Reviews by beamer4444

That's it. I can officially say that I do not like The Smiths or Morrissey. I think the order in which we listened to the Morrissey albums and The Smiths really hurt any chance I had to appreciate them. I definitely came into this review with a chip on my shoulder. I really can't stand his voice. He wasn't as pretentious in this album but I still didn't enjoy any song.

Objectively, this album is better than a 2/5, but this is my review so screw it. I won't fight anyone that says its a good album, but I will clench my fist like the Arthur meme.

Damn dude, I had a blast with this album! I liked it way more than it probably deserves. My enjoyment greatly benefited from the fact that I don't care about lyrics at all. Just fast punk with catchy guitar riffs. I added a few songs to my "Skate" playlist, and I could easily just put this whole album on anytime I go to the skatepark.

Nobody is wilder than the Warzone Tones, but the truth is, we love albums and we would never hurt one. Please, don't try anything you see on this list at home.

This album feels like it was out of place for 2002. In the same year that Nelly released "Hot In Herre" and Eminem released "Lose Yourself", we get a hip hop group that feels like their from the late 80's/early 90's. It's almost as if they took zero influence from the previous decade of rap and just made what they wanted.

It was pretty good. It's definitely not my genre, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I felt really cool when I was listening to this while walking the halls at work.

Is it impressive or sad that the bands greatest song is the first one off of their first album? Is it more impressive or sad that the bands second greatest song is the second one off their first album? Is it even more impressive or sad that the bands third greatest song is the third one off their first album? Talk about peaking early.

This album, especially the first half, is awesome! The last few songs maintain that Boston sound, but don't hit nearly as high. This is the definition of a 4.5/5 album for me.

Shout out to that time we were stoned at the Mission Valley movie theater and this album was playing before the movie over the speakers. Matt quizzed Turk on who the band is three times in a row after each consecutive song and he got it wrong every time.

Damn, that woman sure can pick a guitar! Her voice isn't too shabby either. This was a really fun collection of folk songs. I got chills listening to "House of the Rising Sun". I kept looking up who sings the original version of a bunch of these song, and most seem to be traditional folk songs that were recorded in the 30s but were around even before then.

My expectations were pretty low coming into this album, so I liked the music more than I thought I would. The problem is that I just can't get past Morrissey himself. Not even looking him up outside of his music. He just sounds so pretentious in his lyrics.

Not bad, but I'm not going to take anything away from this album besides the title song. "School's Out" is an awesome song that has seated itself properly in history. The rest of the songs are varied enough that I could see why someone would really like this album, but it's pretty mediocre for me.

Ehh... it was whatever.

"Daydreaming" has some of those most English phrases I've heard in awhile. Other that that, it was pretty forgettable.

There are some albums that you always hear about being the greatest of all time. It's always at the top of lists and never has a negative review. It's been hyped up your whole life. You think to yourself that surely it can't be that good. Then you give it a listen.

The big radio hits are 5/5.

The instrumentation is 5/5.

The lyrics are 5/5.

The backstory of how the album is made is 5/5.

This album by itself is damn near perfect, and then you get the cherry on top of all the drama happening behind the scenes. You can get lost into everything about this record. This album really does live up to the hype.

Hello my name's Johnny Knoxville, and this is the "1001 Albums List".

I often times praise albums for being a cohesive tight package that encompasses a theme or style that all works together. I'm going to praise this album for doing the exact opposite.

This feels like less of a produced album, and more like a collection of songs from random jam sessions. I guess it really encompasses the punk scene in that aspect. They're not going to conform to what is mainstream or safe. Who says an album can't be a collection of random 1 minute long songs? They're not even going to conform to traditional punk. Who says that you have to play fast, loud, and have screaming vocals to be considered punk?

The album is way longer than what I would normally enjoy, but the brevity and variation in the songs makes it go by fast. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I might consider getting it on vinyl especially after finding out that full version of the album is only available on vinyl.

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I don't know half of the albums on this list half as well as I should; and I like less than half of the albums on this list half as well as they deserve.

This album is the opposite of the later half of that statement. I don't think this album should get that much love. It's fairly mediocre and probably could be replaced on this list..... but I kinda like it. Undeservedly so, I really like it. I can't put my finger on why though. Every song has a voice crack or a note played off beat that reminds you "hey, you shouldn't like this". Maybe it's just the mix up in the list that brings some fresh air. Either way, I favorited a few songs, and I'll probably come back to it again.

Not bad, but it's a lot slower than the last album we listened to by The Doors. I really like "Riders on the Storm", but by the time we got to it as the last song on the album, I was checked out and over how drawn out and slow everything else had been up to that point.

Huh... I always thought the "We are young. We are free song" was way older than this. Now I know where it came from.

Back when I reviewed Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction I said that an argument could be made for it being the greatest pure rock and roll album of all time. The reason I said that an argument could be made rather than just saying it was the greatest is because I knew that Back In Black was waiting in the background.

So many songs on here are overplayed but for some reason that doesn't bother me with this record. I still love every time I hear "Hells Bells", "Shoot to Thrill", "Back In Black", "You Shook Me All Night Long", and "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution". 5 songs out of 10 that are still played on the radio everyday since this album was released. This album is half of their greatest hits.

Like I don't know what to say other than this album fucking rocks! I'm sure people are going to criticize it for being simple and sounding like every other AC/DC album/song, and all I can think is that those people just don't like having fun. Not all music needs to be deep, meaningful, or technically impressive to play. Sometimes you just need to rock out to power cords and screaming at the top of your lungs!

Now excuse me while I go watch Iron Man 2.

56 minutes is entirely too long to have to listen to Elvis Costello's voice.

I was super excited for an ABBA album, but I don't think there's a single "fun" song on here. I guess it makes sense when you learn about all of the drama happening behind the scenes, but I go to Fleetwood Mac for that, not ABBA. The music is good, but the entire time I was wishing I was listening to another one of their albums.

I feel almost bad leaving a review like this. It's like talking to your friend who is going through depression and telling them "You know, you're more fun to be around when you're not so sad all the time."

For an album as funky as this is, I thought it would be more fun. I never really found myself enjoying it. I probably wasn't in the best setting for it, but I expected more. Especially after listening to a few other funk albums on this list.

I was going to make most of my review using a bunch of innuendos and curse words replaced with the word "funk", but this album already beat me to it.

This album probably would have been a 2 if it wasn't for "Roadhouse Blues", but that song alone is worth a star.

Want to know what the 80s sounded like? Here you go.

I did really like this. Super easy to listen to with that fun 80s sound. Not super memorable though. A nice 3.