Reviews by sterry2289

When i read he was "inspired" by Capt. Beefheart because his girlfriend have him a CB record, it made it all seem pretty embarrassing. He's doing a bad Captain Beefheart impression. If i had more time I could dive into this and be proven wrong, but early indications are Tom Waits sucks.

I was shocked when i saw this guys photo. The ultimate "that guy" from a movie. Even after this listen I still won't know his name. Music is fine but not for me.

At the time I'm sure dressing in drag was shocking, but we're on to bigger and better things. Without the gimmick im not sure we're hearing about these guys.

I’ll be a rock n roll bitch for you!

Top 5 rock album ever.

Iconic. I didn't realize the timing of this, released 4 months prior to his death. This was another album in the heavy rotation at my house growing up and at first glance i would have thought easy 5 stars, but didn't really blow me away on the re-listen. It is definitely impressive they sound this good with an "acoustic" set, but the self depreciation and silliness of the songs are clashing with the highly serious presentation. Cobain wanted the set to look like a funeral... I also don't think I would send any of these tracks to a friend "Have you fucking heard this!"

Some cool moments - the cello and guitar solo at the end of Man Who Sold the World. Cobain missing the initial note to the riff was very relatable. Novoselic playing accordion with Grohl on bass, also cool.

One less cool moment was seeing Cobain grinding his jaw, wonder if he was also doing uppers.

Good album, probably the second thing I'd point to after Nevermind if someone asked why they were the best Grunge band or if they were overrated etc.

The primary association I have with this band is Donnie Darko and The Killing Moon. Just occurred to me there’s that scary bunny man vision Donnie has, wonder if that was intentional or a weird coincidence. The music is fine, Television + U2?

I mostly hated this but I have to admit it is original and unpredictable. I just want EC to be the nerdy punk guy, I fear this later years EC will never be for me.

Been listening to and thinking about this on and off for about a week. Each time I come back it feels a bit like flagellation. I think Frank basically nailed it - I admire this and never really want to hear it again. As a film score it feels appropriate, but just listening to Radiohead alone is feeling more and more nonessential. OK Computer is great and they are evil music wizards. Airbag might be my favorite - was messing around with that riff this week.

Loved this, prefer this to the other MW we got. Lottaaa charisma. I couldn’t really tell you what made each song different from each other, just a bluesy blur and for that I’m going 3 for a passing grade. Muddy Waters: I approve.

This is the Lou Reed experience. At moments you’re in shock at the brilliance of a given song, the next you’re asking yourself how full of shit this guy is. How full of shit am I? Why is he singing like that? And on and on. Bowie producing helped greatly, if nothing more than for the street cred. I feel you can hear it distinctly on Satellite of Love.

Tim missed the mark IMO

If I was asked what Jazz is this is what i would reference. Right down the middle of challenging and accessible. Perfect music for a night walk, which is what I just did.

This time a few things stood out. First is the very subtle sound of apprehension. Each note feels as though the player may somehow break the song if they don’t handle it with the ultimate calm and caution. I can’t think of any music I’ve heard that has this quality, and in my experience having any level of hesitancy usually results in failure, but in this case they created a jazz masterpiece. Second, is the outstanding sound of Coltrane and Davis. Just sounds perfect. Last is that there’s a great through line to this album. The signature step down on So What comes back in a new form on Freddie Freeloader. (Fun fact: it was pulled for the funk classic Cold Sweat) Flamenco Sketches feels like a perfect counterweight and almost a response to So What on the other side of the album. I think it’s doing the same weird mode changing.

There’s probably so much of this that’s over my head, but that’s what makes it great. Great for a passive listen, but if you wanna go deep there’s plenty here.

In the “don’t get it camp”. I respect the hustle, definitely impressed by the volume of songs, impressed all around! That said, gun to my head it’s all pretty mediocre and predictable. The cadence of her melodies and the subject matter mostly. I think Tim Dillon said it best “Taylor Swift is a incredibly mediocre talent… she’s the perfect talent for our dying country because we’re not great.

We thrive on mediocre bullshit, we all love nostalgia because we pray every day for a comet to wipe us out because we know it’s over.”

The original Oasis. Very surprised I did not know these guys. Production was great but this mostly felt derivative. The songs were each based on a pretty basic riff or concept then repeated. The vamping didn't work etc. Good context for britpop. You could throw this on and no one would be offended.

Did not know the name until about 10 years ago when the "What Happened, Miss Simone" doc came out and I was electrified. This is a common story for many 30 something white men I'm sure. Nina has been in the rotation ever since and now of course hear her in the Kanye samples etc. This album is beautiful but doesn't hit the highs she is capable of.

Tried to get through this many times, I think I mostly did? Not sure what happened with me on that Pink Flag album, was hypnotized for a minute there. Overall though, I think what Pink Flag did that this does not is avoid the monotony of what a punk album can be. Nothing can shine through if its all drenched in distortion. I didn't hate this - just not a full listen type of an album.

A lot of cool moments throughout - loved Dead Finks Don't Talk. The man is a soundsmith. He makes very cool sounds that don't necessarily translate to good songs or records. Really like the album cover too.

Hard not to think “this is really dumb” as you listen to this, but in between those thoughts there’s some good rockin. A new find for me is Orion, kinda been playing it on repeat. Title track also rocks.

I think I would consider myself a Coldplay hater, but that has softened lately. This was my first time actively listening to a Coldplay record and I'm impressed. Sounds great, original, maybe a little dull at times but Martins vocals shine throughout. Nice work fellas. My daughter loves In My Place and whenever we can agree on a song we like it always raises the stock of the band.

Such a specific sound. Great guitar playing and sultans of swing rips every time. I think most of these songs are pretty one dimensional and repetitive, even though they all sound good. Sultans is the exception, that's just a great song. Six Blade Knife another one that stands out.