Second favorite Smiths album.
925109
Aside from "The Queen is Dead" this is the best Smiths album. Great production and great lyrics. This album gets no respect from other Smiths fans, and I've never been able to figure out why. I think it's close to being "five" stars. If you're new to the Smiths, I would satrt with "The Queen Is Dead." I like all the songs on this album, no favorite.
1930779
This was either my 3rd or 4th record, that I  ever bought by Aerosmith in 1976, after "Dream On" entered the charts AGAIN. There was a much better & shorter version of "Dream On" when it first reached #59, on the charts, in the Fall of 1973. I had always liked the shorter version of "Dream On", so much better. The other small hit from this album was "Mama Kin", which was very familiar when I first bought the record. It's an excellent song, along w/ "Make It", which is the perfect way to START the album. "Movin' Out", is another one of my favorite songs here. I love the SCRATCHING sound of the guitar on "Walkin' the Dog". It sounds as though the dog has an itch on it's skin! "Write Me a Letter" & "One Way Street" are pretty good songs, although I didn't like "One Way Street" too much, when I first got this album. "One Way Street", seems to remind of "Midnight Gambler", by the Stones, from THEIR 1969 album titled "Let it Bleed". Back to Aerosmith now, the song "Somebody" is okay, actually kinda funny, lyric wise, but it's not one of my favorites. Even though "Dream On" was the BIGGEST hit on this album & it charted in '73 & again in '76, it is NOT my favorite on this album @ all.  Just recently, I bought this album in CD format & it's good to hear these songs all over again. Definitely recommended.
3445851
The Smiths.  One of my favorite bands of all time. Johnny Marr is my favorite guitarist. Then there's Morrissey. What's not to love?!
456772
It's hard to rank Queens of the Stone Age albums. Although Songs for the Deaf is my favorite, every other album is tied for second.
3848868
I have been a big fan of Chevelle since Wonder What's Next.  WWN had a really relentless, unleashed hard rock sound to it that got me really pumped up I put it in.  The follow up, This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In) was a really good album as well but it did not have the hardcore sound that the previous album did.  It was basically a more soft and friendly version of WWN.  With Vena Sera, Chevelle has seemed to return to the sound that WWN had but with an alternative-esque radio-friendly sound to it.  Songs like "Well Enough Alone" and "Paint The Seconds" have a really practical sound to them.  The album starts out with the rockin' "Antisaint", a really good song that sounds like it could've been on Wonder What's Next.  Other hightlights include the hit single, "Well Enough Alone", "The Fad", and "Humanoid".  Among the really good ones lay a few not so good ones like the closer, "Saturdays".  The song is a bit bland and definitely does not make for a great closing song.  (A soft acoustic number would've been better, like the "Bend The Bracket" from TTOT or "One Lonely Visitor" from WWN)  "Midnight To Midnight" is the weakest song on the album and possibly the weakest Chevelle song period.  It just doesn't have any rythym to it and sounds like mere white noise.

Overall, the album is good and it's definitely worthy of praise.  Great guitar riffs, great vocals by Pete (as always), great drumming by Joe and Dean does a great job.  I am only giving it 4 stars because it isn't as persistant as This Type Of Thinking or Wonder What's Next but it is a great addition to your collection.
3306430
I love Bran Van 3000 and this album too. It is my least favorite but it still is very cool.
2332603
Lyrically and musically, this the rawest, most honest album by The Smiths. Instead of providing radio-friendly songs, like "The Queen is Dead," this album just delivers raw energy. Here's how I would rank their (non-compilation) studio albums:

1. Meat is Murder
2. The Smiths
3. The Queen is Dead
4. Strangeways, Here We Come

How would you rank their albums?
3632850
I just got this album, after Stunt, Gordon, and BOAPS. It's not their best album, but it's still great. To me, there are two kinds of BNL albums. The more eclectic ones are Gordon and BOAPS. The other two are made up of a  their distinctive pop-rock sound for much of the record, which Stunt and  this album has. I like both of these kinds, really. My favorite songs here  are "Jane," "A," 'Alternative Girlfriend" and  "Life, In A Nutshell." I don't like "Little Tiny Song,"  1 minute of nothing. But other than that, this album rocks big time!
3177020
I don't know why this album is less liked than say, Apple O.  To me they are a bit different in sound, but the quality of songs is comparable.  I actually prefer the direction they went with this album versus Apple O (although I wouldnt say this is a better album)  Superficially, their approach is similar to other bands past and present, but as a whole they're making genuinely original music.

  I don't understand the reviewer who could only recommend two songs.  Certainly 'milkman' and 'milking' are very good songs, but they are not the only good songs on this album.  Actually I cant think of a song to remove.  Perhaps I could do without the added noise in "dogs on the sidewalk," but the little 'wong wong gune ga' melody makes it worth while.  "Desaparecere" is an incredible song with a catchy but interesting melody. "Milking" is just a great song. "New Sneakers" is probably the most straight forward, with very simple but pretty vocals that stand repeated listens.  Much of the same is true of "Dream Wanderer's Tune."  Those are the songs that stand out for me, but all of the songs have something to like.

My only complaint about the album (and Deerhoof in general) is that I (and even many of their fans) think of their music as really good in light of some greater potential.  Its as if the band is still developing its sound, and you are aware of it as you are listening to each album.  Certainly all bands change, develop, and progress (or regress) over time, but usually each album stands on its own (good or bad) and you aren't aware of this process.  It just seems like I'm waiting for Deerhoof to make that one great album that just brings it all together.

I own, but haven't heard the newest album (Runners Four)-maybe that will be closer to what I'm waiting for.
2609994
It is difficult to choose a favorite album because all of their albums have great songs in them and then a few that are good and a few that are just ok. I like how their is important messeges in many of the songs and not any vulgar talk that I can remember. I have heard an interview where Dave says he is a christian or born again now, so that is cool also. The album art can make you think also.
2379202
The Hot Sardines are really fun to listen to, as always.  I thought this album lacked just a little pizazz of their first one - maybe the choice of material  not quite as interesting, but worth having, all the same.
3788947
I am starting to enjoy this album a lot more than I did upon purchasing. Perhaps it is personal taste but I much prefer their earlier works over the newer, southern rock style, songs. A good album all the same.
2568408
I love this album. It's a nice album after the less than mediocre album "Livin the Luxury Brown" that had maybe three songs that I liked. I like probably 11 of the 14 tracks, on this album. Great music, great producing, great sound, great album. If you're a Mint Condition fan this album is a must have. Most of the album reminded me of their old feel that worked so well. They have a bunch of great ballads that they'd gotten away from on their last album.  Great Job!!!
3452972
It is a great album there second collection of songs and Same Old Song and Dance - Train Kept a Rollin and Season of Wither are of my favorite songs on here. Train Kept a Rollin is the first time on Aerosmith albums that you got the idea of what they were like live. I had the album now I have the CD. Very good and a must for true fans!
4243169
i love this album they don't scream as much as they do in there first album but they have a lot of different genres of music on it.
4814519
I have owned this album for approximately two years now and it's one of my most treasured albums from my entire collection.  When I first purchased it the songs took getting used to, but after a couple of listens I was completely hooked.  This album has a great mix of upbeat music with "piccadilly palare" and "suedehead" and beautiful, meaningful slow songs like "yes, I am blind" and "he knows I'd love to see him".  This music is not only meaningful, but the lyrics are brilliantly written.
A lot of people complain that Morrissey could never be as good as the Smiths, I actually feel that Morrissey is just as good as the Smiths, if not better.  Since I've purchased this album I've been listening to it more than I listen to all my Smiths Albums.  So for all you skeptical Smiths fans, don't let you love and devotion for the Smiths deter you from purchasing this amazing album.
2794264
I bought these two albums (remember those) way back when they came out because they were on sale. They turned out to be two of my favorites from a very large collection of records. After I went to collecting cd's (also growing in numbers as well)I had a difficult time finding these. It was music to my ears when I found this compilation of the first two Babys albums. They still sound good and the remastering is fantastic. You can clearly hear a difference in recording and performing and overall sound between the two but that just shows the maturity of a growing band. After these two albums keyboardist/guitarist Micheal Corby would leave and the band would record three more great albums with two new guys. The first two releases however, are really good and have a good mix of ballads and rockers. The song "looking for love" starts off the disc with some powerful drumming and then a great guitar intro. I'm not going to analyze each tune because I like them all. They were only around for 5 albums but these British musicians made some memorable music and all went on to have great careers after wards in some big bands. This compilation of the early days is a nice snapshot of a band trying to find they're footing as writers and the maturity between the first and second album is remarkable.