Reviews by ron_penis

misogynist, homophobic, and much much more but unfortunately it's also very ahead of its time and exceedingly enjoyable throughout, one of the best hip hop albums of the 80s

somehow there's always more of this

you have to admire the chutzpah necessary to be party to the founding of Human League, only to leave a few years later and start a worse version of Human League

quite literally one of my favorite albums of all time, what is there to say that hasn't already been said a million times by people more knowledgeable and insightful than me? it rocks, it slaps, it goes, even if the insane misogynist conspiracy theory (you know the one) was true this album's existence would still go a long way towards canceling it out

fun enough, but a little flat for me personally. funk country and folk are claimed as influences and uh i don't know that Madonna's ever actually heard any of those genres

kind of a 90s indie pop inflected beatles sound. this is not a compliment

in terms of cultural relevance or impact, i can't really argue with elvis's inclusion on this list but that doesn't mean i have to like him or his crappy rip off music

we need more popular music about hobbits

this guy's pretty good at the sax

an epic, meandering journey through more faux-blues bullshit. it's beyond me how this so regularly ends up on lists of the greatest albums of all time. at times it did remind me of the grateful dead, only without any of the heart or playfulness

this is some truly evil shit, the only two possible explanations for this album's existence or presence on this list is that it's either a test from god or a punishment of the devil's. either way it's settled thousands of years of spirited theological debate

it's actually quite amazing how many British new wave bands made albums that you have to hear before you die

"i wish this list had more music incorporating rhythms and sounds you don't hear in typical anglosphere pop music" the monkey's paw's finger curls

bowie doing his best bowie impression

this was probably a very pleasant evening if you had been there in person, but as a recording it's just fine. I'm always happy when some non-English music comes up, and i had never heard of Jacques Brel, but looking into him more, i definitely agree with his significance and inclusion, especially given his relative low profile within the English speaking world-- to me, getting more ears on artists like this should be the point of the book. unfortunately, I'm just lukewarm on the actual music

thank god, i had just been thinking that the 4 steely dan albums on the list weren't enough representation for Donald fagen, but luckily they made sure to include this inoffensive and bland masterpiece. I'm sure the introduction to fagen's solo work is a big day for any steely dan fan, who can then amaze and astound all of their yawning friends with the bombshell that they aren't actually hearing "The Dan" but rather donald fagen all on his lonesome, with all of the verve and charisma that we've all come to expect from an expert steely dan fan

this is quite good, but it's certainly on the long side, and I don't know that it ever rises above "quite good" relative to some of his other albums. I'd never be upset if someone put it on, but i won't be rushing to do so personally

no strong feelings about this one way or the other; in one ear and out the other

there's a certain playfulness to this where it seems like they're just having fun, that makes it hard to get too upset at it. it's not exactly unlistenably bad, but well, i probably won't be listening to it again of my free will either

as a certified The Who hater, you know i love hearing them at their most grating and self indulgent