Reviews by waynekerred

Another drag to listen to, like the rest of the jazz albums I've had. I'm sure the jazz connoisseurs of this website will be no doubt creaming themselves whilst listening to it. Not for me though. I'll go cream to some Bolt Thrower, my beloved.

Some decent bluesy-folky rock. I enjoyed the bass and some of the saxophone parts, alongside his voice too. It was an easy, catchy listen and it didn't really put much of a foot wrong.

Not really my jam, but can see why people like it. A high 3

I criticised Elephant for being too simplistic. This one if far from that in all fairness. But that doesn't make it better.

Like Elephant, the slower songs are the weaker ones, which seems to make up a majority of the album. Some stuff was catchy, sure, but it wasn't anything special.

Blue Orchid on this album is what Seven Nation Army is on Elephant. It sets such a high standard for the rest of the album that the rest of the songs just are nowhere near.

I appreciate the variety of the songs, and I'm all for experimentation, but this wasn't it.

This one took me some analysing to realise how good this album is. I was about to dismiss it as some random Techno album and lump it with a the other few Electronica albums I've had already. Upon further reflection, though, it's a lot more complex than I originally thought. I'm not a massive fan of albums that require me to actually think about why it's good, I'd rather it just sound good at first listen. In my far prom professional opinion, those sort of albums sometimes come off as pretentious and annoying.

Not quite sure why this one is an exception, but I enjoyed it. It still has some of the generic themes of Techno albums (prime example goes to Pearl's Girl - loved the pace and energy it brought) but it also incorporated elements of rock as some New Wave stuff that go underappreciated.

It started of slow, with the first two songs being way longer than they deserved to be, but after that it picked up massively. Sure, it was repetitive, but I've yet to find a Electronic album that isn't.

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought. First three tracks were absolutely amazing, especially with the piano and saxophone additions. They compliment his voice really well.

Some songs were a drop off, going on for longer than they needed to, like She's Always a Woman. Ended on a really high note though.

This is my second Bob Dylan album, and I gave it a lot of shit for the obnoxiously blaring harmonica and his god awful vocals. Both of which are much more pleasant in this album, but still pretty underwhelming. He's a great storyteller obviously, but the voice of said storyteller isn't for me.

It was quite beautiful and calming at times, but, like most albums on this list, got repetitive.

I didn't listen to all of it, because listening to it on YouTube is a pain in the arse.

I don't think it deserves to be one of the lowest rated albums of the website. I like her voice and the music behind it, but it got repetitive and is probably too long

Not quite sure what to make of this one

I enjoyed it somewhat

Fucking hell Prince at least take me out to dinner first

I get his whole aesthetic and how he wants to portray himself, but to me it just comes off as pretentious and a bit of a wanker

A lot of these songs are at least 3 minutes too long, making them feel so, so repetitive. Not all songs were like that though especially towards the back end, such as Free and International Lover

Always thought that Radiohead are overrated, but it's good to come back to stuff I don't like every now and again to see if my tastes change. It's what got me into death metal, after all.

Yeah nah it's still shite

It's pretty basic, but still catchy and an easy enough listen. His vocals aren't as bad as some people are saying but they aren't exactly on par with Frank Sinatra so it lessens the quality

I've seen these guys live about a year ago. I enjoyed it and I'm not that big of a fan of them

Fast-paced, energetic, just what you want from a punk album.

Pretty bog standard for one though

I've come to the conclusion, I just don't like jazz.

Better than Meat Is Murder for sure, but I still think The Smiths are overrated a bit.

I liked some of the songs on here quite a bit surprisingly, like Last Night I Dreamt That Someone Loved Me. Morrissey's vocals on that song in particular were pretty good, alongside other times. He's far from consistent with them, as he went back to his whiney wankery that was more prominent on MIM.

It's one of the better New Wave albums I've listened to, but that genre as a whole is so incredibly mid. I've given so many threes it's getting tiresome

The ambient stuff I can't really go wrong with, but they don't do enough for me to seek them out to listen to again.

It's nice and calm, but boring. Goes on for too long too

Pretty fun one. Simplistic, energetic and catchy one that I can't really dislike all too much

Probably wouldn't be disappointed if I'd missed out on this, it's very generic as a 70s Punk album

I've given this list a fair bit of shite but one positive thing it's done for me is introduce me into my liking for soul/funk music.

The main reason why I like this stuff is the bass, and Verdine White is one of the best in the business.

The vocals and the harmonies are good too. All round nice album

The first half or so I was enjoying. I'm not a massive fan of live album, but you couldn't really tell it was one so it didn't make much of a difference.

It just dragged on and on and on. Cut it down by at least 20 minutes and it's a miles better album

Oh so very inconsistent. Some parts were very, very good, but when she tried hitting the high notes it's was BAD.

If she toned it down a notch this would have been miles better

The hits of this album are a 4, maybe even a 5. Songs like Dreams, The Chain, Go Your Own Way (shoutout to that amazing guitar solo at the end of it. I liked the ending track too.

The rest of the songs on the album let them down. Too mellow, too soft, too uneventful. Not enough passion in the "filler" songs.

Is it a good album? At times yes, but not consistently

Does it deserve to be the highest rated album on this website? Absolutely not