a 4. I've never heard this album before. I'll probably never hear it again. It's definitely not my genre, but I have to say it was primarily interesting as I listened to it. Maybe I'll give it another shot. Who are they? 😀

Tiny Dancer and Leave On is a one-two killer punch. Unfortunately, the rest of the album does not stay at that high level, but still enjoyable and will listen to again.

Overall not very enjoyable album. First song is the best. Goes downhill from there. There were interesting bars in certain songs, but they came and went all too soon. Fun fact, in the middle of listening to the album, my iPhone alarm went off. I'd forgotten to turn it off the night before. As it went off, I was thinking, oh, this album got better and more interesting. Then I noticed it was actually my alarm playing over the music.

Ah, pure innocent Joanie. Imagine what it would have been like if she never met Dylan and stayed on this ethereal track. Not singing about political issues, but instead these old eternal folk songs of challenge and struggle sung with the voice of an angel.

Great album. Each song sounded different, all within the same genre. And "Changes," of course, is a ballad-y banger, trapped between a 4 and a 5. Why can't we give half stars?