Reviews by shankss

It's a catch 22. His voice doesn't work for the music they are playing. And I think he knows it. He tries to hide how smooth and soulful his voice really is when he tries to growl out some of these lyrics. But at the same time without his voice it would just be a generic band. It's. Ok.

How can an album be the most popular album from the band and the least pixies sounding album? I just can't get into this. The music is trying to be abrasive while they also seem to be trying to be marketable. It just ends up being annoying.

Let's make a fun dance genre about your creepy religion and make it sad. It's a no for me bro. I know it has to be here but how did this become the genre defining album?

If rod Stewart sang for led Zeppelin and the guitarist can't stop noodling. Clearly talented but mostly annoying.

The harmonies and the echo effect on the vocals feel like listening to honey. The actual music is a bit dull, but a decent listen on a cold winter day. Never listened to this album the whole way through when it was popular and I kinda see why. You kinda get the best and jist with the singles

After just listening to Frank Sinatra this is very much of the same vein. Pop music designed to sell that's sort of out of step with pop culture but so produced and slick it doesn't matter. I can't imagine how she goes about picking a single when any one of these songs are completely interchangeable. But of course that's the point and what makes her a genius. When everything is at the exact same caliber she can't go wrong.

Well this album was a decision. Clearly trying to find something different and unexpected. Don't really know if it works, but a for effort.

Pop in the most pure most schlocky form. It's not good but it is exactly what it should be. Out of date, dull and designed specifically to sell. It makes a lot of the decisions music from the 60's made make a lot more sense to me

So stupid. If it wasn't almost an hour long it would have been a 3 but this grows thin after 25 minutes.

Mix between the clash and the Ramones? Unfortunately I'm not a fan of either... I think American punk lasted longer because there were less rules about what is and isn't punk. It's decent background music

There is a fine line between creating a diverse yet cohesive album that has a singular point of view but also keeps it interesting for an hour... and just playing the same song for an hour. This is the latter. Not that it's a bad song. But this whole album could have been edited down to an enjoyable single.

So pure and innocent in a way most music really wasn't at the time. A little rough and tumble. But that only adds to it.

My favorite part of mariahs singing is in her mid range where there's some real power in her voice. There's not a whole lot of it here. I understand she's stretching her style range here but i feel like you have jimi Hendrix on guitar and he's playing rhythm. She stays in the higher head voice throughout most of this and it gets a little grating, but there is no denying her talent. Singer and songwriter.

It's interesting to hear a rap album of this era specifically not mention beefs or objectify women. Yet I bet the people that say that is the only reason they don't like rap still not like this. There is so many bands directly influenced by this album and not just rap. I hear obviously ratm but I also hear Beck.

I don't quite know how to word this, but it's such a breath of fresh air to hear a consice call to action for the black community. And that a third of the band is flav a flav. What a world we live in

This style of music fascinates me in a way that ancient Egypt fascinated people before the Rosetta stone. Absolutely nothing about this music speaks to me. It's almost in a foreign language, yet it was somehow popular, even played on the radio?! And still is to a section of the population. Pop culture really hit a weird twist with yacht rock. And this album is the yachtiest of yacht rock. I feel like this is music for people who thought Billy Joel was too "ethnic".

I will never understand this and I will judge people who do. Completely fascinating though.

There's so many layers to this album and many of them are personal. How can an album be both a great singles album and a fleshed out full length? Really incredible.

It's a decent album by a great musician who seems to be experimenting outside the guitar+drum+ singer motif. Is it a relevant album? Meh.

I always thought cult of personality was a faith no more song. Guess I need to learn not to white wash my bands.

It feels like listening to a lot of these pre nirvana alt bands they are very much looking for the single and the album is just whatever is left over. Might just be me though? It's solid and some of the songs at the end really start rocking.

Feels like an interesting bridge between the 1960s psychedelic era and prog rock of the 70's. No idea how influenced they are, but it's a nice little musical detour. Gotta say it was a bit dull, but makes me a bit more interested in the band which I've never heard of before..

The lyrics are insane in the best way, but I'm now wondering how many bands in England sounded like the human league in the 80's.