Reviews by owen

This was not what I expected of this album at all, having not listened to Alice Cooper before, beyond the hits. Not entirely sure why people were shocked by this in the seventies; it's so obviously theatrical and tongue in cheek. Some decent songs but Sick Things is pretty bad.

This is a good illustration of how tastes change - I used to quite like this album, but I find it a mostly tiresome listen now. Most of that is due to the singer's voice, which is really irritating. The music itself isn't too bad; some pretty strong songs, vocals excepted.

Less is more is obviously not a philosophy that Eddie Van Halen subscribes to. Kinks version of Really Got Me is far superior.

She has a nice enough voice, but this is absolutely not for me. I think my breaking point was the scatting in "Been So Long".

As well as the songs that I already knew , I liked "The Girl Who Wanted To Be God" a lot. Bombastic as the Manics always are, of course, but enjoyable nonetheless.

It's been a rough streak, with 6 albums in a row scoring 3 or less, so as soon as i saw this come up, I was relieved. To be clear, I'd give this a five rough streak or not. Amazing drumming/percussion.

I found this all a bit samey and dull. His delivery doesn't change much from track to track. And yes, the lyrical content is pretty misogynistic.

I liked this less than I thought I would. There are some classics on here, which are great obviously, but a few of the songs I found irritatingly twee, like Seaside Rendezvous and Good Company.

This aged really badly; it sounds so dated now. It's saved from a one star review by Pacific 202, which is a fair bit better than the rest (though maybe that's just because I remember it as a single back when this was released).

Plodding. And I still can't bear his voice.

Holy key change! I was prepared to give this a fair chance; I'm not averse to a bit of bubblegum pop. But beyond the title track and a couple others, the rest is formulaic blandness.

I liked tracks 2 onwards more than the opener with the disco. Overall pretty enjoyable - some excellent horn playing. But it also doesn't quite have enough variation to keep me engaged for the whole album.

Man, I wish Janet Weiss was still in Sleater Kinney. And I admit, the way she was treated has soured me a bit on the band. But this is still a great album. Aside from the music, I love an album cover that's a homage to another, like this.

This is great. I love Karen O's voice, and the music is spiky and interesting. Opening track is the standout, but several great tracks on here

I think this proves that country is mainly in the delivery rather than the songwriting. I liked the big band songs more than the strings/chorus ones, but in all cases, Charles' delivery is impeccable.

I disliked this sufficiently that I deleted each song from my history as soon as it played.

More CS&N. Some decent songs on here; Judy Blue Eyes (especially segment 4) is the best, Wooden Ships also good. But Marrakesh Express is pretty grating, and much of the rest is a little forgettable.

I didn't particularly take to this, and not just because the lyrics were a bit dubious. If it's proto-punk, it's proto-the kind of punk I don't really like. Low two.

A mixed bag. I liked the county-ish "Time Between", and Crosby's "Everybody's Been Burned". But I really disliked "Mind Gardens", also a Crosby song. A low three.

I'd never listened to Lupe Fiasco before. This was pretty enjoyable. Lyrics were good; often amusing.