Valli's debut solo album features some of Valli's best songs such as (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself, Can't Take My Eyes off You, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore), The Proud One, and You're Ready Now as well as lesser known songs like Ivy. Despite being labeled a solo album the four seasons are on the record. Overall the album is solid and showed the great potential Valli had as an easy listening artist.
Davis's third record is a continuation of his debut. The record is compiled of two songs from the session that produced his debut album and one song recorded during the Modern Jazz Trumpets project. Similar to the his first 2 records, Davis starts the album with a great song and then the album drags after that. Overall the album is meh.
Davis's second album feels like an album that could have been made by most jazz musicians during the same time period. The album was the first of 4 records that Miles would release in 1953 and his first for Blue Note Records. While the opening track is great the rest of the album is forgettable but worth a listen if you're a big Miles fan. I feel that this record is a step back from his debut lp and a huge step back from his earlier Capitol recordings (later released as Birth of Cool).
Davis's debut album is a solid bebop record. The album was released on a 10" record on Prestige records in late 1951 and would feature other jazz legends such as Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey. The album is short compared to his later releases, and some of the songs drag on making them forgettable. The album isn't groundbreaking like his later work but is worth a listen if you're a jazz fan or really in to Miles.
Motown's last effort to make money on Michael before leaving for Epic Records.
A step up from Ben, but not better than Got to Be There, at this point Berry Gordy was starting to lose faith in Jackson due to his voice changing during the recording of the last couple of albums and it really shows here again only a couple of songs are really worth listening too the title track and With a Child's Heart.
The title track, Greatest Show on Earth, and In Our Small Way are the only songs on the album you really need to hear the rest is just Motown fluffing the album.
Jackson's debut album shows the amazing talent he had at such a young age, however this is just a Jackson Five record with Micheal being the only billing released as part of the Jackson Five solo series where along with Jackie and Jermaine got to have solo album. The two singles, Got to be there and I Wanna be Where you Are, are some of the best songs Jackson did in his career up until Off the wall. Not a necessary listen unless you're really into Michael.
The Who's sophomore slump, the band was still trying to figure themselves out at this point and it shows. The album still has some gems written by all 4 members of the group like Entwhisle's Boris the Spider. Moon's Cobwebs and Strange, Daltrey's See my way, and Townshend's mini opera A Quick One, While He's Away.
Ochs takes a departure from his Traditional Folk music to a more experimental album where he writes songs in
Baroque pop and Dixieland music. Ochs continues to show his lyrical talent as well as talent to write in multiple different genres. While Ochs might not be remembered as much as his contemporaries from the folk revival this album shows that he could stand with the best of them.
Some of the songs go on for too long but overall a solid effort.
I wasn't expecting much from the actor/comedian and was throughly surprised by how much I enjoyed the record.