Nov 03 2020
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Tumbling Dice and Ventilator Blues are the standout tracks here. Most other tracks are promising but ultimately fall flat, and its clear that ZZ Top took inspration from Shake Your Hips and All Down the Line to create Lagrange and Move Me On Down The Line for their Tres Hombres album in '73.
Exile sounds exactly like what it is: a hodgepodge of half-fleshed songs, recorded in three different places in three different periods of heavy drug use, arranged in an aimless sequence.
2/5: niether terrible or remarkable
2
Nov 04 2020
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Considering this album dropped 18 years ago, the beats still sound archaic, even for 2002. The majority of the songs are nothing more than hype tracks, and the "Missy Elliott exclusive" announcement on every single track is a bit excessive. Also annoyed at the "explanation" spoken at the end of Pussycat. Who the fuck does that? It speaks to her own insecurities about releasing the song in the first place.
Standout tracks are Funky Fresh Dressed, Aint It Funny, and Hot. The rest is forgettable.
1/5, bleh.
1
Nov 05 2020
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Jangle Pop wankery. Sounds like an expensive 4track cassette demo, and i will never understand people's obsession with Morissey. Even Johnny Marr couldnt save this mess, and if this is heralded as the BEST Smiths record, I shudder to imagine what the other ones sound like.
No standout tracks. Id give it zero stars if I could.
1
Nov 06 2020
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Young Americans
David Bowie
"The phoniest R&B I've ever heard. If I ever would have got my hands on that record when I was growing up I would have cracked it over my knee."
- David Bowie.
Well said. The fact that this coke binge is responsible for catapulting Bowie to a worldwide audience is fucking absurd. Hiring a bunch of black artists as a backdrop to your weird limey crooning isnt Soul music. Fuck off with this garbage.
1
Nov 07 2020
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
A wonderful effort who's first half more than makes up for it's lackluster flipside. Every track up to "Aluminum" is solid gold. Everything that follows is filler, but its still decent.
4/5 stars. This album can do no wrong.
4
Nov 08 2020
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Quintessential Frank Black. A very solid effort in which the listener can cleay hear both its infuences and what it went on to inspire.
4
Nov 09 2020
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xx
The xx
Decent effort. Would make a great backdrop to a social gathering. Will definitely require a few more listens
3
Nov 10 2020
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
A good 10-12 years ahead of it's time. Wonderful album full of pleasantly strange sonic landscapes and beautiful vocals.
4
Nov 11 2020
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Everyone has heard this album. Its not that good
1
Nov 12 2020
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All Directions
The Temptations
A perfect blend of Motown and Funk. Solid 5. Every song is a fucking goddamn gorgeous banger. Run Charlie Run and their cover of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is to die for.
5
Nov 13 2020
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The White Album
Beatles
Every Beetle album past Rubber Soul gets 5 stars, because, duh. They pretty much influenced all popular music for the next 30 years.
The White Album is special because it showcases the Beatles both collectively and individually. Not a bad track on this double LP, even Revolution #9 is good in it's own way.
5
Nov 14 2020
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American Idiot
Green Day
Hands down the best Green Day album of all time, one of the best concept albums of all time, and one of the best albums in general. 5 stars, all killer-no filler.
5
Nov 15 2020
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Despite a good chunk of this album being ruined due to overexposure via classic rock stations nationwide, The Wall still holds up in its entirety. 5 stars.
5
Nov 16 2020
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With The Beatles
Beatles
4
Nov 17 2020
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Rio
Duran Duran
Overproduced synthpop with no discernable difference among tracks. Rubbish
1
Nov 18 2020
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Destroyer
KISS
Throwaway glam metal from four shit musicians, none of which could sing. KISS just might be the worst band in the world.
1
Nov 21 2020
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
As if this album has any song worthy of even being called a ZZ Top song
Garbage.
1
Dec 29 2020
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
5