Reviews by de_baron

I liked the opener, but overall the album is a bit forgettable. Also not the biggest fan of his vocals.

Boring

I really loved this album. I remember I listened to this album once before and I didn’t think much of it, but returning to this now I guess I notice many things I didn’t back then.
I loved the ambiance of this, the extended ‘soundscapes’ I guess you’d call them. The opener is probably my favourite, but Red Eyes, An Ocean In Between The Waves, Burning and In Reverse are great as well.
This slow, mellow vibe was just perfect for a Monday morning bus ride.

This really surprised me. From how the album cover looked to the genre mentioned here (singer songwriter), I wasn’t expecting much. But this was pretty fun. I had never heard of this artist and don’t think I would have ever come across this if it wasn’t for this list.
It started of very strong with H>A>K and Did You See Butterflies but it kind of lost me for a while afterwards. I also liked The Architect, but Ravenspoint was definitely my favourite.

As opposed to Electric Warrior, I knew none of the songs from this album. That didn’t matter though, as it was a very pleasant listening experience. I especially liked Buick Mackane, Ballrooms Of Mars and Chariot Choogle. Looking again at all these song titles they don’t make any sense, haha.

I liked this less than expected. It started off a bit too slow for me, and while I liked the latter songs more, it still fell a bit short.

This was a nice experience. This stayed interesting all the way through, and it was a pleasant surprise that I actually knew some of the hits.

This is definitely the worst album I’ve listened to so far. I think this is what a hell would sound like. You can’t convince me the vocalist says actual words. Just noise and screams. No.

Album #100!! Although I had hoped for something more fun.
I can appreciate psychedelic rock / blues jams for a while, but more than an hour is just too much. It didn’t sound bad at all, just a bit tiring.

This is pretty great. Muddy Waters is a legend of course. There is a certain drive that pushes this record on and on. I suppose this would be perfect for a roadtrip.

I really wish I could enjoy this type of music but to me it all sounds the same and gets boring eventually. Her voice is beautiful though.

Very boring and dull album where everything sounded the same. I’m also not a big fan of the breathy vocal performance.

Funny to get this the day after The Who Sell Out: like with the Who, this is now my third Beck album and I’m not even 100 albums in. I believe there are still some The Who albums left, but I should be done with Beck after this (I think).
One thing I can appreciate is the variety of genres both across and within albums (even if I don’t always like it) and this one is no different. I think I enjoyed this one the most yet, but nearing the end some songs dragged a bit.

E-Pro, Que’ Onda Guerro, Black Tambourine, Hell Yes

This is my third The Who album and I am not even 100 albums in. How is that possible? Surely they don’t have that many albums on this list. The other two albums did not do much for me anyways.
This is definitely the most interesting album of them yet, but that doesn’t make it fun to listen to immediately. Definitely very psychedelic but some songs are quite dull. I Can See For Miles was fun though. There are also so many interludes.
But I must say that I enjoyed this more than the other albums from The Who I listened to. This is a 3.5, but I’ll round down because of that godawful cover.

PS. Do they know that the emphasis in Armenia is on the e and not on the i?

Yup, I absolutely loved this. I was immediately hooked (the opener is so good).
There is just something about sample-based music that tickles my brain in a special way. I liked how some samples were recurring in multiple songs.
I can see how some people would find it repetitive or annoying, but this to me just hits.

Favourite tracks: Since I Left You, Two Hearts In 3/4 Time, Frontier Psychiatrist

I feel like I’m in a tavern waiting for my ale and chunk of meat to arrive

So joyous and funky. Awesome vocal performance and the music is on point. Some songs just hit less I guess.

This is probably not meant to be an enjoyable listen, but man, this was worse than I expected.
This deserves its current spot as the third lowest rated on this site.

This was fine and pretty chill, but there were so many skits/interludes. Some songs were a bit boring (Pilot Jones, White).
I think I prefer Blonde.

Actually enjoyed this more than I expected. This was nice. Loved her voice and the strings in the background (but also the music more generally). I don’t know when I would return to this but it was great to have heard this.