Reviews by henry-winchester

The standout tracks just about overcome some horrible midi sounds.

Interesting to start with but soon became almost soporifically boring. Just platitudes set to music.

A machine gun of hits.

I enjoyed this more than the Simon and Garfunkel albums I've heard; more meaty diversity and texturally superior.

I'm old enough to remember when this came out, and was absolutely everywhere, and I absolutely hated it at the time. Listening to the whole album reveals it's not too bad; it has a certain ADHD energy and Kleidis is a surprisingly sharp lyricist. But every song relies on the same formula, which wears a bit thin, and it's far too long.

Easy to see why they were such a hit: a set of punchy pop tunes that wouldn't upset your mum too much. I think I prefer this to their more experimental work.

Unexceptional blues rock

God I wish I still did drugs

Dynamic, engaging pop rock. Well ahead of its time. One of my new favourite bands.

Enjoyable gentle rock.

Liked this a lot, feels (and looks) like a very 90s alt-rock album even though it was recorded in the 80s.

Relaxing and soothing; could have been recorded any time between 1965 and now.

Promising to start with, but overlong and occasionally horribly misogynistic in a "hey I'm playing a character" way, which seems even worse.

Try as I might, I always find Queen more irritating than interesting.

No fucking clue what he's singing about, which is a good thing as I didn't get distracted by the lyrics. Technically impressive for a live album too.

Sorry, I just don't see the attractions.

Given my recent Talk Talk revelation, I thought I might like this a bit more. But I didn't. Bland, unchallenging, meaningless music.

I'd heard this before, thanks to The KLF and Primal Scream. It really is phenomenal, lightning in a jar energy. Wish I'd been there, dude.

Somehow I'd never heard her before, but she's got a unique voice paired with intelligent lyrics.

A confession from someone who considers themselves a Pixies fan: I only ever had their "Death to the Pixies" compilation, and I always thought it was enough. Then I saw them live in Cardiff in 2016 and did not enjoy them one bit, there was no audience engagement or energy. But this album has reaffirmed my love of Pixies; it's nice to hear the classics from "Death to..." alongside some songs I've never heard before, all of which are good.