remembered this as repetitive and rudimentary if fun...surprised to find its actually dynamic, muscular, playful...production somehow deeply of the late 80s but ahead of its time in willingness to get tacky/cantankerous...the Boys do their thing, never been more endearing 8/10
an ugly, obsolete cultural artifact...weirdly enough made me appreciate the importance of more poignant, specific lyrics (especially to evoke that melancholic vibe i crave) because this has virtually nothing genuine to say...endless filler over a repetitive, tinny mush of compressed power chords 2/10
some great beats from RZA but that's about all that's ever appealed to me about this project...GZA just isn't that unique or compelling of a solo performer or writer, honestly Ghostface is the only Wu-Tang alum that's ever managed to strike me...boom bap classic that never hits my ears as any greater than enjoyable 6/10
gold standard of pop rock // warmest guitar tone of all time...i fucking love Brown Sound and the melodies and swing across Van Halen's debut are incredible, only caveat is it falls off a bit in the last third but forever One of the Good Ones of Dad Rock 8/10
agreeably well-crafted and psychedelic but not really my cup of tea 6/10
proof that Van Halen needed to happen...i'm sorry but i just think 70s rock that doesn't aim for heavier sounds or more progressive arrangements falls into an almost preemptive sense of lame nostalgia...there's this sense they're aiming to capture the cool and sensuality of early rock n' roll and that more often than not just makes me feel sleepy...that being said i did develop an appreciation for the songcraft even if the sound itself never works for me 4/10
immediately one of the best sonic experiences i've had in quite some time...never heard Gabriel before and regret pinning him as like a really boring mainstream pop guy this is not that hufauhe
psychedelic is always gonna be at a disadvantage but the sheer inventiveness of S.F. Sorrow won me over...a smorgasbord of sonic experimentation and surprisingly heavy in places 8/10
lo and behold it's one of the best albums i've ever heard and my entryway into a new genre! like side b is great but side a is maybe the best run in the history of music hufdhufdj...baroque, poetic, vibrant, melancholic, warm, amazing 10/10
middling psych rock as it is but the electric jug pushes this into unlistenable territory...like not even in a gauging the music way it genuinely gives me anxiety jifdufdu 2/10
madcap collection of tracks, absolutely loveable and so clearly the blueprint now that i'm more familiar with new wave...but could it be a little shorter? probably 8/10
neurodivergent anthems...probably my favorite Heads album in its effortlessness, never feels like anything is trying to impress and the coziness of the soundscape and hyper-specificity of the lyricism gets right at my heart 10/10
another genre i've heard a lot from and loved for a long time but never fully delved into...Holiday's tender, pained vocals never cease to amaze 10/10
elated to have been forced by this project to give Anohni another shot...cuz this is instantly one of my favorite albums ever hufhufduh...somehow despite my usual aversion to singer-songwriter/soul-adjacent music this makes me want to know everything about that world, some of the most achingly beautiful and affirming music ahhh 10/10
initially struck me as kinda flat but as i kept listening it blossomed...major, one of the most stunning and immaculately produced albums...i love being goth 10/10
aint thought about these guys in ages uhhh...minimal in a way that kinda just floats out the other ear, i get why this made sense in 2009 but not why people made this 4/10
i got a mad need to wiggle 10/10
this guy is so fucking wild bro 6/10
i have very little to go on here in terms of reference points but it turns out this guy is the missing link between late Siouxsie, early Bjork, and 2000s Madonna...true world music in the sense that it brings any and everything together in a blissful sonic landscape 10/10
remarkably relaxing but like, a bit twee for my tastes? i dunno i'm tired 8/10
i keep getting this beautiful Relaxcore music and honestly thank you the first week back at school is very stressful 8/10
insanely ahead of its time if morally dubious...that being said i admire this more than i enjoy its sonic textures 6/10
not the heaviest or best or vibiest of their many great records but certainly the sturdiest...always a pleasure 10/10
my first impression of The Grateful Dead...perfectly fine 6/10
pleasant! if more anonymous than that fucking cover suggests 6/10
continuing my mid streak with a perfectly fine slice of blue-eyed soul 6/10
proto-Avril...i thought this was gonna be a singles album but it's surprisingly back-loaded! just like my ex-wife 8/10
goddamn i gotta get deeper into r&b 8/10
not only one of my least favorite Bowie records but now my least favorite of the berlin trilogy 10/10
i love Simz but i still think she didn't really come into her zone until the next album...it's good shit tho! 6/10
this makes me proud to be british 4/10
mid morning music but peak post-12 hour shift music 10/10
too long and puritanical for me to really enjoy but it did get me interested in Lenny!
hidden gem goth Sparks freakout hell yeah 10/10
one of those albums that's so massively influential and lives up to the hype but has also been answered and challenged and surpassed to such a degree i can never really love it like that 8/10
return of cracker...bro makes the most middling sounds you've ever heard and the crowd loses their fucking mind 2/10
by 60s/70s standards this is a proto punk blend of the Mothers and Residents but a more apt comparison somehow is Ween...explosive, playful theatricality that morphs from genre to genre, serious to silly in an effortless cycle...i don't love all 16 songs but the spirit and execution of this thing is so uniquely beautiful 8/10
i can't even finish this saccharine boomer future predator shit 1/10
it took a decade but i finally fully love this thing this thing this 10/10
one of the weaker albums by the greatest band in the world...incredibly back loaded somehow 8/10
highs are pillars of early metal but as a whole this feels half-baked and too steeped in 70s hard rock to really fly 6/10
mostly much more memorable and intricate than anticipated but then it's an hour long and has Milky Cereal 6/10
2004 called, they said uhh they're running outta you 1/10
never quite lives up to the promise of the first track but i did clean tf out of the bathroom to this and i'll cherish that memory 6/10
sounds like a more interesting Flaming Lips mixed with a less interesting Flaming Lips 6/10
surprised how much i like this...always been big on White's singles but never his full albums, with any project...but idk something in the grab bag of songs here clicked, feels relaxed and fun and unambitious in an inviting way...i dunno, maybe i'm just getting Old Enough for this shit 8/10
overall really fucking enjoyable but i can't help but grow a bit tired of endless jamming...the best bits are tightly arranged and the worst are when they noodle for like 15 mins straight...also i don't really feel angst in Gregg's voice, at least not live 8/10
transcends music, hype, legacy, reputation, influence...a work of pure magic and motivation to revisit Crimson's discog now that my ears work 10/10
flawless 10 track album but there's 20 and half of them have something horrifically misogynist or literal blowjob noises 8/10
the rambling slew of half-formed songs here appeal a lot more to me now than back in the day...that being said i still think it lacks the unique punch and memorability of Jack's best albums 8/10
still comes off like the most impersonal of Swift's records and thus a lesser favorite but also peak imperial pop era and probably the most compellingly loveable album ever made...i angry drove to "Bad Blood" today 10/10
bully rock <<< bullied rock 4/10
lord help me i'm going back to the old me 8/10
felt better in a cd player 6/10
and suddenly my ears perk up for country rock 10/10
strikes the perfect balance bw weird and groovy; chaotic neurtral weaponized dissonance...puts the post in post-punk 10/10
okay maybe i've wrongly dismissed this as overrated...certainly Bowie did better stuff but this remains anthemic, existential, primal sing-along...i get it okay? 10/10
conceptually cool if a little dated in its idea of both western and eastern popular music...pleasant background noise 6/10
used to be an all-timer and now it's just kinda...there...6/10
The Idiot's glue-huffing little brother...which is to say it's fun and good but a bit inessential when Bowie's actual Berlin trilogy exists 8/10
wankers the lot of 'em 2/10
i am of the opinion this is a step back in The Cure's progression...a stab at darkness they wouldn't reconcile with their knack for shiny melodies until Disintegration (and x100 in the 90s)...so like, it's okay ig 6/10
i kinda fuck heavy w guitar rock radiohead...8/10
right about now the funk soul brother check it out now the funk soul brother right ab- 6/10
always a fine time but i'm too close to my last listen to really enjoy 6/10
so this is what father john misty sounds like to guys who still talk about social justice warriors 8/10
I was listening to morrissey when the power came back...10/10
what is music if not organized stimming
nightmare blunt rotation 2/10
Mystic spiral did it first 4/10
more like The Who Cares 4/10
(that drumming fucking carries!!)
i find marshall mathers the washed up provocateur desperately trying to maintain relevance through a mix of autocritique and deflection infinitely fascinating whereas eminem at peak cultural relevance is maybe the least compelling artist of all time with the worst influence over the next 25 years of music (flat, shallow, boasting an insecure disdain for the listener) 1/10
remembered this as middling and overly sanitized but it's actually beautiful and tender and sprawling? 8/10
maybe white ppl can make music 10/10
delicious glam crack music 8/10
(vocals-fronted mixing aside) this is a gorgeous sounding, fantastically arranged delight front to back! 8/10
did not realize the band that made sweet home alabama was this multifaceted and full of amazing compositions...8/10
certain this rages in the club but it's no DJ Sabrina 8/10
you can't be talking like that white baby 2/10
i dunno probably changed my perception of music early on...packs so much punch and joy and attitude and melodies and riffs into 34 mins it's actually a miracle 10/10
a perfectly fun time at the squealing factory 6/10
forever hard to explain how this is the Best Album Ever Made for 7 tracks before it devolves into being merely amazing...still clears everything else on this journey so far and it's like the 6th best Siouxsie 10/10
some pretty sounds in here but overall feels like a lotta vague doodling with noise...tempted to check out 12 Jazz Funk Greats though that looks cool 4/10
one of the coolest sounding albums but beyond that...so lush and full of life and bursting with love...beyond words...man...10/10
a match made in heaven 8/10
*brain fog clearly providing a brief moment of lucidity and good taste* this is an Objectively Perfect Album
a bigger sound but significantly less inspired 6/10
officially ccr pilled 10/10
solid if a little unmemorable
and just like that i'm into acid house...also 1989??? brain-breaking 8/10
lean and efficient just like my women 10/10
no but you're not my least favorite band either 6/10
in 2014 i played guitar in one practice session for a band consisting of a drummer who insisted we sound exactly like this album and his roommate who documented everything in case we got famous 8/10
i am so fucking goth i can't stand straight 10/10
immaculate eternal lucid dreaming goat shadowcasting on cloud nine 10/10
will never get over how uncompromising even his early stuff can be 8/10
maybe doug had a point 4/10
soaring scorching painful and affirming and still somehow the 5th best album the Pumpkins made before 2007 10/10
very pretty and calm but never managed to move me 6/10
David Bowie IS brat 10/10
almost got me this time 6/10
happy to report one of my earliest exposures to mpb still goes crazy 10/10
after my Beatles run this is kinda delightfully unambitious 6/10
benefits greatly when viewed as an individual work; this has always paled in comparison to Miles' later work...the mid to late period is just too varied and complex and electric...but i have to admit i was wrong to write off something this subdued and exceptional in that mode...with the exception of his own In a Silent Way the man himself has never been more singularly compelling, pulling off a record in which the solo is so consistently front and center aint exactly easy! 10/10
maybe the height of sharp-edged alternative...reminds me sonically of late Oxbow, in that there's a crunchy brittleness to the guitars thrust up by warm basstones...it feels like a soft slap to the face, quite the vehicle for Skin's mix of hard and honeyed vocals...a tasty, well-rounded desert
