Reviews by kingboyd13

My favorite part is that little synth? Theremin? On birds of a feather. Other than that I was pretty bored

I know this shit is gonna suck.

It does

Kinda into how weird and dumb this was. It’s by no means a masterpiece but at least it was interesting

Calling yourself the auteurs is so fucking presumptuous. And then to not even be that good is crazy. Someone else pointed out that Icky Mettle isn’t on this list and it completely wipes the floor with this album equivalent of wallpaper paste

I always wondered who Jane’s Addiction was for. And I still kinda wonder that. It’s just worse RHCP. Been Caught Stealing is really good. But the rest is like fine.

Hard to argue this is anything but a vibes classic

This is a pretty okay album. I like the music, but it literally blends into one big song.

It’s good. Definitely that punk precursor. Sometimes it fades away more into classic rock and it loses me a bit there. I wish it was sleazier sometimes.

Immediately after World War 2, the forces of capital begin to dismantle the progress made during the New Deal. Slowly but surely, the power of unions and the protection against corporations begins to erode, all in the name of capital and destroying communism.

With much of the social safety net destroyed in the tumultuous 70s and 80s, the 90s begin with the Soviet Union collapsing. This suggests it was all worth it. And we have a cool sax playing Dem in the White House. Surely everything will work out. But it doesn’t. The promise of healthcare never comes. NAFTA kills domestic production. Austerity takes hold. You’ve defeated your enemy and life got worse. If you’re young and coming of age, everybody sucks and everything is fucked. And there’s no one to get mad at, not in the system at least. Angst and anger at a vague other.

Limp Bizkit is the distillation of this feeling. It’s anger, a real righteous fury at nothing. It’s at hater and people who push you down, but who are you supposed to be mad at? Your parents? School mates? The system that created the conditions had subsumed any critique. It was the end of history. There was nothing left!

This is probably one reason the crass WWF dominated TV. At least there were fights. And at the biggest event, Wrestlemania X7, Limp Bizkit’s My Way is the theme. That’s what Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan fought for. That was American hegemony unopposed. Rock and Stone Cold and Fred Durst.

It was stupid and ugly, and it was exactly what the zeitgeist needed and deserved. Then 9/11 happens. Then the housing crisis. Then today. The contradictions collapsed in on themselves. Mainstream culture looked at Limp Bizkit as crass, but never had an outlet for the people who were still pissed. So they found it in MMA, Joe Rogan, Donald Trump.

Nu Metal, but particularly Limp Bizkit, was a way for mainstream culture to channel legitimate grievances. And because in America those grievances could never be against capitalism, they had to turn elsewhere. And had to find other ugly stupid things.

Anyway. This album is shockingly okay. It’s really dumb and grating but it DOES scratch an itch.

I really get why he’s considered one of the best, his flow and just the way he enunciates certain words is great, you just wanna bob your head to it. And, unfortunately, Diddy is a great producer, even if he is a fucking weirdo. The issue is as an album this is a bloated skit filled mess, and the skits suck or are him having sex. And that just makes the album worse. Better to listen to greatest hits

Creedence fucks so hard. More deep cuts on this one I’d never heard and they’re kinda deep cuts for a reason. But even mid Creedence is still pretty good

The Offspring were my favorite band when I was in middle school. This is not a good thing. I first heard them playing Crazy Taxi. This album is them probably at their best, irreverent and snotty but not necessarily juvenile or stupid.

Yeah this is guaranteed to be a 5. I’ve never actually listened to it. But this is an album that’s inspired SO many acts I love. It’s lo-fi and crunchy and POPPY! It sounds rough but fun!

I kinda hated it but I also kept listening to it so what does that say about me. It’s painful Scandinavian but I also went to IKEA so fuck it

I like it more than I don’t. Very ethereal and nice. Certainly could be livelier but it’s fine

I love those first 3 Pixies albums. And definitely wish the later ones spoke to me more. This sometimes feels like that, but also sometimes feels like he’s just dicking around. Abstract Plane is a highlight. Sometimes it feels like he just gave up half way with some of the writing.

CONTROVERSIAL OPINION! THE WALL IS BETTER! I GET REALLY BORED DURING THE FIRST SIDE OF THIS ALBUM!

Happy birthday to me!!! Pretty damn close to a perfect album. It’s only issue is it’s front loaded, but like, when the songs are this good who cares. One under appreciated part of this album is the bass. There are a few harmonics and riffs that just live in my head, and that’s talent.

There’s something about this album that isn’t really clicking. Or good. There’s a lot of down time of dudes talking. And they’re not even good skits. Also the mix is bad. Also the beats aren’t great

This album fucks so hard. Luau is just oppressive in the best way. I loved this album. Rare time I actually listened to the extended edition on here