Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowesa collection of cleanly recorded, highly derivative Stones song-types. They can play their instruments well but they forgot to bring anything new to the table.
a collection of cleanly recorded, highly derivative Stones song-types. They can play their instruments well but they forgot to bring anything new to the table.
Better songwriting overall on Nevermind but this one has the riffs, and Albini’s raw production kicks too much arse not to deny its power.
One of my favourite albums of all time. Every tracks works. Morrissey’s lyrics and vocal delivery are deliciously hilarious. He’s a comic genius like Marilyn Monroe and Maggie Smith.
Amazing step forward for the Beatles but it’s a few songs short of perfect, especially Doctor Robert which is such a stupid ass song imo. What a lackluster name for a drug dealing pharmacist guy lol.
Love their commitment to the gimmick! Embracing the dumb & the simple in a clever way.
Zappa is not really my thing but I think he succeeds at what he’s trying to do on this record. This collection of weirdo Prog-jazz jams is much easier for me to stomach than his juvenile lyric doo wop songs.
Perfect album to jog to. Makes paranoia fun!
Best kind of album to zone out to ☺️
The intimate production matches the warmth of willie’s voice.
a collection of cleanly recorded, highly derivative Stones song-types. They can play their instruments well but they forgot to bring anything new to the table.
Very strong entry in the “greatest rock vocalist” generic classic rock sub-genre. It’s cool when someone acknowledges they’re bad news 😎
Sometimes the voice grates but it is undeniably iconic
A few classic tracks (especially Stan which is probably his best song) but freakishly too long and repetitive in its themes, filled with filler and shitty sketches. Obviously the homophobia and misogyny are rampant, but there’s also nothing lamer than a rapper who keeps dunking on boys bands and Britney Spears. Eminem is a talented and unique voice in hip hop but supremely overrated bc white non-rap fan critics could identify with where he came from and what he was saying. Gen Z proceed to cancel Eminem. He needs to leave Christopher Reeves alone :/
I’m starting to understand the appeal of the Pogues’s brand of Celtic punk. The musicianship here is undeniable. I want to cry everytime I hear “Fairytale of New York”, it’s such a perfect blend of irreverence, schmaltz, sarcasm & heartbreak.
The more I listen to this album the more I’m in awe of his truly singular songwriting ability and performance style. His tunes are often hilarious (probably the most consistently funny non-joke-song songwriter) but also sometimes heartbreakingly beautiful, bc he is able to paint an honest (and ugly) picture of how people think, feel and treat (mistreat) one another.
This was a complete discovery for me but it was a pleasant surprise. Such fresh contagious beats. You know your humble critic was dancing hella often listening to this while completing household chores. It was a lengthy album and yet I still wanted to move my body the full duration. Think about that. No matter how unique each track started, it felt like most the songs found their way to the same joyous soukous jam by the end of it, but I actually thought that was a fun connective tissue and not a demerit for the record.
Wham! was college for George Michael. Faith was his mission statement.
Happy Halloween 🧟♂️
Not the biggest blues aficionado so half the tracks didn’t really do it for me, but g-damn do some of these jams go! “Tiger in Your Tank” won me over especially. I was like that crowd going wild by the end of it. It’s truly offensive how many mega-rich British rockstars are in total debt to Muddy and your boomer dad will never have a clue :/
Incredible intro to a band I should have known and loved for a long time now.
Polite, professional rock band not without their merits, but much too medium for my tastes. They have a knack for writing good melodies over anthemic chord progressions that are almost always ruined by superficially romantic & vague lyrics that sound intellectual when sung in a proper British accent.
Cash is a legend and this is an interesting album to come at the end of his life. Mortality is a theme that keeps popping up. This is his Lou Reed’s LULU, albeit much more critically acclaimed? The tracks that work the least for me are the stripped down covers of popular modern rock tunes like “Hurt” and “Personal Jesus.” His vocal feels kind of phoned in on those. The album cuts on which Cash puts his heart, soul, vim & vigor into the vocal performance are where it’s at. Nothing is better than a 70 year country singer repeatedly scream “damn your eyes” like a maniac.
Nick Drake, the lounge act.
I could see how this would be instrumental in the evolution of heavy metal.
The Brits still got it
I’m glad this band exists for their fans.
Relentless hostility.
A lot of filler for a classic album, but the hits are essential
Another perfect album from my favorite musical artist ❤️
Interesting voice, great articulation, groovy lyrics. A little too flower power pilled for me to swallow at times.
Effervescent grooves that go down easy. The title track is probably the only required listening but it was all enjoyable/smooth as hell.
Curious as hell. Didn’t always stick though.
I checked my work: 3 + 3 = 4 stars 😊
As a kid I found F Boy Slim’s brand of DJ dance music lame and annoying. As an adult I feel the same. Maybe that’s a reflection on me. Either way, let’s keep it moving.
It makes me mad thinking about all the actually good music this album took the spot of.
Forgive me I am sick
They really shovel out the hits
Ethereal bliss
Majestic textures. Songwriting with a painterly touch. I can only hear Van the Man bark out the same lyric over and over and over again for so long though.
Better songwriting overall on Nevermind but this one has the riffs, and Albini’s raw production kicks too much arse not to deny its power.
Not my new favorite band but this was aight
What can I say? It’s obviously good
sexy, funny and eternally cool.
When the bass player and drummer husband-wife duo get to prove their value.
Power of punk.
Joanna squeaks and yips out some of the most majestic indie folks tunes of the aughts.