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The Mountain GoatsI can only assume this was uploaded by The Mountain Goats. It’s the only explanation. Grief this is awful.
I can only assume this was uploaded by The Mountain Goats. It’s the only explanation. Grief this is awful.
Bouncy bouncy but blandy blandy
Starts with a bang but then slowly runs out of ideas and falls into standard r'n'b plinky plonk.
It’s sort of big standard metal. Not a great album.
This was good, and a great sound and I can see all the reasons why people revere it. But the two problems are the vocal wasn't distinctive, almost too nice, but too plain. Lyrically it's not great either. So it's good but it's not good enough.
It's as if Radiohead had never read a book. I mean the sound is good, but my word the lyrics are terrible. Which, sadly, makes it totally unlistenable.
I had forgotten how much I liked this album. The 1001 albums project had a lot of this kind of music from a time in the USA when a lot wasn't travelling to the UK, but for some reason Blink 182 did, or at least they did to me. I really do think this is a fantastic piece of work, sure it's got less of the edge of earlier Blink 182 but it's musically better, more interesting and more textured as an album. It surprised me how much I really liked this album, though of course with the bias of really knowing it well.
This didn't grab me at all. I get it's place in a movement but it was just a weak nothing in the background. Still, I changed the thermostat whilst listening to it so not all bad.
I'm sorry, this is silly and dreadful.
A lovely mournful hymn to the machines
Rubbish
The interweaving with Elvis Costello is very apparent as others have noted. I have a big soft spot for new wave but this really didn't grab me.
A fairly middle of the road indie album. Nice sound and lyrics but nothing stand out here.
It's possible that there is a never ending well of bang average hip hop albums.
I quite like this. It burst with a bit of energy.
Fairly nice fairly bland funk
I can only assume this was uploaded by The Mountain Goats. It’s the only explanation. Grief this is awful.
Absolute bog standard rock
Fairly unremarkable
Quite a quirky punkish jazzish record.
Quite a good all-round album. Too long though
Oh I really liked this. Good choice. I'll put this on my albums list, definitely.
Perfectly pleasant but very bland
Not my cup of tea at all
Nice enough but lacks any stand out tracks.
I just assumed this was American. One of those bands that you might nod along to low in the undercard at a festival but need to write a few songs.
A slightly whimsical one song moment in about 1985 (not one of these songs) in retrospect is a bontempi organ version of some well known songs with 6th form humour lyrics and nobody should have to listen to this again.
Not great, not terrible, a bit confusing about what it wanted to be but perfectly pleasant to listen to.
I like this but the production, as I think they admit, is terrible. Is She Really Going Out With Him is a great song but it sounds really thin. It's not totally consistent but it's a good listen of music from a great era/genre.
I guess I should have listened to hear what it is all about. And this is not an album I ever want to hear again.
Nice gentle drifting background to my day.
I don't dislike Living Colour but I don't quite see the point either. Other bands have better songs than this.
The half time show from Eurovision on a bad loop.
I listened a couple of times and I didn't quite bite on it. It's nice enough but very pedestrian.
I really liked this. Very much in my wheelhouse.
Really interesting album by a really interesting artist. They definitely have a place in modern music. The last song has godawful lyrics though.
Sort of drifts along in a pleasant but aimless way.
I was not expecting anything from this. In fact I thought it was put on as a joke. But this could be the finest electro pop album of all time. Every song an absolute banger. This is absurdly good pop.
A proper album that works as a whole piece.
I think it's legit to put this as something to listen to but reminds me of the tedium of some jazz.
The people who like Vulfpeck seem to be having a good time.
It's a punchy sound but I can't help feeling that this is one of those bands like Catfish and the Bottlemen or Glasvegas. Not enough songs, or any songs, and ultimately forgettable.
I started out optimistic but it got worse with every song.
I quite enjoyed this in a throw away way. Maybe if they were one of my bands I'd know this better.
I absolutely hate this sort of thing. Memories of the world's worst discos in the 80s/90s with the DJ playing mixes like this and shouting "give us the clap". Should be illegal. I’d give it 0 if I could
He’s an important link in the history of American rock and this is a great example of his work.
Starts well but sort of drags a bit. Still, punk with three part harmonies is a thing.
It’s a long way from the dancefloor but a great album in its own way. Just not quite a master