Reviews by meemesker

Painfully 90s.

Sounds like a less polished REM.

Robyn Hitchcock often sounds like what a latter day Syd Barrett might've sounded like, had Syd not completely lost his marbles.

I like the more soulful songs, but I don't like the folky ones nearly as much, especially the sparer, slower ones.

Like a more commercial-sounding Devo. Weird, but not alienatingly weird.

Pop.

These songs don't seem to capture the mood of the Edgar Allan Poe stories they are supposedly inspired by.

Solid.

Apparently she sold a bunch of records.

I think if I was the kind of person who knew how to read music, or had a better understand music theory, I'd also be the kind of person who'd appreciate this album. Alas...

Not quite as good as their debut.

Okay, that was at least a very original combination of electronic music and metal (as well as many other genres). And it's done in a way I've never quite heard before, or ever expected to hear for that matter. Kind of thrilling in that sense. It's funny, if you put Mike Patton on vocals over this I'd be fully on board, but vocals as is kind of hold it back for me. Glad to know this insanity exists though.

Yes! More dub! Finally Lee Perry getting some love!

Remove the melodramatic strings and cut the runtime in half and... I still wouldn't like it.

Deserves a place on the list, and could easily take the place of a Britpop album without anyone noticing.

I like the beats more than the rhymes, but it's an interesting blend.

Does the submitter know someone in the band or something?

A pretty major oversight from the original list. If Chic is on there, this should be too. "Lady Marmalade" is iconic, and the rest of the album solidly supports it. Infectious grooves. Recently got into Nona Hendryx's solo material. She is a fascinatingly eclectic artist who deserves more respect.

Very much sounds like a debut album where the artist is still trying to figure out their identity and what they're doing. So many mixed messages here, I find it hard to believe what he's saying.

What? No Moldy Peaches? He needs Kimya Dawson to temper him. A bit too clever for me. Short album, but each song felt unbearably long.