Reviews by lenhatred11

PEEEEJ.

She just keeps getting better.

I prefer the Parish era but Albini is Albini

Iggy has muscles no other man has.

That most popular 1 star review guy has the most boring music taste of all time. It's OK to admit that cool stuff just isn't for you mate.

Until today I couldn't say who that Lovefool song was by. Deservedly a hit. Not sure this album deserves to be on this list though - UK 90s/00s overrepresentation continues.

HELL YEAH. Now we're talking.

Had the privilege of seeing solo Sonic Boom once in little ol Auckland. Was a religious experience. Miss you Kings Arms.

One of the greats, sure. But also quite annoying?

Music criticism has to move on from the kind of received wisdom that makes this album always be in the stratosphere of best of lists. (before I paint myself with the misogyny brush - the Beatles, Steely flippin Dan, Stones etc also often fit this mould) Reviewing albums outside of their context could be an empty endeavour. Let's ask Christgau.

Call me a contrarian etc. I get frustrated that the zeitgeist doesn't shift. Pop music is still relatively new I guess. Maybe I'm wrong to be frustrated due to that very fact.

We're STILL having Joni retrospective live celebrations in the twennytwennies.

Lately the internet only seems to reward positive opinions and received wisdom. AI is making that worse. Somehow this album's endless back-pats crystallises these issues for me.This book/app/whatever only further encourages this critical laziness.

Dear diary, this nonsense probably needs a sober edit.

Anyway... River: 12/10

Miles - Kind of Blue. Also contemporarily overrated (but deserved all of its roses - at the time). Just getting that out now, see ya at that review. Miles 12/10 bloke though (musically).

Weezer - the blue album. Yeah, decent.

Absolute belter. And I say that as a guy who is often offput by whimsy and sillyness.

Quite funny that all the popular one star reviews seem to be from absolute wowsers.

I get that old mate overreaches and he's not the most lyrically subtle guy. But isn't that kind of the point. I mean, the album is called Queen of Denmark.

Admittedly, these failings would get him into further strife later in his career but occasionally they'd also propel him to new heights.

Ripper. I like this one more than the debut. Gnarliest of the britpop fellas.

Missy rules but gummon... This one doesn't even have any of the hits.

Zero notes. The creativity of this in '72 cannot be overstated.

More irritating than eccentric

Gonna guess there are too many songs about sex with teenagers on here

Thin Lizzy rule but if you're putting live slizzy albums on a list like this, you're thin on ideas.

Apparently this is the only Lizzy album on this list also. Jailbreak?! Fuck's sake. Sometimes I'm not sure how the clown who wrote this book kept getting work.

If course this has endless 5s. Staying employed by pandering to boomer sensibilities - a tale as old as time.

One of the good gazers

Better than Key of Life is my naughty opinion.

Not my favourite style of jazz but Duke is the Duke

Fuck this band

Took a decade to warm to this but I've matured and can admit it's delightful.

I saying that, there better not be any more Cocteau Twins albums on this list. Two is already one too many.

Some weeks a man will listen to Helplessly Hoping 400 times, ya know.

Finally something interesting. Instant diggage

I get why people like it but this has always been so boring to me. Usually love me some sweet Willie.

Early on in my music nerd career this taught me not to accept received wisdom on what are an artist's best albums. Grateful for that.