Reviews by brndnnll

This was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. It seems like there is a huge overlap between albums shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and albums on this list. Probably just a coincidence right? Definitely not a British bias.

This album is fine. Second album from this band on this list, and the first one was fine too. Essential? I think not.

Seems like some heady jams from the late 60s SF psych scene and Woodstock era bands. Despite that expectation, this album was great and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Why is this insufferable buffoon on this list so much? Is this a goof? Somehow 90s Morrissey is no better than 80s Morrissey.

Ha this album was crazy to get. So many of these songs were familiar, this album seemed to big when it came out. The mix on this is just not for me--vocals to the front and everything else is pretty minimized. Cleary this worked for a lot of people though. Interesting to listen to in terms of snapshot from the mid-90s.

This record still has some of what made Metallica great in the early years and on Masters of Puppets, but they are starting to wain and you can tell they are moving away from the thrash metal. The mix on this record sucks, no low end at all. It seems like that is a well documented nit that has been picked though.

A stone cold classic. The 80s were ridiculous.

Kind of laughed when this came up, and wasn't expecting much, but man this was great and was a lot of fun and really grooved. Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.

This is just an all around excellent jazz record. Incredible compositions. Great album.

I know people love this band and this album, and maybe it's just because I missed the boat, but I can't get past how shitty the mix on this album is. It's like they were ahead of their time going for the compressed, tinny, shallow, lossy digital format sound that wouldn't dominate the industry for another decade. There is not high or low end, and this just sounds so shallow and empty, I hate it.

Certainly some good and catchy songs, but man this sound grates on my ears.

I had never heard of this band/album before, and surprise surprise, they are British. This is uninteresting and inessential. I will never think of this band again.

I had never heard of this Bowie album. I think he has 9 on this list, which feels like maybe an overrepresentation. I feel if you need to take one off, this could be it.

Never huge in to Black Flag. Undeniably an important band, but never hit me the way a lot of other punk from that time did. Good to revisit to learn that I still feel the exact same way.

This record rules. A succinct less than 16 minutes. These songs have energy, hooks, blend together well. It's like a fever dream. Been a really long time since I had listened to this, great stuff.

Feel like Nick Cave has a lot of albums on this list. This is probably my favorite or his, entirely piano based and somber. Really enjoyed it.

Not super familiar with this Bowie album but loved it so much. There are weird and interesting instrumentals, things I didn't know Bowie dipped in to much. Exceeded my expectations and listened to this a few times.

I had not listened to this whole thing and it was really great. An incredible spiritual, personal, and painful album, and it's just beautiful.

Cool to see a Thrill Jockey release on this list. I had never listened to Giant Sand before, but based on it's label, I figured it'd be interesting and cool enough and it was. Really enjoyed this, listened to it a couple times.

This was a journey for sure. Super long album in a genre that I'm not versed in or particularly drawn to. A concept album that just seemed like a lot of the same to me.

I think Fairport Convention is pretty great, and I especially like Richard Thompson. A great mix of mostly traditional songs with newer arrangements, though it does get a little noodly at times, which is not surprising.

This album is phenomenal. Absolutely singular and timeless and relevant.