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Anaïs MitchellI have nothing but a question mark about all of this. Why does it exist? Why would this be nominated to the list? HUH?
I have nothing but a question mark about all of this. Why does it exist? Why would this be nominated to the list? HUH?
Mon the Biff! Loving that this showed up. This isn't as proggy and weird as their early stuff, not as mainstream as their latter content...while it isn't the peak of their output it is a great glimpse. I've loved this group for a long time and even have MMORPG characters long named for them. This is a fun entry to see.
In the right setting, this slow, harmonious, quiet, and deliberate album is just perfect. Dark, but beautiful in its minimalism
The weirdest part of this album is that the music doesn't fit the tone for Poe's writings. Which would seem to defeat the whole purpose.
For me, this is Doom's peak. Effortless talent on display through light, almost throwaway topics. Killer sampling, always interesting and humorous.
This is some Kavinsky-type stuff. Loved it. First user-recommended is a hit.
I'm not sure how to rate this because I literally couldn't hear anything. Talk about minimalist
Tommy the Cat displays the talent that is worth paying attention to here. Everything else is redundant
I was ready to give up on this too soon. After the first few tracks it became obvious that I never knew what was going to come next. This is some incredible, engaging diversity.
I want to commend the presence of such an album, because it's almost to be expected on a user list that you would get things like this, that are randomly just people's personal favorite albums. In terms of value for everyone else though, this is as generic girl band bubble gum Pop as it gets. It was a snooze fest.
In order to provide the concept of continuity front to back, they just made every song sound identical. It's an ok song.
Solid!
Respect for adding some actual more worldy music. It was listenable.
Believe it or not, I've never listened to this one all the way through. I don't know why. It's a classic, and it should have made the list. The touchpoints here are incredible, from the now played out huge hits, to Adam's Song, which hinted at the future and bigger things. I keep seeing comments about another Blink album on the list. I never saw one?
That was a lot of falsetto. Not bad though.
The singer ruins this
I don't understand the appeal of this. It's so bland.
This was creative, but too indulgent. A much more difficult listen than I anticipated.
This is what it would sound like if Cake turned out for the worse. This dude is obnoxious, which is a shame since the clear focus is on him and his lyrics above all.
This was possibly the biggest miss on the list. The band may have inconsistencies over the years, but this was a classic when I first heard it.
The weirdest part of this album is that the music doesn't fit the tone for Poe's writings. Which would seem to defeat the whole purpose.
This album is right where I left it. Dark, twisted, loud, complex, angry, and full of talent, but also very much a product of its time. It still deserved to be on the list.
He stretches himself and mostly comes away with it, though it doesn't sustain across the album. This dude can do almost anything.
This was perfect for a snowy day. Creative, zen, harmonious, quiet. Excellent stuff.
I have nothing but a question mark about all of this. Why does it exist? Why would this be nominated to the list? HUH?
Unique, true to it's name, but got stale.
Progressive orchestral? Unique genre but ultimately a foreign language snooze fest and overly long. Not engaging at all.
Stone cold classic, and totally unexpected. This should have been on the list. It's a talented emo band who channeled an incredible moment of inspiration for an album not only head and shoulders above the rest of their output, but which legitimized the genre. They created a sound, borrowing from Queen, which transcended the scene and has not staled 20 years later.
I'm mad my review didn't save. This is a 5 star album and a new fav that I will go back to. I'll also listen to much more Bad Religion. I originally commented that my early-mid pop-punk/punk lane always went toward Offspring, and this was a miss I feel badly about.
For as much reluctant credit I gave Bruce on the main list when his songwriting was great, this is everything I dislike about him.
For me, this is Doom's peak. Effortless talent on display through light, almost throwaway topics. Killer sampling, always interesting and humorous.
This was actually pretty solid, and I found the singles to be the worst tracks.
Mon the Biff! Loving that this showed up. This isn't as proggy and weird as their early stuff, not as mainstream as their latter content...while it isn't the peak of their output it is a great glimpse. I've loved this group for a long time and even have MMORPG characters long named for them. This is a fun entry to see.
Solid stuff. Underestimated this for sure.
I can't believe that this album is better than enema.. I have never listened to the full thing and my greatest recollection of this record is my college roommate buying it the day it came out and then throwing it out his car window halfway through because he hated it so much. I don't understand that. This one seems to have aged great. They slowed it down a little bit and matured a whole lot. There's some good songcraft on here. It's indicative of future as well. In fact, I see a lot of +44.
This was somewhat interesting. Only because I'm not really sure why this would be anyone's favorite album. There are far better in the genre
Solid Sunday morning tunes. Loved "I Defy."
The most 80s mall pop to ever do it. I give credit that she wrote her songs though. A fun, short, dated bop that I'll never listen to again.
This is a singles record. The hits are hits, the rest blends together in sameness.
Smooth. Jazzy. Modern. Indie. Tremendous.
This was worth a revisit. Much different than the debut. More in line with Beck. I missed guitars, but Mr E's Beautiful Blues is a killer track.
I will give credit. My recollection is that this record was massive. It's catchy, it's sassy, it was a moment for sure. That said, it definitely isn't for me.
In the right setting, this slow, harmonious, quiet, and deliberate album is just perfect. Dark, but beautiful in its minimalism
This was kind of cool. Definitely funk with a lot of other genres mixed in. It definitely felt of its era.
This was so obnoxious. Niche college jam nonsense without vocal talent. At least throw a live DMB.
This just sounded old. Not unlistenable but not worthwhile.
What a weird one. I guess Europe had the Kaiser Chiefs too.
Some recognizable classic brass tunes, light and fun to listen to.
Raucous live punk. Not bad but have no context for it.
Well, there was one keeper here at least. Strange how some of these tracks were more "country" tinged than EDM
I don't think I understand this band.
A unique add to the list: modern Americana. Dude's voice is great.