Reviews by bt1001quest

Varying degrees of success but an overall warm and light experience makes this record’s classic status totally make sense

Boring Oasis/Radiohead imitation with some synthesizers that give some depth but result in a tedious experience.

Michael Kamen and Metallica’s full-length collab results in some impressively ornate orchestral renditions of many classic tracks. While there’s some slight intrusion of popular songs with resulting orchestrations that feel less fleshed, most are deliberate and pumped up as a result. The two new originals, “- Human” and “No Leaf Clover” (one of the band’s best songs ever) are both amazing.

"Needles" makes for a huge opener- melodious, ahead-of-its-time, properly epic! I wasn't feeling "Baby's on Fire" until Robert Fripp performs this insane Buckethead-esque solo that lasts like 2.5 minutes.

The rest of the album is not bad but pales in comparison to Bowie's Low and Heroes, which were clearly the next stages in the evolution.

This was the album that changed the landscape of music, huh? I can't believe I used to like this, it was like listening to a completely different album this time around. Reznor's voice is uninteresting, the dynamic contrast is neat the first couple tracks but gets stale over the course of an hour.

Like Dylan's live album, the inclusion of this record is a headscratcher. VM is notoriously awful live and the arrangements (especially vocally) are borderline parody they are so gaudy and overdone. Dictation on the lyrics is obnoxious. The strings are shrill. The piano is banging loudly on every song, even the ballads? I like a lot of these songs, too, but VM has to inject scatting or wailing on literally every track and it gets so old so quickly. Awful record

The mega melodic monster that reinvented this band. For a particularly effective example, see "Boulevard-" a song I'd offer as one of the greatest, most recognizable melodies of the century. Maximalist pop rock production with agreeable presentation and equally agreeable instrumental performances, especially by a three-piece.

Pretty damn good world music! Had never heard of them beforehand and was impressed by the blend of blues into their sound. Not a whole lot of staying power but was happy for the journey they took me on today!

A legendary live release, and one of the most famous across all music history- had never listened so I didn't know that it is intimate as hell. The prisoners getting called away in the middle of the songs is actually insane and the fact that they kept it on the record is crazy. Like "San Quentin" he makes you laugh and moves you in equal measure. Incredible stage presence that comes through even in audio only. Of course the title track is probably one of the most iconic country songs ever. Good versions of "I Still Miss Someone" and "Cocaine Blues" are also amongst Cash's best.

RIP to an American icon.

Dolly and co. sound really great here vocally, but the production is not good (why do the guitars sound so quiet?). I wish the old-timey Americana stuff had been prioritized, too, over the AOR schmaltz

Pretty awesome opener, but save for the ultra-catchy "Electricity," this was somewhat boring in comparison to the meaty yet still dreamy shoegaze crossover on Lazer-Guided Melodies. The maximalist experimentation with the lengthy personnel list did not provide the intended results here.

Maybe the compositions are too simple but swing music has yet to excite me like most jazz music does. Not bad obviously but really immemorable when compared with a lot of other jazz I have listened to.

More ska than expected, which was alright. Van Morrison cover was absolutely not needed. A lot of these songs are rather unimpressive- production is sort of flat, singing doesn't really elevate the (often too chipper) material. However, the "title track?" that everyone knows is one of the greatest 80s songs ever.

Decent jam rock record, mostly meandering and forgettable.

Ultimately a mixed bag, but I really appreciated the simple beauty of “Jesus” and the forward-thinking indie-esque tracks that sound about 30 years ahead of time. The more experimental stuff could have been cut.

A beautiful jazz folk album- calming, tranquil, and affirming all in one. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful and the lyrics never intrude on the pleasant sounds.

Three straight classics to begin- the icy sledgehammer of "Never" followed by the heartful vocals of Gore on "Things" and the extremely catchy innuendo of "Strangelove." "I Want You Now" is a very neat darkwave sex piece, and "Nothing" is a great synthpop track indicating the direction they'd head on its masterpiece follow-up.

Like Girls Against Boys, I'm impressed by the production, but the vocals and instrumentation are lacking. Unmelodious music can work for me but it has to be intricately presented and challenging to work fully.

Never quite reaches its awesome first two tracks, “Duncan” especially, the sequel to one of his best tracks with Art G

I will always thank Ice Cube for providing me one of the biggest single laughs I've ever experienced while watching a movie during the "family luncheon" scene in 22 Jump Street.

This album? It's mostly just "music to scare your parents in the early 90s," as he hadn't found his niche yet. The features are okay, but the misogyny and other gross lyrical aspects aren't wrapped in any irony and the songs blur together for 50 minutes.