Reviews by brndnnll

An absolutely bonkers and iconic late 70s rock opera. This album is sweet but is absolutely insane. It's too much, but it's a good time.

This a fantastic debut punk record. Everything you'd want from late 70s punk.

Never heard of this band, and nothing at all familiar about anything on this record. Kind of weird mix of late 70s/early 80s ska and new wave. It feels all over the place, but strangely works. Wild to me this is on the list, but early 80s UK new wave is waaaaaaay too over represented on this list, so I guess it's not that surprising.

Probably both the best and most accessible Lightning Bolt album. Love it forever.

This is an album that I have more specific takes on than most. I love Fela Kuti, one of the true GOATs if there ever was one. Ginger Baker was truly a maniac on the drums. The one thing I notice immediately is how stark the difference in drumming is when it transitions from tracks 1 and 2 to tracks 3 and 4 with Ginger Baker on drums. It's not afro-beat drumming, and I'm not sure I appreciate the collaboration all the way through as much as I would just the straight afro-beat.

This is one of the rare albums where I also listened to the bonus non-album tracks that are included on streaming. The 16 minute "Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo" taken from a live performance that has nothing to do with Fela Kuti or this album, a strange inclusion for sure. That track is wild, and reminds me so much of Glenn Kotche's 2003 composition "Monkey Chant." I'd be curious to know what if any inspiration Kotche took from this performance. A cursory search of the internet doesn't turn up much.

Megadeth is super ridiculous. Pretty fun for sure, but man it's so ridiculous.

Al Green is peerless. His voice is truly a marvel. This album is so copacetic and pleasant. Just a really beautiful record.

An obvious classic. A smooth, super well produce hip-hop record. Such great sampling.

Not thrilled to see yet another UK band I haven't heard of on this list. Early 2000s indie rock? Great... This was a lot better than I was expecting, in the sense that it was different from what I was expecting. Very eclectic and summery vibes. Enjoyed it well enough.

This album was excellent and a perfect Friday morning listen. No surprises there at all.

1980s UK post-punk. A dime a dozen inclusions on this list. At this point it all runs together to me and is all the same. This was whatever, just as you would expect.

This is an all time classic and singular record which holds a special place in my heart. Absolutely love it, and it's been a long time since I listened to it.

I guess this is one of the premier trip-hop and sampling records? Pretty good if you like that stuff. A bit sleepy.

Incredibly fun and catchy synth and dance and post punk record. A lot of great songs and a great sound and energy all around.

This album is honestly incredible.

Not my strongest genre, but seems like a pretty standard and basic techno/dance album. Just fine for sure, but not really my thing for 60+ minutes.

Zappa in general I am in to, but I don't know, for some reason I wasn't really feeling this particular flavor of jazz fusion this morning. In general though this is a great and important record. I'm in to it.

This album was good, but not at all that remarkable. Feels like it would have just faded in to the din of similar albums/sounds from bands like this at this time, which is likely why I was unfamiliar with it. Definitely enjoyed listening to it though.

Was not sure what to expect with this, but they seem much more adjacent to Daft Punk than I was expecting. This was a good listen and a fun album, though at times a bit much.

A great debut full length from a band that made excellent albums in a short period of time. This was produced by Steve Albini (RIP) and to this day still sounds excellent. I love this album.