Reviews by mikey_nc

Can’t believe that went as hard as it did. Yeehaw baby.

Weirder and more ambitious than his past albums. I don’t know if his voice or vibe suits this sound all that well. Some good stuff here for sure, but it’s all a little off and none of the songs wow me.

Very slick and well-produced. I enjoy the jazz elements, but the album’s still a little boring. It’s not commercial slop, but it’s lacking the edge of their first couple albums.

A decent rock album. The songs do blur together a little, but the guitars sound good and it doesn’t waste your time.

Eerie, icy, and rich. I don’t know if I liked it but I can certainly appreciate it.

Kinda sounds like a digital bridge between the 80s and 90s. That doesn’t make it good. Really repetitive and boring.

These young men are going absolutely nowhere in life huh?

A solid 2000s rap album, though it’s kinda odd to hear this poppier/funkier sound being rapped over by the Tribe Called Quest guy.

Angular, insular, and mostly instrumental. An introspective take on hardcore, full of unique rhythms and riffs. I really dug it, it’s encouraging me to check out more math rock.

It’s Elvis. It’s dated, and it’s not his best material, but at least it’s pretty fun.

Repetitive. Loud and muddy, yet also weirdly thin and hollow-sounding. Not a big fan.

An exceptionally weird and fun album. No they can’t really sing, but who cares?

A very corny and empty album. Not really terrible but completely asinine.

I tried listening to this for the first time several years ago and wasn’t all that impressed. While I can get annoyed with people who dismiss or down on the Beatles, I do understand the impulse to resist whatever past generations have slobbered over, because I sort of gave up near the end, decided this album was overrated, and left it alone.

I was wrong. This is damn good and certainly a statement recording. I don’t know if I quite think of it as some eternal masterpiece, but it deserves its flowers as an all-time great. Will return.

Very interesting from a craft perspective, though I can’t say the music itself does a ton for me. Still, I understand its accolades and would be willing to listen again.

Damn that’s smooth. Some great instrumental work here.

Not Bowie’s strongest, but an interesting pivot out of his glam rock years. “Plastic soul” is a pretty accurate (if not entirely positive) descriptor.

There’s nothing all that wrong with this album, but it’s really dated, it’s really long, and I really don’t care.

Sounds like a bunch of mid-tier 90s Irish Eurovision entries.

A weird and intriguing rock album. It has a very simple and straight-ahead sound in many ways, but it also has a very shady and detached tone that colors everything in a whole different vibe. Accessible, but with plenty of layers. I liked it.