Reviews by stevebonus26

A pretty chill listen with some nice moments. Not a lot that stood out above the crowd but I still enjoyed it well enough.

Pretty nice but not all that exciting. Certainly some good tunes on here, but more of a background music album than a deep listening experience album.

This one hit me when I was absolutely not ready to be hit by something like this. This was a lot for the ole noggin.

A lot of the songs didn't connect with me, but there were definitely some gems in there. The funky basslines throughout the album were pretty nice, too. An extremely interesting and perfectly titled album.

This project is giving me good opportunities to figure out just why I don't particularly care for this kind of music. I didn't hate this album, and it even got my heading bobbing here & there, but the music just didn't really resonate with me and I'm not entirely sure why. Not bad, though, and there were a few standouts that I would like to hear again. Progress!

Some interesting things going on sonically, but not enough to overcome how irritating the songs are.

This definitely rocks, but is held back just a bit by some lyrical & musical cheese. It sounds VERY 80s. Pretty cool, though.

Generic as hell, but it surprised me by being more in the generic rock realm than the generic pop realm. Better than expected, but still not great.

Oh hell yeah this is what I'm talkin' 'bout. Dr. John was a special, unique talent, and this is his swampiest, most voodoo-tinged album. A shining example of how music can transport you to a very specific time & place.

Incredibly unique. Delightfully weird. The rare album that made me say "wow" out loud after it ended.

Never heard anything like this before, and it would need numerous listens to truly digest and appreciate. If nothing else, this is a stunning, unparalleled work of art.

My favourite album of all time. A complete & utter masterpiece.

I fell in love with this album the first time I listened to it when it was released back in 2011, and my love for it has grown deeper with the many subsequent listens since then. Polly's efforts to write about war not from a political perspective but from an entirely human perspective resulted in an astounding album, with stark, heavy words contrasted with beautiful, uplifting music. This is an album that becomes part of your core, if you let it in.

No amount of praise could adequately sum up my feelings for this album. I just love it so much.

Come for the completely over the top, ridiculous song titles. Stay for the completely delightful, wonderful listening experience. Perhaps the creative peak of this musical era.

Is there a legal requirement in the UK for men with THAT voice to front a synth band?

An enjoyable, fun album to listen to. A few more songs that I would classify as fairly average thant those that I would call great.

I'd say this album generally agrees with me, but also didn't jump out in any significant way on this first listen.

A downright lovely listen.

A consistently enjoyable listen, but lacking much for particular standouts.

A few flashes of brilliance, and if the goal was getting plenty of radio play then it totally succeeded at that. But when it isn't hitting its highs, it's just ho-hum run of the mill music.

Elvis Costello is never a bad listen, but nothing on this album was particularly exciting either. It did do a good job getting my head bobbing though, so I will give it that.

This is some 80s slop and I don't particularly care for it, actually.

If I ever need to be lulled to sleep, this is the album I'll put on.