Reviews by ellesnayr

This was unexpected. I thought it would be a bunch of corny ballads based on the cover but this was all over the place in a good way. It’s a genre bending wild ride. It’s crazy to me that Hallelujah is the track that is famous off this one cause to me it does not fit the rest of the album and is not all that great of a cover.

Super chill classic country

These guys make the Shaggs sound like virtuosos.

This is punk as fuck. And some of the best saxophone use in rock music.

Nirvana’s best album. It’s raw and noisy and full of energy.

Of the Cure albums I’ve listened to this one is by far the darkest, heaviest, and the weirdest. This is not my favorite Cure album, but I appreciate how they always took chances and went all the way with it.

While I appreciate that this list has introduced me to something new, I’ve never heard of this guy before, but it was not for me. I found this to be dull and overly long.

Mediocre bar band rock.

This is the second album on here that sounds heavily influenced by of Montreal but is inferior to them and came out 10 years later. If they don’t got Sunlandic Twins on this list then it’s a shit list.

This isn’t a bad album, but it’s very scattered. And like I said they wear their influences on their sleeves, but don’t do enough to differentiate themselves from them.

There’s some really great stuff on here. Dylan is obviously a terrific songwriter. However, the bluesy stuff just isn’t my favorite. It’s a little too Rolling Stones and I do not like The Rolling Stones.

I never checked this out when it came out. It got a lot of hype but I chalked that up to people wanting it to be good because it was the album Bowie released just before he died. Boy was I wrong! This album is stunning. Bowie never stopped experimenting, he made incredible music right to the end. He didn’t rest on his laurels at all. And this album is a testament to that. What an artist this man was, truly a huge loss to the world of music. And as always, plus one for horns.

After hearing Portishead’s Third I thought hey maybe I like trip hop. Apparently I just like Portishead, because I didn’t like this at all. The Public Enemy cover was surprising and the only good song in the album. When your only good song is a cover that’s not a good sign.

A real mixed bag this album. Way more instrumental tracks than I expected. Overall solid album if not a bit bloated.

I loved this. An artist I’ve never heard of, a genre I’m not to keen on, yet it blew me away. The rest of the R&B community needs to catch up with Kelela.

These guys had a couple big hits in the early 2000s. I liked those songs back then. Hearing the whole album now I was not all that impressed. Most of the songs are pretty mediocre, Take Me Out is still a solid jam.

I enjoyed every song on this album. Jet might be my favorite Paul McCartney song. I would definitely listen to this again.

This is a transitional album. It’s still heavy on the no wave influence of early Sonic Youth, but you’re starting to hear the melodic pop sensibilities that would become more prevalent on later albums. This is not my favorite Sonic Youth album but I found myself enjoying it more than when I first heard it. I chalk that up to having listened to a lot more of their work after this album. In context this is an obvious precursor to Daydream Nation, arguably their masterpiece, although I do love Washing Machine. It’s a solid album showcasing a band figuring out their sound.

Great voice, and I love the instrumentation. The songwriting to me is lacking. I didn’t connect with any of the songs. They just seemed shallow to me. They’re stories but they don’t go anywhere or have any purpose. She’s like the female James Taylor but the songs aren’t relatable.

How come nobody told me Portishead was so good!? This is the second one I’ve had on this list and it’s even better than the first one! I love the dissonance juxtaposed with the singers lovely voice. And the off putting samples that are unexpectedly clipped always keep you guessing. I was thoroughly impressed by this album.

The guitar work on here was unique and interesting. I enjoyed the music but am not generally a fan of group vocals which is most of this album.