Reviews by mcthrasher

A couple decent songs. Most of the songs just sound like parody songs though. There’s some sort of inherent insincerity to Zappa that makes this thing a total drag to listen to.

Opening the album with a funny song really sets the tone for what to expect on the rest of the album. Much better way to do it than to start serious and then thrown in a bunch of cheesy songs about sex in the middle.

Amateurish and unfocused, yet has something unique about it that draws you in at times.

Great tunes with a variety of sounds. Great vocals and instrumentals. Doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is a huge plus when it comes to classic rock.

Probably the best EDM album that we’ve had so far. The constant “four on the floor” pulse with syncopated riffs on top makes for perfect danceability. The use of interesting sounds utilizing distortion and filters also keeps things interesting. Problem is, it’s just too damn long. If they kept only the best tracks, this could have easily been a 4-star album.

Pretty uninspired stuff. Not a single standout melody. It’s trying at once to be both experimental and straight-ahead folk and ends up falling between in no man’s land.

Some flashes of brilliances amongst a sea forgettable faffing. Too much focus on long songs with complex structures, and not enough focus on just writing a good song.

How are you going to make a generic 2010s pop album and not even make any of the songs catchy? Without catchy melodies, pop is just completely empty.

His voice is quite annoying. The production is also pretty bad, with the kick having way too much bass, leaving everything else to sound thin by comparison.

Lovely classic country. Maybe a bit too pretty, missing some of that outlaw edge.

Very surprised by how much I liked this. Some jazzy and funky influences. The songs all follow the same formula, staccato verse and legato chorus, but each song is distinct enough that it doesn’t get tiring.

Some decent, unique riffs, some nice bass work. Way too repetitive and none of the riffs are really memorable.

I sincerely wish I could get past his voice, because everything beside that is pretty great. His voice even works in a couple of the slower bluesy songs, but then it absolutely doesn’t work in the ballady songs.

Terrible singing, bad instrumentals, generic sound on every song. Just a waste of an hour.

The fact that this came out in 1990 means that these guys weren’t just chasing trends with this album. This synthy sound was on the way out by then, which means that these guys genuinely thought that this was the best way for them to express themselves. That leads me to appreciate it as slightly more than another generic 80s pop album.

The chill vocals over actual instruments instead of just solo acoustic guitar gives Nick Drake a whole different vibe that I love.

Pretty repetitive and poorly produced.

Great variety of sounds and tones, without much variety in instrumentation. Kind of an amazing feat. The reusing of some motifs gives the album a nice through-line. Obviously incredible guitar work.

A low-key Paul vibe with stripped down production, but the voice and the multi-instrumental skills are unmistakeable.

Silly, but not in a cool way.