Reviews by giddy

Got this album same day as my partner, so I was excited to listen to this with them. Wasn't really worth the artificial build-up in my mind.

Not as bad as I thought it would be, but it really only sounds like a subdued version of that kind of metal with the far too clean production and instrumentation that is still insanely popular for some reason. Considering the vocalist used to be in a band just like that, I think that only explains the sound here more.

Did you really add an album by a groomer with two other albums already on the list just to tell everyone you think Bruce Springsteen should've sang Jeff Buckley's Grace?

Man, I was sick of this by the end, but it is objectively inoffensive so I can't really knock it harder than anything else.

I don't know what I just listened to, but I know I liked it a hell of a lot more than 50% of the stuff y'all have made me listen to.

Very generic country that is lacking even the hits Buffett is known for, so one has to wonder why add Buffett other than his recent passing. Manager at a Margaritaville, perhaps?

Post-Punk that sounds like it could break into Celtic Rock at any moment, and that SCARES me.

Man am I really perplexed by my thoughts on this one. This is perhaps one of the best sounding albums I've ever heard? It's so crisp, so beautiful, so immaculately produced, and pulls influences from the Beatles to Queen. From Supertramp to Big Star. Everything here should be a slam dunk. And frankly, for a couple tracks, it is. That finale is fantastic, and makes the entire album worth listening to, and moments just as magnificent sprinkle their way into the rest of the record, but the whole package feels a bit... shall I say... off-putting to me? Like the lesser parts of Queen or the Kinks sneaked their way into this record, and drag it down to an album I can't say more than "pretty good." If this is your piece of the pie, "this" being glam-infused power pop, then dig in! A feast for the soul, mind and ears, but if Supertramp's deep cuts leave you rolling your eyes, then perhaps pick at this one piece by piece, and join the party of praise once you feel you've had your fill, otherwise you may step away feeling a bit bloated. I'm excited to come back to this one some day and enjoy it to its full extent, though.

I was excited for this album, so I'm sad this album is so middling in my mind, but I see the idea and potential.

Was probably absolutely phenomenal to see live, the energy is fantastic. However, I definitely think it loses some luster when chilling at home alone. Still, Daft Punk is good at their jobs, and so this album is good.

I would've loved more of the bombastic jazz-rock found on track six, rather than what was mostly here, which is another 90s big beat album.

I'm partial to Townes Van Zandt when it comes to "country singers who didn't make the original list," but Guy Clark probably deserves a slice of the pie, as well. I really like a lot of the instrumental and melodic choices on this album, I just have some nitpicks when it comes to lyrics feeling a bit basic. Or in the case of L.A. Freeway falling into the stereotypes country music falls into constantly nowadays. Although, this is 1975, so it's excused, I suppose. What my main issue is with this album is the back-up singers. They feel so cheesy, and ruin a lot of really great gooks and choruses. I have no issue with back-up singers on most things, but it really irked me throughout the album, and it made the last track easily the standout with how stripped down it was in comparison.

This is nice enough, I feel bad giving it this low of a score, but looking back there really isn't much to grab on to, and when one my only foundations for ambient is the mountainous Brian Eno, it leads to a pretty unfair climb for everyone else.

I think if this had even one more track on it we would've been diving into one star territory. Somehow a rip-off of The Pogues and The Waterboys while still being definitively (and obnoxiously) 90s, this album offers very little that wasn't already present on the main list, and man does that album cover and title 1-2 combo make my eyes roll to the back of my head.

Wanted to love this a lot more than I did, but I still think I like it.

Better than both Hüsker Dü and Sugar, still not good. My cat threw up while I was listening to this, so I don't think she liked it, either.

I mean no ill will towards the person who added this, nor people who enjoy Heartland Rock, but if I hear one more person pay homage to Bruce Springsteen I may just lose it.

Very generic 2010s rock, you'll probably hear every big alt-rock band from that era in this album, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad.

The first full track, Suzuki, was really cool, and had me hopeful for this album, but the rest of it was only marginally more interesting than the electronic albums on the main list. I don't know what makes the first song the best looking back on it, but everyone seems to agree so it must be destiny.

For every Australian band that seems to completely flip music on its head, there's ten that are just generically copying whatever seems to be popular at the time. This is the latter.