Reviews by blakestewart

Not my typical fare. Musically it vacillates between alt country and Beth Orton style tales of the heart. It's a good representative of its ilk and I found myself enjoying several tracks. I recommended it to my wife who actually is a big Orton fan. I wouldn't change the album if I came into my house and it was on but, barring that, I probably won't critically listen to it again. All things considered I'd give it quite high praise aside from my personal preferences. The music is actually quite well realized and not merely an accompaniment to Mann's wry lyricism.

Zero complaints. Not just a great album but, with cultural touchstones, impossible to listen to and not find yourself contemplating history, what might have been, and what we gained or lost.

Sort of like The Wall in that way but even more accessible. More every-day.

Nirvana did such an impeccable job of never feeling sold out. Always feeling like the throes of a flu fever.

My mother woke me up with breakfast the day Kurt topped himself. My brother and I are came to the kitchen table and then she handed us the paper and simply said: "guys, I'm sorry. I remember how I felt when Lennon died. It's ok to be really sad."

We were.

Surprisingly better than I remembered...though I've never sat down and listened to the whole thing critically. It was rich and sad and weird.

A little of this is frankly amazing. Over an hour borders on trying.

A weird album, a true oddity by Todd Rundgren.

Interesting but not my favorite.

So rich and wonderful. Violator is an amazing album. All the teeth of early NIN but if it were a more well-adjusted person, three-dimensional person.

Bjork is a wild talent. This particular album wasn't what I love in her work but it is still really, really good and interesting and pretty fun. Maybe just a bit more somber than I was in the mood for?

Fun little detour of low-impact beauty. Really liked it.

Second Cave album to come up in this process. I liked this one a good bit less. Nick Cave is undoubtedly an important musician but a bit like Tom Waits in that when he's on he's on...when he isn't he's still tom waits. For me, to truly enjoy Cave's music some stars really need to align in a way they didn't really do for abattoir blues.

It's really groundbreaking but I seem to be on a minority in that I really only like one out of five Beatles songs?

Really great. Enthusiastic and candy like while cartoonishly dark and morbid. What a fun piece of history.

So much better than I anticipated. I've always thought of Apex twin as being a bit difficult to listen to. Not that I didn't like it but I had to be in the mood for it. These works were incredible.

I tend to listen in the morning. Not an ideal time for Portishead maybe? Still, what am I interesting band for it's time. Really wasn't anything like it in popular music. Much less a somber group that has four hits on a single album.

I've always been a fan of Metallica. Even though they can come across as a little juvenile to me now in my 40s.

Still, this album is absolutely amazing. Was groundbreaking for his time and still feels fresh and interesting. This is one I will listen to again.

Really fun album. Tons of wins.

Nice and bluesy jazz wholesomeness.

I remember when these guys debuted. I thought they were so avant garde. Now the music feels somewhat primitive...still, it is a wild album and I enjoyed almost every single track.

Really fun and bouncy album. Wanders sometimes into clash territory, some shades of police, sometimes all their own. Nice record

Really incredible technical album. Can't say I loved it?