Reviews by scribeben

This was mostly inoffensive and occasionally fun.

Not my favorite Prince record, but still lovely. Hoping for Aroubd The World In A Day.

The musicianship and production on this isn’t bad (dated nu metal flourishes aside) but I really can’t stand the singer.

Jeez so much British 80s bullshit on this list. This was pretentious and boring. A chore to get through.

For a second I thought this wasn’t so bad but then I realized no it is actually extremely bad. But then I started thinking it’s so fucking weird and awkward that actually maybe it is kinda cool, but not that cool. 2 stars

I vacillated between absolutely loving this and finding it unbearably cheesy.

I know a philosopher who thinks this is the greatest album ever made. I am not that philosopher. But it’s not bad.

Cool vibes and I can see why it’s so influential. The songs don’t really stand out as very distinctive and the abrasiveness of the sound made it hard to listen to after awhile. It doesn’t have the warmth of later noisy bands such as mbv and Pavement.

I think this has a fairly solid claim to being the best album of the millennium so far.

This may be the most 80s thing I’ve ever heard.

I’ve never understood just why I like this and their next album so much. I think it’s that they have a kind of naive innocent aloofness that is yet somehow genuinely heartfelt.

I’ve never been crazy about Van Halen but I enjoyed this a little more than I expected.

I love Steely Dan, but this isn’t one of my favorite albums of theirs. It’s still Dan though.

This is a pretty rad blend of rock n’ raga. I dig it.

Truly unique and dynamic. And some of these tracks rock tremendously.

Exquisitely masterful

This is actually pretty cool. Like Scott Walker meets Kurt Weil and his voice sounds a bit like Nick Cave. Was likely an influence. But it did wear on me a bit by the end and the final track was unnecessarily long.

Fun but fairly run of the mill 60s fare.

This is compositionally very interesting but I can’t say I enjoy listening to it. I feel like maybe it’s intended for small children?

Enjoyed this album tremendously. I recognized some tracks from hearing them in the aether over the years. Superb lyricism (one homophobic line that Nas has since recanted notwithstanding) highly compelling beats, pretty much everything one could ask for in 90s rap. I fully understand the hype now.