Reviews by angrybizkitz

I loved this bit of Americana, and appreciated hearing more if his work than just "American Pie".

This screams 80s so bad I can smell the school bus. So flat and hollow. No real instruments except MAYBE a piano. The drums sound like cheap Casio samples. It's just... no.

2/5

Brings back childhood memories. The raw emotion is amazing here, even though they might not sound the best. I could have done without the extra tracks.

It's an alright album for brit pop, but... you definitely lose two points for putting 8 minutes of dead silence in the last track to hide a "hidden track" and maintaining that silence in this day and age of streaming. For a spoken word track. Don't be a ponce.

My Rating: 2/5 flashbulbs

Well, it's not "Brown Eyed Girl", but it's a wonderful album. I thought the title track was a cover or one of those American Standards, and it is, because he wrote it. "Glad Tidings" was such a wonderful way to end an album.

Awesome branch out for Willie to sing American standards with his stripped down country styling. Albums like this pave the way for modern country crossovers. I'm glad this was on the list.

My rating: 4/5

What an awesome funky album!
I have never heard "The Cisco Kid" before, just "War" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?", so this side of the band was really cool to hear. I never knew they were so funky. It was great that they had the avenue to let each performer shine on "City, Country, City" like they did. So much talent.

My Rating: 5/5

These guys were SO ahead of their time.

This is punk, before punk was a thing, layered over surf rock. It's a bit jangly, a bit loose, but then the lyrics. THE LYRICS! "I hate you! But call me." I mean... wow. It's interesting and provocative, but rough to listen to because it feels like it's produced so cheaply. Give it a chance though, and it might just grow on you.

My Rating: 3/5

A fusion of Theatrical and dark industrial. What might happen if Al Jourgensen of Ministry and Angine de Poitrine got together and had a evil musical love child. It's definitely interesting and dark, but it's not compelling enough for me to come back.

Opened up hard and never slowed down. Some of the tracks are a little long, but it's good.

It's Cheap Trick. If you know the band, you know what you're getting. 70's rockers. The crowd noise was mixed in too much for my liking. Not horrible, but they lose a star for the extra crowd noise. It was interesting that they had a special intro and outro song. I think I enjoyed the outro song more than the rest of the concert.

My Rating: 3/5

I wasn't particularly enthused by this album. It felt a lot like poncy people noodling. The music was alright, it just didn't grab my attention, and felt like jazzy people trying to play rock music, which is what happens when you have a prog album.

My rating: 3/5 umbrellas

There's magic in here between the hit tracks or "Tainted Love" and "Where Did Our Love Go?". The whole album is cheeky and fun and surprising. Poppy and a little dark if you think about what they're saying.

Interesting album. There are a number of classical feeling pieces mixed in with the couple of hits you've heard from the radio. I might keep this one in regular rotation.

My rating: 4/5

I could smell the Marlboros and stale beer while listening to this album. It's not so album I would have chosen to listen to, but I'm glad I did.

Decent album. A few hits I remembered from early post graduation. I wouldn't come back for the stuff I didn't recognize, though

This kind of stuff is why we're here. Did I understand a word they said? No, I did not. Is it good music? You're damned skippy it is! These guys rock! It's a 50's meets the new age kinda vibe. Rocky beats, snappy guitar riffs, lots of feeling. I'm so glad this one came up.

My rating: 5/5

This album feels very muddy, very distorted, when funk should feel a little cleaner than this. This is not party forward PFunk. Full of loops and primitive drum machines. It's an alright album, but there's nothing for me to come back to. I was kind of bored listening to it. It's not offiensive or bad, just not sticky.

Pretty good. Even for a confusing debut album labeled "IV". It felt a little like Billy Idol.

My rating: 4/5 stuffed heads

Mostly covers. Not what I expected for a debut album. Young Stones are good, and just trying to showcase their chops here.