Completely fine, nothing I would listen too but overall everything is skillful
Just like the album, this albums music and guitar lead is really quite good, alternative percussion is a welcome change, little singing completely good. Feels like some sort of persona beat y'know. When the singing exist its fine, as I don't need to listen to it for long. First and last song were stinkers so following the one party system ( one bad song tolerated for a five) its a four
Sounds samey, wouldn't mind listening to this, not that much though don't complement yourself
Christ talk about pretentious, two 20 minute songs, fan of the drum in the first song but oh my god it is just the same shit with a trumpet taped on when Davis feels like it
I really like some of the songs in this ablum and think the rest is meh to below average, I think this album excelled where the songs were more energetic which wasn't enough for a four
Instruments are great, wish they got a bit more show and centre stage otherwise nothing wrong with it
Cherub rock - This has already given me high hopes for the rest of this album, beatiful guitar, could do with drums being cooler just saying pumpkin smashers. Singing is turning me off a little went from throbbing hard to regret
Quiet - 2nd song with some guitar then leading into some random lyrics
Today - ITS THE TIKTOK SONG OMGM AJOASCNJKKJNKJN No this song is popular for a reason sounds cool
Hummer - 7 minutes was excessive but the drum kit building it up was a pleasant surprise
Rocket- Each of these songs sound samey... I probably couldn't on first listen distinguish between some of these songs not that that is always a problem but then you could pull a fat rat and make unity 20 fucking times
Disarm - Some knobhead singing with an acoustic guitar, the guy around the campfire no one invited to the party, this song remined me of the scenario of being serenaded by some wanker at a party who really thinks hes the shit when he really isn't is this an orchestra of a rock band make a goddamnable choice
Soma - Good buildup, was initially disappointed but the drums came in for a 1 hp clutch
GEEK USA - Holy what a start bloody explosive and whatnot don't fumble it, singings almost dropping the ball if Im being honest. Very same thing but if it ain't broke don't fix it. Nevermind it became rather quiet. Oh that fucking solo jesus christ cover me in butter, hammer me to the nail and spank me until my entire body is red - that means I quite like this song
Mayonaise - guitar lead sounds yknow banawow bnghwho I am a fan, not crucifiction BDSM bullshit level though, solos calmer, although ear splitting whatever tone they found its splitting in a good way
Spaceboy - Dickhead with his acoustic guitar, kmon have some crazy eletric guitar entering halfway through. I can accept that is is a fine song, bit slow for my liking
Silverfuck - nauseating keep it coming. Kind thrashy names a bit edgy, not that I care I listen to Viagra boys
Sweet Sweet - I want to feel happy not sad . . . NEXT
Luna - This is how you do a slow song, heavy drum influnce, little blimming acoustic guitar
Overall - I may have found a new favourite band for me, I will definitely be checking out the rest of the smashing pumpkins debating a 4 or 5 honestly for this but hey you only live once so I'm leaning on the 5. Its nauseating and fucking amazing, like being just before shitfaced, pleasantly unpleasant distortion
Funk, hey feels like commercial music but for like really good yogurt, I'm not complaining. Jazz drums always are good, bossanova better be real. This is cool nothing bad, all good, could possibly have this on if I'm feeling jolly
My opinion is immediately low due to the 23 minutes song. The other song sounds good, The Eleven caught my good ire crimson king y'know. 1 good song covered in 6 tons of crap
There is a reason this album is very popular, my one complaint is that sometimes the synth electronical soundboard can become rather grating on the ears, especially if it is not the focus of the song otherwise all other aspects are very good, acceptable, more than even
It was fine, what else do you want me to say? I was brought to tears? I wasn't
Someone made the conscious choice to publish this album and 110 million inbred kentukians seemed to listen to it, If you have faith that the human race is on the up, this album will starkly show you otherwise
Tolerable and old, I pay it no mind, you probably shouldn't either
Scarborough Fair - Peacful, more merciful as it really isn't focusing on only the vocals, harmonic singing works well with the strings
Patterns - Holy intro, alternative percussion works really well the singing is amazing, which I think will become a pattern for these songs, I can't think too highly though, 1/2 of them is called bloody Garfunkel
Cloudy - fine, exquisite use of ragamuffin, It truly is falling out of use in the modern era
Homeward Bound - Not sure why this one is so popular, it just sounds plain fine
The Big Bright Green func - Just not it, only stinker in this album so far and then again the smell isn't Toooo bad
Thew 59th - Nice and peacful I sure was feeling groovy
The Dangling Conversation - Acceptable
Flowers never Bend with the Rainfall - Quite fond of this, possibly my favourite so far
A Simple Desultory Philippic - Nevermind this is my favourite so far, it sounds very much unlike the rest of the album dunno kinda viagra boys y'know
For Emily, Whenever I May FInd Her - can't say I have any interest in finding Emily
A Poem on the Underground Wall - probably should specify the wal next time but its fine
Silent night - Good rendition of this angelic angel shimbaloo
September In The rain - Long boring ass start (given its live i can look past it)(just about) Vocals are very good but the instrumentals are a bit tame and somewhat dull.
Willow weep for me - Again a nice song with the same flaws as previous I am also concerned with the economic climate of the collapse of taiwan, see that bullshit was much more interesting than this song.
Just one of those things - bit more upbeat than the previous, I appreciate hwo the instruments are more hearable, Thank you for listening to my critisism mr Sarash vaughan
Be Anything But Darling Be Mine - Could very easliy be confused With the first two songs, if you were to merge one song and link it into the other I doubt anyone other than a fanatic would really notice the difference.
Thou Swell - More involved instrument which I am a fan of
Stairway To The Stars - I will not be repeating previous notes
How high the Moon - Definitely my favourite of the bunch, upbeat and interesting.
Overall this album is listenable as background noise, maybe in a bar but any other ways to listen to it would be utterly mundane, 2/5
It feels like this album is trying really hard to be something where it ultimately shouldn't have ever been, this isn't abhorrent but utterly boring, nothing to latch onto not even mediocrity
Tell me why - it's fine nothing special and the guys singing is kinda annoying me
After the Gold Rush - Thought this was an intro to the fairy tale of new york, I was dissapointed to hear this mans voice again, I hope this is the last time he shows up
Only Love can break your heart - And your eardrums, this is like listening to some crap jazz but the main intrument stays the same and the singer said a racial slur before every sentence, not even entertaining at that point just sad
Southern Man - Significant improvement get rid of that goddamn acoustic guitar, put it into the shredder and use it as kindling it makes a more interesting noise than whatever those previous songs were. WE LOVE THE KEYBOARD ( and the eletric guitar )
Till the morning comes - PLEASE DO NOT HAVE THAT GODDAMN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, the trumpet is there :bless: , listenable, tolerable
Oh, Lonesome Me - I thought the guitar was shredded mr Young, why has it come back as a main stay? Bloody dickhead make your singing so I can listen to it and not regret my birth or add an instrument and become rock again please?
Don't Let It bring you down - It really is bringing me down
Birds - I flew away from this damnable song have more instruments for the love of god
When You Dance I Can Really Love - You answered my prayers Mr Young this is not half bad
I Believe in you - I retract any compliments
Cripple Creek Ferry - I'm dissapointed in you
Overal this ablum would've been better if he stuck to his blimming singing guitar justin beiber pretty boy act or kept the Rock inspired instruments which his voice fits much much better. The shit balances out with the cool so a solid and unmoving low 3
just sounds mildly irritating, like a mosquito I don't want it and it sounds the same almost always
Blister in the sun - bangin'
Kiss Off - Bass line sounds similar to blister in the sun, hope this doesn't become a pattern otherwise its fine, picks up in the middle, with the one one then numbers exceterersia
Please Do Not Go - Thought the singing was a bit grating at first but it started to grow on my, very slightly still sounded a bit off at times
Add It up - bangin'
Confessions - nothing wrong with it
Prove my love - vocals were happier than the rest, at least sounded happier not sure about the lyrics as the lkyrics are usually pretty fucked for violent femmes, fine
Promise - fine, noticing the instruments play very well together and seem to work with one another in this album
To The Kill - fine, instrumental breakdown sect is lackluster, along with the rest of the song, given how good the other songs were
Gone Daddy Gone - Not sure about the xylobone in the middle of it, ruins the song for me as the rest of the instruments work better with one another
Good feeling - Fine, slow, acceptable
Im not reviewing the rough trade ones
Overall this is a favourite in the Robinson house hold so I am giving a very biased 5/5 as I grew up with this album otherwise this album would've landed at a 4/5
Talk about back to back bangers my god, I cant say I dream of californication though, things look a little rough in America if I'm being honest
Cool ass album cover - Did slightly disappoint but still gives some brownie points, only one song reeally caught my eye, ear thing that was Student Demonstration Time otherwise I can accept that this style of music is just not for me 3.5/5 Ill flip a coin to see If I round up or down as a 4 seems too geneorus and a 3 seems too harsh.