Reviews by forestfly2009

Favorite songs: The Middle, Sweetness, Bleed American

Least favorite songs: Your House

3/5

Dude who was upset about this album is probably butt hurt because Werewolves of London didn't end up being All Summer Long by Kid Rock. Settle down.

A fantastic album from an artist that, I feel, didn't get enough recognition. This is some good shit!!

Favorite songs: Werewolves of London, I Need a Truck, Johnny Strikes Up the Band, Nighttime in the Switching Yard, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, Excitable Boy, Veracruz, "Lawyers, Guns and Money"

Least favorite songs: none. A gem of an album

5/5

Also.....it even smells like oatmeal......and The Bends DOES deserve a 1

A Pink Floyd album I am unfamiliar with. Was a great album. It is one of those that needs to be listened cover to cover to really appreciate the message it is conveying. Sadly, a lot of the political issues it raises are still very much alive and well in today's society as well. I'm glad to have become acquainted with this album. Not Floyd's best, but certainly worth recognizing.

Favorite songs: Pigs (Three Different Ones), Pigs on the Wing 1, Sheep, Pigs on the Wing 2

Least favorite songs: Dogs

4/5

This album is like dark alt country/blues? Similar vein to MJ Lenderman or Bill Callahan (we had one of his albums on the 1001 list) or Bonnie "Prince" Billy (also had an album on the 1001 list). Almost like doom country. A unique genre of music that I have very little exposure to, but like quite a bit. I will have to explore it more.

Favorite songs: Tigress, The Black Crow, Lioness

Least favorite songs: Baby Take a Look

3/5

The definition of a jam band. 12 songs, 2hr 11mins run-time. My ADHD won't allow me to focus on 30 minute songs, and I really don't care to.... It's just people canoodling on their instruments incessantly. I'm not on enough LSD for this. Similar to Grateful Dead, I like their album material, but couldn't give an ounce of a fuck about their live drug fueled horseshit.

Favorite songs: Chalkdust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room, Gumbo, Simple

Least favorite songs: Tweezer

3/5

More Canadian representation, this time from BC. I remember my first exposure to their music was their song Hello Time Bomb, which I heard on an album I'd purchased (Big Shiny Tunes 4). Falls into that alt rock category that occured right after grunge died. I then remember seeing a lot more of his stuff on MuchMusic after that (Load Me Up, Apparitions, The Future is X-Rated, Weapon). Something about them never fully hit with me. I mean, not awful, but something was missing. The hits were huge, but everything else was just filler. Similar style to early Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts Band, Econoline Crush, or Big Wreck. Seeing that, it's right up my alley of musical taste, but Matthew Good was always just mid. Coulda been because Matthew Good himself was a huge douche too, I'm not sure.

Favorite songs: Hello Time Bomb, Load Me Up, The Future is X-Rated, Strange Days, Jenni's Song

Least favorite songs: I Miss New Wave, Born to Kill

2/5

Favorite songs: 5:01AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Pt. 10), 4:47AM (Sexual Revolution), 4:50AM (Go Fishing), 5:06AM (Every Strangers Eyes)

Least favorite songs: 4:56AM (For the First Time Today, Pt. 1)

3/5

Favorite songs: Mr. Crowley, Crazy Train, I Don't Know, Suicide Solution, Goodbye to Romance, No Bone Movies

Least favorite songs: Revelation (Mother Earth)

5/5

Favorite songs: Marta Tiene Un Marcapasos, Visite Nuestro Bar, El Ataque De Las Chicas Crocodrilo, Indiana, Te Quiero

Least favorite songs: La Carretera

3/5

Indie rock similar to TV on the Radio, Modest Mouse, or Arcade Fire.The one thing that struck me funny is the fact that the band is playing along normally, all while the drummer shreds his drum set. It's like watching Animal from the Muppets play drums. Dude is high, fast energy. Definately the star of the band. Super talented

Favorite songs: Helicopter, Luno, The Pioneers, Banquet, So Here We Are, Positive Tension, Like Eating Glass, She's Hearing Voices

Least favorite songs: Blue Light, Compliments

4/5

Unpolished, underwhelming, hard pass from me. Someone's random brain droppings does nothing for me

Favorite songs: Freedom Interlude

Least favorite songs: All I Need

2/5

Pretty good. A lot of shouting that gets kinda tiring after a while.

Favorite songs: Uma Casa Portuguesa, Lisboa Antigua, Vou Dar De Beber A Dor, Nem as Paredes Confesso, Fado Portugues

Least favorite songs: Barco Negro (Mae Preta)

3/5

As someone already said in a review: this is a nice R&B/Soul album. Songs and performance are good, but nothing to write home about.

Favorite songs: Tell the Truth, Freedom, I Need You, Adulthood, Sing

Least favorite songs: Boy Hood, Mavis, Until (fuck skits)

3/5

Not my style. I'm too old to understand this new pop rock stuff. Indie is always hit or miss with me. This one just missed the mark. Similar to alt-J or OneRepublic. It sounds the same to me as the rest of the music being made today.

Favorite songs: Life Itself, Pork Soda, Poplar St

Least favorite songs: Season 2 Episode 3, [Premade Sandwiches], Mama's Gun

2/5

Favorite songs: Big Fat Mama, Paper Plane, Don't Waste My Time, Roadhouse Blues

Least favorite songs: A Year

3/5

Vanilla alt rock from the late 90's. Not bad. Good music for anyone trying to dip their toes in the genre. Not too heavy or out there. Similar to light alt rock bands like P.O.D. or, in their first few songs which were more industrial, Living Color. Nice to see New Zealand repped.

Favorite songs: Pacifier, My Mind's Sedate, The General Electric, The Metal Song, Thin White Line, Just Like Everybody Else

Least favorite songs: Brightest Star, Spacing

3/5

Sounds like playing Nintendo while tripping on Ecstasy...

Favorite songs: Black Panther, Untrust Us, Vanished, Courtship Dating, Air War, Magic Spells, Xxzxcuzx Me

Least favorite songs: Alice Practice

3/5

Favorite songs: Fallen Angel, Shake Your Love, Foolish Beat, Only in My Dreams, Red Hot, Out of the Blue

Least favorite songs: Between the Lines

4/5

This is like jazz crossed with hip hop or electronic dance back beats, and Latin (samba) undertones. Very unique, very interesting. The lively back beats kinda add something to the normally bland jazz, plus they got in a few heavy hitters like Jocelyn Brown and George Benson on a few songs as well.

Reminds me of that band Gotan Project we had in the 1001 list.

Favorite songs: Sweet Tears, Runaway, Nautilus (Mawtilus), "It's Alright, I Feel It", Jazzy Jeff's Theme, Gotta New Life, Maw Latin Blues, Roy's Scat

Least favorite songs: Taita Caneme

4/5

Absolutely should have been on the original list.

Favorite songs: Need You Tonight, New Sensation, Devil Inside, Guns in the Sky, KICK

Least favorite songs: Never Tear Us Apart

3/5