Reviews by stevebonus26

Now this right here is the stuff! Johnny Cash whooping it up with a raucus show in front of incarcerated inmates at a prison is the stuff of legend. Doesn't hurt that the songs, and the stories they tell, are absolutely excellent too.

Not the first, or the last, band to opt to make easily digestible music to get played on the radio instead of making interesting music to listen to. An entirely unoriginal & dull listening experience.

✝Justice

Rated 6/10

I didn't hate it! That's about as much praise as I can muster for an electro-dance album. Not my thing, let's just say. But this one probably benefits from the fact that I am just a few weeks back from spending some time in Paris, and I can feel the Parisian vibes that I still so crave emanating from the music. I doubt this'll ever make it into my regular rotation, but I had fun bopping my head to this listen.

AC/DC found one thing they did well and went all-in with it. I sure wish today's good time party music sounded like this!

They're quite good at making music for mass consumption. Less good at making music for interesting listening, though.

Imagine beingin the 60s and hearing a new Jimi Hendrix album for the first time. It must have been mindblowing to experience him innovating on the guitar in real time. Even now, 60 years later, it sounds incredible. Rock music owes so much to Jimi Hendrix. What a talent!

Well this was a fun listen. Pure energy from start to finish. Back when this first came out I didn't really take The Darkness seriously as they seemed kind of like a joke band. Turns out I was the joke, because these guys are fantastic! There's definitely a good amount of cheese in the music, but the vibe is really just one of absolute fun.

The BendsRadiohead

Rated 10/10

You know a band is great when they can release such a quality album and still have it only be - at most - their 4th best album. They really nailed the 90s alt-rock sound, and while I'm glad they moved in different directions in the future, I'm also glad they gave us this. One of the best to do it.

This was never my thing back in the 90s. I was more of an alt-rock kid and this electro stuff never connected with me. So I went into this knowing a little bit of what it was about, and with a certain expectation. And while I would say this still isn't exactly up my alley, I was pleasantly surprised and definitely didn't hate it.

A real mind bender. I was expecting some straight up funk tunes, but instead what I got was a down & dirty psychedelic experience. I dig it.

DummyPortishead

Rated 10/10

Despite being a 90s music kid, this album remained in my blindspot until just these past few years. What a dummy, right?

Once I finally gave it a proper listen, though, I quickly learned how fantastic this is. Every song is an absolute mood and it hits the spot so well. An incredible album start to finish.