Reviews by bingle

3/5 - Not enough twisting of melons

This album is a parade

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Not bad for 80 year olds, but nothing particularly special. 3.5

It kinda grew on me by the end, but I'm still not a fan of his voice

It gets a 4 for the first two songs, then it gets boring

Apparently they rehearsed for twelve hours a day for eight months straight, to make it sound exactly as terrible as they intended. While their dedication is impressive, did they not realise they could just hire non-musicians and get the same result instantly?

And why do we trust that the final 8 hour session is actually what they intended? They could have practiced all that time, fucked it up a bunch of times in the actual session, and then released it. Who would know? They need an external auditor to verify it sounds exactly as shit as they intended.

The only people who like this are people who think they're in on some big joke on the listener. You can't like this sonically. Not because it's impossible for someone to enjoy, though I wager it is indeed difficult, but because, if you do actually enjoy it, you've not understood the album as the artist intended.

So, that being said, the album is kinda genius, but it's still bad music. The sad part is I still found it a more pleasant experience than some other albums I've heard on this list.

Sad boi music. It's okay, but gets overrated just because he was a bad swimmer. 3.5

EXT. LONDON - DAY

ESTABLISHING SHOTS - MONTAGE:

- A BRITISH AIRWAYS BOEING 747 descends through low gray clouds,
wheels touching down on the London Heathrow tarmac.
- BIG BEN and the HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT stand tall against the
overcast skyline.
- A classic BLACK CAB splatters through a rain puddle along the Thames,
passing WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.

The heavy, driving bassline and signature guitar riff of
THE CLASH'S "LONDON CALLING" kicks in.

The words LONDON, ENGLAND are superimposed on the screen.

JOHN AMERICA
Well, hon, we're finally here in Britain

Got kinda annoying by the end, but it's fine

Idgaf this was so good

Delightful

Please, no more Nick Cave, I'm begging you.

The top review for this album gives 5 stars and says "Now this is how urban ‘social justice’ music is done. A concept album with a coherent, humanistic concept." - translation: "I only want black people to sing about their experiences in nice falsettos and they have to say how bad/wrong their upbringing and/or current situation was while avoiding putting the blame on white people."

The reviewer implies that the "humanistic concept" is integral to their review score but, looking at their review history, they have given artists like Public Enemy 1 star reviews. PUBLIC ENEMY aren't humanistic enough for this guy.

I'm sure the reasoning for these 1 star reviews is sound though. What's that? They invoke Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt? They completely miss the point by thinking Chuck D wants to be the enemy, as opposed to him just accepting and embracing a label he feels has already been put on him by the establishment? Oh... Oh no.

They go on to imply that MLK Jr. was acceptable, but Malcolm X was not, which perfectly sums up the disconnect between their reviews for Superfly and Public Enemy.

They remind me of Betty Draper in Mad Men who, in response to the murder of four black girls by segregationalists, says, about civil rights, "Maybe it's not supposed to happen right now." - an extreme example perhaps, but their reviews speak of black aggression towards injustice in the same way.

Anyway, I'm bored now so, to conclude, this reviewer is a pseudointellectual clown. Superfly is a pretty good album though.

Slightly better than their other album on the list.

4.5. Very good album, but didn't have any real stand out songs for me.

3.5

Punk never wastes your time. 3.5

Been almost a month since I've had a female solo artist. Shame it had to be this.

I expected better