Reviews by magsmusic

I wanted to really like this, but it was just okay. It was like Missy and Timberland got really really high and started talking about everyone criticizing them and then wrote the most mellow relaxed revenge album. They threw in a couple of random songs, but also wanted to remind you how great they are, by staying super chill and mellow.

I love the different vibe and their approach to music, especially in an era that was so hip hop and hard rap focused.

Not bad, but without the movie it felt a little all over the place. But I do appreciate getting exposed to music I wouldn't know existed otherwise.

Moments were good (Cindy Tells Me), lots of moments were weird. It wasn't bad or unlistenable, just kind of scattered and a little more off kilter then I typically like. The Paw Paw song also sort of stuck with me (not in a good way)...I read about it but still just maybe another reference would have been better.

I was dancing in my chair at the beginning and enjoyed most of it. The end start to drag a little. I didn't need two parts to Phantom and The Party and Stress started to get a little obnoxious. D.A.N.C.E and Let There Be Light were my favorites.

Sounds nice, but quickly became soothing background noise. Nice way to break in the work week but nothing made me that excited to keep listening.

It was fine, little psychadelic, little 80's/90's electronic synthesizer vibes. Never heard of the group so that was cool, but nothing all that unique and different then made me want to explore them more

Part of me loved it but part of me was slightly annoyed because they gave me a little bit of wankier vibes. Like they know they are good and let it ooze all over their music. Sometimes it is great and makes for some fun lyrics and great riffs, but then other times it just is too much and becomes sort of annoying. I really liked Mardy Bum and A Certain Romance.

I really liked the first disc. It was updated punk folk vibe I am getting overall. It is a great UK vibe to the music. I would go into a pub and enjoy it if I heard it. But moving into the second disc it does seem a little disjointed. The second album goes more country traditional folk and then his voice starts to get to me a little. Its not bad, but a lot of whiny country twang that makes the songs seem much whinier and depressing. Suddenly a good folk album calling for change and improvement starts to feel like there is nothing we can do. Tracks of my Tears for instance is just so sad now it almost feels like a totally different song. Overall I love the lyrics and message. If it was just disc one this might be a five for me, but disc two just gets to me too much.

Jazz isn't my thing, but this was a little different. It was jazz but strong R&B vibes, that made the songs a little more polished and cohesive. I could see where true jazz fans wouldn't like it, but to me it made it more enjoyable and easier to connect with. I also like how the songs highlighted instruments beyond the trumpets. It felt less like jazz, but more R&B big band that was jazz inspired.

First off RIP Ozzy, you went from this hard core dude who bit the head off of a bat to an animated Trolls character, really solidifying yourself in pop culture.
This album is actually pretty good to me. Metal hard core rock can at times be a bit much, but Black Sabbath manages to merge the loud guitars, yelling lyrics and random anger in metal into a palatable experience for a main stream audience. Could 'hardcore' metal fans say this means they 'sold out' sure, but I always have a hard time with people getting mad when others create music that can be received by the masses....are you mad or jealous? This album makes me want to listen to Black Sabbath more and maybe learn more about the genre in general...isn't that good? Solid 4 to me

Always heard of the Sex Pistols, knew their legacy and influence on Punk music, but didn't know this was their one and only album. The fact that they can make that kind of impact on musical history with one album is pretty amazing. Talk about volatile relationships....but that might be part of what makes the music good.
So in ways I love this album, its high energy and good angry rock songs. They are speaking out against the man in a strong way that was different then others. I really like Submission (guitar was awesome). That volatile, not giving an f attitude makes something really awesome.
But you can't understand Rotten half the time. This is something that is very punk, but it also makes it harder to hear and understand. Also some of the language isn't my favorite (its the slurs not the cuss words). I totally get being angry, but this amount of anger is just a lot and while it makes good music and helps make change is it always done in the best way. They are right on the border line of punk and being characters.

Third pet shop boys...we moved into early 90's dance club music but with a pop twist. I could see a lot of these beats being resurrected and incorporated into dance club dj mixes. There is also some up beat but also sad, really almost bittersweet at times. It makes a lot of sense when you find out this is around the time they came out. My biggest issue is that it still follows their previous albums of becoming really samsie after a while and just sort of there as time goes on.

My biggest issue with psychodelic music is that it lacks any consistency and while they may have wrote, created and recorded while on substances, most of the mainstream world can't listen to them while on substances causing them to lose a little bit of their luster and instead become (for me) confusing and disjointed at time. This album was not as bad as many leaning towards being more enjoyable, but there were still times the lyrics seemed to lack emotion or the instruments were just off enough that it was odd.

The Eagles are pretty iconic, so I knew what to expect. But because they are so iconic some of the hits are a little overdone. I feel like they fall into a category for me of yeah I like that song, but I will flip channels to see if there is something I like more but come back in case, kind of like your go to cheap beer or comfy sweater...you know what you are getting and you like it but something else could be better.
I was a little surprised i enjoyed some of the lesser known songs a bit more than the hits. Nightingale was a good up beat song and Train Leaves Here This Morning was a good story. Solid songs but nothing absolutely amazing.

At first I thought...this is just a poppy fun album.
Then I read the lyrics and thought okay, depth and more then just the typical pop lyrics.
But then reading between the lines, he just seems pretentious and is rather belittling to women

He has a really nice voice. It has very 50's pop ballad vibes but he incorporates little bits and sounds that let you know it is a more modern. It is a little melodramatic, but his voice suits that vibe.

Joni is really growing on me as I age. Her style of music does at time seem a little more like spoken word and sometimes falls out of rhythm with the music (which can be distracting to me). However, her perspective is one that is important and one that has taken me a long time to connect with. I enjoyed this album slightly more then the previous album, it flowed better overall.

There was something really beautiful about this one. I was not familiar with it, but it was just being immersed in a pretty world. For me it wasn't too perfect (Daily Routine felt like it dragged) but I was pulled in and found myself really enjoying it. One criticism is I didn't always feel the ending and beginning of each song, it just all sort of melted together.

I liked this one. It was a alt, punk, and upbeat and something you could rock along to.