I really don't care for Morrissey's voice. Other than that the music is decent - no huge complaints, no huge loves. I get why people like it for sure.
Not bad! It was overly long but I enjoyed it. Not a genre of music I often listen to and wouldn’t be upset to hear it again.
It was really fun - I knew a lot of the songs already. Some of the middle dragged a little.
It’s a cool album for sure - Jack White knows how to handle a guitar. Blues isn’t turned up all the way but is still definitely present.
I can see why people dig this but it doesn’t do it for me. I am ambivalent about Riot Grrrl music in general and this encapsulates that sound.
Found it delightful. Lots of songs we already know that were performed by others and his versions were fun and fantastic.
Again, Morrissey. Not quite my jam though better than the Queen is Dead by the Smiths - bit less monotone.
I didn’t care for this at all to be honest. Felt repetitive even for electronic music and the vocals weren’t my jam.
Great album. The band is much more than Goodbye Stranger. Is actually rather prog-like with some pretty cool sections.
It’s…really quiet and subdued. Maybe just the recording I was listening to but I had a hard time parsing things out at times. It’s pleasant but I’d rather listen to something like Nick Drake.
I really didn’t care for this album at all. Obviously well crafted, lots of talent went into it. That being said it was almost pseudo musical theater, which I do like, but for some reason the combination of sounds didn’t gel with me at all.
It was certainly fine. I don’t have much experience with drum and bass so to speak but it had some really cool beats; that being said it overstays its welcome and overall I can’t see myself choosing it over most other albums.
Probably my second favorite REM album. Great mix of melodic and that underground college radio rock.
This is not it. Jazz is a hurdle for me to get into and avant garde is where I get lost. I lost interest 10 minutes into the 1 hour and 45 minute behemoth. I stuck it out, and while I can say yeah there is talent, I also can say it is not something I will ever listen to again and I’m not pleased I heard it the first time.
It’s pleasant overall. I like what I’m hearing, but I will say I don’t think they do it better than anyone else so to speak. I’d rather listen to Pet Sounds or Pink Moon or something. It’s also overlong and wore out its welcome.
Better than anticipated to be honest. I’ve only been familiar with the massive single; I can’t say these tracks have a ton of substance but they certainly have more depth than I would have thought.
So I mean it’s pretty much quarter note bass and drums, with discordant screeching guitars overtop and a dude yelling into a tin can 50 feet away from the mic. I like punk, but I like good production, and this is really just rather unpleasant.
It is what it is. They have a very unique sound, which if you enjoy you’re going to love. It has the same problem I have with most RHCP albums in the sense of I start and think “yeah this is cool” and it gets to the singles and I’m like “yeah this is really cool” and then it keeps going for another 40 minutes afterwards.
They certainly are an 80s hip hop group with everything that entails. Beats are fairly basic, which isn’t bad, and the lyrics are clear with the half shouts supported by the other periodically. Yo be upfront I’ve never been a huge Run DMC fan, though they aren’t bad by any stretch. Overall I enjoy a track or two at a time but when I hear a full album it blurs together. Potentially with more familiarity I might be more engaged track to track but honestly they haven’t given me a whole lot of reason to want to dive in repeatedly.
The only reason I listened to this whole thing is that I'm not a quitter. I can't really express how much this made me uncomfortable. The fact that the thing is 20 tracks long makes it not only conceptually awful but also just arduous.
Musically, it's not terrible. I'm not super into hip hop but this is the style I gravitate toward more than others.
Artistically I find zero value in this album. The idea of a concept album on an alien gynecologist sexually assaulting women is not in any way of interest to me and I hated that I had to listen to the whole thing. Fairly explicit songs about sexual content with audio samples that sound directly from x rated films means I'm not upset I haven't heard of it before, and I'm glad I'll never have to listen to it again.
It's groovy for sure. I like the smooth guitar. Every time I listen to a Miles Davis album I always hope for more trumpet - it's fine there isn't but for some reason my brain always wants more. In any case, it feels like you're sneaking through the house after dark trying to take the last piece of cake. It's slick and I don't dislike it at all. For jazz it's pretty legit.
Overall it’s not bad. Not a whole lot is grabbing me - it’s kind of like riot grrrl music mixed with punk and indie pop. The songs can be fairly monotonous, but they jam pretty good. With some highlights I could see myself adding a couple tracks to specific playlists but overall it’s fairly forgettable.
I’ve never really loved Korn even though I really was the target age, etc. I remember when everyone got super into them. Overall I’ve generally just found them a bit too weird in an unpleasant way and a lot of their tracks felt too monotonous.
Anyway. For this album I can’t say my mind has really been changed. Songs like Children of the Korn or Dead Bodies everywhere sound like something a parody metal band would write and are almost laughable to me. I like a good amount of metal and definitely understand that all metal has a measure of theatrics to it but they seem to me like a group that takes themselves very seriously. Some tracks aren’t bad at all (It’s On!, Freak on a Leash) but overall I’d just really rather listen to most other bands.
