Better than Illinois.

like being strapped onto a rocket and falling back down again in the span of 41 minutes and then being told by nasa "do it again!"

just four silly fellas bangin out some tunes

Completely stupid and unnecessary record, but that's why I like it so much.

Has the same level of musical flexing that a Jacob Collier record does, but feels much more colourful, interesting and ultimately nicer to listen to. The Aloe Blacc feature is great, Cry Bird is an all timer, Pancake Feet is happiness encased into a short instrumental track. Crazy to think this came out nearly 7 years ago (as of this review is written)

As fresh as the day it came out.

Strong debut with some all-time classics. Can't really go wrong with it.

Boring.

When discussing what are the best albums of the 2010s, this album is often part of the discussion. At the same time it's still manages to garner a status of being underrated compared to other albums given similar accolades. This is not a discredit any of the other albums that are in that conversation, however I feel Helplessness Blues is and deserves to be spoken about to the same frequency as a lot of those albums. Because it really really is one of the best of the 2010s.

A beautiful compilation of piano arrangements for a fantastic composer and an extremely influential figure in Japanese pop music. Rest in peace to the goat.

Suffers from Tarkus syndrome but the other tracks are certainly better than what Tarkus had to offer

Summer jam after summer jam. Best listened to when the sun is going down and its still warm outside.

god damn.

I had issues with Tarkus for being an album where they put all their eggs in one basket and disregarded the rest of the songs on there, and on the surface, Meddle would be a similar story, but it's really not. Every track is fantastic. Yes, even Seamus. And I think having the flagship track at the end of the record rather than at the start serves the flow of the album extremely well. A must listen for any prog fan, but I musn't assume any self respecting prog fan HASN'T listened to this.

Undeniably perfect title track carrying six infinitely less interesting tracks. The poster child of early 70's prog albums that put all its eggs in one basket.

However good people say this album is, it's better than that. Nick's final album is perfect. Initimate, beautiful, sometimes haunting given the context of his untimely passing, but never not worth the listen.