Reviews by marcusmuck-again

I try to be reasonable and see the best in albums but after 3 tracks I gave up on this.

Unoriginal, devoid of any spark of creativity.

Follow the screaming hordes.

I remember this band- mainly due to the odd name but it really hit me this morning.

I'm thinking this is more Country than Folk but still really good.

It sticks with you.

If this was an English band from 1981 it would have merged into history. Sort of a mish-mash of lots of bits of other bands.

Not bad but not revolutionary.

Good pick! My daughter showed me this at the time- really brave to tackle these subject matters (need subtitles though :-))

I guess if I'd been growing up at the time i'd be familiar with them but to me they sound like any other well produced boyband.

Devoid of originality and integrity

It's ok, but there are so many of these bands they all blend into one.

I listened to it a few times - I love her voice and she's a great instrumentalist.

Sensitive but fun songs.

I really enjoyed this- so evocative of it's time.

Good for a play late at night with the incense smoking on the table and a bottle of the finest closeby.

I know it's a forbidden gem- a soundtrack, but this is truly one of the greatest of all time and is exempt.

It's stands on it's own as a work of art.

Superb.

I've listened to most of the long collection "Everywhere at the End of Time" (I couldn't finish it) and didn't realise this came first.

I can see the intent and prefer the mind crunching conclusion was something that had to be done eventually.

This pulls back before the cliff's edge but is sufficiently disturbing.

Stirring anthems and I do like Bruce- honest with integrity about the American heartland. Honest lives etc etc.

The quality of the recording is amazing too.

But again these songs have been included on other albums.

What is it about Sweden? They seem to produce so much good stuff...

I liked this - very evocative and yes there are vibes of 'Midsommer' and Eurovision but that's our problem. This is consistent and anthemic.

The only slight niggle is that it's very slick in it's production. No ragged edges which would have got it a 5*****

..............Oh hell! I'm giving it a 5***** anyway!

Nothing new brought to the party I'm afraid. The singer started to remind me of Chris Martin part of the way through.

The sort of record they put on at the end of a college student party when all the alcohol has been drunk and people are thinking of going home.

Restored my faith in Hip-hop and is a constant stream of idea and tunes, samples and wordplays. This is a joy to listen to.

This guy was a tour de force and the world a sadder place when he died.

Everytime I listen to this I hear something I'd not spotted before.

It has some good moments and all the hallmarks of bands from the 90's I still play now.

I need to listen again sometime........

Takes me back to the 90's- it's still pretty good.

Eclectic mixture of samples and beats with attitude.

I think this really works- New Wave indie sound and an interesting concept for the album.

Fresh and vibrant.

This could be from 1974 or 2016. It's what it needs to be.

Laid back and languid vibe.

I like it, although this isn't normally my thang.

Consciously retro Synth and New wave. The sort of sound I love. It's a collection of the best music tags from Joy Division to the Suspiria soundtrack (Italian Giallo band Goblin) and a bit of John Carpenter thrown in (Halloween?)

It's the vibe that I like the most- so languid and nocturnal.

This could have been one of my favourite albums from 1979 but instead it's a new favourite from 2007. I'm now checking out their other albums......

Yeah.......I liked it.

Mainly the Folk side and acoustic guitar- it's simple and honest. I like British and Irish Folk so this resonated with me.

As far as the Country aspect went it was an interesting slant since I'm not a big fan. It was a good combination.