Reviews by socksonfire

I sort of recognized the album cover from record shops and was astonished it wasn’t some classic rock routine! It was kind of a wonderful listen I was happy to pay attention to once.

Once.

JA was an arm of alt-music I’ve blamed in the past for paving the way for other, worse bands in the late 90’s that I really did not like. That said, this album remains pretty great, and in my opinion, hangs together as a full album a lot better than any of the individual tracks on their own score.

This was a fun spin. It was one I approached with some indifference, but once it started I tumbled all in.

I wasn’t a part of the Oasis hive, probably turned off by all the drama. I was a bit surprised this album is actually so straight-forward. Just a standard rocker that doesn’t really do anything new, but has a few great tracks I liked a lot? Maybe it was worth all that drama! (PS- no it wasn’t worth all that drama)

I have a few tracks off this one on set lists, and while not really breaking new ground Little Simz has great flow and decent beats. Solid, quick little album I’m happy to see show up on this list.

What more is there to say about a 5-star classic as good as this one? Perhaps just this: I hope it gets auto-generated again right now.

This band manages something impressive: it takes a bunch of musical elements that I love, blends them, and creates something abominable. Good job.

One of those solid albums hipsters love to throw on to prove how cool they are. But still. Solid album.

I fell to my knees and cried out “Oh, Sweet Mother! Please send me something that will wash my ears clean of the memory of Lorde and her ultra-bland toadie Jack Antonoff!”

The Sweet Mother replied, “hold my beer.”

I have never heard of this before and I have no idea what the legacy will be in my life. All I know is that for 40 beautiful minutes this morning it ripped off my head and howled.

Nestled comfortably between Hobbiton and a militant Covid response sits a third cultural juggernaut which shared with the other two an uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to the New Zealand character while simultaneously defining it. Never before has a nation’s reputation been so thoroughly captured and enshrined in the eyes of the world forever.

The Psychedelic Furs’ first three albums are top-to-bottom gold. While I slightly favour their debut album, Dumb Waiters is maybe my favourite track by them, so it all evens out in the end. This is a serious jam. Play loud.

Albums that amount to a glorified DJ set are tough to rank. It was a fine listen and a bit of fun, but hard to care about. If I only ever listen to 1001 albums my whole life, is this really one of them?

I was thinking 2 stars, but I don’t want to be ungenerous.

Finally some concrete proof that Scientology works! Why he disavowed it I’ll never know.

Daddy like.

I do think it’s worth mentioning that producers of digital media who tag hip hop skits onto the beginning or end of the music tracks will all burn in hell.

This is so far from what I would ever listen to on my own, which is something I like about this Project. It reminds me of something a schoolmate would play during a college study sesh. I don’t know how to handle it. C-grade.

How do I fully digest a 90-minute concept album I’ve never heard a single note of before that also happens to be Peter Gabriel’s Genesis’ magnum opus in one day? Answer: I don’t.

I thought this was something else. Or else it was what I thought and I am dumb. All I know is I physically could not pay attention to this album.
I will perhaps revisit another time and revise this one.

It’s been a week for cozy mellow albums. This is one of those types that sounds good, and is always reminding me of other albums I want to listen to more. The Christian Life is absolutely bone-chilling.

Schmilsson makes me feel good. It is a super sweet and topical vibe for first thing in the morning. Singalong bliss.

Red Headed Stranger is as cozy as they come. Bona fide campfire music. I still haven’t figured out the full story of what’s going on through it though.