Didn’t know Alice and chains was this heavy and never thought of grunge being this heavy but really cool found myself shaking my little ass cheeks a number of times during this album. Notable songs that had me shaking my shit: junkhead, godsmack, hate to feel and would?. My fave songs from the listen interestingly all came from the back half. Im gonna give this a 7.5/10 though I liked it and totally feel the appeal it just didn’t hit that itch for me and reminded me of a time in history with cringe goatees and horny chatrooms. I feel like once you’ve heard one song on here you’ve more of less heard them all.
Would definitely give another listen but not sure if I’d buy a physical copy. Also album cover really grew on me they definitely captured the mood and it looks really cool 😎.
-B
This albums incredible especially when it isn’t being interrupted with betting ads and Home Depot commercials. Those Doo Doo chasers really know how to make a beautiful song and that live version of maggot brain was the best I’ve heard absolutely incredible. Also being coked out in a club in the 70s listening to who says a funk band can’t play rock is now on my time travelling bucket list Eddie tore that up too. This album was fucking way better than dirt I wanna go back and rank dirt lower cause of how much I loved this. Front to back it was beautiful the guitar the bass the keys the vocals literally all great maybe the first couple songs went on a little too long but again if I was coked out in the 70s listening to this I’d think those songs weren’t long enough. I need to get this on vinyl 10/10.
And We need to start calling ourselves the Doo Doo Chasers
-B Funk
He’s a blast he’s a beauty he’s the boss. Awesome album a lot of fun he just fuking crushes it. I love how much emotion he puts into his music it’s contagious. Not much to say other than thought it was great would fuck it up again. Would love to see him live.
-B Street Band
After first listen:
Just love me some ccr takes me back to the days of sitting by Ethan’s pool getting high and listening to them. They got such a great groove and John’s vocals are always iconic for me, this probably isn’t my favourite album of theirs but I really loved their long jamming on here keep on chooglin was such a cool way to finish the album. I also tend to notice the bass a lot when I listen to them and found myself trying to listen to just the bass guitar a few times during my listen. Album covers hard af makes my tip wet. Giving this a five purely for nostalgic reasons but it also deserves it, it has such a great southern sound loved this album would love to have it on vinyl and would love to be sitting shirtless next to ethan again listening to it
After second listen:
Bayou country is such a fantastic title for this album it’s so mucky and dirty it just sounds like a swamp I love it this REALLY grew on me glad I listened to it again today makes my tip wet
-B (ayou)
This jit jump off da porch like it’s a glee episode I’m fuckin with it though it’s a nice rainy day out. I like jazz especially swing idk if this is considered that but it’s cool and cozy though there is that one song that the drummer sounds like a fucking printer breaking or some shit it was brutal. Cool to read up on how this was all about time signatures or some shit hence the name, idk what that means I guess it’s just how fast the players move their fingers or whatever it is they need to do to play their instrument. Sax is easily my favourite instrument and this dude had my tip wet the entire time. But yeah great listen was nice to just turn my brain off and have this as my theme music for the day I loved it.
Think I’m gonna check out more of these cats and more in their “time trilogy”
After listening to this again I can’t find the song where I thought the drummer sounded like a broken printer 🤔 me thinks me was just overstimulated or something anyways wish I had an expensive pair of headphones to listen to this with I bet it sounds like you’re in the room with them.
-B out
This is definitely an album I think you gotta sit down and listen too, didn’t really do too much for me while I was out and about commuting or whatever in fact I actually found it hard to focus on it maybe like it was too much going on? but when I was able to sit down and listen to it it was awesome. This definitely had a more rock sound than his other albums and tbh I found it a little long. Fave songs: Gypsy eyes, 1983, house burning, voodoo Chile, all along the watchtower.
Fun fact my dad proposed to my mom while this album was playing and we have it framed in our basement I might not even exist if it wasn’t for this album. This is just bop after bop for me I loved this. I feel a bit pop vibe when I listen to this, maybe it’s just cause I wanna pop dis pussay for billy. Just the way you are made my tip wet. Vienna is forever a classic. Only the good die young is an anthem and everybody has a dream is gonna be my wet dream for the next next couple nights. This album was extremely fun, dig the album cover too soo deep he’s looking right at the stranger. I can totally see how my dad swindled my 14 year old mother into marriage when he was 27 with this album, yeah Canada has pretty loose laws with the whole age of consent thing or whatever it’s called.
I give this a Strong 3 soft 4
-B (illy joy)
Right off the bad looking at the album cover and having never heard of this band I am excited for this listen love when they throw something like this at us. Yeah this is some good new wave shit really love the kinda “airy” sound from the guitar and they use the violin(s?) beautifully to fill space big fan. I think it takes me a while to get into an album cause I always feel like my favourites are on the back half whenever we listen to a new album. My top dogs on here are thorn of crowns, killing moon, seven seas, ocean rain (beautiful) and my number 1 my kingdom it’s a bop that guitar is sick and is going into my new wave playlist 100%. yeah never heard of these guys but they’re a great listen wasn’t blown away by much it was all objectively good except for my kingdom that was a huge stand out. Would most certainly consider getting this on vinyl
-B (unny boy)
This shit is 12 songs and 26 minutes? ole looking like an earl sweatshirt tape head ass. Absolutely hysterical that maybe baby is a love song then immediately every song after until the very last song is a heartbreak song, idk what buddy went through but couldn’t have been good. Anyways this was a good vibe the guitar is obviously incredible and the harmonies are great set the mood for walking in the cold around a ton of fallen leafs reminded me of our fallen soldiers 🫡 I’m god dam patriot who will never forget those boys just like buddy wouldve wanted. Anyways listen was short and sweet (would be great listen for the summer) not much complaints I’m just happy I live in a time when earl sweatshirt is keeping the buddy hollys dream alive.
-B (slutty holly)
Wildfires is beautiful, bow was great. Black was an interesting song I feel like it wakes up sleeper agents. Eternal is chefs kiss and monsters was fantastic easily my favorite song i added it to my playlist. With this album the songs I liked I really liked but everything in between I didn’t really care for not that it sounded bad it just sounded like it was filling space I think I’ll have to give this another listen to really appreciate it for what it is.
-B (not gonna do what you think I was)
This album covers sick, I actually really enjoyed this more than I thought I would. What happened to you was my top song came too late in the run because i think the album went on a lil long. Self esteem and come out to play remind me of so many early 2000’s movies. But yeah the speed of these really depressing songs really got me. I liked this album way better than the Alice in chains one we listened too. Though wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this in its entirety again I can see myself listening to a song here or there to get myself amped up to attack the p*lice.
-B
This album fucjing rocks why have I never listened to the white strips before (seven nation army excluded). Yeah this was incredible will be listening to much more of them. Love how loud just a guitar and drums can be
-B
I’m just past the half way point of this album when I’m writing this but I think I have my rating decided. This sounds like the perfect blend between 80s and 90s wrap and I had no idea flavor flav was from public enemy but what a nice surprise he’s such a good gent I used to love his show on mtv. The rapping is so different than todays and so much more digestible of my little boy ears, just shows how impressive people like earl are when I feel like I gotta decipher his albums and still sometimes don’t know what he’s talking about (ik embarrassing 😔🤘). But yeah beats were cool samples were cool especially a surprise metal sample wasn’t expecting that just wasn’t blown away by anything would much rather listen to 6ix9ine
-B (aby boy ears)
This feels like a hidden gem in folk music. Loved most of these songs and found his voice complimented the songs perfectly except for the wolf of velvet fortune I really did not like that one. Nine pound hammer was a certified hood classic and the horns and violins on this album made daddy spit up pre skeet. All in all soft 5 hard 4 even harder 3. Would get this on vinyl and force friends to listen while I talk over the whole album.
Wow what an album just sounded like an epic. Just production wise this was incredible well deserving of a HARD 5. I can’t wait to listen to this again and pay attention to the lyrics this time I was too blown away by the instruments on my first listen I couldn’t even pay attention. Would absolutely love to have this on vinyl
-B
Love the jazziness of this bitch. I’m a slut for horns so you already know the state of my tip during this listen. However I did forget most of this album by the end of the weekend regardless of love me some slutty steely Dan but love my friends more.
-B
This has been on my vinyl bucket list since I watched the ginger baker documentary wanted my first listen of this to be on vinyl but I think this is a fantastic excuse to listen. Wow that was incredible I usually download the album we’re listening to for the day then delete it next day but this one is staying on my phone such an incredible sound I’m sure by now you all know my sexual tensions with horns and what it does to my tip well lemme tell ya this made me not cream my tip but full bust cum jizz skeet piss and shit out my tip I’m talking clean up in aisle Brendan’s pants. The drums on this album are crazy the bass is awesome my favorite song is ye ye de smell but every song is a ten for me the battling drums at the end were an incredible end to an awesome record. I started this on my walk home in the dark and cold and it set the mood for the rest of my night. I cannot wait to listen to this again and again and I cannot wait to get this on vinyl.
-B (usting big nuts)
This shit got me missing DT racer on the ps2. Yeah this was a great listen sly was my favorite song every instrument on this album felt like it served its purpose and there was no wasted space. I was a big fan of the synth. Vein melter was such an appropriate name for that song I imagine the name is a heroine reference and I can only imagine that heroine is what that song felt like. You already know what I’m gone say about the horn! Anyways
Soft five hard four tip creamed
-B
There was a some cool blues and rock on this but it didn’t really do it for me. Don’t think I’d go out of my way to listen again.
-B
Yeah this was a weird listen I found myself really hating it at moments wishing the album was over then brief moments that I really liked but then back to hating and that would happen on the same songs. The album felt like it was a parody of a genre or something. I was t a big fan but I did really like “don’t” that was a surprise had to turn my headphones down but I think I just loved that it was so different from the rest of the album.
-B (ug)
This was unfortunately just not my vibe this weekend and I couldn’t really get into it.
-B
I love Neil young good ole Canadian protester child. This has his two most famous dnd my two favorite songs by him on here with old man and heart of gold. I totally understand if he’s not your vibe he seems very polarizing among listeners but I’m a fan and will always throw him on. I was feeling a bit somber this afternoon and Neil fit perfectly for my mood.
-B
Not the biggest fan of this only gave it one listen I like new wave but this didn’t really feel like new wave more just like 80s music. It objectively sounds good just not for me.
-B (ig balls Brendan)
I’ll tell you what. The beats they were cool they were focused and creative some songs had a strong pov that I thought was important. I personally enjoyed URAQT and dash the curry. Personally as interesting as I found the album I didn’t love it the production is (again) cool but at the end of the day didn’t do it for me the B man needs some paper planes I’m SORRY! Anyways I am very happy they threw this at us something I would’ve never seen to be on this list
-B
This was something! Kinda banging ngl. First half sounded like someone dicking around on garage band and the second half had some really incredible instrumentation. Honestly loaded to shine like stars was some seriously beautiful shit. Never heard of these cats and don’t quite know how to classify them but want to learn more about them. And I love the cover art
-B
This was beautiful I just got these real nice Bose headphones and this sounded heavenly on them. Was mostly drunk when I listened to this so I can’t pick out too many favourite moments but I was loving it the whole time what a voice
-B
Totally different from the punk I listen to today but real interesting nonetheless I found it rather bluesy at multiple moments. You already know how I feel about those horns on fun house 🤝💦 they made me feel alright. Album covers dope. I do feel like the songs were a little long especially if it’s not really something you’re super into so full disclosure I did have to skip a few seconds every few seconds sometimes. I do like that it feels like the last three songs just lead up to this implosion of the album I can see why this has a cult following. Not sure id get this on vinyl but maybe it’d something cool for the collection and come back to maybe one day and listen to their discography.
-B
I had a nice review that i saved for this but it’s gonebutbasically I really really enjoyed this. It was a truly beautiful album from an artist I’ve never heard before and he resally was fantastic. I do apologize as I am a little drunk writing this at the moment but for me this is a borderline 5 stars not there quite but damn are we close. A lot of great sounds and a really just great listen
-B (arley listened… jk)
Very happy with this, when I saw the painfully 2000’s album cover I had low hope for this but I thought it was phenomenal. Lyrics were good voice was great guitar was great somber vibes were immaculate. No horns but that’s okay.
-B
The songs are Beautiful obviously very poetic. Found myself pretty bored with the listen however. I think this is one I’d need to have on vinyl to really appreciate a full listen through again. But I’m proud of this good ole Canadian boy even if he’s a habs fan (probably)
-B
This got classic after classic these fukers know how to play. Super easy album to get into in my opinion loved it. Listened to this while I was cooking and was a wonderful choice made my rice and soy sauce taste Michelin Star. Would get this in vinyls would masturbate to this would listen to this album with my dad.
-B
This was fire the guitar was incredible and her vocals are great hugely underrated band
So fun
-B
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a full queen album and unsurprisingly it was good. They’re a great band not much to say other than that.
-B
Wasn’t feeling this at first but it really grew on me towards the end and I keep coming back to the last song small hours it’s a masterpiece, could see someone like frank ocean taking a lot of inspiration from that song it’s truly beautiful.
-B
This sound exacltu how I expected it too. Kinda feels like an undiscovered Beatles album.
-B (eatles)
This was a heat. Honestly only thing I knew about Fiona apple is she dated pt Anderson and has a funny story about being stuck in a room with a coked out pt and Quentin Tarantino while the nerd out about movies which sounds like absolute hell. Yeah but I loved this the album felt like it was breathing very atmospheric she has a lovely voice and even prettier eyes. Strong 4.8 soft 5
-B
Great for Christmas time. So fun to hear everyone laughing and having fun in the audience. Never heard of Sarah Vaughan before but she’s got a lovely voice and sense of humour when she sang “Ella Fitzgerald sings this song” it rang from one ear to the other a bunch of times don’t know why but felt weird. I was looking up outfit inspiration for Conlan’s wedding while listening to this so hit me up what you guys are gonna wear and we can discuss
-B
