Reviews by mcthrasher

A lot of the songs are very meandering and unstructured. The songs that are structured aren’t good enough to save it.

Another case of “these guys wish so badly that they could be the Beatles.” A couple decent songs.

Another live jam album. Sloppy playing and over-long tracks.

Why is this on here? Dude isn’t even singing, just talking.

Tracy Chapman owes her entire mediocre career to this woman.

Still haven’t had a live album in this project that has been worth the time. This period of James Brown just isn’t as iconic as his later 60s/early 70s output.

As a bass player, this is an excellent album to listen to. Not sure I would have enjoyed it as much as a layman, but I am what I am.

Sorry, Dunkey, this one’s not for me.

Some cool moments, but a lot of same-y songs.

Every musician is a master of their instrument, every note is full of soul and necessary to the song. Tunes are catchy and inventive, with a nice variety of tempos and feels. Just a perfect album, front to back.

The opening song is an absolute classic, and the rest of the songs are just as good.

The songwriting on this album has far outpaced the playing abilities of the performers. Some of the guitar solos in the first and last tracks are legitimately ear-splitting to listen to. In the end, it all averages out to a meh album.

Boring af. Doesn’t take advantage of electronic music production to do anything interesting at all.

Lots of fun musical moments, but not a lot of substance.

Such variety, such masterful songwriting. Even songs that are considered amongst The Beatles’ worst are still fascinating to listen to and lend to the album’s enigmatic quality.

Finally, some jazz that is interesting and really goes places! The opening track and Take Five are obvious highlights, but the chiller songs are a nice reprieve from the odd time signatures.

A couple good songs, but mostly forgettable stuff. Very sleazy sound.

All the songs sound the same, with that terrible, warbly voice and far-too-quiet instrumentation. Wanted to turn it off.

Surprised by how much I liked this! Lots of nice sounds, melodies, and harmonies. Each song is distinct, while the album still feels coherent. Good stuff!

Some absolute crap and some moments of brilliance. On the whole, it averages out.