The Beatles - With The Beatles
70

Underrated in my opinion.

Even though it hasn’t the amount of hits as “Please Please Me”, “With The Beatles” does a great job at keeping the Merseybeat alive and real here.

“All My Loving” is a classic and “Not a Second Time” is one of the most underrated Beatles tracks of this first era.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum
70

Although is very nice to see Creedence's Swamp Rock being incorporated with new instruments, I have to admit that "Pendulum" insists upon itself much more than needed.

"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" is a forever classic and the instrumentation in "Born to Move" is really captivating.

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
90

On his first album made up almost entirely of original songs, Bob Dylan delivers one of the most timeless and powerful works of his entire career. An impeccable achievement in voice and harmonica.

Dylan’s verses are deliberately written to question, provoke, strike, and point the way. His reflections on war and global problems are woven so naturally into the instrumentation that, on an album with little variety in musical instruments, his voice becomes the greatest instrument of all.

Michael Jackson - Got to Be There
60

Even though the vocals are compelling and the production is great, it’s undeniable that Motown was making basically the same album since The Jackson’s 5 debut.

The Doors - Morrison Hotel
70

Even though is really nice to see The Doors coming back to their origins, I really do believe that this material still lacks some sort of greatness. One of the main reasons The Doors debut album is one of my favorite albums of all time is exactly the fact that every track is great on its own, and I really thought I was going to see more of this here.

Even with this flaws, “Morrison Hotel” is a pretty enjoyable Blues Rock record. Morrison’s vocals are incredible as always, and ... read more

The Beatles - Please Please Me
70

A very pleasent merseybeat record.

The Beatles debut mixes British R&B, Pop Rock and Classic Rock n Roll in a cohesive enough way. Even though it lacks original material, I really enjoyed the covers here.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
80

Creedence's Swamp Rock in "Cosmo's Factory" translates into R&B, Rockabilly, Blues, Soul and Psychodelia.

It kinda lacks a few more of original material, but the way Fogerty transmutes himself here is very impressive, and his arrangements are unbelievable.

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
60

It definitely lacks original material. Incredible how the better tracks here are the ones properly written and arranged by Dylan.

"Song to Woody" is one of his best songs btw.

Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
80

The most standart album in Davis's discography is incredible. That shows everything you need to know about this legend.

Jackson 5 - Maybe Tomorrow
60

It became very clear that creativity wasn't Motown's best atribute.

The Doors - The Soft Parade
60

It is undeniably very well-produced and well-executed by the band. Morrison's vocals are solid and Manzarek's keyboard has time to shine.

But I simply can't deny how much Paul Harris's orchestral arrangements here made everything far more artificial than it should have been.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
80

"Willy and the Poor Boys" is, so far, the best Creedence album I've heard.

This project presents the perfect mix between Swamp Rock with Blues and Americana. "Fortunate Son" is one of the best protest songs in rock history, and the opening track is phenomenal. I admit that the two instrumental tracks ended up taking me out of the album's mood a bit, but nothing that directly impacted my experience.

Like it or not, Swamp Rock is a subgenre that doesn't have ... read more

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
70

I’m not a fan of the first three songs (the title track is a lit overrated). Don’t know why, but Fogerty’s guitar just sounds awful for some reason.

However, the second half of this thing is incredible in every way. I really enjoyed the chemistry between the four pillars, and the mix between swamp rock and blues rock is perfect. “Bad Moon Rising” is an absolute classic.

Jackson 5 - Third Album
70

Tito Jackson is unironically a better solo guitarist than Kirk Hemmett.

The Doors - Waiting for the Sun
60

Despite being virtuosic and interesting in many aspects, unfortunately this album fails to achieve a cohesive and truly engaging sound, something that is very uncommon for the band so far.

I like how Robby Krieger manages to have his brief moments of stardom, but I can't deny that I missed Ray Manzarek's ethereal keyboards once again, which are as veiled here as the lyrics.

They really went on a very dangerous path with this one.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
80

Damn, I wish “Little Wing” was 15-minutes long…

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country
80

I'm very glad to see that this is miles above the debut.

Also, I really liked seeing more of Fogerty's habilities on the guitar, especially on the B-Side (which is way better than the A)

Guess we're finally back on track with Creedence. Looking forward for the next!

Jackson 5 - ABC
70

Even as stale and inconsistent it sounds at times, it's still a pretty solid Pop Soul Funky album.

I might be minority here, but I really liked the cover for Funkedelic's "I'll Bet You".

The Doors - Strange Days
80

Not as etereal and “keyboardical” as the debut, but still a big realization in Door’s discography.

Love how they stood to the psychedelic themes and sounds, even though still enforcing the good ol’ blues rock. Instrumentation on some tracks is on another level.

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