Reviews by ron_penis

probably wouldn't have been my choice for the solitary Ghostface album on the list but it's still top 3 ghostface of course. 10 stars

alternates between infectious and serene, super engaging listen, baaba maal rocks, stone cold classic

Don't Want To Know: what a fucking banger

everything else: john don't sing with your mouth full, it's rude as hell

horrible memory related to this album, i was at a thrift store and they had a CD copy for only a couple bucks but i opened the jewel case and someone had swiped the actual CD. devastating

ominously groovy (the roky erickson promise)

MINGUS!

banger tbh

a really entertaining parody of new wave music-- the tinny vocals, the cliché synths, the complete de-emphasis of bass sounds, the stupid lyrics, gary really nailed it all in a way that's truly indicting of the genre. it's so close to the real thing that for a minute there i was worried it was genuine, but of course that would be ridiculous

weird and eclectic and (unsurprisingly given the name) unashamedly dorky. probably not something I'll revisit on a regular basis but I'm happy to have heard it

KEN JENNINGS: fleetwood mac's semi-experimental art pop album that ends up being maybe their most cohesive album, in spite or perhaps because of its incoherence and variety– or, the name of an alien bounty hunter with a mysterious past

CONTESTANT: what is Tusk?

musically it's slightly more engaging than U2's other albums but that's precious little consolation for putting up with Bono's caterwauling. still, i crown thee best U2 album (which is a bit like being the most complex and challenging dish on a cracker barrel menu)

this sucks ass but in a way that i fuck with

if you've exhausted oasis's discography and also hate yourself, then boy do i have an album for you! thrice reheated britpop slop and just insulting that anybody could try to argue this is one of the 1001 most important albums ever

i think fishbone is pretty fun and I've always appreciated their blending of genres but there's a little too much hard rock in the mix here for my tastes; never thought I'd be listening to fishbone and wishing for a little 🤏 more ska

new order for guys with top hats, black nail polish and stripey Tim burton shirts

(sly & the family) stone cold classic

keep the nile rodgers coming

perfect, i was just thinking that the garage rock revival albums on this list could use a lousy singer with the worst accent on god's green earth (english)

this is about 10x more arresting than their later albums, but it's hard to imagine a lower bar. the whole garage rock revival scene does very little for me, and Caleb Followil's voice is awful as always, although he does put in a slightly more authentically emotive performance here compared to later albums. this album is probably only worth anything as a novelty: put it on to surprise people that don't know that once upon a time kings of leon was merely mediocre rather than awful

after 6 of his albums on the list, my main elvis Costello takeaway is simply surprise at how consistent his music is. this is not a compliment