Reviews by sterry2289

I have always had disdain for this type of ethereal indie music. Some if it definitely has to do with being 18 when this was released and being resistent to anything not 90's rap or classic rock. I do think the general sound is a bit pretentious - while we're down here on earth groveling they're floating above the rest of us with flutes and just the right amount of reverb. I think Noah Kahan is the new version of this.

All that being said - it does sound pretty nice. "He Doesn't Know Why" bops. I think for my personal taste its a 2 but adding a point as a counterweight for my repressed teenage angst.

Two of the things I most like about Jazz are 1. The tension that is built and the resolutions and 2. The unpredictability. This has a lot of that and maybe too much tension. That said, this is more of an art piece than something to throw on for the enjoyment of music. It would be a great score for a sort of unhinged noir movie. Maybe the detective is high on heroin 90% of the movie. Happy to finally do a full Mingus listen, hope we get more of his stuff. Cool as hell. Quite weird. Reminds me a bit of Zappa.

Tough call but rounding up to 4.

The cover of the album is from riots that resulted from a 7 YEAR!!! prison sentence given to the guy that assassinated Harvey Milk and the then Mayor of SF. His defense was he was depressed and was eating too much junk food. I think the stupidity of that is important context for this album. This guy sings like an idiot because the world is a dumb place. Maybe?

I like the tone but not sure I'll come back to this. Happy to have heard it and finally have some idea of what the Dead Kennedys were about.

Couldn't do the entire album. If any genre is susceptible to becoming obsolete its electronica/techno. These synth they're using just sound fucking awful. Its also not old enough to justify IMO. They definitely had access to better shit and just chose these cheap sounds and made boring songs with them.

Worth a listen but not my speed. I think its the over-singing. Lot of Carol King in here. Did not know she wrote Stoned Soul Picnic.

If your life depended on rocking and rocking hard for 3.5 minutes I'd hit you with some AC/DC. They get right to the essence of rocking. That's about all they do though. A one a tool player that fucking crushes that one tool.

Feel like this is a 3 but giving an honorary 4 because I'm not sure how much AC/DC we'll get. I'm a Bon Scott guy and frequently listen to "Jailbreak" and for some reason his cadence at the beginning of the song make me laugh every time.

The song on here that I've been playing on repeat is also the most unique to the record (Lil Darlin). All the other tracks I mostly appreciate for the sound or the novelty of "big band", but generally not my taste. Lil Darlin tho... god damn! Throw that on, light a cigar on the back porch and live life. Reminds me a lot of the horn sections on Pet Sounds.

Stop and Been Caught Stealing are cool. Vocal effect and style are notable. But what I’m realizing is I just don’t like 90’s rock (with Nirvana and RATM as exceptions) At its absolute best I’m vaguely interested. Might not be a brit pop thing after all and just a 90’s rock thing. It feels like they recycling what has been done hundreds of times and adding some aimless rebellion and angst. Makes me appreciate RHCP a bit more, compared to their contemporaries.

Pretty charming for some guys threatening to kill me. Reminds me of Eazy E, but a little higher and less angry. Really like CH in doses, all the hits that have been mentioned. A full album of this tho is too much.

So these are the mother fuckers that I have to thank for Brit Pop!!!!

Looking glass was cool.

I want to like this band, and this concept album, but the songs i do enjoy are so few are far. On this one I was consistently annoyed, primarily with instruments and sounds that were just distracting. They definitely didn't mail it in, which I appreciate, but not for me.

Difficult to fairly grade music from a genre I have so little knowledge of, but I will say I really enjoyed this. I remember hearing a lot about this maybe 10 years ago, I'm not sure if there was a rerelease of the doc or they performed in Boston or what, but it was on my radar and I enjoyed it then too. Do not mean this in a disrespectful way, but its perfect cooking/hanging background music. Great vibes. Sounds great. Without having a single complaint I feel guilty putting it at 3, but that's where it's going. I just can't say how this stacks up against other all time greats, can't comment on the lyrics etc etc. Maybe its a 4 or a 5.

I’d consider myself a pretty casual Kinks fan. A few songs have really stuck with me but no full albums, haven’t done deep dives etc. Excited to see more Kinks albums.

This is very good but where I’ve landed on this is it falls just short of a GREAT album. The song writing is definitely the strongest feature, but the overall songs, production, vocals, instrumentation etc. I think the roughness is a feature more than a detriment for the Kinks heads. The crooning I could do without.

Overall I like the originality, thoughtfulness and a few songs stood out.

Was really intrigued after the first track. Reminds me of the elevated production punk you hear on London Calling. Did not deliver too much beyond that but overall a good experience.

Reminds me of brit pop, or are thoses albums last week haunting me?

Generally a BG's fan but this sucks. The fact this was their NINTH album and we're still not close to fallsetto BG's is shocking. Crazy second act.

Loved this. Love country. Maybe too short?

Interesting listen. What stood out to me was the variance of styles, clearly trying to either play to the trendy sounds or find his voice. I don't think it stands well on its own.

Creepy little bastard. Out on this guy.

Cockney accent, brit pop, 2+ hours. Three strikes.

Outkast can be the exception for the 2 hour album, generally it should be at least a 1 star deduction.

Got 80% through. I can't really say what I didn't like about it. Maybe its just a preference? Felt over produced and the songs didn't do anything for me. Talented singer for sure.