Reviews by dburke

This was okay. Good for background music while working. I don't exactly feel the need to listen to it again.

YES.

As a metal fan, I recognize the historical importance of Iron Maiden, but I have an unpopular opinion about the band: Iron Maiden isn't as heavy as I wish they were, and I don't enjoy their music as much as other metal music. Every time a band covers an Iron Maiden song, invariably it's heavier and I enjoy it more than the original. If you like heavy metal and Iron Maiden, I won't hold it against you. You're entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine. I don't hate Iron Maiden, I just wish they were more like the metal music they inspired.

I'll rate this pretty high as it is important and deserves to be on this list, but if I'm in the mood to listen to some heavy metal, I'm not going to be playing Iron Maiden.

Not great, not terrible. If I could give this 3.5, I would.

Ugh. I just really don't like The Strokes, man.

Absolutely never heard of this before. It's certainly interesting, and I may need to give it multiple listens to really decide what I think about this. It's got that combination of odd and intriguing.

YES.

I don't know. Meh? Why is this album on this list?

Serious prog, but still fun somehow.

No thanks.

Enjoyable and it's on this list because it set the groundwork for the alternative/grunge genres which would follow.

Simply great

Again, I don't dislike Pet Shop Boys at a songwriting level, but the overall style just doesn't grab me. I suppose I enjoyed the "Very" album a little more than this one, but it's kind of close.

John Prine isn't the greatest singer in the world, but it gives this album a bit of realness to it which works really well for it.

Quite interesting. I probably don't listen to enough Nina Simone.

Not bad, but "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing." Another one of those cases where I enjoy the songwriting, but don't really like the way the songs are rendered. It's cool that they have a distinct style, but I wish there was more variety here.

I just don't like Slipknot

Sonic Youth just aren't my thing. I like other noise projects, but somehow Sonic Youth just doesn't strike me. It's just kind of frustrating how they always sound like they don't know how to tune their instruments nor even really play them properly at all, even after all these years.

Man, just classic

_Very_ Patsy Cline.