Reviews by jonathanptait

It sounds like he absolutely loves himself and thinks he's a genius, but just comes off as a dull tryhard.

The instrumentals are usually okay, but let down by aimless, tuneless, melodies, sung unconvincingly by an English A-Level poet

I used to think this was one of their worst; I wouldn't put it in their top eight, but it's better than I remember

I knew I really liked this, I didn't know I loved it

The Coral were on here already and they sound exactly the same, at least they had a hit on that record. Rubbish

I don't like Cavalera's vocals or lyrics. I like the idea of melding of hardcore punk, maybe a little bit of death metal and thrash; but I think a lot of the time it sounds a bit confused. I can see why people argue they would belong over Anthrax or Slayer in the thrash big four.

The strongest parts of this album for me are the flourishes of world music and industrial embedded into songs like Desperate Cry and Subtraction - which are pretty fleeting. If this was a few years older, it would feel incredibly significant.

Pastoral and autumnal, plaintive and melancholy. Love it. The accompanying musicians and instruments enhance the atmosphere and add mystical harmonies and textures that deepen the mystique of the record. I think this is Nick Drake's second best album, but you can make an argument being his best.

The dissonant harmonisation on the thing that should not be is so annoying, and by the end I'm a bit fed up as most of the songs sound the same. It's got some of their best points but I insist this album is wildly overrated.

Ok, why have I never listened to this? I LOVED it

Tons of atmosphere, lovely assemblage of timbres and styles explored on side one. Kosmiche, not krautrock. Somewhere between Eno and ECM

Side two, motorik beat, a proto post-punk kind of thing, kind of near different eras of Can all at the same time, with a Wayne Kramer vocal delivery.

GET IN MY EARS YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

It's OK, but stinks of red stripe

Perfection - derivative and yet influential perfection

Best pop punk album committed to tape? I think so. All By Myself & FOD are a poor end

Largely an absolute joy, and it feels harsh to not give it a five when I like every track. But Tentative Decisions is so genuinely irritating, and Happy Day I could change my mind on.

This is a bit of a weird record to my ears, I want to like it but it doesn't connect with me, I guess it just feels a bit esoteric, austere, maybe just simply cold? The follow-up is so much better

Its reshaped my understanding of how respected she was by other singers and country artists so early in her career. I kind of think of KD as a chameleon who indulges in so many different styles, but she's a country girl who reinvents herself. I enjoyed this, but I think it is less refined than Ingenue.

I love this record, but sometimes it's so slapdash it prevents me adoring it

Southern rock before they became Southern U2, nostalgic listen! It's a little more than fine, and a little less than good.

Vocals sit somewhere between Tom Verlaine, Iggy Pop and Trent Reznor. Instrumentals leave a lot to be desired - but kind of understand what could be considered shocking for 2004.

No real standout songs other than maybe Spike Island

Thanks for an enjoyable listen you sweating lunatic

Pretty good, I prefer the jazzy/soulful side of trip hop that this shows - but the scooby doo keyboards and scratching doesn't do it