Reviews by dcspool

3/5

The first half of this album tastes like a glass of room temperature water after a day at the office. From Oily Water onwards I found it much more interesting. Miss America, Villa Rosie, Turn It Up all had some redeemable qualities.

Fave Tracks: Oily Water

3.2/5

Candyman is a real guilty pleasure bop. This is a just fine pop album. Christina has a great voice, you can really appreciate it across a full album.

3/5

Simultaneously very nice and very boring.

2.7/5

Just a very fun album. I would say the first 15 songs are all pretty enjoyable, though only a few standouts until the fantastic Them Changes. Last few tracks kinda fall off for me which is a shame, could've been closer to a 5 without them.

4/5

I like the way this album starts, the nice transition between Summer's Cauldron and Grass is very satisfying. From there the album begins to lose me a bit until Mermaid Smile, which has a cool intro, and I liked The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul.

Fave Tracks: Summer's Cauldron, Grass, The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul.

3.7/5

This was pretty sick. Hard to describe, it just scratches the right itch. Shades of Kraftwerk.

Fave Tracks: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang, We're Going to Live for a Very Long Time

4.5/5

Great album, true classic, all 5 tracks are good, and the opener and closer are really really great in my view. But 9 minutes of Moonchild is meandering nonsense, that could so easily have been better, detracts from the whole experience for me. 21st Century Schizoid Man feels so ahead of its time, it’s very impressive.

4.6/5

Imagine clicking the little hyperlink icon for your streaming provider and landing on the Live and Dangerous (Super Deluxe version) - 9 hours and 51 minutes long. Absolutely disgusting. Thankfully the regular version is only 1 hour 27, but that's still a slog for me.

I liked "Southbound", but unequivocally I would enjoy the studio version better. Same can be said of Rosalie. And Dancing in the Moonlight. Ok, so maybe I am enjoying this - but I standby that I would enjoy this more if it was not live.

The Cowboy Song to Boys are Back in Town transition is nice.

"We'd like to thanks everybody for coming. Especially if you came twice or three times." cheeky sods.

3/5

Joni being Joni. Not many of the tracks stand out but I think its a good solid album.

3.8/5

Predictable hair rock

2.5/5

Quite atrocious. Sounds like the music Jeremy from Peep Show makes.

1.4/5

Not really for me I’ll say. I liked Desperate Cry in points when it was running at half speed. I can’t stand incessant double bass drum kicking.

2.2/5

I went and opened my RYM and I had previously rated 36 Chambers a very controversial 2.5 stars. I think its the skits, they really feel like they interrupt the flow for me. There is clearly some great music here, 2.5 stars was harsh, however I do still think this is an overrated album. Maybe I should stick to the 9 track version on Apple Music which I'm guessing is clear of skits.

Fave Tracks: Can It All Be So Simple, C.R.E.A.M., Tearz

3.4/5

2.5/5

Not that bad, Detroit Rock City is a bop. Kiss have bops, I have always liked Rock N Roll All Nite since hearing it in a Tony Hawk's soundtrack.

But then some of the other tracks are very campy. King of the Night Time World is a clear rip off of Charlie Kelly's The Night Man Cometh.

Fave Track: Detroit Rock City

2.6/5

It doesn't do it for me at all. I think I feel the same way I do about a lot of punk music - important political message - don't care for the music though.

2/5

Apple Music doesn't have the track "Up on Cripple Creek", in the UK at least. I have to assume they spit loads of horrific ableist vitriol. 1 star.

Jk, its ok. But pretty dull. I like the last track actually.

Fave Tracks: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, King Harvest (Surely Has Come)

2.8/5

I've seen this album cover a million times, had the CD, but looking at it on the screen here was the first time I actually realise it's a visual illusion.

Great album, aged better than I expected. I used to be addicted to My Girls and its still one of my favourite songs, but there are many good tracks on here and the flow of the album is very strong. The psychedelic, futuristic but also animalist vibes are entrancing.

Fave Tracks: In the Flowers, My Girls, Also Frightened, Summertime Clothes, Brother Sport

4.7/5

First couple of songs were nice. Some of the later ones (Black Queen) were a bit weird. Overall good vibes but kinda melted into not much of note for me.

3.3/5