Reviews by somelocalloser

Fusion jazz for white guys in polyester. Not for me.

This brought me back to being 25. Working at a grocery store and getting tanked every night.

Now I’m 41, sober and get heartburn just for looking at any tasty foods.

Time is a bitch.

I remember obsessively listening to this on repeat summer of 2000. There’s not one wrong note on this thing.

This band is such a weird amalgamation of sounds - Sparks, Bauhaus, Flock of Seagulls and a little Cure thrown in for good measure.

Ok record.

Enjoyable, if up and down album. Strong Echo and the Bunnymen vibes - which makes sense since both band leaders were in an earlier band together.

Two stars because it was short enough that I finished it. Not the worst electronica I’ve been tasked with listening to so far.

This was a nostalgic listen. I was never the biggest Nirvana fan, but certainly enjoy listening to them when they come on.

Album feels like a band maturing into their sound. Gives a glimpse of maybe what would have been.

Feels very much from the early aughts. Super white guy aggressive - extra star for this being about his insecurities, unlike the shitty New Metal of the era. Minus a bunch of stars for homophobia, anti women lyrics and shitting on Christopher Reeves.

Ok - has some of that spark of his first couple of records. Some of the songs go on for too long. I kept thing that this would be better if all the songs were under 3 minutes.

I love Helpless, Country Girl and Woodstock. Some of the other songs are good - but this is one of those records that is up and down. I’ve listened to this thing all the way through countless times - there’s still songs that I wouldn’t mind skipping.

Awful. Just awful. The most white bread album I’ve heard in a long time. Makes perfect sense why my mom loves him.

It’s fine. Not bad, not great. Misses the drive of This Year’s Model.

Never listened to the Fall before. This had strong Television meets Sex Pistols vibes, but from the North of England. It was a good listen.

Good to put on and let fade into the background - until you start singing along at random intervals. Brought me back to the mid-aughts.

Such a great record. A hair under 30 minutes and is non-stop the whole time.

It was fine - all the songs had a similar sound. I won’t run to listen to it again, but I wouldn’t shut it off.

Surprised that the 90s kid in me who was struggling with religion never got into this. I think late 90s new metal made me think that NIN was shit?

Totally listenable - not necessarily something I would return to a bunch.

One of my favorite records of all time. Not a missed moment in this.

When David Bowie comes in at the end Satellite of Love is 🤌.

Overproduced late 90s alt rock garbage. Major letdown after the great Riot Grrl of Live Through This.

This was the first record and band I was obsessed with. Still a 5/5, although as I’ve grown older the more I think that Stairway is the worst song on it.