Robbie Williams came to fame in the English boy band "Take That" and this album is his first solo album and to be honest, while I never heard any of the bands music this sounds like a boy band album without the other boys. He did have a few hits later on and a couple that I liked but nothing on this album is really that great.
This was a pretty good classic rock album. I have never heard of the band or any of the songs but it was straight forward, clean, tight, rock. Nothing over the top, nothing weird, but also nothing absolutely amazing either, and the first half of the album was stronger than the second half but any band that uses cow bell is alright by me.
Out of all the albums I have listened to so far, there have been a few that I have thought are boring. This one is up there at the top in that regard. Just nothing interesting at all. I was not invested in any way and couldn't wait for it to end.
No idea who this guy was but the album was very entertaining. The vocals are spot on and he was, he died of a heart attack in 1994, very talented as a musician. A couple interesting things about him. In 1968 during an interview the Beatles were asked who their favorite American artist was and they said Nilsson, leading to a friendship between Lennon, McCartney and Nilsson. He was also one of the few artists that had commercial success but did not really tour or perform to support his releases, and in 1980 following the death of Lennon, he stepped away from music to focus on campaigning for gun control.
Second Fleetwood Mac album and I'd bet that most people that are casual fans of the band probably aren't very familiar with it. There isn't a super strong hit single in my opinion, but still some good songs. Once again, the songs that Stevie Nicks is the lead singer, she is just head and shoulders better than the other members of the band, and they are good singers. Overall it was a good, but not amazing album.
Another Album of terrible lyric writing. While the music wasn't really much better it was the lyrics that was the real letdown. The were just not good.
This album is a little bit before my time. When it came out I wasn't quite into music so i wasn't exposed to it. Of course I have heard most of the bands hit songs, two of which are on this album, but for all of the hype and acclaim that the band has received over the decades, I honestly expected the entire album to be much much better. Other than the two hits I didn't think it was very good at all.
This is one of those albums that, in my opinion, is too weird to be good. I know that that is the reason that a lot of people would think it is good, because it isn't mainstream, cookie cutter music. I don't want all the music I listen to, to sound the same but there is a line that when it gets too out there I just don't enjoy it. To me it always comes across as the person or band is trying too hard to be different. To each their own I guess.
I'm a big Van Halen fan, and when a band produces an album like this as their debut album, it is no surprise why they ending up becoming one of the biggest rock bands of all time. This album is further proof that Eddie Van Halen is one of the mist talented guitar players ever. Unfortunately the band is also an example of egos getting the better of them and not being able to keep it together. Eddie's ego and controlling of the band lead to David Lee Roth leaving and even though they had further success with Sammy Hagar he also left due to disputes with the Eddie.
Kind of more of the same. I remember listening to a couple other albums of her's and this was very very similar in style. Even the songs on the album all sound very similar to each other. It does have her most popular, and I would even venture to say one of the most well know songs ever.
Another Doors album and once again I hate it. It is not mild disdain or dislike, I hate their music, and I don't understand why or how anyone could like them. It is everything that I hate about 60's music.
I listened to the band's second album a while back, and I hated it. The writing was terrible. Well this album was no better and maybe worse. Completely terrible.
Another pretty good album from the band. Once again it really reminds me of the band Underworld, both musically and vocally. Definitely better than the last one that I review a few weeks ago. Really catchy and worth a listen.
Its been awhile since there has been a electronic/tech album come up. That's what I thought I was getting anyways, having never listened to the band before. I was expecting an album of music that was repetitive and where all the songs end up sounding the same. I was wrong. While musically it had an electronic sound to it, it was much more, and there was singing which was a plus. It actually ended up being a pretty enjoyable album. My only complaint was that some of the songs were 6+ minutes long and started to drag on.
I was really surprised by this album. I had no idea or did I expect that it would be this good. It was a great pop album. The song writing was awesome and then you through in some 80’s musical elements and a singer with some Elton John and Robbie Williams influence and it was just very entertaining.
Musically I liked the album. I'm always up for some good, loud metal, even if it was a tiny bit too much industrial for my taste, it was still good. Were it fell apart for me was the vocals. They were too growlie, too screamy, and too weird. I know those aren't real words but they describe the vocals.
A while back I reviewed David Bowie's last album, Darkstar. Recorded just before his death and released right before he passed, He recorded it knowing he was going to die. It turned out to be a great album, probably my favorite album of his. This album is his second to last, recorded 3 years before his death, it was not as good. A couple of the song were decent but as a whole I didn't like it as much as Darkstar and definitely don't think it is even in the top 5 of his albums.
I couldn't remember the first Roxy Music album, and when I went back and re-read what I had thought of it it is no surprise. It was pretty much forgettable, but this one was better. It still wasn't amazing but it was a pretty decent rock album.
It was only about a week ago that I listened to The Divine Comedy's album that was released after this one. I liked it but this one was terrible. In fact it was so different than the other one I thought maybe I had made a mistake on the other one and maybe it wasn't as good as I had thought. So, I went back and re-listened to it, and my opinion didn't change much. It was maybe not quite as good as I thought but still not bad, and my opinion of this one didn't change either. Still terrible. The lyrics were the downfall of the album. Just bad.
Another great album by Peter Gabriel. He has become an artist that I really enjoy listening to. The songs are really great, and while the 2 hits, and they were really huge hits, are kind of commercial and geared towards radio, the rest of the album is very thoughtful, and I think he is a very underrated singer. Such a great voice.
Could this be the last Rolling Stones album. I feel like there have been sooo many of them. I have had my fill that's for sure. If it is the last, it had to be a double album just to drag it out. Not much different than the others really.
I have never listened to this album before, however I had it in my mind that it was a huge album for Paul and for that reason it must have been really good. I mean "You Can Call Me Al" was a huge song when it came out. I have enjoyed other albums of his, they are usually pretty mellow and this one is not a lot different from that formula, however the songs were not really that good and really the hit song was about the only stand out. Wow just looking up the album on wikipedia and it won album of the year. Definitely not that good of an album.
Another Brian Eno, mostly instrumental songs, with one or two with singing. Not terrible but not anything worth listening to either.
I liked this album. The band falls into the genre of chamber pop which means that the music they create is very full, with a lot of melodies and textures. Often times the songs include the use of orchestral type instruments including horns and large string arrangements. Because of this I really was drawn into the music first and then the message of the songs. It was a pretty great album.
Not many bands will attempt a double album. Mostly because it is difficult to produce that man songs to make the album good from start to finish. This album is one of the good ones. It starts out with an orchestral instrumental and then flows from hard hitting rock songs to airy ballads to pop hits. A couple of the songs are weak, but for a 28 songs album for it to be only a couple songs it's pretty impressive. It really pushed the band into superstar status, and produced some of the bands best songs.
Still don't love the band. There were two songs on this album that were pretty good, but other than that I didn't connect with the others. Just can't imagine liking this album enough to want to listen to it more than once.