Reviews by scribeben

Fantastic songwriting and arrangement especially in the first several tracks. Corgan’s influence is apparent, especially concerning the latter. I wish he and Love had collaborated more. It dips a bit in the middle, but ends well.

Funkier than you’d expect from a white British (and Portuguese) guy.

He’s kind if like a twisted funhouse mirror Elton John. The first time I ever heard him was when I saw him open for The Pixies I believe not long after this record came out, and he was an impressive performer. These songs are dark in a wistfully sardonic way. They’re excellent but I can only listen to them in a very particular mood.

I think I prefer the bollocks

Not as experimental as TPAB but still sonically rich and warmer with irresistibly catchy hooks.

The grungiest of the major grunge bands. Mudhoney don’t get enough credit for the inventiveness of their sonic textures, which are on full display on this record. And some of the guitar solos are wonderfully demented.

Way to make “Master of Puppets” sound like a Christmas carol. I can see why Newstead quit after this. It’s worse than I remembered it. Some of the weaker tracks are actually enhanced by the symphonic elements but that doesn’t make up for the Disneyfication of their classic tunes. “One” is especially an abomination. If you want symphonically enhanced metal, go listen to Ihsahn’s last record.

Cool experimental triphoppy r&b with some beautiful melodic passages.

I like this one a bit more than their other record on here. It’s a bit chiller.

Some of Drake’s best tunes here. Still very steeped in 60s folk.

Ngl the first two tracks are bangers. But the rest was tough to get through. Generically vapid pop music of the time.

Smart, charming rhymes but the beats and general songwriting style feels a but thin and pedestrian.

The worst Oasis record by far.

Cool beats. Lyrics are heavy handed and not always artfully composed, but are nonetheless quite based!

I love how the description makes it seem like people in the US had no idea there was music in Africa until this album came out. Not that I don’t believe it! “World Music” has always been a sad and hilarious label. There’s the US, the UK, and then “The World”. Anyway, the record is pretty cool.

This feels like a bridge between the glam rock of the 70s and the glam metal that would dominate the 80s. It has more of the artistry and musical inventiveness of the former, with the jocular energy of the latter.

I don’t love this kind of country music, but this feels like it’s about as good as it gets.

Two whole discs of these dweebs. Ugh.

Their most famous record for a reason. “The Killing Moon” really is by far their best song. The whole album is quite beautiful too, though.

I don’t really find their sound generally enjoyable but they get credit for creativity and sonic experimentation with some moments of genuine brilliance.