Reviews by jkegz

2/5 - Layla is a great song. I have limited patience for Clapton in general, and the rest of this album didn't change that.

5/5 - Big Star fanboi here ever since I saw Nothing Can Hurt Me -- almost 15 years ago, wow. If you're familiar with REM, you can't help but hear constant echoes from the Big Star albums. I think Jeff Tweedy may have listened to Kanga Roo maybe more than a few times. The melancholy mood here is absolutely my jam.

4/5 - This was a revelation for me. Definitely need to listen to more of it. I knew Tightrope, which is a really fun song, but the whole concept and package sounded great.

1/5 - No thanks

5/5 - I like the whole damn thing.

5/5 - Hadn't really listened to this one as a whole before, which was a mistake.

3/5 - This was all over the place for me. Some incredible guitar jam segments, as expected, but I also got really bored with some sections. Best appreciated as a highlight reel, imo.

4/5 - I like this era of the Stones a lot. I could skip some of the album tracks, but I'll take far more of the songs here than I'll leave. Street Fightin Man is my favorite. Sympathy for the Devil is a great song, but I've heard a few dozen times too many already.

1/5 - Did you know CDs can be used as frisbees?

4/5 - When I see an album title like "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus," my finger is already moving towards the "2" on my keyboard. This was surprisingly good for the genre and era. Clear production and solid guitar. I'm not sure I'm gonna return a lot to this, but I think the classic rock station of my youth missed out on this one.

4/5 - I wasn't cool enough for this in 91, and I'm not cool enough for it now. I need to listen to more Massive Attack.

5/5 - A wonderful 80s pop record; one of the best of its kind. The album title says it all with Time After Time ending the A side and She Bop leading off the flip side. Lots of joy here, and it gets genuinely weird towards the end. Iconic album cover.

5/5 - Solid as hell front to back. So 90s. So riff heavy. So great. Only nit I have is that the song structures can get samey when you listen to the whole thing, but it's a minor nit.

3/5 - Word Salad: The Musical. The modern prog rock here is alright, but the lyrics are like actual output of and infinite monkey theorem experiment.

3/5 - At times I forgot this was playing, but I was never annoyed. No idea The Bees existed before. I mostly got along with their relaxing vibe.

3/5 - So, if I didn't know this was The Monkees, I'd say "what is this obvious Beatles rip-off trash?" Now, because the group was conceived as such, and it's clearly intentional, does that give it a pass? Sort of, I guess?? I didn't entirely hate this, but I also know that I didn't like it either.

2/5 - I'm just not into soundtracks where I feel like I'm missing the action of the film. This seems like an odd choice overall, and I couldn't get through it.

4/5 - My 15yo self demands this be a 5, but it does have a few weak spots, so I'm knocking it down a point. The title track and You Shook Me are classic staples, but the lead off duo of Hells Bells and Shoot to Thrill are my favorites here. Angus is one of the best riff writers of all time. Dumb, macho rock, but I love it.

3/5 - This had a good variety of sounds and samples and was pretty listenable. I had heard their name before, but was not at all familiar. I don't mind a band that doesn't take itself too seriously, even if it strays into silly at times; better than the other way around. Fun music.

5/5 - I would not change a single track. Have listened to this dozens of times. Lyrics are absolutely brilliant.

If you can’t engage because you’re hung up on Dylan’s voice, I feel bad for you. You’re missing out.