Reviews by squilliam

Very funky, very fun

Favorite Song: Unfunky UFO

This album inspired me to go and listen to more Leonard Cohen albums, but now my question is, why this one? Some great songs, but a lot of his earlier albums are better. Definitely made me a Cohen fan though

Favorite Songs: Everybody Knows, Tower of Song

Shocked this is only their second album. Lots of great songs in here, and the energy is great.

Favorite Songs: The Mask, Killing Me Softly with His Song, Ready or Not

Normally I hate this kind of noisy grunge, but I actually found myself feeling pretty neutral about it, which is maybe the highest praise I can give it. Although the last song is truly awful

Not my favorite Zeppelin album, but they are consistently the best of the classic rock bands.

Favorite Song: Whole Lotta Love

Some good songs in here, but nothing exceptional. Listening to them groove is great.

Favorite Song: Summer Breeze

I don't think I necessarily love this, but I really appreciate it. Her voice is a bit too squeaky, but the instrumentation is varied and her lyrics are interesting. There is so much similar rock on this list that I do appreciate a big swing. I don't think I'll listen to this album all the time, but I'll definitely give it another try later, which is better than I can say about a lot of albums.

Favorite Songs: Monkey and Bears, Cosmia

That was definitively not for me. That early 2000's alt rock sound always sounds kinds of whiny and angsty to me, and compltely turns me away.

Some great classic rock in here, plus I love when live albums include some dialogue from the concert.

Just hard for me to enjoy this music knowing MJ is the singer behind all this. While there are objectively good songs, I would never come back to this or turn this album on in my own time.

That was a Christmas album

Pretty weird, but a lot of fun. I really liked their more out there tracks. Listened to this one a few times since it first showed up on the list and liked it a little more each time.

Favorite Song: Hang Wire

Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. While it is kind of simple, the emotional aspect really shined through

Expected this to be another one I wasn't a fan of, but it sounded really nice.

Did not really give this much of a rating when I first listened, but it's grown on me steadily. Probably his best album and I can listen to it almost anytime.

Favorite Songs: Get Innocuous!, Us v Them

Gorgeous voice, and great songs

The cover is the most interesting thing about this album. Some neat ideas and instrumentation, but absolutely not deserving of being on this list.

Some iconic U2 songs in here, but compared to War, I found this one overwhelmingly boring

Favorite Songs: Beautiful Day

Had to give this album a second listen to really form an opinion on it, as I felt I missed something the first time through. The vocals are relatively boring, but the instrumentals were pretty different from most things on this album and really helped to make it feel different.

Favorite Songs: Intro, Night Time

This was fun, but too samey