I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. It's a mix of Veruca Salt, Tracy Bonham, and a DIY feel. Really dug it. I like how "Satellite Mind" had vocals that kinda felt all over the place, giving the idea of a satellite bouncing around. And "Gimme Sympathy," a song about choosing Stones or Beatles? I'm there. In fact it made me look at other works by the band, which is always a plus in rating. Top tracks: "Help I'm Alive," "Satellite Mind," "Twilight Galaxy," "Gold Guns Girls," "Gimme Sympathy"

Well. That was... odd. I liked his voice, and the simplicity here, very folk-singer-y. I can't tell how serious he's trying to be with the stuff, though. Songs like "Chubby Princess" and "Choke On A Cock"... right. I think if he made the album much longer it would have felt draggy. As it is, the 30-some odd minutes fit with the briskness of the songs. I didn't laugh, really. So I can't tell if that's a success or a failure. Top tracks: "Over The SUnrise," "Crackhouse Blues," "Emily"

It's such a fun album to listen to. Yes, there's the big BIG hit "Need You Tonight," but there are other fun songs on it too: "New Sensation" is definitely my favorite one. "Listen Like Thieves" is probably my favorite album of theirs, it's straight up rock. But this has a lot more going for it: swing, funk, orchestral moments ("Never Tear Us Apart," man!) Michael Hutchence oozed charisma. I know the band tried to recapture it with a reality show where they tied to find a new singer. But he was irreplacable. Fun, fun album. Top tracks: "Guns In The Sky," "Devil Inside," "New Sensation," "Kick," "Never Tear Us Apart"

I had seen a YouTube where basically every hit song by Weezer is interchangeable. Change the lyrics to Sweater to Beverly Hills, it sounds the same. Pinkerton... all of the songs don't sound EXACTLY the same, but it does come close. It is a pretty dark album, but I just got the sense of it's sound. It has a very garage-y sound to it to me, but at least it was short. Probably the best track for me was "Butterfly," very haunting. So I am still not a fan of Weezer, but I can say not every song is interchangeable. Top tracks: "Getchoo," "El Scorcho," "Butterfly"

Well. That was... odd. I had accidentally hit a song in the middle, and I thought that this was the opening ( "Immaterial"), which I hold is a better to song to start the album with. "It's Okay To Cry" felt weak to start the album in comparison. It wasn't techno per se, but it had a lot of original sounds to it. I laud the originality here, even though I was not a fan of the music as a whole. The reason I didn't care for it was songs like "Immaterial," which was very much "hey let's make weird sounds" to me. So it was original to me, but I wouldn't say I was a fan. NEXT.

I've always liked the lead singer's voice, it's a different tone than a lot of other singers I have heard. that cutting baritone, I wish more singers were like that. Let's get the big song out of the way. So many of these songs change in tone for me when I hear the Weird Al parody. This one is no exception ("He found little Mr. Happy was missing..."). The other songs at first sound a little morose, but that's really the tone of the vocalist, I think. The lyrics are a little... yeah. ("How Does A Duck Know?") Very Canadian, very strange. It wasn't bad, I liked the vocals, but... yeah. Top tracks: "I Think I'll Disappear Now," "When I Go Out With Artists"

If you had said the three words "Rapper from Maine," there are easily 10-15 jokes you can make. "How many ways can you rhyme 'moose'?" But all jokes aside, this was a lot better than I was expecting. Spose has great flow, the references are current (although in 10-20 years maybe not so much when you promise to watch "The Mandalorian" with your kid), and he has great backing behind him. I was initially bothered that this was a double album of almost 100 minutes. But once I started listening, I realized I liked it more and more. Top tracks: "Self-Destruct," "Self Help!", "Hey Big Guy," "Motherf***ers (Bring You Down)," "Metal Band," "You Don;t Get Me High"

It's an interesting sound, it sounds more like hair metal to me than pop punk, like wikipedia said. I dug it some, I liked Wendy James vocals on this a good deal. It's definitely something I want to look into more, even with it feeling a little... dated. And how did not "I Want Your Love" become a bigger hit? Top tracks: "I Want Your Love," "Tell That Girl To Shut Up," "Andy Warhol's Dead"

I will say this is a lot better than McCartney's first solo album, _McCartney_. Perhaps it's because he used other musicians instead of just trying to do it all himself. Still, I preferred some of the later McCartney, particularly his work with Elvis Costello. This is... okay, although it has the one hit "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey". McCartney seemed to be on a run of taking two or three ideas and stitching them together to make a song (i.e., "Band On the Run", where he really perfected it. Besides the one song, the rest wasn't as memorable to me, but at least you had that. Top tracks: "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey"

The performance hit really hard, and I appreciated that. But hardcore is always so... tiring. Every song feels the same, and it's an adrenaline rush to the tenth power. Even after the first 25 minutes, I felt... tired. Top songs: "It Was Fear of Myself That Made Me Odd", "Side Walk When She Walks", "No Transitory", "Sharks and Danger"

blink-182 makes me think of the lyrics to Zappa's "Tinseltown Rebellion": But then they took some guy's advice To get a record deal, he said They would have to be more punk Forget their chops and play real dumb Or else they would be sunk The songs just feel... dumb. And I could go my whole life without hearing "All The Small Things." NEXT. Top songs: "Dumpweed," "What's My Age Again?"

I listened to this after a hardcore album, hoping for smooth jazz. I needed something... calming. This was not that. Bebop is still good, though. "Eventually" and "Lonely Woman" felt all over the place. It wasn't until "Peace" that things kinda settled down (for Bebop, at least). Top tracks: "Focus On Sanity," "Peace," "Congeniality," "Chronology"

The music and even some of the vocals felt a LOT like Nirvana to me. That's not a bad thing, but it felt a little on the nose for me. I mean, it was on Sub Pop, just like Nirvana was. It didn't feel derivative of Nirvana, but you can hear there was an obvious connection there. Top tracks: "The Blankets Were The Stairs," "Shadows"

I've listened to this a couple of times, and it just seems like two or three genres mashed up in a way that isn't cohesive. Math rock and emo rock? It felt like apple pie flavored mac and cheese (yes, that's a thing). I wanted to like this, really. The biggest thing for me was that the sound desperately needed low end. It just sounded like a wall of guitar distortion. Just... no. NEXT.

Fun album. Oingo Boingo definitely knows how to make fun music. It was catchy and just... fun! "Dead Man's Party," "Just Another Day," "Fool's Paradise," "Weird Science"

Who was born in a house full of pain Who was trained not to spit in the fan Who was told what to do by the man Who was broken by trained personnel Who was fitted with collar and chain Who was given a pat on the back Who was breaking away from the pack Who was only a stranger at home Who was ground down in the end Who was found dead on the phone Who was dragged down by the stone... While "Wish You Were Here" and "Dark Side Of The Moon" seem more hopeful as albums go, "Animals" completes the trilogy, and is a very dark album for me. No radio hits off of it. Still, I play it all the time. Every track is sublime for me. I would like to have (at some point) the 8-track version of "Pigs On The Wind," where they connected the two tracks together. One can hope. Probably my favorite album of theirs. It felt like everyone was clicking together (even though in reality they were most assuredly NOT).