Rated 6/10
Opens with a gospel flavor to lure you in and then hits you with the club tunes. And then, and halfway through when the MDMA is wearing off, it lulls you to sleep with a bunch of trippy light stuff.
It was ok, sounded a bit like a more chemically enhanced Jesus Jones. If it had kept up the intensity from the beginning, I would have liked it better. But that let down really killed the vibe.
My rating: 3/5
Rated 6/10
Interesting. I'm not a big fan of the lead's vocal stylings, but it's good. The lyrics were good an engaging. Specifically liked "The Cutter", "Clay", and "Gods Will Be Gods". I stopped listening after "Fuel", because I didn't think all the alternate versions would add to the album.
My Rating; 3/5
Rated 10/10
Amazing album! Solid rocker all the way through. There's a reason so many bands list Led Zeppelin as inspiration. This one opens strong and stays strong all the way through.
My rating: 5/5
Rated 4/10
I could not finish a single track of this album. She's got talent, sure. This album sounded like a high school choral director's album when she failed at producing music and decided to take up teaching to make ends meet. Sorry, Laura, this didn't do it for me.
My rating: 2/5
Rated 8/10
This is not your Dad's Beach Boys album.
Quirky, socially conscious, punchy, different. Written while Brian Wilson was dipping hard into chemistry and dperession, so the rest of the band is trying to fill in. Nothing hooked me to bring me back to it, but it's weird enough to listen to again.
My Rating: 4/5
Rated 8/10
Very good album. Solid rocker, couple of weird songs. Lyrically interesting.
Rated 4/10
It's ok. Which is bad for music. It doesn't stand out. The hits are recognizable, but the rest of it is rather bland. Two songs does not an album make.
My Rating: 2/5
Rated 8/10
80's through and through. I was not interested in the Collector's Edition that Spotify was streaming, with way too many remixes and versions of the same songs.
Rio is an amazing album, synth and 80's new wave all the way through. The hits are there, and the tracks that flew under the radar are pretty good. Thanks for the nostalgia.
My Rating: 4/5
Rated 8/10
This was a good album, and I'm not a huge fan of hip-hop.
There were times I thought Shaggy 2 Dope or Everlast had collab'd with them to produce the tracks, and it was just the four guys riffin'. Really good, kinda silly. A little dark in spots, but that's ok.
My Rating: 4/5
Rated 10/10
Classic Beach Boys. There's a lot to like about this album. It's not just a pop album. They used a lot of different instruments, which makes the the entire thing feel so much richer and more vibrant.
My Rating: 5/5
Rated 10/10
This one need to be listened to at high volume, preferably in a residential area.
Fun, punchy party rock from the 60's. Weaponized covers made their own. Distortion used like a sixth member of the band. Influential? maybe not. Fun and boppy? Hells yes!
My rating: 5/5
Rated 4/10
I still don't like Tim Buckley.
This one was very raw. No imagery, very cathartic.
Rated 6/10
Late night melancholy. It's good, but not what I'd go looking for.
Rated 2/10
This album is not available on Spotify
Rated 6/10
Very New Wave, before New Wave was a thing. The front half of the album felt very poppy and proto-Duran Duran, and the back half felt more like The Cure. I wouldn't go looking to play this again, but it's not bad.
My Rating: 3/5
Rated 8/10
Aerosmith. Solid rockers. I still can't listen to Aerosmith without mentally seeing Steven Tyler's damned trout mouth, but it's good music. This one comes out strong with "Back In the Saddle" and lets you off easy with "Home Tonight" like it's a last call. Solid all the way through, but through the middle it all sounds the same.
My Rating: 4/5
Rated 6/10
Not a Bowie fan. I get that he's grappling with his own death, and that this album was very significant to the body of music at large, but none of it hooks me. To all the Bowie fans, I'm sorry you lost your hero and all, but I don't really like any of it. It's too avant garde and jazzy. RIP David, I'm sure you're jamming with the best.
My Rating: 3/5
Rated 4/10
It's not horrible, but I'm the wrong demo. This album hits like a weed guy decided to cut an album. The whole thing feels like a guy saying "Smoking weed is great, right? Everybody should smoke weed!" The only standout for me was "Till Your Well Runs Dry", which sounds like it could have been a forlorn country lost love track, but then the bouncy reggae riddim kicks in for the chorus and kills the vibe.
My Rating: 2/5
Rated 8/10
I kinda knew what I was getting into, because almost everyone has heard the opening bit for tubular bells. But dear Lord that first track could have been split up into three maybe, dear Lord it goes on forever. I love electronica, but this is a little much. I need a break, Mike. Come on.
My rating: 4/5
Rated 10/10
This album is smooth as silk and sweeter than honey. Wonderful soulful love songs, bittersweet blues.
My rating: 5/5
