Reviews by angrybizkitz

Ah, yes. Part of the ammunition for the PMRC. It's not a bad album, but at points it sounds like kids trying to look tough and maintain cred. And Easy-E has horrible trigger discipline.

Reggae. At least this wasn't all "we wanna smoke more pot and not get in trouble for it". But you had to really pay attention to get that. This isn't an album that you can listen to idly. It's good, but if you listen idly, it'll just sound like every other reggae album with the bouncy beat and the weak chord progression.

My rating: 2/5 chain links

I did not enjoy this album. I get that it's a punk album, and it's supposed to be discordant and noisy. No redeeming qualities for me, and probably worse than Einsturbende Neubaten.

My rating: 1/5 sniper rats

Ok, i can see how this is the start of heavy metal and progressive rock. I can see where bands like Yes and Coheed and Cambria come from. I did not need the expanded version Spotify gave me, as the extra tracks added nothing to the album. It stood just fine without them, like King Crimson intended. This isn't my style, but it wasn't bad.

My Rating: 3/5 Crimson Crowns.

I have finished Trout Mask Replica and survived with my sanity intact.

Critics love this album because it's weird, and it must be weird for a purpose, so they write 2,000 word essays about the weirdness and what it all means and why it MUST be a reflection on drug culture or consumerism or why their great-auntie smelled funny. Well... sometimes the wall simply is green, and sometimes a cigar is simply a cigar, and sometimes an album is weird because someone thinks differently. Critics didn't decode this album or understand it; they projected onto it, thinking that the weird must have purpose instead of Captain Beefheart just being weird for fun and to troll the critics.
The music is weird, and that's putting it mildly. It honestly sounds like you threw an improv jazz band on a stage with Fisher-Price instruments intentionally out of tune, and told them to jam. It's rough and edgy and interesting, but it's not a bop. It’s not music you dance to. It’s music you endure, and somehow feel better afterward. You're sitting down and letting it wash over you, and letting it take the chaos of your day with you. When you get through it, you'll feel better, because your day could not possibly have been more chaotic than the music.
The lyrics sounds like a beat poet in training, with less rhythm and meter. They make no sense, and do not follow any rules about poetry or lyrics. I've heard more cohesive lyrics on open mic night. But there's magic in there. Just don't make me quote it. The lyrics sound like beat poetry written during a fever dream, but every now and then Beefheart drops a line that hits like accidental genius. Captain Beefheart has a carny barker aspect to his voice that makes it interesting to listen to.
One of the wildest parts of this album’s production is that the band played this chaos with military precision, and performed it live. With no chemistry involved. That's the mind blower. There were NO DRUGS involved in the production.
In short, you don't need to hear this album. But your life will be richer if you do.

My Rating: 4/5

This is a critically underrated hip-hop album. Sure, they had hits come off this album: "People Everyday", "Mr. Wendell", "Tennessee". More of this album deserved radio play and acclaim. "Mama's Always On Stage" is a proper banger. "Children Play With Earth" is so positive. Every track deserves a second listen.

My rating: 5/5 daishikis.

This album does not belong as the worst album in the project.

This is not a conventional album. This isn't the band you go to see live, even though they did at least one live album. This is a band for appreciation through headphones. It's not ALL noise. The noise is interesting and thought provoking, sure, but not all of it is noise. Tracks like "AB/7A" are proto-ambient/proto-electronica. These guys laid some of the groundwork for bands like Ministry and Skinny Puppy and early Nine Inch Nails.

Let's save the worst slot for the truly bad, like the plethora of 70's pop that the author thinks are "all that". Or every dog-shit album the Beatles did, because they're not all rockers.

I might not listen to it again, but I'm glad it's on the list and that I listened to it.

My Rating: 3/5

I hadn't heard anything from this album before, but I was familiar with Supertramp's other work. There are a couple of songs that have that "waka-chicka" sound that we all associate with disco and the 70's. Good album all the way through, but not really notable. There's a reason this one didn't get a lot of radio play.

My Rating: 3/5 jail cells

Not impressed. Actually bored listening to it. I just couldn't get into it.

This was about interesting as listening to paint dry. I need another pseudo psychedelic 60s rock band to listen to like I need a second right pinky finger. Utter pap. Cut it out, the 60s weren't that great for music. Neither were the 70s.

I was blown away by this album. Just completely amazing.

Not impressed. Early prog rock, which means we're gonna try to be jazz folks but we don't have the credentials to actually be jazz folks. It all descends into musical masturbation. Let's cut it out and quit being pretentious.

My Rating: 1/5 joints

Ah yes, The Flaming Lips. The band that proves to me every time that it's possible to be TOO progressive. Completely incapable of writing a hook. I'm sure their fans love them, but it's just musical masturbation. Cut it out.

My rating: 1/5 lips.

I know this is straightedge, but it reminds me of skater punk. Not that I mind skater punk, but I have to be in a certain mood to appreciate it. I might give it another listen when I need this style.

I can't possibly say it's a BAD album, but I can confidently say it's not an album for me. It's DENSE. This album opens up as a firehose of emotion and beats and lyrics. It's too much at once. I feel like I discovered the marble in the oatmeal. And it doesn't let up. There's no room to breathe, Kendrick.

He has a wonderful bass voice. Very soothing. It's just not my thing. It reminds me of 70's singer songwriter stuff, but it was released in 2009. It's not bad, just nothing jumps out at me to listen to it again.

My rating: 2/5 eagle feathers

I have listened to this album so many times. Released during my sophomore year of college, and shaped so much of my headspace. You can feel the rage of Zach de la Rocha pouring from the speakers.

My rating: 10/5 megaphones!

Probably the only Pink Floyd album you don't need chemical enhancement to appreciate. Wrapping "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" around the album hits is an interesting move. The middle of the album is foundational to every classic rock radio station in the world.

My Rating: 4/5

Oof, this was a weird one! Imagine if you took someone who studied music from Tom Waits, and then took away their lithium. And then they took songwriting cues from a room full of kindergartners. They broke all the rules of music, but it's not together enough to be jazz.

Interesting, essential listening. I had forgotten that Simon & Garfunkel performed "Hazy Shade of Winter", and the Bangles only punched it up a little to be honest. This is fairly crucial 70's listening. I can't find any nits to pick, but I wouldn't pull it again unless it's to listen to "Hazy Shade of Winter" or "Mrs. Robinson" again.