Reviews by sterry2289

Committed to getting through the albums I missed, which has lead me to skewering this guy on a random Sunday.

About 40 minutes into this I started questioning if I actually liked music. Never heard of this fella, but saw his name in the news lately for making a biopic where he’s played by a CGI monkey. Based on this album alone I’m going to say that Robbie Williams is a douche. Jim Jeffries of music maybe, his brand is that he’s a wild rocker. At times the vibe is a 16 year old with a Clash T-shirt. I was particularly bothered by the Elton John impression on his ballad “Angels”. It doesn’t help matters that what he’s going for is Brit Pop, which I’m not learning I don’t enjoy. Two thumbs down on Life Through a Lense.

Takes a little while to get into the groove and not really a go-to genre, but the story and live recording is great. Dukes comeback. I had also just listened to the Zappa pod Chad recommended (A+ rec) and there was a story of Zappa touring with Duke and seeing him backstage begging for a $20 advance, despite being an all time Jazz great. Interesting context leading to this. Second half was particularly good.

Been hearing about The Replacements my entire life, on of my Dads favorite bands. For whatever reason never gave them a shot - I dont think I'm a big alt rock guy. Glad to have listened to this one though. Some awesome songs I'll come back to a lot and really love Westerbergs voice. Sounds a lot like Cobain to me.

Big Bob guy but something about this album doesn’t work. I enjoy the more upbeat and higher tempo, higher production records. Babylon by Bus (live album) RULES.

This is a statement 3, and the statement is Stevie may be overrated. Hits are great, found 1 new one.

I think the chemistry is a key ingredient, which I don’t have. A couple fun moments but overall not good.

Let's go! First time listening to CAN and I can't believe how much I enjoyed this. Have not done a re-listen or read the wiki etc. so maybe I'll find some faults but damn... I have a feeling I'll be listening to this one for a while.

One thing that stood out was "Spray" sounded like Bitches Brew to me.

Pretty freakin good. I have never REALLY been able to enjoy it because to me this entire sound is shaded with fomo. It may have everything to do with the time. It came out when I was a freshmen in college and it seemed like MGMT was maybe the pinnacle of what I COULD be doing but instead i was playing video games in a dorm in New Hampshire. Album kinda fades but damn, lotta hits on the front half. Personally a 3, probably deserving of 5 and splitting the difference.

Had a car ride and there were only so many albums I could review with my wife in the car. Glad I chose this one! I knew I preferred the Joe Walsh Eagles but was a little shocked how much more I like this. It was teetering on 5/5 but had a few fillers to close.

Shockingly good. First album I had on my first MP3 player, have not come back for a full relisten in a while, and it’s better than I remember.

First time listening to Iron Maiden and man was this a crazy era for rock. Not my style but pretty fun. A lot more pop than I would have imagined. May come back to this closer to Halloween.

Big Bob Marley guy. One of my all time favorites.