Reviews by owen

He has a nice voice but I found this to be slightly soporific stuff. It grew on me as the album progressed though.

This sounded pretty much better exactly how I expected it to. He has a good voice, but the material is a bit too 80s sounding. Low 3.

For the most part, I enjoyed this. There were places where there was a little too much noodling and cheesy improv from the band, and some of the drum solos stretched my patience a little, but on the whole a fun listen.

Other than the title track this is pleasant but dull. But the title track drags it down for me; it's so overplayed. Low 2.

What is there to say that hasn't already been said? Every song a bona fide classic.

Typically great Eno stuff. The first half of the album is perhaps a little stronger than the second, but the whole thing is enjoyable. Strong four, close to a five.

Not really my thing - some of it a bit too close to eighties hair metal - but I'd be lying if I said there weren't aspects of this I liked. A high two.

I didn't really like the first song much, but as I listened to the album, it continued to grow on me; by the time it ended I was really into it.

I got half way through this before giving up; I can't face an hour and a quarter of it. This is pretty awful to listen to, and the album cover is one of the worst I've seen.

This is where I discovered Sonic Youth, so I have a hefty amount of affection for Dirty. Goo and Daydream Nation might be even better, but this is up there.

This has the components of things I like, but I don't love it, for reasons that I'm not quite sure of. Maybe it's Paul Westerberg's voice. I don't _dislike_ it, it just doesn't quite click for me.

For reviewers complaining about the length; go look at the original track listing on Wikipedia. It's 8 tracks - 33 minutes, and should be rated on that basis. For what it's worth, I found this fun, if gimmicky.

Enjoyed this a lot. Some of it reminded me of Pod from The Breeders (especially Metal Man), but maybe that's because I'm aware they share a drummer in Britt Walford. Also see some influence here on Arab Strap.

I liked some of this - the particular standout for me was Balloon Burning. But other aspects of it were a little too meanderingly psychedelic for my tastes. A mixed bag - low three.

Had almost forgotten how great this album is. Others have noted that it's stylistically all over the place, but I don't have any problem with that. Really enjoyed listening to this again (I had this on vinyl at one point). Solsbury Hill and Here Comes The Flood are the best tracks.

I was disappointed with my revisit of Screamadelica after having liked it in the nineties, so my hopes weren't that high for this. But I ended up liking it quite a lot - definite krautrock vibes that I liked.

Black Lake (all 10 mins of it) was my favorite track on here, but the whole thing is to my taste. Bjork is a true original. A strong four, I'd expect this could reach 5 territory with a few more listens.

I wonder to what extent it's familiarity, but Sunny Afternoon is head and shoulders above the other tracks on this album. The rest are good, but not memorable in the same way. A solid 3.

I like what he's trying to do but not how he's doing it. I just can't stand his horribly out of tune voice. I had less patience for this than I did Murder Ballads.

This was pleasant but too bland. Also not at all what I was in the mood for today, so take the 2 score for what it's worth.