Reviews by londonhawkredux

A little bit punk, a little bit Jean-Michel Jarre, a little bit folk. The last track is FILTH no?

Best thing about this site is getting me to listen to artists that I'm "aware of" but have never really "listened to". Funky stuff here.

One of those bands where I'd always nod sagely whenever they were mentioned, because obviously, I should know them, without ever really listening to them.

HEAVY going, but totally worth it.

Nothing to add. Stone cold five.

Oh my word. The harmonies............... THE HARMONIES. A bunch o' messed up people, sure, but what an album. California Dreamin is obviously an automatic 5 - yes, yes, we've all heard it a million times, but it's still as stunning as Michelle.

Beautiful folk vibes - hadn't listened to a full album before, and pleased that I did. Not quite enough for 5 from me, but damn close.

Wibble

Punky, spiky, gritty. Never been a major fan of Chrissie Hynde's vocals, but certainly appreciate the sentiment.

Gosh, this album was absolutely everywhere wasn't it. You couldn't move without hearing Clint Eastwood and at the time, it felt like something genuinely different and quirky.

On reflection, this is dull dull dull - bring back joyful 1991 Leisure Damon please.

Bit o'brass, bit o'shuffle, bit o'Hammond.

No. You're being silly.

Never really got why "Blister in the Sun" was so popular. A whole album of it did not help my understanding.

Hadn't heard before, but really enjoyed. More "chilling on a beach in the sun" trip-hop than I'M VERY ANGRY AND GOING TO KILL EVERYONE MUTHAS

RAWK CHICK. Never quite probably made it onto my radar, despite being the "correct" genre and timing for her to be a teenage obsession. Great stuff though (even with Thom Yorke wibbling around)

A time when it didn't matter if you could sing or not. I love Neil Young - whaddyagonnadoboutit

Consider myself to be reasonably musically literate but had never even heard mention of this group before. Got a nice 60s groove thing going on there.

SUFFER A JEFF - and I think we've *all* had to suffer a Jeff at some point in our lives. I once had to suffer a Jeff AND a Geoff at the same time.

Aside from that, a perfectly pleasant if unspectacular slice of 70s AOR.

AND DON'T FORGET THE TOASTER

Gritty, raw, and hasn't aged well. Whilst the opener is of course in "stone-cold classic" territory, the rest of the album does feel a little samey. Not to deny the importance of the album in that "not quite metal, not quite rock" genre.

Arty, jumpy, punky. Obviously if I was an achingly cool hipster then I'd be giving this 6 out of 5 whilst admiring some kind of post-modern art.

As it is, whilst I do like David Byrne's unique vocals, there's almost something too clinical about Talking Heads.

Have a soft spot for this. True, it wasn't "ground-breaking" or "revolutionary" but it's a delicious slice of jangly indie pop. 3.5 stars, with an extra half for nostalgia because a mate of mine was absolutely obsessed with this one