Reviews by georgehart1122

AQUALUNG! Honestly, I dont really care for the rest of the album.

This is pretty good. Sufjan experiments widely with textures, rythyms, and instrumentation to make an indie darling of an album. Reminds me of the genre fluid soup sounds of the 1960s.

I am immediately intriuged. Oh its the There She Goes band. This was good but i don't know that I liked it enough to relisten.

Cool to know this is the first instance of the "Rush sound". Overture definitely has that boom, geddy's wild voice, cryptic fantasy lyrics, ripping guitar solos.

Its a send up of a lot of classic rock sounds from the late 70s and early 80s. The hard rock sounds are somehow nostalgic and new. While i think it goes hard, I havent found something to really latch onto. I am also not a huge fan of the singers voice with this sound.

Sweet Thing has an extended hommage to Blackbird. An okay folk album, not really my scene but totally fine.

weird brit psychodelia. Its fun to listen to but ultimately missable.

What am I, 12 again?! The sexism is pretty blatant, but the guitar riffs I find immediately hookable. Back In Black into You Shook Me All Night Long is a classic 1-2 punch right in the middle of the album. Its just over so quick!

peak 90s alt sounds.

The day has come. I mean saying fuck 48 or whatever times i guess is an accomplishment. Having just listened to Rage's self titled, there are so many sonic parallels, but replacing Zach D with Fred Durst is almost a crime. So its the complete vapidity of the lyrics, coupled with Fred Durst having a voice for silent film makes me feel so down about this album. Like the instrumentals are actually pretty competent and the sonic structure is sold. It's not just the lyrics, I also don't think his voice is a good fit for this style. Rollin' is a bonafide piece of shit song. It'll Be Okay has some great hooks, and if it had Chester, I would believe that this was a Linkin Park track. Jesus, why is there a 9min outro?!

This album has a lot of baggage for me but here's hoping I have fresh ears to listen. I think the non-singles on this are really solid. I remember Anarchy in The UK being a dogshit song and I wrote off the rest of the album. Three songs in and its pretty solid! Yep, still a piece of shit song. Its a pretty single note album, but its a landmark. I mean its not something I would pick out but its not something I would turn off.

Cities is a real bop. The Talking Heads really lean into this funk disco sound on the open tracks on this album. Life During Wartime is rad.

Cool textures and rythms are found throughout.

Big Kraftwerk energy. very boppable and enjoyable.

RAGE! Filled with heavy hitting singles and an overtly political sensibility, Rage synthesized a rap-rock sound that only has sparsly been replicated with success by others.

This is a very refreshing album this morning, Travelor is very busy yet free at at the same time. Its lush sound really just hit right today.

Title track is a fucking bop. The Passenger is fucking bop. The rest I can do without.

Cool house/trap sound.

Nick Cave is a story teller seemingly out of time. His lyrics are sooooo cryptic. "And I slid my little songs out from under you" is a good line. This is a concept album that has well and truely flown right over my head. I like Nick Cave's voice and the way he delivers his words. will have to come back to.

This was upbeat enough to keep me entertained but it doesnt do much for me. Vapor Trail is a good track.