Reviews by angrybizkitz

Memories of barrooms and jukeboxes all the way through. Opens up pretty good and maintains that swagger all the way through. I liked that it ended with a love song.

An album from the 60's I didn't hate! It's pleasant. Nothing major to write home about, but no major hits here. They can't all be bangers.

Boring. Everything felt like one long big bright techno-ish track, up until "Go West", which sounded like a rehash of "YMCA". I can't do it.

Besides hearing "We Are Family" in context and the hook for Will Smith's "Gettin' Jifggy Wit It", there's not much here for you if you're not a fan of disco. It's a nice time capsule, and good to hear those two pieces in context, but there's just not much here for me.

There's a dichotomy here, between the Sunday School "skits" of teaching about love and what it should be, and the music, talking about how love really is. It's beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. The music is really good, even though it's not my thing.

Nothing complicated here. Simple melodies, sweet songs about love and yearning and heartbreak. Also... because it's nothing complicated, each song sounds very similar. Musically, they're different, but I'd like a little depth in the emotion. Maybe a little about Dad's coming home from Korea and he's not quite the same. Something more. Come on, guys.

My Rating: 3/5

In between the chaotic bookends of “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic,” there’s some real beauty hiding in this album. The violin work is gorgeous, and tracks like “Book of Saturday” and “Easy Money” show a surprisingly melodic, human side to King Crimson. “Book of Saturday” in particular is lush and intimate, a quiet oasis in the middle of all the metallic clatter.

Yes, the opening and closing pieces are rough, noisy, and more than a little unhinged, but once you get through the wrapping, there’s a genuinely beautiful little present inside. You can hear the underpinnings of future prog‑rock all over this thing.

My Rating: Solid 3/5

This was a wonderful album. Don't take it seriously, though. It's all a joke. It's fun, and it's supposed to be.

Lots of good hits. Opened up strong with Peter Piper.

Schlock. Over the top satanism with bad music. I like metal, and this is kinda just noise around edgy lyrics.

I am an electronica junkie, and this album hits on all cylinders for me. "Da Funk" and "Around the World" are big hits that carry the album. "Revolution 909" and "Fresh" are good as well. Towards the end it kind of drops off.

This felt like the prog rock equivalent of a jazz master. Endless noodling on instruments, songs longer than they needed to be, and nothing you can really dance or jam to. Some of it sounded like prog background music. I only recognized one song, and it's not one I'll stick in regular rotation.

Sorry guys.

Two songs in: It sounds like standard rocky singer-songwriter. Like your dad's singer-songwriter. Springsteen has always sounded like he's singing through being constipated to me.
Halfway Thru: (Right after Empty Sky) This is such bland tripe. There's a reason I stopped listening to Bruce. Just because he's Bruce Springsteen doesn't mean we need to worship everything he does.

I got to "Let's Be Friends" and I'm tapping out. I can't do it any more. This is mid-tier dad rock at best.

My Rating: 1/5.

Love this album. Solid all the way through. An album made for people cheating on each other by people cheating on each other, as the joke goes. Not really, but it's good music.

The root of Industrial music.
While I won't be coming back to this album, it is key to understanding where bands like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry came from. Never did I think I'd enjoy listening to German men scream at me while somewhat rhythmically beating on trashcans. It's not the WORST album on the list, in spite of everyone's hatred of the album. It's definitely not the best either. I don't think there's a traditional instrument played on the entire album.

My Rating: 5/5. Only so I can help put Kid Rock where he needs to be. Actually it's a 3.
Save the turtles!

I'm not a big disco fan, but Savoir Faire is an awesome background track! Yeah, it's disco. It's commercially popular, accessible, catchy, danceable... everything you want for record sales. It's fun. Good album all around, but not something I'd want to listen to every day.

Yes, this one belongs on the list.
My Rating: 4/5

She's an AMAZING singer, but I can't do the overly-theatric music. Every song sounds like a showtune.

Classic Soul. Aretha never fails to deliver. I think I like her version of "Groovin'" better than the Young Rascals.

So many big hits on this album. This album is actually deserving of being on this list. There's a could of songs you've probably never heard if you're a casual zeppelin listener, or only heard them on the radio. But there's also plenty that you have heard. Solid album, soup to nuts.

Pre-listening note: I got a feeling I'm not gonna like this. Reggae is not my normal wheelhouse. There are a few Marley tunes I like.

Post listening: it's not horrible music, but it's just not my jam. Maybe I come back to it.