thoughts on forgotten/revisited albums
Bjork's "Post" - I love how the album art is all neon pinks and oranges because the whole album sounds glittery and candy-coated. I love the transitions, especially between the cheery orchestral crescendo of "It's Oh So Quiet" and the cold, inhuman drone of "Enjoy."
Smashing Pumpkins' "Adore" - underrated, but it does get old about halfway through. Very autumnal and melancholy yet serene. His voice sounds better than usual.
PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me" - possibly the worst-produced album I own. I'd say about half of the songs are great enough to make the production work, but geez it's bad. You can hear her screw up the guitar parts in some tracks and all the drums sound like crap, and all of the energy comes from her voice rather than any of the instrumentation. Still worth listening to...
Smashing Pumpkins' "Adore" - underrated, but it does get old about halfway through. Very autumnal and melancholy yet serene. His voice sounds better than usual.
PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me" - possibly the worst-produced album I own. I'd say about half of the songs are great enough to make the production work, but geez it's bad. You can hear her screw up the guitar parts in some tracks and all the drums sound like crap, and all of the energy comes from her voice rather than any of the instrumentation. Still worth listening to...