The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

Also, the RS review of this one is overall quite favorable but also very backhanded. It’s basically Jimmy Page is a genius. Plant sucks. Bonham is Animal from the muppets and Jones is just sort of there.
 
I only know Bily Joel through his Mtv hits, and frankly didn’t know what expect here. Well ”Scenes from an italian restaurant” has some enjoyable lyrics and some great hooks, while ”Just the way you are” is the antithesis of everything I find enjoyable and interesting about music and pretty much the musical equivalence of a vasectomy. The rest is mostly harmless.
 
Whiteout75 said:
I only know Bily Joel through his Mtv hits, and frankly didn’t know what expect here. Well ”Scenes from an italian restaurant” has some enjoyable lyrics and some great hooks, while ”Just the way you are” is the antithesis of everything I find enjoyable and interesting about music and pretty much the musical equivalence of a vasectomy. The rest is mostly harmless.
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I barely know the MTV hits tbh ... I listened to his stuff as part of my mission to listen to the RS Top 500 Albums over lockdown, but that's most of my exposure to anything other than We Didn't Start the Fire and Uptown Girl

There are some proper mood changes in this one aren't there? Movin Out reminded me a little of early Elton John, and the Stranger shifted around a bit. Then came the double of Just the Way you are and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant and i wanted to drive spikes through my eardrums. Enough.
 
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Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones released in 1969. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Beggars through Exile are nearly perfect.

The one issue I have with this album is “Country Honk” which was such an absurd choice. I can only imagine the decision to include this version was likely made after one too many rails of cocaine. The Stones greatest hits, 40 Licks was what first piqued my interest in the group which inspired me to take a deeper dive into their proper studio albums and I found a lot to love. However when I got around to Let It Bleed I was so bummed that they included “Country Honk” instead of “Honky Tonk Women” I Frankensteined myself a burned CD copy of the album that replaced “Country Honk” with “Honky Tonk Woman” so it still get bummed out when I spin my vinyl copy and “Country Honk” starts playing.
 
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