Reviews by mattrickpow

Overall: 6/10

This album is pretty good but it's so much a product of the late 80's that I just couldn't get too into it. Still, the vocals are great and the best songs are very sexy.

Fav Song: Wishing Well

Overall: 8/10

This is a very beautiful album. The songs had a very caing affect on me and I was entranced by the vocals.

Fav Song: Give It Up

Overall: 6/10

While this didn't impress me as much as School's Out, I still got a lot of enjoyment out of it. Some of the songs were a little too simple for my taste, but the last half of this album is fulk of experimental and interesting songs. My biggest problem is Alice Cooper isn't a very good vocalist, but he makes up for it with tons of charisma.

Fav Song: Unfinished Sweet

Overall: 5/10

This was alright, but it didn't really fo much for me. Just a run of the mill R&B album if you ask me.

Fav Song: Truth or Dare

Overall: 8/10

These songs honestly kick so much ass. I love the basslines especially, and the vocals are cute. Gon a be listening to this one even more.

Fav Song: Our Lips Are Sealed

Overall: 3/10

I still hate Bruce Springsteen's music. He has one of the worst singing voices I've ever heard and everything is just way too overproduced. The only reason I haven't rated any one his albums as a 1 or 2 out of 10 is that there's usually one or two songs that make me go "oh wait this one is actually kinda good", and that was Thunder Road for me. Good song that inspired a really good movie.

Fav Song: Thunder Road

Overall: 5/10

The covers are really awkward and the style gets old pretty quickly, but there was a brief period in there that I was vibing out hardcore. I wouldn't recommend the whole thing but there's a couple fun tracks here.

Fav Song: Green Onions

Overall: 8/10

Another great, jazzy folk album from the canadian queen. Her voice is always so effortlessly beautiful, and I think the best parts of this album is when she lets the musicians let loose with the jazziness. I think I prefer Hejira a little bit but this is such a great mid period album from her.

Fav Song: Shades of Scarlett Conquering

Overall: 8/10

Very powerful. Tracy's lyrics touch on social issues in a very beautiful way, and her voice is astoundingly beautiful. This isn't something I want to listen to very often because it made me uncomfortable at times, but honestly that's probably what Tracy was going for in the first place.

Fav Song: Why?

Overall: 5/10

Not terrible, but kind of bland and boring. It actually got off to a pretty good start and I like the first 3 songs a lot, but it seemed a little overproduced after that and way too generic.

Fav Song: Babylon

Overall: 10/10

I first heard RAtM in the 9th grade and this album quickly became a huge part of my musical rotation. To this day, I haven't heard another band blend rap, rock and metal in such a seamless way. To do all that while also having a message behind their lyrics is just astounding to me. Tom Morello is one of the most creative and interesting guitarists to exist and I don't think he gets enough credit.

All of these songs are so ingrained to my brain that listening to this album feels like resetting my brain. I'm transported back to my band in high school, trying to rap and play bass at the same time and having to censor the swearing so my buddy's dad didn't hear us.

Fav Song: Know Your Enemy

Overall: 9/10

I had to listen to this twice. Everything about it is so gorgeous, and I feel so relaxed and happy when I listen to it. I would say that the style makes the songs kind of blend together, but the vibes are extraordinary. Those vocals make me want to cry.

Fav Song: Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires

Overall: 2/10

I understand that this was influential to the evolution of hip hop and a lot of classics of the genre wouldn't be the same without it, but I genuinely really hated this. It's primitive and repetitive and the rappers aren't very good. It doesn't help that Bambaataa is a kid diddler either.

Fav Song: Renegades of Funk

Overall: 8/10

Nick Cave took his grief and made it into something truly beautiful. I can understand why some might not enjoy this because it's incredibly depressing and moody, but I think it's an album that everybody should give a chance at least once in their lives. That makes it perfect for this list in my opinion.

Fav Song: Ghosteen

Overall: 7/10

This is a really fun album! It has a lot of personality and there are parts of it that feel kind of like a throwback to the 50s or 60s. I know lots of people that would love this.

Fav Song: One Way or Another

Overall: 6/10

It's a shame that all the sonfs sound so similar cause I love Bon Scott's voice. Angus is also a talented soloist but these riffs and drums are so boring to me.

Fav Song: Highway to Hell

Overall: 6/10

I'm unsure how much I actually enjoyed this, but I found it very interesting. The vocalist is a bit of a crooner and some of the instrumentation felt like something out of a Studio Ghibli film. 6/10 feels appropriate.

Fav Song: If...

Overall: 8/10

The best parts of this album are when it gets super slow and doomy, which honestly doesn't happen enough. I feel that way about Soundgarden's entire discography, quite honestly. Chris Cornell has one of the all time greatest voices in rock and Kim Thayil is such an underrated guitarist. I would say I actually prefer Badmotorfinger, but this album is close to being as great.

Fav Song: The Day I Tried to Live

Overall: 10/10

Once upon a time, Metallica actually made good music! I know it's crazy to think about, but it's true. This album is a masterpiece in my eyes and the eyes of many others. It hits you in the face with a brick and doesn't give you any space to stand up afterwards. It's a perfect culmination of everything they had built up to this point. Personally, it's not even my favourite Metallica album (Ride the Lightning takes that spot), but it's very close and it's a shame that they never reached this height again in their long careers. The music they make now isn't the worst thing in the world but I choose Puppets over Hardwired any day.

Fav Song: Battery

Overall: 4/10

Not terrible, but way too repetitive for me. I think you can make good dance music without the same beat repeating constantly.

Fav Song: A Different Feeling