Reviews by mattrickpow

Overall: 9/10

I got really into The Stooges a few months ago and this was the album I was finding myself coming back to the most. It's a perfect example of how the production of an album can make or break it. It's incredibly raw and dirty, and I think it works incredibly for something like this. Cleaner production would just ruin the atmosphere completely. The guitar work might be my favourite thing about this album, some great work there. Iggy also sounds great and I think his vocals improved a lot since their first album. This is true punk and anyone who argues otherwise is a lunatic.

Fav Song: Raw Power
Least Fav Song: Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

Overall: 8/10

The kind of "background music" that infects your soul and dictates your entire emotional state. I certainly felt different while listening to this then I did before I started. The compositions are incredible and every musician brings their all. There were so many little moments that made me stop what I was doing to really pay extra attention and that's just impressive and awe-inspiring to me. Jazz is still a bit tough for me to enjoy all the time but this was a good day for me to have something like this pop up on the list. Not sure if I would rate it so highly on a different day, but I think it's great.

Fav Song: Minawa
Least Fav Song: Blues for Huey

Overall: 7/10

So I really love Wu-Tang and all of it's members, and this is a really solid album. For some reason, it doesn't do it for me the way that other solo Wu-Tang albums do. The beats are great, yet some of them feel a little light. The rapping is awesome (especially from Ghostface) but Raekwon has always been the weakest lyricist to me and his voice isn't as distinct as Method Man, GZA or Ol' Dirty Bastard. Overall, I do really like this album but it's hard not to compare it to other Wu-Tang albums. Weirdly negative review for an album I really enjoy.

Fav Song: Guillotine (Swordz)
Least Fav Song: Rainy Dayz

Overall: 9/10

This is the best soul album I've ever heard. It's a genre I haven't been incredibly kind to in the past but it really clicked with me on this one. Curtis has an incredible voice and he can hit some crazy high notes. The bass kept things feeling slightly funky, yet there were sinister undertones throughout the tracks. Really great album, check it out.

Fav Song: So in Love
Least Fav Song: Jesus

Overall: 6/10

This album is like you and your brother pouring each other a glass of milk and sitting on your porch and catcalling every girl that passes by. Pretty much every song is about how girls are made for loving. Lyrically outdated but these white boys can sing a tune and the music itself had my head bobbing along.

Fav Song: Love Hurts
Least Fav Song: Donna, Donna

Overall: 6/10

Decent album but there were so many moments that I thought "I've heard this done better by other artists". Nothing against Lenny Kravitz, either. I enjoy some of his hits. Every time I think of him it's because of that video where his pants split in half but he wasn't wearing underwear so his weiner flings out and he's wearing a cock ring. Good stuff, Lenny. Better than the music on this album.

Fav Song: Mr. Cab Driver
Least Fav Song: Be

Overall: 8/10

This is a transitional album for Brian Eno as it blends poppier music with some more ambient stuff. I kind of wish there were a couple more pop songs on here but it doesn't make much of a difference to the quality of the music. It's obvious that Eno was ready to take the next step toward ambience anyway.

Fav Song: The Big Ship
Least Fav Song: Little Fishes

Overall: 5/10

This one honestly just wasn't my thing. The vocals are awesome, don't get me wrong. The music itself just wasn't very interesting to me and I had a hard time focusing on what was going on. I'm sure this would be someone else's greatest album of all time but to me it was just meh and I don't have much to day about it.

Fav Song: The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
Least Fav Song: Run Charlie Run

Overall: 9/10

Such a great hardcore punk album. Is this considered the first??? Darby Crash had the best voice for this style of music and so much personality. I also think the drumming on this album is pretty underrated. It's not the best in the world or anything but I love it. I don't normally comment on the other reviews on this site but I feel like I'm taking crazy pills reading all of these negative reviews. Y'all must just not like hardcore punk (which is fine) cause this is awesome in my eyes.

Fav Song: Richie Dagger's Crime
Least Fav Song: Our Way

Overall: 7/10

I honestly didn't know much about The Allman Brothers going into this one and it ended up being bluesier than I expected! I enjoyed it for the most part, these guys obviously knew how to play their instruments and it shows. My big problem is that the live atmosphere leads to a lot of extended jam sessions, with multiple tracks around the 20 minute mark. I don't mind long songs with lots of substance but I don't consider a bunch of solos enough to justify that kind of length. Of course, that's just my personal opinion and I'm sure others will disagree. Still, it's an album worth your time.

Fav Song: Stormy Monday
Least Fav Song: Hot 'Lanta

Overall: 8/10

This feels like it must have been a big game changer in 1990. The beats feel more sophisticated than most rap that was being released at the time and the lyrics are astounding. The only thing that's really stopping me from rating this higher is the fact that I just don't know if I want to listen to it all the time compared to other music I've found. The replayability seems limited but that might change over time. For now, it's a very good album that I'm glad I listened to.

Fav Song: Push It Along
Least Fav Song: Pubic Enemy

Overall: 9/10

PJ Harvey is just in a world of her own. Her songs are simultaneously cool, fun and beautiful. I've actually listened to most of her discography since I got Dry in this list a while ago and I love that even though they all sound like her, they also sound very different from each other. This is one of her best and the vibes are immaculate.

Fav Song: Horses in My Dreams
Least Fav Song: This is Love

Overall: 10/10

Well, this is a big one for a lot of reasons.

First of all, this is the first metal album ever. Sure, there were songs in the past that had similar vibes and elements of what would become metal, but this was the first full album that really captured this dark and doomy tone thag would go on to define metal. You couldn't ask for a perfect pairing of killer riffs, chunky low ends, the most amazing jazz inspired drumming you'll ever hear and wailing, awesome vocals.

Speaking of the vocals, the reason this album came up in the generator today is because Ozzy Osbourne, that awesome vocalist, died yesterday. It's truly something a lot of us knew would happen someday, but it almost doesn't feel real. Realistically, the fact that he even made it to 76 years old is almost a miracle considering his hard lifestyle. He just always seemed like one of those celebrities that would never die. RIP Ozzman.

One other thing: the drumming in The Wizard blows me away every single time I hear it and I can't believe a human being came up with it. Incredible stuff from the endlessly underrated Bill Ward.

Fav Song: The Wizard
Least Fav Song: Sleeping Village

Overall: 8/10

Very twee and ho hum and pretty melodies and indie pop and John Wayne Gacy and zombies and great vocals and maaaaan, this is a long album. Very good though, some might not like this style but I dig it enough to give it a high rating.

Fav Song: Chicago
Least Fav Song: Casimir Pulaski Day

Overall: 9/10

Filled to the brim with beautiful songs about love, war, and anything else Mr. Dylan could think of. It's honestly weird listening to this now after getting into the rockier side of Dylan, but not in a bad way as I think it's way better. Dylan going electric was never a problem itself, but he did lose a bit of the intimacy that was present on albums like this. The lyrics are incredible, borderline surreal at times, and the only complaint I really have about the album is the overuse of harmonica.

Fav Song: Bob Dylan's Dream
Least Fav Song: Girl from North Country

Overall: 10/10

This was one of the first albums I ever bought on CD and I only bought it cause it had 19 songs and it was on sale so it seemed like a good use of my money. Thankfully, I was right! I didn't love it as much at the time as I do now though, I think almost every song on this one rips. I love the amount of different genres that they pulled from to craft these songs. I hear influence from ska, 50s rock, surf rock, classic punk and even some pop music! The fact that it all works is a testament to how talented these guys were. They were much more than a punk band.

Fav Song: Rudie Can't Fail
Least Fav Song: Lover's Rock

Overall: 6/10

I had pretty low expectations for this one but I was decently surprised. Still not a great album or anything but it certainly had it moments of instrumental creativity that kept it interesting. I was certainly never bored while listening to it.

Fav Song: Mr. Speaker
Least Fav Song: New Delhi

Overall: 10/10

It's hard for me to even give this a perfect rating because it deserves so much more than that. It's a classic in every single sense of the word. The songs on this album have made their way into pop culture and invaded our lives for over 50 years now and we're all better off because of it. I couldn't praise Jimmy's riffs, JPJ's low end, Bonham's incredible drumming or Plant's wailing vocals enough to give them justice. All around a perfect album.

Fav Song: Ramble On
Least Fav Song: What Is and What Should Never Be

Overall: 1/10

Sometimes people will discuss music and say "oh it's just a bunch of noise it's not actually music" and 99.9% of the time I argue with that statement. This is just a bunch of noise, it's not actually music. A sound collage? Sure, I'll give you that. Whatever it is, it's straight up trash.

Fav Song: None of them
Least Fav Song: All of them

Overall: 6/10

A pretty good pop/r&b album. I honestly just don't have much to say about it, most of the songs were pretty good but it didn't do much for me overall.

Fav Song: Waterfalls
Least Fav Song: Take Our Time