Reviews by kj10

Color me surprised! Have heard of the Dandy Warhols, but never checked out their music. This album was really good. Solid alternative/indie rock of the 90’s. The last two tracks were unnecessary to me. But besides that, great album. This is probably the first time I’m giving an album a 4 after first listen.

I had never heard this album. I was pleasantly surprised! This album would have been really solid if it was trimmed down to 12 songs or so. But none the less, still a good listen. 90’s sounding, but in the best way possible

A little outdated, but I can still rock with this. Cool samples and Queen Latifah was floating on some of these tracks.

Solid album. 3.25/5

Wasn’t too bad. Thought it’d be awful based on the album cover and reviews. But there’s some groove and melodies here that made my ears perk up a lot. 2.75/5

This is an album that I was pleasantly surprised to see pop up on the list. I remember when this album dropped and I was fascinated with it. It’s still great! I’d give it a 4.25/5. But going to round up to 5 because why the heck not

Ughh. I don’t understand the appeal with Van Morrison. A lot of hootin’ and hollerin’ on these songs for no reason.

Naw dogg. The other one star reviews said it all.

This album got a lot of low reviews, but it’s really not that bad of an album. I think its biggest flaw is the length. This could have been 10-12 tracks and that would have made it a really solid album. I’ve definitely heard Once Around the Block many of times and it’s driving me crazy wondering how I know that song. Anyways, 3.25/5

I recently listened to the podcast, Fear No Man. It’s about Fela and his life and music. So this couldn’t have came at a better time. Zombie is thee song/album in Fela’s catalog. The groove all over this album is just so good!! If you don’t want to move or dance or feel happy, you might be dead. On top of that, the message of Zombie is so poignant and still lives on today. But of “soldiers”fighting in wars and killing other human beings pretty much only because they’ve been told to…zombies…no brains of their own

The least talked about PE album, but probably their best, imo. It always surprises me how much I love the tracks with Flavor Flav on lead. He’s known as the hype man of the band, but when he gets on the mic he’s not bad and spits the truth. 3.75, but I’m going to round up to 4

I just can’t with that voice. You can write all the great lyrics, and melodies of the world, but throw that on top of it and it’s a no for me. 1.75 out of 5, but I’ll be nice and round that to 2 stars

I want to like this album. But just does not hit for me. I like Glory Box, but the rest of the songs are very monotone and don’t do a lot for me. I have a similar experience as another reviewer where I’ll revisit this album every couple of years or so because I’ve heard how good and influential it is. But I find myself not finding anything that makes it amazing.

Everyone’s making fun of how smooth this is, but the musicians are top notch!! They’re in a groove all over this thing. And it lends very well to Maxwell’s voice. I feel this album would have been better if it was just a little bit shorter. A solid 9 or 10 songs. Overall, I enjoyed this. I heard a lot of these songs growing up and my band often covers Ascension. Was good to sit down with this album front to back though. 3.75 for me. But going to round it up to a 4.

I had never heard of this band or album and I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely raw, but in the best way possible. No need for gimmicks and tricks. I was even more impressed when I found out they recorded the whole album in a day. They must have really known these songs well by the time they got into the studio. Going with a 3.50/5

I enjoyed this album a lot more than the other Maiden album on this list. Once I discovered they had a different vocalist for this album, I think that was the key difference for me. No disrespect to Bruce, but it’s just too operatic for me. Although, I’m sure that’s what people enjoy about him. But Paul Di’Anno has a good balance of not going too over the top. Also, this album had way more melodic moments than I expected. Good balance of beauty and rocking out. I’d actually give this album a 3.5 or 3.75

Solid Black Keys album. This is definitely where they get more pop in their music. But it’s not bad! I think they did a great job at staying true to their sound while making it more accessible to the mainstream. I bought this on CD when it dropped. Always thought it was cool that the physical CD changed colors if it got hot. I’ve spent time with this album, so maybe my lens is a little different than most. But, it had been many of years since I listened in full until today. But it still held up for me.

Not going to lie, couldn’t fully get through this one. One of those albums where I can appreciate what they’re doing. But I can’t sit with a whole album like this. Just starts to blend together too much for me

One of the 3 star reviews already said it best, but I didn’t dislike this album as much as I thought I would. Closet to a 3.25 for me. I can totally see why it was a hit at the time it was released. But something about it is very eh.

To me, this is THE Bob Dylan album.