Reviews by arewenotben

OK, there's certainly better albums of this era but enjoyed the listen

Great songs, great singer. What's not to like.

Only ever heard the (excellent) Adam Ant singles, not the full albums. More post-punk and abrasive than I'd anticipated (Ants Invasion seems to rip off Black Sabbath?!), doesn't always work but at the time I'd have loved this for it's charisma and zest - definitely got a vibe of it's own

Haven't listened to this since release, seem to remember I really enjoyed it then but now feels very middling? Pandemic brain maybe. Would much rather listen to 1989/reputation/Red over this, but solid enough I guess. A generous 3, more 2.5

If you need evidence that most people using this site seemingly don't have any idea about music, it's the fact this is averaging less than 3 at the moment. A rap masterpiece with the Wu Tang Clan firing on all cylinders; some of the RZAs best production and vivid wordplay from all the crew. Genuinely can't comprehend listening to this and not feeling energised and in awe.

Some great singles, works well as a complete album too. Likely one I won't return to but it's a strong record

Really great, I always had this pegged as a "lesser" AF album but this is barnstorming from start to finish

All over the place, there's some good folk rockers but it's so uneven as a listen

Enjoyed this way more than the studio albums, a slightly generous 4 but this is easily the best of theirs I've come across

Never heard this before, better than I expected. Hill is clearly the star here, but was more hip-hop focused than the singles would indicate. An easy listen

Smooth! I obviously knew the title track but this is a solid album

Too long but I enjoyed this, took a couple of listens

A generous 3, why is this on the list?

Sigur Ros always passed me by, despite being a fan of some of their peers, and although going in hopeful this did nothing for me. It's undeniably well made and accomplished, but I found it cold and overblown.

Way better than I was expecting, silly but this goes hard at points

Very 90s, very white - easy listen in the main but I did cringe inside

A mixed bag but when this hits it's like peak-Miles

Overlong but there's a bunch of great stuff here, doesn't sound as dated as many of their peers

Does feel at times like a dump of material from various sessions/periods, but the highs are so stratospheric that it's impossible not to give it the full 5.

Difficult to review fairly as so much of this is ubiquitous. Some of it is objectively fantastic but there's a good bunch which is overly twee and now we're so far removed from the music hall influences, hasn't really stood the test of time so well