Reviews by de_baron

Trying too hard to be something new and interesting, failing miserably. Some okay moments, but overall I did not like this.

1999Prince

Rated 6/10

I think I liked this better than Purple Rain. Is that a hot take? The only problem is that the songs are too long, gets a bit boring sometimes.

Absolutely awful. Just as bad as the other Def Leppard album in here (Pyromania). At least this one was shorter. Happy to know that there is no more Def Leppard on this list.

3.5
I used to love Muse when I was younger. Not so much anymore now, tho this is a pretty fun album. Their debut and Origin of Symmetry are their better albums.

Beautiful Freakeels

Rated 6/10

Awful cover, less awful music. Some good songs on here, but I didn’t really like the singer’s voice all that much.

Very sick album, but why is Mezzanine not on this list? Without a doubt their best work. However, what this album might lack in Mezzanine’s mood/atmosphere, it makes up for it in “catchiness” I guess, with funky baselines and synths throughout.

Very different than anything Paul ever recorded with The Beatles. Definitely not better, as it felt a bit unfinished. Most songs were very short and it made the album feel a bit all over the place.

KalaM.I.A.

Rated 6/10

This is such a crazy album. I’m not sure if I like it in its entirety as some parts are a bit annoying, but there were some really interesting moments and the production is awesome.
And Paper Planes is a great song, didn’t know it was by her.

Faust IVFaust

Rated 8/10

Very weird, but pretty cool too. Besides krautrock, it sounded almost like shoegaze as well (especially the first track)

HysteriaDef Leppard

Rated 2/10

I despise this kind of music. The fact that this is over an hour long is just… The awful vocals, the corny lyrics, the reverb on the drums, everything about this is bad.

The BendsRadiohead

Rated 10/10

Awesome. A lot more “straightforward” than their later stuff, but still a great piece of music.

I liked Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme a lot better. I read that it was a concept album, but I don’t think I fully understood or grasped the concept. This seemed unfinished almost, a bit all over the place. And Voices of Old People really was just that.

I think German electronic music is one of my favourite “niche” music genres (as a non-German), but I found this one to be subpar to the others I have listened to. Still pretty good, beep boop and stuff.