Reviews by zmzamarripa

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Not many people have the ability to convey emotion on the level that Otis Redding could. While not his best record in my opinion as this is maybe his 3rd or 4th best..... wait. This is the only album on this list by Otis Redding.

Of all the crap I have had to listen to including 6 albums by Nick Cave, 4 by PJ Harvey and yet one, ONE by Otis Redding. 3 albums by Dexys Midnight fucking Runners.

I think I only continue to go through this list just to piss myself off. Today the mission was accomplished.

Of all the late 60s San Fran groups this is the one picked for this list.

I think at this point I continue on with this just to see how much more dumbfounded this list makes me.

Moby fuckin Grape...

I get it I get it, influential... shes your favorite singers favorite singer songwriter.

Her voice makes me unreasonably angry. It sounds like the used tin cans and strings to record this.

I understand why shes on this list, but these are my rankings and I think shes ass.

Sometimes things that influence great art blows. Here’s proof.

Not a lot to say other than in this particular genre of music EW&F stand amongst the giants. Wonderful album.

I should love this more than I do. Interesting melodies, sweet instrumentation and wonderful echo to the production. It also sounds like all of the other "retro folk" groups that came out around this time.

Great background music while cleaning the house.

Its good, not great. What sets it apart is that it very clearly laid the groundwork for other groups and a "sound" that would permeate and influence a generation of rock musicians. This isnt their best album but its good.

Surprisingly good!

90s critic darling PJ Harvey!
For the 4th(?) time on this list.
Ugh.
I dont get the media obsession with this. Its on the lower end of mid tier as can be. To be fair this may be the best of her albums.

Fantastic! Power Pop at its best. Most bands dream of having this many classic songs over the course of a career let alone a single album.

As with most OutKast albums there are some spectacular highs and some unbelievable lows.

I will never understand the mass appeal of Motorhead. As a fan of the NWBHM I still think Motorhead is ass.

Its good, surprisingly good. Life changing? No.

I see the appeal. I actually like all the noisy experimental dirges that lose their way from the original song structure and dont feature vocals. The vocals are very take it or leave it, not bad. Its cool. I dont know anyone that NEEDS to hear this before they die.

I am a HUGE Bowie fan. As a fan I can recognize that while this is in fact a classic album it is much like a lot of his albums and that's a roller coaster ride of quality. This is with David Bowie the highs are SOOOOO high you can here pieces of it and its influence in music for decades after. We rarely talk about the swing and misses. More hits than misses on this.

Oh my, what a voice. Its insane that this is recorded live. This is fantastic.

Surprisingly good. While I might not be a fan of her voice it fits the narrative and melody within the songs.

The entirety of the Beatles catalogue is worthy of this list. This isn't their best album, far from it... which still makes it better than 90% of everything else by everyone else.

As with any Elton John album there are SPECTACULAR high points on this album. There is also more than a fair share of "meh". The good far outweighs the bad.

Another on this list that I think you have to be from the UK to truly appreciate. This is about as mediocre as can be.