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Reviews by rhymingnonsensically

Mama’s GunErykah Badu

6/10

Pretty pleasing to listen to while the snow falls. I hear the complaints about her voice but I think it works in that 90s/early 00s r&b sort of way that conveys authenticity but I also think I have a higher tolerance for unconventional singing voices. Production is really good too. I award a 3.5 with the right to revise upward at a later date if this sticks in the craw like previous albums heard for the first time.

Diamond LifeSade

6/10

Music to listen to as the cocaine wears off. Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross look out, there's a new monarch of Yacht Rock Island and her name is Sade. Smoove and cool.

Back to BlackAmy Winehouse

8/10

Modern tales of infidelity blues and retro sounds. Loved how raunchy this album is. Tears Dry On Their Own is a magnificent song. Yee-fucking-haw. New add to the 4.5 list.

Hail to the ThiefRadiohead

2/10

Radiohead meet Neil Young and the Who in the I Don't Understand the Hype Room of the 1001 Albums Generator Inn. If there's anything redeeming about this it's that it's about my own personal fixation, the war on terror.

Disraeli GearsCream

8/10

NOW THAT'S what I call psychedelic rock! Turns out Eric Clapton can play the guitar pretty well. Who knew? First half of the album made me think we were headed towards a 5 but the last half is just fine. They're better incorporating the blues into a more psychedelic song than playing the straightforward blues they had at the back half of the album.

RocksAerosmith

8/10

Aptly named album. Really wanted to shit on Aerosmith coming into this but they made me eat that shit. Glad to do it too, half this album is getting saved in a variety of playlists.

White LadderDavid Gray

6/10

This went well with the pseudo-fall weather we've been having. Felt like strolling down to a dumpy college coffee shop putting a scarf on and pretending to read my French existentialists.

Something Else by The KinksThe Kinks

8/10

Paul McCartney could craft a more beautiful melody but I'll be damned if you can find a finer English lyricist from the Sixties than Ray Davies. I prefer Village Green and Arthur more than Something Else but this is as good as rock and roll can get. Waterloo Sunset is another one of those Inner Circle songs. 4.5 for me.

The BandThe Band

10/10

You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat is such a great fucking line. My favorite part about the Band is that they look like they could've fought in the Civil War. Lieutenant Robbie Robertson orders his Acadian regiment on a bayonet charge into Levon Helm's boys of Alabama to defend Little Round Top thus driving Old Dixie Down.

Morrison HotelThe Doors

6/10

The bad songs aren’t that bad but the good songs aren’t as good as the hits in the debut album and LA Woman although Roadhouse Blues does rip. Another 3.5 from rock and rolls favorite pervert.

Peter GabrielPeter Gabriel

4/10

I judge Peter Gabriel's solo work by how many songs on any given project I'd play on a boombox I held above my head outside of Ione Skye's house. Solsbury Hill qualifies but the rest of this album is pretty uneven to downright bad. The more of these 70s prog rock adjacent albums we get the more refreshing the late 70s punk/new wave albums sound. There's just a vitality and spirit to those other projects this lacks.

L.A. WomanThe Doors

6/10

The hits (Riders on the Storm, LA Woman, Love Her Madly) all absolutely rip. A couple deeper cuts like Hyacinth House hit too but the other stuff leaves a little to be desired. This is probably their next project after the debut album but it's really only a 3.5.