Reviews by waynekerred

I'm opposed to live albums being on the list because most of them aren't very good and they feel like a compilation album, which I think is cheating to have here. But S&M is very different and unique. How often do you see thrash metal and an orchestra perform together? I can let this one slide.

I can let this one slide especially because it's very good. Songs like The Memory Remains and Wherever I May Roam are better than their originals with the orchestra, and whilst this isn't the case for every song, they're still very, very good and ones I'll definitely be coming back to. James is on form as ever, as are Jason's backup vocals. Even the drumming ain't bad, lmfao.

However, it is still a live album and still has those elements of a live album I dislike, such as the production, even though Metallica are a very good live band. It's also over 2 hours long. Anything gets a bit old by then. There is also a distinct lack of AJFA songs on here which makes me a bit sad. In the end, a high 4.

I liked bits of this and I'm glad it's on the list as a nice bit of variety. There's only so much of it I can listen to though before getting tired of it

The production means that many of the songs don't have the same edge to them as they would have done. But at the same time, I really liked 50ft Queenie and Yuri-G and I don't think the production of those two songs were different from the rest. So I don't really know anymore. I prefer the punky riot grrrl stuff here. I wish I liked this more, this is something I should enjoy really.

Always wanted to get into goth rock, but everything I tried I just couldn't get into. Weirdly enough, I hadn't properly listened to The Cure, even though they're arguably the biggest goth rock band ever.

I loved the haunting atmosphere of this one. The bass was chilling and the vocals added to that uneasiness. It wasn't anything too complex, but it's quality comes from the creepy feeling you get from it when listening to it.

I thought the music was decent. There were some nice beats in there, and the vocals on State of Mind were good too. If it wasn't so long, I'd give it a three, but with that runtime, it just gets boring half way through.

god that was just miserable to listen to.

the music was far from anything special, and his vocals are absolute dross. generous 2

Really good classic rock album, you can't go wrong with a lot of this sorta stuff

liked it as much as i did Licensed to Ill, just got a bit much for me towards the very end

I've yet to get a double album on this list that hasn't bored me at some point. They're all get too tedious because they're unnecessarily long. This one is nothing different

There were some good bits of this one, with my favourite song being Ronnie and Neil, being so good it gave me such foolishly high aspirations for the rest of the album. I hate the vocals, and the exaggerated glazing of Lynyrd Skynyrd is so annoying. The music itself wasn't anything special, which is criminal for a 90 minute long album.

You know what, if you're into this sort of stuff, I take my hat off to you. One of the most insane albums I've ever listened to, and I'm a death metal fan.

A 5! It's been literal months 😭

Never been a fan of the Horace Andy parts as I'm not sold on his voice, but everything else I love. What I prefer on this album compared to Mezzanine is that the highs, are well and truly high. Safe From Harm, Blue Lines, Unfinished Sympathy, and Lately reach a whole different level. The beats are cozy and intimate yet funky and evocative, all boosted by Robert's and Tricky's rapping and Shara's angelic voice. One of my favourite trip hop albums, a staple of the genre.

It was pleasant enough, and her voice is nice, it just got boring after a while.

An album where my enjoyment depended on the song I was listening to. Sometimes it was great, sometimes it was like listening to depressed farm animals forming a band, and I'm not sure there was much difference between the songs. Nonetheless, I'm glad I listened to it, it's a unique one

I really liked these slower ballads, very much in the realm of someone like Frank Sinatra. Even the big band jazz stuff which I don't usually like all too much I found quite enjoyable

Quite a tough one to rate. Some bits I really did enjoy, especially towards the middle, but the start and ends of the album were a bit underwhelming. That last song sounded like someone was shitting themselves throughout it, kinda ruined it a tad.

In general I prefer funk faster to this. However I can appreciate how well done this one was and how smooth it is. High 3

Unlike most reggae albums, I didn't get bored listening to this, and I quite enjoyed the second half of that album. High 3

Probably the biggest artist of recent times that I've yet to give a proper listen to, and I wish I had done sooner. These R&B/modern soul hip-hop beats are really nice, and the production elevates them to a new level. I wasn't sold on her vocals to begin with, but slowly but surely they grew on me. Perhaps disappointed by the features on the album, nor does it seem like this is her best work, but a very nice album nonetheless.

I also find it hilarious that I gave The Wall a 2 earlier and this a 4. Many on here would be livid with that

It's my first time listening to this, therefore a gargantuan album as this is may take a few listens before it clicks. But as of right now, it's just not very good. The cardinal sin a 26-song, 80 minute long album can make is being boring, because then it gets much longer than it already is. I was checked out before the second half of it. It even made Comfortably Numb less enjoyable because of how unenthused I was by that point.

I don't mind bad production and often I think it adds to the music but it's this type of 60s abrasive production that I just can't stand. The Sonics here sound like the Beatles playing in a microwave.

The covers, whilst I am not all too familiar with all of them, are much worse than their originals, and their own songs are really poor. I'll admit that this sort of music is not something I often enjoy, but this was particularly shit

It's been just over two months since I've had a 5. Save me someone, save me

I feel like if this album wasn't as long as it is I'd be more inclined to give it a 4. Otherwise, it's quite smooth like you'd expect Marvin Gaye to be, but it's far from his best work. It just doesn't hit as hard as his other stuff