Pony Express Record

Never heard of this band or LP before, and from the get-go I appreciated the heavier guitar and grungy hard rock feel. There were a few progressions that evoked some Kyuss/QotSA vibes, which is a big plus in my book as the original list was definitely lacking in heavier rock albums. The main weaknesses here are the vocals (which were passable at best, annoying at worst) and the runtime – cut 10-15 minutes off this thing and it would feel like an effective gut punch, not tje mildly repetitive love tap it currently is.

I started out hating this and it grew on me somewhat. There are some catchy melodies, and on a certain kind of day I can understand how the hard driving instrumentation would hit the spot. But the vocals never stopped being annoying, and I don't think it justifies its length (not enough variation here despite the high track number count). Also look up the dude who sings he has A WEIRD FUCKING HEAD.

Pretty cool on this originally, as it settled into a kind of vocal/music patter I thought was pretty monotonous. It grew on me though and I'll give it points for blatant wierdness and smarter than average (for musical on the hardcore spectrum) lyrics. The Atlanta Rhythm Section cover was kind of my favorite part though.

Great post-hardcore album showing the "poppy" side of Shudder To Think. Performance of band, vocalist and production are excellent.

Musically this was pretty great, but I actively dislike the vocals. I also have a limited tolerance for the nonsensical lyrics. Fave Songs: So Into You, Hit Liquor, Own Me

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: X-French tee shirt

Just not my thing. 2 stars.

It is a very interesting mix of music and interpretation, with ups and downs in rhythm, contrasting the melancholic atmosphere of the song with a progression that rises with the drums and bass, however in its summary it did not convince me enough.

Post-hardcore, math rock, alternative rock, noise rock, glam rock, art rock. Rollo. Un 2.

Interesting alternative album, kind of felt like some others we have heard but I had it on in the background and only skipped a few.

This was shambolic in a way that made it difficult to connect to. Not for me.

This looks like it might be industrial? metal? hard EDM? odd mix of bleak imagery with fun ponies around the edge. Ok, it turned out to be alt-rock/post-hardcore. A few interesting moments but they were always brief... and it went for an hour. Post-hardcore albums have no business going for an hour, truly. Lot of odd dissonance, out-of-place wailing, forced extreme dynamics etc. Nothing out of the ordinary for this genre, but I can't say I'm a fan. My overall trajectory with this album was weird: at first I hated it, then I started to get into it, then it went for so long I started to re-dislike it. I think it's an overall 2/5.

For the most part this was pretty average. A hardcore rock album with some flair but a little dated in itself overall. For the 90s there was significantly stronger hard rock albums to come out. Not faulting this being anyone’s favorite but there is better options in its own genre. 5.1/10

They distilled my least favorite aspects of 90s rock into one album.

This album restored balance in the world because after liking an avant garde post rock jazz album I get this post hardcore bullshit that I don’t like at all.

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I found this so annoying.

Waste of time, sorry. Not into this one. Keeping one song for posterity but this was mostly skips.

Naw man 1

If a low lying headache was an album. This was painful and in no way enjoyable.

One of those moments where, halfway through the first song, you shake your head in disappointment and mutter, "Fuck you."