Reviews by beamer4444

Love me some ELO! Not only are the hits on here some of the biggest in the world, but the rest of the album is really solid. A consistent sound throughout without feeling too repetitive. I would give this an easy 5 stars if it wasn't for the length. 1h 10min is too long for any album. Cut it down to 50 minutes (or better yet 45) and it would be perfect. In this case I'm going with a 4.

I really liked this! I can definitely see the influence that the Sex Pistols had. It seems like most of the punk bands that I listen to can point to this as their biggest influence. I'm going to have to check out more of their albums.

This would be the result if that High School Musical 2 scene where they play pots and pans in the kitchen took place at a school for witches.

I love Billie's voice. It's somehow sweet and gravely at the same time. I love her vibrato, and I even like the ASMR sounds right before she starts singing. That being said, I'm not crazy about the songs. They're all very similar with a meandering drum and bass line. The only variations that I can think of is the trumpet in "But Beautiful". This would be a 2 if it was based on songs alone, but Billie brings it up to a 3.

A very cool changeup with this one! I really liked it. I went back and relistened to a few songs that stood out. I couldn't do an entire genre of it, but it's a great mix up from the plethora of British Rock on this list.

Obviously everyone knows that the iconic song from this album has become a meme to be made fun of. Maybe it's because of it's slightly off drawn out notes, or maybe it was just over played. Regardless of the jokes, that song is always great every time I hear it. I was at a We The Kings concert recently and in the middle of their set they played an unexpected acoustic version of it. After the initial laugh and groan by the crowd everyone slowly started to sing along. Halfway through you couldn't even hear the band anymore. Just everyone singing the lyrics at the top of their lungs. The crowd even sang the chorus one more time on their own without the band. It's fun to make fun of, but deep down everyone loves it. "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova" are also songs that I've know forever but never new they were part of this album. The rest is solid and there's not really anything I have to complain about.

Anyway, here's Wonderwall!

A solid rock album. Feels pretty timeless for something that came out in 2012.

Had it playing in the background during a conversation. It did it's job and was a surprisingly good fit.

I think I liked this more than it deserves. I was really vibing with it! The beats were cool and the vocals were decent. My only complaint is it's length. Some of the songs had about 3 minutes of looped beats with nothing else. Outside of that, I really enjoyed it.

As someone who doesn't pay attention to lyrics, I feel like I'm really missing out here. The music is pretty slow and sad. It doesn't feel complicated or interesting, but I'm sure that the lyrics are deep and meaningful. Unfortunately, the melodies don't do anything for me.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I don't know why R.E.M. is so popular. I've tried to like them for a long time, but they've never broken through for me. This is probably my favorite of their albums so far, but I still don't love it.

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Like many jazz albums, the time, place, and mind space make a big difference. Sunday morning while getting the house ready when everyone else is still asleep 4/5. Sunday evening as background music while trying to watch the X Games 2/5.

A pretty solid rock album. Nothing to write home about, but I did enjoy it.

Not a fan of the Born to be Wild cover if I'm honest.

I've always thought that I was a big The Who fan, but the more they come up on this list I've come to realize that I'm just a fan of their top 5 hits or so. Every album seems to have one big standout hit ("I Can See For Miles" on this one) that I really enjoy but then struggle to get through the rest of it. Just give me a greatest hits compilation that cuts out all of the fluff.

I want to start off by saying that I love the drummer and bass player! That's where my praises end. This whole album feels like the guitarist, vocalist, and producer are just adding random sounds on top of what would be a solid bass/drum beat. Hey, guess what! That's exactly what they did. According to Wikipedia, "Albatross" was completely adlibbed and recorded in one go and you can tell. I wish that we could get an entire album with just the bass and drums. We got a taste of that with "Socialist", but even then they couldn't help themselves by putting random beeps and tones on top of everything. If I was a record label in this time, I would steal Jah Wobble and David Humphrey, pair them with a strong lead man who can play four cords on a guitar, and own the 80's.

This would be a 1 star album for me, but the drum and bass brings it up to a 2.

I really enjoyed this! "Call Me Al" has been a staple of many playlists of mine, but I'm glad to say the rest of the album fits right along with it. I can clearly understand the vocals, but I still couldn't tell you a single meaning to a song. The melodies are light and fun and sometimes that's enough.

I listened to this album on Friday, and I'm writing this review on Sunday. I couldn't tell you a single thing about the album. Inoffensive, but unremarkable.

I got really nervous with a band name like Meat Puppets. I came in expecting some hardcore metal, but was surprised with what was delivered. Good song variation, some solid jam vibes, and a few standout songs.

These are some of the worst vocals I've heard and I love it! You see it a lot in punk music "I may have no talent, but I'm still going to try and jam as hard as those hair bands of the 70's". Just because they're tone deaf doesn't mean they can't learn the guitar and that they don't have something to say.

I liked this way more than I was expecting, but I can also absolutely see why someone would give this a 1 star. I can see this being an obscure band that I bond with someone over randomly in the future.

An album that I need to be in the right setting for to enjoy. Being forced to listen to this for as long as it is would probably get boring quickly for me. Lucky though, I had a 2 hour car ride with time to kill and was really vibing with this. I couldn't tell you a single song, but the whole album had me feeling good on a bright morning drive to the beach.

One of the most iconic openings to any album! Great first song and it stays consistent throughout. I only recognized "Let's Stay Together", but the rest of the songs were solid.