Reviews by magsmusic

Yes it is all about sex and a bunch of 40 somethings writing a really horny sex filled album, but something about it works. Yes his voice is a lot and on its own can be annoying, but somehow it meshes well with the music and songs. They completely buy into the big hair rock of the 80's. But if you are going to follow a trope you need to do it well and they do This project has made me look back on a lot of 80's rock bands and realize they are a lot softer than I remember, but not Aerosmith they still rock out and its catchy, enjoyable, head banging rock. Then What it Takes is such a perfect heartbreak song from this age. But stupid Steven Tyler and being a creep (too gentle of a word)...you have helped ruin the legacy of a band and make this one way more complicated. Without his history this would be an easy 4 for me, but knowing his history it just makes each song hit slightly different and slightly creepier. Also Janie's Got a Gun (an amazing song!) is about a woman taking revenge on her sexually abusive father, WTF Steven and crew, you recognize that sexually abusing a child is wrong except when you do it!

I don't hate Kings of Leon (I know they are douches but they also have some catchy songs). However this album was just meh. His voice was mumbly and hard to understand, the lyrics were just subpar and stupid and the guitar and such were just blah. For having such fiery personalities this was very disappointing.

I struggle with this because I really like some of the songs (Hometown Farewell Kiss and Holy Water). But there is also something really generic about this album, nothing really stands out as amazing or unique. Bury Me Deep in Your Love was kind of annoying but also catchy. I feel this kind of emo boy band of the 80's was a trope that this group falls into so solidly that is hard to think of this as anything special today.

It was disco that was fine enough and made me want to dance a little. But after the third song it all felt the same and nothing seemed unique or special. Just background music playing at an Old Navy.

It was pleasant vibes

This album was weirdly fun. You can tell they didn't take themselves to seriously and that they just enjoyed making music together. Its punky and fun and just something that is enjoyable to listen to. Under the Boardwalk was a cool update on a classic. Chocolate and Whizz Kids were just fun songs about teenage drama but also a little more sophisticated. Sometimes the lead singers voice was a little too shaky (almost sounded like a goat bleating) but it wasn't too bad. New band, new vibes and they were fairly pleasant and fun.

This was really good and I enjoyed the voice, the guitar, the harmonica and the emotion. There wasn't anything super sad, but the emotions still seeped through. I even enjoyed the live aspect of this album.

This was a really odd experience...I actually cringed for the lead singer throughout the album. It reminded me of a bad high school performance where you actually feel bad for the kid performing because they were given a song or part they didn't have the skills to do, but are forced to perform in front of an entire gym of people and struggle the whole time. The band was good, but for some reason he was singing in slow motion and with a mouth full of marbles. That could be how he sings but it just didn't work. Then all the random quiet/silent openings and then the talking parts, like they were forced to make the album over 40 minutes long so they just filled in randomness. It felt like they were tired and out of ideas but were contracted and forced to make an album so they put this together. They knew it wasn't good and didn't work for their band but they didn't have a choice.

I listened to this album about three hours ago and I can't remember anything about the album to write as a review.

I think they are trying to be light, dumb and sarcastic but also maybe its not the best look. Nothing really is amazing, it is just sort of okay. It just feels meh

So I like it all but I also don't love it all. Southern Rock has a place and I will listen to it and enjoy it, but I will also change it if something is better on a different station. Free Bird is a classic, but dare I say slightly overrated. My favorite was Mississippi Kid.

Listening to The Who through this project has taught me they might be slightly overrated. I don't hate anything about this album, but I also think some of the success might have been partly the press pushing them. I didn't really get the prank commercials in this, just felt like music.

So I wrote an entire review and then I read the album was inspired by grieving the loss of his 15 year old son in a tragic accident. So I just don't feel right sharing my initial review. This man was grieving and turned those feelings into this album. I don't feel right criticizing someone's grief for something that tragic and will leave just a small amount of my initial review.
The album art is beautiful. The melodies were hauntingly beautiful. If I could just listen to this album in a dark room and have my mind completely clear with over an hour of free time maybe I would really enjoy this album.

I learned that Genesis started out as a 70's psychedelic rock band that was influenced by medieval music (this project has taught me that the connection is not unique). So yeah, it was fine, palatable, nothing offensive, but also nothing enlightening at this point.

Is it kind of all over the place? Yes. Is it a little unpleasant on the ears at time? Yes
I was initially off put by the first song, because of the unpleasantness. But I would challenge you to read the lyrics and then listen to what she is saying up against the sounds. Its the female experience and the struggles, pain, confusion and completely unrealistic expectations/outcomes that females feel with and deal with. Suspended in Gaffe, is this playful carnival like music up against the narrative that females can have it all, showing the pitfalls we fall into trying to do that, while convincing ourselves it is normal and even fun! In the Dreaming, she focuses on racism and the removal of Aboriginal children from their families to try and erase an entire race and culture of people. Its deep, its raw, and its angry, something women are told to not be. This is not a commercial album, its not one you are going to listen to on the radio, but it has deep impact and meaning. It is worth a listen just to feel the impact of the world and her anger, the anger many people have and are not given the chance to express.

For the people in the back, who haven't heard me before...this pretentious full of himself @sshole is OVERRATED! Every album is the same, whiny voice, obvious overdone 80's emo music, with really basic lyrics. This could have been any random wanna be 80's band that didn't make it, but somehow this guy must have known the right person and they backed him and suddenly he became a thing. Albums like this make me truly believe its not always about talent but having the right media people, because he isn't special, he is mediocre at best and somehow has gone down as one of the greatest artists ever. This album's title really encompasses how I feel about this album and Morrisey overall.
I am also starting to lose hope in this project....why is this racist, sexist, jerk on this list 7 times! One would have been semi-justified and MORE than enough of him.

This was pretty and chill. I liked that it was centered around a piano and bass. But ultimately it felt like hotel bar music. I enjoyed listening but nothing made a lasting impression other than it was a nice vibe

I find albums like this funny, because we have someone like Phil Collins who know I feel like he is now known as kind of a soft rock non controversial family friendly (Disney Tarzan soundtrack!) rocker, but this was so before that. This album reminded me a little of Jesus Christ Superstar or Godspell but one ever more shrooms. There was just too many instrumental riffs that were okay but sometimes felt like unnecessary filler. I didn't get to listen closely to the lyrics, but the vibe of a guy have a spiritual awakening felt really obvious (not sure if that is a good or bad thing). In the times I am sure this was great, but for me today it just felt blah.

Turned it on and thought this sounds just like the Beastie Boys but gentler. So then my mind thought who came first...helping me decide how to understand the context of musical importance. I found out DMC mentored and was good friends with the Beastie Boys (who started out as a punk band, so the harder makes sense).
So back to this album....they revived Aerosmith, introducing them to a new generation, do some sick back and forth rapping, created a musical style that was copied (sincerest form of flattery), and basically created one of the largest record labels. It does get a little samesy over and over, but no doubt this album changed music. I also like that they do it all without constantly cussing, degrading women, or only focusing on how amazing they are.

At this point with Neil Young we are beating a dead Crazy Horse...I don't mind him but nothing about him is so amazing that he should be on this list 6 times! Side rant over...
This album is fine, but kind of blah. I love living in the country and all but something about these songs and the way he sings them don't make me feel like he really believes it. And that is honestly the vibe for the album to me, he just feels like he is making generic music. It got better in the second half but I was kind of checked out at that point. Nothing about it is bad or unenjoyable but nothing is really that awesome either. In the 1990s this rock country vibe really started taking off and it seemed he threw in more electronic sounds to join that push, but didn't necessarily love what he wrote.