Eugeleo

This album sounds like a bunch of independent ideas from "How to make your song hit top-charts" (simple melody, simple text, strong chorus...) glued together.
If you look at the songs individually, though, they are all catchy and interesting in their own way. It is probably this variance that kept me listening to this album.

Best songs: Gold, Polaroid, Friction, Warriors
Worst songs: Monster, Who We Are

This album is... boring. Most of the songs sound really repetitive, without any major idea or feeling standing out. The ones which are different are also the most known: Believer, Walking the Wire, Not Today. But three songs don't make an album.

This is exceptional.
Finally some music that is both interesting and enjoyable! I've been struggling to find the balance between the two for a long time. Sometimes when listening to Glassworks, my mind wanders off this world; the album fosters daydreaming. I'm not sure that is intended, but it is quite awesome nonetheless. Great introduction to Glass and minimalist(-ish) music in general.

I'm really, really trying to understand this album. I keep reading it's "deep", "smart", "beautiful"... One of the legendary works in the genre. I understand the album is unique, but I'd rate it "interesting" at best. I'm not a native speaker, so I don't catch half the lyrics, and there isn't much more to the album - some random lo-fi noises, a few strokes on guitar, stagnant and quite repetitive vocals.

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