Reviews by kingboyd13

Literally what is this.

I’ve never needed a song that just recounts the movie the 7th Seal. Because why. That’s so pretentious. But this guy can’t pull it off. It’s like Tom Waits could probably do that. But he’d call it like, Ingmar, and it wouldn’t literally be a plot synopsis. But instead like, metaphor for heroin or something. And it would be good.

This is so awful. It’s like if Tom Jones started singing Barry Manilow, and then got no pussy as a result.

Who put this on here it’s so empty. Like I know people shit on the Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock albums but at least those are interesting. This is so fucking boring. Literally anyone could do this. It sucks. Easy 1 star

I had an Undertones greatest hits, which means I knew a few songs on here along with some that came before. I actually like this more than the greatest hits. The first song is amazing. It’s a tongue in cheek reference to their first big hits, which is very silly, but it also references some anxieties regarding being a new big band. Like hey now there’s pressure on us we’re trying our best. All the songs are these catchy poppy punk songs. It’s great.

It’s AC/DC it’s not high art. It’s fine. Theres nothing exceptional. There’s nothing terrible.

I never liked her voice. Bossa Nova and Samba are both really fun and I’m happy there’s some Brazilian representation on here but, blegh. Her voice is so okay. It shines in songs where she is supposed to sound bored but beyond that it decays into the background

I’m always unsure how to feel about this album. Its messages aren’t…very good. Mr. Wendell is TERRIBLE a song about a homeless man that paints the homeless as wise dispensers of knowledge detached from our consumerist culture. And not people who are suffering the injustice of that system that forces them on the streets. It’s insulting frankly. It all comes of as preachy and holier than thou. Which is a shame because I like a lot of the beats and music. Just not the lyrics.

Like I’m all for kids having more respect for the earth and where food comes from but by being like teehee stop playing with Nintendo. Good lord.

Tennessee is really good. The album is interminably long

I don’t…really care…for the medley…most of the songs aren’t that great, and they don’t flow well. I’d rather those few be expanded more into better tracks like the first half. I’m sorry

I’m enjoying this way more than I thought I would considering this isn’t my genre at all. Honestly the only stuff I know about TLC is from VH1 retrospectives. I know Left Eye burns a house down around this time. I also agree with the opening track she was FINE.

One issue with the format of the album a day thing. Somedays I’m not prepared for a song like Red Light Special, which is incredibly sexual. I’m driving to work and someone is talking about pussy. Like god DAMN. My sympathies to anyone who listens to these albums with family members lol.

Other than that, very surprised by how much I liked this. It really does deserve the hype VH1 gives it. Since it isn’t my genre there are parts I was a little bored or underwhelmed by but over all? Thumbs up.

Van Halen is so fucking cool. I recommend listening to the Running With the Devil vocals isolated, it’s hilarious. That in mind this album rules. It doesn’t feel like 1978.

The worst track imo is Jamie’s Crying and that’s I think due to over saturation more than anything. I kinda loved this album. I’m the One should have been a single it’s terrific.

I don’t get Nick Drake. So much praise but I can’t remember anything about any of his songs. They’re ethereal, dreamy, but I remember plenty of dreams, not these ones. It’s fine, inoffensive, probably closer to really good. But who cares if it just exists like a flame and gets blown out. There’s a metaphor there for his life but blegh.

It’s fine. It’s sort of like if you asked for the most indie album possible. This would be the result.

Pretty dime a dozen 60s garage album. It’s got the one gimmick being the amplified jug, which is cool. This album elicited the following responses from me. Huh. That’s neat. Okay. Sure whatever. Is it over yet?

I legitimately don’t know a single song on here which is baffling. This is some nerd shit. Like everyone involved deserves a swirly. Ogre Battle…c’mon guys.

This album’s bad. There no song on here that’s memorable. Some songs found like bad Bowie deep cuts, some sound like the worst track on a mid prog album. It’s kind of baffling that this is on here. The next Queen album at least sound like the band the world would fall in love with. This is just bad. Which is a bummer considering what comes later.

I’ve always been baffled by this album. When I first started getting into music in my own, you naturally look up lists of greatest albums to see where to start. I was a huge fan of grunge and nineties rock so perfect, look up best albums of the 90s and here, this album keeps showing up. And I listened to it. And I didn’t get it. I didn’t hate it, but nothing about it screamed one of the greatest albums of all time. Now that I’m older, and have opened my mind to some albums I had rejected and loved them (I’m sorry Hole) and now…I still don’t get it.

It’s honest! Awesome. Plenty of people write honest and open poetry. It doesn’t get this acclaim, even if the words are more beautiful. It’s raw! Okay? So were a lot of albums at the time. It’s a woman’s voice! True! And I can definitely see that being a factor for its popularity and acclaim. It’s just. There were women’s voices before, contemporaneous, and many after, and…those voices were just better at writing songs. At the end of the day you can make as powerful and important message as you can, but if the music isn’t interesting or good…who cares?

Me and Neil have beef. He’s an artist I deeply respect as a songwriter. But my god his voice. His voice is always such a bummer. Hey! Guess what! Same story here.

Eugh. Definitely putting this one off. I’m gonna be honest this genre of sad shit just does nothing for me. The biggest hurdle to the smiths is already Morrissey’s whining, but it’s saved by stellar instrumentals. This though…nothing can save this. I already know it’s gonna be filled with lyrics about being sad, and kinda being a jerk but because life is hard! WAH. Fuck. I don’t know, 2 stars it’s boring, it’s probably replacing a way better album from Japan or somewhere. Shut up

Blegh. Hey you know it’s a bad sign when a highly acclaimed album never gets reviews that are like…it’s fun! It’s highly listenable! It’s full of my favorite songs! But instead it’s like, oh it’s so innovative and experimental. I could fart in a microphone for and hour and that would innovate and be experimental. It would still fucking suck. This album is so boring. There are a few moments when something interesting seems to be happening and then either the instruments fail or Thom’s singing ruins everything. Why. The little drawing of the man crying on the cover is me.

Right after the Fugazi song I’m So Tired started playing, and that felt like providence. I’m so tired of Radiohead

Easily the best album cover I’ve seen so far. The music is a mixed bag. I like a good chunk of it, the opening song rules, but then it’s got that zopf part that’s kinda lame and boring. Probably 3 stars tbh.

This album is FINE it’s FINE. I gave Blue 5 stars because it’s one of the most beautiful albums I’ve ever heard. This one…isn’t. It’s nice. It’s pleasant, but the lyrics don’t speak of pain and love in nearly the same way. It’s a lot more stories. And they’re fine. But nothing as electric. This might be one of the most 3 star albums for me

I wish there was a skit free option for hip hop albums. Anyway. This albums really good. It’s a little more coherent than Speakerboxx which was that albums biggest problem. It also blends the strengths of both artists. Ms. Jackson is the best example of this which is just a masterpiece.

One of the greatest song writers of all time. Funny, earnest, kind hearted, lovable, working class. His whole career is full of excellent material.

One thing I love about John is he sings as characters often, Angel From Montgomery starts “I am an old woman” it’s about being old, lost, confused, wishing for more, to restart. It’s absolutely heartbreaking, and absolutely beautiful.

Flag Decal and Sam Stone, probably the two biggest songs, are both anti-war songs, one with humor and one with tragedy. Both are poignant, both stand as some of the best critiques of Vietnam.

Donald and Lydia has two of the least likely protagonists of a love song, the punch line being the two of them masturbating far away, never actually meeting. But Prine finds the beauty in that! It’s a joke, but one you laugh with! One that shows the beauty of life and love. That’s why I love him and his art so much. He holds a magnifying glass to humanity, warts and all, and is rightfully critical of evil, but often leaves me feeling happy about people and the world in general.