Reviews by henry-winchester

What cocaine sounds like.

The kind of scruffy, clownish, pork-pie-hat-wearing shambolic music that's exceptionally cringeworthy and dated, and ultimately led to the nauseous, insincere folk-indie so horrifically embodied by Mumford and Sons.
At least their Britpop predecessors knew how to rock, how to add a good riff, no matter how shit their songs were, but this is so excessively in love with its own chintzy decadence that it instantly becomes a self-destructive parody without merit or value.

There's a film producer called Jon Davison, whose credits include "Starship Troopers," and whenever his name came up at the end of a movie I used to shout JOY DIVISION.

What a difference a tab makes. Totally out there and taking on some concepts that almost feel alien to the same band that did "Hey Mr Tambourine Man." The cover of "Hey Joe" is great fun as well.

Just REALLY ANGRY variations on the Seinfeld theme tune.

So textured and fascinating, there's something a bit Radiohead/OneOhTrixPointNever going on here, but with a totally unique hip-hop take that's political and fun. I favourited "How Much a Dollar Cost" because it's the shit.

The only time and place for this was 1995, on a Walkman, as you wandered grimy city streets in a stoned fug.

I had this on CD back in '02.

That's 1802, because I was born in 1780 and I have discovered the secrets of both immortality and sending CDs back in time. I cannot review this album because it is part of my secret formula.

Somehow I've never heard this before, but it reveals another side to Kate Bush, makes her more human and less of a manic pixie dreamgirl type.

Best album recorded by a zombie ever.

One of the few 60s albums that has a genuine sense of jaunty fun without becoming extremely annoying. "Hot House of Omagarashid" is amazing, just so layered and jaunty, while "Ever Since the World Began" seemingly sets the template for Black Sabbath's dark voyages.

Occasionally dated and a bit MIDI, but this all clicked into place when I found out it was Andrew Weatherall and Jagz Kooner; it sounds a lot like Primal Scream's "Vanishing Point." Great to get a 25-year overdue track ID on "Theme" as well.

Five stars because:
1) It doesn't include "Come On Eileen"
2) "Geno" is great

Assumptions:

Apology time: Let's assume each apology takes 1 second.

No breaks: We'll assume continuous apologies without rest.

Calculations:

Convert to seconds: 1 trillion apologies * 1 second/apology = 1 trillion seconds
Convert to years: 1 trillion seconds * 1 minute/60 seconds * 1 hour/60 minutes * 1 day/24 hours * 1 year/365.25 days ≈ 31,688 years

Therefore, it would take approximately 31,688 years to apologize a trillion times, assuming the above conditions.

This was great. Each track felt epic in its own way, but it also connected nicely as an album.

Just a bit too grumpy for my liking.

Lacks the texture and density of earlier hip-hop, and it's a tad too long, but Fishscale makes up for it by attracting a who's-who of hip-hop stars and progressing the form ever-so-slightly.

Amazing parallels between this and Syd Barrett's "The Madcap Laughs:" the black sheep of big bands go a bit crazy and record their own stuff, then just fall off the radar. I liked this more than the Barrett album, though, very chill, but occasionally electrifying. What a great way to start 2025.

Nice.

I'm old enough to remember this being a big thing. Rough and ready and lo-fi, but Jack White is a great songwriter and they still stand up.