Finally something fucking weird. Incase you didn't know that I'm basically a child, all I can think about is South Park's impression of a German person engagin in shit sex. Shizer? Ya. sehr gut leicht 5.
Here we go, first album. Album art is peak 1995. All I Really Want is this to be over. You Oughta Know is a banger. Hand in My Pocket of course is great. TAXI-cab. I'm wondering if I'll like anything that's not a single. I don't but there are a lot of singles.
This is an instant classic to me. Remember hearing these tracks all over super early internet, DLing this album on KaZaa....driving around with it blasting. Let's see how it holds up. The fucking crab. A 90s kids intro to aggression in electronic music First mediocre track is Narayan, track 7. Pretty amazing run before that. Strong recovery, Firestarter at 8 is dirty work. Climbatize, forgot how good that was. that weird little wooden marimba shit is addictive.
Grateful for this one, never really listen to a Jefferson Airplane album right on through. This albums mix is real shitty. No idea if hts the compression of Spotify or what but it sounds super flat and quiet. It might just be the whiplash from me getting my teeth kicked in by prodigy. TODAY is so classy and iconic. I thought Today had a honky lil sax solo at the end. Just googled that it's from a Tom Scott cover. Must be from a deep ZQ playlisty. I prefer the cover!!! That sax is saxy. GO TO HER has a riff that sounds like half of the garagey surf rock from bands ive listened to in the 2010's COME BACK BABY has a tasty riff. Gives me Sure Nuff n Yes I do or whatever from The Magic Band.
I'm a little embarrassed to say that most of my stones listening has come from 95.9 The River and and echoes down the hall from Zak's room in my 20's. I'm excited for a more dedicated listen. DEAR DOCTOR - it's funny to hear these british teenagers sing about virginia It sounds great, I'm listening to the 50th anniv remaster because thats all spotify had. Wonder how diff it is from the OG mix. Yeah this album rules. Damn this is a quick one, love it. Its a sunny spring morning and this hits right. Light 5.
Can't believe how old this shit is. I liked Kanye's music, didn't love it, but I did bump it. Kanye is a crazy dick now. It will be interesting to relisten to this with my recent bias of him being a Nazi. It's a fun listen. Kanyes flow is a bit shit and lyrically hes not always interesting but he's just a really good song writer. The album The actual production is a little rough but it the album has a DIY feel and spontaneity that makes it all work. SLOW JAMZ stands out to me because it has an actual rapper on it. Anything with relieving kanye of some rapping makes the tracks infinitely more interesting. It's light hearted and fun and was played at every party I went to in college. I miss the old Kanye. Probably a light 5 downgraded to a solid 4 because Nazi.
Cam and I spoke about how fun it is to have a dedicated Led Zeppeling listen. Their music is so omnipresent, it's easy for it to settle into the background. It melts into the space its playing it. CELEBRATION DAY riff is dirty album cover has middle school binder lisa frank nrg No matter what I do I have trouble giving this record undivided attention. I can't explain it. It's great, but it doesn't grab a hold of me. solid 4.
This album came out when I was 7. I don't think I was really aware that this band existed til American Idiot came out in 2004 and ruined everyones lives. Atleast it felt like that to me at the time. Nothing about being blasted all over MTV and the Billboard charts and 35 years old with eyeliner felt punk at all. I digress. This album art is awesome. It's burned into my psyche. This is meant to be listened to on 10. Shit is catchy. Dookie is a funny word. Makes be yearn for the 90s CHUMP rolls right into LONGVIEW really seamlessy, not really something I expected from a punk album. LONGVIEW is a killer track. I'm not acquainted enough with punk to apprecite this record fully or to properly hate on it. light 4.
Finally something fucking weird. Incase you didn't know that I'm basically a child, all I can think about is South Park's impression of a German person engagin in shit sex. Shizer? Ya. sehr gut leicht 5.
i really like the title and album art. I felt ready and willing for something completely bizarre. I'm ready to be impressed. These are the same cats that did DONT DREAM IT'S OVER (heyyy now heeeeyyy noowwwww) - which is a solid song. Early take-aways....yawn. CHOCOLATE CAKE has me running for the hills. Imagine seeing them live and being super excited they played this song. When I hear this song I think of zak for some reason. Vocals on first few tracks are offputting. It's dadc0re. i'm trying to put myself in the headspace of someone in 1981 and turning this on, but I keep just switching to talking heads. Crowded house sounds like so much of the safe early alt Rock. Train, matchbox 20 that isn't catchy. I actually like the guitar tone and little lick in IT'S ONLY NATURAL. It sounds like realestate to me. I wish they jammed more in that space, the lyrics and the singing makes it feel so formulaic. FALL AT YOUR FEET sucks but I understand why it was popular on the radio. Imagine loving this song. lmao TALL TREES I actually kind of like. the cool guitar tone is back. Lil guitar solo, like super little. Cmon just jam out a little you nerds. diggin the instrumentation on WEATHER WITH YOU, but i'm a sucker for that sitar sound. Chorus is super lame. they jump the shark on every song. its actually incredible FOUR SEASONS IN ONE DAY fuckin sucks. okay I'm just skipping songs now. I'm dreaming it's over. I wonder if it's called ITALIAN PLASTIC because they are using crappy melodica. nerds i really hated this whole listening experience. firm 1.
How these guys sound more American than the fucking Boss blows my mind. Still boggles me that these guys are english. Once again, I've heard all these songs out of context, but I can't recall sitting down and listening to this album all the way down. Blues, Country, Soul, all through the stones rock n roll blender. Nearly as timeless as Woodface by Crowded House (1981). It's more apparent than ever to me how much this band has been influenced by black american music. Did the rolling stones make it their own? It certainly seems like they have. Did they they do it enough? Have the paid proper tribute to Howlin' Wolf, Muddy waters, Chuck Berry etc...I have no clue. It must have been crazy to be english and hear the stones on the radio. I imagine american blues was adored....but had to be pretty niche. the stones probably sounded from another planet to the average english listener in 1971. Anyways, this shit is great. I love the horns on this album. So ahead of their time. It's fun to draw the line to modern acts I've consumed through my 20's and 30's like King Khan and the Shrines and Twin Peaks for instance... Near perfect. Good as ever. Hard 5.
Experimental and weird, but still manages to be an easy listen and catchy. Way ahead it’s time. I need a couple more spins of it to fully appreciate it. Growing 4.
I thought I was going to like this way more than I did. Singles like strange brew found their way to my Napster torrent que when I was a teenager. But overall I found it uninspiring. Thanks to the psychedelic guitar distortion I was able to momentarily look over the cheesiness of DANCE THE NIGHY AWAYS lyrics and the absurdity of Clapton dancing a night away BLUE CONDITION sounds like a Tim heidecker song taking the piss out of white guys playing the blues. Clapton annoys me.
well shit, I enjoyed that. It's campy and so 80's and i love it for that. Cindy Lauper has a great emotive voice. She sounds like could go punk at any moment in this record. For me it's a 3, but almost a 4 - I enjoyed it more than Disraeli Gears ffs.
ngl I'm on my first day back at work after a vacay, and shits crazy, so my listen wasn't as dedicated as I like to usually give....which pains me because I have woodface so much of me. anyways, i'm not sure what I can say to add to the discussion of The Chronic. It's a bonafide classic that defined the west coast sound. it's hard as fuck and I want it on vinyl 5.
Listening to this whole doing the dishes. I feel like you either gotta be driving or doing dishes. I know absolutely nothing about this band and album. Nothing at all. WHEN I GET TO THE BORDER has some really incredible guitar work. I love how it switches styles needlessly but it totally works. Guitar wants to kill your momma vibes. Love the spooky vocal harmonies on CALVARY CROSS. Richard Thompson vocals walked so neutral milk hotel vocals could belly flop on pavement. I WANT TO SEE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT is so fucking cool what the fuck. That steezy lil guitar and then the fucking trumpet what the fuck? who can’t identify with the lyrics. This sounds so waaay way ahead of its time. These guys basically invented indie B side is gorgeous sounding…but doesn’t take my breath away like A did. It settles in, which I think is ok. THE GREAT VALERIO is a haunting closer. And it ends so abruptly!!! I’m a sucker for folk rock and I can see how this album might have influenced bands decades later. It helped my attention for the whole duration. I’d love to own it. Solid 5 for me, despite the less compelling b side.
i've been holdin out hope for the Creedance, man. CCR and their stripped back no bullshit sound has always connected with me. I'd suffer through hotel california on the local classic rock radio station 95.9 the river while driving around in highschool to get a sniff of Fortunate Son. And play it super fuckin loud. I love CCRs music, but moreso than I actually like Bayou Country as an album. It as a collection doesn't move quite like blasting Bad Moon rising or sitting around in the heat and listening to Lodi. I feels weird saying this but it's a 3 for me. Still love CCR man.
beach boys with the doom metal album cover. I think this is the second beach boys record ive listened through, outside of Pet Sounds. I'm excited to hear them get weird and its funny to jump right into their...17th album. Feels out of order and disorienting. Surprises so far. Wiki tells me of the thin vocal arrangements, and I noticed that immediately. This isn't what you think about when you think about the beach boys, and I dig that. LONG PROMISED ROAD with the fuzzed out boops TAKE A LOAD OFF YOUR FEET feels like familiar ground (hah), but more irreverent. Vampire Weekend bois had this shit on repeat. Im not listening to the lyrics of DISNEY GIRLS but i chooses to believe that they are making fun of them. like the tune, chill, but has lil wah wah guitars underneath which is a little spicy STUDENT DEMONSTRATION TIME with the bigger fuzzed out riff. rad. trippy. i like. song is a little corny with the bluesy breakdown but im probably just damaged goods. FEEL FLOWS is a standout for me. free wheelin and meandering, sweet solo over a piano bed with some noodly flute. dumb burpy synths. sign me up. LOOKIN AT TOMORROW is a vibe. ba ba boop boop boop A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TREE sounds like what a tree would listen to. I'm preferring side B on this bad boy. My affection is growing. Really pleasant listen. Solid 4 for me. Not a 5, just because I'm not sure ill be revisiting frequently.
I scooped this record at an estate sale down the street from me a couple months ago. Jacket was a little beat, and it was priced slightly too high, but I walked all the way over there and rummaged through a bunch of shitty music, I had to walk away with something - and I'm glad that I did its a beautiful, addictive, extremely playable record. it effortlessly cool. its good shit. its super fly its a 5.
debbie harry is hot. she reminds me of my wife, who i am VERY attracted to. too bad my wife can't sing. shes awful! HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE and ONE WAY OR ANOTHER are kick ass. I've heard the former a bajillion times, but I prefer the prior. PICTURE THIS and FADEAWAY are a snooze. I KNOW BUT I DON'T KNOW has a great bass line and groove thats sounds a little bit like a punk song. Solo is great too 11:59 has a pace im enjoying, another groovy riff..and a surprise organ! Vocals seem too concerned with sounding pretty, i want that snarl from my wife i mean debbie. WILL ANYTHING HAPPEN sounds super punk. This record is getting better as it goes on for me. HEART OF GLASS is a classic IM GONNA LOVE YOU TOO has a little growl. JUST GO AWAY like the backing vocals. overall enjoyable, but not something i'd often come back to. its just a little too tidy for me. 3.
Have you guys heard of Stevie Wonder? I have, but I've never given Stevie Wonder a dedicated listen before. HAVE A TALK WITH GOD is groovier than it has any right to be. Funky af but don’t tell me how to love my life Stevie VILLAGE GHETTO LAND needs requires some focus on lyrics to fully appreciate it, which isn't natural for me. Its regal instrumentation contrasts the story of a ghetto at the end of a block. Even taking the piss out of politcians. witty social commentary here from stevie. CONTUSION rules with the Zappa esque instrumental scramble intersecting razor sharp guitar riffs SIR DUKE and the rest of this album are making me want to upgrade my sound setup. Not sure the 25 year old plastic logitechs are doing this beautiful mix justice. KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET is subject matter and song writing that typically puts me to sleep but Stevie knows how to make the ordinary extra PASTIME PARADISE - coolio sampled Stevie?? Wtf. Its like the same song, almost a cover...oh the irony of coolio not liking Weird Al doing a parody of it. I like BLACK MAN. I have to say it. This album is too long. I'm losing interest. It's a record that calls for active listening to me....it's not a meandering soundscape , it doesn't fill the BG for a dinner party. It's a series of songs and singles that go back to back, separate thoughts....and 2 hours is too long for me. It's hard for me to get past that when I do love the songwriting and production in places so much. Some shit just isn't your thing no matter how good it is. This is my first dip into Stevie, and right into his 18th album mangum opus is probably too much to ask. A confused 3 that will could evolve into a 4 over time.
look at these sweet boys. feral. likely cut their own hair while mommy and daddy were distracted! its nice of them to sit so still for this photo. my theme of "i like this musical act but ive never really sat down and listened to their ablums continues". I have a soft spot for S&G. Their music relaxes me. this album is an infinite repeat for me. its very easy to listen to. It's beautiful. It's run time is a relief after Stevie. its a 5. RIP lee lee
I do not like this. It's unique, but just not my vibe. I don't think I have the energy today to make lemonade, so it's a 2. I listened to it again and it's still pretty meh to me. EARN ENOUGH FOR US is pretty catchy 2. I like the production and I want to like it more and I dont.
It was an experience. YEAAuuh. Found new appreciation for the other two of the trio through repeat listens. Especially the drummer. Crazy crazy quality on a debut album. Experience 5
I like how Paul Simon integrates so many different sounds from different types of music, from different places. He has a way of making everything his own. paul is ez listenin with a soul
62 minutes 32 seconds. damn i figured that if def leppard had one thing going for them, it'd be brevity. this album cover rules. triangles are all the rage, and it ties in the absurdly angular def leppard font. slashing hand written type with weird kerning contrasts all the sharp angles. faces scream, for some reason as alien hyrogliphic startrek meet predator giberish explodes from all angles. im rdy for 60 minutes of mair metal now. Im not loving it, but im not exactly hating it. it's inoffensive arena music. BG vocals are so tinny and icy, they make my nipples hard (not in a good way) 2 arms are essential for drumming hey its over! 2
how can a band sound so hard, but be so nerdy at the same time? wutang has a sense of humor...a way of not taking themselves too seriously, that I value in all music but especially appreciate in very macho landscape like hip hop. But they aint soft. They are weird, they say whatever they want, they write about what they want, they sampled whatever the hell they wanted....they are unapolagetically themselves. and they sound fucking great while doing it. wutang is undeniable and infectious. what a debut album. hard af 5
im stoked to listen to this right after wutangs 36 chambers. I always thought Ice T had a great opportunity to develop a business around selling Iced Tea. off the hop its clear to me that Ice-T was of the time, and Wutang was ahead of it. rhyming style feels straightforward and storytelling oriented, like folk music. because of it the bars are less interesting to listen to passively. I really have to follow along with it to get the gag, which isnt my style of listening, and doesn't always have a payoff that rewards you for your attention. beats are pretty straight forward and lacking imagination. nothin too catchy for me here. i prefer more sampling, i think. Bitches 2 is a funny track. goofy lazy trumpet. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS AT THE DISCO, TWO BROTHERS STEPPED...UP TO ...ME AND SAID, HEY..YO! THE REAL FUCKIN SHIT GOES DOOWWWWNN.... TAKE A LOOK AROOOOUND! ALL THE PUSSES CAN BE FOUND! I like what Ice T stands for more than I actually like his music. BODY COUNT is a great example of that, I love that he has a hardcore song in the middle of this album. Even if I don't particularly like the song (i don't)...but its fuckin cool that he goes for it. FUCK TIPPER GORE, BUSH, AND HIS CRIPPLED BITCH. I like it. I respect it...i dont love it. but i respect it. 3
the clash are fuckin cool. 4
admittedly I only gave it one listen. I did enjoy it, but didn't sink in any substantial way. It may be a grower for me. 3
dirty projectors sounds like radiohead today i def hear the plant/zepp influence okay i like this. id like it more if the album cover didnt look like this. its terribly offputting, but the music is pretty damn progressive. I can hear (or think I hear) a little jeff buckley instrumentation and guitar playing influence on bands like grizzly bear, which i think is cool...especially in GRACE, sounds just like a Grizz tune. Beautiful Jeff's vocals are very emotive. It's clear how hes influenced indie acts from the 2000's SO REAL guitar tone...really nice, Grizz jacked that 4 sho I skipped HALLELUJAH 3 minutes in ETERNAL LIFE woke me up. this song is a peak through the window of what it would look like if Jeff tried to be more trendy, and it works. Overall I really enjoyed it. Tracks that I really like are a bit scattered all over the album, and because of that I can't give it more than a 3. But I appreciate what he was doing here.
What happens with 5 Irish lads and 2 Irish ladies listen to too much Ben Folds and like California a lot (have you heard of it)? The Thrills! This shit sucks. No surprises. Completely edgeless. Never ending oooohhhh waaaasss and ba ba baaas!! Cloying lyrics SANTA CRUZ, BIG SUR, HOLLYWOOD KIDS. Yuck! I'm ready for chocolate cake after this. Why is this on this list? I suppose having some stuff I loathe on it is more fun. Last track is far and away the least appalling song on this album. I think I actually like it. Guitar is more western, nice slide....organ....limited ooooh waaa ba ba baaaas! I'm literally bumping this from a 1 to a 2 because of the last song, which faraway has the least streams on spotify which is hilarious to me. 2
Some r&b n jazz is a welcome sight. Found it pretty relaxing, albeit nothing stood out to me and stuck to my ribs musically. I admittedly need more listens to get his music and his message to sink in Pleasant in my single spin 3 with room to grow
sab boy week. bubba made a comment about how its all about the guitarist, and I have to agree. In all my fave tracks, morrissey got out of the way and marr shredded. solid, but as a whole doesnt connect with me. 3!
it was fast. it was loud. it was fun. 3
fast and loud and fun. I listened to this while I did some animation work. PRINCE OF THE RODEO rips. I think I consume punk like how the rest of the world consumes pop. I either like it or I don't but it's pretty easy for me to conclude and it's not a precious decision. I like how this band is taking the piss out of a music scene that was largely homophobic at the time. It overstays it's welcome at nearly a 60 min runtime. Would be much stronger if was somewhere between 40-45 for me straightforward music by a purposely obnoxious band that probably only annoys people that take them too seriously. They have an album called Ass Cobra Its a 3 for me, maybe be a 4 if it was shorter and more focused.