Reviews by beamer4444

Another 9/10 album for me. Some all time songs on here! Hearing everyone in a stadium sing "Livin On A Prayer" together is an amazing experience. I can't hear "Wanted Dead or Alive" without thinking of Deadliest Catch. The not top songs are pretty good, but their all very similar. This was close to 5 stars for me.

This was a fun one. The songs are varied enough, and the lyrics are cheesy and funny. "The Frog Princess" got me. I'm going to be singing "there's something in the woodshed" all day.

Generally a pleasant listen but nothing really stuck out. I kinda already forgot what I listened to.

Meh... It's not bad, but did I really need to listen to before I die?

I listened to this album Sunday evening while cleaning up house after hosting Easter brunch with friends and Easter dinner with family. It was perfect for that scenario. A 10 minute long guitar solo would normally get on my nerves, but it works while you're cleaning. I was really grooving with this album and was planning on giving it a 4 up until the last song. Who decides putting cats screeching in a song was a good idea? Overall I liked the album, but it lost a star on the last song.

Awesome album with some awesome standout songs. My only complaint with it is the length. Make it 20 minutes shorter and you might get that last star from me.

How have I never heard of this guy before? This is a really good album! The sound is consistent a flows throughout the record, but there's enough variation so you don't get bored. I was going to give this a 4 and say with a few more listens it might be a 5, but I've gone back and listened to it again so I can give it the 5 it deserves.

I liked listening to it at the time but I don't really remember much of it the next morning. My favorite thing about it were the beats. Does that mean I like Kanye more than Jay Z? There were a few songs that I definitely recognized. Not sure if from pop culture or just Oakley playing them all the time. High 3 low 4 for me.

Cool album. Way cooler backstory. Can you imagine your entire country turning into the town from Footloose? I would love to see biopic about an American or English musician struggling with their manager, fame, or drugs and then we slowly pan over to these guys being like "What are they complaining about?".

Definitely the best of the Neil Young albums we've had so far. It kinda feels like it's the pinnacle of his career and we didn't need all of those other ones. "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man" are great, and the rest falls in suit. A solid album that helped lull my toddler to sleep on Friday when I had to drive her around because she was having a mental breakdown. That gets it a bonus star for me.

It's really cool to finally listen to "Alabama" and understand the Neil Young references in Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"

I think Matt and I listened to this in the perfect scenario. We had this album on in the background as we cleaned our shotguns together before shooting this weekend. We also added a little bit of banjo music to the album as it was playing on the YouTube video showing us how to actually clean our guns. Great album for that scenario.

I'm not sure how an album that is only 32 minutes can feel so long. I like bits and pieces of it, but most of the time I'm just thinking "Oh, we're doing this again I see". This is really close to a 1 for me.

It's smooth baby! Nothing I would personally listen to, but I'm not going to fault it for that. I can definitely groove to it if it's on. I'm sure D'Angelo is on a bunch of sexy time playlists.

This album coming on the heels of Doggy Style kinda hurts it. You definitely feel it's age after the comparison. The songs and sound are pretty good, but gets really repetitive. Every song sounds pretty much the same.

I was really hesitant coming into this. I put it off all weekend, because rap just really isn't my thing. This was way more fun than I was expecting. Snoop is just so smooth, or I guess Dr. Dre is. The beats are probably my favorite part of the album. You can't help but feel cool listening to this. I wasn't paying attention to lyrics so I don't know if that helps or hurts. "Gin and Juice" is so freaking good!

I've never really listened to Arcade Fire before (besides the previous album we had on this list), so this was my first time listening to this album. I absolutely love it! It is a perfect Indy album. Songs are varied enough but still maintain a standard sound. It's a good length with some standout songs, but it works better as a full listen. This is another example for me that I typically enjoy bands debut albums the most.

I really like Franz Ferdinand! I already had a couple songs from this album on my Alternative Party Playlist. Their sound is right up my alley. This is a very high 4, almost a 5 for me.

Really cool album. A lot of variation in the song styles. There were a couple I knew as well. I like Beck and I'm excited to get some more albums.

This is how your supposed to do a cover album! Take existing songs a put a twist on them. You're not supposed to make them sound identical to the original (looking at you Weezer's version of Africa). You should only realize halfway through a song that you actually know it. That's what happens here a few times. The big band sound is great, and Ray is perfect. My only complaint is the length of the album. It begins to feel a little repetitive by the end of it.

Rush is a lot of fun when they're playing a song you know! When they're playing a song you don't know, it can get pretty monotonous.