Reviews by smith__2112

LCD Soundsystem feels like the stereotypical Pitchfork band to me. Pretty fun indie music that Pitchfork seems to think literally changed the world. Going in with that expectation made them seem underwhelming, but over time I’ve grown to like them more. I still don’t think LCD Soundsystem is that groundbreaking or anything, but they make some pretty dang good music

The best live albums should make you feel the energy of a live show and not just sound the same as the studio versions. Live at Leeds does that excellently. It’s way more energetic and aggressive than the Who normally sound

I can appreciate the energy and emotion and anger of Fear of a Black Planet, but I’m still a little too white to fully love and understand this album like many others do

Johnny Cash basically said ACAB over 50 years ago

I don’t know why there’s a second Specials album on the list but I’m glad it’s here. Probably the best album that includes a mickey mouse impression

I don’t know why but Daft Punk is the one techno/club band that I really enjoy. Maybe it’s because every second of their music feels intentional instead of aimless beeping and booping. Maybe it’s because they’re French and most other club music I’ve heard is British

Now this is the kind of white boy rapping I can get behind

Look I love Tom Waits. His music is weird in such a perfect way. It sounds like something a carny would sing after selling their soul to a huckster, which coincidentally sounds like the subject matter of a Tom Waits song. It sounds very abrasive but there is a heart and soul in there. I get why most people wouldn’t get into his music, but I think it’s pretty damn amazing

In the right mood this is the perfect album. Just laid back easy African jams. It probably helped that I listened to it while pretty sleepy

This is basically a David Bowie album minus some of his flair. I really wasn’t expecting Iggy Pop to sound this good

I get to pull my hipster card and say I actually did know this album before starting this project. Which seems to be uncommon given how many reviews state they’ve never even heard of Michael Kiwanuka before.

I’m sure there’s something recency bias to a pick like this, but it’s a really solid r&b album and better than a lot of other stuff I’ve gotten so far

The combination of a symphony and metal worked better than I thought and I did enjoy a lot of moments on this album. The problem is that I struggle to listen to 2 straight hours of Metallica and in most cases I still would’ve preferred the original studio recordings of most of these songs.

I’m also going to sound like a huge dork by pointing out that Deep Purple did basically the same thing 30 years prior

Took me about halfway through before I started vibing with this album. It’s pretty good once I was on its wavelength. But I still have no clue what defines Madchester music. Is it just kind of scuzzy britpop? Who knows

When I bought this album at a record store the guy working there said, “what a choice huh? Heaven or Las Vegas!” And I just replied, “ya, what a choice,” and nothing else because I have no social skills and can’t hold a normal conversation.

Anyway, great album 5/5

I’ve listened to the Pixies’ first two albums a lot but haven’t ventured too far into their stuff beyond that. Bossanova is really solid and probably about the best you could hope for. It’s not as great as those first two, but it’s still quite good from beginning to end. I’ll keep listening to it and who knows, it may just end up becoming a favorite too

So did people like just party nonstop in 1999 or was Prince a liar?

Unknown Pleasures is a personal favorite of mine. I’ve listened to it a lot and it was one of the first albums I ever bought on vinyl. For some reason I just never got into Closer as much and haven’t listened to it nearly as much. I really don’t know why because relistening to it now, I realized it really is great and a worthy follow up to Unknown Pleasures. I guess this is another good reason to do this project, not just to discover new music but to give a second chance to stuff that I didn’t connect with as strongly before

https://youtu.be/X_tFkXgRgQc?si=rOpIvW6MhEnLgG8-&t=1m15s

Much better than the other Byrds album I got. A good mix of 60s folk rock and psychedelic

This is one of the albums that reminds you that a British person made this list. This album seems to have made no impact outside the UK. This random mumbling is really necessary to listen to? Really? Admittedly I’m not a big rap fan but I can still find stuff to appreciate about it. I couldn’t find anything here