Reviews by wackywilliam

Fantastic pop album. Standout production all across this thing and some amazing vocals from Madonna. This does go on a bit longer than it probably should've, but I still enjoyed pretty much every song here to some extent.

Bad album. Dude's also a wrongun.

This isn't something I would've ever considered listening to if not for this project but I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Great guitar playing all across this thing and some interesting vocals that almost acted as another another piece in these sparse, relaxing instrumentals. This is maybe a bit too repetitive to be as long as it is but for the most part this was very good overall.

Was only a matter of time before I got a Beatles album. Their earlier stuff gets shafted a bit but I thought this was quite decent. Even though this doesn't even come close to their best stuff, the boys still very clearly had an eye for catchy melodies as displayed here and the instrumental work is also quite solid. Weird mixing choices on this though, with the vocals taking up the right channel while the instrumental takes up the left. I didn't mind it too much but it is very strange. This is a fine album overall, but it does get a bit repetitive as it goes on and obviously this is far from the best thing these guys would release

Can't exactly comment on the lyrical content here but musically, this is very good. Great blend of Latin music with jazz and some African elements thrown in too. This is a bit long with 14 songs across an hour but I dont think there was ever a moment during this that I was bored. Not exactly a style of music I'm familiar with but this was a very enjoyable listen and I will be returning to this.

This is just straight up good music. If this came on the radio you certainly wouldn't be hearing any complaints from me.

I thought this would be overshadowed by the title track but to my surprise this was actually quite a great album all the way through. Some of the slower more piano led tracks didn't do as much for me as the other songs but I thought each track here had enjoyable qualities and there was nothing here that I hated. Very simple 70s rock music, but I enjoyed it.

Favs: Hotel California, New Kid In Town, Try And Love Again, Life In The Fast Lane

Least Fav: Wasted Time

8.1/10

This is the first Zeppelin album I've listened to in full. It's pretty great even if I do find it to be a little inconsistent. Some unbelievable highs here like Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You and Tangerine as well as some other great tracks across the track list. The more acoustic stuff towards the end was a bit hit or miss but I don't think any of those songs were necessarily bad apart from the last one, they just weren't as much to my tastes. Still, the majority of the songs here are great and I would definitely consider returning to this album even if not every song worked for me.

Favs: Since I've Been Loving You, Tangerine, Immigrant Song, Celebration Day

Least Fav: Hats Off To (Roy) Harper

Some good synthpop. Consistently very good but there was nothing here that fully blew me away.

Extremely bland pop rock. Some catchy melodies here and there but nothing worth going out of your way to listen to.

It's the highest selling album ever for a reason. Every song is just catchy as fuck and there's at least 4 songs on here that are arguably the best pop song ever. He might've been a pedo but damn, did he make some good music.

Favs: Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller, P.Y.T

Least Fav: The Lady In My Life

A pretty standard but enjoyable metal album. The overly theatrical vocals have always turned me off Maiden a bit but they weren't too bad here. Besides they're not exactly the focus here, as the main selling point of this album is the long instrumental passages. They're not as expensive here as they would be on later Maiden albums but there's still some pretty great ones here, especially Phantom of the Opera. This isn't the most consistent album in the world as there are a couple of dud tracks here but for the most part I'd say I enjoyed this.

Favs: Phantom of the Opera, Iron Maiden, Remember Tomorrow, Prowler

Least Fav: Running Free

7.3/10

Absolutely fantastic record. Lyrically, this perhaps does get a bit stale as it goes on with most of the songs here being about love or heartbreak (with one very notable exception), but that's literally the only complaint I have about this honestly. Instrumentally, this is quite sparse but that's by design as it allows for more focus on Nina and her incredible voice. There are few vocalists who I find to be as commanding of a presence as Nina and she provides some absolutely incredible performances all across this album but especially on tracks like Four Women and Wild Is The Wind. It crazy to think that this is as good as it is when it's mostly just made up of random leftovers from previous recording sessions. If that's not an indicator of just how immensely talented Nina Simone was then I don't know what is. This is an incredible album and now I can't wait to check out more of Nina's music.

Favs: Wild Is The Wind, Four Women, What More Can I Say?, That's All I Ask

Least Fav: If I Should Lose You (still a great song)

9.6/10

Good shit lads. If only some of the other britpop albums on this list were as good as this.

Favs: The Concept, Star Sign, Alcoholiday, December

Least Fav: Guiding Star

8.4/10

Incredibly generic britpop. Why would I listen to this when I could just listen to the Stone Roses? Some OK tunes on this but most of this fell pretty flat for me.

Can't say I'm too familiar with the work of the Doors, but I really liked this. Pretty straight forward blues/psychedelic rock, carried by Jim Morrison's iconic voice. I'd say that the second half is definitely a lot weaker than the first but I dont think there was a song here that i outright hated. A pretty strong album overall, even though I'm sure this is far from this bands best.

Fav Songs: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun, You Make Me Real, Blue Sunday

Least Fav: The Spy

8.3/10

So fucking good. That Lady and Summer Breeze are the clear standouts here but all of these songs are funky as fuck. I definitely have to listen to more of the Isleys because everything I've heard from them is absolutely top notch stuff.

Fav Songs: That Lady, Summer Breeze, Sunshine (Go Away Today), What It Comes Down To

Least Fav: If You Were There (Still a very good song)

9.3/10

I've listened to a lot of great jazz albums for this project but this one is definitely my favourite. For as much as I love the chill, lowkey sound of a Kind Of Blue or a Time Out, the loud, chaotic nature of this album is really what grabbed me about this, and what set it apart from other jazz projects that I've heard. The playing here is otherworldly too, with constant changes in tempo and time signature which keeps things interesting across the lengthy runtimes of some of these songs. Even though I'm still new to jazz, I had a really great time with this and with more time, I could definitely see myself enjoying this one a lot more than I already do.

Fav Songs: All

Least Fav: N/A

9.5/10

This was great. Good mix of jazz, folk and pop with some obviously brilliant songwriting. I did think this was a bit all over the place when it came to the sound and I definitely preferred the poppier songs to the more stripped back ones but I still think this is s great album for the most part and I could definitely see it growing on me with more listens.

Fav Songs: Car on a Hill, Help Me, Raised on Robbery, Free Man in Paris

Least Fav: The Same Situation

8.3/10

A very simple but enjoyable folk record. Baez's dynamic voice is easily the star of the show here and I thought the stipped back acoustic instrumentals served as a pleasant backdrop for her singing. This does get a little bit samey as it goes on, but I never really got bored of the sound of which is quite impressive considering this is basically just 40 minutes of a woman and her guitar.

Fav Songs: Fare Thee Well, House Of The Rising Sun, All My Trials, Silver Dagger

Least Fav: Little Moses

8.4/10