Reviews by james_mir

Chill, but unnecessary

Modern psychedelic rock almost always sounds outdated. It's not particularly bad, but forgettable.

Do we really need ANOTHER massive attack album on the list? REALLY? I mean, aren't they pretty similar to each other?

Strange album. At the same time, it's totally a 2004 album with nothing special, but it's also so enjoyable and fun to listen to. Maybe I'm a bit nostalgic for this kind of album today, but I enjoyed the discovery.

Even though I was really tired of country, I should say I almost enjoyed this one. The guitar work is quite impressive.

Overall, the album delivers what is promised from the cover to the final song, but given my exposure to so many country albums over the last 4 years in this project, it's not one of the worst.

Is it the same song for half an hour? Yes, but at least it's a good song! 😊

It's a very nice album and quite enjoyable. To me, the only "problem" with this album is a feeling of an outdated album for something released less than 5 years ago. I know nostalgia is back in fashion (which is ironic), but I feel this album sounds more old-fashioned than nostalgic.

Wow! This is an impressive album, and I'm surprised I haven't heard of it. As a 2000 teen, it looks like such an obvious choice for the younger me. I'm happy to have known it now.

Good as a curiosity, but not so enjoyable. It was nice to listen to some traditional folk songs with a good production, though.

I never expected to like a collection of ska-punk albums so much. I never ever combined all these words in the same sentence. Ska-punk is far from my favorite punk subgenre. I never heard about this band before, and it's quite a long album, but it's enjoyable. Great surprise!

The whole album was a good idea, but not so well executed.

It's a nice indie album, but nothing here excited me. Perhaps in a different mood, I might enjoy it more, but it sounds like it's from 2003, and it's not particularly special.

I'm sure I'd have enjoyed this album much more if I had listened to it 10 or 15 years ago.

Listening to it in 2026 makes it too outdated to be considered a great album, but it's obviously influential and important for the pop-punk and emo bands that came later. We got it from the music and from the great information on the Wikipedia page (one of the most complete ones).

To me, it's always nice to discover these bands with such a capacity of being ahead of their time.

Did I enjoy it? No.
Is it unusual? Yes.
Did I fully understand it? No.

Despite that, I believe it deserves a solid 4-star rating for its unique and challenging proposal. While I certainly won't listen to it again, I know it will stick in my memory.

I don't think I've ever used this adjective before, but this is so derivative. It sounds exactly like it should sound, and it sounds exactly like a lot of things like(d), but it's hard to care about.

The Wikipedia page stated that they didn't want to sound exactly like other '90s post-hardcore bands; however, they ended up sounding like a generic cover of those bands.

The 90s sometimes hide some gems, but it also hides some stuff that is better in our memories, which is just ok in 2026 if we are very positive

Interesting album. It starts promising, falls into the bland indie-rock void, and ends with a burst of energy and dark atmosphere that makes it interesting again. I'm pleased with this user pick, even though it didn't become a favorite to me, it was a good discovery after so many albums.

It's interesting, but it sounds like what it is: a collection of cover-like songs and improvised (good) gigs with friends.

It was nice to know the project, but I don't believe it's a great album.

quite frenetic! I liked it, but these guys should rest a bit between songs! So much energy!

A bit better than the "Romance" that I got earlier on the list, but I still didn't get it. Competent, but totally bland rock.