Reviews by magsmusic

I really wanted to love this one (go girl power!) But for me it was so much of the same sound over and over.

It made me feel old because my first reaction was, "I can't understand what they are saying." But overall I enjoyed the music, beat tune and dissonance, which seems to be what the music is really about.

I know this probably unpopular to say but I was not a fan of this album. As a band they have had a huge impact on modern music and Perry Farrell has really impacted the greater music world. But it just felt grating on my ears (ain't no right). So much screaming voices vs a screaming guitar, it was just a lot.

There wasn't anything wrong with the individual songs, but as an album I didn't get it. I also don't feel like I have an idea of who they are as a band. One minute it feels like 1950's, then 1970's then almost country, and 1960's female blues ballads. But even the cover of the album confused (and made me laugh) me so I guess it all makes sense now...none of it is supposed to make sense!

Not my type of music, but at least it has substance, depth and really goes in deep to those icky feelings we all have sometimes. It doesn't just talk about F the dude who hurt me and I don't care. It goes deeper and focuses on the real impact. Probably won't listen again but can give it credit for having depth.

I mean the sound is cool and there are some real good damn the man songs. For angry rock it is not bad. But seriously why you so angry...you grew up middle, white class males in Jacksonville, Florida! You say you were bullied (which can be traumatic, no denying that) but you have spent the rest of your life spewing anger and hatred at everyone else. You have even said Putin is a nice guy...WTF. I want to believe your life was really that bad and that you are trying to share those feelings through art, but in today's climate this album gives real white privy incel vibes

I am a big fan of folk type music and this gives me a country, folk, rock vibe so overall I dig it. It also so reflective and in a weird way nostalgic. I dug it

It was fun to go back and see them in the beginning as just a simple pop band (that still had substance) and what think about how far they came. Not a lot of hits on this but they were still good.

I realize why I like old country more than current country, it has substance. It brings rural life to reality, its not drinking beer with a girl on your side while driving a tractor. Its hard work, bad choices, consequences, while navigating pain, heartache and love. They may be 'hillibillies' but they have intelligence, depth and are just trying to make a life for themselves and family (and have a little fun while doing it).

This is how you do haunting dissonance correctly. The Pixies have a beautiful dysfunction to them. Can I listen to them everyday, no. But they do this sound and feelings so perfectly.

I never heard of this group so it was a pleasant surprise. It was super interesting to see an Irish band producing such a new wave surfer/beach sound. I would listen again and search out their music more.

This felt like an America's Got Talent audition record, nothing was finished or a full song, just parts of songs that left me wanting more. I think I could like this band, but I wouldn't listen to this again because it just left me wanting more.

I was thinking ZZ Top was harder, so this was a pleasant surprise. I liked Have You Heard the best. If it was on I would listen and enjoy it but probably not search it out.

It was good, lots of energy and you can tell they were having fun.

Be prepared for an unpopular opinion. I was so excited to hear this because its Jimi Hendrix, but honestly I was not impressed. Is he talented? There is no doubt he is amazingly talented! But a lot of the songs were just random guitar rifts (that are amazing) but didn't really connect or feel like they had a purpose. The music feels like a guy who is amazing at guitar is just messing around at his home and you are sitting on his couch. It is great skill but I am not sure I can consider it a great album.

Tangent review...first live albums have never been my thing unless it is a band I absolutely love and/or have seen in person. I just feel like I miss so much of the context, what was happening, the crowd size and energy and other details, and that makes the crowd noise just seem like background dissonance (purely my feelings). That being said I do enjoy that this was a concert that does not feel purely prescribed and every detail planned (not saying those experiences are bad, just different and more the norm today). All in all it was a fine album and it sounds like the fans enjoyed it, but I am not a major fan so I would have just as much enjoyed the songs in a studio recording.
I do hope they sang more than 7 songs at the concert, while they were long, seems like I would have been disappointed that is all I heard.

This was a fun one! It was quick (wonder what their concerts were like?) but all was enjoyable. At the time they were so cutting edge, but in the context of today they would fit right into the Alt Rock genre (a lot of bands must consider them a big influence). Fun to hear them at their career beginning for what must have just been a fun few days of writing, recording and partying.

Another that I like but not life changing. If I had been there at the time maybe albums like this would hit different.

I liked it, it was funky and fun to bop along to.