Rated 10/10
Can only imagine how great it must have been to actually be there.
Classic songs performed with such intensity that they’re almost a completely different thing entirely.
The only downside is that after hearing this it’s hard to go back to the studio recordings.
Rated 10/10
2nd Bob Dylan album in a week.
And the best 2 albums by some margin.
Might abandon this whole thing and just listen to 1001 Bob Dylan albums instead.
Rated 4/10
A werewolf, a vampire and a zombie go surfing.
Rated 2/10
First became aware of this album when Beck picked it as the third album to cover for his Record Club in 2009.
This, after covering VU&Nico and Songs of Leonard Cohen.
I didn’t get it then. I don’t get it now
If you ever went to Widnes, you’d write a song about how desperate you are to go home too.
Probably wouldn’t be as good though.
-1 star for taking the piss out of Dylan
Rated 8/10
Saw Van live last year. He was terrible.
This record isn’t.
Rated 10/10
I’ve listened to so much MJ Lenderman, Waxahatchee and Wednesday in the last year… feel like this influenced them all. Enjoyed it.
Rated 10/10
All my favourite singers couldn't sing
Rated 6/10
Can’t imagine actively choosing to put this on but enjoyed it when it was.
Worthy inclusion on the ‘must hear’ list for the influence on The Beatles alone.
Rated 4/10
Felt exactly like listening to a 74 minute soundtrack.
Three vocal songs save this from 1 star (Theme, Soulsville, Do your Thing)
Rated 2/10
I felt myself getting dumber listening to this.
Rated 6/10
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Lying In Bed
Rated 2/10
Music for people who think goatees are cool.
Rated 6/10
Pre listening thoughts:
Eurgh.. Röyksopp… creators of TV ad music.
Post listening thoughts:
Oh.. Röyksopp… creators of the worlds best TV ad music.
Rated 4/10
Indie x Electronica x Indian influence.
All the ingredients to be something I love.
First song was great, second is a classic. Then just fell away completely and was mostly dull.
Even the Beatles cover manages to be uninteresting… the Punjabi translation is cool but musically it’s almost a note for note recreation instead of making it theirown.
Feel like this sound could be so much better executed.
Rated 8/10
Ahh, finally the author of this book gets an electronic music pick right.
Well done, Dimery.
Soulful, jazzy, political,
Wouldn’t say I was blown away on first listen but I’ll definitely come back and listen to this again
Rated 4/10
I don’t absolutely hate this.
I absolutely nothing this.
Just boring.
Except for ‘The Bucket’ which is a still pretty great.
Rated 8/10
I remember a friend playing AiC at me when we were 15. Decided I didn’t like them and avoided them since.
Big mistake. 17 year old me would have loved this.
Making up for it a couple of decades later though.
Rated 6/10
Not my thing.
Unique. interesting. technically brilliant. Completely deserving of being on the list.
Just not for me personally.
Scoring on the basis that I found it interesting to listen to and am glad I’ve heard it. Even though I probably won’t come back.
