Reviews by scribeben

Masterful composition and production but mostly bs lyrics with the occasional clever line and Liam’s arrogance shines through every moment. So anyway… here’s “Wonderwall”.

This has elements from things that are cool and interesting but fails to be either cool or interesting itself.

Gorgeous and inventive playing. I can see how contemporary guys like Brad Mehldau were influenced by him.

Beautifully delicate and understated renditions of these classic tunes.

That first track is wild.

Cool experimental development on their sound.

Wasn’t expecting the wild synths. First half is pleasant but sleepy. Tight cornball anthems in the back end.

Lyrically vapid poison eating away at the fabric of society. But it’s damn catchy.

Not quite as polished as their later work, but still tremendous! You can hear the next 20 years of what metal would become contained within it.

These are some of the best metal compositions ever but the lack of bass keeps the album from being truly great.

I just really don’t like him that much.

Unhinged maximalist brilliance.

This was okay but not as good as the last album of theirs I heard on here.

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This is way less abrasive than their first album but also somewhat less distinctive. Still good solid, chill post-punk.

Hyper articulate heavy vibes. Very dig.

By the time this album came out I had already soured on Green Day and the pop-punk/Gilbert and Sullivan hybrid was a big turn off for me. It’s still not my thing, but there is some strong songwriting on this.

Very smooth, but the voice is a bit much after awhile.

This album is tremendous. It’s cheesy as hell. But the playing is so good and the compositions so epic I still get pulled into it.

This is about as much as I’ll ever like country music this side of Johnny Cash.