Reviews by rhymingnonsensically

Oh to go back in time with modern recording equipment to catch Count Basie and his contemporaries at the peak of their powers. The power and precision you can get out of a big band is just awesome (see Kid from the Red Bank). Couple of just fine tracks but overall this as Toe Tapping as it gets. 4.5.

A really great album, I’ve always loved how bored Lou Reeds voice sounds. Guy can fit a novel in a three minute song too.

Bit of a drag, this is putting me to sleep

It is neat to listen to how much of the early classic punk was just an edgier and sped up version of 1950s and 60s rock and roll prior to developing an unfortunate emo habit. 3.5 for now.

Nothing here that I’d call truly amazing but the production was built in a lab to make me really love it. I do love some old fashioned Patsy Cline adjacent tear jerkers

This is how I remember the Black Keys sounding when I liked the Black Keys. Great stuff

This is fun, it's like if the Moody Blues were dropped in 2006 NYC. Do You Realize took this from a 3.5 to a 4. Fun album.

There's some fun stuff going on here and as others mention your mileage will probably vary depending on how much you like Bowie and the Smiths as well as how much you think you're ripping them off. Kind of feels like if David Bowie decided to do a stadium tour, which I enjoyed.

Elevated Blue Cross Blue Shield hold music

Nice late career project from one of our finer country artists

A respectable entry in the Classic Rock canon

This is as much a novel or movie as an album (in a good way). It's a movie I probably won't think about tomorrow but one I enjoyed watching nonetheless. 3.5

There were some highlights (Firth of Forth, More Fool of Me) but the worst parts of this (Dancing with the Moonlit King, Battle of Epping Forest with the After the Ordeal coda) are why I prog rock tends to land with more of a thud these days. Right around a 2.5

Brilliant find. What an engaging album, just a touch of Texas twang in what I wish more modern rock and roll sounded like. Four and under consideration for promotion to 4.5 to 5.

Smoove

Can’t listen to Stand without hearing Weird Al. 3.5

Classic / 5

Few bands are as good as these guys at finding a groove and just sitting on it for three minutes. No skips but outside of the opener and Psycho Killer nothing to take you to the mountain top either. It makes me chuckle that they did a tour with the Ramones in 1977. I really want to know what David Byrne was discussing with Joey and Johnny in the back of the bus.

Bit of a disappointing effort given her spots on other albums. The songs that lean more into 1960s Lounge Lizard and away from the latest studio effort from Doris Day are the highlights.

Liked the country crossed with post punk. If I walked by a bar these guys were playing I'd go in and have 3.5 beers