Reviews by meowmeow

On one hand, it's a live album. On the other hand, it's The Who, and they're being endearingly silly when they're not playing the music.

Definitely one of the better live albums I've listened to.

Good nostalgia listen, but Billy Corgan is still a giant asshole.

Live albums are usually not as good as studio recordings.

Usually.

Muddy Waters is the exception that proves the rule. DAMN, was he ever good.

Definitely not my thing. Yeowch.

The title track of this album is my favorite Marvin Gaye song, but the album overall is still smooth and gentle enough that I can't stay focused on it. I assume it's fantastic if you don't have ADHD getting in between the rest of your own brain and the music?

Good music with bad lyrics.

Oh wow, this is an album I'd put on if I had to explain what Gen X was like back in the nineties to modern kids.

I'm an elder Millennial with a Gen X husband, I've got a definite soft spot for a portion of that cohort, but I feel like I'm just a bit too young to truly appreciate this... drunken jam session? That's what it sounds like, anyway.

2013. David Bowie, in his mid-sixties, puts forth one heck of a creative effort, but he does not sound good for a man in his sixties. His health must have already been in decline; Blackstar was his farewell, this is the dark themed lead up to that farewell.

I mean, it's damned good for what it is, the musings of a powerful talent contained in a weak flesh vessel that was breaking down. It's got to be taken in context, though.

My thoughts can be summed up by a photo of a cat with wide eyes and ears flattened back.

This list of albums you MUST hear before you die was put together by someone who really loves British post-punk, huh?

I also enjoy British post-punk, so I'm not mad about it.

TV On The Radio! Yay!

Oh man, I haven't listened to this album in...

*checks last.fm stats*

...five whole weeks! Gosh, it's been such a long time since late February.

This time I've got my tortoiseshell cat trying to stick her tail in my eye, so it's still technically a new experience, right?

Anyway. My biggest disappointment is knowing that there's no more TV On The Radio left for me to review in this project. However, Tunde Adebimpe is releasing his first solo album in a couple of weeks, so I still have something to look forward to!

I have a decent tolerance for Aerosmith in small doses - which is handy, since I married a Gen X white guy who loves listening to classic rock stations in the car - but an entire album is a bit too much. Plus there's that thing where Steven Tyler is a shit human, and his vocals aren't even that good.

Yeah, there's a couple decent tracks on here, but making myself listen to the whole thing was annoying. I save one star ratings for albums I hate, and I don't outright hate Pump... but it's a fairly low 2.

Ehhh. Overproduced and sanitized, too pop. Somehow, despite the correlation with Neil Tennant coming out of the closet shortly after this album was released, it feels... bland and inauthentic? Probably the production giving me that vibe.

Oooh, another delightful discovery courtesy of this project. A playful, fun concept album with excellent beats - no boredom here!

Meh.

Something I've realized about myself, going through this project - while music that's too smooth, like quiet storm, gets low ratings for bouncing right off of my ADHD brain, the twangy sound of "country" grabs hold a little too well, and ends up annoying me so much I automatically deduct a star. Even the finest Johnny Cash album can't squeak past four stars with me. And this is... okay, I hear the bits that influenced a lot of later acts, but I wouldn't necessarily call it good music.

What do I like? Skillful use of electric instruments, like guitars and synth. I also react more favorably to eccentricity than to mainstream pandering. I'm currently listening to the Django Django album that I know is somewhere in the generator, wishing I was reviewing something I vibe with today.

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I have some money here for you, so reach into me and grab it

And I've never understood why anybody likes Lenny Kravitz

I see no reason for this to continue

I don't have anything else to put in you

Now go back home girl, and do whatever it is that you do

- from the song "Lenny Kravitz" by Electric Six

After the first three songs, I honestly forgot that I'd put this album on for the project instead of personal listening enjoyment. It's right up my alley, excellent stuff.

Goddamnit, I do NOT want to deal with more tedious white boy ego tripping bullshit. Red Hot Chili Peppers would be a lot more enjoyable if it was just instrumental - Kiedis is awful. AWFUL.

If I found this in my household CD collection, I would give it away.

This is one of those albums that's absolutely amazing if you're in the correct mood for it, and mediocre otherwise. I was not in the correct mood today. 🤷🏻‍♀️

The style of this album doesn't really suit me as a listener. The country and gospel elements are off-putting. It's not terrible - it lands somewhere between meh and annoying.