Reviews by vict14

I am not a Nina Simone enjoyer, and thus I had never listened to a full project from her. My biggest complaint is gonna sound crazy (especially since I am mister Billie H.), but it is the lamentation in her voice that gets tiring in most of her songs I know (like the 10 of them, I don't really enjoy).
I put this thing on, and immediately I was surprised, cause I still hear the bothering component but I Love your Loving Ways is the most inoffensive song on earth, just nice and sweet, and for the purpose of this exercice I push through.
At the end of the day, I liked all of the songs on there so she subverted my expectations. Some are very Nina Simone, like plaintive and emotional, but some are just cool, and they kinda all sound different while cohesive, lots of different instruments. It has a bit of ambition, I see it a bit as a thesis of everything going in this type of soul/jazzy artistry at the time. But that being said it does not reinvent the wheel, so I am having a hard time giving it the 5 it probably deserves.
The reason you love this album is not the music in my opinion, as it is not that inventive or special, but specifically her voice. While am at peace with that now, and I respect her, a day is short for that big of a turn around and I am still a bit on the fence. At the end of the day I may regret this score cause it's really good, but it is what feels right at this moment.

What a fun album, full of bangers. There is definitely a nostalgia factor at play, and it is absolutely not perfect, there are duds, (like homecoming) but I'm sorry it's dancy, it's fun, and it still holds up. May be there are not enough ambition to be a five (it feels like they stumbled onto greatness a bit) but a very solid 4 it is.

1001 fine album you should may be check out if you have time

Brian Eno of course is all over this list, as a producer and now an artist, and I can't say I'm mad to get this one, it is brilliant, so is he, and I do recognise it. I like ambient, and I kinda love this. I think it has most markers of a great album, vision, ambition, scope and an interesting soundscape. Those are crouch under the concept of ambient : it is there only if you listen.
I guess I am not a fan of every track as much as the other, the third one being a bit repetitive for my taste. That being said, when I don't enjoy a fourth of your album, you can't get a 5, but it is a very well deserved 4.

I typically can't resist a groovie, funkie record but this one is really not all that special to be honest. Sure it grooves, it's kinda fun sometimes, like the title track, but overall : yeah ok.

I am a big Beatles guy, and I suppose enjoyment of the Wings and McCartney is legally required. This absolutely feels like bonus tracks of a Beatles album, and while being short, and not all that groundbreaking, it simply works. It feels nice, and he can craft a song like nobody's business. There is very little I disliked, may be let me roll it is a bit boring, but that is about it. Otherwise, I'll let him take me anywhere, and that dude has done everything.

Kinda great, espacially for a live performance. There are a couple of songs I dont vibe with, but it is an important archive in music history I understand why it is here.

I mean, I dont really get the hate it is kinda gorge, the melodies are catchy and her voice stellar. Sure it's not super innovative and it kinda lacks ambition to truly be great, but it is well made and well done.

Cool start, but it all sounds the same by the end

Some gorgeous songs but others are a bit too medievaly for my taste. Linda's voice is absolutely gorgeous.

That's alright, some good songs, some very repetitive not all that creative ones. Enjoyed it but wasn't wowed

Difficult start, but some great songs in there. But I do think the songs sound too much alike, espacially with the harmonica being way too present. In small doses Dylan is a genius but here it feels a bit repetitive

It's like the night at the museum third film. Very easy to experience, but why would anyone do that ? I think everyone would survive never hearing this. Mostly boring, with songs that all sound the same.

Full of bangers and different sounds, experimental for a pop album, just might not be cohesive enough and the start is a bit rough

Strong album, full of heart and things to say with an intersting blend of genres. It is sometimes going down a treacherous path, (man and women are different species) or quite simplistic (at the end of the day, it is you) but I can give that grace easily.

Solid effort, operatic and cool, but also not groundbreaking. Killer queen being the hit is not surprising but the rest of the songs are fine, but they kinda bland together, and with the rest of their stuff. I do wish there was a little more experimentation, something to set them apart, cause I kinda feel I heard that before.

Although not perfect, it gets a lot right and bonus cookie points. I do think the songs run too long, but it is a live performance, where you can expand your music with the energy of the crowd. The drums are incredible, the rythme they bring very much made me want to dance. So of course, at the second listen I was over the 16 minute songs, but as a fresh listen, what fun. To me it is better to be overblown with ideas than with nothing to say. And I really enjoy half of the album and will listen to that again, it is music that feels good.

A challenging listen, by an artist who probably purposely make his music annoying. I don't think I like this all that much, but I respect it and his artistry. I am happy of the cherry picked songs, but there is very little finesse to it, and therefore it really isn't for me.

While often interesting, I struggled to really get into this album. Deserving to be there, sure, that is a pretty new combination of music and worth a listen. However, it also feels too disjointed to truly be one of the great and I would have picked both other Gorillaz album instead of that one. I think they are really cooking in the middle (from Clint Eastwood to Rock the house) and it is not boring, but, in general, do I want to listen to it often, or was I moved ? Not even close. I was okay with this.

Impressive classic that I already knew. Most of the songs on there are absolute gems, it is concise, has scope and ambition, different sounds and some good writing. I just have some reservations concerning the themes that at times can be a bit repetitive (ok you horny I get it)and I do think it is absolutely front loaded with mega hits and the end does suffer a bit in comparison.