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.
Most of the albums that I have listened to so far have fallen in the range of o.k. Some good parts, some bad, but for the most part just average. A small percentage have been amazing and a small percentage have been terrible, just garbage, not worth your time listening to. This album falls in the later. Beyond terrible vocals and lyric writing. The Vocals are not good to start with and then to top it off they warble on pretty much every word. It is intolerable
While Crowded House recorded 5 or 6 albums while they were a band, and were quite popular in the late 80's to early 90's I'm not sure that I can say that they are any more than a greatest hits band. Don't get me wrong, they have recorded a number of really good songs, I just don't feel like their material is strong enough to put together an album that is solid from start to finish. This album has two of their best songs on it, but the rest was average at best.
From their earlier albums, this being their 3rd, this one is really where I feel that they have been honing their craft and getting to the point where they could come up with their next album, And Justice for All, which is simply amazing. Listening to this album, you can hear how good the band is getting. I know some fans felt like their first 3 albums were their best and Justice was just too commercial and was kind of a sell out for the band. But in my opinion this is when they are hitting their stride and are at the height of their game. Just make sure and turn it up loud.
While I could tolerate the music on the album, it was ok, but not great, the lyric writing was just plain bad. All of the songs were amateur at best and the addition of sound effects, rain in one song and waves in another, just did not work.
I was looking forward to listening to this one but alas no clean version available.
Incubus is a band out of California that formed in 91' and had some, actually a lot of success with third third, this album, and their fourth album, both of which I really like. The blend alt-rock with metal with funk with hip-hop beats, and it really works. The combination of music style along with some great song writing makes for some really catchy tunes.
The second album by Pulp that I have listened to and again it was pretty good. Still not anything that I would listen to on a regular basis but glad I listened to it. Some good rock with a singer that sounds like David Bowie. Nothing to complain about there.
As a fan of the Pet Shop Boys, I think this album is pretty good but not great. Which is probably not the common opinion among their fans.In fact it is their only album that has reached #1 in the UK. It does have a couple really good songs on it but in my opinion it is the first album of theirs that isn't great all the way through from start to finish, and every album since this one has been the same, some really good songs with some filler for the rest of the album.
A great album that totally encompasses everything that a 80's hair band rock album should be. From the opening of the first track with it's classic 80's rock synth to a couple of rock ballads this album is great from start to finish. In my opinion the band never made anything as good as this again, in fact not many rock albums are better.
This album was terrible, just terrible. I don't know what it is that the band was trying to do or even for that matter what kind of music this even is. In my opinion it is just kind of thrown together noise.
Another great album by Bob Marley. I have really come to enjoy listening to the reggae albums on the list. Mostly because they are so mellow. They are a great way to relax.
Another great album by The Boss. Originally recorded on as demos that he would then record with his band. However that never happened and Bruce decided to record them and release it as a solo album, which just happened to be regarded as one of the best in his catalog.
This just might be the Beatles most popular album. I would guess that most everyone has heard of it and some of the songs on it, especially the title track. I really quite like it. As I have mentioned before I didn't like the Beatles before listening these albums but they have grown on me. I still wouldn't choose to listen to them but I can definitely say that I can appreciate their place in music history.
This was a pretty decent album. It is a pretty laid back R&B/Blues/Hip-hop sound that is easy to listen to.
I know that Kings of Leon became really popular a couple albums after this one, and have been able to sustain that for the 8 or 9 years, which is great for them. I haven't really liked them all that much, and listening to this album it reaffirmed why I don't like them. The vocals are just plain bad.
I remember back in the late 80's that The The had a hit song that I really liked but for the life of me I do not remember that name of it, or the album that it was on. I have tried many times since then to find it but no luck so far, and it didn't end up being on this album.
The third and final album by the band on the list and it is another great one. I have truly enjoyed all of their albums so far and am glad that I was able to find them while listening to these albums. Of the three that I have listened to I would rank them 1. Ocean Rain (1984) 2. Porcupine (1983) and 3. Crocodiles (1980). They obviously got better over time.
A industrial, neu-metal, electronic band from Yugoslavia, Laibach is a combination of Nitzer Ebb, Ministry, Sisters of Mercy and a bit of Depeche Mode thrown in for good measure. Musically the album was awesome. I really enjoyed it. I had a hard time with the vocals for two reasons, his voice is very odd, and most all the songs were in Yugoslavian. Totally the type of music you would hear at a Nazi rally however, or maybe a Trump Rally :)
An alt-rock band out of England, they only ever recorded this one album, which is kind of weird since they were a band from 83-92. You'd think in that time that you would be able to come up with at least 2 albums worth of material. The album was pretty decent and the hit song on the album, while I didn't know who sung it, was quite popular.
The groups debut album, I liked it about the same as their other album that is on the list. Once again it is some pretty decent, non-offensive, laid back rap/hip-hop. Nothing I would ever listen to again, but worth one listen at least.
This band reminded me of Collective Soul, another band that I really like. So sounding like them was not a bad thing at all. I liked the album quite a bit actually. It was good on all aspects and pretty entertaining.
I've decided that I pretty much like anything that Neil Young is or has been involved with. I had no idea that he had been in this band but I could tell as soon as I listened to this album, since his voice is pretty unique. I can't say that it is as good as any of the solo albums of his that I have listened to, but it was pretty enjoyable.
Orange Juice is a Scottish post-punk band that formed in 1979. They kind of reminded me a bit of a band called The Blow Monkeys mixed with a little bit of Morrisey. Which should be good, but it really wasn't.
Another great album by the band. I had heard about half of the songs previously, all of which are classic hits of the band, but the other half of the songs were just as good. Truly a great album from start to finish and one of the all time classics.
This is Paul Simon's second solo album since splitting up with Art Garfunkel. I wasn't quite sure what to expect other than I expected it to be an album of folk music, which is pretty much what it was. Which for me was not all that good. Too slow and boring, nothing really stood out on the album.
I just listened to my first T Rex album a few weeks ago so I remember it pretty well. This one was a bit of a let down comparatively so. It was less rock, less hard hitting. It is the follow up album to the last one, and a lot if times bands will do things a bit different album to album but this was a step backwards in my opinion.
Peter Gabriel's third solo album, I have reviewed his first, which is known as "Car" since it has no title, in the past, and really liked it. It was kind of a mellow album, but this one, which is known as "Melt", also because it had no title, is much more upbeat and was really really good. I loved the instrumentation of the album, it was very original, and just grabbed you as you listened to it. I really like how the style of the music varied somewhat between the songs, it kept things interesting. Overall a great album and worth a listen.
Another Yes album, and another long, grueling album to try and get through. Luckily it was a bit shorter than the others but still had a couple songs that were 8+ minutes long, which is too long in my opinion.
Only the second Elvis album so far. I am surprised by that. I assume that means that there will be a few more coming up in a relatively short period, as I think I have listened to about 800 albums so far.
Back when I was about 12 or 13 I had an uncle who, at the time I thought was really awesome. We would hang out a lot when I would go to Toronto for the summer. He had a huge Ghetto Blaster, just like the one on this album cover, and we would hang outside of my grandparents house and listen to exactly this type of music. I loved it. We would listen to all this old school hip hop and break dancing music. I thought it was the greatest time ever. I don't know if we listened to this album but it defines the type of hip hop that I like. The old school beats and record scratching, It is just so awesome.
There is an interesting story behind this album. The band recorded and released two albums that did not far well and were not that good. This album was finish in 1975 the record company again didn't think it was that good and the band wasn't all that interested in the project moving forward so it was shelved. Fast forward to 1978 and a different record company got the masters and decided to release it. It went on to become a cult classic. I personally agree with the original record company and couldn't care less if it had never been released.
The second album by the rap group, I really liked it. Released in 1989 it has more of a old school rap sound to it. I was impressed that they make their music with out feeling the need to infuse it with explicit lyrics or rapping about violence or degrading women. They kind of remind me of a mix of P.M Dawn and Digital Underground, both of which I like.
A reprieve from bad albums. I have mentioned before that I never really listened to Elvis Costello but I have grown to really like his music. It is so quirky and enjoyable. Not the greatest singer, but not terrible, he sucks you in by just making music that is fun to listen to.
Multiple days in a row of albums that I don't really like, or are especially hard to get through, gets old. With each album it makes it seem like they last longer and longer. It is worse when the albums are like this one and are slow and boring.
So the band has a song on this album called "The Worst Band in the World". I've heard worse bands but they gave it a valiant effort to earn the title.
Once again good song writing, but the same bad singing. Hoping this is the last Bob Dylan album that I have to wade through.
Another David Bowie album, we have got to be coming to the end of his albums on the list. I'll maybe take a look and see who had the most albums in the 1001, but my guess is he is pretty close to the top if not #1. I really liked this album. I feel like, even though I haven't listened to them in chronological order, the last couple have been really good.
This is one of the worst country albums I have had to listen to so far. She is trying to be like Sheryl Crow, but doesn't pull it off not even close to as well. Her vocals are lacking and makes the album hard to listen to.
I didn't like this album much. It is folk-rock, which is not my favorite genre. I usually find it too slow and boring. The best thing about this album as far as I can tell, for them, is it got the band the opportunity to open for Radiohead on tour, which is huge.
The first, and only Faith No More Album on the list. Which is too bad because I love this band. I remember when this album came out and I heard the song "Epic". I was blown away by it. At the time I had kind of got away from listening to metal because of the friends that I had at the time listened to dance music or club music and a lot of R&B. So taking a change on this album at the time was really a change to what I was listening to, but I am so glad I did. The whole album is amazing and then there is all the bands following albums, which are also all amazing. One of my favorite all time albums and all time favorite bands.
The second album by this guy and I still hate his music. This experimental rock thing does not work for me. The songs don't flow very well and are just not very good.
This was a really good mid-60's rock album. I liked it because it was just straight forward rock, instead of, like most bands of the 60's, trying to add in the psychedelic element to the music, which ruins it for me, and the band originates from Boise Idaho, which is the first time I've see a band on here from Idaho.
I've set it before and I'll say it again, Christina Aguilera might have the best female voice I have ever heard. It is quite literally amazing. The range that she has and the notes that she hits is just incredible. For that reason alone the album is good. I'm not a huge fan of this style of music and it isn't anything that I would ever listen to by choice, but I can see why she has tons of fans, she is super talented.
I had forgot how huge this album was until I listened to it again. it spawned a record setting seven top 5 hit singles, with 4 of them hitting number 1 on the Billboard charts. Overall the album sold 12 million copies worldwide. Very few artists can claim that. The album deserves the accolades for sure. It is really good. The songs touch on a lot of political issues of the day and are really well written, and there is no arguing that Janet, like most all of her family, can really sing.
The band's second album, it was about the same as their debut, which I actually got in to. Again the lyrics and the vocals were not amazing, but the Ska sound was pretty infectious. Just a easy listening, fun album.
A Scottish electronic/rock band this might be one of the best electronic albums that I have heard on the list so far. The songs were were really good. The didn't all sound the same, which had been my complaint with other electronic albums, and therefore I didn't get bored listening to it.Well done.
