Rated 8/10
Wasn't expecting a whole lot going into this but I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would which was a pleasant surprise
Standout tracks are Marrakesh Express and Long Time Gone
Rated 10/10
I've been meaning to listen to this one for a while, and god damn have I been missing out.
Love me some heavy shit and these guys so it insanely well with the guitar tone and the riffs. Add Chris' vocals on top and you've got one of the best grunge records of all time.
Only slight - and I mean slight - downside is 1 or 2 of the tracks at the beginning are a tad weaker than the rest. But when you're given Head Down, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman, Limo Wreck and The Day I Tried To Live in succession, you cannot complain.
Rated 4/10
This album gave me blue balls
Rated 8/10
I would love to write some sophisticated review about why it's good but in all honesty, I just really like her voice.
Standout tracks are:
Streets of Berlin
Die Dreigroschenoper: Tango Ballad (took me about 5 minutes to type that out)
Little Water Song
Downside is that when it gets to the title track I think the songs drop off in quality, but the songs before make up for it so it's ok :)
Rated 4/10
I like the guitar work and the solos, but the cheesy 80s pop shit and the unrivalled horniness of Prince I just cannot enjoy whatsoever
Rated 8/10
Fuck yes man, this is the sort of stuff I'm looking for. It brings the best parts of techno and adds in some Asian elements and it creates a godlike combination. Really unique, really talented, a nice breath of fresh air.
Probably the only reason I am not giving it a 5 is my opinions on techno and genres adjacent. I need to be in the right mood to listen to it, and especially with this album due to it's far-fetchedness. A high 4, nonetheless.
Rated 4/10
Average pop album
Rated 4/10
Usually, I love me some distorted shit, like distorted bass and guitars. It's fucking amazing in doom and sludge metal. So I would have thought that I would have liked this too.
The similarity between this and doom metal is it's repetitiveness. But with doom metal, you can get away with it because the riffs are so fucking good. With this, it gets old fast.
That, backed up by the subpar drumming, god awful vocals, and clear rip-off from The White Stripes (of which I am not a massive fan of anyway) makes this album not very good.
It gets marks for the overall noise of it, because it's absolute filth and I like that. I also would rather listen to this than Justin Timberlake, or another Elvis Costello album, so it gets a 2.
Rated 4/10
Honestly if it wasn't her singing I would have enjoyed it a lot more. Her voice just isn't for me
Rated 10/10
This website every now and again gives some absolute gems and this is for sure one of them.
Not sure how to word it, or put it into a genre. I just know I like it, and that imma listen to it again
Rated 2/10
Don't think I've ever seen someone less qualified to say the n word than this guy
That's not the reason I'm giving it a 1 by the way. I'm giving it a 1 because it's worse than This Year's Model in every single way, his vocals SOMEHOW managed to piss me off even more, and Elvis just annoys me. At least I don't have to see his face on the album cover anymore
Yet to find a New Wave/Post Punk album I've enjoyed. Not that I dislike them, they're just not for me
I'd usually rate this a 3 but for some reason this just comes off as, I don't know, pretentious? I'm not sure how to put it but it just annoyed me for some reason so fuck you
Rated 6/10
Definitely better than the one I had of theirs previous - the bright coloured one, I think it's got some flowers on it. Can't remember the name and can't be arsed to look.
The first four tracks are phenomenal, but it gets a three because everything else after that is a considerable drop off, which is a shame really.
Rated 6/10
Quite good, one of the better reggae albums I've listened too
I think the songs went on too long, it got quite samey. There wasn't much need for the instrumentals either
Rated 8/10
Can definitely tell it was produced by Kanye
He's not as good of a rapper as Kanye is, but it's still a great album
Rated 8/10
Better than the other two Led Zeppelin albums I've rated already. Not sure why this is, but I enjoyed it. That opening 4 run of songs are absolutely great
Rated 6/10
It was alright, I can understand why people enjoy it so much
Rated 6/10
That first song caught me well off guard it sounds like it was made for a movie or a theatre performance. I quite liked those sort of dramatic songs that appeared every now and again, considerably more than the slower stuff.
His voice is undeniably great
It's very, very dated though. Not just in the music but the lyrical content too
Rated 10/10
Absolute banger.
I can't really say anything bad about this album in all honesty. The guitar tone is good - sounds a lot like Dream Theater - the bass is absolutely fantastic and the riffs and solos are even better. His vocals are decent too - one of my favourite prog rock albums for sure.
Standout tracks are Tom Sawyer and YYZ
Rated 8/10
I listened to Mezzanine for the first time about two months ago and I absolutely loved it since, so I am very happy to get given another Massive Attack album on here.
This is really good for sure. The variety of different vocalists keep things fresh, which is always nice with an Electronic album, and it's a great downtempo album after a long day - or to get absolutely blazed to, take your pick.
It doesn't get a 5 because they've done better stuff, and some tracks are weaker than others, such as Spying Glass. Horace Andy has done some bangers with these guys, but this wasn't one of them. It's also not an album you can play at any point in the day. I have to be in the right mood to properly enjoy it.
One small annoyance I have with Massive Attack is that I don't get to hear enough of Robert's vocals. I think he's a great vocalist, but he doesn't have that much to sing on this or Mezzanine. I wish he was given more.
