Reviews by de_baron

Yeah... not really for me. I'm not a huge fan of southern rock, so over 90 minutes of it is not something I particularly enjoy. Especially when the music itself is not very unique and is referencing all these things and people that I just don't really know about.
2 stars because I never really hated it but I didn't like it either and it is not something I would ever come back to.

A really really fun listen, an might I say a perfect (brit-/power-)pop album? The album is very energetic and a bit silly in the vocal delivery at times, but the whole album has an energy where it seems like the band had such a blast in the studio recording this. The album sounds like summer as well, which is a good thing. And "Alright" is such an awesome song.

This is SMOOTH, and overall just really pretty. Awesome jazzy sounds and I love how soothing his voice is. The flutes (for example on "Your Daddy Loves You") sound great on here. "H2Ogate Blues" is my favourite from this album I think. I loved the poignant lyrics and the sort of hiphop vocal delivery.
It's a shame that this album isn't on Spotify, otherwise I would return to this often.

I don't think this is for me. This album (and the songs) are LONG. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but this just didn't keep me interested all that much. I fund myself wishing it was over several times throughout, so that is not a good sign.

Nothing about this really appeals to me. I can see how others would enjoy this, but for me this was mostly pretty boring. The production is good, and the album sounds good, but I feel like it doesn’t really go anywhere.

This album is amazing. It is raw, aggressive and punkish before that was a thing. Musically it reminded me of The Velvet Underground. I did a little reading up on the band and the story is great. Despite them being American soldiers (stationed in Germany) the lyrics are quite anti-war. I love the outfits. It is a shame this album is not on Spotify, because then I definitely would come back regularly.

This is so fucking weird and insane and I love it. The first half of this album is actually pretty catchy, funky, and relatively easy to listen to. In the second half, though, this album goes completely off the rails with "Peking O." being the prime example, with the singer just blabbering nonsense over these weird rhythms and noises. It got a good laugh out of me just because of the absurdity of that track. With "Bring Me Coffee or Tea" the album closes off "normal", similar sounding to the songs on the first half.
I am not really sure how much I will return to this, but this was such a fun and interesting listen that it deserves a high score. It was also so cool to hear how this record influenced many of the artists that I love today; really, for 1971, this album is so ahead of its time.

Apart from some interesting moments, this was mostly just really boring background music. It was alright to listen to while studying but I feel there are much better options. It’s not anything I’ll return to in the future.

This was actually way better than I was expecting. To be honest, I didn't know what to expect, but given the album cover, the band name and the album name ("D", what a stupid boring name) I didn't have high hopes. But really, this was quite interesting! Just a really fun listen, and very catchy. I liked the bluesy and psychedelic elements, and there were some great fuzzy riffs throughout.

I actually enjoyed this way more than I expected. I thought this would be too avant-garde for my taste and that it would be constant banging on keyboards and dissonance and stuff, but that wasn’t really the case. There is really beautiful music on this with stunning melodies.
The biggest problem for me though, is the length of this album. I think this was quite a lot to take in in one sitting and therefore I don’t thing I’ll return to this much.

This was okay but nothing too special. Sounds very much of the time. The singer sounded a bit like Bob Dylan on some songs.

A really weird and anxious sounding record, but one that is really fun to listen to. This album is quite varied and I loved the basslines throughout.

I’m not really sure how much I’ll return to this, but this was pretty great prog rock. There were some great riffs and I liked the flutes throughout.

His voice here is actually pretty okay, and the amount of harmonica is tolerable. Haven’t heard too much Bob Dylan but this whole album sounded really nice instrumentally.
I have no idea though what the lyrics mean though. I feel like artists like Bob Dylan deserve like a lyrical deep dive, so maybe once I sit down to really dissect them I might enjoy or appreciate this album, and Bob Dylan in general, more.

I think I listened to this at the wrong time because I was trying to study and this didn't help. Still, it wasn't too bad. I'm never really sure what to think of Sonic Youth because on the one hand I like the noise and the chaos but other times, like today, it starts to annoy me.
I think this album, and more of Sonic Youth as well, deserves a relisten when I do not have other things on my mind.

I found this to be pretty generic and I wasn’t completely in love with her voice. There’s some fun tracks on this album, but overall nothing too special.

Just a really fun album. I’m a fan of ska and it makes me want to dance. There were some more extended songs I guess you’d call them, which allowed me to settle into the groove, something I liked. All in all, a really solid album.

Good album. I'm not sure what I think of his voice, but the instrumentation was great and the lyrics as well, some of which are still relevant today, sadly. The album had a really bittersweet and melancholic feel. I can see myself returning to this in the future, and maybe his voice will grow on me in those later listens.

Nope. Not for me AT ALL. I feel like you have to be on some sort of hallucinogenic drugs to enjoy this (unfortunately (or fortunately, depends on how you look at it), I do not use such substances). Because without it, you are just listening to almost one and a half hours of synth and guitar noise with some annoying spoken word moments on top. These jams go on way to long to the point that they either become annoying or boring.

Yeah no, these vocals are not for me. Which is a shame, because there’s a lot of interesting stuff going on musically: many awesome drum grooves and guitar riffs, and Ratamahatta was such an awesome song. I can really see why this is called groove metal. The voice just makes it not fun to listen to for me. Which is also why I really liked the inclusion of the two instrumental tracks in the second half.