Reviews by dburke

Mmmm... boom-bap

YES.

This was better than I anticipated.

Um, ... meh?

I am not aware of this artist, so I'm going into this completely blind. Unfortunately, I'm just not feeling this.

Challenging and groundbreaking.

From a lyrical and songwriting standpoint, this is great. But the way that the songs are rendered on the recording feels a bit hokey and dated. I feel like this album could really take off if some other artist covered it though. Like a pop-punk version of this album would probably be killer.

YES

Sure, there's a lot of stuff here that hasn't aged well, but it doesn't mean Eminem isn't a talented lyricist.

Classic album for sure, but I just don't like Metallica all that much. And it's mostly Lars' playing. He's just not the drummer they need, and not as good as he thinks he is. It's frustrating.

YES!

Not sure if 1001albumsgenerator is aware of news, but this came up the day after Ozzy Osbourne passed away.

Producing this to sound like it was recorded live was a brilliant choice, and made me look it up to confirm it.

Quite enjoyable. The band feels both tight and loose.

Wilco just doesn't really do much for me. They're not bad, but I don't feel compelled to listen to them repeatedly.

This album is just sort of thoroughly "meh" for me.

One word review: restraint

It's amazing how sparse everything is on this album.

Production: 10/10

Lyrics: Hit or miss. I get it: Eazy-E is like the spiritual heart of the group, but he's not a good rapper. Ice Cube is regularly excellent. The themes and overall thesis is unfortunately still relevant. It's also unfortunate that there are regularly word choices which have not aged well.

But yeah, there's a reason why this album is on this list. 10/10