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Ross (3284 KP) rated Imagine by John Lennon in Music
Jun 29, 2020
Rolling Stone's 80th greatest album of all time
Mediocre, Diet Beatles songs. Imagine aside, the album is sort of empty of feeling and quality. And Imagine itself, while it has a good strong message, is completely nullified by the commercial success and wealth of the man writing it, hence rendering it a generic sombre ballad rather than the poppy protest song / hippy anthem it was meant to be.
Ross (3284 KP) rated Abbey Road by The Beatles in Music
Jul 8, 2020
Rolling Stone's 14th greatest album of all time
This is the beginning of the Beatles' onslaught on the top 500 list in earnest. Their final recordings, it is a really diverse set of songs, from the superb Come Together, to the very different tone of Here Comes the Sun. A fair number of McCartney's "grannie songs" (not my words, the words of John Lennon) spoil this as an album overall.
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Imogen SB (4507 KP) rated English Graffiti by The Vaccines in Music
Jun 25, 2019
New Sound
This is not what I expected from The Vaccines. Their drop track Handsome didn't set up the right feel for this album. Honestly, I know so many Vaccines fans who don't care for this album and generally skip it in their discography. It's a good idea to explore sound, but I think this is a change from the sound we've all known and come to love.
Xanderath (690 KP) rated D.C Cooper by D.C. Cooper in Music
Aug 25, 2019
Solo album of a legend
Grew up listening to melodic rock/AoR thanks to my dad and this guy is one of the all time greats. I first knew him from the band Royal Hunt who are also amazing but on this album he shows his solo capabilities. Easily one of the best vocalists ive had the pleasure to see live.
Ross (3284 KP) rated Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails in Music
Jun 5, 2020
Rolling Stone's 201st greatest album of all time
While this album contains moments of pure rock/metal genius, a lot of it is metal-by-numbers. It was truly groundbreaking at the time and hugely influential, but I find a lot of it quite dated and it makes me think of all the bands that have taken the ideas and made them so much better (including ironically Marilyn Manson).
Ross (3284 KP) rated Stardust by Willie Nelson in Music
May 29, 2020
Rolling Stone's 260th greatest album of all time
Mediocre country-lite cover versions. Some familiar (All of Me, Unchained Melody), some not. Generally quite a sombre feel to the album, especially in the likes of Don't Get Around Much Any More. Also Nelson's way over over-pronouncing "s" sounds gets annoying quickly and reminds me of this character from Scottish sketch show Chewin The Fat:
Ross (3284 KP) rated All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology by Jerry Lee Lewis in Music
Jun 1, 2020
Rolling Stone's 245th greatest album of all time
Unsettling collection of songs from one of the stars of rock and roll. While his big hits are all here, there is a jarring change in style throughout the album as it includes some of his later country music releases. Not a great listen due to its inconsistency, it is hard to see how any fans of either style would be satisfied.
Rolling Stone's 441st greatest album of all time (498th in the 2020 list)
The punk-rock ethic but without the music. The album of noise starts quite well, but in the end is just a monotonous noise with someone muttering and then screeching over the top. I'm all for noisy experimental music but this was just generally unlistenable noise (I realise I sound like an old man saying that),