Reviews by mattrickpow

Overall: 3/10

Man these guys are so generic and boring that it actually pisses me off that the listmakers could think this is worthy of being here at all. Can we all just collectively make our own lists and take out 99% of the britpop (Blur and Oasis can stay).

Fav Song: Bailed Out

Overall: 6/10

After the first song I was expecting this to be a lot dreamier and ethereal, but in a lot of ways it really just feels like another indie rock album. It's okay, even really good in parts, but I was a bit dissapointed. Especially because I've been told this is a very strange album. If this is strange to you, go listen to Mr. Bungle or something.

Fav Song: Helicopter

Overall: 5/10

It's fine. I got a lot of enjoyment out of the energy and the horn sections but it's nothing really that special. Animals by Pink Floyd isn't on the list but sure, generic pop punk is essential I guess.

Fav Song: On a Rope

Overall: 7/10

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Leonard Cohen. I love his poetry and his views on life but I'm not a big fan of his voice. He's written some absolutely incredible songs (a couple of them on here) but even the ones I enjoy I don't exactly love. I appreciate this for what it is, and I agree that everyone should listen to it, but it's not something I'll be coming back to for a while.

This is quite possibly my most negative 4 star review.

Fav Song: Joan of Arc

Overall: 6/10

Take Me Out is such a banger that I got really excited when this popped up! However, the rest of the album ranges from "pretty good" to "kind of bland" and that seems to be the case with a lot of these rock albums from the 2000s. Definitely talented guys but I've heard this style done better by a lot of bands.

Fav song: Take Me Out

Overall: 6/10

Had it's moments, and would be a very good album to fall asleep to. I found it a bit boring at times.

Fav Song: Real Love

Overall: 6/10

This isn't an incredible showcase of Bob Dylan's songwriting, but it has enough going on to keep your attention. It's better than a lot of the late stage Dylan albums (this is almost 30 years old, that's nuts!). I really don't like how his voice has sounded since the 80s.

Fav Song: Cold Irons Bound

Overall: 7/10

This is funky and fun and I actually knew a couple songs! I get the feeling that they have better albums than this one but I really enjoyed this.

Fav Song: Shining Star

Overall: 4/10

There's enough good music in here to make a very solid album, but a majority of it feels like they just slapped together a few chords to hit this arbitrary amount of songs to make the album stand out. It's a dumb gimmick in my opinion, and it's length ruins what could have been a really good album.

Fav Song: Long-Forgotten Fairytale

Overall: 4/10

Fine music, but nothing really stood out as memorable. It went in one ear and out the other.

Fav Song: Love's Dart

Overall: 8/10

This album starts off kind of weak for me and the style is all over the place....but god damn, Tony's riffs are just so killer and Bill's drumming is out of this world and Geezer holds it all down so smooth and Ozzy wails away like a banshee and I can't get over how much I love this fucking band.

Fav Song: Supernaut

Overall: 7/10

I would be shocked if James Murphy wasn't heavily inspired by Talking Heads. So many songs on this had me thinking "this would fit so well on Remain in Light". I enjoyed the different sounds on this album, and I'm glad I've finally heard more than one song from LCD Soundsystem. The songs can be a little long and repetitive though.

Fav Song: change yr mind

Overall: 8/10

Honestly, I would have rated this higher if the lyrics hadn't aged so poorly. The music itself is so fun and kinda gothic in a lot of ways. Glad to have listened to this.

Fav Song: London Lady

Overall: 9/10

I don't know why I didn't notice this with the last Cocteau Twins album I got, but I have no clue what the hell she's even saying. It honestly doesn't matter though, cause it adds to the totally gorgeous vibe of these albums. I feel like I'm floating when I listen to them and I just know that I would love this even more on a rainy day. So glad to have discovered them.

Fav Song: Persephone

Overall: 7/10

I love this type of glam rock. It reminds me so much of the stuff that T. Rex and David Bowie were making at the time. Sometimes the songwriting isn't amazing but it's a good time overall.

Fav Song: All the Way from Memphis

Overall: 7/10

This album has a lot of variety, very Beatles-esque in parts while still being it's own thing. I don't normally vibe with this type of music but this is great.

Fav Song: Clube de Esquina No 2

Overall: 2/10

This type of music needs to leave me and future generations of my family alone for the rest of eternity.

Fav Song: Melt

Overall: 3/10

Van Morrison really sucks. I can't put my finger on why but I just can't stand listening to him, and I certainly don't want to listen to a live double album from him. This was tough to get through.

Fav Song: These Dreams of You

Overall: 4/10

God this is unbearably boring. Disco Bee Gees may not have been high art or anything, but at least there was some personality to it. This is just straight up sappy, irritating and not really worth your time. The only reason I'm not giving it a lower rating is because I still love the brother's voices.

Fav Song: The Greatest Man in the World

Overall: 7/10

I hate talking about Sonic Youth. They're probably the toughest band to put in to words how I feel about them. There's always so many moments of brilliance in their music and an equal amount of frustratingly confusing choices, but it's that confusion that keeps me coming back and wanting to hear what they come up with. It's almost as if I love them BECAUSE they piss me off. I'm not sure if other people feel that way but that's probably the closest I'll get to expressing my feelings about this band. This album specifically is really good but also way too long. There's some bangers on here though and stuff that's easy to rock out to.

Fav Song: Candle