Reviews by mibbiesaye

Quietly, civilly, catchily subversive.

I like it fine but I sometimes think the wild reception it got on release was down to nobody thinking he had it in him anymore. But truth was this was just a first step towards the genuine masterpiece that is Rough and Rowdy Ways.

I can hear went they hung out with Blue Oyster Cult and the other punks. Beach Boys and 60s garage punk in there too. Great stuff.

One of those albums where you know how the whole thing is going to sound from the first few bars. I don't like that singing style and overall I found it a bit dull.

I'll never understand why so many people love this bland tedious mush. I'd rather hear twelve more Elvis Costello albums than have to listen to the six Radiohead albums on this list again. The music is occasionally ok but mostly preposterous and trying way too hard to be 'innovative'. You can almost hear the musicians grunting like Olympic weightlifters under the pressure. But the singing is on another level of excruciating. Pained and smug at the same time is quite the trick.

I've learned over time not to get into this with my friends. Radiohead fans are everywhere and easily offended 😝

The sound of young women finally avenging themselves on Fred Durst.

What an experience they must have been live. I saw Damo Suzuki and Jaki Liebezeit live separately doing collaborative stuff with local musicians. They were both great. Funny though cos the much younger local musicians couldn't really avoid doing some 'krautrock' cliches in their music. Still good though.

One thing I love about Can is that you can't really single out a 'star'. They are all doing amazings things that just fit together so well.

It's insane this was recorded with only three mics. Also Czukay's editing is incredible on disc one. I always forget these tracks were formed from much longer improvisations.

Probably sacrilege to LCD Soundsystem afficionados but I enjoyed this more than the first album. Maybe I've just mellowed through this process or was in a better mood today.

Anyway gives me another opportunity to remember that Mark E Smith once sang that fans of James Murphy show their bollocks when they eat.

I don't like John Martyn's voice. He has always sounded smug and arrogant to me. There's something affected in his tone to my ears. A shame cos there are a few musicians on here I really like and Martyn is an interesting guitar player.

The arrangements are more schmaltzy than I'd usually like but her voice cuts through all that.

A few real gems in this but it is nowhere near as good as Bummed imho. A little bit too clean. I don't hear the psychedelia or the dance music influence as much as is claimed. I've never liked Step On.

They probably over stretched themselves trying to emulate The Smiths and other 80s heroes in putting some of their best songs out as b-sides. There are unfortunately a few filler tracks on here but still some good stuff too.

I bought into the hype but was slightly disappointed by the album at the time in my early 20s and wondering if I was just cosplaying my teenage Smiths fan self but getting excited by them. From this distance I can drop all that baggage.

Protest votes for being from 2026. Teehee. All of us doing this project act like we can give a definitive view on an album after living with it for a day, often giving it no more than a single listen. No less ridiculous than the book itself generally or specifically in picking 2026 albums. The whole thing is ridiculous but hopefully fun and maybe occasionally educational.

Anyway, I liked this even though I felt like a lot of the melodies were familiar. I wish it was all like the first track.

Is it an ep? Is it an album? Is it a compilation and therefore a bit of a cheat? Dunno but it is better than Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. Having said that Mudhoney 2 Melvins 0? This list is more crooked than the English Premier League.

I love this. It's like a Primer for old timey music with a loveable curveball in the instrumental Joni cover.

Yes, it's long but relax with it. Listen toba third or half. Hit the Did Not Listen Button as required to take it all in.

Crazy people complaining about this being dated? Yeah, but rock from the 60s/70s is 'classic'. This was, is and always will be fantastic.

I always want to like this album way more than I do cos Mike Watt seem like a very cool guy but I just don't find it all that exciting a listen.

NuMetal apparently, at least to some extent. Nu Metal I can actually enjoy. Nothing frat boy about it. Probably because of how it blends so many deeper influences from within Metal and the group's Brazilian heritage.

Phil Manzanera is so under rated. So is Simon King.

I have a pal who refers to these early albums as "Brian before he was ENO", but there on the sleeve it just says ENO. Maybe it was "ENO before he was Brian". I'm confused.

You'll never hear someone sound so happy to be so sad and lonely.