Reviews by gregorsmith

Nevermind is more than just a collection of songs; it is a cultural touchstone that continues to resonate with listeners decades after its release. Its impact on popular music is undeniable, inspiring countless bands and artists to embrace a more raw and authentic approach to songwriting and performance. In the pantheon of rock music, Nevermind stands as a timeless masterpiece, a testament to the power of music to both reflect and shape the human experience.

Fuckin rocks man!

Opens with the amazing cover of "I Don't Wan To Talk About It" and then.... *Fart Noise*

Honestly, I hate albums that put the objectively best song as track 1, the rest of the album is just a slow speed skid after that. Blowing your load with 40 minutes left to fill is the worst thing any artist can do.

Spotify had this as an incomplete album, not even listed in her discography. I enjoyed the 4 songs I got to hear ("Sweet Love", "You Bring Me Joy", "Caught Up In The Rapture", and "Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year)"), but it was a very 80s movie soundtrack vibe.

The start of her fading star, Ladies Of The Canyon was a long time ago, even Court And Spark released two years before this feels like a lifetime ago. This feels a touch overdone, overindulgent, she's wanting to tell a story in each song but most overstay their welcome... "Coyote" is a great opening song, but it's also too early a peak to fully enjoy the album as a whole.

Want Two? Get Two...

EDM always feels very of its time, and this definitely feels like 2013/14 to me. Just the opening bars of "The Mother We Share" can transport me to those days, and the optimism I had... Of course nw we live in a hellscape but the escapism is a nice byproduct.

It also reminds me of the opening of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and dancing Tunnocks Teacakes

This was just what I needed, it really let the good times roll, and assorted puns. Truthfully, this is a monster album, not a single bad song on it.

"Seven Nation Army" dominates this, it's the alpha, the omega, there's no way around it, it has more plays on Spotify than Pi has digits... And it's not even the best song on this album... Because that would be "In The Cold, Cold Night" as Meg steps out from the drum kit and lays down the haunting tenderness as if to say "I'M Karen Carpenter, bitch" , and "The Hardest Button To Button" would go before it too.

Stripped back even more from White Blood Cells, this was White Stripes at their peak, the king and queen of the alt rock garage scene.

One banging tune and a lot of questionable choices....

Jack White can be hit or miss, and this album is a hodgepodge of many different styles... Blues, Rock, Soul, Country, Folk, he's got it all, a 5 tool player. But honestly, 3 good songs in "Love Interruption", "Sixteen Saltines", and "I'm Shakin'" and a shit load of filler.

Indie Folk is also in my wheel house apparently... I loved this, so soft and gentle, wrapped up in a blanket with a nice cup of tea.

"Constant Craving" remains an all time song. The rest of the album doesn't rise to that level. Still better than her country debut that's already appeared in my list.

A return to the form of their first album after a few albums just wantering the wastelands. Killer list of singles here: "Sex On Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Revelry". I know so many bands who would crawl over miles of broken glass for a list like that in their greatest hits.

A good old time, just great classic rock and roll. Contains "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Up On Cripple Creek" which were released as a killer double a side singe, both fronted by Levon Helms voice. Ridiculously good.

Proto-Prog Rock, lots of weirdly familiar riffs that you can't quite put your finger on. The Hammond organ and jazzy bass are the real stars here.

Flashing back to downstairs in the old original 13th Note on Glassford Street in Glasgow, Belle & Sebastian were releasing new EPs every other month and life was simpler, or I was simpler, but I digress...

Upbeat, but not overly jaunty, twee, but not overly cutesy, just a chill laid back jam session in your living room with old friends.

"Dr. Octagonecologyst introduces the character of Dr. Octagon, a homicidal, extraterrestrial, time-traveling gynecologist and surgeon" so you know we're getting low level porno skits and a rough theme thats held together by hopes and dreams.

In reality its shit level hip hop, even with Dan The Automator at the desk

Bob kinda goes solo here, no more Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer but this has the classic "No Woman No Cry" and the rest is a solid mix of chill vibes and biting social commentary.

As Peter Fonda said in The Wild Angels

"Well, we wanna be free, we wanna be free to do what we wanna do and we wanna get loaded and we wanna have a good time... And that's what we're gonna do. We're gonna have a good time, we're gonna have a party."

This album soundtracks that party.

I gave Sound Of Silver a 3 and said "its just a lot of mid 00s angst over mid beats"

This is worse than Sound Of Silver because its just a lot of late 10s angst over even lower than mid beats