Reviews by john

You can frolic about in the echoey indie sounds of this album, but most of them will be forgotten to the whimsical sands of time.

Heartfelt and delicate, but has the same issue as many other albums of it’s time in that it’s almost too mellow at points

I’ve got no qualms with the quality of music, thank you Green Onions for the iconic Sandlot lick. But none of this sticks. It’s like how some people feel about house music, it’s all just kinda in the background, kinda not impactful or wanting to make its presence known - but at the same time it’s clearly not trying to do the ambient music angle where it’s intentionally out of the way/in the background too.
Cool guys, important that they were racially integrated as early as this was, but just not doing anything for me musically

Man they seem like they’re having so much fun while performing with such ease. Call me aging, but Do It Again grows on me more and more as the years go by. I went into a convenience store yesterday and it was playing over the speaker, and my mood just got better instantly.
Soft 4 here, great week for albums so far it’s been a 5, 4, and today a 4. We’re (I’m) 300 albums in and I don’t know if that’s happened much or at all!

I’m semi-convinced that Limp Bizkit (and specifically this album) exists as a way to show us how lucky we were to have Linkin Park, and specifically the dynamic between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda. A sort of Wario to LP’s Mario. Because nothing about this album is charismatic, but everything about this album is enigmatic. The instrumentals and compositions are so cutting-edge and clean for their time, then Fred Durst just takes the mic to spew verbal diarrhea everywhere. And at points there’s some self-awareness to it all? It feels strange giving such a polarizing album/band a 3, but here we are.
The clever chorus on Full Nelson is the highlight for me

Let’s go NZ this is one of the most justified white woman crashouts of all time.
Pop artist should use this record as a reference, it’s that good across the board.
And is that some Kate Bush influence I hear in Writer In The Dark?

A scathing indictment of suburban America and its culture/belief system under the Bush administration. Also at times a beautiful display of the different ways those suburban kids/families struggle to reckon with personal tragedy. A great juxtaposition of power chords and sad but catchy melodies. It’s undeniably a 5, a good snapshot in time for a subset of Americans

This one’s a bit of a rollercoaster. I was beginning to think that live Motörhead was wearing out it’s welcome quite early, but something about the persistence of their energy and great chemistry/playing live was noticed around the time they get to We Are The Road Crew. A nice little sentiment for a yeehaw metal song. But then it kinda goes back into a wall of noise towards the end of the album. Still, engaging enough to hold my attention for an hour

This is a protest 2 star. We don’t need this many rock albums from the 60’s! This is simply insane! I don’t care if it’s the Beatles or a one-hit-wonder! It must be stopped, even this record is not that essential!

I enjoyed this slightly more than I thought I would! I would say it’s well above average for an early 70’s rock record. This list has helped illuminate little nuggets of albums like these, that teach me that there was a lot of good music more grounded in reality thats been hiding behind the wall of select classic rock hits that get played to death

Simply one of the greatest albums of all time. There are a handful of EP’s and just a few albums that I can playback in my head from start to finish - this is one of them. Every song is uniquely memorable, no skips at all. It’s a damn shame these two had a falling out, because this record is at the top of the evidence pile for a case to be made the S&G were the greatest duo ever.

Some personal chronicles about the dynamics of relationships. Nothing overtly amazing, but nothing skippable either. Very accurate cover art, the focus here is a girl and her guitar. For this being made almost 50 years ago, it holds up surprisingly well. Feels like it coulda been on the radio with Lenny Kravitz in the 90's. An even 3 stars

there's so much personality in this, especially in the first track. Thankful for the rare instances of true variety this list can provide, so glad its a break from classic rock or new wave. Very very fun mixup

This was so well done, especially for a movie score. I feel like, too often, film scores fall too far into doing way too much or way too little in terms of their presence and listenability outside of the movie. But this is perfect, enjoyable, and tight. Cafe Regios is a highlight on here (outside of the crazy Do Your Thing which should just be listened to, not talked about), one of the best songs I’ve picked up so far from this daily albums list. Tasteful bossa nova that paces itself so well, when that hi hat ride kicks in around halfway through and the drum pattern slightly alters - OOH!

I had such a good listening experience with this album that I just let Spotify suggested take the reins for like two hours after. Great music to work to. I’d hoped there’d be more albums of this unique variety when I first got into this list

While it had its moments of getting way too noodly, I get the hype for this one. Very much ahead of it’s time for progressive/experimental rock

A lot of people think of this record when they think of the word "album"

The strange thing is that the first two songs sound like an album closer.

Within You Without You into When Im 64 is a personal favorite beatles moment for me both songs are so fun.

Now is this a 5 outta 5? No. But its making the case for it. a couple of tracks with a little less punch than the rest. Still, it deserves much of the generational hype.

Queens of the Stone Age are really good at Just The Right Amount.
Just the right amount of melodic variation, of emotion, of sounds vs. silence.
Where they really excel is in producing an atmosphere (songs for the deaf will go on to further prove this). Really good rock music that isn’t bogged down by an awful singer

Sister Midnight and Nightclubbing are both incredible songs, then it slowly devolves into more hazy, hard to grasp stuff. Glad to know that China Girl by Bowie is a pseudo cover/redo

I apologize Queen Latifah, I wasn’t familiar with your game.
Thoughtful, well-produced, full of charecter.
“Come Into My House” is the highlight for me