Reviews by apollo

Contrary to its name, Songs Of Love And Hate is an album i neither love nor hate. It is an okay album that does what it sets out to do well enough. The long length of the songs does get a bit tiring but overall i don't think it hurts the album too much. Also, Diamonds In the Mine was a bit off-putting at first but i began to appreciate it as it went on. The album is fine and was a rather harmless listen for me.
Best Song: Avalanche
Worst Song: Love Calls You By Your Name

I gotta say, Smash was an album i really enjoyed from start to finish. The guitar work was easily my favorite part of it but the Nirvana like singing, the quick pace and the neat little melodies in certain songs really added to it. The bonus track didn't really add that much to the album but it was still a harmless little addition. I really like this album and its one that any punk or grunge enjoyer would love.
Best Song: Something To Believe In
Worst Song: What Happened To You

Pretzel Logic is a fine album with a few cool ideas. The general rock sound mixed with some jazz influences is somewhat interesting as were some of the lyrical ideas (especially with songs like With A Gun). The album also never dragged on for more than it should have. This album is rather fine but doesn't really go beyond that
Best Song: Monkey In Your Soul
Worst Song: Any Major Dude Will Tell You

When i saw the amount of songs that Double Nickels On The Dime had, i wasn't going in with the highest expectations to say the least. But thankfully, to my surprise, this album was actually fairly decent. Unlike a certain OTHER long album i have done, This one cut a rather quick pace with every song being under 3 minutes. The songs were also fairly interesting in their own right too. This might not be my favorite structure for an album but I'd argue it could have been handled a lot worse.
Best Song: West Germany
Worst Song: Take 5, D.

We make two major returns today with one being from Frank Sinatra (an artist i haven't seen since the 22nd album i have done) and the 1950s (a decade i haven't seen since album 44) and it is my first non-live album from that decade, and that album being In The Wee Small Hours. From the last Frank Sinatra album i have done, this one seems to be quite an improvement (or the last one is a downgrade since it came out 12 years later). The songs here have more variation on each other, Sure its not the most diverse album, but at least i can tell differences between the songs and some of them were a little interesting. This album also brought out Frank's style better than the other one did. In general, this is a decent, albeit forgettable album.
Best Song: I Get Along Without You Very Well
Worst Song: Moon Indigo

After a long break from all the really weird albums, we return to your scheduled broadcast of them with The Man Machine. And in all honesty, this album sounds very ahead of its time considering that it sounds like something that would be from the 80s or 90s yet its from 1978. The general electronic sounds used in the songs worked rather well too even if they could get repetitive but that is what you would expect with electronica albums. It is a bizarre album but that doesn't mean i didn't enjoy it.
Best Song: The Man Machine
Worst Song: Metropolis

Either Or really is an album that will soothe the soul. Everything about it just feels so relaxing from the simple guitar riffs that kick up only on specific tracks as well as Elliott's voice which almost sounds as if he's trying not to wake his parents up in the next room. The album also isn't too long so that is a plus. I really did like this album, it was so relaxing and it is sure to soothe anyone's soul
Best Song: Cupid's Trick
Worst Song: Ballad Of Big Nothing

So was definitely a surprise for my ears. I was not expecting this album to be this good but that's what it ended up being. Peter's voice worked very well and the music worked with all kinds of different moods from groovy and upbeat to mellow and moody. The track with Kate Bush also had her doing a very good job on vocals. I honestly didn't know what to expect but it wasn't this but i am sure glad this is what i got
Best Song: Sledgehammer
Worst Song: In Your Eyes

There's A Riot Goin' On is an okay album at best. The songs all sounded fine and the singer did have a cool voice at points but the songs did sound really samey outside of a few tracks. I also don't get why silence needed its own track especially when it was just 4 seconds long. Beyond that, i don't really have too much to say about this album
Best Song: Runnin' Away
Worst Song: Just Like a Baby

100 ALBUMS BABY, LETS GO!
Anyways, The Wall was quite an interesting album to say the least and it managed to be pretty good as well. I did like how the songs seamlessly transitioned into one another and that the album used itself to tell a story (especially towards the end). The best songs were mostly in the the first half while the second half was a bit less memorable. I still think the album is good and is worthy of being my 100th album.
Best Song: Young Lust
Worst Song: Mother

I gotta say, Foxbase Alpha was a pretty darn good album. The songs all had their own uniqueness to them and fit different moods like groovy, relaxing, somber and all of that stuff while still feeling like they fit well together. The voices of the two female vocalists also work well with the songs too (if you don't know, Sarah Cracknell did not sing \"Only Love Can Break Your Heart\" which was sang by Moira Lambert). Its a good album and is definitely worth listening to.
Best Song: Spring
Worst Song: Wilson

Talking Timbuktu is a fine album for what it is. The melodies worked in a majority of the songs and even thought they didn't work well in some of the others, those ones were the shorter ones. It does feel like another elevator album but i do think its better than the other ones (how many times am i gonna keep saying this?). It is a decent album that is worth listening to
Best Song: Lasidan
Worst Song: Banga
(Side note: I don't know why but i find it so funny that there is a song called Sega as in the game company)

In The Court Of The Crimson King is a pretty good and interesting album. The album contained quite a bit of unique elements going beyond just rock with elements like jazz and classical which i really appreciated. I felt that the singing also fit the album quite perfectly. This album might not be for everyone with the long length of the songs and the progressive and experimental elements but it still had enough interesting elements to keep me engaged.
Best Song: 21st Century Schizoid Man
Worst Song: I Talk To The Wind

At San Quentin is a pretty alright live album. The quality of the music was fairly high and Johnny Cash's stage presence was always fun and charismatic. My big problems with this album mostly stem from the fact that the songs aren't long enough and in most cases, don't give enough time to really sink in, and most of the other ones stem from the fact that this is a live album and it is at it's best when you were actually there but is kinda wonky when it is turned into an album. These problems are mostly givens when it comes to live albums so this is not an exclusive problem to this album so its not enough to really bring it down.
Best Song: A Boy Named Sue
Worst Song: San Quentin (Reprise)

I Against I was a pretty good album for what it was. IT has a lot of the typical punk themes you would find in a punk album like H.R.'s voice but you can see quite a lot of thrash metal influences with this album with all the fast guitar work. The vocals did have some interesting bits too like Sacred Love being recorded over a prison phone. It could be a bit forgettable at points but it was still a good album i would give a 3.5
Best Song: Sacred Love
Worst Song: Secret 77

Billion Dollar Babies was quite the good album. I mostly was expecting a typical hard rock, metal-adjacent type album but it did surprise me with all the extra bells and whistles it had. It had everything from more orchestral instruments in some places to more electronic sounding guitar riffs in one of the tracks. No track was all that bad either. Its a fun listen I can easily recommend.
Best Song: Unfinished Sweet
Worst Song: Sick Things

Well, I guess the run of good albums had to end at some point. Will The Circle Be Unbroken was an absolutely miserable experience from start to finish. It feels like the band only had a few ideas and just decided to stretch them out into 42 songs for some reason that i will never find out. And some of the songs are just talking for long stretches of time (like come on, we don't want to hear that). There were some more tolerable songs in the album but even they can't save it from being absolutely horrible. I can only just pray the next album will be bettter.
Best Song: Nashville Blues
Worst Song: I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes

Man oh man, Songs From The Big Chair was actually a pretty dang great album. I like how the rock and pop elements melded together to create some massive ear candy. The singing and lyrics were great too. I would complain about the length of some of the songs but they sounded so good that it didn't become too much of an issue for me. Its a great album that will please anyone who listens to it
Best Song: Shout
Worst Song: I Believe

After giving Brothers a good listen. Its actually a pretty great album. The guitar riffs were raspy and bluesy in all the right ways. The singing also was raspy in all of the best ways as well. The music videos were also pretty funny which while not making the album as great as it is, it definitely added to my enjoyment. There also isn't a bad song in sight. Its a great album that is definitely worth a listen.
Best Song: The Go Getter
Worst Song: Black Mud

Throwing Muses was a pretty decent album. It was one that was pretty hard to find since Spotify does not have it and you have to rely on fan made videos on YouTube to listen to it (if you don't own the album physically). The album did manage to be pretty good though with some good music and rhythms and the singer's voice was pretty good too even if at points she sounded like a sheep. Its not the most memorable album i have heard but still a pretty good one nonetheless.
Best Song: America (She Can't Say No)
Worst Song: Vicky's Box