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1891.

Amused To Death

Roger Waters

"I know I might get a lot of crap for this, but as my chart suggests, this is my very favorite Roger Waters album with or without Pink Floyd. The only exception is The Wall, but even that gap has gotten closer recently. I find it amazing and somewhat sad how relevant the album continues to be toda...""I know I might get a lot of crap for this, but as my chart suggests, this is my very favorite Roger Waters album with or without Pink Floyd. The only exception is The Wall, but even that gap has gotten closer recently. I find it amazing and somewhat sad how relevant the album continues to be today, and probably will be for a very long time. To me, it is the ultimate summation of Waters' songwriting dating as far back as The Dark Side of The Moon. I'm not surprised he hasn't recorded an album since, as he realizes there is simply no way to top this. If he tries, it will lose some of it's impact after Waters becomes just another rock star of the past desperately trying to remain relevant into old age. The album is simply the ultimate way to complete a career spanning decades. This is Waters' third effort to create a solo album on par with his work with Pink Floyd without David Gilmour, and for the first time, he succeeds and then some. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that had David Gilmour appeared on this album, he would only have interfered. Jeff Beck is a much better guitarist anyway, and his solo on "What God Wants, Pt. 3" nearly blows away even the "Comfortably Numb" solo. As for the lyrics, all I'm going to say is that Waters finally got it perfect. He'd been trying for decades to make his "great statement" that this album is. His first attempt, "Dark Side of the Moon," was a musical masterpiece, but was too broad and commercial lyrically. After a sidestep with "Wish You Were Here," his next attempt, "Animals," was great as well, but was too bitter and borrowed too much from stuff like "Animal Farm." The closest he got with Pink Floyd was easily "The Wall," but that was simply too personal, selfish and egotistical, there's no getting around it. "The Final Cut" suffered from the same problems, and was too focused on the single issue of war. His first solo album, "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" was another sidestep lyrically, although it was brilliant, and "Radio KAOS" was just an all-around mess. Finally, however, on "Amused to Death," Waters took the various recurring lyrical themes he'd been dealing with for years and brought them together to create his ultimate thesis statement on the nature of the human race. "Amused to Death" is essentially "The Wall, Pt. 2" except Waters applied the themes explored on "The Wall" to the entire human race, so that everyone could relate to them, not just himself. Pink is now just "The Monkey," a metaphor for humanity, and we get to observe what's going on through his mind as he sits around watching TV. The lyrical themes of the album touch on entertainment, war, religion, the media, the economy, and society in general. Waters makes a damning case for his point-of-view throughout the album. Every single track simply destroys its target. Sonically, the album kills as well. I have never heard a standard, domestic CD issue that sounds this good. Whoever was in charge of mastering this album is a genius, and Waters himself clearly cares about sound quality. All of his Pink Floyd and solo albums are among the best-sounding CDs I have in my collection. In short, I could not recommend this album more highly. Sorry for the long ranting review, I'm just enthusiastic about this criminally overlooked album and want all of you to be able to appreciate it as much as I do." [+] Reply

HyperBully | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

893

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

336

Overall Rank:

1,891

Average Rating:

75 (236 votes)

Comments:

1892.

Heartbeat City

The Cars

"Still strong, but to be honest, they sound more dated here then they did in the 70s." Reply

junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

893

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,892

Average Rating:

75 (231 votes)

Comments:

1893.

Kanye West

"Criticisms for this record seem to stem from bashing Kanye the person rather than Kanye the artist. Furthermore, there's a silly "Oh, the album's way too short to have any impact" critique circulating everywhere which is wholly unjustified. Are we saying that Pusha T's latest album (of similar le..." [+] Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (10 helpful | 3 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

892

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

300

Overall Rank:

1,893

Average Rating:

73 (697 votes)

Comments:

1894.

Jerry Lee Lewis

"Amazing piano playing. Matchbox, Jambalaya, High School Confidential are key tracks. Has the talent of playing and singing of Little Richard, but not the same song writing skills." Reply

RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,894

Average Rating:

72 (98 votes)

Comments:

1895.

Build A Rocket Boys!

Elbow

"Elbow have self-classified themselves as "prog without the solos," an assessment I cannot dispute. There are times when Guy Garver sounds exactly like Peter Gabriel, which I consider high praise (even if it's a tad disconcerting for the listener). And although I think Build a Rocket Boys! could d..." [+] Reply

zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

301

Overall Rank:

1,895

Average Rating:

72 (216 votes)

Comments:

1896.

Youth & Young Manhood

Kings Of Leon

"Going back and listening to this now it seems strange to think this is the same band that conquered the world with Sex on Fire. It's ramshackle homespun southern country rock but it's their ability to fill the songs with so many little hooks that elevates this. Talihina Sky may well be my favouri..." [+] Reply

- Mr November | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,896

Average Rating:

73 (438 votes)

Comments:

1897.

Into The Music

Van Morrison

"The first half of this album is just incredible and is probably the greatest side of music ever from VM. The rich instrumentation through the whole album is amazing and it creates a dense soundscape with so much to explore and come back too. Instrumentally, it is extremely diverse with some outst..." [+] Reply

- Untitled | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

347

Overall Rank:

1,897

Average Rating:

78 (199 votes)

Comments:

1898.

Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ
Soundtrack

Peter Gabriel

"The tone of this album is a melancholic and meditational mixture of Western and Eastern existentialism allied with a sense of Christian piety and exotic detachment. Gabriel's masterpiece is first and foremost an ethereal and evocative study in 'sound' which acts as a kind of catalyst for the semi..." [+] Reply

- hairymarx1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,898

Average Rating:

76 (210 votes)

Comments:

1899.

Bird & Diz

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

"This is just straight bebop by two of its greatest practitioners. The instrumental performances can't be beat, though the overly simplistic arrangements leave it behind many other jazz classics in my mind." Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

888

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,899

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

1900.

Songs From The Wood

Jethro Tull

"A really unique-sounding album, even for Jethro Tull. The traditional English folk approach blends surprisingly effectively with Tull's hard rock ethos. It sounds like the soundtrack to the nerdiest game of Dungeons and Dragons ever conceived. Recommended. Even if you don't love it (and I'm not e..." [+] Reply