Reviews by mcthrasher

Was hoping this would sound a bit more classic, but I guess the late 70s is still too new to sound like the kind of country music I really enjoy.

What a way to open album: “AAAAUUHHHH!” Some decent riffs, but pretty repetitive.

Very Beatlesque. Feels like a precursor to Elliott Smith, but prettier and less whiny. Great melodies.

Possibly the most surprising album I’ve heard on here yet. I knew of the band, but I hadn’t listened to them because the categorization as “noise rock” was a turn off. The energy and unique sound they bring with this album is far from mere “noise”. The expressionist soundscapes combined with the song titles made listening to the album feel like walking through an art museum, reading the placards and being washed over by art.

My hobby as a bass player may have also contributed to my enjoyment. The sound had so much texture that I could feel what he was playing in my own hands.

Absolutely generic. No words to describe it.

God this was just bad. Like the worst PS2 menu music vibe imaginable. Like a chimp trying to sound like Fatboy Slim.

Decent balance of hard rocking songs and more unique songs. I actually enjoyed the “ya ya ya” song more than any of the others on the album.

Nice variety of songs and styles. The more I listen to The Kinks, the more convinced I am that they were the closest that anyone contemporary got to The Beatles.

A couple good songs. Dont know why they put two of the worst songs as the first two tracks. The production is so thin, but at least we get some pedal steel guitar.

Every song sounds like a buildup to a song that never arrives. Way too much reverb on the voice.

Some of the absolute most generic shit I’ve ever heard. First couple songs sound like banging on trash cans.

Well-produced with a great voice, but soooo generic. Also, it’s impossible to have any real hook when the singer’s voice jumps all over on every single like of every song.

Some nice, energetic tunes, but nothing really stands out in the end.

The whooping jug sound is highly annoying, but the album is mostly decent rock.

Nice chill beats, and bars that are full of personality. The flow is basically the same on every track though.

Some nice sounds, but overall mostly generic.

I don’t want to know what kind of person willfully turns this shit on to listen to.

Lots of unique sounds and totally original styles. The vocals border on goofy at times, which kinda takes away from the experience, but the sheer novelty of this record earns it high marks.

A couple good songs and a couple clunkers average out to a so-so listening experience.

Ahead of its time. If you told me it came out 5 years later than it did, I wouldn’t even question it. Impeccable guitar playing and bravado vocals.