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Reviews by rhymingnonsensically

BostonBoston

10/10

Pound for pound the best classic rock album of the 70s. Also another one of those albums that I can't imagine not liking, you just want every one of these songs to just go on forever. As a respected sportswriter put it, this is the Tim Duncan of classic rock.

InfectedThe The

4/10

Sorry bud the fifty-first state of the USA is actually Canada we don't need your toe of a PM Keir Starmer. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

xxThe xx

2/10

Iowa Football 9, xx 7. About as interesting as waiting in line at the Secretary of State. I vaguely remember this being popular in its time, its inclusion in the 1001 serves as a testament to the how terrible most rock and roll has gotten. Coming up next: Old man yells at clouds.

Kind of BlueMiles Davis

10/10

Like probably everybody else here this was the first jazz album that wasn't the Charlie Brown Christmas that I sat down and tried listening to as a teenager and several years later I'm glad I did. I don't really know how to rate these jazz albums other than by how much it makes you...........swing your head......but give me the world's most melancholy man Bill Evans on the keys every time.

Groovin’The Young Rascals

8/10

As Sam pointed out I'm not really sure what the historical relevance of this album is but I have a weak spot for this type of 1960s type of pop production. I loved the Groovin' song as a kid so I'll add a half point accordingly.

Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette ColemanJohn Zorn

4/10

The first half of this album is the sound my mind made when Jamo threw the reverse pass for an interception against Washington, when the ball went off Kindle Vildor's face for a fifty yard Aiyuk bomb, and when Torii Hunter went hurtling over the wall at Fenway in Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS.

Born to RunBruce Springsteen

10/10

Springsteen fandom has always felt the most religious of a lot of the classic rock and roll artists. There aren't any Deadhead pilgrimages but fans of Bruce have probably asked you if he is your personal savior or if you've been Born to Run again. As a card-carrying member of the Church of Bruce I just feel bad for the people that have never experienced a proper Bruce tent revival and shouted Thunder Road or Badlands until their voices went hoarse and they all got migraines. Yes, the songs are pretty much all the same. Yes, I sound like a crazy person.

Celebrity SkinHole

6/10

There were parts of this album that sounded like what I had wanted the Go-Go's album to sound like. Walks the fine line of pop tunes and grinding alt-rock bleakness mostly with success. However, I'm not sure how often I'll be returning to this glorious Hole.

Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder

10/10

I'm not going to overthink this, it's probably a tad too long but there are some all time hits here that are Stevie Wonder at his absolute best. Earnestness is a really difficult tone to strike in great albums and he nails it here. Shoutout to the As and Another Star dance party at the end of this album too.

MoondanceVan Morrison

8/10

A hit is a hit and side one of this album is as good as anything that's been put on an album before or since. Everyone and Glad Tidings carry a more mixed second side. Easy 4.5. How can you not tap a toe or move your body to this?

Moby GrapeMoby Grape

8/10

Never listened to this band or album but holy smokes was this amazing. Psychedelic minus the heads shoved up asses. Can’t say enough good things about 8:05. I need to find the two missing songs not on YouTube and to spend a couple more days with this album but this might get a five by the end of the week.

Cosmo’s FactoryCreedence Clearwater Revival

10/10

What an incredible run for these guys. Four albums in eighteen months, four absolute classics. This one is probably the best but like Led Zeppelin you're picking from four pretty similar albums. They had a formula and worked it to perfection.