Reviews by magsmusic

Steamroller blues felt like hearing big bird cuss for the first time. He seems so innocent, polite and gentle to sing that song. At times it's really nice (Country Road and Oh Susannah) but other times it feels like he is covering his own songs for a high school solo contest.

This was ok. The hits were great but the rest were just fine. None of the extras were awesome

I enjoyed this a little more than a normal 60'psychadelic pop/rock album. It had a little more spunk and excitement, maybe more mainstream and less totally high on something. I am sure critically that makes it worse but overall i liked it more, not necessarily 4 but easily a 3.75. Except SS 396, I didn't hate it but it felt really out of place with the rest.

So I started off thinking this is great and really enjoying it but then it just kept going and going and going. It wasn't bad but it just went to long, I needed to stop and get a palate cleanser to mix it up. But the middle was Wey Wey Hep and Prawns, weird but a new level of weird so just too much. They by Leave Me Alone it was just a waste of time so much so I wanted them to Leave Me Alone. I feel like this is the early days of Twitter when people just posted about nothing and nobody really cared. The Soft Boys just all thought we cared after 20 songs so they would just make 20 more songs that said nothing

I like their variety. There are so many guys in here and they all have their own style and still blend together well. The music works well with everyone too. Its raw and rough, but its 90's rap.

Depressing but beautiful.

Pretty and soulful and someone I had never heard from before. Glad I was able to experience something new but I am not sure he was different enough to push me up higher.

Great album, the perfect mix of progressiveness and folk/country/rock.

Beautiful....

It started okay (but I don't get him saying he is anti-rock, this is all rock) but then it went off the rails and just became obnoxious for what felt like no reason.

This was a lot more punk then I thought, so after rattling that around I enjoyed it. Secret 77 was my favorite.

At first I thought he was serious and then I thought no this is a joke and its all satire, but the more I listened I think he really was serious. Then looking into him this guys has won awards and is super famous...I think I am just getting old because I don't really get it

So gothic rock...I just thought they were German.
It was nice enough but also kind of one note.

I like System of A Down in little bits but all together this was a lot. But I do appreciate their lyrics, creativity and depth. Just wish we had a little more singing and a little less screaming.

You wore me down... This isn't that bad

It was way more mellow than I was thinking, but good.

An hour of electronic music that goes no where...blech! This sounds like a water down soundtrack for Gone in 60 Seconds or Go.

On one hand his music is maybe a little violent and the manner in which he talks about taking lives is not really my favorite. But then he uses it as a way to connect with an audience and population of people that have been forgotten and historically mistreated. Yes they did bad things, but they are still human and many are in there for extremely complex, often unfair reasons. So for him to connect so strongly and try to give a voice to them is kind of wonderful. I love that he ends it with a song from an inmate and one about redemption and strength. And the energy in the crowd is really wonderful.

I don't have memories of this from childhood so I am not sure I have the memories connected to it that others might have that would push it to a five. But its still really awesome, they have a beautiful, calm power that embodies their music. This one is a good example of it all.

Its beautiful and a great homage to Cuban music, culture and vibe. Listening to great musicians play the music of their culture and their people is a beautiful experience.