In Hail to the Thief, Radiohead is less ambiguous and abstract and seeks to use electronics fused with the band's own rock to make songs that are easier to listen to but with the original and extraterrestrial touch. The cohesion and stability of the album is not as firm as other projects, but there is a rich variety that gives it personality and provokes interest.
In some tracks we see the most melancholic Radiohead, in others the most experimental, in others the most explosive and spiteful ... read more
Muse use the style and elements that failed them most in Black Holes and Revelations and overexploit many elements that made them shine at the time, making many repetitive and uninteresting tracks, and other truly legendary and incredible tracks. Pop songs with wheels of chords and ideas that have already been used a thousand times do not help to make an interesting project, and even less so trying to create so much variety in so few tracks and with so few connectors that end up creating a ... read more
Muse tries to fuse some more pop sounds and other genres with their epic and apocalyptic style, always with originality and variety, and they come up with a dynamic, stable but with some low points and ideas not very well developed. It follows the Absolution formula but without coming close to it due to some out of place production elements and, as I said before, not very well developed ideas. Even so, Muse remain masters of composition in many of the proposed songs.
Amnesiac recycles many ideas and sounds from the world of Kid A, being like a B-Sides but more developed. That doesn't mean it's worse or better, it just doesn't feel like a completely stable project no matter how many great songs it contains, but it still remains a peculiar and varied LP from the ever-changing band Radiohead.
Radiohead continues with the same alternative rock sound as Pablo Honey, but with much more personality and originality. It feels like a wilder, more varied and not at all boring LP, unlike the previous one where many tracks felt like filler, in this one each one feels unique.
The Bends were already innovating and setting a style that many other groups would take as a reference; Radiohead was already cooking.
This album uses 90's hip-hop methods and techniques but with an exceptional production, very colorful, full and fun that is maintained throughout the project. The lyrics and vocal performances are not the best, and sometimes the project can become a bit unvaried. Likewise, Mac Miller has a great, endearing and unique debut.
Erykah revives the black soul of the 70s, making use of the effects and sounds of the rock of the time, portraying soul as it was done in the 90s/00s and composing each track with such sophisticated, balanced and well-produced instrumentation which gives you the perfect vibes. Also emphasize the vocal and lyrical quality of the artist, the themes and how the bases accompany each of these.
Among the references, the variety of styles and moods on the album feels very dynamic and varied.
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An excellent pianist with a very wide variety of influences together with two incredible musical accompanists produces a volume of versions and covers of different songs and standards in pure classic jazz trio style. Clean, very well maintained and comfortable listening.
Absolution follows a formula similar to that used by the band in its previous project, but replacing the dark and gothic aesthetic with a more brilliant and epic one. They still have classical influences and a very varied sound but for the most part very hard and open. On par with their previous album, Muse has already released two beautiful and unique albums.
Like a good soundtrack, this LP contains tracks of all kinds for diverse situations and scenarios using many different jazz styles (whether bebop, funk, Latin, blues...) and other ones like reggae. All of them are perfectly crafted and give a fun and unique aura to the TV show. An incredible, special and memorable soundtrack.
With this project, Death Grips focus more on hard beats and tracks with more aggressive vocals and leave the importance of production and variety within the album in the background. We cannot deny that it is a very rough and powerful project, but it feels a little boring and not very varied in some parts.
A fairly passable LP but with some good tracks.
Genesis' first great LP.
With spatial sounds that were difficult to find at that time, unique riffs and progressions, vocals and a pristine and nostalgic production and, of course, the perfect construction of each of the songs (from the incredible intro track to the songs in between or the great final track). They take progressive rock to their field and make it a more personal and amazing sound.
Just by listening to this album you can be transported to a dark cloudy afternoon on the streets of NY in the 50s. The choice of samples, the production and soft sound of the drums and pads, the details and influences of jazz in each of the tracks... It is a very personal, melancholic and mysterious journey. Incredible work by Portishead.
What a grotesque, nostalgic, acidic and dreamy trip!
Aphex tests his level of creativity with each of the tracks, in some demonstrating his most psycho side, his most cautious and beautiful side and, in others, he simply lets his wonderful flow and ideas fly over the songs. Apart from the unbelievable sampling, beatmaking and production for 1997, Richard discovers more diversity of colors and soundscapes in each of his songs in a project as special as this one.
Come to Daddy forever.
MCR brings up their most well-thought and carried out project in their carrier. They explore a very interesting way to craft the concept of the album, as well as they express it in every song and connect all the tracklist following this idea. Great level of production, arranging and composing, beautiful and powerful lyrics and destroying vocals... And that unexpected but endearing ghost track!
Wonderful album, MCR's pick!
Dynamite improves in what A Funk Odyssey lacked, with spectacular production, chords reminiscent of the golden era of Motown but with a more modern touch and so many bangers. Jamiroquai regains power and returns with a more explosive disco and funk than ever, They will not be the playful and jazzy teenagers like in their first albums, but they reach a point where they take advantage of their knowledge and vibes to craft a more modern and powerful project.
This project is quite similar to their previous "...I Care Because You Do", but with a more personal touch and more variety of samples and tonalities, a more dynamic and unique album than the previous one. The production feels a little different but for the better, a cleaner and more detailed sound in general. For now, Aphex doesn't disappoint, each album after another is an incredible and particular project.
Aphex separates itself from the ambient and relaxing sound and experiments with more metallic and harsh beats. l The pads and typical elements in their music are still present, but with a more pointed and harsh aesthetic typical of the most abstract and devastating IDM of the time. Simply epic, Richard breaks everything to create this great album.
Jay Kay and company move on to the more electronic and space stage of the band with an album that is good but sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. It starts very well, with great grooves typical of Jamiroquai but with a more modernized sound, but as the album progresses, more repetitive, passable and quite expendable tracks appear. Also sometimes, some songs, no matter how good they are, don't fit much in the context of the album.
Jamiroquai'ss essence is no longer felt in this project, but ... read more
This is the album that made Muse sound like Muse. Barroque and Romantic chord progressions, epic and heavy rock instrumentals and insane vocal performances. It's incredible to me headbanging without guitars, only with pianos or church organ!
The darkness and the spacy atmospheres are perfectly crafted and carried out in every song in the tracklist, be it a melancholic tango, a metal Rachmaninoff or a trip to space in the form of a song.
One of the most incredible albums of the decade.