Reviews by smith__2112

I’ve listened to some of Siouxsie’s singles before but the full length album is just as good. A pretty underrated band

Surf’s Up would get 5 stars for the cover alone, but the music is fantastic too. After Smile failed to coalesce into an actual release, the Beach Boys would include an occasional song from those sessions on their next few albums. Surf’s Up was the last song to appear from Smile until the release of the full Smile sessions in 2011. It feels fitting as the last song from that era to come out. This whole album feels like the true end of the Beach Boys. They’ve moved on from surfing and girls to larger concerns about the environment and death itself. A progression the band was always working towards and became fully realized here. Bittersweet but a wonderful listen nonetheless

Ska is the one genre that will bring us all together

Based on the other reviews I thought this album was going to be bad or at the very least boring. But it was surprisingly pretty good. A subdued and mellower album to be sure, but enjoyable nonetheless. I’m actually disappointed this isn’t on streaming so I can’t add some of the songs to my regular playlist. I will be checking out some of American Music Club’s other stuff to see if it’s as good as California

To be fair, the only way I’d join a cult is if it was led by a blind deaf kid who played pinball

I do really like the title track, but that’s about it. Just more dad rock dadding along in the world

Ok Bono, you’ve won me over for now

This was one of the first cds I got as a kid so I’ve listened to it repeatedly. Needless to say I love all of it, even the longer meandering songs I grew to love and enjoy every second

I listened to this while mowing the lawn and that’s the most Dad thing I’ve ever done

I love this album so much that I know all the lyrics to every song

Very dark and moody. File it under I can appreciate what it is but also don’t need to listen to any of it again

https://youtu.be/I79YNDYrUno?si=5nalfrFM0uOlUVpy

I’ve only heard the title track before, and if the rest of the album had been as good as that song, it would be an easy 5. Unfortunately the other songs aren’t that good. It’s still a fine album, but it really only has one stellar standout track

This is the kind of music that makes you want to fall in love with a 79 year old woman

This is a really good album but I still can’t listen to We’re Going to be Friends without thinking of the intro to Napoleon Dynamite

I love not knowing a single thing they’re singing for a whole album

I’m giving this 5 stars in hopes the little guy on the cover will stop crying

I’ve known about Bandwagonesque for a long time. I’ve tried listening to it before but never made it past a song or two. Listening to it now, I have no idea why I struggled before. It’s fantastic. It’s like a combination of Big Star and Jesus and the Mary Chain.

I used to have a neighbor who spent nearly everyday working on his car in his driveway. His garage was filled with other random stuff. This was a middle aged man with kids, and he had a Scarface poster in his garage. If he listened to music while he was working on his car, I imagine it would be this album

I don’t get the appeal of this at all. I’ve never understood why Mr. Brightside is so widely loved. Before this project, I would’ve said I didn’t have any strong feelings about the Killers, but after having to listen to an entire album I just really dislike them. It sounds like bland corporate rock. Knowing they’re both from Las Vegas really cements that these guys are the precursor to Imagine Dragons