Reviews by mattrickpow

Overall: 9/10

I'm seeing Megadeth in concert in a week so I was very excited to get this!

Say what you want about Dave Mustaine (I certainly have), but the man is super talented. His riff game is better than most of his contemporaries and I'm someone who actually really enjoys his voice. His lyrics can be corny as hell but I think it adds to the charm. You'll enjoy this if you like to rock out and not take yourself too seriously.

Fav Song: Peace Sells

Overall: 4/10

I may not have enjoyed this very much, but I can't deny the power of Mariah's incredible voice. The problem is the songs themselves, which range from boring to cringe inducing. To make things worse, P Diddy was involved. Ew.

Fav Song: Fourth of July

Overall: 4/10

Started off decently enough, but I found their style to be kind of annoying in large doses. I refuse to believe that this is one of the best albums from 2018 that everybody needs to hear before they die.

Fav Song: Static Resistance

Overall: 5/10

I found this very uninteresting despite some catchy tunes. I just didn't think the album had a lot of character and was too derivative. The moments I liked were great but this isn't something I think I'll be revisiting.

Fav Song: As Above So Below

Overall: 8/10

Despite some songs not earning their length, I thought this was awesome. I'm a big fan of bands like At the Drive In and The Fall of Troy and this sounded a lot like both of those bands at times. It's a shame this was their last album cause I would love to hear more from these guys.

Fav Song: Sinews

Overall: 10/10

One of those albums that I've listened to so much that I can't remember a time that it wasn't a part of my life. Some days I think it's better than Nevermind, despite being more raw and angry. It also has my favourite and least favourite Nirvana songs (I despise Rape Me). It's such an interesting album because you can just imagine the different directions that Nirvana could have taken had they been able to continue.

Fav Song: Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

Overall: 8/10

Loved this. I prefer Iggy's work with The Stooges but I love that he did this weird little album with David Bowie as well. His voice goes great with this type of music.

Fav Song: Nightclubbing

Overall: 10/10

I'm so glad I waited to listen to this one. I genuinely can't believe this was made in 1967, it feels so experimental, ahead of it's time, almost otherworldly at parts. Music wasn't supposed to be like this at the time, yet here are The Velvet Underground. You could drop this album today and I still think people would go absolutely bonkers over it's sound. I also really love Nico's voice so her songs were an added bonus for me. This is pretty much perfection.

Fav Song: Venus in Furs

Overall: 8/10

Awe man, this album is so much fun! I loved the mix of different styles, and the melodies were so catchy. This is easily my favourite non english album I've gotten so far, and it was easy to just treat the vocals as another instrument instead of something I need to analyze. It anybody ever asks me about non-english albums, this will be the first one I point them to.

Fav Song: Taj Mahal

Overall: 8/10

Another rocking album full of bangers from the canadian king. I've found after receiving a certain amount of albums from one artist, it becomes difficult to say anything new, and there's a LOT of Neil Young on this list. It's great, it rocks, and I love it.

Fav Song: Mellow My Mind

Overall: 7/10

I'm so torn on this band because the instrumentals are absolutely incredible, but those vocals are just so tough to get into. Imagine if they had a vocalist who could actually sing! I especially had a great time picking out the basslines, that dude is really talented.

Fav Song: Service

Overall: 8/10

This is Talking Heads at their weirdest, and that's saying................a lot. This seems like the album that Brian Eno had the most influence on because a lot of it is borderline ambient. It's always been one of my least favourite Talking Heads albums, but since they're one of my favourite bands, it still slaps. I don't listen to the second half as much as the first half, but sometimes I get in the mood for the slower stuff. Still think Speaking in Tongues should be on the list.

Fav Song: Crosseyed and Painless

Overall: 6/10

I think this is fine. This is the type of jazz I imagine when people say the word jazz. Most people would use it as background noise for a fancy party or something. I might use it to play video games like Fallout or Bioshock.

Fav Song: Budo

Overall: 7/10

Not the best Wu-Tang solo album, and not the best Ghostface album, but a very solid effort with some great stuff on it. Loved the different features on this, not a big fan of the skits (don't really know why that's such a big thing in hip hop).

Fav Song: Three Bricks

Overall: 8/10

I found this strangely uplifting. There's something about this album that makes me feel optimistic about the future. I don't know if that was the intention but that's what I got out of it. Good stuff!

Fav Song: Hero

Overall: 7/10

This is probably their most accessible album. Whether or not that's a good thing is up to you, but I kind of dig it!

Fav Song: I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)

Overall: 6/10

It's like Depeche Mode, except I'm kind of bored! The bass parts are great though, I think it's the vocals and weird synths that take me out of it. Still a decent album though, had some highlights.

Fav Song: Vanishing Point

Overall: 8/10

Classic Dylan. I think some of his best lyrics are on this album. His voice sounds pretty great here too.

Fav Song: Shelter from the Storm

Overall: 6/10

Pretty fun pop music with an african feel! Not much else to say really, it's just a good time.

Fav Song: Nawa

Overall: 6/10

Hey, this guy stole from the Beach Boys!

If this was released in 1967 instead of Smiley Smile then I might have enjoyed it a lot more, but a few songs from that were used here and it kind of defeats the purpose. Still pretty good, but not necessary.

Fav Song: Heroes and Villains