Reviews by sterry2289

Fuck yea. How does this album sound this good? It sounds perfect. I love what they've taken from punk and what they left behind, as well as what they added. Totally unique and great on its own. Art punk maybe. Full listen is fun and you can't get bored (35 min and 21 songs...), but some individual songs stand out on their own. Very excited for this.

Sounds great, loved rock and roll, not as catchy or maybe distinctive as the others. Glad to have a pretty comprehensive view of The Pixies now, will prob take some time with this one.

Here's my review from previous album we had "Loved the horns and the backing vocals and sounds like a very fun live band. A couple songs I’ll come back to (Liars A to E) but generally didn’t grab me. Don’t love the crooning weirdo vocals." Feel the same now, but the horns are better on this one. Makes me want to go watch some live ska/reggae and maybe learn to play the trombone. This one is inching closer to a 4, but ultimately keeping it at 3 because instead of wanting to listen to this it's making we want to go listen to actual ska/reggae. Worth the listen though.

Got a take here I’m unsure of. First of all, love this record and some of these songs are some of my all time favorites. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking at the top at the moment, may have heard Wild Horses too many times.

The take is that this album is depressing. Not because of the lyrics and subject matter, though that doesn’t help, but a very subtle undefinable vibe. I’ve always felt that way about Sway, but now I hear it on most of the songs. The sounds of a band who is strung out on drugs and just lost their friend, but are soldiering up for another hit album.

Curious if others will notice this or if it’s just December in Boston and life is about to suck for 4 months.

Fun at moments, impressive for the time, obviously influential. I did read they popularized skits (should penalize them for that). I can understand a 4/5 rating based on the accomplishment and overall positive message etc, but I don't really like listening to it so gotta go 3. Love the samples, second time we've heard the "I Can't Go For That" Hall and Oates sampled. Steely Dan sample also stood out. Hearing Q Tip was refreshing.

This may be obvious and possibly intentional, but if you've listened to 10 seconds of a song on this album you've heard the entire song. These are fragments of songs, which can work sparingly, but for EVERY track on a 60 min album to be this way does not work. If the song writing there this could have been a good album.

Very good. Peter Gabriel is emerging as one of the winners from this list, slept on him a little bit. I think I've only heard one song from this and there are really no misses. Feels like a potential 5 but going 4.

Really enjoyed this. Highlight was I’m That Type of… and Oh Shit. The overall vibe made me want to make music with my friends. It’s also shocking how far the boundaries were pushed in the early years of Hip Hop and how infrequently it seems to have happened since. Overall I think I’m saying 4 instead of 5 because of the silliness? A little too silly for a 5. That’s a new arbitrary rule.

STRICTLY PENTATONIC!!! I like a ZZ Top as much as the next guy, but over the course of an album it's a little boring. As a kid this was all i wanted - fuzzy guitars, no bullshit (I hated songs with piano in them), never got the beard thing but generally was on board with ZZ Top. Now as a MATURE man I find it a little vapid. I'm a douche.

Gross Pointe Blank is a movie I have seen maybe 100 times and for some reason in my mind was one of the great movies ever made. If you have not seen it, John Cusak plays a hired killer and decides to go back to his 10 year HS reunion, where he strikes up an old fling with his ex-gf Mini Driver. As the years went on I realized the rest of the world did not hold this movie in the same regard. I now realize one of the reasons I loved this movie was the music andddd Blister in The Sun is one of those songs (along with many other classics). All this to say - great song, way to go Violent Femmes. The rest of the album was pretty whiny. I like the idea of folk punk and it works here and there, overall they didnt really land the plane on most of these songs. Nailed the first track though!

Very pleasant. I'm sure at the time it was "cool" as hell, but now it sounds like something I'd hear at a steakhouse or an upscale mall. Potentially decent music for the holidays? Don't want to make any statements though - look at Sean, so sophisticated playing jazzZzZzZ. We'll see.

Not what I was expecting. Cool to be able to trace the origins of various genres through this exercise, but I won't voluntarily go back to this one. The Message is cool and Genius of Love is great, but not sure they added a lot to that one.

Very good. Love Janis. Keeping it at 4 because it is a little grating after a while and doesn't have the song writing to put it over the top. A very good blues album would by my comp.

Completely unrelated: I have been listening to a song from several albums ago "It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night" by Prince from Sign of the Times. The song rules, but it's obviously not entirely "live", audience etc but edited, so went looking for the live version and came across an A++++ concert film. I would strongly encourage watching a lot of this but labeling minutes 12 and 58.5 as MUST WATCH. I have been converted to a full blown Prince guy. He is incredible and so is the band etc. I don't understand how I am just now seeing this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDPX_GZ-0R0&list=RDnDPX_GZ-0R0&start_radio=1&t=3638s

One prison album is enough. Frank started his anti JC campaign and his seeds of doubt are starting to sprout. Is Johnny full of shit? Might be. I don't think you can argue he has a great voice, presence and found an interesting lane. More interesting than most. He can tell a story. Had to compare this to San Quentin and the first track "Wanted Man" jumps out as better than what's on here. More energy and some cool backing vocals.

Once through but didn’t hate this. Feels like a lot of good stuff going on and the vocals kinda bolted on. Interested in learning more. Shitty band name.

I’ve been waiting for this one. My Dad is obsessed with Wilco, says Tweedy is a Dylan level song writer. I’ve always listened to various Wilco songs, I think A Ghost is Born is more my speed. A little proggier. This one came across as a little too cute. Tweedys vocal style comes across as obnoxiously passive. Not sure what the Wilco heads will say but I love the Star Wars album. If I’m honest it’s 3/5 but going 4 out of respect for my Dad.

First impression was not good. This is my intro to Lucinda, but I’m drawn to come back. Will slot in the 3 spot and see if this grows on me. A down and dirty Sheryl Crowe? Not bad.

If you’re about to die and you haven’t listened to Nevermind, I’m comfortable saying it is a MUST listen. GREAT album. Puzzling to me how these minor miracles come to be. They didn’t reinvent the wheel, these chords were always there, they just happened to hit just the right note(s).

You’d think landing on these classics would be boring or pointless, but I definitely listen more intently as if for the first time and it’s enjoyable af.

To me this is on the all time list. I can’t think of a better rock album since.

Territorial Pissings is a fine song in the scheme of this, but gotta call out the vocal veracity to close that out. Not sure I’ve heard someone go that hard. Sounds like his voice is dying.

Grohl fucks on drums.

Prettyyy disjointed. Queen not really a full album listen kinda band maybe. Glimpses of greatness.

Better than I would have thought from the Exploding Teardrops guy! Prob won’t come back but my ears will perk up if I hear Julian Cope.