Reviews by owen

This is up there with New Order's best; love it. Also, a fantastic album cover.

Veered between forgettable and irritating. This got pretty close to a one star score

Never listened to this before; highly enjoyed it. Little Honda sounds like it could be the Jesus and Mary Chain, We're An American Band sounds like MBV. Overall, very eclectic, but everything attempted here succeeded in my book.

I hadn't listened to this before, though I remember the singles. Depeche Mode before they'd really found their voice - this is enjoyable but not as good as their later stuff.

As others have said, sounds a bit like Elvis Costello, with a perhaps less divisive voice (though I don't mind Costello's voice). Anyway, this was enjoyable; a solid high three.

Another example of a well executed album by a talented musician that didn't really vibe with me. A low three, but i recognize the quality.

Not the first time I've listened to this; it's a pretty great album. Immediately after listening to this, I listened to the Spanish language version of it, which I think is a good sign of a five-star

I concur with others that this is a completely unnecessary addition after five studio albums from the same artist. Boo to the submitter. The album itself was fine, although Bruce sounded like he was in the middle of a poo on several occasions.

I didn't love the vocals out the gate, but it totally lost me on track four when he started wobbling. Am I saying his voice is more irritating than Yoko Ono's? Well, it's close, let's leave it at that.

This may be a troll suggestion, and indeed much of it (especially the title track) was pretty unbearable. But I dug "Mindtrain" and could have listened to more in the same vein, even with the vocals. That bumps it from 1 to 2.

Great submission that should really have been on the official list. I like the whole album, but "The Less I Know The Better" is the clear standout.

There's no denying Batiste is a highly talented guy, and technically this is excellent. But I'm not sure it made me _feel_ anything. A lower end three.

I feel like Buddy Holly wore out its welcome some time ago. Say It Ain't So brings back fond Rock Band memories though. I liked the instrumental outro of the last track more than anything else on the album.

I've said before I'm not particularly a country fan, but I did enjoy the combo of Dolly's voice and the bluegrass sounds. Some talented musicians here. I particularly liked "Silver Dagger." Strong three.

Rozi Plain is in This Is The Kit, whose album I submitted, and this album is very much in the same vein. Definitely up my street, though I don't love it quite to the same extent as TitK. Fun fact; saw them live (including great Rozi solo set) in the Chapel, venue for yesterday's Thee Oh Sees album. High four.

Somehow Thee Oh Sees have passed me by until now, though I'm familiar with the name(s). This was great. I've been to the Chapel many times and can only imagine the energy at this show in that small venue. Loved how krautrocky this sounded in places; Web sounded like it could be Can.

Another punk album a couple of days after the last. I find it a little hard to articulate why I didn't really gel with this one compared to Amyl and the Sniffers; I think the singer is less interesting, and it's a bit too poppy for the most part.

The first track made me feel like I was in the Wii menu. I liked the rest a little more, but the funk aspect wasn't organic enough for me

Lots of fun, and Amy Taylor is a compelling lead.

I liked Everybody's Weird a fair bit. A few other tracks were pretty good too, but it didn't all grab me. A lower three.