Reviews by vegheadjones

Fun country stuff I'm familiar with Copperhead Road and some of his later work, but never heard his first album. I liked it quite a bit.

This album proves that the whole purpose of listening to 1,039 albums may be worth it. I had no idea this guy existed, this album existed, and songs as beautiful existed. I could not get off the couch when this album was on. It glued me and compelled me to listen and then re-listen. I'm so happy I am on this journey so that I could find an album like this.

While not my favorite Hendrix album, and as others said, it could be improved if it was made into a single disc, it is another demonstration of a living force, extremely inventive, and trailblazing guitar music today.

I like the first song, but it went all downhill from there.

More interesting than I expected, less interesting than it could have been.

Classic Stevie, absolutely great stuff.

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The first more mature Beatles album. They're growing up. Music all written by them includes some more somber, introspective songs, and those are the ones that I prefer. Didn't realize how much A Hard Day's Night leads into Rubber Soul. In terms of growth and development, it makes it a much more interesting album than the earlier ones.

The day before my album selection was the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society. I shall argue that the Kinks' songs are more interesting, by and large, than the Beatles', at least in terms of lyrics, but this is a darn fine out and a good harbinger of things to come.

God Save the Kings. My second favorite album from my favorite band. The first is Arthur. Each song has interesting lyrics that are often depictions of run-of-the-mill concepts and ideas written poetically and elevated by some great melodies and harmonies. A view of a specific slice of British life. Can never recommend this album strongly enough.

Some good songs, some not, but most are interesting.

Funny to get this album directly after the Who's Live at Leeds. It leads to comparison. While I usually like this album, I certainly enjoyed listening to it again. The Live at Leeds blows it away with both its fidelity and skill. Duke is not Townsend, of course, and he was going for something different: a greater soundscape and certainly more lyrical moments. Those don't have as well, or as desirable as, the Who's raw talent. In other words, I would take Ellington in the studio and the Who live any day.

The Who Live is a much more exciting band than The Who in the studio, and this album reflects that. The original track list is short and to the point, and I recommend listening to that instead of these larger sets that are on the streaming services. You can listen to those too if you want more Who, but start with what was originally released and what is used for this list.

Walsh’s guitar bumps this up a star.

I be listened to this as a kid on lap, where it was easy enough to skip old people or even just go to side b which is killer. Normally this type of album would be a 3 but nostalgia plus Side b makes it a 4

Still sounds innovative to me but not something I would revisit.

Great bubble gum pop. Listen to the mono version if you can find it. Sounds much better than the stereo.

Totally fun album. Never heard the Who's covers before. They do mean James Brown. I put the Who up there. It's my second favorite British Invasion band, with the Kinks as number two. Sorry, Beatles. As innovative and amazing as you are, you don't match the energy of the Who or the lyrical abilities of the Kinks.

I like Neil Young, and this is my first Neil Young album I ever had, so I've listened to it to death. Appreciate there's a Dolby Atmos version of it that made it more interesting this time around than when I last heard it, which was probably a few years ago, as I said in other reviews. I like noise, I like melody, I like distinctive voices, and I feel this album has all three in spades.

Never heard of this person or band or even genre before. Started off interesting and mellow enough for me to work to, but it became too much too fast, or maybe too little too fast. The overall music did not vary greatly, but I found it very difficult to focus on the subtle differences. Maybe I need another listen

Aretha is one of the best, and this is one of her best albums, the beginning of an incredible run. It's an easy five-star review for me.