Reviews by henry-winchester

Any album that features Iggy Pop singing "Aisha, I'm viiibraaatiiing" gets five stars by default.

I loved Smoke on the Water, until my guitar teacher pointed out how mundane the subject matter is (there was literally smoke on the water!). But this album has rekindled things between me and DP. It's proper, straightforward rock that never becomes too cheesy or indulgent.

Enjoyable prog.

I had no idea this was a thing. It's quite well-formed and catchy.

Better and more varied than expected.

Cash is funny and charming, but I'm not sure two live prison albums (San Quentin is the other one) are needed here. It's a bit niche.

Justice did Daft Punk when Daft Punk stopped doing Daft Punk. I like this album; it's coherent. But the French Touch sound was wearing a little thin even at the time of release.

So many juicy samples for other artists to pluck from the Incredible Bongo Tree. Great to hear the originals.

I think Perfect Day is a perfect song. So bittersweet. The rest of the album is great as well.

Prog rock with a dose of 80s cynicism. Pink Floyd without the irritating bits. Absolutely loved it.

Gave me flashbacks to a really awful trip I had in the 60s. I've never taken acid and I wasn't even alive then.

In the no-man's land between metal, soft rock, and grunge. Utterly cringey in places.

Not sure this is essential, but it's an interesting time capsule of hippie-era San Francisco.

Occasionally patchy but decent overall. I was surprised at its more electronica elements.

So this is where the Blade Runner soundtrack got most of its ideas.

They're having such a great time and I just want to be there with them.

Groove is in the Heart is a great song, full of life and musically diverse. The rest of the album is the opposite of this; moribund, repetitive, and completely absent of ideas. It's forgivable as the genre was still finding its feet, but I don't think this album should be on the list.

Good, very Sex Pistols, completely unsurprisingly.

Very good, terrific in places, but I still prefer Talk Talk in terms of London bands with repeating-word names.

Pretty good. "The Man Comes Around" is a total rip-off of "The Claw" by Ten Benson though.