What if devo talked to girls??? 5/5

What bothers me about the Smiths is not Morrisey’s voice or his general shitheadery. What bothers me is that when he sings he sounds like a kid making up his homework on the spot. The 10 seconds of every song without vocals is some of the best music I've ever heard. The Smiths are maybe the objectively best band that I hate. Gonna think about who else fits that category. Probably other Tylore-core bands.

First time ever hearing this full thing. Production is CLEAN AS HELL. Every song was good but Sultans of Swing is the only one that’s memorable, maybe because I’ve heard it a 1000 times.

Have heard this before but it never clicked. Totally clicked this time. Love how an album about isolation starts with sleigh bells. Electioneering feels out of place but thematically, I like how the most straightforward song is alienated on this album about being weird and alienated. Probably closer to a 9/10 for me but 5 stars because who am I to deny thommy

You ever listen to an album 5 times in a day and not get sick of it (teacher I share a classroom with CANNOT relate) Pearl Jam is the best grunge band eat my shorts

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-it's-fine 2.5/5

Probably could be a 5/5 because the bookend songs are legit some of my favorite of all time. The tracks in the middle are also great, just a little same-y. -1 star for Robert fripps wife’s nipples on instagram

Hey, this guy’s pretty good!

An album that sounds like “I know my time is coming soon also go fuck yourself here’s some of the best music you’ll ever hear”. I have never actively put Johnny Cash on before this listen.

Love The Cure. Every song is exactly the same, but when that singular song is extremely good who cares. we play by AC/DC rules here.

I didn't realize how much Preoccupations singer is biting Bowie until now. All the poppy songs I like on this are rendered redundant by the existence of Talking Heads. When it becomes a spacey freak jazz album I love it

Listen, I know there’s art out there that’s straight up Not For Me, and Beyoncé is the epitome of that. Production pretty immaculate, first few songs I was like oh I get why people are rabid. Then the rest of the album hit and holy shit someone needed to cut this thing down.

Will easily be 5 stars when I revisit it

Every time I listen to capital J "Jazz" i wonder if this will be the listen in which I "get" it. I don't! I play music and I don't really understand what the fuck is happening in jazz, I usually trust that if the jazz I'm hearing has made it to me it has passed several quality checks and must be Important. So I feel weird putting a number on this! I think it moves way more than Kind of Blue, which I've heard way more and bought on vinyl once to look smart. It's probably perfect but I have no way of knowing, so get wrecked, jazz, i guess.

This thing sounds pretty incredible. None of the songs are super sticky but you can tell this is 4-6 very talented people making good music even if there are not very many Good Songs on this record.

Supremely listenable. So much tambourine. These guys got a real future I think

All these songs are in the key of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (Pretty good I will never listen to this again)

The classic Maiden albums all have 3-5 all time classics, 1-2 hidden gems, then 1-2 whatever songs. For that reason I couldn’t tell you my favorite with a gun to my head. Anyway, this might be my favorite. For a band with some of the strongest album openers ever, it’s wild how mid Invaders is. Children of the Damned is becoming my favorite Maiden tune because it’s just a Judas Priest song. 22 Acacia Avenue always bums me out to think about because the lyrics are so dang dumb but every time I hear it I remember the riffs rule. Prisoner and Gangland are great deep cuts. Title track does sound like the devil is here. Hallowed Be Thy Name is an all timer. Run to the Hills lowkey the best Iron Maiden song (nuclear take, I know) and maybe the best metal hit song ever.

Fun game: imagine dance lyrics but in a turnstile song. There’s no difference. All this shit sounds like Sesame Street (complimentary) if they had an episode teaching kids the answer to the question “what if someone wanted a good beat?” Not nearly enough tambo. Closer to a 2.5 I will likely only revisit one or two songs

Have never heard this whole thing before outside of I Against I and this shit rules. Very weird that mainstream-adjacent punk didn’t take the funk influence from this until more recently.

I think I’m comparing any new-waver-y record in the DEVOxCARS grid. one axis is how weird yet revealing about contemporary culture it is, and the other axis is how much it’s the best pop songwriting you ever heard. This record is pretty exceptionally done but man do I wish I cared about more than 2-3 songs.

First song - what are these crackers doing Second song - I bet this is Brett Kavanaugh’s favorite band Third song on - (offensive TikTok speech impediment voice) I think I’m starting to like Scritti Politti

Phenomenal. Visions makes me cry. Higher Ground makes me forget the worst band in the world ruined it. Livin for the City is astounding. The rest also great.

I genuinely believe this is the worst bass tone of all time. The Fred Durst feature that devolves into homoeroticism and (very quickly) homophobia is one of the most fascinating pieces of media I’ve ever consumed. All in all, nu-metal bad (all of it) and the current revival of it is pissing me off.

“Hey what’s the name of the album you’re listening to?” Uhhhh don’t worry about it.

Drums and Wires is much better from these guys, and Mayor of Simpleton from the following record is one of the better songs to exist. This one is just kinda fine.

Not my fav metal band, and not my fav album by them. Battery low key sucks! It kinda takes 3 songs for me to like a riff on this thing. There’s no way to know Cliff Burton was a good bassist considering this mix. 5 stars because every metal album I like more is biting this, but lowkey Metallica sucks.

Best riffs on this are the ones you don’t hear in guitar center

Incredibly annoyed that I enjoy the musical stylings of the Rolling Stones.

The title of this record refers to my level of cognitive dissonance between my love for rush and my hatred of Neil Peart’s Randian bullshit on a scale of 1 to 10.

Perfectly made album that I enjoy immensely but it makes me feel absolutely nothing.

the groove of the night is the dance of the heart

“Ice’ll cream your ass like Haagen-Dazs” accidentally very prescient. This shit rules, though I’m eavesdropping at best.

ACAB includes sting, Copeland, and the other one.

Jazz classics automatically get a 3 until I figure out how jazz works.

First time hearing this after years of constantly bumping “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”. Love it even though it’s too long and rendered redundant by its successor. Prob closer to a 3.5

First half so good!

Should've named the band John Lydon and the Dumb Idiots

Chop Changes and FX out and it’s perfect. Still perfect though.

My Big 4 ranking: Anthrax (live) Megadeth (recorded) Slayer (4 songs) Ride the Lightning

Remember when Lorde put out the pandemic record about how if you go outside things will be better? This is that but the 70s.

Why are there 17 songs on this. The four that I like really carry it. Wild that this is their best album and it’s still buns.

First Bob I've heard in full. Cannot wait to hear more.

Oh man this sounds like every annoying person I knew in college. Liked it more than I thought.

It’s alright!

I want to go back and give Master of Puppets a 4 because this right here whips its ass.

I hardly know’er land

An uber driver showed me this album 3 years ago. All the basslinrd are secretly Geezer Butler-esque.

I enjoyed the non-ballads immensely but holy shit it’s HALF BALLADS. Would be excellent with 2 more rockers in lieu of the (well-made) slow jams. Yes I’m aware I’m talking about EAGLES.

Excellent train listen on the way to see John Cena lose at summerslam

Outside of the hits the only song I care about is the 15 minute acid jam about mermaids.

Some of these tracks slap and some of them are well-performed elevator music.

Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River are on this!

If your movie soundtrack works for someone who has never seen the movie it’s perfect.

RIP Ray Charles you would’ve loved Op Ivy

As a low down man from da bayou, this really reminded me of home

Okay maybe I like jazz if it’s not horns?

When you get right down to it, sometimes our minds are all confused with confusion

Yo this would rule if it didn’t sound like Kohl’s. (Good hooks / songwriting but holy shit this sounds like it was recorded directly to Casio keyboard demo mode)

Wild when the first song is the worst song on the record. Battle of Evermore immediately transports me to the woods. Four Sticks immediately takes me to a dorm room. When the Levee Breaks brings me to a levee.

Half the non-radio songs are his best songs and the other half are his worst songs.

More like Utterly Uninspiring Company. When this popped up I was worried that “Shooting Star” would be on it, so at least I dodged that mediocre bullet.

-1 for lack of Cold Lampin

Piano rock is so much better without piano

Without this half the music I like doesn’t exist. 3rd track peaked as the plane I was on took off and I ascended into heaven.

Yeah this is on the other end of the spectrum of music made For Me and I think it’s a touch long but the grooves are insane I think I’m pregnant now

Absolutely loved this holy shit

AND THE FORTY THIEVES

Am I missing something? Very run of the mill

Music to leave your kid next to a window to