Beautiful voice but otherwise, not my thing. Felt like I was listening to a 1940s movie musical. Again, talented and voice is great. Just not for me. 1 - 2 range

Ugh, more Beatles. Yellow submarine reminds of Uncle Jeff and Grandma Morrow's house. Other than that, most other songs same old stuff. Do like Got to get you into my life. And I did think of Shankar's album when I heard Tomorrow never knows and Love you to. Speaking of Shankar, I should have rated him higher. Album released Aug 5th. My college roommate, Ninja's birthday. All I got except a plea for no more Beatles. 1.5 Bonus .5 for reminding me of Shankar.

I'm way behind and going to attempt to catch up over next couple weeks so my reviews my be brief.... This album was a big WTF. Not a fan and won't re- listen.

Saw ABBA and just laughed to myself. Then I listened to the album. This is good quality fun stuff. Much better sounding than I remember as a kid. I'm serious. How can you not like Dancing Queen, Fernando and Knowing me, Knowing you? I would guarantee if you put this on in the background of a get together, you would catch people grooving along.... Also enjoyed Money, Money, Money and Why did it have to be me. Not sure you could put out a song like I kissed the teacher these days. And what's wrong with Carrie, that you wouldn't want to marry? Good fun album. I enjoyed listening. I'll give a solid 3. Maybe would have gone a little higher, but can't score ABBA above Steve Earle. 3 for me

Jesus, another French techno band. Pretty sure back to back French groups is some kind of cruel joke my son is playing on me. And much like the French, I surrendered very early into this one. Think I took it easy on the previous album, probably because it was only 1/2 French. These guys should have waved the white flag right about the time they started the first song. Only listened once and will not listen again. Very slow, very boring. F the French and F this album. I see Van Halen coming up so at least I'll hear some great music soon. 0 Can't give zero, so 1 it is..........

Not a fan of his voice. Farmer John probably my favorite song. 2.5 out of 5. Enjoyed the music more than the singing

I enjoyed enough I listened to the album twice. It's a "in the mood" kinda music. Favorite songs Safe from Harm and Hymn of the Big Wheel. I will check out some of their other albums

A classic album with great songs throughout. Not his best album, imo, but definitely one of his better. The videos for Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller are all time greats. Favorites, Billie Jean, Wanna be starting something and Thriller. Interesting side note, the beginning of Hella Good, by No doubt, is the same riff for Billie Jean

This was a rough album for me. Could not get into the music, lyrics or the voice of the singer. Tried to find something I liked, but just could not find it.... Not a fan. I'd give a zero, but can't figure out how to put vote in without any stars

Guy does a nice version of Elvis's Suspicious Minds. Sorry it wasn't on this album because I would have had a song I liked. To me, sounds like he's whining throughout and songs seemed to run together. No favorite song. Would not recommend. A 1 rating for me

Folk music not my thing and this album only reinforced my dislike. American Pie is much like Stairway to Heaven, overplayed and overrated. I change to something else as soon as I hear it start. Listening to this album, especially Babylon, reminded me of being back in a Catholic church, as a kid Not only made me sleepy, made me consider converting to Satanism. I cranked out some Bon Scott as soon as this album ended. Felt better and quickly dismissed the idea of joining the dark side. Fav song is Everybody Loves me, baby. Just because it was different than all the other songs. I would give zero stars, if I figure out how to do.

Heard of her, but never listened to her music. I was pleasantly surprised. Thought she had a great voice and the music seemed to flow from country to 50-60's r&b, soul type sound. When I saw the album, I was like oh no, but I enjoyed. Favorites Sugarland, I wish I didn't love you so, Waltz me, years don't care.....heck I liked most of album. Loretta Lynn on last song pretty cool. Solid 3 for me

No. Just no, for me.

Another pleasant surprise for me. I wonder if he would make the album in today's racially charged environment, due culture misappropriation, or whatever it is called (excuse my ignorance). Anyway, was very good background music to start my day. Favorites include, the boy in the bubble, Graceland, I know what I want, gumboots and diamonds on the sole. Not a fan of you can call me Al. Solid 3 for me, even 3.5

Album tried too hard to be an acid trip. Flamingo and Dogfight Giggle were too over the top, but think I would have enjoyed if I were shrooming. The later in the album, the better the songs. Enjoyed onionhead in a strange way. Liked shit hits fan/sunset Blvd because I got a kid that lives off Sunset. Favs - Is it my name and Just one victory. Overall, thought Ok, but wouldn't seek out to replay. 2

Can't say I was a big fan of the album, but enjoyed Poison Arrow and Look of Love. Nothing was too bad, but nothing really stood out either. Probably wouldn't give it a 2nd listen, but if I heard Poison Arrow on radio, I wouldn't turn off. 1.5 - 2 for me

I knew I would enjoy this one! We own the CD from back in the day. Great album from top to bottom. I think my least favorite song was the biggest hit off the album, Waterfalls. But even my least favorite is a good song. Cover of Prince's, if I was your girlfriend, was bonus. Crazysexycool is the perfect name, for a great album. Have listened many times and will listen again. 4 out of 5

I know I'm in huge minority, but was never a big Nirvana fan. However, this album was very good and definitely would not turn off when/if came on. Song #2 sounded a lot like Killing Jokes song, Eighties. Favorites, All apologies, where did you sleep last night and Lake of fire. Songs that surprised me and enjoyed, Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam and Plateau. Overall, very good album and fully understand the historical significance of this album and this band. 4.5 out of 5. The .5 is for Dave Grohl being part of the band.

Not a big fan of Billy Joel. Nothing really sticks out for me, but, Just the way you are and She's always a woman are songs I did enjoy. Others were just OK. I'll give 2.5 out of 5. Probably not an album I would go out of my way to listen again.

Saw 53 minute album of 19 songs and immediately thought of the Ramones. Very far from anything like the Ramones I struggled with most of this album and almost quit. Stuck with it a found a few songs I didn't think were too bad. The last half of album got into a blues and rock vibe. Songs I thought ok include Union square, Blind love and walking Spanish. Tough, but made it through. 1 to 1.5 for me

I didn't mind this album. Nothing really stood out, but nothing was terrible either. Liked Leaving Vegas, I shall believe and the Na Na song. Ok for me 2.5 out of 5

What can I say, other than I'm a big fan of the 80-90s R&B. Enjoyed grooving to this album first thing in the morning, while at work. Listened again in the afternoon. Favorite song was Lady. Made me think of my wonderful, beautiful wife. Played a few songs for her last night on the deck, while enjoying the last Supermoon of 2022. Mindy, full moon and DeAngelo. It was a great night. 3.5

Not for me. First one I couldn't make it through the entire album. Just a no for me.

We'll how fitting I get to review Elvis on the 45th anniversary of his death. I can still see my grandmother crying..... Memories of childhood, my mother, my grandmother, the Kenner's and the Johnson's, every time I hear Elvis. Back to the music, as soon as I saw the artist I knew I would enjoy. Definitely brought a smile to my face. I enjoyed them all. Favorites are Trying to get to you, Money Honey and Blue suede shoes. Imo, not his best album, but very good. Solid 4 music. Definite 5 for sentimental reasons

Never was a fan of the Doors, but I did think this album is OK. Not so much the songs you hear on classic radio, but others you don't hear so much. Liked Changeling, Been down so long and Crawling King snake. Not sure I'd go out of my way to listen again, but did think it was alright. 2.5

I wish I could have seen this live! Can't say I'm a huge Brown fan, but enjoy the vibe and the energy he brings to his music. I enjoyed this album. Was perfect for preparing budget templates. 3.5

Felt like this album was going to pull me in, but couldn't quite get there. Can't say I hated, but it had a few songs I enjoyed. Not sure I would listen again, but again, but wasn't unpleasant. Liked Little Bird and how it picked up in 2nd half of sond and Happiness. Had really high hopes for Eat yourself, thought it would different, but it wasn't... 2

Cure very much a hit or miss band for me. A few songs I really enjoy, a lot I don't.... This album didn't much for me. Liked In your house and 17 seconds. All others seen to run together. 2-2.5. Probably won't take the time to listen to again

Nice! Good old fashion disco. Except for a couple slower songs, album was fun. Can't say I'd go out of the way to put on, but wouldn't turn off, if it did. I was ok with it..... Liked Le Freak, I want your love and Happy man. 2 - 2.5

Usually listen to the new album right after lunch. Not good with this album. About put me to sleep. Thought all the songs ran together. Did not enjoy. No song stood out to me. I'll give it a 1 because the dude does have a great voice. Btw, Luke's mom would love this.

So this album has 2 reviews from me. Listened in the morning and didn't really know what to think. Can't say I enjoyed, nor disliked. Definitely different. Liked Hall of mirrors and thought, not for me. Then, on my back porch after a few beers and a few hits of weed, I was listening to music, enjoying the wild life and I went back to this album. With a good, relaxing buzz, this was a decent album. Original rating 1 Follow up 2 to 2.5 May trip on shrooms Saturday and give it another listen. Haha.

Roadhouse Blues an all time classic. Billy Idol has an awesome cover. Enjoyed You make me real, Peace Frog and Maggie M'Gill. Enjoyed more than I thought. Solid 3. As a younger kid, found myself turning off most Door songs. Think they better songs are the ones that don't get beat to death on classis radio. Starting to kind of digging these guys.

Pass. A tough listen for me. Didn't make it through the end. .5 for me just because it was music

My parents were Sam Cooke fans so very familiar with a lot of his music. Even have an old 45 hanging on the wall of our rock n roll/Elvis bathroom. Anyway, thought he sounded great live with awesome energy. How awesome would it have been to see this concert!! Solid 3.5 for me. Probably closer to 4 Really liked entire album, but my favorites, Bring it on home to me, Nothing can change this love and Somebody have Mercy If you're a fan, Do NOT listen to the podcast Disgraceland, about him.

Well I've heard of Pantera and really wanted to like this album, but outside of Walk, just felt like it was too much of the same sound over and over. Hollow mixed it up a little, then went back to the sound of every other song. Definitely different, but not for me. 2 from me.

First time hearing this band. A different rap vibe. A fun, good groove kinda vibe. A lot of songs seemed have to the same drum beat, but it didn't bother me too much. Overall not a lot stood out, but generally enjoyed the overall vibe. 2.5 to 3 for me

Not sure what that was.... Not for me Would not attempt again. 0

We'll, I listened all the way through. About all I have to say...just not my thing

This album review is more about a cat, instead of music. My girlfriend, now my wife, got a cat while we were in college. The cat had live with me and my roommate, a big Who fan. The cat was given a name I can't remember. Anyway, every time we took him out, he played in this tall grass area where we couldn't see him. My roommate would look for him by singing, Tommy can you hear me. Much to Mindy's objection, we called him Tommy so much, he didn't respond to whatever name he was originally given and became Tommy! Album was a blast from the past. Good tunes all the way through. Tommy can you hear me will always be a favorite. Just seeing this album made me smile. Not their best, but good. 3.5 for me. Will make it 4 for the cat, Tommy

Very first song reminded me a little of the Doors. Thought this was an interesting album. A mixture of "kind of" punk and psychedelic to a little rock. I can't say I loved, but I did enjoy listening. Favorite song was Revelation. A good 3 for me

This is another music genre I don't get and not a fan. Maybe good background music, for sitting by the ocean, drinking a frozen Pina colada and smoking a nice, skunk smelling joint. But I'm in my office and thought this is not very good. I'll give it a 1 because his son was a pretty good linebacker at the school of convicts, Miami Florida. Suck it Canes.

Luke's mom turned me on to Ella and I have become a fan. Her voice is beautiful (so is Luke's mom!!) and her songs seem to take you back in time. Think she would have been a wonderful experience to see live. Nothing to dislike from beginning to end. Favorites Someone to watch over me, Embraceable you and Love is here to stay. But I really did enjoy all songs. Solid 4. Would and will listen to again!! Probably with Luke's beautiful momma.

Was this a coincidence on the album choice?? Maybe they should have played Sex Pistols, God save the queen, the day before this?? Smiths is one of those bands I was never able to get into their vibe. I did like a few songs like the Queen is dead, Big mouth strikes again and there is a light that never goes out. There were a few songs I was thinking WTF, like some girls are bigger than others. Thought it was just kinda, meh. 2

Good album to start a work week. Listened again to start today. 1969 and I want to be your dog are fantastic openers. Really liked No fun and Little doll too. One WTF song was We will fall. Just didn't seem like it belonged with this album and was way too long Enjoyed and would listen again. A good 3 to 3.5 for me. Will record as 3 because if we will fall.

Very familiar with Where it's at and Devil's haircut, but not a big fan of either. Was hoping some of the rest of the album would do something for me, but it didn't.... Spotify would skip right over jackass and diskobox. If I enjoyed the album, I would have tried to find somewhere else. I didn't... Pretty much neutral. Didn't really dislike, but just not for me 2-2.5

Rid Stewart was my wife's first ever concert! Remember my uncle having this album back when everything was vinyl in my Kokomo days. Distinctive voice for sure. Enjoy a lot of his music through the years and absolutely love I'm losing you. The cover of Elvis's That's alright alright into Amazing grace was another great memory from the past. Good solid album that brought back a lot of good memories from childhood. 3 to 3.5 for me.

No gimmicks, no games, just straight hard core banging. In the middle of budgeting time at work and somehow this relieved some frustrations. Also kept my co-workers out of my office while it was being played, so I listened like 3 times straight. Haha. Definitely a different punk sound from Sex Pistols or Ramones. Straight in your face. I liked it and felt like kicking my bosses ass after I listened. +1 for Pat Smear I'll give a 3

A noted Beatles hater, I enjoyed quite a bit of this album. Love Dear Prudence. Liked Back in the USSR, Everybody's got something to give and Helter Skelter. My high school used to play Today is your birthday, over the intercom, then announce the names of everyone had a birthday that day. Ended that around junior year. Ob la di, oh la da may be most annoying song ever.... I enjoyed a good portion. 3

Very aware of Costello and have heard a few songs on that radio, but never took the time to listen to his stuff. Glad I did. I enjoyed this album. Even added Waiting for the end of the world to my music downloads. Loved Waiting and likes Welcome to the working week, Alison and Mystery dance. I will now take the time to get to know better 3-3.5

Loved first song, lyrics and sound. Got really excited for the rest of the album thinking I may have found new band to check out. Rest of album, songs all seemed to run together, all the same. Not a lot of vibe or energy. Not for me VCR a solid 4. Rest of album a 1 I'll give a 2 just because of VCR

Yes was a big No. Nothing about this album I enjoyed.

This folk stuff is all folked up. Was difficult making it through the entire album. A 5 for me, making it through. A 1 for whatever this was

Liked the way I am and Stan. A few what the hell tracks. Not a big fan overall of him or this album.

Beautiful voice but otherwise, not my thing. Felt like I was listening to a 1940s movie musical. Again, talented and voice is great. Just not for me. 1 - 2 range

So song #1, Now my heart is full, reminded me of previous 3 days!! Loved the line, "I can't explain, do I won't even try to". Maybe it was the day, maybe it's the after glow of the the previous couple days, but I actually liked listening. Nothing particularly stood out, but a good listen. A good 3, with a 5 for Now my heart is full

Definitely reminds me of my teenage years back in AA. Highway Star, Space trucking and Smoke on the water are classics, although I tend to change from Smoke in the water due to over playing on classy radio. Enjoyed. Not a big fan of organs in rock, but good stuff. 3 for me. Hope to hear some Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore

Well I have to say I'm very surprised by this album. Knew the song Eileen, but nothing else. I enjoyed a lot this album. There were times I thought this guy's voice sounded a lot like Robert Smith of the Cure. Different than my usual listening and glad I now this band has better songs than just Eileen. Solid 3-3.5.

So Kate Bush back in the news after 30 years, due to Stranger Things. While nice for reminiscing, I liked this as much now as I did back in 85, not very much. She has a nice voice and Running up that hill is ok, but rest of album lost me. Quite a few what the hell songs. 1 to 1.5 Right after this ended on my Spotify, next 2 songs were Head over heels and How soon is now. Not sure I'd put this album in same genre as The Smiths and Tears for Fears

Yes!! My very first album as a kid. I remember my father walking with me to K-mart ( yes, K-mart!) to buy. Hello There is a great way to start a show. Every song is fantastic. Big Eyes reminds me of my 6th grade girlfriend, Mary G. Great album, great memories. My son was in a stroller, only a couple years old and he got to experience these guys at the Plainwell island city festival on July 24th, 1999. They played 5 songs of this album. Put my niece, Kaylee, on my shoulders and Rick Nielsen handed her a guitar pick. She was only 5 or 6 at the time! Should be noted, there were only a couple hundred folks in the crowd, so easy to get right up and see the band. Just a wonderful album. My first 5!!

This is one convention I won't be attending. I just can't get into this, but I won't bash because it's music. Just not music I enjoy. Hoping this is last time we hear from Fairport. 1

So....yeah....saw the name Eno and after trying to listen to this, started thinking back to when Dan Enos was QB at MSU late 80's, early 90s. Perles was coach and Sparty had very good teams. Not good enough to beat the Irish, but good enough to win big 10. Back when college football was more than NIL and 2 super conferences, like they're working towards... Anyway, I checked out about 10-15 minutes in and started daydreaming about other things. Can't wait for the weekend Back to the album. Zero for me. Hope there aren't many more like this.

There's a lot of good music by Stevie, unfortunately, this isn't one of his better albums, imo. I did enjoy most of it. Really liked You haven't done nothin and Boogie on Reggae woman. A couple if really good groove tunes. Too shy to say was one of the better mellow tunes Overall 2.5 -3 I did like, but he's got better stuff out there.

Love Chrissie's voice and really enjoyed this album. I was going to give a 3-3.5 but listened to extended version with demos and live performances again this morning. A very good album, ranging from punk/rock sound to a mellow side. Favorites include Precious, the wait, mystery achievement, tattooed love boys and kid. Brass in pocket an all time great. Even the more mellow tunes like stop your sobbing, Tequila and Private life were good. Very good album and great listening! A solid 4 and there are even better songs out there.

Strangely interesting album. Dug the 2 covers, Jack flash and light my fire. Others seemed to drag on. Did like Raghupati. On my Spotify, immediately kicked into Beatles after this album. Wierd. .5 for having SHANK in his name. .5 for Stones/Doors cover .5 for Raghupati 1.5 but enjoyed the new experience

Wasn't short, didn't feel the love, nor did I get the humor 1 because it was music

Song #1 ending, WTF?? Song #2 - Shameika doesn't know shit Song #4 where she's saying, I won't shut up. Please reconsider. Heard the name as was curious. A few songs in and I was no longer curious or interested. Pass for me. 1 because it was music

If you didn't know this was the Stones and take out Sympathy for the Devil and street fighting man, tell me your first thought wasn't country music. Sympathy for devil is all time classic. Street fighting man is good, Rage against the machine made it the song great. Those are the 2 songs I enjoyed. All others sounded like country music, which was not what I expected or particularly enjoyed. I'll give 2.5

I keep waiting for an album I've never heard to shock me with how much I enjoy. This wasn't the album. Thought it kicked off ok with Mr Soul, then went straight to hell. Giving out bonus half point because I'm pretty sure I heard a portion of take me out to the ballgame on an organ. F the Yankees. 1 it was music. 1.5 with bonus

Ugh, more Beatles. Yellow submarine reminds of Uncle Jeff and Grandma Morrow's house. Other than that, most other songs same old stuff. Do like Got to get you into my life. And I did think of Shankar's album when I heard Tomorrow never knows and Love you to. Speaking of Shankar, I should have rated him higher. Album released Aug 5th. My college roommate, Ninja's birthday. All I got except a plea for no more Beatles. 1.5 Bonus .5 for reminding me of Shankar.

My girlfriend had this poster hanging on her wall back in 87, along with this album. I married that beautiful woman too! George Michael is an underrated artist with a number of excellent songs. There's some cheese and a couple WTFs, but overall good stuff. One More Try could be the song of me crying to win back my girl after being such a dick. Great song. Other good ones include Faith (check out Limp Bizkit version),Father Figure (but also kinda creepy), I want your sex and kissing a fool. Luke better not be too hard on this album or his mother may not be too happy. Good solid 3

Dreamers. Great tune. They have better songs. 2.5

Not a huge Bowie fan, but he has a few songs I really enjoy. I knew this album would be different for me and it was.... Changes is a classic. Liked next 2, oh you pretty things and 8 line poem. Life in Mars was unusual in a good way. Then started to lose me until Queen Bitch. Ok, but not sure I'd add to my regular rotation. 2.5 to 3. I'll make the stars 3 because my son is a fan. :)

I swear at times I heard a little Elvis sounding voice. Other than that, I found this a little tough to listen. A little surprised I made it through the entire album. Not for me. 1

Felt like it was the same kind of drum beat for most of the songs. Kinda grooved to a few, then felt like I'm hearing the same track as the album moved along. Can't say I disliked, but nothing I'd upload to my library. Bonus for the song with Nelly Furtado. Something about her voice I dig. 2 for me. Really hoping for something new for me,soon, that makes me feel wow, what have I been missing?

The next 2 songs that kicked in after the album were VCR by Xx and Sometime around midnight. Two great songs. Anyway, this album was pretty good. Played again for Mindy having a few beers and it went from good to really good. From first song through the end. Been awhile since I've heard surprise band/album. 3.5

A couple albums behind.... Can't say this was something I disliked, but nothing really made me want to play again or upload into my library. Felt like it was close, but never got over the hump. I'd still give a 2. Just OK

2.5 Luke here - My dad somehow put his rating under my account, so putting mine under his. Anyway, I only knew the songs Everyday People and Thank You (Faletetinaegiaoenagabmicefaeslfkaes) going into this, but being a fan of both, I was excited to see what this album had to offer. And it was a fine funk album. Nothing objectionable, but also nothing reaching the highs of the aforementioned songs... even when they did a reprise of the latter on the closer. Supposedly this is a very politically charged album, but I'm not sure that came through for me on my listens. Really dug Family Affair, but not much else stood out. While I think I need to listen to more before I make this determination, I’m getting the vibe Sly and the fam might be a "Greatest Hits" kind of listening.

I'm not black like Barry White, no I am white like Frank Black is After Dead Kennedy's to Frank Black, punk to punkish sound the theme of last couple days Missed review of Kennedys. Recognized a couple from radio and who could not love any version of viva las Vegas? Old suitemate in college was big fan. I'd go with 2.5. Btw, the drummer, DH Peligro passed away last week. Back to Black. Good album. More familiar with Pixies stuff. Beginning punkish to a more rythmic sound. Seemed the album had a nice variety of musical style. Good album to listen while at work. A few songs stood out for me Headache, Fiddle Riddle, Big Red . 3

One of the few groups I try and prevent playing on Spotify, so I don't risk the chance of them randomly playing their music. Well, I listened and I'm sorry I wasn't shrooming, otherwise at least I would have enjoyed the time I wasted listening. I will skip any other Dead albums that may pop up. Most annoying group ever.....

This band still tours after all these years. Another band introduced to me in college. Thank you Jason. Good band with good music. Enjoyed most of the album with Rescue one of my favorites. Really like the guy's voice and just the overall sound. Will listen again. 3.5

Is this the longest titled album in music? 3 classic songs, Starman, Suffragette City and Ziggy Stardust, but my 2 favorites were Five years and It ain't easy. It ain't easy because I'm convinced this a southern fried rock kinda song. Serious. Anyway, my favorite of the Bowie stuff I have listened to and would listen again 3.5

I really enjoyed this album. Pretty confident my wife would enjoy and will have her check it out. Loved song #1, I am trying to break your heart. Added to playlist right when I heard it. Like more songs than disliked. Favorites include, Radio Cure. Loved the line, cheer up if you can, there is something wrong with me. Heavy metal drummer, Poor places and Reservations are also favorites along with I'm the man who loves you. Loved the line, "I always thought if I held you tightly, you would always love me like back then." Listened to a couple times today. Solid 3.5. will score 4. Will listen again.

Dance/pop/new wave combo not my thing. Can't say I hated, but did not really enjoy. Recognized a couple songs, it's a sin and what have I done to deserve this, from the radio, but for the most part wanted it to end. 2

For the first time I am typing my review on my computer and not my phone! Thank you, Luke. Back to this album. Felt it was close to being reasonable, but couldn't quite get there. There was no major substance to it, no music or lyric that really stood out to me. Almost too depressing. Won't say it was terrible, but can't say it was very good either. A big "meh" for me. I'll give a 2. but closer to 1.5.... I want some Blackberry Smoke, damnit

Can't get into this folkish pop kinda music. Seemed to be one long song with nothing that got me excited to hear. If I had this listen to this live, like she was playing live at a house party, I'd have to pull a Bluto (from Animal House) and smash het guitar to make it stop. At least I thought of a great movie and a great scene when I listened an for that, I'll give a solid 1. Will not listen again.

On the weekend one of the founding members of the Clash passes away, Kieth Levene, we get London Calling! Kieth was also a founding member of Public Image Limited, who I strongly urge you to take a listen. This is another band introduced to me by Jason in college. This album has some iconic songs, including my personal favorite Train in Vain, but has many different styles of music, I have a hard time calling them a punk band. I hear some reggae even some brass/horn sounds mixed in there, which reminded of an old English band called The Specials. Another band I encourage to take a listen. Hell, Train in Vain is really a love song, isn't it? Or broken heart song, but you get the drift. Too many good songs to talk about them all, but I know another good band called INXS, where lead sing Michael Hutchence stated his favorite song was Spanish Bombs. Listen to a couple times over weekend. Shout to Clampdown, Train in Vain, Spanish Bombs, Card Cheat, London Calling..... hell, I throw a shoutout the entire album and the many diverse songs and sounds. Great album. Absolutely love the album cover too. 4 for me. Probably closer to 4.5

Elton Jon is one of the artist where I either really like some of his songs or I really dislike, not much in the middle. Levon may be my favorite song by him and like Tiny Dancer. Other than that, I didn't get mush else out this album. 2nd time around, I'll add Razor Face, but reinforced I'm just not a big fan of most of his stuff. I'll give a 2.5. 1 point for each song I liked and 1/2 point for Razor face. Coded it as a 3, due to the fact he is a legend.

Yea.....some times new stuff surprises you and you get excited to listen to more. In this case, not so much. Seemed to start with a little potential, but then I couldn't wait for it to end. Just nothing there that got me excited or wanted to listen to again 1

Can't think of a single Dylan song I like and didn't find one on this album. Not only is his voice annoying as all hell, way too much harmonica in his songs. The only artist who has effectively used the harmonica in their music, off the top of me head, is Ray Wiley Hubbard. Think I put on some Hubbard to wash whatever this was out of my head. I wonder if the drugs were better back in the day that made be people this was good music. Sorry Dylan fans

So after listening to Dylan yesterday, as soon as I saw this album, all I could think was Fuck yea!!! I like to think of Jesus like with giant eagle's wings, and singin' lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like an angel band and I'm in the front row and I'm hammered drunk! Southern fried rock is the kind of music that just gets better and better the more you listen. This album is like a greatest hits album, not really a bad song. I'm sure most folk have heard Free Bird, Gimme 3 steps and Simple man, but the rest of the album equally good if not better. Die hard Skynyrd fans will want to kill me, but radio has just about killed Free Bird for me. Anyway, loved Tuesday's gone, I aint the one, Down South Jukin, Mississippi Kid and Poison Whiskey. Just a solid album all the way through. Load up some beers, eat a couple mushroom caps, throw in some Skynyrd and I promise a good night in store! Great album, thought about a 5, but couldn't pull the trigger.... 4.5

The beginning of the Clash! This album is is the "more punk rock" sounding of the 2 albums we have listened to so far. The Clash is a great band in general and this was a solid debut album. Really enjoyed Janie Jones, I'm so bored with the USA, What's my name, Police & Thieves with Cheat being my favorite of this album. Solid listen, but not the best of the Clash. 3.5 for me. Will code as 4 because it is the Clash!

Can't beat the old R&B / funk sound. Was expecting a lot more upbeat songs, but very good all the same. First 3 songs was what I was expecting for most of the album. Funky Music sho nuff turns me on is my favorite song off this album, but really enjoyed Run Charlie Run and Papa was a rolling stone. Listening to the lyrics, Papa was a real scum bag, but the song is very good. After the first few songs, the album turns into a grab your woman and get ready for some luvin type of album. Not for all, but great songs with some good lyrics. The first time I ever saw your face has been done by a few different artist. Beautiful lyrics and at this point, you should be loving up your partner! Good sound with good lyrics makes for a good album. Wanted a little more upbeat funk, but I'm sure we'll see that from these guys in the future. Solid 3-3.5

I can only say this is not for me. Thought she had a great voice and I enjoyed Talking about a Revolution and Baby Can I hold you. Other than that, thought many of the songs ran together or sounded very similar to each other. There's one song I recognized since they play on the radio, Fast car, but just not a fan..... Can't say I hated, but not a fan I'll give 2.5 since I was surprised by a couple songs mentioned above

First time listening to the Buzzcocks and to me, this is punk rock. Most songs under 3-3.5 minutes, loud, fast and in your face. Have to say, fun and upbeat, but a little repetitive at times. At first, I thought the singer was a girl. He wasn't. Favorite songs include Fiction Romance, What do I get? and Oh shit.... Strangest/most uncomfortable song, Orgasm Addict. Perfect song to have a co-worker walk in and ask, WTF? Overall, fun and upbeat. Liked some and some sounded the same, but generally enjoyed. 2.5 for me. Liked because it was new to me, but not sure I would go back and listen again.

The best statement I've ever heard from Clapton, when asked, what does it feel like to be the greatest guitarist in world? His answer, "I don't know, ask Prince." You're g-damn right, Mr. Clapton, g-damn right. As for the album, didn't really mind, but kinda wore on me halfway through, but I'm apparently listening to all the extended versions, so my fault. Found it good music to listen to while working. Nothing exceptional, but nothing that made me want to go back and listen on a regular basis. Not sure if I've ever heard a drum solo on an album before, like with the song What'd I say, but there it was....I laughed to myself. 2.5 but will score a 3

The Ramones are a band that will make me smile, anytime I hear them, until I am no longer able to smile. This band was introduced to me at a very young age by my older brothers and I remember watching Rock n Roll high school in Junior High School (I'm on the other side of 50!) Check out the movie if you get the chance. Later in life, my youngest child was introduced to the Ramones and immediately became one of his favorite bands. One his early grade school class pictures was taken with him proudly wearing his Ramones t-shirt when the majority of teachers had no idea who the Ramones were, let alone his classmates. Who else can make a major WWII German attack method one of the greatest songs ever? The answer, the Ramones. I am going to give this album a 5. I will give every Ramone album on this list a 5, just because of all the wonderful memories they provide. hope some day to introduce the Ramones to my grandchildren!

I was going to listen and rate 2 albums today, but after listening to Simon, couldn't stomach following this up with the Beatles. 2 things/songs stood out to me. Papa Hobo referencing Detroit, specifically, "Detroit, Detroit gotta a hell of a hockey team." Maybe not now, but certainly the 90's into the early 2000's. But then he refers Detroit as a basketball town. Nope, it's Hockeytown, but then again, this album came out before he knew better. The song Me and Julio down by the River. I think his mom chewed tobacco if she's spitting every time she hers his name. Wonder what brand she chews. I'm guessing Redman. That's all I got..... Not a fan. But since I wrote this much, I'll give a 2. Now on to the Beatles, damnit.

Well here we are with another Beatles album and I'll say until I can't, most overrated band ever.... The 2 songs I actually like are remakes, Roll over Beethoven and Money. Go figure. Cheesy music and just not for me. Will not listen again. 1.5 and will score a 1 since the best songs were remakes. 1.5

Let me start by saying my local classic rock station absolutely killed the majority of "classic" songs of a lot of bands, by playing the ad nauseum. I was convinced as a younger kid that Janis Joplin only had 2 songs, Me and Bobby McGee and Mercedes Benz. Well, this album surprised me. Still can't stand the 2 songs I mentioned, but I did enjoy many of the other songs. I used to say her voice annoyed me, but after listening to more of her work, I take that statement back. Her voice is what makes this album work. I also enjoyed the heavy dose of piano. I really enjoyed this album. Some of my favs include, Move Over, Cry Baby, My Baby, Trust me and Get it while you can. cringed when I saw this album, but happy I listened. I could see me throwing on some Joplin, in the right scenario, but I would skip 2 songs for sure. 3.5 for me. Call this a "surprise" album for me

I always gave my son shit about this band, saying they were nothing but a modern Beatles. I know that statement is not true, but still doesn't make me a big fan. Also, those guys have the most punchable face in music. I'd like to beat the shit out of both of them. Pretty sure I could take both, at the same time no less. But I'd buy them a beer after I kick their ass..... Rock n Roll star was first song and probably my favorite song on the Album. Know Live Forever and Supersonic from the radio and enjoyed both. Songs that surprised me and enjoyed, Up in the Sky and Married with children. Overall, wasn't a bad listen. I'll say a 3, but really a 2.5 because these guys just look like they should get their ass kick anytime they show their face

Can't think of who, but he sounds like one of Eddie Murphy's SNL characters, singing. This was a really tough listen for me. I made it through, but needed a few breaks so I wouldn't pull out my own teeth. I'm going to be pissed if my Spotify starts adding this guy to any of the "made for you" playlist. Scored a 1 because I don't know how to make a zero. Are the negative scores?? Sorry I listened and hope I never have to hear this guy again.

Well this was certainly a trip.....I had to keep checking if this was the album we were suppose to listen to and didn't switch over to some acid trip collaboration created by Spotify. Didn't really enjoy but damn there was some serious weird stuff. At least it wasn't the Dead or Dylan and for that, I'll give the extra .5 1.5 but scored a 1

Old school R&B/rap is some much better than the rap shit put out these days. Think I heard the 'N' word once, no taking pride that your girl/boy is a hoe and no glorification of senseless violence. Well , one song about taking a guy out....Anyway, probably can tell I'm an old school kind of guy who enjoys less of the shock rap shit from our current trend. Smooth album. I enjoyed the fact I could get into a nice groove while at work. First time I have heard of these guys and I really enjoyed the entire album. Nothing really stood out for downloading, but just enjoyed the overall sound of this album 3 from me.

Not a big fan of the hippie music of the 60's. The 2 most popular songs, I find pretty annoying, California Dreaming and Monday Monday. I liked Straight Shooter. Just seemed to be different. Also liked Do you wanna dance, but because I thought of the Ramones. These clowns managed to fuck it up, but what do you want from a group of hippies? John Phillips is one sick motherphugger or should I say daughter phugger? When I hear Mamas & Papas, I immediately think of how sick that bastard is/was and just cringe when I hear any of their music. I'll give a 1, because they made me think of the Ramones

When I first saw this album, I confused the Deftones with Undertones and was expecting something completely different than what I heard. This was a fun album. 16 songs in 35 minutes and I think I enjoyed most them. Good, fast, fun and upbeat. Favorite was I gotta getta, but really liked Girls don't like it and Male model. Very surprised this was as old as it was. I listened last week and had a few notes, but re-listened this morning just to confirm this was a solid album.

I was not a big fan of Green Day, but then saw them in concert with all my family. Concert was loud, non-stop energy and good entertainment. Much like this album. Did not realize how many hits are on this album. Enjoyed all the radio hits, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket case, She and When I come around, but my personal favorite is FOD. Just loved the lyrics and thought of a quite a few people I have wanted to say this to. Some I have have. Good times, man. Good times. Good album all the way through. You have really search for a reason not to enjoy. Surprise song that makes me smile - All by Myself. Good solid 4

This one a little tough for me to rate. It's just so long and I didn't really feel like going back to listen again. I can say, it was definitely diverse. Some mellow stuff, some weird stuff and some acid trip shit. Recognize a few songs from the radio, but they're the kinda songs I generally skip over. Anyway, liked Wolfman Jack, but nothing else really stood out except for Slut. Just because I am a slut for my wife. At least she pays well. Yo Luke, don't tell mom I said that. I'll give a 2-2.5. I mean nothing too adverse to me, but nothing that made me want to go back and do again

This album reminds me of something my beautiful wife would listen to and enjoy. While I love my wife, this not so much. Can't say it was terrible, but after a couple songs, I was ready to move on. I'll give a 2.5

Yea, this was just too annoying for me. Hoping this is the last time we see Jack take the floor. Tough one to make all the way through. 0 for me.

Speaking of annoying, Jesus this guy sucks. The only decent stuff was to hear Dr. Dre. This is one dude, except for a couple songs, I don't understand ho he became popular. Pretty sure he is a gay baser because he is trying to protect his true self. I'd love to punch this dude in the face, repeatedly. 1 because of Dre

I'm way behind and going to attempt to catch up over next couple weeks so my reviews my be brief.... This album was a big WTF. Not a fan and won't re- listen.

Growing up in Ann Arbor, I had a friend who's older brother just loved Deep Purple. Didn't understand then, but now I'm convinced he was just on acid all the time. A 10 1/2 minute song?? What the hell, just end it already. There were a couple tunes that were rocking, Speed King, Blood Sucker and Into the fire. Thought they were OK, but gog damn, I just can't get into the electric organ. Album released on June 3rd. Terrible day for the family. :( I'll say album was OK, but I won't become a Deep Purple fan any time soon. Love the color and think of Prince. Added bonus, TCU's main color is purple. To hell with Michigan and all their fans. Hahahahahahaha. 2

Didn't get this album at all. Found it to be very depressing. I know there are some Joy Division songs out there I like, but they weren't on this album. Will not attempt to listen to again and would not recommend. Since this album was so depressing, I will take this space to reiterate how enjoyable it was to watch michigan shit the bed again. I wonder how many boogers hairball ate after getting embarrassed by TCU. 51 points on what he called his best defense ever. The guy is a clown

I've really gotten into southern fried rock during the last year and when I saw Merle Haggard, I got really excited. Then after listening to a few songs, I realized this album not southern fried, but more of the 60's/70's twangy kind of album. Very surprised it was from 2006. Even more surprised it was 28 songs! Anyway it wasn't flat out annoying, but was expecting different. I liked If you want to be my woman and Mixed up mess of a heart. Mixed up mess of a heart because of the line, "A little bitty woman gonna tear you apart." I married a beautiful, little bitty woman an can tell you through the 40 years of knowing/marriage, she can definitely tear me apart, when/if she wants to. But I don't want to ever be without her..... I'll give it a 2 because it made me think of Mindy!

Ah hell no! Not even attempting to listen. Christmas music sucks more than that shithead Eminem.

Because I'm behind, I just check out at list and play a few each day, without reading the intros. Anyway, I had a big writeup about how much this reminds me of David Bowie, even sounding like Bowie. Then I went back to see if anyone else thought this and read the intro, so no need to expand the on the Bowie influence. This is a much different sound than the other Iggy and stooges albums. First song, Night Clubbing was very good and I thought it was Bowie, at first. Then heard China Girl and was surprised. I bet Luke knew Bowie's version was a remake! Really like Dum Dum Boys and Tiny Girl, but enjoyed the entire album. Like I mentioned, jut a different sound/vibe than the other Stooges albums I have heard. Good album and fun listen. 3.5-4 for me

First, this is really not my thing, but reminded me of spending several vacations in beautiful Puerto Rico. Fun album and immediately contacted Mindy and told her she should take a listen. She immediately replied and stated this guy's last concert was IN Puerto Rico and he died after that show. He had a heart attack, was transported to main land US and died in New York the following night. I was shocked my wife knew this, but not shocked she liked this music. We started planning our next trip to PR last night!! Again, not my thing but I'm going to give a 3 for all the wonderful memories of time, with my wife, on the beautiful beaches and the beautiful times we shared.

Another band that reminds me of college days and what a great name for an album. This album ranged from punk to psychedelic to just just strange stuff. Loved the opening song, especially the "when you see your mom" part. Too funny Liked Pittsburgh to Lebanon and Human Cannonball. The line, "It used to be that loving you was easy, unrestrained. And Now I'm only bleeding, foregone loving, only pain." The story of many, unlucky relationships. Quite a few trippy songs, USSA, The O-men and 22 going on 23. 22 going on 23 sounds tragic and she sound like she's 72 going on 73. Overall, I had fun listening. Tough to break into a regular listening rotation, but a great first listen. Solid 3

What a change from butthole surfers! Found this music and voice very unique. From the very beginning, I thought I was going to hate, but Holes grew on me and I have to say I liked Opus 540, Hudson Line and Goddess on a Highway. I re-listened yesterday and think my Mindy may like this. The last 2-3-4 minutes was a little out there, but overall, I kinda liked this album and don't have many complaints. Ill give 2.5 but will rate a 3

So my cousin Paul loves War on Drugs and insisted I would love as well. I tried awhile back and retried again with this album. I really liked Under the Pressure, Red Eye and Lost in the Dream. But I kept feeling like I was hearing the same sound over and over again. It wasn't terrible, but the songs were long and unnecessarily drawn out. EVERY song. Again, it wasn't terrible and I think Mindy would really like this band too, but outside of a coupe songs, they were not for me. I wouldn't turn off if on, but I probably wouldn't seek out to play either. The genre it rolled into on my spotify had quite a few good songs after, including songs from Wilco and The National. Anyway, I listened at work and was OK. I wonder if I have a few beers and a couple tokes, I would enjoy more (what the hell am I saying? EVERYTHING is better after a coupe beers/tokes)? Maybe I give that a try over the weekend. Anyway OK, some good songs, but too much of the same sound. 2.5 for me. Will score a 3

First song samples Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five! +1 right there. Not a big rap fan, but I found myself grooving right along with many of the tracks. Lyrics were ok, but his voice and the beats were solid. Can't see myself downloading any specific song, but generally enjoyed overall. I'll give 2.5 but score a 3 due the Grand Master Flash sample

Familiar with some Lou Reed songs, but have never took the time to listen to any full album all the way through. First listen, I thought this was just OK. 2nd time through, it clicked! Liked Waiting for the Man, What goes on and After Hours. Really liked Pale Blue Eyes, but my favorites were Heroin and Sweet Jane. I enjoyed enough, I'm listening to the live portions of this album while I type my review. I can see me playing this album while I'm binging on Mario Kart. The live portions of the album are so much better than the studio versions. But I found it funny/strange that is sounded like there were only a few people in the crowd. Maybe the day, maybe the mood, but I really enjoyed a good portion of this album. Can't quite get to a 4 for me. A very good 3.5, but will score a 4. I will download a few songs and I will play again. Hell, I may seek out more Velvet albums once I get caught up. My surprise album of the last couple weeks!

So after listening to what may be my surprise artist of 2023, I get the Flying Burritos. I know this Parsons dude has worked with all kinds of bands and been making music a long time, but this is not for me. This is the annoying twangy kind of stuff I just can't get into. I saw the 2nd song called Sin City and was hoping for something like Bon Scott's version. Not even close and all hope for something special was lost..... There was a song Hippie Boy, that mentioned a guy on acid, smelly like weed. I like the sticky too. Tough to follow Lou, but you did mention weed, so I give a solid 1. Won't be seeking out other stuff by these guys

I am a Steve Earle fan, but this is his early stuff that is a lot more twangy kinda country, than the rockish, southern fried version of his later years. But I did enjoy this album. I have listened before and will probably hear again through my random plays on Spotify. I liked the first several songs on the album. Some were your cheesy kinda songs, but some times I'm into the cheesy, sappy kinda songs. Special shout outs for Hillbilly Highway, Good 'Ol Boy, My old friend the Blues and Someday. And the song that touched my heart was Little Rock n Roller. If some day you are blessed and have children, I am confident this song would make you smile and think of your kids when they were growing up. Shit, you even think of them now, when they have grown up! "I know there's an Angel just for Rock n Rollers" I'm giving this album a 3.5. 3 for the album and a bonus .5 for making me think of my children 3.5 will score a 3

Saw ABBA and just laughed to myself. Then I listened to the album. This is good quality fun stuff. Much better sounding than I remember as a kid. I'm serious. How can you not like Dancing Queen, Fernando and Knowing me, Knowing you? I would guarantee if you put this on in the background of a get together, you would catch people grooving along.... Also enjoyed Money, Money, Money and Why did it have to be me. Not sure you could put out a song like I kissed the teacher these days. And what's wrong with Carrie, that you wouldn't want to marry? Good fun album. I enjoyed listening. I'll give a solid 3. Maybe would have gone a little higher, but can't score ABBA above Steve Earle. 3 for me

This album had some good songs, good lyrics and great grooves. I can't say this is my specific style of R&B /Rap but this album was OK. Lauryn Hill has a great voice. Zealots had a wonderful beat. Fu-gee-la and Mista Mista stood pit as well. Thought the talking parts in the Beast was hilarious. Can't say anything stood out where I wanted to download, but there wasn't much that I disliked too much either. Maybe no woman no cry and that's because Bob Marley is overrated trash. A little torn here, but will give a 3. Mainly because of Hill's voice 3

I said I would give every album a listen all the way through. I did and that was difficult to do..... Loved the lyrics to Open up. Too funny. Otherwise, this album was difficult to get through. I'll score a 1 just for the "Burn Hollywood down" part. hahaha 1

Generally found this album to be good, easy listening music. But they seemed to stuck between Motown and funk, but never really excelling in either. Did not dislike, but felt they took a few shortcuts here and never hit their great sound. Again, I liked, but not one of my favorites. Maybe because I still have Velvet on the mind..... i'll give this a 2.5

The Cure is one those bands, for me, that I do not like too many of their songs, but the ones I do like, I like a lot. Let's just say, this album did not do it for me on any song. Just found the entire album to be one big, meh. Will not attempt to listen again. Solid 1

I had a tough time getting into Public Enemy. Love Chuck D's voice, but Flavor Fav is pretty annoying. Outside a song here and there, bands like Public Enemy and NWA, I just can't seem to enjoy. Liked Burn Hollywood Burn, but just for the irony of Ice Cube calling out Hollywood, then becoming the biggest Hollywood sell-out a couple decades later. From the streets of Compton to middle aged white dude 20 years later.... Another big "meh" for me. Flavor Fav can go away anytime too..... 2

Seemed like Johnny was having a really good time doing this show. Major props for even attempting this show, let alone pull it off. Wonder if they would allow in this day and age? Johnny Cash has a voice that everyone who listens to music, just knows. Can't say I enjoy all his music, but whenever he comes on, I listen. Memories as a small child of Dickies' mother, Gloria (RIP), listening to Cash round the house. Memories of my mother dancing around to One piece at a time (not on this album). I hear Johnny Cash, I think Kokomo as a young child. For all the memories and thoughts of those who loved Cash, a perfect 5 As for this album, I enjoyed because he sounded like was truly enjoying. Some time the energy is all you need..... Liked Walk the Line, Starkville City Jail, San Quentin and then San Quentin again, A boy named Sue and Folsom Prison Blues. Happy I got a good one after a few blah's I'll score 3.5 I'll mark a 4, mostly for the memories he triggers.

I remember this guy from Hee Haw from when I was a child. Had no idea he was considered to be such a country singer icon. I thought he was suppose to be a comedian. Anyway, this is the kind of country that drives me crazy. Too twangy, too corny, just not my type. The song Wham Bam made me laugh. Just because this dude in no way shape of from loos like a wham, bam thank you ma'am kinda person. Thought is was terrible. Won't re-listen. Will not go back and watch Hee Haw re-runs. 1

A confessed Beatles hater, I wasn't expecting much other than the usual, love, love me do shit. Then I saw first 2 songs and got a little excited. I can't say there are many songs I really enjoy by the Beatle guys, but Band on the Run and Jet are 2 songs I really like, maybe even 2 of my favorites. But then the album turned into a Beatle album. Not that I hated it, but wanted the rest of the album to be like the first 2 songs..... Anyway, also liked Let me roll it and Nineteen hundred an eight five. Bluebird made me think of summertime on my back porch. Bluebirds and Orioles are the best to view! Why did he call Mrs Vanderbilt a ho? Ho, hey ho! Then brought it back in a later. I dunno, it made me laugh.... I would say I like more Wings songs than the Beatles. This wasn't cringe worthy, but most of it, not to my liking. I'll give 3 because the first 2 songs are very good

When this album started, I thought it was going to be painful. It was difficult to get through the accent, combined with rap and I thought oh shit..... Listened at work and thought, not for me. Then later in the day, I found myself humming one of the later songs and thought, not that bad. Then I was telling Mindy about, Fit, but you know it. Decided to take a few hits off the peace pipe, fired up Mario Kart and gave a good listen. Well shit, I think I like a lot of this. Favorite was Fit, but really liked Wouldn't have it any other way. The backup singer was awesome, really made the song. Also enjoyed Get out of my House, What is he thinking, Dry your eyes, It was suppose to be so easy and Such a Twat. Probably not for everyone and may take a few listens to adapt to the accent, but I thought this was a good album. Not Lou Reed good, but I'm sure I'll put this on again, at least several of the songs I have mentioned. First thoughts were 1, then went to 2.5. Hell, I'm giving it solid 3. Maybe the weed, maybe I took the time to soak it all in, who knows, but I liked it.

Smooth and sexy is how I would describe Sade. Her voice is incredible and pretty unique. Mot for everyone and some of the songs seem to similar. The First three songs are best, Smooth Operator, Your Love is King and Hang on to your love. Pretty sure if you're going to get laid, you're already into it by the 3rd song. If not, no loving for you. Special shout out to the remake of Warrant's Cherry Pie. Sounded entirely different than the original. Haha. My wife really liked some Sade back in the college days. I encouraged her to be a special guest on our album review. She declined, but she's still awesome! First 3 songs are 3-4. Rest is a lot of, yea, this is OK. 2.5 for me. Will score a 3 because I thought of college and my beautiful Mindy

So when I first heard this guy's voice, I thought, The National. Unfortunately, there wasn't much to this album that excited me, like The National. I think the best thing I can say, related to listening to this album on Spotify, was a Velvet Underground song came on right after the conclusion of this dude's album. Listened a couple times, wanting to be turned on by something, but it just didn't happen. Kinda like his voice. Not so much this album. Just did nothing for me...... 1 for the songs 2 for the voice. 1.5 but score as a 2

I had no idea that Janis Joplin was in a band, always thought she was a solo act. Also thought this was a live album and didn't realize they were just trying to make it sound live. Anyway, sounded like a party and I bet her live shows were pretty good. Hell, I'd say most live shows are generally pretty good. I couldn't find too much to bitch about, but not too much to race about either. Her voice is very good in some songs, and then I find her voice to wear on me in other songs. Piece of my heart is a classic. One of the few songs where a remake is better than the original; see Sammy Hagar's Standing Hampton album. A great album all the way through, btw. I read some reviews and was surprised at the number of folks saying Robert Plant and Zeppelin ripped off a lot of her sound and singing style. I listened a 3rd time through to see, but I didn't pick up on it.... Anyway, decent album. Her voice kinda wore on me after awhile, but I bet she was fun to see live and put on a good show. I'm going to rate at 2.5, but will score a 2 because I didn't find anything I would downloaded off this album.

So let me start by saying, I do like a lot of Beastie Boy stuff. There's a lot I also dislike. Outside of Licensed to Ill, there's a lot of their albums with a few great tunes, then what seems to be filler stuff...... On to this album. Not one of their best, but does I have one of my favorite Beastie songs and that is Sabotage. All time great and just because of that song, I won't go below a 3. 2nd favorite song off the album was Tough Guy. Borderline punk mixed with some rage. And to top it off, listen closely an tell me it didn't sound a little like Zac de la Rocha. I wish more of this album had tunes like Tough Guy. Outside of those 2 songs, I did enjoy the music only tunes of Sabrosa and Futterman's Rule. Did you know that Zac de la Rocha was one of the name's considered for Mindy's first born? True story. Maybe not the de la Rocha part, but I'm sure de la Rocha would have been his nickname. Haha. Back to the album, not their best, but one of their best songs. Closer to a 2.5, but the score will be a 3 as stated 3

Part of me wanted to rip this album to shreds, but holy shit, I recognized half the songs on the album. Sappy, cheesy, lovey dovey bullshit songs, but how can you not love They long to be closer to you? Because I recognized so many of the songs, I did a little research and there's a lot of remakes. Rod Stewart, Beatles (yuck) and Dionne Warwick to name a few...... I will say, way too much flute. But the flute solo at the end of the album may be the greatest flute solo I have ever heard. Pretty sure it's also the only flute solo I have ever heard. All I could see was Ron Burgundy in my head. Another shocker, this was the album of the year in 1970? Wow. Just wow...... I had a hard time with most of the songs. Just not my thing, but she does have a beautiful voice and Closer to you is an all time classic. Also enjoyed We've only just begun and I'll never fall in love again. I don't know what to say here. Would I listen again? Probably not. Am I happy I listened to this a couple times over last 2 days? Yea, it made me smile. 2.5 Can't give it a 3 on the scorecard, due to overall cheesiness

I was expecting trash from a person I generally consider trash. She may live in infamy, but for killing Kurt, not for her music. But this album wasn't all that bad and now we have the Foo Fighters, so we got that going for us. I'm pretty sure I've heard Celebrity Skin and Malibu before and didn't think they were too bad. Personal favorites were Awful and Use Once and destroy. Awful for the line, I was a punk, now I'm just stupid. All in all, it was rock n roll with some decent songs. Nothing stood out as great, but did not think it was so bad I would struggle to get through. Now the genre it kicked into, on Spotify, after the album was done was kickass. A lot of Foo, Soundgarden, AIC, and Weezer so I spent a lot of time just listening to the classic greats of the greats! Oh yea, first song on Spotify after the Carpenters was Easy by the Commodores. Great tune. Back to the Hole. Another middle of the pack, meh for me. I'm going to score 2.5. Can't give a 3 to this, so will show as 2 Nothing here deemed worthy to download and probably wouldn't listen again 2.5

While this is not for me, I had a feeling this would be something my beautiful wife would like. So before I sent in my review, where I basically say this is terrible, I asked Mindy if she knew Kacey Musgraves. Well, paraphrasing her answer, She is awesome and her songs are great. She married a guy from Michigan and a lot of her songs reference the beauty of Michigan. She is great! They say opposites attract and she has certainly attracted me, but this is an example of our opposition. Maybe I was blinded by the upcoming Prince album, but I didn't hear anything about Michigan. I did not hear her great songs. I thought it was person with some pretty basic, similar sounding songs where she was torn between country and soft pop, without hitting either. I remembered Velvet Elvis because who doesn't love Elvis? Did nothing for me. Again, maybe because I have a 5 star review coming up! 2 Just because Mindy likes her and I love Mindy

I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray...... I know I'm suppose to rate THIS album, but once I saw Prince, I felt like I needed to address the impact this man and his music has had on my life from the the very first time I heard him sing. Prince Rogers Nelson. June 7th, 1958. Gemini. The greatest musical talent. Period. Growing up in the middle of Indiana, I had never heard of Prince until a friend's brother was listening to Controversy. It may have been Private Joy. It may have been Let's Work. Whatever I was hearing, I loved it and I had to find out, who was this Prince guy? It didn't take me long to find out and immediately changed the way I listen music, even the way I lived my life. Somehow, listening to Prince, I went from a shy Indiana boy to a confident Michigan teenager, mainly plagiarizing Prince's lyrics. The girls never stood a chance. This is the person responsible for igniting my passion for music, all music and that passion still burns as bright, if not brighter to this day. Music is my religion. I have songs that remind me of the good times, I have songs that remind me of some bad times. Music will make me laugh. Music will make me cry. Prince is the man responsible for making me dig in deep and letting music reach you in way no words can describe. He is simply the best! On to the album. First, you're a little late to the Prince world, if this is your first album. To prep for this album, I went back and binged on his first 4 albums. If you thought 1999 was a sexualized album and you enjoyed it, then Dirty Mind is an album I highly recommend. First 3 songs, 1999, Little Red Corvette and Delirious, all very good tunes. But all 3 are your get on the radio kind of songs. If you knew Prince's music before this, you started to think maybe he went a little commercial, a little soft. Again, not because they are bad songs, but wasn't the Prince I was introduced to..... Then we get to Let's pretend we're married. "Marsha, I'm not saying this just to be nasty, but I sincerely want to phuck the taste out of your mouth." Profound, beautiful and yet heartfelt at the same time. Who can get away with this line? Prince and maybe Sienko, but that's it! DMSR - When this album came out, how many of you ended up in your underwear after hearing this song? BTW, the album was released 10/27/82, 2 days after my wife turned 16! So, yeah, we were rocking this album in High School, 40 years ago! And yep, that is he we ann arbor folks rolled back in the day. Some great words of wisdom in this song too. "Girl it aint no use, may as well get loose and work your body like a whore. However, in another part of the song, he states Policeman got no gun, you don't have to run. This has not aged well and you may want to run. One of my favorites off this album. My favorite on the album is Automatic. Ironic in the sense, not one of his well known songs. Like Weezer's Automatic. One of my favorites by Weezer too! So many great lyrics in this song. "Is it strange I feel more comfortable around you naked?" Around the 4 minute mark, he goes off on a little solo rant of statements and questions. After more music, a few minutes later, the girl responds to his statements/questions. Pure genius. Phugging awesome and my favorite part of the song. Love where he states I'm addicted to your pleasure, I'm addicted to your pain. But my favorite line - "they say nothing is perfect, but they don't know you." Good gawd, I think of Mindy!! Something in the water - May be my 2nd favorite off this album. One of those songs I can't explain, but just does something for me. Makes me think of Why you wanna treat me so bad. Free is just a beautiful song that really shows his voice range. I mean to hit those high notes only to dig deep and hit the baritone stuff is incredible. Lady Cab Driver - so many great lines in this song. I still will shout out "This is for Yosemite Sam all the tourist at Disneyland" whenever the moment seems right. Also loved, "This is for the women, so beautifully complex." Amen, brother. Back in the day, it was suppose to sound like he's getting some chick off, 40 years later, somewhat cringeworthy. Doesn't sound like she was having fun and he sounded a bit angry. Great tune still. All The Critics Love you. You thought it sounded silly at first. Then you found yourself grooving right along. He states, "On the 4th day of November, we need a purple high." I propose we all get a purple high on 4/21 each year to celebrate his passing, by celebrating our love of his music. Hell, I'm going to start this year and make a new tradition for the Sienko garage. International Lover. Still use this line on my wife, place my lips over your mouth and kissa, kissa...... Pretty sure I can still sing this song word for word and hit all the notes. Serious. In conclusion, This IS Prince. This album is great. This brought me back to the teenager growing up in Arbor Arbor. This is Sienko. My life is better for knowing Prince. I love this guy. Always will......... 5

I thought there were a lot of songs I enjoyed by Steely Dan. Maybe it's the Velvet Underground effect.....I was blown away by Velvet, dived into all their music for several days, then ripped on most albums afterward, because they didn't compare to Velvet. Well, as Prince would say, "Nothing Compare 2 U" and Steely had the unfortunate circumstances of following Prince's 1999 and several days of binging on nothing but Prince. I do like Josie and even Peg. I don't like Deacon Blues because of the line, They call Alabama the Crimson Tide. Fuck Alabama, the OG of cheating in college football. Most of their team can't spell football, let alone speak coherently. And their inbred fans are some of the worst, but not as bad as all the Michigan arrogant assholes who don't realize their last consensus championship happen during WWII. But when your mom and dad are brother and sister, I suppose your life should revolve around football. Back to the album. Nothing got me excited or made me want to download any of the songs. Still though it was OK, but nothing to get excited about. I have a feeling it's going to take a while for the Prince buzz to wear off. 2

The first thing that came to my mind was I've heard a few of these songs before, This will be our year and Time of the season. Both were good and I liked. Thought the first song Care of Cell 44 was best song off the album. Rest of the album didn't do much for me, but I didn't find it to be annoying. My biggest statement is for the song A Rose for Emily. Thought the song was OK, but I immediately though of Emily H, a family friend we love like our own daughter. After the Zombie album, the very first first song it kicked into was by Velvet Underground, a band she loves. And then the first song I heard on the drive home from work last night was a song called Island Boy by Kenny Chesney. In that song, there is 2 lines that always make me think of Emily and Aaron. "You know the love of his life has always been Emily. She loves the man she sees." So shout out to Emily H. Apparently the music Gods wanted to think about you yesterday. Wishing you and Aaron nothing but love and happiness in your life. And that is one of thousands of reasons I love music. For the times and memories they trigger! The album was OK. Just OK. 2 for the album. Bonus .5 for thoughts of family friends! 2.5

Another album I know I've heard a couple songs on the radio. For sure Praise You and maybe Right Here, Right now. But to be honest, I think I change them pretty quickly. Electronic dance music just not for me. Tough for me to listen to a long stretches. This no exception. After this an Zombies, I had to go back and binge on some Prince to get my head straight. If he named the song Rockafeller Skank, Rockafeller Shank, I would have scored higher. But he didn't, so I won't. If I were on acid, I probably would have scored higher, but I'm not, so I won't. This one was tough for me all around......... 1

When I think of Dire Straits, I think of the MTV era. Was hoping some of the songs I liked back in the days, were on this album, but So far away and Roller girl are not and here we are.... I did like some songs. Sultan of Swing was a big MTV song and ok. When Down by the Waterline played, thought the guitar chords were similar to Sultan of Swing, but then again, a lot of this album sounded similar. Not a lot of energy. Is is Blues? Maybe even countryish? Liked In the Gallery, good vibe. Also liked Wild West End. I don't know. Wasn't terrible. Wasn't great. Not sure if I would seek out this album, but it was OK to listen to a couple times over last 2 days. I'll go right down the middle a give a 2.5. Will show as a 2 due to overall lack of energy. 2.5

Did I just listen to Duran Duran? A more gothic, dark Duran Duran? I was surprised to see these guys came before Duran so now I know where Duran stole their sound. Speaking of stealing, tell me you didn't hear the sounds of Policy of Truth, by Depeche Mode in song #2? I really thought it was going to be a cover of that song when I first heard. I can say this isn't for me, but holy shit, when you cover Velvet Underground's All Tomorrow's Parties 3 times, I'm not going to rip them too bad. By the time you get to quiet life, you do realize Duran Duran ripped these guys off. Don't know too much about Duran, but the riffs in Quiet Life are exactly like some Duran song.... Anyway, not for me except for the Velvet cover. BTW, that song off the Banana album. And now I own a concert shirt form that very same album. I'm going to score a 2.5 for the Velvet song. Otherwise probably much lower for me. 2.5 Will score as 2

No hablo bien el espanol, pero esta musica me recuerda a Puerto Rico. Me encanta Puerto Rico y todas las hermosas playas. Not quite my thing, but does make me think of beautiful PR. Pretty sure my wife would enjoy and he did a couple shout outs to PR, so I'm not going to rear this album down. Good fun music for the right place. Beautiful Puerto Rico and beautiful Mindy!! 2

I went back n forth with this album. Some times I felt it was boring, repetitive techno stuff and then other times I felt it was OK background music while working. I thought there were a few decent songs, but others were slow and boring. Listened 2 X, I really did, but feel like I had the same response and reaction. Won't download anything off this, but I did like The Noise of the Carpet, Motoroller Scalatron and Anonymous Collective. Maybe would have been better if they were just an English rock band, instead of French-English rock band. I could go on a little tirade about the French, but I'll leave it at, Phuck France I'll give a 2. I saw potential in this album. Just never got there for me. 2

Jesus, another French techno band. Pretty sure back to back French groups is some kind of cruel joke my son is playing on me. And much like the French, I surrendered very early into this one. Think I took it easy on the previous album, probably because it was only 1/2 French. These guys should have waved the white flag right about the time they started the first song. Only listened once and will not listen again. Very slow, very boring. F the French and F this album. I see Van Halen coming up so at least I'll hear some great music soon. 0 Can't give zero, so 1 it is..........

First thing I noticed was the number of different artist that performed with Hooker. Pretty cool all the different types of artist too. 2nd thing I noticed was this guy has a great voice. Starting to realize my "southern fried rock" and THIS blues album not much different outside of a heavier side to the rock. But I guess that's why they call the Blues.... Healer good tune with a definitive Santana sound. Really enjoyed Bonnie Raitt in I'm in the mood. There were some really slow parts but enjoyed the sounds of most of this album. Very good background music at work. Also enjoyed Think twice before you go, My dream and Substitute. Especially enjoyed the lyrics to Substitute. Overall solid album and probably my favorite Blued album off the list. Solid 3 3

Alright, last couple of weeks have been a little hectic so I am very late for my Van Halen review.... This is not their best album, but for a debut album, it rocked my world, Everyone will probably talk about Running with the Devil and the remake of You really got me, but this is an album that is solid from beginning to end. The introduction to Eddie made the half the world want to be guitar player. Of course, Dave's stage presence made the rest of the world want to be the led singer. But what stood out most to me, was Alex's drum playing. Every part of this band is fantastic. Eddie an Michael Anthony as back up singers are very underrated and huge part of the album. Of course Running with Devil, Eruption/You really got me are excellent songs, but some of my favorites come in the 2nd half of the album with I'm the one, Atomic Punk and Feel your love tonight. I actually saw Van Halen at the old Cobo Hall in Detroit back in 1981 or 1982 and have been a fan ever since. Think I have owned most of the albums on disc, but apparently, I never owned this one, according to Luke. But Van Halen has been a staple in my life through Roth and Hagar. Hagar was a better singer and wrote better songs, but the stage presence of Roth is somethin I'll never forget. Great band. Great tunes. A band I'll never grow tired of hearing! Solid 5. Great introduction to the world. BTW, whenever I hear Jamie's crying, I think of my god-daughter, additional bonus. 5

My first question, did this alum enter the list before or after the Ohio train disaster? I mean, fromohio and a picture of train? Pretty morbid, if the list came out with this album during the ecological disaster. But Ohio is home the biggest bunch of opioid addicts and dumbass buckeye fans, so I guess it was already a disaster of a state. The summary called this an alternate rock album, but I didn't here much rock. Again, what do you expect from an album titled fromohio? Wasn't a big fan of this guys voice, but overall nothing to offending to the ears. Thought a few songs were OK. A bit cheesy, but liked Liberty for our Friend. A couple others I thought were pretty good were Time with You and Some Things. Nothing I would download and pretty sure I will not revisit this album. Guess I'm giving a big solid shoulder shrug and Meh.... 2

Yea, after listening to fIREHOSE and to get this, well shit. I remember Roxy Music from the real MTV days, but couldn't recall any song by name. Now I know why. I just listened to the album and still can't recall any of the songs. This stuff just not for me. I didn't find anything good about this album and really have no desire to go back to relisten. It was music, so I'll give it a very strong .5 and rate a 1. 1

So I listened to the Supergrass album over the weekend and re-listened Monday morning, only to realize I listened to wrong album. So I listened to this album a couple times and think I've had enough Supergrass for awhile..... I'm not a fan of Oasis, but I thought these guys sounded a lot like them. I thought the album was OK, with some good changes of pace. I thought I heard Billy Corgan's voice in Caught by the Fuzz and a little Steve Earle in Sex. Can't say I would download anything, but overall sound was good and not bad to listen to at work. Liked In it for the Money and Tonight too. Again, decent. I am guessing Luke liked this album? I didn't mind but nothing great. 2.5 but will score a 3

The first thing I saw was 23 songs in 52 minutes and my immediate thought was the R&B version of Ramones? First couple songs in, I thought it was Jazz on speed. But this album's songs and music seemed to continually change as it went along. First time I listened, I wasn't impressed. Then I listened after taking a few tokes and playing Mario and thought it was OK. I mean, I have to be honest. Even listening to a couple times, I'm not really sure how I feel about this album. Nothing stood out that made me think I really need to save that song, but many songs I thought were good. Not great, but good. Good time to mention, I love Michael McDonalds voice and this guys voice/singing was pretty good too. Enjoyed the changing styles. Felt like I heard some Commodores music in there. Grooves were solid in many songs. 2nd song, Captain Stupido - Jesus take the wheel along with beat my meat and go to sleep? Well, OK!! The following songs stood out to me, Show you the Way, Jameels Space Ride, Them Changes and Drink Dat. Best line, I'm just chilling, high as fuck. Friend Zone = The truth! I wrote a lot, so I'll give a 3. I'm still a little undecided, but I've got to move on....... 3

So, I listened and didn't like. Re-listened, still didn't like. Read Luke's review before I was going to write mine and decided to listen AGAIN, at the gym.... Load and fast fast for sure, but obnoxious and repetitive. May be the only time I turned down my music when working out. But it wasn't total disaster. I had a good chest workout! Being a big Rage fan, I thought I'd get into the in your face bands like Pantera and Anthrax, but it jut doesn't do it for me..... Original score 1 Score after last night 1.5 because I gad a good workout.

Is this Chuck D of Public Enemy? Actually, this is a little better than Public Enemy because you don't have that annoying Flavor Ice dude in the background. Biggest shout out I can give is they did California Uber Alles. Ok grooves at time. That's all I got. Not impressed. Not my thing and didn't really enjoy. Won't revisit 1

I knew I wouldn't like this when I saw 8 songs in 67 minutes and I was correct. Flute and triangle solos? WTF?? I'm not even sure what genre of music you consider this shit......... Just terrible. Just like the Alabama Crimson Tide. They got a got a guy responsible for a woman's death still playing b-ball. But that's Alabama for you. Win at all cost, even if you kill someone. And make sure you marry family member....the Alabama way.....good God, they should just firebomb that state and hit Florida too. Maybe just the area the orange dude and his family live. A big no for me 0 0

Well, call me surprised. The only song I recall hearing from these guys was Epic and radio destroyed any chance of me enjoying by overplaying to the point of annoyance. Anyway, I always thought these guys were more a rappers kinda band, but the surprise here is they are rockers, not rappers. First song was solid and enjoyed. The guy's voice is a little annoying at times, but works for this band. No a big fan overall, but it wasn't too bad. Something about the drumming in Falling to Pieces reminds me of another song, but can't put my finger on it. Surprise, you're Dead reminds me more of the in your face, anger type rock. OK, but not really my thing. Loved the song title, Woodpecker from Mars, but not so much the song. Props for trying War Pigs. Again, OK, but nothing special. Last time I heard this song, Matt and Evan H were singing! Another just OK for me. 2.5 but will score 2

Apparently all the hits from ABBA were off the album we've already listened to from this list. But, what can I say, I think this is an pretty good band, IF you're in the right mood. There's nothing I down right hated, but this definitely not as good as the first one.. I really like the girls voices, but not so much the songs themselves. I think the most surprising thing was not this album, but the first several songs that kicked in off my Spotify. First one was Dreaming by Blondie, followed by Hungry Heart by Brice Springsteen. A couple songs later, Elvis's Moody Blue, followed by Starman by Bowie. I'm not shitting you.....last song I heard before I jumped to Luke Walker was Fernando. A very good song from ABBA. I found this mix to be very unusual. Not as a good as the first album, but I'm giving a 2. I mean, how can you not like ABBA?? 2

Holy mother of tortured ears.....Pretty sure I've pissed off some musical God because the last several albums have been just, well not very good to terrible. Is this church music? Music Satan plays in hell to torment lost souls? I'm going to to have visit the global reviews, because there is no way in hell somebody thought this was good. I'll be right back........Wow. Just shocking. A lot of 4 and 5's. Guess music is a lot like women. You love what you love and no one can or will convince you otherwise and why would they...... Did not like anything. Will not revisit. I hope there's not a Scott 3 through Scott 1 or at least we don't see on this list. -2

This album has a song I think is very good and I do like very much but just hurts to listen so I don't really ever seek it out. The opening verse, they let me know your gone and the part of writing this song, but not remembering who to send it to just makes me want to cry. It makes me thinks of those people and things you love so much but are gone and you know they will never be part of your life, ever again. Can't explain it, but this song just hurts bad and I feel like I can feel his agony...... Ok, enough of the deep stuff. This album not really my thing, but Taylor does have a great voice. Thought most songs were similar, not quite country, not quite all folk. I did like Steamroller Blues and Suite for 20 G bcause they were different and showed he has a lively side to him. I also though Country Road was decent too, but nothing really off this album I would download. I'm still going to give the album a 3, mainly for Fire and Rain. It's not a song I seek out but a song that really generates some pretty deep feelings and thoughts. 3

I really wanted to like this album more, but I found to be a little too dark for me. I like the guys voice and I like a few songs. I mean you can feel his energy when he sings, but just didn't quite get there for me. Really enjoyed first 2 songs, Disorder and Day of the Lords, but then it took until Shadowplay before I found another I enjoyed. I think this is an album you would enjoy when you are shrooming....maybe.....and maybe not, due the darkness of this album. I was surprised this was from the late 70's and happy to listen, but not much I would download although Day of the Lords was catchy to me. I'll rate a 3. I was expecting a little more..... 3

Was really looking forward to this album. Very familiar with a lot their songs and feel like this is an underrated band. However, this isn't their best stuff, but I enjoyed all the same. The Killing Moon is a very good song and I liked Silver too. The entire album was good, just not great. After both Joy Division and Echo, the genre it kicked into left me listening for the rest of the day. After both, the song that came on very early is Requiem by Killing Joke. A very good song. Recommend checking out some songs by Wire too. Anyway, good album, but they have better. 3

I somewhat remember these guys from the early MTV days and seem to think I liked then at the time. I'm not sure why. What seemed to fun early, the horns and piano, got old real quick. I felt like I was listening to the background music at at circus. You know, the circus should be banned worldwide. The abuse and living conditions of the animals are terrible. We should make the circus about humans that don't deserve to walk the earth. Make then do all kinds of phucked up shit then choose members of the audience who can take the shot, whenever they're ready. Saves some money for the taxpayers and provides some cheap entertainment for those who would enjoy taking out the world's trash. Because the wasn't on Spotify, I had to listen on Youtube. At one point, I thought holy shit, they're about to cover Jimi! And I got all excited only to find it was an ad. And that was the most fun part of the album for me. Too much cheesy horns and piano made me think of the old Vaudeville theater shows with the dudes in the red/white striped hats and matching striped outfits and the quick piano banging, like in the Family Guy cut aways. Was hard to take this album serious. Did not enjoy and found to be annoying. Only listened once, but they made their point. 1

So the first thing I noticed was the heavy distorted screeching guitar sounds in many of the songs. The same type of sound used by Velvet Underground. A few songs seem to have that lyrical/vocal style of Velvet too, most notably Cut Dead. I listened to this album at work, then at the gym last night and I really enjoyed most of it. Sometimes the lyrics were difficult to understand, but the overall style and sound was good for me. I liked most of their songs. Enough to listen to a couple of their other albums, after working out. For that alone, they earn a bonus 1/2 point from me. These guys are solid and hard to pick a favorite. I was going to list the songs I liked and realized I have 9 of the 14, so I feel this is a pretty good album and will definitely revisit and check out more of their other stuff. Interesting note, Spotify just added this album to their library in the last few days. I was going to listen to a bunch of albums over the weekend and couldn't find the Madness album or this one, yet her it was yesterday. Or I'm just batshit crazy. 3.5 Will score a 3, but probably cloaser to 4 than the 3

Ok gentlemen, been way under the weather for a week and music hasn't been a priority, but I'm ready to get caught up. Welcome back, Will! So we got Queen. I do love Freddie's voice. I do love many of their songs. But, it's either love or just didn't like with not much in the middle for me. This album, here, just didn't do it for me. I mean I really liked The Loser in the End, but not much other than that... Luke has convinced me this is an underrated album, but I did listen a couple times and it did not get there for me. I haven't toked/Mario in awhile so when my chest feels better, maybe I'll revisit after a few, but in the meantime, my rating not very good for this album and it hurts to write. I'm giving a 2.5. But that's probably generous due to thinking of all the songs I do love. 2

A couple things to start, if you have never seen the Pixies live, do yourself a favor and go see. You will not be disappointed. My cousin David and his wife are big Pixie fans and tried to turn me on them a long time ago. For whatever reason, just didn't click me at the time. Saw them live about 5-6 years ago and now all the Shank's are Pixie fans. Great album. Starts off with my favorite Pixie song, Debaser. And I have to be honest, I call myself a Pixie fan, but this may have the first time I have listened to this album from start to finish. Shame on me..... Very good songs throughout entire album. I know my beautiful wife really likes Here comes my man and I do too, but probably their most "popish" song off the album. Different than all the other songs, but still good. Gouge, Hey, Monkey goes to Heaven are other songs that seem to stand out to me. But again, not a bad song off this album. Can't believe this was one their earliest albums. Solid I am know inspired to go back and listen to all their albums, start to finish. I can't quite get to that magical 5, but damn near close. 4.5 Go see these guys live!

What a contrast from the Pixies and I have to say, I was surprised and impressed. Absolutely loved I love your loving way and immediately downloaded to my library. Thought this was going to a fun, upbeat Little Richard sounding album then........went deep, soulful and strong. Her voice is very unique and enjoyed very much. I can't say this this is my type of music or maybe I just haven't given it the proper due. I listened at work and it immediately caught my attention. I spent another hour listening to some of her other music. She is very good! I laid in bed and listened with my headphones and had visions of seeing her in some small, smoke filled nightclub on a romantic night out with the wife. I can only imagine what the real experience would be like and hope someday to enjoy that type of experience. I can't say all her stuff blew me away, but all in all, I liked this. Maybe the change of pace, maybe just different than my usual type of listening, but goo stuff. I think Mindy would enjoy this. I'm giving this a solid 3. I can see this being played at our home on some of our laid back, music nights. I think if your open your mind and let this flow through you, it would be enjoyable to all those who listen. I am very happy I have been introduced to her music! I love the way you love me and What more can I say were my 2 standouts, but really enjoyed a good portion of all the album. Good writeup with a lot of credit given. Maybe I underrated?? A very solid 3 for me. Thanks for the introduction. 3

Not a big Bowie fan, but first album off this list introduced me to a couple songs I downloaded (Five Years and his country song It ain't Easy), so I was hoping for something similar. Not so..... The 2 big hits were the 2 best off the album. Young Americans and Fame, with Fame the best of the two by wide margin. Found the remainder of the album to be pretty unremarkable, even with headphones. Maybe because of the way the week went, pretty shitty work week while sick, but I did kinda like Across the Universe. Mainly for the line, "nothing's gonna change my world." I don't know, just seemed to click with the feelings of the week. Anyway, pretty meh for me. Sorry Luke. 2.5 Want to score 3, because Bowie, but can't pull that trigger. Just wasn't there for this album

Felt like Van Morrison would be a band I would enjoy more if I committed the time. Well, I committed and outside of a couple songs, went from bored and to annoyance. Really liked the 1st song and thought this was going to be very good. Moondance is a song I find annoying. Then I really enjoyed the lyrics in Crazy Love and I went back to thinking, OK, this will be fine. Then the rest of the album did nothing for me. I don't have a specific criticism, just did nothing for me and thought it all sounded the same. Maybe the voice? I don't know. Just wasn't a fan. I'll give this a 2 because I did like a couple songs, but other than those, I'll pass.... 2

Not sure there is a band who can go from love song to rage any better than the Pumpkins. I am so happy this album made the list because the list has given me the patience to really dig into these artist on a level I have never given the appropriate attention they deserve. Well, some of them. Anyway, I have always been a fan of the Pumpkins, but this album has made my appreciation grow to a level that only a few bands have been able to accomplish. The sound and many of the the songs are outstanding. The lyrics are even better. I write stuff out and have quoted so many lyrics, my review would take hours to write, so I'll keep to a few I loved the most because we all listened and heard. Songs I will forever love: Tonight Tonight - love the orchestra. Favorite lines "Believe in me as I believe in you". "The more you change, the less you feel." This line because it makes me think, not true. The more you change, if it a good change, the more you love. The more you feel. The more you appreciate those you love. The more we need to feel and love those in our lives. Zero - "intoxicated with my madness. I'm in love with my sadness". "God is empty, just like me." 1979, Thirty Three. All time classics. Bullet with Butterfly Wings - One of my go to garage and rage out due to the stresses of the world and life. Mindy going through the difficulties of cancer and treatments. I would go to the garage, toke up and scream this song until I was hoarse and crying. Somehow made me feel everything was going to be OK. Sometimes I still cry when I hear this song. Shit, gotta tear in my eye right now. Songs that somehow feel off the radar, that shouldn't have: Here is no Why, An Ode to no One, Muzzle and X.Y.U X.Y.U - change Mary to Mindy - is this about us? "She didn't wanna be. She didn't wanna know. She couldn't run away cause she is crazy." :0 Love songs/Deep meaning/Beautiful lyrics" Take me Down, Beautiful, In the arms of Tonight - "And I'll always need her more than she could ever need me." Holy shit, that line hit me hard. The truth always does. Galapagos - "and tell me I'm the man I'm suppose to be. I won't deny the pain." gogdamn............ The lyrical content is some of the best I have ever heard off one album. I call myself a Pumpkins fan and I need to go back to revisit all of their albums. BTW, great live show in Detroit a few years back. Pretty confident I see this year. So happy I spent the time to take this very long album in and let in soak into the soul. Can't say all the songs were great, but damnit, I'm doing it because this album really hit hard in a great way. If you think this is long, I felt like I cut off a lot. haha. 5

I'm going to have to get back with the Pumpkins and knock some of these others out while out work. I did listen to this entire album. Just because I committed to giving every album a listen from beginning to end and I have to admit, I am blown away at what people put out there and make lists, like this one. I'm not sure what I just listened to today. I'll make it a point to go back and read some reviews. I'm sure there a few people who probably think this is great music. I guess more power to them. Love what you love, I suppose. I know I'm rambling here so I'll get to the point. Did not like. Won't revisit. But Power to Music! 1 Because I cannot give a zero

So after seeing the Pumpkins, I had a feeling I wasn't going to enjoy the next several albums and I could knock a few out in a day. I was correct. First, I went back to review some reviews about the Penguin group and was amazed how much love they received. But I say it until I'm dead, it's music, Love what you love. Talking Heads - they have a few songs I really enjoy. Swamp is a great stoner song. This album, well Once in a lifetime is from my childhood MTV days. A good song with, at the time, one of the videos of the time. I do like this song and brings back some good MTV memories. Other than that Crosseyed and Painless was decent. Not so much the lyrics, but the sound had a bit a funk to it and felt it was OK. Other than that, not for me. Will not revisit at weed/Mario kart time. I will give a 1 for Once in a lifetime. 1

Another artist I was looking forward to experiencing for the first time, although I have heard of her. First few songs caught my attention. Very unique voice. Generally not a fan of the jazz, but some of the songs seemed to touched the R&B sound I usually enjoy. I'm torn on this album. Really enjoyed the introduction, did not dislike the sound, but found nothing that made me want to go back and download. All I can say is was OK. Didn't want to turn off, but nothing I would seek out. I did listen a couple times too. For that, right down the middle. 2.5 Nothing I would download so the score on the board will be 2 Will score a 2. If I found a

An album by Missy, with the opening by Busta Rhymes. Thought, huh? Then closed with Busta again and thought OK, unique and kinda dug it. While most rap is not my thing, I always find myself grooving along, in my sit to the music, not so much the lyrics. I really enjoyed a lot of the beats and grooves, but the songs themselves, I enjoyed her guest singers parts more than hers. Songs I enjoyed were Sock it to me, The Rain, Best Friends and Friendly Skies. Again, mainly because of the guest singers. Love Ginuwine's song Pony and seems like he stole his parts from this song to create that song. That's OK, Pony still a great tune. One of those albums I'll say OK. Happy to listen. Not quite my thing, but I didn't want to turn off either. Right down the middle again. You're not going to get a 3 from me unless I get a song I want to download or want to visit some of your other material. 2.5 but will score a 2 2

What a contrast from Missy! But that's what makes this list special. Metallica is band that most of my friends assume I really enjoy and honestly, I'm not a fan of the majority of their work. I saw this was another long ass album and was hoping to be surprised, like the Pumpkins. Not so, outside the use of the symphony, it was pretty much what I expected. The symphony did increase my listening pleasure though. There are a few songs I do like to rock out to on an occasion and those are Enter Sandman, way overplayed on the radio and probably my favorite song, Sad but True. I've always wanted to try this song with karaoke. Maybe next Sienko get together. The studio versions are a lot better than this live, but still enjoyed. Another song kind of lost in my music collection I really like is Hero of the Day. Great tune. Sentimental favorite, Fuel. Remember Hot Wheels racing video game? I do and this song will always hold a little special spot in my heart. A little long for me, mainly because I'm just not a big fan. But some very good tunes with a unique sound with the symphony. Probably better if I saw live. A little torn with this one. Going to go with a 3. May take the time to add a couple of my favorites to my spotify, but probably won't earn their own spot/title. 3

Man, I just wrote what a contrast between Missy and Metallica, then we get these guys. Holy shit...... First song, I thought different but may be OK. Then every song got progressively worse and disturbing. By the time I got to Girl I was close to tapping out. Definitely should have tapped out. What in the hell was Frankie? Just brutal. I don't even know what to say about this album. Not for me. I let the genre play while typing. 2nd song played was Cindy by The Jesus and Mary chain, then Loose by the Stooges. I'm offended Spotify grouped these songs/groups with the album. Another 1 because you can't rate negative. Will not attempt to listen to anything by these guys. Feel a little emotionally disturbed for listening.

So first song kicks in and I think, "wow, this is really good." I downloaded first song right then and thought, wait a minute, is my mind gone from listening to Suicide? And then Susan's House kicks in and I was like, holy shit, what a unique sound, lyrical content, the entire presentation. I started writing down all the songs I liked and I realized I was writing down the album in order. I had to ask myself again, am I damaged from Suicide or am I loving this album? By the time I listened to Rags to Rags and then Beautiful Freak, I realized this is freaking awesome. Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for me. My Beloved Monster, Flower, Spunky and Manchild, all very good, lyrically and content unique. I re-listened on Sunday to make sure I didn't have permanent brain damage from Suicide. I don't. Listened again this morning and I can't even figure out my favorite song off his album because I really enjoyed almost all of them. Are these guys my next Velvet? My next Jesus? What can I say, I really liked this album. I will download most of the songs off this album. Do I are dare give these guys their own Spotify title? I'm going to take the time to listen to some of their other stuff, but damn, this was a very good listen and I am happy to be introduced to the Eels. I'm going to score a 4, yet somehow feel I may be underrating a little here.

Remember Depeche Mode from the bar days, but the song that sticks with me most in not off this album. I was going to write a story of walking through a bar in Detroit with a college buddy, S. Lukes, when Personal Jesus came on and seem to be the perfect song, for the perfect time for a great night bar hopping drinking my blues away while the girl I loved was in Kazoo, not giving me a thought. But Personal Jesus not on this album. So.....not a big fan of their music, but Never let me down is a solid track. Strangelove and Route 66 were ok, but not overall most of the songs didn't do much for me. Kinda fun to step back to see what I may have been missing in the 80's, but it turns out, I wasn't missing much. Just wasn't in to this and won't revisit. But just seeing this band reminded me of a bittersweet time, living in Ypsilanti. 2

Much like a couple albums before (The Eels), what a very unique diversity of sounds, songs and genres. I wasn't sure if it was rock, pop, rap, funk or what. I've listened a coupe times and I'm still not sure what I heard. But I'm an old dude who enjoys a new experience and I have so say, I did like a lot of the sounds of this album. Some times it was the lyrics, some times it was the music, some times it was just the uniqueness. I'm sure I heard some Beastie Boys in Dancing Choose - Prefuse 73. And really call me crazy, but I swear I heard some Prince riffs in there. If he was sampled or not, I'm convinced a couple songs were influenced with Prince sounds/style. Remember, I'm old so it could be I'm just crazy. I didn't feel like I wanted to download anything, but I just may give it 1 more listen. Some of my favorites - Halfway Home, Crying. Dancing Choose, Stork & Owl, Golden Age, Family Tree and DLZ. This album had a lot going on. Enjoyed the experience. Will probably listen 1 more with Mario and some tokes. I've been torn on a few albums, this one too. I'm going with a 3. Maybe low for my writeup. 3

I listened all the way through! I won't give a 2nd listen. I can firmly say, this wasn't for me. It didn't even really make me think of mi hermoso Puerto Rico. He sounded like he was having fun. I wasn't. Maybe the sounds of the Dear Science led to greater expectations. Doesn't matter.... 1 1

So this may be the toughest review I have given to date for a number of reasons. As a very casual fan, If I hadn't been told the story of this album and really listened to what he was saying, I wouldn't have scored this album very high. I think non-Bowie fans are probably thinking, WTF, while Bowie fans are thinking, what a final album. Walking you through the steps of realization you are dying to actually moving on. I know I got goosebumps with the line, "look at me, I'm in heaven." But I'm not going to sit here and tell you I thought this was a great album. I probably won't download anything off this album. Well, maybe Girl Loves Me, "where the fuck did Monday go". We've all been there. So, I will say, even if just a casual fan, this was probably the best way to end. Perfect album name for the situation, beautiful album cover, many wonderful lyrics that to touch your soul. I was depressed after listening a couple times, so when all was done and I jotted down my thoughts. I went back and decided to have a little fun.... I played my favorite Bowie song, played in 2 of my favorite movies of all time, Heroes. Followed that up with my favorite rock duet, Under Pressure. Jump into 5 days, then his best country song, It Ain't easy and smiled. Remembering all his help and work with Iggy Pop, cranked out some Iggy and The Stooges the rest of the day and had a great afternoon. RIP Bowie. Your influence on the rock world is undeniable and appreciated by this guy. Enjoy Heaven or are you rocking out with the Spiders from Mars?? ;) For shits and giggles, check out the duet of Bowie and Mick Jagger, Dancing in the Streets video. May be the most painfully awkward hilarious video of the MTV era. And this is where my review gets tough. More of lifetime achievement score. 5

So I found his album to be pretty basic and generic. I can't say I hated it, but nothing really stood out that made me want to take a deeper look into their music. But, the song Kevin Carter kinda stuck in my head, so I had to find out if this is a real person. And sonofagun, this guy was real, he is famous and his story is sad and tragic for all the things he witnessed and photographed through the years. I spent a bit reading his story this morning. Very interesting. This is his suicide note: I'm really, really sorry. The pain of life overrides the joy to the point that joy does not exist. …depressed … without phone … money for rent … money for child support … money for debts … money!!! … I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings & corpses & anger & pain … of starving or wounded children, of trigger-happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners … I have gone to join Ken if I am that lucky. — Kevin Carter, [Suicide letter] Damn............ Album still gets a 2 for me. maybe 2.5. But I did learn something new, so I'll give the 2.5

Yea, I was going to try and be nice due to Luke liking this guy so much, but I have to be true to me. Don't get this guy and don't get this music, outside of a song here and there. I tried to let this in, but my inner Zach de la Rocha said, fuck this shit. Let's play a bombtrack instead. Testify, my brother. Testify. 1

Ugh. This album came out when I was college. I probably enjoyed some of these songs in college, until a roommate decided to play this album 2-3 times a day, just about every day and now the sound of the lead singer makes me sick. I don't even want to type any more about these guys. Will not listen ever again. Hopefully, this is the first and last of these guys. -1

Listened a couple times now and another album I have no idea how to score. First time through, I expected Pink Floyd sound and style, which this album is not. Really kinda folkish sounding to me with nothing really standing out. Dark Globe was the closest sounding Pink song, but I had to tell myself to get off the trying to make this guy into Pink and listen. Wasn't for me. Nothing I wanted to download. Nothing like I was expecting. Dark Globe and Here I Go were OK. My side Syd Barrett story. I was a 15 year old kid, living in Ann Arbor, working for Hardee's for $2.85 an hour. There's was an older guy who worked there, mid-20's who was obsessed with Syd. Would constantly tell me how great this guy was, he made Pink Floyd. The dude was a strange one an I would listen to his stories, but I never became a fan of Syd or this dude, but I let him ramble on. He wasn't there very long, but whenever I hear the name Syd Barret, I think of the strange guy working at Hardees who loved to talk stories of Syd. My rating is a 2. Not outright terrible. Just not my thing and happy I listened once, well twice, but you get the idea 2

Not into synthesizer rock or pop or whatever you call this. Thought many of the songs blended together. Cars so overplayed when it came out, I still hate the song to this day. Actually I would like to take the time to call out the Detroit rock/classic rocks stations of the early to mid-80's. Thanks for killing every big hit at the time by playing ad nauseam. Not for me. Did not enjoy. Won't relisten 1

I love albums like this one. How can you not have fun listening to this type and style of music? I just left this genre playing all morning long and can only imagine what it would have been like to experience these times and this music in real time. I know my wife would love this too. Depending on the time, you find her playing 50's style music through Pandora while cleaning house. Just good lively, energetic music. Can't say I'm downloading anything and no particular song stands out, but these guys are having fun and it shows through the music and lyrics. I know just a Gigalo has been redone by several artist with David Lee Roth probably my most notable. I enjoyed this quite bit. Solid 3 for me. 3

A beautiful, painful album that will touch your soul, if you let it. Beautiful music, beautiful lyrics and presented in an incredible story you need to listen, in order, from start to end. I'm not the best writer and I am having a difficult time summing all the emotions and thoughts this album will make you feel. So, to start, this wonderful album. Certainly has to be considered one of the best of all time. I want to reference WWII. Do you hear the German planes preparing to bomb London at the end of In the Flesh? I can see it. Goodbye Blue Sky, when the child says, Look mummy. there's an airplane in the sky. Those are German planes coming to destroy your country. Vera Lynn, beloved by the English troops for her morale boosting tours and songs. Think she just passed in the last couple years and I remember when it was announce. Of course, I had to play Vera. One my favorites or sure, but damn, I love just about every song off this album. Even the ones radio tried to kill. Then to follow Vera, with Bring the Boys Back Home. Damn.....Waiting for the worms transitioning into Stop make me think of the British soldiers ready to die in their foxhole, preparing to become food for the earth and only wanting that war to just end, Stop. Outside the Wall, the war is over. And during a world war, we have this guy breaking down and losing his mind, losing his wife. Phuggen pain. Going from Empty Spaces to Young Lust, thinking he can replace the pain by banging a hoe. It doesn't work. Trying to reach his wife at the of the song, to have another man answer, hang up. Jesus, I wanted to kill for him. One of my Turns to Don't Leave me Now to Another Brick Pt 3 to Goodbye Cruel is beautiful, yet tough to hear. Nobody Home is my favorite song off the album, yet I don't like to play it. Makes me think of the darkest times trying to figure out how I phucked up so bad the girl I love with every ounce of love I have/had is in Kalamazoo, in OUR apartment, but I'm living in Ann Arbor. A drunken, miserable idiot who felt like he lost everything. I felt like this guy. I would call, just to let the phone ring............. Ok, enough rambling. Think I could write o book. This is a great album. This album brings out some deep ass feeling and emotions, in me. And it always does. Special shout to Mother - "Ooh baby, you'll always be baby to me." Love you Ash and Luke! 5

A full album with nothing but samples? Can't say I am a fan of this style of album. Music wasn't too bad to have playing in the background while working, but nothing really stood out an I didn't have any desire to go back an re-listen. Again, not terrible, just not for me. 2

One of the few rap albums I have owned over my life. Mainly for Mama said knock you out, but there are several good songs off this album. Mama said is the best off this album and overall just a great tune that should pump up anybody with a pulse. Other favorites, include Around the way girl, Jingling Baby and 6 minutes of pleasure, The Boomin system and Mr Goodbar despite, the cringeworthy line of "And I can't make you, but I won't rape you." I mean WTF?? Milky Cereal is a fun song I use to play for kids just to see how many cereals they could hear. The song still makes me smile every time I listen. Have always been a fan of many LL songs, but this album did seem to be a bit long. It has been a long time, but I did like going back in my music history and the overall listening experience was enjoyable. Loved the New Edition/Bobby Brown references. 3.5 3.5 for me, but can't get to that 4 number. Just a few too many songs I didn't really enjoy. LL, especially his early stuff, remind me of hanging out with Melvin F and playing basketball on the north side of Ann Arbor, when I was in high school.

Got a little excited seeing Dion. I know of a few songs from his early years, like Runaround Sue, Ruby Baby and the Wanderer, but this album wasn't like his early stuff. A lot more mature and deep compared to his younger days, but I found this album to be decent. I liked quite a few of the songs early in the album. Born to be with You, Make the woman love me and Only you know. Probably because they are more of the lovey,dovey kind of songs, but he does have a very good sound to him. You own backyard is another good song, but damn, the lyrics are brutal. You feel for the guy and he ends up Ok, but to lose your wife and kids, holy shit. I also enjoyed his version of The way you do the things you do. Then the album seemed to run together and get a little tedious until we got to Lover Boy Supreme. All in all, I was OK with this album. Enjoyed several songs and nothing really made me want to turn off, although nothing I really felt like downloading either. Another good background music when working kind of album for me. BTW, there's a movie I remember liking quite a bit from my childhood days about a gang called the Wanderers. I may have to check it out again soon. Watch out for the Ducky boys! 2.5 Can't quite get the 3 mark, but found this about to a nice, easy listening album.

For me, this album seemed to be all over the place. While I like have some difference sounds within groups, Spiritualized didn't seem to stick with what I thought seemed to work well for them. Was this suppose to be rock? Love songs? Seemed to wildly jump from one sound to another, which isn't a bad thing, but seemed to have no real flow. Despite that. I thought the first half of the album was pretty decent. I enjoyed the opening track of Ladies an gentlemen. Also liked Come Together (was expecting this to be a cover) and Think I'm in Love. Nothing too jarring but some song seem to go on way too long. Last song 17 minutes? Yea, unnecessary. 2nd half of the album seemed to drag a little, especially last song, but all in all, I thought this was ok. Just OK. Nothing great. Nothing too terrible. Just not for me. Had some good parts that I did enjoy. Just not enough to get my personal Mendoza line of 3. 2 to 2.5 but will score a 2

So I read the info on the front page and immediately cringed when I saw the words rapper and produced by the idiot, nutjob we know as Kanye asshole. Well, Kanye is still one crazy shit and and even bigger a-hole, but damn, this was a solid album. Bonus surprise, I kept thinking I've seen Common before but couldn't figure it out until I heard The Food and the introduction by Dave Chappelle. They (Commom and A-hole) performed this song at the end of one of Chappelle's shows. Dave use end his shows with musical guest. I verified and it's out there on youtube. Anyway, back to the album. This wasn't an in your face rap album, but more a of soulful, good grooving kind of album with some solid lyrics. I listened a couple times and found myself groovin in my seat each time. There were a couple tunes I didn't care for, but I did like quite a few. Shoot, first 6 songs were my favorites. Be, The corner, GO!, Faithful, Testify and Love is were all solid tracks. If I understood Testify, his girl is the killer and he's the one going to jail. That's one cold bitch. The Food and They say stood out to me as well. I pretty much named just about every song on this album. This album did surprise me, but maybe due to my dislike of the dude producing and having low expectations. Good album to throw on in the background while working! I am going to rate this album a 3, but probably much closer to 3.5 as I found this to be more of an R&B album, than a rap album. Love me that old R&B sound. 3

Not my thing. I felt like this album was one long song. Even when the album was over, it kicked into a similar genre and I didn't realize her album had ended. She has a OK voice and the sound was not bothersome, just not for me and I found myself bored. I feel like this an album that could be done by anyone that can play guitar. Nothing stood out, no song, no sound, no lyric.....just a big meh for me. Will not revisit. 1

Have the heard the name T Rex, but have never listened to any of their albums. I was entertained and enjoyed a good portion of this album. Not sure I would call this psychedelic rock, but whatever. Right off the start thought Mambo Sun was a good tune. Not sure what he means when he says his wig's all pooped for you? There were some interesting lyrics throughout this entire album. Other songs I liked were Jeepster, Monolith and Life's a Gas with my favorites being It's a Ripoff (Bleached on the Beach, I want to tickle your peach. Yea, baby!) and Lean Woman Blues. Thought this was a good, entertaining album and I'll take some time to check some of their other stuff. Every now and then he lets out a little "awwww" that reminds me a little of Billy Idol. Can't explain in words, but damn, he made me think of Billy. Least favorite song is Bang a Gong. A remake was made when I was in college, by Power Station. Another song that is pretty good, but overplaying on the radio at the time makes me want to turn off whenever it comes on, to this day. I can see my listening to this entire album again. Thought the good sounds, songs and lyrics outweighed any negatives. A good solid 3 for me 3

In the last year, I have become a very big fan of Velvet and Lou Reed. The album right before this, Transformer (produced by David Bowie), arguably had his biggest hit, Walk on the Wild side and I was expecting something similar. Wrong! Everything I've listened to up to this point I have really enjoyed. Then we get to Berlin. Holy shit. May be the most tragic, depressing an tragic album I have ever heard. I know music should be able to move you and make you feel, but damnit, it made me sad and heartbroken for both Jim and Caroline. More Caroline because the shit beat her, she loses her kids and she takes herself out. I made the mistake of reading the lyrics while I listened, just verifying I was hearing what I though I was hearing and I'm sorry I did. This could be the soundtrack of a movie, but I think most would not like this movie. I still don't know what to think of this album and how to rate. Not sure why, in Caroline II there's a line that says she puts her fist through the window pane, it was such a funny feeling. I think of Hurt by NIN, I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. Anyway, I've sat on this for a few days and still don't know how to score. Lou's voice is awesome. The lyrical content absolutely fits the tone of this album. I really could have done without the crying children when they are being taken away. I actually liked a few songs when Jim was falling or in love. Berlin and Caroline I come into mind. The Bed was just too much for me. Love Lou, but this an album I do not care to ever revisit or listen to again. Doesn't make it bad, as I have a few songs I think are great but hit spots in in heat and soul I don't want them to reach. I just don't know. But I will continue to dive into all his music. Hopefully, not much more of this out there and I am happy to put this album behind me. Again, can't even come up with a score I could justify, so I'm giving my love to Lou and rating a 3. 3

This will be the only time you will ever hear me say, this was a nice change of pace from the previous album. I love you, Lou! Loved the very opening line. Nice way to kick off the album. Never heard of these guys, but definitely a nice way to get through your work day. I've listened a few times now and couple songs really stood out to me. My favorite, Anti-Pope. Lyrics spot on. Organized religion is a scam. I'll leave it at that so I don't offend too many who may read this... This guys voice reminded me of someone, but still can't figure it out. Other songs I enjoyed or stood out, Machine Gun Etiquette, and Smash it up, but generally liked most of this album and helped wit a busy time at work. My favorite was Anti-Pope for sure, but one song tugged at the heart a little bit, but really for my son. Melody Lee. The line, a broken man a broken dream made me feel sad inside. Again, I leave it there, but I did enjoy this song as well. Nothing I considered outstanding, but generally a good listen. Now that I got my Mario Kart hooked back up (thank you, sis), I'll take a couple tokes and check out more these guys. 3

This is going to be a very easy review for me. Do not like Black Sabbath. Do not like Ozzy, except for a song here or there and the one that comes to mind is a mellow one, Momma I'm coming home. Anyway, just not a fan of the dark, gothic sound. Not sure my family has ever heard me play a Sabbath or Ozzy song around the house. Just does nothing for me. This album was 5 songs, each like 8 minutes long. Thought something may kick in after a few tokes but that seemed to make it worse for me. Long story short, hated it. All but the harmonica in the Wizard. Will not revisit. Will not listen again. This shit annoys the hell out of me...... 1

Right from the start I had a feeling I was going to enjoy this album. This guy, especially in the opening song, Ladybird, sounds a lot like Ray Wiley Hubbard. His voice is unique, no doubt and awesome to this listener. I liked first three songs. Good upbeat songs that got me moving. First 3 may be may favorites off the album. Think I downloaded Glam Racket and Ladybird early in my listening process. Then the album changes and for me, not in a good way. I'm going to Spain was popish nonsense and several of the songs after that turned into techno/dance nonsense. Enjoyed It's a Curse. Very unique vocalization of the lyrics. Different and unusual, but enjoyable to me. Liked the song Service, especially the piano. The music in League of Bald man music was very good as well, but the lyrics, not so much. So at this point, I am thinking to myself, these guys are so close to very good album, but couldn't quite put it all together. There were many songs I liked, but didn't like parts of the song. Sometimes it was the lyrics. There was one song that insisted on a high pitched squeak, Paranoia Man in a Cheap shit room, which was annoying, but yet I still generally enjoyed this song too. Really enjoyed the music in 15 ways to Leave your Man. Thought Strychnine was a solid tune too. Didn't care for A Past gone Mad, Why are people grudgeful and WTF was the last couple minutes of the Mixer song. Speaking of WTF, instrumentals of several songs, same songs with 2-3 versions of the same song and of course the 7-8 versions of Lost in Music. They'd start to lose then pull me back in. Go from solid rockish/punkish sound to techno dance sound wasn't fun either. This was like 4 albums blended into one. I think if they took their best 5-6-7 songs off the album and put on one album, I would have really liked. I downloaded a few songs and may actually go back and make myself a version of this album, cutting out the techno stuff, instrumental stuff and songs I didn't like at all. A lot of writing to say there was a lot to this album I really enjoyed, then they do something to turn me off (techno/dance shit) then to bring me back in with a great riff/sound or lyric. I do think I'll check out other stuff and even revisit this album. 3.5 for me, but just too much I did not enjoy to give a 4. But I did enjoy many parts of this album. 3.5

Very first song, Summer Babe, was very good and I was excited to get introduced to a new artist for the gym tonight. Not so. After a great start, I thought the album become pretty generic. There was nothing terrible about this album, but after Summer Babe, I didn't find anything that clicked with me. I liked the song Here, but really after that, I can't say anything got me excited to dive into these guys further. I did find the repetition of I'm trying, in Conduit for Sale, pretty annoying. Especially when started yelling it.....There's only one song with a continuous repetition of the same line that is any good, that I can think of off the top off my head and that is But, Honestly. Great song. Maybe my personal favorite from the Foo. BTW, they released another new song today (5/25/23). Looking forward to the new album due out on June 2nd. Anyway, best way to describe this album is decent, but unremarkable. Not sure I would revisit or check out other stuff unless brought to my attention. a 2.5 for me, but will score a 2 because i don't know if he was trying or not. Get it? Conduit for Sale song. Forget about it..... 2 2.5

Very tough album to rate. Loved the opening track track of Cisco Kid. Had me grooving in my seat and made me very excited for the rest of the album. Where was you at is another very good tune off the album. Then they seemed to switch it up a move toward a more jazzish style of album. Jazz has never been my thing and I can't say I hated on this album, but I prefer the style and presentation of the first 2 songs. Cisco Kid (I downloaded Cisco!) and Where was you at were definitely my favorites off this album. I also enjoyed the World is a Ghetto, despite being over 10 minutes and 4 cornered room. Overall, I found this album to be good. Shit, I liked over 1/2 the album. There were definitely a few great moments off this album and I'm happy to be introduced to War. I left this genre playing for most of the day yesterday an generally find the funkish/soulish/R&B sounding style of music to be very enjoyable and great background music during the work day. This was going to be a very high score for after the first 2 songs. And I didn't dislike the remainder, but didn't quite get there for me. But solid and a good listen! Wavering between 3-3.5. Regardless, since no 1/2's on the star board, I'm giving a 3. I can see me checking out more of these guys. Love me that funk/r&b/soul music, when done right!

Jesus, I can't believe I made through the entire album. This just may be worse than that dude who named all his albums after himself. I kept thinking this is what an album by the Munchkins from Wizard of Oz would sound like. I laughed a couple times, then realized I had another 30 minutes of this stuff. Then I cried a little and finished the album. For me, this may have taken over the #1 spot of the worse things I have ever heard musically. Will not revisit. Will never listen again. This is where I wish you can rate as a negative number. Will, loving your reviews! Keep it up. Ha.

Thought the album got off to a solid start with Race for the Prize. Then went into "just OK' mode. Think I've overused the word unremarkable lately, so I'll say this album was pleasant, yet unfulfilling. Maybe OK to listen to when trying to relax your mind, but even then, some times this guys voice began to annoy me a bit. Nothing outright brutal to hear, but just not my kind of listening enjoyment. I do think my beautiful wife would get into these guys and if she did, that would probably be the only times I would revisit this album or even the band. Songs I thought were good to Ok were Race for the Prize, Waiting for Superman and the Spiderbite song. I guess I rate this as just.....meh and OK. Probably won't revisit unless Mindy enjoys and I will bring to her attention I'll give this a 2 to 2.5. The number on the scorecard will be a 2 Somewhat surprising to me was the first 2 songs that played on my Spotify, after the album was complete. The Pixies, Wave of Mutilation and The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sometimes Always. Don't see either of the bands similar to Lips. But then again, I've only hard this one album by Flaming Lips. Love their name though!

I mentioned in my Flaming Lips review my wife would probably like them. I KNOW she would like a lot of this music. An electronic, dance, kind of cheesy album. Not that's there anything wrong with it, but for not really my favorite style of music. I did enjoy a few songs of this album, with my favorite being the very first tune, Time to Pretend. A catchy upbeat, seemingly happy song. Until you listen to the lyrics and find out it's really kind of sad. Just the line, "choke on our own vomit and that will be the end." Damn. I did love the line "find some models for our wives" because I did marry a model. It's worked out pretty well. Still going strong after 28 years and she gets more beautiful by the day. Ok, enough of the sappiness, but I guess when you listen to cheesy music, this is what you get. I liked a couple other tunes. Electric Feel and Kids. I feel like I've heard one of these songs in my past or at least it sounded familiar. Either way, decent songs. So I liked 3 songs and felt like the rest was kind of fill in the rest of the album kind of songs. Again, nothing terrible and I did enjoy my listening experience. I can't quite get to the 3 mark for this album, but I'd say it was pretty close. I'll rate up on this one and give them the 3 stars. 3

When this album started, I thought I was having problems with my Spotify. After I realized it wasn't a technical glitch and listened a few more minutes, I wished I had problems with my Spotify. I made it through the entire album. This was brutally bad. Just terrible. Won't re-listen or revisit. Negative rating. I was trying to come up with funny stuff to write, but decided to focus my attention on something and music close to my heart. Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7th, 1958. I'm going to spend the week honoring my fellow Gemini brother by listening to him and his music through the end of the week. (Although I still listen to Prince quite often!) Open your heart, open your mind A train is leaving all day A wonderful trip through our time And laughter is all you'll pay. God bless you Prince and Rock in Peace, brother.

When she started singing, I thought it was Dolly Parton. That's the best thing you'll hear me ay about this album. I checked out Wikipedia stuff and saw song #10 was written by Shel Silverstein. The kids book author? So bored with this album I didn't even bother to check. Linda Ronstadt as a back up singer was pretty cool, too. Yea, this did nothing for me. Won't re-listen or revisit artist. Now on to the good stuff. Tomorrow is the birthdate of Prince. Wear something purple. Listen to some of his music. A couple of my favorite lyrics from 2 different songs: Because of their half-baked mistakes We get ice cream, no cake, all lies, no truth Is it fair to kill the youth? Party Up Got to Party Up, yeah! As soon as we got there, good times were rolling White, Black, Puerto Rican Everybody just a freakin Good times were rolling

Maybe I'm amazed is a 5 star song on a 1 star album. The rest of the album was rather boring and not much substance. Because of Maybe, I'll give a 2 2 Happy Birthday Prince Rogers Nelson. June 7, 1958 Fun fact of the day - I used so many lines from Prince songs to pick up girls when I was young. I married a woman with the last name Rogers. Coincidence or fate? A couple lyrics in memory of Prince I don't care where we go I don't care what we do I don't care pretty baby Just take me with you Now, where I come from We don't let society, tell us how it's suppose to be Our clothes, our hair, we don't care It's all about being there

I think this dude has a lot of pent up anger and angst that only gets released through his music. I get the idea, but don't get most of his music. But, I do like several NIN songs and Hurt is my favorite song by these guys. Johnny Cash version is the best. Regardless. this song is painfully beautiful. A five star song. Recommend everyone check out Cash's version and video! A couple of other songs I enjoy are Closer and Heresy. Heresy has some great lyrics. As for the rest of the album, just a little (OK , a lot) too much in your face nonsense for me to enjoy. But for Hurt alone, I'm going to give this album a 3. A top song regardless of who performs. Back to my week of remembering Prince: I was dreaming when I wrote this So sue me if I go too fast But life is just a party And parties weren't meant to last People call me rude I wish we al were nude I wish there was no black and white I wish there were no rules

So the first thing I thought when I saw the name of the album, is this going to be in French? Get it? A Christmas Story? Nevermind.... And that is what I got form this album. Me thinking bout a Christmas movie. Roundabout is a decent tune, but when you're putting out 10 minutes songs, you're taking your music and your band way too seriously. To quote me, from my last Yes album review, Yes is a big No. I'll score 2. Just because it wasn't outright annoying. And now, to finish off my self proclaimed Prince week. On this beautiful Friday afternoon, 69 day no less, I'll leave you with my final lyric that I hope will inspire you on this wonderful holiday. Yes, 69 day is considered a holiday in many places, but you have to be a true believer to find those places. Fellow Prince fans know that place! Anyway..... Let's go crazy Let's get nuts Let's look for the purple banana Until they put us in the truck, let's go!

So I was prepared to rip into this album pretty good, then my son mentioned he was a big fan of this guy. So I gave a really good listen on a rainy Sunday afternoon and now I'm wondering if he meant he was a big fan of the kids show Drake and Josh? So here it is. Luke, I apologize in advance.... The guys voice started to annoy after a bit. It made me think of the TV show, the Muppets. And the music in general made me think I was in a waiting room at a doctors office. Not a Fugazi waiting room, but a waiting room like your waiting to get a cavity filled or full physical where the doc slips on a plastic glove and states, "this will be a little uncomfortable...." I think this would be a nice background album to help you to sleep, but otherwise, did nothing to excite my music interest. The bright side for me, I thought the piano and the choir/girl singers in Poor Boy was really good. Definitely my favorite part of the entire album. A couple wtf moments and nothing personal to the flutist out there, but did we have 2 flute solos off this album? I'm pretty sure yes. Bryter Layter and Sunday. Maybe wrong, but not going back to find out. I started thinking Ron Bergundy, in one of those Will Ferrell movies, where he gets up on the tables and is kicking over all the drinks. So while a wtf moment, it did make me laugh. Something about Flutes and the music I enjoy, do not mix at all. So for Poor Boy and the laughs I got when I thought of a Bergundy flute solo, I will score a 2. 2

Wow, wow, wow. Holy hell. I made it through the entire album. I'm at a loss for words and it's me. I thought of a few German jokes, nazism and shit like that, but it's Monday. Let's just move on the to next album. I really hope my Spotify doesn't start playing stuff like this going forward. This is definitely up there for the worst thing I've heard off this list. These guys and Suicide. Welcome Devin and Brendan

Pretty sure I confused the Verve and The Verve Pipe throughout the years. The singers voice reminds a little bit of Bono from U2. Solid album with nice mixture of sounds and songs. Thought the 1st half of the album was much better than the 2nd, but nothing really really outright offensive. A few songs went on a little too long and probably could have cut off a few songs to get under an hour, but this is definitely an improvement over the last several albums we have reviewed. A few songs that stood out for me include A New Decade, So It Goes, A Northern Soul and my personal favorite, On Your Own. My biggest complaint is it went form a solid rock vibe to pretty mellow, but overall I thought these guys were pretty good. I'm may spend a little time and check out some of their other material. I'll give these guys a 3.5. With no half stars, the scorecard will show a 3. Just couldn't get to that 4 mark

WOW! This is an amazing album. It has been a long time since I've heard something off this list that has blown me away and this album brought a huge smile to my face. I raved about it to my beautiful wife last night. Some times you forget just how good the old R&B music was, still is and always will be. Hell, I let my Spotify play this genre all day, after this album finished. Simply the best. Every single song was outstanding. I have heard Curtis Mayfield's version of People Get Ready, which is excellent. Somehow the Queen made it better. I think I could write a brief comment about every song, but I'll save everyone their time and just say this is a must listen. My personal favorite is Ain't No Way. Immediately downloaded on my Spotify, but again, this entire album gave me goosebumps. This album will be played this weekend as I'm enjoying a few beers, a few tokes and the summer sun. I say this a lot, but I do love me that R&B sound and this is right at the top of my list. What a wonderful, wonderful album. She is truly amazing! 5

Let me start off with the good. Love the album name and cover. Mom's favorite color was orange. Miss you, momma. After listening to Aretha, then reading about this album, thinking another R&B day, I was excited. I say quite a bit, I love me that R&B. Then I listened..... Excuse me while I go on a boomer rant. What the hell happened to modern day R&B and rap? I can't think of anything since the end of the 90's that actually make you feel the music, groove in your seat and can't wait to get home and grab your girl or boy or whoever you spend the day thinking about and love them up. This guy tried, but lyrically, just a big meh. Just doesn't get there. Have to say I was really disappointed here. At the end of Pink Matter, I heard motherphuggen this, motherphuggen that and then get to song called Forrest Gump. In a perfect world, he followed up Pink Matter with a song called Diehard and used the line Yippee Ky A motherphucker. I guess it wouldn't help the album, but it would have made this guy smile. I really wanted to like this. I didn't. I'm going to score a 2, but just because I loved the album cover and I thought of Diehard. And his voice was decent. 2 His voice was fine and I even liked the first song, Thinking About You. That was about it for me.

Never been a fan of Sabbath. This album did not nothing to change my opinion. BUT, every now and then something comes along and surprises. I would bet most fans fans of Sabbath didn't enjoy, but Mary Sweet Jesus, Changes is a wonderful, absolutely beautiful song. I loved it. I downloaded. Charles Bradley did a cover of this song in a more soulful, R&B style. For those that know a little of my musical taste, this statement may comes as a shock, Ozzy's version is the best. Yep, I said it. What a great song. The rest of whatever I heard was OK. I give Changes a 5! I give the overall album a 2. 2 A little trivia for my group on the upcoming RHCP album. Or anyone else who reads this. Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released 9/24/1991. The exact same day as another album, that some say may be one of the greatest, influential albums of it's generation, if not ever. I know most of you idolize this group/album. Think about it. Peace Luke enjoy Blink 182 Saturday! Me and Mom got married 28 years ago, Saturday. Tip one back for us.

Nirvana's Nevermind and this album, both release on 9/24/1991. I don't really call RHCP a hard rock band but more like and funk n roll band. I think you have to be in a certain mood to get into these guys, but they do have a lot of tunes I do enjoy. This album ran a little long for my taste and I was ready for it to end, but I do have several songs I enjoyed. Blood Sugar Sex Magik, The Power of Equality, I Could Have Lied and maybe the best off the album, Suck My Kiss. Pretty sure I was trying to convince Mindy to let me use a few lines from this song in our wedding vows. I was denied and further proof that my wife is the sensible one in this relationship. There are several songs that I think are solid, but radio managed to ruin for me over the years. Give It Away, Under the Bridge and to a lesser extent Breaking The Girl. This one tough for me to rate. Give me a few beers and tokes and I digging most of it. Trying to get into a good workout or just having as background music, kinda wears on you. I'm going to give a 3.5 but rate as a 3 for the scorecard. To my group, my phone is dead and will be several days before I'm up and running. Mindy has been hesitant to give up her phone for so some of my reviews may be delayed

It was a Good Day is a 5 star song on an album full of noise. Gangster Rap is a headache waiting to happen. I did find the intro interesting. Ice Cube is one of the biggest hypocrites out there. He does have another good song out there, You Can Do It. Other than that, F that clown and turn in your gangster card Mr. Hollywood.

Maybe because I haven't had access to my Spotify for 4 days now and I'm cranky. Trying to listen on Youtube through my work computer doesn't help either. Have a cousin who insisted I would love these guys when we talk southern fried rock. Tried a few songs awhile back, now listened to this and I'll have to say, I just couldn't get into these guys. Sounded like just a bunch of guys jamming out. Nothing stood out and really have no interest in relistening when I do get my Spotify in order. Maybe my frustration is clouding my thoughts, but this is a pass for me. 1

Television has shown up on my Spotify when I let the genres play out after listening to a number of albums off this list. I even added a song to my downloads to play for my beautiful wife, 1880s or So, so I could get her opinion. For me, I kinda dig them and was excited to see them show up. First thing that surprised me was his album was from 1977. I would have never guessed they were from the 70s but here we are. I really enjoyed the 1st half of the album and I just saw on Spotify, their 4 most popular tunes are See No Evil, Venus, Friction and Marquee Moon. Also my favorite songs off this album even though Marquee Moon went on a little too long. I also enjoyed Elevation and Guiding Light. I can see how this guy's voice may wear on people but seem to work this band and their music. I can't say anything blew me away but will say I enjoyed most of this album (as well as some of their other songs) and though they were solid. Not sure I would Television their own place on my Spotify, but I am certainly up for checking out their other albums. They are distinctive enough I'm starting to recognize them when the pop up when the genre starts to play out after albums are over. Anyway, solid for me, just not great. 3.5 but will score 3. 3

Knowing he was going to die after making his final album, I'm not going to disrespect. Thought is was interesting, but can't say this is something I would listen to or revisit. Thanks for your contribution and the unique listening experience. It did get me thinking though. What if Stacey's Mom was really Jessie's Girl and her phone number was 8675309? Think about it.........

Pretty damn good for a debut album. Probably because I'm a little off mentally, but why did I keep thinking of a female Zach de la Rocha? Loud, energetic and to the point. A feel of punk and rage rock for the majority of songs. I bet these guys would be awesome to see live. I started to write down all the songs I enjoyed and I think I liked them all. I guess if I had to point out favorites, I'd go with Date With The Night, Black Tongue, Man, Poor Boy and Maps. But really didn't think there was a bad song off this album. At the next Sienko gathering, I could see us letting this entire album play out. I'll check out more of their stuff and happy I have been introduced to these guys. One complaint, I believe every song, except a couple, had a repetitive verse. Some reason it stood out to me. You know, rich, rich rich or tick, tick, tick, or bam, bam, bam or choke, choke, choke or say say say or fog, fog, fog.....well you get the idea. Is that some sort of nod to their name of Yeah, yeah, yeah's? Anyway, great debut album. Loved the energy and sound. One last note, I had a dream Mindy was singing the song Man. It was a helluva a turn on. Luke's mom is one hot momma! 4

I'll start off with the 2 best things about this album. 1st the kid is from Puerto Rico. Me encanta Puerto Rico! 2nd, there's a song called Waiting Room. Unfortunately for me these guys song was not good. I'll need Fugazi to get me back in the right frame of mind. This entire album was not good. And then they went and made it over 90 minutes. Ugh. I try and give most albums a 2nd, even 3rd listen but I'm very confident there is nothing here for me or anything I may have missed. Yea, I'm moving on to next album. 1

Not really my thing, but knowing this was the end, I'm not going to make fun. I know the name and know he has inspired many other artist, but for me I don't get it. I did a little research about him and copied this from a rolling stone article: When the Velvet Underground's John Cale asked him to send over the lyrics so he could cover it, he received a 15-page fax full of discarded verses. Cale cobbled together a new version of the song, which he recorded on the piano. It was that version that Jeff Buckley covered on his 1994 LP Grace, and slowly the song became an absolute sensation, covered so many times that Adam Sandler spoofed the practice at the 12/12/12 charity show at Madison Square Garden. Knowing my boys from Velvet Underground were inspired by this guy, he's OK in my book. I did like the lyrics in Treaty. Was a very unique listen for sure. Almost like a talking book put to music. 2

I see the album and I can't help but smile. This review going to take me down a sentimental road, so be patient with me. I smile because I immediately think of my older sister Paige, who loved Bruce. This album makes me think of being teenagers growing up in Ann Arbor. I think of our constant rivalry from sports, to music, to who can drive a stick shift better, whos better at basketball and who can hit the golf ball off the tennis racquet the furthest into the cemetery. Hell, everything was a competition. Anyway, Paige loved Bruce. I loved Bon Scott's ACDC (Prince not yet arrived on the music scene). And because of this, although I'm sure I heard this album more times than I can remember, I never gave it the proper respect it deserves. I couldn't admit to my sister, this is a very good album. And after listening to a few times over the last couple days, I am saying this is a very good album. I'm just not going to admit my sister! Love you, Paige! Back to the album. I have 2 songs I love by this guy and this album has one of them. She's The One. Yes, it makes me think of my wife. She is the one. Has been the one, will always be the one. And her eyes do shine like the midnight sun. She has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. Born to Run is a classic, but have long forgotten other gems like Thunder Road and Jungleland. I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album. Every song is very good or made me feel very good due to the memories it generated. Hell, a few times I just got lost in my own head thinking back to the days of being a kid. Good times, man. Good times. One more memory. Later on in life, I borrowed this album from Paige for my roommate to record. Yes, back when there was vinyl and you taped to a blank cassette tape. Anyway, we had a puppy dalmatian named Aiko. Means little loved one in Japanese. She ate the album. Don't think she has ever forgotten this. All this and I am not a fan of this guy. But I am a big fan of this album and the feelings and memories it brings. 4.5 but damn near hit the 5!

Love my weed. I do not like Raggae. When I smoke weed, I do not like Raggae. When I smoke weed, I like Tosh.0, but not Peter Tosh. That was a hilarious, inappropriate show. I would think most weed lovers would like Tosh.0. Of course, if you're stoned, you probably enjoy a lot things you wouldn't when not stoned. But in my case, not raggae music. All this talk about being stoned makes me want to eat a doughnut. Mmmmm, doughnuts. Especially chocolate covered doughnuts. Anything chocolate. Mmmmm, weed. Great album cover. All I got. 5 for cover 1 for the music 5 for making me think of weed AND chocolate doughnuts

First time through, I didn't really get much from this album. Re-listening this morning, after a late night, I found it to be a nice easy listening album. A little on the mellow side and there is something different about this guy's voice. Can't say I've become a Flaming Lips fan, but this was a nice background album this morning. First song, Flight Test was good and I loved the line, you have the most beautiful face in Do You Realize, another solid tune off this album. Also enjoyed In the Morning of the Magicians This was definitely a unique, mellow sounding album. I don't think I would call these guys rock, but in the end, I thought this album was decent. Ill give it a 2.5 but will score a 2 2

Another very good live prison album although I thought his one from San Quentin was much more lively and energetic. I still enjoyed this from beginning to end. Johnny Cash's music will be forever linked to my first memories of music as a kid and all the mom's and grandma's, in Kokomo, who loved him so much. Folsom Prison Blues is a classic and I've heard a few remakes that are pretty good but the song that stood out to me was 25 Minutes to Go. My favorite off this album. Really enjoyed Cocaine Blues and Orange Blossom Special, especially the harmonica parts. But I think my favorite part of this album was when June Carter was talking and he simply states, "I love to hear you talk." I don't know, just made me smile. That boy loved his girl! I also got a kick out the prison announcements. Good album and good memories. I won't try and proclaim I'm the biggest fan, but I won't turn off his music whenever I hear it. 4

The good news, the songs only last about 2.5 minutes. The terrible news, there are 14 songs. Enough of these guys already. Lennon was a POS human. F off with this band.

For the most part I thought this was a good album. It could have used a little more funk than soul as it got a little slow at times. But first full album I've listened to from Stevie and felt it was solid. I was already familiar with Living for the City and Higher Ground, but the rest of the album were a first time listen. I wonder how many people were surprised to know Higher Ground was not a RHCP song? I also wonder if Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five "stole" a little from the Living for the City song where they get arrested by the NYPD? Good listen and also enjoyed quite a few songs. All in Love is Fair, especially the piano, Don't Worry About a Thing, Jesus Children in America and He's Misstra Know-It-All. Again, was hoping for a little more up tempo and more funk but enjoyed overall. Didn't quite bring the excitement level where I thought, so I'm going to leave in the middle of the road. 3

Pretty sure if I wrote my review after the first listen, I would have rated very low. While I didn't hear anything that blew me away, I thought my listen today was pretty good. Or at least it was nice work, background music. Songs that stood out for me include The Hook, Grace and You just have to be Crazy. It was a little mellow and slow at times, but not in an annoying way. I thought this was decent enough to give a 3. Nothing I downloaded but think I would recognize a few of these songs if they start throwing in my random plays on Spotify

The first couple songs were solid, good rock tunes for the time, but then the rest of the album was all over the place. I think my biggest surprise was to see You Better Run and Groovin. You Better Run was remade by Pat Benetar and was of her bigger hits. Groovin is what I consider a R&B tune. I think of Aretha Franklin's version only to be more surprised her version was released AFTER the Rascals. And another surprise to me was this album hit #7 on the R&B charts. Huh, really? Either way, pretty cool to see music cross generations and genres. Favorites off the album were A Girl Like You, Find Somebody, You Better Run and Groovin. Wasn't quite my thing but was OK to listen to a couple times. I am happy they waited to put the flute stuff in the last song. Something about trying to input the flute into some of this music drives me crazy. I can't help but think of Ron Bergundy. I'm going to give a 2.5. Bonus .25 for putting out versions in Spanish and Italian, but I'm still not going to give that 3rd star on the scoreboard. 2.75 but will mark as a 2

When I read the intro on the front page and saw "occasional flute solo" I knew this wouldn't be for me. I felt this was really just a jam band, just throwing a bunch of music together. Wasn't terrible, except the flute parts, but nothing I was consider exceptional either. I did like Is and Is and Is, but nothing else grabbed my attention, but the gogdamn flute parts. And I would have never guessed this was from 2011. Ok background music, but not something I would seek out. 2

5 I was a senior in High School when this album came out it was definitely the album of the year for my school. I have to admit, I have forgotten how good this album was and still is to this day. I absolutely loved playing this over the the last few days. And now it's back on my radar, will add a number of songs to my playlist. Brought back some wonderful memories of my last year spent in Ann Arbor. You couldn't find a get together where this album wasn't played, with most of us trying our best at beat box and singing along. I think this may be the greatest rap album, from beginning to end, I have ever heard. Every song is fantastic. This was a time rap was good, fun music everyone enjoyed, regardless of race or musical taste. I'd say this is a rock/rap album. It certainly blows away any of the modern rap bullshit. No smacking up your bitch, shooting people and you notice, no N-words in your face every other word. This is the good stuff. I could sit here all day and type up awesome lines or beats, but I'd just be describing every song on the album. I know in my household, my family has heard me state many times, Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good! Probably safe to say, most fans of these guys or genre know first four songs, but for this guy, the 2-3 best songs are Raising Hell and then Son of Byford rolling into Proud to Black. Shit, we all would sing along, white, black, girls and boys. Just a great time in my life before I moved on to college. You Be Illin and Dumb Girl are little cheesy, but cheesy at it's finest! Not a bad song off this album. Great stuff and happy for all the memories and times of my life this album made me think about. I'm handing out something very rare from me - a solid 5! 5

"And five. Now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV." Yea, I know. They played Kashmir off Physical Graffiti, but classic line from a classic movie. Something about having Zeppelin and the Beatles shoved down my throat during my high school days has really turned me off most music from both these bands. The difference, Zeppelin does have some quality stuff. This entire album included. Not a bad song from beginning to end. There are a few that classic radio overplayed, but only Stairway to Heaven still drives me crazy. Quite the range too. From a few headbangers, to a few medieval tunes and to end with one of my favorite songs, the bluesy, When the Levee Breaks. I wonder how many casual fans know this song is a remake of an old blues song from the late 1920's? Well, it is, check out Memphis Minnie's version! I'll never claim to be the biggest Zeppelin guy, but I can admit this a great album that every rock n roller should listen to at least once in their lifetime. Solid all the way through and enjoyed going back in time. Favorites - When the Levee Breaks, Four Sticks and Going to California. Listened to for this review and will not listen to ever again - Stairway to Heaven. God I always hated this song. A very solid 4 from me 4

Annoying, but a blessing in disguise, no Spotify. But thankfully, none of this guy's shit will show up randomly while listening. That's a plus 1 star right there. Speaking of annoying, this guy's voice. Thankfully, I would have to actually seek him out to hear it again. I won't. 3rd annoyance, 10 minute songs with no substance. There's a couple on here. As much as I disliked most of this album, Cinnamon Girl is an all-time classic I just won't diss. Probably the only song I can say I enjoy from this guy. So, I give another star for Cinnamon girl. Not really my taste, but there parts of this album I thought the were some nice music. A couple songs went way too long and there was nothing outright terrible....except his voice. I am thankful this guy not on Spotify. For this reason and Cinnamon girl, I give a solid 2

Thought the album got off to a decent start with Schizophrenia and Catholic Block, but quickly turned into a mess of a bunch of noise. It was like they tried way too hard to came off as punk and missed the point. But is there really a point to most punk rock? But at least the punk I listen to have some great tunes. This album did not. There was one line that stood out though. In Stereo Sanctity, he says everyone is dead and he's not getting laid. I don't know, I just kinda laughed to myself for some reason. If the world made getting laid their top priority, this place would be a lot nicer. So let's all get laid this weekend! 2

These guys are the original Oasis brothers! I forget the names of those 2 fucktards, but the Everly brothers fought on and off stage. They broke up for many years, got together for one last set of shows. Phil smashed his guitar and walked off stage leaving for brother to finish on his own. I wonder if this is where The Who decided to smash their shit on stage for awhile? I'm sure this was probably good stuff in the 60's, but did not do much for me today. At least the songs were short and to the point. I liked Lucille and Love Hurts. Love Hurts went on to be one of Nazareth's bigger hits off the album Hair of the Dog. And don't sleep on Miss Misery off that same album. Back to the Everly Brothers. They were OK. Oher than being shocked to hear Love Hurts, nothing really stood out and I have no interest in hearing more of their music. I may read into some of their fights though. 2

5 For this guy, Bon Scott is AC/DC. My favorite albums and my favorite songs all come Bon Scott era AC/DC. Brian Johnson is mediocre to OK, and and Back in Black is a great album, but it just wasn't the AC/DC I love. In fact, my Spotify title for ACDC is just Bon Scott and his music. I don't think I have anything downloaded from the Brian Johnson era, but enough but that dude. Bon Scott has one of the most unique and distinctive singing voices I have heard. Hard to replicate for sure. Over the weekend I did see an ACDC cover band that specifically covered Bon songs and those guys were solid. I finally got to feel like it would to see Bon in concert and I loved it. Great album and even better album cover. This album takes me back to my days as a teenager. My sister always thought she could beat me on the basketball court. She couldn't and my smack talk, in your face song was Walk All Over You. This album does not have a bad song and I dare say the opening riff on Highway to Hell is recognized by every rock n roller out there. And while every song is solid, it's the 2nd half of the album that kicks it into a different gear. Hard to name a favorite song because it seems to change with the mood, but Love Hungry Man, If you Want Blood, Shoot Down in Flames and Night Prowler are all standouts to me. This is Bon's last album before he passes. I can't say this in my favorite album, but it certainly brings a tear when you stop and think about the significance. They released a concert movie about a year after Bon's death. I remember watching in a theater, knowing I would never too see him live. But at least I got to see this movie and here is the review from another rock n roller I love. Nothing else needs to be added. "My first punk rock moment was going to see the AC/DC movie, Let There Be Rock," recalled Dave Grohl. "It was the first time I'd felt that energy; like, I just wanna fuckin' break something. I'm so excited that I'm losing my mind! It was dirty and sweaty. Fuckin' beautiful."[1] This is what I feel like listening to any Bon Scott album. This album was also tied into another historical period when a number of dumbasses wanted to label ACDC Devil worshippers because Richard Ramirez left behind an ACDC hat at one of his crime scenes an an ACDC shirt at another. If you don't know who Richard Ramirez was, they called him the Night Stalker. Some tried to associate the song Night Prowler with the Night Stalker. The song was written 5-6-7 years prior to his murder spree and is about a teenage boy sneaking into his girlfriends bedroom at night. But some will find outrage wherever they can. Anybody remember Mork and Mindy? The last words Bon speaks as Night Prowler comes to and end are Shazbot and Nanu nanu. The catch words/phrase used by Mork throughout the show. Great album from beginning to end. Great album cover. RIP Bon. 5

After Licensed to Ill I found much of the Beastie Boy music hit or miss for me. First time listening to this album and I am very surprised how much I enjoyed listening. Maybe it was one of the 105 songs sampled? I knew after the first listen there were a number of samples I recognized, but would have never guessed in the 100's. Some of the fun of this album was checking out all the songs sampled, detailed on the wiki page. Pretty incredible list and wide ranging genres. My two favorites are High Plains Drifter and Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun. High Plains sampled Those Shoes by the Eagles. Near the top of the list of my favorite Eagle tunes. Anyway, enjoyed pretty much most of this album from start to finish. Hell, I can see myself catching a nice cool buzz and trying to pick out all the sampled tunes. While this album doesn't reach the heights of License to Ill, I did find this to be a fun, entertaining album with some great sounds. Not sure I can give this a 4, but definitely at least a 3.5 for me. I'm going to score a 3, but probably closer to a 4 than a 3. 3.5

I have to say I was really looking forward to listening to this album since I do not believe I have ever heard a full Maiden album. After listening a coupe times, I'm not sure I want to hear another. Maybe this list missed the album or albums with all the good stuff, but damn, I found this to be pretty boring. Nothing stood out for me at all. I guess all I can say is, not impressed and this doesn't seem to be the sound or band I would seek out. 2

Not my thing at all. I thought her voice was good, but the album way too long. Some songs I thought the overall vibe was OK, but this isn't really anything I could see myself playing, other than for this list. I'll give it a 1.5. Mainly for the release date of 1/1/1999. I'm now going to play a few tunes by Prince and get my head straight. 1.5

I have never heard a single song from Dusty. After thinking I've heard some of these tunes before I did a little reading and found out this is a covers album. Apparently I still haven't heard a song by Dusty Springfield. Have to say, this impacted my review in a negative way. But, I was pleasantly surprised during my listen. I do enjoy the old Motown sound and this album seemed to have a lot of that vibe. I was even going to play during one of me the wife's redneck pool day. Thought her voice and sound was pretty strong. I did enjoy a number of songs too. But damnit, a little bummed to find out it's not her music. My favorite tune is Can I get a Witness, but enjoyed Live It Up, Nothing, Do Re Mi and Don't You Know. I was going to score this higher, but ultimately I can't give too much credit to a covers album not named Renegades of Funk. I still enjoyed the couple times I listened. 3

Second time around with this guy. Wasn't impressed the first time. 2nd time around, I thought, he just trying to be annoying with the double album, 2 hours thing. Cut it short and move along, please. Nothing outright terrible, except the flute part halfway through the album, but nothing that made me want to revisit either. I found myself bored. He did make me think of my beautiful wife, with Babe, You Turn Me On. But even then, I didn't like the song much. I kept calling him Nick Cage over the weekend and it got me thinking, what is worse, Cave music or Cage movies. Turns out, I can't really remember much of either one of these guys output. Nick Cage was in Fast Times. He wins. 2

This is the kind of album that seems to grow on you the more you listen. Opened OK with Black Mirror, but it really caught my attention with Keep the Car Running and then kept my attention throughout the entire album. Nice range of sounds and songs. I mean, I never thought the sound of a pipe organ on any album would be something I enjoy and yet, here I am saying I enjoyed the majority of this album. I keep going back n forth from a 3.5 to a 4, but I'm going to go with the 4 because I wrote down the majority of the songs as songs I liked. This is not my typical kind of music, but somehow it worked. I can see me revisiting this album. Favorites - Keep the Car Running, Antichrist Television Blues......shoot there's not a bad song off this album. Just some were better than others. This was a pleasant surprise. Best listening experience is with the headphones! As I was preparing to type in my review, my son sent me the Foo Fighters version of Keep the Car Running. Nice! If you have the Foo Fighters a fan of your music then you must have done something right! 4

Yea, I think I snapped halfway through Disco II disco and whatever that repetitive sound it kept making during the "song". I made to the end, but it put me in a terrible mood. Is there anything more annoying than electronic/techno dance music? Michigan football fans for sure. But most them are wussies so give them a quick bitch slap and off they go to annoy someone else.

Seriously, what in the fuck was this crap? Did not get the humor. Did not get anything about this album. The end couldn't get here fast enough. And the end was worse than the beginning. Right up there with one of the worst things I've heard off this list. And you play this crap right after the electronic dance album? Just terrible.

I have never given the blues much attention. Maybe it because the previous 2 albums were torture, but I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album. I have been listening to the blues genre for the last couple days now and need to add some of this to my back patio beers and smoke times. From start to finish all good songs and music. Great harmonica throughout. Just a solid album and live is bonus. I wish I had the opportunity to see in person. Favorites - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man and I've Got My Mojo Working. 4

I love me the old R&B funk sound of the 70's and 80's and this album is no exception. Vocals are exceptional and make you feel each song. Just made me groove in my chair while listening. I even liked the extended, disco versions at the end of the album. Very aware of We Are Family, but was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the songs on this album. I know a couple got kind of slow, but damn, all around very good album. Younger crowd probably thought they were hearing Getting Jiggy With It when He's the Greatest Dancer came on, but just a reminder that most of your 2000's R&B shit was stolen from the artist of the 60's through 80's. At least the shit they play on the radio these days. Speaking of Getting Jiggy With It, I think every hit song Will Smith had was stolen, ok "sampled" from the late 70'S R&B. What a cuck pussy. Enough about that clown..... Favorite song off the album is definitely Thinking of You. Other favorites include Lost in Music and Somebody Loves Me. He's the Greatest Dancer is solid as well. I'm just disappointed it's now associated with that cuck dude mentioned earlier. Quick side note, when I hear We Are Family, I think of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. They adopted this as their team song and went on to beat Baltimore in the World Series. They had a pitcher named Dock Ellis. He threw a no-hitter while on LSD. No shit. The same Dock Ellis that gave up the longest All Star game home run, estimated 539 feet, to Reggie Jackson. It was 1971, old Detroit Tiger Stadium on the corners of Michigan and Trumbull. It was a beautiful baseball stadium. There's your sports trivia for the day. Very good album that I enjoyed very much. I've been grooving out to this genre last couple days. I can see me putting this album on during one of my redneck pool days with the wife. 4

Through the years I keep being told how great Nirvana is/was and I continue to have a hard time listening to their stuff. Maybe it's the lead singers whining approach to singing. It works on a number of songs, but just wears on me. Maybe it's the fact the most talented member is the drummer. Whatever the reason, Nirvana never reach that upper level of listening pleasure for me. I admit there is number of song I consider to be good, Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me and Dumb. But to be honest, you won't find any of these on my Spotify. Even one of me personal favorites, All Apologies, no Spotify. But, great tune. Songs that surprised me were Milk It and Radio Friendly Unit Shifter. Again, just OK to me. A while back, I listened to their first album, Bleach. That album is their best album, imo. More in your face, punkish and the singer doesn't seem to cry like a lil bitch. Good album. Drums were outstanding. I enjoyed my listens, but these guys are no Sister Sledge. Thankfully this was their last album and then the world was introduced to the greatest talent in this band. I am going with a 3.5. Not quite Sister Sledge, but pretty good. 3.5

I really enjoyed a lot of the music and grooves from this album. Wasn't a fan of the little stories between songs and a couple of the lyrics, but I would consider this a solid R&B album. I'm not going to touch the message she's throwing out there, but I know that i grooved in my seat while working and that's enough for me. Thought her voice was very good. Best songs to me were Bodies, Pick Up Your Feelings, Lost One and The Other Side. Have to give her props in that this album was a conversation piece at the house the last few days. Not too many albums get discussed a week after hitting the list. Could have gone higher but I'm going with a 3.5. Will score a 3. 3.5

I mistakenly listened to wrong Will The Circle Be Unbroken and bitched how it was a hour and half album. Then got to this one. Yea, waaaay too long. Way too long for the same sounding stuff over and over again. So long and tedious, left me in a bad mood until I got to the peace pipe. Love the name of the band. Not so much their music. I'm going to score a 1.5. My 1's will be left to the most brutal sounding shit, but this was close.... 1.5

Right off the start I kinda dug the piano and thought this will be a fun album. Didn't take very long to realize I was wrong. I did like some of the music parts early, but something happened halfway through the album. I believe I heard some rap in there? I don't know and don't really care at this point. I'll give a 2 for the simple fact I stated I liked some of the music. 2

I remember MTV was a big fan of Duran Duran during the early 80's. I was not. I think the 2 most popular songs are OK, but not really my type of music. Consider it to be a disco/pop sound. Rio and Hungry Like a Wolf are both decent songs, but nothing I would seek out. This album didn't do much for me and nothing stood out other then the overplayed MTV songs. OK to listen to 30 years later, but still not a fan. 2

Man, I hate Reggea. Bob Marley has to be one of he most overrated artist out there. Found most songs sounded alike. Not even weed makes this stuff listenable. Nothing caught my interest. Just boring stuff to me.

I heard quite a few Beastie Boy samples from this album. Did I hear the Whoop, There it is music in there? Not a fan of the gangster rap genre. This album didn't change my opinion. I though there were some decent grooves and music, but overall, just not a fan. Straight Out of Compton and Fuck The Police are OK and I did enjoy I Ain't Tha 1 and Parental Discretion. I was surprised to hear a disco/dance tune on here with Something 2 Dance 2 and the rest of the stuff just ran together. 2.5

I think I have listened to this album 6 times now. As a professed hater of anything Dylan, I feel like each time I listened, I found something I liked or enjoyed. I still find his voice to be very annoying, but somehow, it seemed to work for quite a few songs off this album. At times, I felt like I was listening to some of my southern fried rock bands, but their mellow stuff. Either the way, the pure dislike of Dylan went away with this album. I found the very first song and the very last song to be my favorites, with a couple more in the middle that were solid. Really enjoyed Tangled Up In Blue and Buckets Of Rain. Tangled because it was just a solid song and Buckets Of Rain because it made me think of my wife. Anytime you can get me to think of Mindy, your song will scored high. A couple of others like include Meet Me in The Morning and If You See Her Say Hello. Kinda felt his heartbreak on that one. Just looking and seeing Dylan, I already had a 1 score and shitty review pre-written in my mind. This album changed my mind. Not that I'll become a big Dylan fan, but this album changed some feelings about his music. 3

The very first thing that caught my attention was the album cover. For all you Snoop Dogg fans out there, does it look familiar? Maybe a stretch, but my first thought was Doggystyle album cover, the red brick wall. As for the album, I never heard the rock or psychedelic rock in there. A little country, but mainly your basic folk sound. And what, 3-4-5 instrumentals in there? Nothing really clicked the first times I listened a couple months ago and re-listening today didn't change me feelings. I guess the best I can say is I'm convinced I've heard Sunlight at some point in my life or at least it sounded very familiar. At different parts of the album, I thought the singer sounded like Janis Joplin. Not really a Joplin fan either. I guess when you add it all up, it was one big OK. Nothing stood out and nothing too terrible. I'm going to go with a 2.5. 2 for the music and the .5 for making me think Snoop somehow thought of this album cover when he released Doggystyle, but also thought no one would notice. Well, not until today. Haha.

REM is a tough band for me to rate. Mainly because our local bar in college, Waldo's, seem to play their music on a constant loop and I grew to really dislike hearing their music. However, as time passed I grew to appreciate some of their stuff. I'd have to say my favorite song from these guys is song #1, Finest Worksong. Oddly enough, this is the song I most associate with Waldo's. Disliked liked at the time for being overplayed, very much appreciated these days and brings back some great (and not so great) memories from my college days. There are a couple other solid tunes like It's The End Of The World and The One I love. But I have to admit, I still dislike hearing The One I Love to this day. Can't say there was anything terrible about this album, but I though the rest of the album was relatively mediocre. The biggest surprise that brought a smile to my face was hearing Strange. Strange is a song of the debut album from a band called Wire. Great song, although I felt the REM cover was just OK. The album, Pink Flag is a great album and I recommend listening. Now that I'm thinking about it, I have a feeling we may see this album on this list. Anyway, back to REM. They're OK. I do have a few tunes downloaded, but I wouldn't consider them one of my favorites. But whenever I hear them, I usually think of Waldo's. My beautiful girlfriend who became my wife. It was at Waldo's when I got out of line, Mindy punched me in face, then drilled me a second time, "in case I didn't feel the first." Goddamn I married a great woman!! Decent album overall. Great memories of better times for sure. I'll give this a 3.5, but score a 3. Not quite enough to get to the 4 level. 3

Can't say I'm a Doors fan but for a debut album, this was pretty amazing. Most of the songs turned out to be big hits. I still get annoyed by the electric organ and can't say I have much, if anything downloaded by these guys, but I have to give props to his album. Besides your big radio songs, Break on Through, Light My Fires and Twentieth Century Fox, there are a few hidden gems. Hidden is the sense, I'm not a fan and not sure if these were hits or not. Anyway, really liked Soul Kitchen and Alabama Song. I'm sure Alabama fans were looking for a Whiskey bar Saturday night! Haha. Suck it Tide. My personal favorite off the album is Back Door Man. Just a good tune. And who doesn't think Apocalypse Now where they here The End? It's been very long time sine I've seen the movie, maybe time to revisit? Overall, a very good album from a band I'm not a big fan. I enjoyed my listens and will give a 3.5. Closer to 4 if that damn electric organ didn't drive me crazy after awhile. 3

5 I love Lou Reed and think he is a musical genius. I feel I learn something new about this guy every time I read a story or article. I never realized this was Velvet's debut album, but I am starting to recognize the influence he had over music an other artist. If there was another artist I can compare his diversity, change of sound, willingness to push his fans to open their mind, shock you and some times just rock you, that would be Prince. Yep I'm talking Lou and Prince in the same conversation of musical genius and creativity. Two different genres and a different topic for another day. This album has it all. Songs that make you feel good, songs that are dark, songs that rock you and songs just that just blow you away. His voice, presentation and delivery are simply awesome. Something about the way he sings, I just love. I have most of this album downloaded my LOU playlist so it's difficult to state my favorite. The studio version of Heroin is bit more reserved than his live versions (his live stuff is even better than his studio versions), but has to be up there as one of his best. Along with I'm Waiting For The Man. I mean who the hell can make scoring some drugs such a great song? Sunday Morning is such a great opener with Nico's voice such a contrast to Lou, but together just beautiful. And then we just roll into one great song after another. Whenever I hear Venus in Furs, I think of Shankar. Great song with a very unique sound. I could probably spend a few minutes explaining why I like each song, but I can probably sum it up by saying I was introduced to Lou and Velvet late in life. They quickly have become one of my all time favorites. I wish I had the opportunity to see him live. I wish I would have introduced to his music decades ago. Great, great album. Great musical talent. One of the all time best. I love Lou! 5

The Stooges right after Velvet has been a a few days of listening pleasure. Much like Lou and Velvet, Iggy and The Stooges have really grown on me the last several years. Whenever I get restless, I throw on some Stooges then let the genre play the day away. Younger generations, this is one of your punk pioneers. Just good, loud, in your face punk that's going to make you move in your seat. I see David Bowie produced this album. I listened to podcast about Iggy Pop, specifically when he was living in Ypsilanti, Michigan about Bowie staying with him, working on his drug issues and music. Is this the result? If so, good shit Bowie, you helped create one kick ass album. Hell, most of what I hear from these guys is kick ass. Perfect album name too! If you ever need a pick me up on a shitty day, throw on some Stooges. It definitely works for this guy. I would have loved to see these guys live! I enjoyed really everything off this album but my favorites have to be Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, Raw Power and I Need Somebody. But damn, they're all good. BTW, there's a funny as show to watch when your really stoned called Your Pretty Face is Going To Hell. Or at least I like it or maybe I just liked to be stoned. Either way...... Another side note, Bowie helped Iggy, Bowie helped Lou. Bowie really is a legend. RIP. RIP Lou. A great few days of music. Wonderful start to the work week. I can't quite get to that top mark of a 5, but this is damn close. 4.5

Surprised how much I enjoyed this album. And this what I look forward to most when listening to new music/bands off this list. The genre was listed as Hip Hop, but there was a little bit of something for everyone. Rock, R&B, Soul, Jazz, blues and rap. A very unique sound and style, leaning towards the R&B sound I enjoy, but a solid blend of several genres. Whenever I find myself grooving in my chair at work, I know this is the sound for me and right off the start, I was grooving to The Fun Lovin' Criminal. I found the lyrics to be fun and entertaining throughout the album as well. In The Grave and the Constant references In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. King of New York with Gotti and Smoke Em references NFL hall of famer Don Shula, Boston Bruin great and NHL hall of famer Phil Esposito, even Spanky and Stymie. Just all around fun, good sounds, great beats and fun lyrics. I had a great time listening and even downloaded Scooby Snacks with my first listen. Thought We Have All The Time In The World sounded a bit like the lead singer of the Eels. Bomb in the L, anybody else hear smoke on the water? Again, this is what makes this album solid. You can go from a nice mellow R&B sound, to a rock n roll sound, combined with some solid lyrics. Clean, fun, catchy along with some solid grooves makes this an album a very good listen. I would definitely put this on again and will introduce Mindy to these guys. I liked the majority of songs and I didn't think there was a bad song off the album. Favorites - Scooby Snacks, The Fun Lovin Criminal, Passive / Aggressive, Smoke Em and Crime and Punishment. Listened to this a few times over last couple days and I just felt this was a very good listen. 3.5 Maybe 4? Tough for me to decide, but I gotta move on........ 3.5 but will score a 3

Pretty solid week of music! Zeppelin III surprised me. A lot of acoustic, bluesy, mellow stuff outside of Immigrants Song and Gallows Pole. But once again, surprised how much I did enjoy the listen. My 2 favorites songs off the album are the songs I have mentioned. Both are downloaded and both are bangers. Immigrant Song will always have a special place in the heart as it has become Team SHANKS walk up song in trivia. I would like to take credit for choosing, but credit need to go to the beautiful Mindy. Gallows Pole has always been one of my Zep favorites. Just a solid, great rock out tune. After that there were a few songs surprised me. I really liked Out on the Tiles. Thought the lyrics were great, especially the line All I need is all your love. Amen, brother! Also enjoyed Friends and That's The Way. Maybe after all these years of ignoring Zeppelin due to having them shoved down my throat during my younger days, I am learning to appreciate what they have brought to the table. I sorta cringed when I saw another Zeppelin album, but once again, enjoyed getting reacquainted with some music I figured I wouldn't take the time to listen to again. Good album. A nice mixture of rock and mellow. Added Out On The Tiles and That's The Way to my Zep playlist. I'm going to score a 3.5, but a 3 on the scorecard. Pleasantly surprised, though. 3

I really enjoyed the voice of Matt Berninger on the Coney Island song. This guy has one of the most distinctive singing voices around and I was very happy to be introduced to The National because of this list. Since that time, I have quite a bit music downloaded from his group and frequently listen to a lot of their music. This was one my "new" bands from 2022. Good stuff. As for Taylor Swift, I find her music pretty annoying and just plain unbearable. I tried listening Friday, but had to quit to get into a good mood for the weekend. Probably wasn't the best idea to listen on a Monday morning either. Pretty brutal. I will give her credit in the fact she got shit load of parent's to pay way too much money to send their kids to see her in concert. As for a score, I'd put a step up from that Nazi band and Suicide, but not much. 1 for Matt and .5 for not throwing my phone out the window. 1.5 1.5

Rolling Stones right up there with the Beatles on the most overrated list. Something about Mick's voice I just don't care to hear. With that said, they do have some good tunes, just not off this album. I kept thinking to myself, is this a country/blues album? I don't know, I kept thinking country with no true feeling. Anyway, I didn't find terrible, but noting made me want to come back and listen again. There were a few songs I thought were ok. Rip This Joint, Shake Your Hips and Casino Boogie come to mind. But after a couple listens, they only thing that stood out was the song All Down The Line. And that's just because Blackberry Smoke covered it on one their albums. And even then, not a big fan of the song and Smoke does it better. A long album with little substance except the name of the band. 3

Felt like I was listening to ABBA, only not as fun and enjoyable. You know who else is Scottish? The Jesus and Mary Chain. Those guys are good, these folks, not so much. Thankful this album was less than 40 minutes. I was really surprised at the bands that showed up on Spotify, right after this album ended. Velvet, Sonic Youth, The Jesus and Mary Chain. At least I got to listen to some good music after the album ended. Felt like I was hearing the same song over and over again. Maybe I was but at this point, let's just end this review. Remined me of ABBA, but ABBA is good. No good songs. Will not revisit. Definitely not rock. Slightly better than the swift chick. 2

Thought the first song was decent, but overall, dance/pop stuff is just not my thing. Actually, it's pretty phuggen annoying. Seemed like everything just ran together too. What can I say? Not my kind of music and not the kind I would go out of my way to listen. I put her up there with swift and the twins. I hope like hell my Spotify overlooks his week and keeps all this stuff out of the random rotation. Bad week of albums. 2

Become a fan of Willie and his work as I explored the rebel country the last few years. He has a unique voice that a lot don't seem to appreciate, but seems to work for his style of music. I have to say that his version of Always On My Mind is near the top oy my list of all time favorite songs. Yep, better than Elvis. Back to this album. Found it to be real mellow and kinda slow. Just not something I would expect from Willie. I really like the song Georgia On My Mind, but Ray's version is the best. This was different and probably not something I would come back to at any point. Well maybe if I needed some mellow stuff to try and fall asleep. I'm not going say this was bad, just not for me. 2.5

Seeing this was produced by John Cale, I was expecting a Velvet Underground style and I was not disappointed. First, I enjoyed her singing style and thought her delivery was great. First song Gloria was a unique twist and can say I liked this version better than the original. The 2 9 minute songs are definitely a Velvet influence. I was thinking of Heroine while listening to Birdland. I thought this album was pretty solid. Definitely enjoyed the listen with a number of songs I felt were pretty good. Gloria, Birdland, Kimberly and Land: Horses all pretty good headbanger. I can hear the Velvet influence in songs and song structure. Nothing great, but solid for me. 3

I always think of MTV when I see/hear Talking Heads, specifically the Once In a Lifetime song. At the time, I thought it was good, but now that we have listened to a couple albums by these guys, I don't really get it. Even the "big" hit Pyscho Killer is just OK. Nothing made me excited and nothing made me want to revisit or download. Found myself getting a little annoyed at his voice too. They do have a few very good hits. Swamp is absolutely a classic, along with And She Was. Outside of those, there is nothing else I find to be a must listen. Not for me. 2