Reviews by plasma

I LOVE THE CULT SO MUCH

They don’t get nearly enough praise overall. And on this site, this album gets hated on way too much. Thankfully, me and the other 8 Electric enjoyers on this site will give it 5 stars

The solo on Aphrodisiac Jacket will always be top tier. The first solo I went about learning on guitar

A part in Dazed and Confused reminded me of the intro to Paranoid

A very solid album

The prominent bass is very nice here. I very much enjoy when bass isn't buried in the mix

A very cool combo

Edit Mar 27 2026: 5 --> 4. I will say that I do really like at 3:01 in Battery when James says "Are you alive? How does it feel to be alive?"

Very deserving of the name Funkadelic

FRIED ICE CREAM IS A REALITY

I liked the cult-like repeating of "Fried ice cream is a reality!". That was fun

I can just feel the vibes of how this is a great and historic album

Quoting exactly how I feel:

"considering the fact that this came out in 1968 i would say they were ahead of the curve in terms of weird noise music. didn’t know what to expect really going into this but i wasn’t disappointed tbh. maybe a hot take but i actually liked this, not exactly the type of music you’d put on for a chill vibe while studying but i take loud and weird over boring and forgettable any day"

I like how relaxing it is. The vocal sound fits well with the instrumental sound

Edit Apr 15 2026: 4 --> 3

Got major Beastie Boys vibes, and it turns out that after a quick search: Run-D.M.C. DID influence them! In fact, Run-D.M.C. helped create Paul Revere on Licensed to Ill. Neat!!

I also really like how they alternate saying things. It is done very well here

I liked how it was more guitar-centric than other stuff

OH MYY, MYYY THIS HERE ANAKIN GUY
MAYBE VADER SOMEDAY LATER, NOW HE'S JUST A SMALL FRY
HE LEFT HIS HOME AND KISSED HIS MOMMY GOODBYE
SAYING "SOON I'M GONNA BE A JEDI"
"SOON I'M GONNA BE A JEDI"

Title track is cool, really because I have a soft spot for it cause of the Weird Al cover. The rest was ok to me

Yeah, quite laid back. I like that about them

The history around the album is neat

HOW DOES IT FEEL
HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE ON YOUR OWN
WITH NO DIRECTION HOME

The lore of Vienna becoming popular only more recently is pretty neat

The opening track made me think of the tune from the "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" song

Eh, I’m not *that* big of a fan. I feel like there wasn’t anything crazy interesting or different done

I will say: Don’t Give Up IS quite a nice positive song. I like the "Don't give up [cause you have friends / you're not the only one]" lines especially. Also, I liked how there were those guitar strum bursts on Big Time

In a way, I didn’t want to enjoy this album. But I did, and in a way, that makes me kinda sad

I had heard of the name Dead Kennedys before but had never heard any of their stuff. I listened to the top song and was digging the punk sounds. And saw it was 80s. So I was like oooo this seems cool. So then I sat down and full-screened Spotify on my laptop. And brought up the lyrics. And then listened to the entire album while reading through the lyrics and doing noting else. AND OMGGGGG IT IS SOOOOOO GOOOOD. LIKE HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE

INSTANT 5/5

I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Very groundbreaking. There is some great stuff on here. I am especially fond of Foxey Lady, since I’ve listened to The Cure’s cover of the song on Three Imaginary Boys a lot

I really like her voice