What an incredibly emotive listening experience. Sean writes these low key acoustic ballads that explode into emotional fireballs. On the track More I See, that driving emotional tension starts with the first strum of the guitar and just keeps ratcheting up the feels until that first chorus bursts into life. This is also one of my favorite albums to throw on the record player and jam along with on my Martin.
The only Coldplay album you ever need to listen to. Sometimes I like to imagine that there’s an alternate universe where Coldplay didn’t make it big and just kept making amazing albums like Parachutes under the radar.
I think there were 2-3 VERY interesting songs on this record and the remaining tracks are somewhat forgettable. Jon Bellion's 90s infused R&B/Pop production makes this a fun album to listen to. Lots of great drum programming and vocal production. Shelter, Cut, and Young Gun are a few of my favorite tracks.
The best Lifehouse album. There were some HITS on this record. I saw that Jason Wade recently recorded an acoustic version of this for the 20th anniversary and I enjoy listening to both of these versions.
I loved this album 24! years ago when it first came out. I listened more recently and I'm not sure it's aged well, but the memories it conjures are worth the occasional listen.
This is by far my favorite Maren Morris album (although the stripped down version, "In Rare Form" is a close second). I like her specific blend of country/pop. It's fun to listen to and I love picking up my Martin and playing along to every song.
I think what I appreciate the most about this Zach Bryan album is how much hype it's received and yet the instrumentation and production is fairly simple -- just a dude with a guitar and a solid backing band.
Finally got around to listening to this and I love how Jon Hopkins adjacent this record sounds. I don't think it's one of the strongest Four Tet albums, but it is great nonetheless.
What is it about this album that is so damn amazing? Maybe it is the sultry and atmospheric musical alchemy that Mark Hollis conjures up with every burst of guitar strums and erupting harmonica solo? Or maybe it's that 90% of this album is spent building up tension and 10% is glorious release?
As my wife will attest, I learned how to play guitar while watching this DVD on repeat for probably over a year with my strat, a Fender Blues Jr and a Boss Blues Driver. This has to be one of the best live recordings of any artist, ever.
One of my favorite Paramore albums. Such a fun and spunky album. I heard Haley sing Hallelejah accapella in a tiny bar on 6th street at a SXSW and I still remember how quiet the room was when she belted that chorus.
I literally remember running through the halls of my high school singing this song after graduation when this came out. I have fond memories of this album, but John Mayer put out a lot of better albums over the years.
This album was peak John Mayer for me. Imagine a timeline where John Mayer gave up his pop ambitions and just toured with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino for the rest of his career.
One of my all-time favorite records. I often imagine myself sitting in Emmylou's living room during the recording of this album and watching Larry Mullins track drums with Daniel Lanois while Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and Neil Young are all sharing a joint and a guitar.
Not that this album even needed the extra star power, but the Emmylou and Bono tracks put this record into the upper echelon of lyricism and musicianship.
I still think some of the lyrics on this album are hauntingly prescient of future events. Also, who can match lyrics like: I'm an American aquarium drinker, I assassin down the avenue?