Reviews by suspiciousnumber

This album is an interesting time capsule for the early days of the psychedelic rock movement. The music itself is okay. It's certainly not the height of psychedelic rock, but it has the elements. The production quality of the album isn't great, and, frankly, neither is the song writing. However, some things are more than the sum of their parts, and I think this album is a worthy inclusion on this list even if it's not all that engrossing to listen to. You've gotta walk before you can run

3/5

Well, this is one of those albums that just feels more and more racist as the years go by. The music is cool overall, though there is often not very much happening. However, this one is going to wind up with 2 stars because I refuse to give more than 50% credit to a minstrel show

2/5. Sorry Dr. John, I can see what you're going for here, but you leaned into this voodoo character a little too hard

This is a cool album. So much of the rock from this era sounds so stagnant now, but this album still feels fresh. Great mix of psychedelic rock infused with a lot of more modern elements, like sampling. The place where Animal Collective really shines is the vocal harmonies. The vocals are layered so beautifully, and they bring a lot of life to the lyrics that the wouldn't have if sung by a single vocalist

4/5

I don't even know how to describe this album, but I like it. It definitely feels like it's part of the transition from psychedelic rock to progressive rock. Lots of improvisation and long musical interludes. Really cool music that you can listen to actively or let play in the background

4/5

This is a pretty easy one to review, since I could play it from my personal collection. This album begins a run of rap albums that may be the greatest of all time. While I'd call this album the least of that run, it's an absolute masterpiece that really shows off what Kendrick can do. His ability to be so technically proficient at rapping, assemble great producers for the music, and then weave a series of stories into a coherent narrative is unparalled

5/5

This is kinda a cool and weird album. I experienced it mainly as background music, but it's done in a neat style that I wouldn't have expected for a mid-80s album. Lots of orchestration that makes the sound feel really full. Still, though, it kinda played through without ever making me pay much attention to it

3/5

I enjoyed a lot of the songs on this album individually. She has a great voice, and the music is good overall. The problem comes when I try to listen to it as an album, and every song starts to blend together because they all sound really similar

3/5

Well, I've finally done it. I've finally listened to Frampton Comes Alive, the album that I've been hearing about both for good and ill my whole life.

It was fine, but I'd already heard the best part, where his guitar starts talking about how it feels

3/5

This album was fine. It's an ABBA album. It's not exactly the pinnacle of disco, but at the same time they wrote some great songs

3/4

This isn't my favorite Massive Attack album, but it might be my second favorite. Just chock full of creamy trip hop goodness

4/5

The cover of this album got me hyped to listen to this record, and sometimes you can judge an album by its cover. This shit is awesome from the first track. It's highly versatile, with a lot of Indian music and elements, but fused with a lot of western music, particularly the soundtrack-style cinematic elements. Really cool album that I'm going to seek out on vinyl

4/5

Mudhoney has always been one of those bands that I feel like I should enjoy more than I generally do. This album is a good example of that phenomenon. I think, though, that the more I listen to this band, the more I can hear their influence on other bands. Frankly, I think I would be way more into this band if they had a better lead singer

3/5

I didn't know if I was going to like this album at first, but the music is good overall, and I really like this dude's voice. My brain tends to confuse Blood, Sweat, and Tears with Earth, Wind, and Fire, which required a bit of adjustment from me once I started listening to the album, but its fun if not spectacular, and it's got some hits on it

4/5

I don't fucking get it. To me, this album sounds as generic as it possibly can. Maybe this was really influential on a bunch of stuff that came later, and that's why it sounds generic to me, but to me it just sounds like shitty, overproduced, underwritten rock that isn't really adding anything to the music that came before it

2/5

This album was fine, but I'm also never going to think about it again

3/5

Billy Corgan is one of those rock stars that I'm never going to love because he is a stupid dick that goes on InfoWars and seems to have nothing but contempt for the people around him. This album is hard to argue with, though. It takes the sonic intensity of shoegaze and tames it into a more stereotypical rock song structure. It really works. The sound is pretty consistent throughout, but doesn't get boring because the songs are well-crafted. Too bad Billy is such a stupid dick

4/5

I'm a bit sad about this one, since I didn't like it as much as I thought it would. Unknown Pleasures grabbed me right away, but I don't feel like there's as much for me to latch onto here. It's not bad by any means, it just suffers by comparison. However, I could also see this being the type of album that starts to grow on me after a few listenings

3/5

This was definitely an album that won me over as it went along. The vocal harmonies are great, as is the music. It feels a bit like Tapestry by Carol King, but with a fuller sound. Really beautiful album that manages to be both big and forceful, but subtle at the same time

4/5

This is a really nice country album. It benefits a lot from the presence of Emmylou Harris, since her vocals are a great complement for Parsons's. Very chill, pleasant country

4/5

This album had me right off the bat. The opening track is great, and the album stays strong through the end. Very interesting combination of rock and EDM. This is definitely an album that I'm going to try to pick up on vinyl

4/5