Reviews by willprater

I think the author skews a bit towards some of the lesser known British acts.

Awesome classic rock album with utterly iconic tracks.

Pretty chill world music album. It's got a samba feel to it, and makes me think of like idk Carribean music too.

Street Life is such a great song. The whole album is very cool jazz with kind of a pop flair. It also makes me think of Quentin Tarantino.

It was pretty meh, chamber punk music I guess? Event their most played songs were unfamiliar to me and didn't quite click.

I love this album, it's so good. It really comes across as a self-imposed challenge by the artist. Where he picked a theme and then wrote on it.

One hit wonder of an album

I'm not such a big fan of a white musician using the N word. Even aside from that, the album was just okay. I do reserve the 1 star rating for albums that are difficult or offensive to listen to.

I didn't think I was going to like this album as much as I did. I previously thought the Stones were overrated, even as a fan of classic rock. But damn, this album felt great. Some moments of genre bending blues with real talent. Of course, I already knew sympathy for the devil, but I discovered factory girl and salt of the earth.

I thought it was an awesome album, it's neo-soul it's afro-jazz. It's protest, but it's also grounded in experiences.

Honestly, this is about as good as A Capella can get. Really makes appreciate those with vocal talent.

As cool as the main musical idea is, In Da Gadda Da Vida does not make this album great. It honestly just barely makes it good. I'd put this at a low 3. But everyone should hear the hook of the titular song.

Aretha Franklin is an absolute icon, the queen of Soul. Her voice and energy was incredible and this was a great listen.

It was fine, but I already forgot what it was like.

Man, that second to last song got repetitive. I didn't like this album very much.

I consider this to be the greatest album of all time. Even The Battle of Evermore and Four Sticks, while not bangers give a good transition to tee up the greatness of the songs that follow. It is the gold standard.

It was not very memorable for me

RATM goes so fuckin' hard. Killin' in the Name is one of the greatest songs of the decade, it does carry the album a bit. But I enjoy the album all the way, it makes me feel anti-establishment despite my undeniable role as a cog in the machine.

Fantastic album, and I didn't know until last year that the Heard It Through the Grapevine was originally performed by the Temptations, not CCR. It's short and good, but not an "incredible" album for me, even as a fan of the Temptations.

A great heavy sound, with original writing. Black Hole Sun is a total hit, and so is The Day I Tried to Live.