Some great tracks, but not enough for me to come back to that often

bass intro on Laughing is fun Shaking Through has a nice kick

Green Light rips Also digging Sober Supercut feels like teen dream filler

I Zimbra has got the groove Not digging Mind Paper is interesting, but probably takes multiple listens to truly appreciate Cities is weird but fun Life During Wartime rips. I prefer the live version tho Memories Can't Wait through me for a loop. Kinda gives me U2 vibes, but heavier Air is weird. I like it...I think? Heaven feels like filler and also written by a different band Animals feels more like a TH song, but I don't care for it Electric Guitar is fun Drugs is the typical Throw Random Crap on There as a last track

Twice As Hard is...ok Jealous Again...meh Sister Luck? Sister Suck Could I've Been So Blind is decent Seeing Things...zzzz Hard to Handle is the obvious moneymaker Thick N Thin has a solid groove She Talks to Angels is a standard teenage panty dropper Struttin' Blues kicks. Should've been an earlier track Stare It Cold exists

Not really my type of music so I' don't feel I can properly rate it. I enjoyed it enough

Do You Wanna Dance... Fine Good To My Baby is solid Don't Hurt My Little Sister is good When I Grow Up is aurally interesting Help Me, Rhonda is good fun Dance Dance Dance is enjoyable but forgettable sugar Please Let Me Wonder...shrug I'm So Young is enjoyable. I'm a sucker for old school love songs and harmonies Kiss Me, Baby has a solid groove and good harmonies She Knows Me Too Well...meh In The Back of My Mind is an interesting curve ball Bull Session With "Big Daddy" seems to be an interview

I never got Money. Still don't. 5 STARS

View from the Afternoon...decent opener I Bet You Look Good...is good until the chorus. Don't care for the chorus Fake Tales...first half is a little boring. Second half kicks Dancing Shoes rocks in a generic way You Probably Couldn't See...you know what? fuck these song titles Still Take You Home...I like this one. Nice drive all the way through Riot Van...slows things down a bit. It's fine Red Light...feels like a throwaway Mardy Bum...this isn't all that aurally interesting, but I like it Perhaps Vampires...feels like a jam session-turned song. meh When the Sun...ok, but all the tracks are really starting to blend together From the Ritz...I like this one...like the bass groove A Certain Romance...just kind of exists. Pretty normal for a final track. So, why is it over 5 minutes?

Oh Shit...decent opener (if you don't include the skit) 4 Better...is good fun I'm That Type...great track Soul Flower fux hard On the DL continues the groove. This one sounds weird in the best way Officer...fuck yeah Yo Mama. So stupid. So great Passin' Me By givin' me Portishead. Who did it first??? Otha Fish. This shit keeps hitting Pack the Pipe...lemme hit it again Return of the B-Boy seems more stripped down than the other tracks but still good

I Hang Suspended...whatever Upon 9th...Interesting. I dunno but I think I could like this with multiple listens Wish I Was Skinny...old school teenage dream vibe I like Leaves & Sand...interesting sound and movement but is it a good song? meh Butterfly McQueen...again, interesting. But who is this for? Rodney King has a nice groove Thinking of Ways is aggressively British and I appreciate it Barney...Is that a Flute? Wtf is happening? Ok, I like it Spun Around...boring intro but I liked it by the end If You Want It...Pretty boring compared to everything else. Was this the radio friendly track? Best Lose the Fear is generic Take This Time Around...don't hate it but it feels like filler Lazarus...huh, I like the instrumental breakdown. Don't care for the rest One Is For...an unnecessary but appreciated acoustic interlude Run My Way Runway...Here's an experimental sound collage for you sickos! I've Lost the Reason...Like several other tracks, I really like some parts but not others The White Noise Revisited...plodding Now that I'm reading this it sounds more negative than I actually feel about it. I don't know how much I'll come back to this album in the future but it kind of won me over in the end.

Smells Like Teen Spirit...we all know about it In Bloom...Heavy. Love it Come As You Are...heavy and dreamy vibe at the same time. Just cool Breed fux hard Lithium...not their best song but the production elevates it Polly...dark acoustic track. Darker if you know the backstory. Evidence to the world that these guys were more than loud. An omen of their Unplugged future. Territorial Pissings...Could be a track on a lot of punk albums. Generic Drain You...good but not a highlight Lounge Act...just kind of there Stay Away...kicks some ass but is overshadowed by similar but better songs On A Plain...just an ok rock song. Hard to separate from the superior Unplugged version. Something in the Way...great stuff. Minimalist but with fantastic production. Haunting. Endless, Nameless...I'm guessing this was added just to piss off the label

Black Dog...sloppy but fun Rock and Roll...Yes. More! Battle of Evermore...ELVES AND FAIRIES Stairway...What else is there to say? Mist Mountain Hop...Groovy. I like it more than I used to Four Sticks...Not my thing Going to California...good if you don't mind that Plant goes a little wild When the Levee Breaks...Great stuff

World in My Eyes...good tone setter Sweetest Perfection...not the most accessible pop song but I like how dirty it feels Personal Jesus...yes. everything about this. yes. Halo...interesting sounds but nothing special Waiting for the Night...see above Enjoy the Silence...this is the shit Policy of Truth...dark and dirty. fuck ya Blue Dress...Weird. I think I would like it with a few more listens Clean...forgettable

Cannibal Resource...starting off weird. It's almost an anti-song? Like it's trying to avoid making sense Temecula Sunrise...sounds like the dumb shit I would come up with while noodling on guitar The Bride...what is happening?! Stillness is the Move...sort of resembles a pop song. I can groove to it Two Doves...hmm. I appreciate the attempt at a sincere acoustic ballad on an otherwise strange album but it's just not good. Useful Chamber...continues the weirdness. Not an enjoyable listen No Intention...an accessible and welcome reprieve from the rest of this insanity Remade Horizon...guh wtf is this? Sounds like a first draft with high production values Fluorescent Half Dome...not my thing. not my thing at all

The Man Comes Around...badass Hurt...It hurts me to say it (heh), but I was never into the NIN version and this one also never won me over Give My Love to Rose...simple and sweet. I like this Bridge Over Troubled Water...not sure Mr. Cash is the best choice for this cover I Hung My Head...pleasant but somewhat generic First Time...I like its atmosphere. A great vibe if not a great song Personal Jesus...fun but feels off. I appreciate the effort but prefer the original In My Life...not my thing Sam Hall...old timey and fun Danny Boy...probably deserves a more "classical" singer but whatever Desperado...the original is cheesy and so is this I'm So Lonesome...Is that Nick Cave? I love Nick but not a fan of his contribution here Tear Stained Letter...I like this one. Always down for some whisky-soaked pianee Streets of Laredo...another sweet and affecting song We'll Meet Again...Something tells me this is Cash's idea of dark humor

--Dreamin'...at least the album cover isn't lying --Music Makes you lose control...I like this one. Repetitive but with a solid groove and sound --Soft Machine...more of a pop song than the earlier dance tracks. I feel it's making interesting choices but I don't really vibe with it. Tryhard lyrics --Hypnotise...an annoying and boring first minute before it devolves into generic club music --Hey You...I like it until the vocals come in. Too repetitive but that's what the genre often does --Take a Little Time...throwback to late 80s/early 90s dance pop. I dig it --Disco II Disco...First I hated it, then I laughed, now I'm grooving. Perhaps still too weird for repeat listens --Brothers...more generic club stuff --MDC Vendredi...Not interesting enough to be 6+ minutes long --Jacques Your Body...I'm mixed on this one. I like the bass groove. Vocals are throwing me off --About Funk...takes too long to get going and once it does it's just kind of okay --Sometimes...oddly schmaltzy compared to everything else. Not for me --Damaged People...why are the weak tracks also the longest? Reaction: Not a fan of this, but you could argue I wasn't really listening to it in its "correct" environment. If you're someone that's into EDM, however, I'm sure Darkdancer has something on it for you to enjoy.

--Sure Shot...grand opening statement --Tough Guy...short punk track. meh --B-Boys...a lot of interesting ideas but never quite comes together for me --Bobo...short drum break --Root Down...funky and fun. Great stuff --Sabotage...Classic --Get It Together...slows things down a bit. Great groove and rhymes --Sabrosa...funky instrumental. Very nice --The Update...I'm not sure I love this song but it's kind of fascinating. Off-balance but precise at the same time. --Futterman's Rule...Another funky instrumental. I really like the fuzz these guys are able to produce --Alright Hear This...sounds too much like Sure Shot but keeps the groove going --Eugene's Lament...another instrumental. I appreciate the left turn but it doesn't really fit with the rest of the album --Flute Loop...It's exactly what the title says and it's great --Do It...decent but overshadowed by similar but better tracks --Ricky's Theme...instrumental. feels like a track I would keep on while using the bathroom. Nothing that interesting happening --Heart Attack Man...another pure punk song. I like how heavy it is but otherwise it's just okay --The Scoop...I was afraid the back half of this would just be a repeat of the front but this track feels like it's bringing something fresh to the table --Shambala...is that Mongolian throat singing? Sure, why not? --Bodhisattva Vow...the throat singing continues and it's fantastic. Banger --Transitions...another uninteresting instrumental. Should have ended on Bodhisattva Vow

--Wanted Man...plodding --Wreck of the Old 97...now we're kickin' --I Walk the Line...nice but maybe too straightforward/basic --Darlin' Companion...fun but nothing special --Starkville City Jail...lyrics eerily relevant --San Quentin...sounds like a Johnny Cash song --San Quentin (Reprise)... ... --A Boy Named Sue...funny lyrics but musically? meh --Peace in the Valley...nice and sweet --Folsom Prison Blues...uh, where's the rest of the song?

--This Town...boisterous and strange. Not sure how much I like it --Amateur Hour...I like parts but never really comes together for me --Falling in Love...I appreciate the theatricality but I'm just not feeling the song --Here in Heaven...it's okay I guess --Thank God...This one grew on me by the end --Hasta Manana...again, some interesting things happening. But it never comes together --Talent is an Asset...I like the bass. I'm starting to think I disagree with most (all) of the vocal choices on here --Complaints...every time these guys get a groove going they take a weird turn. I'm sure they would say it's artistic, I say it's annoying --In My Family...a more straightforward rock song but meh --Equator...I'm not in the mood for this bullshit --Barbecutie...I like the intro, I guess --Lost and Found...these guys can play but the songwriting is just not there

--Rhymin & Stealin...nice opener --The New Style...hell yeah --She's Crafty...great sample great track --Posse in Effect...seems pretty generic for the era --Slow Ride...I love the sampling. Fun and groovy --Girls...uh, no comment --Fight for Your Right...this may have been funny/awesome at the time but now it's just kind of cute --No Sleep Till Brooklyn...running full speed with Run-DMC's baton --Paul Revere...going quiet for this one but it's really effective --Hold It Now, Hit It...liking not loving --Brass Monkey...just plain fun --Slow and Low...we're at the point where tracks are starting to sound the same. But that's actually a good thing for this album --Time to Get Ill...ends on an absolute banger. Should have done the same for Ill Communication

--Spanish Key gets me going I connect with the back half more than the front Reaction: Yikes. I think this music is above my head. But I hear the virtuosity and I hear the other music it would eventually inspire. Definitely something everyone should listen to before they die

--Money Changes Everything...good opener. great voice -- Girls Just...her voice cuts straight through. delightful --When You Were Mine...not one of Prince's best. Definitely not good enough to justify the 5 minute length --Time After Time...classic --She Bop...it's groovy. That's all I'm going to say --All Through the Night...I like this one a lot. Ridiculous synths but they somehow still work. Her voice continues to power through --Witness...a surprising but fun left turn --I'll Kiss You...appreciate the swing but not a great track --He's so Unusual... --Yeah Yeah...weird and fun

--Zero...good opener. I have a sneaking suspicion this song is about the female orgasm --Heads Will Roll...I like the production but it lacks a decent hook --Soft Shock...not a total banger, but something that could grow on me with time --Skeletons...I feel like this was a very therapeutic song for Karen O. Unfortunately, it doesn't translate into good pop --Dull Life...the guitars are back! This song kicks and takes some fun turns --Shame and Fortune...grimy. I like it --Runaway...interesting diversion but I think they should've kept it more minimalist. Just 2 minutes, Karen O, and a piano would have been great --Dragon Queen...great track. Love disco shit --Hysteric...nice ballad. like it a lot --Little Shadow...more of a vibe than a song

--Imagine...cheesy? cliche? overplayed? overrated? I understand why someone may feel these things about this song. I think it's timeless --Crippled Inside...a fun groove with cynical lyrics. Not one of his best but still classic Lennon --Jealous Guy...kind of sluggish but it works somehow --It's So Hard...sounds like one of his pre-Beatles rockabilly obsessions. meh --I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama...not a good enough song for it to be the bold statement he wants it to be --Gimme Some Truth...subtle as a sledgehammer. I want my Lennon anger counterbalanced with some dry British wit. There's no wit here --Oh My Love...sappy but nice --How Do You Sleep?...mean-spirited song from a mean-spirited man --How?...more sap but nice production --Oh Yoko!...a total delight. Saves the back half from being a slog

--Changes...never thought this was his best but still great --Oh! You Pretty Things...weird and fun --Eight Line Poem...sounds like a more classical voice could deliver a nice cover. Don't like it much as is --Life on Mars?...perfect no notes --Kooks...kooky (hah) and fun --Quicksand...a little long but it justifies its length more than other "epic" songs --Fill Your Heart...twee bullshit but Bowie makes it work --Andy Warhol...strange and yet totally accessible. Pure Bowie --Song for Bob Dylan...this one has a lot of elements I like but it's missing something. Doesn't quite come together for me --Queen Bitch...banger --The Bewlay Brothers...doesn't immediately jump out as one of the better tracks but it may take multiple listens to truly appreciate

--Let the Good Times Roll...big band stuff --It Had to Be You...never liked this song but I like Ray singing it. Don't care for all the extra instrumentation --Alexander's Ragtime Band...fun --Two Years of Torture...nice and cool --When Your Lover Has Gone...this one is great. I just need the other musicians to get out of his way! Let Ray do his thing! --Deed I Do...Big Band stuff --Just for a Thrill...mostly Ray. Which is a good thing --You Won't Let Me Go...very nice --Tell Me You'll Wait...this shit calms my soul --Don't Let the Sun...keeps the mood going --Am I Blue...wonderful --Come Rain or Come Shine...Thank you, Ray

--Bombtrack...righteous anger --Killing in the Name...all-timer. Makes me want to run through a wall --Take the Power Back...this rhythm section kicks all of the ass --Settle for Nothing...we change tempo. Not for the better --Bullet in the Head...starts out more funky than other tracks then goes hard. The bass work/sound is perfection --Know Your Enemy...yes. Yes. YES! --Wake Up...this group is in full command --Fistful of Steel...a lesser track but still good --Township Rebellion...If you read my past reviews, you may notice that I like my songs on the shorter side. Most of the tracks on this album are 5-6 minutes. It's not a problem for me here because these guys keep things interesting and demand your attention --Freedom...kind of a Greatest Hits of earlier tracks. Not the best but seems appropriate for a closer

--Rio...decent pop elevated by a killer bassline --My Own Way...I should listen to some John Taylor solo work --Lonely in Your Nightmare...some interesting sounds but it just kind of meanders --Hungry Like the Wolf...I've heard this song 1000 times and as I listen to it now it just feels very basic and a little aimless. It's possible the music video had a lot to do with its popularity --Hold Back the Rain...loving the production but not the song --New Religion...I like this one. More focused than earlier tracks --Last Chance on the Stairway...feels like a sequel to Rio --Save a Prayer...schmaltzy and overlong --The Chauffeur...an odd turn but I like it. Still could be at least a full minute shorter

--A Minor Place...this is certainly a tone setter --Nomadic Revery...not sure I enjoyed this track but there's passion here. Sincerity --I See a Darkness...minimalist but deeply affecting. This guy doesn't have the best voice but he seems to "get it" --Another Day Full of Dread...I'm not into this one --Death to Everyone...a sad album suddenly turns sinister --Knockturne...a nice reprieve from the gloom --Madeleine-Mary...something different. I don't love it right now but something tells me I could learn to --Song for the New Breed...sounds similar to earlier songs but more sluggish --Today I Was an Evil One...meh --Black...straightforward folk. I like it a lot --Raining in Darling...feels like it's missing an ending

--International Feel...we already gettin' weird --Never Never Land...staying weird --Tic Tic Tic, It Wears Off...funky instrumental --You Need Your Head...crazy cacophony --Rock & Roll Pussy...What is happening? --Dogfight Giggle....could the next track be an actual song, Todd? --You Don't Have to Camp Around...treacly --Flamingo...jesus, time to come down, Todd --Zen Archer...this music was made for somebody, it's not made for me but somebody --Just Another Onionhead...there are interesting sounds happening but where are the actual songs?! --When the Shit Hits the Fan...an actual song! It's good! --Le Feel Internacionale...a reprise --Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel...Showing that Mr. Rundgren has very good pop sensibilities. I appreciate the psychedelic experimentation but he should stick with what he's good at --Does Anybody Love You...twee bullshit --Medley...I'm not sure why it's on here but it's good --Hungry for Love...shrug --I Don't Want to Tie You Down...schmaltz --Is It My Name?...this one rocks --Just One Victory...another good one. Nice bass groove

--Dog Eat Dog...I guess this is technically a song --Antmusic...It's fine. I might put this on an animal themed playlist --Feed Me to the Lions...not a fan --Los Rancheros...this one is more fun. It sounds more professional (?) than earlier tracks... --Ants Invasion...ok I like this one. Good bass groove. The guitar and vocals fit in nicely with it. I would like more of this from the Ants --Killer in the Home...after delivering their tightest track they give us this. Aimless --Kings of the Wild Frontier...this is the lead single? why? this reached no. 2 in the UK? how? --The Magnificent Five...not bad. not good --Don't Be Square...I was excited for about 20 seconds, then the next 3 minutes happened. "You might not like it now but you will." I guess we'll see, Adam --Jolly Roger...a sea shanty? sure --Making History...are the drum parts on each track the same? Vocals not good --The Human Beings...this offers me nothing. Plodding and annoying

--Precious...nice opener --The Phone Call...kind of uneven but I like it --Up the Neck...this one checks all the boxes. Good stuff --Tattooed Love Boys...fun pop punk --Space Invader...instrumental. I feel like they could have added lyrics to this but whatever --The Wait...nice bass line. Everyone seems to be having fun on this one --Stop Your Sobbing...interesting turn. Sounds like a 50s/60s throwback. (edit: it's a Kinks cover and it was produced by a different person than every other track. Explains why it sounds so different) --Kid...sort of a ballad. Chrissy Hynde has a good voice but this sounds like a song written for a different singer in a different genre --Private Life...Hynde's sultry alto carries the track but she can't make it any better than mediocre --Brass in Pocket...never loved this song but its continued appearance on classic rock radio speaks for itself -Lovers of Today...I didn't hate this but it feels like a time filler --Mystery Achievement...a good jam. Maybe should have been earlier but I appreciate when the final track isn't just a throwaway

--The Golden Age...good morning music --Paper Tiger...easy listening symphonic funk. cool --Guess I'm Doing Fine...feels like a sequel to Golden Age. Not a bad thing --Lonesome Tears...the production is glorious --Lost Cause...simple and sad. wonderful --End of the Day...first track I didn't love. Still good --It's All in Your Mind...feels similar to End of the Day --Round the Bend...hear some Radiohead in this. beautiful --Already Dead...gorgeous --Sunday Sun...seems like a bridge to Beck's past with the electronic beat, but still sounds at home here with the piano and acoustic guitar --Little One...interesting. Not one of the better tracks but it could grow on me --Side of the Road...Beck's voice and the production are nice, but this feels like a 90 second idea of a song that's been stretched to 3 minutes

--Middle...fun opening statement --Born in '69...some solid, straightforward rock --On a Rope...see above --Young Livers...not a lot of track variation but it's all pretty fun --Drop Out...meh --Used...changes things up a bit. Not sure the vocals are up to the task --Ball Lightning...another decent rocker but the tracks are starting to meld together --Fat Lip...I like this one. It has all the elements of previous tracks but this feels fresher for some reason --Suit City...these guys are fun and know what they're doing, but is this album doing anything different or special compared to other pop/punk bands from '75-'95? I'm confused as to why I need to hear this before I die --Heater Hands...sure --Misbeaten...this one is interesting. They've injected some surf rock --Come See, Come Saw...Slightly heavier than earlier tracks. This is good --Salt Future...it fits but nothing special --Burnt Alive...this one feels a little darker than the others. I like it

--Wheels of Confusion...takes a while to get going but once it does watch out --Tomorrow's Dream...this is some good sludge --Changes...I honestly didn't know this was a Sabbath song. I prefer the Charles Bradley version --FX...just remove this one, guys --Supernaut...hmmm, I like the guitar but the mixing is on the other instruments is muddy --Snowblind...good not great --Cornucopia...another track that takes a while to get going. Seems to be an issue with this album --Laguna Sunrise...nice interlude. I hear Zeppelin's Rain Song in here --St. Vitus Dance...meh --Under the Sun/Every Day...this kicks

--I'll Go Crazy...cool --Try Me...too early for a ballad but it's fine --Think...this kicks. But it's too short! --I Don't Mind...a sexy and slow groove. Very cool --Lost Someone...after a few rapid fire tracks we have a 10+ minute epic. Sounds like the audience is having fun but if all you're doing is listening, it just meanders --Medley...You've Got the Power section is beautiful --Night Train...we end with a nice groove