Reviews by somelocalloser

A real uneven record. A Brimful of Rasha brought me back to the mid-90s. But most of this felt disconnected and trying to do too much.

One of my favorite jazz records.

I feel like I would have really loved this record circa 1996 as a 14 year old. As a 41 year old I was not into it. It wasn’t bad per se - but not something I’d want to return to.

This is the 2nd mid 70s Stevie Wonder record in a week. They’re so good! Loving the funk and soul.

I was into the first 22 minute track - was a listening experience. Rest of the record wasn’t as enjoyable.

The only Christmas record I listen to. Everything is great - skip the weird Phil Spector thing at the end.

Kitschy AM gold from the late 60s. It was a fun listen - don’t know if I’d return to it.

Definitely British Invasion blues rock. Felt like early Who, Kinks and Stones. Not a bad listen for a Saturday night.

Not my favorite Bowie record, but still solid. Lots of atmospheric Eno rock. Good to space out to.

Was surprised by this one - had strong Off the Wall/Thriller vibes to the beats.

Could see myself putting this on again.

Great listen.

Derivative and boring mid-aught indie rock. Trying hard not to be Franz Ferdinand/the Strokes/Interpol/Etc. and they just become a mush of sounds that don’t work.

Middle part of this is solid. Either end is meh. Deducting one star due to the presence of Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Poor man’s Oasis. Felt like I was listening to a bunch of b-sides of better Britpop bands.

So it's been over 2 years since I listened to this - but I can finally edit my reviews and knew there was one that I rated and it immediately saved it with no written critique.

So here goes. . .

This could have been so much better, but then Ry Cooder got involved. African Music for White Folks.

This was a good listen. Good beats, good lyrics. Made me remember how good Kayne circa 2008 was.

Atmospheric KrautRock. Good to zone out to.

I had zero hope for this based solely on the band name. Little did I know I’ve heard most of these tracks sampled across so many artists all my life.

A fun listen - will throw on again when I’m in the mood for some funky beats.

I hated Rumours for a long time - based solely on the fact that my parents loved it. Turns out it’s one of the few they were right about.

Do yourself and favor and listen to the deluxe version and end the B side with Silver Spring.

Not sure why this was the first time I listened to this front to back - but it’s great.