Reviews by james_mir

Except for "Hide and Seek," which kind of activates some memories, it's such a generic album that does not deserve careful listening and review.

I usually enjoy this kind of "pre"-emo, but today was not the day. It was only annoying for most of the album.

The musicians are exceptionally good (indeed, a "supergroup"), and the vibe is chill and nice. It deserves a space in such an essential albums list, but it's not exactly my kind of chill (I prefer Los Hermanos and The Strokes in their "original" forms), so I need to rate it with a bland 3 (even though it's for sure better than a lot of other 3s I gave here)

I didn't understand anything, but I'll always be positive about the inclusion of non-English albums in the user's list. It is one of the few experiences, after almost 2000 albums, that really feels like an expansion of my knowledge, helping me better understand how beautiful the variety of music around the world is.

It's not a proper album, but I should give it an extra star for having excellent songs even with no "companion" interpretation (I listened to it without watching any recording of the actual musical). I know that itkinda go against the rules of the list, but these rules are so relaxed in the last albums I got here that I'll give another extra, since indeed there are no musical recordings in the original 1001 list, so its inclusion makes sense if we ignore the rules

It's okay, but nothing better (or worse) than the 2 or 3 "Pulp" albums in the original list. It's for listening to it and to forget about it in 10 minutes.

I understand that the original list lacks this specific type of electronic music, which is more driven toward party/rave environments than a listening session, so it deserves 1 extra star for that reason. Still, after 1089 albums in the original list and 352 in the user's list, this will be my first skip. I listened to the first 20 minutes, I swear I tried.

I think this was a missed target. Indeed, the list may benefit more international artists, but not the ones doing the most generic kind of electronic music ever.

It's good because it's Queen, but I don't think they are underrepresented in the original list.

This was a great surprise. I do not know exactly why, but the album really caught my attention from the start to its end.

It's an interesting album, but I did not really enjoy it. I think that the lists (both original and the user's list) already cover enough of this type of hip-hop.

okay and I have no more comments than that on this album

The other Brand New album I got from the user's list ("The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me") really caught me, and it's now one of my favorites. It didn't happen with this one, and they are indeed quite different. It could just be my mood today, but it's a 2-star album. I'll raise it to 3 out of respect for my good memories of having a new great band in my personal favorites list, even if just for a single album.

It's not exactly what I expect when I think of electronic music (of any kind), and it's not particularly bad or great. Since it was short, I think I can classify it as an enjoyable experience overall.

In the best parts, it sounds like standard indie rock, and in the not-so-good parts, it sounds like a game soundtrack. It is not offensive, and I could enjoy it more if I knew the WHOLE background of the fiction, but that is not the case, so...

It's not my favorite album from the user's list, but it's so unexpected and well-produced that I must give it a five

I cannot understand why, but I'll try not to judge who picked this one, I swear.

This is more a protest than a proper review. The album is honestly good, and TOOL should be on the original list, but we do not need their entire discography in the user's list as a way to compensate for the books' failures.

I didn't like any of the 5 or 6 Depeche Mode albums in the original list, and it's not now that I'll be convinced. They may have good stuff in their albums, but not the good stuff I value.

Listening to it in 2026 and only imagining what the feeling of listening to an album such ahead of its (musically and thematically, of course😀) time in 2000