Reviews by mkw

This is the one Iron Maiden I actually owned growing up. What a string of absolute bangers.

Strong, strong opener, and while the album can't quite keep the steam up, it's good fun.

It's hard to really dislike this. Short, fun, higly energetic.

A lot of the truly influential records on this list sound familiar because other bands approached the sound or concepts. This still stands out.

More of a mood than actual music.

I think I'm at a point where I have to admit that I enjoy Rolling Stones hits, but I just find albums to be too much filler.

There's a lot of things to dislike about The Smiths and Morrisey in particular, but none of them matter. Everything about this album just works on every level. The rythm section is great, the guitar work is outstanding, and while Morrisey is a huge pile of garbage, he sure had a way with words.

What an opener.

This is a pretty experimental album, but compared to many similar efforts this keeps the energy and pace going throughout.

The only track that didn't really work for me was "Driving me backwards", but otherwise a great way to spend 40 minutes.

This is a short album, but somehow manages to feel too long.
It's not that any of the tracks are bad on their own, but it's very repetetive. It's clear how influential this was to other bands, but honestly it's not great on it's own.

Music is interesting, vocals are annoying.

A lot of reviews are stating how obviously this album influenced other bands, but I have to admit I struggle to hear that.

Very surprised with how much I liked this. Almost hints of The Knife on some of the early tracks.

This is not for me. Amazing voice and a lot of questionable decisions. I truly don't like The Beatles, but even I think that mangling "Help" this badly should be a crime.

I'm not sure what makes this essential listening. It's not bad in any way, but I'm not sure that 48 minutes of it yields any insights that 4 minutes of groove is in the hard would not give.

This is just a great album. The hits are incredible, and the filler is strong enough to stand on its own. I'll never be a huge fan of his voice, but it works here.

What a great surprise! Salsa is not something I've been into before, but this was a very clean, and very catchy 45 minutes.

An absolute assault from start to finish.

Incredibly surprised with how much I enjoyed this. Everything is just so smooth. Generally positive, and early Ye did know how to build a track

Well, it's funk.

I actually like the opening of this album, but including several tracks of meandering guitar wank and minute long stretches of just noise, really takes away from any illusion that this is a master piece.

I always prefered Public Enemy and the political messaging, but it's hard to deny that this is an absolute classic, and defined rap for years.

This is a weird one. I had no idea what to expect, and I'm honestly not sure what I got.
After listening I was convinced that this was music for a play or a film, but it seems to just be a very dramatic performance. Certainly different from what I usually listen to, but super interesting.