Reviews by snickerdoodle

Note to self: never try to steal Louis Prima's meatballs.

Anyway, this album is perfection. On side one, Keely Smith is the star of the show. I love the back and forth she has with Prima, especially on The Lip. On side two, Sam Butera and the Witnesses shine with some mostly instrumental tracks. Louis Prima throughout the whole thing is joining in when he's needed and elevates everything.

I already knew Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody from Just Dance. All the other songs I heard for the first time. I had high hopes. This was an album I have been looking forward to for a long time. It did not disappoint!

Elvis Costello is not bad... he's just so remarkably ok. I would not be mad if someone put this album on. I may even come back to this on my own, but why do we need so many of this guys albums on this list? Anyway, the album itself. It's solid. I like this more than Blood And Chocolate. This didn't get very boring. The worst it did was repeat the same words over and over sometimes.

At first, I wasn't too into this, but then it picked up. I think this is a really good album and would absolutely come back to it. It's not my first Iron Maiden album, so I can confidently say that I like the band. The guitars and drums on this album are amazing.

Not necessarily the words I want to be in my ears. The music is pretty fine, but the themes and lyrics aren't for me.

I like that this isn't just electronica, but also has many of the elements I love about rock. This did go on for a little bit longer than I would've preferred, but a couple of these songs were good enough to make me forget how long they are.

What the heck is this? Not worth any second of my time.

Bon Jovi is just too basic. This is exactly what I think about when I think of rock. And I mean it's good, but I want something more. Just a little disappointed, not my favorite album.

She really does have a good voice, but as the album went on I just got more and more bored. I appreciate a concept album like this. I like the reccurring theme of love and the classroom scene. I'm not a huge hip hop fan in general, so it's not surprising I didn't love it, but disappointing. I had high hopes for it just because of how iconic it is. I might listen to a song or two from this album consistently, but probably not the whole thing.

This is old, but not outdated. I think it definitely stands the test of time. He has a good voice and the music reminds me of old Pixar movies. This album is nostalgic even though I had only heard a couple songs before.

Another largely boring and uninspiring funk album. I like funk when it's done right, but I'm not a big fan of this album.

I actually quite enjoyed this. I don't find her voice to be bad. It's definitely interesting. Very repetitive. Lasts forever. But, honestly nothing bad about it. Not exactly my style of music, but worthy of a listen. Monkey & Bear was my favorite.

This is some great funk. It can get very repetitive at times, but not annoying. This album is a party. The last song was pretty bad though. Overall, really fun and really good album.

Not a huge fan of live albums. I love hearing music live, but this doesn't have the same effect. I'm also not a huge fan of the singing. The band plays really well though.

This album was fine. Definitely good music, but just not my style and a little boring. I'm not a big fan of War, really.

We have arrived at the first album I've already heard in it's entirety many times. Wow. I absolutely love this album. I own it on vinyl. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of my favorite bands and this is one of my favorite albums. It all started a year and a half ago when my mom randomly said, "Hey, do you want to go to a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert." I had never gone to a concert before, but I had heard a few of their songs, so I said yes. It was the Unlimited Love tour. I looked at the common setlists and saw it was mostly songs from their main albums including Californication. I listened to those popular ones before the concert, then the rest in the days after. Since then, I've listened to them so much. They were just my #1 artist on my YouTube Music Recap. The songs from this album I heard live were Californication and Scar Tissue.

What makes RHCP so good? It's everything. Chad Smith, Flea, John Frusciante and even Anthony Keidis are all at their best in this album. Anthony receives a lot of hate for ruining the band, but if you take any member, especially him, out of the band, it just isn't the same. His nonsensical rambling, his weird lyrics, I wouldn't change any of it.

Every song on this album is a 10/10. Around the World is a great start possibly the most RHCP song ever made. Some of my favorites are the fast and loud ones. Get On Top, I Like Dirt and Right On Time fit that category. They are just fun. Then of course there's the sad ones that bring us into the life of Anthony. Scar Tissue, Otherside, Savior.

It's impossible not to mention the title track, Californication. This song is amazing. The lyrics of this song are some of my favorites in their whole discography. It's not necessarily my favorite song on the album, that would be too hard to choose, but it might be their best song.

When I finish the list, this likely won't be chosen as my favorite album, but that's because I want to choose an album that I wouldn't have heard if it wasn't for the list. Just know that this is one of the best albums ever made.

This is my first album by Elvis Costello. I liked it, kinda. I can see why more than 1 album from this guy is annoying. I can't wait until I am on the Elvis Costello hate train as well.

About the actual album, it's just kinda boring but also similar to what I would usually listen to. The difference is the pretty bad singing at times. Also, some songs just go on and on. Nothing bad, but nothing really great.

This is a pretty big step up from their debut album. Their sound is more fleshed out and every song is great. This sounds like music I'd put on in my spare time. Maybe a couple songs here can find their way into my personal playlist. Who knows!? Arcade Fire is pretty good.

How does one begin to say bad things about an album created by a legendary singer on his death bed? Well, I guess one could start by saying that at this point in his life, he just could not sing very well. Understandable. He is on his death bed as previously mentioned. I can cut him some slack for that, but I won't listen to the album again. He can't sing. I like listening to good singing.

Now, lyrically this album is probably a 5/5. The songs are written beautifully.

Another issue I have with the album is the instruments. It's very minimalistic. Usually just a piano, maybe some strings of some sort occasionally. That's fine, but it obviously is taking a backseat to the singing, which as I've said isn't good.

This album would be perfect if it was sung by someone who still had that ability. No hate to Leonard Cohen, though. I am excited to hear his previous works. I'm just not a fan of this one.

Funk is not my favorite genre. The singing on this album is not great. The instruments are fun sometimes, but overall I am bored and unsatisfied. I know Earth, Wind & Fire has the capability of being great, but I didn't find that with any songs here.

Yeah this is just really boring and 28 minutes too long. Sorry Loretta Lynn. I actually really love Coal Miner's Daughter, but this album is just so boring, not to mention very dated and almost hurts my ears. There is talent here, but I'd rather listen to other music.