You're at the peak of your popularity, coming from 2 highly acclaimed and commercially successful albums, what would you do? As some would say (Not Mike Love because he probably never said that, though): "Don't fuck up with the formula". That's not what Nilsson did. It wouldn't be Nilsson if he did that.
He just released an album fully orchestated with american standard songs. And I mean, it sounds pretty powerful and ironic given the fact that it was his last LP ... read more
I mean, I certainly enjoyed this comeback record by Nilsson but I don't think it goes where most people put it. His vocals here are more polished than on previous records and there are tracks like "All I Think About Is You" and "Who Done It?" which are top tier. Still think it doesn't risk itself as much as it should've. Great album nonetheless.
Should've gotten a proper release tbh. It's not anything mindblowing but it definitely shows us a new direction Nilsson was going for, with more studio jams and funkiness. Probably one of his albums that played the most with other genres, specially the female backing vocalists, cool to hear something different from an artist I'd never thought would go that way. Some songs like "I Don't Need You" and "Old Dirt Road" are highlights.
Unfortunately most of the songs do not have a very good audio quality regarding Nilsson's recordings, probably because of his passing. However, tracks like "Losst and Found", "Animal Farm" and the beautiful and poignant cover of "What Does a Woman See in a Man" show us that he still had that singing and writing spark, something that he couldn't lose. I would also like to point that "Try" sounds so much like Brian Wilson on his debut. The last ... read more
Nilsson, on his first songs ever recorded, proves what we've seen in the following years: that he had the potential to become one of the best singers/song-writers of all time. However, his style wasn't fully developed, singing and writing wise. The production is what a Phil Spector produced album for Nilsson would sound like. Still a good listen.
I mean, what can I say, it's a soundtrack so that's pretty much it. Singing the credits to the movie was smart and innovative, and "I Will Take You There" is beautiful. The other songs are average/bad without context.
I don't know why this is so hated. Of course we get some cliché songs, but IMO Harry was truly able to shine again with this vocals on this album and this grandiose production, on cuts like "That Is All", "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours", "I Need You", "A Thousand Miles Away" and "Sail Away" this is clear. He really sings with emotion and offers a proper comeback to his voice.
"Simply Shady" and "So Sad" are bangers. Replace "It Is 'He'" with "I Don't Care Anymore" and you have a classic.
Not a bad album. There is an energtic opener, a soulful song with "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In)" and the 60's Elvis inspired track ("If You Talk In Your Sleep"). However, it is still not an interesting material, having some average songs like "Love Song of the Year";
Really interesting live album coming from Dylan. It is more rock 'n' roll oriented and it has a raw feeling. I do have to say that changing the arrangement from some of the songs performed was really brave, but it fits the Rolling Thunder Revue idea.
Mosrt of the songs' performances were good. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Mempis Blues Again" goes sooooo hard, "You're a Big Girl Now" has that melancholy the original recording also contains and ... read more
I understand why people dislike this album, as it was a pure cashgrab and only had cover records, besides having zero involvement from Bob Dylan in assembling it. The tracks are scrapped takes from the previous two projects as well.
Bob's performances are not always bad though: even if he sounds like Spongebob on "Mary Ann", "Lily of the West" is great for instance. "Can't Help Falling in Love" is interesting because I would've never thought he ... read more
This being Dylan's first album of the decade is a bold statement by him: he didn't want to be pursued as that generation's spokesman anymore, and this album full of folk and country covers prove it.
For me, it's as if Bob wanted to do the most diverse thing anyone could've expected from him, and also test his "new voice", presented in "Nashville Skyline". There are really good songs like "All The Tired Horses" (which precedes his ... read more
MGK's most important statement: Hotel Diablo.
This is probably Machine Gun Kelly's most vulnerable album. I say that because while other albums (specially "General Admission") talk about his traumatic experiences as a child and as a teenager, this LP takes you to his mind reflecting on what happened and how this events formed him as a flawed, but human being. It talks not only about his family issues but tackles drug addiction, being in the public eye and feeling lost after ... read more
Bro this album has highs SOOOO HIGH like "Off The Grid", "Hurricane", "Jesus Lord" (goddamn that Jay Electronica verse is fire), "Pure Souls", "Come to Life". Because of that quality, you know that it's a Kanye album.
However, the tracklist is really bloated. Take "God Breathed", "Junya", "Tell The Vision", the parts 2 ("Jesus Lord pt 2" could be safe because the base track is great, but it was still ... read more
"I got debts that no honest man can pay". This line appears on this album twice and it's not a coincidence: this LP encapsulates the despair and societal issues with a somber atmosphere. It is with a raw recording and by doing it alone Bruce Springsteen is able to convey everything he is trying to evoke through his songwriting.
While having a similar idea of "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", Bruce makes "Nebraska" not grandiose and dramatic, but simple and ... read more
This is one of the albums with the most amount of hits ("Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night", "California Gurls", "Firework", "The One That Got Away" and "E.T."), so it's already stacked, but you get a horrible song ("Peacock"), and some fillers by the end of the album (after "E.T."). I also have to say that "Circle The Drain" is really good and one of the highlights for me.
Wow, what a great start to a brilliant carreer! I got to point out some stuff from this album, such as the funny but witty and critical lyrics from Harry (take "Ten Little Indians" as an example). It showcases great authenticity by him, and what's impressive is that even the covers he does (most notably "You Can't Do That"), this originality is still there. It's like every song he wrote or chose fit the idea of presenting him to the public.
Also, this album ... read more
A clever follow-up to Harry's most famous album: "Nilsson Schmilsson". It rocks, it's funny, aggressive, melodic, haunting and dramatic. Really, every side Nilsson wanted to show to the public he was able to do it here.