Reviews by vict14

A tale of two halfs, the first one amazing, full of range and vigor, but by the end of the record I am exhausted and ready for it to be over. I recognize the ambition and I tip my hat to her ambition, but yeah it doesn't align perfectly for me. I guess half is fair, cause we need an editor in there but her vocals are stellar

At times it's the best, but it also feels a bit too long, and not everything resonates with me. I do think it's important and worth a listen (duh.) I just think I prefer other projects of his

Its sad, but its good

This is too dull, and same sounding. I kept thinking of a thousands different bands in terms of sound, and the lyrics are cliché to an absurd degree.

I think there is a great album in there, its just incredibly too long, and dragged down by filler songs nobody asked for. With focus, it could have been great, but in this form it was a 2. Then I thought about it some more, and I think I appreciated the swing, she could have made a low effort run of the mill pop album, instead she put her personnality (sometimes too a cringe extent like Thank You) and bumped it up cause it's a mess, but a special one.

Difficult to rank properly. It's thought through, sonically different, plenty of ambition it has charisma. But once again I respect it a lot more than I like it, and I don't feel the need to listen to it ever again. Except Peaches that I liked actually

The overall album is good, but not spectacular. I think the start is amazing, but there are more than a couple of duds here, song I would never listen to on their own. It kinda works and I get it, cant be too harsh but I wasn't mind blown

Obviously

This is the epitome of unremarkable and bland. It sounds like a hundred bands, and without any ear for melodies, cause none of the songs sticks. Is it neither all bad, un-listenable or garbage, but it definitely does not belong here in my opinion. Cause it manages to be late to the party with their sound, and outdated. Didn't enjoy myself.

Kind of sad, really. Not that terrible of an album, and there are plenty of ideas, to bad its not his

I know Parallel Lines, listened to it as a kid, one of the first older album I gravitated towards. That being said, there is very little nostalgia involved, and while listening to it I was thoroughly impressed. It has many different genres, catchy melodies, effortless charisma from Debbie. My main issue, would be that, while the sound is extremely enjoyable, it sometimes feels dated. What I mean by that is that it is not typically theirs, but very much of its time. While I do find that to be true, it is also helped by the lead singer singular powerful voice, and Debbie Harry was in a lane of very happy few. That does wonders to distinguish it from others, but it is also a bit sad. Also I sometimes think that the lyricism can be hit or miss, and sometimes is a bit simplistic.

It has a vision, and definitely a sound that is theirs and forward thinking, which makes it an interesting listen for the most part. My main gripe is with the lyricism that fells very flat, and the singer's voice that is so particular that it can be distracting. To be true, I respect it a lot more than I like it.

Good and weird, liked most of it while.not being wowed by originality, particulary in the lyrics

Charming, and with a lot to say. I dont think its the reinvention of music, and some of them dont hit, but it has fun, depth, a point of view and ambition and that is enough for me to enjoy

Interesting project, it is very particular, and its history is tightly linked to it, and honestly having the balls to deliver anything after the anticipation is worth at least a star in itself. It's bold, the harmonies are great, but what I found most interesting is the blend of music from different time periods in the sound. Its quite unique, and though at time the song writing is a bit child oriented for my taste, it did pick my interest.

I think it's a sweet record, that might be insincere a bit. Overall I heard the Beatles sound but watered-down, not harmonizing within a full album, and I missed that a bit. In my opinion, had Lennon been able to really develop is soloist catalogue is music would have been great, but here it feels a bit dry

I hear lots of drum beats and little music. The rapping is monotonous and bordering in misogynistic. It gets an extra star for the attempt at blending genres, and in that it is still successful at times. But yeah, not for me

As always Tom Waits is interesting, I am glad I gave it a shot. This one is listenable, has beautiful songs, but it is also incredibly self indulgent. I think he can help but make 70 times the same annoying song and waste my time. That said, the good parts shine though incredibly

Probably the best out of the three Sonic Youth records I heard so far, but I still have the same problem, it lacks focus to me. Some of it is interesting, some of it is not, and though I get the appeal I just can get fully behind it as an album. Doesn't mean that some songs aren't great

I don't think the revolutionary aspect of this album and what comes after from the Beatles can be anything other than a five. Sure, it has Yellow Submarine, a freaky little song about god knows what, but it also has two juggernauts of songs. Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows, both had an impact on music for the rest of history. Two have both here should be stated, and worth every star in the world. Of course the album should be listened to.
But it's not like the rest is trash too, Here there and everywhere for example is a lovely song, taxman is quite interesting as an opener, and the list goes on. It has a theme and coherence, incredible variety in sounds, and ambition up the wazoo, it's incredible for 1966 and it was world opening when I discovered it myself almost two decades ago. I didn't need to listen to give it a score, but I still did, cause I'll forever vibe with this