I really, really liked this album when it first came out. I had never heard anything like it, and although I don't really listen to much of the bands music any more, mostly because the songs have too many explicit lyrics, it has held up well over the years, and was definitely groundbreaking.
I really like two songs on this album, I have since they came out but have never listened to the rest of the album. It was pretty good, definitely high energy, fun to listen to loud, but none of the other songs, in my opinion, are as good as the two hits.
With the name Boards of Canada, I was super intrigued to check out their music, and to know the meaning behind their name. They took it from documentary films that they watched as children that were made by The National Film Board of Canada, even though they are from Scotland. The band themselves are an electronic band known for taking sounds from media that they remember from their childhood in the 70's and turning them into music. The album was o.k, but at 17 songs it started to get repetitive towards the end. Nothing I could listen to on a regular basis.
Three long, drawn out days of listening in a row. I will admit that this album was much better than the previous two, it was still hard for me to get through because of what came before it. simply a timing issue. On it's own it was pretty good, and James Taylor is super successful, and this album might have his most famous song, "Fire and Rain"
After dragging myself through Bob Dylan yesterday I was really hoping for something better. It's not that Dion is a bad singer, he isn't, and he is definitely better than Bob Dylan, it is that the songs all sounded about the same and were very boring to listen to. Seemed like the album went on forever.
Bob Dylan has written a lot of great songs, but the guy can't sing. That's all I'll say about that.
Wow I wasn't expecting that. Patti Smith is a Poet and a Punk Rocker. For her albums she melds the two of them together and you end up with something terrible. To be fair though I never liked poetry in school though either.
No edited version of the album available so I'm not going to even try and listen to it. Too bad, I was interested to try and figure out what all the hype surrounding Tupac is. Was he really that good or is it all just because he was murdered? Guess I'll never know.
I'm a little bit familiar with Cheap Trick, I've heard most of their hits songs. I said it before though when you haven't really listened to a band a live album isn't the best way to experience their album, especially this one, the sound quality was pretty poor. It is actually kind of interesting that a live album is what would be on the 1001 to represent a band, since the quality of the music can't be as good as studio quality recordings. Overall I liked the few songs that I had heard before but didn't really care for it as a whole.
Another 80's band that I had heard of but never listened to. Unlike others that I have discovered on the 1001, and liked, I really didn't care for this album at all. The music was o.k. and very similar to what was being made in the 80's, it was more the vocal. It was something with the singer's voice and way that they sing that I didn't like. At times I'm pretty sure it wasn't even real words. You're better off listening to The Cranberries if you want this type of music, much better.
If there is a decade of music that I have discovered, by listening to albums on the 1001, that I really like it would be the 50's and it's big band sound. The albums from this time period, including this one, are just so classy, and the inclusion of horns gets me hooked every time.
I think that I like Stevie Nicks more than I like Fleetwood Mac. Her voice is just so unique and great that the songs that she is predominant on are just better than the others on the album. Don't get me wrong, the album was good, and I'd be willing to bet that most people will have heard most of the songs on the album as some point in their lives, and it includes one of the all-time great songs "Dreams"
I really really like The Pet Shop Boys. I bought their album "Please" when it came out in 1986, after hearing the song "West End Girls", and it was the start of a long relationship. Over the years they have released a lot of albums, some better than others. They, however, only have 2 on the list of 1001. This one and "Very", and to be honest I was surprised, at first that "Please" or "Actually" didn't make the cut. In my mind I remember them being better than this album. After listening to this one though I was reminded at how great it is. Every song from start to finish is really well crafted. The music is very orchestral and all the songs tie together to make a very enjoyable listening experience.
I'm not too sure about this album. The band is listed as alt-rock but if they are then this is not your main stream alt-rock. The album was very weird, almost experimental at times, and for a remastered version of the album the sound quality was not very good.
The Band are a country-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. I didn't particularly like their sound but reading up on the band I discovered they have had a lot of success and a lot of influence on other musicians. Eric Clapton said that after he heard this album he decided to change his style and leave his band Cream. Many others have listed them as being influences to their music and they have had their songs covered by numerous artists. This album, by the way, is their debut album.
I was kind of enjoying this album to start but then about half way through it turned kind of weird and I lost interest fast. I don't know much about Brian Eno but I did discover that on top of being a musician he is also a Record producer and has done some HUGE albums, most notably from U2, including The Joshua Tree.
This album was about what I expected from a 60's album, nothing I really care to listen to on a regular basis, or ever for that matter, but it did have two hugely recognizable songs on it. "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreaming" which is a great song.
I remember Adam and the Ants from the early 80's. I really like the song "Goodie Two Shoes", but that is about the only song I know of his. After listening to a full album it doesn't surprise me that they were a couple hit wonders.
"Smoke On The Water" might have the most reognizable guitar riff of any song, and I'm pretty sure that is one of the first songs anyone learning the guitar learns to play. It is with out a doubt a great classic rock song. The funny thing is it isn't even the best song on the album. The album was full of awesome classic rock and I had no idea that Deep Purple were the kings of rock synthesizer.
"Imagine" might be one of the most recognized and possibly, one of the covered songs ever. It has become the anthem of peace and love all over the world. It is a great song and the whole album was really good. In all honesty I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did, since, as I have mentioned before, I don't really care for the Beatles or their solo material. I guess my opinion is changing. Imagine that.
The music to this album was a little bit similar to yesterdays album, but at least this time there was singing. There were a couple of good songs on the album but overall it just didn't elicit much of a response in me. no connect just blah, whatever. Definitely don't care if I ever hear it again.
The timing for this album was bad. It is another instrumental album with 14 songs and clocking in at 1 hour and 53 minutes it was just too much to take. The music was just average and I may or may not have fast forwarded and skipped a bit to try and get through it or I was going to die of boredom.
I have the same complaint about this album that I have had about other instrumental albums. The songs tend to be long and drawn out and end up just all blending together and sounding like one looooong song, and with only 4 songs and 42 minutes long the album just droned on and got boring.
I have heard of, but never listened to Prefab Sprout. Mostly I think it was because their name is stupid. I guess you shouldn't judge a books by it's cover, because the album was pretty good. It was a pretty offering of 80's new wave/pop. I think there is a couple things that make an album good, apart from good music, lyrics etc. etc. An album is good if 1. it appeals to your person taste 2. It keeps your interest while you are listening to it, meaning you don't fast forward or skip songs 3. It flows in some sort of way, whether it be a concept album or just a well thought ordering of the songs and 4. It sounds like the artist/band believe in the album, and by that I mean sometimes I listen to a song and think there is no way the band could possibly thing this is any good. I'm sure there are other things that people use to judge whether an album as a whole is good or not, but that is kind of what I think of when listening to something for the first time.
Dave Brubeck is a pianist and his quartet played some really good jazz. I really like this album. It was very easy listening and relaxing. Perfect for having on in the background at a dinner party etc. I had even heard one of the songs somewhere before, but I can't recall where.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is a folk singer who, for this album at least, explains a bit about each song before he starts to sing it. That was kind of interesting but the songs were not that good. Pretty much a man a guitar and a microphone the record sounds like it was recorded in one take on a cassette player. Released in 1958 it sounds pretty low budget for sure.
Once upon a time I owned Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet album. I bought it when it came out mostly for the songs "911 is a Joke" and "Fight the Power" I wasn't really into rap at the time but I was always willing to try something that I had never heard before. I've spent a lot of money on music, a lot of money on music that I didn't end up liking. Thus was the case with Public Enemy. It is a really good example of old school rap, and Chuck D and Flavor Flav are one of the best known rap duos out there.
I think for most people there is a time when they are children that there is an age that you go from not liking or caring about music to liking music. I'm not talking about childrens songs but I mean when you start to take interest in current popular music and start to form your own personal music tastes. There probably the exceptions, like there is for anything. People that love music from as early as they can remember and others that don't really care about music and it isn't really part of their lives.
So I didn't like this album at all. It was way too conceptual and I feel like it tried to be too experimental. There is some interesting tragic history behind Tim however. Between the ages of 19 and 28, he released 9 albums, of which this is the 3rd and none really had much success. Then, unfortunately at the age of 28, he OD'd on heroin and died. One of his children was Jeff Buckley, which I believe I have reviewed one of his albums already, and if I remember correctly I quite liked. Unfortunately Jeff also died tragically at the age of 30 in a swimming accident.
Best thing about this album was that it is 11 songs but only 29 minutes long. 29 terribly boring minutes.
I have loved Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark's (OMD) music since their album "Crush" in 1985 and "The Pacific Age" in 1986. The are a great 80's electronic/synth-pop/new wave band. Unfortunately, like a lot of bands, they broke up at the height of their success, in 1989. One of the members tried to release a couple albums under the OMD name, but they didn't chart well and to be honest they weren't as good, so from 1996-2006 the band produced nothing. Then after time healing some old wounds, they reformed in 2007 with the original band line-up. Since that time they have released 3 more albums, one in 2010, 2013 and today's The Punishment of Luxury, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Their music is the same as it ever was, quirky synth-pop with a bit of a message if you want to listen for it. After a once through of the new album I can tell it is going to be on repeat for awhile.