Showing posts with label Aretha Franklin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aretha Franklin. Show all posts

Friday, 4 July 2025

2025 in 2025: Day 88

Greatest Hits - Ice Cube
This is purely You Can Do It, because this song is one helluva a badass track. I should have the full album, or at least more Ice Cube, probably.
9/10

Greatest Hits - Falco
You know the drill; this is just Rock Me Amadeus and... Putting on the Ritz? That's not even a Falco song. This version of Rock Me Amadeus seems to be some sort of remix. Clearly I need to sort this out...
8/10

Greatest Hits - Bob Seger
An actual full album - though I do hesitate to call a greatest hits compilation an album. Bob Seger is highly underrated. I am not saying that he is the greatest rocker ever or anything like that, but he has some seriously fantastic songs that should be played on classic rock radio stations a lot more. For those weirdos that still listen to radio stations.
Highlights: Hollywood Nights, Still the Same, Night Moves, Against the Wind
7/10

Greatest Hits - Aretha Franklin
Bah gawd this woman could sing. This contains a whole lot of cover songs, but also a nice range of her soul classics and 80s jams. I think I may actually prefer the Blues Brothers version of Think.
Highlights: I Knew You Were Waiting, Respect, Like a Natural Woman, Rock Steady
7/10

Greatest Hits - Diana Ross
This is purely I'm Coming Out, which is a glorious display of funk and pop and dance.
10/10

Greatest Hits - 2Pac
Surprisingly, I have never really been much of a 2Pac fan. However, I have Changes and All About U, because they are killer. Changes is definitely better than that Van Morrison song.
10/10

Greatest Hits - Joe Tex
This is just Ain't Gonna Bump No More - which may well be the funnest funky song on the planet. How have I never heard more Joe Tex?
10/10

Greatest Hits III - Queen+
This is basically the Queen+ portion of the album, since I have all the rest elsewhere. But why has No One But You not been released elsewhere?
Highlights: The Show Must Go On (Live w/Elton John), Somebody to Love (Live w/George Michael), No One But You
9/10

Greatest Hits Live - Ace Frehley
When I did Kissathon II, these songs had been split across a couple of older Ace Frehley compilations. It has since been released as its own album, so it is nice to have them all in once place - even if it is clearly two different concerts. The two bonus studio tracks are the absolute best songs.
Highlights: One Plus One, Give it to Me Anyway, Shock Me (Live), Stranger in a Strange Land (Live)
8/10

Greatest Hits Live - Split Enz
Not sure how I ended up with this, but it is purely Six Months in a Leaky Boat. I would be interested to hear the rest of the album. And my library certainly needs more Split Enz.
9/10

Greatest Hits Vol. 1 - KoЯn
Thank Prime this is just their cover of Word Up! Which is vastly inferior to both the original and the Gun cover. That version rocks the cocks!
7/10

Greatest Kiss - Kiss
I have said it before and I will say it again, but this is the best Kiss compilation. And while I have all these songs on their respective albums, I will never remove this from my library, because sometimes you just need an awesome Kiss compilation to get you in the groove.
Highlights: The Whole Kit and Caboodle
10/10

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Wednesday, 19 February 2025

2025 in 2025: Day 26

The Blueprint - Jay-Z
By Prime, what an album to start my day. This album is just pure cool Jay-Z; before the dreads and becoming a billionaire, so he still had stuff to talk about (like rocking bucket hats and having girls all over the country) and the production is tight as hell. Back when Eminem was good. Also, legendary beefs getting addressed. Takeover is a badass diss track - that last line telling a bunch of dudes they only worth half a bar is priceless. I sometimes wish Kanye West had just stuck to being a producer and help create awesome jams like that and Heart of the City. Where would we all be now...
Highlights: Takeover, Izzo (H.O.V.A.), Heart of the City (Ain't No Love), Renegade [w/Eminem]
9/10

The Blueprint 2 - Jay-Z
A Dream might well be my favourite opening track on a hip-hop album. The rest of this album really could have been trimmed down from a 2-disc set and made in to one solid disc instead. 
Highlights: A Dream [Ft. Faith Evans & Notorious B.I.G.], Guns & Roses [w/Lenny Kravitz]
7/10

The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording - The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers is one of the greatest movies ever made. And the soundtrack is a lot of fun. Who would have known two comedians could get together with legends like James Brown and Aretha Franklin and some of the greatest studio musicians ever and bang out some soul classics like this?
Highlights: She Caught the Katy, Gimme Some Lovin', Shake a Tail Feather, Think
7/10

Bodyswerve - Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy's debut album! I'm pretty sure I've barely listened to this; a lot of the songs appeared as either Cold Chisel songs or were re-recorded/remixed for For the Working Class Man and those sound much better. I think the mastering on this album is giving me a headache - some real harsh top-end going on.
Highlights: No Second Prize, Fire, World's On Fire
6.5/10

"Albums" listened to so far: 216

2025 in 2025: Day 197

Somehow I have made it to the end of the year with 17 albums to go. What a trip... 愛泥C - Charisma.com Like always, big beats, dreamy vocals,...