Reviews by microtonalpanic

"yo yo yo im here to say, I fuck women and beat them everyday!"

bad, meaningless music. But it's from Great Britain, so naturally the author had to include it.

the Singles are inconic. Listening back 23 years later, it's kind of not that great. It had it's moment.

it's fine. If this was put out by some random Britpop group or a random person in the 80s, this would easily be sub-3. But it's Prince so reviewers have inflated the rating.

Pretty good! I will say though, there are two genuinely horrible songs that tarnish this album. Most albums have a stinker, but "United" and "Red White & Blue" are absolute ass.

ah yes. the era of bad digital patches/samples, and Big Boi making an unwelcome appearance. Don't get me wrong, outkast is great, but the whole thing of him showing up for 10 seconds of lyrics for a check got old quick.

Other than that, the album is pretty decent, actually.

This is music for NPCs and coworkers who are trying to find an edgy streak

A lot of prolific bands do this. They have a short, amazing discography, then show up randomly 10-15 years later with a new album, which is never as near as good as the first few.

"Dummy" was a masterpiece. this album is not.

yo yo yo im here to say, that this album is just ok.

whatever.

Trying to track this thing down, I noticed this artist just pumps this shit out constantly.

Worse, he now uses AI for his albums, which is insane, given this album cover's beauty.

yeah man, idk. I guess you had to be there.

4.5- this was so close to being a 5 for me.

the dream of the 90s is alive in this album

Working Class Hero is a Bob Dylan ripoff 100%. "Mother" is annoying as hell.

This is Lennon being a super edgy teenager thanks to his insane partner.

the other solo album he has on this list at least made sense. this is kinda ass.

Listening on a good pair of headphones, the mix is all over the place. It's especially bad on May This Be Love. Apparently this was done on purpose? that's a shame. This is a 5-star album that gets brought down to 4 due to 1960s audio engineering choices.

This is an album that pretty much perfectly encapsulates the changing times of the western world- Fully recovered from WWII, exiting the peak of the civil rights movement, and men on the moon, entering into a decade of promise with glitz and glamor.

Picture a big-ass boxy 60s car cruising down the Vegas strip or sunset boulevard, without a care in the world

One of the best live albums ever recorded.

Being able to hear the interplay between Cash and the prison audience is half the appeal!

Classic! I wouldn't say it's underrated since it's well-regarded. Perhaps under-appreciated?

pretty standard Beach Boys. Pet Sounds was recorded a few months after this came out, so it definitely seems that this was an afterthought, or an obligation to a label.