Reviews by somelocalloser

There are parts of this that remind me of a Noise band, which I liked. As for the rest - I have never been stoned enough to enjoy something like it.

I can’t remember the last time I listened to Nevermind - it stands up surprisingly well. Brought this 40-something dad back to being a young buck who no one ever could or would understand.

But seriously, despite the motif of being a misunderstood young person it’s still a strong record, which starts as soon as that guitar hits on Smells Like Teen Spirit.

I love the Kinks and you could do worse than this album. A blend of styles that kicks off a more mature phase for the band.

One star album - bumped to two star because American Pie is a great sing-a-long song.

I absolutely love the title track. The rest of the record was good - but never rose as high.

Pretty surprised by this one. Great beats and a good MC. Not as good as Wu-Tang but definitely in that vibe.

Still it’s 90s hip hop so expect some homophobia and misogyny that hasn’t aged well - less than the West Coast rappers, but still there.

This still holds up for me. The stripped down version of the quintessential grunge band is the most interesting to me. Yeah there’s a lot of imperfections and Kurt can’t hit a note to save his life - but it still is a captured moment of a very specific time.

Early Rod Stewart is pretty good. There’s a small window where he wasn’t the pastiche he was when I was a kid and continues to be.

I just kept waiting for this to get good. Halfway through the album I gave up.

I don’t like the fucking Eagles.

My now wife used to play the Knife a lot so I was cautiously optimistic about this one.

It’s certainly atmospheric, repetitive and long. However as just a background listen it probably isn’t horrible.

This brought me back to wandering the halls of Northeastern Catholic Jr. High and remembering how everyone’s parents were up in arms about “Come Out and Play”.

Not nearly as good as Dummy. Some decent at times atmospheric music, but in my opinion not worth the listen.

The hits were good. The rest was hit or miss.

So close to a 5. The first disc is all acoustic and is prime Dylan - Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61 era.

The second disc is electrified and this is where it loses a star - mainly because the top of it is not great. The end of it is banger after banger.

I caveat all of this with - if you hate Dylan you’re going to hate this 90 minutes.

No.

This is a great summer jazz record.

I remember when this came out and everyone loved it. It was a snooze fest 20 years on.

I find the campy Queen songs to be the most interesting. So another up and down record.

I just love Kate Bush’s voice. I’m not sure if this is her best record - but there are nice moments and songs.