Reviews by marcusmuck-again

I applaud the intention and it's certainly different and beats the majority of the uninspiring dross that ends up here but it's not my thing I'm afraid.

As someone else mentioned in the reviews this is more akin to a theatre musical soundtrack.

Dredging the bottom of the barrel here.

There's nothing here that's not been done a million times over by better bands.

Dull, mediocre and devoid of originality.

Some nice tunes there and very sad and quietly sung.

Kinda haunting.

It's more an indication of the type of users that are finishing the '1001' and putting forward things like this.

Either it's meant to be a joke which is pretty bad that you've wasted your chance to put forward something that deserves to be heard.

Or you genuinely like something like this that is so devoid of any shred of originality or creativity it beggars belief

Sounds raw although listening closely I realise how well produced this is.

Very clever.

It exudes integrity but again listening closely I wonder whether the inclusion of all the staples (harmonica, gritty vocals, 'impromptu studio outtakes' etc) were carefully included.

Despite not particularly liking Country or Southern US music in general this is suprisingly good. I would say it's Americana (like a young Bruce) more than anything else and very US-Centric.

I can't deny though it's pretty good.

This has all the ingredients to make me like it but falls short for some reason.

Not sure why but perhaps I need to listen again at a different time.

The cover is cool though.

I've always loved their early albums (Faith is one of my favourite albums) but hate their Happy Pop nonsense after Pornography.

This is a lot better and worth listening to in places at least.

King Gizzard!! They are rabidly supported online but the music just doesn't hit me. It sounds gimmicky and contrived.

Another band that withdrew from Spotify in protest at the support of nefarious funding of warmongering.

Still, the music is ok and interesting to be honest. There are a lot worse out there.

I gave the last album on the main list a bad score but feeling more charitable today.

It's a brave fusion of all sorts. Quite interesting in fact.

Wow! Not exactly enjoyable or music as such but enough of the raw energy and spirit are there to make this a museum piece.

A very important museum piece but not exactly enjoyable as I say.

Gerard is so talented but I've never connected with his main source of income.

The genre (whatever you want to call it) doesn't appeal to me to be honest and maybe suits angsty teens better?

Still, some of the tracks aren't too bad.

A blast from the past.

Never was too in love with their sound although it gets better with time but the lyrics certainly demand your attention.

Witty and suggestive.

Why add to this genre?

Choose something different?

Choose originality?

Choose life.

Gave the other 2 albums high scores and this is no different.

I have an affinity to his whole style and although this wasn't 100% finished it's still good.

I felt a real feel for the Beatles from this album......weird...

What a refreshing change. Made in 1973 too which is like a blast from the past.

This really lifted my spirits and 'Country Road' made me smile. What would John Denver have made of this version?

A great album

I'm not the greatest judge of what's good or not in the realm of jazz- this is rhythmic and forceful, not languid but it makes me feel upbeat so that's a good start.

It's hard to be objective since this is more akin to Classical music really, judged on musicialship rather than emotions?

Well 2026 has come and this is sweet 21 and fresh as a daisy.

Full of ideas and noises it is a dense and challenging listen- the lesser known tracks too- the MF DOOM collaboration is a case in point.

And of course this needs to be listened to with Jamie's videos too- the mental image of a disembodied Shaun Ryder plugged in head singin "It's Dare" stays with you. Forever.

Superb iconic game changer.

"This is truly the death of music.
That in 2025 we can get insipid engineered nonsense like this is really sad.
It's not even original- it's copied lots of other bands and gimmicks.
Truly cynical."

That's what I said about the last album by this thing. It's the same with this one only it's now 2026.

I like Trent and a lot of his other stuff but this didn't hit me. It seemed a bit formulaic? Maybe I just didn't didn't get it....

This elicited intense discussion in our household. We've heard a lot worse and was it a joke submission?

Certainly any album with a song titled "I love goat's cheese' deserves more than a mediocre score.

This is memorable.