Reviews by scribeben

Quite pleasant. Perhaps too much so. I kept forgetting it was on.

Beneath the soft fuzzy exterior lurks a dark, sinister inside.

The 90s decade rating is really suffering at the hands of these middling brit pop acts. Why does it have to be so long?

This record is so sonically rich I can forgive some of the questionable lyrical choices. Though the Untitled, Unmastered record that followed was even better.

Funky and sweet

Big points for innovation but I got bored after the first few tracks.

As much soul as a white boy can have.

I had never heard this band before. Very cool stuff. More similar to goth bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees than I had expected. I did get a bit tired of the vocal style after awhile though.

I liked this way more than expected. Definitely a bit derivative from the psychedelic albums that came out the year previous but definitely a different spin on the sound.

Cheesy as hell but I dig it. Tony Levin seriously brings it on bass.

For some reason I remembered not liking this album as much as other Clash records. But on this listen I found immense joy in the melodicism even of songs with which I was already very familiar. Lovely stuff.

I saw these guys open for Radiohead back in the day. They were forgettable but that was the right spot for them. Being on this list is not. I can’t imagine how boring this record was without Godrich’s production.

Lemper’s voice is kinda cool. The quality of the songs varies with that of the collaborators.

This was the first rap album I ever owned as a kid. It’s still tremendously fun though I do cringe at a lot of the lyrics.

This doesn’t really do much for me though I get why it’s important.

A unique sound with tremendous playing. Definitely seek out “Desperate People” on YouTube because it isn’t on spotify. It’s one of the best tracks.

I’ve long known Aretha Franklin was a vocal master, but this amazed me beyond all expectations!

I’d always been told Bad Brains were a uniquely creative take on punk and I was not disappointed. I liked each track better than the last.

I love some of Blur’s later work, especially 13. But like many Americans I was unaware that they had any albums before Parklife, which makes sense, because while this one is okay with some very cool moments, overall it’s just a bit too British for my taste.

Some cool instrumentation but after going through so much of this list it’s hard mot to just hear a whiny British guy singing over it.