Reviews by henry-winchester

The height of 80s slick production contrasts perfectly with her powerful voice. I wasn't keen on the covers though.

Punky, upbeat glam pop, definitely an influence on Supergrass and Franz Ferdinand. Irresistible.

Oh my god this goes on forever. He's not a great lyricist, is he? Will this ever ennnnd...

So much funk. Very ahead of its time.

Production and assembly is great, and it's a (rightly) angry album, but the shameless sexism is not a good look now.

Debauched jazz; runs the gamut of emotions while being sonically perfect. Fuckin a.

What I love about SOAD is that the vitriol is coming from a genuine place. They're not just overgrown teenagers ranting against their parents.

On a Neil Young trip at the moment! He seems to be one of the few artists whose live performances live up to the recorded versions.

Perfectly formed psych-folk-pop.

Bouncy, fun, silly.

A carnival of musical styles that has much more range than the lead single suggests.

A silly but perfectly formed blast of death metal. It sounds like there are too many lyrics for each song. Can't believe it came out in 86, it still sounds fresh.

I want to like U2, they just make it so difficult sometimes! After an epic start it nosedives into Bono at his most indulgently awful, punctuated by a few decent singles.

Aggressive, noisy, raw. To start with. Slides into mediocre lager rock which is alternately boring and annoying.

My flatmate at uni was a big fan of this, but I have only a vague recollection of it. Enjoyable, though, very raw and aggressive in places, in a good way.

Very samey, hated that sound effect they used on most songs.

Enjoyable. Wish I hadn't listened to the album with bonus tracks though as it's far too long.

Flamboyant and beautifully produced. Joyous.

Really enjoyed this. Mrs Robinson still sounds fresh. Was not expecting synths!

Joyful!