Reviews by shankss

Why is this essential? It's such a dull album. I didn't realize it was a best concerts of all time? Because this doesn't do anything that an actual album doesn't do better.

I really like when they interpret the American music they are heavily influenced by. It's when it's just straight up copying it, that's when it gets a bit hokey. Most of this album is the second one. But man. Stairway rules.

Sexy boy is one of my favorite songs of all time. The rest of the album is pretty hot or miss. I'm not really into downtempo, but better than I remember. More good then bad.

Is it a good album? Yeah. Right up my alley. Is it an important album? I don't know. I was in my prime when this album came out and I know teegan and Sara were more prominent, as well as quite a few other queer/women/trans acts that seem in my eyes as more popular. At least in America. Not to say that there can be only one non cis male white person on this list, but I'd be surprised if any one of those other bands are on this.. so I think this should be on the list but I hope there's about 4-5 other albums of this era too...

I genuinely liked this album and I'm shocked. It is definitely not meant for me a white boy from middle America, but at the same time it's directed to me? It's so interesting how much he can change the tone even within the same song. It's hilarious to see how he ended up, but taken as a snapshot, it's a great time capsule of 1991 and frightening how relevant it still is.

Play guitar, but make it sensual. Imma pass.

The whole time I was listening to this I wondered if Gwen Stefani would still be famous if not for this album. That's how boring this is. I think I'll take the advise of it's up to you and just walk away.

Over the top silliness. No notes.

Great they could record the same song 12 times and call it an album... At least it's a great band name?

I get the album with the fight club song is on here and probably an early noise album of there so the creator can pretend he knew them before they were cool, but this is too much in the weeds for me. I'm done.

It's a nice change from the terrible post punk that I seem to be getting recently, but it's hard to get into a groove with this album as the tempo and tone is all over the place though. I would have liked a moody album and then more of a lounge album, but I don't know. Maybe that's how people listened to albums once upon a time?

If you listen to it as a whole it's a good time. Great to hang or to go out and party. If you listen to the individual musicians it's pure insanity. Its like every member of this band randomly picked a song in a different time signature and just started playing and some miracle they all end up starting and stopping at the same time. It's incredible to listen to. Probably one of the most competent musicians I've heard on this list. Seems like the actual music is a little basic but they clearly know how to play.

She is one of the best singers and the writing is great. This album is actually better than I remember, but it's a lot all the time. This feels like it could easily be 3 albums and not how it's placed on the album. Then the songs themselves are just... To much? Trying a bit too hard? I don't know. The whole album seems busy and it starts to distract from the star, Janelle herself. That being said I remember it being a lot worse when I heard it when it first came out so maybe in 20 years it will sound perfect?

I want to like q-tip but it feels too technical and not really very emotional. Which I think hip hop needs a bit of?

Somehow if I were to describe it this would be a stereotypical cure album, yet the parts don't seem to add up to a whole. I feel like they actually got their voice later in their career. Instead this is a weird mix of the smiths and joy division that ends up being a bit boring.I really hope this isn't the only cure album because this really doesn't seem like the album that cure should be represented by.

I liked this more than I wanted to. It has the early/ mid 80's filler in the middle of the album, but when these songs hit, they hit hard. It's a nostalgia of a place that the right seems to idolize, but tells a truer story of hardship and struggle. Even includes a fuck you to them in the form of "Glory Days." Can't believe I'm giving a 5 star to an album my mom likes.

It's so stupid in such a sincere unironic way. I can't really place why it works, but it works in a way almost no other punk bands do. Such solid tight band, harmony without any sense trying to hard... Not a fan of this type of music, but can't deny how well this works.

Such a dark great comprehensive album. I never realized how nuanced how he delivered his vocals. It's like the album exists inside his head, yet feels so expensive too.

Is it good music? Sure. Nothing wrong with a little fun now and again.

Love this album. Love this band. Didn't realize how much of a noise band this was until relistioning to it again.