Reviews by microtonalpanic

dang; At the Chime of a City Clock has a nice groove to it.

This may not be his best, but it's far better than most of the shit on here.

I mean.... yeah it's probably Metallica's best album, but I found it lacking in a few ways. It definitely popularized thrash and pioneered a lot of themes so I'm scoring it highly, but I think there is better music from far-lesser known bands.

Savatage put out some really great albums before their guitarist sadly passed away in the early 90s (his bro was in the band too and they became Tran-Siberian Orchestra)

yet another album that exposes the weird and puritanical user base on this site.

If you use this site long enough, you'll already know that the folks that were here in 2021-2023 were a bizzare group of people with terrible takes, but when it comes to rap, folks here are STILL throwing 1s and 2s at objective classic albums. Wonder why.

This album is a cornerstone of the west-coast rap of the early 90s that arguably took over the entire game.

Pure fucking Garbage.

Meaningless. music of zero consequence.

4th-best Radiohead album

gimmick.

Went in excited for some 80s pop, but left pretty underwhelmed honestly.

Really great album I didn't know about before!

I've got Soul but im not a soldier" is the dumbest line in music history.

"I've got mail but im not a mailman"

"I've got ham but im not a hamster."

that said, the singles are iconic.

whatever

FINALLY. LETS GOOOO

I don't particularly like Bob's music, and kind of roll my eyes at the fact SEVEN albums of his are on this list.

That said, I actually generally enjoyed this one? The electric beginning was fun.

Mezzanine is one of my favorite Triphop albums. The fact that Blue lines is pretty universally considered their best is wild. This album is ok.

This is an interesting one for me.

I remember first discovering Arcade Fire during the 2011 Grammy Awards. I was a Sophomore in college, watching from my bedroom with my girlfriend at the time. I had just gotten heavy into jam band music and thought indie music was boring. She was watching for Lady Gaga.

I remember they performed with BMX bikers that had cameras on their helmets. The song was fun but didn't really do anything for me. Then they ended up winning AOTY and since the show was running short, AF performed again, sparking controversy that the whole thing was scripted.

Anyways, this album kept popping up for me and I would keep skipping by it, even as I got into Indie properly. I'm not sure when or why, but this album has aged immaculately for me. That first half of the album brings up very specific memories in my life, and the rest of the songs are really good.

Better than "Funeral"? Maybe, maybe not. We'll see.

I want to unironically fist-fight the creator of this list.

I did not REDEEEEEEM this album.

In the past week I've been subjected to three separate projects featuring Jeff Beck and/or Rod Stewart. Faces, Jeff Beck Group, and now Yardbirds. And it all sounds pretty much the same.

The Band name promised me something fun. I got meaningless 60s western cosplay.

I'm going to go listen to the Viagra Boys to make up for this slight.

For one reason or another, I've avoided artists such as Fiona Apple. I remember when Fetch the Boltcutters came out and my friends were largely so hyped for it. I couldn't care less and didn't get it. Now I sort of do. This album would create a life-long fan of an artist, regardless of what they put out after.

Oasis is so much better.