Reviews by h3lios

He sounds more of a crooner and soul singer here and I love him for it.

Back-to-blues. Isn't really my thing but I can appreciate the rhythms and electric sound

Must have been one of the heaviest things to listen to in the 70s. Not as melodic/hook-heavy as their next album but prog-like.

Bits of electronic rock with some sociopolitical messages; it's giving Radiohead and religious space-opera.

So this is shoegaze! So much reverb.
I did like some songs but I wasted my time listening to “nothing is”, which is literally just the same section repeated for 3 whole minutes. That turned me off from the rest of the listening experience. (2.5-3)

Blends Joni's folk sound and lyrics with soft rock and jazz. Her lyrical cadence can be a bit too "runny"/poetic for me at times but the instrumentals are so soothing. (3.5-4)

Are they trying to break the Guinness World Record for loudest garage rock? The Sonics beat them to it. This record sounds like easy listening metal as one reviewer put it. There's a bit of punk in there too, but it's nothing too interesting.

Poppy metal music, as what a lot of 80s artists did (3.5-4)

The bass and guitar work is carrying this record. Disco gets pretty repetitive (especially with how long some tracks are) but the grooves from these instruments made most songs really interesting

The seminal pop-punk album! I love that it doesn't really take itself seriously.

Blues rock that doesn't take itself seriously, like Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (3.5)

A timeless blend of modern R&B and old-school Motown

I did think at first it would sound "ominous/dark" because of the album cover. But compared to Nirvana, this is more Led Zeppelin-hard rock. The album doesn't really stray from the heavy guitar-drum sound, so for me it gets repetitive after Black Hole Sun.

Hearing those messy and noisy guitars remind me of Nirvana. Goes to show how local scenes influence each other. This album has a pretty sick cover. (3.5)

Just like Ella's album in terms of sound and lyrics. It's very same-y.

I've noticed that Neil sounds like me at karaoke night, when I'm not too confident to belt out a storng falsetto.

Aside from that, Southern Man's anger comes through its biting lyrics and heavy rock sound. (3.5-4)

The Queen of Soul! Such a wide-reaching voice that touches so many emotions (4.5)

Why do they insist on the organs? It sounds more retro than their debut. Jim has a deeper and rough voice here too, which adds to the blues vibes.

Byrds-like folk-rock with more experimentation in other genres (3.5)

Tina sounds so confident here; her soulful vocals pair well with 80s pop rock (3.5-4).