Reviews by steelermade28

Another great one. I prefer this over Folsom because it’s brighter. 3 5 stars in a row oh boy

Cannot BELIEVE I pulled both Kendrick albums back to back on this thing. What are the odds????
I think TPAB is better, but that's not to diminish the quality of this album. TPAB is a statement, but this one has all the hits (and does a great job of telling a story in its' own right). Sing About Me is the best song Kendrick has ever made and one of the best rap songs of all time.
Gotta give this one a 5 too, right?

Not a lot I can say about this record that hasn’t already been said. One of the best rap albums ever released, glad it’s getting its flowers on this site.

Heard a lot of Four Leaves Left on here. Liked those bits. Didn’t like the more psych-y bits. 4 stars overall

Yeah if this were any other band I'm not sure it would be on this list, alongside a lot of the rest of the borderline offensive psych-adjacent late 60s British pop. Why am I listening to Pink Floyd sing about a gnome named Grimble Gromble?
I do like Pink Floyd a LOT - I think that's why I'm being so harsh. One star.

So it has been over a decade since I listened to the White Album all the way through. Going in, I would have told you that this is bloated and overrated.
After listening again I do still think that is true. However, going through this made me realize how much of the Beatles' best work is on here: Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is A Warm Gun, just to name a few.
And they still threw so much metaphorical shit at the wall to see what stuck and some of it does (Rocky Raccoon, Bungalow Bill, Glass Onion, Ob-La-Di, Helter Skelter)... I think the highs outweight the lows (cough Revolution nine) enough to give this 4.5 stars, and I'm bumping to 5 because it's The Beatles, and their worst work will generally be more artistically relevant than most artists' best.

Never listened to Stankonia before this outside of Miss Jackson - pretty good. I can hear where modern ATL rap gets its' inspiration. Easy 4.

Really enjoyed this more than the last Elvis record I got. Better instrumentation all around combined with his buttery voice.

I liked the first song, didn't really enjoy the rest. Too noisy.

A little confused on the hate for this one, I thought this was pretty good. I like the production even if it can sound out of sync at times, though also wondering why there are both one male singer or two female ones

Really odd sequencing. American Pie, 8 (admittedly well-written) folk songs, and another upbeat track. If you split these up maybe they'd get higher reviews from me but for now sits at dead average.

I thought I was gonna give this a worse review - I listened to this album a couple of years ago and was not impressed - however, I think my tastes have changed slightly, and this is more enjoyable. I like the low-fi production, even if I don't really like the lead's voice. 3 stars flat

A classic. Love the jazz influence seen throughout. Great way to end the week.

Again, not my speed, but really not as bad as I thought it would be based on the descriptors.

Honestly thought by the descriptors this was something I was going to like (chamber pop and folk are my favorite genres), but this was a little sparse without a voice (or guitarwork) to make up for it. Forgettable. 2.5 rounded to 2.

Started out sounding cool but got too experimental/industrial near the end. Brings it down for me.

A bunch of covers! She has a great voice but it felt uninspired, perfectly mid/dull. 2.5 rounding to 2

Always been a Muse apologist. Hard-hitting space rock with a few notable bangers, Knight of Cydonia is evergreen.

Like an experimental in rainbows. Not the biggest fan but there were some bangers (2+2=5, there, there), but the sequencing threw me off. All in all 3 stars

Most of this was not my taste. Some highlights here and there with the jangle pop, but I wasn't a fan of the grungier parts